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New Look at Season 3 of 'Doom Patrol' and its Villain
August 23, 2021 Brian Kitson
Michelle Gomez has become a staple for many different fandoms throughout the past couple of years. Having been acting for a long while, Gomez seemed to burst on the scene as the devilishly evil Missy on Doctor Who alongside Peter Capaldi. After her tenure on the space and time-traveling show, she went on to play a different type of evil as Madame Satan a.k.a. Ms. Wardwell on The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina on Netflix. Both roles were so distinct and allowed Gomez to show her acting chops in ways that gave me chills but also looked so fun to play. Now, she is flexing her acting skills in a different way on the upcoming season of Doom Patrol as Madame Rogue. Entertainment Weekly posted an exclusive first look at her character in two photos on their website.
Doom Patrol — EP 304 — "Undead Patrol" — Photo Credit: Bob Mahoney / 2021 HBO Inc. All Rights Reserved.
The first photo showed Madame Rogue standing with her arms folded, as she throws a less than enthused look at Vic Stone/Cyborg (Joivan Wade) and Rita Farr (April Bowlby). Cyborg looks annoyed as he turns his head away from Madame Rogue while Rita appears to be talking. Perhaps explaining herself to the new member of the team. Madame rogue looks to have a classic look, with her hair and clothes reminding me of either the 1950s or 1960s. There doesn't seem to be much to discern from this photo about what brings her to Nile's house or why she's throwing major shade at two of her main characters.
In the second photo, she appears in an outfit that looks like she is preparing to fly a plane, or she is going to work on someone mechanical. Again, the look feels classic in so many ways, like someone out of time. From her hair to her clothes and even her bright lipstick, it seems like she is someone longing for yesteryear. Which is a theme that continues throughout the show for many characters. In the photo she is holding something in her hands, which she may have picked up off the ground, explaining her squatting position.
Looking to the comics for inspiration for the character, EW points out that Madame Rogue is usually an adversary for the team, however, has romantic ties to Niles Caulder, the leader of the Doom Patrol. In the comics, she has a dual personality, one that is good and one that is evil. Showrunner Jeremy Carver spoke with EW and indicated that this is still at the core of who the character is in the series.
"When I was talking to her about the part, I was trying to explain to her that in our eyes the Madame Rouge of Doom Patrol is much like the other characters in that you can't quite pin them as good or bad. They've all done things they're ashamed of, but that doesn't necessarily make them bad people. This wrestling with 'Am I good or bad?' is really at the heart of Michelle's character arc this season, and she wrings more out of a line in terms of finding comedy or pathos than just about anybody. I think what she brings to the show is just thrilling."
Sounds like her previous roles have been preparing her for this role, as the struggle between good and evil has also been at the core of Missy and Madame Satan in the before-mentioned other series Gomez had starred in. As well, this internal struggle has been a the heart of Doom Patrol for many of the main characters. She also has shape-shifting powers allowing her to be a master of disguises, which will eventually be seen in the show. Carver said this about Madame Rogue's introduction in the series.
"It's frankly a funny path of self-discovery because when she comes to be with the Doom Patrol, She's completely forgotten who she is and what her powers are. So watching her rediscover what she can do is hopefully a lot of fun and a little silly. She's just been nothing short of amazing for us this year."
Sounds like Gomez will be a great addition to this already silly and exceptional cast as it makes its way into season three. Look for Doom Patrol season three to begin its run on September 23 exclusively on HBOmax.
Source: EW
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For the past two years, Children in Wales has published a report, Child and Family Poverty in Wales: A snapshot of key issues raised by families (2014) (2015). We are repeating the survey for 2016 to give us an up to date picture of poverty in Wales and to identify trends over the three year period. Government figures published in June 2016 show that 29% of all children in Wales are living in poverty. Children are said to be living in poverty if they live in families with an income below 60% of the median income.
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Paul Ryan lays out immigration plan
By Rick Moran
Rep. Paul Ryan is seeking to become a key player in the House effort to reform the immigration system. In Racine, WI, he laid out his plan that would include a "legalization" process for the 11 million illegal aliens currently in the US.
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"Tentatively, October, we're going to vote on these bills," Ryan said. "We're going to vote on a border security bill, we're going to vote on an interior enforcement bill, like the workplace verification and the visa tracking. We're going to vote on a legal immigration bill for visas, for agricultural workers, for skilled workers."
Ryan also said, "We're going to vote on a bill to legalize people who are undocumented."
Under such a plan, those who are here illegally would have to wait a minimum of 15 years to gain citizenship, two years longer than the Senate version of immigration reform. But they would be eligible to receive a "probationary visa" Ryan said.
"We want to give people an ability to come out of the shadows and get themselves right with the law," he said.
Ryan was asked by an audience member for his reaction to the controversial comments made by Republican congressman Steve King of Iowa. During an interview with the conservative online site Newsmax, King derided the idea of creating a pathway to citizenship for undocumented children, also known as "dreamers."
King said, "For every one who's a valedictorian, there's another 100 out there that, they weigh 130 pounds and they've got calves the size of cantaloupes because they're hauling 75 pounds of marijuana across the desert."
Ryan said, "Representative King's remarks, I disagree with, I disavow, and they're wrong."
Ryan answered around a dozen questions from the predominantly Hispanic audience. A woman provided simultaneous translation in Spanish for a small segment of the crowd.
"It is encouraging that he is really taking leadership on this issue to try to move a bill this year," said Christine Neumann-Ortiz, executive director of the pro-immigration group Voces de la Frontera. "I feel it's important for someone in his position to continue to articulate the economic benefits of immigration reform for everyone and the moral imperative to do this."
Will Ryan succeed where Rubio failed? Rubio saw the issue as a springboard to the presidency - but ended up repudiating what he negotiated with Democrats. Ryan, too, appears to want to make political hay out of the issue and Republicans are really going to put pressure on Obama and the Democrats via their piecemeal approach to reform. There will not be a path to "citizenship" but rather a path to "legalization" - something President Obama claims he will never sign.
If Obama and the Democrats want some kind of immigration reform, they're going to have to drop the citizenship path and embrace something much less. Ryan won't manage the bills on the floor, but could emerge as a responsible leader in the House whose support was key if Republicans are successful.

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Much of pre-production for me had to do with trying to figure out what Ragbrai is so that I could make sure that we had all the right people, equipment and resources to capture it. What I finally came to was that it was okay for there to be a mystery… and at the same time, I would have to theorize what made Ragbrai so meaningful, bounce this theory off of past participants, refine the theory then plan according to the theory that rang true. What I decided was that Ragbrai was an alchemical experience. What I meant by that was that it was the combination of the riders from around the world, the welcoming and trustful host towns, the Iowa landscapes and the common interest that bonds all the participants–bike riding!
Based on this assertion, I decided after conversations with Steve Cambell our head DP, that we needed three complete camera/sound units: two units would be Micro (small picture) B-cam to capture the riders "in process", C-cam to capture the riders, their thoughts and perceptions via interviews, converstations etc, and one unit for the Macro perspective (big picture) A-cam to capture the "ride" and the towns. I decided to take this Macro, Micro approach even further, to get even more intimate with our subjects. So we purchased three HD consumer cameras that we planned to give our subjects so that they could make personal documentations of their journey which we could then integrate into the movie. Finally, we wanted to get a POV feel of the ride, so we rented some lipstick cameras with plans to mount them on bike handles, bike helmets, etc.
Ultimately, we ended up with 9 working cameras all focusing on different elements of the ride and three great Cinematographers: A-cam: Stephen Cambell, B-cam Mario Signore & C-cam: Daron Keet. They worked there asses off and I most appreciative of their contributions!


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Sumo Group acquires Yorkshire-based Red Kite Games
Vikki Blake 1st February 2019	Business
Sumo Group has acquired God of War III: Remastered, DiRT 4 and Call of Duty: Strike Team developer, Red Kite Games. The Yorkshire-based studio will continue to operate under its own name as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sumo Digital, and will be able to "further extend its services to the games industry and expand the current team of 27 talented and experienced developers".
Founded in 2003, Sumo Digital will now employ 500+ staff across six studios in Sheffield, Nottingham, Newcastle, Brighton (The Chinese Room), Pune in India, and now and Red Kite's Huddersfield, UK base. This latest acquisition follows the absorption of Newcastle studio CCP Games in January 2018, and The Chinese Room in August 2018.
"Red Kite is an established brand with talented people, providing engineering and code support services to some of the biggest names in the industry," said Carl Cavers, CEO of Sumo Group. "Simon and his team are already well known to us and we are confident that Red Kite will integrate quickly and successfully. On behalf of the whole Group, I extend a warm welcome."
"We are very much looking forward to being part of Sumo Group. Sumo Digital is such an exciting business, working on incredible projects," added Simon Iwaniszak, studio director of Red Kite. "Being part of a creative, ambitious and supportive Group, which is delivering great results, will present new opportunities and new challenges to Red Kite. We have exciting plans for the studio and believe that Sumo Group will help us achieve our full potential."
"Red Kite has a proven track record in providing valuable services to game developers and publishers, I'm delighted to welcome the team to Sumo and look forward to supporting their continued success," said Paul Porter, managing director at Sumo Digital.
"I am a great believer in enabling people to succeed and the last thing I would do is say 'stop working the way you've been working and now work this way because that's how we do it in Sheffield'. At the same time, you learn from each other," MD Porter told MCV last year. "I'm sure Sheffield and Nottingham will learn from Newcastle and vice-versa. We're now a sum that's greater than the individual parts – but that's not by implementing a regime that says everyone must do it this way."
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It took 15 years of civil service monotony for Vikki to crack and switch to writing about games. She has since become an experienced reporter and critic working with a number of specialist and mainstream outlets in both the UK and beyond, including Eurogamer, GamesRadar+, IGN, MTV, and Variety.
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Billy Joe (Bill) Dillon, beloved husband and "Pops," retired school bus driver, long-time grocery store owner, cattle farmer, tractor mechanic, and 58 years as a trustee on the board of the First United Pentecostal Church of Franklinton, passed away on December 14, 2020, at the age of 80. Bill was born August, 5 1940. He drove a bus for the Franklinton Schools for many years as well as owning and operating Dillon's Store in the Springhill Community, near his home. Bill raised beef cows and worked in Sales and Mechanics for former tractor businesses in and around Franklinton. Bill is survived by his wife of 57 years, Bobbie Rockco Dillon; his son Billy Joe Dillon II and wife Paula Newman Dillon of Walker; daughter Valarie Voncyle Dufrene and husband Robert Dufrene of Holden; Grandchildren Robert Benjamin Dillon and Kristi of Albany, Jessica Dillon Methvien and Chuck of Holden, Devin Tyler Dufrene of Brooklyn, New York, and Macy Nicole Dufrene of Holden; Great grandchildren Kaleb Joseph Dillon and Anthony James Dillon of Albany and Kynsea Noel Methvien of Holden. He is also survived by his sisters and a brother in law Betty Sue Watson, Willie Nell McKenzie, and Juretta and Allan Boyd. He also leaves behind a host of brothers in law, sisters in law, nieces, nephews, and his beloved church family. He is preceded in death by his parents Carl Dillon & Lucy Hill Dillon, his brother James Larry Dillon and grandson Austin Dean Dufrene. He is also preceded in death by his father figure (father-in-law) Rev. J. B. Rockco. Visitation will be Saturday December 19th from 5:00 pm until 8:00 pm at the First United Pentecostal Church of Franklinton (1214 17th Ave., Franklinton). Visitation will continue at the church on Sunday from 10:00 am until the memorial service at 2:00 pm with Rev. John Mark Franklin, Rev. Billy Johnson and Rev. David L. Black officiating, with a family eulogy by Robert Dufrene. Burial will follow in the Tyson Cemetery with Rev. Jimmy Hill officiating. Pallbearers include Robert Dillon, Chuck Methvien, Devin Dufrene, Macy Dufrene, Steve Rockco, Terry Boyd, Raymond Myers III, and Coy Randol. Honorary pallbearers are Alton Carter, Doc Dyson, John Rockco, Willie Rockco, Allan Boyd, Adam Franklin, Kristi Dillon, and Jessica Methvien.
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Materials/Techniques: Free-pieced cotton fabrics, ink jet photo printing of Laurel Burch quote on fabric, and glass beads. Liberated, freely pieced flying geese and curved seams to invite the 'freedom of birds in flight' and the 'mysteries of the earth' with Laurel Burch's cats and cat angels peeking out from everywhere.
Artist Statement: When Laurel Burch left home at the age of 14, she had a paper bag of clothing and a rare bone disease that created over 100 fractures and resulted in her death in 2007, at the age of 61. We all face challenges in our life. May we learn to face them with the exuberant joy, passion for color and zest for life and living that Laurel Burch had.
Dedication: Laurel's life filled us with color and joy and a passion for living. May this quilt carry those energies and fill your life with that magic, as well.
This quilt earned $50 for the AAQI and sold before it ever made it to the "quilts awaiting assignment page" or the "sale page" or the "Holding for Houston" page.
I really enjoyed making this one with its bright, joy filled fabrics, the lovely quotation, and lots of liberated piecing and curves. It took me about 3 days as I worked through the piecing, photo printing and beads... and they were all great fun!
I have one other 'Laurel' quilt awaiting assignment and photographing. The partner to this one is named is #7820 Laurel Points the Way...maybe she'll make it to Houston...or maybe she'll end up with her 'sister'....who knows? I'm having fun and they all go for such a wonderful cause.
How wonderful! Laurel would be so proud.
What a beautiful quilt and a beautiful dedication.
Absolutely beautiful...who ever bought it...I know they will be forever in love with it.
You always seem to be able to touch my heart. With your art, your stitching and mostly your words. Keep on!
I also love Laurel Burch's art, and it seems to me to embody what she was all about. Your quilt expresses this wonderfully!
That's lovely, Michele. Congratulations on a quick sale for a very worthy cause.
Oh, Michele - this is fabulous! And a very fitting tribute to Laurel.
I just love the new look to your blog. And I think your latest quilt for donation is just so unusual and fun and pretty. I am not surprised one bit that it sold right off. I love it!
You probably know that I am a big fan of Laurel Burch designs. Hancocks of Paducah just had a number of her Christmas fabrics on sale for 6 dollars a yard so I bought a few of them. They are not so readily available here and never for that price.
She had an amazing story and so sad to have lost her life too soon.
I love your piece and am sure she would have thought it was gorgeous.
You have created a lovely tribute to the memory of Laurel.
I would love to see a pic of the one that's still in holding.....they don't show a pic, just the description. Is there a pic anyplace? I love this one and love Laurel Birch's fabrics too! Thanks!
This is a beautiful quilt - so bright and joyful with its colors and free piecing.


Samadhi (left) is a ten-year-old male Border Collie mix who has Separation Anxiety (destroys things when left alone). He lives with a six-year-old Dalmatian mix named Husker who is dog aggressive, gets excited, jumps up, doesn't come on command, pulls the leash and also suffers from Separation Anxiety.
Because the dogs live out of town and I am just too busy to make a road trip, their guardian arranged to have this dog obedience training session at her mother's apartment in Omaha.
When I arrived for the session, the guardian instructed both dogs to stay and wait several feet away from the door. They stayed for a few seconds after I walked in the door, but then Samadhi broke the stay command first and Husker followed shortly after.
The Stay is probably one of the most underrated commands out there. If the dog truly knows how to stay, then they should remain in that position until they are given their release command from the guardian.
I recommended that the guardian start teaching the Stay command with both dogs every day. I like to teach the stay in three parts; first practicing for duration, then for distance and then finally for distractions. Here is an excellent YouTube video that breaks down the Stay into those three components.
I recommended that the guardian start putting the dogs into a sit / stay when she gets up to go to the bathroom, grab a glass of water, fix some food etc. This will help the dog practice doing something that requires self-control and also practice being outside of the direct view of their guardian. This will help with the dog's Separation Anxiety.
Unlike most of my clients, the dog's guardian had incorporated a number of rules into their daily lives. This kind of structure can go a long ways towards helping a dog see the humans as being the authority figures. However, rules are not the only things that can lead a dog to that conclusion. I have found that adding some structure to every day activities that are related over and over is equally powerful.
As I was discussing the importance of rules and structure with the dog's guardian, I noticed that anytime either dog got near her, she instinctively reached over and started to pet the dog. Over time this can lead the dogs into thinking that they have more authority than humans because when they tell the humans what to do, they always comply.
To help the guardian start to incorporate a little bit of structure to rewarding the dogs, I went through something I like to call petting with a purpose.
Due to a technical snafu, the above Petting with a purpose video got interrupted in the middle.
We finish up the strategy in the following video.
It will take the guardian a little bit of time to get into a habit of only petting her dogs after they do something for her. But once the guardian makes this transition, she will be engaging in a mini dog obedience training session every time she pets her dogs.
Next we turned to the primary issue the guardian wanted help with; getting her dogs to stop displaying the signs of separation anxiety when left alone.
If I have a client who's dog suffers from Separation Anxiety, I often suggest we include a kennel when the dogs are left alone to make sure they stay safe.
The guardian does have kennels for the dogs, but had given up on using them because the dogs panicked and either scratched their face or paws up when trying to escape. This is usually the case when someone does not teach the dog how to be alone in a kennel calmly. This is why Kennel or Crate training needs to be done using positive reinforcement. Regular readers will know I am all about positive dog training.
We did not have an appropriately sized kennel available at the guardian's mothers' home so I had to demonstrate this technique without one.
As articulated in the above video, the first thing you need to do is make sure that the dog does not have a negative perception of the kennel. This is why it's so important that we do not use the kennel as a punishment zone or force the dog in the crate.
Once the dog is comfortable going in and out of the kennel without any hesitation, then the guardian will be ready to move to the next stage which I discuss in the following video.
By asking the dogs to stay inside of the kennel with the door wide open, we are helping them develop self-control while simultaneously making it easier for the dog to stay inside. Because the door is open, there is nothing for the dog to fight against. Instead they have to control themselves.
Once the dog understands that they must stay in the kennel until they are giving a release by the human during this exercise, then the guardian is ready for the next step.
Essentially what this exercise does is help the dog practice being in the kennel while in a calm state of mind. Once we can achieve that, the next steps are to help the dog practice being in the kennel for progressively longer periods of time and under progressively more difficult scenarios.
This processed certainly does take time and patience. However when done properly, it eliminates the dog's fear of the kennel for good as they develop new neuropathways in their brain. Once established, then the dog continues with the new behavior.
Combined with mastering the stay exercise, these will allow the dog's guardian to be able to help the dogs develop more self-control.
Next I went through a Focus exercise that I learned from reading my mentor Karen London's book FEISTY FIDO – HELP FOR THE LEASH REACTIVE DOG".
This exercise will help Husker learn to develop more self control and give the guardian the ability to redirect her attention when out for walks or encountering unknown dogs.
Just like any other skill, it's important that we practice and learn the basics of the Focus exercise in the easiest setting possible. In these dog's case, that location is going to be inside their home in a quiet setting.
Once Samadhi and Husker can sit and give the guardian their full attention immediately upon receiving the Focus command, then the dog will be ready to take the next step. I detail them in the next video.
By helping the dog practice the focus exercise amongst progressively more distracting situations, they will learn how to refocus or give the human their attention amongst more challenging scenarios.
But the ultimate goal for the focus exercise is to be able to use it when other dogs are nearby. I spend the next few minutes discussing how to use this exercise to accomplish just that in the next video.
Just like the kennel exercise, teaching the dog to focus will take a little bit of time and effort. But if done properly and at the dog's pace, the guardian will be able to utilize this new tool to redirect her dog and stop any outburst from happening before they occur.
Next I ran through an exercise that teaches the dogs to keep a respectable distance from the door when a guest arrives. The dog's guardian and her mother took turns playing the part of a guest so that we could practice this door answering ritual.
As we were wrapping up the door exercise, the dog's guardians' mother asked as to if it would be OK for her to go get her dog who was in daycare so that she could practice the same door answering technique with her own dog.
Because of their dog reactivity, her mother's dog had not interacted with Samadhi or Husker, the humans had kept them in separate rooms up till now. When the mother returned with her Westie, it was in a very excited state.
I didn't realize how excitable the Westie was when she came inside. I knew there may be a potential danger due to Husker's reactivity, so I had placed her on a leash before we actually opened the door. But that safeguard only works if the other dog doesn't approach the dog you have on a leash. But the mother's dog ran right up to Husker and gave her a play bow to tell her she wanted to play.
Husker was very anxious seeing this other dog who's scent she had been smelling for the last several hours but not meeting in person. She was visibly shaking or quivering while staring at this Westie who darted around the room. I had to correct her on the leash a few times to snap her out of a hunting mode.
Eventually Husker settled down to such an extent that I was able to allow the other dog to play with her. Husker and Samadhi's guardian was so joyous seeing her dog interacting with her mother's dog without the aggressive behavior she grabbed my phone and started to film the interaction herself.
Not only did Husker tolerate the Westie, she laid down when she came close and actually played with her a bit. According to her guardian, this was the first time Husker didn't act aggressively around a dog she didn't know.
Having the visiting dogs in a home where they can smell another dog without interacting with it may have helped in this situation. Dogs are scent creatures so getting familiar with the Westie's scent first likely helped them accept her when they met her in person later.
Now as an experienced dog handler, this scenario went better than it could have due to the timing of my interruptions and corrections. I recommended that the guardian not try to re-create this kind of situation until she has taught her dogs to stay properly, mastered the focus exercise and ensured that all of the dogs had been properly exercised prior to meeting.
But once Husker learns to stop acting aggressively around other dogs, socializing her with calm and balanced dogs will be an important part of her rehabilitation.
It was great to end the session seeing a dog aggressive dog laying down on the floor to play with a much smaller dog. Husker and Samadhi both are going to need plenty of practice at the different techniques and exercises we introduced in the session. But if the guardian takes her time and is consistent, there is every indication that this is a problem Husker can get past. I look forward to getting updates from their guardian.


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Q: MapBox Studio: Styling Water in template dataset I am using MapBox Studio with their own template dataset called Outdoors.
I discovered that categories of waterways can be addressed by classes such as river, stream, stream_intermittent etc. This allows me to toggle its visibility according to the zoom level. I want to do the same just for lakes and other water bodies. Unfortunately, the available layer "water" does not have such classes and presents just one layer containing all oceans, seas, and all other water bodies not considered rivers or such. Apparently, this accounts for their other datasets too.
This is confusing to me as smaller water bodies are not just scaled-down but disappear completely when you zoom out (see images) which means that there must be a way to access them by category.
I did not find an answer in the documentation so any help is welcome.
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There is evidence that powered toothbrushes are slightly better at reducing plaque and gum disease; however, both are safe and effective at cleaning teeth and, when used properly, may be equally good at helping to protect your oral health.
Some studies have shown that powered toothbrushes reduced plaque and gingivitis more than manual tooth brushing.
The most studied powered toothbrush is one with a circular brush head that rotates, first in one direction and then the other. According to the research, this powered brush type seems to do better than the other kinds of powered toothbrushes (some move side to side, are ultrasonic or ionic).
You win either way. All brushes, including manual, can be effective at removing plaque if used correctly and for the appropriate length of time, usually about two minutes at each brushing.
It is important to choose a toothbrush that you like and will use properly. Also, remember that for decay prevention, it is important to use a fluoride toothpaste.


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Stanislav Kazda, RGC: If you compare Ukraine's gas distribution networks with those in Europe, we are somewhere in prehistoric times
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In an interview to OilPoint, Stanislav Kazda, Development Strategy Director, Regional Gas Company, told how to prepare gas distribution networks for the 21st century and where the investments to redesign the entire system may come from.
Transit of hydrogen and other synthetic gases for Ukraine is a matter of a five-year perspective. In the meantime, companies engaged in gas transportation are at the testing phase.
Interim results show that synthetic gases will sooner appear not in the main gas pipelines, but in regional ones, i.e. low and medium pressure gas pipelines.
To this end, according to gas experts, a lot of work has to be done with Ukraine's gas distribution system, which, in turn, requires investments.
Underground gas pipelines in villages were built according to the principle "we buried what we had": on the technical condition of Ukraine's gas distribution networks
Over the past two years, NERC (the National Regulator), responsible for public regulation in the fields of energy and utilities, has significantly changed the distribution pricing to include an investment component into the tariff.
Is the current gas transit tariff sufficient to modernize gas distribution networks? According to the gas experts, not yet.
OilPoint talked to Stanislav Kazda, Development Strategy Director, Regional Gas Company, about the current state of Ukraine's gas distribution networks, as well as how much money is needed to move Ukraine's gas distribution system into the 21st century.
In 2015, you argued that every hundredth meter of the networks was faulty, and by 2020, every 50th meter will be in critical condition. Did your prediction come true? What is the state of Ukraine's gas distribution networks now?
— From what I see in the RGC GIS (RGC geinformation system is a proprietary software that allows you to map static (all networks and gas equipment) and dynamic (results of networks inspections, monitoring and repairs) information used to make inference about the technical condition of a particular part of the network - Ed.), the forecasts have come true in part.
One can observe deterioration in the technical condition of the networks, in part because of insufficient investment, i.e. gas distribution companies (not only those operating under the RGC brand) do not have the resources to put the networks in order.
Moreover, the real issue is that the networks need to be prepared for operations in the 21st century. If you compare Ukraine's gas distribution networks with those in Europe, we are somewhere in prehistoric times.
Could you specify?
— Aside from the technical condition of the networks, there are issues pertaining to their quality. In the 1980s, at the times of the massive construction of gas networks by state and collective farms, their quality was not supervised. As a result, the state of the networks built in the 1980s and 1990s is much worse than that of the networks built in the 1960s.
Underground gas pipelines in villages were built according to the principle "we buried what we had". Often they were not covered with sand, because there was simply no sand. Consequently, they covered it with rubble, which damaged the insulation. Such networks deteriorated much faster.
As for the investments, first, we need to bring the entire infrastructure into technical order so that we can guarantee uninterrupted and safe gas supply to the customers. This is our statutory obligation.
The next step would be to upgrade the networks. This will allow not to spend extra money on their operations, and prepare the networks to work with synthetic gases. Without the large-scale reconstruction and redesign of Ukraine's gas distribution networks, it will be difficult for Ukraine to deliver on the European Green Deal commitments.
What amount of investments are we talking about in terms of all gas distribution networks?
— Given the average reconstruction costs for one kilometer of a pipeline, one gas distribution point, etc., the complete redesign of Ukraine's gas distribution networks could cost more than UAH 200 billion.
This implies elimination of technical faults and failures that have arisen because for more than 20 years regional gas companies have not received the necessary funding for maintenance. A complete redesign is necessary to bring the networks into the state that allows operating them effectively.
The main task of the redesign is to bring the capacity of the networks in line with the customers' demand. After all, only a quarter of the gas distribution system capacity is utilized at present. Customers bear the maintenance costs for 75% of the unclaimed capacity, which is wrong.
At the moment, Ukraine uses the most expensive and ineffective way of operating the networks, i.e. periodical operation. In simple words, it is written in instructions what, where and when to check, regardless of the need. The redesign will allow you to switch to other methods of maintenance that are practiced in Europe, though not yet regulated in Ukraine.
Could you tell us more?
— Operation of the networks depending on their technical conditions, when the DSO decides at its own discretion what and where to check, depending on the state of the network.
At present, by convention, gas workers need to come to each GDP (gas distribution point - ed.) once a week regardless of how old it is and when it was reconstructed. They have to come there anyway to check and control, i.e. take various measurements.
Let's take specific example: in 2014-2015, I compared Czech gas distribution systems with Ukraine's ones and found out that whereas in Czech Republic a gas worker visits one gas distribution point four or even two times a year, to reconfigure it for winter and summer modes of operation, in Ukraine they do it 56 times a year.
Over the past few years, we have managed to do away with the most of this work. Still, employees of gas distribution companies come to each of 100,000 gas distribution points in Ukraine 16 times a year.
This work is useless.
— Yes. However, it is necessary, since the networks are in substandard technical conditions. Without networks redesign, it is hard to do away with this practice and switch to actual service or service contingent on the technical condition, or risk-based service, i.e. when gas workers themselves determine how often and what works to perform at a particular gas distribution point.
If gas distribution point has remote metering capabilities, then information about consumption, pressure and gas content parameters are automatically recorded and transmitted remotely. If the dispatcher sees that everything is in order, then gas workers should go there only on their way to other works; in this case, it costs nothing.
Redesign is also needed to optimize the networks in terms of the stock of equipment. Currently, Ukraine's gas distribution networks do not require a large stock of equipment, especially GDPs and GDCs (gas distribution cabinets - ed.).
Ukraine's gas distribution systems are designed to consume 100 bcm per year, whereas current consumption is 4 times as less or at 25 bcm, including industry.
Consequently, many technologies built in the Soviet era are not needed now. Hardly anyone will use them in the future because consumption will never reach those levels again. On the contrary, due to energy efficiency, consumption will continue to decline.
What equipment are we talking about - pipelines or gas distribution points?
— We are talking about everything, i.e. pipelines, gas distribution points and electrochemical protection systems, of which there are about 15,000 units only in our network and 20,000 - 25,000 units all over Ukraine; in fact we need much less of them.
For example, the Czech gas distribution networks are five to six times less than those in Ukraine in terms of mileage, though they have 15 times fewer CPSs (cathodic protection stations - ed.).
These stations protect underground steel pipelines against corrosion that occurs when the soil is salty or acidic. If CPS is malfunctioning, the pipeline will fall apart in five years. This problem is especially acute in the cities with electric transportation, for example, in Kharkiv and the Dnipro.
Still, CPSs need maintenance, they consume electricity, but they are not fit for the purpose as they were built for large consumption volumes and are now located in those places where such consumption is not needed.
Redesign is also necessary within the context of the Green Deal implementation, namely the commitment taken by Ukraine to reduce methane emissions into the atmosphere. It needs reconstruction and redesign from the future point of view, so that distribution networks could receive synthetic gases.
Do they include hydrogen?
— Not only. It is a given fact that synthetic gases will be in the networks. Definitely not tomorrow or in a year, but in 5-7 years it will be a reality.
They will be massively pumped into distribution networks, and not into main ones, because most manufacturers will not be able to provide the pressure required for transportation through the main gas pipelines, i.e. 20 - 60 kgf/sq. cm. It will be much easier to pump synthetic gas into the distribution network, where the pressure is of the next lower order of magnitude, i.e. 1 - 3 kgf/sq. cm.
That is why we need a redesign. Moreover, this is a matter of changing the network architecture itself, i.e. some of its components should be removed from the network altogether, and some should be added.
Could you specify what shall be removed and what shall be added?
— Following the results of our hydrogen tests, it is necessary to fundamentally reduce the number of detachable joints, i.e. screws, nuts and flanges. They turn out to be the weakest link through which most of the leaks of the hydrogen mixture occur. A hydrogen molecule is 4 times smaller than a gas molecule and passes through packing materials more easily. The fewer connections, the better.
Does this imply a complete overhaul of the pipelines?
— The fact of the matter is that, initially, you need to define the redesign concept, build a model, estimate the hydraulics. You will have to add new technologies for online monitoring of the chemical composition of the gas, for example, flow chromatographs. Chemical composition of the gas will change depending on where from, what and how much gas is pumped into the system, as well as by who will consume it and how.
Most important of all is that networks need the large-scale automation, i.e. installation of remote sensors, modems, remote access to valve control, automatic restriction of access to the system (in case the biogas is of very low quality), or vice versa, the permission to inject increased volumes to maintain the required chemical composition of the gas in the system.
You mentioned the amount of UAH 200 billion. How much of it can be spent on system automation?
— The question, as a matter of principle, is about the possibility of automation and its architecture. Following the results of our hydrogen project, we will try to develop a new strategy and new requirements for the architecture of distribution networks.
There are several automation options that require different funding. For example, first-generation automation or the passive collection of data from the system. Then the data is analyzed by dispatchers, who, in turn, make decisions based on this analytics.
"It is not popular, but it is true: maintenance of gas distribution networks costs money"
This is a fairly simple option, but not entirely optimal from the point of view of the process dynamics. If DSO experiences problems, for example, with the chemical composition of the gas in the pipelines, DSO must correctly change the flows in the system within 5 minutes. There will be no time to get to the GDP and turn off the valve manually.
Ukraine has the necessary technologies and systems to implement the first-generation automation. The only thing that is missing now are the professional systems of technological dispatching, especially for such a large number of customers as in Ukraine.
Ukraine has the largest network in Europe with up to 400,000 km of pipelines supplying gas to 12 million customers. Germany and Spain may have more customers, but their networks themselves are more compact.
The second option is a high-tech one, when everything goes automatic. In this case, the maintenance services work only with electronic systems, and the number of personnel working on the networks drops sharply.
At the times when I was finishing the work in the Czech branch of RWE, the entire system, which is 6 times as smaller as the Ukraine's one and has about 70,000 kilometers of pipelines, was maintained by 1,500 people. In Ukraine, the number of gas workers is way more, i.e. about 50,000 employees.
At the same time, RWE invested annually about USD 3.5 billion to maintain the system, whereas in Ukraine the level of investments is at UAH700 million! In the Czech Republic, the level of investments is equivalent to UAH1,500 per customer whereas in Ukraine it is only about UAH120.
Who shall invest into the renovation of gas distribution networks?
— There are only two options. You can either follow the Soviet model of public funding, at the expense of budgetary funds, which, figuratively speaking, will be free of charge to the customers; or you can choose more or less democratic approach and collect money from the customers.
Even if the funding comes from the Government, customers will still bear the costs, because the Government has no other major sources of income aside from taxes. As a result, even if a customer does not pay directly, he or she will pay through a different type of tax.
How about attracting investors?
— If an investor comes and gives money, you will have to pay the money back to investor. The customer will yet again bear the costs. Even if we are talking about the funds of international financial companies, we are not talking about a non-repayable loan, the cost of money will be 0.5-1% for 20 - 30 years instead of 5 years. Anyway, the loan payments will be included in the tariffs.
It is not a popular idea, but if you want to get a service, you have to pay for it. Nobody will provide you services free of charge.
How much will the tariff rise if you include all the necessary investments?
— I made calculations back in 2014 taking into account, inter alia, how much I pay for gas in the Czech Republic and labor costs in Ukraine. While the average salary of a gas worker in the Czech Republic is equivalent to UAH40,000, in Ukraine the average salary is about UAH9,000.
In Ukraine, a cubic meter of gas costs UAH9-10 for household customers (including the actual cost of gas, DSO tariff, transportation costs, etc.). In Czech Republic, a cubic meter costs UAH150.
This difference arose because the fundamentally wrong pricing method was applied in Ukraine.
— In Ukraine, big customers pay more. The expenses of the household customers are offset by cross-subsidization.
The more gas a customer consumes, the lower its cost should be, since you as a DSO spend less money on maintenance per unit of gas.
There are also conditional fixed expenditures for the gas distribution system, which are here to stay, i.e. they must be paid constantly, even if a customer does not consume gas.
In 2021, the booked capacity by DSOs went down by 25%, whereas the costs did not decrease. Consequently, gas distribution tariff has increased. Accordingly, if the system is not optimized and consumption continues to decline, the distribution tariff will grow steadily.
If distribution tariff keeps on growing, customers will stop using gas.
— Yes. Yet again, gas supply, like any other utilities, is not a social service. This is a worldwide experience. If the customer does not want to, he or she cannot use gas and find another source.
Electricity, for example?
— Yes, as an option, or the customers may heat themselves using firewood. Gas is not an irreplaceable resource of energy; it has an alternative.
There are customers who need gas but are unable to pay for it. Though this is a completely different story. This is where the Government shall come into play and offer such people a subsidy at the expense of the state budget and not at the expense of the service provider. This might be unpleasant and unpopular, but it is true.
If the customer does not want to pay, he or she might be offered the option to disconnect from the network. After all, what he or she is paying for is the possibility to come home, press the button and get the gas.
This is a classic European two-rate tariff, i.e. when the customer pays for being connected (in the Czech Republic, for example, this rate is 70% of the total gas charge) and for the volume consumed.
Imagine a situation. The distribution tariff is growing, people will get massively disconnected, regional gas companies are losing a large number of customers because heating with electricity may become more lucrative. At the end of the day, companies will not get the funds for modernization. Consequently, delivery rates will grow higher and higher.
— As a matter of fact. In that case the amount of money needed for reconstruction will decrease, because there will be no need to renew those connections that are not used anymore.
The assumption is flawed however, i.e. electricity cannot be more lucrative than gas. Electricity is a secondary source of energy, which is also produced from gas. How can it be cheaper than the main resource?
Even at the retail price of UAH 10 per cubic meter of gas, a kWh of energy would cost less than UAH 1. Yet at present, 1 kWh of electricity for households costs UAH1.68. Most likely, if households consume more than 300 kWh per day, the tariff will rise to UAH 3.
Consequently, those who use electric heating, in any case, will pay more than those who use gas.
How should the calculation of the gas distribution tariff be changed?
— It is necessary to introduce a regular tariff setting method, i.e. to include all necessary expenses in the tariff. Today, many tariff components do not take into account real costs.
You are talking not only about production and process gas?
— First of all, you need to start with a decent salary for gas workers. How is it possible that the average salary in Kyiv is UAH20,000, and the average gas worker salary is UAH9,000? The same applies to the entire sector.
This is an issue of general economy, i.e. the salaries that gas workers will receive will return to the country's economy. This money is not for regional gas companies; it will go to employees who will immediately spend it on consumption, i.e. the money will immediately return to the system.
Second, tariffs need to include normal optimization coefficients. You must work efficiently, to reduce the tariff. To work effectively, there must be a good infrastructure.
This is already RAB regulation.
— Yes. Aside from this, the tariff must include the correct gas networks operations expenditures. For example, in 2015 they were reduced by half of the expenditures that were needed. If we were talking about 20-30%, one could refer to an error in the calculations, but here the difference was 100%.
Investment costs are profits. Only with the calculated profit, can regional gas companies attract investors' money and distribute some investments on customers in time, i.e. 10-20 years instead of 3-5 years.
We are not inventing anything new. This is a standard RAB-regulation methodology and it works in most European countries.
Moreover, the money that the DSOs will receive for the maintenance of gas distribution networks will immediately return to the economy when regional gas companies buy tow, lubricants, pipes, etc. This money is not kept in a safe. Investment money is about a job for Ukrainian companies to dig, excavate and weld.
This will also almost immediately return to the economy, i.e. regional gas companies, having received money from the customers, will immediately spend it to purchase materials and do the works on a monthly basis. I am not even talking about value added tax; the more investments, the more companies will purchase and the more VAT they will pay.
The only thing that will not return is profit. However, at the beginning of RAB-tariff, the profit is spent on attracting and servicing investments, and on optimization of processes.
It is not clear to me what the problem is. My only assumption is that people do not want to pay for the maintenance of gas distribution networks. It is not popular, but it is true: maintenance of gas distribution networks costs money.
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Q: Netlogo: How to assign a value to a variable from an existing (string) list I have a problem as I am trying to a assign a location to a (franchisee) supermarket. I have a list per supermarket brand, which has cities that are repeated as many times as the amount of outlets that supermarket brand has in the given city.
However, with the code I've been using, I cannot get to assign the exact amount of cities I have in my list, it is randomly changing every time.
;to create coop franchisees
  create-Fs 32 [
    set HQ-brand "Coop"
    set fcoop-location-outlet ["Zuidlaren" "Zuidlaren" "Nijmegen"   "Nijmegen"  "Nijmegen"  "Nijmegen"  "Nijmegen"  "Nijmegen"  "Nijmegen"  "Nijmegen"  "Nijmegen"  "Nijmegen"  "Ba neveld" "Barneveld" "Doetinchem"    "Doetinchem"    "Doetinchem"    "Zutphen"   "Huissen" "Amstelveen" "Amstelveen" "Amstelveen"    "Zwolle"    "Zwolle" "Rotterdam" "Rotterdam" "Rotterdam"    "Rotterdam" "Rotterdam" "Rotterdam" "Rotterdam" "Rotterdam"]
]

once I have the list above, I have tried the following, to assign a city outlet to each franchisee (per brand)
trial 1
ask Fs with [(HQ-brand = "Coop") and (location-outlet = 0)] [ set location-outlet one-of fcoop-location-outlet ]

trial 2
ask Fs with [(HQ-brand = "Coop") and (location-outlet = 0)] [ foreach fcoop-location-outlet [set location-outlet one-of fcoop-location-outlet] ]

trial 3
ask Fs with [(HQ-brand = "Coop") and (location-outlet = 0)] [ set location-outlet n-of 32 fcoop-location-outlet ]

I thought that with one-of I would assign one item of the Coop location list to each one of my 32 Coop outlets, but it is random. With the n-of it didn't work and I thought that maybe foreach would work, but it is the same as with the one-of the way I am coding it.
How can I code this so that every time I will have all the items of the list with the cities assigned to one of my Coop outlets? There must be a simple way to do this, but I have been googling it and can't figure it out.
(I am doing this for 8 other supermarkets).

A: You don't have enough of your code for me to write something that will actually work. I didn't want to get into modifying the list, so create an iterator. Something like this should work. It takes advantage of the fact that ask is in random order so you don't need to randomise the list order. I started from -1 so I could increment before assigning (so it doesn't go off the end of the list on the last turtle).
to assign-locations
  let iterator -1
  ask turtles
  [ set iterator iterator + 1
    set my-location item iterator fcoop-location-outlet
  ]
end

A: I found a way! A friend helped me with this
so, first the list that has all the locations of the outlets:
fcoop-location-outlet

has to be made a global instead of a variable of each outlet.
Then, the code should look like this:
ask Fs with [(HQ-brand = "Coop") and (location-outlet = 0)] [
 set location-outlet item 0 fcoop-location-outlet
 set fcoop-location-outlet remove-item 0 fcoop-location-outlet
]

In that way, the item (location) that is added to the location-outlet variable, is deleted from the main list, so it does not get repeated.


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The Solitary Reaper Summary in English by William Wordsworth
The Solitary Reaper Summary in English
William Wordsworth, a Romantic poet, highlights the beauty of a 'highland lass' song in this poem. The poet is walking in the highlands of Scotland when he comes upon a girl singing in the field. He is so enamoured by her song that he stops in his travels and listens to her song. Her beautiful voice fills the whole valley. As he climbs over the hill, the song lingers in his ears and remains with him for a long time.
The poem begins with the poet walking in the highlands of Scotland when he comes across a girl who is cutting and binding grain into sheaves. She is singing as she works. Though the tune is melancholy, her voice is so captivating that the poet stops to listen to her.
He compares her song to the sweet notes of the nightingale and the cuckoo, both birds that sing in romantic surroundings. Since he is not familiar with the dialect, or he is too far to catch the words of the song, he is unable to understand the theme of the maiden's song. He is, nevertheless, intrigued by the song and wonders what the theme of the song could be. This does not detract from his enjoyment of the song and he just stands there and listens to her song as she goes about her work. One thing is clear, her song is sad and her notes are plaintive. He wishes that her song would go on and on. Finally, the poet carries on, along his way, bearing in his heart the memory of the song.
The Solitary Reaper Summary Questions and Answers
On the basis of your understanding of the poem, answer the following questions by ticking the correct choice.
a. The central idea of the poem 'The Solitary Reaper' is:
(i) well sung songs give us happiness
(ii) melodious sounds appeal to all
(iii) beautiful experiences give us life-long pleasure
(iv) reapers can sing like birds
That beautiful experiences give us life-long pleasure.
b. In the poem 'The Solitary Reaper ' to whom does the poet say ' Stop here or gently pass '?
(i) to the people cutting com
(ii) to himself
(iii) to the people who make noise
(iv) to all the passers by
To himself.
c. 'The Solitary Reaper' is a narrative poem set to music. This form of verse is called a:
(i) ballad
(ii) soliloquy
(iii) monologue
(iv) sonnet
Ballad.
d. The poet's lament in the poem 'The Solitary Reaper' is that:
(i) he cannot understand the song
(ii) he did not know the lass
(iii) she stopped singing at once
(iv) he had to move away
He cannot understand the song.
e. The setting of the poem is:
(i) Arabia
(ii) Hebrides
(iii) Scotland
(iv) England
Scotland.
Read the second stanza again, in which Wordsworth compares the solitary reaper's song with the song of the nightingale and the cuckoo. On the basis of your reading (and your imagination), copy and complete the table below. (Work in groups of four, then have a brief class discussion.)
Place Heard by Impact on listener
Solitary Reaper Scottish Highlands the poet holds him spellbound
Nightingale Arabia Arabian travellers Welcomes weary travellers
Cuckoo Seas along the farthest Hebrides People in the farthest Hebrides Breaks the silence of the seas


Did you watch last night's 'Dancing With the Stars'?
Since we talk about reality TV here on OTE, I'm dying to know what you all thought of last night's DWTS.
Chad Ochocinco is adorable, and has some fancy feet. I loved watching him perform.
Pamela Anderson has not aged well, and she did a complete disservice to my hue.
Shannen Doherty was soo trying to go for the sympathy vote. While her father's stroke is obviously awful, she seemed to be exploiting his poor health.
Buzz Aldrin: Since he's 80-something years old, I guess we've just got to give him credit for getting out there.
Kate Gosselin is sad in so many ways, but her line at the end about her kids sleeping well that night made no sense, and seemed to be her over-compensating. She also moves like a complete Type A (so says a fellow Type A).
Erin Andrews has rhythm, and her long, lean frame looked like it belonged on the dance floor.


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New Zealand: RBNZ's ringfencing requirement sinks planned sale of AMP Life
Wealth management company AMP yesterday advised that the proposed sale of AMP Life (the Australian and New Zealand wealth protection and mature businesses) to UK-based Resolution Life is highly unlikely to proceed on the current terms due to the challenges in meeting a condition laid down by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ).
Bahrain: Insurance sector continues to thrive
Bahrain's insurance market continues to thrive and remains the domicile of choice for a number of foreign entities, despite operating on slightly antiquated rules, says international credit rating agency AM Best.
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India: Inter-ministerial talks on fate of 3 govt-owned general insurers
An inter-ministerial group is meeting this week to draw a roadmap for a two-phase merger of state-run unlisted general insurers, a finance ministry official has said.
Thailand: Life insurer makes another acquisition
Hard on the heels of its recent acquisition in Hong Kong, FWD will be making another acquisition in Thailand. The Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) has signed a binding share sale agreement with FWD regarding the sale of its entire stake in SCB Life Assurance (SCB Life) and concurrently entered into a distribution agreement to establish a long-term life bancassurance partnership with the insurer.
Saudi Arabia: Two more insurers studying possible merger
Solidarity Saudi Takaful and Aljazira Takaful Taawuni have signed a non-binding MOU to evaluate a potential merger between the companies.
Middle East | 30 Jun 2019
Pan-Asian insurer snaps up Hong Kong insurance unit
Following reports of FWD being in advanced talks to acquire MetLife's Hong Kong insurance unit, the Pan-Asian insurer has announced its acquisition of MetLife Limited and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company of Hong Kong which are wholly-owned subsidiaries of MetLife. All existing MetLife Hong Kong policies will continue to be honoured by FWD following the change in ownership. FWD also intends to rename and rebrand the business. However, the transaction is subject to regulatory approvals.
Asia | 28 Jun 2019
Starr group increases stake in China property insurer
Starr International has increased its stake in its Chinese P&C subsidiary from 92.42% to 97.45%.
China | 28 Jun 2019
India: Standalone health insurer to be merged into non-life company
HDFC, India's largest mortgage financier, has agreed to acquire the entire 50.8% stake of Apollo Hospitals Group in a health insurance joint venture with German reinsurer Munich Re Group as part of its strategy to tap the market.
Japan: Non-life insurance giant eyes acquisition opportunities in Asia
Tokio Marine Holdings is seeking acquisition opportunities in Asian emerging markets and elsewhere, as it seeks to double profits from those regions, according to the new chief of Japan's largest P&C insurer.


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Through Blood and Sweat: A Remembrance Trek Across Sicily's World War II Battlegrounds
Through Blood and Sweat: A Remembrance Trek Across Sicily's World War II Battlegrounds Through Blood and Sweat takes readers on a memorable, thought-provoking march in the footsteps of 1st Canadian Infantry Division in 1943. During Operation Husky 2013, a group of...
Holding Juno As June 6, 1944 passed into history, the Allied battle to hold onto the French soil won on D-Day began. Six miles inland from Juno Beach, 3rd Canadian Infantry Division had advanced, at great cost in lives, farther than any other Allied division. But an...
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Forgotten Victory: First Canadian Army and the Cruel Winter of 1944–45. During the winter of 1944–45, the western Allies desperately sought a strategy that would lead to Germany's quick defeat. From the Swiss border to the North Sea hundreds of thousands of soldiers...
Brave Battalion This is the story of the average Canadian who volunteered for the Canadian Expeditionary Force told through the lens of one battalion—the 16th Battalion (Canadian Scottish) of the 1st Canadian Infantry Division. This Highland Regiment fought in the...
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The Liri Valley: Canada's World War II Breakthrough to Rome For the Allied armies fighting their way up the Italian boot in early 1944, Rome was the prize that could be won through one of the greatest offensives of the war. The Liri Valley was a long, flat corridor...
Operation Husky: The Canadian Invasion of Sicily, July 10–August 7, 1943 Neither the British nor the Americans sought Canada's involvement in invading Sicily. It was public clamouring at home and backroom politics by generals overseas that pushed Prime Minister...
Cinderella Campaign: First Canadian Army and the Channel Port Battles
Cinderella Campaign: First Canadian Army and the Channel Port Battles They thought of themselves as the "Cinderella Army," and international correspondents agreed. This was because First Canadian Army had been relegated to the left flank of the Allied advance toward...
Tragedy at Dieppe: Operation Jubilee, August 19, 1942 On August 19, 1942, 5,000 Canadian troops stormed the beaches of Dieppe, France, in the largest Allied raid launched until then against German-occupied Europe. By raid's end, 907 Canadians were dead or mortally...
The River Battles: Canada's Final Campaign in World War II Italy
The River Battles: Canada's Final Campaign in World War II Italy The Canadians called it the Promised Land. In late September 1944, the Emilia-Romagna plain before I Canadian Corps stretched to the far horizon—a deceptively wide-open space where surely the tanks could...
Ortona: Canada's Epic World War II Battle In one blood-soaked, furious week of fighting, from December 20 to December 27, 1943, the 1st Canadian Infantry Division took Ortona, Italy, from elite German paratroopers ordered to hold the medieval port town at all costs....
On To Victory: The Canadian Liberation of the Netherlands, March 23-May 5, 1945 March 23, 1945. Tens of thousands of Allied troops, following on the heels of a massive artillery barrage, lunge across the Rhine River aboard amphibious craft, while even more land from...
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Zuehlke shines a light on this forgotten chapter of the war in the thirteenth installment of the bestselling Canadian Battle Series, bringing his account of Canada's World War II experience in Italy to a satisfying conclusion.
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Seventy years ago Saturday, millions of Canadians were hovering around radios waiting anxiously for news from a small, little-known port city on Italy's Adriatic Coast. For my late mum and Lord knows how many of her generation, the word Ortona, given its heartbreaking...
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Introduction: No Time Could Be Wasted In three days, the hell of war was to engulf the old French port of Boulogne. Just as its German garrison was instructed to defend Boulogne to the last bullet and breath, Allied high command had made its capture and opening to...
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Chapter Two A coin toss decided it. Two of the four Queen's Own Rifles companies would be part of the assault on Juno Beach. The four company commanders tossed coins to decide who would have the honor. The Dalton brothers won. They would each have the honor of leading...
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Chapter Three: Baptism—April 22–May 4, 1915 The Canadians knew nothing about the strength or composition of enemy forces facing them, for there had been no time for any reconnaissance. Advancing in the dark, they could see neither the German trench nor any sign of...
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Q: How to have config option in Makefile My main project directory has 4 sub-directories and each sub directory has some .c and .S files. I have written only one Makefile outside which contains lines like this:
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I understand that this is not a very good way to write Makefile. I want to have a .config file based on which It will be decided on what files to compile. Also I would like to use those config options in code something like #ifdef CONFIG_SOMETHING. I tried to understand from main Makefile of Linux kernel code and implement something similar, however that Makefile seems too complex.
Can anyone give suggestion on how to go about it? I already tried searching google but couldn't find any hint on how to go about having a config file.

A: If the config file follows the Makefile rules (var=value), you can use include
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The first phase ($4.9 Million) involved renovations of the merged Wayland and Cohocton schools. It included a small addition to one school, renovations to two bus garages, an upgraded communications system, extensive computer networking and pool restorations.
The second phase ($22.1 Million) included a new high school addition (99,400 SF), new fieldhouse with elevated running track, new cafeteria/kitchen at both schools, a 3,000 SF greenhouse, athletic fields, and alterations and renovations. Campus CMG worked with the District to reconfigure the building to more appropriate grade level organization and participated in all community meetings. Extensive phasing and logistics were involved to minimize program disruption, despite a very aggressive schedule.
The state-of-the-art fieldhouse seats 1,400 and includes 14,000 SF of gym floor, 42' high clerestory, 10 hoops, and a state-of-the-art sound system. A unique feature of the fieldhouse is the 500 foot long elevated running track. Adjacent to the gymnasium is a Fitness Center consisting of extensive multiple use exercise equipment, locker rooms and team rooms.
The 22-classroom portion of the project was occupied 4 months ahead of the Owner's original schedule and the balance of the project was on schedule. Campus CMG provided a number of cost estimates, keeping the project cost within the Owner's budget.
A third phase ($14 Million) was completed that consisted of reroofing the existing K-12 building, bus garage and maintenance upgrades. Interior and exterior renovations to both Wayland and Cohocton schools completed the fourth phase.
Campus CMG is currently providing CM services for the $11 million Building Reconstruction and Pool Projects. The projects involve reconstruction of the main K-12 and Cohocton Elementary School Buildings and facilities, and expansions and improvements to the pool room.


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Home News RUTO's fight with UHURU is getting out of control as the DP...
RUTO's fight with UHURU is getting out of control as the DP schemes to starve Jubilee of cash in revenge after bitter fallout with him – LOOK!
Thursday July 16, 2020 – Deputy President William Ruto's vicious fight for the control of Jubilee Party from under the grip of his boss, President Uhuru Kenyatta, seems to be getting out of control after a purge against his allies.
Ruto is said to have devised new ways of dealing with the situation that is threatening to puncture his 2022 ambitions.
His scheme to register a splinter group dubbed Jubilee Asili also seems to have been muted after 30 year old businessman, Andrew Simiyu, filed a request to reserve the name at the Office of the Registrar of Political Parties on June 24th.
Simiyu's application was, however, later rejected.
With the Jubilee Asili strategy up in the air, the DP's troops are now mulling a face-off with the President's camp for the control of the Jubilee outfit.
According to sources, it is now clear to Ruto and his Tanga Tanga that Uhuru will not cede any ground and allow them to take over the party for the 2022 elections.
They are also concerned that their attempt to decamp and form a new party will be detrimental to their push for the presidency, especially in the Mount Kenya region.
The State-sponsored Miscellaneous Amendment Bill 2020, which seeks to reduce public funding of political parties, has now become an important cog in the DP camp's strategy wheel.
The DP's men are said to be supporting the bill and pushing to deny Jubilee Party more funds.
Besides, they will be pushing for their total dissolution to allow Kenyans to vote for individuals, arguing that parties were no longer true to their calling and virtually all of them had flouted the Political Parties Act 2011.
This comes even as there is already a tug of war between Uhuru and Ruto's factions over billions in Jubilee Party's accounts.
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Your family is to blame for all the mess in Nairobi – SONKO now tells UHURU as he goes after MARGARET KENYATTA
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Here are a few tips to help you better understand the woman in your life.
Let's say she calls you at work in the middle of the day to say she really wants to try a new restaurant in town. You have hellish clients for the next five hours, and when you finally get home, all you want to do is sit on the couch in your pajamas. You walk in the door and she's dressed to the nines, chomping at the bit to go out on the town. You express how exhausted you are and she says, "Oh, OK. Well, we don't have to go out." Like a dummy, you take that as your out and settle on the couch with a football game, while she goes in the bathroom to take off her makeup.
You're an idiot. The lady has been looking forward to a date night all day. Drink a Red Bull, put on a clean shirt and take her out for a good time. She wasn't giving you an out. She was just trying to be nice and understanding. Don't let her down.
Listen up, men. Women try and put everyone ahead of themselves. Sometimes it's your job to make sure she comes first. Don't put much stock in what she says, but how she says it and what she does.


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