Leta provided him with a weak smile. She didn't have any words of comfort or reassurance to give. This wouldn't be easy or pain free and given the subject matter they were investigating, it had the likelihood of being quite awful for him. But as unenthused as he was and as guilty as Leta felt for pushing the matter, if the alternative was watching Carthis finish their war the most uncivilized way they knew how, she knew it was for the best.
"Right," Fiearius agreed, swallowing the lump in his throat and hardening himself. "Let's go get this over with." He headed for the door and Leta made to follow him, but Quin spoke up.
Leta paused in the doorway to look back at her. Then she looked at Fiearius who just shrugged and said, "I can handle it, don't worry," and headed off towards the airlock. Leta watched him go before reentering the room.
She'd known Quin for a long time now. She'd had meetings with Quin, conversations with Quin, she'd even drank with Quin, but she had never, not until this moment, been alone with Quin. It was only just now, in this room, that she realized just how much of a presence the woman had. It was Fiearius' quarters they stood in. And truly, they were on the Beacon so they belonged to Corra and Finn. But right now, Quin stood in it so confidently that Leta could not imagine this whole ship belonging to anybody but the woman before her at any point in time in its history.
"Sure, what do you need?" she asked, feeling more self-conscious than she liked to.
There was a lapse of silence as Leta gazed at Quin, finally understanding what this was about and finding herself at a loss for words. Fiearius was still bitter that she'd asked for distance weeks ago? So much so that he'd told Quin about it? So much so that he thought, even after Ellegy, that Leta wouldn't have his back in the upcoming crux of this whole war?
She didn't know whether to be offended or amused.
"Darkness Wizard!" came a shrill correction from the other side of the room.
This time, there was some muffled noises, pattering feet, the sounds of cloth being moved about and finally, a tiny person clambering up onto the furniture above their heads.
"I'll save you!" shouted Kalli, her hands on her hips and the purple and silver shambles of a costume haphazardly wrapped around her.
"Go Mighty Dragon! Defeat the Darkness Wizard!" cried Cyrus as Kalli, nay, the Mighty Dragon, leapt off the couch and ran across the room to tackle the bear dressed loosely in Cyrus' clothing that had presumably been behind the attacks.
"Doesn't the hero get the boy in the end?" Cyrus asked, turning himself towards her and looping his arms around her waist.
Addy shrugged her shoulder towards where their daughter was still furiously wrestling a stuffed bear. "Ya snooze ya lose," she cooed and closed the distance between their lips.
The kiss, warm and sultry and ever so enticing, however, only lasted up until Kalli was suddenly above them again grimacing. "Ew, gross." She stuck out her tongue and Addy laughed as she broke the kiss to look up at her.
Kalli let out a long dramatic groan, dropping her head and her hands in utter defeat. "Clean up…" she grumbled, kicking a misplaced couch cushion as she retreated to pick up the array of toys and clothes and miscellaneous furniture she'd thrown across the room in the heat of battle. "But I saved you!" she tried, a note of desperation in her tone.
As Kalli resigned herself to her task, Cyrus started to lend a hand and Addy sat back down in front of her console, where she'd been when this whole attack had begun. Over her shoulder, Cyrus could see images of ships on the screen. Very very old ships. Ever since Corra had found a hint that the missing puzzle piece in the Transmitter mystery was a ship made from the Ark, they'd been reading everything they could to locate one. Ships didn't just disappear, after all. Even if they were torn apart, those pieces went somewhere. It was just a matter of finding out where.
But right now? After everything that had happened yesterday with Dez and Fiearius and Leta and the hours long discussion about the state of the war, the Transmission wasn't exactly on Cyrus' mind.
Pushing one last couch cushion into place with his knee and leaving Kalli to finish the rest, Cyrus sauntered over behind Addy and wrapped his arms around her, leaning his chin on her shoulder.
"Found anything?" he asked, just because it seemed like the right thing to say. Of course she hadn't. She would have told him if she had. But it was easier than bringing up what he actually wanted to talk about.
"Hm." Cyrus squeezed her a little and tried to form some words. Just a couple. None came.
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Celebrating An Icon, A Great Philanthropist Of Our Time On His Birthday, Chief Dr Charles Mba; An Icon Of Excellence
by easyclick December 6, 2021
written by easyclick December 6, 2021
"Happy Birthday To An Icon Who Has Risen by Lifting Others"
Chief Charles Ndubuisi Mba, a philanthropist whose passion for human development is immeasurable recently celebrated his birthday where he expressed his joy of living a fulfilled life.
The great icon who could not hide his excitement revealed how rising by lifting other gave him joy and how impacting other people positively had made him an achiever.
Many will spend their lifetime trying to figure out rules to living, however, Dr Charles Mba not only figured them out but has been living them for almost two decades now.
"The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.
"So, achievements generally could not necessarily be achievements in terms of material things. There is a way I look at achievement.
"How many people have you impacted in life? How have you changed situations around you? These are areas where one needs to perform well before he is called an achiever.
"We have been able to give scholarships to different people, especially indigent people. We have also been able to train people who are graduates" Dr Charles Mba said.
He demonstrates the exact meaning of living by using his talent to serve the world and leaving a lasting impression while serving and mainly a positive impact on the causes that matter to the powerful.
Hybridnews gathered that Dr Charles Mba through his pet project, Charley Mba foundation a charity organization established purposely to give scholarship to indigent students Udenu & Nsukka at large from primary to university level.
"I feel fulfilled. I am so grateful to God for keeping me alive till 50. I have lost some friends. Even at the age of 40, some died. I have lost close friends who didn't get to 50 but for me, the most precious thing God has done for me is keeping me alive and healthy to attain 50 years.
"I know he will continue to keep me until I am 100 years old. I have achieved a lot. I have done so well in my area of discipline and other areas. God has been so kind to me and things have been working so perfectly for me"
"Excellence, a rare quality possessed by a few in the society, an ideal that stands out the few, making them exemplary and quintessential in all facts." he added.
Chief Mba, (CEO) of CDV Group, is the brain behind CDV Properties & Development Ltd, a frontline real estate firm with properties spread across Nigeria.
The construction magnate behind 34V Engineering Limited, Chief Mba hails from Orba in Udenu Local Government Area of Enugu State.
An alumnus of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, where he studied Microbiology, he is a fellow of several professional bodies including Chartered Institute of Public Resources Management & Politics, Ghana (CIPRMP) and a member of Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria (REDAN).
Dr Mba is a real estate magnate & a phylantropic doyen. He is the founder, Charley Mba foundation.
Dr Charles Mba is one of the billionaire's who rose from the scratch and became very influential, successful and a major player in real estate within Nigeria and beyond.
Dr Mba has sponsored & trained many who aspire to for professional course in Engineering, pharmacy, medicine & nursing.
His philanthropic magnanimity across Nsukka zone earned him the unique title "Ihe Oma Chukwu mere na Nsukka " which means the good thing that happened to Nsukka zone for the main reason that he doesn't discriminate when he wants to give, he see's everyone in the six local government of Nsukka zone as one.
Apart from Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, Dr Charles Mba remains the benefactor leader of Nsukka zone.
He has provided quality tarred roads, electricity, provided jobs for Nsukka youths and most importantly provided financial assistance to local traders and nursing mother's in rural areas.
Chief Charles Mba is a great pillar & proud supporter to our esteemed Governor, His excellency Dr Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi.
Dr Mba is a notable philanthropist whose humanitarian acts and deeds have brought considerable succour to many. He has also won many awards and honours.
As you all know every 4th of December is my birthday, which is symbolic with gifting, paying hospital bills, and other valuable items to worthy and deserving individuals"
Dr Mba is a blessing to this generation, his passion for human capital deve
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Dirk Neubauer (* 1971 in Halle (Saale)) ist ein deutscher Politiker (ehemals SPD), seit August 2022 Landrat des Landkreises Mittelsachsen, ehemaliger Bürgermeister der Stadt Augustusburg, Journalist und Buchautor.

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Nach einem Volontariat bei der Mitteldeutschen Zeitung war Dirk Neubauer zunächst zehn Jahre lang als Journalist tätig. Später war er Geschäftsführer eines lokalen Fernsehsenders und Marketingchef bei MDR Jump und MDR Sputnik. Des Weiteren entwickelte er Internetauftritte für Medienunternehmen.

Neubauer wurde 2013 zum Bürgermeister der Kleinstadt Augustusburg gewählt. Dort setzte er sich unter anderem für ein Portal für direkte Bürgerbeteiligung ein, welches 2018 den Politikaward gewann. 2017 trat Neubauer in die SPD ein, da er die Partei von innen erneuern wollte. Vier Jahre später trat er kurz vor der Bundestagswahl wieder aus der Partei aus. Neubauer wurde 2020 erneut zum Bürgermeister gewählt.

Zur Landratswahl im Landkreis Mittelsachsen am 12. Juni 2022 erreichte Neubauer im ersten Wahlgang mit 41,3 % der Stimmen den ersten Platz, verfehlte aber die absolute Mehrheit. Seine Kandidatur wurde von den Parteien SPD, Die Grünen und Die Linke unterstützt. Beim zweiten Wahlgang am 3. Juli erreichte Neubauer über 55 % der Wählerstimmen und übernahm am 16. August das Amt des Landrates des Landkreises Mittelsachsen. Da Neubauer bisher Bürgermeister von Augustusburg war, wird am 8. Januar 2023 eine vorgezogene Neuwahl stattfinden, bis dahin wird das Amt kommissarisch von Sandra Kaufmann geleitet.

Über sein politisches Engagement schrieb Neubauer zwei Bücher: "Rettet die Demokratie!: Eine überfällige Streitschrift" und "Das Problem sind wir: Ein Bürgermeister in Sachsen kämpft für die Demokratie".

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Weblinks
 Eigene Webseite
 Interview zur Landratswahl
 Mein Augustusburg (Seite für Bürgerbeteiligung in Augustusburg)

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Bürgermeister (Landkreis Mittelsachsen)
Politiker (21. Jahrhundert)
Augustusburg
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Geboren 1971
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Women's online magazine / Women's health What vaccinations are needed for adults?
What vaccinations are necessary for adults?
Particular attention should be given to the scheduleVaccination. There is an age for each vaccination. And before doing it, the doctor should carefully examine your health condition in order to avoid possible negative consequences.
Whom do you need to be careful of which diseases?
If you have never had measles, mumps orRubella, then you definitely need to get vaccinated against these serious diseases. The rubella is very dangerous for pregnant women, since the virus of this infection has a teratogenic effect. As a result, the fetus can develop a baby, and this can even lead to the death of the embryo.
Parotita is more afraid of the male halfOf the population. The thing is that the virus of this disease affects the sexual sphere negatively and can even lead to infertility. That's why it's time to take care of your health and vaccinate.
Hepatitis A is dangerous because it affects the liver. A liver, as nazyvestno, is the main body of detoxification of all poisons and toxins that come from the environment in our body. If the liver is affected by hepatitis, it ceases to function. To avoid this, make timely vaccination against hepatitis A. Especially those who like to travel to hot countries or those whose liver is weakened by other chronic diseases are at the risk of infection with the virus. Some forms of hepatitis are transmitted through the blood, so you should always monitor the sterility of medical devices.
Inoculation against the influenza
In the past few years, many doctors have been arguing over whether to get a flu shot. Some argue that it is simply necessary, and others advise to abandon it. What's the matter?
Not by hearsay, we know that sometimes epidemicsThe flu ends in tragedy. Increasingly, the virus mutates and simple antibiotics with it can not cope, so those who have weakened immunity, it is worth seriously thinking about vaccination. For today, influenza can lead to death or complications on various organs (heart, liver, kidneys and so on). But despite this, some doctors advise to refrain from such vaccinations, since there are cases when a patient on a vaccine has a severe reaction. So whom to listen to?
The thing is that when there is a suddenThe outbreak of a new flu, scientists have to develop new vaccines in a short time and at the same time there is no time to take into account individual approaches to each. Therefore, at the first time after the onset of new vaccinations, different reactions may occur in humans. But even those complications that can give vaccinations, do not go to any comparison with the danger that carries the virus. This is especially true of atypical and drug-resistant forms. From here comes a simple conclusion - vaccination is necessary!
In the first place in vaccinations against influenza needElderly people and pregnant women, as well as those who have babies in their families. As a rule, in these groups of people, immunity is weakened, so there is a high probability of catching the virus.
Tetanus and diphtheria
Infections such as tetanus and diphtheria have longGone in the past, thanks to mass vaccination prevention. These vaccinations are made in childhood. But do not forget that the immunity acquired vdetstve, it is necessary sometimes to reinforce. If this is not done, then the organism of the adult person is defenseless against childhood infection and begins to respond to it very sharply, up to a lethal outcome. Therefore, every 10 years, it is necessary to repeatedly vaccinate against tetanus and diphtheria.
Pneumococcal infection
Pneumococcal infection has not yet caused massiveEpidemics that would entail great human sacrifices. But the vaccine against this infection must be done, because very often it leads to death. Be sure to get an inoculation against pneumococcus in elderly people who have reached 65 years of age, as well as those who have immunity weakened by various chronic and long-lasting illnesses.
This disease is very dangerous for everyone: As for children, so for adults. It has severe consequences: severe neurological disorders and paralysis, which for life can leave a person disabled and helpless. Previously, this terrible disease met frequently and assumed a scale epidemic. For today, thanks to timely vaccination, it is not so dangerous. As a child, each child is given pink droplets that protect him from poliomyelitis for life. But even among adults there are groups of people who need to do this inoculation again. This includes some groups of health workers, as well as those who visit countries where this disease still occurs.
Vaccination during pregnancy
There is another category of population thatVaccination is simply necessary. This applies to pregnant women. During pregnancy, the body must take heavy burdens, and hence immunity weakens. Thus, if a woman falls ill while pregnant, her recovery will be delayed. Some doctors oppose that during this period to do vaccinations. After all, without them it is a responsible and difficult period. In addition, during various medical studies and unnecessary contacts with the needle, there is a risk of becoming infected with the hepatitis C virus. And then each of us immediately begs the question: is it worth doing any vaccinations during pregnancy and if so, then for what period? It's very simple - you need to plan your pregnancy. Then the fulfillment can be ready for the birth of the baby.
There is a special scheme by which womenFor a few months before the expected pregnancy graft. Vaccinations are many: from hepatitis, chicken pox, rubella, diphtheria, tetanus, hepatitis. A timely vaccination will not do any harm to neither the baby nor the mother. And the most important, the woman will feel confident and protected from these dangerous diseases.
However, some vaccinations are allowedTime, but only in the second-third trimester, when they do not carry a strong threat to the baby. The list of such vaccinations includes vaccination against tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis.
And several more obligatory vaccinations
The list of mandatory vaccinations includes vaccinationOf human papillomavirus. Immunization, as a rule, is carried out in three stages of women aged 11 to 26 years. If you have weakened immunity, then it is necessary to get vaccinated against chicken pox (chicken pox). Adults rarely get sick with this infection, but if this happens, the disease will be very difficult and will have different consequences.
Elderly people aged 60 years and overIt is absolutely necessary to do vaccination against herpes zoster. This infection greatly weakens immunity and can manifest itself when the immune system is broken. Shingles threatens and those who in childhood had been infected with chickenpox, so for prevention, you can make this inoculation and at an earlier age.
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The girls were amazing the entire trip. Other than an episode of bickering that was over before it really started, Chloe and Sophie got along splendidly and did not complain even once (I swear, I am not lying or exaggerating about this) about the length of the voyage.
The girls watched "Fantasia" for the first time, and Chloe especially enjoyed it. I think they both liked it even more when I told them that "Fantasia" was the first film I saw in a theater, sort of. It turns out my parents had to remove me from the theater in the middle of the movie because I was so scared. No surprise there. I had just turned one year old when the movie was re-released in December 1969. Between the story of evolution segment starring the dinosaurs and the scary devil-like character in a later sequence, I had every reason to be scared. Hell, even Mickey Mouse was a little freaky as the sorcerer's apprentice. I was only one! What were my parents thinking (or smoking)?
We also kept a running list of the different license plates we spied. Believe it or not, we've already identified 34 states' plates, including Oregon, California, Nevada and Wisconsin, and those of two Canadian provinces (Ontario and Quebec). How cool would it be to spy the rest of the lower 48 (we've pretty much ruled out Hawaii and Alaska, although I do recall seeing an Alaska plate during our Hilton Head trip two years ago)?
On tap for tomorrow: some much-needed R&R on the beach.


"How did this happen?" is the first question every general counsel or compliance officer has to answer once an organization is sued or receives a regulatory sanction of some kind. The answer is that the organization does not manage legal risks systematically as it does other risks. Legal risk remains one of the most challenging and least understood risks to manage.
To improve legal risk management for any organization requires six steps. This process will not prevent every lawsuit or regulatory penalty, but it will bring more clarity to legal risks and enhance the organization's responses.
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Risk management initiatives often stall and stagnate because the organization insists on "doing it right," meaning implementing a risk management framework for the entire enterprise. Enterprise risk management (ERM) is a noble and important endeavor. However, it is not an essential starting point.
General counsel, compliance officers, contract managers, other legal professionals can implement legal risk management within their own domain. A focus on legal risk yields two benefits. First, the broader enterprise will benefit from clarity and measurement of formerly opaque risks. Second, the bar for approval of software and processes is lower than enterprise risk management, because the systems are simpler and the field of use is constrained.
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Now you can subject the risks to analysis, driving toward decisions about how to manage legal risks.
Risk analysis is about understanding the risks in the risk register. To analyze legal risks, begin with an assessment of controls. Risk controls can take a variety of forms depending on the risk, the industry, and the organization. For example, to manage a contract risk, an organization might use a requirements tracking system to ensure that individual obligations are satisfied.
Once you have gauged the effectiveness of risk controls, analyze the likelihood and consequences of each risk. The likelihood of a legal risk is the combination of the chance of discovery (will a claimant or regulator identify the problem) and the chance of an adverse decision. Similarly, consequences are the product of damages (usually in financial terms) and frequency (the number of incidents).
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With the analysis in hand, you can refine the risk register with more definitive ranges. Risk analysis is an iterative process. Some risks will fall off the list; some will merge with others; new risks will emerge after analysis.
Evaluating legal risks is quite different from the analysis of risks. To evaluate a legal risk is to prioritize the response to the risk. At the core of risk evaluation is your organization's risk tolerance. Legal risks that are above the line - intolerable - need risk treatment. The idea behind risk treatment is simple: modify the risk so that it is tolerable. Notice that it is not necessary to eliminate the risk, just render it tolerable.
Each of these techniques can change the character of legal risk. Adapting these techniques to legal risks brings legal professionals closer to the operations of the organization to reduce the cost and impact of uncertainty.
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Tetris Effect Coming to PC Next Week as Epic Store Exclusive
No word on if it's a timed exclusive.
The game that many called 2018's game of the year is coming very soon to the PC. That's right, Tetris Effect brings its psychedelic strategy-puzzle gameplay to a PC somewhat near you on July 23. Ah, but there is a catch, because of course there is.
In case you missed it, Tetris Effect is exclusive to the Epic Games Store. There is no saying whether or not this is a timed exclusive release, or if this third-party PC release will remain an exclusive to that launcher. This release will mark the first time that the game was available...
Horror Game Devotion May Not be Re-released
Developer says this may change, but not any time soon.
This past February, Taiwan-based Red Candle Games pulled their then newly released horror title, Devotion, from the Steam store. This came after it was discovered that the game had shipped with an Easter egg that references how China's president, Xi Jinping, looks like Winnie the Pooh. What followed was a wave of review bombing on Steam from upset Chinese citizens that continued to toe the line that the government has repeatedly pushed upon them.
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Introducing Steam Labs - A Place to Test New Steam Features
Launching today with three experiments.
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First lady Michelle Obama re-wears Michael Kors dress for election night
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President Barack Obama stands on stage with first lady Michelle Obama after his victory speech on election night at McCormick Place November 6, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. Obama won reelection against Republican candidate, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Before President Obama gave his election acceptance speech, he was escorted onto the stage with the three most important women in his life, his daughters and his wife Michelle. The girls looked fresh and young in blossoming full skirts and cute separates. The first lady kept it similarly simple in a muted dress by American designer Michael Kors paired with a bolero sweater.
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"Kors is pleased to announce that the First Lady, Michelle Obama, wore a Michael Kors magenta silk chine pintucked dress," according to a release obtained by ABCNews.com. Fashion watchers noted that her selection was quite demure compared to the show-stopping Narciso Rodriguez dress Michelle chose in 2008.
The first lady has often been chided for supposed fashion forward excesses. Did her choice send a statement to her critics? Perhaps so.
"The new Michelle is all about restraint," The Daily Beast noted about this possible evolution. "[The dress] was an understated, economical choice at the culmination of a campaign that, for the first lady, has been about just that."
While the look was a hit with style aficionados, for Michelle Obama, composing it was an afterthought.
"She said that she was so busy with the campaign and their kids that she had no time to think about an outfit and decided at the last minute," an Obama aid reported to People.com.
Continuing with a flattering theme for her, Michelle's ensemble recreated that feminine silhouette she has worn with aplomb throughout the campaign. In another consistent touch, the first lady accented her outfit with a brooch, this one by House of Lavande.
Another thing repeated was the dress itself, which Mrs. Obama has worn before twice before, once in 2009 and then again in 2010, for formal White House events.
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Michael Kors is one of the first lady's most frequently worn designers. She wore his frock for her official White House portrait, and more recently selected a dramatic off-the-shoulder gown from his collection for her appearance at a Congressional Black Caucus gala.
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Merge two data frames by common columns or row names, or do other versions of database join operations.
data frames, or objects to be coerced to one.
specifications of the columns used for merging. See 'Details'.
logical; all = L is shorthand for all.x = L and all.y = L, where L is either TRUE or FALSE.
logical; if TRUE, then extra rows will be added to the output, one for each row in x that has no matching row in y. These rows will have NAs in those columns that are usually filled with values from y. The default is FALSE, so that only rows with data from both x and y are included in the output.
logical. Should the result be sorted on the by columns?
a character vector of length 2 specifying the suffixes to be used for making unique the names of columns in the result which are not used for merging (appearing in by etc).
logical indicating that suffixes are appended in more cases to avoid duplicated column names in the result. This was implicitly false before R version 3.5.0.
values which cannot be matched. See match. This is intended to be used for merging on one column, so these are incomparable values of that column.
arguments to be passed to or from methods.
merge is a generic function whose principal method is for data frames: the default method coerces its arguments to data frames and calls the "data.frame" method.
By default the data frames are merged on the columns with names they both have, but separate specifications of the columns can be given by by.x and by.y. The rows in the two data frames that match on the specified columns are extracted, and joined together. If there is more than one match, all possible matches contribute one row each. For the precise meaning of 'match', see match.
Columns to merge on can be specified by name, number or by a logical vector: the name "row.names" or the number 0 specifies the row names. If specified by name it must correspond uniquely to a named column in the input.
If by or both by.x and by.y are of length 0 (a length zero vector or NULL), the result, r, is the Cartesian product of x and y, i.e., dim(r) = c(nrow(x)*nrow(y), ncol(x) + ncol(y)).
If all.x is true, all the non matching cases of x are appended to the result as well, with NA filled in the corresponding columns of y; analogously for all.y.
If the columns in the data frames not used in merging have any common names, these have suffixes (".x" and ".y" by default) appended to try to make the names of the result unique. If this is not possible, an error is thrown.
If a by.x column name matches one of y, and if no.dups is true (as by default), the y version gets suffixed as well, avoiding duplicate column names in the result.
The complexity of the algorithm used is proportional to the length of the answer.
In SQL database terminology, the default value of all = FALSE gives a natural join, a special case of an inner join. Specifying all.x = TRUE gives a left (outer) join, all.y = TRUE a right (outer) join, and both (all = TRUE) a (full) outer join. DBMSes do not match NULL records, equivalent to incomparables = NA in R.
A data frame. The rows are by default lexicographically sorted on the common columns, but for sort = FALSE are in an unspecified order. The columns are the common columns followed by the remaining columns in x and then those in y. If the matching involved row names, an extra character column called Row.names is added at the left, and in all cases the result has 'automatic' row names.
This is intended to work with data frames with vector-like columns: some aspects work with data frames containing matrices, but not all.
Currently long vectors are not accepted for inputs, which are thus restricted to less than 2^31 rows. That restriction also applies to the result for 32-bit platforms.
dendrogram for a class which has a merge method.


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\section{Introduction}
Observations have shown that about 60--80\% of field stars are members of binary or multiple systems \citep[e.g.,][]{abt83,duq91}.
Hence, a majority of main-sequence stars belong to binary or multiple systems.
These stars have a metallicity equivalent to that of the sun (i.e., solar metallicity).
On the other hand, \citet{lucatello05} investigated radial velocities of carbon-enhanced, $s$-process-rich, very metal-poor (CEMP-s) stars that constitute a substantial proportion of the extremely metal-poor (EMP) stars of the Galactic halo.
In their observations, they found that about 100\% of these metal-poor stars are in binary (or multiple) systems, and the orbital periods of these stars are shorter than those of field stars in the solar neighborhood.
Recently, EMP stars with [Fe/H] $<-5$ (HE0107-5240 and HE1327-2326) have been observed \citep{christlieb01,frebel05}.
\citet{suda04} showed that the observed pattern of metal abundance for these stars can be explained by nucleosynthesis and mass transfer in a first-generation low-mass binary star.
\citet{komiya07} investigated the origin of EMP stars in the context of stellar evolution and found that the observed EMP stars were exclusively born as secondary members of binaries.
Thus, these studies imply a high binary frequency in the early universe (or low metallicity environment).

For the present day star formation process, detailed numerical simulations studies of fragmentation and binary formation process have been performed by many authors \citep[see][]{bodenheimer00,goodwin07}.
The cloud evolution has been calculated from $\nc \simeq 10^4\cm$ to $\simeq 10^{21}\cm$, where $\nc$ is the number density at the cloud center. The studies have shown that fragmentation occurs only for $10^{11}\cm \mathrel{\hbox{\rlap{\hbox{\lower4pt\hbox{$\sim$}}}\hbox{$<$}}} \nc \mathrel{\hbox{\rlap{\hbox{\lower4pt\hbox{$\sim$}}}\hbox{$<$}}} 10^{15}\cm$ \citep[see also][]{bate98,whitehouse06}.

On the other hand, in the collapsing primordial cloud ($Z=0$), fragmentation rarely occurs for $10^4\mathrel{\hbox{\rlap{\hbox{\lower4pt\hbox{$\sim$}}}\hbox{$<$}}} \nc \lesssim10^{16}\cm$ \citep[e.g.,][]{yoshida06,bromm02,abel02} and frequently occurs for $n\gtrsim10^{16}\cm$ \citep{saigo04, machida08b}.
\citet{machida08b} also showed that binary separation in the early universe is narrower than that at the present day.
Recently, star formation in a collapsing low metallicity ($Z<10^{-4}\zsun$) gas cloud has been studied by \citet{smith07} and \citet{clark08}.
\citet{clark08} found that binary or multiple stellar systems can form even in a low metallicity cloud.
However, in their studies, since they adopted a sink cell, they calculated the cloud evolution only up to $\nc \simeq 10^{16}\cm$.
Fragmentation may occur in a later collapsing phase ($\nc \mathrel{\hbox{\rlap{\hbox{\lower4pt\hbox{$\sim$}}}\hbox{$>$}}} 10^{16}\cm$), as shown in \citet{machida08b}.

In this paper, we adopt a barotropic equation of state and calculate the evolutions of collapsing clouds with various metallicities ($Z=0-\zsun$), from the formation of dense cores ($n\simeq 10^4\cm$)  up to stellar core formation ($n\simeq 10^{23}\cm$).
The calculations indicate that the binary frequency increases as cloud metallicity lowers, and binary separation in lower metallicity clouds is narrower than in higher metallicity clouds.

\section{Model and Numerical Method}
 To study the evolution of star-forming cores in a large dynamic range of density and spatial scale,  a three-dimensional nested grid method is used
and the equations of hydrodynamics including self-gravity are solved (see Eq. [1]--[3] of \citealt{machida08b}).
For gas pressures in collapsing clouds with different metallicities, barotropic relations that approximate the results of \citet{omukai05} are adopted.
Figure~\ref{fig:1} shows these relations (thick solid lines) as well as the data from \citet[][thick dotted line]{omukai05} for pressure evolution with different metallicities plotted as a function of number density .
To stress the variations of pressure with density, $P/n$ is plotted \citep[for details see][]{omukai05}, which is proportional to the gas temperature if the mean molecular weight is constant.

As the initial state we take a spherical cloud of density $1.4$ times higher than the hydrostatic equilibrium with external pressure (i.e., the so-called critical Bonnor--Ebert sphere).
The initial central density is taken as $n_{\rm c,0}$ = $1.4\times10^4\cm $.
Each cloud rotates rigidly ($\Omega_0$) around the $z$-axis.
The initial temperatures, which are derived from \citet{omukai05}, are different in clouds with different metallicities (see dotted lines of Fig.~1).
For example, a cloud with $Z=0$ (primordial composition) has an initial temperature of 230\,K, while a cloud with $Z=\zsun$ (solar composition) has 7\,K as the initial temperature.
Since critical Bonnor--Ebert spheres are assumed as the initial state, the radii of the initial spheres are different depending on the initial temperature (or assumed metallicity): the radius of a $Z=0$ cloud is $5.5\times10^5$\,AU, while that of a $Z=\zsun$ cloud is $1.2\times 10^5$\,AU.
We have confirmed that these initial differences of radius do not greatly affect the subsequent cloud evolution in calculations in which the size and density of the initial cloud are changed.

The models are characterized by two parameters: the initial rotational energy $\beta_0$ and the cloud metallicity $Z$. The values used for these parameters are  $\beta_0$  = $10^{-1}$, $10^{-2}$, $10^{-3}$, $10^{-4}$, $10^{-5}$ and $10^{-6}$,  and $Z$ = $0$, $10^{-6}$, $10^{-5}$, $10^{-4}$, $10^{-3}$, $10^{-2}$, $10^{-1}$, and $1\zsun$.
Combining these two ranges of values, cloud evolution for 48 models is investigated.
To induce fragmentation, 1\% of the non-axisymmetric density perturbation of the $m=2$ mode (i.e., bar mode) is added to the initial cloud.

To calculate a large spatial scale, the nested grid method is adopted \citep[for details see ][]{matsumoto04,machida05a,machida05b}.
Each level of a rectangular grid has the same number of cells ($ 128 \times 128 \times 8 $), although the cell width $h(l)$ depends on the grid level $l$.
The cell width is reduced by a factor of two for every upper level.
The calculation is first performed with three grid levels ($l=1,2,3$).
The box size of the coarsest grid $l=1$ is chosen to be $2 R_{\rm c}$, where $R_{\rm c}$ is the radius of the critical Bonnor--Ebert sphere.
A new finer grid is generated whenever the minimum local Jeans length $ \lambda _{\rm J} $ becomes smaller than $ 8\, h (l_{\rm max}) $, where $h$ is the cell width.
The maximum level of grids is restricted to $l_{\rm max} \leqq 30$.

\section{Results}
 In each model, starting from a nearly hydrostatic core with central density $\nc = 10^4 \cm$, the evolution of the collapsing cloud is calculated.
When fragmentation does not occur, the cloud evolution is calculated until the protostar is formed at $\nc \simeq 10^{22}\cm$.
When fragmentation does occur,  the calculation is often stopped after fragmentation (i.e., before the protostar formation), because fragments escape from the finest grid.

Figure~\ref{fig:2} shows the final state for each model against the metallicity $Z$ ($x$-axis) and initial rotation energy $\beta_0$ ($y$-axis).
In the figure, the cloud evolutions are classified into four types: fragmentation (red panel border), merger (violet), non-fragmentation (blue), and stable core (gray) models.
Fragmentation occurs and two or more fragments appear in fragmentation and merger models.
After fragmentation, fragments survive without merger until the end of the calculation in fragmentation models, while fragments merge to form a single core in merger models.
In non-fragmentation and stable core models, fragmentation does not occur.
A single protostar is formed in non-fragmentation models, while a long-lived core is formed before protostar formation in stable core models.

The rightmost column in Figure~\ref{fig:2} shows the final states for models with solar metallicity ($Z=\zsun$).
Including radiative effects, the evolution of clouds with solar metallicity has been investigated by many authors.
Assuming spherical symmetry, the evolution from the molecular cloud to the stellar core has been calculated by many authors \citep[e.g.,][]{larson69,masunaga00}.
In three dimensions, \citet{whitehouse06} and \citet{stamatellos07} have calculated stellar core formation from the molecular cloud core.
These studies have shown that the molecular gas obeys the isothermal equation of state with a temperature of $\sim 10$ K until $n_c \simeq 10^{11}\cm$, then the cloud collapses almost adiabatically  ($ 10^{11}\cm \mathrel{\hbox{\rlap{\hbox{\lower4pt\hbox{$\sim$}}}\hbox{$<$}}} n_c \mathrel{\hbox{\rlap{\hbox{\lower4pt\hbox{$\sim$}}}\hbox{$<$}}} 10^{16}\cm$; adiabatic phase) and a quasi-static core  (hereafter, first adiabatic core) forms during the adiabatic phase.
Thermal evolution for a cloud with solar metallicity is also confirmed in Figure~\ref{fig:1}, in which the gas temperature increases adiabatically after the number density reaches $n\simeq 10^{11}\cm$.
In models with solar metallicity, the first adiabatic core surrounded by a shock front is formed at $\nc=10^{11}-10^{14}\cm$.

The rightmost column of Figure~\ref{fig:2} (models with $Z=\zsun$) shows that fragmentation occurs when the initial cloud has $\beta_0>10^{-3}$.
In these clouds, fragmentation occurs only after the first adiabatic core formation:  fragmentation occurred at $\nc=6.8\times 10^{11}\cm$ ($\beta_0=10^{-1}$), $\nc =2.4\times 10^{12}\cm$ ($\beta_0=10^{-2}$), and $\nc=1.7\times 10^{13}\cm$ ($\beta_0=10^{-3}$), respectively.
In these fragmentation models, fragments survived without merger until the end of the calculation for models with $\beta_0=10^{-1}$ and $10^{-2}$, while a single stable adiabatic core was formed after merger in the model with $\beta_0=10^{-3}$.
The fragmentation condition ($\beta_0 > 10^{-3}$) for a cloud with solar metallicity is consistent with that of \citet{matsu03}.
\citet{matsu03} calculated the evolution of a cloud with solar metallicity in a large parameter space and found that fragmentation occurs when the initial cloud has $\beta_0 > 2.2\times10^{-3}$.
In addition, many studies have shown that fragmentation occurs only after the first adiabatic core formation \citep[see][]{goodwin07}.

For clouds with $Z=\zsun$, fragmentation occurs in models with $\beta_0 \ge 10^{-3}$ after the first adiabatic core formation, while stable first adiabatic cores are formed in models with $\beta_0<10^{-4}$.
In models with $\beta_0 < 10^{-4}$, although the cloud evolution was calculated for a sufficiently long time, the first adiabatic core did not collapse to reach the protostellar density ($\nc \simeq 10^{22}\cm$).
When a non-rotating cloud is adopted as the initial state, the first adiabatic core increases its mass with time by gas accretion, and can collapse again (the second collapse, see \citealt{masunaga00}) to form a protostar for a short duration.
On the other hand, a long-lived first adiabatic core is frequently formed in a rotating cloud, as shown in \citet{saigo06}.
This long-lived core can collapse further after the non-axisymmetric perturbation grows sufficiently owing to the bar mode instability \citep{durisen86}, because the angular momentum of the core is transferred by the non-axisymmetric structure \citep{bate98,saigo06}.
To investigate further the evolution for models with $\beta_0 < 10^{-4}$,  in different models of Figure~\ref{fig:2}, a large initial amplitude of the non-axisymmetric perturbation is adopted.
In these calculations,  after the first adiabatic core formation, the non-axisymmetric pattern grows and the cloud collapses (the second collapse) to reach the stellar density ($\nc \simeq 10^{22}\cm$).
However, these models do not show fragmentation even in the later evolution phase ($\nc \mathrel{\hbox{\rlap{\hbox{\lower4pt\hbox{$\sim$}}}\hbox{$>$}}} 10^{14}\cm$), as shown in \citet{bate98}.
Thus, it is expected that fragmentation does not occur in stable core models even after a calculation for an extended time period.
This is because  the central region transforms from a disk-like to a spherical configuration due to the large thermal energy after the first adiabatic core formation; fragmentation can easily occur in a thin disk-like configuration.
In addition, the angular momentum is effectively transferred from the high-density region by the non-axisymmetric pattern.

The leftmost column of Figure~\ref{fig:2} shows final states for models with $Z=0$ (primordial cloud).
In the primordial cloud, fragmentation occurs in clouds with $\beta_0>10^{-6}$, which is consistent with the results of \citet{machida08b}.
These panels also show that the fragmentation scale (i.e., distance between fragments) increases with $\beta_0$.
As shown in \citet{machida08a, machida08b}, the fragmentation scale is comparable to the Jeans length at the fragmentation epoch.
Since fragmentation occurs in the earlier epoch (or lower density) for models with larger $\beta_0$ and the Jeans length shortens as the density increases, fragments have a larger separation in clouds with larger $\beta_0$.

The first adiabatic core is formed at $\nc=10^{11}$--$10^{14}\cm$ in clouds with solar metallicity, while the protostar is formed directly without the first adiabatic core formation in the primordial cloud.
As shown in Figure~\ref{fig:1}, since the temperature in the primordial cloud ($Z=0$) gradually increases with $\gamma\simeq 1.1$ of the polytropic index \citep{omukai98} in a wide density range of $10^3\cm<\nc<10^{18}\cm$, the (first) adiabatic core is not formed before the protostar formation ($\nc\lesssim10^{21}\cm$).
Thus, fragmentation can occur for  $\nc \mathrel{\hbox{\rlap{\hbox{\lower4pt\hbox{$\sim$}}}\hbox{$<$}}} 10^{21}\cm$ in the primordial cloud, while fragmentation occurs only for $\nc \mathrel{\hbox{\rlap{\hbox{\lower4pt\hbox{$\sim$}}}\hbox{$<$}}} 10^{14}\cm$ in clouds with solar metallicity.
In addition, in the primordial cloud, since the central region can be spun until the protostar is formed ($\nc \mathrel{\hbox{\rlap{\hbox{\lower4pt\hbox{$\sim$}}}\hbox{$<$}}} 10^{21}\cm$) due to the absence of the first adiabatic core \citep[see][]{machida07}, fragmentation occurs even in clouds with smaller $\beta_0$.

In Figure~\ref{fig:2}, the border between fragmentation and non-fragmentation models is shown by a gray-white dotted line, which indicates that fragmentation tends to occur in clouds with lower metallicity.
For example, fragmentation occurs in models with $\beta_0 > 10^{-4}$ for clouds with $Z$ = $10^{-3}\zsun$ and $10^{-4}\zsun$, while fragmentation occurs for $\beta_0 > 10^{-3}$ for clouds with $Z=10^{-1}\zsun$ and $10^{-2}\zsun$.

The fragmentation epoch is closely related to the first adiabatic core formation epoch.
The first adiabatic core is formed in clouds with $Z\ge10^{-5}\zsun$, while the first adiabatic core is not formed in clouds with $Z<10^{-5}\zsun$.
As shown in Figure~\ref{fig:1}, the gas temperature increases keeping $\gamma\simeq 1.1$ for clouds with $Z=0$ and $10^{-6}\zsun$, while the gas temperature increases adiabatically ($\gamma\simeq 1.4$) after the central density reaches $\nc \simeq 10^{11}$--$10^{16}\cm$ in clouds with $Z\le10^{-5}\zsun$.
In clouds with $Z \le 10^{-5}\zsun$, the epoch when the cloud collapses adiabatically depends on the cloud metallicity. The first adiabatic core is formed at an earlier epoch (or lower density) in clouds with lower metallicity.
For example, the first adiabatic core is formed at $\nc \simeq 5\times 10^{11}\cm$ in clouds with ($Z$, $\beta_0$) = ($10^{-1}$, $10^{-6}$), while the first adiabatic core is formed at $\nc \simeq 6\times 10^{14}\cm$ in clouds with ($Z$, $\beta_0$) = ($10^{-5}$, $10^{-6}$).
When the first adiabatic core is formed at a later evolution phase (or higher density), the cloud is spun over a long duration and forms a thin rotating disk even in clouds with small $\beta_0$.
Then, fragmentation occurs in the thin disk.

\section{Discussion}
Although we cannot observe the primordial gas cloud in the early universe, we have observed many molecular clouds in the solar neighborhood.
\citet{caselli02} observed about 60 molecular cloud cores and found them to have rotational energies in the range $\beta_0 = 10^{-4}$--$0.07$, with a typical value of $\beta_0=0.02$ (see also \citealt{goodman93}).
Figure~\ref{fig:2} shows that fragmentation occurs in clouds with solar metallicity ($Z=\zsun$) when the rotational energy exceeds $\beta_0>10^{-3}$, which is smaller than the typical value of the observations.
Thus, it is expected that fragmentation frequently occurs in clouds with solar metallicity.

Observations have shown a high binary frequency at the present day \citep[see][]{mathiu94}.
However, we cannot determine the binary frequency in the early universe (or binary frequency in a lower metal environment) from observations.
Cosmological simulations show that the first collapsed objects formed at $z\sim10$ with $\nc\simeq 10^3-10^4\cm$ have rotational energies comparable to or slightly larger than the typical value of molecular clouds \citep{bromm02,yoshida06}.
Thus, if the distribution of cloud rotational energy does not strongly depend on metal abundance, the binary frequency will increase with decreasing cloud metallicity.
Even if a typical low-metallicity cloud has a smaller rotational energy of $\beta_0 \ll 0.02$, the binary frequency may be high, because fragmentation can occur even in these clouds; fragmentation occurs in clouds  with $Z<10^{-4}\zsun$ when $\beta_0 \ge 10^{-4}$, which is much smaller than the typical value of molecular clouds ($\beta_0 = 0.02$).
Thus, it is expected that the binary frequency in low-metallicity clouds is higher than in solar-neighborhood clouds.

The fragmentation scale or separation between fragments decreases with decreasing cloud metallicity.
For example, at the fragmentation epoch, the separation between fragments for model ($Z$, $\beta_0$) = ($\zsun$, 0.1) is $\sim 45$\,AU, while the separation for ($Z$, $\beta_0$) = ($0$, 0.1) is $0.2$\,AU (see Fig.~\ref{fig:2}).
Since the first adiabatic core is formed at a higher density in clouds with lower metallicity, the fragmentation scale decreases with decreasing metallicity, i.e. the fragmentation scale (or Jeans scale) shortens as the cloud density increases.
Thus, at the moment of birth, the binary orbital period in low-metallicity clouds is shorter than that of solar-neighborhood clouds.

In the models shown in Figure~\ref{fig:2}, 1\% of the non-axisymmetric perturbation is added to the initial state.
When different initial amplitudes of the non-axisymmetric perturbation are added, the cloud evolution may change.
For example, in the fragmentation region of Figure~\ref{fig:2}, although fragments merge to form a single core only in model ($Z$, $\beta_0$) = ($10^{-3}$, 0.1), fragments do not merge in this model when different amplitudes of the non-axisymmetric perturbation (5, 10, 20, 30\%) are added.
\citet{goodwin07} pointed out that statistical studies are needed to understand fragmentation, because the cloud evolution in the high-density region is highly chaotic.
In subsequent papers, we will statistically investigate the cloud evolution for different initial cloud shapes in a large parameter space.

\acknowledgments
I thank ~K. Omukai for supplying the data of thermal evolution for the primordial collapsing cloud.
I also thank ~T. Matsumoto for contributing the nested grid code.
I have greatly benefited from discussions with ~S. Inutsuka.
Numerical computations were carried out on VPP5000 at the Center for Computational Astrophysics of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan.
This work is supported by Grants-in-Aid from MEXT (18740104).

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How do we fix the BBC?
With election day looming in the 2019 General Election, Boris Johnson suggested, in a week in which he was heavily criticised by the media for his party's record on the NHS, the abolition of the BBC license fee. The threat of government imposing itself upon our public broadcaster is hardly a new issue, the far more explicit rhetoric represents the increasing reality that the BBC is in a crisis that leaves it far weaker than before.
Dropping viewing figures have forced them to compete online with similarly declining private print and broadcast media but also alternative media sites from across the political spectrum. Alongside this, however, is something that is arguably more concerning.
The falling trust in the BBC, particularly over the last year, with clashes over Brexit and the coverage of Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party (alongside impartiality rows over climate change previously) have highlighted plainly the BBC's struggle to satisfy a polarised public and maintain its reputation as an authoritative provider of news.
BBC scepticism is now no longer reserved for the more radical or populist ends of the left or right, or those "with strong political views" as Ofcom's report into the BBC from last year. This crisis has created a desire, particularly on the mainstream left and political centre, to want to go on the defensive against an overbearing government who could destroy the essence of the BBC root and stem via privatisation.
However, this crisis presents the perfect opportunity to confront problems that are far more deep-rooted in the structures of the BBC. A more stable, democratic and authoritative public service broadcaster can be formed via the desire for change, rather than seeing it decline into a more minimal and less critical influence on British political discourse.
To understand the BBC's current crisis, it is important to understand how the BBC's history links in to the problems it faces of late. Since its original formation in 1922, the BBC has been tied to a Royal Charter, requiring renewal every five years by Parliament.
Despite public pressure for its impartiality, this still allows governments, particularly those with large majorities, a huge degree of power over the BBC. This, combined with governments' ability to select the Director-General and the contemporary public dislike of the license fee, suppresses critical and informative journalism.
The funding cuts over the last 10 years haven't helped either. Instead, the BBC has made a habit of platforming the views of the government far more than even its Parliamentary opposition (let alone anyone outside Westminster). This model of funding has also potentially contributed to the prominence of daily paper reviews and the ending of the weekly What The Papers Say, something which sees the BBC becoming a delegate for the narratives of privately owned media, something which inevitably impacts its impartiality.
Another major trend of the BBC's reporting and culture is its deference to powerful institutions, something that certainly outlasts the last decade. Exemplified as early as 1926 in its opposition to the 1926 General Strike where it was consciously in complete agreement with the government position. This something detailed comprehensively in Aston University sociologist Tom Mills' BBC: Myth of a Public Service as arguably the most egregious example of the BBC's tendency to replicate the policies of the state, seen in its first Royal Charter.
This hasn't become any less of a tendency within BBC reporting in the following years. The 1956 Suez Crisis and the Iraq War, despite its hugely controversial role in criticising the UK government's use of intelligence, exemplify a continued approach of a pro government bias.
On the domestic front, it is also fair to say that the BBC has largely followed the broad socio-economic trends of the day. This was done most explicitly, and to some extent understandably, in its integration into the propaganda push by the British state during World War 2. However, later its adoption of increasing social liberalism of the 1960's under Director General Hugh Greene followed by different shades of the economic liberalism of the last 40 years through Director Generals like the Thatcherite John Birt and Greg Dyke, whose politics mapped closely onto those of New Labour.
This partiality towards the establishment can also be seen in the revolving door between the BBC, Westminster and print media. This is probably most obviously represented up until recently in a show like This Week, hosted by a former Sunday Times editor in Andrew Neil, flanked by former cabinet ministers Michael Portillo and Alan Johnson amongst other regular guests such as MPs past and present like Gyles Brandreth or Liz Kendall.
The presence of former politicians such as James Purnell in the BBC's higher echelons and the migration of figures like Robbie Gibb from positions in BBC's political team to becoming Director of Communications in Theresa May's government also represents proximity to Westminster that is hardly the recipe for critical and challenging political journalism.
To create a more democratic, impartial and critical public service broadcaster will need policies that shift the terms of the BBC's relationship with the state, the public and its own employers. In contrast to both the Johnson government's talk of decriminalising non-payment or scrapping entirely the license fee, or the defensive stance taken by many on the centre and left, policy will have to acknowledge that the BBC has imperfections that are far more systemic than issues of funding.
A major advocate of BBC reform is that of the Media Reform Coalition, whose draft proposals advise that the BBC should no longer be dependent on a royal charter. Instead, its boardroom should be elected by employees and the general public. In addition, a reform of its impartiality policy should be undertaken and for there to be commission of programs from and representation of a wider section of the British public.
Some of these ideas have found their way into our political parties, with Labour's sadly quite low-key media proposals pledging to "place the BBC on a permanent statutory footing" and "elect the BBC board members by staff and license fee payers" being a welcome start.
The BBC needs, from top to bottom, to become accountable to those who work in the company, so as to ensure that the interests of particularly political coverage are in line with everyone whose labour goes into ensuring it functions, and the general public. The end of the Royal Charter is an obvious first step towards reducing state coercion, making the BBC's existence no longer dependent on the government and Parliament.
In addition, having a BBC boardroom and management with no government appointments and partially or totally comprised of worker and public elected representatives from different regions and demographics of the UK would both break up the close relationship between the BBC and the British state, whilst also representing far more closely a plurality of British society.
In addition to this, greater transparency would be required, presenting the previous employers of its presenters and any conflict of interest clearly for all to see, alongside a policy on impartiality which doesn't create a false equivalence between viewpoints which actually obscures the reality of a debate rather than helping viewers better understand it.
The BBC deservedly is for some a source of great pride but sadly both its past and present reporting does not suggest an institution that exists purely as a public service. More often than not it has been, and remains, too close to a government and political system it is supposed to critique. For an institution that is still, despite its decline, for so many people still a gateway into politics and current affairs, it has to be, to the largest possible extent, agenda-free and accountable for its positions.
The BBC's current crisis of legitimacy offers the opportunity for either a greater government power-grab through the withholding or compromising of funding sources or the opportunity for genuinely democratising reforms that will have the BBC live up to the rhetoric of its greatest advocates. For it to become a source for truly independent journalism in the public interest.
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August 15 & 16, Madison's riverfront will be filled with the soulful sounds of blues and the smoky aroma of sizzling barbeque during the 13th annual Madison RibberFest Barbeque & Blues. This two-day festival along the scenic Ohio River in historic Madison, features regional and national blues bands, barbeque competitions, boat rides and more.
Nine great blues bands are set to take the stage on Friday evening and all day Saturday, August 15 & 16 at Madison Ribberfest. This year's headliners are the Taj Mahal Trio on Friday night and Roy Rogers & the Delta Rhythm Kings on Saturday night.
The American Music Association has just announced that Taj Mahal will receive the Lifetime Achievement in Performance Award at their awards show in September. Mahal's career has spanned 40 years and he is recognized as "a shining light of integrity and interpretive brilliance". He has shared the stage with such notables as Eric Clapton, Etta James and The Rolling Stones among others.
Master slide guitarist Roy Rogers & the Delta Rhythm Kings take the stage on Saturday, August 16. Rogers is considered "one of the world's premier slide guitarists performing today". "That's not a slide on Roy Rogers' pinky, it's a time machine. With it, Rogers transports you to the Mississippi Delta's past and future. ……" ~ Guitar Player.
Rogers is an 8 time Grammy winner, has been featured on several movie soundtracks, and been touring worldwide since 1982. You'll definitely want to bring your dancing shoes when they rock the blues on Madison's riverfront.
Seven more great national/regional acts including Deanna Bogart, Rod Piazza & the Mighty Flyers, Power Plant Blues, The KingBees, Kelly Richy, Paul Thorn, and The West Coast Blues All-Stars with Junior Watson & Fred Kaplin round out the schedule for a 2-day blues extravaganza right along the Ohio River in Madison Indiana.
Barbeque lovers get to see 60 professional barbeque teams from around the country compete in the Indiana State Championship Barbeque Cook-Off for cash/prizes and a chance to represent Indiana at the Kansas City Barbeque Society's world championship. On Friday night, there's a Backyard Blast cooking competition for amateurs and a Kid's Q for the youngsters on Saturday.
Riverboat cruises on the Queen City paddle wheeler, a 5K RibberRun/Ride, the Pig Toss Corn Hole Tournament and the "Piglet Pen" children's play area, round out the offerings for a great family weekend. Check www.madisonribberfest.com for details & registration.
Whether it's Barbeque, Barbecue or BBQ – don't miss Madison RibberFest: Barbeque & Blues August 15 and 16 in Madison, Indiana.
Two day wristbands are only $20. Gates open at 5pm on Friday, August 15 and 11am on Saturday, August 16. Children 12 and under are free with a paid adult. To order wristbands or for information, call 800-559-2956 or visit www.madisonribberfest.com.


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5 tornadoes in Richmond area, National Weather Service confirms
Posted Sep 18 2018 01:24PM EDT
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Drone footage of a building collapse after an apparent tornado that touched down at Speeks Drive and Hull Street Road. (Photo: Chesterfield Fire and EMS Lt. Jason Elmore / @CFEMSPIO / Twitter)
1 dead in Richmond area after apparent tornado
RICHMOND, Va. - The National Weather Service has confirmed five tornadoes touched down in the Richmond area on Monday.
The National Weather Service says an EF1 with estimated maximum winds of 90 to 100 miles per hour and an EF2 with 115 to 125 miles per hour winds both struck in Chesterfield County. The EF-2 tornado destroyed the Old Dominion Flooring warehouse where a person was killed and another person was hospitalized.
Tornadoes also touched down in:
- Hanover County - EF1 - 85 to 95 mph
- West Richmond City - EF1 - 90 to 95 mph
- Powhatan County - EF0 - 75 to 80 mph
The FOX 5 Weather Team said the storm was produced with remnants of Florence that were traveling north on Monday.
#NWS confirms 5 tornadoes in Virginia yesterday, with the largest being the the EF 2 in Chesterfield County with winds estimated 115-125 mph. Tragically, one fatality from that one. pic.twitter.com/DF1YfDst7O
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With overbearing heat bearing down on much of the country, this is a friendly reminder that leaving your water bottles in your car on a hot day can start a fire inside your car - if the conditions are right.
On a hot, summer day - like we're experiencing right now - a full plastic bottle of water can act like a lens, focusing light into a high-energy beam that's intense enough to start a fire. Much like holding a magnifying glass on a sunny day can start a fire, the filled bottle of water does the same thing.
In 2017, a power company in Idaho shared a video of a water bottle burning two holes into a seat of a car. A technician was sitting in his truck when he noticed his leather seat was starting to smoke.
Severe Storm Watch issued until midnight throughout DC region during extreme heat wave
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued throughout most of the D.C. region as scorching temperatures bring the heat to the DMV.
Today's temperatures reached the mid-to-upper 90s but it felt even hotter as sweltering heat and humidity pushed the heat index values to as high as 110 degrees.
A Heat Advisory was issued for the D.C. area Wednesday. FOX 5's Michelle Rotella says the extreme temperatures will have a grip on our area until early next week.
Barry downgraded to tropical storm as it makes landfall
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The storm made landfall near Intracoastal City, Louisiana, about 160 miles west of New Orleans, and its winds fell to 70 mph, the National Hurricane Center said.
The Coast Guard rescued more than a dozen people from the remote Isle de Jean Charles, south of New Orleans, where water rose so high that some residents clung to rooftops. But in the city, locals and tourists wandered through mostly empty streets under light rain or stayed indoors.


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Audio: 20 years after 9/11 Orangewood teachers recall shock and disbelief
By DEBBIE DIAZ, JOSEPH PACHECO and APRIL CABRERA
Three teachers at Orangewood High School recall when they first heard about the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks: Mark Perkins, physical education teacher, Norma Beckwith, social studies teacher and Louise Gonzales, mathematics teacher.
Mark Perkins, P.E. teacher
Audio recording of interview on Sept. 10, 2021 with Mark Perkins, physical education teacher at Orangewood High School, on what he remembers about the 2001 attacks on the twin towers. Perkins recalls shock.
DEBBIE DIAZ: What were you doing on the day the twin towers were hit?
MARK PERKINS: I didn't find out about the twin towers until I woke up that morning and then — I don't know how I knew it was on the news — but it was on the news. Oh, I know how I knew it was one the news. I had a cousin, my wife's first cousin, he was doing his residency at the closest hospital to where the twin towers fell. When they were bringing victims in, they were bringing them to his hospital. So he called us just to let us know how he was okay. So that's how I found out that morning about the twin towers. Does that answer your question?
DIAZ: Yes. What was your reaction when you first found out?
PERKINS: I would say the biggest reaction is shock. I would say, you know, my wife grew in a country, she was born in Africa, she grew up in a country where there was war and that kind of — the kind of behavior that happened in the U.S. on that day was like what she remembered happening in the country that she grew up in Malawi in Africa. And nothing like that had ever been seen before in America. So it was just shock the fact that bad guys could come in and do that to us, and we just let it happen.
PACHECO: No one have responsibility.
DIAZ: Do you know anyone that was affected physically by the attack?
PERKINS: Like I mentioned earlier, my cousin was in his second year of residency at one of the hospitals, so he got to see a lot of the victims that were brought in. So I can't say that specifically victims, but it was interesting hearing. I mean he could look out his hospital window, and he could see the towers smoking and on fire. You know, when they collapsed, he was a first hand witness to that kind of a thing. So it was interesting to hear from his perspective.
Norma Beckwith, history teacher
Audio recording of interview on Sept. 10, 2021 with Norma Beckwith, social studies teacher at Orangewood High School, on what she remembers about the 2001 attacks on the twin towers. Beckwith recalls disbelief.
DIAZ: What were you doing on the day the twin towers were hit?
NORMA BECKWITH: Getting ready to go to work, to teach at Clement Middle School.
DIAZ: What was your reaction when you found out?
BECKWITH: Disbelief initially. You know, when the first plane hit, it was like "What is going on?" But when the second one hit, I knew we were under attack. And then fear. Fear.
DIAZ: Do you know someone that was affected physically by the attack?
BECKWITH: No, surprisingly on the West coast I knew absolutely no one. I mean, I knew of people, friends who knew people, but I was not impacted personally — my family, my friends — but, just am forever saddened about 3,000 plus lives that were lost.
DIAZ: Right, a tragedy, right.
PACHECO: Do you believe in any conspiracies?
BECKWITH: I absolutely do not believe in conspiracy theories. We were attacked by the terrorists, Al Queda. There is no conspiracy. They're out to ruin our way of life.
Louise Gonzales, math teacher
Audio recording of interview on Sept. 10, 2021 with Louise Gonzales, mathematics teacher at Orangewood High School, on what she remembers about the 2001 attacks on the twin towers. Gonzales recalls shock.
LOUISE GONZALES: I had just gotten to my classroom, getting ready to teach for the day.
DIAZ: And what was your reaction when you found out?
GONZALES: Shock. Shock. I didn't really know what was going on.
DIAZ: What went through your head?
GONZALES: I just…shock. Like, "What's going on?"
DIAZ: Do you know of someone who was affected physically by the attack?
GONZALES: No.
PACHECO: Do you believe in any conspiracies about the attack, like the government, or…?
PACHECO: You just believe it was a terrorist attack?
GONZALES: Yea.
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Q: Including LWJGL on Netbeans via Maven I have a problem with including LWJGL on Netbeans via Maven 2.
I create my own project, and I added new depency. I haven't problems with writting code, but when I try to compile and run it I always getting exception:
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: no lwjgl in java.library.path
I read some articles about this problem, because it is common problem; And I know that I should use -Djava.library.path=/native/
But...
I don't get so much Maven  and I cannot find the path, where maven stored these libraries. Maybe should I make some other things?
BTW I have not idea, why maven not linked it

A: if you are running the project via exec-maven-plugin, you need to tell netbeans to include the exec.args property when running and within that property have the right -Djava.library.path=. That's done in the Actions panel in project customizer.

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What is the subjective wellbeing instrument that is used by Science of Happiness for check-ins?
I am doing some work with students on happiness and thought it would be useful for us to have a look at their subjective well-being.
The EdX Science of Happiness course made use of weekly checkins like this one: https://ucbpsych.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_aVt9kWutzGlImwJ
The test is 6 questions, each one you are shown a drawing of a face with an emotion (3 positive, 3 negative) and you are asked to rate "To what extent does the character above match how you've been feeling lately?"
I'd like to learn more about this instrument. Like what research has been done to determine the validity of the measure, the origins of it, considerations when applying it.
I can't find any information on it, there doesn't seem to be a reference on the course page as to where it came from.
Does anyone have any ideas?
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$\begingroup$ I think the answer to this question cogsci.stackexchange.com/questions/486/… may answer your question. $\endgroup$ – AliceD♦ May 18 '15 at 3:13
$\begingroup$ Thank you Alice, that article gives a nice round up of other measures, I'll look into them. $\endgroup$ – Chris Jensen May 19 '15 at 8:36
The background of the measure can be found here.
The article implies that it is an ad-hoc measure of emotions created for this study:
Every week, we checked in with our students to see how they were feeling. We showed them a sequence of six cartoon faces created by Pixar artist Matt Jones to convey fear, enthusiasm, anger, affection, sadness, and amusement (below). Under each, we asked them to rate, on a scale of 1 to 10, how much each face matched how they'd been feeling lately. Then we transformed their collective weekly ratings into a single score.
The result? For students who responded at least 8 out of 10 times—suggesting that they were fully participating in the course—positive feelings went up, and up, and up. They felt progressively less sadness, anger, and fear, while at the same time experiencing more and more amusement, enthusiasm, and affection.
We also invited students to fill out a brief battery of research-validated questionnaires that are regularly used to assess feelings like happiness, stress, flourishing, or satisfaction with life.
The last sentence suggests the ad-hoc nature of the measure (as compared to validated scales). Also, I couldn't track down any published research with this measure. The icons themselves stem from a collaboration of Dacher Keltner with Facebook, as described here, for example.
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