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CORONAVIRUS: Here's the latest
A regularly updated feed of the latest information about coronavirus in Hungary.
PM Orbán: Hungary's vaccination capacity is far beyond the number of doses arriving from the EU
Prime Minister Orbán said that Hungary has so far inoculated 105,728 people, and the number of newly confirmed infected is on the decline, with a rising number of those who have recovered from the coronavirus.
Is Brussels failing the COVID vaccine challenge?
So, what's really happening? Has the EU reserved enough vaccines? Did they arrive late to the party? Why does the supply seem so unreliable? These are just a few of the tough questions for Brussels.
WaPo, the failed opposition leader and a story of blatant hypocrisy
"Independent" MP Bernadett Szél, former leader of LMP (the failed green-liberal party in Hungary) and 2018 opposition prime minister candidate, can't sleep at night worried about "populists," forgets about her own violent demonstrations.
PM Orbán: Restrictions to stay in force until February
Only a few vaccines have been received so far to vaccinate just 80,000 people, and the virus situation in Europe remains serious, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said, explaining why the current epidemiological measures had been extended until February 1.
PM Orbán on Kossuth Rádió: We have stopped the second wave of the coronavirus, now the task is to prevent a third one from starting
In his first 2021 radio interview, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán detailed the government's vaccination plan and its prognosis of the coronavirus pandemic and also talked about how the Hungarian economy will shift gears in the coming decade.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's response to Manfred Weber
Samizdat No.5.
PM Orbán: Anti-Semitic abuse and harassment of Jewish people is "inconceivable in Hungary"
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has highlighted how Martin Schulz "has been attacking Hungary for years" for defending its borders and refusing to accept migrants.
Anti-Semitism and the Opposition: Here's what's at stake in this weekend's by-election.
Oct 09, 2020 - Zoltán Kovács
An alliance of left-liberal opposition parties have jointly nominated a candidate with a deeply disturbing history of anti-Semitism to win this weekend's ballot.
Jewish leaders slam opposition politician for his anti-Semitic and racist statements
Several Jewish leaders have slammed László Bíró, a joint candidate of the opposition, for his anti-Semitic and racist statements.
That moment when the liberal opposition nominated a far-right candidate with a disturbing history of anti-Semitism, Part III – How they completely ignored the story
Sep 11, 2020 - Zoltán Kovács
Sometimes the silence carries greater significance than the stories that get published. This silence here is an appalling example of the liberal mainstream and its media.
That moment when the liberal opposition nominated a far-right candidate with a disturbing history of anti-Semitism, Part II
"It cannot be tolerated," according to a well-known government critic, commenting on the opposition's choice of candidate, "that a man who has made such anti-Semitic and anti-Roma statements, like Bíró, can enter an election with the support of parties that call themselves anti-racist, democratic and tolerant."
That moment when the liberal opposition nominated a far-right candidate with a disturbing history of anti-Semitism, Part I
In the run-up to a by-election to fill a parliamentary seat for a constituency in northern Hungary, the so-called "democratic" opposition jointly nominated a far-right Jobbik candidate with a long history of stomach-turning, anti-Semitic and anti-Roma statements. Here's the shameful story in brief.
Hungarian MEPs urge EP to denounce anti-Semitic Jobbik politician
Hungarian MEPs Tamás Deutsch and József Szájer point to the "alarming move" by Hungarian opposition parties to field a candidate who has made such offensive remarks.
Die Rückkehr der guten alten Antisemitismus-Karte?
Aug 27, 2020 - Zoltán Kovács
Seit die Regierung von Premierminister Orbán im Jahr 2010 an die Macht kam, sind falsche Vorwürfe von Antisemitismus gegen Ungarn zu einem wiederkehrenden Thema in der Kommunikationstaktik unserer linksliberalen Kritiker geworden. Während dieser Trick in letzter Zeit etwas vernachlässigt wurde, da die Behauptungen immer lächerlicher wurden, scheint es nun, dass die Antisemitismus-Karte ein trauriges Comeback feiert.
The return of the good old anti-Semitism card?
Since Prime Minister Orbán's government took power in 2010, false anti-Semitism allegations directed at Hungary have become a recurring theme in the communication tactics of our left-liberal critics. While this ploy had become a bit neglected recently, as the claims had grown more and more laughable, it now seems that the anti-Semitism card is making a woeful comeback.
Justice Minister: The government has taken effective steps against anti-Semitism
"The fact is that the Hungarian government has declared zero tolerance for anti-Semitism … unlike other European countries," the minister said.
German ambassador summoned to foreign ministry following Michael Roth anti-Semitism comments
Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, said the Jewish community is safe in Hungary.
State Secretary rejects xenophobia and anti-Semitism accusations in opinion piece
Viktor Orbán's "governments have done more than any other Hungarian government to address antisemitism and support our Jewish community".
Hungarophobia vs. real anti-Semitism
Feb 26, 2020 - Zoltán Kovács
Public display of anti-Semitic stereotypes at a Belgian carnival or Hungary's literature curriculum: Guess which one the Chairman of the Swedish Committee Against Anti-Semitism chose to comment on…
Bild is playing the anti-Semitism card again, but who's the anti-Semite?
In an article published on Tuesday, German daily Bild poses the question "How anti-Semitic is Viktor Orbán?" The short answer is: not at all.
Hungary has zero tolerance for anti-Semitism
The justice minister said Europe's second largest Jewish community lived in Budapest "in even greater peace and safety than anywhere else in Europe".
Called out for its fake news reporting, POLITICO covers it up
Jan 08, 2020 - Zoltán Kovács
Here's the correction that POLITICO could have issued but didn't.
Karácsony in Der Spiegel: Jobbik got rid of its far-right figures. No, they haven't
Nov 12, 2019 - Zoltán Kovács
The newly elected mayor of Budapest thinks he can fool the western media by trying whitewash the opposition's de facto alliance with Hungary's anti-Semitic far-right. But Jobbik is still the same, anti-Semitic, anti-Roma group of far-right radicals.
Dear Helsinki Commission: stop twisting the facts
Yes, what happened recently at the Aurora Center is a shameful act, one that should and will be prosecuted. But no, it does not have anything to do with the Hungarian government, and it's high time that our international friends understood that.
You picked the wrong country to illustrate rising anti-Semitism trends around Europe
Yes, European anti-Semitism is on the rise and it's cause for concern. But why drag Hungary, one of the few countries where anti-Semitism is in decline, into the discussion?
Paralleluniversen: Diese beiden Darstellungen des jüdischen Lebens und des Antisemitismus in Ungarn könnten gar nicht unterschiedlicher sein
May 23, 2019 - Zoltán Kovács
Die eine glaubwürdig, die andere weniger.
Parallel universes: These two depictions of Jewish life and anti-Semitism in Hungary couldn't be any more different
One of them credible, the other not so much.
Western Europe's anti-Semitism problem
Last month, I wrote about the research of the Action and Protection Foundation (APF), a Hungarian civic group founded in 2012 by the Unified Hungarian Jewish Congregation, specifically the group's monitoring and analysis of anti-Semitic incidents and hate crimes.
Did you know? Anti-Semitism climbing in some parts of Europe, falling in Hungary
Apr 18, 2019 - Zoltán Kovács
Countering the trend in many western European countries, where the number of anti-Semitic hate crimes is rising, the number of incidents dropped in Hungary in 2018.
With its report on anti-Semitism in Hungary, The Times runs a monster fail
The Times never responded to my request to have a chance to reply. Perhaps that's because, as journalism goes, this ranks among the most atrocious pieces of reporting on Hungary that I've seen in some time.
Hungarian government to promote IHRA's working definition of anti-Semitism
"The government agrees and supports that historical facts related to anti-Semitism should be taught objectively further boosting the fight against anti-Semitism," the resolution states
The Left and the far-right want to convince the world that Jobbik is now 'kosher,' but they've got a serious problem
Just when you thought the story couldn't get any worse. Hungary's far-right, extremist party, Jobbik, decided in December 2018 to dismiss one of its vice presidents because of his anti-Semitic statements and replaced him with another who backed the idea of drawing up a list of Jews.
With his visit this weekend to Budapest, Commissioner Timmermans is giving his seal of approval to the Left's alliance with the extremist, far-right
Commissioner Frans Timmermans comes to Budapest this weekend to attend the annual congress of the Hungarian Socialists, a party that has recently cozied up with far-right, anti-Semitic Jobbik.
[VIDEO] Liberal opposition leader: it's not Nazism if someone makes a list of Jews
A few months ago, in the lead up to last year's general elections, this member of Hungary's opposition was touring the country saying his party refused any cooperation with far-right, extremist Jobbik, a party he claimed to be "full of Nazis" that are "now presented in different packaging." You won't believe what he just said in a television interview.
This man was asked whether it's OK to join forces with a Nazi-saluting, anti-Semitic extremist party. You'll never believe what he said
Two highly esteemed, Hungarian opinion leaders sat down yesterday to have a conversation about the political opposition joining forces.
Here's a little challenge to the media: Ask these leaders whether they condemn Jobbik's anti-Semitism
For years, critics in the international media and other circles have tried to stick Prime Minister Orbán with the anti-Semitism charge. The prime minister endured repeated demands from these people to denounce or distance himself from the rhetoric of Hungary's far-right party Jobbik, as if he were responsible for their extremism.
PM Orbán hits back over Ronald S. Lauder claims that Hungary should "limit freedom of speech and the freedom of the press"
The prime minister wrote that "despite my respect for you, I cannot fulfil such a request"
Mayor Tarlós: Anti-Semitism has no real base in Budapest
President János Áder reaffirmed that Hungary respects its citizens of Jewish origin and all religious communities living in the country
CNN playing politics with its coverage of Hungary: Here's the non-story on anti-Semitism and the House of Fates in Budapest
CNN sent a correspondent to Budapest to do a story on the House of Fates, the European education center that will open in 2019 and focuses on the Holocaust years in Hungary. It's a non-story.
Anti-Semitism? Let's have a gloves-off conversation about anti-Semitism
The announcement yesterday that the government of Hungary is putting forth 1.5 million EUR to fight anti-Semitism in Europe gives us an opportunity to talk frankly about this problem. Or better yet, let's take a hard look at who is just talking and who is doing something about it.
FM: Hungary will continue the fight against anti-Semitism
The Hungarian government will continue its commitment to a policy of "zero tolerance" for anti-Semitism and would fight to maintain Europe's Judeo-Christian heritage
PM Orbán plants a tree in the Grove of Nations
"We will never forget that the Hungarian government, at that time, could not defend its Jewish citizens, but today the safety of all Jewish citizens in Hungary is guaranteed and anti-Semitism meets with zero tolerance," the prime minister said
"Stop the fake news that Hungary is anti-Semitic," writes the American Spectator
PM Orbán will make his first visit to the state of Israel next week. Lee Cohen writes that this symbolic and diplomatic event should bring closure to the myth that Hungary is anti-Semitic
A Jewish renaissance in Hungary
Jun 25, 2018 - Zoltán Kovács
The third annual Jewish Art Days Festival invigorated Budapest's already lively cultural scene between May 28 and June 10. Filling more than 20 venues with dozens of programs across the capital, the festival is becoming an early-summer tradition in the city and yet another sign that Hungary's Jewish community is seeing a renaissance of their culture.
Hungarians ask: What's wrong with 'Hungary first'?
A Hungarian native asks the editor of The Washington Post, What's wrong with 'Hungary first'?
Stop playing the anti-Semitism card. It's cynical and insulting
To those who keep playing the anti-Semitism card: enough already.
Hungary highlights the importance of the fight against anti-semitism during Rome visit
Dr. Mikola highlighted the fact that Jewish communities in Hungary are living in safety, and said the Hungarian government is doing everything possible to ensure that this remains the case
Die Welt and the never-ending accusations of anti-Semitism
Taking out of context and misinterpreting a statement that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán made several weeks ago, an article published recently in Die Welt raises – again – the tired and groundless charges of anti-Semitism.
Here's the story about how the liberal left and the international media are whitewashing Hungary's far-right party
Dec 01, 2017 - Zoltán Kovács
In recent days, the chairman of Hungary's far-right political party Jobbik publicly declared his intention to form an alliance with left-wing opposition parties LMP and Momentum. The latter have not ruled out the possibility.
PM Orbán tells Israeli newspaper that Hungary's political position is zero tolerance on anti-Semitism
The prime minister said there are members of Parliament who have made anti-Semitic gestures, and there are parties that have accepted them
PM Netanyahu to PM Orbán: 'Thank you for standing up for Israel' at the forefront of opposition to this new anti-Semitism
Jul 18, 2017 - Zoltán Kovács
During a historic visit – the first of a head of government of Israel in 30 years – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked Prime Minister Viktor Orbán for "standing up for Israel in international forums," and the Hungarian prime minister delivered a sharp rebuke of the failure of Hungary to defend its Jewish citizens during World War II, saying the country had sinned.
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No government has done more to fight anti-Semitism in Hungary than PM Orbán's
Several days ago, Prime Minister Orbán was speaking about a group of leaders that served during a tough period in Hungary's history, the inter-war period, and his remarks generated some controversy. Inevitably, some raised the worn-out charge of anti-Semitism. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó put them properly in their place.
Soros 'undermines democratically elected governments' and criticizing his agenda has nothing to do with anti-Semitism
The heritage of a particular American billionaire speculator is not relevant to his agenda. Criticizing the radical policies he's pushing all over the world – completely lacking any democratic mandate or accountability – is not anti-Semitism. Suggesting otherwise amounts to a cheap tactic to silence his critics and support the far-from-mainstream Soros agenda.
PM Orbán to head of Hungarian Jewish Communities: 'a modicum of assistance would be appreciated'
PM Orbán highlighted that illegal immigration is bringing a culture of intolerance and growing anti-Semitism into Europe. The prime minister wrote that "I do not expect either thanks or recognition for our fight against illegal migration, but a modicum of assistance from your community would be appreciated"
PM Netanyahu calls for Israeli ambassador to withdraw statement calling for Soros campaign to be scrapped
Prime Minister Netanyahu is due to meet with Prime Minister Orbán in Budapest on July 18, which will be the first visit by an Israeli premier to Hungary for 30 years
Hungarian government says "Soros" billboard campaign is not anti-Semitic
The Hungarian government is open to the opinions of those who feel that these billboards violate their human dignity or feelings
Hungarian government has zero tolerance for anti-Semitism
"We will continue to protect the Jewish community in future against any and all attacks of an anti-Semitic nature and against any attempts to endanger or discriminate against Hungary's Jewish community," Hungary's foreign minister said
Myths and Facts about Hungary and George Soros (Part 1)
Browse the international media coverage of Hungary over the last several weeks and a handful of keywords stand out: migration crisis, NGOs, transparency, media, Central European University and George Soros. While much of the coverage lacks balance, the keywords themselves can be instructive, shedding light on a far-reaching, ideologically driven and wholly undemocratic network that pushes George Soros's "open society" agenda.
Frans Timmermans must respect the dignity of Holocaust victims
Political debates can get nasty. A certain amount of give-and-take comes with the territory, and as a spokesperson, I've experienced it firsthand. There are red lines that should not be crossed, though, and assailing the dignity of the victims of mass genocide crosses the brightest of them. Every reasonable person, including European Commission Vice President Timmermans, should know that no matter how deep the political disagreement, Holocaust victims should not be exploited as weapons in such a fight.
Frans Timmermans should resign, says Hungary's foreign minister
Timmermans' accusation is unfair and unacceptable. Hungary "has done more than anyone in Europe to combat anti-Semitism"
Is Hungary's economy growing?


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So read the quote that kicked off the ad campaign surrounding the original Galaxy Note, the 5.3-inch hybrid device Samsung unveiled last year. Like many Samsung ad slogans, this one was a tad inaccessible, but at least the first two-thirds of it accurately stated the question a lot of us were asking: was the product a smartphone or was it a tablet? And furthermore, what place did it have in the market? What exactly did "it's Galaxy Note" mean?
To the surprise of some -and the delight of Samsung, no doubt- those questions didn't keep the original Galaxy Note from skyrocketing to success. As of August, Samsung had sold 10 million units worldwide, proving that "phablets" did indeed have a place in consumers' hearts and pockets. Before long, the company had single-handedly carved out a new category in mobile computing devices, and went on to expand the Note brand to include devices in other categories as well. A follow-on phablet seemed assured.
The Galaxy Note II is that device. We first got our hands on it at this year's IFA, and we've just wrapped up a solid week of testing our own review unit here in the States. We've editorialized on its hybrid nature, waxed poetic in video demos of its features, and even podcasted at length about this new kid on the phablet block. So, does the new smartphone/tablet live up to the high bar set by its predecessor? Grab your favorite beverage, put your feet up, and read on to find out.
As usual for a flagship product update, Samsung has brought many enhancements to the Galaxy Note II ("N7100" if you're nasty). Gone is the original Note's dual-core processor, replaced by the same Samsung Exynos 4412 quad-core SoC found in the Galaxy S III. This one runs a touch faster, though, maxing out at 1.6GHz.
The device also features LTE support in addition to the usual GSM and HSPA radios. That's welcome news for maturing 4G markets like the United States, which have until now had to settle for dual-core processors if they wanted LTE in their smartphones.
Also onboard is 2GB of RAM, with storage options varying from 16 to 32 to 64GB, with expansion up to an additional 64GB available via microSD.
That's a lot of storage.
On a device this size, display specs are even more important than usual, and Samsung hasn't lost sight of that. The Super AMOLED display technology from last year's model remains, but the screen has seen a size bump from 5.3″ to 5.5." Ordinarily, we'd call that excessive -it seems superfluous to increase screen size when your display is already a half-inch larger than its nearest competitor- but here it makes sense, because Samsung has also changed the screen's shape. In place of the original Note's 800×1280 display is a narrower panel measuring 720×1280, shaped to better fit the new device's slimmer dimensions (more on this below).
Samsung has also sprung another surprise on us with the Note II's display, ditching the long-criticized PenTile layout for a genuine RGB pixel matrix that's deployed, as OLED Info puts it, in "a rather unique arrangement." This will come as a welcome surprise to those who've had to suffer with the inaccurate white-color reproduction and "fuzzy edges" common to most PenTile displays, formerly a Samsung mainstay. The exceedingly particular will still find nits to pick here: the Note II's display features a rather average pixel density of 267ppi, but we include that piece of information only for completeness' sake. We've got good eyesight, and we weren't bothered in the least by this minor deficiency.
Part of the reason we didn't focus so much on trying to count pixels was the sheer beauty of the screen. The retention of Super AMOLED technology has resulted in a display that provides very deep blacks, and intense color saturation. Daylight readability was acceptable at high brightness levels, but where the screen really shines is at night and in dimly-lit rooms, where the near-pitch-blackness of darker display areas is especially evident on such a large canvas.
Some might find the color saturation a bit too rich, but the global version of the Note II we tested features a tweak in the settings menu to control the level of color the display puts out. Be warned, though: for whatever reason, US carriers removed that same menu option from the American version of the Galaxy S III, so don't necessarily expect that kind of customizability if you're planning on buying a carrier-branded Galaxy Note II variant.
Just like the original, the Note II features a Wacom digitizer built into the display to register input from the S Pen stylus. This time around, the pressure sensitivity has been boosted to 1,024 levels of registrable contact, but it's a totally invisible technology. There's still no visual indication to the user that this is anything other than a normal capacitive display, which is nice.
In the old days, science-fiction television shows used physical models to represent space ships. These shows sometimes suffered from a problem called the "scaling paradox." This resulted from time-strapped directors re-using ship models at the wrong scale, resulting in a ship model that was originally supposed to represent a 100-meter-long craft being comically "up-scaled" to a 600-meter behemoth in order to accommodate the needs of a given episode.
The Galaxy Note II looks like a scaling paradox, is what we're saying. But not in relation to its progenitor, as you might expect; no, the new Note looks like a comically scaled-up version of its smartphone cousin, the Galaxy S III.
The similarity is so strong it's impossible to overlook. It's the first thing we noticed at our IFA hands-on, and if you're familiar with Samsung's product family, it's the most striking aspect of the new device. If you like the Galaxy S III, you'll probably like the Galaxy Note II– because it's the same thing, only more so. Home button flanked by capacitive menu and back keys? Check. Thin bezel bordering a large display? Check. Front-facing camera and prominent sensors placed opposite a big bright notification LED? Check. Even the casing colors offered are similar.
To be sure, there are a few differences. Possibly due to its mammoth size, the Galaxy Note II feels more sturdy than the Galaxy S III. It's a much heavier device at 183g, even out-weighing the original Galaxy Note, but in proportion to its hardware footprint it almost doesn't feel heavy enough. The new Note II lifts the sheer-sided retangular-ity from its predecessor, adopts the prominent silver bezel and polycarbonate construction of the Galaxy S III, and marries them in a modern expression of what Samsung thinks a high-end smartphone should be.
A little of this, a little of that … presto! Galaxy Note II!
Whether you agree with that design direction will determine how stoked you are about the Galaxy Note II. We do have a few minor quibbles: we wish Samsung would provide users with a matte finish option, as the hyperglaze coating atop the polycarbonate is slippery, prone to scratching, and a fertile ground for oily fingerprints. Also, the device is just so big that the massive stretch of empty space on the back cover, unbroken by any texturing or other visual cues on our "Marble White" unit, makes the Note II appear unfinished somehow; fortunately, the "Titanium Gray" model features a faux brushed-metal effect that goes a ways toward solving this.
Placing the white version on actual brushed metal has no effect, however.
There's nothing "wrong" with the design, per se; we like its beefier build more than the too-light Galaxy S III and the too-square Galaxy Note, and its slimmer (80.5mm) thinner (9.4mm) chassis feels great in the hand. It's also nice to see Samsung correcting for its corner-cutting on the SIII, with that model's visible bezel seam replaced by a sturdy, single-cast piece on the Galaxy Note II. The new king of phablets, as we're pretty sure this model will be crowned in short order, is a solid, reliable-feeling, handsome piece of gadgetry. We just wish it weren't so afraid to stand out from the crowd on merits other than its size and its stylus.
Speaking of that stylus: Samsung's S Pen has been re-engineered for the new Galaxy Note, and it's no small overhaul. The new S Pen is rectangular instead of cylindrical, and features a textured pattern on its button that makes it (slightly) easier to find with a thumb. The new shape evokes the feel of a pencil in the hand, and the tip has apparently been changed to a rubber material that's supposed to offer more resistance, leading to a more authentic writing experience when using it on the Note II's display. In short, the new S Pen is trying as hard as it can to be less stylus and more pen, in keeping with its name.
New in front, old in back.
And it mostly succeeds in that quest. Though the new S Pen feels lighter in the hand than its thinner forerunner, it also feels like a more finished product. The larger, more prominent "hat" on top might not offer much in the way of actual utility beyond locking the pen into the silo on its parent device -where it sits quite snugly- but it lends a psychosomatic sense of physical balance to the pen when writing.
The new rubber tip doesn't do much to change the sensation of using the pen on the Galaxy Note II's screen – it still feels like a plastic pen writing on a glass surface – but it's not unpleasant, either. In all, the new S Pen is quite a comfortable writing implement, and a marked improvement over the older, cheaper stylus that debuted on the original Note.
Samsung has ported much of the Galaxy S III software experience to the Note II, and that includes the full suite of enhanced services we reported on in our review of that device. The TouchWiz Nature UX is here in all its drip-splashy glory, with water-ripple unlock screens and forest-noise ringtones to sate your nature-loving needs.
Fortunately, that's not where the software story ends. The Note II ships with one of the newest Android builds available on a Samsung device, version 4.1.1 Jelly Bean, and as a result the device offers enhanced notifications, Google Now, and the UI frame-rate and responsiveness optimizations included in Project Butter. Samsung has also taken the opportunity to cook quite a few of its own new features into the OS, expanding on the foundation it laid with the Galaxy S III to offer a few usability enhancements like Smart Motion, which watches your face to keeps the display locked to vertical orientation if you lie down while reading.
We've criticized Android in the past, particularly on tablets, for the negative aspects of its scalability. On larger devices, the OS sometimes just expands existing screen elements to fill more space, instead of intelligently using the bigger canvas to show more information. Often the blame is heaped upon third-party developers for this deficiency, but the Android OS itself isn't immune, and the default home screen on the Galaxy Note II is a good example: out of the box, it's really just a scaled-up smartphone UI.
Fortunately, Samsung wasn't content to leave it at that. It's built little touches into the UI to better take advantage of the Note II's screen real estate. On the smaller side, the persistent number row of the Galaxy Note's keyboard has been brought to the newer model, a very handy feature that almost makes up for the keyboard's too-passive autocorrect. That same keyboard can also be minimized and anchored to one side of the screen, providing easier one-handed typing to righties and lefties both. Also, apps like Messaging and Email will display multiple columns when rotated to landscape mode, reflecting the Note II's half-tablet breeding.
The most prominent and useful new touches, though, go a long way toward dispelling any notion that the Galaxy Note II is merely a souped-up smartphone. These features, called Pop Up Browser and Multi Screen, do a fantastic job of using the device's enhanced screen real estate to good effect.
Pop Up Browser is an expansion of the Galaxy S III's Pop Up Play functionality we explored in-depth a few months back. That was an early example of the power and convenience a floating window on a smartphone could offer. Here, though, the floating frame isn't just a video player; it actually contains a miniature internet browser.
That means a lot of saved time if you're a frequent link-clicker in social media feeds like Twitter and Facebook. Before, clicking on a link immediately dumped you into a full-screen instance of the browser, effectively halting your social session. That's not the case on the Galaxy Note II; with Pop Up Browser selected as default, clicking on a link just brings up the browser in its own little window, and you can continue scrolling away in your social app (or wherever you happen to be) while the page loads. When the page finishes loading, you read it; then you have the option of either closing the window, or maximizing it. The latter option annoyingly results in a page refresh as you're promoted to the device's full browser, but that's a small price to pay for such convenience.
Our Galaxy Note II review unit didn't originally ship with Samsung's more robust multitasking ability, so we thought Pop Up Browser was as good as it was going to get during the review period. Fortunately, Samsung was quick to release an update unlocking the feature, and we've found the aptly-named Multi Screen to be an excellent companion.
As we mention in the full video review above, Multi Screen is what Kyocera tried to do with "simul-tasking" on its ill-fated Echo: run two apps simultaneously, side by side, on the same desktop. There's another similarity in that both implementations only support certain apps; not all applications can run side-by-side. But that's where the commonality ends, because Samsung's version actually works very well.
Here's how: a long-press of the back button anywhere in the UI calls up a scrollable dock, anchored to the side of the display. This dock contains all of the apps supported by Multi Screen. Tapping one of the app icons – say, S Note- launches the app in full screen, much like the standard app launcher. Holding an app icon, though, allows you to drag the app onto the main screen area, where you can select one of two available slots covering half the screen. Once you release the icon -say, YouTube- the app opens in that slot. The result in this example: YouTube and S Note running side by side on the same screen, with both apps "in focus" and ready to receive inputs. Now, you can take all the notes you want on that Gangnam Style video.
We used Multi Screen just after receiving the update containing it, when a friend posted a photo from his new neighborhood on Facebook. Wanting to see where he lived in relation to the closest city, we called up Maps alongside Facebook in Multi Screen. Soon enough, we were looking at the same location. In two apps. At the same time.
Both of these features help sell the notion of the Galaxy Note II as much, much more than an overblown smartphone; with powerful multitasking options like these, it's easy to see why the term "phablet" isn't just a cute appellation, but a necessary distinction. This ain't your granddaddy's smartphone.
That's also evident in the software Samsung has built in to support the S Pen. The Galaxy Note II knows when its stylus has been removed, and that communication between host and peripheral allows for all kinds of special features, from auto-launching certain apps upon pen removal, to a nifty little feature that detects device motion when the S Pen's silo is empty -the kind of motion that accompanies getting up and leaving a coffee shop, say- and alerts you so you don't leave the stylus behind.
Out of the box, the device is programmed to open the S Pen's Page Buddy screen on pen removal, a hidden homescreen only visible when the pen is detached. This allows a user to jump into various templates in the S Note app for quick memo creation or retrieval. The S Pen version of Page Buddy is somewhat handy, but its limited options combined with the somewhat clunky software design of S Note mean it's not the most useful stylus-based software element. During our time with the device, we preferred to keep Page Buddy off. Sometimes you're just removing the S Pen to pan around a map or scrub the timeline in a video, and you don't want to be taken back to a shortcut page every time you do– especially one of such limited utility.
Fortunately there's much more to the S Pen's software support. As on the original Note, the device knows when the S Pen is hovering over the display, and it projects a small cursor dot over the corresponding screen position. This serves as an analog to a mouse pointer, allowing you to deploy, say, a webpage's drop-down menus without clicking, and providing some neat preview functionality in the Gallery and Menu applications.
Opening apps is so 2010. Just hover.
It's in these applications that the S Pen shines. Where it falls short, for us, is in instances where actual writing comes in.
We've covered this matter in our S Pen Lesson and Galaxy Note II vs Galaxy Note videos, but it needs to be said here as well: using the Galaxy Note II as a memo-taking implement is a sub-par experience. That's true for most, if not all, electronic note-taking we've done, so it's not a specific hit against the Galaxy Note II. But the software's response does lag slightly behind the pen's input in writing mode. It's not much, and it's significantly less lag than was present on the original Galaxy Note, but it's still there. The stream of electronic "ink" always trails a few pixels behind the pen at normal speed, and tens of pixels behind if you're really moving the S Pen. Getting it close to a 1:1 ratio requires writing at a pretty slow pace, or with an unnatural amount of force.
Thankfully, as with most things, adaptation is possible. After a while, you get the hang of scrawling out some legible text on the pop-up version of S Note – a handy little feature accessible by holding down the S Pen button and double tapping anywhere on the display. But we continue to find that, in situations where time is of the essence -situations memo-taking apps are presumably built for- we're still much faster at typing a quick memo then drawing one.
In these situations, with the S Pen deployed, the Galaxy Note II ceases to become a speed-demon productivity machine and starts treading into novelty territory. There are all manner of pen-driven shortcuts, like the Quick Commands box where you can draw a picture to launch an app, and the quick-screenshot ability with lasso-like instant cropping. There's even a workaround for the fact that the device's menu and back keys don't register the S Pen's input; drawing an up or a back arrow on the display serves those functions. But like most novelty features, these are fun to show off once or twice, but they often don't get used very often after the first few weeks of ownership. Launching the email app by drawing an "@" symbol is a fun party trick, but isn't it faster just to tap an app icon?
For our part, we have the most success with the S Pen while using it in applications for which fingertips just won't do, like quick annotations or photo editing using the excellent -and fun- Paper Art app.
Original "artwork" on the left; retouched photo with added effects on the right.
Maybe the most interesting thing about using the S Pen is how it changes your mentality as a user. Surfing the web or scrolling through a Twitter feed isn't the same experience when done using a stylus. There's a sense of being fully invested in the device. You're not absentmindedly using it one-handed while half your focus is elsewhere; you're tapping, scrolling, and panning with both hands using a pen that's projecting a cursor on the display.
Along with the aforementioned multitasking features and the device's large size, it makes using the Galaxy Note II feel like a much more immersive, more desktop-oriented computing experience. In a good way. It feels like, if you needed to, you could get a whole lot done; much more so than on a more conventional smartphone.
Hope you enjoyed the brief reprieve from our discussion on how similar the Galaxy Note II is to the Galaxy S III, because we're right back in the middle of it with the camera. In its full review of this device (link at bottom), Engadget was able to determine that the Galaxy Note II does in fact use the same camera module as the Galaxy S III.
Theoretically, that means that barring some major overhaul in Samsung's camera viewfinder software, the Galaxy Note II's 8MP shooter should take photos of similar quality to that of the Galaxy S III. That's exactly what we've found.
Even the 1.9MP front-facing camera is better than most, though it predictably creates a fuzzier image with far less color saturation than the primary shooter generates.
And it does perhaps show a tendency to inflate hair volume.
As for the viewfinder software, it's undergone a few tweaks. There's no longer any need to dig into a menu to enable burst shot. The feature is always available while the camera is in still mode, via a press-and-hold on the shutter button. Also, building on its reputation as maker of the most option-laden smartphone cameras, Samsung has incorporated two more shooting modes, "best photo" and "best faces." Like the other Samsung-sourced camera features we've talked about, these modes will be of limited use to some, and huge utility to others. "Best faces" is the more interesting of the two, allowing you to capture a group of people with a five-photo burst, then select everyone's best face from all five photos; the software then stitches them into one picture.
Software or no software, astronauts always have the best faces.
Video performance is equally good, though it doesn't seem so when shooting. For some reason, the Galaxy Note II either ratchets down the display brightness or doesn't accurately display white balance while recording video. This results in the video looking too dark on the screen while it's being taken. The good news: the video turns out fine when played back on the device, or on a computer. White balance and auto-focus are reasonably quick, frame rate is good, and there's minimal jitter even with anti-shake disabled. You're also using the biggest viewfinder in the mobile world, which makes life a bit easier if you're trying to capture footage from odd angles, or while holding the device above your head.
There's a lot of power humming along inside the Galaxy Note II, with that 1.6GHz Exynos 4412 Quad delivering some very impressive performance on paper.
That's mirrored -mostly- in daily use. The able processor combined with the refined software of Android Jelly Bean makes for a very reliable, fluid experience. We were already impressed by the fluidity and stability of TouchWiz Nature UX on earlier builds of Android, so the jump to Jelly Bean hasn't been a revolutionary one, but overall the software has performed up to standard.
But there is something worth mentioning. We're not sure if it's our lingering doubts about Cortex versus Krait processor architecture or something else, but we're pretty sure we can discern a bit more lag in the Exynos-powered Galaxy Note II, running the supposedly-more-buttery Jelly Bean, than in the Snapdragon-powered Galaxy S III running Ice Cream Sandwich. It calls to mind a similar performance disparity we noticed between the international and American versions of the HTC One X, with the American dual-core version handily beating out the quad-core model in terms of UI responsiveness. That's an almost identical situation to the one we found in our review of the Sprint Galaxy S III.
It's not much; just the occasional stutter when jumping to the widgets page in the launcher, or during the first few seconds loading two apps into Multi Screen, and it's certainly not a deal breaker by any means. It's still a very responsive device overall; one of the best we've handled, in fact, and the numbers below bear that out. It's just jarring to encounter any lag at all on such a powerful device, and we thought it worth a brief mention. The elite among the power users might perhaps raise an eyebrow at this, but the other 99.5 percent of the planet's population won't notice it at all.
The Galaxy Note II fiddles with our expectations when it comes to endurance. On the one hand, that big 3100 mAh battery implies a battery life measured in days; on the other, that big 5.5-inch display and LTE-capable radio are huge energy-suckers.
The result isn't quite a draw, as we first thought. Given a few days of "run in," our Galaxy Note II review unit now delivers solid performance, lasting a full day with moderate-to-heavy use. That includes multiple email accounts and several social media apps polling in the background, weather apps checking in, news apps automatically refreshing, GPS usage for navigation, heavy data-based text messaging via Google Voice, and sporadic sessions of heavy browsing while streaming music via Spotify. Given that usage pattern, interspersed with long periods of inactivity, we were able to last more than a day on a single charge.
You'll still want to have a charger nearby if you're a heavy user; this device isn't a miracle worker, and "heavy user" is often synonymous with "phablet owner." That said, you'll probably be forced to plug in a bit less often with the Galaxy Note II than with other devices.
We tested the Galaxy Note II in Greater Boston, New York City, and Eastern Long Island -and the rural areas in between- over the course of about a week. The device used AT&T's HSPA network for the duration of the test period, with no LTE connectivity.
Performance in the reception department seems solid, the device holding onto a signal as well as our Galaxy S III when coverage is present. Fringe areas (Eastern Long Island) and zones of high cell-site loading (NYC) have given us some challenges, but that's not the Galaxy Note II's fault, and the latter problems shouldn't translate to LTE-using customers when compatible American versions of the device are released. We haven't noticed any problems with the HSPA radio in the unit; data speed is excellent when network conditions allow for it. WiFi performance is also good, with reception again average.
Call quality is also quite good, though holding a phablet to one's head is one of the strangest sensations in communications; it doesn't really feel much different, but if you catch your reflection in a mirror, it does look a little absurd. Callers said we sounded fine, even over speakerphone. That last point is where the Galaxy Note II really shines from an audio perspective; the speaker is big, bassy, and loud, especially when the device is playing multimedia files. It's not quite as impressive in phone calls, Samsung having chosen for some reason to crank down the maximum volume when in calling mode, but it's louder than most mobile speakerphones we've encountered. If you're a music-listener with an aversion to headphones, this is the phone for you.
That's bigger than the speakers in some cars we've owned.
The Galaxy Note II officially launched on September 26th in South Korea, but will eventually roll out to 128 countries as part of its progressive global unveiling. Right now you can get the unlocked quadband version from Clove Technology. A state-side release is expected soon, with availability on all four U.S. carriers — even T-Mobile USA, which leaked information indicates might be expecting an October 24 launch. Pricing information is not yet available, but we doubt it'll be cheap: prices for unlocked models on Google Shopping search results currently average around $700 for the 16GB version.
Is the Galaxy Note II Too Big?
Sure, the Dell Streak may have broken the five-inch barrier first, but it took Samsung to make it popular. In every meaningful sense, the original Galaxy Note launched the phablet category, an accomplishment for which it's been rightly praised. But even though it sold millions more than some of us expected, it didn't quite manage to make "phablets" a household name.
Today, the world is different. The Samsung name is stronger than ever before, with its Galaxy and Note sub-brands right out in front on the war for mind share. Given the public's increased awareness of Samsung's products, and the growing tendency of the average consumer to treat the words "Galaxy" and "Android" as synonymous, the Galaxy Note II stands a very good chance of doing something even more significant than its forerunner. It might be the device that catapults phablets to the point of mainstream acceptance. It's going to launch on many more carriers than its predecessor, and we can reasonably assume Samsung will use its advertising resources to full effect. It's going to be everywhere. With high-end smartphones already pushing the 5-inch mark, and the Galaxy Note II's physical proportions not much larger than some of those jumbophones, some people in the market for a specced-out device will no doubt be tempted to make the jump to a phablet.
Based on everything this device offers, the quiet competence with which its software operates, and the solid confidence its massive hardware inspires, justifying that jump is looking easier and easier. With the Galaxy Note II leading the pack, future of the phablet category -and Samsung's dominance of it- has never looked brighter.


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Future Scottish poetry stars in frame as shortlist announced for largest poetry prize in UK
More articles Thursday 30 June 2016 10:30am
The eagerly awaited shortlist for the second Edwin Morgan Poetry Award has been announced today by the Scottish Poetry Library.
The £20,000 award for Scottish poets aged 30 or under, which is the largest poetry prize in the UK, was first given in 2014 and is awarded biennially.
Award judges Scots Makar Jackie Kay and poet Stewart Conn said 'Our shortlist reflects not just the richness and energy of this year's entries but a startling diversity: traditional forms put to harmonious use, dream-worlds and the natural world lyrically evoked, insights into aspects of Scottishness and responses to works of art, verbal wit and typographical inventiveness, and a probing of new poem sources and modes, all of which we feel Edwin Morgan would have heartily approved.'
The 2016 shortlisted poets are:
Claire Askew whose first collection This Changes Things was published by Bloodaxe earlier this year. She has appeared on Radio 3's The Verb.
Penny Boxall whose first collection Ship of the Line is published by Eyewear. In 2014, she was commended in the Forward Prize.
Sophie Collins who received an Eric Gregory Award in 2014. An extended selection of her work will be featured in the first instalment of the newly revived Penguin Modern Poets series, with Emily Berry and Anne Carson, this July.
Harry Giles whose debut collection Tonguit (Freight Books) has been nominated for 2016's Forward Prize for Best First Collection.
Miriam Nash whose pamphlet Small Change is published by flipped eye. She won an Eric Gregory Award in 2015.
Stewart Sanderson who was shortlisted for the inaugural Edwin Morgan Poetry Award. In 2015 he received an Eric Gregory Award. This November he will take up a Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowship in Grez-sur-Loing, France.
The inaugural Edwin Morgan Poetry Award was won by Niall Campbell, whose debut collection Moontide went on to win the Saltire Society's First Book of the Year Award and was shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best First Collection. He is soon to have a first US collection published as part of the prestigious Princeton Series of Contemporary Poets.
Campbell says of his win in 2014: 'I think the bankers have it wrong – time isn't money; money is time. I used this extra time away from work to write. And to read more than I would have. And to accept offers of readings which I might not otherwise have been able to accept. The award allowed me 21 months away from work to concentrate on writing.'
The overall winner of the award will be revealed at the Book Festival during a special event with judges Jackie Kay and Stewart Conn on Thursday 18 August. Tickets to the event cost £8 (£6 concessions) and are available now.

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Winston Plywood & Veneer Holds Grand Opening in Louisville
Jackson, Mississippi — April 5, 2017 — Following a 2014 tornado which devastated Louisville, Mississippi, Winston Plywood &Veneer demonstrated its commitment to Mississippi with the grand opening of the company's new $100 million manufacturing facility. Governor Phil Bryant, Louisville Mayor Will Hill, company employees and local residents joined Winston Plywood & Veneer officials to celebrate the announcement.
"The grand opening of Winston Plywood & Veneer is evidence of what can be accomplished when business partners with government at all levels to create jobs and spur economic growth," Governor Bryant said.
In April 2014, an EF-4 tornado destroyed the company's facility in Louisville. Since then, Winston Plywood & Veneer has worked closely with the city of Louisville, Winston County and the Mississippi Development Authority to build its new facility.
"Today is a great day for all of us who work at WP&V and believe in the promise of this great business here in Louisville," said Winton Plywood & Veneer President Jon Pierce. "We could not be more thankful for the collaboration we've had from Mayor Hill, Governor Bryant and those across our community, all of whom have supported the launch of operations at this amazing facility."
The Mississippi Development Authority provided assistance for site preparation, relocation expenses, infrastructure needs and workforce training. Disaster recovery funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency were used to help build the new facility.
"Winston Plywood & Veneer could have rebuilt its facility anywhere in North America, but the company chose to remain in Louisville – a true testament to the quality of life in Louisville, Winston County and Mississippi, the region's productive workforce and Mississippi's pro-business climate," said MDA Executive Director Glenn McCullough, Jr. "We congratulate the Winston Plywood and Veneer team and our partners at the Winston County Economic Development District Partnership, the Tennessee Valley Authority, the city of Louisville and Winston County on this historic milestone."
Once at full capacity, Winston Plywood and Veneer will employ 400 workers.


Reinsurance Terms to Know: Spread Loss | The Voss Law Firm, P.C.
Reinsurance and retrocession insurance are two concepts vital to the insurance industry. Both types of insurance help to spread out risk and make sure that claims are paid even after large or unusual loss events, such as hurricanes, tornados, and wildfires. But how do reinsurance companies set premium rates and structure reinsurance and retrocession plans? One such type of property reinsurance is called spread loss reinsurance, also know as Carpenter plan insurance.
What is spread loss insurance?
Simply put, spread loss insurance is a type of property loss in which the insurance premium rate is adjusted periodically based on the losses experienced in the past—usually either a three-year history or a five-year history. Also known as the Carpenter plan, this form of retrospective rating has the advantage of calculating rates in consideration of recent inflation rates, changes in the economy, and consideration of recent loss events. Spread loss insurance also considers the possibility of expenses, unusual losses, a catastrophe, or unusual losses at the end of a period of insurance.
As you can see, the insurance industry is complex. There may be many reasons that your insurance claim is denied, delayed, or just plain inaccurate. If you are having difficulty with your property damage insurance claim, you may wish to speak with a Texas commercial claims insurance attorney about the details of your case. Our attorney can help make certain that you get the money you deserve to rebuild and continue business. To learn more about our legal services, call the Voss Law Firm today: 888-614-7730.


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Q: Copy column and paste formulas only - not values I'm trying to copy a column to the right of table and paste the formulas only (not values).
Sub acrescentaCols()
Dim oSheet As Worksheet

Set oSheet = Sheets("Sheet1")
oSheet.Columns("D:D").Select
    Selection.Copy
    Range(Selection, Selection.End(xlToRight)).Select
    Selection.PasteSpecial Paste:=xlPasteFormulas, Operation:=xlNone, _
        SkipBlanks:=False, Transpose:=False
End Sub

But this is copying also the values (because Excel considers values to be a formula too).
How do I fix this?

A: The below should fix your immediate problem of only copying the formulas across and not the values, but I'm not sure exactly what you're trying to do. If you can give more information I'm sure I can help you acheive what you're trying to get to.
It seems as if you want to copy the formulae to every row to the right of column D to the very right edge of the worksheet?
It also seems like you want to copy the formulae only so they re-evaluate in their new location - or do you want to past values only so that they hold the same values that they evaluated to in column D?
Anyway, give this a whirl.
Sub acrescentaCols()
Dim oSheet As Worksheet

Set oSheet = Sheets("Sheet1")

For Each cell In oSheet.Range("D1", Range("D1").End(xlDown))
    If cell.HasFormula = True Then
        cell.Copy
        Range(cell.Address, Range(cell.Address).End(xlToRight)).PasteSpecial Paste:=xlPasteFormulas
    End If
Next cell

End Sub

A: When you say paste the formula only - your method will paste the formula and then recalculate and your formula will show the result.  I think a better way to write that would be:
Sub acrescentaCols()

    Dim oSheet As Worksheet
    Dim rCopied As Range

    Set oSheet = Sheets("Sheet1")

    With oSheet
        .Columns("D:D").Copy

        Set rCopied = .Cells(1, 4).End(xlToRight).Offset(, 1).EntireColumn
        rCopied.PasteSpecial Paste:=xlPasteFormulas

    End With

End Sub

If you want to show the actual formula you could use a UDF something like:
Function GetFormula(Target As Range) As String
    If Target.HasFormula Then
        GetFormula = Target.Formula
    End If
End Function

If you want to apply this to a whole column you could use:
Sub acrescentaCols1()

    Dim oSheet As Worksheet
    Dim rCopied As Range

    Set oSheet = Sheets("Sheet1")

    With oSheet
        Set rCopied = .Cells(1, 4).End(xlToRight).Offset(, 1).EntireColumn
        rCopied.FormulaR1C1 = "=GETFORMULA(RC4)"
    End With

End Sub

This will probably kill your spreadsheet though - it will execute the UDF on all rows.

A: Sub acrescentaCols()
    Dim oSheet As Worksheet, rng1 As Range, rng2 As Range, rng As Range

    Set oSheet = Sheets("Sheet1")
    Set rng1 = oSheet.Columns("D:D")
        Set rng1 = Intersect(rng1, rng1.Worksheet.UsedRange) 'for the used range only
    Set rng2 = Range(rng1, rng1.End(xlToRight))
    For i = 1 To rng1.Cells.Count 'for each row
        If Left(rng1(i, 1).Formula, 1) = "=" Then 'if it starts with an equal sign
            For j = 1 To rng2.Columns.Count 'then for each column in the copy
                rng2(i, j).FormulaR1C1 = rng1(i, 1).FormulaR1C1
            Next j
        End If
    Next i
End Sub

A: As per my comments earlier:
Sub acrescentaCols()
Dim oSheet As Worksheet
Dim rng As Range
Dim cel As Range
Set oSheet = Sheets("Sheet1")
With oSheet
    Set rng = .Range(.Range("D1"), .Range("D" & .Rows.Count).End(xlUp))
    For Each cel In rng
        If Left(cel.Formula, 1) = "=" Then
            Range(cel.Offset(, 1), cel.Offset(, 1).End(xlToRight)).Formular1c1 = cel.Formular1c1
        End If
    Next cel
End With
End Sub

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President Clinton has invited South Korean President Kim Young Sam to the United States for a State Visit on July 25-28. President Kim has accepted the invitation.
The visit will provide an opportunity for the two Presidents to expand the already close ties between the United States and the Republic of Korea, and to continue bilateral consultations on non-proliferation and security issues relating to the Korean Peninsula.
President Kim will also attend the official dedication of the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. The memorial commemorates the sacrifices of heroic men and women of the United States who served in Korea. They, along with the courageous soldiers of the Republic of Korea and many other nations under the United Nations flag, repelled aggression and restored peace on the Korean Peninsula. The memorial will be dedicated on the forty-second anniversary of the signing of the armistice agreement that ended the Korean conflict.


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Pitcairnia meridensis is a plant species in the genus Pitcairnia. This species is endemic to Venezuela.

References

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Integrate [PlatformIO](http://platformio.org/) into Visual Studio Code on top of [PlatformIO Core](http://docs.platformio.org/en/stable/core.html). Cross-platform Build System without external dependencies to the OS software: 350+ embedded boards, 20+ development platforms, 10+ frameworks. Arduino and ARM mbed compatible.

*Atmel AVR & SAM, Espressif 8266 & 32, Freescale Kinetis, Intel ARC32, Lattice iCE40, Microchip PIC32, Nordic nRF51, NXP LPC, Silicon Labs EFM32, ST STM32, TI MSP430 & Tiva, Teensy, Arduino, ARM mbed, libOpenCM3, ESP8266, etc.*

## Note

There is an offical [PlatformIO IDE](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=platformio.platformio-ide) extension maintained by PlatformIO.Org. You would expect more features and maintenance from this extension.

If you want to build IoT projects connected to an IoT cloud service. You could take a look at [aka.ms/azure.iot](https://aka.ms/azure.iot) for Microsoft Azure IoT projects and resources.

If you are already using Azure IoT services, you could use [Azure IoT Toolkit](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=formulahendry.azure-iot-toolkit) extension for better development experience.

## Features

* Build PlatformIO project specified in [Project Configuration File platformio.ini](http://docs.platformio.org/en/stable/projectconf.html#projectconf)
* Upload firmware to devices specified in [Project Configuration File platformio.ini](http://docs.platformio.org/en/stable/projectconf.html#projectconf)
* Open Serial Monitor
* Set baud rate for Serial Monitor
* Search for library in [PlatformIO Library Registry](http://platformio.org/lib)
* Install library from [PlatformIO Library Registry](http://platformio.org/lib)
* Quick way to open PlatformIO Terminal
* Automatically or manually add Include Path to `c_cpp_properties.json` for [C/C++ extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-vscode.cpptools)
* Combined `Build`, `Upload` and `Open Serial Monitor` with one command

## Prerequisites

* Install [PlatformIO Core](http://docs.platformio.org/en/stable/installation.html)

## Setup

* Use existing project

  If you have an existing PlatformIO project, open the project folder directly in VS Code

* Create new project

  In terminal, run `platformio init --board <your_board_identifier>` to initialize a new PlatformIO project, then open the project folder in VS Code. Refer to [User Guide](http://docs.platformio.org/en/stable/userguide/cmd_init.html) for `platformio init` command. For how to find Board Identifier, you could refer to [this](http://docs.platformio.org/en/stable/quickstart.html#board-identifier).

## Usage

* **Build PlatformIO project**: Use shortcut `Ctrl+Alt+B`, or press `F1` and then select/type `PlatformIO: Build`, or right click the Text Editor and then click `PlatformIO: Build` in context menu

![build](images/build.gif)

* **Upload firmware to devices**: Use shortcut `Ctrl+Alt+U`, or press `F1` and then select/type `PlatformIO: Upload`, or right click the Text Editor and then click `PlatformIO: Upload` in context menu

![upload](images/upload.gif)

* **Open Serial Monitor**: Use shortcut `Ctrl+Alt+S`, or press `F1` and then select/type `PlatformIO: Open Serial Monitor`, or right click the Text Editor and then click `PlatformIO: Open Serial Monitor` in context menu

![openSerialMonitor](images/openSerialMonitor.gif)

* **Search for library**: Click the `Library` item in the Status Bar at the bottom, or press `F1` and then select/type `PlatformIO: Search Library`, then type the query to search for library. Refer to the [User Guide](http://docs.platformio.org/en/latest/userguide/lib/cmd_search.html#description) for the query syntax.

![searchLibrary](images/searchLibrary.gif)

* **Install library**: Click the `Download` icon in the Status Bar at the bottom, or press `F1` and then select/type `PlatformIO: Install Library`, then type library id or name to install. Refer to the [User Guide](http://docs.platformio.org/en/latest/userguide/lib/cmd_install.html#usage) for the detailed usage.

![installLibrary](images/installLibrary.gif)

* **Quick way to open PlatformIO Terminal**: Click the `Terminal` icon in the Status Bar at the bottom, or press `F1` and then select/type `PlatformIO: Open Terminal`

![openTerminal](images/openTerminal.png)

* **Add Include Path to `c_cpp_properties.json` for C/C++ extension**: Press `F1` and then select/type `PlatformIO: Add Include Path to Settings`. Wait for some seconds, then the PlatformIO libraries will be automatically added into Include Path of `c_cpp_properties.json`. (**Note**: Do not modify `c_cpp_properties.json` manually since the `c_cpp_properties.json` will be fully regenerated and your manual changes will be lost.)

* **Combined `Build`, `Upload` and `Open Serial Monitor` with one command**: Click the `Right Arrow` icon in the Status Bar at the bottom, or use shortcut `Ctrl+Alt+A`, or press `F1` and then select/type `PlatformIO: Build, Upload and Open Serial Monitor`. `Build`, `Upload` and `Open Serial Monitor` will be run one by one.

![buildUploadAndOpenSerialMonitor](images/buildUploadAndOpenSerialMonitor.png)

## Settings

* `platformio.baudRate`: Set baud rate for Serial Monitor. (Default is **9600**)
* `platformio.showHelpInfo`: Whether to show help info when opening PlatformIO Terminal. (Default is **true**)
* `platformio.autoUpdateIncludes`: Whether to add Include Path to `c_cpp_properties.json` automatically. (Default is **true**)

## Telemetry data

By default, anonymous telemetry data collection is turned on to understand user behavior to improve this extension. To disable it, update the settings.json as below:
```json
{
    "platformio.enableTelemetry": false
}
```

## Change Log

See Change Log [here](CHANGELOG.md)

## Issues

Currently, the extension is in the very initial phase. If you find any bug or have any suggestion/feature request, please join the chat on [Gitter](https://gitter.im/formulahendry/vscode-platformio) or submit the [issues](https://github.com/formulahendry/vscode-platformio/issues) to the GitHub Repo.

## Contributions

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(12) knowingly establishes, maintains, or operates an Internet site that permits a person to play a game of chance or skill for money or other thing of value by means of the Internet or to make a wager upon the result of any game, contest, political nomination, appointment, or election by means of the Internet.
DraftKings and FanDuel have stridently maintained that daily fantasy is a game of skill, and therefore doesn't amount to gambling. Daily fantasy is undoubtedly a game of skill (as is poker, which is nonetheless considered gambling), but Illinois law explicitly says games of skill for money are gambling. While FanDuel issued a nonsense statement in response to the ruling, it doesn't seem like they and DraftKings have a leg to stand on.
At this point, the only positive endgame for daily fantasy operators is clear. The drumbeat of bad press and even worse rulings won't cease unless something materially changes, and what needs to change is the law. Legislation to legalize daily fantasy was introduced in Illinois in October, and Madigan's declaration will only spur it along.


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text: Q: What is the relationship between "finite dominant morphism into normal variety is open" and going-down? It is standard that "finite morphism is closed" whose proof is essentially going-up. I have found a statement in this book stating "finite dominant morphism into normal variety is open" (Part 2 Chap 2 Sec 2.8) whose proof is mysterious. Afterwards the author states that this is equivalent to going-down, but I can't see why. The only indication I know is that some normality is required in going-down.


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Foreign PhD student accused local university of stealing his research, files police report
Source: Media Variasi & The Star
A PhD student has lodged a police report against his supervisors from University Malaya (UM) for allegedly stealing his work for their own 'personal commercial interests' and unfairly expelled him.
Speaking to Media Variasi, the PhD candidate – Yemen-national Abbod Ali Mohammed Saeed is studying a solution to a transportation issue that has never existed in Malaysia.
He elaborated that the solution uses Meshlium scanners in the Advance Intelligent Transportation System (AITS) to track vehicles. However, his system, research and PhD data were misused by 2 supervisors who were believed to be using it for their 'personal commercial interests'.
Wow. Universiti Malaya what is this behaviour.. pic.twitter.com/tbUP7PjL5G
— ᶠᵃᵗ cat ˢᵃʸs ᴴeyy! (@JulesJulietta) August 28, 2022
"The supervisor offered me to use the project within the university's research company and we shared the patent rights according to the university's rules and laws," he said.
"However, after the study was completed in 2017, the password to access my system was suddenly changed and the supervisor informed me that the system had become the property of his company which had nothing to do with the university."
"I reported this issue to the university management, however, the supervisor asked me to continue the study because he claimed that it was not complete. The supervisor also did not allow me to use the equipment to complete the study because he claimed it belonged to his company."
Source: Vulcan Post
Abbod said the university later promised to resolve the issue by extending 3 semesters and providing the necessary equipment, to which, he later found out that there is no such equipment available in the university laboratory.
"During the second semester, last April, I was shocked to receive a letter of sudden termination of studies. I felt mistreated, bullied and used for their benefit," he said.
On 14 August, he lodged a police report and in the affidavit letter, he claimed to have all the evidence and documents confirming that the ideas, proposals, papers and research data were his.
Also in case org lupa. Sampai ke sudah dia senyap je. U know why? Yes. Same thing here. https://t.co/JOQlVciqWh
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The university's response
In response to Abbod's claim, UM has filed another police report over the accusations and said it is reviewing if appropriate legal action can be taken.
UM also explained that it is always the university's policy that research undertaken using its facilities remained the property of the university.
It added that Abbod had been unable to complete his studies despite being sponsored for an extra three semesters beyond the maximum of 12 semesters. However, it said that Abbod was still unable to complete his studies within the extended period.
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Q: how to import library project in android studio How to process to import the library project in Android studio

A: You can import Google Play Services like this:
dependencies {
        compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services:8.4.0'
    }

found in https://developers.google.com/android/guides/setup
and Facebook SDK for Android like this:
like this:
dependencies {
  compile 'com.facebook.android:facebook-android-sdk:4.+'
}

found in: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/android/getting-started
Hope it helps!!!

A: i have done this task by
(1)firstly File -> New -> Import Module
(2)right click on your project -> select dependency tab -> click on + sign on right top corner -> then click on module dependency and select project
for more you can see at
Importing Facebook library in Android Studio: Could not find property 'ANDROID_BUILD_SDK_VERSION'


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Distinguished visitors at the Port of Hamburg. The Dutch royal couple, Willem-Alexander and Máxima, were thrilled by the environmentally-friendly technology employed by Becker Marine Systems' HUMMEL LNG Hybrid Barge.
This year for the first time the HUMMEL will be supplying mobile and low-emission power to cruise ships lying at port in Hamburg. Interest in the LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) Hybrid Barge is thus already quite large. And a reason for Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima to stop by during their visit to Hamburg to be informed about the innovative project.
"A very welcome visit since we are also working together with Dutch partners on the LNG Hybrid Barge," said Dirk Lehmann and Henning Kuhlmann, both Managing Directors of Hamburg-based Becker Marine Systems, on the occasion of the royal visit from the Netherlands. For example, the liquefied natural gas is also delivered by Shell Gasnor in gas containers via the "Gate LNG Terminal" from Rotterdam.
The royal couple, who had already visited companies in Schleswig-Holstein, was accompanied by Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade Lilianne Ploumen and a 20-member trade delegation. Cooperation between German and Dutch companies is intended to be further intensified and renewable energies and the maritime economy were among the issues being focussed on during the trip.
Prior to this, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima had attended the "LNG — full speed ahead" symposium at the Hamburg Fischauktionshalle. In addition to Uwe Beckmeyer, the Parliamentary State Secretary at the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy and Frank Horch, Senator of the Department of Economic Affairs, Transport and Innovation in Hamburg, participating in this event organised by the Senate of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, the Royal Netherlands Embassy and the Dutch Business Support Office were numerous representatives from maritime companies.
"We can also imagine deploying an LNG Hybrid Barge at the Port of Rotterdam," said Lehmann and Kuhlmann. The use of the environmentally-friendly ship fuel can significantly improve the air quality of the port city. Becker Marine Systems' barge works like a floating power plant. Compared to conventional marine diesel with 0.1% sulphur content, sulphur dioxides and soot are no longer emitted. Emissions of nitrogen oxides and carbon dioxide are also significantly reduced.
Following further events and signing the Golden Book of the Free and Hanseatic City, the Dutch royal couple bid farewell to Hamburg. Born in 1967, Willem-Alexander succeeded his mother as King of the Netherlands just under two years ago. He is married to Queen Máxima, born in Argentina in 1971. The couple has three daughters.


There exists one such list, from the Arab Writers Union (which is 105, rather than 100), but it's confined to twentieth-century works. Shimon's list was to be a fresh look and include twenty-first century works.
Thus instead: "we asked 100 Arab authors, critics, academics, and a few translators for nominations to find the 100 best." If the names of these 100 were listed, I didn't see them.
All but the fifth novel, Children of the Alley, is also on the Arab Writers Union list; the AWU list limited authors to one novel each.
Several more Mahfouz novels made Banipal's top 100: The Harafish got 20 nominations, The Thief and the Dogs 15; Midaq Alley got 12; Miramar 10; and Adrift on the Nile 9. In total, Shimon writes, Mahfouz received 106 nominations.
In all, Shimon writes, the lists share 44 titles, and the Banipal list includes 21 titles that were published post-2001. They're also far different lists because Banipal allows for more than one title from the same author.
The first post-2001 title to appear is Ahmed Saadawi's International Prize for Arabic Fiction-winning Frankenstein in Baghdad, at 15, which has been translated by Jonathan Wright. The first book not available in English translation is Munif's East of the Mediterranean, which comes in at 17. The first woman novelist to appear in Radwa Ashour at 23, with her Granada Trilogy. Only the first book of the Granada Trilogy has been translated to English, by William Granara.
The other women on the list are Hanan al-Shaykh (The Story of Zahra, 27); Latifa al-Zayyat (The Open Door, 37); Alawiya Sobh (Maryam, Keeper of Stories, 39); Ahlam Mostaghanemi (Memory in the Flesh, 46); Layla Baalbaki (I Live, 55); Hoda Barakat (The Stone of Laughter, 63, and Disciples of Passion, 86); Raja Alem (The Dove's Necklace, 64); Ghada Samman (Beirut Nightmares, 71); Inaam Kachachi (The American Granddaughter, 72); Huzama Habayeb (Velvet, 84); Sahar Khalifeh (The Door to the Courtyard, 91); and Miral al-Tahawy (The Tent, 99). There were thirteen novels by women on both this and the Arab Writers Union list, although they are not by the same women.
Usefully, the Banipal list is not just a list, but also includes brief introductions to both the works and their authors, as well as some contextualization.
As well as being enjoyable in and of itself — because who doesn't like a list — there are some Arab Writers Union oversights that this list remedies: Syrian poet and novelist Salim Barakat, for instance, appears with The Sages of Darkness. And brilliant younger writers, such as Rabee Jaber, get to be celebrated.
As with all lists, there are some decisions that feel infelicitous: Khoury's My Name is Adam appears, which it is not among his strongest novels, although it's his most recent; Inaam Kachachi's The American Granddaughter is also not her strongest work, although IPAF-shortlisted; and Abdo Khal's Throwing Sparks, which won the International Prize for Arabic Fiction in 2010, is a sloppy novel.
Indeed, there was a strong emphasis on IPAF-winning books: Bahaa Taher's Sunset Oasis, the 2008 winner, doesn't make the list (although two others by Taher do), but 2009 winner Azazeel is there, as are the 2010 winner, both 2011 co-winners, the 2012 winner, as well as the 2013, 2014, and 2017 winners. The other recent award-winners represented are two who took the Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature; both winner the 2017 winner Huzama Habayeb (Velvet) and the 2014 winner Hammour Ziada (The Longing of the Dervish).
Certainly, as with all good "top 100" lists, there's much fodder for discussion.
Find the complete list of 100 and more by ordering Banipal 63.
Happy to inform that in Greece we have translated 5 out of the ten first books and I am honored and delighted to keep on translating now Elias Khoury and his book "Gate of the Sun". From Arabic to Greek , always.


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For 40 years Wheatley Parish Council owned fields at Holton were managed by a committee representing both Oxfordshire County Council (education) and Wheatley Parish Council to provide sporting facilities for local inhabitants and those in education.
This joint use scheme ended in August 2015 without chance of renewal or extension. The sports field trust was formed to lease the grounds from Wheatley Parish Council and thus manage the facility as an independent body.
Wheatley Playing Field Trust has four principal aims; these are to inspire participation in sport, to promote community interaction, to provide sporting and changing facilities for Wheatley Park School and to act in an environmentally responsible way.
The trust was formed with rules allowing trustees to be proposed and elected from existing users to provide expertise in providing sporting opportunities in rugby, football, tennis and cricket plus the maintenance of facilities for athletics, rounders, netball and hockey.
Wheatley Playing Field Trust provides an excellent venue for social activities for local people, it will host many community activities and provides opportunities for local people to volunteer and to assist with and be involved in sporting activities in Wheatley.
The Playing Field Trust will assist Wheatley Parish Council to upgrade and expand the infrastructure, in particular, the changing facilities, necessary to support increased activity.
The Playing Field Trust will invest considerable time and effort in establishing and sustaining its position with Wheatley Parish Council, South Oxfordshire District Council and with local businesses to ensure that it can continue to be a major provider of sporting and community facilities for Wheatley and the surrounding area.
Encourage greater participation in sport.
Ensure safeguarding of minors is fundamental to sporting organisation users policies.
Provide opportunities for social activities both associated with sport and for non-Playing Field participants.
Provide a venue for community use.
Wheatley Playing Field Trust is a charity. We currently have 7 trustees who will operate as a management committee.
Four of the trustees will be appointed from the member associations and organisations.
The trust was created to operate from September 2015 to manage the grounds and facilities previously maintained by the Joint Use committee that was comprised of nominated members representing Oxfordshire County Council and Wheatley Parish Council. This body had no mandate to develop any facility and thus operated under a care and repair authority. The trust will have autonomous control not only to maintain the existing facilities but also to help develop them in the future. The initial years will also be devoted to seeking advice from professional bodies as to long and short-term improvements to meet national standards and guidelines, and to develop monetary policies to fund such necessary works.
The Playing Field Trust's purpose is to provide the environment, facilities and support in which each of its constituent clubs and community activities can flourish. The clubs which do flourish are those with strong junior sections, especially so when this strength can be carried through into the adult teams.
Wheatley Rugby Club fields 2 senior teams and remains the club with the largest junior section, with many mini and junior.
Wheatley Football Clubs run three teams and there is a thriving junior section that at present plays away from Holton. The trust will endeavour to provide facilities for all ages football teams to play at Holton.
Wheatley and Holton Cricket Club currently plays at Oxford Brookes University, but this facility may soon not be available. By developing the wicket at Holton, the trust hopes to encourage local cricket to play on its own grounds.
Wheatley tennis club currently plays at Oxford Brookes University but has expressed interest in playing at Holton, subject to upgrading of three tennis courts. The trustees have already prepared costings and viability reports to support this move.
Oxfordshire Football Development FC started training and playing U12 and U15 fixtures at Holton in 2016. Many of the players come from Wheatley Park School. They play opponents from as far away as Isle of Wight. One of the benefits at Holton is the facility to serve after match food in the newly refurbished clubhouse.
Oxford Ladies American Football started training at Holton in 2016.
The pavilion is one of the venues in Wheatley that can be used for events, parties and celebrations, it is well located so that events do not cause a nuisance and we have some on-site parking and further large parking areas in Wheatley Park School opposite.
We have undertaken a comprehensive review of our buildings and operations to ensure that we minimise energy use. This work has included replacement doors and windows, insulation, an efficient boiler, energy efficient lighting. In our new building projects we will investigate the possibly of some on-site energy generation.
The trust will investigate replacement of old heating systems with high efficient systems.
• monitoring the pricing structures of the individual clubs.
The Trust will not compete against the facilities offered by Wheatley Park Sports Centre.
The Trust will seek to develop a playing base for all local football, the establishment of a regular cricket team, developing tennis facilities to match standards and encouraging the development of participation in those sports that regularly use the facilities.
In recent years the joint use committee had to additionally deal with works that will have a residual effect on the operation of the trust.
During 2013/14, the poplar trees alongside the rugby pitch were pollarded following wind damage and this work should mean deferring additional tree work for 20 years.
Quotations are being sought for de-compacting the main winter sports pitches to provide drainage and to promote root growth.
Day-to-day management will be the responsibility of management group of active members and chaired by trustees as laid out in the rules drawn up by the trustees. It is not envisaged that payment will be made to any management member.
Based on historical figures supplied by the existing joint use committee, the trust would budget to maintain expenses against income in the eight months to April 2016, by working to the existing non-salaried costings.
Some members of the existing joint use committee will also be trustees and details of existing maintenance contracts, building utility suppliers, building insurance and rateable values will be made readily available to the trust.
In the first year, the trust will seek to renegotiate income and also seek to reduce outgoing payments.
The trust will work with Wheatley Parish Council to oversee the construction of new change rooms, the plans of which are currently being drawn up by an architect appointed by the parish Council. The trust will endeavour to seek funding for these facilities from sporting bodies and other grant making bodies.
The trust will identify improvements to access and facilities for disabled people.
Long-term plans will include floodlighting to tennis courts, the upgrade of cricket square, relocation of pitches to mitigate over use and the development of disabled facilities.


I am an environmental social scientist with an interdisciplinary background and research interests at the interface of political ecology, environmental governance, and agrarian studies. Generally, my research and publications to date have focused on three core areas. First, the political ecology of conservation, development, and environmental management interventions, as well as their intersection with new schemes for the economic valuation of carbon sequestration and other ecosystem services. Second, the environmental history and institutional evolution of laws, regulations, and policies for the governance of both ecosystems and rural populations in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly from the nineteenth century into the present. Thirdly, the exploration of contemporary problems in environmental governance, economic development, and 'green growth' through the tools of critical social theory, with a focus on the identification of alternative pathways toward socially and environmentally just solutions to pressing environment and development challenges.
In addition to my academic work, I also continue to undertake consultancy assignments and author reports for a range of clients, including the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad), U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre/Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI), and the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA). I also prioritize my responsibilities for academic service, contributing as a peer-reviewer or referee for a number of international peer reviewed journals, including: Political Geography, Biological Conservation, Environment and Planning E: Nature and Space, Land Use Policy, Environmental Conservation, The Journal of Latin American Geography, Ecological Economics, Journal of Political Ecology, Area, The Journal of Peasant Studies, International Forestry Review, Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space, Journal of Rural Studies, Human Ecology, World Development, Antipode, Third World Quarterly, Geoforum, International Journal of the Commons, and several others. Additionally, I also regularly provide similar services for scholarly book publishers, multilateral organizations, and research institutes, including Routledge/Earthscan, the Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI)/U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre Report Series, and the CGIAR/World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) Book Series.
Likewise, if you have consultancy, supervision, review, or collaboration inquiries related to the thematic foci above, please do not hesitate to get in touch at connor.cavanagh@nmbu.no.
Sandbrook, C. and C.J. Cavanagh and D. Tumusiime (eds), (2018), Conservation and Development in Uganda. London and New York: Routledge/Earthscan.
Cavanagh, C.J. and H. Lein (eds), (2017), Special Section: Political Ecologies of REDD+ in Tanzania. Journal of Eastern African Studies 11(3): 482-570.
Cavanagh, C.J. and C. Sandbrook and D. Tumusiime. (2018). Dynamics of uneven conservation and development in Uganda. In Sandbrook, C. and C.J. Cavanagh and D. Tumusiime (eds), Conservation and Development in Uganda. London and New York: Routledge/Earthscan, pp. 3-15.
Cavanagh, C.J. and C. Sandbrook and D. Tumusiime. (2018). Conservation, development, and the politics of ecological knowledge. In Sandbrook, C. and C.J. Cavanagh and D. Tumusiime (eds), Conservation and Development in Uganda. London and New York: Routledge/Earthscan, pp. 249-264.
Cavanagh, CJ. (2018). Enclosure, dispossession, and the 'green economy': new contours of internal displacement in Liberia and Sierra Leone? African Geographical Review 37(2): 120-133.
Fisher, J. and C.J.Cavanagh, T. Sikor, and D. Mwayafu. (2018). Linking notions of justice and project outcomes in carbon offset forestry projects: Insights from a comparative study in Uganda. Land Use Policy 73: 259-268.
Cavanagh, C.J. (2018). Land, natural resources, and the state in Kenya's Second Republic. In A. Adeniran and L. Ikuteyijo (eds), Africa Now! Emerging Issues and Alternative Perspectives. New York: Palgrave MacMillan, pp. 119-147.
Cavanagh, C.J. and T.A. Benjaminsen (2018). Guerrilla agriculture? A biopolitical guide to illicit cultivation within an IUCN Category II protected area. In M. Edelman et al. (eds), Global land grabbing and political reactions 'from below'. Critical Agrarian Studies Series. New York and London: Routledge, pp. 259-280. [Reprint of Cavanagh and Benjaminsen (2015) in Journal of Peasant Studies 42(3-4)].
Cavanagh, C.J. and A. Chemarum, P. Vedeld, and J.G. Petursson. (2017). Old wine, new bottles? Investigating the differential adoption of 'climate-smart' agricultural practices in western Kenya. Journal of Rural Studies 56: 114-123.
Cavanagh, C.J. and O. Freeman. (2017). Paying for carbon at Mount Elgon: two contrasting approaches at a transboundary park in East Africa. In S. Namirembe, B. Leimona, M. van Noordwijk, and P. Minang (eds), Co-investment in ecosystem services: global lessons from payment and incentive schemes. Nairobi: World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF).
Cavanagh, C.J. (2016). Resilience, class, and the antifragility of capital. Resilience: International Policies, Practices, and Discourses 5(2): 110-128. Special issue – 'Resilience and the Anthropocene'.
Vedeld, P. and C.J. Cavanagh, J.G. Petursson, C. Nakakaawa, R. Moll, and E. Sjaastad. (2016). The political economy of conservation at Mount Elgon, Uganda: between local deprivation, regional sustainability, and global public goods. Conservation and Society 14(3): 183-194.
Cavanagh, C. and T.A. Benjaminsen. (2015). Guerrilla agriculture? A biopolitical guide to illicit cultivation within an IUCN Category II protected area. Journal of Peasant Studies 42 (3-4): 725-745.
Cavanagh, C. and P. Vedeld and L.T. Traedal. (2015) Securitizing REDD+? Problematizing the Emerging Illegal Timber Trade and Forest Carbon Interface in East Africa. Geoforum 60: 72-82.
Cavanagh, C. and D. Himmelfarb. (2015). Much in Blood and Money': Necropolitical Ecology on the Margins of the Uganda Protectorate. Antipode 47 (1): 55-73.
Nakakaawa, C., Moll, R., Vedeld, P., Sjaastad, E., & Cavanagh, C.J. (2015). Collaborative resource management and rural livelihoods around protected areas: A case study of Mount Elgon National Park, Uganda. Forest Policy and Economics 57: 1-11.
Cavanagh, C. (2014). Biopolitics, Environmental Change, and Development Studies. Forum for Development Studies 41(2): 273-294.
Cavanagh, C. and T.A, Benjaminsen. (2014). Virtual Nature, Violent Accumulation: The 'Spectacular Failure' of Carbon Offsetting at a Ugandan National Park. Geoforum 56: 55-65.
Cavanagh, C. (2015). Upscaling climate-smart agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa: On whose terms? Report to NORAD from the FARA-NORAD Climate-Smart Agriculture conference, 10-12 March 2015, Nairobi, Kenya. Noragric Consultancy Reports Series. Ås: Noragric, NMBU.
Vedeld, P. and C. Cavanagh and J. Aune. (2015). Appraisal of the Alliance for Religion and Conservation (ARC) and the Alliance for Faithful Food and Farming–Climate Smart Agriculture programme'. Prepared for NORAD. Ås, Norway: Noragric, NMBU.
Cavanagh, C. (2014). Protected area governance, carbon offset forestry, and environmental (in)justice at Mount Elgon, Uganda. Report prepared for the EU Research Council Project 'I-REDD' at the University of East Anglia. Primary Investigator: Prof. Thomas Sikor. Norwich, UK: DEV Reports and Policy Paper Series, University of East Anglia.
Cavanagh, C. (2012) Unready for REDD+? Lessons from Corruption in Ugandan Conservation Areas. U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre Policy Brief. Bergen, Norway: Chr. Michelsen Institute.
Cavanagh, C. (2011) Protected Areas and Poverty in Africa: Four Cases. Report for the Human-Environment Unit, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA). Oslo: NINA.
Cavanagh, C. (2014). Review of Consructions of Neoliberal Reason by Jaime Peck. Canadian Geographer 58(3).
Cavanagh, C. (2012). Review of The Political Economy of Environment and Development in a Globalising World edited by Darley Kjosavik and Paul Vedeld. Forum for Development Studies 40 (1): 177-180.
The primary objective of this study is to work with both farmers and project managers to identify socially and environmentally just practices for Sustainable Agricultural Land Management (SALM) and agricultural carbon finance that retain both the promise and the prospect of supporting livelihoods and climate change mitigation.