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Nissan e-Power Hybrid Tech vs Toyota and Honda Hybrids
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Far behind domestic and western auto companies, Japanese automakers are just getting into the race for electrification in India. The Honda City e-HEV carved a new niche for strong hybrids in the price segment under 20 lakh, and Toyota followed with its own Hyryder and its Maruti sibling.
Now Nissan will debut its own version of the electrified powertrain with the X-Trail due to hit the market in 2023. Here's how the three automakers' self-charging hybrid systems differ.
Different types of hybrid technology
Honda City's Hybrid System: The City e-HEV has a highly efficient 1.5-litre Atkinson cycle engine at its core. The hybrid system consists of two engines with different power ratings, with the higher power engine connected to the wheels.
There is no 'transmission', instead the City is usually powered by the powerful engine. This system is programmed to automatically switch between EV, hybrid and motor modes depending on what is required of the powertrain at any given time. The e:HEV system is usually in hybrid mode, where the combustion engine generates electricity for the battery that powers the drive motor.
It always starts in EV mode and is mainly used for slow speed crawling and parking maneuvers. Only on long stretches of highway the City hybrid is powered solely by the engine, as it is determined to be in its most efficient form under those conditions.
Toyota's Hybrid System: The Toyota Hyryder and Maruti Grand Vitara use Toyota's hybrid propulsion system which also uses two motors, a generator (to charge the battery) and a higher power traction motor (to drive the wheels). Toyota developed 1.5 liter petrol engine and traction motor transfer power to the wheels via a 'power split' device, which consists of a planetary gearbox that can move the car using the traction motor, the motor or both .
As with the City Hybrid, the Hyryder's strong hybrid system travels at low speeds and uses only the main e engine (with a higher power output). During acceleration and normal driving at higher speeds, both the engine and the engine remain on.
Nissan e-Power hybrid system: Nissan's vehicles use a different kind of hybrid system that still uses – you guessed it – separate generator and starter motors. But the e-Power system makes it a little easier to understand. Simply put, the traction motor drives the wheels at all times and the motor has no mechanical connection to the wheels.
Instead, the engine is hooked up to the generator motor and will only turn on to charge the battery whether you're driving on the highway or overtaking quickly. The main e-motor also has a regenerative braking function that allows it to recharge the battery when coasting or slowing down.
How does Nissan's e-Power system differ?
In both Toyota and Honda hybrids, the ICE motors power the wheels at least some of the time. But Nissan's e-Power system differs in that the engine power never reaches the wheels and it is only there to recharge the battery pack.
In other words, the upcoming Nissan Qashqai and X-Trail strong hybrids will be powered solely by e-motors, similar to EVs. Each car has a powerful e-motor and a larger battery pack compared to standard strong hybrid cars; they offer comparable instantaneous torque and seamless power delivery as any other electric car. But unlike conventional EVs, Nissan's e-Power strong hybrids don't require charging by plugging in and are not limited by their range.
You must have realized by now that combining an ICE engine with an electrified powertrain is extremely complicated. This is the main reason why a strong hybrid vehicle is more expensive than an ICE or even a mild hybrid car.
Hybrids are complex, but all of the above systems are developed by Japanese car brands with a robust reputation for reliability. Until the EV charging network evolves, strong, self-charging hybrids offer excellent fuel economy, uncompromising performance and versatility.
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Dreams of seeing Bette Midler and Sarah Jessica Parker team up once again have been dashed. Rumors went around yesterday that famed comedy writer Tina Fey was developing a sequel to ABC Family's third favorite Halloween movie Hocus Pocus. Those simply are not true.
Deadline, however, says that Fey IS making a witch movie. Just not about these witches.
The sequel to the 1993 cult movie will have to remain in my dreams along with my secret crush for a young Sarah Jessica Parker dressed as a witch. Yeah, I didn't know any better back then. She was a looker.


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Mohammad Seddigh Kaboudvand är en iransk / kurdisk människorättsaktivist, journalist och författare
 som var redaktör för Payam-e Mardom-e Kurdestan som förbjöds av Iranska myndigheter. 2005 grundade han Rêxistina Mafê Mirovan li Kurdistanê, en kurdisk organisation för mänskliga rättigheter som är politisk och religiöst obunden.

Sedan 1 juli 2007 avtjänar Kaboudvand ett 11 år långt fängelsestraff i Evinfängelset i Iran, 10 år för att ha "underminerat statens säkerhet" genom att grunda en organisation för mänskliga rättigheter och ytterligare 1 år för "propaganda mot systemet". Kaboudvand nekas vård trots att han lider av allvarliga problem med sin hälsa.

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Iranska journalister
Iranska författare
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Personer i Iran under 2000-talet

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Q: How can I force PHP to use strings for array keys? I've come across an old app that uses an id to name type array, for example...
array(1) {
  [280]=>
  string(3) "abc"
}

Now I need to reorder these, and a var_dump() would make it appear that that isn't going to happen while the keys are integers.
If I add an a to every index, var_dump() will show double quotes around the key, my guess to show it is now a string...
array(1) {
  ["280a"]=>
  string(3) "abc"
}

This would let me easily reorder them, without having to touch more code.
This does not work.
$newArray = array();
foreach($array as $key => $value) {
   $newArray[(string) $key] = $value;
}

A var_dump() still shows them as integer array indexes.
Is there a way to force the keys to be strings, so I can reorder them without ruining the array?

A: EDIT:

I assumed that if they are integers, I
  can't reorder them without changing
  the key (which is significant in this
  example). However, if they were
  strings, I can reorder them how they
  like as the index shouldn't be
  interpreted to have any special
  meaning. Anyway, see my question
  update for how I did it (I went down a
  different route).

Actually they dont have to be in numeric order...
array(208=>'a', 0=> 'b', 99=>'c');

Is perfectly valid if youre assigning them manually. Though i agree the integer keys might be misinterpreted as having a sequential meaning by someone although you would think if they were in a non-numeric order it would be evident they werent. That said i think since you had the leeway to change the code as you updated that is the better approach.

Probably not the most efficient way but easy as pie:
$keys = array_keys($data);

$values = array_values($data);
$stringKeys = array_map('strval', $keys);

$data = array_combine($stringKeys, $values);

//sort your data

A: YOU CAN'T!!

Strings containing valid integers will be cast to the integer type. E.g. the key "8" will actually be stored under 8. On the other hand "08" will not be cast, as it isn't a valid decimal integer.

Edit:
ACTUALLY YOU CAN!!
Cast sequential array to associative array
$obj = new stdClass;
foreach($array as $key => $value){
    $obj->{$key} = $value;
}
$array = (array) $obj;

In most cases, the following quote is true:

Strings containing valid integers will be cast to the integer type. E.g. the key "8" will actually be stored under 8. On the other hand "08" will not be cast, as it isn't a valid decimal integer.

This examples from the PHP Docs
 <?php
    $array = array(
        1    => "a",
        "1"  => "b",
        1.5  => "c",
        true => "d",
    );
    var_dump($array);
?>

The above example will output:
array(1) {
  [1]=> string(1) "d"
}

So even if you were to create an array with numbered keys they would just get casted back to integers.
Unfortunately for me I was not aware of this until recently but I thought I would share my failed attempts.
Failed attempts
$arr = array_change_key_case($arr); // worth a try.

Returns an array with all keys from array lowercased or uppercased. Numbered indices are left as is.

My next attempts was to create a new array by array_combineing the old values the new (string)keys.
I tried several ways of making the $keys array contain numeric values of type string.
range("A", "Z" ) works for the alphabet so I though I would try it with a numeric string.
$keys = range("0", (string) count($arr) ); // integers

This resulted in an array full of keys but were all of int type.
Here's a couple of successful attempts of creating an array with the values of type string.
$keys = explode(',', implode(",", array_keys($arr))); // values strings

$keys = array_map('strval', array_keys($arr)); // values strings

Now just to combine the two.
$arr = array_combine( $keys, $arr);

This is when I discovered numeric strings are casted to integers.
$arr = array_combine( $keys, $arr); // int strings
//assert($arr === array_values($arr)) // true.

The only way to change the keys to strings and maintain their literal values would be to prefix the key with a suffix it with a decimal point "00","01","02" or "0.","1.","2.".
You can achieve this like so.
$keys = explode(',', implode(".,", array_keys($arr)) . '.'); // added decimal point
$arr = array_combine($keys, $arr);

Of course this is less than ideal as you will need to target array elements like this.
$arr["280."]

I've created a little function which will target the correct array element even if you only enter the integer and not the new string.
function array_value($array, $key){

    if(array_key_exists($key, $array)){
        return $array[ $key ];
    }
    if(is_numeric($key) && array_key_exists('.' . $key, $array)){
        return $array[ '.' . $key ];
    }
    return null;
}

Usage
echo array_value($array, "208"); // "abc"

Edit:
ACTUALLY YOU CAN!!
Cast sequential array to associative array
All that for nothing

A: I was able to get this to work by adding '.0' onto the end of each key, as such:
$options = [];
for ($i = 1; $i <= 4; $i++) {
    $options[$i.'.0'] = $i;
}

Will return:
array("1.0" => 1, "2.0" => 2, "3.0" => 3, "4.0" => 4)
It may not be completely optimal but it does allow you to sort the array and extract (an equivalent of) the original key without having to truncate anything.

A: You can append the null character "\0" to the end of the array key.  This makes it so PHP can't interpret the string as an integer.  All of the array functions (like array_merge()) work on it.  Also not even var_dump() will show anything extra after the string of integers.
Example:
$numbers1 = array();
$numbers2 = array();
$numbers = array();

$pool1 = array(111, 222, 333, 444);
$pool2 = array(555, 666, 777, 888);

foreach($pool1 as $p1)
{
    $numbers1[$p1 . "\0"] = $p1;
}
foreach($pool2 as $p2)
{
    $numbers2[$p2 . "\0"] = $p2;
}

$numbers = array_merge($numbers1, $numbers2);

var_dump($numbers);

The resulting output will be:
array(8) {
    ["111"] => string(3) "111"
    ["222"] => string(3) "222"
    ["333"] => string(3) "333"
    ["444"] => string(3) "444"
    ["555"] => string(3) "555"
    ["666"] => string(3) "666"
    ["777"] => string(3) "777"
    ["888"] => string(3) "888"
}

Without the . "\0" part the resulting array would be:
array(8) {
    [0] => string(3) "111"
    [1] => string(3) "222"
    [2] => string(3) "333"
    [3] => string(3) "444"
    [4] => string(3) "555"
    [5] => string(3) "666"
    [6] => string(3) "777"
    [7] => string(3) "888"
}

Also ksort() will also ignore the null character meaning $numbers[111] and $numbers["111\0"] will both have the same weight in the sorting algorithm.
The only downside to this method is that to access, for example $numbers["444"], you would actually have to access it via $numbers["444\0"] and since not even var_dump() will show you there's a null character at the end, there's no clue as to why you get "Undefined offset".  So only use this hack if iterating via a foreach() or whoever ends up maintaining your code will hate you.

A: Use an object instead of an array $object = (object)$array;

A: Edit:
This should work
foreach($array as $key => $value) {
    $newkey = sprintf('%s',$key);
    $newArray["'$newkey'"] = $value;
}

A: All other answers thus far are hacks that either use fragile workarounds that could break between major PHP versions, create unnecessary gotchas by deliberately corrupting keys, or just slow down your code for no benefit. The various functions to sort arrays yet maintain the crucial key associations have existed since PHP 4.
It is pointless stop PHP from using integer keys, it only does so when the integer representation is exactly the same as the string, thus casting an integer key back to string when reading from the array is guaranteed to return the original data. PHP's internal representation of your data is completely irrelevant as long as you avoid the functions that rewrite integer keys. The docs clearly state which array functions will do that.
An example of sorting, without any hacks, that demonstrates how data remains uncorrupted:
<?php

# use string keys to define as populating from a db, etc. would,
# even though PHP will convert the keys to integers
$in = array(
  '347' => 'ghi',
  '176' => 'def',
  '280' => 'abc',
);

# sort by key
ksort($in);
echo "K:\n";
$i = 1;
foreach ($in as $k => $v) {
    echo $i++, "\n";
    $k = (string) $k; # convert back to original
    var_dump($k, $v);
}

# sort by value
asort($in, SORT_STRING);
echo "\nV:\n";
$i = 1;
foreach ($in as $k => $v) {
    echo $i++, "\n";
    $k = (string) $k;
    var_dump($k, $v);
}

# unnecessary to cast as object unless keys could be sequential, gapless, and start with 0
if (function_exists('json_encode')) {
    echo "\nJSON:\n", json_encode($in);
}

The output it produces hasn't changed since v5.2 (with only the JSON missing prior to that):
K:
1
string(3) "176"
string(3) "def"
2
string(3) "280"
string(3) "abc"
3
string(3) "347"
string(3) "ghi"

V:
1
string(3) "280"
string(3) "abc"
2
string(3) "176"
string(3) "def"
3
string(3) "347"
string(3) "ghi"

JSON:
{"280":"abc","176":"def","347":"ghi"}

A: Hi we can make the index of the array a string using the following way. If we convert an array to xml then indexes like [0] may create issue so convert to string like [sample_0]
$newArray = array();
foreach($array as $key => $value) {
   $newArray["sample_".$key] = $value;
}

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WATERSHED: Miss Canada finalist wages BDS against Saudi Arabia and Israel
The story is not that a Miss Canada finalist condemned Israel in her political speech during the pageant. It was that she also mentioned Saudi Arabia in that same speech.
By targeting Israel while ignoring human rights violations (of far greater severity) in other countries, BDS has revealed itself as antisemitic. But it was only a matter of time that BDS would learn to reshape its narrative and overcome the criticism. In her speech during the Miss Canada pageant, Hala Yassin veered off the long-established BDS script and attacked both Saudi Arabia and Israel.
If you don't think that this is a watershed moment, just watch. BDS will now begin to place Israel alongside every human rights violating country (as well as Nazi Germany, as they already do).
The only antidote to this type of pop-culture BDS attack is education of our youth, beginning at early ages, so that they understand the nuanced insidiousness of the political warfare campaigns being waged against Israel.
Here is Yassin's political speech:
"Hi, My name is Hala. The Canadian Parliament recently passed a motion to formally condemn BDS movement, the boycott divestment and sanction [sic] movement. The problem is that it is our freedom of speech and our freedom of choice that we are touching. Countries that do not respect human rights and international law need to be condemned, not the BDS movement. Countries like Saudi Arabia, that do not respect women's liberty, where Raif Badawi was condemned to a thousand lashes for criticizing radical Islam. Countries, like Israel, that still in 2016, colonize, bomb, and treat Palestinians like third class citizens. Saying that it is antisemitic or Islamophobic is irrelevant, because it has nothing to do with religions, but everything to do with humanity. But today I want you to remember this, struggles take a long time to get solved. If black people had given up in the past, they could still be slaves today. Things are changing. Have faith. Don't choose to ignore. Choose to BDS. Boycott, divest, and sanction criminal countries. On behalf of all victims of injustice around the world, we thank you."

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Send Flowers for Shirley
Shirley J. (Merryman) Rogers
June 27, 1936 ~ January 9, 2022 (age 85)
Shirley J. Rogers, 85, of Cadiz, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, January 9, 2022 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born June 27, 1936 in Cadiz, Ohio a daughter of the late Leonard and Enid Patterson Merryman.
Shirley was a devoted Chrisitan, wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Working with her husband for many years doing the business end of their trucking company. She also drove school bus for 15 years for the Harrison Hills schools. Over the years she enjoyed bowling, camping, swimming, picnics and singing with her family.
Shirley was a lifelong member of Asbury Chapel United Methodist Church. She served as the historian for the church. For 60 years she enjoyed teaching Sunday School to children and rejoiced in them learning the bible. She loved singing in church and in the choir. And she loved her church community.
She was devoted to reading scripture and in the last months, writing down scripture. She said, "So that she would not forget."
She was the family's calm strength and will be greatly missed.
She was preceded in death in addition to her parents; by 2 sons: James Craig Rogers and Donald L. Rogers; 2 brothers: Arnold Lewis (Louie) and Allan R. Merryman; and her sister, Ellen Orr and her husband Leslie; and 2 nephews: Leonard Leslie (Lennie) Orr and David Merryman.
Surviving are her husband of 50 years, Harold C. Rogers; 2 sons: Michael C. (Cynthia) Rogers of London, Ohio and Chad C. (Emily) Rogers of Cadiz; 2 daughters: Roberta (Bill) Darios of Cadiz and Trudy (Dave) Barr of Cadiz; a daughter-in-law, Vickie Rogers of Cadiz; Grandchildren: Chris and Lisl Rogers of Tuscon, Joshua M. Rogers of London, Nathaniel C. Rogers of London, Jonathan R. Rogers of London, Rebekah N. Meyers of London, Donald Craig Rogers of Cadiz, Katelyn and Ryan Coffman of Cadiz, Carley Rogers of Cadiz and Kimber Rogers of Cadiz; Great Grandchildren: Caden, Addison and Colton of Tuscon, Skyann, Christian, Jonathan, Kirsten, Angelina, Cheyenne, Landen, Abel and Harmony all of London, Derrick, Drexan, Conner and Kendall all of Cadiz.
Calling hours will be held on Thursday, January 13 from 4-7 at Clark-Kirkland-Barr Funeral Home, Cadiz, Ohio. Funeral service will be held on Friday at 11:00 a.m. at Asbury Chapel, 39300 Deersville Ridge Road, Cadiz with Pastor Jon Little officiating. Burial will follow at Hines Cemetery, Cadiz, Ohio. Masks and social distancing will be observed at the funeral home as well as the church.
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General CommentI think it important that this song is at the very end of the cd. After the rest of the album plays out his grief, this song is hopeful that life can go on. It is hard to allow yourself love and happiness when you are in mourning, and this song catches the moments of him realizing that at some point you have to move on- because the whole world doesn't stop for your pain.
"And maybe it's time to live" --- The final lines of the cd... No matter how much pain you are it, and how much you want it to all be over, at some point you have to decide to live- not just exist.


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Cody Webb triumphs in Spain's SuperEnduro
in Enduro, SuperEnduro
Malaga attended another great test of SuperEnduro; Cody Webb's overall victory in the third round of the championship. The KTM rider managed to win, but before he had to face some difficult times.
In the first race, Billy Bolt managed to get the better of Mani Lettenbichler in the opening moments, with a trio of KTMs fighting for victory. After Bolt made a mistake, Webb, Walker and Blazusiak staged a great fight with overtaking done even at the limit. In the end, Walker was the one who got the much-desired first win, while Webb and Blazusiak had to settle for the remaining podium positions.
The second sleeve of the night had a little less drama. It was a quieter race with Blazusiak to make a good start. With this, Webb and Walker were fighting each other until Blazusiak had to leave the sleeve thanks to an incident. However, the big winner was Cody Webb after Jonny Walker lost the fight to his opponent, thanks to his mistake. Colton Haaker and Billy Bolt closed the podium. Walker had to settle for fourth place, while Blazusiak recovered from it.
Taddy – who didn't get any injury from the crash – made up for the third race by crossing the chess flag in the first position. The start was in the rider's favor because in the first corner more than half of the riders were retained after an incident. Still, the KTM rider didn't have a restless test as Billy Bolt and Alfredo Gomez put some pressure on the Pole. The two Husqvarna men fought each other and Gomez was the great winner of this battle, crossing the finish line after Blazusiak.
With this, Cody Webb leads the championship with 154 points. Taddy Blazusiak and Billy Bolt close the top three with minus 23 and 30 points, while Colton Haaker and Jonny Walker remain among the top five.
Tags: Alfredo GomezBilly BoltCody WebbColton HaakerFIM SUPERENDURO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPGP SuperEnduroJonny WalkerManuel LettenbichlerSuperEnduroSuperEnduro World ChampionshipTaddy Blazusiak
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It went from bad to worse in the second period for the Bruins, and after two, they trail the Canadiens by a 4-0 score and will play the rest of the game without their captain. The Habs, meanwhile, After Lars Eller provided the Habs' first-period scoring, the Canadiens received power play goals from Brian Gionta and James Wisniewski, the first of which was scored in fluke fashion. Tuukka Rask thought he stopped it, and upon realizing it was slowly rolling into the net behind him, he tried to fall on it, only to end up pushing it in the net following Zdeno Chara's attempt to clear it. The B's went 0-for-3 on the power play in the period, and are now 0-for-4 on the night. Scary moment for a Bruins villain. Max Pacioretty remained down on the ice when Zdeno Chara finished a check against the boards and sent the Hab's agitator into the glassed area between benches. Chara was given a major penalty for interference and a game misconduct. There was 15.8 seconds remaining in the period, and after a lengthy attempt to lift him onto a stretcher, they called the period, meaning they will play those final seconds after the ice is cleaned. The two obviously have a history, as Pacioretty scored the game-winning goal in overtime on Jan. 8 and shoved Chara, leading to some fireworks. Chara also got involved on Feb. 9 when Pacioretty jumped former Michigan teammate Steven Kampfer from behind.


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Der Weser-Radweg ist ein 520 Kilometer langer Radfernweg entlang der Weser und führt weserabwärts durch die Bundesländer Hessen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Niedersachsen und Bremen. Erste Entwicklungen gab es 1978 im ostwestfälischen Kreis Höxter.

Der Weser-Radweg ist Teil des Radnetzes Deutschland, eines nationalen Radfernwege-Netzes von zwölf überregionalen Radrouten. Der Weser-Radweg ist Teil der D-Route 9 Weser – Romantische Straße und auch entsprechend ausgeschildert.

Geschichte

Der erste durchgehende Streckenabschnitt wurde in den Jahren 1978 bis 1987 vom Kreis Höxter in Nordrhein-Westfalen angelegt. Als Initiator und Wegbereiter gilt der frühere Oberkreisdirektor des Kreises Höxter, Paul Sellmann, der schon frühzeitig die Chancen erkannte, die für den sanften Tourismus mit der Erschließung des Wesertales durch einen durchgehenden Radweg verbunden waren. Obwohl das Fahrradfahren damals noch nicht im Trend lag, gewann er die politischen Gremien für die Umsetzung seiner Idee. So konnte nach fast achtjähriger Planungs- und Bauzeit der über 40 Kilometer lange Streckenabschnitt von der niedersächsischen Landesgrenze im Norden bis zur hessischen Landesgrenze im Süden am 14. Oktober 1987 der Öffentlichkeit übergeben werden.

Schon während der Bauarbeiten wurde die Idee vom Weserbund e. V. in Bremen aufgegriffen, indem er zunächst einen Erfahrungsbericht des damals mit der Planung und Bauausführung befassten Leitenden Kreisbaudirektors Mussenbrock in der Zeitschrift DIE WESER im August 1982 veröffentlichte. Der Bericht befasste sich mit den Besonderheiten und Problemen beim Bau des Weges im Hochwasserbereich der Weser und wies dazu Lösungsvorschläge für die Planung und Mitbenutzung durch landwirtschaftliche Fahrzeuge auf. Im Anschluss daran ergriff der Weserbund e. V. die Initiative, um alle Kreise und Städte entlang der Weser zwischen Hann. Münden und Bremerhaven für einen durchgehenden Radweg entlang der Weser zu gewinnen. So gelang es ihm ein Gesamtkonzept zu erstellen, das in den Folgejahren Stück für Stück umgesetzt wurde. Seit dem Jahr 2001 hat die InfoZentrale Weser-Radweg in Bremerhaven die Information und Beratung der Radtouristen übernommen.

Im Bereich Nordrhein-Westfalen gehörten rund 40 Kilometer des heutigen Weser-Radweges zum Radverkehrsnetz NRW. Diese Strecke trug die Bezeichnung R99.

Nach umfangreichen Routen-Verbesserungen wurde der Weser-Radweg vom ADFC im Jahr 2017 auf der ITB als 4-Sterne Qualitätsradroute ausgezeichnet.

Die Auswertung von Fahrradzählern an der Mittelweser ergab für das Jahr 2021, dass der Radweg von mehr als 200.000 Radtouristen befahren wurde.

Verlauf
Der Weser-Radweg beginnt beim Zusammenfluss von Werra und Fulda bei Hann. Münden und folgt dem Verlauf des Flusses bis zu seiner Mündung in die Nordsee bei Bremerhaven. Von dort führt er weiter bis nach Cuxhaven und trifft dort auf den Elberadweg. Dabei übertrifft die Länge des Radwegs die 452 Flusskilometer um rund 50 Kilometer, weil er dem Flussverlauf nicht immer exakt folgen kann. In weiten Teilen stehen Radwege beiderseits des Flusslaufes zur Verfügung, so dass es neben der offiziellen Hauptroute fast immer auch alternative Abschnitte gibt.

Der Radweg folgt der Oberweser von Hann. Münden über Bad Karlshafen, Beverungen, Höxter, Holzminden, Bodenwerder, Hameln, Hessisch Oldendorf, Rinteln, Vlotho, Bad Oeynhausen (hier besteht Anschluss an den Else-Werre-Radweg), Porta Westfalica-Möllbergen durch das mittlere Wesertal nach Minden, dann entlang der Mittelweser durch die Norddeutsche Tiefebene über Petershagen, Nienburg, Hoya, Achim nach Bremen und der Unterweser bis zur Nordseeküste (Elsfleth, Brake, Nordenham, Bremerhaven, Cuxhaven).

Im Weserbergland führt die Strecke an vielen historischen Fachwerkstädten (Weserrenaissance) vorbei. Bei Verden besteht eine Verbindung zum Aller-Radweg. Bei Höxter kreuzt der Europaradwanderweg R1.

Landschaft
Im Weserbergland beginnt der Weg an der Deutschen Märchenstraße, der Deutschen Fachwerkstraße, der Wesertalstraße und der Straße der Weserrenaissance. Er streift oder durchquert die Naturparks Solling-Vogler und Weserbergland Schaumburg-Hameln.

Zwischen Rinteln und Porta Westfalica gibt es mehrere Windmühlen – hier trifft der Weg auf den Radweg Mühlenroute – und Seen mit Freizeitanlagen. Der Hang des Wiehengebirges (nahe dem großen Weserbogen, zwischen Wittekindsburg und Kaiser-Wilhelm-Denkmal) befindet sich ein Segelflug- und Drachenflugzentrum. Am Wasserstraßenkreuz Minden überquert der Mittellandkanal die Weser.

Ab Minden führt der Weg ohne nennenswerte Steigungen durch die Norddeutsche Tiefebene entlang der Mittelweser mit ihren Staustufen, Wehren und Schleusen, durch Geest- und Marsch (Schwemmland)-Landschaften.

In der Hansestadt Bremen beginnt der rund 90 Kilometer lange Abschnitt entlang der Unterweser.

Wahl der Fahrtrichtung
Das Wesertal ist eine wichtige Nord-Süd-Verbindung für Radreisen. Es ist in beiden Richtungen sehr gut zum Radeln geeignet.

Der Höhenunterschied zwischen Hann. Münden und Minden ist relativ gering (75 Meter auf 199 Kilometer), der zwischen der Porta Westfalica und Nordseeküste noch geringer (40 Höhenmeter auf über 250 Flusskilometer).

Im breiten Teil des Wesertals zwischen Hameln und Vlotho fließt die Weser nach Westen, im Flachland zwar bis zur Allermündung nach Norden, dann aber bis zur Huntemündung nach Nordwesten.

Verkehrsanbindung

Der Weser-Radweg wird im Bereich der Oberweser von mehreren Bahnlinien gekreuzt, die einen guten Zugang zum Radweg in Hann. Münden, Bad Karlshafen, Höxter und Holzminden ermöglichen. Ab Hameln verlaufen Eisenbahnstrecken parallel zur Weser über Bad Oeynhausen (Weserbahn), Minden, Nienburg, Verden bis nach Bremen. Weitere Bahnanschlüsse bestehen in Nordenham, Bremerhaven und Cuxhaven. Eine parallele Nutzung ist zwischen Hameln und Bremen gut möglich. In den RE- und RB-Zügen ist ein Fahrradticket erforderlich.

Marketing

Für das Marketing tritt die "Weser-Radweg Infozentrale" in Hameln als zentraler Ansprechpartner für den gesamten Weser-Radweg von Hann. Münden bis Cuxhaven auf. In enger Kooperation mit den kommunal getragenen touristischen Organisation am Weser-Radweg (Mittelweser-Touristik GmbH, Bremer Touristik Zentrale, Touristikgemeinschaft Wesermarsch, Erlebnis Bremerhaven GmbH, Landkreis Osterholz und Cuxland-Tourismus) werden hier alle Informationen und überregionalen Marketingmaßnahmen professionell gebündelt. Die sechs Regionen haben einen Kooperationsvertrag unterzeichnet, der die Zusammenarbeit manifestiert und ausbaut. Ein kostenfreies Weser-Radweg Serviceheft bietet dem Gast umfangreiche Informationen über Wegeverlauf, Unterkünfte, Sehenswürdigkeiten. Unter www.weserradweg-info.de gibt es weitere Module wie Download der Radweg-Streckeninformation als GPX-Track und PDF, Planung eigener Touren, 3D-Flug über die Strecke und aktuelle Streckenmeldungen.

Auszeichnungen

Seit einigen Jahren erhält der Weser-Radweg wiederholt Auszeichnungen im Rahmen der ADFC-Radreiseanalyse, 2022 liegt er in der Radreiseanalyse 2022 erneut auf dem 1. Rang. Die Wegführung kann bis auf wenige Teilstrecken so gewählt werden, dass kräftezehrende Steigungen und Gefällestrecken weitestgehend vermieden werden.

Übergänge zu anderen Radfernwegen
Es bestehen folgende Möglichkeiten, vom Weser-Radweg auf andere Radfernwege überzugehen (sortiert in Fahrtrichtung Norden):
 in Hann. Münden – auf den Fulda-Radweg zur Fuldaquelle bei Gersfeld (Hessen);
 in Hann. Münden – auf den Werratal-Radweg zur Werraquelle in Fehrenbach (Thüringen);
 in Hann. Münden – auf den Weser-Harz-Heide-Radfernweg nach Lüneburg;
 in Bad Karlshafen – auf den Diemelradweg zur Diemelquelle bei Usseln (Hessen);
 in Höxter – auf die D-Route 3 nach Vreden bzw. den Europaradweg R1 nach Boulogne-sur-Mer;
 in Höxter – auf die Hellweg-Route nach Dortmund;
 in Holzminden – auf die D-Route 3 nach Küstrin bzw. den weiterführenden Europaradweg R1 nach Sankt Petersburg;
 in Hagenohsen bei Emmerthal – auf den Weser-Leine-Radweg nach Gronau (Leine);
 in Hameln – auf die BahnRadRoute Hellweg-Weser nach Soest;
 bei Bad Oeynhausen – auf den Else-Werre-Radweg zur Else-Hase-Bifurkation in Melle-Gesmold;
 bei Bad Oeynhausen – auf den Werreradweg zur Werrequelle in Horn-Bad Meinberg-Wehren;
 in Verden (Aller) – auf den Aller-Radweg;
 in Bremen – auf die BahnRadRoute Weser-Lippe nach Paderborn;
 in Bremen – auf den Brückenradweg nach Osnabrück;
 in Bremen – auf den Elbe-Weser-Radweg nach Otterndorf an der Elbmündung:
 in Bremen – auf den Geestweg nach Meppen
 in Bremen – auf den Radfernweg Hamburg–Bremen nach Hamburg;
 in Bremen – auf den Wümme-Radweg nach Wilsede in der Lüneburger Heide;
 in Bremerhaven – auf den Alten Postweg nach Cuxhaven an die Nordsee;
 in Nordenham – auf die D-Route 1 nach Bunde (Ostfriesland) bzw. den weiterführenden Nordseeküstenradweg nach Inverness (Schottland);
 in Cuxhaven – auf die D-Route 1 entlang der nordfriesischen Küste zur dänischen Grenze bzw. den weiterführenden Nordseeküstenradweg nach Bergen (Norwegen).

Trivia
Der Weser-Radweg ist Schauplatz eines Fernradwegkrimis. In dem 2019 von Martin Heinzelmann veröffentlichten "Hätte, hätte, Fahrradkette" spielt die Handlung zwischen verschiedenen Radfahrern und Radfahrerinnen auf der gesamten Strecke von Hann. Münden bis Cuxhaven.

Siehe auch
 Liste der Radfernwege in Deutschland

Literatur
 Das kostenfreie Weser-Radweg Serviceheft - ein praktischer Begleiter für unterwegs mit einer Übersicht über Qualitätsbetriebe am Weser-Radweg. Es enthält Streckenbeschreibungen, Kartenmaterial, Gastgeber, Hinweise zur Beschaffenheit und Ausflugstipps für Ihre Radtour. Hier kostenfrei bestellen.
 Weser-Radweg - Vom Weserbergland bis zur Nordsee. Offizielle Karte der InfoZentrale Weser-Radweg, Kompakt-Spiralo 1:75.000, 2. Auflage 2023. Bestellung über www.weser-radweg.de
 Der RADgeber - Tourguide zum Weser-Radweg. Begleitbuch, ca. 200 Seiten, Auflage 2022, InfoZentrale Weser-Radweg

Weblinks

 Internetseite der InfoZentrale Weser-Radweg
 www.weserradweg-info.de Der Weser-Radweg: Vom Weserbergland bis zur Nordsee  Offizielle Informationen zum Weser-Radweg

Einzelnachweise

Radweg in Niedersachsen
Radweg in der Freien Hansestadt Bremen
Radweg in Nordrhein-Westfalen
Flussradroute
Verkehr (Weser)
Verkehr (Petershagen)
Verkehr (Minden)
Verkehr (Porta Westfalica)
Verkehr (Bad Oeynhausen)
Verkehr (Vlotho)
Verkehrsbauwerk im Kreis Höxter
Verkehr (Hann. Münden)
Radwanderweg in Deutschland
Verkehrsbauwerk im Landkreis Holzminden
Verkehrsbauwerk im Landkreis Northeim


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The True Events that Inspired the Movie
Dana Wilkerson (With), Krickitt Carpenter (Author), Kim Carpenter (Author)
Life as Kim and Krickitt Carpenter knew it was shattered beyond recognition on November 24, 1993. Two months after their marriage, a devastating car wreck left Krickitt with a massive head injury and in a coma for weeks.
When she finally awoke, she had no idea who Kim was. With no recollection of their relationship and while Krickitt experienced personality changes common to those who suffer head injuries, Kim realized the woman he had married essentially died in the accident.
And yet, against all odds, but through the common faith in Christ that sustained them, Kim and Krickitt fell in love all over again. Even though Kim stood by Krickitt through the darkest times a husband can ever imagine, he insists, "I'm no hero. I made a vow."
Now available in trade paper with a new chapter and photo insert, The Vow is the true story that inspired the major motion picture of the same name starring Rachel McAdams (The Notebook), Channing Tatum (Dear John), Sam Neill (Jurassic Park), and Academy Award winner Jessica Lange.
Contributors Kim Carpenter (Author)|Krickitt Carpenter (Author)|Dana Wilkerson (With)
eBook, Non-Fiction
Email to a Friend: The Vow


Elon Musk sent a couple of tweets out about battery production, appreciating the extremely hard work of Panasonic at the Tesla Gigafactory in Nevada and additionally revealed some new info on the upcoming Tesla Gigafactory 3 in China.
Tesla and Panasonic currently produce about 60% of global electric car batteries, according to Musk.
The Gigafactory 3 in Shanghai will produce electric cars (initially 3,000 Model 3 per week) and battery modules/packs.
The lithium-ion cells will be sourced locally from several manufacturers, including Panasonic. It's hard to say for sure whether cells will be produced at the Gigafactory 3 or not, but Musk seems to imply they will not.
Tesla will manufacture all battery modules & packs at China Giga, as we do today in California & Nevada. Cell production will be sourced locally, most likely from several companies (incl Pana), in order to meet demand in a timely manner.
38 Comments on "Musk Spills A Bunch Of China Battery Gigafactory Details"
No, not "just because". Panasonic's press release gave three reasons for quarterly profits having decreased somewhat… altho they still did make a respectable profit margin.
like tesla, it takes a LOT of money setting up or massively expanding, manufacturing lines.
They're the only ones seriously trying. All the other manufacturers just do the bare minimum to meet emissions regulations while lobbying to loosen said regulations.
It all comes down to perception. As long as a Legacy thinks it is in its best interest not to pursue EVs aggressively, it won't. This is why I keep saying that each company will have to feel a significant threat to its ICEv sales before they'll jump. Tesla selling lots of expensive EVs is no doubt a good thing for all the obvious reasons. But if they can deliver a sizable number of $35K M3s, then they will be encroaching on turf that currently belongs to a bunch of foot-dragging companies we all could name. Those companies will respond with their own EV products, which I still contend have been and are still in development, but we just haven't heard about them yet.
Evidently, they can not just start making hundreds of thousands of compelling BEVs whenever they choose.
Without Tesla, there certainly would be an EV transition, but Tesla is definitely the only company that is pushing it really really hard.
If not for Elon, I would guess that nobody in the west would be buying EVs. In addition, the garbage that Chinese companies produce would be much worse than what it is today.
Teslas 2018 PHEV+BEV car market share is 12% worldwide (car/battery count). Dont know where Musks numbers come from.
And even if i calculate the produced capacity in kWh with 6000 Model 3s per week the numbers dont add up to 60%, so is he counting cells (and calling them batteries?) knowing that Panasonic cells are the smallest cells on the ev market or is he comparing current Panasonic peak production with old data?
Nevertheless their current production rate is impressive.
Why are you talking market share of cars? Tesla is producing 20 GWh/year at gf1 and 8 GWh/year out of Japan.
What is your GWh/year calculation for all other ev's. Not busses and not other uses.
This includes EV buses, which are big in China but a rounding error elsewhere. I don't know how much of China's 29-30 GWh total went into buses, but it was much less than half.
Musk's 60% claim is bunk.
And you include batteries for busses because…? Elon is clearly addressing total batteries for pure battery only automobiles. No hybrids, scooters, skateboards or busses. And he may only be considering packs containing cylindrical cells. We don't know the basis for his number, but I would not challenge his integrity or math skills.
His integrity is often questionable. Especially when it comes to making himself or the company look better.
I've had about an 85% gas reduction via my Volt.
Let me remind you that this is a discussion about battery production. The value proposition of PHEVs is completely irrelevant here — it's simply a fact that PHEVs having much smaller batteries — along with only half the sales numbers — makes them a pretty small player in terms of total EV battery usage.
He's obviously talking about current production, as in the last month, not year to date or 2018 projections.
Every week, 7000+ Teslas need around 600 MWh of batteries. That's a rate of over 30 GWh/yr, and I don't know how much of your Chinese figures are for EVs and not buses/trucks/stationary. Tesla is likely around 50%.
It's also likely that Musk is not including batteries used in hybrids. I don't really agree with such accounting, but he did say EVs instead of plug-ins.
Who knows what he's talking about? They'll say things like "more batteries than all other carmakers combined". CATL isn't a carmaker, nor are Samsung, LG, etc. BYD also makes buses, so maybe they don't count.
This article puts Panasonic's share of EV batteries at 20% in the first half of the year. It says CATL briefly passed Panasonic in May. Tesla's Q3 surge lifted definitely lifted Panasonic into a strong 1st place, but they don't dominate. The SNE data includes all EVs, not just buses but also PHEVs which Musk might exclude.
China EV shipments ramp heavily in Q4, so Panasonic/Tesla market share should fall back into the low 20s. Even if they maintain S/X/3 at your 7000+/week rate, which so far they have not.
If he excludes enough stuff he can get to 60%.
Excluding stuff a reasonable person would include is how marketing people lie. That's why every US pickup is "#1 in it's class in towing/hp/torque/whatever". They define the class to exclude everyone who beats them. Look up the specs of actual competitors and you often see the #1 claim is bunk.
i should have read yours first.
That is exactly the issue with these anti-musk/tesla types.
They really do not care about facts. They will just lie and blast him.
I guess trump continues to teach others.
You call musk a liar and then come around and say that you have no idea of what he is talking about.
LG and Samsung do make vehicles for their home market and Asia. The Bolt should have been called The LG BOLT they did all the real work.
While you estimate Tesla/Pana production at 13GWh YTD, reality is that with Model 3 ramped, they are producing 30GWh/year right now.
If we exclude busses, then yes, Tesla Pana makes above 50%. Maybe even close to 60% as Musk claims.
Model 3 ramped very fast in Q2/Q3, but overall China is ramping faster. Even if Panasonic/Tesla achieve 7.5 GWh in Q4 (your 30GWh/year pace), it will be <25% of EV batteries and <35% if you arbitrarily exclude buses.
What makes you think much less than half of China's YTD EV battery production went into buses? I think it should be more than half — possibly significantly more.
China EV bus market is about 100k/year. It peaked close to 120k in 2016 then declined after fraud crackdowns and such. The vast majority are 160-320 kWh models, though some have smaller batteries (including PHEV buses) and BYD probably sells a few of their 500+ kWh flagships.
That puts bus battery market at 20-25 GWh. Total China EV battery market should be ~55 GWh this year. China car EVs were once dominated by ~20 kWh PHEVs and minicars, but the new subsidy regime is driving a shift to larger capacity NMC batteries. If the 1.1-1.2 million EVs sold this year average 25 kWh, that will be 27-30 GWh for cars vs. 20-25 GWh for buses.
I neglected China's EV trucks, vans and other "non-bus" commercial vehicles. I have no good battery data, but it seems they sell ~50k of these per year. Maybe 5 GWh? I'm sure Musk excludes those.
Chinese plus the Korean, AESC, etc. car batteries is 35-40 GWh for 2018. Panasonic/Tesla was close to 20 GWh, or about 35% of the total. Tesla ramped during the year, but so did the Chinese. If you also exclude PHEVs, LiFePO, etc. maybe you can get to 60%.
Unlike passenger cars, I suspect bus production is fairly linear throughout the year. So if annual need is 20 – 25 GWh (which is more or less what I would assume myself), that would mean that of the ~30 GWh in Q1-Q3, almost 20 went to buses, leaving only a bit over 10 for passenger cars. With the larger sales in Q4, it might end up close to 20 GWh for the whole year.
Keep in mind that a Model S 100 (~100 kWh battery) has more than tenfold the battery capacity than the typical PHEV with ~8 kWh capacity.
If I were Elon, sourcing cells from local China producers will make me skittish.
Been there, done that. Even with stringent specs, external quality audits, we still see quality issues periodically.
Then again, I lay the blame on us American corporations. They ink a large contract with a producer, so the producer ramps up capacity, then upon the next contract negotiations, the US company then demands a price reduction. So the producer sneakily cuts corners. We even had to check the grade of Aluminum from time to time. We'd had cases where they snucked in different grades at random batches. Sigh, more fried brian neurons for Elon.
I'm thinking it's a big enough operation that they can afford to thoroughly analyze the quality of their input materials, whether cells or electrodes or raw materials.
Tesla will certainly have a quality control for incoming raw materials and items. And with the growth of Tesla, so does the demand. Suppliers tend to cheat less at the risk of loosing a major customer (a recall can be very expensive, and when it is because of an off spec part, the manufacturer of said part is on the line if the contracts alow for it), while a small customer might be just negligible so it is no risk in cutting corners there.
Also, its China. Eager alternative suppliers are right around the corner, waiting for their chance.
First, it would not matter if you lowered prices or not. The Chinese would STILL cut corners.
Secondly, I agree with you. The model 3 is actually Tesla's spec AND formula. To get that same spec/formula, they are going to have to tell the Chinese how to make the cells. Once they do that, China will likely increase subsidies for Chinese cars, while doing everything possible to kill off tesla.
the should finally care about the source of the electricity(still very dirty… ) in the production line of very energy consuming batteries,EVsetc!!!
A dew years ago Panasonic CEO was grateful for Tesla partnership as it helped them transition from just being an Electronics Giant.The SKoreans have stolen the marketshare in electronics they now dominate in FS TVs and cellphones ,even Sony is down, Partnering with Tesla has helped Pana diversify its business and will make it a good source of battery cells .


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Boston celebrates July 4 amid tight security
Jul 5, 2013, 6:08 am SGT
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BOSTON (REUTERS) - Less than three months after bombs ripped through the heart of Boston, residents and visitors face heavy security as they celebrate Independence Day at an open-air concert and fireworks display on the banks of the Charles River.
Like the Boston Marathon, where two pressure-cooker bombs killed three and injured more than 260 on April 15, the Boston Pops' July Fourth concert on the Esplanade is one of the city's most cherished events and routinely draws half a million people.
This year, security is tighter than ever, police said, noting that hundreds of additional state and local police plus federal officials will be patrolling the city as well as the area around the Hatch Shell where the orchestra will play.
"We were walking around last night and we saw guys in sniper outfits," said Ms Cindy Munroe, visiting from Coventry, Rhode Island. "It was making me a little nervous, but we're probably safer here than anywhere else right now."
By mid-afternoon, with temperatures reaching a steamy 33 deg C, concertgoers were setting up tents and parasols as others sat on lawn chairs and blankets.
To reach the amphitheatre where conductor Keith Lockhart will lead the Pops through Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture and other patriotic favourites, revellers passed through tightly controlled checkpoints, some manned by soldiers in camouflage gear. On the river, marine patrols kept watch from afar and wireless surveillance cameras were set up in trees and on poles.
Security was "obviously all over the place", said Mr Derek Switaj, a student at Boston College, adding, "I feel safe, I feel fine, and I'm excited for tonight."
For days, police have sealed manhole covers and removed trash cans plus anything where bombs could be hidden. Police have also received millions of dollars worth of equipment, including handheld instruments that can detect whether bags hold explosives, from private companies, the firms and police said.
"We are certainly focused on this event and that people get here safely and get out safely," Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis told reporters as the city put final touches on preparations for its biggest public event since the marathon.
After the bombing, the surviving suspect, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, told officials that he and his brother, Tamerlan, considered attacking the city on July 4 but moved up the timing after building the bombs more quickly than initially planned, law enforcement sources have said. Tamerlan Tsarnaev died in a shoot-out with police.
In the last days, police assured Boston and the country that there is no imminent danger.
"There are no threats out there toward this particular event," Massachusetts State Police Colonel Timothy Alben told reporters. "But that won't affect the intensity of scrutiny."
Officials, including Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, who locked down the city and some suburbs as police searched for the Tsarnaev brothers on April 18 and 19 after they were identified on video cameras, urged the public to enjoy the festivities as usual.
Visitors will have to brave the day's heat with fewer amenities, however. Coolers with wheels are banned as are backpacks, sharp objects, cans, and glass containers, police said. Revellers may bring in only clear liquids in clear bottles and food in clear bags, officials explained.
By late afternoon, a large portion of the grassy oval remained empty. Some visitors sounded a determined note, showing their support for the city and the holiday.
"We don't want to lose our freedom, right?" said Ms Munroe, the visitor from Rhode Island.
Ms Nicole Mierzwa, who is visiting from Rochester, New York, on a 13-week nursing assignment, said she was not put off by what happened in April.
"There are crazy people everywhere, and you just have to carry on and do your thing and not be afraid," she said, standing at the edge of the lawn. "It is a little bit frightening to see machineguns and the Swat team but it's good that they're prepared and they're taking it seriously."


Apple has said that it is working on a fix for the iPhone X screen's unresponsive behaviour in cold weather. Apple has mentioned it before as well that ideally, a user should use their iPhone in temperatures between 32 degrees and 95 degrees Fahrenheit.
It literally takes 2 seconds from going inside to the cold outdoors and my screen stops being very responsive. I try swiping on websites and it doesn't register my finger.
This issue has affected a few users and considering the temperature in India, iPhone X users in India can breathe a sigh of relief as this issue might not affect you anytime soon.


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Chrysolina fastuosa, also known as the dead-nettle leaf beetle, is a species of beetle from a family of Chrysomelidae found in Europe, Caucasus and northern Turkey.

Description
The species has a length ranging from . C. fastuosa has a gold shine that transitions to a green or violet-blue longitudinal stripe near the shoulder band of the elytra as well as near the suture. Occasionally, specimen of C. fastuosa may be completely green or black in colour.

Ecology
Adults and larvae of C. fastuosa feed on various plants in the family Lamiaceae, including hemp-nettle (Galeopsis) and dead-nettle (Lamium). It is also known from common nettle (Urtica dioica), which is in family Urticaceae. Adults and larvae graze on leaves, while larvae may also be found in fruiting calyxes.

Larvae are parasitised by the tachinid fly Macquartia grisea.

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Beetles described in 1763
Chrysomelinae
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Taxa named by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli


The Los Angeles Rams were fully committed to running the ball against the Dallas Cowboys, racking up 273 yards on the ground. Against the New Orleans Saints on Sunday, the rushing attack wasn't nearly as potent with both C.J. Anderson and Todd Gurley struggling.
Gurley's usage was particularly puzzling, carrying it just four times for 10 yards and a touchdown. The Rams opted to use Anderson more often than Gurley, which left Twitter puzzled, to say the least.
Entering the fourth quarter, Gurley had just three carries in the game and didn't get a single touch in the entire third quarter. After the game, Sean McVay explained the thought behind Gurley's lack of involvement in the biggest game of the year.
"It was a flow for the game. I thought Todd's run from the 5 on the two-minute drive was outstanding. I think what personifies Todd is this is an MVP-caliber player and he just kept fighting, he just kept supporting his teammates," McVay said. "He's going to have an instrumental role against whoever we play, whether it be the Patriots or the Chiefs. Today, that was just kind of the feel for the flow of the game. Not anything against Todd. C.J. did a nice job, but I think (the Saints) did a nice job as a whole slowing down our run game and we kind of just had to grind some things out. Todd's a special player and couldn't be more impressed with the way that he handled himself and he ended up making a big-time play that ended up in us winning that football game today."
So Gurley wasn't injured, nor was he in the doghouse for dropping two passes early in the game, one of which resulted in an interception. It was just a matter of McVay preferring Anderson, which makes this situation even more confusing.
Gurley has more touches, yards and touchdowns than any player in the NFL the last two years, but the Rams opted to go away from him in the biggest game of the season. No matter the decision, it wound up working out because the Rams came away victorious.


From cradle to grave with seniority promotion?
Some corrections and links provided by the author.
The "first star" (Wolf badge in the US) is the first distinction a Cub Scout (7-11 years old) receives. To gain it in the U.S., a Cub must meet 90 requirements, in Austria 29 and in Cyprus 70. These requirements cover areas such as knowledge, skills, care of the soul and body, and contribution to society, family and nature. In Greece, the Scouts of Greece define only one requirement: to have been participating in the weekly gatherings of the team for three months!
During university written exams, a student could simply write "I opt for the Democratic 5" and he would receive it in order to "pass" the exams of a semester's lecture.
We see unfortunately a respective lack of essential evaluation and (at least moral) reward to those who distinguish with their work in most aspects of our society. In the public sector almost all employees receive the highest evaluation grades, while salaries do not depend upon performance but, mainly, on seniority (years in service). The "exams" I have been undergone to become a member as an Engineer of the Technical Chamber of Greece, was just a relaxed conversation with the examiner. I am told that lawyers are promoted to the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court levels in five and ten years respectively, without actually having to show some work. And of course, I cannot omit mentioning the indescribable practice of the "Democratic 5" which seems to be applied in some university departments.
This pitiful situation does not mean that in all areas I mentioned do not exist many worthy people who honor their position with their work. Bu the downward leveling does not let them stand out as they should. Instead, the few that are not worthy are hiding behind the lack of substantial evaluation.
Fortunately, some things have begun to improve. Exams have been introduced again for admission in experimental schools. Laws that were passed under the framework of Greece's Economic Adjustment Programme stipulate that the public sector distribute proportionally the grades and allow for additional payments based on the fullfilment of certain targets. Hopefully these changes will be actually implemented. Also, based on provisions preserved from the new law for higher education, university department s are evaluated today by professors working abroad.
provide to parents and students information on the performance of each school and university departments (universities and technological educational institutions).
Similar actions of the evaluation of individuals, organizational units and stakeholders, transparency in the results of the evaluation and the promotion of meritocracy and excellence should be followed in all areas where our state lags: health, justice, public order and culture.
More importantly we should keep in mind that the harsher critic of all is the market when it operates in a properly regulated framework. The conscious customer will judge the existing offers and choose the best. For this reason it is the duty of the government to allow the market to work efficiently. The Development Ministry should immediately abolish hundreds of silly anachronistic provisions that protect pampered cartels and spoiled guilds. At the same time, the Competition Commission must be activated to enforce transparency as a means of evaluating prices. It is for example scandalous that readers of a particular newspaper are enjoying a 20% discount at the supermarket or to pass onto all consumers the cost of "free installments" or reimbursements that many credit cards offer. Finally, the state should stop subsidizing inefficient enterprises whether it does so indirectly, i.e. by turning a blind eye to tax evasion and undeclared work, or directly with programs like the ones of "social tourism" that simply provide customers in infrastructures that fail to attract foreign tourists. Only this way may healthy businesses be able to find the resources to pull our economy forward.
To conclude, the meaningful evaluation in all areas as well as the recognition and reward of excellence are the required means for all of us to provide our country the energy needed to stand up again.
From cradle to grave with seniority promotion? by Nikos Alexandris is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. Translation of the Greek article Από την κούνια στον τάφο με την επετηρίδα; (http://news.kathimerini.gr/4dcgi/_w_articles_columns_2_15/12/2013_543173) by Diomidis Spinellis.
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Cost of living: A support staff exodus
Written by: Joanna Parry | Published: 16 January 2023
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As the cost of living crisis bites, half of support staff are actively looking for other jobs. Many don't want to quit, but feel they have no choice, says Joanna Parry
Recent research from UNISON lays bare the devastating impact that the cost of living crisis is having on school support staff, pupils and the wider education system.
A UK-wide survey of more than 6,000 teaching assistants, administrative staff, catering workers, cleaners, librarians and technicians found that despite being squeezed financially themselves, staff are using their own money to help pupils and their families.
They are buying food for hungry pupils and contributing towards the cost of uniforms, shoes and stationery. We have also seen reports of some headteachers setting up food banks due to the rising rates of pupil poverty. The figures are shocking.
At the same time, almost all the staff surveyed (98%) said they are concerned that their pay isn't enough to cover the spiralling cost of living, with dire consequences for both the individuals and the schools many are feeling forced to leave:
"I can't afford to put my heating on right now and am cutting down on food by skipping meals for myself so I can feed my 10-month-old."
"My rent has increased by £300, and my pay is really stretched. My husband and I want to have children, but it's likely I'll have to leave work to care for them because childcare costs more than my monthly income."
"I'm renting a single room because I can't afford proper accommodation. With the rising cost of living, I might even struggle to pay for where I live currently."
"I've been trying to get a mortgage, but I don't earn enough. If I don't get a different, better-paid job by September, I'll have to sell my home. I'm now looking to leave the job after 16 years."
"I've given up my lunch for a pupil who hadn't eaten any breakfast. Staff at school now buy extra loaves of bread in their shopping to feed hungry children."
"I earn very little, but I always have food available in my library at my own personal cost. I buy books for the library because there's no school budget to replenish stock. I also help to make second-hand clothes available for families."
Despite these financial pressures, it is a measure of the dedication and commitment of staff that they continue to put others first, especially when 13% reported having to use food banks in the last year.
More than a third (35%) are helping with the provision of food/packed lunches, more than a fifth (23%) are using their own money to buy books, pencils and pens for pupils, and a third (30%) are helping pupils with the cost of uniforms.
Many are also finding the financial pressures unbearable. They are reluctantly considering turning their backs on the jobs they love for better paid, potentially less rewarding work elsewhere.
More than a quarter (27%) had already taken second or third jobs to make ends meet and 49% are actively looking for other jobs. The exodus of support staff of course heaps even more pressure on the colleagues they leave behind, who find themselves stretched even more thinly.
With schools struggling to hold on to their support staff with better wages available elsewhere, the recruitment crisis is only getting worse. The price the sector, the economy and wider society risk paying for not properly recognising and rewarding support staff is likely to be high.
Support staff are crucial to the smooth running of schools and to the learning experiences of pupils in the classroom. But there are fewer of them now, and they are exhausted, demoralised and squeezed in every direction by costs rising faster than their pay. Their pay needs to better reflect the invaluable support they provide.
For the government's post-Covid catch-up plan to work, ministers must look urgently at how they can better reward school support staff and halt the growing recruitment and retention crisis in schools.
This means investing properly in the workforce and creating opportunities for professional development that build on the huge range of skills staff already possess.
It is crucial that schools – and those who work in them – have the investment they need, since they are at the heart of our country's recovery.
Joanna Parry is national officer for education and children's services at UNISON. Visit www.unison.org.uk/education
Further information & resources
UNISON: School support staff cost-of-living survey, 2022: https://bit.ly/3iyDHE2
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He was a graduate of Waycross High School and Davdison College. He lettered at Waycross High in basketball and was outstanding in amateur cage leagues in Waycross and with the YMCA "Red Flashes".
He filled several important positions with the Waycross Journal Herald including Sports Editor. Liston was a colorful "Voice of the Bears", well known and appreciated for his broadcasts of professional baseball and high school football for radio station WAYX.
He was a respected prep athletic official.
He was also an inimitable economic and goodwill ambassador for the City of Waycross and Ware County.


A timeless tale of star-crossed lovers comes to the stage when the College of Southern Maryland's Theatre Company presents its fall musical production of "Miss Saigon" Nov. 9-11 and 16-18.
Written by Alain Boubil and Claude Michel Schönberg, "Miss Saigon" tells the story of Kim, a young Vietnamese girl, and Chris, an American Marine, who meet and fall in love in the days before the fall of Saigon. Separated by the war, they reunite three years later with the help of the Engineer, an opportunist with big dreams, and John, a former military buddy. Kim and Chris must deal with how their lives and the lives of those around them have been forever changed by the war.
Since its London premiere at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in 1989, "Miss Saigon" has been performed in more than 18 countries and in nine different languages, and has won more than 30 awards including three Tony Awards. Based loosely on David Belasco's play "Madame Butterfly," which Giacomo Puccini later re-wrote as an opera, "Miss Saigon" is a story of love, greed, war and the ultimate sacrifice.
CSM's cast includes Alex La Clair of La Plata as Chris, Sarah Greenhorn of Brandywine as Kim, Andrew Whetzel of Waldorf as the Engineer and Brandon Jones-Chase of Waldorf as John.
Performances are Nov. 9, 10, 16 and 17 at 8 p.m. and Nov. 11 and 18 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $5. For information or reservations, call the Box Office, 301-934-7828, 301-870-2309, 240-725-5499 or 443-550-6199, Ext 7828, e-mail bxoffc@csmd.edu or visit www.csmd.edu/finearts.


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So you are starting your resume writing research, or maybe you are curious why nobody is calling, with the goal of crafting a world-class resume that will sell you quickly to the most desirable employers. Good luck with that. The Internet has certainly perpetuated delusional thoughts of instant knowledge in many areas, especially resume writing.
My guess is that most aspiring DIY resume writers will put in a solid two hours of research and believe they have what they need. It's not happening. Even daily research for six months straight is not going to do it. Why? You will never fully understand the intricacies of a resume until you have worked directly with hiring managers in HR, recruiting, and staffing.
Feel free to fight that thought, as many will do, but just keep in mind when your job search is less than productive that you are underselling yourself and undermining your job search with your mediocre resume that has the wrong content or content that makes you a risk to employers. HR, recruiters, and hiring managers see things from a different angle and you are not going to figure it out on your own.
While researching resumes people will certainly stumble upon the term functional resume. It sounds moderately sophisticated, so maybe it is the way to go. The more a person looks into it they may even start to think it is a perfect solution to get their message across to employers, or even cover up some less than desirable work history items.
While people may arrive at various conclusions as to why a functional resume is the answer, it is in no one's best interest to prepare one. On the surface, functional resumes can sort of seem logical and like a reasonable solution, but for several reasons detailed below from an employer and hiring manager perspective, you do not want to job search with one.
Let's step back and make sure there is an understanding of exactly what a functional resume is. In its simplest form, a functional resume is where a person provides details, often in individual sections such as management skills, people skills, leadership skills, etc., all sorts of information that they believe proves they have what an employer is looking for.
People believe that when someone opens a resume all of these glorious sections of past job responsibilities mixed together with their own thoughts will produce an eye catching sales piece that employers will not be able to resist. Following these sections will be a nice tidy section detailing in a row a person's work history including job title, company, location, and dates, minus the actual job responsibilities.
It may seem as though a person is making their life easier by constructing a functional resume, but as usual, not many good things happen in life by taking the easy route. It is no different with a resume, and for those going this route because of a questionable work history or to try and hide something, it is not going to fool anyone. Here is how it works when you send a resume to a recruiter, HR person, or hiring manager.
When they open it up, the resume must instantly say what you do and where you are headed so they know if they should bother to look further, considering they have a pile of resumes waiting to be reviewed. And please do not embarrass yourself by trying to accomplish this with an objective statement. There is a better way.
Each resume reviewer is different, some are readers and perusers and some are skimmers and glancers, so you need key resume sections for both types. No matter how they review it, anyone in the employment field learns very quickly that the best place to get to key information fast is in the employment history, specifically your current or last job title, employer name, and job description.
When employers do get to the employment section there better be incredibly useful and valuable content under each job describing in an intelligent and motivating manner what exactly you do, or did. This is the only way the resume reviewer can really believe what is being told to them. If job descriptions are co-mingled and scattered together in general sections, the reviewer is not going to try and pieced it all together for it to make sense. Your Job responsibilities, tasks, and achievements MUST be under each job and employer or they have NO credibility. They want to see specifically what you did, when you did it, and where you did it for it to be useful information to make a decision.
If you have a functional resume format recruiters and hiring managers are not going to read all that information up top. They learn very quickly when trying to efficiently go through resumes that this information does not really help them make a fast decision and connection between current and past jobs, titles, and employers. If they have to try and put this information together, which they will not, you will have annoyed them.
There is no upside to annoying a person in charge of deciding on your resume. It is worth repeating that employers want to know exactly what you have done and at what company you did it. Without this being blatantly clear, you have put them in the position to have to try and figure out what a person knows and when did they know it.
The message is to not resort to a functional resume. Even if you have been in a relatively similar job for a long time at many different companies, if nothing else you should put in a couple of unique bullets and a short description under each job. This is critically important, otherwise employers are not going to buy what you are trying to sell them. Even if you have been out of your chosen field for 10 years and want to break back in, your best bet is to make your resume non-functional with incredible content because employers know exactly what you are trying to do by hiding this with a functional resume. Make everything about your resume so spectacular that all of this becomes a non-issue. It can be done.


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Neo Ventures builds upon a decade of joint investment experience of entrepreneurs, venture capital investors and technology professionals.
NeoVentures Team
Pavel Ezekiev
pavel@neoventures.net Bern, Switzerland
Pavel has 2 decades of experience in entrepreneurship and principal investing. He is co-founder of NEVEQ I and II, two institutional VC funds, backed by Europe's most significant fund investors and family offices. Pavel backed over 30 startups and exited successfully 10 of them. He is a co-founder of Sofica Group, acquired by TeleTech. His corporate career was in finance, with Microsoft in Redmond and with Deutsche Bank in London and Sofia. Pavel with honors from Northeastern University, studied French at the Sorbonne and neuroscience at Vrije University. He is a hacker by soul, has 3 advanced sports qualifications and admires Sadhguru.
Deyan Dobrev
deyan@neoventures.net Sofia, Bulgaria
Deyan is an experienced finance professional and a serial entrepreneur. He has built expertise in fast moving consumer goods, technology and telecommunications, energy, general industry and agricultural sectors, as a CFO and board member. His experience as a corporate finance advisor includes more than €300 million in completed M&A transactions and over than €200 million in financing transaction. He is the founder and CEO of a successful debt management business, providing unique market solution to more than 50 institutional clients.
Galatea Nyagolova
gala@neoventures.net Sofia, Bulgaria
As a project manager Gal helps implementing the work-stream associated with the start-up projects.
With 6+ experience in digital products and project management and 30+ websites, applications and digital platforms behind her back, she is the person in charge to bring together business, technology, and user experience. Gal is an all-around team player with extensive experience in business and software project management, client communication and process management.
Part of her experience as a project manager includes development and building of the unique visual experiences for high profile projects but she also like to get her hands dirty on technical stuff. Gal has been instrumental in utilising traditional and new technologies to deliver disruptive innovation and hacking growth with smart integration of third party resources (APIs, open source solutions, crowd engagement). As a stickler for details, she has been responsible for getting all priority tasks done, on time and to budget, to ensure that the project meets business and user needs. Gal's practical and agile approach is all about being responsive and interactive to get what's essential done as soon as possible.
Through her engagement with start-ups, particularly through her 4 years of experience in one of the top Bulgarian digital agencies, Gal has developed entrepreneurial spirit and strong desire to create sustainable business solutions along with indepth experience of meeting the demands of entrepreneurs from different industries around the world.
We work closely with our venture partners to share specific vertical expertise and customer network with our portfolio companies. Often we bring investors, investment team and entrepreneurs together to open new business opportunities.
Venture Partners Team
Álvaro Millán
alvaro@neoventures.net Madrid, Spain
With 20+ years of experience, Álvaro Millán is a seasoned finance practitioner who specializes in commercial and strategic finance. He holds a B.S. with Honors from ICADE (Madrid) & Northeastern University as well as a Masters in Finance from LBS (London). He started his career in asset management industry during the rise and burst of the dot-com bubble. Later, he joined the internet industry as a finance & strategy director for a leading e-tailer in Spain during a period of exponential growth and gained experience in the fields of data analysis, pricing and commercial strategy. A decade ago Álvaro joined a top 5 global media agency as finance leader of its agency network, involved in global client management, profitability analysis, performance measurement and resource allocation. He is focused on commercial finance and manages financial negotiations, revenue and risk assessment with key global clients as well as global new business activities for the group out of Madrid.
Venture Partner
Ben Matheson
ben@neoventures.net Seattle, USA
Ben Matheson spent over 15 years in leading technology companies such as Amazon Web Services, VMWare, Microsoft and Oracle, where he is currently responsible for the North America marketing team across technology and applications businesses. Previously he was the chief marketing officer of AlertLogic, leading the marketing and branding efforts across all marketing functions at the company. During his tenure at AWS, Ben also launched the AWS Partner Network program and grew its global ecosystem to over 8,000 partners. He and Pavel both graduated from Northeastern University and worked at Microsoft where Ben spent nine years in a variety of marketing, business development and product management positions. Ben is based in Seattle.
Christian Thaler-Wolski
ivan@neoventures.net London, UK
Ivan Ivanov leads engineering teams at Facebook, tackling some of the hardest problems in the World. Over the years he has worked for Google and Amazon, on problems ranging from the Google Search backend, to the recommendation systems on Amazon's retail website. In the process he has filed several patents. In his spare time he speaks at leading universities, judges hackathons, and shares his experience. Ivan founded his first startup at the tender age of 9, organizing the kids in the neighborhood to collect aluminum cans for candy. In later years he became a competitive programmer and was a member of a national team in informatics. Ivan has been exposed to some of the most difficult problems in technology such as AI, distributed systems, advanced algorithms, and of course people.


I was very touched by the response to my recent Official Farewell and Thank You Announcement to all former VOMI Global Think Tank Advisory Board members I received from my dear and very close friend and colleague, Dr. William (Bill) Messier, someone whom I have not only worked with on a professional basis :: and who has greatly contributed to VOMI:: but have also held more telephone conversations with him over the past 12 years than any other human being alive. And so, I thought that I would share his email below with all of you.
Good fortune for 2017, You are a hard working man with great disposition, temperament and character.
Bill's modesty is beyond measure. He is not only a great friend, one of the most Awesome Human Beings you will ever encounter, and when it comes to business, but also someone you can always count on to give you 100% and deliver as promised.
His profile on Linkedin is just as modest as he is. I highly recommend him (on a scale of 1 to 10, I give him 1000) if you ever have a need for his Digital Asset Management services.


From left to right: Friðrik Theodorsson or Frikki T. on trombone. Next to me, Jón Möller on piano. He was one of first guys I played with at the age of 17. Me, then Hans Jensson tenor sax. Hans was in the original Elvar Berg Band from the 60's.
With music, you just get better with time!
Famous in the story of Icelandic jazz is when the Austrian piano master Friedrick Gulda came to Reykjavik, played Beethoven with the symphony then wound up at a jam session where Gunnar Ormslev, Jón Páll, Bjössi Bassi and others played with the American drummer Gene Stone.
Gulda hadn't thought about sitting down at the piano but after listening to Gene play with the others could not resist and got into it. This was such a memorable, rare event in European jazz that it's still talked about. Now 37 years later Stone is again in Reykjavik and drove one of the most enjoyable jam sessions ever heard on our "Frozen Rock".
It must be fun for a base player to have a swinging "driver" at the drums and bassist Þorgrímur Jónsson was inspired. Great bass tones took advantage of the packed Duckling and his solo's were short, well build, spiced. Jón Páll played the guitar like he did 37 years ago but better and more mature. He touched every nerve in "Round Midnight" and his solo in "I Hear A Rhapsody" was packed with energy. Sigurður Flosason (alto sax), Ólafur Jónsson (tenor sax) and Óskar Guðjónsson (soprano and tenor sax), had great moments and it was pure pleasure to listen to them in "Lover Man" which critics agree that this take and a recording back in 1976 featuring Ormslev, Rúnar Georgs(tenor sax) and Jón Páll are truly the most memorable moments in Icelandic jazz.
Ellington's exiting "Caravan" and "Tizolsvar" the end numbers were up tempo and Stone played his solo reminiscent of Buddy Rich and the horns along with Jón Páll spiced their solos with eastern influence in the style of old Hollywood movies. A very enjoyable and artistic performance.
Excellent. I know no success with song nor intstrument - yet, I think I know this feeling. There's something about 'laying down track' that is more than just playing (or saying).
Good on Dad and his boys! Keep it up, lads!


The International Symposium on Performance Science (ISPS) is a biennial meeting of performers and scientists that provides a platform to discuss all facets of performance and the skills which underpin it from interdisciplinary perspectives through topics such as motivation and the development of expertise, novice to elite levels of performance development, the psychology and physicality of performance, performers' health, and the perception, analysis, and evaluation of performance across the arts, as well as the natural, social, and applied sciences.
Vienna (2013), Kyoto (2015) and Reykjavík (2017) attracted delegates from over 30 countries to discuss performance excellence from a wide range of theoretical, practical, psychological and physical perspectives.
ISPS 2019, convened by Professor Gary McPherson and Dr Solange Glasser (Melbourne Conservatorium of Music) and Professor Aaron Williamon (Royal College of Music, London) will be held in Melbourne, Australia at the new The Ian Potter Southbank Centre (home of the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music) at Southbank in the heart of Melbourne.
ISPS will be combined with the Australian Music and Psychology Society (AMPS) conference. We warmly welcome new and past attendees from previous conferences.


(CNN) - A Virginia federal judge on Monday found a key part of President Barack Obama's sweeping health care reform law unconstitutional - setting the stage for a protracted legal struggle likely to wind up in the Supreme Court.
U.S. District Court Judge Henry Hudson struck down the "individual mandate" requiring most Americans to purchase health insurance by 2014. The Justice Department is expected to challenge the judge's findings in a federal appeals court.
The case is Virginia v. Sebelius. See the ruling here.
This will go to SC. And you know what it will be ruled constitutional because precedent has it that state laws are overruled by federal law. So how bout them apples.
hey Stinky, your logic is short sighted. You don't account for that point in time when you will get sick/hurt. If you are saying that you keep a pile a money set aside for it (I doubt it), good for you. But my guess is that if you had a major medical crisis, say cancer, you will not have the 100k(yes, that is the CORRECT $ amount for any kind of prolonged treatment) and will be trying to have the 'system' pay. And btw, you pay into medicare and medicaid right now. These are both mandated insurance programs. I don't hear you complaining. I would love it if I actually got to keep my medicaire/medicaid $s. But you seem not to be smart enough to see the complete picture.


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You were one of the first things that I knew I really wanted.
Someday, when you're a wide-eyed 8 year old and you tell me about a dream God has put in your heart, I'll believe you. I won't doubt it for a second. I'll hang on every word. Because that's how old I was when God put a dream about adopting YOU in my heart.
About a month ago I found out you were really sick. Too weak to eat, so we made sure you were admitted to the hospital. There were oceans in between us and I grieved for all that you had already lost and all the times you needed a mommy by your side, but I wasn't there. I wondered if I would lose you before I even had a chance to meet you and it kept me awake a night for weeks. Sitting by your hospital bedside seemed to be the only acceptable and most impossible solution in that situation.
I think about you all the time. Many thoughts and feelings run through my heart and mind. One that repeatedly slices through my consciousness is "surrender to love". At first, I thought it was meant for you. It has been my prayer for you — that you would surrender to love. To our love and to the Great Love that called you before the foundations of the world. I know it will be hard to accept our love. You'll be scared and confused and unable to trust us at first because of all you've already lost. But over time I pray you will lean into us and little by little, surrender to all that Love has to offer you.
"Surrender to love" — that is my prayer for you. But now I'm realizing that it is meant for me as well. As I anticipate your homecoming I feel a loss of control. My life is about to change forever and I have no idea what it is going to look like. I can already feel normalcy slipping away. I feel an acute sense of powerlessness. Yet, with every anxious and panicked thought, God whispers back, "surrender to Love". Surrender to all the heights and depths that this path of Love has ahead of us. Surrender fully. Press in. Sink deep. Get swept away. Surrender to the overwhelming, take everything you've got, in over your head, deeply sacrificial, never give up commitment it takes to LOVE an orphan. I have the perfect example because this is how God has loved me.
It's hard to believe that I'll be meeting you face-to-face in only two weeks. 24 years ago God wove adoption into my heart. 4 years and 7 months ago we sent the first email that started this whole process. Now one of the most anticipated days of my life is barely over a dozen days away.
And you're so stinking cute.
← Sweet Theo goes back to the O.


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In addition to the honor of receiving the award, a monetary gift was presented. Typical of Dr. Coleman's generosity, she has donated her cash award to the Marilyn Coleman Alumni Graduate Scholarship in HDFS and has offered to match all contributions up to $5,000. We invite you to rise to this challenge and honor Dr. Coleman by contributing to the alumni graduate scholarship.


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Q: How do I check if a client's socket InputStream contains data? I want to check if the InputStream buffer contains any data which it can read and output without having to initially call readLine() and waiting for data.
I have looked into available() but this didn't seem to work as it always output 0.
        while (true)
    {
        fromServer = in.readLine(); //Causing a hang waiting for reply
        System.out.println(fromServer);

        if ((fromUser = stdIn.readLine()) != null)
        {
            out.println(fromUser);
            fromServer = in.readLine();
            System.out.println(fromServer);
        }
    }

A: available() might tell you the number of bytes available, if implemented, but nothing can tell you whether there is a complete line other than trying to read it.
You need to read in a separate thread.

The issue is readLine() causes the client to get stuck hanging for a server reply if access isn't permitted for the client.

So the issue is really that the server should send something 'if access isn't permitted for the client', i.e. a message that says so, rather than doing nothing. You can't use absence of a message as a message in a blocking I/O system.
You also need to check every readLine() result for null, and if you get it when reading a socket you need to close it.

A: Create a new Instance of BufferedInputStream and call available on that object:
InputStream is = ...;
BufferedInputStream bis = new BufferedInputStream(inputStream);
if (bis.available() == 0) {
    // do sth if input is available
}

I tried it with a little server-client application, it worked for me.
EDIT: Type mismatch gone.
As the Java Documentation says, the InputStream.available() always returns zero. In comparison to that, the BufferedInputStream returns "the number of bytes remaining that can be read in the buffer"