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"Our Unfenced Country": Brexit and the Irish Border
The Irish concern that, post-Brexit, we will no longer be able to speak of "our unfenced country" is well-voiced. The soft border has become a symbol of reconciliation and peace following the Troubles. The implications of a change to freedom of movement would be wide-ranging and deeply felt, economically, politically and personally.
"The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there"
A return to a 'hard border' is the most publicised potential change to Common Travel Area arrangements, and would be the most discernible. The dilemma of a potential hard border is highly political and politicised – yet it is largely unrecognised that a post-Brexit border would in some regards have to be even more strictly manned and monitored than that of the Troubles era. Border controls were previously implemented only during particularly unstable periods of the Troubles. Border checkpoints were therefore concerned with terrorism alone, not with customs and immigration, as would be the case following Brexit.
On the face of it, such a situation may seem unsavoury and complicated, but not impossible. It is estimated that approximately 30,000 people currently commute cross-border. The border is punctuated at 257 points (a substantial figure, given that there are 137 crossing points on the eastern EU frontier from Finland to Greece). While the UK has tabled a proposal for a 'frictionless border' which would possibly be controlled technologically, the realistic viability of such a plan is highly contested. The necessary infrastructure to establish an operational customs border would be conspicuous, expensive and inconvenient, and the potential for smuggling immense.
"Qu'est-ce qu'une nation?"
A further potential effect would be the reemergence of a 'psychological border' between Northern communities, and between both parts of the island. There is a real risk that, should a visible border reemerge on the island of Ireland, a politics of history and identity would become potent once more. EU membership provided an umbrella identity which both encompassed and transcended the politics of belonging and identity which had dominated Northern Irish politics and society for decades. Without the buffer of a common, uncontentious EU identity, and with a physical border as an inescapable reminder of partition, old questions of belonging could become relevant once more.
Were relations with the South to become less fluent and more distant, a sense of alienation would likely emerge amongst the 25% of Northern Irish citizens who identified themselves as Irish only at the time of the 2011 census.
This could undermine Northern Ireland's efforts become more self-sufficient politically and economically. A strengthened sense of Northern Irishness, a centre-ground where both groups can meet, is the region's best hope for future cooperation and peaceful coexistence. Traditional Unionist-Nationalist identities were binary and mutually exclusive, whereas the term 'Northern Irish' is nonexclusive and neutral.
United we stand, divided we fall
It is for that reason that the UK government ought to give serious consideration to the EU Parliament's suggestion that Northern Ireland remain in the customs union, or to other suggestions that it obtain some form of 'special status'. Not only would the soft border be protected and economic upset minimised, but the political dynamic could also be favourably and fundamentally changed.
An awareness of Northern Irish interests separate to those of the rest of the UK would foster greater cohesion amongst Northern Irish communities and would require internal politics of the past to be put aside in favour of a common vision for the future. Economic and logistical cooperation in areas such as dairy processing and the Integrated Single Electricity Market could continue with the rest of the island of Ireland, while cross-border communities could maintain their current work and living arrangements relatively unimpeded.
Ties with mainland Britain would be somewhat loosened, in that customs checks would be relegated to passage between the Isles. At the same time however, political Union with the rest of the UK would be preserved and supported. While a 'United' Ireland promoted by the Nationalist community refers to the merging of two parts, the 'United' Kingdom refers to a political union of distinct entities. Therefore, current political arrangements could theoretically continue unproblematically. Furthermore, Unionists may seek comfort in the fact that a soft border is a more resilient one.
"There is no road that is right entirely"
There is no simple answer to the 'Northern Irish question' – that much at least is obvious. The flexibility and imagination proffered by both sides must be actually substantiated aspirations of soft border maintenance to be realised. With regard to Brexit, change is the only certainty, and therefore cooperation and concessions from all sides will be necessary. The positive side of such uncertainty is that there is no place for fatalism – nothing is predetermined. Were political will to be harnessed, there is no reason why obstacles cannot be overcome. "[I]n brute reality there is no road that is right entirely", but all parties agree that a road without a hard border is a step in the right direction.
Grace McLoughlin is a student of English Literature at Trinity College Dublin. She spent last year in Berlin, where she was an active member of Agora's sister think tank, Polis180.
Securitisation of the 'other' and climate change as a blind spot
8 November 2017 by Agora
The rise of populism in the West presents serious dangers for our ability to tackle racism and deal with climate change. Populations across the Atlantic must work together to reclaim the fight against both.
In his first year of presidency, Donald Trump has kept the world in suspense with populist rhetoric as well as unilateral domestic and foreign policy decisions. Two recurrent themes have been central to his discourse: the hoax of climate change and the threat of Muslims and immigrants.
Only several weeks after being elected, President Trump changed the US' climate change policies. Not only had he instructed environmental agencies to delete all content related to climate change from their website. He also ordered NASA to stop their research on the topic. He appointed as his Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, the former CEO of Exxon Mobil (one of the world's largest oil and gas companies). Executive orders to authorise the Keystone XL and Dakota Access Pipelines and the announcement of a US withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement soon followed.
At the same time, the President has increased rhetoric and policy against Muslims and immigrants. His bans on immigration from predominantly Muslim countries, the denial of substantive freedoms to green-card holders with the 'wrong' nationality, and his plan to build a wall along the US-Mexican border are all these measures that create a divide between the favoured American self and an 'other', which supposedly poses a threat to common security.
The convergence of climate change denial, racism, and Islamophobia might be most obvious in Trumps' government, but it is not just an American phenomenon. Nigel Farage, former leader of the right-wing UK Independence Party and a prominent proponent of stricter immigration laws, raged in a speech at the European Parliament in 2013 "we may have made one of the biggest, stupidest collective mistakes of history by getting so worried about global warming". In accordance with Trump, UKIP aims to withdraw from the 2008 Climate Change Act and Paris agreement as announced in their 2017 manifesto. They further proclaim human-made climate change as "ridiculous". They have also declared immigration is a "threat to 'our way of life'".
In fact, epitomising this logic, Canadian author Mark Steyn writes in his book America Alone about "the real threat" of a violent takeover of Muslims, imposing Sharia on Europe as opposed to the "hypothetical" threat of rising sea levels. As Andreas Malm from Lund University ironically puts it in a speech at the University of London, "global warming is a hoax, it is the Muslim invasion that is drowning us".
This trend in current populist Western political discourse suppresses minorities within and outside a perceived society. Through the conjuring of a feeling of crisis, which can increase demand for populist 'strong' leaders, it becomes easier for private interests to dominate the political agenda. The current populist elite can then push through the vested interests of their economic allies; the fossil industry in the US providing the obvious example.
This is equally significant in a UK context where UKIP has seen increasing popularity (although this did decline at the 2017 general election). UKIP's energy policy does not exclude renewable energy "when they can be delivered at competitive prices". However, it dismisses the Climate Change Act on the ground of alleged £18bn yearly costs and clearly focuses on coal, fracking and nuclear power. The cost efficiency of the latter, however, throws up several questions. The 35-year commitment by the British government to buy electricity from EDF at a fixed price doubles the current wholesale price. This hardly represents the interests of UK taxpayers. Falling wholesale prices led to the ballooning of total costs to consumers from £6bn in 2013 to £30bn today. With its reference to the unaffordability of renewables or of international agreements on curbing down carbon-hydrate emissions, the UKIP therefore treads, indeed, on thin ice.
It becomes clear that the rhetoric of an immigration crisis, if intended or not, can help powerful and vested interests in energy politics. In the meantime the interests of those that suffer the most from global warming – the poor or indigenous people in both advanced and developing economies – are ignored. Economic and political elites, who focus on the media-effectiveness of policies over the objectively crucial issues, not only override the economic interests but also the political rights of the broader part of society.
It is time for Western democracies to wake up, publicly condemn efforts to disguise the pursuit of private profit and to bring public interest back on the agenda of global and national policy. This is not only necessary to avert the most dramatic changes of the worlds' ecosystems, it is also crucial in order to restore the credibility of liberal democracies in general. Otherwise they will loose their core function, namely to represent the interests of their sovereign: the people.
Felicitas Fischer is on Agora's Board of Trustees.
Make the UK climate policy global again
Prime Minister Theresa May's "Plan for Britain" called for a new and increased role for the UK in the climate arena. With the release of the "Clean Growth Strategy", the country now aims to lead the world in climate action. In Bonn, the UK will show the world if it can truly take on this role.
In November 1989, when Margaret Thatcher delivered her provocative speech on global warming at the United Nations General Assembly, she warned that the ability to stop or limit damage to the environment would be the greatest test for the world community to act together. The statement marked a turning point for the UK, which had previously been better-known for its poor climate record. Since then, the UK, along with other European countries, has committed itself to being a global pioneer in climate action. Indeed, different governments have attempted to promote the image of the UK as a climate champion.
After the signing of the Kyoto Protocol in 1997, Britain pledged to reduce its total greenhouse gas emissions by 12.5%. This was followed by the approval of the Climate Change Act in 2008 and the decision to reduce emissions by 80% by 2050 (compared to levels in 1990). More recently, in 2013, the UK launched – alongside six other countries, including Sweden, Ethiopia and Colombia – the "Global Commission on the Economy and Climate", a panel of experts assessing how countries can achieve economic growth while coping with climate change. Additionally, from 2012 to 2017, Britain has stepped up its efforts on providing climate finance for developing countries, supporting countries through its programmes that have targeted "over 34 million people dealing with the effects of climate change", according to the 2017 Climate Finance Results report.
Many argue that the UK climate policy may be weakened by leaving the EU and that its strategy will, consequently, lack tangible results. Presumably, this will occur if the UK government does not find credible alternatives to the EU climate policies and it does not clarify its position on the EU Emission Trading System (ETS).
In recent years, climate action has gained further momentum and become a recurrent issue on the national political map. In the 2016 Queen's speech, British public were assured that "the UK government would have used its global presence to tackle climate change". Prime Minister Theresa May then echoed these words during the latest general election campaign. In the 2017 Conservative Manifesto, the plan for a Global Britain envisaged the UK as a world-leader in environmental protection and international action against climate change.
For the time being, it does not seem that exiting the EU has dampened the country's ambition on climate action. The UK executive has recently unveiled the "Clean Growth Strategy", a multi-billion-pound programme that shall pave the way to the decarbonisation of the UK economy.
However, Britain is still heavily reliant on fossil fuels; according to the International Energy Agency (IEA), coal, oil and gas accounted for 80% of its total primary energy supply in 2016. The implementation of the strategy will prove whether the UK can embark on a path towards a more environmentally friendly economy.
The spotlight is now on COP 23 in Bonn, where the UK government has a real opportunity to transform the electoral promises into concrete initiatives. Last September, during a meeting with Justin Trudeau, Canadian Prime Minister, Theresa May vowed to phase-out coal as an electricity source by 2025 in the UK. In October Claire Perry, the UK's Minister for Climate Change and Industry, together with her Canadian counterpart, Catherine McKenna, announced the intention to champion a global alliance on the transition from coal as an energy source at the UN climate conference.
In the short-term, it is going to be difficult to gauge whether Britain can really lead the world towards a low-carbon future. Most of the country's success will hinge on how relevant climate action will be in the UK's future foreign policy and its capacity to decarbonise the national economy. It will be essential to see also if the EU member states will decide to back and join the new global alliance.
Fabio Orlando is head of Agora's Energy & Climate Programme


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Q: How to add year and month in count down Timer Objective C Right now I have added seconds and min. in my timer. Additionally I need to add Hours month and year in my timer like below image:

Here is the code which I have implemented :
    // CountDown Timer
In My view DidLoad I have initialized my variables:
currHour = 1;
currMinute= 3;
currSeconds= 00;

-(void)start {
    timer=[NSTimer scheduledTimerWithTimeInterval:1 target:self selector:@selector(timerFired) userInfo:nil repeats:YES];

}
-(void)timerFired {
    if((currHour>0 || currHour>=0) && (currMinute>0 || currSeconds>=0) && currMinute>=0) {

        if(currSeconds==0) {
            currMinute-=1;
            currSeconds=59;
        }
        else if(currSeconds>0) {
            currSeconds-=1;
        }
        if(currMinute>-1)
            [self.progress setText:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"%d%@%02d %@",currMinute,@":",currSeconds,@"Sec"]];
    }
    else {
        self.countDownView.hidden = TRUE;
        [timer invalidate];
    }
}

It's working till Minutes and seconds.
Thanks in advance.

A: Add to viewDidLoad next code  and save target date as property or ivar
NSTimeInterval currentDateSeconds = [[NSDate date] timeIntervalSince1970];
NSTimeInterval targetDateSeconds = currentDateSeconds + [self secondsInDay:0 hour:1 min:3 sec:0];
targetDate = [NSDate dateWithTimeIntervalSince1970:targetDateSeconds];

then add method for convert target date to seconds, e.g. in your example is 1 hour 3 min
- (NSTimeInterval) secondsInDay: (int) day hour:(int)hour min:(int)min sec: (int)sec {
NSTimeInterval secondsInOneDay = 24 * 60 * 60;
return day * secondsInOneDay + hour * 60 * 60 + min * 60 + sec; }

then use next timeFired method:
-(void)timerFired {
NSCalendar *calendar = [NSCalendar currentCalendar];
NSDateComponents *dateComponents = [calendar components:(NSCalendarUnitYear | NSCalendarUnitMonth | NSCalendarUnitDay | NSCalendarUnitHour | NSCalendarUnitMinute | NSCalendarUnitSecond) fromDate:[NSDate date] toDate:targetDate options:0];

NSInteger year = dateComponents.year;
NSInteger month = dateComponents.month;
NSInteger day = dateComponents.day;
NSInteger minute = dateComponents.minute;
NSInteger second = dateComponents.second;

if(year == 0 &&
    month == 0 &&
    day == 0 &&
    minute == 0 &&
   second == 0) {
    NSLog(@"FINISH");
    [timer invalidate];
} else {
    NSLog(@"%@", [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%d%@%02d %@",minute,@":",second,@"Sec"]);
}}

A: If you use a NSTimer method with a block you don't need to store any time variables (or timer for that matter), which is kind of neat:
- (void)startCountdownWithNumberOfSeconds:(NSTimeInterval)seconds {

    __block NSTimeInterval remainingTime = seconds;
    NSCalendar *calendar = [NSCalendar calendarWithIdentifier:NSCalendarIdentifierGregorian];

    [NSTimer scheduledTimerWithTimeInterval:1.0 repeats:YES block:^(NSTimer *timer) {

        NSDateComponents *components = [calendar components:(NSCalendarUnitDay | NSCalendarUnitHour | NSCalendarUnitMinute | NSCalendarUnitSecond)
                                                   fromDate:[NSDate date]
                                                     toDate:[NSDate dateWithTimeIntervalSinceNow:remainingTime--]
                                                    options:kNilOptions];
        NSLog(@"Remaining time: %@", components.description);

        if (remainingTime > 0) {
            self.progress.text = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%02d:%02d:%02d:%02d", (int)components.day, (int)components.hour, (int)components.minute, (int)components.second];
        }
        else {
            [timer invalidate];
        }
    }];
}

NSCalendar has a lot of unit options, like NSCalendarUnitYear and NSCalendarUnitMonth so you can just add them to the list when you need them.

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Barça Lassa have ended the Euroleague regular season on a winning note against Khimki Moscow in a tight and offensive game that wasn't decided until the very end.
The high-scoring first period ended 21-32 with the Russians moving into a two-figure lead with a charge towards the end. But things swung the other way in the second period, with the visitors only managing 11 points and Barça leading by one at the break.
The third period saw both sides making key errors, but ultimately it was more about exchanges of points, leaving no clear leader going into the last ten minutes.
Barça Lassa finally tipped the balance when it mattered most. Some quick turnovers opened up a gap and eventually the win to end the regular season on an 18-12 record.
As was already known going into the match. Barça will faces Anadolu Efes of Turkey in the quarter final playoffs. The first of the best-of-five series is on Wednesday 17 April at 7.00pm CET in the Sinan Erdem, Istanbul.
Barça Lassa: Heurtel (5), Kuric (13), Hanga (12), Singleton (5), Tomic (12), Pangos (7), Blazic (8), Smis (2), Oriola (14), Kuric (13) & Claver (5).
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Started in 2018, It's Freezing in LA! is a collective of artists, scientists, writers and thinkers dedicated to slow environmental journalism. This July, Editor Martha Dillon and Co-Creative Director Nina Carter joined maat to lead a three-day virtual workshop series on climate literature on the theme of Solastalgia, in the context of programme maat Mode 2020 and the Mode Diaries initiative.
The project collects essays and writing that touch on environmental themes from all over the world, looking for work that unpacks the complexity of the crisis, putting serious, fresh thought into the issues at hand. The aim is to produce pieces of writing that are bright, interesting and provoking, adding richness and texture to typical discussions of climate in the media.
The project also utilises vibrant, original illustration alongside the pieces of writing. Each issue, printed twice a year, features hand drawn work by different artists and illustrators from around the world. IFLA! publishes illustrations to help make the writing more accessible and engaging, emphasising different ideas and perspectives and acting as a complementary method of communication.
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Ben Affleck continues to praise Jennifer Garner as 'greatest' mom, calls Taylor Swift a 'role model'
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Ben Affleck may be an A-list celebrity, but when his eldest daughter, Violet, is around, she's in charge.
"I've become an expert on the tweens. I don't know how much Radio Disney you listen to, but I hear quite a bit," Affleck told Ellen DeGeneres of life with an 11 year old. "When we get in the car, it's got to come on right away. It's got to stay on the whole time. I hear a lot about the romantic adventures of Disney characters who are on the Disney Channel, and we go to Taylor Swift concerts. And that's my life."
WATCH: EXCLUSIVE: Ben Affleck Says Brother Casey's Golden Globes Win Was the 'Most Memorable Experience in My Life'
But the father of three isn't complaining. In fact, he's glad his daughter is a fan of Swift.
"Taylor Swift is great, by the way. She's a great role model!" he said.
Despite praising Swift, Affleck couldn't seem to name three of her songs during the "5 Second Rule" game later in the show.
"Uh.. 1989?" he guessed. "I Still Love You? The John Mayer Thing? Come on! She's amazing. I love Taylor Swift. I'm blanking." Do you mean you have a "Blank Space," Ben?
Ben went on to praise his children's mother, Jennifer Garner. When joking about how their trio misbehaves, Affleck noted, "I have the world's greatest mom [for my kids], but even she cannot conquer the obstacles there."
Violet, 11, Seraphina, 8, and Sam, 4, stayed up late on Sunday evening to watch their uncle, Casey Affleck, win his first Golden Globe.
WATCH: Ben Affleck Teases He Was 'a Little Taken Aback' That Brother Casey Didn't Thank Him in Golden Globes Speech
"I was more nervous for him than I ever have been for myself," Ben admitted of his younger brother. "My kids stayed up to watch it. I went home today and I asked my 4-year-old, 'Sam, did you see Uncle Casey up there? Did you see what happened?' And he said, 'The man said Casey Affleck!'"
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Alaska Seeks Federal Disaster Declaration for Crab Fisheries
Alaska officials are seeking a federal fisheries disaster declaration for the 2022-23 Bristol Bay red king crab and Bering Sea snow crab fisheries. File photo.
Alaska officials are seeking a federal fisheries disaster declaration for the 2022-23 Bristol Bay red king crab and Bering Sea snow crab fisheries.
Gov. Mike Dunleavy said on Tuesday, Oct. 25 that he also has asked Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo to expedite a disaster determine for the 2021-22 red king crab fishery.
Dunleavy's plea to the Commerce Department said information available to him indicated that both crab stock declines were a result of natural causes linked to warming ocean temperatures. The fisheries industry and affected communities in Alaska will need economic relief, he said.
Alaska's lone member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola, has also urged aid for the crab industry, in a letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and House Appropriations Chair Rosa DeLauro.
"Thousands of boat owners, crew members, seafood processor workers, wholesalers, retailers and service industry workers are and will be affected by this biologically and environmentally necessary—but economically devastating—shutdown of their livelihood," Peltola wrote.
She requested inclusion of $250 million in fisheries disaster funding in an end-of-the-year funding vehicle as Congress moves toward adjournment,
Peltola also noted in her letter that stressors to the crab include warmer water, increased ocean acidity and bycatch mortality caused by other gear types working in the crab habitat area,
Jamie Goen, executive director of Alaska Bering Sea Crabbers, said that ABSC is very pleased with the governor's quick action to request a fishery disaster for Alaska's crab fisheries and encourages Raimondo to act quickly as well as on the next step in the process.
"Without swift action, our second and third generation family fishing businesses risk losing everything," Goen said.
Dunleavy told the U.S. Commerce Department that losses in exvessel value across the Bristol Bay red king crab and Bering Sea snow crab fisheries for the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons are estimated to be $287.7 million. Total losses for crab dependent harvesters, processors, communities and support businesses likely far exceed this loss in exvessel value, he said.
The letter told Raimondo that results of the 2021 and 2022 National Marine Fisheries Service's Bering Sea bottom trawl survey showed low abundance continuing in Bristol Bay red king crab and sudden, unexpected declines in Bering Sea snow crab abundance across all sizes of crab, and unexpected declines in Bering Sea snow crab abundance across all sizes of crab.
"Available information indicates the reductions in abundance for both crab stocks resulted from natural causes lined to warming ocean temperatures," the governor said.
The 2021-22 season of the Bristol Bay red king crab fishery was closed for the first time in 25 years and is now closed again for the 2022-23 season due to continued low abundance of mature female red king crab.
Estimated exvessel losses from the back-to-back closures of the Bristol Bay red king crab fishery is nearly $85 million dollars, the governor said. Exvessel losses from the 2021-22 and 2022-23 Bering Sea snow crab seasons are estimated at $202.7 million dollars.


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Q: Program not working in my lower version mobile I wrote a code to get the location coordinates using cellsite based location and here is the code i used:
Criteria criteria = new Criteria();
criteria.setHorizontalAccuracy(Criteria.NO_REQUIREMENT);
criteria.setVerticalAccuracy(Criteria.NO_REQUIREMENT);
criteria.setCostAllowed(true);
criteria.setPreferredPowerConsumption(Criteria.POWER_USAGE_LOW);
try {
    LocationProvider lp=LocationProvider.getInstance(criteria);
    if(lp !=null)
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          Location loc=null;
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    {
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    }
} catch (LocationException e) {
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    e.printStackTrace();
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I used Blackberry 8520 mobile with airtel sim card with version 5.0 and it worked perfectly. I got the coordinates and it is fine. Now i used the same application with same sim card with Blackberry 8520 version 4.6.1. When i start the application, it is starting but it is not displaying even the main screen. This is the output when i run the app in 5.0 mobile:
and when i run this in 4.6 i didn't get any screen atleast showing error message. Please provide a solution. Thank you. To clarify further i installed google maps on 4.6 mobile with the same sim card and it showed me the correct location and also there is also no problem in accessing the internet

A: Did you compile the app against a version 5 compiler? If yes then your app wont start in os4.6  device. You have to compile in atleast 4.6 jde compiler to get your app working.


The site contains over 300 reviews of American films for which Dirks argues "there is reasonable consensus by most film historians, critics and reviewers" regarding their status as revered movies. Criteria for Dirks' selections include a film's technical innovations, recognition from award shows, accessibility to audiences, and influence on its genre. Although the "Greatest Films" lists do not include foreign films and therefore exclude various widely acclaimed movies, Dirks makes clear that they are intended to be geared toward classical Hollywood cinema, and briefly discusses foreign films in many other areas of the site.
Longtime proponent for the site, Chicago Sun-Times film critic, Roger Ebert, described it as "an invaluable repository of movie descriptions and dialogue" and an "awesome website [that] contains detailed descriptions of 300 great American films, along with many other riches."
↑ "Tim Dirks". Rotten Tomatoes.
↑ Dirks, Tim. "The Greatest 100 Movies of All Time". AMC.
↑ Ebert, Roger. References to Filmsite. Filmsite.org. Retrieved May 20, 2012.


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Miller-Meeks stands "in" the Soap Box
August 7, 2008 by O.Kay Henderson
Mariannette Miller-Meeks, an eye doctor from Ottumwa, is the GOP candidate for Iowa's second congressional district seat. During her stint today at The Des Moines Register's Soap Box (see post below for explanation), Miller-Meeks gave an incredibly brief speech. My tape counter shows she spoke for two minutes and 39 seconds, then said: "Any questions from you wonderful citizens?"
The first question from a man in the sparse crowd was about the energy debate in congress. "I would have stayed and demanded…that there is no recess without relief. That means flood relief and that means relief from high gas prices."
Next, Miller-Meeks turned to a "young man" standing to her left. "You look like you want to ask something," she said — pointing in the direction of a couple. as there was some confusion among the fair-goers as to just who she was singling out with her "young" label.
"You! You're younger than I am. You're young! Oh, he wants to give me a kiss," Miller-Meeks said, explaining to the crowd what the couple was saying to her, "and your wife said it was ok."
There was a brief pause, as the woman in the couple gave an explanation of her own. "The girlfriend said it was ok," Miller-Meeks explained to the whole crowd, "That's even better. Girlfriends are more possessive than wives 'til they get the ring on their finger."
The "young man" said something that is not audible on the recording and Miller-Meeks moved on to another fair-goer. "Anyone else have a question I can answer for them?" At this point, four minutes and 18 seconds had elapsed since Miller-Meeks began speaking at the "Soap Box." She concluded about 10 minutes later. "I'm going to go get a deep-fried Twinkie and then walk so I'll earn my deep-fried Twinkie by walking around the Fair today," Miller-Meeks explained as she concluded her appearance.
One of three reporters who interviewed Miller-Meeks on the fairgrounds moments later asked: "Would you really have kissed that guy?"
"Are you talking on the cheek or on the lips?" Miller-Meeks replied, laughing.
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Santa Rosa, CA – October 17, 2017 – District Attorney Jill Ravitch today announced that her office will be available for walk-in assistance beginning tomorrow. "We've been open every day but last Monday with a skeleton crew handling phone calls, emails and reviewing reports on those arrested during the emergency evacuation," said Ravitch. The building will now be accessible by the public as well. Anyone with a subpoena for court for this week should not come in since the courts are closed. The Family Justice Center Sonoma County is reopening as well.


No. I am not kidding. The easiest and most effective way to loose weight is Mindful Eating. Seventy-five percent of the problem of overweight will be resolved if we concentrate on how we eat instead of eating just for the sake of eating. In this multi-tasking world, we tend to do multiple things at a time. And eating is not an exception. Watching news or serials on television, teaching kids, reading books, working on PC, attending phone calls, answering door bells, conversation with family members, and so on and so forth are the few things that we unknowingly do while eating.
Bigger question is, 'Is it helping us? Is it giving us the energy in full to our body?' The answer simply is no. When you multi-task eating with even the small thing, our mind distribute the energy to all those tasks that we are doing at that moment equally. And hence the optimum utilisation of food that we are eating does not take place.
We need to eat in a manner that our digestive framework lives up to expectations all the more effectively. For that it is obliged to eat gradually and bite legitimately. With a specific end goal to eat gradually we ought to abstain from multitasking of any structure. Why? Well there are just advantages of doing just eating while eating.
To turn into a slow and careful eater: We all are well aware of the advantages of eating gradually and biting food appropriately. Multitasking is the primary guilty party of not permitting us to turn into the moderate and careful eater. Subsequently when we abstain from doing whatever else we consequently turn into a slow eater. Complete digestion is one of the principle advantages of moderate eating.
Digestion is the process of breaking down the food we eat in the way that our body starts absorbing it nutrients. The smaller the food particles, the lesser our body has to work to break down. Rather its full energy will now depend upon absorb the nutrients. Thus when we are the slow eater, we tend to chew it more and thereby the food is available in its smallest part to work on. It is hence all the more effectively dealing with engrossing and less on separating in this manner bringing about better absorption.
Eating nourishment obliges our entire attention: When we multi-task eating food, our attention is divided in multiple things. This results in less satisfaction and thereby results in less fulfilment. Less fulfilment will most likely results in including ourselves in eating incorrectly nourishment in wrong amount which is generally admission of more sustenance without much yearning. When we just eat without any diversion, our entire consideration is on eating food to the extent our body requires. When our body is full, it passes the signal to us. But we will know the signal only when we concentrate on what our body is telling us.
We tend to overeat because our attention is less on eating and more on other things that we are doing on simultaneously. Hence when we concentrate only on eating, we tend to eat only what our body requires. The problem of overeating gets resolved as soon as we forbid multi-task eating.
When our entire focus is on eating food to the smallest bite, we also subconsciously choose the food that is healthy and avoid eating junk food. This further helps us to maintain weight and health of ourselves.
To wrap up, in order to utilize the maximum energy from the food we eat, the requirement is to abstain from multi-tasking while eating. Start today and see the difference for yourself.


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Exhibition at Udarnik: Dmitry Kavarga and Alexander Sokolov
December 28, 2013 – February 26, 2014, as part of the Udarnik exhibit programme, the ArtChronika Cultural Foundation presents: An exhibit by Dmitry Kavarga: "Black Bass at the Very Bottom" Dmitry Kavarga's exhibit, which will ...
Pictures at an Exhibition – Project by Young Russian Composers
The ArtChronika Cultural Foundation and the Moscow Conservatorium's Centre for Contemporary Music present the project "Pictures at an Exhibition" by young Russian composers. Young Russian composers taking part in the joint project will present their ...
The Artnewspaper: Artist whose grandfather died in Stalin's purges wins Russian art prize.Her project uses family photos in an "attempt to understand the inexplicable"
Irina Nakhova, a conceptual artist who works in Moscow and the US, was awarded the €40,000 Kandinsky Prize for Project of the Year. The award was presented at a ceremony on Thursday in a Stalin-era ...
The Kandinsky Prize announced the winners of the 2013 competitive year
The Kandinsky Prize international jury announced 3 winners in 3 nominations. The winners were chosen from the six finalists, whose works were on show among the 37 nominees during the exhibition in Udarnik, in September-November ...
Lecture by A. Shatskikh: "The View from Above" in the Metaphysics of the Russian Avantgarde
The ArtChronika Cultural Foundation, as part of the Kandinsky Prize programme, presents a lecture by prominent Russian avant-garde scholar and a leading scholar on the works of Kazimir Malevich and Marc Chagall, Aleksandra Shatskikh, PhD. ...
Discussion "Problems and Perspectives in the Development of Art History Education in Russia"
The ArtChronika Cultural Foundation organised a roundtable on the topic "Problems and Perspectives in the Development of Art History Education in Russia, as part of the Udarnik's discussion series. ...
Discussion "Publishing by Russian Nonprofit Art Organisations"
The ArtChronika Cultural Foundation organised a roundtable on the topic "Publishing by Russian Nonprofit Art Organisations" with support from the communications agency DJET, as part of the Udarnik's discussion series. ...
Discussion: Converting Historic Buildings into Museum Spaces. The Udarnik Project
The ArtChronika Cultural Foundation organised a roundtable on the topic "Converting Historic Buildings into Museum Spaces," with support from the communications agency DJET, as part of the Udarnik's discussion series. ...
The finalists of the Kandinsky Prize 2013 were announced
Kandinsky Prize international jury presented 3 finalists in each of two nominations. This year the jury chose from 37 nominees, whose works can be seen at the exhibition in "Udarnik" till November 11 The finalists ...
Exhibit of 2013 Kandinsky Prize Nominees Opens
The seventh exhibition of 2013 Kandinsky Prize nominees opened at Udarnik on September 12. Managed by Antonio Geusa, PhD, independent curator, critic, and expert in innovative approaches to art. The exhibit space was built by ...


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In reviewing our diversity and inclusion learning program, we realized that key cultural concepts of a diverse and inclusive culture could be more impactful if reinforced across the employee experience.
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The result is envisioned as an end-to-end workplace experience – from the time we meet with candidates, through hiring, engaging and developing employees throughout their careers.
A culture in which everyone feels a sense of inclusion and belonging doesn't happen by chance or just in employee orientation. It needs to be intentional, based on shared values, leadership and a well-thought-out, integrated plan. It needs to touch the employee from Day One, across the entire employee experience.


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Before discussing about how to handle sexual harassment, let us first know what exactly sexual harassment is. Sexual harassment is an unwanted attention of sexual nature and it is a form of illegal social harassment. Sexual harassment may include mild aggressions, sexual assault and sexual abuse.
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If you really want to handle with sexual harassment then you have to be very strong form within. Make it very clear to your harasser that this kind of a behavior will not be tolerated by you. Tell them that if they would not stop the unwanted behavior, you will complain about this matter to the higher authority.
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Avoid unnecessary contact with the person who is constantly troubling you. Cut off any social ties that may exist with the harasser. Keep all necessary contact strictly professional and business related.
Write a letter to your harasser asking them to stop the offensive behavior. Be sure to include specifics (what, when, where) in the letter. Date and sign the letter, then give it to the harasser in the presence of a witness. Keep a copy for all your written records.
Fill out all the essential forms to report the problem. The company's policy on reporting sexual harassment should be followed. Any paperwork documenting the problem needs to be completed. This is a very important step that you must take.
If you can not deal with the problem of sexual harassment by your own self then take the help of an attorney. In matters when the management can not handle the problems you have to involve the legal system. A lawyer will give you excellent advice on how to deal with the issue in the most efficient ways.
These are some of the most essential steps that you must follow in order to handle sexual harassment.


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About the Australia Day Council of South Australia
The Australia Day Council of South Australia (ADCSA) is an independent, non-profit, membership based association. Funding and support comes from the Australian Government (via the National Australia Day Council), the Government of South Australia, our membership base (including all Local Councils, Corporate Club and Individual Members), sponsorships, grants, merchandise sales and partnerships with like-minded organisations.
To facilitate our aim of encouraging all Australians to 'Celebrate What's Great' about Australia and being Australian, a number of major events and programs are run that focus on Australia Day. National programs we coordinate at State Level include the Australian of the Year Awards, the Australia Day Ambassadors and the Australia Day Luncheon. Our major Statewide events include 'Australia Day in the City' and our Australia Day Awards Ceremony at Government House.
At State level, we run the Citizen of the Year Awards, the Minister for Education's Award for Excellence in Languages and Culture and the "Women Hold Up Half The Sky" Award. These Awards are all presented at our Awards Ceremony held at Government House.
The ADCSA acts as an umbrella organisation for Australia Day events providing marketing support to help spread the Australia Day message. At local Government level, the ADCSA provides support to Councils and organising committees for their 130+ Australia Day events including marketing materials, templates and framed award certificates for their Australia Day Awards.
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Home » "Analysis of Brain-Heart Networks" Seminar by Prof. Alberto Taboada-Crispi
"Analysis of Brain-Heart Networks" Seminar by Prof. Alberto Taboada-Crispi
Boğaziçi BME/Lifesci/Inovita/ISEK Joint Seminar: Analysis of Brain-Heart Networks
Speaker: Prof. Alberto Taboada-Crispi, Ph.D. (Joint China-Cuba Lab for Frontiers Research in Translational Neurotechnology, UESTC, China; Center for Studies on Informatics, Universidad Central "Marta Abreu" de Las Villas (UCLV), Cuba)
Date and time: 29 November 2016 (Tuesday); 13.00 – 15.00
Place: Institute of Biomedical Engineering, AZ-19, Boğaziçi University Kandilli Campus, Istanbul
About the Seminar: This talk will introduce briefly the Joint China-Cuba Lab for Frontiers Research in Translational Neurotechnology, at UESTC, China. Then, it will illustrate their current research with the topic of brain-heart networks analysis. Several studies have approached the relationship between the heart and the brain functions, by using different time series and parameters associated to them, under certain conditions (comprising, for instance, sleep studies, anesthesia, or schizophrenia). In the recent years, the interest on the brain-heart networks have increased with the availability of novel databases, analytical and computational tools for pre-processing and processing the simultaneous data. In this talk, we discuss the current applications of the brain-heart network analysis, the resources (datasets and tools) available, along with the trends in the signal and image processing and statistical methods. A few examples on real data are provided.
About the Speaker: Alberto Taboada-Crispi is both a Protocol Professor at the Center for Information in Medicine and School of Life Science and Technology, Joint China-Cuba Lab for Frontiers Research in Translational Neurotechnology, at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC) in Chengdu, and a Full Professor and Senior Researcher at Universidad Central "Marta Abreu" de Las Villas (UCLV) in Cuba. He received his BSc. and MSc. diplomas in Electronic Engineering at UCLV in 1985 and 1996, respectively, and a Ph.D. from University of New Brunswick, Canada, in 2002. He was the Director of the Center for Studies in Electronics and Information Technologies, UCLV, for about 10 years; Coordinator of the Master Programs on: Signals and Systems, and Biomedical Engineering; Coordinator of the Group of Pharmacy and Medical Equipment of the Scientific Pole of Villa Clara province; and Member of the Experts' Group of the National Scientific Program on Neurosciences and Neuro-technologies in Cuba. He has taught more than 60 graduate and undergraduate courses in Cuba and abroad, and supervised more than 80 students. Taboada-Crispi has more than 100 refereed papers, 3 patents and 5 software registers. His major research interests include Biomedical Engineering, Neuroinformatics, Instrumentation, Digital Signal and Image Processing/Analysis, and Pattern Recognition.


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#AirSeychelles takes delivery of second brand new #Airbus #A320Neo
Aviation, Travel and Conservation News - DAILY from Eastern Africa and the Indian Ocean islands March 20, 2020 March 20, 2020 Uncategorized
AIR SEYCHELLES TAKES DELIVERY OF PTI MERL DEZIL
Air Seychelles has announced that the airline has taken delivery of its second new A320neo aircraft registered as 'S7-PTI'.
Named Pti Merl Dezil, the aircraft landed in the Seychelles late in the evening on Thursday, 19 March 2020 but without the usual pomp and ceremony, cognizant of the current #COVID19 outbreak.
The aircraft was commanded by two of the airline's jet fleet pilots from Hamburg to the Seychelles via Abu Dhabi, where a brief stop for refuelling was made.
The arrival process in the Seychelles was carried out according to strict guidance of the Seychelles Civil Aviation Authority (SCAA) and the Seychelles Department of Health. Members on the flight included six staff from the Air Seychelles Technical Operations department, as well as two staff members from the SCAA.
The team were in Hamburg to conduct the final inspection and acceptance of the aircraft. Remco Althuis, Chief Executive Officer of Air Seychelles said: "COVID-19 was non-existent when S7- PTI was ordered 18 months ago and we do understand that right now it is a critical time for all airlines globally, including for Air Seychelles. As the older plane is leaving the fleet, having a new generation of fuel efficient aircraft is very important in order to safeguard the economic operations once the business resumes back to normal. It is for that reason that it was important, that we took delivery of the new A320neo aircraft and Pti Merl Dezil will be part of Air Seychelles' fleet of two A320neos. Whilst the demand for air travel and tourism to the Seychelles has significantly decreased due to COVID-19, the aircraft will be put to work to maintain strategic air links to the Seychelles, ensuring that critical supplies can still come in and it will also be available for repatriation flights should those be required."
In adherence to the guidelines of the local Department of Health, the team has proceeded into a 14 days quarantine upon arrival.
Dr. Jude Gedeon, Public Health Commissioner commented further: "All necessary precautions were taken by the staff to prevent infection whilst in Hamburg. The location where the staff will be accommodated in Seychelles has been verified by the Department of Health and is suitable for quarantined".
Air Seychelles expresses its gratitude to the team for volunteering to take delivery of the aircraft, wishes them good health and looks forward to seeing them back at the workplace soon.
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I Lamprofidi (Lamprophiidae ) sono una famiglia di serpenti, diffusi prevalentemente in Africa.

Distribuzione e habitat
La famiglia è diffusa prevalentemente nel continente africano, con 18 generi endemici del Madagascar (Alluaudina, Brygophis, Compsophis, Dromicodryas, Elapotinus, Heteroliodon, Ithycyphus, Langaha, Leioheterodon, Liopholidophis, Madagascarophis, Micropisthodon, Mimophis, Pararhadinaea, Parastenophis, Phisalixella, Pseudoxyrhopus e Thamnosophis). Alcune specie (p.es. Malpolon spp., Micrelaps spp., Psammophis spp.) estendono il loro areale all'Europa meridionale, al Medio Oriente e al subcontinente indiano.

Tassonomia
Tradizionalmente questo raggruppamento veniva considerato una sottofamiglia (Lamprophiinae) della famiglia Colubridae.

Recentemente è stata elevata al rango di famiglia a sé stante, suddivisa a sua volta in 7 sottofamiglie che raggruppano i seguenti generi e specie:

 Sottofamiglia Aparallactinae
 Genere Amblyodipsas
 Amblyodipsas concolor ()
 Amblyodipsas dimidiata ()
 Amblyodipsas katangensis
 Amblyodipsas microphthalma ()
 Amblyodipsas polylepis ()
 Amblyodipsas rodhaini ()
 Amblyodipsas teitana (
 Amblyodipsas unicolor ()
 Amblyodipsas ventrimaculata ()
 Genere Aparallactus
 Aparallactus capensis
 Aparallactus guentheri
 Aparallactus jacksonii ()
 Aparallactus lineatus ()
 Aparallactus lunulatus ()
 Aparallactus modestus ()
 Aparallactus moeruensis
 Aparallactus niger
 Aparallactus nigriceps ()
 Aparallactus turneri
 Aparallactus werneri
 Genere Brachyophis
 Brachyophis revoili
 Genere Chilorhinophis
 Chilorhinophis butleri
 Chilorhinophis carpenteri ()
 Chilorhinophis gerardi ()
 Genere Hypoptophis
 Hypoptophis wilsonii
 Genere Macrelaps
 Macrelaps microlepidotus ()
 Genere Micrelaps
 Micrelaps bicoloratus
 Micrelaps boettgeri
 Micrelaps muelleri
 Micrelaps tchernovi
 Micrelaps vaillanti ()
 Genere Polemon
 Polemon acanthias ()
 Polemon barthii
 Polemon bocourti
 Polemon christyi ()
 Polemon collaris ()
 Polemon fulvicollis ()
 Polemon gabonensis ()
 Polemon gracilis ()
 Polemon griseiceps ()
 Polemon leopoldi ()
 Polemon neuwiedi ()
 Polemon notatus ()
 Polemon robustus
 Genere Xenocalamus
 Xenocalamus bicolor
 Xenocalamus mechowii
 Xenocalamus michellii
 Xenocalamus sabiensis
 Xenocalamus transvaalensis

 Sottofamiglia Atractaspidinae
 Genere Atractaspis
 Atractaspis andersonii
 Atractaspis aterrima
 Atractaspis bibronii
 Atractaspis boulengeri
 Atractaspis congica
 Atractaspis corpulenta ()
 Atractaspis dahomeyensis
 Atractaspis duerdeni
 Atractaspis engaddensis
 Atractaspis engdahli
 Atractaspis fallax
 Atractaspis irregularis ()
 Atractaspis leucomelas
 Atractaspis magrettii
 Atractaspis microlepidota
 Atractaspis micropholis
 Atractaspis phillipsi
 Atractaspis reticulata
 Atractaspis scorteccii
 Atractaspis watsoni
 Genere Homoroselaps
 Homoroselaps dorsalis ()
 Homoroselaps lacteus ()

 Sottofamiglia Lamprophiinae
 Genere Boaedon
 Boaedon fuliginosus ()
 Boaedon lineatus
 Boaedon maculatus
 Boaedon olivaceus ()
 Boaedon virgatus ()
 Genere Bothrolycus
 Bothrolycus ater
 Genere Bothrophthalmus
 Bothrophthalmus brunneus
 Bothrophthalmus lineatus ()
 Genere Chamaelycus
 Chamaelycus christyi
 Chamaelycus fasciatus ()
 Chamaelycus parkeri ()
 Chamaelycus werneri ()
 Genere Dendrolycus
 Dendrolycus elapoides ()
 Genere Gonionotophis
 Gonionotophis brussauxi ()
 Gonionotophis capensis ()
 Gonionotophis crossi ()
 Gonionotophis egbensis ()
 Gonionotophis gabouensis ()
 Gonionotophis grantii ()
 Gonionotophis guirali ()
 Gonionotophis klingi
 Gonionotophis laurenti ()
 Gonionotophis nyassae ()
 Gonionotophis poensis ()
 Gonionotophis savorgnani ()
 Gonionotophis stenophthalmus ()
 Gonionotophis unicolor ()
 Gonionotophis vernayi
 Genere Hormonotus
 Hormonotus modestus ()
 Genere Inyoka
 Inyoka swazicus ()
 Genere Lamprophis
 Lamprophis abyssinicus
 Lamprophis aurora ()
 Lamprophis capensis ()
 Lamprophis erlangeri ()
 Lamprophis fiskii
 Lamprophis fuscus
 Lamprophis geometricus ()
 Lamprophis guttatus ()
 Genere Lycodonomorphus
 Lycodonomorphus bicolor ()
 Lycodonomorphus inornatus ()
 Lycodonomorphus laevissimus ()
 Lycodonomorphus leleupi ()
 Lycodonomorphus rufulus ()
 Lycodonomorphus subtaeniatus
 Lycodonomorphus whytii ()
 Genere Lycophidion
 Lycophidion acutirostre
 Lycophidion albomaculatum
 Lycophidion capense ()
 Lycophidion depressirostre
 Lycophidion hellmichi
 Lycophidion irroratum ()
 Lycophidion laterale
 Lycophidion meleagris
 Lycophidion multimaculatum
 Lycophidion namibianum
 Lycophidion nanus ()
 Lycophidion nigromaculatum ()
 Lycophidion ornatum
 Lycophidion pembanum ()
 Lycophidion pygmaeum
 Lycophidion semiannule
 Lycophidion semicinctum
 Lycophidion taylori
 Lycophidion uzungwense
 Lycophidion variegatum
 Genere Pseudoboodon
 Pseudoboodon boehmei
 Pseudoboodon gascae
 Pseudoboodon lemniscatus ()
 Pseudoboodon sandfordorum

 Sottofamiglia Prosymninae
 Genere Prosymna
 Prosymna ambigua
 Prosymna angolensis
 Prosymna bivittata
 Prosymna frontalis ()
 Prosymna greigerti
 Prosymna janii
 Prosymna lineata ()
 Prosymna meleagris ()
 Prosymna ornatissima
 Prosymna pitmani
 Prosymna ruspolii ()
 Prosymna semifasciata
 Prosymna somalica
 Prosymna stuhlmanni ()
 Prosymna sundevalli ()
 Prosymna visseri

 Sottofamiglia Psammophiinae
 Genere Dipsina
 Dipsina multimaculata ()
 Genere Hemirhagerrhis
 Hemirhagerrhis hildebrandtii ()
 Hemirhagerrhis kelleri
 Hemirhagerrhis nototaenia ()
 Hemirhagerrhis viperina ()
 Genere Malpolon
 Malpolon insignitus ()
 Malpolon monspessulanus ()
 Genere Mimophis
 Mimophis mahfalensis ()
 Genere Psammophis
 Psammophis aegyptius
 Psammophis angolensis ()
 Psammophis ansorgii
 Psammophis biseriatus
 Psammophis brevirostris
 Psammophis condanarus ()
 Psammophis crucifer ()
 Psammophis elegans ()
 Psammophis indochinensis (
 Psammophis jallae
 Psammophis leightoni
 Psammophis leithii
 Psammophis leopardinus
 Psammophis lineatus ()
 Psammophis lineolatus ()
 Psammophis longifrons
 Psammophis mossambicus
 Psammophis namibensis
 Psammophis notostictus
 Psammophis orientalis
 Psammophis phillipsi ()
 Psammophis praeornatus ()
 Psammophis pulcher
 Psammophis punctulatus
 Psammophis rukwae
 Psammophis schokari ()
 Psammophis sibilans ()
 Psammophis subtaeniatus
 Psammophis sudanensis
 Psammophis tanganicus
 Psammophis trigrammus
 Psammophis trinasalis
 Psammophis zambiensis
 Genere Psammophylax
 Psammophylax acutus ()
 Psammophylax rhombeatus ()
 Psammophylax tritaeniatus ()
 Psammophylax variabilis
 Genere Rhagerhis
 Rhagerhis moilensis ()
 Genere Rhamphiophis
 Rhamphiophis oxyrhynchus ()
 Rhamphiophis rostratus
 Rhamphiophis rubropunctatus ()

 Sottofamiglia Pseudaspidinae
 Genere Pseudaspis
 Pseudaspis cana ()
 Genere Pythonodipsas
 Pythonodipsas carinata

 Sottofamiglia Pseudoxyrhophiinae
 Genere Alluaudina
 Alluaudina bellyi
 Alluaudina mocquardi
 Genere Amplorhinus
 Amplorhinus multimaculatus
 Genere Brygophis
 Brygophis coulangesi ()
 Genere Compsophis
 Compsophis albiventris
 Compsophis boulengeri ()
 Compsophis fatsibe ()
 Compsophis infralineatus ()
 Compsophis laphystius ()
 Compsophis vinckei ()
 Compsophis zeny ()
 Genere Ditypophis
 Ditypophis vivax
 Genere Dromicodryas
 Dromicodryas bernieri ()
 Dromicodryas quadrilineatus ()
 Genere Duberria
 Duberria lutrix ()
 Duberria shirana ()
 Duberria variegata ()
 Genere Elapotinus
 Elapotinus picteti
 Genere Heteroliodon
 Heteroliodon fohy
 Heteroliodon lava
 Heteroliodon occipitalis ()
 Genere Ithycyphus
 Ithycyphus blanci
 Ithycyphus goudoti ()
 Ithycyphus miniatus ()
 Ithycyphus oursi
 Ithycyphus perineti
 Genere Langaha
 Langaha alluaudi
 Langaha madagascariensis
 Langaha pseudoalluaudi
 Genere Leioheterodon
 Leioheterodon geayi ()
 Leioheterodon madagascariensis ()
 Leioheterodon modestus ()
 Genere Liophidium
 Liophidium apperti
 Liophidium chabaudi
 Liophidium maintikibo
 Liophidium mayottensis ()
 Liophidium pattoni
 Liophidium rhodogaster ()
 Liophidium therezieni
 Liophidium torquatum ()
 Liophidium trilineatum
 Liophidium vaillanti ()
 Genere Liopholidophis
 Liopholidophis baderi
 Liopholidophis dimorphus
 Liopholidophis dolicocercus ()
 Liopholidophis grandidieri
 Liopholidophis oligolepis
 Liopholidophis rhadinaea
 Liopholidophis sexlineatus ()
 Liopholidophis varius ()
 Genere Lycodryas
 Lycodryas carleti ()
 Lycodryas citrinus ()
 Lycodryas cococola
 Lycodryas gaimardi ()
 Lycodryas granuliceps ()
 Lycodryas guentheri ()
 Lycodryas inopinae ()
 Lycodryas inornatus ()
 Lycodryas maculatus ()
 Lycodryas pseudogranuliceps ()
 Genere Madagascarophis
 Madagascarophis colubrinus ()
 Madagascarophis fuchsi
 Madagascarophis meridionalis
 Madagascarophis ocellatus
 Genere Micropisthodon
 Micropisthodon ochraceus
 Genere Pararhadinaea
 Pararhadinaea melanogaster
 Genere Parastenophis
 Parastenophis betsileanus ()
 Genere Phisalixella
 Phisalixella arctifasciata ()
 Phisalixella iarakaensis ()
 Phisalixella tulearensis ()
 Phisalixella variabilis ()
 Genere Pseudoxyrhopus
 Pseudoxyrhopus ambreensis
 Pseudoxyrhopus analabe
 Pseudoxyrhopus ankafinaensis
 Pseudoxyrhopus heterurus ()
 Pseudoxyrhopus imerinae ()
 Pseudoxyrhopus kely
 Pseudoxyrhopus microps
 Pseudoxyrhopus oblectator
 Pseudoxyrhopus quinquelineatus ()
 Pseudoxyrhopus sokosoko
 Pseudoxyrhopus tritaeniatus
 Genere Thamnosophis
 Thamnosophis epistibes ()
 Thamnosophis infrasignatus ()
 Thamnosophis lateralis ()
 Thamnosophis martae ()
 Thamnosophis mavotenda (
 Thamnosophis stumpffi ()

 incertae sedis
 Genere Buhoma
 Buhoma depressiceps ()
 Buhoma procterae ()
 Buhoma vauerocegae ()
 Genere Montaspis
 Montaspis gilvomaculata
 Genere Oxyrhabdium
 Oxyrhabdium leporinum ()
 Oxyrhabdium modestum ()
 Genere Psammodynastes
 Psammodynastes pictus
 Psammodynastes pulverulentus ()

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Altri progetti

Taxa classificati da Leopold Fitzinger

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When a couple were spotted not wearing their masks properly, they allegedly refused to follow advice to do so and the woman is said to have pulled down the mask of one social distancing ambassador (SDA).
On Friday (April 1), the Singaporean woman and British man appeared in a district court over the alleged incident in Marina Bay Sands (MBS) last September.
Clariel Griffin, 47, who used to be known as Wong Pei Ling, was charged with one count each of being a public nuisance, using criminal force on a public servant and an offence under the Covid-19 (Temporary Measures) Act.
A search with the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority reveals that she used to be a director of a firm called Spa Sauvignon - a wine-themed spa.
The man, Clive Ainsley Griffin, 55, is accused of one count each of being a public nuisance and an offence under the Covid-19 (Temporary Measures) Act.
Court documents do not indicate if the couple are married to each other, but his Facebook account says they are.
In an earlier statement, the police said three SDAs attached to the Singapore Tourism Board were performing their duties at MBS when they advised a couple to don their masks properly.
The police added: "The couple allegedly confronted the SDAs and refused to adhere to their advice despite repeated attempts. The couple then allegedly shouted repeatedly and gestured aggressively at the SDA officers.
"The woman also purportedly pulled down one of the SDAs' mask during the confrontation."
According to court documents, the Griffins were at The Shoppes at MBS between 10.20pm and 11pm on Sept 12 last year when they allegedly failed to wear their masks over their noses and mouths.
They are also accused of causing annoyance to the public by shouting and gesturing there. Clariel Griffin is also said to have pulled down an SDA's mask that evening.
The couple's cases have been adjourned to April 22.
For being a public nuisance, an offender can be fined up to $2,000.
For committing an offence under the Covid-19 (Temporary Measures) Act, an offender can be jailed for up to six months and fined up to $10,000.
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Kids, just like the busy grown-ups around them, live in a world of sensory overload. They are busier than ever, spending increasing amounts of time out of the home. Many even claim to be "bored" on stay-at-home days. They live in artificially stimulating environments – from technology-connected computer games, television or car DVD players to super-sized enrichment experiences in music, movement, art and literature. Kids as young as a year old are being wowed on a daily basis.
At what point, does all the razzle-dazzle become a distraction from learning and growing? Educational researchers, like Ellen Galinsky and Elena Bodrova, have concerns about how well we're teaching kids to "focus" which Galinsky describes as the ability to "pay attention, remember the rules and inhibit one's initial response to achieve a larger goal". Learning seems to be accelerating at warp speed yet it feels like the stone-ages when kids don't get their way.
Psychologists are similarly concerned about the high cognitive and social cost of multi-tasking. Patricia Greenfield and Yalda Uhis from UCLA and the Children's Digital Media Center believe multi-tasking can "cause situational Attention Deficit Disorder which can lead to irritability, declining productivity and disorganization". They also see decreases in family interaction time. Gary Small, the author of iBrain, believes multi-tasking kids children lose valuable interpersonal skills essential to understanding and responding to others in social situations.
1.	Help your child notice where his attention goes. Your awareness teaches your child how to focus. Every time you play "I Spy" or "Simon Says", you help your child tune-in to people, places and objects around him (and to disregard other sensory messages).
2.	Help your child manage distraction. As your child focuses her attention on one thing, she must ignore competing sensory input – which is easy when mom announces it's almost time for bed. Other times, however, it's the parent who "holds" the focus when your child wanders mentally and physically – like when you're reading a book, playing a game or putting away the toys. Multi-tasking parents on cell phones break the attention-connection before the child learns to manage interruptions.
3.	Build attention stickiness. Children need daily practice playing independently. TV and video do not really promote independence unless the child is actively engaged singing, dancing, and interacting back. Open-ended play that matches your child natural interests – like cars, blocks, art material, pretend play, books – engage children's imagination and problem solving for longer periods of time. Start with five or ten minute sessions and gradually add ideas or props to stretch your child's ability to play longer tomorrow, or next month.
Young children are notorious multi-taskers. They sing in the bathtub, dance while listening to their favorite story and hear your entire phone conversation while building entire block cities. So, how do you know when multi-tasking is good or bad? You must study your own child. Children learn with and through their bodies. So, it's often a mistake to "force" children to "sit and pay attention" – that just makes them squirm more and plot their escape instead of really paying attention.
However, research on adult multi-tasking suggests that retention and efficiency is compromised when you attempt two different tasks that use the same parts of the brain – like emailing while talking on the phone. So please get your child's undivided attention before asking him a question while he's watching his favorite video. Otherwise, you'll miss the opportunity to teach him to listen when people are talking.
Life is busy. But kids need time to grow and learn. Slow down – pat attention when you're interacting with your child. Unplug from screen-time – plan a single-focus activity every day or a family-day once a week. Make time to listen – to the world, to each other and to the quiet. Your child will be smarter for it.


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EPL TALK: Don't laugh, Manchester United could make serious derby statement
Neil Humphreys
·Contributor
Manchester United midfielder Casemiro celebrates scoring against Bournemouth in the English Premier League. (PHOTO: Reuters/Carl Recine)
THIS may come as a shock, but Manchester United have stopped being funny. In a rather unsporting fashion, they've gone all serious and statesmanlike, like George W Bush after he left the American Presidency.
The recent respectability is grudgingly appreciated, but the slapstick routines are secretly missed. With the Red Devils, we came for the football, but stayed for the comedy. Now, we're stuck with the football. And it's surprisingly good.
The funny stuff is coming from the other Manchester club, albeit in a surrealist fashion. Pep Guardiola has spoken of his "ridiculous" tactical ideas for the upcoming derby and his players followed up with a semi-ridiculous display in their Carabao Cup defeat at Southampton. They couldn't score with Erling Haaland on the bench. They couldn't score when Haaland came off the bench, failing to produce a single shot on target.
The striker didn't feature against Chelsea in the FA Cup and City pulled together one of their most collective, balanced performances in recent weeks. The Norwegian lab experiment did play against Everton in the English Premier League and scored, but a disjointed Manchester City didn't win.
If Guardiola's dandies are not quite all over the place, they are wobbling like teenagers trying to walk in a straight line after a couple of pints. Their balance is off. Whereas the Red Devils are marching on with militaristic discipline, if not quite the precision, which is an unsubtle way of suggesting that they might do all right in Saturday's derby.
Naturally, such a bold claim comes with more conditions than a speaker's permit at Hong Lim Park. But United have the focused air of a fledgling singer-songwriter finally taking his craft seriously after years of excess in a cynically manufactured boyband. Chasing fame and fortune suddenly feels dated and cringey, a bit too Cristiano Ronaldo in his underwear on Instagram. It's all about the work now.
And the work is proving fruitful, with almost too many positive stats to choose from. There's the most points won in the EPL since United beat Liverpool on 22 August. There's an eight-game winning streak in all competitions – United's best run since January 2019 – and a ninth victory would be the club's finest effort since January 2017. While three consecutive clean sheets in the EPL hint at a newfound defensive stability.
Even Harry Maguire returned in the Carabao Cup, helping to keep another clean sheet against Charlton Athletic and guiding the club into a semi-final in a competition that no longer includes Manchester City. A trophy looks a real possibility this time round.
As for those caveats, yes, the winning run mostly involved beatable opposition, but United didn't beat these opponents in the past, not consistently anyway. That's the point. That's where the comedy came from. Every winnable fixture was often a banana skin away from penalty-box pratfalls and hysterical headlines.
In fact, the last Manchester derby felt like a wake, acknowledging the death of a fallen giant. Pep Guardiola's men won 6-3 in the most awkward coming together of household names since the AFF Cup clashed with a Jay Chou concert. There was only going to be one winner. United looked tired, washed up and irrelevant.
The game was played on 2 October. Just three months ago. What a difference an Erik ten Hag makes.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola gives instructions to his players during their Carabao Cup defeat by Southampton. (PHOTO: Reuters/David Klein)
Successors to Fergie and Keano found?
Manchester United have not only found a spiritual successor to Sir Alex Ferguson, at least in terms of principle, discipline and man-management, but ten Hag has also discovered a decent successor to Roy Keane, too.
Marcus Rashford's goals might pull focus, but Casemiro pulls the side towards something bigger and simpler. He's the mirror image of his manager: understated, controlled and quietly influential on those around him. The most decorated footballer in United's squad favours humility over histrionics, but his impact has been immediate.
The midfielder directs play on ten Hag's behalf, improving the performances of Bruno Fernandes and even Fred, which in turn creates opportunities for the liberated Rashford.
Like Keane, Casemiro inspires by example. He doesn't need Ronaldo's theatricality. He's still got the gravitas, along with the legs, the engine and the self-control.
There's nothing comedic about Casemiro. He hits his KPIs like a metronomic civil servant, but with real flair. The Brazilian should be entertaining company on Saturday night.
Kevin De Bruyne, on the other hand, was unable to lift his toiling team-mates when he came on in their Carabao Cup defeat, which may be a provocative, simplistic comparison. Guardiola sent out second stringers against Southampton, making De Bruyne more of a babysitter than a first among near equals, but the loss still bothered the manager. City were poor.
There's a suspicion that the gap has narrowed between the two Manchester clubs.
Of course, this is still a Manchester derby, to use a bit of pundit speak, and there's every chance that Haaland the Impaler might knock in a hat-trick, knock out a couple of centre-backs and bite off the head of a small child on his way back to the dressing room.
The Norwegian is a very physical reminder of what the Red Devils still do not have (but then, no one else does either, apart from Guardiola and the casting agent of House of the Dragon.) Nevertheless, Rashford's remarkable seven goals in six games are a testament to both his renaissance and ten Hag's ability to improve existing personnel to address a longstanding problem.
But Rashford remains a stop-gap striker, by his own admission, more adept at cutting inside than leading the line. While Anthony Martial's two goals in the previous Manchester derby were somewhat emblematic of his United career. They were late and inconsequential. He's not ten Hag's first choice in the No.9 role. Replacements will be sought.
And they will come because ten Hag is building something better.
The Theatre of Dreams has closed the curtains on farcical productions. The clowns have left the building, along with over-promoted managers, underwhelming coaches and superstars raging against the dying of their fast-twitch muscle fibres.
Whatever the result of the derby, Manchester no longer feels like a one-horse town.
Neil Humphreys is an award-winning football writer and a best-selling author, who has covered the English Premier League since 2000 and has written 26 books.
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Pseudognaptodon minimus är en stekelart som beskrevs av Williams 2004. Pseudognaptodon minimus ingår i släktet Pseudognaptodon och familjen bracksteklar. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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El Lima Foot Ball Club, también conocido simplemente como Lima FC, es un club con sede en la ciudad de Lima, Partido de Zárate, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina. Fue fundado el 13 de septiembre de 1911. Su disciplina de fútbol femenino compite oficialmente en AFA desde 2016 y actualmente se encuentra disputando la Primera División B (segunda categoría). Juega sus partidos de local en el estadio Domingo Di Donato de Zárate.

Historia

El fútbol femenino en el club comenzó de manera oficial en la Asociación de Fútbol Argentino (AFA) a partir del año 2016. El escudo del equipo de fútbol femenino es similar al de su club deportivo, solo que particularmente posee una silueta de una futbolista en color rosa y 5 estrellas en la parte superior. En el escudo de fútbol masculino las estrellas solo figuran ocasionalmente.

Lima FC debuta en la segunda división como equipo incorporado para la temporada 2016-17. Su debut fue el 29 de octubre de 2016,  en calidad de visitante ante Excursionistas y fue derrota por 2-1. La fecha siguiente, el 5 de noviembre de dicho año, conseguiría su primer victoria oficial, ganando por 3-2 de local en el Campo de Deportes ante Defensores del Chaco. Culminó la temporada en 4° posición, producto de 10 victorias, 1 empate y 5 derrotas, realizando una buena campaña y quedando a 1 punto del 3° puesto (y ascendido) Hebraica.

En la siguiente temporada los buenos resultados se mantuvieron a pesar de la incorporación de 11 equipos nuevos, acabó en 5° puesto con 70 puntos y logró clasificar al reducido por el tercer ascenso, donde avanzó a semifinales luego de derrotar a Almirante Brown y posteriormente cayó en dicha instancia ante Racing Club por 4-3 en penales, luego de un empate 1-1. El equipo se ha mantenido disputando la segunda categoría desde entonces.

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Actualizado a 2022.

Participación en campeonatos nacionales

Cronograma
La competencia AFA oficial comenzó a disputarse desde 1991, la Primera División B desde abril de 2016. Lima hizo su primera aparición en octubre de 2016.

Enlaces externos

 Sitio web oficial
 Lima Foot Ball Club en Instagram
 Lima Foot Ball Club Femenino en Instagram

Notas

Referencias

Lima FC