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import Ember from 'ember';
import { getContext } from './test-context';
import AbstractTestModule from './abstract-test-module';
import { getResolver } from './test-resolver';
import buildRegistry from './build-registry';
import hasEmberVersion from './has-ember-version';

export default AbstractTestModule.extend({
  init: function(subjectName, description, callbacks) {
    // Allow `description` to be omitted, in which case it should
    // default to `subjectName`
    if (!callbacks && typeof description === 'object') {
      callbacks = description;
      description = subjectName;
    }

    this.subjectName = subjectName;
    this.description = description || subjectName;
    this.name = description || subjectName;
    this.callbacks = callbacks || {};

    if (this.callbacks.integration && this.callbacks.needs) {
      throw new Error("cannot declare 'integration: true' and 'needs' in the same module");
    }

    if (this.callbacks.integration) {
      if (this.isComponentTestModule) {
        this.isLegacy = (callbacks.integration === 'legacy');
        this.isIntegration = (callbacks.integration !== 'legacy');
      } else {
        if (callbacks.integration === 'legacy') {
          throw new Error('`integration: \'legacy\'` is only valid for component tests.');
        }
        this.isIntegration = true;
      }

      delete callbacks.integration;
    }

    this.initSubject();
    this.initNeeds();
    this.initSetupSteps();
    this.initTeardownSteps();
  },

  initSubject: function() {
    this.callbacks.subject = this.callbacks.subject || this.defaultSubject;
  },

  initNeeds: function() {
    this.needs = [this.subjectName];
    if (this.callbacks.needs) {
      this.needs = this.needs.concat(this.callbacks.needs);
      delete this.callbacks.needs;
    }
  },

  initSetupSteps: function() {
    this.setupSteps = [];
    this.contextualizedSetupSteps = [];

    if (this.callbacks.beforeSetup) {
      this.setupSteps.push( this.callbacks.beforeSetup );
      delete this.callbacks.beforeSetup;
    }

    this.setupSteps.push(this.setupContainer);
    this.setupSteps.push(this.setupContext);
    this.setupSteps.push(this.setupTestElements);
    this.setupSteps.push(this.setupAJAXListeners);

    if (this.callbacks.setup) {
      this.contextualizedSetupSteps.push( this.callbacks.setup );
      delete this.callbacks.setup;
    }
  },

  initTeardownSteps: function() {
    this.teardownSteps = [];
    this.contextualizedTeardownSteps = [];

    if (this.callbacks.teardown) {
      this.contextualizedTeardownSteps.push( this.callbacks.teardown );
      delete this.callbacks.teardown;
    }

    this.teardownSteps.push(this.teardownSubject);
    this.teardownSteps.push(this.teardownContainer);
    this.teardownSteps.push(this.teardownContext);
    this.teardownSteps.push(this.teardownTestElements);
    this.teardownSteps.push(this.teardownAJAXListeners);

    if (this.callbacks.afterTeardown) {
      this.teardownSteps.push( this.callbacks.afterTeardown );
      delete this.callbacks.afterTeardown;
    }
  },

  setupContainer: function() {
    if (this.isIntegration || this.isLegacy) {
      this._setupIntegratedContainer();
    } else {
      this._setupIsolatedContainer();
    }
  },

  setupContext: function() {
    var subjectName = this.subjectName;
    var container = this.container;

    var factory = function() {
      return container.lookupFactory(subjectName);
    };

    this._super({
      container:  this.container,
      registry: this.registry,
      factory:    factory,
      register: function() {
        var target = this.registry || this.container;
        return target.register.apply(target, arguments);
      },
    });

    var context = this.context = getContext();

    if (Ember.setOwner) {
      Ember.setOwner(context, this.container.owner);
    }

    if (Ember.inject) {
      var keys = (Object.keys || Ember.keys)(Ember.inject);
      keys.forEach(function(typeName) {
        context.inject[typeName] = function(name, opts) {
          var alias = (opts && opts.as) || name;
          Ember.set(context, alias, context.container.lookup(typeName + ':' + name));
        };
      });
    }
  },

  teardownSubject: function() {
    var subject = this.cache.subject;

    if (subject) {
      Ember.run(function() {
        Ember.tryInvoke(subject, 'destroy');
      });
    }
  },

  teardownContainer: function() {
    var container = this.container;
    Ember.run(function() {
      container.destroy();
    });
  },

  defaultSubject: function(options, factory) {
    return factory.create(options);
  },

  // allow arbitrary named factories, like rspec let
  contextualizeCallbacks: function() {
    var callbacks = this.callbacks;
    var context   = this.context;

    this.cache = this.cache || {};
    this.cachedCalls = this.cachedCalls || {};

    var keys = (Object.keys || Ember.keys)(callbacks);
    var keysLength = keys.length;

    if (keysLength) {
      var deprecatedContext = this._buildDeprecatedContext(this, context);
      for (var i = 0; i < keysLength; i++) {
        this._contextualizeCallback(context, keys[i], deprecatedContext);
      }
    }
  },

  _contextualizeCallback: function(context, key, callbackContext) {
    var _this     = this;
    var callbacks = this.callbacks;
    var factory   = context.factory;

    context[key] = function(options) {
      if (_this.cachedCalls[key]) { return _this.cache[key]; }

      var result = callbacks[key].call(callbackContext, options, factory());

      _this.cache[key] = result;
      _this.cachedCalls[key] = true;

      return result;
    };
  },

  /*
    Builds a version of the passed in context that contains deprecation warnings
    for accessing properties that exist on the module.
  */
  _buildDeprecatedContext: function(module, context) {
    var deprecatedContext = Object.create(context);

    var keysForDeprecation = Object.keys(module);

    for (var i = 0, l = keysForDeprecation.length; i < l; i++) {
      this._proxyDeprecation(module, deprecatedContext, keysForDeprecation[i]);
    }

    return deprecatedContext;
  },

  /*
    Defines a key on an object to act as a proxy for deprecating the original.
  */
  _proxyDeprecation: function(obj, proxy, key) {
    if (typeof proxy[key] === 'undefined') {
      Object.defineProperty(proxy, key, {
        get: function() {
          Ember.deprecate('Accessing the test module property "' + key + '" from a callback is deprecated.', false, { id: 'ember-test-helpers.test-module.callback-context', until: '0.6.0' });
          return obj[key];
        }
      });
    }
  },

  _setupContainer: function(isolated) {
    var resolver = getResolver();

    var items = buildRegistry(!isolated ? resolver : Object.create(resolver, {
      resolve: {
        value: function() {}
      }
    }));

    this.container = items.container;
    this.registry = items.registry;

    if (hasEmberVersion(1, 13)) {
      var thingToRegisterWith = this.registry || this.container;
      var router = resolver.resolve('router:main');
      router = router || Ember.Router.extend();
      thingToRegisterWith.register('router:main', router);
    }
  },

  _setupIsolatedContainer: function() {
    var resolver = getResolver();
    this._setupContainer(true);

    var thingToRegisterWith = this.registry || this.container;

    for (var i = this.needs.length; i > 0; i--) {
      var fullName = this.needs[i - 1];
      var normalizedFullName = resolver.normalize(fullName);
      thingToRegisterWith.register(fullName, resolver.resolve(normalizedFullName));
    }

    if (!this.registry) {
      this.container.resolver = function() {};
    }
  },

  _setupIntegratedContainer: function() {
    this._setupContainer();
  }

});


McKenzie Westmore will host the All Stars season, while Ve Neill, Glenn Hetrick and Neville Page will serve as judges and Michael Westmore continues as contestant mentor. Special guests this season include director John Landis, writer/director Paul W.S. Anderson, producer Suzanne Todd, director Marcus Nispel and stunt coordinator Jeff Wolfe.
The teams work to create angel and devil characters in the first elimination challenge of the season.
The teams must create the driver behind Mad Max-esque post apocalyptic vehicle. Oh, about that cliffhanger.
The remaining teams must create two fantastical creatures who are complete opposites.
The remaining artists, competing individually, must create an alien delegate for an intergalactic congress.
The last four must create a gargoyle inspired by a different style of architecture.


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Four ordinary Afghans share their reflections on their country in a refreshing look at Kabul at work rather than war.
Witness 27 Sep 2010 15:49 GMT Arts & Culture, Afghanistan
By Oliver Englehart
Before starting work on my film, Kabul at Work, I had spent some time in Afghanistan where I met photojournalist David Gill. David had started the Kabul at Work multimedia project and asked me to collaborate through film.
As freelancers we were able to move around and speak to people relatively freely. We were fascinated by the extraordinary stories of ordinary people everywhere we went - from the butcher to the baker to the candlestick maker.
Of course not many people get to go to Afghanistan, so their understanding of the place comes from what they hear on the news, which focuses almost entirely on the war and its fallout.
This war, and previous ones over the last three decades, continue to affect every inhabitant of Afghanistan. You cannot escape that. Yet, despite and in spite of the turmoil, there are brave and fascinating people trying to get on with their lives and daily business.
It always strikes me when reading newspapers and watching the news, that what we hear about Afghanistan always comes from the politicians, the military, analysts and experts - everyone seems to have an opinion without ever knowing the answer.
But very rarely do we hear the voices of ordinary Afghans. There is no voiceover used in this documentary. Each of the four characters did a master interview and was filmed doing what they do. It is pure and simple.
The idea was to create a snapshot of life in Kabul - a human portrait of a city at work. The film is loosely structured around the course of a day, starting with the General as she gets up and goes to work, and finishing with the 95-year-old bonesetter closing the door as the sun goes down.
The theme of work - talking to people about their jobs and how they feel about them - was interesting in itself and I learnt lots about parachute jumping, sweetmaking, taekwondo and fixing bones. It was also a smooth segue into other facets of life and experience.
I think most people are at ease talking about their work and of course when filming an interview you want the subject to feel as comfortable and open as possible.
I never had any issues getting the subjects to open up and talk. In the West, most people are immediately cynical of the media - myself included. If someone puts a TV camera in my face in the street, I generally run a mile.
However, those featured in the film - having not really been exposed to mass media - were unabashed, which was great.
This is not to say that there are not other difficulties filming in Afghanistan: It is a desperately chaotic place with the odd bomb to boot. And it can be an intensely frustrating place to try and get things done - a shooting schedule is useless - but on the other hand, when things go right, when you hear a good story or capture a beautiful shot, it is even more rewarding.
While most Afghan women do not work outside the house, the film features two who do [David Gill]
People who watch the film will say that the two female subjects, the General in the Afghan National Army and the taekwondo champion are not representative of women in Afghanistan. This is entirely correct.
While in the cities there are an increasing number of women working, generally in the public sector, most women in Afghanistan do not work. They stay at home and manage the family.
But we wanted to include female subjects, so I am happy to give these women a platform, even if they are not the salt of the earth like the sweetmaker or the bonesetter.
I am pleased with the range of characters and jobs shown: A public servant in the General, industry in the sweetmaker, a sportswoman in the taekwondo champion and the bonesetter who provides a service to those who cannot afford a surgeon. We have a mixture of ages and also represent the Pashtun, Tajik and Hazara ethnicities.
It would be impossible to represent the huge diversity in Afghanistan in a short film but we have tried to tick at least some of the boxes.
I filmed with 15 different subjects before we chose the four who appear in this film. Amongst others, they were a young street hawker, a mathematical philosopher, a female presidential candidate, and Mr. Afghanistan 2009, who had a sideline teaching the UN how to drive their armoured cars.
Sadly, one of our finest contributors died of natural causes during the course of filming and so does not appear in the final documentary. He was the keeper of the Christian cemetery in Kabul. He was a lovely old man called Mr Rahimullah, who bemoaned that his community scorned him for keeping the graves of infidels.
He also had a great story, which he told with much zest, about how Mullah Omar had once come to the cemetery and tried to stop him doing his job. Rahimullah replied to Mullah Omar that he could not find other work because he was uneducated and "being uneducated he might as well be blind".
Realising that he might have offended Mullah Omar with this last comment, he ran away and took refuge on a hilltop from where he could see his cemetery. After three days he went back to business as usual.
Much of the unseen footage and interviews will appear on the kabulatwork.tv website, which is coming soon.
Kabul at Work can be seen from Tuesday, February 15, at the following times GMT: Tuesday: 2230; Wednesday: 0930; Thursday: 0330; Friday: 1630; Saturday: 2230; Sunday: 0930; Monday: 0330; Tuesday: 1630.
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Salesian priest Fr Tom Uzhunnalil is being held prisoner by Islamic State.
I hope and pray that it isn't true. Fr Tom Uzhunnalil, 56, was kidnapped by Islamic State militants in Yemen during their attack on an old people's home. He was, if news reports were to be believed, scheduled to be crucified on Good Friday, and various reports since then have said the sentence was carried out.
And that's the point: if they were to be believed.
The allegations, which appear to have originated in a Facebook post by the Franciscan Sisters of of Siessen in South Africa (since deleted) were shared round the world and widely reported as fact, even by reputable news outlets. This is in spite of the lack of any kind of corroboration for the original rumours and repeated denials from everyone who was actually in a position to know that any information whatsoever had been received about the missing priest.
Just to be clear, those denials have since been repeated: Bishop Paul Hinder, head of the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia, told the Catholic News Service yesterday: "I have no confirmation that anything happened Good Friday." He added that the rumours appeared to be untrue.
When they first surfaced, Christian Today took a decision not to report them, because it was obvious how thin they were.
That sort of thing just feeds the beast. The internet is better off without it. It's the ultimate in irresponsible journalism, not least because – and this ought to stop all those who clicked 'like', 'share' and 'retweet' on all those lurid stories from sleeping at night – if this act of barbarism was carried out, the media-savvy Islamic State might just have got the idea from all those concerned Christians.
So why did this story get so much traction, and why are so many people so keen to believe it?
1. Because it gets clicks. If you're an online news outlet, you need people to read what you write. A headline about ISIS threatening to crucify a priest is irresistible, whether it's based on fact or not.
2. Because it fits a narrative.Yes, Islamic State is bad enough. It has done terrible things (though Bashar al Assad's government has done things just as bad) but if it were to crucify a priest it would fit the narrative of pure, Satanic, irredeemable evil. It is convenient to believe the worst of your enemy; it justifies whatever you want to do to him.
3. Because it bolsters a position. Some of those commenting on the crucifixion story used it to back their arguments against allowing Muslim refugees into Europe or the US. "These people" crucify priests, was the claim. It's absurd, but it's out there.
4. We like to be shocked. Too grim? Perhaps. But we do click on stories that we know will horrify us. Partly it's because we genuinely believe we need to know. Partly it's because of a darkness in our souls: we are terribly sorry for the person suffering, but even more terribly glad it isn't us.
5. We really do care. We need to be honest about our motivations for reading and sharing stories like this, and admit that not all of them are very good ones. But as well as feeding a narrative of Christian persecution and Muslim demonization, we're responding in a visceral way to the profaning of the central image of our faith: Christ on a cross. We feel deeply for Fr Tom Uzhunnalil, but we feel this as an attack on our faith, too.
We know ISIS is capable of anything. It has burned people to death. Another kidnapped priest was ransomed by his family and returned to them in a box – in pieces. The crucifixion story is grotesque, but – tragically – it is not incredible.
It may yet, in spite of its wafer-thin provenance, turn out to be true. That doesn't negate anything I've said.
We shouldn't believe stories just because they cast Muslims in a bad light, or back up our prejudices about immigration or refugees or whatever. We shouldn't share a story like this, that's profoundly distressing to Fr Tom's family and friends, if we aren't absolutely sure it's true. We shouldn't pander to our dark side by taking a vicarious pleasure in deeds of evil.
We should pray for Fr Tom – and for his captors, and for everyone who's in the grip of evil. And we should be lovers of truth.


1990 Two Evil Eyes Eleonora Segment: "The Black Cat"
1965 New York Television Theatre Barbara Fiers "The Drapes Come"
1973 Hawaii Five-O Betty Rowan "Murder Is a Taxing Affair"
1974 Toma Rita "The Big Dealers"
1974 Kojak Gloria "Cop in a Cage"
1975 Bronk Policewoman Haley / Billie "Open Contract", "The Fifth Victim"
1975 Petrocelli Joan Arnold "Too Many Alibis"
1976 Baretta Rita "The Left Hand of the Devil"
1976 Rookies, TheThe Rookies Carol Brenner "From Out of the Darkness"
1976 Captains and Kings Aggie "Chapter VIII"
1977 Three's Company Sally "Jack Looks for a Job"
1978 Kojak Shirley "May the Horse Be with You"
1978 Starsky & Hutch Greta Wren / Dora Pruitt "Photo Finish"
1978 Incredible Hulk, TheThe Incredible Hulk Margaret Hollinger "A Child in Need"
1978 Lou Grant Dr. Eilene Peterson "Slaughter"
1979 Visions Yvette "Ladies in Waiting"
1979 Supertrain Katherine Sully "A Very Formal Heist"
1979 Charlie's Angels Lonnie "Caged Angel"
1981 Charlie's Angels Laurie Archer "Taxi Angels"
1982 Lou Grant Vicky Doppler "Law"
1982 Insight Ruth "So Little Time"
1983 Falcon Crest Ella "Solitary Confinements", "The Betrayal"
1989 Trying Times Agripina Gravanescu-Smith "Death and Taxes"
1992 Ray Bradbury Theater, TheThe Ray Bradbury Theater Mary Morris "Zero Hour"
1992 Raven Flori "Flori and Dori"
1992–93 Roseanne Barbara Healy "It's No Place Like Home for the Holidays", "It's a Boy"
1993 Jack's Place Peg "Play It Again, Jack"
1994 Picture Windows Blossom "Song of Songs"
1995 Murder, She Wrote Evelyn Colby "The Scent of Murder"
1996 High Tide Matilda "The Curse of the High Tide"
1996 Goode Behavior Molly "Goode Golly, Miss Molly"
1997 Women: Stories of Passion Annie "Hotel Magic"
1997 Hunger, TheThe Hunger Mrs. Garington "Bridal Suite"
1999 Chicken Soup for the Soul Wanda "Simple Wooden Boxes"
2001 Strong Medicine Stella Riggs "Donors"
2001 Resurrection Blvd. Mrs. De La Vega "El Que Necesita"
2005 Wanted Sheila Beckwith "The Promise of Darkness"
2010 Criminal Minds May Walden "Reflection of Desire"
2011 Paul Cruz: Latin Actor (A Mockuseries) Sally Kirkland "Arrested No Development", "The Brother's Grim", "The Stereotype"
2014 Theatre Fantastique Louisa Mae "The Happy Home of the Murderous Mahones"
2017 Conversations in L.A. Evelyn James "First Step"
2017 Good Samaritans Olivia De Mills "What Do You Say We Get You a Puppy?"
↑ McNary, Dave (July 27, 2017). Sally Kirkland, Mel Novak Starring in Thriller 'When It Rings' (EXCLUSIVE). Penske Business Media, LLC.
اینگیلیسجه ویکی‌پدیاسی‌نین ایشلدنلری طرفیندن یارانمیش«Sally Kirkland»، مقاله‌سیندن گؤتورولوبدور.( ۲۱ دسامبر ۲۰۱۷ تاریخینده یوْخلانیلیبدیر).
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Ric Smith, Andrew Carr and Peter Dean all present a compelling case as to why a 2% of GDP target for defence spending does not constitute a strategy. But this completely overlooks the target's purpose. The bipartisan 2% target is not for defence planning, it is for alliance management.
As Ric Smith points out, the 2% target is shared by NATO countries. This alone tells you that the figure is not 'arbitrary'; rather, it serves an important political purpose by demonstrating Australia's fidelity to, and independence within, the ANZUS alliance framework.
Even strong critics of ANZUS such as Malcolm Fraser acknowledge that Australia would need to spend significantly more on defence if we were to let the alliance go. It is universally recognised that our alliance with the US subsidises our own defence spending. The 2% target is aimed at reassuring Washington. It would be incredibly naïve if one were to suggest that the US is going to accept the continued atrophying of Australia's defence budget at no cost to ourselves. Certainly it would not be accepted over some notion that Australia's defence circumstances do not require it, because without the alliance, we would require it.
If Australia does not contribute financially to the alliance we will end up paying in other ways — through the increasing erosion of Australia's sovereignty. This includes expanding the American military presence on Australian soil, deepening our bilateral co-operation on ballistic missile defence, and an open financial commitment to failing American fighter projects.
Without adopting the minimum buy-in as a US ally (which is the NATO figure of 2% of GDP), either the alliance will erode (forcing a dramatic boost to Australia's defence spend anyway), or Australia will face reduced decision-making independence in the Asia Pacific and declining influence in Washington.
I whole-heartedly agree that Australia's defence planning must be based on sound methodology that seeks to maximise the strategic return on every dollar spent, but to suggest that the 2% of GDP defence target should be abandoned on that basis is to make a complete non sequitur.
Intelligence organisations cannot assume their job is done once a report is delivered but should instead seek to add value through expertise, focus, and access.
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Upon its release in 2001, the Bridget Jones's Diary movie, based on Helen Fielding's best-selling novel of the same name, was a smash hit, even earning Renee Zellweger an Oscar nomination for her portrayal of the titular character. Its sequel, Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, was also well received by audiences even if, in true sequel fashion, it didn't quite match up to its predecessor. Talk of a third movie was rife for some time, but it has certainly taken its time to come about.
Bridget Jones's Baby is allegedly based upon Fielding's third Bridget Jones novel, Mad About the Boy, though anyone who has read it will find a hard time believing that fact. In this movie version, Mark Darcy is still alive, but in the book he is dead. So, not only is Mark Darcy alive, he's also the father of Bridget's imminent baby. Possibly. Or it could be a man named Jack. The second trailer for Bridget Jones's Baby has just dropped online and can be viewed, above.
Bridget Jones's Baby reunites Renee Zellweger and Colin Firth once more, as well as Sally Phillips as Shazza, Bridget's BFF, and Jim Broadbent and Gemma Jones as Bridget's parents. Joining the cast are Patrick Dempsey as the aforementioned Jack (and possible baby daddy), and Emma Thompson as Doctor Rawling. Thompson also wrote the screenplay for the movie, alongside Fielding and Dan Mazer. The film is directed by Sharon Maguire, who directed the first Bridget Jones installment.
The trailer undoubtedly raises some smiles, especially from those who will remember the original movies - but the main problem here is, no one really wanted or needed a third installment of Bridget's chaotic life. As Mark Darcy, Colin Firth looks perpetually fed up, while Dempsey just looks confused. Still, both play their respective roles well enough; certainly Firth has done well out of playing anyone with the surname Darcy.
The trouble is, those who were teenagers when Bridget Jones's Diary came about, and were just scraping into their twenties when The Edge of Reason was released, used to look at Bridget as an example of how not to adult. Now, those viewers are into their early thirties, and living the same life as she is now, only they're infinitely better at doing so. For anyone the same age as Bridget (early thirties) when the first movie came about, this film feels like something that harks back to a previous life. For that reason, it seems hard to envision Bridget Jones's Baby really making much of an impact, particularly as the trailer hints at many of the jokes being recycled from previous Bridget Jones movies (there's surely a fight scene brewing between Mark and Jack).
Then again, maybe this movie will tap into a new legion of fans, who will appreciate the thoroughly British humor that Bridget Jones taps into. After all, Bridget might be a walking disaster, but she is sweetly charming, in her own special way.
Bridget Jones's Baby will be released in U.S. theaters on September 16th, 2016.


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Made Iron Candle Holders. Members made from metal are much much better in appearance and fact than glass and give a very varied feel to the lighting. Wrought iron comes in a variety of coatings to suit any decor. Straightener was used to hold candles in the medieval times when they were strung on the walls for citadel lighting. Wrought iron candlestick holders are available in floor rating units or wall attached sconces or table leading sized candelabras. The made iron can come in black or perhaps silver and is usually lacquered. Floor standing holders works extremely well for a single large candlepower unit or as a chandelier for most smaller candles. The lamp, light fitting effect is achieved employing tea lights or parayer candles. The candles will be held on a metal dish or perhaps in glass cups, free to move in the breeze. This gives a bright sparkling light.
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For the third time in four years, the Lancers advanced to the CIF-SS Div II Semifinals. Behind the support from the home crowd, the team overcame a goal from the visitors in the last minute of regulation. After a back and forth OT, the Lancers converted all of their penalties to clinch the victory.
The Lancers capitalized on home field advantage, taking an early lead in the 10th minute of play and they never looked back as they defeated the visiting Vikings 3-0. The Lancers will host Mira Costa in the Quarterfinals of CIF-SS Div II this Saturday at Sunny Hills (time TBD).
The Lancers opened the first round of the CIF-SS Div. II Playoffs with a win at home in front of the largest crowd all season. The team will look to defend its home field as it hosts Hueneme High School in the CIF-SS Div. II Second Round Wednesday, Feb. 21st @ 3PM.
The Lancers clinched the Freeway League title for the fourth consecutive season with a second half come-from-behind victory. Senior Day is this Thursday Feb. 8th (3PM) at home as the team looks to finish league strong with a win.
The Lancers continue to focus on playing relentless defense as they posted their 6th shutout in 8 games. After 75 minutes, the Lancers put the game away with a goal from Christian De Guzman and assist from Diego Useda. The team will travel to Sonora on Tuesday Feb. 6th (3PM) for its next League matchup.
The Lancers posted a shutout for the second time against Fullerton High this season. After dropping the last game, the Lancers responded with well organized soccer and look to build on the momentum heading into the final three league matchups.
The Highlanders were awarded a late penalty kick which ended up being the deciding factor in a game the Lancers seemed to control. The team will have to travel for its next match-up against Troy (Wed. Jan 31) in a must win game to remain on top of the league table.
The Lancers finished the first round of the league tournament with a road victory against Buena Park. The team posted its fourth shutout in five games.
The Lancers finally began to capitalize on their goal scoring opportunities as they put away the visiting Raiders early in the match. The defense also held its own as it recorded its 3rd shutout in four games.
After giving up the lead, the Lancers were able to pull off a last minute victory against the visiting Warriors. The team remains undefeated in league play and will host Sonora next.
The fighting lancers are honored to represent the Men's Soccer Program and will work to uphold its great tradition of coming together and making history. Our alumni have created an impressive culture that guides each team to become better every day. This year's players have dedicated themselves to training hard and are prepared for the challenges ahead as they commit themselves to Sunny Hills High School.


Student Learning and Success Teamwork Award, Oregon State University, 2013.
Excellence in Wildlife Education Award, The Wildlife Society, 2012.
Excellence in Teaching Award, University Professional and Continuing Education Association, 2012.
Elected Fellow, The Wildlife Society, 2011.
Distinguished Graduate, College of Forestry and Conservation, University of Montana, 2008.
Agricultural Research Foundation Leadership Award, College of Agricultural Sciences, Oregon State University, 2007.
Gold Award, Long Publication Category for Ecology and management of eastern Oregon forests: A comprehensive manual for forest managers, from the Association of Natural Resources Extension Professionals, 2005.
The E.R. Jackman Oldfield Team Award for Klamath Basin Analysis Team, College of Agricultural Sciences, Oregon State University, 2004.
The Oregon Chapter of The Wildlife Society Award for Lifetime Achievement, Oregon Chapter of The Wildlife Society, 2003.
Excellence in Teaching Award, Western Region, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Higher Education Program, and the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges, 2002.
Bronze Award, Distance Education and Instructional Design, Education Production for Credit for Wildlife in Agricultural Ecosystems, from Agricultural Communicators in Education, 2001.
Wade Excellence in Teaching Award, College of Agricultural Sciences, Oregon State University, 2000.
Ted Trueblood Outstanding Communicator Award, Idaho Chapter of The Wildlife Society, 2000.
Silver Award, Information Technology, Web site for Principles of Wildlife Conservation, from Agricultural Communicators in Education, 2000, with John Loegering.
Silver Award, Distance Education and Instructional Design, Education Production for Credit for Principles of Wildlife Conservation, from Agricultural Communicators in Education, 1999.
Silver Award, Special Program or Documentary for Strangers in Our Waterways, from Agricultural Communicators in Education, 1995.
Gold Award, Educational Productions for Non‑credit for Strangers in Our Waterways, from Agricultural Communicators in Education, 1995.
Outstanding Professional Skill Award, Electronic Media‑Television for Strangers in Our Waterways, from Agricultural Communicators in Education, 1995.
The Leadership Academy will provide a way for more students to receive "soft skills." I volunteered to be a mentor because I have some leadership skills and experience to share, and I enjoy working with students. I hope to contribute to the leadership development of students in the college through conversations and attending meetings as a guest. We also have a fund to provide a leadership award to a student in our department.
I was one of the earliest adopters of distance education technologies at OSU – my first online class was taught in 1994. Most of what I do today, I learned tending bar and waiting tables.


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Q: gnome screen brightness When pressing the brightness keys (or using the slider in settings) Ubuntu acts as if it's changing the screen brightness but the brightness does not change.
By poking around I found that I can change the brightness with
echo $N > /sys/class/backlight/radeon_bl0/brightness

where $N is >= 0 and $N <= 255.

*

*iMac=mc813ll/a

*Ubuntu Release=18.04

*Kernel=4.15.0-20-generic (default)

relevant log excerpt;
> tail -n 2 /var/log/auth.log
May  5 11:44:02 imac pkexec: pam_unix(polkit-1:session): session opened for user root by (uid=1000)
May  5 11:44:02 imac pkexec[7310]: $USER: Executing command [USER=root] [TTY=unknown] [CWD=/home/$USER] [COMMAND=/usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gsd-backlight-helper --set-brightness 10]

direct test;
> sudo /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gsd-backlight-helper --set-brightness 255
Could not set the value of the backlight: writing '255' to /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.0/0000:01:00.0/backlight/acpi_video0 failed

No man pages
> man gsd-backlight-helper
No manual entry for gsd-backlight-helper
> man gnome-settings-daemon
No manual entry for gnome-settings-daemon

longer path examples;
> echo 20 > /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.0/0000:01:00.0/backlight/acpi_video0/brightness
-bash: echo: write error: Invalid argument

> echo 20 > /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.0/0000:01:00.0/drm/card0/card0-eDP-1/radeon_bl0/brightness

looks like this is the src, how do I tell the GNOME brightness what to talk to in the kernel?
[EDIT]
I just rebooted and
/sys/class/backlight/radeon_bl0/brightness

is now
/sys/class/backlight/radeon_bl1/brightness

or
/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.0/0000:01:00.0/drm/card1/card1-eDP-1/radeon_bl1

so the location is not even stable.
> lspci | grep "VGA compatible controller"
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Whistler [Radeon HD 6730M/6770M/7690M XT]

> sudo dmidecode | grep -A 9 "System Information" | grep "Product Name"
    Product Name: iMac12,2

A: Use the acpi_backlight kernel parameter;
 sudo perl -pi -e 's/(GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="[^"]*)(")/$1 acpi_backlight=vendor$2/g' /etc/default/grub

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This is a phase 2b trial designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of an investigational study medication in PSP patients. The main trial lasts just over a year. It is divided into a 6-week screening period and a 52-week double-blind dosing period, when either the investigational study medication or placebo is given, with clinic visits approximately every 4 weeks. Once this portion of the trial concludes, there will also be an opportunity to participate in an open-label dosing period.
PSP is a rare, tau-based neurodegenerative disorder. The investigational study drug is an antibody which sticks to toxic tau and helps remove it from the space between the cells of the brain. It may prevent the spreading of toxic tau to normal cells.


Our structure of the world is predictive so if it's intentional, then our world is something that we are carrying forward beyond our present moment. Or even if it's a retrodiction, like prediction backwards, it's still carrying beyond the present moment.
…however you demarcate the thing, you're still constantly revisiting the timeless, maybe without knowing it. So it's just a matter of knowing it, but even not knowing it is still to know it as time being, for the time being.


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Q: Would using the virtual kernel yield benefits for Ubuntu 8.04 server on Sun's Virtualbox? As in the title:
Would using the virtual-kernel (instead of the vanilla) yield benefits for Ubuntu 8.04 server on Sun's latest VirtualBox?
Host OS: 32 bit Ubuntu 8.04 server (plain kernel)
Sun's Virtualbox 3.0.x (x=12 iirc)
Guest OS: 32 bit Ubuntu 8.04 server (plain kernel)
One thing to note is that the initial install/vdi file creation was done on 32-bit Windows XP (which was then copied over after which a new vm configuration was done on the Linux host using VBoxManage).
I had to turn on PAE to boot the kernel and also (this may seem strange) IO-APIC because otherwise I got scary kernel panics while booting.
Bonus question: any other obvious signs of non-optimal configuration / performance tips?
Please be gentle as this is my first serverfault question (I usually frequent stackoverflow more).

A: I haven't actually run it this way - so this is really probably more of a comment than an answer, but yes - it will probably make a difference, but not a huge one. In fact, I would wager that if you are doing more of a "desktop" virtualization, you are better off with a stock kernel.
That being said, if this is going to be a dedicated box for housing virtual machines, I would give a serious look at Ubuntu JeOS (pronounced Juice). It is a server edition tuned for running VMs and has benefits beyond just the kernel.
http://www.ubuntu.com/products/whatisubuntu/serveredition/jeos

A: Note that the JeOS notes mention "Optimised for VMWare ESX, VMWare Server and KVM", so you may run into driver gotchas with Virtual Box.


Maisie Williams has some new things to say about Game of Thrones season 8.
The actress who plays fan-favorite Arya Stark discussed her character's journey, reading the final season scripts, Arya's tighter bond with Sansa, and she teases the end of the series in a chat with EW. "There's a lot of death this year," Williams warns.
As previously reported, the final batch of six episodes will contain plenty of callbacks to the show's debut 2011 season as Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) and Jon Snow (Kit Harington) arrive at Winterfell where Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner) and Arya ready the North for war against The Night King.
As previously detailed in our exclusive cover story on the upcoming Battle of Winterfell, Arya will also take part in her first major battle sequence, an episode that was particularly grueling for the cast and crew. "I feel like I've always been a part of this big show but in terms of being part of the episodes that really define us, this is my first taste of it," she says.
Looking beyond GoT, Williams has plenty on her plate with a major role in the new X-Men spin-off The New Mutants and was recently cast in a forthcoming film called The Owners, a comic book-based thriller about a deadly game of cat and mouse set in 1990s rural England.
GoT returns April 14. Listen to our GoT podcast. EW.com will have daily GoT coverage until the end of Game of Thrones, including post-episode recaps and interviews. Follow @jameshibberd for GoT scoop. Bookmark our Game of Thrones content hub.


Banish The Butts: Tips To Finally Quit Smoking | Wesley Anne Brady, M.D.
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●Nicotine Replacement – These therapies come in many forms, from patches to chewing gum to inhalers and more. They also help ease the withdrawal and lessen cravings and can even be used in conjunction with non-nicotine therapies.
Ultimately, only you can know which option is best for you, but the great thing is that you have choices – and plenty of them. We know it can be a challenge, and we're here to help. Remember, we're behind you every step of the way. You can do it!


Often known as "The Island of the Gods", Bali is one of the friendliest destinations for families and an easy place for a relaxing family holiday.
Hotels and resorts are well geared to families, with free kids clubs, large family rooms and loads of family friendly facilities. Babysitters are also cheap and easy to come by, costing just a few dollars an hour. There also lots of villas and apartment style resorts which are a popular alternative to hotel accommodation.
Most families who holiday in Bali will stay near the beach (Kuta or Nusa Dua are very popular, but we also like Seminyak, Jimbaran Beach and Sanur which tend to be a bit quieter), but take the time to venture further afield - visit the cultural centre of Ubud to see a totally different Bali. Surrounded by lush green hills, this town is full of artists, musicians, carvers and weavers and a great place to get a taste of some "real" Balinese culture.
Waterbom - with seventeen different tall slides, kids will have a ball at this fantastic water park. There's a great toddler pool with water cannons and mini slides, while older kids will love the pulse-pounding 360 degree Aqualoop and water bomb battle zone.
Bali Treetop - a wonderful woodland adventure park in Bedugul botanical gardens. Tarzan swings, zipwires, aerial nets and balancing challenges make up six courses through the trees. Suitable from kids as young as 4 years old, this will entertain kids of all ages (and their parents!) for hours.
Kids Clubs - most resort hotels will have their own kids clubs. These are often excellent and very well run, and provide a great opportunity for the kids to keep busy and make new friends while Mum and Dad take a well earned break by the pool.
Bali Safari Marine Park - elephant rides, roller-coasters, rare animals and even a small water park and aquarium, there's something for everyone with bonus education through free education shows and trained zoologists who accompany you as you make your way through the different habitats.
Pirates Bay in Nusa Dua, where your kids can have dinner in a tree house or spend the day pretending to be a pirate (ahoy mateys!). Pirate camp packages allow kids to experience activities such as treasure hunts, kite building and even zip lining. Great place for families who want to spend a fun day together, or for kids who want to be independent pirates for the day giving their parents a break.
Monkey Forest - a beautiful lush forest teaming with monkeys! For just 20,000 rupiahs (approx 2 USD), you can buy bananas and feed the monkeys just outside the sanctuary. Walk through the forest and the monkeys will watch you pass as you follow maze-like pathways to a temple.
Been to Bali with the family? Tell us what your favourite things to do with the family in Bali were.
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Forecasting A Warmer World
Predicting the changes that could accompany rising global temperatures isn't all guesswork. Author Stephan Faris found plenty of examples of the consequences of climate change all over the world - from the quality of wine to ethnic cleansing in Darfur. He talks with Living on Earth host Steve Curwood about what the future might hold and about his new book, Forecast.
CURWOOD: Probably what comes most immediately to mind when people talk about climate change is melting ice. But maybe we should also consider - the taste of wine and genocide.
It turns out our changing climate is shaping our present and future in mysterious and diverse ways. To flesh out some consequences of climate disruption, author Stephan Faris traveled the world to bring us a forecast – in his new book called "Forecast: The Consequences of Climate Change, from the Amazon to the Arctic, from Darfur to Napa Valley."
Stephan Faris says linking the dots from climate change to the conflict and refugees in Darfur was illustrated vividly in a tale he heard from a doctoral student called Alex de Waal.
FARIS: This doctoral candidate named Alex de Waal came across this Arab sheik, who was kind of a big man in that region, and he invited him into his tent. And he actually draws a picture in the sand like a chessboard, and he says, the black tiles are where the African farmers are, and the white tiles are where are our people are, where the nomadic herders are. And we basically coexist, we're like chessboard bishops: we cross these places in diagonals. And the land in a sense is serving two people. But that's no longer working. Alex later on called this the moral geography of the region.
Up until the 1960s and 70s the farmers would plant their crops and the nomads would pass through. They'd graze their camels on the hillsides behind the crops, the farmers would allow them to use their wells, they'd feed the animals with the leavings from the harvest, and you had this kind of symbiotic and peaceful relationship.
Author Stephan Faris.
But in the 70s and 80s you had this terrible draught, that some are saying is driven by climate change. So all of a sudden the land degraded, the rainfall wasn't coming as much, the crops weren't able to grow as much. And all of a sudden it was not enough to support the farmers and the herders, both. And so the farmers started closing off their land and started providing fences. And so you had this tension between the farmers, who were the landowners, and the nomads, who had these traditional ways of coexisting with the landowners, but didn't have any formal property rights. And this sheik was incredibly disturbed by this idea that this moral geography was broken, that his people and the farmers were no longer getting along.
And about two decades later, when the violence that we've all heard about was breaking out, Alex remembered this story, because he saw that the leader of the Janjaweed, a man named Musa Hilal, was leading these campaigns of ethnic cleansing. And he realized that Musa Hilal was the son of the sheik that he'd met before, the sheik that was fearing about the future of Darfur.
CURWOOD: Basically, the thesis of your book is that climate disruption is just putting pressure on a lot of difficult places on the planet and already making life quite difficult, and I guess it's only gonna get worse.
FARIS: Sure. And it was a way to look at climate change that had always seemed to me as very abstract, something about melting glaciers or drowning polar bears, or the most relevant it is to me is maybe something like hundreds of years in the future, when Florida's underwater. But what struck me about Darfur, and what motivated me to keep on doing the research in this book, was that the effects are happening already. Our climate is changing; it's changing in ways that we've never seen it before as a civilization. And every one of those changes is going to be disruptive. Even if places like Darfur and or like Hurricane Katrina we can't definitively tie them to the emissions of our cars and our factories and our power plants, the fact that these types of effects are the type of effects that we're expecting to see gives us a glimpse into the future.
CURWOOD: Now, of course, looking at your book, climate is part of everything it seems, and over the near term there are, I gather, some positive effects from warming climate, some of which I think impact wine. How's that?
FARIS: Well, if you think about what makes a good wine, you've got basically three elements. You have the variety of the grape, which is the Merlot or the Cabernet. You have the soil, in which you plant it. And then you have the climate, the weather, the year that it was grown. And so there's actually a scientist in Oregon, named Gregory Jones, who's tried to go through the whole world and understand how wine has played out. And he's looked at different regions from 1950 to 1990, and he's found that, on average, his temperatures increased about a degree Fahrenheit in those regions. And then he looked at the scale of quality given by auction houses, and he says, that a degree rise in Celsius would lead to about a thirteen point rise on a hundred point scale in quality. And so, so far, climate change has actually benefited wine.
But as temperatures continue to increase, and generally that's what they're going to be doing, the wines are going to start getting worse and worse, the grapes are going to start ripening too early on the vine. The year 2003 in Europe was a terrible year for wines because it was so hot that people were picking in August, they had never picked so early before, they were actually hiring refrigerated trucks to keep the grapes in. And one of the wine critics I've spoken to kind of describes the wine there as being raisiny and she's worried that the quality's going to degrade very quickly with time.
To me, wine was a fascinating example of how climate change is playing out. One because it's a crop that's so sensitive to temperature and so we can kind of see the early effects. And secondly, because it's an example of how climate change is gonna impact even things you might not expect, like a luxury good.
CURWOOD: Now, Stephan, of course these changes that you describe in your book assume only a moderate change in temperature. So, what do you forecast for the world if we see the more dramatic temperature increases that science is talking more and more about?
FARIS: What worries me the most is that everything I covered in my book, which covers potential conflicts in South Asia, it covers immigration pressures, it covers the changing patterns of agriculture – is all stuff that we're going to experience almost no matter what. None of the proposals in Washington or in Brussels or people who are speaking about replacing the Kyoto protocol are really talking about capping climate change at anything less than about two degrees Celsius, which is about three and a half degrees Fahrenheit. The potential is that we could have you know four or even six degrees Celsius of warming, which is about 11 degrees Fahrenheit, and that's about the same level of magnitude difference as we had between now and the last ice age. And so the question is what happens next.
CURWOOD: Stephan Faris is the climate change correspondent for GlobalPost.com and the author of the new book "Forecast: The Consequences of Climate Change, from the Amazon to the Arctic, from Darfur to Napa Valley."
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Five Questions with Delly Ranx
Published:Thursday | February 15, 2018 | 12:00 AM
Delly Ranx
After over two decades of personal success and building up other key contributors to the local music industry, it is not an overstatement to recognise Delly Ranx as an icon. Two of his greatest assets are his keen eye for talent and his knack for helping others in the music industry. Over the years he has helped many producers advance their careers including Chimney Records, Stephen Di Genius, Shynes Production (Black Widow Riddim and Taranchyla Riddim), and Mo Music Productions (Headache Riddim and Hurricane Riddim) to name a few. Among his hits are songs like Headache featuring Elephant Man, What A Gyal, Pelpa and Gal Nuh More Than You.
The Gleaner, caught up with the entertainer who gave his views on a few social and entertainment issues.
What projects are you currently promoting?
I am promoting a hot dancehall rhythm called the Cotton Swab rhythm. It was released last November and features songs from several popular dancehall artistes including yours truly, Popcaan, I Octane, Vershon, Bugle, Dre Island and Da'Ville. It is doing really well and is projected to be one of the hottest projects for this year.
If you were not a deejay/producer what would be your other career choice?
I would definitely be a musician. I would be playing some form of instrument, because I really love the arts. I really love music, so its hard to picture myself doing anything else. But then again, I would probably be a pilot because there is usually a high demand for persons with aviation careers.
What do you believe is contributing to the poor record sales for local reggae acts?
I don't think it is limited to Jamaica, because music sales are on the decline worldwide. However, I believe Jamaican music is not selling like it use to, because music is now being sold via Internet downloads and a lot of the people who buy reggae and dancehall, would prefer to purchase it on vinyl.
How do you feel about the lack of recognition from those who you have assisted with their music career?
It doesn't bother me, because I believe in doing good, so I never do it for the rewards. I don't watch ungratefulness, because my reward comes from the most high. It's all a part of my contribution to the music. My work in dancehall music speaks for itself; I'm a humble person, mi nuh run down hype or spotlight.
What are your views on the State of Emergency in St James? Do you think it is helping to curb the crime rate?
I really hope that the end result will be in the best interest of the people. It is time for this crime and violence to end. We can't continue like this. I am also hoping that there is mutual respect between the security forces and the residents of St James. It takes unity to curb crime and I do hope that the state of emergency will do only good.
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Biographical documentaries are only as appealing as their subject—and then only if his or her life is discussed in an interesting or inventive way. This is especially true if the person is dead, and appears in the film only through archival footage and recreated scenes. Fashionistas seem to be very much in vogue at the moment, with a brace of films on various figures appearing in recent years. Pierre Thoretton's documentary about Yves Saint Laurent, L'amour Fou, which was tied to the auction of the art, antiques, and ephemera he had collected throughout his life with his partner Pierre Bergé, opened the door to a largely unseen side of the designer's life. (Though it was made after its subject had died, Bergé appeared front-and-centre, ably illuminating major events in his lover's life—annotating the biography as it unravelled.) The September Issue attempted to probe goings-on at Vogue. Gaining access to Anna Wintour's inner sanctum, it ultimately failed to ask the tough questions that would have made for an interesting behind-the-scenes examination. Bill Cunningham New York profiled the eccentric New York Times fashion photographer with panache; the incredibly moving interview segment in which he's questioned about his romantic life was one of the best movie scenes of that year.
A new film about the former Harper's Bazaar and Vogue editor Diana Vreeland, made by her granddaughter-in-law, Lisa Immordino Vreeland, starts promisingly—with an inventive, fun title sequence set to the Stones' "She's a Rainbow." The film is based for the most part on reconstructions of interviews with Diana by George Plimpton for her memoirs—luxuriously titled D.V.—in the early 1980s. She was a fabulous liar, if anything in the documentary is even half-right; why people believed most of the things she apparently said anyone's guess. The film presents her as an iron-willed perfectionist: everything was a put-on, and everything had to be perfect. She doubtless would have been disappointed with the sloppiness of this documentary, which necessarily relies on television current-affairs footage to a significant degree (Vreeland died in 1989).
Interviews by Diane Sawyer (and some lesser journalists) sit alongside brief comments from her remaining family, and interviews with a host of celebrities—most interesting among them Anjelica Huston, Ali McGraw, and the director Joel Schumacher. Calvin Klein, Diane von Furstenberg, Manolo Blahnik, Anna Bulgari, and other fashion-world people pop in and out, but many of them come off as desperately sycophantic. The film pages through the magazines' archives, but even this is done in a fairly dull manner. The art historian John Richardson contributes some of the film's more sensible, grounded commentary in a segment on Vreeland's whirlwind, revolutionary stint at the Costume Institute at MoMA; here, Harold Koda, the Institute's current Curator-in-Charge, also makes some useful, interesting comments. This section isn't enough to compensate for its formal shortcomings, most notably those damned memoirs interviews, which are recited by actors. The ersatz Plimpton sounds fine—and really has very little input, as the documentary sketches it, beyond occasionally goading his interviewee into speaking about her private life—but, no matter how hard she might try, Vreeland's stand-in is unable to reproduce her marvellously Continental accent, or the outlandishly theatrical way she emphasised the end of a statement. Diana Vreeland's was a larger-than-life persona, and she seems to have been about as egotistical and as big-headed as they come. This is an inappropriately small-time documentary which shines in fits and starts, never quite lighting up the screen the way Vreeland apparently lit up every room (and every life) she entered.


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Le Dernier Métro is een Franse dramafilm uit 1980 onder regie van François Truffaut.

Verhaal

Parijs 1942, onder Duitse bezetting. De directeur en eigenaar van het Théâtre de Montmartre, Lucas Steiner, kan niet in functie blijven omdat hij jood is. Hij staat de leiding van de schouwburg af aan zijn niet-joodse vrouw Marion, die zelf acteert, en verdwijnt spoorloos. In werkelijkheid houdt Lucas zich schuil in de kelder van de schouwburg, waar Marion hem 's nachts opzoekt. Via een luchtkoker kan hij onopgemerkt luisteren naar de repetities van een nieuwe toneelproductie, die hij zelf nog heeft voorgesteld en waarvoor hij - via Marion - regie-aanwijzingen geeft. Zo moedigt hij Marion aan om in een liefdesscène van het stuk veel tederder om te gaan met haar tegenspeler, de jonge acteur Bernard Granger. Daardood ontstaat een dubbelzinnige verhouding tussen Marion en Bernard. Deze laatste probeerde eerder de decoratrice Arlette te versieren, maar die voelt niets voor mannen.

Marion heeft het intussen moeilijk om het theater in goede banen te houden. Om toelating van de censuur te krijgen is ze verplicht op goede voet te staan met de collaborerente toneelrecensent Daxiat, die in zijn artikelen zwaar uithaalt naar de joodse invloed op het Franse toneel, maar die tegelijk Marion het hof maakt. Tegelijk moet Bernard, die fel anti-Duits is en contacten met het verzet heeft, in toom worden gehouden. Als Daxiat geschreven heeft dat de productie nog altijd onder joodse invloed staat (waardoor hij de indruk lijkt te geven dat Marion nog altijd contact met de verdwenen Lucas heeft), wil Bernard met hem op de vuist gaan. Daardoor komt het bestaan van het theater in gevaar. Marion is razend op Bernard en hun verhouding verkoelt. Toch blijven ze samen in het stuk acteren, terwijl Lucas nog steeds in de kelder verblijft.

Bernard kondigt na een tijd zijn vertrek aan want hij wil zich aansluiten bij het verzet. Op de avond waarin Bernard voor de laatste keer zijn rol speelt, wil de Gestapo de kelders van de schouwburg bekijken. Marion roept de hulp van Bernard in om haar man te verstoppen en de sporen van zijn verblijf in de kelder te doen verdwijnen. Dat lukt op het nippertje en Lucas wordt niet gevonden. Daarop vertrekt Bernard, maar niet voor in de armen van Marion te zijn gevallen.

De schouwburg overleeft de bezetting. Als Parijs in 1944 bevrijd wordt, kan Lucas na meer dan twee jaar zijn schuiloord verlaten, terwijl ook Bernard naar de schouwburg terugkeert. Op het einde applaudisseert het publiek naar Bernard, Lucas en Marion, die op de scène de hand van beide mannen vasthoudt...

Rolverdeling
 Catherine Deneuve: Marion Steiner
 Gérard Depardieu: Bernard Granger
 Heinz Bennent: Lucas Steiner
 Jean Poiret: Jean-Loup Cottins
 Andréa Ferréol: Arlette Guillaume
 Paulette Dubost: Germaine Fabre
 Sabine Haudepin: Nadine Marsac
 Jean-Louis Richard: Daxiat
 Maurice Risch: Raymond Boursier
 Richard Bohringer: Gestapo-officier
 László Szabó: Luitenant Bergen
 Jean-Pierre Klein: Christian Leglise
 Christian Baltauss: Vervanger van Bernard
 Renata Flores: Greta Borg

Externe links

Film uit 1980
Franse film
Dramafilm
Film van François Truffaut
Film van United Artists

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{-# LANGUAGE DefaultSignatures #-}
{-# LANGUAGE FlexibleContexts #-}
{-# LANGUAGE TypeFamilies #-}
{-# LANGUAGE TypeOperators #-}

module Francium.Component
       (Component(..), Instantiated, trimComponent, FutureInstantiation,
        TrimOutput(..), Instantiation(..), trim)
       where

import GHC.Generics
import Francium.HTML
import Reactive.Banana
import Reactive.Banana.Frameworks

-- | A 'Component' is a time-varying user interface element. Components expose
-- two elements of public information:
--
--   1. Their 'outputs' - a set of time-varying values (behaviors) or discrete
--      events.
--   2. Their 'render'ing to a 'HTML' tree.
--
-- As each component may expose a different set of outputs (or none), the outpus
-- associated with the component are recorded in an associated data type.
class Component a where
  data Output (behavior :: * -> *) (event :: * -> *) a :: *
  construct :: Frameworks t => a t -> Moment t (Instantiated t a)

-- | A 'Component' instantiated at a known point in time. Users will most commonly
-- work with 'Instantiated' components, as these are the components we observe
-- right now.
type Instantiated t a = Instantiation (Behavior t) (Event t) a

-- | A 'Component' can be "trimmed" in order to be used a /future/ point in
-- time. This construct allows one to switch in new components dynamically.
--
-- For example, a list of elements may change over time - by using
-- 'trimComponent' we are able to model each element of the list as a
-- 'Component'
trimComponent :: TrimOutput a => Instantiated t a -> Moment t (FutureInstantiation a)
trimComponent (Instantiation r o) =
  Instantiation <$>
  (case r of
     HTML m -> fmap HTML (trimB m)) <*>
  trimOutput o

-- | A future instantiation of a component, to be dynamically switched. You can
-- turn any component into a 'FutureInstantiation' by trimming it with
-- 'trimComponent'.
type FutureInstantiation a = Instantiation (AnyMoment Behavior) (AnyMoment Event) a

class TrimOutput a  where
  -- | Trim the particular outputs of a component. You will need an instance of
  -- this if your component can be trimmed, though the default definition in
  -- terms of GHC Generics will often suffice.
  trimOutput :: Output (Behavior t) (Event t) a
             -> Moment t (Output (AnyMoment Behavior) (AnyMoment Event) a)
  -- Holy contexts, Batman!
  default trimOutput :: (Generic (Output (Behavior t) (Event t) a)
                       ,Generic (Output (AnyMoment Behavior) (AnyMoment Event) a)
                       ,GTrim (Rep (Output (Behavior t) (Event t) a))
                       ,GTrimmed (Rep (Output (Behavior t) (Event t) a)) ~ Rep (Output (AnyMoment Behavior) (AnyMoment Event) a)
                       ,t ~ GTime (Rep (Output (Behavior t) (Event t) a)))
                     => Output (Behavior t) (Event t) a
                     -> Moment t (Output (AnyMoment Behavior) (AnyMoment Event) a)
  trimOutput = fmap to . gtrim . from

data Instantiation behavior event a =
  Instantiation {render :: HTML behavior
                ,outputs :: Output behavior event a}

class GTrim f where
  type GTrimmed f :: * -> *
  type GTime f :: *
  gtrim :: f a -> Moment (GTime f) ((GTrimmed f) a)

instance GTrim f => GTrim (M1 i c f) where
  type GTrimmed (M1 i c f) = M1 i c (GTrimmed f)
  type GTime (M1 i c f) = GTime f
  gtrim = fmap M1 . gtrim . unM1

instance (GTrim f,GTrim g,GTime f ~ GTime g) => GTrim (f :*: g) where
  type GTrimmed (f :*: g) = GTrimmed f :*: GTrimmed g
  type GTime (f :*: g) = GTime f
  gtrim (l :*: r) =
    liftA2 (:*:)
           (gtrim l)
           (gtrim r)

instance Trim c => GTrim (K1 i c) where
  type GTrimmed (K1 i c) = K1 i (Trimmed c)
  type GTime (K1 i c) = Time c
  gtrim = fmap K1 . trim . unK1

class Trim a where
  type Trimmed a :: *
  type Time a :: *
  trim :: a -> Moment (Time a) (Trimmed a)

instance Trim (Behavior t a) where
  type Trimmed (Behavior t a) = AnyMoment Behavior a
  type Time (Behavior t a) = t
  trim = trimB

instance Trim (Event t a) where
  type Trimmed (Event t a) = AnyMoment Event a
  type Time (Event t a) = t
  trim = trimE

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RECENT PUBLICATIONS (2009-2000)
(2009) (2008) (2007) (2006) (2005) (2004) (2003) (2002) (2001) (2000)
L. Cristofolini, M.P. Fontana, O. Konovalov, T. Berzina, A. Smerieri - Doping-Induced Conductivity Transition in Molecular Layers of Polyaniline: Detailed Structural Study Langmuir (Letter) 25, 12429-12434 (2009)
V. Erokhin, T. Berzina, S. Erokhina, and M.P. Fontana. - Organic Memristors and Adaptive Networks. – A. Schmid et al. (Eds.): Nano-Net 2009, LNICST 20, pp. 210–221, (2009)
L. Pastorino and S. Erokhina. - Protein thin films: Sensing elements for biosensors. - in Nanosensors: Theory and Applications in Industry, Healthcare and Defence, Taylor and
Francis, in press (2009).
T. Berzina, S. Erokhina, P. Camorani, O. Konovalov, V. Erokhin and M.P. Fontana. -
Electrochemical Control of the Conductivity in an Organic Memristor: A Time-Resolved X-ray Fluorescence Study of Ionic Drift as a Function of the Applied Voltage. - ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces ASAP, (2009).
DOI: 10.1021/am900464k
T. Berzina, A. Smerieri, M. Bernab?, A. Pucci, G. Ruggeri, V. Erokhin, and M.P. Fontana. - Optimization of an organic memristor as an adaptive memory element. - J. Appl. Phys. 105 (2009) 124515.
S. Erokhina, L. Benassi, P. Bianchini, A. Diaspro, V. Erokhin and M. P. Fontana. - Light- driven release from polymeric microcapsules functionalized with bacteriorhodopsin. - J. Am. Chem. Soc. 131 (2009) 9800-9804.
DOI: 10.1021/ja903066s
Nabok, A. Tsargorodskaya, D. Gauthier, F. Davis, S. Higson, T. Berzina, L. Cristofolini,
M.P. Fontana. - Hybridization of genomic DNA adsorbed electrostatically onto cationic surfaces. - J. Phys. Chem. B, 113 (2009) 7897-7902.
DOI: 10.1021/jp9010636
P. Camorani, L. Cristofolini, M. P. Fontana, L. Angiolini, L. Giorgini, F. Paris. - Azo-
Containing Polymer Brushes: Photoalignment and Application as Command Surfaces. - Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 502, (2009) 56 – 64.
P. Camorani, L. Cristofolini, M. P. Fontana, L. Angiolini,F. Paris. - Comparative Study of Photomechanical Effects in Linear and Star Azopolymers. - Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. 500, (2009) 1-9.
S. Erokhina, T. Berzina, L. Cristofolini, V. Erokhin, C. Folli, O. Konovalov, I-G.Marino,
M.P. Fontana. - X-ray reflectivity measurements of layer-by-layer films at solid/liquid interface. - Langmuir 24, (2008) 12094-12096.
DOI: 10.1021/la802060e
A. Smerieri, T. Berzina, V. Erokhin, and M.P. Fontana. - Polymeric electrochemical element for adaptive networks: Pulse mode. - J. Appl. Phys., 104 (2008), 114513.
V. Erokhin, T. Berzina, P. Camorani, and M.P. Fontana. – On the stability of polymeric
electrochemical elements for adaptive networks. - Colloids and Surfaces A, 321 (2008), 218- 221.
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2008.02.040
L. Cristofolini, T. Berzina, V. Erokhin, M. Tenti, M.P. Fontana, S. Erokhina, and O.
Konovalov. - The structure of DNA-containing complexes suggests the idea for a new adaptive sensor. - Colloids and Surfaces A, 321 (2008), 158-162.
A. Smerieri, T. Berzina, V. Erokhin, M.P. Fontana. – A functional polymeric material based on hybrid electrochemically controlled junctions. - Mater. Sci. Engineer. C, 28 (2008), 18-22.
DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2007.04.037
L. Angiolini, T. Benelli, L. Giorgini, F. Paris, E. Salatelli, M. P. Fontana, P. Camorani. -
Synthesis by ATRP and effects of molecular weight on photomechanical properties of liquid crystalline polymers containing side-chain azobenzene chromophores. - European Polymer Journal 44, (2008) 3231–3238.
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2008.07.019
A.Smerieri, V. Erokhin, M. P. Fontana. - Origin of current oscillations in a polymeric
electrochemically controlled element. - J. Appl. Phys., 103, (2008) 94517-94522
V. Erokhin. - Polymer-based adaptive networks. - in The New Frontiers of Organic and Composite Nanotechnologies , V. Erokhin, M.K. Ram and O. Yvuz (eds.), Elsevier, Oxford, Amsterdam, pp. 287-353 (2008).
DOI: 10.1016/B978-008045052-0.50008-7
P.Camorani, M.Badiali, D.Francomacaro, M.Gamassi. - A Classification Method for Wood Types using Fluorescence Spectra. - Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference Proceedings, IMTC 2008, IEEE, (2008) 1312-1315.
DOI: 10.1109/IMTC.2008.4547245
L. Pastorino and S. Erokhina. - Nanobiocatalytic systems: thin films of enzymes. - in
Biocatalysis Research Progress (F.H. Romano and A. Russo eds.) Nova Science Publishers Inc., Hauppauge (NY), USA. (2008).
L. Cristofolini, T. Berzina, S. Erokhina, O. Konovalov, and V. Erokhin. - Structural study
of the DNA Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine complex at the air-water interface. -
Biomacromolecules , 8 (2007), 2270-2275.
DOI: 10.1021/bm070322w
S. Erokhina, T. Berzina, L. Cristofolini, O. Konovalov, V. Erokhin , and M.P. Fontana. -
Interaction of DNA oligomers with cationic lipidic monolayers: Complexation and splitting. - Langmuir , 23 (2007) 4414-4420.
DOI: 10.1021/la070069l
V. Erokhin, T. Berzina, P.Camorani and M.P. Fontana. – Non-equilibrium electrical behaviour of polymeric electrochemical junctions. - J. Phys.: Condens. Matter, 19 (2007) 205111.
T. Berzina, V. Erokhin , and M.P. Fontana. – Spectroscopic investigation of an
electrochemically controlled conducting polymer-solid electrolyte junction. - J. Appl. Phys., 101 (2007) 024501.
V. Erokhin, T. Berzina, and M.P. Fontana. – Polymeric elements for adaptive networks. - Cryst. Rep., 52 (2007), 159-166.
DOI: 10.1134/S106377450701018X
P. Camorani, L. Cristofolini. - Q-sensitive quartz crystal microbalance as a fast probe for viscoelasticity in polymeric film.- Philosophical Magazine 87 (3), (2007) 401.
P. Camorani a; M. P. Fontana. - Local Three-Dimensional Characterization of a Micro- Patterned Liquid Crystalline Cell by Confocal Raman Microscopy. - Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 465 (2007) 143-152.
S. Erokhina, L. Pastorino, F. Caneva Soumetz, and C. Ruggiero. - Nanoengineered polymeric capsules for cancer therapy. - Proceedings of the 7th International conference on Nano/Molecular Medicine and Engineering (IEEE-NANOMED 2007), August 6-9, Macau, China (2007).
P. Camorani and M.P. Fontana. - Optical control of structural morphology in azobenzene containing polymeric liquid crystals. - Physical Review E 73 , ( 2006 ), 011703.
P. Bertoncello, A. Notargiacomo, V. Erokhin, and C. Nicolini - Functionalization and
photoelectrochemical characterization of poly(3,3'(vinylcarbazole)) multy-walled carbon nanotube (PVK-MWNT) Langmuir-Schaefer films. - Nanotechnology 17 , (2006), 699-705.
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/17/3/014
V. Erokhin, T. Berzina, P. Camorani, and M.P. Fontana - Conducting polymer – solid
electrolyte fibrillar composite material for adaptive networks. - Soft Matter 2 , (2006), 870-874.
DOI: 10.1039/b606893f
G.G. Condorelli, A. Motta, M. Favazza, I. L. Fragala`, M. Busi, E. Menozzi, E. Dalcanale,
and L. Cristofolini - Grafting Cavitands on the Si(100) Surface.- Langmuir, 22, (2006)
DOI: 10.1021/la060682p
V. Erokhin, T. Berzina, and M. P. Fontana. - Hybrid electronic device based on polyaniline- polyethyleneoxide junction. - J. Appl. Phys., 97 (2005), 064501.
L. Cristofolini, M. P. Fontana, C. Boga, O. Konovalov. - Microscopic structure of
crystalline Langmuir monolayers of hydroxystearic acids by X ray reflectivity and GID: OH group position and dimensionality effect. – Langmuir, 21, (2005) 11213.
DOI: 10.1021/la0514213
L. Cristofolini, M. P. Fontana, F. Serra, A. Fasano, P. Riccio, O. Konovalov. – Micro-
structural analysis of the effects of incorporation of Myelin Basic Protein in phospholipid layers. - European Biophys. Jou., 34 (2005), 1041.
V. Erokhin, S. Carrara, C. Paternolli, L. Valkova, S. Bernstroff, and C. Nicolini - X-ray
study of structural reorganization in phthalocyanine containing Langmuir-Blodgett
heterostructures. - Appl. Surf. Sci. 245 , 369-375 (2005).
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2004.10.047
S. Erokhina and V. Erokhin. - Aggregated layers of semiconductor nanoparticles formed in Langmuir-Blodgett films. - in Supramolecular Engineering of conducting materials , M.K. Ram (ed.), Research Signpost, pp. 224-235 (2005).
R. Narizzano, V. Erokhin, and C. Nicolini. - A heterostructure composed of conjugated polymer and copper sulfide nanoparticles. - J. Phys. Chem. B 109 , 15798-15802 (2005).
DOI: 10.1021/jp051954k
M.P.Fontana, R.Burioni, D.Cassi. - Generalized Peierls-Landau instability: a novel
perspective on the nature of glasses? - Philosophical Magazine B, 84 (2004), 1307.
L. Cristofolini, M.P. Fontana - Surface viscoelastic behaviour of polymeric Langmuir
monolayers. - Philosophical Magazine B, 84 (2004), 1537.
S. Erokhina, T. Berzina, L. Cristofolini , D. Shchukin, G. Sukhorukov, L. Musa, V. Erokhin, M. P. Fontana. - Patterned arrays of magnetic nano-engineered capsules on solid supports. - Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 272-276 (2004), 1353.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmmm.2003.12.1205
V. Bavastrello, E. Stura, S. Carrara, V. Erokhin, and C. Nicolini. - Poly(2,5-
dimethylaniline)-MWNTs nanocomposite: A new material for conductometric acid vapours sensor. - Sensors and Actuators B, 98 (2004), 247-253.
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2003.10.020
V. Erokhin, T. Berzina, and M.P. Fontana. - Electron beam irradiation for structuring of molecular assemblies. - IEEE Trans. Nanobioscience, 3 (2004), 6-15.
DOI: 10.1109/TNB.2004.824257
D. Pisignano, T. Berzina, V. Erokhin, M.P. Fontana, A. Della Torre, P. Visconti, and R.
Rinaldi. - High-sensitive ultrathin negative electron beam resist based on Langmuir- Blodgett films of polycyanoacrylate. - Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., 43 (2004), 3984-3985.
DOI: 10.1143/JJAP.43.3984
V. Troitsky, T. Berzina, D. Shchukin, G. Sukhorukov, V. Erokhin, and M.P. Fontana. - Simple method of hydrophilic/hydrophobic patterning of solid surfaces and its application to self- assembling of nanoengineered polymeric capsules. - Colloids and Surfaces A, 245, (2004), 163-168.
V. Bavastrello, V. Erokhin, S. Carrara, F. Sbrana, D. Ricci, and C. Nicolini. - Morphology
and conductivity in poly(ortho-anisidine)/carbon nanotubes nanocomposite films. - Thin Solid Films, 468 (2004), 17-22.
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2004.03.036
L. Valkova, N. Borovkov, O. Koifman, A. Kutepov, T. Berzina, M. Fontana, R. Rella and L.
Valli. - Sorption of amines by the Langmuir–Blodgett films of soluble cobalt
phthalocyanines: evidence for the supramolecular mechanisms. - Biosensors and
Bioelectronics, 20, Issue 6 (2004), 1177-1184.
DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2004.06.047
L. Cristofolini, P. Cicuta, M.P. Fontana – Looking for the glass transition in a single
molecular layer on the water surface. - J. Physics: Condensed Matter, 15 (2003), S1031.
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/15/11/325
E. Polverini, S. Arisi, P. Cavatorta, T. Berzina, L. Cristofolini, A. Fasano, P. Riccio, and
M.P. Fontana. - Interaction of Myelin Basic Protein with phospholipid monolayers: mechanism of protein penetration. - Langmuir, 19 (2003), 872-877.
DOI: 10.1021/la020801a
T. Berzina, S. Erokhina, D. Shchukin, G. Sukhorukov, and V. Erokhin. - Deposition and
patterning of polymeric capsule layers. - Macromolecules, 36 (2003), 6493-6496.
DOI: 10.1021/ma0346557
L. Cristofolini, M.P. Fontana, T. Berzina, P. Camorani. - Thickness dependent dewetting in photosensitive azo-polyacrilate Langmuir-Blodgett films. - Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 398 (2003), 11-21.
L. Pastorino, S. Disawal, C. Nicolini, Y.M. Lvov, and V. Erokhin. - Complex catalytic
colloids on the basis of firefly luciferase as optical nanosensor platform. - Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 84 (2003), 286-291.
DOI: 10.1002/bit.10761
L. Valkova, A. Menelle, N. Borovkov, V. Erokhin, M. Pisani, F. Ciuchi, F. Carsughi, F.
Spinozzi, M. Pergolini, R. Padke, S. Bernstorff, and F. Rustichelli. - Small-angle X-ray
scattering and neutron reflectivity studies of Langmuir-Blodgett films of copper tetra- tert-butyl-azaporphyrines. - J. Appl. Crystallogr., 36 (2003), 758-762.
S. Erokhina, V. Erokhin, C. Nicolini, F. Sbrana, D. Ricci, and E. Di Zitti. - Microstructure
origin of the conductivity differences in aggregated CuS films of different thickness. - Langmuir, 19 (2003), 766-771.
DOI: 10.1021/la026433s
V.I.Troitsky, T.S.Berzina, L. Pastorino, L. Bernasconi, C. Nicolini. - A new approach to the deposition of nanostrructured biocatalytic films. - Nanotechnology, 14 (2003), 597-602.
E. Stura, V. Erokhin, and C. Nicolini. - Hybrid organic-inorganic electrolythic capacitors. - IEEE Trans. on Nanobiosciences, 1 (2002), 141-145.
S. Erokhina, V. Erokhin, and C. Nicolini. - Electrical properties of thin copper sulfide
films produced b the aggregation of nanoparticles formed in LB precursor. - Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 198-200 (2002), 645-650.
L. Valkova, N. Borovkov, E. Maccioni, M. Pisani, F. Rustichelli, V. Erokhin, C. Patternolli,
and C. Nicolini. - Influence of molecular and supramolecular factors on sensor properties of Langmuir-Blodgett films of tert-butl-substituted copper azaporphyrines towards hydrocarbons. - Colloids and Surfaces A: Phsicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 198-200 (2002), 891-896.
V. Erokhin, V. Troitsky, S. Erokhina, G. Mascetti, and C. Nicolini. - In-plane patterning of aggregated nanoparticle layers. - Langmuir, 18 (2002), 3185-3190.
V. Erokhin, G. Raviele, J. Glatz-Reichenbach, R. Narizzano, S. Stagni, and C. Nicolini. -
High-value organic capacitor. - Material Science and Engineering C, 22 (2002), 381-385.
V. Erokhin, - Langmuir-Blodgett films of biological molecules. - in Handbook of Thin Film Materials, H.S. Nalwa, ed., vol. 1. Deposition and Processing of Thin Films, Academic Press, San Diego, (2002), 523-558.
DOI: 10.1016/B978-012512908-4/50013-8
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Lebanon signs deal to import gas from Egypt through Syria to boost energy supply
Nation has become hugely dependent on private generators due to faltering electricity sector
Aurore Feghali, of the Lebanese Energy Ministry, Magdy Galal, chairman of the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company and Nabih Khrestin, of the Syrian General Petroleum Corporation, sign the deal in Beirut. Reuters
Nada Homsi
Jamie Prentis
Lebanon has signed a deal to import 650 million cubic metres of gas from Egypt through Syria, it was announced on Tuesday, adding another four hours a day to the ailing Lebanese power grid.
The agreement between the three countries was announced at a ceremony in Beirut with Walid Fayyad, Lebanon's Energy Minister, alongside Syrian and Egyptian officials.
Lebanon's gas contract with Egypt awaits US approval
Mr Fayyad said the gas would be shipped to Lebanon's Deir Ammar plant, adding about 450 megawatts to Lebanon's power grid.
"The agreement signed today crowns hard work that began nine months ago," he said.
The deal, in progress since last summer, is expected to last for an initial 10 years but it still needs US approval to ensure it does not breach sanctions on Syria. The agreement also requires the backing of the World Bank, which has said it would provide financing.
Mr Fayyad told a press conference the additional hours of electricity were desperately needed for Lebanon.
The minister said the support of the US and the international community was "essential" to ensure the project gets off the ground.
"We hope that after today, all hurdles will have been cleared so that we can receive World Bank funding and ... final guarantees from the US, especially with regard to sanctions," he said.
Also present was Magdy Galal, chairman of the state-owned Egyptian Natural Gas Holding.
Financial terms were not revealed but Mr Galal said Egypt would "offer an appropriate and preferential price".
Asked by Reuters when the gas could start flowing, Mr Fayyad said: "Ask the World Bank. As soon as they approve the financing, we're good to go."
The deal is a part of wider efforts — which include a separate electricity deal with Jordan — to increase supply by eight to 10 hours a day in the coming months.
Tuesday's announcement comes after the visit of US energy envoy Amos Hochstein to Beirut last week.
A view of Lebanon's capital, Beirut, with the lights on only in some buildings. Lebanese rely on highly polluting diesel generators run by private neighbourhood operators to make up for shortfalls in electricity supply from the state utility. EPA
He said at the time: "We've given pre-approval for the project and as soon as Egypt and Lebanon can agree on the terms, which hasn't happened yet, then we can evaluate the project" for compliance with the sanctions regime.
Assuming the deal is in compliance, "then I believe we will be in a place where we can say it doesn't violate the Caesar sanctions and have the gas finally flow," he said, referring to US sanctions imposed on the Syrian government.
Lebanon's residents have become increasingly dependent on private generators as the country's electricity sector floundered as a result of a prolonged economic collapse.
The state electricity company is currently providing only a few hours of power each day to households — less than 10 per cent of the country's power needs.
Mr Fayyad previously told The National that he expected Egypt to send the gas to Syria, which would then distribute internally and export from its own fields to Lebanon.
Updated: June 21, 2022, 3:12 PM


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