There are many reasons I was likely to vote for Mike Michaud in next year's gubernatorial race in Maine.
Being honest with myself, I am a liberal-ish kind of guy. During the years where I practiced in the state, I saw how hard-hit its economy continues to be by the near-total evaporation of its industrial base. I believe that a relatively robust system of public services is something a great many people in Maine need. Michaud is one of the more reliably liberal members of Congress, so I imagine he shares my perspective on this.
Which brings me to the other major reason I would almost certainly be voting for Mike Michaud in next year's election — he is not Paul LePage. I would vote for a lobotomized macaque before I would vote for Gov. LePage. Not only is his… let's say "colorful" rhetoric a source of nigh unto constant embarrassment to the state, but his prioritization of ideology over actually helping its citizens is stupefying and appalling. If they made "Drooling Macaque for Maine!" bumper stickers, I would have one on my car by now.
So I was a pretty solid Michaud prospect already.
I… did not expect that.
According to the commentary that followed (a link to which I cannot seem to find just now), apparently this has been something many people already knew, with a tacit understanding that it wouldn't be discussed much. Back when Michaud was first elected to the Maine legislature in 1980, being gay would have been a huge liability. Now that people no longer seem to care that much about a person's sexuality, and in a state that legalized marriage equality by referendum, it seems that coming out is seen as the politically smart choice.
Since I'm not much of a political insider in Maine, I had no idea. My only inkling would have been Michaud's attendance at the EqualityMaine banquet that I also attended the year Maine passed its referendum banning LGBT discrimination. He was, if memory serves, the only high-profile pol there that year. [Edited to add: I have been told by the Better Half that Gov. Baldacci also attended, and that apparently we were seated at his table. Whoopsie!] However, since the banquet is often a draw for progressive politicians (Angus King attended last year), "dude must be gay" wasn't the conclusion I drew.
If I were to predict a response to this revelation, I would guess at a mild positive effect. I think pretty much all the non-LePage voters who split their votes between Democratic and Independent candidates last time share my "Macaque 2014!" sentiments, and would happily vote Michaud under just about any circumstances. Adding in the historic factor of electing the first openly gay governor may give a bit of a boost. Michaud is from the 2nd District, and has always easily won re-election to Congress. Even though it's the more conservative part of the state, I suspect his popularity there may mitigate whatever negative effect his sexuality might have with voters.
Do I think it would be great to elect an openly gay governor? You bet! But it wouldn't have made me support him if I weren't already inclined to like his policies. If Ken Mehlman relocates to Kennebunkport and launches a political bid here, I will happily support his straight opponent. This announcement doesn't really affect my vote.
And now we'll just have to wait and see how well I know my adopted state.
I hope for and expect the best. I am pleased that he did it.
Does… does anyone like Terry?
For an off-year, there are three elections to watch out for with interesting results.
You're including Maine's governor, but not including Pittsburgh's mayor?
I mean what is interesting is that De Blasio is running as an strong liberal/progressive. He is not couching things in Clintonesque and technocratic terms. His policies are explicitly populist and against the Giuliani to Bloomberg race for billionaire condos.
If you have a chance, you should go to LaPage's Wikipedia page and read through his accomplishments as Governor of Maine. (Note: This is not a list of controversies while gov, it is a list of his accomplishments.) It's pretty instructive.
* Publicly refused to speak with the NAACP.
* Stood against a state Bisphenal A ban on the basis that the ban was unscientific (and claimed the ban would make women more masculine/feminist) long enough to get on talk radio, and then after the press was bored withdrew his opposition without comment.
* Removed a mural that depicted labor in a positive light from the Maine Dept of Labor office.
* Publicly insulted state employees as a group.
* Put forth a badly written education reform bill that clearly would not pass muster with the Supreme Court to say that he had done it.
* Accused Dems of being Nazi's and committing censorship for being critical of him.
* The Vaseline comment Russell linked to.
* Publicly stated that President Obama hates white people.
* Declared a "civil emergency" during the government shutdown so as to bypass State rules on spending – and then used that discretionary and non-transparent power not to support safety nets or people at risk, but instead to jump on the talk radio band wagon and keep a Federal Park that had a boat ramp open.
Aaaaaand, that's it. That's what governing is, it would appear, to Paul LePage: A bully pulpit to regurgitate whatever you heard on talk radio shows that days.
I very much hope he loses, and loses big.
The question I keep coming to and never get answers for is why does movement conservatism seem so pleased with the constant desire to "annoy liberals" over any substantive requirements.
I believe in the importance of multiple-ideologies in government. It keeps the parties more honest and corruption-free but now movement conservatism seems to ask one question and that question is "Does it annoy a liberal?" This is true for LePage, Ford, the Tea Party in New Hampshire (who were voted out quickly), Sarah Palin, Rush/Talk Radio, etc.
My own theory is that it is because the movement is built upon the foundation of talk radio and infotainment news sources.
In order to get conservative media attention/donations/votes, you aren't required to either craft policy or govern effectively — you're required to throw red meat around. In fact, I think you can make an argument that you're better off never crafting policy or governing at all, ever — look at how the movement turns on anyone in its ranks that attempts to do either in a way that is anything but vapidly symbolic. (e.g.: The way they treated Romney for his largely successful MA healthcare plan, vs. the way they treated the pols who said we should solve the healthcare crisis by sticking it to the trial lawyers).
Not to sound like a broken record, but the answer to this is pretty simple in my view- there is actually very little uniting the Republican Party and its base at this point. Their interests are too divergent and diametrically at odds. The only way to preserve unity is by being against the other guys, since there's very little of significance that all or most Republicans are unified in actually being for.
Sarah Palin became who the hard-right and left needed her to be. The right wanted a hero, the left wanted a villain, and Palin wanted to be a star. There was nobody left to say otherwise.
Jay, that reminds me of a "conversation" I had once on a blog that probably flies under your radar. The picture of the day was of a certain Catholic priest from the first half of the last century, who was famous for his work in social justice. They argued that he was a communist, because social justice. I pointed out that he wasn't a communist at all, and was in fact anti-communist, to which the blog's author countered, in essence (actually almost literally), that I was confused, because social justice.
I point this out because, at this point, I don't think it matters what folks on the "left", or even what people in history who weren't remotely leftist but who used words that sounded lefty believe, because the representations of the "left" among certain talk-show listenin' elements of the "right" are so entrenched.
One more thing, a bit off topic I'm afraid.
In my various walkings, I walk past a Planned Parenthood clinic a couple times a month, usually on Saturday mornings. Each time, I stop to chat with the people, usually 2 or 3, but occasionally more, standing next to the sidewalk just outside of the large fence surrounding the clinic (necessary because of very real violence in the past). They have signs, usually strapped to their legs, asking for those driving by to pray for an end to abortion. They're very nice people who genuinely believe both that abortion is a great evil, and that their prayers and those of the people passing by that clinic and clinics across the state and the country, will help to end abortion. They don't just mean legal abortion, either. They mean all abortion. They're members of a larger group, connected with Evangelical and fundamentalist churches all over the city, who believe the same. To them, they are in a sort of holy war against secularism, feminism, and liberalism (all of which are vague, abstract, evil concepts to them that blur together, at least in our brief conversations), and as such they cannot give any ground. That means, for example, that to a person they reject the idea of using empirically-tested means of sexual education, birth control drugs, condoms, and other demonstrably effective methods of reducing the number of unwanted pregnancies, and thus the number of abortions. Those are the products of secularism, feminism, liberalism, etc. To me, it looks like they are letting the perfect be the enemy of the good. To them, the perfect will, if enough people ask it, and if they ask it hard enough, manifest itself, rendering the good irrelevant.
I think it is wanting to be a star and throwing red meat at the GOP convention that turned her into the buffonish character she is for the left. I don't recall any scorn until the infamous convention speech.
Ah! Father Coughlin! The notorious anti-Semite.
Do you have any evidence that it is primarily working-class people that listen to talk radio? I've see a lot of studies that say working class people (union or not) are largely aligned with the Democratic Party. At least people making under 30 or 40,000 a year. Now maybe there are other factors like race and union-membership involved but I think this also includes white voters.
I don't have any evidence, but it's not inconsistent to say that most members of rightwing talk shows are working class even if most members of the working class align with the Democrats. There's the venn diagram thingy we can invoke, not to mention the phenomenon of people loving their (sometimes blue dog, sometimes non-blue dog) Dem rep or Senator and being otherwise very conservative.
No. That did not happen. That. Did. Not. Happen.
LePage's accomplishments sound like what one of my very conservative friends seems to periodically joke about: do nothing but, and only, things that will annoy liberals. My friend is, I know, joking. LePage seems to have taken the jokes and the rhetoric with sincerity, and other than a few symbolic public statements, put the state's government on autopilot while he dances about like a performing monkey for the delight of the conservative media.
Politicians at just about every level have broad, and in most cases I'm aware of, plenary discretion to appoint people that are on their inner circle staff.
Well, we have him for another year. And Elliot Cutler again seems intent on running as a potential spoiler.
Second, he has put fourth one policy idea (that has not turned to initiative) that I thing excellent — combining high school and the cummunity college system for some students, so that five years of combined schooling results in both the HS diploma and an associates degree. Sadly, I've not seen much evidence that this goes beyond talk.
On the ills of LePage, it started from the get-go, when his agency heads all came in pre-loaded with legislation that still had the ALEC headers on it. And I should note that the state still pays for Republican members of the legislature to attend ALEC conferences, where they are amply supplied with ALEC's sample legislation, paid for by unknown funders. We started way down the rabbit hole of government sold out to corporate interests.
But hey, Portland legalized. So the times, they are a changing.
It should matter that it doesn't matter.
Tangential, but somewhat related (which the definition of the word "tangential," I suppose).
My Illinois legislature-fu is not all that good, but if the story is to be believed, the Senate will pass it soon.
Next story Monday Trivia #138 – Burt Likko Wins!


A comparison of different attributes of textit is reviewed and compared with other Australian SMS gateway providers.
The review indicates that textit has a lower rating on features covering pricing, reliability and customer service.
Unlike many other providers, there are no clients examples provided of using textit SMS gateway network system. There is no physical office and no guarantees provided unlike many of the other text message gateway providers. Based on this reputation score compared to other SMS gateway providers it was rated lower as shown below.
Suitability of SMS Textit For Large Organisations?
For many larger Australian organisations they demand unique requirements when determining the right SMS gateway provider. Reliability is one of the main features with the need to ensure text messages are delivered quickly, securely and through reliable carrier networks. Textit doesn't advertise any up-time guarantee, neither does it explain their infrastructure capacity or what Australian compliance standards they meet.
One of the most important factors in deciding to engage a SMS gateway provider like textit is the price range related to high SMS volumes. Compared to other comparable SMS gateway providers in Australia, their cost structure has a minimum charge of 10 cents (ex GST) for each text message over 50,000+ SMS for each month. For example, such pricing is over 100% more expensive than ClickSend and Wholesale SMS.
For small volume of text message distribution, the charges are even more expensive compared to other gateway providers. Again, take the example of ClickSend offers 6.5 cents/SMS and WholesaleSMS pricing is 5.9 cents for 1000 to 10000 text messages over a month period. That's a differential of around 60% more expensive.
Overall, textit doesn't target large Australian firms with their pricing schedule and based on their product offering it's easy to understand why. Our text message gateway table should be reviewed if you're looking for such a provider for your larger organisation.
Australian small to medium sized companies need an SMS gateway that is easy to manage. This is where textit excels with an easy to use platform, a support number and even a managed services option where they do all configurations for you. Their platform promotes a two-way communication process and the availability of an address book which can allow personalised messages to be sent and where the recipient can also respond.
SMS charges appear transparent and cater for those looking for relatively small quantities each month. All providers (minus textit Live) cost $50 per month with a virtual mobile number (single-use) included. The textit SMS Gateway costs are higher than other SME specialist firms.
There is a support number 1300 839 848 that focuses on providing SMEs with support and unlimited training to help setup SMS services. A basic Anti-Spam standards is evident in the system with an auto-OptOut functionality available to all senders.
Additionally, there are a number of additional gateway services including poll, multiple choice and free form delivery.
Overall, textit targets SMEs with suitable type features. The concerns are their prices, support and infrastructure which should be investigated first and compared to other gateway providers before signing up online.
When dealing with SMS providers, one of the questions asked is the availability of their customer care service. In the case of textit, it does provide personal assistance when required by calling 1300 TEXTIT (839848) or email so you can discuss with someone who will help. They claim that their support is unlimited. There is no web chat or evidence of textit offered through their call centre and no physical office to support a customer service other than a phone number or email address, which states that it is open all the time.
In terms of reliability, textit has no gateway server up-time details which means that there is no reference to any reliability distribution guarantees. There is also no Service Level Agreement (SLA) that furnishes the services of the network service provider with a customer within a given time period. Therefore there is no evidence provided on how the SLA is measured as a percentage of incoming calls that textit answers live in an certain time frame.
Textit does not offer other features like direct API, forwarding or merging emails, and Outlook SMS. All these factors can influence the reliability of this provider. Therefore the rating is low compared to other gateway providers.
With regard to compliance requirements, textit sets out in its website a number of compliance issues that both parties need to abide by. When using textit Auto Opt Out they recommend you end the message with the following: OptOut Rply STOP. It uses 16 characters and as well as cleaning your list, and will ensure you comply with the Spam Act 2003.
The final criterion that was investigated between reputable SMS gateway providers in Australia was the online reviews about this company. There were few short statements by some companies about the service of textit but no detailed reviews of a range of clients or customers to make any form of judgement. No list of present clients is posted on the textit website.
The independent review carried out found that both textit SMS reputation rated relatively low as compared to its competitors in the SMS gateway arena. This should raise some concern to potential clients and they would need to investigate this provider in more detail. Out of the all the gateway providers looked at, textit was considered to have the second lowest ranking in this category.
The authors, who have worked in the SMS Gateway area for a number of years before moving on to other IT areas appreciate the difficulty when one has to compare SMS gateway providers' features and services in Australia. With so many SMS providers concentrating on pricing, it is not the only issue and you need to compare the different features and services available. This comparison site is your opportunity to independently assess your needs and requirements prior to engaging a SMS Gateway provider of your preferred choice.
The data collected and analysed from each website has been obtained manually and may alter due to the provider changes without prior notice, so please check prices and various gateway features. If you do find any information which may be not different from textit website or you consider information requiring updating, it would be appreciated if you could let the authors of this site know. Any alteration will then be made immediately.


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Articles with Ukrainian-language external links, Articles with Russian-language external links, Articles containing Ukrainian-language text,
Military of Ukraine
Armed Forces of Ukraine
The Armed Forces of Ukraine (Ukrainian language: Збройні сили України (ЗСУ) Zbroyni Syly Ukrayiny, (ZSU) ) are the military of Ukraine. Ukraine is officially a non-aligned state, but has a rather warm relationship with its neighbor the Russian Federation, allowing the latter to keep some contingents of its military forces on Ukrainian soil.
The current Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is Lieutenant General Volodymyr Zamana. He replaced Colonel General Hryhorii Pedchenko in February 2012 after a decree was issued by President Yanukovych. Military units of other states participate in multinational military exercises with Ukrainian forces in Ukraine regularly.[5] Many of these exercises are held under the NATO co-operation programme Partnership for Peace.
History Edit
The modern military in Ukraine was completely inherited from the Soviet Union, in which Ukraine was a member state. Like other Soviet republics, it did not possess its own separate military command, as all military formations were uniformly subordinated to the central command of the Armed Forces of the USSR. Administratively the Ukrainian SSR was divided into three military districts (the Carpathian Military District, Kiev Military District, and Odessa Military District) and most of the Black Sea Fleet naval bases were located on the coast of Ukraine.
As the collapse of the Soviet Union took place before 1992 (see Novo-Ogoryovo process), Ukraine inherited one of the most powerful force grouping in Europe. According to an associate of the Conflict Studies Research Centre, James Sherr: "This grouping, its inventory of equipment and its officer corps were designed for one purpose: to wage combined arms, coalition, offensive (and nuclear) warfare against NATO on an external front".[6] At that time, the former Soviet armed forces in the Ukrainian SSR included a rocket army (43rd Rocket Army), four air force armies, an air defense army (8th Air Defence Army), three regular armies, two tank armies, one army corps and the Black Sea Fleet.[7] Altogether the Armed Forces of Ukraine included about 780,000 personnel, 6,500 tanks, about 7,000 combat armored vehicles, 1,500 combat aircraft, more than 350 ships, 1,272 strategic nuclear warheads and 2,500 tactical nuclear missiles.
On 26 February 1991 a parliamentary Standing Commission for Questions of Security and Defence was established. On August 24, 1991, the Ukrainian parliament (the Verkhovna Rada), in adapting the Declaration of Independence of Ukraine, also enacted a short resolution "About military formations in Ukraine".[8] This took jurisdiction over all formations of the armed forces of the Soviet Union stationed on Ukrainian soil, and established one of the key agencies, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence.[9] On 3 September 1991 the Ministry of Defence commenced its duties. On 22 October 1991 units and formations of the Soviet Armed Forces on Ukrainian soil were nationalised.[10] This was followed by two Laws of Ukraine that were adopted by the Supreme Council of Ukraine on December 6, 1991[11][12] and Presidential Ukase #4 "About Armed Forces of Ukraine" on December 12, 1991.[13] The government of Ukraine surrendered any rights of succession of the Soviet Strategic Deterrence Forces[14] (see Strategic Missile Troops) that were staged on the territory of Ukraine. Recognizing the complications of a smooth transition and seeking a consensus with other former members of the Soviet Union in dividing up their Soviet military inheritance, Ukraine joined ongoing talks that started in December 1991[15] regarding a joint military command of the Commonwealth of Independent States.[16]
Inherent in the process of creating a domestic military were political decisions by the Ukrainian leadership regarding the country's non-nuclear and international status. Among these was the definition, agreement and ratification of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) which not only established the maximum level of armament for each republic of the former USSR, but also a special ceiling for the so-called CFE "Flank Region". Included in this region were Ukraine's Mykolaiv, Kherson, Zaporizhia Oblasts, and the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Another key event in the creation of the Ukrainian military was the 1992 Tashkent Treaty, which laid out aspirations for a Commonwealth of Independent States military that would prove impossible to develop because the former republics of the USSR all wished to go their own way, ripping the intricate Soviet military machine into pieces.
All military and security forces, including the Armed Forces of Ukraine and a number of independent "militarized institutions" (paramilitary forces) are under the command of the President of Ukraine, and subject to oversight by a permanent Verkhovna Rada parliamentary commission. Ukrainian military tactics and organization are heavily dependent on Cold War tactics and former Soviet Armed Forces organization. Under former President Yushchenko Ukraine pursued a policy of independence from Russian dominance, and thus tried to fully integrate with the West, specifically NATO.
However, Ukraine retains tight military relations with Russia, inherited from their common Soviet history. Common use of naval bases in Crimea and joint air defense efforts are the most intense branches of such cooperation. This cooperation is a permanent irritant in bilateral relations, but the country is unable to break such ties quickly, being economically dependent on Moscow. Furthermore, following the election of current President Victor Yanukovych, ties between Moscow and Kiev have warmed, and those between Kiev and NATO have cooled relative to the Yushchenko years.
Plagued at times by hostile relations with Russia following the breakup of the Soviet Union, Ukraine has been steadfastly trying to develop its own independent military industry. Notable results of this effort are the Ukrainian-built T-84 main battle tank, currently in service, and the aircraft manufacturer Antonov. Ukraine received about 30% of the Soviet military industry, which included between 50 and 60 percent of all Ukrainian enterprises, employing 40% of its working population. Ukraine was, and still remains, a leader in missile-related technology,[17] navigation electronics for combat vessels and submarines, guidance systems, and radar for military jets. Tough competition in the world's weapons market obliged Ukraine to consider exporting arms to politically unstable or even aggressive regimes. Ukraine built its own connections in arms exporting. The first contracts on weapons deliveries to Iran, signed in the middle of 1992, caused negative reactions in the West, particularly from the United States federal government.
Several unfortunate accidents involving the Armed Forces have occurred since 1992, including the crash of an Air Force Su-27 in the Sknyliv airshow disaster of 2002.
Organization Edit
Ukrainian Su-25UB
The Ukrainian armed forces are largely made up of conscripts. The total personnel (including 41,000 civilian workers) at the end of 2010 will be 200,000.[18] The branch structure is as follows:
Ukrainian Ground Forces: 73,300 personnel[19]
Ukrainian Air Force: 46,000 personnel[19]
Ukrainian Navy: 15,000 personnel[20]
With the adoption on December 26, 1996, of a new "State Programme for the Building and Development of the Armed Forces of Ukraine", a new type of military district was established in northeast Ukraine, centered in the city of Chernihiv and designated as the Northern Operational/Territorial Command, later renamed the Northern Operational Command. The State Programme also provided that two military districts, Carpathian and Odessa, [would] be renamed the Western and Southern Operational Commands respectively.[21]
Ukraine maintains a number of Guards units, tracing their traditions to the Soviet Armed Forces. A list can be seen at List of guards units of Ukraine. Women comprise almost 13% of the armed forces (18,000 personnel) but few females hold high rank (2.9% or 1,202 women).[22] Contractual military service accounts for almost 44% of women. However, this is closely linked to the low salary of such positions: men refuse to serve in these conditions while women accept them.[22]
A number of universities have specialised military institutes, such as the Faculty of Military Legal Studies at Kharkiv's National Yaroslav Mudryi Law Academy of Ukraine. The primary Ukrainian military academies are:
Petro Sahaidachny Ground Forces Academy, Lviv
Nakhimov Naval Academy, Sevastopol
Ivan Kozhedub Air Force University, Kharkiv (ru:Харьковский университет Воздушных Сил имени Ивана Кожедуба)
In addition the National Defense University of Ukraine (uk:Національний університет оборони України) is in Kiev.[23]
The Chief Military Clinic Hospital is located in Kiev.[24]
International relationships Edit
Ukraine's stated national policy is Euro-Atlantic integration, with the European Union. Ukraine has a "Distinctive Partnership" with NATO (see Enlargement of NATO) and has been an active participant in Partnership for Peace exercises and in peacekeeping in the Balkans. This close relationship with NATO has been most apparent in Ukrainian cooperation and combined peacekeeping operations with its neighbor Poland in Kosovo. Ukrainian servicemen also serve under NATO command in Iraq, Afghanistan and in Operation Active Endeavour.[25] Current Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych considers the level of co-operation between Ukraine and NATO sufficient.[26] His predecessor Viktor Yushchenko had asked for Ukrainian membership by early 2008.[27][28] During the 2008 Bucharest summit NATO declared that Ukraine will become a member of NATO whenever it wants and when it meets the criteria for accession.[26] Ukrainian President Yanukovych opted to keep Ukraine a non-aligned state. This materialized on June 3, 2010 when the Ukrainian parliament excluded, with 226 votes, the goal of "integration into Euro-Atlantic security and NATO membership" from the country's national security strategy.[29]
Arms Control and Disarmament Edit
See also: Nuclear weapons and Ukraine
Following the breakup of the Soviet Union, Ukraine inherited two divisions of the Strategic Rocket Forces' 43rd Rocket Army (HQ Vinnytsia): the 19th Rocket Division (Khmelnytskyi) (90? UR-100N/SS-19/RS-18) and the 46th Rocket Division at Pervomaisk, Mykolaiv Oblast, equipped with 40 SS-19 and 46 silo-mounted RT-23 Molodets/SS-24s.[30] Ukraine voluntarily gave up these and all other nuclear weapons during the early 1990s. This was the first time in human history that a country voluntarily gave up the use of strategic nuclear weapons, although the Republic of South Africa was dismantling its small tactical nuclear weapons program at about the same time.
SS-20 on display at the Great Patriotic War Museum, Kiev
Ukraine has plentiful amounts of highly enriched uranium, which the United States wanted to buy from the Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology. Ukraine also has two uranium mining and processing factories, a heavy water plant and technology for determining the isotopic composition of fissionable materials. Ukraine has deposits of uranium that are among the world's richest. In May 1992, Ukraine signed the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START I) in which the country agreed to give up all nuclear weapons and to join the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty as a non-nuclear weapon state. Ukraine ratified the treaty in 1994, and as of January 1, 1996, no military nuclear equipment or materials remain on Ukrainian territory.
On 13 May 1994, the United States and Ukraine signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the Transfer of Missile Equipment and Technology. This agreement committed Ukraine to the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) by controlling exports of missile-related equipment and technology according to the MTCR Guidelines.
Recent operations Edit
Members of the Ukrainian Army's 19th Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Battalion in Iraq.
Ukraine has been playing an increasingly larger role in peacekeeping operations. Since 1992, over 30,000 soldiers have taken part in missions in the former Yugoslavia (IFOR in Bosnia and Herzegovina, UNPROFOR and UNTAES in Croatia, KFor in Serbia/Kosovo), the Middle East (Southern Lebanon, Kuwait, Iraq), and Africa (Angola, Sierra Leone, Liberia).[31]
Since 1997, Ukraine has been working closely with NATO and especially with Poland. A Ukrainian unit was deployed as part of the multinational force in Iraq under Polish command. Ukrainian troops are also deployed as part of the Ukrainian-Polish Battalion (UKRPOLBAT) in Kosovo. The total Ukrainian military deployment around the world as of 1 August 2009 is 540 servicemen participating in 8 peacekeeping missions.[31]
The first battle of a regular formation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces happened on April 6, 2004 in Kut, Iraq, when the Ukrainian peacekeeping contingent was attacked by militants of the Mahdi Army. The Ukrainians took fire, and over several hours held the objectives they had been assigned to secure.[32]
Ukrainian troops as part of the former Soviet Armed Forces contingent participated in UNPROFOR in 1992, and in the summer of that year were involved into the civil war in Yugoslavia. On July 3, 1992 the Verkhovna Rada adopted a resolution committing the Ukrainian Armed Forces to UN peacekeeping missions. The Minister of Defense, Kostyantyn Morozov, ordered the creation of the 240th Separate Special Battalion (UKRBAT-1) which was based on the 93rd Guard Motor-Rifle Division (now the 93rd Mechanized Infantry Division). Soon after arrival in Sarajevo on July 31, 1992, the battalion's artillery complex ended up in the middle of a mutual mortar fight between the Bosnian Serbs and Bosnian Muslims. One of the Serbian shells hit the Ukrainian position, seriously wounding seven soldiers, one of which died after hospitalization in Germany.
Deployment outside Ukraine Edit
Armies of Ukraine
Kyivan Rus' /
Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia
Druzhyna (862–1240)
Voyi
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Registered Cossacks
Zaporozhian Cossacks (1492–1648)
Zaporizhian Host
Legion of Sich Riflemen (1914–1918)
Ukrainian People's Republic
Ukrainian People's Army (1917–21)
Sich Riflemen (1917–21)
Ukrainian Galician Army (1918–19)
Free Territory
Revolutionary Insurrectionary Army (1918–1921)
Carpatho-Ukraine
Carpathian Sich (1938-39)
Ukrainian National Government
UPRA (1941–1944)
Ukrainian Insurgent Army (1941–1955)
Red Cossacks
Ukrainian Soviet Army (1918–19)
none (1919–1991), part of the Soviet Armed Forces
Armed Forces (1992–Present)
Deployments as of September 2010:
Afghanistan: ISAF (PRT CHAGHCHARAN) - 13 Officers (3 medical officers)[31]
Democratic Republic of the Congo: (MONUSCO) - 12 Experts on Mission[31][33]
Iraq (NTM-I): - 10 officers[31][34]
Serbia: (KFOR) - 128 Soldiers[31][35]
Serbia: (UNMIK) - 1 Military Liaison Component Chief of Staff, 1 liaison officer[31][33]
Liberia: (UNMIL) - 277 Contingent Troops, 2 Experts on Mission[31][33]
Moldova: (Transnistria) - 10 Military Observers[31]
Sudan: (UNMIS) - 9 Experts on Mission[31][33]
Other militarized institutions of Ukraine Edit
Ukraine's Armed Forces outside the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Defense consist of:
Internal Troops (Ministry of Internal Affairs): 33,300 (including 600 civilian workers)[36]
Motorized military troops of Militsiya (Ministry of Internal Affairs)[37]
Border Guard: 50,000 (including 8,000 civilian workers)[38]
Ukrainian Sea Guard — the coast guard within the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine
Various military troops of the SBU (no generic name)
Civil Defence Forces (Ministry of Emergency Situations): 10,218 (including 668 civilian workers)[39]
Special Transportation Service of Ukraine — (Ministry of Transportation and Communications)[40]
Although not components of the Armed Forces, these militarized institutions are supposed to come under the Armed Forces' command during wartime.
Military Holidays Edit
These are the professional military holidays of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.[41]
February 23 - The Defender Day (celebrated mainly by Soviet officers)
July 8 - The Air Defence Day
Last Sunday in July - The Navy Day;[42] From 1997 till 2011 this day was celebrated on August 1[43][44]</small>
August 2 - The Airmobile Forces Day
August 8 - The Signal troops Day
September 7 - The Day of Military Intelligence
September 9 - The Day of Armour
September 14 - The mobilization serviceman Day
October 14 - The Day of UIA (ukr. УПА) foundation
October 29 - The Day of finance officers
November 3 - The Rocket Forces and Artillery Day
November 3 - The Day of Engineers
December 6 - The Armed Forces Day; festive fireworks and salutes take place in various cities in Ukraine[45]
December 12 - The Day of Ground Forces
December 23 - The Day of all level operational control structures servicemen.
Notes Edit
↑ http://zakon1.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/1934-12 Верховна Рада України; Закон від 06.12.1991 № 1934-XII
↑ http://www.president.gov.ua/documents/14518.html DECREE OF THE PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE № 128/2012
↑ CIA World Factbook, Military of Ukraine
↑ http://lenta.ru/news/2012/01/25/budget/
↑ Parliament approves admission of military units of foreign states to Ukraine for exercises, Kyiv Post (May 18, 2010)
↑ James Sherr, 'Ukraine's Defence Reform: An Update', Conflict Studies Research Centre, 2002
↑ Стан Збройних Сил України на момент створення (Status of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at the time of creation). Ukrainian Military in 20-21st centuries.
↑ Law of Ukraine N 1431-XII. About military formations of Ukraine. Verkhovna Rada. August 24, 1991.
↑ The history of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
↑ James Sherr, DEFENCE & SECURITY REFORM IN UKRAINE: A FRESH START? (Survival, Spring 2001)
↑ Official document. Law of Ukraine "About Defense of Ukraine". December 6, 1991
↑ Official document. Law of Ukraine "About Armed Forces of Ukraine. December 6, 1991
↑ Official document. "About Armed Forces of Ukraine]
↑ Strategic Deterrence Forces at encyclopedia.mil.ru
↑ Agreement on Forces of General Purpose for transition period
↑ Agreement on Joint Armed Forces for transition period
↑ Ukraine Special Weapons
↑ "Ukrainian Armed Forces 2009". p. 78. Archived from the original on 2011-11-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20111127180316/http://www.mil.gov.ua/files/white_book/Book_WP_2009_eng.pdf. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
↑ 19.0 19.1 "Ukrainian Armed Forces 2009". p. 79. Archived from the original on 27 November 2011. http://web.archive.org/web/20111127180316/http://www.mil.gov.ua/files/white_book/Book_WP_2009_eng.pdf. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
↑ "Ukrainian Armed Forces 2009". p. 80. Archived from the original on 27 November 2011. http://web.archive.org/web/20111127180316/http://www.mil.gov.ua/files/white_book/Book_WP_2009_eng.pdf. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
↑ Wolchik, p.75, 91, original newspaper sources include Kyivska Pravda, 10 November 1992, in FBIS-SOV, 2 December 1992, 18, and Narodna Armiia, 18 January 1997.
↑ 22.0 22.1 UNDP helps Ukrainian Ministry of Defence create new opportunities for women, UNDP (June 16, 2009)
↑ (Ukrainian) Official website of National Defense University of Ukraine
↑ (Russian) Chief Military Clinic Hospital
↑ Новини Управління Прес-служби МО
↑ 26.0 26.1 NATO confirms readiness for Ukraine's joining organization, Kyiv Post (April 13, 2010)
↑ Bush to back Ukraine's Nato hopes, BBC News (April 1, 2008)
↑ NATO membership for Georgia and Ukraine held off, BBC (April 4, 2008)
↑ Ukraine drops NATO membership bid, EUobserver (June 6, 2010)
↑ Source old early 1990s notes, but corroboration available for example at http://www.traveltoukraine.org/Ukraine_secret_sites.htm and Feskov et al.
↑ 31.0 31.1 31.2 31.3 31.4 31.5 31.6 31.7 31.8 31.9 CURRENT PARTICIPATION OF THE UKRAINIAN ARMED FORCES IN PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS
↑ Al-Kut, Iraq: After-Battle Report
↑ 33.0 33.1 33.2 33.3 UN Mission's Contributions by Country for September 2010
↑ Participating nations
↑ KFOR Troops (Placemat)
↑ (Ukrainian) Law of Ukraine about structure of Ministry of Internal Affairs 10.01.2002 № 2925-III
↑ (Ukrainian) Law of Ukraine about Motorized military troops of Militsiya 05.05.1995 № 319
↑ (Ukrainian) Law of Ukraine about structure of State Border Guard Service of Ukraine 03.04.2003 № 661-IV
↑ (Ukrainian) Law of Ukraine about structure of Civil Defence Forces 22.12.1998 № 328-XIV
↑ (Ukrainian) Law of Ukraine about Special Transportation Service of Ukraine 05.02.2004 № 1449-IV
↑ Professional military holidays
↑ President signs Decree On Celebration of Some Memorable Dates and Professional Holidays, President.gov.ua (30 December 2011)
↑ The Global Road Warrior: 100 Country Handbook for the International Business Traveler by Joe Reif, World Trade Press, 2001, ISBN 1-885073-86-0
↑ Ukraine Intelligence & Security Activities and Operations Handbook, International Business Publications, USA, 2009, ISBN 0-7397-1661-1
↑ Festive fireworks and salutes to take place in 9 cities on Sunday, UNIAN (December 3, 2009)
Feskov, V.I.; Kalashnikov, K.A., Golikov, V.I. (2004). The Soviet Army in the Years of the Cold War 1945–91. Tomsk: Tomsk University Publishing House. ISBN 5-7511-1819-7.
James Sherr, 'Ukraine's Defence Reform: An Update', Conflict Studies Research Centre, 2002
Further reading Edit
John Jaworsky, Ukraine's Armed Forces and Military Policy, Harvard Ukrainian Studies Vol. 20, UKRAINE IN THE WORLD: Studies in the International Relations and Security Structure of a Newly Independent State (1996), pp. 223–247
Kuzio, T., Ukrainian Armed Forces in Crisis, Jane's Intelligence Review, 1995, Vol. 7; No. 7, page 305
Ben Lombardia, Ukrainian armed forces: Defence expenditure and military reform, The Journal of Slavic Military Studies, Volume 14, Issue 3, 2001, pages 31–68
Mychajlyszyn, Natalie (2002). "Civil-Military Relations in Post-Soviet Ukraine: Implciations for Domestic and Regional Stability". Interuniversity Seminar on Armed Forces and Society. pp. 455–479.
Walter Parchomenko, Prospects for Genuine Reform in Ukraine's Security Forces, Armed Forces & Society, 2002, Vol.28, No.2
Brigitte Sauerwein, 'Rich in Arms, Poor in Tradition,' International Defence Review, No. 4, April 1993, 317-318.
J Sherr, Ukraine: The Pursuit of Defence Reform in an Unfavourable Context, 2004, Defence Academy of the United Kingdom
J Sherr, Into Reverse?: The Dismissal of Ukraine's Minister of Defence, 2004, Defence Academy of the United Kingdom
Sharon L. Wolchik, Ukraine: The Search for a National Identity
Steven J Zaloga, 'Armed Forces in Ukraine,' Jane's Intelligence Review, March 1992, p. 135
Jane's Intelligence Review, September 1993, re Crimea
Woff, Richard, Armed forces of the former Soviet Union : evolution, structure and personalities	London : Brassey's, c1996.
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TF VENTURES, INC., MANUEL L. MORATO, ANTONIO L. TAN, JR., TRUMAN E. BECKER AND JOSE THOMAS D. BELDIA, PETITIONERS, VS. YOSHITSUGU MATSUURA, PENTACAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORPORATION AND SUNDAY PINEDA, RESPONDENTS.
YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:
For review is the decision of the Court of Appeals,[1] dated March 5, 2002[2] in CA-G.R. SP No. 68302, which dismissed the petition for review filed by TF Ventures, Inc., Manuel L. Morato, Antonio L. Tan, Jr., Truman E. Becker and Jose Thomas D. Beldia, as well as the resolution dated July 4, 2002, denying their motion for reconsideration.
Petitioners Morato, Tan, Becker, Beldia and respondent Yoshitsugu Matsuura are stockholders of TF Ventures, Inc., a private domestic corporation organized and existing under Philippine law. Pentacapital Management Corporation and Sunday Pineda, alleged successors-in-interest of legitimate stockholders of record, were given leave to intervene in these proceedings.[3]
On November 21, 1997, respondent Matsuuru filed a request for investigation by the Prosecution and Enforcement Department (PED) of the SEC, initially docketed as CSI 97-11-31, and eventually docketed as PED Case No. 98-2231, to look into the basis for the increase in capital stock of TF Ventures, Inc. from P10 million to P100 million. Respondent Matsuura, in his capacity as stockholder and chairman of the board of TF Ventures, Inc., alleged that the corporation's capital increase was based on anomalous transactions and spurious documents.[4]
Prior to the investigation, on October 1, 1997, petitioners initiated a case with the Securities Investigation and Clearing Department (SICD) of the SEC, for "Declaration of Nullity of Stockholders/Directors Meeting with Damages". This case was docketed as SICD-SEC Case No. 10-97-5778. Petitioners therein sought, inter alia, the nullification of the acts of Matsuura, Alexander Poblador, Romeo F. Gaza, Yuzuke Fukuzumi, Florence R. Valmonte, Virgilio R. Lazaga, Reza M. Arabpour and Ruben P. Jacinto, who misrepresented themselves as shareholders and/or directors of TF Ventures, Inc. Among the acts sought to be annulled were: (1) an annual stockholders' meeting conducted on September 22, 1997; (2) the election of the directors; (3) the organizational meeting of the board of directors; and (4) the election of officers.[5] In their "Answer with Counterclaim", Matsuura and Poblador denied petitioners' allegations, and for their part, sought (1) the declaration of nullity of a stockholders' meeting held on October 20, 1997, allegedly spearheaded by the individual petitioners; (2) the nullification of certain allegedly sham board resolutions; and (3) for failure of consideration, the nullification of the approval of the application for the corporation's increased capitalization from P10 million to P100 million.[6]
On March 30, 1998, petitioners filed a "Motion to Suspend Proceedings and/or Consolidation of Cases" in PED Case No. 98-2231 (CSI Case No. 97-11-31), alleging that the issue pertaining to the increase of TF Ventures Inc.'s capital stock had already been pleaded and raised in Matsuura's "Answer with Counterclaim" in SEC Case No. 10-97-5778.[7] This motion was denied for lack of merit on April 27, 1998.[8] Petitioners filed a petition for certiorari with the SEC en banc which, on September 11, 1998, dismissed the same and denied the consolidation of cases.[9] Not content, petitioners sought relief from the Court of Appeals, which denied their petition for review.[10] The matter was elevated to this Court, docketed as G.R. No. 141510 (TF Ventures, Inc., Manuel L. Morato, Antonio L. Tan, Jr., Truman E. Becker and Jose Thomas D. Beldia versus the Court of Appeals, Hon. Simeon P. Baldillo and Yoshitsugu Matsuura), and is now awaiting resolution.[11]
SICD-SEC Case No. 10-97-5778 and PED Case No. 98-2231 thus proceeded independently. SICD-SEC Case No. 10-97-5778 was transferred to the Regional Trial Court of Makati, Branch 138, docketed as Civil Case No. 01-207. Meanwhile, the investigation of Matsuura's claim proceeded in PED Case No. 98-2231.
On May 22, 2001, the SEC rendered a resolution in PED Case No. 98-2231, (1) finding that there was serious misrepresentation committed in the application for increase in capitalization of TF Ventures, Inc.; (2) setting aside the increase in authorized capital stock from P10,000,000.00 to P100,000,000.00; and (3) ordering the immediate revocation and cancellation of the certificate of increase in capitalization.[12] On November 8, 2001, the SEC denied petitioners' motion for reconsideration.[13]
After the two adverse resolutions issued by the SEC in PED Case No. 98-2231, petitioners filed with the Court of Appeals a petition for review, wherein they argued that they were denied due process in the proceedings before the SEC; that they were deprived of their right to participate therein; and that there was undue haste in the promulgation of the resolutions dated May 22 and November 8, 2001. Petitioners thus prayed that the questioned resolutions be nullified or that the case be remanded to the SEC for further proceedings.[14] The Court of Appeals dismissed the petition outright for failure to comply with the rule on forum shopping.
The only issue raised for determination in the instant petition is whether or not the Court of Appeals correctly dismissed the petition for review.
We rule in the affirmative.
Petitioners' main contention is that there was no legal basis for the dismissal of the suit inasmuch as the rule against forum shopping is not applicable to their case.[15] We disagree.
The grave evil sought to be avoided by the rule against forum shopping is the rendition by two competent tribunals of two separate, and contradictory decisions. Unscrupulous party-litigants, taking advantage of a variety of competent tribunals, may repeatedly try their luck in several different fora until a favorable result is reached. This would make a complete mockery of the judicial system. To avoid the resultant confusion, this Court adheres strictly to the rules against forum shopping, and any violation of these rules results in the dismissal of a case.
Upon a perusal of the records of this case, we find that petitioners have simultaneously sought a positive result in several different fora. There are not merely one, but two, other proceedings in which petitioners have sought a favorable decision, namely: Civil Case No. 01-207, pending before the Regional Trial Court of Makati, Branch 138; and G.R. No. 141510, pending before this Court.
In G.R. No. 141510, petitioners have repeatedly accused respondents of violating the rule against forum shopping, and have in no uncertain terms proclaimed that the primary issue in PED Case No. 98-2231, i.e., the basis for the increase in the capital stock of TF Ventures, Inc., is more properly litigated in the earlier proceedings which they initiated before the SEC-SICD. Petitioners themselves characterize the related issues to be threshed out as virtually indistinguishable. In their "Motion to Suspend Proceedings and/or Consolidation of Cases" dated March 30, 1998, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in PED Case No. 98-2231, the individual petitioners Tan, Morato, Beldia and Becker categorically state:
[o]n the other hand, the instant case involved the same issues and presentation of evidence, but for reasons only known to Mr. Matsuura and his counsel [who] deliberately suppress[ed] the fact to this Office the pendency of SEC Case No. 10-97-5778, aggravated by the fact that NO FORMAL COMPLAINT AND/OR NOTICE WERE SERVED AT THE INITIAL STAGES of the proceedings to Messrs. Tan, Morato, Beldia and Truman, or even to stockholder Alexander Poblador, who are the stockholders on record that will be adversely affected by the very nature of the case;[16]
[b]esides, the SEC Case No. 10-97-5778 is a PREJUDICIAL QUESTION to the matter now undertaken by this Office (PED Case No. 98-2231 and CSI Case No. 97-11-31) [, and] considering that Mr. Matsuura's accusatorial stance carries with it the penal sanction, if warranted, it is now time to observe the proper procedural rules without sacrificing the substantial rights of the parties;[17]
Petitioners are even more assertive in their petition for review on certiorari in G.R. No. 141510, in which they repeatedly characterize PED Case No. 98-2231 as being identical with SEC-SICD Case No. 10-97-5778.[18]
The test for determining whether there has been a violation of the rule against forum shopping has been laid down in the 1986 case of Buan v. Lopez.[19] Forum shopping exists where the elements of litis pendentia are present or where a final judgment in one case will amount to res judicata in the other. Litis pendentia as a ground for the dismissal of a civil action refers to that situation wherein another action is pending between the same parties for the same cause of action, such that the second action becomes unnecessary and vexatious. For litis pendentia to be invoked, the concurrence of the following requisites is necessary:
(a) identity of parties or at least such as represent the same interest in both actions;
(b) identity of rights asserted and reliefs prayed for, the reliefs being founded on the same facts; and
the identity in the two cases should be such that the judgment that may be rendered in one would, regardless of which party is successful, amount to res judicata in the other.
On the other hand, the following are the elements of res judicata:
(a) The former judgment must be final;
(b) The court which rendered judgment must have jurisdiction over the parties and the subject matter;
(c) It must be a judgment on the merits; and
There must be between the first and second actions identity of parties, subject matter, and cause of action.[20]
Well-settled is the rule that lis pendens requires only substantial, and not absolute, identity of parties.[21] There is substantial identity of parties when there is a community of interest between a party in the first case and a party in the second case, even if the latter was not impleaded in the first case. We have also held that the fact that the position of the parties was reversed, the plaintiffs in the first case being the defendants in the second case or vice versa, does not negate the identity of parties for the purpose of litis pendentia.[22]
In this particular intra-corporate dispute, notwithstanding absence of absolute identity of parties, the contending parties represent the interests of the same block of stockholders on opposing sides. Regardless of which party would be ultimately successful in this case or in Civil Case No. 01-207, the issue of the validity of TF Ventures, Inc.'s increase in capital stock would be threshed out in both cases, and the decision therein would amount to res judicata in the other case, on that particular issue.
Mindful of this, petitioners have, first, sought the consolidation of this case with what is now Civil Case No. 01-207. Petitioners have also sought relief from the unfavorable resolution of the SEC in PED Case No. 98-2231. Petitioners have twice sought relief from this Court in PED Case No. 98-2231. To be sure, petitioners cannot simultaneously seek relief from this forum, while seeking the consolidation of this case with the proceedings in the court a quo. Their act of doing so is a blatant violation of the rules against forum shopping, and cannot be countenanced.
WHEREFORE, premises considered, the instant petition for review on certiorari is DENIED and the decision of the Court of Appeals dated March 5, 2002 in CA-G.R. SP No. 68302 is AFFIRMED.
Costs against petitioners.
Davide, Jr., C.J., Panganiban, Carpio, and Azcuna, JJ., concur.
[1] Per Justice Josefina Guevara-Salonga, with Justices Godardo A. Jacinto and Eloy R. Bello, concurring.
[2] Rollo, pp. 59-60.
[4] CA Records, p. 60.
[6] Id., pp. 87-89.
[7] CA Records, p. 141.
[9] Rollo, p. 160.
[10] CA Records, p. 210.
[11] Id., pp. 209-233.
[12] Rollo, p. 211.
[14] CA Records, p. 33.
[15] Rollo, p. 18.
[18] Id., pp. 2099-233.
[19] G.R. No. L-75349, 13 October 1986, 145 SCRA 34.
[20] Saura v. Saura, Jr., G.R. No. 136159, 1 September 1999, 313 SCRA 465.
[21] Santos v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 101818, 21 September 1993, 226 SCRA 630.
[22] Yu v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 106818, 27 May 1994, 232 SCRA 594.


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Mala Sinha, geboren als Alda Sinha (11 november 1936), is een voormalig Indiaas filmactrice. Sinha verscheen in talloze films in het Hindi, Bengaals en Nepalees, waaronder Phir Subah Hogi (1958), Hariyali Aur Rasta, Anpadh (allebei in 1962), Dil Tera Deewana (1962), Gumrah, Bahurani (allebei in 1963), Jahan Ara (1964), Himalay Ki God Mein (1965), Ankhen, Do Kaliyaan (allebei in 1968) en Maryada (1971). Van 1958 tot 1971 was ze de best betaalde actrice in India, samen met de actrices Vyjayanthimala en Sharmila Tagore. Ze heeft verschillende prijzen en onderscheidingen gewonnen, waaronder een Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018.

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To celebrate the release of 3DF Zephyr Free we are re-publishing this tutorial from our friends over at 3dflow.net on how to get started with this software!
Check out the results in the embed below and if you use this tutorial be sure to upload your own version of the cherub and share with us by dropping a link to yourversion in the comments.
If you want to use our dataset, please download this zip file and extract it so that you can use it in Zephyr.
n.b. This dataset includes more than the 50 image limit 3DF Zephyr Free allows but you will still get great results loading in the first 50 images.
After preparing your dataset, install 3DF Zephyr on your computer and that's it! That's all you need to start using 3DF Zephyr.
To create a new project,click "Workflow" (1) and then "New Project" (2) . The "Project Wizard" (3) screen will appear which will guide you through the process of importing your pictures.This phase is critical for the scene reconstruction, so please feed 3DF Zephyr a good dataset: blurred images and dataset with no overlapping pictures are examples of bad data for 3DF Zephyr. You can learn more about the most common guidelines on this quick guide titled "how to acquire pictures for 3DF Zephyr".
Protip: there two options in the lower left corner of the Project Wizard (3) that allows you to automatically compute the dense cloud and the surface. This is useful for bigger dataset. Leave them unchecked as in this tutorial we'll walk you through both those steps. Another option (checked by default) allows Zephyr to download camera calibrations where available: we suggest to leave this option on – although Zephyr is completely autocalibrated, the online camera calibration can speed up the first phase and help with some fisheye lenses.
This next window is the "Photo selection page", in which we need to add the photo that we want 3DF Zephyr to process. Click on the "plus sign" (4) and browse to the directory where your dataset is located. Select all the images you previously extracted and then click open (or drag and drop images directly from the windows explorer)The "next button" (5) will now be clickable. Click it and you'll get to the next window, which will allow you to assign camera calibration parameters to loaded pictures.
You are now ready for the first computation phase. Here's a brief explanation of what will happen: Zephyr will analyze each image and find the features of the images (points of interests that the computer can understand) and compare each image with (usually a subset of) the other pictures: this is done to set the cameras in the correct position. Before doing that though, it's necessary to tell Zephyr which settings to use. For the this tutorial, we will use the preset mode with Close Range/Default settings.
The preset mode window will appear.
The preset mode allows you to pick optimal settings for most cases, depending on the application scenario (dropdown menu "category") as well as the accuracy and computation speed required (dropdown menu "presets"). For this specific case for example, you can pick close range as category and default as preset and then experiment with different settings.
We will anyway have a quick look at the reconstruction settings: you can switch to advanced mode using the drpodown menu in the top right corner and selecting "advanced" and proceed to step 3b. Otherwise, you can click the "Next Button" (6) and then "Run", which will start the computation which will take you directly to step 3c.
The advanced windows setting allows you to tweak and control every aspect our reconstruction engine. We will discuss these advanced parameters in another tutorial, although you can also find an in-depth explanation in the manual as well.
Use again the dropdown menu in the top right corner to go back to preset mode, select Close Range and Default and then click hte "Next" Button (6).
After a while, you should see a "Reconstrucion Successful!" dialog. This window will tell you how many (and which) images were correctly oriented. Double clicking the filename will open the appriopriate picture in your default image viewer. This is especially useful when dealing with large datasets to quickly understand which cameras weren't reconstructed succesfully.
Before moving to the next step, lets learn the basics to navigate the scene, which is rendered at the center of the screen (7).
By default, you can navigate the scene in orbit view mode: while hovering the mouse cursor on the scene (7) hold left click and then move your mouse to look around. To zoom in/out simply use the mousewheel. You may also pan the view by keeping left control pressed and moving the mouse cursor.Zephyr offers three navigation systems that can be selected with their respective icon (8) or from the Scene > Camera submenu.
The orbit view mode with pivot behave exactly like the orbit view mode, however, the pivot is not the center of the reconstruction but picked every time on the model on the cursor position.
Now that the cameras are positioned, we can extract the dense point cloud of our 3D model. This time, from the "Workflow" (1) Menu choose Dense Point Cloud Generation. The "Dense point cloud Generation Wizard" will appear, click "Next" in the lower right corner of the screen.
To start the mesh generation process, simply click "Workflow" (1) and then on Mesh Extraction.The "Mesh Generation Wizard" window will appear.
Since the workspace is capable of holding multiple point clouds, we have to choose which one we'll be use for the mesh extraction. Since we just have one, we can simply click "Next" to get to the "surface reconstruction page".
Once again, you can snoop around the advanced settings if you wish, and the select again the presets "Close Range/Default" and click "Next" in the lower right corner of the window.
Once the mesh has been generated, the color information will be saved per-vertex. This might be fine for some applications, though usually a texture is required as well. In Zephyr, this is a separate step that takes in input the mesh generated in step 6a.To start the texture generation process, simply click "Workflow" (1) and then on "Textured mesh Generation". The Textured Mesh generation window will appear.
Select the mesh previously generated and if you wish, tweak the settings according to your desired output. Please note how the color contribution will vary depending on the maximum number of cameras per triangle, as well as the possibilty to use the multiband setting for cleaner and sharper borders.
It's reccomended that you leave 1 camera per triangle and Use Color Balance enabled. This feature, available since Zephyr 2.0 will automagically fix the lighting issues and pick the best possible color for each point. You can still use more than one camera per triangle and the multiband option if you wish (even paired with color balancing) however for most cases the best results can be achieved with 1 as "max number of camera per tirnagle", multiband disabled and use color balance enabled.
You can export your generated mesh directly to Sketchfab! First, click "Export" in the top menu and select "Export Textured Mesh".
In the "Mesh Export Window", select "Upload to Sketchfab" in the "Export Format" dropdown. You can leave the other settings as they are. Click the Export button.
In the next dialogue, enter you Sketchfab API token and give your model a name, description and relevant tags. Hit upload to begin uploading. This will take some time depending on your the size of your file and connection speed.
To export the generated textured mesh, simply click on the "Export Menu" (10) and then on "Export Textured Mesh" (11): the "Mesh Export Window" (12) will appear.
Opening your exported mesh in your model viewer of choice, you should now see something similar to this output. Your reconstruction should also have some parts of the white table below the cherub (which the reconstruction here does not have). Continuing in this tutorial series, you will learn more than one way to polish and clean your reconstructions.
Learning the basics is easy, but understanding every aspect and the effects of every options takes a bit of time and experience: remember that we have our online documentation as well as a forum where you can ask specific questions.
Could I download the file?
Hi Carlos, the model is not for download but you can create your own version by grabbing a copy of 3DF Zephyr Free and following this very tutorial.


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Gordon Spencer Raulerson
Gordon Spencer Raulerson was born in Pierce County on January 25th, 1944. He died peacefully, surrounded by his family, on December 28, 2021, at Satilla Hospice house following a sudden illness. Gordon was born to the late Inez Howard and Bascom Raulerson, Sr. He graduated from Patterson High School in 1962 and would go on to attend Florida State College and Troy University. Following his education, Gordon enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and would serve a tour in Vietnam. He would return home to begin his life where Phyllis Clark and Gordon would be wed on December 24, 1970. The couple would cherish over 51 years of marriage, which would bless them with three children. Gordon leaves a legacy of love and devotion and will be deeply missed by all who knew him.
Left to celebrate a life well lived is his wife, Phyllis Raulerson; three children, Marie (Ian) Dennison, Heather Sweat and Howard Ben Raulerson; six grandchildren, Brentz Sweat (Lauren Sweat), Blaise Sweat, Hunter Sweat (Lexi Crews), Haley Sweat (Zach Moye), Cade Dennison and Chloe Dennison; five great grandchildren, Brenslie Smith, Briggs Sweat, Brenton Sweat, Holland Sweat and Carleigh Moye; other relatives and friends also survive.
Visitation will be held Wednesday, December 29, 2021, at the family home, 5955 Owens Road Patterson, from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. Graveside funeral services will be held on Thursday, December 30, 2021, at 10:30 a.m. at Laura Chapel Cemetery, 4814 Laura Chapel Road, Patterson GA.
The family would like to thank Dr. Don Waters and the entire staff of Southeast Georgia Regional Hospital (Brunswick) CCU and ER departments and Satilla Hospice House for their exceptional care during Gordon's last days.
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LÉtoile sportive catalane est un club de rugby à XV français basé à Argelès-sur-Mer. Il évolue actuellement en championnat de France de 2e division fédérale.

Histoire
Le club fut fondé en 1912 sous le nom d'Union sportive argelésienne. En 1921, il devint la Grenouille argelésienne, puis, en 1951, l'Étoile sportive argelésienne, et enfin l'Étoile sportive catalane.

Le club a joué dans les séries régionales jusqu'aux années 1960. Il accède à la troisième division (Excellence) en 1968, puis en remporte le titre en 1970 en battant Aire-sur-l'Adour (11-6) et accède ainsi à la deuxième division. Il redescend en Excellence en 1976 puis en Honneur (4e div) en 1981. Il parvient ensuite à remonter dans le championnat national au point d'atteindre le groupe A2 de première division et de disputer un huitième de finale du championnat de France en 1996 (défaite contre le Stade toulousain). Cela lui donne le droit d'accéder à l'élite (groupe A1), mais ses dirigeants doivent refuser la montée pour des raisons financières.

Palmarès
 1964 : Champion du  Roussillon Honneur (4e div)
 1967 : Champion du  Roussillon Honneur (4e div)
 1970 : Champion de France Excellence (3e div nationale)
 1971 : Huitième de finale du Championnat de France de rugby à XV de 2e division 1970-1971
 1996 : Huitième de finale du championnat de France de rugby à XV 1995-96
 2005 : Finale du Championnat de France de rugby  Fédérale
 2015 : Champion Languedoc Roussillon en teulière et quart de finaliste grand sud

Entraîneurs
 2006-2008 :  Patrick Arlettaz

Joueurs emblématiques
 Marc Lièvremont (jusqu'en 1988) - formé au club -
 Thomas Lièvremont (jusqu'en 1996) - formé au club -
 Matthieu Lièvremont (jusqu'en 1996) - formé au club -
 Sylvain Deroeux (1994-1996)
 Nicolas Mas (jusqu'en 1999) - formé au club -
 Benoit Cabello (jusqu'en 2002) - formé au club -
 Olivier Benassis (jusqu'en 2002, 2009-) - formé au club -
 Jérôme Schuster (jusqu'en 2002) - formé au club -
 Vincent Sabardeil (2005-)
 Patrick Arlettaz (2006-2007)
 Benjamin Goze (2006-2007)
 Sébastien Mercier (rugby) (2007-2008 et depuis 2009)
  Diego Giannantonio (2008-2009)
 Nicolas Grelon (2009-2011)
 Bruno Rolland
 Fabien Sabathier
 Florian Donadini
 Maurizio Bruni
 Thomas Bouquié (2011-2012)
 Jean-Pierre Garcia (jusqu'en 1990)
  Ed Barnes (2012-2013)
 Enzo Forletta

Notes et références

Argelès Etoile Sportive Catalane
Club de rugby à XV fondé en 1912
Argelès-sur-Mer
Rugby à XV dans les Pyrénées-Orientales
Club sportif dans les Pyrénées-Orientales


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I admin a couple of pages on Facebook. I try to be very careful not to use copyrighted photos and do an image search of photos I am unsure of. Pinterest makes that very difficult. I usually have to scroll through dozens of Pinterest photos before I find the photo source. A lot of photos from Hanks are shared from Pinterest to Facebook groups. One is a real problem, Fallen Flags -- Former Trucking Companies of the past. Hank's pictures show up here regularly. I realize the posters got them from Pinterest and didn't realize the were copyrighted. A couple of other members and I will tell posters the photos are not allowed to be posted on Facebook. In only a couple of instances did the poster remove the photo. Often a heated discussion starts with all kinds of ignorant insults about anything on the internet is free to use. This photo was posted by Billy Kidd in the Fallen Flags group and is still there. When informed the photo was copyrighted Kidd became abusive and defiant, cursing and saying he wasn't removing the photo. http://www.hankstruckpictures.com/pix/trucks/t_brad_dunkin/2009/04-20/file005.jpg The problem is the admin of the page. They could and should remove the photos but they don't.
The real problem is Pinterest. Pinterest claims they won't allow copyright infringement and their policies are stated here. https://policy.pinterest.com/en/copyright .
Pinterest page owners are in effect claiming they own the photos. That makes them serious violators of copyright laws. I have read several articles by bloggers that got sued after unintentional use of copyrighted photos. One got a letter demanding $8,000. The consulted their attorney who advised them to settle. There is no defense. They settled for $3,000. Making these violators pay and putting the fear of God in others isn't difficult or expensive. There are attorneys that handle these cases on a contingency basis and take about 40% so if you had 20 Pinterest page owners use your photo 60% of $24,000 isn't small change. Those posters often remove watermarks which can mean increased amounts in settlements. Section 1202 of the U.S. Copyright Act makes it illegal for someone to remove the watermark from your photo so that it can disguise the infringement when used. The fines start at $2500 and go to $25,000 in addition to attorneys' fees and any damages for the infringement.
It isn't hard to see if your photo is being used without authorization. All you have to do is do an image search for the photo. I hate to see people pulling their collections and leaving because of unauthorized use. It doesn't help. Those photos are still on Pinterest and will continue to be used. The only way to stop unauthorized use is to report every violation and sue the worst offenders.


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New house of the actor delighted his mistress.
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Interestingly, the new home of Ben's is located near the mansion, where garner lives with their three children, 12-year-old
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The mansion, which cost him 19 million dollars, actor
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