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Maribor (tyska: Marburg an der Drau) är Sloveniens näst folkrikaste stad och kommun. Staden ligger i slovenska Steiermark (Štajerska), nära österrikiska gränsen i utkanten av Alperna och genomflytes av floden Drava.

Historia

Området runt Maribor har en kontinuerlig bosättningshistoria sedan äldre stenåldern. När romarna intog området var det befolkat av keltiska stammar, vilka med latiniserad kultur fanns kvar när slovenernas slaviskspråkiga förfäder bosatte sig här.

1164 nämns borgen "Marchpurch", från vilken staden som växte fram under borgkullen Piramida fick sitt namn. Staden nämns som marknadsplats 1204 och fick stadsrättigheter 1254.

Maribors judar nämns första gången 1277, men troligen fanns ett judiskt kvarter sedan tidigare i staden. Det judiska stadskvarteret låg vid stadsmurens sydöstra hörn. Det hade en synagoga, en judisk gravplats och en Talmudskola. Talmudisten och Halachaisten Israel Isserlein, på 1400-talet högste rabbin för Steiermark, Kärnten och Krain, föddes i och bodde en stor del av sitt liv i Maribor. Den judiska församlingen var som störst runt 1410, men efter 1450 förändrades förutsättningarna drastiskt. En lågkonjunktur slog hårt mot judiska affärsverksamheter. Ytterligare ett dråpslag kom 1496 när kejsar Maximilian I (tysk-romersk kejsare) utfärdade ett dekret att alla judar måste lämna Steiermark.

Under medeltidens lopp germaniserades stora delar av norra, nu österrikiska, Steiermark språkligen, medan den södra delen förblev övervägande slovenskspråkig. Många borgare i södra Steiermarks städer talade dock tyska och Maribor hade fram till första världskrigets slut, då Österrike-Ungern avträdde merparten av de slovenskspråkiga områdena till det nybildade Jugoslavien, en stor tyskspråkig befolkning. Under mellankrigstiden hade de tyskspråkiga i Slovenien, liksom de slovenskspråkiga i Österrike, en ogynnsam situation för bevarandet av sin språkliga identitet. År 1941 annekterades södra Steiermark av Nazityskland. Under andra världskriget genomförde nazisterna omfattande "germaniseringssprogram" i Slovenien, däribland i Maribor. Slovenskspråkiga deporterades, hamnade i arbetsläger och slovenska barn fördes bort från sina familjer för att uppfostras till "tyskar". Vid krigsslutet 1945, svarade det jugoslaviska kommunistpartiet med att fördriva merparten av den kvarvarande tyskspråkiga historiska minoriteten från Slovenien.

Under den jugoslaviska tiden växte Maribor fram till att bli en av landets viktigaste industristäder, med exempelvis kemisk, elektrisk och metallurgisk industri.

Arkitektur

Maribor har en medeltida stadskärna, där det, förutom, medeltida byggnader finns flera exempel på arkitektur från renässansen och barocken. Maribors domkyrka är från 1100-talet och byggd i romansk stil.

Geografi och klimat

Maribor avgränsas i norr och väster av Alperna och åt öster av det småkupperade Slovenske Gorice med dess vinodlingar. Floden Drava delar staden i två delar.

Högplatån Pohorje ovan staden är geologiskt en del av Centralalperna, till skillnad från de flesta andra slovenska alpområden som geologiskt hör till Sydalperna. Pohorje består av vulkaniska kristallina bergarter. Granskogarna som många förknippar med Pohorje är inte naturliga, utan ett resultat av Maria Theresia av Österrikes skogsförordning (1700-talet) som föreskrev att bönderna skulle plantera den ekonomiskt viktiga granen. Den naturliga vegetationen på Pohorje är lövrik skog, främst med bok och silvergran. I bäcken Lobnicas dalgång finns rester av urgskog, där man kan få en känsla för hur Pohorje egentligen skall se ut.

Under sommarmånaderna (juni-augusti) är det ofta varmt och fuktigt i Maribor och dygnsmedeltemperaturen ligger mellan 20 och 21 grader. Vintermånaderna (december-februari) är kyliga till milda, med en dygnsmedeltemperatur kring 1–2 grader.

Vägar

Motorvägen A9/E57 förbinder Maribor med Graz, Celje och Ljubljana, medan A2/E59 förbinder staden med Zagreb. De två motorvägarna möts i en motorvägskorsning vid stadens flygplats.

Järnväg

Genom staden går gamla stamjärnvägen från Wien till Trieste. EuroCity-tåg går mellan Maribor, Wien, Budapest och Zagreb;  regionaltåg till de omgivande städerna, huvudstaden Ljubljana, samt till Varaždin i Kroatien.

Flygtrafik

En drygt kilometer väster om stadens centrum ligger Maribors internationella flygplats, Edvard Rusjan, som även är Sloveniens näst största flygplats.

Sport
Maribor är en populär vintersportort, och man har Sloveniens största skidcenter. I staden finns också fotbollslaget NK Maribor som spelar sina hemmamatcher på Ljudski vrt.

Kultur och ekonomi

Det finns flera termalbad med spaanläggningar runt Maribor.

I Maribor, mot fasaden av ett värdshus i flodhamnen Lent, växer vad som anses vara världens äldsta vinranka (runt 450 år gammal och sedan 2004 upptagen i Guinness rekordbok). Lent är den äldsta delen av Maribor, invid floden Drava, och var en viktig flodhamn förr i tiden. Sedan 1993  anordnas varje sommar en stor musik- och kulturfestival i Lent, uppskattad av många slovener och turister.

Högplatån Pohorje invid staden har en populär skidanläggning, där stora skidtävlingar ofta arrangeras, bland annat damernas världscup i alpint.

Maribor var europeisk kulturhuvudstad 2012 tillsammans med den portugisiska staden Guimarães.

År 2000 skapades kulturföreningen "Brücken" (broar), för att värna om det tyskspråkiga kulturarvet i staden.

Sedan 2001 ingår norra österrikiska och södra slovenska Steiermark i Euroregion Graz-Maribor, för samordning och integrering kring frågor rörande ekonomi, infrastruktur, telekommunikationer, miljö, jordbruk och turism. Samarbetet motiveras av att Steiermark är en historisk regional enhet, i vilken tysk- och slovenskspråkiga samverkat i samhällsutvecklingen under hundratals år.

Källor

Orter i Slovenien
Europas kulturhuvudstäder


The community that EDCO – Equipment Development Company lives in would not be the same without Frederick Memorial Hospital's health services.
Frederick Memorial Hospital's ability to serve as the lifeline of health to residents in Frederick and its surrounding areas is supported heavily by the outpouring of support it receives from the community it has served since 1902.
Raising funds for Frederick community's hospital is a practice older than the hospital itself. In the late 1890s, Emma Smith, the hospital's founder, led the effort to raise the $8,353 needed to construct the original Frederick City Hospital, which was renamed to Frederick Memorial Hospital (FMH) in 1952.
From the outset, the hospital grew rapidly as the area's increasing population necessitated expansion. The sustained growth of FMH is made possible with funds that derive from two revenue streams: hospital operations and donations from community members, businesses and organizations.
The donations from Frederick's community come through giving clubs and funds, which the hospital's Development Council helped form. Founded in 1989, the Development Council has been responsible for leading the effort in raising over $80 million for renovations, new buildings, and new medical technology at FMH.
Area businesses and organizations, both large and small, support the hospital's ability to meet the community's health care needs through the Corporate Honor Roll. Annually, the Corporate Honor Roll raises approximately $200,000 per year. These businesses and organizations sign a five-year donation pledge and regularly renew their five-year commitments.
For the 90 businesses and organizations that currently comprise the Corporate Honor Roll, they are provided a special connection to FMH with access to the hospital's president and senior leadership team, which allow them to network and discuss the health care environment and needs of employers.
The Corporate Honor Roll along with other giving clubs and funds in the Development Council feature combine to contribute 3 to 5 million dollars annually, which derives largely from individual donors. FMH is also proud to say that every dime donated is spent on the program, project or capital campaign it is intended for, as funds are not used on marketing, fundraising or any other operations.
This donation pool makes it possible for FMH to accommodate the area's growing landscape. Over the last 25 years, Frederick County's population has grown by an estimated 95,000 people. With this large influx of people, the FMH emergency room currently ranks among the busiest in the state of Maryland. In 2017 alone, the emergency room had over 64,000 adult visits and 13,000 pediatric visits.
The most recent project that FMH completed to further meet the healthcare needs of the area was the James M. Stockman Cancer Institute. The state-of-the-art facility was designed to promote healing, provide support and create a treatment experience unlike any other with individualized care plans. The $21.2 million project was funded entirely by the Frederick community.
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WWE Unveils Top 25 Matches Of 2011 List
WWE.com is wrapping up the year online with its lists of the best of 2011. One list in particular that is getting a lot of attention is the WWE top 25 matches of the year. If the intention was to provoke mass chaos from the IWC, well mission accomplished.
Unlike a lot of my fellow breather I don't tend to overreact to these WWE lists. To me, every list you'll see on WWE.com is both subjective and political. To put it simply, voting for anything other than Triple H vs. The Undertaker as Match of the Year may be just enough to get you fired in Stamford. Hence, take this list for what it is and live with it.
At the same time, it is always fun to look back and debate the merits of year end awards. Everyone's tastes are different (as you can plainly see on our very own WWE Year in Review here on the website) so to me, nobody necessarily has the right answer yet it is very easy to come up with some unpopular ones.
Let's take a look at the list of top 25 WWE matches of the year in order as posted on the website and see what, if anything can be read into it.
25. Rey Mysterio vs. Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania 27
24. Yoshi Tatsu vs. Tyson Kidd from NXT
23. Edge vs. Kane Last Man Standing match on SmackDown
22. CM Punk vs. The Miz vs. Alberto Del Rio TLC match from at TLC
21. Randy Orton vs. Cody Rhodes Street Fight on SmackDown
20. The Miz vs. John Morrison Falls Count Anywhere match on Raw
19. SmackDown Elimination Chamber match at Elimination Chamber
18. Randy Orton vs. CM Punk Last Man Standing match at Extreme Rules
17. Alberto Del Rio vs. Rey Mysterio on Raw
16. Randy Orton vs. Dolph Ziggler on Raw
15. Mark Henry vs. Daniel Bryan Steel Cage match on SmackDown
14. Randy Orton vs. Wade Barrett Tables match at TLC
13. CM Punk vs. Rey Mysterio at Capitol Punishment
12. The Miz vs. John Morrison vs. John Cena Steel Triple Threat Cage match at Extreme Rules
11. Mark Henry vs. Big Show at Vengeance
10. SmackDown Money in the Bank Ladder match at Money in the Bank
9. Edge vs. Dolph Ziggler at Royal Rumble
8. The Rock and John Cena vs. The Miz and R-Truth at Survivor Series
7. The 40-man Royal Rumble
6. Christian vs. Alberto Del Rio Ladder match at Extreme Rules
5. Rey Mysterio vs. John Cena on Raw
4. Raw Elimination Chamber match at Elimination Chamber
3. Randy Orton vs. Christian from Over the Limit
2. CM Punk vs. John Cena at Money in the Bank
1. Undertaker vs. Triple H at WrestleMania 27
It is hard to argue with the top three, although I do have an issue with the RAW Elimination match making it in the top five over the SmackDown match. It may not have been as glamorous, but that SmackDown Elimination Chamber match was worlds better than the RAW match (in my opinion), and those final ten or so minutes with Edge vs. Rey Mysterio may have been the best ten minutes in a WWE ring all year.
I am thrilled to see the recognition that Christian vs. Randy Orton from Over the Limit is getting on the WWE website. As you can see in our WWE 2011 awards blog here, that was my vote for Match of the Year. I also have no problems with Rey Mysterio vs. John Cena landing in the top five. I wouldn't even have a problem if someone wanted to make a case for number one.
Now the debate over one and two will be one you will read on many pro wrestling forums and blogs over the next week. For me, I enjoyed Triple H vs. The Undertaker more than Punk vs. Cena. The atmosphere for Money in the Bank was second to none, but the match didn't do a whole lot for me. Take that match and put it in another ring and I think it would have been average. Take the WrestleMania 27 match and put it somewhere else and I think you get the same thing. Again, it is a matter of taste and for me I'll go with the WrestleMania 27 match.
The rest of the list is fairly uneventful other than the lack of recognition of the other Orton vs. Christian matches, and the travesty of listing the SmackDown Elmination Chamber match at 19. Other than that I think what this list shows more than anything is what a down year the WWE had inside of the ring. There is only a handful of what I'd call "great" matches after the top five on this list. The deeper story here is a fairly moderate year for the WWE inside of the ring as opposed to most years where the company has had a solid ten great matches over the course of 12 months.
So what do you think of the list? Did they miss anything? Do you agree with their top pick? If not, what was or are yours? Leave a comment and let's spark some debate!
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The Culinary Trust thanks The Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts for two generous grants that support programs at the upcoming International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) 40th anniversary conference at the Hilton Midtown in New York City, February 23-25, 2018.
With grant funding from the Foundation, IACP is launching an exciting and important oral history project. Beginning on Friday, February 23 and for three days, StoryCorps will be recording live interview sessions with select IACP members who have made a major impact on food culture and the food industry. These shared stories will be archived at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress and with Radcliffe Institute of Advanced Study at Harvard's Schlesinger Library, home to one of the world's most outstanding collections of historical cookbooks, including papers, recipes and cookbooks of Julia and Paul Child.
IACP announced the finalists for their 2018 IACP Awards at a reception on Tuesday, February 6 at Hotel 50 Bowery. Lauren Salkeld, Grant and Media Manager at the Foundation, was on hand to announce IACP's finalists for the award and the Foundation's new collaboration with The Trust and IACP.
The 2018 IACP Award winners will be announced on the last night of conference, Sunday, February 25 starting at 6:30pm EST. The awards ceremony will be held at the New York Times Center and hosted by Gail Simmons, Food & Wine's Special Projects Director and judge on BRAVO's Emmy-winning series Top Chef.


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Cleanest and Lowest self-noise 500-series pre?
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Fake focusrite red 500 add!
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Neumann UM57 ? ?? under rated or ****ty?
Suggestions for great solid state 500 series EQ?
Gear recommendation for me and can you please answer general questions?
Roland HPD-15 and midi recording.
Ensemble 2 unity gain same as 0 gain?
Behringer ECM8000 - deteriorating quality?
Anyone know an online session pianist? Live piano, not keys.
Is the a VST Virtual Pitch Wheel/Modulation anywhere?
Will Hard Panning Mixing Ever Make A Comeback?
Mojave 201 Fet or Audio Technica AT4050 ?
Presonus firepod > firewire to thunderbolt > mac?
Complementing my monitors with Adam S3X-H?
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Will an SSL X-desk give me the "SSL" sound if I have the right outboard gear?


MotoArt's California Showroom and the parties thrown there are making some history of their own.
Guests walk into the 20,000 sq. ft. studio, they look up and their jaws drop. The ceiling and walls are dripping with vintage airplane parts and banners of USO pin-up girls. Gleaming prototypes and one-offs of MotoArt's airplane furniture and sculpture further punctuate the hip, retro vibe, which abounds. Colorful gobo lights float though the entire space that seems part aviation museum and part New York dance club.
Slide shows stream to live bands and performance artists in the 1,500 square foot photo cove. Some guests are ushered directly upstairs, behind the landing gear doors of a C119 to the decadent, VIP lounge.


Outer Banks Group Superintendent Barclay Trimble recently recognized and honored Fred Hattman for his tremendous dedication and over 5,600 hours of service to Wright Brothers National Memorial.Since 2006 Hattman has shared his love and enthusiasm of aviation history while working as a volunteer for the National Park Service inspiring thousands of park visitors every year.
Fred and his wife Ronnie moved to the Outer Banks of North Carolina from New Milford, CT in 2001 after retiring from the Mosler Safe Company.They had vacationed on the Outer Banks since the early 1970's and fell in love with the area's natural beauty and rich cultural history.Fred is a veteran who served in the United States Air Force and began volunteering at Wright Brothers National Memorial in 2006.
Park Superintendent Trimble stated, "I would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to Fred for the incredible accomplishment and for all the many friends made on behalf of the National Park Service.Fred's years of service have made a difference in so many ways to park visitors who come to enjoy this special place."When asked why Hattman contributes so much time to the park, Fred stated, "I love the story of the Wright brothers and meeting and greeting visitors from all over the United States and around the world makes for a great day for me."
Volunteering in your national parks is a great way to see the beauty this country offers and to catch a more personal glimpse of the rich cultural history.If you would like to volunteer, please contact the park at 252-473-2111.


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Belmont Hills Elementary School
For more information go to: https://www.lmsd.org/belmont-hills/index.aspx
LMHS Library
CARE Meeting
CARE Committee The District recognizes the value and necessity of engaging all community stakeholders in its efforts to provide a high quality education to its students. The Committee to Address Race in Education (CARE) was formed in 1997 in order to forge school-......More
CARE Committee The District recognizes the value and necessity of engaging all community stakeholders in its efforts to provide a high quality education to its students. The Committee to Address Race in Education (CARE) was formed in 1997 in order to forge school-community partnerships and opportunities for stakeholders to work collaboratively to serve all students. The CARE committee meets monthly from September through May each year to communicate about issues of race that have implications for education, advise the school district on issues of policy and practice, report about programs that benefit all racial/ethnic groups, and educate all stakeholders in an effort to increase understanding and bring all students to the highest possible levels of achievement.4:00-6:00 pmLower Merion High School Library315 E. Montgomery Ave., ArdmoreWednesday, September 25, 2019Wednesday, October 30, 2019Wednesday, November 20, 2019Wednesday, January 29, 2020Wednesday, February 26, 2020Wednesday, March 25, 2020Wednesday, April 29, 2020Wednesday, May 27, 2020Committee to Address Race in Education (CARE)Join the conversation - LMSD administrators, teachers, students, parents/guardians all welcome.
Tuesday February 4 7:00pm - 8:00pm EST
Health Services Parent Education Series Event
Sunday February 9 1:00pm - 2:00pm EST
LM Academy Building (adjacent to BCMS)
"Ask the Superintendent" Forums
"Ask the Superintendent" Forums Ask the Superintendent events serve as open, public forums for community members to ask questions and engage in conversations about various topics such as the Strategic Plan; Enrollment Growth; Facilities (Modular Classrooms); Cultivat......More
"Ask the Superintendent" Forums Ask the Superintendent events serve as open, public forums for community members to ask questions and engage in conversations about various topics such as the Strategic Plan; Enrollment Growth; Facilities (Modular Classrooms); Cultivating a Positive Learning Environment: Policies and Regulations; and more. These meetings are very informative and play an important role in shaping our work as a District. We hope that you will be able to attend one or more of the "Ask the Superintendent" events throughout the 2018-2019 school year. All are welcome. Below is the schedule of the upcoming events: Upcoming "Ask the Superintendent" Forums Sunday, February 9, 2020 at 1:00 pmLM Academy Building, located at 506 Bryn Mawr Avenue, Bala Cynwyd, PA(Adjacent to Bala Cynwyd Middle School)Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at 8:30 amLMSD Administration Building, Board Room301 E. Montgomery Avenue, Ardmore, PA
Tuesday February 11 9:30am - 11:00am EST
LM Academy Building (Next to BCMS)
ISC Hot Topic - Transportation
ISC Hot Topic - TransportationTuesday, February 11 th 9:30-11 amLM Academy Building (next to Bala Cynwyd Middle School, 510 Bryn Mawr Ave., Bala Cynwyd)Representatives of the LMSD Transportation Department will share information about the department, how buses are rout......More
ISC Hot Topic - TransportationTuesday, February 11 th 9:30-11 amLM Academy Building (next to Bala Cynwyd Middle School, 510 Bryn Mawr Ave., Bala Cynwyd)Representatives of the LMSD Transportation Department will share information about the department, how buses are routed and transportation issues related to the school start time discussions.
Friday February 14 All Day
All Schools Early Dismissal - No Lunch Served - Dismissal Times: HS 11:20 am; MS 11:55 am; ES 12:25 pm - No PM Kindergarten - Staff Development (Half Day)
NoteAM (morning session) will attend on February 14, 2020PM (afternoon session) will not attend on February 14, 2020
Monday February 17 All Day
All Schools and Offices Closed
ISC - HSA Presidents Meeting
Saturday February 22 All Day
Main Line Art Center, 746 Panmure Road Haverford, PA 19041
ISC - Art Show (Feb. 22-March 1)
The ten Lower Merion schools takeover the galleries from February 22-March 1, 2020.This exhibition features over 300 pieces of artwork made by students inKindergarten through 12th grade. Opening Reception : Saturday, February 22, 2020 from 1-3 pm Closing Reception : We......More
The ten Lower Merion schools takeover the galleries from February 22-March 1, 2020.This exhibition features over 300 pieces of artwork made by students inKindergarten through 12th grade. Opening Reception : Saturday, February 22, 2020 from 1-3 pm Closing Reception : Wednesday, February 26, 2020 from 6-8 pm DETAILS Main Line Art Center at 746 Panmure RoadHaverford PAFree parking, and is easily accessible from public transportation. Gallery Hours Monday - Thursday: 9 am to 9 pmFriday - Sunday: 9 am-5 pm Free and open to the public
Sunday February 23 All Day
Tuesday February 25 All Day
Penn Valley Elementary School
Parent Education Series Event - "How to talk with elementary age children about sexuality"
Parent Education Series Event"How to talk with elementary age children about sexuality"Tuesday, February 25, 2020Penn Valley Elementary School301 Righters Mill RoadNarberthAl Vernacchio will present on how to talk with your younger children (elementary age) about sexual......More
Parent Education Series Event"How to talk with elementary age children about sexuality"Tuesday, February 25, 2020Penn Valley Elementary School301 Righters Mill RoadNarberthAl Vernacchio will present on how to talk with your younger children (elementary age) about sexuality.
Wednesday February 26 All Day
Wednesday February 26 4:00pm - 6:00pm EST
Gladwyne Elementary School
Jazz and Friends Book Event
Elementary Families are invited to a community reading of "I Am Jazz" and other books featuring LGBTQ+ children. You're invited to bring dinner (and desserts to share, if you'd like) and then facilitated group readings will take place. Children's Book World will be on h......More
Elementary Families are invited to a community reading of "I Am Jazz" and other books featuring LGBTQ+ children. You're invited to bring dinner (and desserts to share, if you'd like) and then facilitated group readings will take place. Children's Book World will be on hand selling the featured books and others designed to foster a sense of belonging and understanding for all LMSD children.
Thursday February 27 All Day
Sunday March 1 All Day
Sunday March 1 8:00am - 11:30am EST
BHES Firehouse Station
BHES - HSA Pancake Breakfast
Monday March 2 10:00am - 11:00am EST
Cafetorium
BHES Intermediate Instrumental Concert


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namespace blink {

class ImageQualityControllerTest : public RenderingTest {
 protected:
  ImageQualityController* controller() { return m_controller; }

 private:
  void SetUp() override {
    m_controller = ImageQualityController::imageQualityController();
    RenderingTest::SetUp();
  }

  ImageQualityController* m_controller;
};

TEST_F(ImageQualityControllerTest, RegularImage) {
  setBodyInnerHTML("");
  LayoutObject* obj = document().body()->firstChild()->layoutObject();

  EXPECT_EQ(InterpolationDefault, controller()->chooseInterpolationQuality(
                                      *obj, nullptr, nullptr, LayoutSize()));
}

TEST_F(ImageQualityControllerTest, ImageRenderingPixelated) {
  setBodyInnerHTML(
      "");
  LayoutObject* obj = document().body()->firstChild()->layoutObject();

  EXPECT_EQ(InterpolationNone, controller()->chooseInterpolationQuality(
                                   *obj, nullptr, nullptr, LayoutSize()));
}

#if !USE(LOW_QUALITY_IMAGE_INTERPOLATION)

class TestImageAnimated : public Image {
 public:
  bool maybeAnimated() override { return true; }
  bool currentFrameKnownToBeOpaque(MetadataMode = UseCurrentMetadata) override {
    return false;
  }
  IntSize size() const override { return IntSize(); }
  void destroyDecodedData() override {}
  void draw(SkCanvas*,
            const SkPaint&,
            const FloatRect& dstRect,
            const FloatRect& srcRect,
            RespectImageOrientationEnum,
            ImageClampingMode,
            const ColorBehavior&) override {}
  sk_sp<SkImage> imageForCurrentFrame(const ColorBehavior&) override {
    return nullptr;
  }
};

TEST_F(ImageQualityControllerTest, ImageMaybeAnimated) {
  setBodyInnerHTML("");
  LayoutImage* img =
      toLayoutImage(document().body()->firstChild()->layoutObject());

  RefPtr<TestImageAnimated> testImage = adoptRef(new TestImageAnimated);
  EXPECT_EQ(InterpolationMedium,
            controller()->chooseInterpolationQuality(*img, testImage.get(),
                                                     nullptr, LayoutSize()));
}

class TestImageWithContrast : public Image {
 public:
  bool maybeAnimated() override { return true; }
  bool currentFrameKnownToBeOpaque(MetadataMode = UseCurrentMetadata) override {
    return false;
  }
  IntSize size() const override { return IntSize(); }
  void destroyDecodedData() override {}
  void draw(SkCanvas*,
            const SkPaint&,
            const FloatRect& dstRect,
            const FloatRect& srcRect,
            RespectImageOrientationEnum,
            ImageClampingMode,
            const ColorBehavior&) override {}

  bool isBitmapImage() const override { return true; }
  sk_sp<SkImage> imageForCurrentFrame(const ColorBehavior&) override {
    return nullptr;
  }
};

TEST_F(ImageQualityControllerTest, LowQualityFilterForContrast) {
  setBodyInnerHTML(
      "");
  LayoutImage* img =
      toLayoutImage(document().body()->firstChild()->layoutObject());

  RefPtr<TestImageWithContrast> testImage = adoptRef(new TestImageWithContrast);
  EXPECT_EQ(InterpolationLow,
            controller()->chooseInterpolationQuality(
                *img, testImage.get(), testImage.get(), LayoutSize()));
}

class TestImageLowQuality : public Image {
 public:
  bool maybeAnimated() override { return true; }
  bool currentFrameKnownToBeOpaque(MetadataMode = UseCurrentMetadata) override {
    return false;
  }
  IntSize size() const override { return IntSize(1, 1); }
  void destroyDecodedData() override {}
  void draw(SkCanvas*,
            const SkPaint&,
            const FloatRect& dstRect,
            const FloatRect& srcRect,
            RespectImageOrientationEnum,
            ImageClampingMode,
            const ColorBehavior&) override {}

  bool isBitmapImage() const override { return true; }
  sk_sp<SkImage> imageForCurrentFrame(const ColorBehavior&) override {
    return nullptr;
  }
};

TEST_F(ImageQualityControllerTest, MediumQualityFilterForUnscaledImage) {
  setBodyInnerHTML("");
  LayoutImage* img =
      toLayoutImage(document().body()->firstChild()->layoutObject());

  RefPtr<TestImageLowQuality> testImage = adoptRef(new TestImageLowQuality);
  EXPECT_EQ(InterpolationMedium,
            controller()->chooseInterpolationQuality(
                *img, testImage.get(), testImage.get(), LayoutSize(1, 1)));
}

// TODO(alexclarke): Remove this when possible.
class MockTimer : public TaskRunnerTimer<ImageQualityController> {
 public:
  using TimerFiredFunction =
      typename TaskRunnerTimer<ImageQualityController>::TimerFiredFunction;

  static std::unique_ptr<MockTimer> create(ImageQualityController* o,
                                           TimerFiredFunction f) {
    auto taskRunner = adoptRef(new scheduler::FakeWebTaskRunner);
    return WTF::wrapUnique(new MockTimer(std::move(taskRunner), o, f));
  }

  void fire() {
    fired();
    stop();
  }

  void setTime(double newTime) { m_taskRunner->setTime(newTime); }

 private:
  MockTimer(RefPtr<scheduler::FakeWebTaskRunner> taskRunner,
            ImageQualityController* o,
            TimerFiredFunction f)
      : TaskRunnerTimer(taskRunner, o, f),
        m_taskRunner(std::move(taskRunner)) {}

  RefPtr<scheduler::FakeWebTaskRunner> m_taskRunner;

  DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(MockTimer);
};

TEST_F(ImageQualityControllerTest, LowQualityFilterForResizingImage) {
  MockTimer* mockTimer =
      MockTimer::create(controller(),
                        &ImageQualityController::highQualityRepaintTimerFired)
          .release();
  controller()->setTimer(WTF::wrapUnique(mockTimer));
  setBodyInnerHTML("");
  LayoutImage* img =
      toLayoutImage(document().body()->firstChild()->layoutObject());

  RefPtr<TestImageLowQuality> testImage = adoptRef(new TestImageLowQuality);
  std::unique_ptr<PaintController> paintController = PaintController::create();
  GraphicsContext context(*paintController);

  // Paint once. This will kick off a timer to see if we resize it during that
  // timer's execution.
  EXPECT_EQ(InterpolationMedium,
            controller()->chooseInterpolationQuality(
                *img, testImage.get(), testImage.get(), LayoutSize(2, 2)));

  // Go into low-quality mode now that the size changed.
  EXPECT_EQ(InterpolationLow,
            controller()->chooseInterpolationQuality(
                *img, testImage.get(), testImage.get(), LayoutSize(3, 3)));

  // Stay in low-quality mode since the size changed again.
  EXPECT_EQ(InterpolationLow,
            controller()->chooseInterpolationQuality(
                *img, testImage.get(), testImage.get(), LayoutSize(4, 4)));

  mockTimer->fire();
  // The timer fired before painting at another size, so this doesn't count as
  // animation. Therefore not painting at low quality.
  EXPECT_EQ(InterpolationMedium,
            controller()->chooseInterpolationQuality(
                *img, testImage.get(), testImage.get(), LayoutSize(4, 4)));
}

TEST_F(ImageQualityControllerTest,
       MediumQualityFilterForNotAnimatedWhileAnotherAnimates) {
  MockTimer* mockTimer =
      MockTimer::create(controller(),
                        &ImageQualityController::highQualityRepaintTimerFired)
          .release();
  controller()->setTimer(WTF::wrapUnique(mockTimer));
  setBodyInnerHTML(
      " ");
  LayoutImage* animatingImage = toLayoutImage(
      document().getElementById("myAnimatingImage")->layoutObject());
  LayoutImage* nonAnimatingImage = toLayoutImage(
      document().getElementById("myNonAnimatingImage")->layoutObject());

  RefPtr<TestImageLowQuality> testImage = adoptRef(new TestImageLowQuality);
  std::unique_ptr<PaintController> paintController = PaintController::create();
  GraphicsContext context(*paintController);

  // Paint once. This will kick off a timer to see if we resize it during that
  // timer's execution.
  EXPECT_EQ(InterpolationMedium, controller()->chooseInterpolationQuality(
                                     *animatingImage, testImage.get(),
                                     testImage.get(), LayoutSize(2, 2)));

  // Go into low-quality mode now that the size changed.
  EXPECT_EQ(InterpolationLow, controller()->chooseInterpolationQuality(
                                  *animatingImage, testImage.get(),
                                  testImage.get(), LayoutSize(3, 3)));

  // The non-animating image receives a medium-quality filter, even though the
  // other one is animating.
  EXPECT_EQ(InterpolationMedium, controller()->chooseInterpolationQuality(
                                     *nonAnimatingImage, testImage.get(),
                                     testImage.get(), LayoutSize(4, 4)));

  // Now the second image has animated, so it also gets painted with a
  // low-quality filter.
  EXPECT_EQ(InterpolationLow, controller()->chooseInterpolationQuality(
                                  *nonAnimatingImage, testImage.get(),
                                  testImage.get(), LayoutSize(3, 3)));

  mockTimer->fire();
  // The timer fired before painting at another size, so this doesn't count as
  // animation. Therefore not painting at low quality for any image.
  EXPECT_EQ(InterpolationMedium, controller()->chooseInterpolationQuality(
                                     *animatingImage, testImage.get(),
                                     testImage.get(), LayoutSize(4, 4)));
  EXPECT_EQ(InterpolationMedium, controller()->chooseInterpolationQuality(
                                     *nonAnimatingImage, testImage.get(),
                                     testImage.get(), LayoutSize(4, 4)));
}

TEST_F(ImageQualityControllerTest,
       DontKickTheAnimationTimerWhenPaintingAtTheSameSize) {
  MockTimer* mockTimer =
      MockTimer::create(controller(),
                        &ImageQualityController::highQualityRepaintTimerFired)
          .release();
  controller()->setTimer(WTF::wrapUnique(mockTimer));
  setBodyInnerHTML("");
  LayoutImage* img =
      toLayoutImage(document().body()->firstChild()->layoutObject());

  RefPtr<TestImageLowQuality> testImage = adoptRef(new TestImageLowQuality);

  // Paint once. This will kick off a timer to see if we resize it during that
  // timer's execution.
  EXPECT_EQ(InterpolationMedium,
            controller()->chooseInterpolationQuality(
                *img, testImage.get(), testImage.get(), LayoutSize(2, 2)));

  // Go into low-quality mode now that the size changed.
  EXPECT_EQ(InterpolationLow,
            controller()->chooseInterpolationQuality(
                *img, testImage.get(), testImage.get(), LayoutSize(3, 3)));

  // Stay in low-quality mode since the size changed again.
  EXPECT_EQ(InterpolationLow,
            controller()->chooseInterpolationQuality(
                *img, testImage.get(), testImage.get(), LayoutSize(4, 4)));

  mockTimer->stop();
  EXPECT_FALSE(mockTimer->isActive());
  // Painted at the same size, so even though timer is still executing, don't go
  // to low quality.
  EXPECT_EQ(InterpolationLow,
            controller()->chooseInterpolationQuality(
                *img, testImage.get(), testImage.get(), LayoutSize(4, 4)));
  // Check that the timer was not kicked. It should not have been, since the
  // image was painted at the same size as last time.
  EXPECT_FALSE(mockTimer->isActive());
}

TEST_F(ImageQualityControllerTest, DontRestartTimerUnlessAdvanced) {
  MockTimer* mockTimer =
      MockTimer::create(controller(),
                        &ImageQualityController::highQualityRepaintTimerFired)
          .release();
  controller()->setTimer(WTF::wrapUnique(mockTimer));
  setBodyInnerHTML("");
  LayoutImage* img =
      toLayoutImage(document().body()->firstChild()->layoutObject());

  RefPtr<TestImageLowQuality> testImage = adoptRef(new TestImageLowQuality);

  // Paint once. This will kick off a timer to see if we resize it during that
  // timer's execution.
  mockTimer->setTime(0.1);
  EXPECT_FALSE(controller()->shouldPaintAtLowQuality(
      *img, testImage.get(), testImage.get(), LayoutSize(2, 2), 0.1));
  EXPECT_EQ(ImageQualityController::cLowQualityTimeThreshold,
            mockTimer->nextFireInterval());

  // Go into low-quality mode now that the size changed.
  double nextTime = 0.1 + ImageQualityController::cTimerRestartThreshold / 2.0;
  mockTimer->setTime(nextTime);
  EXPECT_EQ(true, controller()->shouldPaintAtLowQuality(
                      *img, testImage.get(), testImage.get(), LayoutSize(3, 3),
                      nextTime));
  // The fire interval has decreased, because we have not restarted the timer.
  EXPECT_EQ(ImageQualityController::cLowQualityTimeThreshold -
                ImageQualityController::cTimerRestartThreshold / 2.0,
            mockTimer->nextFireInterval());

  // This animation is far enough in the future to make the timer restart, since
  // it is half over.
  nextTime = 0.1 + ImageQualityController::cTimerRestartThreshold + 0.01;
  EXPECT_EQ(true, controller()->shouldPaintAtLowQuality(
                      *img, testImage.get(), testImage.get(), LayoutSize(4, 4),
                      nextTime));
  // Now the timer has restarted, leading to a larger fire interval.
  EXPECT_EQ(ImageQualityController::cLowQualityTimeThreshold,
            mockTimer->nextFireInterval());
}

#endif

}  // namespace blink

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Meeting date: Tuesday, November 23, 2021
Meeting of the Parliament (Hybrid) 23 November 2021 [Draft]
Official Report 936KB pdf
Agenda: Time for Reflection, Topical Question Time, Covid-19, Urgent Question, Covid-19 (International Development Support), Scottish Attainment Challenge, Report of the Citizens Assembly of Scotland (Government Response), Committee Announcement (Made Affirmative Procedure Inquiry), Decision Time, Linking Food and Climate Change
Time for Reflection
Topical Question Time
Urgent Question
Covid-19 (International Development Support)
Scottish Attainment Challenge
Report of the Citizens Assembly of Scotland (Government Response)
Committee Announcement (Made Affirmative Procedure Inquiry)
Linking Food and Climate Change
The Deputy Presiding Officer (Annabelle Ewing)
The next item of business is a statement by Jenny Gilruth on international development and Covid-19 support in relation to partner countries and humanitarian responses. The minister will take questions at the end of her statement, so there should be no interventions or interruptions.
The Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development (Jenny Gilruth)
As we have just heard from the First Minister, the Covid pandemic is far from over, but the challenges that the virus continues to present for wealthy countries such as Scotland can in no way compare to those that the virus continues to present to some of the poorest countries in the world. It is therefore incumbent on wealthy nations such as ours to work together to ensure that those with the least are not failed by those with the most. As United Nations secretary general António Guterres noted in March of last year,
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Our international development partner countries, Malawi, Rwanda, Zambia and Pakistan, each have a different starting point on their recovery journey from the pandemic. To ensure that we do no harm and that we contribute impactfully, we must therefore listen to the needs of those in the global south and act on their ambitions for recovery. On behalf of the Scottish Government, I reiterate that we remain fully committed to playing our part in tackling shared global challenges and to international solidarity.
Our international development offer was first introduced under the previous Labour-Liberal Government and it has enjoyed cross-parliamentary support since that time. That legacy is an important one, as we build on and develop Scotland's offer further—and I very much look forward to working with Opposition members on how we do just that.
In September 2020, our programme for government committed us to carrying out a review of our approach to international development in light of the Covid-19 pandemic, so that we could focus our work where we can make the biggest difference in our partner countries against the new reality of Covid-19. I announced the results of the review to the Parliament in March this year. Today, I will give a further update to the Parliament, focusing on the Scottish Government's response to Covid-19 in our partner countries.
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Most recently, in this financial year, we announced further support to our partner countries, including £270,000 allocated to Kids OR to send 300 oxygen concentrators to Malawi, Zambia and Rwanda; funding to transport 40 NHS Scotland ventilators, valued at £750,000, to those countries; and £250,000 to leverage the provision to our partner countries of £11.2 million-worth of personal protective equipment to aid the Covid response—our biggest-ever single donation.
I confirm to the Parliament that, this financial year, I am committing a further £1.5 million to be used specifically to target initiatives responding to Covid-19 in Malawi, Rwanda and Zambia. Our Covid investments, totalling £5 million to date, have also leveraged additional support worth at least £13 million, meaning that, by the end of this year, the Scottish Government's contribution to overseas support specifically to tackle Covid-19 will be worth in excess of £18 million. I am very proud that we have made the political choice to do that.
In addition to the outlined support for our partner countries, £240,000 of support from our humanitarian emergency fund went last year towards Covid-19 response efforts for vulnerable communities in countries such as Syria, Yemen, Somalia, South Sudan, Afghanistan and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
As the global pandemic continues, now is not the time to turn our back on the global south. The United Kingdom Government took a deplorable decision, during the worst excesses of the pandemic last year, to cut international development spending. Although the recent shift indicated by Rishi Sunak to restore the 0.7 per cent official development assistance commitment is welcome, that will not be realised until at least 2024 or 2025. We also know that certain spend will be newly badged as ODA, further reducing the spend to those who need it most. That simply is not good enough. According to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Malawi will see a 51.5 per cent reduction in UK aid spending; for Zambia that will be 59 per cent, for Rwanda 42 per cent and for Pakistan 39 per cent.
Earlier this year, the UK Government announced an 85 per cent cut in its payments to the United Nations population fund, which provides reproductive health programmes globally. That will have devastating impacts for women and girls. McDonald Makwaka, the executive director of the Family Planning Association of Malawi has noted:
"Malawi has already witnessed a sharp increase in teenage pregnancies and child marriages during the Covid-19 pandemic; if the UK continues with its decision to reduce its resources that equip basic health infrastructure for women and girls to access family planning, more girls and women will die of unsafe abortions."
We know that the pandemic has been gendered in its impacts, yet the UK Government has taken a political choice that harms women in developing countries at a time when they need our help most. It is also clear that the pandemic has been used as a political opportunity to slash funding for the world's poorest. If the Prime Minister is serious about global Britain he must take Britain's global responsibilities seriously. He could start by ensuring that the commitment to overseas aid is immediately reinstated at 0.7 per cent. The women and girls of Malawi cannot wait until 2025.
I was very pleased to meet the President and Foreign Minister of Malawi and the Vice President of Zambia during COP26—the 26th United Nations climate change conference of the parties. The need for equitable access to vaccines was high on both countries' agendas. Indeed, according to the World Health Organization, Africa has fully vaccinated 77 million people, which is only 6 per cent of its population. The President of Zambia recently highlighted the fact that only 3 per cent of Zambia's population has so far been vaccinated. It is therefore vital that we create the conditions for equitable access to Covid-19 vaccines. We in Scotland have an opportunity to share our knowledge to support our partner countries with their vaccination programmes. Although Scotland is not a member of the COVAX scheme, we will continue engaging with the UK Government on that matter.
Listening to our partner countries is also key to our response to the climate emergency. Members will be aware that, during COP26, the Scottish Government announced a ground-breaking commitment to loss and damage funding. We also plan to treble the climate justice fund to £36 million during the course of this parliamentary session.
COP26 remains fresh in our minds, as does the need for international solidarity. When I asked Malawi's Minister of Foreign Affairs how the Scottish Government can support Malawi in its recovery, he told me that we must ensure that we build back stronger in a way that is sustainable. When I reflect on what has been achieved in this past month, it clear that internationalism has never been more important. The world united at COP26; now we must unite in a truly global response to Covid-19.
The Deputy Presiding Officer
The minister will now take questions on the issues that were raised in her statement. I intend to allow 20 minutes for questions. We will then move on to the next item of business.
Donald Cameron (Highlands and Islands) (Con)
I thank the minister for prior sight of her statement and the support that she has outlined. As she acknowledged, there has always been strong cross-party support for the international aid efforts of successive Scottish Governments, and we, on the Conservative benches, will certainly participate in any work that she undertakes with Opposition members when developing that.
The minister commented on the UK Government's approach to international aid. I, too, welcome the chancellor's recent commitment to restore the 0.7 per cent official development assistance figure and the firm date that has been given for that. The Scottish Conservatives have been calling for that for some time, and we are pleased that that has been acknowledged and acted on.
Much of the Scottish Government's support has been directed to international vaccine roll-out, and rightly so in the light of the pandemic. Will the minister say how many doses have been delivered to date and how many the Scottish Government anticipates will be delivered as a result of the new funding that has been announced today?
More generally, I note that Scotland has strong pre-existing ties with a number of partner countries and programmes, which rightly continue to benefit, but that there is less of a Scottish Government presence in other parts of the world such as central and southern America and the Indo-Pacific region. What are the factors that play a part in deciding where Scottish Government aid funding is directed to?
Jenny Gilruth
I thank Donald Cameron for his questions. He raised a number of different points and I will try to respond to them all. First, he mentioned the importance of cross-party working in this Parliament on international development. That is well established, and I hope that we will hear further helpful suggestions from members this afternoon.
I know that Mr Cameron supported Rishi Sunak's announcement very strongly. I recall that he made that point in the debate on Afghanistan. I say to him, though, that a gap has been created because the UK Government is not moving quickly enough. The Independent Commission for Aid Impact said just last month that, because of the aid cuts,
"the ability of the UK aid programme to respond flexibly to the evolving pandemic has been reduced."
I think that £3.5 billion has been cut. Because of that, the UK Government cannot respond quickly to the pandemic. That is deeply regrettable, and I encourage Mr Cameron and his colleagues to call on their colleagues in the UK Government to move more quickly.
On the distribution of vaccines to poorer countries, we are not a member of the Covid-19 vaccines global access—COVAX—scheme, but the UK Government is. It was welcome that the UK Government pledged to send, I think, 100 million doses to poorer nations, but we know that, so far, it has delivered only about 9.6 million, which is less than 10 per cent of what was pledged. It is not just the UK Government that is struggling in that regard. Canada has delivered 3.2 million doses, which is about 8 per cent of what was pledged. The US has delivered the highest number of doses, at nearly 177 million, but that is still less than a fifth of the 1.1 billion jags that were originally promised.
The issue with the slowness of the roll-out of the vaccines programme in our partner countries is that, as Oxfam has commented, the only way to end the pandemic is to share the technology and the know-how with other qualified manufacturers so that everyone everywhere can have access to these life-saving vaccines.
On Mr Cameron's point about the Indo-Pacific area, Scotland has, as he will know, a historic relationship with Malawi, and our support has been focused on the partner countries that I have spoken about today, which include Malawi, Rwanda and Zambia. We also have a pretty bespoke offer in Pakistan, which focuses on scholarships for girls. I would like us to have a much wider offer. Maybe when we are an independent country again we might just have that.
Sarah Boyack (Lothian) (Lab)
I thank the minister for advance sight of her statement. I welcome her offer of cross-party work both in the chamber and through our cross-party groups. She is right to acknowledge the importance of practical support for our international development partner countries to come through and rebuild from the pandemic and to address the challenges of our climate emergency. However, I want to ask her about the follow-up work to the vaccine preparedness work and the support on oxygen supply, energy infrastructure and education.
To date, how many vaccine doses has Scotland donated to our partner countries—Malawi, Rwanda, Zambia and Pakistan? As she said, COP26 is still on our minds and we need to deliver climate justice. What is the Scottish Government's detailed commitment to loss and damage investment? How much funding will be allocated? How and when will it be delivered and invested in the adaptation and mitigation measures that are now urgently needed in our partner countries?
I thank Sarah Boyack for her recognition of the importance of cross-party working.
As I mentioned in my statement, the Scottish Government's direct support for our partner countries has been focused on PPE and not vaccines per se, because we are not part of the COVAX scheme. It is difficult for us to be in our partner countries, because we do not have a delivery model in operation on the ground. However, we have delivered the £2 million fund, which was decided upon last year, and I have given a bit more detail about the Covid efforts, which include vaccine preparedness.
The focus of last financial year's spend was on getting the health systems in our partner countries ready for vaccine roll-out. However, in July, we provided a further £270,000 to supply 300 oxygen concentrators to our partner countries. That was repeatedly raised with me in a number of the implementation events that we held with partner countries. In August, we also announced funding to transport 40 national health service ventilators to our partner countries. They are valued at £750,000. In September, we announced £11 million-worth of PPE, which is our largest contribution to date.
That work is focused on PPE and preparedness in our partner countries as opposed to the vaccine roll-out itself, because we are not a member of the COVAX scheme. However, we continue to work with health colleagues. We are also considering what we might do to support vaccinations on the ground. As I mentioned in my statement, we have £1 million from the IDF that is, as yet unallocated. I am keen that we use that funding to get the vaccine to the people who need it most, which is hugely important.
Ms Boyack also touched on the climate justice fund, which was trebled during COP26. There was also a commitment from the Scottish Government on climate loss and climate justice. That fund sits with another minister, not me, but I can certainly provide her with more information from Ms McAllan, who has responsibility for it.
I ask for slightly more succinct questions and answers now that we have moved on from the front benchers.
I am pleased to see the Scottish Government's continued commitment to its international obligations. Of significant importance is the commitment to supporting women. It is an unfortunate truth that, around the world, women and girls are often disproportionately affected during a crisis. How is the Scottish Government ensuring the principle that women as a sex class are given equal treatment and that that treatment is embedded in its approach to international development during and after the pandemic?
It is really important to acknowledge the gendered impact of Covid-19, as Michelle Thomson has done. It has been illustrated by an upsurge in violence against women and girls throughout the world and an increase in inequalities.
As I mentioned, during the review last year, I met and listened to our global south partners, which included a range of voices from civil society, and we heard about some of the impacts that have been felt in our partner countries. Representatives from civil society continuously highlighted gender. The finding of UN Women that Covid-19 is deepening the pre-existing inequalities and exposing vulnerabilities in sociopolitical and economic systems was also damning.
That situation is recognised in our new international development principles, which we shared last year. That is why, following the discussions from last year's review, I announced in March that we would introduce a new cross-cutting equalities programme across all four of our partner countries, with a particular focus on promoting the equality and empowerment of women and girls.
Sharon Dowey (South Scotland) (Con)
Last month, the First Minister told the Parliament that the Government was "absolutely focused" on providing critical help for the people of Afghanistan, with £250,000 being made available from the humanitarian emergency fund. That is a welcome investment, but, according to the answer to a recent written question that I submitted, not a penny has been spent.
I am aware of the difficulties of operating in Afghanistan, but the situation is critical. What work has been done to get the £250,000 to Afghanistan? Why are the Scottish Government's partners unable to get funding to the people who need it most? If the funding is not delivered now, when will it be delivered?
Sharon Dowey might be aware that there were a number of difficulties in getting funding into Afghanistan safely. That has been the major hold-up with that work.
The humanitarian emergency fund is independent of the Scottish Government. However, I assure Ms Dowey that there will be a decision on the matter later in the week and I will ensure that her office gets sight of that prior to its being released to the public.
John Mason (Glasgow Shettleston) (SNP)
I very much welcome the statement, especially the announcement of the extra £1.5 million. Will third sector organisations be involved in that work?
As I mentioned to Sharon Dowey, the humanitarian emergency fund panel is comprised of representatives from eight leading humanitarian aid organisations in Scotland. Those panel members, who are from non-governmental organisations, are allocated funding from our humanitarian emergency fund.
When it comes to the international development fund itself, we have provided funding via a number of third sector organisations so that they could partner with our partner countries in their Covid-19 responses. For example, we provided around £235,000 to First Aid Africa, with additional funding to install an oxygen plant that is capable of producing up to 8,400 litres of oxygen an hour. That plant is about providing oxygen not only to a hospital but to health facilities. The funding will also support the installation of off-grid solar power systems in at least five health centres in Zambia.
Foysol Choudhury (Lothian) (Lab)
I thank the minister for her statement. She will know that many nations in Africa are still way behind with vaccination. Some have vaccinated only 5 per cent of their population. Access remains a barrier and is proving to be of great difficulty in the speeding up of vaccinations. How much of Scotland's vaccine supply has been delivered to Malawi, and what plans are there for bolstering supplies?
Foysol Choudhury is right to say that, at the moment, there is an issue with the provision of the vaccine to poorer countries. Judging by their current rates of vaccination, we will need an increase of around 6 billion doses by the end of this year. Speed of vaccination is really important, as we know when it comes to the roll-out of the booster programme in Scotland.
We also know that more than 80 per cent of the doses that have been administered so far have gone to people in high-income countries, and that only 1 per cent of people in low-income countries have been given at least one dose. There are clearly still huge challenges when it comes to vaccine equity.
I think that I responded to Sarah Boyack on the Scottish Government and the provision of vaccines. Thus far, our provision of Covid-19 support has been in the form of PPE. We are looking at other ways in which we might be able to assist with the roll-out of vaccination.
That is quite challenging, because we are not a member of the COVAX scheme. However, the UK Government is a member of the scheme. I have written to the UK Government about it on a number of occasions—most recently, to the new Minister for Africa, Vicky Ford, who was appointed in September. I am yet to hear back from her, but I very much look forward to working with the UK Government on this, because it is hugely important that Scotland's voice is heard and, equally, that the voice of our partner countries is reflected in the allocation of vaccine to poorer countries.
Fiona Hyslop (Linlithgow) (SNP)
I am aware that the Scottish Government is in discussion with vaccine producer Valneva in West Lothian about business and export opportunities, and that Valneva has recently secured a 60-million dose order from the European Union, pending vaccine authorisations from the European Medicines Agency.
Given that the Valneva vaccine can be transported and stored at room temperature, which is important, could the discussions between Valneva and the Scottish Government lead to persuading the UK Government to use the Valneva product, once all medical approvals are in place? That would increase the UK Government's vaccine exports to countries that need humanitarian support, in order to meet its global responsibility under COVAX. The UK is behind other countries in exporting vaccines, as has been pointed out by the World Health Organization.
I thank Fiona Hyslop for that important question, and I recognise her understandable constituency interest. We very much welcome the positive results that Valneva has reported from the stage 3 clinical trials of its Covid-19 vaccine, and the news that it has secured a substantial order from Europe. As part of our wider work of looking at the future delivery of all vaccination programmes in Scotland, we are keen to continue to engage with Valneva on vaccine development. At present, all Covid vaccines are procured on a four-nations basis by the UK vaccine task force. We would welcome activity that supported donation of those vaccines to lower-income countries.
As I mentioned, I think, in my response to another member, I had hoped to discuss the matter with the UK Government minister who has responsibility. I am yet to hear back from the current minister, but I very much hope to do so soon and, when I meet her, I will raise the issue directly with her.
Liam McArthur (Orkney Islands) (LD)
The minister is right to acknowledge that there is cross-party support on the issue. As John Mason did, I welcome the announcement of the further £1.5 million of support.
I appreciate that Covid has required speedy action. However, will the minister commit to ensuring that those who are helping to deliver projects in partner countries have early sight of the future funding objectives and access to proper application processes, with independent assessment and scoring of bids, so that we have the transparency that is the best means of ensuring that the funds that are allocated are put to the best possible use?
On transparency, I think that the way in which we have administered the support has been quite clear, but I am happy to share more information with Liam McArthur. He raised an issue about the funding application process. If he is aware of a specific issue regarding an organisation, I ask him to please raise that with me. I am happy to speak to officials about that and get him more information. He is absolutely correct that transparency is vital in international development.
Sometimes there is a challenge with this matter in the Parliament and in the devolved Government space, because we are not an independent country—as much as that might pain me—and therefore we do not have people on the ground in some of our dealings with our international development partner countries. It is difficult and challenging in that respect. However, we have had good partnership working with the Department for International Development and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
If Mr McArthur wants to raise with me a specific issue about governance or applications, I will be happy to look into that in more detail.
Maggie Chapman (North East Scotland) (Green)
I thank the minister for the advance sight of her statement. I am pleased to hear of the progress of the global south panel and I look forward to hearing about its work in the coming months. I note the comments on loss and damage, and climate justice, and I, too, will be interested in the written response that Sarah Boyack will receive.
As the minister has outlined, the global south has experienced the pandemic in very different ways from how we have experienced it here in Scotland, with inequalities being exacerbated by the lack of health and other infrastructure. Can we consider supporting a permanent vaccination roll-out system in our partner countries and elsewhere, not just one for Covid vaccinations? Such a system would allow vaccination against other diseases in non-pandemic times and would be there, ready and waiting, and thus a vital part of preparedness, for when future pandemics hit.
Such a system would also be transformative, especially given the potential advances in mRNA vaccines, which offer to help to tackle a whole variety of diseases that are not currently susceptible to previous vaccine technology.
I welcome Maggie Chapman's comments about the importance of the global south panel. Throughout the review, it was hugely important that we were hearing from people in our partner countries—and broadly not from people in Scotland—about the issues that they were facing in the Covid-19 pandemic. I will share with Maggie Chapman further information regarding the climate justice fund, to which she alluded.
Maggie Chapman mentioned the potential permanent roll-out of our vaccines approach in our partner countries. I am happy to meet her to discuss that matter in more detail. It is not something that we have been considering at this time, but I am not ruling it out. It sounds as if it might be a positive way forward, but we probably need to speak to our partner countries about their needs on the ground. One thing that I said in my statement was that what we thought that our partner countries needed this time last year was not what they were looking for at all. Practical help with things such as oxygen containers and personal protective equipment was required on the ground.
I will take the matter away and meet Maggie Chapman to discuss it in more detail, and I will speak, of course, to the global south panel about how we take it forward.
Audrey Nicoll (Aberdeen South and North Kincardine) (SNP)
I will pick up on the question that Foysol Choudhury asked. Throughout the pandemic, there has been commentary on the unevenness in the way in which some developed countries and regions have procured stocks of vaccinations, PPE, ventilators and other vital supplies. What assurance can the Scottish Government give that Scotland will play its part in ensuring equity of procurement of vital supplies for developing countries, while ensuring that our own population remains protected?
Audrey Nicoll raises a really important point. As I said, we know that access to PPE supply chains is important in our partner countries, particularly if they are to build back fairer and stronger from the pandemic. As I mentioned, we have provided large quantities of PPE and are delivering ventilators and oxygen equipment to our partner countries. The PPE and ventilators have been paid for but are no longer required in Scotland, so they are surplus. It is only right that we assist Malawi and our other partner countries in that regard.
I want to assure our own population that we have adequate stocks and supply chains in Scotland to meet our PPE demands. As I mentioned, we have made a large donation of PPE to our partner countries, which need those stocks now to keep their healthcare workers safe. We are stepping up to help. A total of 25.7 million PPE items have been shipped internationally, with a total value, as I said, of £11.2 million. They will go to front-line services in our three partner countries and directly help in their fight against Covid-19.
Alexander Stewart (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con)
Funding for initiatives is always welcome, but it is also important that there is a clear due process for determining how grants are awarded. Can the minister confirm that any future international development moneys will get to those who need it most and will be subject to such due process, to ensure transparency, accountability and value for taxpayers?
Yes, I am happy to confirm that.
Kaukab Stewart (Glasgow Kelvin) (SNP)
Having met representatives from Malawi in Kelvin's Woodlands community garden during COP26, I was concerned to learn of the challenges that they face at the hands of climate change, which, in turn, have impacted on their ability to respond to Covid. Following on from the Scottish Government's £2 million commitment to UNICEF, will the minister provide an update on the Scottish Government's work to assist in the fight against Covid in Malawi and wider Africa?
As I mentioned in my statement, we have so far committed more than £3.5 million from the international development budget to the provision of overseas assistance in dealing with Covid-19 in our partner countries, which include Malawi. Today, I have announced a further £1.5 million for this financial year, which will specifically target initiatives to respond to the pandemic in Malawi, Rwanda and Zambia.
In addition to the £2 million of funding that we have provided to UNICEF, which Kaukab Stewart mentioned, in March this year I announced a tranche of funding that is worth more than £500,000, from the international development fund, which will help to support vaccine roll-out, online learning, healthcare, renewable energy and research on disease resilience.


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The neoclassical style, or neoclassicism, was a cultural movement that developed between the mid-eighteenth century and the first decades of the nineteenth century, being perceived in different social, political and artistic classes. Its starting point lies in a reaction against the excesses committed during the Baroque, especially during its last epoch: the Rococo.
The neoclassical established a return to the molds of ancient Greece and Rome, seeking balance, proportion and harmony in art, in addition to the triumph of liberal ideas in the fight against intolerance in the world of politics.
The main feature of this period is the imitation of ancient Greek and Roman works. Neoclassical architecture and sculpture rescue this tradition and translate them into works very similar to that time. neoclassical
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In the field of literature , beauty was represented in a cold, soulless way, giving prominence to reason in the face of feelings . The clearest reflection of all this was the abandonment of lyrical production in favor of another type of work, in which educational and moral values prevailed over fantasy and imagination. neoclassical
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In the history of the neoclassical, there is one name that stands out from the rest. It is the Italian Giovanni Piranesi, a very important engraver, but who became known in history thanks to the records of Roman archaeological discoveries at that time. Thus, his work is a collection of engravings that reflect ancient Roman monuments, serving as a reference to other neoclassical artists. neoclassical
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