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package main

import (
	"flag"
	"fmt"
	"os"
	"os/signal"
	"strconv"
	"syscall"
	"time"

	"github.com/mattes/migrate"
)

// set main log
var log = &Log{}

func main() {
	helpPtr := flag.Bool("help", false, "")
	versionPtr := flag.Bool("version", false, "")
	verbosePtr := flag.Bool("verbose", false, "")
	prefetchPtr := flag.Uint("prefetch", 10, "")
	lockTimeoutPtr := flag.Uint("lock-timeout", 15, "")
	pathPtr := flag.String("path", "", "")
	databasePtr := flag.String("database", "", "")
	sourcePtr := flag.String("source", "", "")

	flag.Usage = func() {
		fmt.Fprint(os.Stderr,
			`Usage: migrate OPTIONS COMMAND [arg...]
       migrate [ -version | -help ]

Options:
  -source          Location of the migrations (driver://url)
  -path            Shorthand for -source=file://path
  -database        Run migrations against this database (driver://url)
  -prefetch N      Number of migrations to load in advance before executing (default 10)
  -lock-timeout N  Allow N seconds to acquire database lock (default 15)
  -verbose         Print verbose logging
  -version         Print version
  -help            Print usage

Commands:
  goto V       Migrate to version V
  up [N]       Apply all or N up migrations
  down [N]     Apply all or N down migrations
  drop         Drop everyting inside database
  force V      Set version V but don't run migration (ignores dirty state)
  version      Print current migration version
`)
	}

	flag.Parse()

	// initialize logger
	log.verbose = *verbosePtr

	// show cli version
	if *versionPtr {
		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, Version)
		os.Exit(0)
	}

	// show help
	if *helpPtr {
		flag.Usage()
		os.Exit(0)
	}

	// translate -path into -source if given
	if *sourcePtr == "" && *pathPtr != "" {
		*sourcePtr = fmt.Sprintf("file://%v", *pathPtr)
	}

	// initialize migrate
	// don't catch migraterErr here and let each command decide
	// how it wants to handle the error
	migrater, migraterErr := migrate.New(*sourcePtr, *databasePtr)
	defer func() {
		if migraterErr == nil {
			migrater.Close()
		}
	}()
	if migraterErr == nil {
		migrater.Log = log
		migrater.PrefetchMigrations = *prefetchPtr
		migrater.LockTimeout = time.Duration(int64(*lockTimeoutPtr)) * time.Second

		// handle Ctrl+c
		signals := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
		signal.Notify(signals, syscall.SIGINT)
		go func() {
			for range signals {
				log.Println("Stopping after this running migration ...")
				migrater.GracefulStop <- true
				return
			}
		}()
	}

	startTime := time.Now()

	switch flag.Arg(0) {
	case "goto":
		if migraterErr != nil {
			log.fatalErr(migraterErr)
		}

		if flag.Arg(1) == "" {
			log.fatal("error: please specify version argument V")
		}

		v, err := strconv.ParseUint(flag.Arg(1), 10, 64)
		if err != nil {
			log.fatal("error: can't read version argument V")
		}

		gotoCmd(migrater, uint(v))

		if log.verbose {
			log.Println("Finished after", time.Now().Sub(startTime))
		}

	case "up":
		if migraterErr != nil {
			log.fatalErr(migraterErr)
		}

		limit := -1
		if flag.Arg(1) != "" {
			n, err := strconv.ParseUint(flag.Arg(1), 10, 64)
			if err != nil {
				log.fatal("error: can't read limit argument N")
			}
			limit = int(n)
		}

		upCmd(migrater, limit)

		if log.verbose {
			log.Println("Finished after", time.Now().Sub(startTime))
		}

	case "down":
		if migraterErr != nil {
			log.fatalErr(migraterErr)
		}

		limit := -1
		if flag.Arg(1) != "" {
			n, err := strconv.ParseUint(flag.Arg(1), 10, 64)
			if err != nil {
				log.fatal("error: can't read limit argument N")
			}
			limit = int(n)
		}

		downCmd(migrater, limit)

		if log.verbose {
			log.Println("Finished after", time.Now().Sub(startTime))
		}

	case "drop":
		if migraterErr != nil {
			log.fatalErr(migraterErr)
		}

		dropCmd(migrater)

		if log.verbose {
			log.Println("Finished after", time.Now().Sub(startTime))
		}

	case "force":
		if migraterErr != nil {
			log.fatalErr(migraterErr)
		}

		if flag.Arg(1) == "" {
			log.fatal("error: please specify version argument V")
		}

		v, err := strconv.ParseInt(flag.Arg(1), 10, 64)
		if err != nil {
			log.fatal("error: can't read version argument V")
		}

		if v < -1 {
			log.fatal("error: argument V must be >= -1")
		}

		forceCmd(migrater, int(v))

		if log.verbose {
			log.Println("Finished after", time.Now().Sub(startTime))
		}

	case "version":
		if migraterErr != nil {
			log.fatalErr(migraterErr)
		}

		versionCmd(migrater)

	default:
		flag.Usage()
		os.Exit(0)
	}
}


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# Genebrand

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## Installation

    $ gem install genebrand

Or add this line to your application's Gemfile:

```ruby
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```

And then execute:

    $ bundle

## Usage

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## License

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Home > CLIR Publications > CLIR Archives > The Commission on Preservation and Access Newsletter Archive > CPA Newsletter #41, Jan 1992
CPA Newsletter #41, Jan 1992
Hewlett Foundation Continues Support of Cooperative Programs
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation has announced the award of a $450,000 grant to the Commission to support national and international preservation and access programs. The three-year grant provides a continuation of funding from the Hewlett Foundation, which is one of the charter supporters of the Commission. The grant will contribute to a broad range of preservation programs and projects.
Board Approves Technology Contracts
At its September 1991 meeting, the Commission Board approved the following contracts to carry forward explorations of the interinstitutional use of digital technologies to preserve and enhance access to deteriorating library and archival materials.
A contract with Yale University covers the first phase of a study to scan 10,000 volumes from preservation microfilm into digital image format. During this new phase, Yale will identify the hardware and software for the project, establish partnership relationships with vendors, and develop a staffing plan and budget.
A contract with Cornell University enables the University Library and Information Technologies to carry forward their collaborative project to optically scan 1,000 brittle books and provide scholar access to the digitized texts at individual workstations. The November-December 1991 issue of the newsletter included an interim report on the project's progress to date. In the next phase of the project, Cornell will test the feasibility of producing preservation microfilm directly from scanned digital images as well as providing national access over the Internet to the digitized information.
A contract with MAPS, The MicrogrAphic Preservation Service, recommended by the Joint Task Force on Text and Image, will test the viability of color microfilm for brittle books and journals containing a mixture of text, black-and-white illustrations, color plates, fold-out maps, and so forth. The project will explore the acceptability of color microfilm as an archival preservation medium, as well as an alternative means for bundling a variety of image formats and text.
Appraisal Task Force to Address Repository Guidelines
A new task force considering the application of appraisal guidelines to possible strategies for determining priorities for the preservation of non-print collections held its first meeting at Commission headquarters last month. The session succeeded in formulating a potentially useful outline for the development of guidelines to help repositories determine and then address the varying preservation needs of their collections. A series of drafts of the proposed guidelines will be circulated among the members until their next meeting, scheduled for February 21, 1992.
Task Force members are: Robert Sink, New York Public Library Archives (chair); Frank Boles, Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University; Paul Conway, Archival Research and Evaluation Staff, National Archives; Edie Hedlin, a consultant affiliated with the Winthrop Group; and Christine Ward, Bureau of Archival Services, New York State Archives. See page 1 of the November-December 1991 Newsletter for more information on this task force and the new documentation strategy task force, both staffed by Margaret Child.
Preservation Exhibit Premiers at MLA Conference
Members of the Modern Language Association were the first to see the Commission's new modular brittle book display during MLA's Annual Convention in San Francisco last month. In partnership with the Research Libraries Group, Inc., the University of California, Berkeley, and Stanford University, the Commission distributed complimentary materials, including J. Hillis Miller's Preserving the Literary Heritage. In addition, preservation and access was the theme of a breakfast hosted by MLA's executive director, Phyllis Franklin, and attended by representatives of division committees and discussion groups.
Commission Moves to New Headquarters
As of December 20, 1991, the Commission has a new address and phone number:
Foundation Support Boosts Preservation Programs in NYS
A grant of $200,000 from the Goldsmith-Perry Philanthropies, Inc., under the leadership of author Barbara Goldsmith, is being used by New York University's Bobst Library to support its preservation program and establish a permanent preservation endowment. "At NYU, we estimate that 40% of our holdings are in need of preservation treatments," said NYU Dean of Libraries Carlton C. Rochell. "These funds will make a real and demonstrable difference as we work against the clock to rescue our most fragile materials."
Goldsmith, a prominent author and social historian, is a long-time champion of book preservation and of the use of acid-free paper. She was elected to the Commission's Board last year. In honor of the contribution, the library has named its in-house facility the Goldsmith-Perry Conservation Laboratory.
Meanwhile, a grant of $10,000 from the New York State Newspapers Foundation will enable the New York State Newspaper Project to microfilm one-fifth of the historic newspapers of the Capital District region. The money will be matched with an additional $10,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The combined funds will be used to preserve over 100,000 pages of newsprint on microfilm. The New York Newspapers Foundation was established in 1977 by the New York Newspaper Publishers Association to encourage the advancement of freedom of speech and of the press and to promote education, study and scientific research in all related fields.
A Book is the only place where you can examine a fragile thought without breaking it , or explore an explosive idea without fear that is will go off in your face.
Edward P. Morgan
Technology Demonstrations, Assessment of Commission Topics Of NACP Annual Meeting
Representatives from 22 library, academic, governmental and scholarly organizations comprising the National Advisory Council on Preservation (NACP) met in mid-November at Commission headquarters to hear presentations on collaborative digital imagery demonstration projects underway at Cornell and Yale Universities. Anne Kenney, Assistant Director, Department of Preservation and Conservation, reported on Cornell University's collaborative project with The Xerox Corporation and the Commission, to test a prototype system for recording deteriorating books as digital images and producing, on demand, high quality and archivally sound paper facsimiles.
Millicent Abell, University Librarian; Donald Waters, Head, Library Systems Office; and Michael Keller, Associate University Librarian for Collection Development, described Yale's Digital Preservation Project, which seeks to create a 10,000-volume digital image library using preservation microfilm as its source and to provide broad access to the digitized material.
Both Yale and Cornell see their projects as part of a cooperative effort to engage in systematic testing of variations of preservation technology. Findings will be shared between the two projects, as well as with other institutions that are expected to participate in the future.
Abell, a Commission Board member, requested the group's reactions and comments on the recommendations of the Review and Assessment Committee, which recently examined the first five years of work of the Commission. [See Review and Assessment Committee Report, September 1991, available from the Commission at no charge.] Abell will present the substance and findings of the discussion, which centered on the scope and priorities of the Commission, the concept of a national preservation strategy, and the role and constituency of the NACP, to the Board at its January 1992 meeting.
New Guide for Libraries Enhances Access to Preserved Materials
A recently-published manual, The OCLC Guide to Preservation Data , seeks to streamline the library community's task of preserving millions of original items that risk deterioration. The new publication from OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc., describes how libraries can use OCLC's central registry to record and provide access to important preservation information. The procedures enable libraries to record their intent to preserve materials, which assists cooperative efforts and helps avoid duplicative activities.
The new guidelines are expected to result in faster and more consistent recording of information about preserved materials, which in turn will enhance scholars' and library users' access to those resources.
More information is available from Kate Nevins, OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc., 6565 Frantz Road, Dublin, Ohio 43017-3395.
A Research Review
The Characterization of Microenvironments and the Degradation of Archival Records: A Research Program
This research review was prepared at the Commission's request by Gary Frost of BookLab, as part of the Commission's scientific research initiative.
The Characterization of Microenvironments and the Degradation of Archival Records: A Research Program , by Elio Passaglia, National Bureau of Standards, Institute for Materials Science and Engineering, October 1987, NBSIR87-3635. A Report Prepared for the National Archives and Records Administration. [Note: Since this report was issued, the National Bureau of Standards has changed its name to the National Institute of Standards and Technology]
This report is interdisciplinary, even before considering its reference to problems of preservation administration. The chemistry of pollutant/paper reaction, the physics of gaseous diffusion and dynamics of energy exchange are all reviewed in reference to the model of the style F manuscript box as a storage microenvironment. Further, the report provides an opportunity for a shared scientific research agenda between scientific investigators and those who must decide what actions will best extend the service life of collections.
The report is divided into three sections all concerning preservation implications of the microclimate produced by boxed storage. There are sections on "Models and Microenvironments," on "Degradation and its Prediction: Data Availability," and a section presenting "A Research Program," developed from implications of the preceding material.
The study begins with calculation of diffusion rates of a pollutant gas through the component walls and gaps and proceeds to calculations to monitor changes in concentration of a pollutant gas with changes in surrounding pressure and temperature. Breathing modes equalize inside/outside concentrations. The formulae indicate that the F style box with gaps and seams will not impede diffusion and can only control interior concentration if the walls are reactive with the intruding pollutant.
Two interesting additional models, the bound book and impermeable film encapsulation, are also examined to define their mechanisms of pollutant gas diffusion. Both also indicate the importance of intimate surface contact as a factor in of gas phase reaction. Though these models were disassociated from the central investigation, they do suggest variables in modeling the microclimate of the F style box. New technologies in automated production of custom fitting enclosures, film sealing of irregular box contents and foldering options would bring relevance to both the book and encapsulation model in consideration of gas diffusion into boxed contents.
The second section on accelerated aging and predictability of storage life is presented to further validate the proposed research project to follow. A useful summary of pollutant gas reactions and paper aging techniques is provided. Though the first section concerned rather ageless chemistry and physics, this section reviews work which is in rapid transition. Recent further work includes investigation of pollutant catalyzed aging of paper including application of artificial, as opposed to accelerated, aging testing.
The final section proposes a research program to study any protective interaction of containers with pollutant gases. The proposed research would also focus on identification of the degradation products of the gas phase reactions to better establish the protective role and requirements of a buffered container.
A subsequent report; NISTIR 4456, "Studies on the Degradation Products of Paper with and without Pollutants in a Closed Environment, I. Preliminary Results," E.J. Parks, C.M. Guttman, K.L. Jewett and F.E. Brinckman, May 1990, was produced in partial response to the proposed research program. This study examined degradation products produced in newsprint and rag papers in gas phase reactions with and without the addition of a pollutant gas. In this report "six organic acids were tentatively identified as degradation products which are mobile and which may be transferred from one paper to another by surface or gas diffusion."
NISTIR 4456 is of interest to the preservation librarian for its method of interpretation of the effects of detrimental aging in terms of the specifically identified decomposition products. The concentrated pollutant gas (2500 ppm SO2) was not implicated in the extensive degradation of the test papers, however, the degradation products identified can also diffuse or migrate through paper and could themselves constitute a damaging pollutant. In the micro and macro environment of stored book and document collections such internally generated pollutants could catalyze more damage than pollutant invaders from outside.
So NISTIR 4456 points to the final investigation recommended by the Passaglia work. This proposed study would examine the role of reactive container walls as a barrier to pollutant gas damage. Following that study preservation librarians may ask further questions, but by then the interaction of manager and scientist will itself be well catalyzed.
The inevitable presence of pollutant gases in urban settings and storage areas, their reactivity with newsprint and lignin, and the probability of archive acidification unchecked by direct treatment, all indicate a need for a strategic countermeasure. If the exposure of acidic collections to pollutant gases can be controlled by sacrificial and protective reactions of their enclosing containers and contacting folders such a countermeasure is identified. In light of these National Archives based reports preservation administrators can accept this working concept as a component in the provision of non-damaging storage environment.
Interim Reports on Color Microfilm Research
Two contractors conducting Commission-sponsored research on color microfilm under a grant from the Getty Grant Program have provided progress reports on their activities. The Image Permanence Institute (IPI), Rochester, New York, has been investigating the dark stability of color microfilm products. In the second year of the project, IPI has more data, but because of the nature of problems being addressed (physical behavior as well as dye stability), it will be at least another year before full results will be available.
As of October 1991, the results continue to verify the trends evident in the first report (see March 1991 newsletter). According to IPI Director James M. Reilly, "The dye stability in the dark of the Cibachrome films is outstanding. We are not sure it will be possible to predict the time at room temperature and 50% relative humidity for even a 10% loss of dye, because too little change is occurring at higher temperatures to allow for a prediction. The dark stability of the chromogenic films, as expected, is considerably less."
The IPI report notes that the physical test results with Cibachrome show that the tensile properties of the polyester base have degraded faster at high temperature than has been seen in previous studies with black and white silver microfilm on polyester base. However, researchers do not yet know whether this means that Cibachrome base is less stable at room temperature than that of other films. "…even if this were so, the useful life of the product will still likely be several hundred years at room temperature, and in our opinion it is an excellent preservation medium for color imagery," Reilly noted.
A progress report from MAPs, The MicrogrAphic Preservation Service, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, on a Color Microfilming-Continuous Tone Processing contract focuses on results regarding color microfilming. MAPS has opted not to do its own color microfilm processing and to use Micro Color International for that function, because of its experience and existence of required specialized processing equipment. Basic testing of a Herrmann & Kraemer color camera system and Cibachrome film has been completed, and research is underway on a problem related to the duplication of 35mm reels of color film. Currently, it is thought that the duplication problem, created because the silver content is bleached away in processing the originally exposed Cibachrome film, will either force the acceptance of sprocketed film, or require three separate filmings to produce the required archive master, print master, and service copy. In its test filming to date, MAPS has opted for the three-filming scenario, which required a significant increase in camera time.
Free Preservation Video Available from UMI
Caring for Your Microform Collection: The Next Step in Preservation , a 13-minute video on proper storage and handling techniques of microform collections, is available free from University Microforms International. Temperature and humidity control, preservation microfilm/fiche cleaning and inspection are among the topics discussed. The VHS-format video complements another video distributed by UMI, Providing a Future for the Past . To order, call 1-800-521-0600, ext. 3801 or 1-800-343-5299, ext. 3801 from Canada.

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1How did it work?
2Where was it used?
3Satisfied criteria
Toggle Satisfied criteria subsection
3.1An example
4Voter Strategy
5Fallback voting
6Related systems
Bucklin voting
Bucklin is a voting system that can be used for single-member districts and also multi-member districts. It is also known as the Grand Junction system after Grand Junction, Colorado, where it was first proposed. It is closely related to the class of graded Bucklin systems, in which equal and/or skipped rankings are allowed, which includes such systems as Majority Choice Approval (MCA) or Majority Judgment. Modern theorists tend to prefer graded Bucklin systems over ungraded ones, as they usually comply better with criteria such as FBC.
How did it work?[edit | edit source]
Voters were allowed rank preference ballots - first, second, third. In some cases, voters were allowed multiple rankings at the third rank, although there is no record of the use of MCA, which allows equal ranking at all levels.
First choice votes were first counted. If one candidate had a majority, that candidate won. Otherwise the second choices were added to the first choices. Again, if a candidate with a majority vote was found, the winner was the candidate with the most votes in that round. Lower rankings were added as needed.
A majority was defined as half the number of voters, similar to absolute majority. Since after the first round there were more votes cast than voters, it was possible more than one candidate to have majority support.
For multi-member districts, voters marked as many first choices as there are seats to be filled. Voters marked the same number of second and further choices. In some localities, the voter was required to mark a full set of first choices for his or her ballot to be valid.
Where was it used?[edit | edit source]
This method was apparently first used in Geneva during the French Revolution, in the period from 1792 to 1798, at the suggestion of the Marquis de Condorcet. This was a time of upheaval and experiment, and this usage has only recently come to light again.
It was later reinvented and used in many political elections in the United States in the early 20th Century. In most states it was repealed and in a few states it was found to violate the state constitution.
Satisfied criteria[edit | edit source]
Bucklin satisfies the Plurality criterion, the Majority criterion for solid coalitions, Monotonicity, Later-no-help, and Minimal Defense (which implies satisfaction of the Strong Defensive Strategy criterion). It fails the Condorcet criterion, Clone Independence, Participation, and Later-no-harm.
An example[edit | edit source]
Imagine that Tennessee is having an election on the location of its capital. The population of Tennessee is concentrated around its four major cities, which are spread throughout the state. For this example, suppose that the entire electorate lives in these four cities, and that everyone wants to live as near the capital as possible.
The candidates for the capital are:
Memphis, the state's largest city, with 42% of the voters, but located far from the other cities
Nashville, with 26% of the voters, near the center of Tennessee
Knoxville, with 17% of the voters
Chattanooga, with 15% of the voters
The preferences of the voters would be divided like this:
42% of voters
(close to Memphis)
(close to Nashville)
(close to Chattanooga)
(close to Knoxville)
Chatanooga
The first round has no majority winner. Therefore the second rank votes are added. This moves Nashville and Chattanooga above 50%, so a winner can be determined. Since Nashville is supported by a higher majority (68% versus 58%), Nashville is the winner.
An alternative way to demonstrate it:
Voter Strategy[edit | edit source]
Voters supporting a strong candidate have an advantage to "Bullet Vote" (Only offer one ranking), in hopes that other voters will add enough votes to help their candidate win. This strategy is most secure if the supported candidate appears likely to gain many second rank votes.
In the above example, Memphis voters have the most first place votes and might not offer a second preference in hopes of winning, but this attempted strategy fails because they are not a second favorite from competitors.
Fallback voting[edit | edit source]
Fallback voting (FV) is a voting method strongly related to Bucklin voting, invented by Brams and Sanver.[1] It is a ranked method which (with a slight modification) works by examining the 1st rank, and electing the candidate with the largest majority of voters ranking them 1st, if such a candidate exists. If no such candidate exists, then it examines both the 1st and 2nd ranks, and elects the candidate ranked either 1st or 2nd by the largest majority of voters. If none exists, the procedure continues to sequentially examine an additional rank at a time until either some candidate has the largest majority of ballots ranking them within the examined ranks, in which case they win, or until all ranks have been added in, at which point the candidate ranked on the most ballots wins.
Fallback voting is equivalent to the Expanding Approvals Rule in the single-winner case under certain conditions.
Remark 3 [...] For k = 1 and under linear orders for all but a subset of equally least preferred candidates applying the tweak in Remark 2 leads to the EAR [Expanding Approvals Rule] being equivalent to the Fallback voting rule (Brams and Sanver, 2009). [2]
Related systems[edit | edit source]
There are a number of variations of Bucklin voting such as Iterated Bucklin, Expanding Approvals Rule, Maximum Constrained Approval Bucklin, Venzke Bucklin Variant and Majority Choice Approval/ER-Bucklin. Majority Judgment is a cardinal voting system which is similar.
Example where the Condorcet winner and Bucklin winner diverge:
40 B>A>V
20 V>B
40 C>Z>V
The Bucklin winner is B with 60 votes at the 2nd rank, while the Condorcet winner is V (V pairwise beats A, B, C, and Z with 60 votes to 40.) Clone-proofness failure:
48 A>C
40 B>D>A
9 C>A
Here, nobody has a majority in the first preferences, so when the next rankings are added in, C wins in both Bucklin and ER-Bucklin.
Create a clone of C, C'
24 A>C>C'
24 A>C'>C
3 C>C'
9 C>C'>A
A wins, having attained a majority on the third preferences (exceeding both C and C') in both Bucklin and ER-Bucklin.[3]
ER-Bucklin
Expanding Approvals Rule
Maximum Constrained Approval Bucklin
Venzke Bucklin Variant
Majority Judgment
Evaluative Proportional Representation
Iterated Bucklin
↑ Brams, Steven; Sanver, Remzi (2006-12-07). "Voting Systems that Combine Approval and Preference". Archive ouverte HAL. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
↑ Aziz, Haris; Lee, Barton (2017-08-25). "The Expanding Approvals Rule: Improving Proportional Representation and Monotonicity". arXiv.org. p. 19. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
↑ "r/EndFPTP - Comment by u/curiouslefty on "The New Hampshire Libertarian Primary used a hybrid of Bucklin and Approval Voting"". reddit. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
Retrieved from "https://electowiki.org/w/index.php?title=Bucklin_voting&oldid=16057"
Single-winner voting methods
Ranked voting methods
Monotonic electoral systems


Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted thy voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? even against the Holy One of Israel.
By thy servants hast thou reproached the Lord, and hast said, By the multitude of my chariots am I come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon; and I will cut down the tall cedars thereof, and the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the height of his border, and the forest of his Carmel.
I have digged, and drunk water; and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of the besieged places.
Hast thou not heard long ago, how I have done it; and of ancient times, that I have formed it? now have I brought it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay waste defenced cities into ruinous heaps.
Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded: they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the housetops, and as corn blasted before it be grown up.
Because thy rage against me, and thy tumult, is come up into mine ears, therefore will I put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.
And this shall be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such as groweth of itself; and the second year that which springeth of the same: and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruit thereof.
For out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant, and they that escape out of mount Zion: the zeal of the LORD of hosts shall do this.
By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into this city, saith the LORD.
So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh.
In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came unto him, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Set thine house in order: for thou shalt die, and not live.


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SOI message 7th March 2001 The average SOI over the previous 30 days is now +8.3 (on 7/03/01). Based on the SOI, the probabilities of receiving at least median March-April-May rainfall is mostly between 40% and 60% but there are patches of higher probabilities such as in north-central Queensland and the south coast.
Review of Climate Forecasts and Information 1st March 2001
Climate pattern and SOI 'phase'. Based on the latest values and trends of the SOI, the probabilities of receiving above-median rainfall over the total March-May period are little different from the 'normal' for this time of year in most of the eastern States of Australia. However exceptions include the south-east coast which has reasonably high probabilities (60-70%) of receiving higher than normal rainfall. The probabilities along the central coast have decreased since last months outlook to mostly 50%.
Central NSW and western Victoria have lower probabilities of between 30 and 50% of exceeding the median rainfall.
Note that a 70% probability of receiving the long-term median for a location also means there is a 30% probability of not receiving the median for that location. These probability values are simply statements of fact referring to the history of rainfall events for particular locations over the past 100 years.
The outlook for winter is dependent on whether or not an El Niño develops during the next 4 -5 months.
Sea-surface temperatures (SSTs). The present pattern of ocean temperatures in key regions of the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean are still cooler than average, especially sub surface.
Ocean surface temperatures to the north of Australia were warmer than the long-term average during January.
Some general circulation models are suggesting that there is a potential for warming in the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean over the next 6-9 months. We will watch the situation closely to determine any potential for El Niño development this autumn. Close monitoring of sea-surface temperature patterns and the SOI over the next few months is suggested.
Pasture Growth forecasts. The probabilities of obtaining median pasture growth or better during the February-March-April period are 'above-average' over most of Qld. However, exceptions include the southeast of the state where probabilities are mainly between 10 and 20%, and coastal districts north of Mackay.
30 to 50-Day Oscillation. The next passage of the 30 to 50-Day Oscillation over Qld is expected during the first week of March.
This message will next be updated on 1st April 2001.
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The New Cajun Link: A boudin king returns to his roots to open Cochon Lafayette
12.21.2012 Author: Katy Category: Gourmet 0 Comment »
Residents of Lafayette are very discerning when it comes to judging what is, and what is not authentic Cajun cuisine served at restaurants in south Louisiana. They have always been a tough crowd to impress.
Most families in the area have at least one phenomenal cook (if not several), and many of these beloved, humble cooks can put the top award-winning New Orleans chefs to shame when it comes to making the real, "old-time" Cajun food that I adored while growing up in Acadiana.
As a food writer and editor covering chefs and fine dining in the Big Easy for the past 25 years, I have found that there are still only a handful of New Orleans chefs, in my opinion, who can prepare authentic Cajun cuisine in this culinary-rich city that I call home.
Many New Orleans entrepreneurs and chefs who have branched out to open restaurants in Acadiana featuring "Cajun" cuisine (like Copeland's) fall way short of replicating the true regional fare. Now, an acclaimed New Orleans chef has come to town, and he has gotten it right. What's more, he has elevated the authentic Cajun dining experience in Lafayette to a new, more refined level, while offering creative interpretations of the classics. You won't find the typical fried shrimp, crawfish etouffée, dinner salad, and house Chablis here.
The hit parade of old favorites at the new Cochon Lafayette includes chicken and andouille gumbo, eggplant and shrimp dressing, catfish courtbouillon, stewed rabbit, and grilled sausage with grits. But you can also enjoy dishes that have been kicked up a notch such as alligator served with a zesty chili-garlic aioli, braised pork cheeks with spoon bread and crushed herbs, crispy duck legs with dirty rice, smoked pork ribs with watermelon pickles, and charred hush puppies flecked with spring onions and dished up with pickled chili mayo.
The oyster and bacon sandwich is remarkable, and you can't find much better boudin anywhere. That is saying a heck of a lot in this neck of the woods, where even gas stations offer excellent boudin. Very meaty, spicy, and made in-house, Chef Donald Link's famous boudin comes with pickled peppers and will leave you longing for several more links.
Chef Link (recipient of a James Beard award) opened the long-awaited Cochon Lafayette in September. He grew up around Lafayette, and learned how to cook from his grandparents as a wee boy.
Unlike most casual Cajun restaurants in the area, Cochon's down-home, rustic food is complemented with fine wines by the glass, boutique beers, and an extensive array of specialty cocktails.
Situated in a new section of River Ranch called The Banks, Cochon Lafayette is a spin-off of Chef Link's original Cochon, which is located in the fashionable Warehouse District of New Orleans (ranked by the New York Times in 2008 as the third best new American restaurant outside of New York).
The new Cochon is surrounded by trees and overlooks the Vermilion River that runs through the center of Lafayette. The handsome, contemporary structure is larger than the original restaurant in New Orleans and features a 2000-square-foot deck, a bar that seats up to 50 (where you can also dine), and a terrace adorned with citrus trees where guests can relax with cocktails or order from the full menu and the bar menu. Inside the spacious dining room, there is an open kitchen, and you can watch the chefs go to work at the wood-burning hearth, which is always fun to observe.
The September opening of Cochon Lafayette has elicited a phenomenal response among residents. Link's partner in the venture is another James Beard award-winning chef, Stephen Stryjewski, who also co-owns the original Cochon in New Orleans. Their chef-de-cuisine in Lafayette is Kyle Waters, who has worked with the Link restaurant group for eight years. Other restaurants in Link's expanding culinary empire include Cochon Butcher, Calcasieu, and Herbsaint, his first.
In New Orleans, Chef Link is known for his inspired Cajun cooking and especially for his amazing house-made meats and sausages served at Cochon Butcher that include his famous boudin in addition to delicious deer sausage, duck pastrami, andouille, and hogs head cheese served with chow chow. Known as the "boudin king" of New Orleans, Chef Link says that boudin is his "favorite food in the whole world." In November, he was featured as the boudin "expert" at Chef Emeril Lagasse's "Boudin and Beer" fundraising gala.
True to his Cajun roots, Chef Link loves to fish, hunt, orchestrate a boucherie, and dance at festivals. But he especially loves to cook. To get a taste of his Cajun cuisine, stop by Cochon Lafayette for some smothered chicken, turkey neck stew, or a delicious grilled shrimp salad for lunch; or watch the sun going down on the terrace while sipping a Trotter Jennings cocktail and nibbling on fried chicken livers with pepper jelly toast or a batch of marinated crab claws. The new restaurant is located at 921 Camellia Blvd.
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WINDHOEK, 21 MAR (NAMPA) - The Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI) and the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) signed a memorandum of understanding on Thursday.
The MoU focuses on the areas of tourism, film-making, oil and gas exploration, as well as agriculture, NACCIMA National Vice President, Ide Udeagbala said during the Nigeria/Namibia Business Forum held in the capital on Friday.
"Nigeria's oil and gas-free zones offer undoubted advantages and incentives to Namibian companies to invest in Nigeria," he stressed, adding that Nigeria plans to erect an oil refinery in Namibia.
Joint ventures in salt processing between the two countries are also on the cards.
Agricultural imports from Nigeria could include cashew nuts, cassava, cocoa beans, groundnuts, and honey.
The Nigerian group of companies, Talveras would like to expand business opportunities in the Southern African Development Community (SADC). The Taleveras Group offers global solutions in energy, power and construction.
Speaking at the same occasion, Minister of Trade and Industry Calle Schlettwein noted that the agreement between the two countries has one objective - to improve the lives of people in both countries.
However, he raised the concern that Namibia mostly exports raw materials and by that, exports all the wealth out of the country.
"We must export finished goods to create value-addition at home and to create economic opportunities for our people," he stressed.
Schlettwein raised the concern that although Namibia and Nigeria have binding bilateral engagements, trade between the two countries has been low.
Speaking at the same occasion, the Federal Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment of Nigeria Olusegun Aganga said a trade committee would be set up in the next two weeks to foster business opportunities between the two countries.
"This is the beginning of many things. The opportunities are huge between the two countries," he added.
Nigerian president Goodluck Ebele Jonathan and his 56-member delegation arrived in the country as part of a two-day State visit to Namibia on Thursday.


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Pragmatic/Experiential Therapy for Couples (PET-C), a form of couples counseling, aims to help intimate partners resolve relationship issues, reduce distress, develop emotional intelligence, and improve physical and emotional connections. This approach uses neurobiology findings and research conducted on intimate relationships to help partners identify areas that may need change and develop methods to foster this change.
Those seeking therapy who are interested in a couples counseling modality that is grounded in available scientific evidence about intimacy and relationships may find PET-C a beneficial approach, especially if they have not found other types of couples counseling helpful.
How Does PET-C Work?
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Brent J. Atkinson, the primary founder of PET-C, holds master's degrees in theology and marriage and family therapy and a doctoral degree in marriage and family therapy. He developed the approach with the help of his colleagues at the Couples Clinic and Research Institute in Geneva, Illinois, analyzing over three decades of studies on relationships and integrating this data with brain science research. This work eventually led to the founding of PET-C, a treatment modality designed to promote more satisfying relationships. Since pioneered, PET-C has continued to evolve, with advancements in neurobiology and the scientific study of relationships leading to increased refinement of the approach.
Researchers have discovered a number of fundamental behavioral differences between people who have satisfying intimate relationships and those who do not. Of these behavioral differences, perhaps the most important is how a person reacts when upset or in conflict.
Partners in long-term relationships will experience conflicts with each other at various times. Relationship studies suggest that while some people tend to handle conflicts in ways that cultivate respect and receptivity in their partner, some individuals may react in a manner that makes it almost impossible for a partner to respond positively. In many cases, the negative reaction of a partner may lead to negative emotions and behaviors such as contempt, defensiveness, or stonewalling. Proponents of PET-C believe the ability to react effectively when upset is an essential ability for anyone who wishes to have a satisfying intimate relationship.
A PET-C therapist typically begins by helping the couple identify specific ways in which each partner may have failed to react effectively during a conflict. The therapist might initially work with each individual separately in order to encourage them both to relax their defenses and open up about the issues affecting the relationship. The therapist attempts to help both partners recognize any emotional reactions that may be maladaptive or harmful and teaches them ways to transition into more positive reactions that can promote better communication. As each person gains a better understanding of how personal habits may have contributed to the breakdown of the relationship, the therapist helps them work to recognize and accept personal responsibility in the presence of the partner. The therapist can help partners avoid blame and defensiveness in order to have productive conversations about past hurts.
Therapists typically use a combination of individual and conjoint sessions, working with each partner to help them develop the ability to think and react more flexibly in response to pain and/or hurt feelings. Individuals in treatment often become more adept at recognizing when their own thoughts and actions during upsetting situations may become predictive of relationship difficulties, and they may find it easier to understand how and when to think and act differently. Therapists also help each partner identify the internal states that appear to perpetuate the thoughts, attitudes, and actions that might be problematic and cause harm. When these states are identified, they can be "rewired," according to proponents of the approach, and the couple may be able to form stronger emotional bonds that promote greater warmth, security, and intimacy.
Different areas of the brain are known to regulate different neural functions. The neocortex, for example, is believed to control perception, spatial reasoning, language, cognition and other higher functions, while the limbic brain is thought to regulate functions such as long-term memory and emotion. The amygdala, which is part of the limbic system, is believed to serve as the brain's emotional alarm system.
PET-C proponents believe humans possess seven major neural circuits—rage, nurture, play, seeking (motivation to pursue one's goals), separation distress, fear, and lust. may activate specific emotions, thoughts, and behaviors once they are triggered. Consider an individual who suddenly becomes angry. A number of cognitive techniques may be effective if the person is allowed the time and circumstances to think rationally, but the neural pathways to the neocortex may be outpaced by the pathways to the amygdala, and the neural circuit for rage and its associated aftereffects may come into play long before any rational thought comes to mind.
Some neural circuits—lust, nurture, play, and separation distress (which may promote interpersonal connection)—are more likely to have a positive impact on a relationship than others. Instead of using cognitive techniques to fight the emotional currents people may experience during stressful events, PET-C therapists help people in treatment develop their ability to recognize which of their brain states are activated and, if necessary, switch to a brain state that may be more likely to be received well by an intimate partner. An individual who is angry at being ignored by an intimate partner during a time of need, for example, may learn to more readily switch neural states, from rage to separation distress, triggering the nurture brain state in the partner. This switch and subsequent response may have the end result of bringing the partners closer together.
There are several distinct differences between PET-C and traditional couples therapy.
PET-C therapists believe the cognitive techniques and coping strategies often effective in a safe therapeutic environment may be bypassed during emotionally charged situations. Instead of promoting the use of cognitive techniques during highly emotional events, PET-C therapists help couples switch from the negative brain states associated with rage, fear, and isolation to more positive brain states that are associated with emotions such as sorrow and nurture. Once partners are able to respond to each other respectfully in those brain states, they can then switch to more vulnerable brain states.
Traditional couples therapy often emphasizes the need for intimate partners to immediately change the way they think or feel about each other, but PET-C therapists do not suggest any such changes until both partners have lowered their defenses and feel safe enough to communicate in a more vulnerable way.
Intimate partners in traditional couples therapy may be encouraged to think more positively and employ behavioral techniques such as active listening, reflective listening, reframing, or the use of I-statements in order to improve their relationship. Cognitive behavioral approaches in particular operate with the premise that people are generally able to control their thoughts, harness their emotions, and manage their behaviors effectively. PET-C therapists have suggested, however, that while these methods may provide temporarily relief, many couples experience relapse soon after leaving therapy.
Practitioners of PET-C believe that, because the human brain contains preconditioned neural circuits that produce certain thoughts, emotions, and behaviors when triggered, the human brain is more likely to respond emotionally rather than rationally during stressful situations. In the case of a perceived threat, for example, we are neurally hardwired to become defensive or self-protective as we seek to fight or flee, and we are less likely to remain rational.
This approach can help all couples resolve many of the typical concerns contributing to relationship difficulties, such as communication difficulties, intimacy concerns, anger issues, infidelity, and parenting conflicts, as well as general relationship dysfunction.
Even people who are not currently in a relationship may find the approach helpful, as those who are single may be more objective in their examination of internal habits. PET-C therapists also work with couples where one or both partners are unsure if they wish to continue the relationship. Therapy can be a safe environment for individuals to explore their feelings regarding the relationship and consider their options for the future.
Individuals who have a difficult time regulating emotions or reacting calmly and thinking rationally may find PET-C methods to be challenging and may in some cases experience fewer benefits than other individuals.
People in abusive relationships may experience limited success with PET-C, as might members of couples where a partner is involved in an ongoing affair or keeping other significant secrets from the other partner.
Another concern for individuals who are considering PET-C is the lack of empirical data supporting the approach. Supporters of the modality have stated that the principles of PET-C are based on scientific evidence, but the treatment itself has not undergone rigorous unbiased testing in order to prove its effectiveness. While PET-C does help people in treatment to better manage their emotions, claims that the approach may be able to rewire neural circuits in the brain are as of yet unsubstantiated.
Guarnaccia, V. (2007). Cognitive behavioral therapy book reviews. [Review of the book Emotional intelligence in couples therapy: Advances from neurobiology and the science of intimate relationships]. Retrieved from https://iacp.memberclicks.net/assets/CBTBR/cbtbr-vol_31a.pdf
Frequently asked questions. (2014). Retrieved from http://thecouplesclinic.com/about-us/faqs
Pragmatic/Experiential Couples Therapy: Deepening Love, Desire, and Connection
Pragmatic / Experiential Couples Therapy: Moving Past Blame and Contempt
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The first day … I was finally able to take off and it was quite a relief I must say. Not that it hit home right away, but it was time after having been diagnosed with mono and incessant headaches for six weeks making the time creep by slowly. It wasn't fun, that's for sure. I packed the last things (and forgot a few for sure) the night before and bid farewell from my mother and uncle.
The weather was alright, snow cover on the ground, but with clear roads. It was just above freezing, so not bad at all. My first climb followed soon after, one that I've been doing dozens of times and by happy coincidence, the dog that bit me last summer was there to greet me again when I passed a farmhouse. Yikes … but he was good this time around, no bruises this time.
Arriving in Lahr, I met up with Daniel who is a member of a touring biker forum. Together we biked to Freiburg, stopping at what I consider to be the best bike store that I know. Speedzone, led by Dieter & Dirk, is a fantastic place and the two are not only the people that put my bike together in a protracted process (more about that at some later point), but have become good friends.
Somehow the first casualty occurred right before getting there … I lost my good gloves at some point. But Dieter stuck some gloves into my face, refusing any payment. Thank you for this and everything else!!!The wind wasn't favorable to say the least. Winds from the Southwest made for a tough going and I was fortunate to have Daniel with me (a big thank you, Daniel). Riding a loaded bike is like pushing a board into the wind and can be grueling if the winds come from the "wrong" direction. But the sun came out and overall made for great riding on the first day. At the end I was pretty exhausted - long illness, hardly any chance to train and probably too little food over the course of the day.
After finishing the last purchases (lensbag and footprint for my tent as well as a compression sack - thanks to the Outdoorshop in Freiburg), I spent the evening in the company of a good friend with great food and conversations. Thanks a bunch, Maria.
Hold my thumbs squeezed and hope that you keep feeling well!
Is this all you are carrying? It doesn't seem much!
Take care and enjoy, enjoy, enjoy!
Thanks Nicola, still doing good - more on the blog in the next days. I am now in Samedan close to St. Moritz. And yes, that's all I have - limited space and weight I suppose.


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EDUCATION REPORT – June 6, 2002: Geography Competition - 2002-06-03
This is the VOA Special English Education Report.
The National Geographic Society is a private organization that studies and explores the world. In nineteen-eighty-eight, the Society did a study of what people knew about geography. The results showed that Americans knew less about places on the Earth than did other people around the world. So the National Geographic Society started an education campaign to improve knowledge about geography.
One part of the campaign was a geography competition for school children. Since nineteen-eighty-nine, young American students have competed for the National Geographic championship.
Final judging of this year's competition was held in May in Washington, D.C. The youngest person in the National Geographic competition won the event. Calvin McCarter of Jenison, Michigan, won twenty-five-thousand dollars to attend college.
Calvin will have to wait a while to start university studies, however. He is only ten years old. He defeated nine older students in the final event of the geography competition. An estimated five-million students took part in earlier competitions at their schools and at state contests.
Calvin won by correctly saying that the Lop Nur nuclear test center is in China. He does not attend school. His mother teaches him at home. Eleven others taking part in the final event of the National Geographic competition also study at home.
The second-place winner was Matthew Russell of Bradford, Pennsylvania. He won fifteen-thousand dollars for college. Erik Miller of Kent, Washington won third place and ten-thousand dollars for college. Matthew and Erik are both fourteen years old.
The winners answered a number of questions like this one: In what country are the rivers called Churchill, Slave and Peace? The answer is Canada. Or, name the two remaining republics of Yugoslavia. The answer is Serbia and Montenegro. Or, which country controlled Papua New Guinea before it became independent in Nineteen-Seventy-Five? The answer is Australia.
The final of the National Geographic competition was broadcast on television. Some adults who watched said they wished they knew half as much about geography as the children did.
This VOA Special English Education Report was written by Jerilyn Watson.


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The model from Verona, French by birth, tells Tattoo Life: "I got myself inked because they made me study maths as a teenager…"
She goes by the name of Meriem, is particularly tattooed and outgoing, has France in her DNA, but you've been introduced to her, or soon will be, as Ultima Suicide.
Ultima Suicide
We, in the meantime, have had a little chat with her on the occasion of her TV debut as co-presenter of a programme where the main focus is nerd culture.
It's all here below in this interview.
Hi there, Ultima. For a while now we've been able to admire you on TV (and the web) thanks to the programme on 7 Gold 'Crossover-Universo Nerd' devoted to the world of videogames. Do you think you'll get to talk about tattoos as well in front of the cameras?
Sure, 'Crossover-Universo Nerd' will be a chance to present different worlds that have a lot in common. And there will be plenty of crossover between different topics.
Tell me the truth: on a scale of one to ten, how nerdy do you think you are?
To be honest, I'd give myself a seven. I've loved this world ever since I was little, and especially during my teenage years, I got to know it really well thanks to videogames, Manga comics and role playing games. Now, with work, it's not that easy to keep up with it all, but I haven't left it behind me, that's for sure.
When did tattoo art make its first appearance in your life?
Well, at school I was always a bit different, you know… (smiles)
What kind of school did you go to?
I went to Scientific High School, even though my great love has always been art. As soon as I was allowed to, I started to collect it on my skin, seeing as how I couldn't express it in the classroom.
You are pretty much covered in tattoos all over your body and every piece of yours has a precise meaning for you. So does that mean that for you, getting tattooed is also a means for understanding/analysing yourself in ever greater depth?
Exactly. Generally, I love to talk, but not about myself. So I use tattoo to tell personal things that I don't want to or am not able to express in words.
I see that you have a very easy relationship with your tattooed body. You often appear wearing nothing much more than your tattoosi…
You know, I've never believed there was anything vulgar or shameful about nudity. Basically, that's how we're born, and I think it's really important to communicate this to the outside world. Especially when a certain kind of censorship, a ridiculous level of censorship, is justiied by the majority…
Accepting that there is nothing wrong with our nature is a first step towards being well in yourself…
On your right arm you have a tribute to the holiday of Halloween: is that your favourite time of the year? it's a bit of a nerd fest, it's true.
Yes, I adore Halloween, and autumn is still my favourite season. Everything about that time of year inspires me, and then Halloween has that magic that makes me feel like I'm still a little girl.
Do you have a particular tattoo artist of preference or do you go to a number of different Italian tattooists?
Over the many years I've been getting tattooed, I have dealt with a lot of different artists, some of whom I've become friends with. Luca Pugno from 'No More Pain Tattoo' in Peschiera Del Garda, for example, has done a number of my tattoos. Including the famous octopus I have between my thigh and right buttock.
Apart from the octopus, you have some other marvellous pieces. Do you reckon there is any space left on your skin? Maybe on your back…
Well, my back is a work in progress by the Brescia artist Mattia Braga. He's doing me a bear, which is my favourite animal. There's not much space left, in fact, so I'm keeping it just for the best artists! (laughs)
I came across an "old" interview of your on a local TV station and I have to say you did a great job of it, despite the tone of the questions (on the subject of your tattoos) which were poking fun at you and rather simplistic. It seems we still have a long way to go in Italy before we can talk in any way seriously about tattoo art?
Let me just say that sarcasm and pointed answers are a part of my life. It's not so unusual to find myself dealing with simplistic remarks, as you say, and the only thing for me to do is try to like it is all perfectly normal. Because nudity is a normal as tattoos.
Can we do any more to improve the situation?
In my opinion, we're not doing all that badly here in Italy. There is a pretty happening scene, it's growing all the time, and give it a few more decades and we won't be hearing the famous "But what will you do covered in all those tattoos when you get old?" A question I always answer with: "Hey, I'm going to be ugly anyway. With or without tattoos!"
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The European rail industry welcomes the agreement reached today by European transport ministers to permit the charging of some of the internalisation of external costs through the revision of the 'Eurovignette' directive on the charging of heavy good vehicles. The revision of the Eurovignette Directive is a further step towards levelling the playing field for all modes of transport.
The agreement means the issue can now move forward after having been blocked in the European Council for the past 18 months. The rail sector is grateful to the Belgian Presidency for the commitment it has shown in seeking to reach a political agreement amongst the EU member states.
The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER), the European Rail Infrastructure Managers (EIM) and the European Rail Industry (UNIFE) welcomed the acceptance by the Council of the 'polluter pays' principle in road transport.
However, while the agreement is a step in the right direction, it is not as strong as it could have been, and some of the major points in the original European Commission's proposal and the first reading in the European Parliament have not been adopted.
In particular, the rail sector regrets:
* The decision to remove separate charges for congestion, which is responsible for 40% of all external costs
* The failure to agree that the earmarking of revenues raised should be allocated specifically for spending on sustainable transport
* The decision to let member states decide on whether they wish to apply charges to vehicles between 3.5 and 12 tonnes in weight.
The rail sector now looks forward to ensuring that these points are properly considered by the European Parliament in its second reading, and looks forward to rapid final agreement on the directive.
CER Executive Director Johannes Ludewig said, "It is appropriate that this agreement was reached the day that the final breakthrough occurred in the new Gotthard Tunnel under the Alps. This rail tunnel is funded using the proceeds of the Swiss Heavy Vehicle Fee – clearly demonstrating the benefits that can be achieved through the proper charging for the external effects of road freight. The Swiss people chose to introduce such a system over a decade ago, and they have had no cause to regret it. The EU governments need to show similar vision and political bravery."
Hendrik Abma, EIM's Executive Director, said: "The revision of the Directive is a major milestone to achieving a level playing field for all modes and make transport more sustainable. We have long been calling for a fair financial environment for all modes of transport to make rail able to compete and develop. This is a step in the right direction but there is still way to go to create a fully non-discriminatory regulatory framework."
Michael Clausecker, UNIFE Director-General, said: "The revision of the Eurovignette directive comes at crucial moment. The Transport White Paper, expected to be released at the end of the year, should support the measures as described in the Eurovignette directive and go even further if the EU is serious about meeting the sustainability challenges as set in the EU 2020 strategy. Notably, a single binding target for CO2 emissions' reduction in the transport sector is needed to fight climate change."
Note to the editor:
The revision of the Eurovignette Directive was proposed by the European Commission in July 2008 as part of its "Greening Transport" package. The European Parliament adopted it in March 2009 but no agreement was reached when it was discussed in Council the same month, and the issue has remained blocked since then. The agreement serves as an important milestone in the drive to internalise the external costs of transport as the package finally opens up the possibility for Member States to put the "polluter pays" principle into practice in the road freight transport sector and helps to create a more level playing field between transport modes. A broad coalition of representatives of the transport sector, including railways, intermodal transport, logistic and forwarders, have long argued that EU Member States should be able to apply internalisation for road freight transport – as they can already do for the other modes of transport and for private cars. This will finally put an end to the strange situation in which the most polluting transport mode – road– is the only one to benefit from a privileged legal situation: a ban on taking external costs into account when setting road charges for heavy goods vehicles. The rail sector's position paper on the revision of the Eurovignette Directive is available at: http://tinyurl.com/Eurovignette
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Q: Restore navigation stack when Xamarin.Forms app resumes I'm building an app that has these pages, in order:
(P): ContentPage
(V): ContentView hosted on a ContentPage.
->: Call or code being executed.
(P) Main
   -> If login not detected, automatically goes to:
       (P) Startup
           (P) Sign up, has these ContentViews as registration steps:
               (V) Email and password
               (V) Name
               (V) Profile photo
                   -> Call to CrossMedia.Current.TakePhotoAsync
               (V) Other details
                   -> Returns to Main, if has successful profile creation.
           (P) Sign in
               -> Returns to Main, if has successful login.
   -> If login detected:
        -> Load the content of the Main page.

So, whenever I lock the screen of my app or switch apps (such as opening the camera, by calling the CrossMedia plugin), the app goes directly to the Main page again, which directs the user back to the Startup page, in case there's no login detected.
Is there any way to solve this issue? How?
Should I save the navigation stack somewhere on the OnSleep method?
What about the DataContext of each page? How can I save them?
Is there any way to stop this from happening?

A: you can set a App level property when your app going to sleep mode or your contentPage disappearing. If it is true you can skip your login check in resume method and let user resume the app where it left.
In App.xaml.cs
public static bool IsSignUpInProgress{get;set;}

protected override void OnSleep()
        {
            if(Application.Current.MainPage==typeof(SignUpPage))
                IsSignUpInProgress=true;
        }
protected override void OnResume()
    {
        if(IsSignUpInProgress==false)
            {
                //Do your login check.
             }
    }

A: Okay, I was able to detect the issue by adding breakpoints on the MainPage startup methods.
Basically what I had to do was to check if the page was already loaded or not, by using a simple bool variable (_loaded).
    protected override async void OnAppearing()
    {
        base.OnAppearing();

        IsBusy = true;

        if (!_loaded && !await ViewModel.Auth.IsLoggedIn())
        {
            _loaded = true;
            await App.NavigationHelper.NavigateModalAsync(new Startup(), false);
        }

        IsBusy = false;
    }

When the app resumes, even when switching apps, like the camera, the MainPage was executing the OnAppearing method.
There's no other call to this page other than the one at the App.xaml.cs constructor, so the framework must be calling it because it's the main page of the app.

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Georgia: Saakashvili Says Tbilisi Maintains 'Unilateral Constructiveness' Towards Moscow
May 10, 2012 September 4, 2017 Civil.Ge 0 Comments
By Civil.Ge
(Civil.Ge) — Although Russia continues occupation of Georgian territories, Tbilisi keeps on pursuing policy of "constructive unilateralism" towards Moscow, President Saakashvili said on May 9.
"Cynicism of the current situation" 67 years after the defeat of Nazi Germany, he said, "is that occupying [force] and occupied [territories] have re-emerged on the territory of the former Soviet Union."
"I want to remind you that according to the European Parliament resolution, as well as other international resolutions, Russia is carrying out illegal military occupation of Georgia's territories," he said told World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) conference in Batumi on May 9.
"I think this is an insult of the Russian people by its government, that the very same country, which, along with other nations, gained victory in struggle against the Fascism occupation, now itself is an occupying [power]," Saakashvili said.
He said that despite of that Georgia had declared, as he put it, "constructive unilateralism" towards Russia.
"I do not know any other country, which has done this towards Russia in recent years," Saakashvili said.
"While it is actually almost impossible to obtain Russian visa for Georgians, we have unilaterally lifted visa [requirements] for citizens of the Russian Federation. Despite of multiple warnings from the Russian Foreign Ministry that [Russian citizens] face danger in Georgia, there is actually a boom of Russian tourists [travelling] here," he said.
"That is Georgia's approach. Our approach is that [citizens of] not a single country should need visa for entry into Georgia," he said. "It has political and security aspect. Arrival of one million Russians is not only an economic issue for us, it means that one million citizens of the Russian Federation will take back [to Russia] truth about Georgia," Saakashvili said.
Saakashvili said last year that his unilateral declaration of non-use of force in 2010, to which Russia is refusing to reciprocate, was also part of Tbilisi's "constructive unilateralism" towards Moscow.
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