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Q: new NWRfcSession() System.OutOfMemoryException I am making a method which uses Rfc Connector. It was working fine, but something went wrong and now I have those two issues.

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*Sometimes(it is not a rule) I get the OutOfMemoryException from Session = new NWRfcSession();. I think there is no reason for this (no big data).

*My colleague has other trouble with the same command: his procedure usually stacked here, the processor is working but nothing else happened.
Can anyone help me please? I am using VS 16.8.3 and .NET 5.0. Thank you a lot!
 public class RFCMethodsForSLS
{
    private NWRfcSession Session;
    //Info: https://rfcconnector.com/documentation/api/session/
    public bool WasConnected { get; private set; }
    public bool ResultWasNull { get; private set; }
    private DataContext dataContext;
    private List<Regex> listOfRegexFromDatabase;

    public Exception Exception { get; private set; }
    /// <summary>
    /// Calls the "Connecting" method which returns wanted project entries from SAP
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="inputString">String which will be searched</param>
    /// <param name="onlyIn4711">True for entries active in only in OEZ</param>
    /// <param name="onlyActive">True for active entries</param>
    /// <param name="maxRows">Set maximum returned rows count</param>
    public RFCMethodsForSLS()
    {
        try
        {
            Session = new NWRfcSession();
        }
        catch (Exception e) when (e is System.OutOfMemoryException) //when the connection is not possible
        {
            Exception = e;                          //if the connection is impossible then set Exception property
        }
        if (Exception is null)
        {
            dataContext = new DataContext();
            listOfRegexFromDatabase = new List<Regex>();
            foreach (MLFBCodeGroups mLFBCodeGroups in dataContext.MLFBCodesGroups.ToList())
                listOfRegexFromDatabase.Add(new Regex(mLFBCodeGroups.Regex));
        }
    }

}

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Q: Qt QWizard how to remove subtitle area I need to remove subtitle area from QWizard page.Pls let me know is there a way to achieve this?
Thanks,
Bhaskar

A: Use the QWizard::IgnoreSubTitles option:
wizard->setOption(QWizard::IgnoreSubTitles, true);


Bootstrap your home folder. Puppet!
Need to log in to a lot of different systems but hate setting your environment up each time? Keeeeeeeep adding your ssh key whenever you log in the first time? Or worse, regret adding it the previous time you logged in over and over?
Feel like its dirty to put your personal setup in the company wide puppetmaster?
Aahhhhhh, one copy-paste-able to rule them all.
Puppet: notes on using defined() and class scope.
I was debugging a little problem just today and figured out that defined(Class['something']) would return true if in the current scope, there is a class something.
Not quite what I expected. I added some debug statements in the defined function and figured out that he resolved Class['foo'] to Class['bar::foo'].
After this, It was pretty easy to fix. Also note that you need to add the '::' when including foo too!
Notice: foo was not declared yet. do it!
Puppet realize(): Don't use it in your modules.
I've used puppet quite intensively since a couple of months (about 4 I would guess). Before that, I've played with it, change something here and there. But quite not as much as now. I've used several puppet modules from wherever google leads me, roamed github, inherited a few from colleagues and created several from scratch. While doing so, I saw a lot of stuff I disliked and learned a lot on how we I can (ab)use puppet to do what I want it to do. Over those last months, I have grown my set of ideas on how a puppet module should look. So, before every statement I make, you should probably add 'IMHO'.
You will need a recent enough version of puppet-lint that supports the --log-format flag. Install the gem so that the Jenkins can use it.
On Jenkins, you will need the Warnings Plugin and the HTML Publisher Plugin.
Make sure that when checking the module from your VCS, it ends up in WORKSPACE/modules/module_name.
Go to the Configure System page and find the Compiler Warnings settings. Add a new console log parser and call it puppet-lint. I use following configuration for parsing puppet-lint warnings and errors.
The warnings plugin has been updated and now has puppet-lint support out of the box! So configuring puppet-lint manually is kind of useless now.
We will add several build steps that will run certain actions on our puppet modules.
## Fix docs to how I want them, I don't like that the complete workspace is included in all file paths.
Enable Scan for compiler warnings and select puppet-lint.
Enable publish HTML reports (use 'doc', 'index.html' and 'Puppet Docs' as values). This will add a link to the Job page linking your generated puppet docs.
That's about it! Any suggestions / improvements on this are always welcome!
I have some examples/tests setup on my Jenkins instance for testing at http://jenkins.vstone.eu. Since I use this for testing, it might be offline / broken / buggy at times.
The scripts I use may also require some changes if you are using an older version of puppet. I'm currently using 2.7.x for testing my modules.


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Driver rams cyclists in Arizona race, critically injuring 6
Show Low, Ariz. — A driver in a pickup truck plowed into bicyclists during a community road race in Arizona on Saturday, critically injuring several riders before police chased the driver and shot him outside a nearby hardware store, authorities said.
Six people were taken to a hospital in critical condition after the crash in the mountain town of Show Low, about a three-hour drive northeast of Phoenix, police said. Helmets, shoes and crumpled and broken bicycles were strewn across the street after the crash, and a tire was wedged into the grill of the truck, which had damage to its top and sides and a bullet hole in a window.
Two other people went to a hospital themselves, city spokeswoman Grace Payne said, and one of the severely injured was later flown by medical helicopter to a Phoenix-area hospital.
The suspect, a 35-year-old man, also was hospitalized in critical but stable condition.
"We don't know the motivation," Payne told The Associated Press. "We know he fled the scene."
Police said a Ford pickup truck struck the bicyclists about 7:25 a.m. in downtown Show Low during the annual 58-mile (93-kilometer) Bike the Bluff race, then fled. Officers pursued the driver and tried to stop him before he was shot, authorities said.
Payne said the driver did not comply when officers tried to arrest him, but the circumstances of the shooting were not immediately released. Neither were the identities of the suspect and victims.
Officials said the race had 270 participants.
"Our community is shocked at this incident and our hearts and prayers are with the injured and their families at this time," police spokeswoman Kristine Sleighter said in a statement.
The Navajo County sheriff's office and Arizona Department of Public Safety were helping investigate. U.S. 60, the main street in the town tucked in the White Mountains, was closed in the area.

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It was a case of "Our Time Is Coming" when I finally got to speak with Roy Ayers who had some wonderful stories behind his amazing "Virgo Red" journey.
It was a case of "Our Time Is Coming" when I finally got to speak with Roy Ayers who had some wonderful stories behind his amazing "Virgo Red" journey. One of my favourite interviews was with the lovely and beautiful Linda Clifford and I had a deep chat with Gregory Porter. Ralph Johnson of EW&F gave me some valuable time and Natasha Watts popped round to see me in my office for a chat about her career thus far.


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Is there not a lame duck session between now and T'giving or Christmas? The GOP should pass everything they want, ram it home! More tax cuts, more deregulation, fund the wall, pass it all. Then in January, the Dems will try to undo it all. But, they barely hold a majority in the House, and many of the newly elected reps are not far-left wackos (some are, yes), and they won in "purple" districts, so they know their re-elections, in two short years, hang in the balance. Meaning Pelosi and her fellow lefty creeps don't have the power they want/need in the House, and they won't have 100% support from the Dems. Then of course, the Senate will NOT support new legislation coming from the House, and Trump holds the ultimate power....the veto pen. So! the next two years will really be stalemate, so any present laws, rules, policies are likely locked in. It'll be status quo. Make that status quo as pro-American as possible.
But, that all makes too much sense, and the GOP can't organize a good bar-b-cue let along enact such a legislative strategy.
If repubs were capable of accomplishing this, they would not be looking at a Speaker Pelosi this morning.
If you look at historical mid-term data, this house flip was pretty minimal. Further, the first two years of Trump's presidency have not been legislation heavy. The budget? That's about all I can come up with. I guess what I'm saying is that the way Trump operates will not be greatly hindered by losing the house. Further, Pelosi is likely to seal Trump's reelection just by operating the way she always operates.
Every time she speaks, I just know her dentures are trying to fall out.
I know that there is contention between Democrats as to who the next Speaker of House should be. Republicans should give all of their support to Pelosi to make her speaker again. Her approval rating is almost in single digits. I honestly feel sorry for her because I truly believe she has health issues and is possibly suffering from dementia or alzheimers.
Pelosi should retire. AFTER the next two years. As Speaker she greatly helps Trump's reelection chances.
I truly believe she has health issues and is possibly suffering from dementia or alzheimers.
Going to be interesting to see the path forward the dems choose.
Trump is a great compromiser, and will take the best available deal he can get. This means the dems have real power here, because Trump is not an ideologue at all (he is not really concerned about the "repub" brand either). If the dems actually have an agenda besides hating Trump, they are likely to be rather successful over the next two years. Heck, they can even work with him on health care, and he will push the senate to get in line.
If, however, they decide their only reason for existence is to make demands (as if they hold all levels of government) and create instability for the president, I suspect Trump will roll up the carpet and give them NOTHING.
We shall see what they choose. My guess is nothing is going to get done, and they will be rejected in two years. The supreme court hearings showed how out of touch they really are.
RGB apparently had a fall last night and broke 3 ribs and is hospitalized. Also think she has some additional health issues too. People are volunteering their ribs and organs to get her back on her feet. If Trump has to replace her, I think half of the country will lose it.
Word on the street says she is frozen in carbonite until the next vote.
Dems doing what they do best....cheating.
People all over the country received mailed ballots from Broward County, Florida. You might think, as I did, well, that must be absentee ballots, and some were. But two people have come forward stating they have never lived in Broward County and, to their knowledge, were never registered to vote there. Both are registered democraps where they do live, and both have submitted donations to democrap candidates and to the DNC. Nothing wrong with either of those. Well, nothing wrong legally, but do have to question their decision making! So, it appears someone in Broward County took it upon themselves to solicit illegal votes from dems across the country. At this point we don't know how many such illegal ballots were completed and mailed back and are now a part of the overall count. It's under investigation.
Dems doing what they do best...cheating and committing voter fraud!
This cycle, thus far, no such blatant cheating has been detected in three of the past biggest violators' states: Illinois, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. There have been cases of horrendous voter fraud by the Dems in isolated precincts in those states before. This year, thus far, it appears the fraud is limited to Arizona, Texas, and of course Florida.
Interesting that the Republicans ran Flake off and now the seat will be taken by a Democrat.


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Pima County, state preparing COVID-19 vaccine plans
The Pfizer announcement that a vaccine may soon be available has put public focus on distribution.
by Christopher Conover TWEET SHARE
A Centers for Disease Control illustration of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
Pfizer's announcement earlier this month of a promising COVID-19 vaccine candidate that could soon be available is bringing new focus on plans to distribute the drug.
"We don't have all the details hammered out yet, and as you can imagine there are a lot of unknowns," said Crystal Rambaud, Pima County vaccine and preventable disease manager.
In mid-October, Arizona sent very preliminary plans to the Centers for Disease Control regarding how the state intends to distribute the vaccine when it becomes available. Though the final plans will be based partially on the limitations of the approved vaccine, the document sent to the federal government does lay out who gets it first.
VIEW LARGER The state's preliminary plan for COVID-19 vaccine distribution.
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Arizona's plan prioritizes health care workers at all levels and then moves to other essential workers. Will Humble, the former head of the Arizona Department of Health Services, said that makes sense.
"Top of the list, in my opinion, and this is what the National Academy also said, is people who work in assisted living and skilled nursing facilities. And the reason that is so important is the virus leaks in to nursing homes through the staff, and so if we could get them vaccinated first and then vaccinate the folks that live in those facilities, that will take a load off the hospital system, bring down the mortality rate and allow the temperature to drop a little on this whole pandemic," Humble said.
Distribution of the vaccine will be one of the biggest challenges, no matter which version gets to market first. Pima County has more than 1,000,000 residents, most of whom will need to be inoculated.
Pima County set up mass testing sites for COVID-19, and that experience could help with the distribution of the vaccine.
"One of the vaccine modalities that they are looking at is drive-thru, and there's been a lot of drive-thru testing services, so I think there's going to be a lot of lessons learned there and we are going to be able to use a lot of those same kind of general setups to do those things," said Rambaud.
The Pfizer vaccine has two major challenges. The first, is it must be stored at below -70 degrees Celsius until it ready to be used. That presents a transportation challenge.
"There is only one place in the world that can quickly provide supply chain leadership, and that's the Army who is really taking that on and that's who is going to be doing this for the whole nation," said Dr. Richard Carmona, former U.S. surgeon general under President George W. Bush.
Storage at the ultra-low temperature, once the vaccine arrives in local communities, is also an issue. Pima County will turn to partners, including the University of Arizona, to help store the vaccines in Southern Arizona.
"We've already got plans to have a whole freezer farm of -80 freezers," said Dr. Robert Robbins, UA president.
Robbins said the UA will be able to store at least 120,000 doses.
The second major challenge for the Pfizer vaccine is its need for a second dosage, or booster, about three weeks after the initial inoculation.
Some in the health care field are concerned that antivaccine sentiment will make it difficult to convince people to get the first vaccine, let alone a second dose.
Humble said he doesn't see vaccine fear as a problem.
"If we go to full FDA approval and if the phase three data really show that it is both safe and effective I think ... enough people have been through enough that I just don't see vaccine hesitancy being a major issue," Humble said.
Pfizer is not the only company working on a COVID-19 vaccine. Health officials said the public will not be able to mix the vaccines once they get the first shot.
"So, you are going to have multiple products on the market that cannot be interchanged and so it is going to be really important that people understand what formulation they got and where they need to return to to get the same presentation twice," said Rambaud.
Pfizer said its vaccine is 90% effective. In comparison, the flu vaccine has averaged a 40% effective rate since 2003, according to the CDC.
A higher effective rate means fewer people have to get the vaccine.
"If you had a vaccine that was, say, 60% effective, then you would have to basically vaccinate the entire state in order to get to herd immunity. But if you've got vaccines that are 90% effective, that means you could probably get away with say 60-65% of the population getting vaccinated," said Humble.
Questions still remain about when a vaccine will become widely available. Experts expect most of the public won't be able to get it until the spring or early summer.
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Bathsheba - the Named, not shamed
Diana Hall
"And David was the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah" (Matt 1:6, NRSV)
Family trees in the bible are mostly a male affair. They're patriarchal legal-speak… tracing a person's lineage was the ancient world way of establishing their legitimacy and standing. So when we find that there are names of women as well as men included in Matthew's genealogy of Jesus, we're encountering something remarkable. More intriguing still, and a little disconcerting, is Matthew's decision to include a reference to a woman who is not named.
A name, given or withheld, is a powerful thing. Naming can bestow dignity and honour, and refusing to name someone can imply withholding of respect or blessing.
Who then is this "wife of Uriah"? And why isn't she named? I stop and think about it.
Her name is Bathsheba.
As soon as I name her I know what the problem is. This is a story of shame. You probably know it. A King - David, no less - fails to guard his gaze and is tempted by a beautiful woman. He sees Bathsheba bathing and cannot resist her. They sleep together and when he discovers she is pregnant he has her husband killed to cover his tracks. Their first child dies, but Bathsheba later gives birth to Solomon, who becomes a wise ruler and King. Thus Matthew's genealogy reminds us that even King David is flawed, and yet that the redemptive power of Jesus remains.
That's the most familiar story of Bathsheba and there's nothing factually inaccurate in it. Yet in this account Bathsheba remains almost entirely passive. She is "the woman David slept with", defined by her association with his sin.
But if we are to name something well we must attend closely to it. Naming Bathsheba only by virtue of her association with others is shallow. To speak more deeply of Bathsheba's experience we must allow her agency and a voice.
Imagining her experiences is difficult (ancient texts don't do empathetic storytelling very well!). Nevertheless there are things I can say - name - though they are painful: she fell under a voyeuristic male gaze. She was the victim of abuse of power. She was raped, widowed and bereaved of a child. She suffered a great deal.
Yet she was not broken. She endured.
Bathsheba was strong and resourceful. She became part of the household of David and bore him another son, Solomon. For many years the biblical record is silent about her. But later life, when David was nearing death, she came to the fore as both mother and strategist, working with Nathan, outwitting others to secure the throne for her son. You can read the story in 1 Kings 1:15-40.
Though Matthew's decision not to name Bathsheba in his genealogy covers the shame of David's sin against her, it risks doing so at the expense of her humanity. Too many women have been left faceless and voiceless in the scriptures and beyond. We are learning this about our contemporary lives and stories, and we need to learn it about the scriptures too. People should be named, not shamed.
When we name Bathsheba and begin to tell her story, we offer dignity to a woman who suffered and endured, who was a faithful and sharp-witted wife; and who was mother of a wise King. As Solomon wrote in his Proverbs, she was an "Eschet chayil", a woman of valour. We should celebrate her.
Diana Hall is an Anglican parish priest, pastoral supervisor and occasional broadcaster on BBC radio. She's managed by 2 spaniels and a cat.


Frutera Aguas Blancas is not your average Chilean grape grower. While their highly sought-after storage Thompsons set them apart in the North American market, their leaders differentiate them on their home turf. Managed by two sisters, Catalina and Maria Jose Cohen, this Oppy partner brings a unique approach to grape production.
Aguas Blancas was established in 1986 by Arturo Cohen, Catalina and Maria Jose's father, who initially produced stone fruit and kiwifruit in addition to grapes. In recent years, the 140-hectare farm located in the Chacabuco Valley has evolved to focus primarily on Thompsons―producing about 200,000 cases annually―complemented by a few hectares of black seedless. The property includes a packing house that has an 8,000-case-per-day capacity and controlled atmosphere cold storage.
"The temperate climate, deep and loamy soils and groundwater which originates from the Andes Mountains enables us to grow the best premium product in the region, and one of the best in the country," said Maria Jose, financial and administration director.
Between the climate and the growing practices, Aguas Blancas is well-equipped to export "storage" grapes, which fill an important niche in our market. These late-season grapes are popular for their quality and because they help bridge the Chilean green grape season into the availability of fruit from Mexico and California.


This grilled veggies and hummus trio is perfect for grilling season! Especially with 4th of July right around the corner! USA, USA, USA!
I have no words! I have no good words to explain to you how delicious this is! There are so many wonderful flavors. The only small problem was that there was not enough space in my mouth to shovel it in as fast as I really wanted to. Also, I had trouble putting it away because I kept wanting one more bite. Struggles!
This veggie platter and hummus trio is good any day of the week but wouldn't you especially love to bring this hummus trio to a cook out and watch everyone devour them? Or maybe you're having a cook out. Grilled/roasted veggie platters are impressive, are they not? They are so colorful and the beautiful char marks scream flavor.
Even if you're not up for roasting and grilling your veggies you could still serve the hummus trio with some assorted breads and veggies. I love having hummus and veggies. See here. Or here.
Now before you scroll down to the recipe section and see all of the recipes, let me tell you it looks like a lot of work! But that is just because there are detailed veg prep instructions. Easy-peasy. Also you are going to be able to multi-task! You're going to prepare all your garbonzo beans at once. You're going to be roasting things together, not individually. You could also make the hummus the day before. You could pre-cut your vegetables. Whatever works for you to make you more efficient.
I've made hummus so many times I wouldn't even be able to guesstimate how many times. I always used the beans straight from the can into the food processor. I've added another step that I think was worth it. I decided to cook them with baking soda first after reading this: Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi's method. I'm not saying I used their method exactly because I didn't really read all of it. I skimmed through and decided to cook the beans in baking soda. I plan to keep making my hummus with the baking soda method. I've explained how I did it in the recipe section. They are much softer therefore blend smoother. This is what the beans look like once they've been cooked.
I didn't have any tahini on hand, and really wanted to use it in my recipes so I made some. I had sesame seeds in my spice pantry so I winged it and it turned out really great. I included a recipe below. I suggest buying it if you can though- it's much less work. That's the tahini next to the roasted carrots.
Tips: Be very light handed with your oil. It goes in many of the components that make this meal, which means the calories can sky rocket if you aren't careful. Only add a tiny bit if you feel you really need it. Also be very light handed with salt since it's also going in many of the components as well. Final tip, save the water you cook the beans in for adding to the hummus if it needs to be thinned out.
How to prepare garbonzo beans to use in hummus.
Drain beans and put them in a stock pot.
Sprinkle over the baking soda and cook as if sautéing for about 5-8 minutes.
Once there seems to be no moisture left add enough water to just cover the beans.
Cook until the beans are very soft and outer casings are falling off.
This may take a while, but it's worth it.
Prepare roasted garlic by peeling off the outer paper, cut the top of the garlic off making sure you expose the garlic. Set head of garlic in foil, drizzle a tiny amount of olive oil and lightly salt the top, close up the foil.
Bake the garlic for 40 minutes then remove from the oven.
It will slide right out of its peel.
You may need to add some cooking water to help smooth out the hummus.
Cook onions until soft or brown depending on your preference. As long as you use a non-stick pan you shouldn't need any oil, or very little.
Half way through cooking add your rosemary.
I used dry rosemary because I did not have fresh, but fresh would be best. A little goes a long way, you need very little.
Peel carrots and cut off tips. Slice in half lengthwise.
Lightly spray the tops of carrots with cooking spray.
Lightly salt the carrots and place in the oven for 30-40 minutes or until roasted and soft.
You may need to add some cooking water or more lemon juice to help smooth out the hummus.
Delicious grilled and roasted vegetable platter.
Start by peeling, slicing, and boiling your sweet potatoes until tender.
Once softened drain and rinse with cold water to stop the cooking process.
Lightly coat with 1 tsp olive oil, smoked paprika (love the smoky flavor), garlic powder, and salt.
Lay sweet potato pieces on a grill pan.
Flip and remove when grill marks are present on each side.
The tomatoes, carrots, corn, and onion are going to be roasted.
Place tomatoes in a casserole dish or Pyrex, lightly sprinkle with salt and 1 tsp of olive oil.
Toss to coat and place in oven for 30-40 minutes.
Carrots and onions can be cooked together on same foil lined pan lightly sprayed with cooking spray.
Peel and trim carrots, cut at a diagonal.
Cut onions in half, then in half again.
Remove outer layer of onion, trim off ends, cut in half again.
Lightly sprinkle carrots and onion with salt and lightly spray tops with cooking spray.
Roast them in oven for 20-30 minutes.
Spread frozen corn on a lightly sprayed baking sheet and lightly sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Bake the corn for 10-15 minutes or until crispy.
Wash and cut zucchini at a diagonal.
Toss them in a bowl with 1 TBS olive oil, 1 TBS of apple cider vinegar, salt, pepper, and oregano.
Lay zucchini on a hot grill pan, flip and remove when grill marks are present.
Serve veggies on a big platter family style, with hummus trio, brown rice, and some bread options.


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Bas-Vully war bis am 31. Dezember 2015 eine politische Gemeinde im Seebezirk (frz.: District du Lac) des Kantons Freiburg in der Schweiz. Bis 1977 hiess die Gemeinde offiziell Vully-le-Bas. Die in der Region verwendeten deutschen Namen der Gemeinde sind Niederwistenlach und Unterwistenlach. Am 1. Januar 2016 fusionierte Bas-Vully und Haut-Vully zur neuen Gemeinde Mont-Vully.

Geographie
Bas-Vully mit dem Zentrum Sugiez liegt auf , 3,5 km nördlich des Bezirkshauptortes Murten (Luftlinie). Das Dorf erstreckt sich am Nordufer des Murtensees, nahe dem Ausfluss des Broyekanals, am Südostfuss des Mont Vully, im nördlichen Freiburger Mittelland.

Die Fläche des 10 km² grossen ehemaligen Gemeindegebiets umfasst einen Abschnitt des nördlichen Freiburger Mittellandes im Dreiseenland. Das Gebiet besitzt eine rund 2 km lange Seeuferlinie am Murtensee zwischen Môtier im Westen und dem Ausfluss des Broyekanals im Osten. Vom Seeufer erstreckt sich der Gemeindeboden nordwärts über einen rund 300 m breiten flachen Uferrandstreifen auf den Mont Vully, auf dessen Gipfel mit  der höchste Punkt von Bas-Vully erreicht wird. Dieser aus Molasse bestehende Berg besitzt im Kammbereich ein Plateau, das sich allmählich gegen Süden absenkt, bevor es mit einem Steilhang gegen den Murtensee hin abfällt. Durch die Erosionskraft zweier Bäche wurde das Plateau im Lauf der Jahrmillionen untergliedert und die Talsysteme von Vaux de Praz und Vaux de Nant geschaffen. Die Nordseite des Mont Vully fällt steil mit dem bewaldeten Hang La Roseire zur Ebene des Grossen Mooses ab.

Der nördliche Gemeindeteil umfasst die auf  gelegene landwirtschaftlich intensiv genutzte Ebene des Grossen Mooses, die vom Broyekanal durchflossen wird. Nach Osten reicht die Gemeindefläche entlang des Grand Canal und Biberekanals bis nach Bellechasse, während die Nordgrenze entlang des Waldrandes des sogenannten Staatswaldes verläuft. Von der ehemaligen Gemeindefläche entfielen 1997 12 % auf Siedlungen, 12 % auf Wald und Gehölze, 73 % auf Landwirtschaft und rund 3 % war unproduktives Land.

Bas-Vully bestand aus den am 25. Januar 1850 fusionierten Gemeinden:
 Sugiez, , am Ostfuss des Mont Vully und beidseits des Broyekanals
 Nant, bestehend aus Nant-Dessous () und Nant-Dessus (), beide zwischen dem Murtensee und dem Fuss des Mont Vully am Ausgang des Talsystems des Vaux de Nant gelegen
 Praz (Vully), , in der Ebene zwischen dem Murtensee und dem Mont Vully, am Ausgang des Talsystems des Vaux de Praz
 sowie aus dem im Verlauf des 19. Jahrhunderts abgegangenen Dorf Chaumont.

Diese drei ehemals eigenständigen Gemeinden sind heute zu einem langen Strassendorf zusammengewachsen. Im Weiteren gehören auch Bellechasse () im Grossen Moos am Biberekanal und einige Einzelhöfe zu Bas-Vully. Nachbargemeinden von Bas-Vully sind Haut-Vully, Galmiz und eine Exklave von Murten im Kanton Freiburg sowie Ins und Müntschemier im Kanton Bern.

Bevölkerung

Mit 2098 Einwohnern (Stand 31. Dezember 2014) gehörte Bas-Vully zu den mittelgrossen Gemeinden des Kantons Freiburg. Von den Bewohnern waren 58,6 % französischsprachig, 30,4 % deutschsprachig und 3,2 % sprachen Portugiesisch (Stand 2000). In den letzten Jahren hat sich der Anteil der deutschsprechenden Bevölkerung laufend vergrössert (1990 erst 23 % deutschsprachig). Nach einem Höchststand 1940 nahm die Bevölkerung bis 1980 durch starke Abwanderung um fast 40 %ab. Seither wurde wieder ein deutliches Bevölkerungswachstum verzeichnet.

Wirtschaft
Bas-Vully war bis in die zweite Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts ein vorwiegend durch die Landwirtschaft geprägtes Dorf. Noch heute haben der Ackerbau, der Gemüseanbau und der Obstbau einen wichtigen Stellenwert in der Erwerbsstruktur der Bevölkerung. Am unteren Südhang des Mont Vully und in den beiden Erosionstälchen befindet sich dank der optimalen Exposition zu Sonne ein zusammenhängendes Weinbaugebiet (vor allem Chasselas-Trauben). Einige Bewohner leben auch von der Fischerei.

Weitere Arbeitsplätze sind im lokalen Kleingewerbe und im Dienstleistungssektor vorhanden. In den Dörfern gibt es Gärtnereien, Schreinereien, Schlossereien und Weinhandlungen. Ein grösseres Gewerbe- und Industriegebiet ist seit den 1980er Jahren östlich des Broyekanals entstanden. Hier haben sich Betriebe der Nahrungsmittelverarbeitung, des Transport- und Baugewerbes sowie der Elektrobranche niedergelassen. In Bellechasse befindet sich die kantonale Strafanstalt von Freiburg.

In den letzten Jahrzehnten hat sich Bas-Vully dank seiner attraktiven Lage auch zu einer Wohngemeinde entwickelt. Viele Erwerbstätige sind deshalb Wegpendler, die teilweise in der näheren Umgebung (Murten, Kerzers), wegen der guten Verkehrsanbindung aber auch in Neuenburg und in der Agglomeration Bern arbeiten.

Tourismus
Bas-Vully profitiert auch vom Fremdenverkehr dank der milden und schönen Lage sowie der Möglichkeit von Wassersport auf dem Murtensee. Sugiez verfügt über einen grossen Campingplatz am Ausfluss der Broye aus dem See. Einige weitere Ferienhäuser befinden sich entlang dem Seeufer.

Verkehr
Die ehemalige Gemeinde ist verkehrsmässig recht gut erschlossen. Sie liegt an einer Verbindungsstrasse von Salavaux entlang des nördlichen Ufers des Murtensees nach Sugiez. Östlich des Broyekanals verläuft die Hauptstrasse von Bern nach Neuenburg. Der nächste Anschluss an die Autobahn A1 (Bern-Lausanne) befindet sich rund 5 km vom Ortskern entfernt. Am 1. Mai 1903 wurde die Eisenbahnlinie von Murten nach Ins mit einem Bahnhof in Sugiez eröffnet. Durch einen Postautokurs, der von Sugiez nach Lugnorre verkehrt, sind die Dörfer Sugiez, Nant und Praz an das Netz des öffentlichen Verkehrs angebunden, dies aber nur Montag bis Freitag. Durch die Personenschifffahrt auf dem Murtensee besitzen Praz und Sugiez Verbindung mit den anderen Seeanstössergemeinden (über den Broyekanal gibt es auch eine direkte Verbindung mit dem Neuenburgersee).

Geschichte

Das Gemeindegebiet von Bas-Vully war schon sehr früh besiedelt, was durch den Fund von Überresten eines keltischen Oppidums auf dem Mont Vully bestätigt wird. Die erste urkundliche Erwähnung des Ortes erfolgte im Jahr 968 unter dem Namen Wisliacense. Später erschienen die Bezeichnungen Vuisliacense (985), Williex (1192), Willie (1228), Villiaco, Wistillacho (1266), Williey (1330), Vuillie (1334), Wuilliacum  und Vuilliez (1453). Der Name Vully geht auf einen gallorömischen Siedler namens Vistilius zurück. Bas-Vully trug bis 1831 den Namen Commune générale des quatre villages de La Rivière. Neben Sugiez, Praz und Nant bestand damals auch das Dörfchen Chaumont (deutsch Zöumet), das 1859 nach einem Erdrutsch aufgegeben wurde.

Die Dörfer Praz, Nant, Sugiez und Chaumont, am Nordufer des Murtensees wurden vom Lehnsherr Murten auch als La Rivière bezeichnet. In drei Dokumenten von 1443 findet sich auch die Schreibweise Ripperia. Damit war eher eine Verwaltungseinheit als eine Gemeinde im heutigen Sinn gemeint.

Seit 1375 gehörten die Dörfer der heutigen Gemeinde Bas-Vully zur Herrschaft Murten. Ab 1484 unterstanden sie der von den Ständen Bern und Freiburg gemeinsam verwalteten Landvogtei Murten. Nach dem Zusammenbruch des Ancien Régime (1798) kamen die Dörfer an den Kanton Freiburg und gehörten während der Helvetik und der darauf folgenden Zeit zum Bezirk Murten, bevor sie 1848 mit der neuen Kantonsverfassung in den Seebezirk eingegliedert wurden.

Der endgültige Zusammenschluss von Sugiez, Nant und Praz, die bis 1798 eigene Dorfverwaltungen besassen, nachher aber gewisse Aufgaben gemeinsam erledigten, erfolgte am 25. Januar 1850. Die Gemeinde besitzt keine eigene Kirche, sie gehört seit 1530 zur reformierten Pfarrei Môtier. Während des Ersten Weltkrieges wurden im Sandstein des Mont Vully einige Befestigungsanlagen erstellt. 2003 stand eine Fusion der Gemeinden Bas-Vully und Haut-Vully zur Debatte, die allerdings an der Ablehnung der Stimmberechtigten von Bas-Vully knapp (50 Stimmen) scheiterte.

Am 1. Januar 2016 fusionierten die beiden Gemeinden Bas-Vully und Haut-Vully zur neuen Gemeinde Mont-Vully.

Sehenswürdigkeiten

Sowohl Sugiez als auch Nant und Praz weisen charakteristische Wein- und Ackerbauernhäuser aus dem 17. bis 19. Jahrhundert auf. Besonders erwähnenswert ist eine Häusergruppe in Praz mit dem Haus Chervet (16. Jahrhundert) und dem Haus Burnier (18. Jahrhundert) mit einem Portal, das auf 1573 datiert ist. Auf einem Bergvorsprung über den Vaux de Nant sind die Grundmauern der Tour des Sarrasins, eines Befestigungsturms aus dem 12. oder 13. Jahrhundert sichtbar.

Entlang der Rebhänge rund 50 m über dem Seespiegel des Murtensees führt ein Weinbaulehrpfad (Sentier viticole du Vully) mit schöner Aussicht auf die Winzerdörfer von Bas-Vully und bei klarem Wetter bis zu den Alpen.

Der bekannte Künstler und Eisenplastiker Bernhard Luginbühl hat im Hotel de la Gare in Sugiez einige seiner bedeutendsten und grössten Kunstwerke ausgestellt. Zudem wurde die "Bar des artistes" im selben Hotel von ihm gestaltet und ist bei den Einwohnern ein beliebter Treffpunkt. Die Bar stellte 2013 den Betrieb ein.

Literatur
 Hermann Schöpfer: Les monuments d'art et d'histoire du Canton de Fribourg, Tome IV: Le District du lac (I). Hrsg. von der Gesellschaft für Schweizerische Kunstgeschichte GSK. Bern 1989 (Kunstdenkmäler der Schweiz Band 81). ISBN 3-909158-21-8. S. 359–412.

Weblinks

 Offizielle Website der Gemeinde Bas-Vully (französisch)

 Luftaufnahmen von Sugiez
 Luftaufnahme von Nant
 Luftaufnahmen von Praz (Vully)
 Bar des Artistes, Sugiez

Einzelnachweise

Ort im Kanton Freiburg
Ehemalige politische Gemeinde in der Schweiz
Mont-Vully
Ersterwähnung 968
Gemeindeauflösung 2016
Weinbauort in der Schweiz

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Прямо́й переу́лок — улица в центре Москвы в районе Арбат между Проточным переулком и дублёром Нового Арбата.

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До середины XIX века для сегодняшнего Прямого переулка на картах встречаются названия как Троицкий (Планы Пресненской и Тверской частей, 1851), так и Прямой (План города Москвы изд. Хавского, v.1, 1843). Прямой — наименование в противопоставление соседнему Кривому, ныне Панфиловскому, переулку. С середины XIX века по 1922 год — Прогонный переулок. Это название было связано с тем, что в XIX веке по нему прогоняли скот с торговой Смоленской-Сенной площади на водопой. В 1922 году переулку возвращено название Прямой во избежание дублирования с существовавшими пятью Прогонными улицами в Богородском.

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Прямой переулок начинается от Проточного чуть восточнее 1-го Смоленского и проходит на север параллельно Новинскому бульвару до дублера Нового Арбата.

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Researchers working with Masahiro Murakami at Kyoto University used the same principle to design their process. In this case, the first step is also a reaction driven by light. The action of UV light can convert the starting material, an α-methylamino ketone, to a very energetic molecule. This also works with sunlight, as the researchers found out. An intramolecular rearrangement with ring closure results in a molecule containing a ring made of three carbon atoms and one nitrogen atom. This type of ring is under a great deal of strain and is correspondingly reactive. This "light reaction" was coupled to a "dark reaction": In the subsequent light-independent step, the highly energetic compound captures CO2 in the presence of a base. This forms a cyclic amino-substituted carbonic acid diester that could be useful as an intermediate for chemical syntheses.
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Born: 13 September 1891
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James was born in September 1896 in the Lamar Community of Jonesborough, Washington County, Tennessee. After his mother's death in 1911, his father moved him and the family to Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama. In the fall of 1913, James met some soldiers from nearby Camp Pettus that were there for Army Maneuvers from the State of Missouri and they became friends. When they returned to Missouri, James went with them.
James enlisted in the United States Army on 4 December 1913 with service number 44934 at Jefferson Barracks in Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri stating his age as 21 and 11 months, in fact he was only 17 years old. He was assigned to Company H, 30th Infantry Regiment. On 1 June 1917, James was transferred to Company H, 39th Infantry Regiment. The 39th was a new regiment being mobilized at Camp Syracuse, New York. Soldiers from the 30th were selected to be its founding troops and to help train the new recruits that were being enlisted for the regiment. Camp Syracuse itself was established in May 1917 on the grounds of the New York State Fairgrounds with elements of the 9th and 16th Infantry Regiments, as well as the 5th Machine Gun Battalion to operate the camp.
It was here at Camp Syracuse that James met the love of his life (Clara Belle) and they were married on 17 October 1917 in Syracuse, New York. Soon after the 3rd Company Training Battalion of the 16th Infantry Regiment received movement orders to rejoin their main regiment that had already sailed for France on 14 June. The company was not at full combat strength, so they were allowed to recruit from other units at Camp Syracuse. James was one of those who was recruited, he was reassigned to the 16th and they left for the coast soon after leaving his new bride with her parents. He departed New York Harbor aboard the Royal Mail Ship (RMS) Carpathia a Cunard Lines Ship on the morning of 22 November.
James arrived France on 4 December 1917 and was assigned to Company M, 16th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Battalion, 1st Infantry Brigade, 1st Expeditionary Division. The Supply Company of the 16th Regiment was in need of soldiers that could handle a wagon and a team of horses, so a call went out to the regiment for such men. On 29 December 1917, James was reassigned to them as a Wagoner. He served with honor and kept his men supplied until his death of lobar pneumonia on 5 October 1918 near Froidos, Meuse, Lorraine, France. He was interred wrapped in a blanket at French Military Cemetery #290, Row 17, Grave 82 in Froidos with full military honors also on the 5th.
James was 22 years old. He participated in four Unit Campaigns: Mondider-Noyon Operation, Aisne-Marne Offensive, St. Mihiel Offensive and the Meuse-Argonne Offensive.
James was disinterred on 4 October 1921 placed in a casket and transported to Antwerp, Belgium for his voyage home aboard United States Army Transport Ship St. Mihiel on 16 December. It was agreed upon with Clara (his wife) and Jake (his father) that James would be returned to him in Alabama. Jake became seriously ill prior to James returning to New York and sent Clara a telegram telling her to receive James. Clara then sent a telegram to the United States Army Quartermaster at Brooklyn, New York on 18 December asking them to hold James there until she could make final arrangements.
The Army conducted a Memorial service for James at Pier #2 on the Army Base at Brooklyn, New York at 2pm on Wednesday, 21 December 1921 prior to him being shipped out. He arrived Clinton, New York aboard Train #1 of the New York, Ontario & Western Railroad at 6:28pm also on the 21st and Clara signed for James. He was interred the following morning the 22nd at an undisclosed location with a private service. The American Legion provided full military honors and marked his grave with a World War Bronze Medallion, but his grave was never marked with anything showing a name or who was there. The small burial card marked only with James Miller, d: 5 Oct 18 was filed at the cemetery and forgotten.
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Six outta nine is better . . .
In that case, just how bad is Cincy baseball right now? What goes wrong that shoulda gone right?
So it's my fault that the truth hurts?
When Yankee fans talk about the WS rings, Beantowners try shouting it down. When Yanks look like they won't make the playoffs, Beantowners can't stop talking about it. Why is that?
Yankee fans are asked to stop talking about the WS rings and how Jeter has 4. Yet, when someone talks about Donnie Baseball, who's got zero, fans of other teams said he wasn't good enough to win the WS.
Seems weird to me. Someone out there needs to add intelligence to it so that it can be comprehended. Until then, y'all need to decide (hopefully with one voice) whether a team is better after having won a ring or not. Hopefully, the same rules apply for the Yanks as for everyone else, tho I doubt it. Until then:
Cincinnati is the worst team in the majors with a 18-30 record.
25. Pittsburgh (19-27)
25. Tampa Bay (19-27)
27. Kansas City (19-29)
27. Washington (19-29)
29. Texas (18-29)
30. Cincinnati (18-30)
Well, it seems that one of four key aspects to winning (offense, defense, relief pitching, and starting pitching) falls apart. And the Reds play just bad enough to lose.
What amazes me is the 2006 to 2007 comparision.
Runs per Game '06: 4.63, '07: 4.60
ERA '06: 4.53, '07: 4.48.
W% '06: .494, '07: .375
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Cinci is doing horrible this year, but hopefully they can pull things together and come back next year with a better team. (I'm trying to find a silver lining to this dark cloud.)
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. . . When Yanks look like they won't make the playoffs, Beantowners can't stop talking about it. Why is that?
Problably the same reason you guys reveled last year when our pitching staff feel apart and we went from 1st place at the end of July to 3rd at seasons end.
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With the exception being that you guys & gals aren't criticized for talking about rings. Of course, ever since 2004, I've seen some of you folks acting like Yankee fans in celebrating that *ONE* WS win in ... many more than 6 years (80 more years, in fact).
Just remember, ex-Yankee farmhand Yogi Berra, who's gotten 10 rings in 14 tries (the most of any single player) gets the 2nd biggest applause on Old Timers Day. The largest is held for his fellow ex-Yankee farmhand, Don Mattingly, who's ringless even as a Yankee coach, but gets the recognition because many of the fans saw and appreciated his efforts in the Bronx.
Regardless, I think that if you folks don't want us talking about the rings, then y'all should stop talking about how long we haven't won any. In fact, if we did win a few since 2001, we'd be talking about rings even moreso than we do now!
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I thought this thread was suppose to be fun.
I don't mind or even care if you Matt or any other Yankee fans talk about rings and championships and every checkers game the Yankees have ever won. I mean no other professional franchise in the history of all of the sports in the universe has won more. No one can top it. We get it.
It's just that it seems that a lot of times when the Yankees struggle and they're not winning, instead of facing reality and accepting it, some fans play the 26 trump card all too often, like "Yea, we might be struggling, but you can't beat this card can you? HaHaHaHaHaHa and thinking "I feel better now".
I was at a LSU baseball game last month, taking my 2 oldest boys to see their first Tiger baseball game. We had the college program of the 90s. It has really gone down hill. Average at best. There was a group of loud mouth Ole Miss fans near by, and some LSU fan was telling them to shutup (which was not a bad idea) ut then throwing the "We've won 5 National Champions in the 90s" stuff at them every time they had a comeback. Even as diehard Tiger alum and fan, I was thinking that was lame. Beating them over the head with a history book. Don't ignore history, but cherish and savor it, but live in the present. Tigers won by the way 4-3 on a bases-loaded walk-off walk. I've never seen that in person. Very rare.
It's going to hurt more to some when the Sox win another WS championship before the Yankees do. Well maybe not, then the score would be 26-7 and we still suck, right? h
I've got my response, and here it is: let's see who won in 2004, and here they are:
2000 was a while back, 2004 is more closer to the present. Boast about 26 WS rings, again and again, eh?
The Yankees are having some Angel problems, and they're losing 3-0 today to the Angels and got blown out last night. A-Rod can save the team all he wants, but GM Cashman's job is on the line unfortunately. But be careful! I sense an eruption nearby!
With the exception being that you guys & gals aren't criticized for talking about rings.
I wish I could talk about rings.
I usually try to talk about the current season's events.
Remember, I always brought that up when 'Bitter Rivals' was in the 'current events' forum.
Of course, ever since 2004, I've seen some of you folks acting like Yankee fans in celebrating that *ONE* WS win in ... many more than 6 years (80 more years, in fact).
You got to understand that one in 86 years, to the majority of us, is literally a 'once in a lifetime' experience.
To you, it's 'business as usual'.
Magic Number:99
Eleven and a half up. Who'd-a-thought?
So, how are things down there?
Now let's not exaggerate . . . They are doing better than Tampa Bay.
- American League East -
Boston - - - 34 15 .694 -
Baltimore - 23 27 .460 - 11½
Toronto - - 22 27 .449 - 12
New York - 21 27 .438 - 12½
Tampa Bay 20 28 .417 - 13½


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The Best 10 Ironies About The "Obama Phone"
Harold April 8, 2013 - 3:13 pm April 8, 2013 Life In The Sausage Factory, Spectrum, Tales of the Sausage Factory
There is so much about the "Obama Phone" nonsense that tickles my funny bone in odd places. It's not just that everything conservatives say about it is factually wrong. It also proves that the cherished progressive belief that every policy ever adopted under Reagan and under W were universally unmitigated disasters for the poor and people of color is also wrong. (No, I'm not saying one good policy makes up for a load of bad policies – but honesty demands acknowledging that the Universal Service Fund (USF), of which Lifeline/Linkup is part, started under Reagan and got expanded to wireless by former Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Kevin Martin under Bush).
As if this were not ironic enough, the "Obama phone" was approved by the FCC in part to address the massive sudden need for subsidized mobile phones for Katrina victims. In 2005-06, Tracfone distributed 30,000 phones to Katrina victims under the expanded Lifeline program, and raised awareness of the new program through the devastated Gulf Coast region, i.e, the same red state regions now bellyaching about the program. For Progressives, consider that the "Obama phone" was invented in part as a response to Katrina by the President who "didn't care about black people."
Even better, it's an example of how Republicans once upon a time took action to create programs to address the needs of poor people, even when it meant raising rates on the wealthy – a thing neither conservatives or progressives appear willing to acknowledge ever happened. Then, of course, there is the irony that the people most upset about the "Obama Phone," rural conservatives, are subsidized out of the same program at a much higher rate. For us law geeks, it's fun to remember that USF started with the FCC exercising its "ancillary authority," that the D.C. Circuit affirmed this massive expansion of FCC authority, and the Republican Congress would later approve, endorse, and expand this as part of the 1996 Act.
Another irony on the Republican side is that USF is exactly the kind of "teach a man to fish" program for the poor that at least some Republicans say holds the key to winning back the working class vote. Rather than just being a hand out, it puts an important tool for participating in the national economy in the hands of the poor so that they can find and keep jobs and become self-sufficient. Anyone who has applied for a job, or just about anything else these days, recognizes that having a mobile phone so your work can find you (especially if you are a day laborer or some other form of self-employed) is critical to success. Republicans should be arguing that this is exactly the kind of program that gives people tools to improve their lives rather than "creating dependencies," etc.
Finally, as with so many of these things, legislation to end the "Obama phone" (as proposed by a number of Senators recently) would probably drive a serious spike into provision of rural wireless – and ultimately rural broadband and telephony generally.
So here are my Top Ten Ironies about the "Obama Phone." Not that I expect actual history to matter much. But for my own amusement, and for the handful of telecom geeks like me that find this stuff entertaining, I elaborate below . . .
First, let me briefly address substance to say that FCC Commissioner Clyburn is spot on in her defense of Lifeline and Universal Service generally. If this were simply a merits argument, Clyburn would win on the merits. But, as I said recently at the National Conference on Media Reform (NCMR) in Denver, "no idea is so stupid it cannot gain traction in Washington." Let us therefore pass over the actual merits and jump to the delightful history of universal service and its myriad of ironies, culminating in the "Obama Phone" foolishness.
Where Did 'Universal Service' Come From?
The actual, serious definitive history of the idea of 'universal service' and how it got implemented is probably still Milton "I had a life before ICANN Dammit!' Mueller's book "Competition, Interconnection and Monopoly in the Making of the American Telephone System." I will give a shorter (and therefore less accurate) synopsis to emphasize the relevant ironic bits.
The idea of "universal service" was actually an invention of AT&T to justify getting a national monopoly on phone service. This ultimately got incorporated into something called the Kingsbury Commitments in 1913. Mind you, the idea of universal phone service was simply an extension of the general principle that all Americans need access to the basic means of communication we have had in this country since George Washington made the first Postmaster General a member of his cabinet.
As we shifted to "natural monopoly" public utility regulation of the telephone system over the next 30 or so years (culminating in the Communications Act of 1934), we set up a system where AT&T accepted rate regulation and agreed to bring service to anyone anywhere in its franchise area. We also required AT&T to offer a low-cost basic package, designed to be affordable for poor people no matter where they lived. This way, we brought telephone service to rural areas that were waaaaayyyy too expensive to serve under any rational business plan, and also made the most basic form of service affordable for most people.
AT&T could afford to do this because the cost got bundled into its regulated rate, under which it was guaranteed 15% return on investment (which used to be considered a very nice deal). In other words, we had a system of hidden subsidies to make it so that rural people and poor people in urban areas got telephone service. Notably, long distance charges were outrageously expensive, so that we could subsidize all this good stuff On the positive social side, we got a phone system that reached everyone and formed the basis for a platform for massive amounts of economic activity and major social change. This "universal service" concept proved so popular we put it in Section 1 of the Communications Act.
In the early 1980s, AT&T settled a long-standing anti-trust case and we underwent a major upheaval in how to manage the phone system. Specifically, the break up of AT&T and the separation of the long-distance service provider from the local service provider eliminated the ability to use long-distance rates to subsidize universal service. Confronted with this reality, the FCC did a bunch of things to make sure that local providers could still get subsidies to serve high cost urban areas and provide a basic low-cost service affordable for both urban and rural poor.
Irony Alert #1: So, in other words, this whole tax on the phone system to pay for free (or at least affordable) phone service got started under Reagan.
Irony Alert #2: Anyone living in rural America who complains about how the "Obama phone" is taking money out of their pocket "and how come I don't get a free telephone" – joke's on you! You are getting a free telephone, at the expense of every single urban telephone subscriber. Most of you are also getting the cheapo basic voice package as well because, well, most of you are poor. Of course, because you pay something for it (an amount which does not even begin to cover what it actually costs to provide you with the service you expect as a matter of right), you don't even realize this. Y'all think you're Makers, but you're actually Takers.
Sadly, we don't humiliate you and make you submit all kinds of paperwork to suckle at the government teat on subsidized phone service, like we do the Lifeline recipients. You get your government goodies as a function of being in the right zip-code. As a practical matter, it means you think the pathetic pittance you pay makes you a "good customer" instead of a government-subsidized parasite on the landline version of the Obama Phone. If we actually did what you wanted and ended the Universal Service program subsidies, you'd be slitting your own throats. Not that you would get that. You'd lie there exsanguinating wondering what the Hell happened to your phone service and surely this must somehow be Obama's fault. On the plus side, my phone bill would be a lot cheaper.
So either grow soul-patches on your chins and enjoy your subsidized landlines ironically, or shut your subsidized hypocritical pie-holes. 'Cause every time a rural Tea Party Taker calls his or her Senator or Rep to complain about the "Obama phone," you're doing it on my dime.
Ancillary Jurisdiction And The Republican Bleeding Hearts
But we are only at the beginning of our delightfully ironies tour of phone history. Lacking any statute for this, the FCC used it's "ancillary jurisdiction" over the phone system. The D.C. Cir. Subsequently affirmed this exercise of the "expansive powers" granted to it by Congress." Rural Tel. Coalition v. FCC, 838 F.2d 1307 (D.C. Cir. 1988)
Irony Alert #3: Yes, that ancillary jurisdiction – the one that powers Net Neutrality and that conservatives now consider an offense against the law of nature is what saved all your bacon back when we broke up AT&T. And the D.C. Circuit held it was OK for the FCC to make big companies like MCI (anyone still remember MCI?) pay to subsidize phone service for all Americans – even without explicit authorization from Congress.
In 1994, the Republicans won both houses of Congress and promptly set to work on what they would proudly declare the "Republican Revolution." Needless, to say, they recognized this "universal service" concept as a nefarious tax imposed by an Imperial FCC and promptly repealed it.
Just kidding! Far from punishing the way in which the Republican FCC under Reagan had used its "expansive powers" to save universal phone service, Congress gave it the gold stamp of approval by incorporating the basic concept into the Communications Act as part of the massive overhaul known as the Telecommunications Act of 1996. This added Section 254 which put universal service on firm statutory footing and reaffirmed the 200+ year old principle – going back to the appointment of the first Postmaster General to George Washington's cabinet — that as part of the social contract of making sure the U.S. is one country that guarantees to its people the means to communicate freely with one another.
Irony Alert #4: So, just for those keeping score, the "Obama Phone" created by the Reagan FCC using ancillary jurisdiction, then ratified by the Republican Congress as one of the largest and most comprehensive pieces of legislation in the "Republican Revolution." The first Democrat to even touch this "Obama Phone" thing was when Clinton signed the '96 Act.
Where's Wireless?
When the Reagan FCC first implemented the Universal Service Fund in the 1980s, the wireless industry scarcely counted as a factor to even think about. The original programs focused on the wireline side of things, although many states over time developed their own state-based universal service programs that included wireless.
By the time Congress passed the Telecommunications Act of 1996, the wireless industry had grown into a real-live service with fantastic growth opportunities ahead of it. In addition, one of the key themes of the 1996 Act was the idea of "technological neutrality" – that we wanted all services to compete with each other and the government should not "pick winners and losers." In its massive 1997 Order implementing the statutory changes made Congress to the Universal Service Fund (USF) (which, now that it had been formally recognized by Congress, became a proper noun and got capital letters), the FCC incorporated this "technological neutrality" concept into USF. Under the rules adopted in 1997, any telephone provider – whether wireline or wireless – could receive USF funding for supported services.
So Why Do People Keep Saying It Was George W. Bush's FCC That Expanded the Program To The "Obama Phone" in 2005? It Was Democrats in 1997! Gotcha!
Although wireless services could get Lifeline subsidies after the FCC adopted new rules in 1997, the real change for wireless cell phones and Lifeline came in 2005 when the FCC expanded the program at the request of Tracfone to include the exciting new development in the wireless industry – prepaid phone plans. For those not familiar with the concept (and to give the very basic version – there are lots of variants now because it is a very popular option), people who get prepaid plans don't buy a phone and get locked in for a long-term contract, then pay a fee every month. Instead, you pay a set amount of money for a phone with a bunch of minutes on it. The company charges your account until you run out of minutes. Then, if you want more minutes, you drop in more money.
Until 2005, resellers like Tracfone (at the time, Tracfone did not have any wireless licenses of its own; it offered services by buying wireless capacity at wholesale from folks with wireless licenses) could not get lifeline service. Tracfone filed a Petition with the FCC in 2004 asking the FCC to modify the rules so that it could offer pre-paid plans eligible for Lifeline subsidy.
The Bush FCC, under Chairman Kevin Martin, approved the Tracfone Petition and created the process by which wireless providers offering pre-paid plans could get Lifeline subsidies. As noted in the Order, Lifeline had been undersubscribed, with many poor people (including a whole bunch in rural areas) not applying for various reasons. The Bush FCC reasoned that encouraging programs such as Tracfone would expand the number of eligible poor people getting subsidized phone service. In her additional statement supporting the Order, Republican Commissioner Kathy Abernathy stressed the importance of extending the program so that poor people would have critical phone services using the technology of their choice.
Irony Alert #5: Obama phone conspiracy theorists love to point out that the CEO of Tracfone – which remains one of the largest providers of Lifeline-subsidized phones – is a big Obama supporter can campaign fundraiser. But in fact, it was the Republican FCC under George Bush that granted the Tracfone Petition.
Irony Alert #6: Once again, we see the Republicans being innovative and aggressive on programs to help the poor. The whole point of expanding the program was to make it easier for poor people to get phone service through pre-paid wireless plans because giving poor people access to phone service is vital for their quality of life and to improving their economic condition by enabling them to participate fully in their pursuit of the American dream, yadda yaddah yaddah etc. And according to this GAO report from 2010, the rule change succeeded spectacularly in expanding the program and thus improving the quality of life for hundreds of thousands of poor people.
This is another example of that "compassionate conservatism" championed by Bush that was actually, ya know, compassionate and stuff. It stands in stark contrast to the "grumpy, selfish jerkwad" brand of conservatism promulgated in the last election. Part of the contrast, of course, being that a majority of people actually voted for the "compassionate conservatism" of 2000/04 and not for "selfish jerkwad conservatism" of 2008/12.
Irony Alert #7: Part of the reason the FCC approved the Tracfone Petition in the beginning of September 2005 was that it allowed Tracfone and other providers to offer prepaid service with Lifeline subsidy to the people displaced by Hurricane Katrina – authorizing providers like Tracfone to provide free phones and 300 minutes of free service using Lifeline funds. Needless to say those made homeless by Katrina desperately needed mobile phones to access emergency relief services and to stay in touch with loved ones. Most of these Katrina victims would have been utterly unable to get them given they were now homeless and facing a very uncertain future.
Crowning Irony of Ironies: The "Obama Phone" was created by Former FCC Chair Kevin Martin for the President who 'didn't care about black people,' in part to help Katrina victims. Tracfone, the company run by the big Obama donor, distributed 30,000 free phones in the Red States that uniformly voted against Obama (MS, AL, LA, TX).
How Would Killing The Lifeline Subsidy Hurt Rural Wireless?
As noted by some, among the biggest opponents of dropping wireless (including pre-paid plans) from Lifeline eligibility are major wireless providers like Sprint and AT&T Mobility. These companies make money from Lifeline subsidy in two ways. First, they have prepaid plans that qualify for Lifeline Second, as wholesale providers of spectrum to companies like Tracfone, these companies make money from the larger customer base generally.
This is extremely important in rural areas where the business case for wireless is marginal or non-existent without USF subsidies. If we eliminate USF subsidies from wireless (whether entirely or just on Lifeline), it throws a serious crimp into the revenue that supports rural wireless. Yes, it is cheaper for companies to provide wireless in rural areas than wireline – that's why companies like AT&T and Verizon are planning to replace rural copper with wireless. But building and maintaining wireless in rural areas still costs money, aggravated by the low population density and the fact that rural populations are generally poorer than urban markets.
As a result, rural wireless (to the extent you can get signal) relies on federal subsidy. Cut back the subsidy and you impact service – especially in the poorer and more expensive areas. I am not saying that legislation to kill the Obama phone would kill rural wireless (although it might, depending how drafted), but it would hurt – especially in the poorer rural areas that are most expensive to serve and are disproportionately poorer. This becomes critical as we move forward with the digital conversion of the phone system and the telephone companies simply stop offering traditional copper wire service in rural areas altogether.
Irony Alert #8: Not only does this turn out to be good policy, it's good business – especially for rural Americans. So, of course, the Republican base, which is primarily rural, are the ones trying to kill it.
USF Is Also Revenue Neutral.
As far as I know, no one has raised the "subsidies are awful in our new age of austerity" argument. There's a reason for this. USF is revenue neutral. It is a separate charge on everyone's phone bill, which then gets dumped into a special fund for all USF programs (including Lifeline). This is administered in an extremely complicated scheme involving something called the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC). All of this falls completely outside the federal budget, so it is revenue neutral.
Nor would eliminating Lifeline eligibility for prepaid plans lower your phone bill. The same money would get collected, and the same money would go into the Lifeline pot. It would just go to fewer people, like it did before 2005.
Irony Alert #9: So at the end of the day, eliminating the Obama phone does not help anyone. No one saves money eliminating wireless eligibility for Lifeline, and eliminating Lifeline for mobile services doesn't reduce the deficit. Any legislation to eliminate the "Obama phone" just means lots of people will lose phone service – including a lot of people right now pushing to eliminate the Obama phone.
Will A Herd of Loudmouth Ignorant Tea-Party Takers Once Again Drive the Republican Party (and themselves) Over A Cliff (Again)?
So to recap, for a rational Republican Party, the "Obama phone" would actually be a proud selling point. It's exactly the kind of program smart conservatives once championed to improve the lives of the poor. It is the perfect pushback for progressive accusations that the Republican Party hates minorities and poor people. Bluntly, smart conservatives (particularly rural conservatives) ought to be pushing to expand Universal Service to include broadband services as building on a highly-successful Republican program to give the poor and minority communities the tools to advance economically and build a better future for themselves rather than a 'culture of dependency', etc.
Instead, a bunch of ignorant wankers in the conservative echo chamber have whipped their base into a suicidal Lemming frenzy and appears once again intent on driving the Republican Party over a cliff, cutting their own phone service off in the process.
Irony Alert #10: I'm not going to pretend that the 2014 election will turn on "the Obama Phone" any more than the 2010 election turned on Net Neutrality, but this illustrates the dynamic that is generally killing the Republican Party brand with young voters and people of color. It's not just that Republicans are squandering the opportunity to embrace Lifeline for wireless phones as a smart, tech-savvy, revenue neutral way to address our need for communications infrastructure and speak to the needs of the poor – particularly people of color (a population that relies heavily on mobile phones for Internet access as well as traditional phone service]). Instead, the Obama Phone flap is once again painting the Republican Party as a bunch of ignorant racist yahoos who don't even understand that they are killing their own friggn' program!
Mind you, there is plenty of time for smart conservatives looking to rescue their party from oblivion by explaining the reality of the Lifeline program and how it represents an opportunity for Republicans if they have the wit to seize it. A timely op ed from one of the Republican FCC Commissioners (or perhaps a former Republican Commissioner) could still turn things around, and earn Republicans some real brownie points with their target demographics – especially if supported by the larger wireless carriers (or their trade associations) who understand the economics of this and wouldn't mind seeing USF expanded/refocused on wireless broadband access, or used to help cover the conversion of rural copper to rural wireless.
So far, however, Republicans seem determined to make this into a self-inflicted wound rather than seize it as a golden opportunity.
Stay tuned. . . .
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Domremy-la-Pucelle is a small village in Lorraine that became famous for being the birthplace of Joan of Arc.
It was originally known as Domremy, a name that evolved most likely from Domus Remigius, an ancient Roman farm estate.
The village changed its name to Domremy-la-Pucelle in 1578.
Pucelle is an Old French word that came from the Latin Pucillella - unmarried girl (maid).
Although small, Domremy was also a stop-over on one of the Routes of Santiago de Compostela.
Would the regular presence of pilgrims have triggered Joan's extreme piety?
Joan was born around January 5, 1412, during the Hundred Years War, in a house next to the parish church.
Every day, the pious girl went to pray in Sainte-Marie, a chapel built on a hillside that overlooked the village.
When she was 13, she claimed to hear the voices of St. Michael, St. Catherine and St. Margaret; they encouraged her, on behalf of God, to liberate France from the English and to place Dauphin Charles on the throne.
Years later and after months of doubt, the Dauphin finally accepted Joan's intervention.
The then 17-year-old maid managed to galvanize the French troops; she led them to liberate the city of Orleans, which the English had besieged for months, then steadily pushed the invaders back out of the occupied zone!
Her final victory was to have the Dauphin crowned in Reims.
The charismatic Joan became known as La Pucelle d'Orléans - The Maid of Orleans and her heroic acts contributed to reverse the course of the Hundred Years War.
Tragically, the Burgundian party - allied to the English against the Crown of France - captured her in the city of Compiègne and sold her to the English.
After a long trial marred by many irregularities, the judges declared Joan a heretic and sentenced her to be burned at the stake in Rouen on May 30th, 1431.
The pope broke the trial in 1456 - tragically, too late for her!
The trial of rehabilitation recognized her innocence and raised her to the status of martyr.
The Church of Rome eventually beatified Joan in 1909 and Pope Benedict XV canonized her in 1920.
The minutes of her trial portray a courageous and frank young woman with a strong spirit of repartee, modern qualities that obviously played against her!
But that also explains why she knew, although being a young woman, not only impose herself among the French soldiers but also galvanize them!
Joan of Arc remains an emblematic character of the History of France, and one of the country's three patron saints (with Ste Anne and Ste Therese).
France celebrates her on the 2nd Sunday of May, the date closest to the anniversary of the liberation of Orleans on May 8, 1429; La Fête Nationale de Jeanne d'Arc et du Patriotisme - National Day of Joan of Arc and Patriotism is an official national holiday instituted in 1920.
Joan was born into a family of wealthy peasants who owned a house, modest by today's standards, next to the parish church.
She lived there with her parents Jacques d'Arc and Isabelle Romée, her brothers Jacques, Jean and Pierre and her sister Catherine.
The Department of Vosges purchased the house in 1818, restored it and converted it into a museum.
Joan's bedroom, her brothers' and the cellar are open to the public.
A tympanum carved with a 17th century coats of arms and a statue representing Joan kneeling, in armor, adorn the facade above the entrance door.
The house was classified historical monument in 1840.
The parish church, where Joan was baptized, was heavily remodeled in the 19th century.
However, the baptismal font and sculptures are contemporary with Joan, and the 13th century tower is still standing!
In 1929 Maxime Real del Sarte sculpted the bust of Joan of Arc in the southern transept.
Le Dernier Soupir - The Last Sigh is in Carrara marble, bronze and onyx; its base contains soil from the site where the stake once stood in Rouen.
One of the church's pillars is adorned with a fresco that represents the martyrdom of St. Sebastian.
It was painted in 1586 but covered with plaster at a later date and discovered in 1904 during restoration work.
The church also boasts a statue of St. Margaret and a replica of the statue of Joan located in the cathedral of Winchester in Hampshire (UK).
Heavily damaged during WWII, the Eglise Saint Remy was restored and classified historic monument in 1946; the last restoration dates from 2005.
Joan said she heard voices as she prayed in the Chapelle Sainte-Marie, on the Côteau de Vignes, a small hill that overlooks Domremy-la-Pucelle.
The Basilique Sainte-Jeanne d'Arc - also known as Basilique du Bois Chenu -today replaces this chapel.
In 1881, the architect Paul Sedille designed the Monument National de la Reconnaissance Francaise à Jeanne d'Arc - National Monument of the French Recognition to Joan of Arc that stands in front.


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Getting to know their future neighbours at Parkwood
In another exciting milestone for Living Choice Parkwood, deposit holders were invited for pre-Christmas drinks and lunch to meet their future neighbours. By the time the event concluded, they had become good friends!
Held at the Club at Parkwood Village, adjacent to where the village will be built, the future "pioneer residents" embraced the opportunity to get to know their future neighbours. It did not take long for discussion to turn to future possible events at the village, bar rosters and who would cook what at progressive dinners!
Hosted by sales consultants, Angie Hackett and Michael Levick, and attended by Regional Manager, Tracy Blair, and National Marketing Manager, Linda Hooper, the event was the first in many deposit holder" get-togethers planned over the next two years.
Tracy gave a short overview of proposed construction timelines and announced that a ground-breaking ceremony was scheduled for March 2022.
Angie, who is also a deposit holder, said many of those present planned to celebrate New Year's Eve together at the Club.
The deposit holder community is growing rapidly at Living Choice Parkwood. To secure your preferred apartment at today's prices, phone 1300 421 414.


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