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import datetime
import time
import os
import stat
import logging
import urlparse

import twython
from funfactory.urlresolvers import reverse

from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
from django.utils.importlib import import_module
from django.utils import timezone
from django.contrib.sites.models import Site
from django.conf import settings
from django.db.models import Q
from django.db import transaction

from airmozilla.main.helpers import thumbnail
from airmozilla.main.models import EventTweet, Event, Approval
from airmozilla.base.utils import shorten_url, unhtml

def send_unsent_tweets(verbose=False):
    # this is what the cron job can pipe into

    now = timezone.now()
    query = Q(sent_date__isnull=True) | Q(error__isnull=False)
    qs = (
        EventTweet.objects
        .filter(event__status=Event.STATUS_SCHEDULED)
        .filter(send_date__lte=now)
        .filter(failed_attempts__lt=settings.MAX_TWEET_ATTEMPTS)
        .filter(query)
        .order_by('id')
    )

    for event_tweet in qs:

        approved = (
            not Approval.objects
            .filter(event=event_tweet.event, approved=False)
            .exists()
        )
        if verbose:  # pragma: no cover
            print "Event", repr(event_tweet.event)
            print "Approved?", approved
            print "Text", repr(event_tweet.text)
            print "Includ placeholder", event_tweet.include_placeholder
            print "Send date", event_tweet.send_date
            print "Failed attempts", event_tweet.failed_attempts
            print
        if approved:
            sent = send_tweet(event_tweet)
            if verbose:  # pragma: no cover
                print "\tSent?", sent
                if sent:
                    print "\tID", event_tweet.tweet_id
                    print "\tURL", (
                        'https://twitter.com/%s/status/%s' % (
                            settings.TWITTER_USERNAME,
                            event_tweet.tweet_id
                        )
                    )

def send_tweet(event_tweet, save=True):
    if event_tweet.include_placeholder:
        if event_tweet.event.picture:
            pic = event_tweet.event.picture.file
        else:
            pic = event_tweet.event.placeholder_img
        thumb = thumbnail(
            pic,
            '385x218',  # 16/9 ratio
            crop='center'
        )
        file_path = thumb.storage.path(thumb.name)
    else:
        file_path = None

    try:
        tweet_id = _send(event_tweet.text, file_path=file_path)
        event_tweet.tweet_id = tweet_id
        event_tweet.error = None
    except Exception, msg:
        logging.error("Failed to send tweet", exc_info=True)
        event_tweet.error = str(msg)
        event_tweet.failed_attempts += 1
    now = timezone.now()
    event_tweet.sent_date = now
    save and event_tweet.save()

    return not event_tweet.error

def _send(text, file_path=None):
    if file_path:
        assert os.path.isfile(file_path), file_path

    t0 = time.time()
    if getattr(settings, 'TWEETER_BACKEND', None):
        try:
            path = settings.TWEETER_BACKEND
            mod_name, klass_name = path.rsplit('.', 1)
            mod = import_module(mod_name)
        except ImportError, e:
            raise ImproperlyConfigured(
                'Error importing email backend module %s: "%s"'
                % (mod_name, e)
            )
        try:
            tweeter_backend = getattr(mod, klass_name)
        except AttributeError:
            raise ImproperlyConfigured(
                'Module "%s" does not define a '
                '"%s" class' % (mod_name, klass_name)
            )
    else:
        tweeter_backend = twython.Twython

    twitter = tweeter_backend(
        app_key=settings.TWITTER_CONSUMER_KEY,
        app_secret=settings.TWITTER_CONSUMER_SECRET,
        oauth_token=settings.TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN,
        oauth_token_secret=settings.TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET
    )
    t1 = time.time()
    logging.info("Took %s seconds to connect to Twitter" % (t1 - t0))

    t0 = time.time()
    if file_path:
        with open(file_path, 'rb') as f:
            media_upload = twitter.upload_media(media=f)
            new_entry = twitter.update_status(
                status=text,
                media_ids=media_upload['media_id']
            )
    else:
        new_entry = twitter.update_status(
            status=text
        )
    t1 = time.time()
    logging.info("Took %s seconds to tweet with media" % (t1 - t0))

    return new_entry['id']

class ConsoleTweeter(object):  # pragma: no cover
    """Available so that you can redirect actual tweets to print stuff on
    stdout instead.
    """

    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
        self.kwargs = kwargs

    def update_status_with_media(self, file_path, status):
        if file_path:
            from django.template.defaultfilters import filesizeformat
            import textwrap
            print file_path.ljust(50),
            print filesizeformat(os.stat(file_path)[stat.ST_SIZE])
            indent = ' ' * 8
            print '\n'.join(
                textwrap.wrap(
                    status,
                    initial_indent=indent,
                    subsequent_indent=indent
                )
            )

        from random import randint
        return {'id': str(randint(1000000, 10000000))}

    def updateStatus(self, status):
        return self.update_status_with_media(None, status)

@transaction.atomic
def tweet_new_published_events(verbose=False):
    """Create EventTweet instances for events that have recently been
    published and are ready for public consumption."""
    now = timezone.now()
    yesterday = now - datetime.timedelta(hours=24)
    events = Event.objects.scheduled().filter(
        created__gt=yesterday,
        created__lt=now,
        privacy=Event.PRIVACY_PUBLIC,
    ).approved().exclude(
        id__in=EventTweet.objects.values('event_id')
    )

    site = Site.objects.get_current()
    base_url = 'https://%s' % site.domain  # yuck!
    for event in events:
        if event.channels.filter(no_automated_tweets=True):
            if verbose:
                print "Skipping", repr(event.title), "because it's part of"
                print event.channels.filter(no_automated_tweets=True)
            continue
        # we have to try to manually create an appropriate tweet
        url = reverse('main:event', args=(event.slug,))
        abs_url = urlparse.urljoin(base_url, url)
        try:
            abs_url = shorten_url(abs_url)
        except (ImproperlyConfigured, ValueError) as err:  # pragma: no cover
            if verbose:  # pragma: no cover
                print "Failed to shorten URL"
                print err

        text = event.title
        if len(text) > 115:
            # Why not 140?
            # We've found that sometimes when you're trying to tweet
            # a piece of text that actually is less than 140 when
            # doing text+URL you can get strange errors from Twitter
            # that it's still too long.
            text = text[:115]

        text = unhtml('%s\n%s' % (
            text,
            abs_url
        ))
        text += '\n'
        tags = (
            event.tags.all()
            .extra(
                select={'lower_name': 'lower(name)'}
            ).order_by('lower_name')
        )
        for tag in tags:
            _tag = '#' + tag.name.replace(' ', '')
            # see comment above why we use 115 instead of 140
            if len(text + _tag) + 1 < 115:
                text += '%s ' % _tag
            else:
                break
        text = text.strip()

        event_tweet = EventTweet.objects.create(
            event=event,
            text=text,
            include_placeholder=True,
        )
        if verbose:  # pragma: no cover
            print "Created", repr(event_tweet)

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Q: Any follow-up to videoHD Stitching Project by Luke Yeager? any progress made in stitching video since the last answer by Luke Yeager ?
I plan to develop 360 surround view for my car
Since --- StitcHD Project --- by Luke is already 5 years old
I expect some progress to be announced in technology, faster GPU live video processing and better depth maps matching.
https://github.com/lukeyeager/StitcHD
I would prefer WebRTC video tools but didn't get any answer on how to connect 4 usb webcams and get 4 live video streams for stitching.

A: If you want to enumerate all devices using WebRTC,
    https://webrtc.github.io/samples/src/content/devices/input-output/
shows how to do that and then open a specific device. You can open multiple devices at the same time but mind you that this is going to be taxing for the USB bus.
The canvas sample which shows how to grab a frame from the video stream and convert it into an image might be useful too.

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Here you will find a comprehensive price list that allows you to spec. your Arran 16 exactly how you want it. We have also included our Arran 16 Full Package that comes with everything you need to start your journey on the water.
We pride ourselves in offering everything from a plain new open boat to a new complete bespoke package tailored to your own requirements.
If there is anything else you would like for your bespoke boat please just ask.
It is often easier to add it during the build stage rather than at a later date.
For example if you choose your own electronic package we will fit it during the build.
The price of a typical example is £10,995.
It includes Boat, Cuddy, Cover, Roller Trailer and a 9.8hp Tohatsu 4 Stroke, Electric Start Outboard on Remotes.
We would be delighted to offer you advice on what components will be most suitable for your individual requirements. Often, we can source good quality, second-hand items too. Some boat parts and components require fitting, which we can do for an added cost.
I now have the moulds to make the inboard diesel boat.
Will be making one and getting it CE plated in the near future.
Anybody interested please get in touch to discuss.
Standard boat will be supplied with a Beta 14hp twin cylinder engine.
The boat is suitable for small tiller steer engines from 4-15h.p. for lake use and 6-15 h.p. for sea use. I recommend the new four stroke engines as they are fuel efficient and very quiet. You pay slightly more for them but you save on fuel and don't need to add two-stroke oil to the petrol.Two Stroke engines are now only available to commercial users.
I have for several years now been fitting the Tohatsu range of 4 stroke engines to both my new and secondhand boats.
The 9.8hp Tohatsu 4 stroke with remotes is a popular choice on the Arran 16 full package.
I also recommend the 3.5hp long-shaft Tohatsu 4 stroke as a backup engine.
If you require a larger Tohatsu engine for your own boat then please enquire.
Engines are supplied with a full manufacturers guarantee in your name and a full Pre-delivery inspection check is done prior to delivery, with the service record stamped accordingly.
Please see "For Sale" section for secondhand engines sale.
The cuddy, offers protection from the elements and has good visibility through it's five windows. The fitted cuddy on the Arran 16 is fully removable in seconds. It is made from GRP and has a large upward opening forward hatch. This gives easy access to the bow so you can use the anchor safely without having to walk around the front of the boat.
The cuddy is held in place by four quick release lockable catches. With the cuddy removed you have even more open deck space to walk around in.It allows for a fisherman to be at either end of the boat and cast safely. Once you sit underneath the cuddy on the front seat your completely protected from the wind and rain. With a console fitted you can even stand to steer if you prefer and look straight over the top of the cuddy. I highly recommend you get one with the Arran 16 package.
Electric Outboard Engines have come a long way in the last few years.
The Torqueedo range of electric outboards are capable of powering an Arran 16.
Small electric 12v outboards can be used as backup engines for trolling or creeping up on fish.
Please feel free to ring or email to discuss electric power.
The world of marine electronics has changed enormously since the early days of black and white depth sounders.
Colour chart plotters and three D fish finders are now affordable and commonplace on small boats.
New ever improving models are coming out onto the market on a almost daily basis.
The pricing is very competitive so its a marketplace i have never really entered into.
I advise customers to source there own electronics and send them to me during the build process.
Its easy for me to fit them and run the cables during this time rather than at a later date.
At the very least I advise fitting a fish finder, compass and a VHF radio if your going to sea.
Why not keep your Arran 16 looking ship shape and dry with a fitted open boat cover or tonneau cover.
It helps keeps the rain water and leaves out the boat when its not in use.
The tonneau cover is held in place with turn buckles on the cuddy and hooks and elastics fitted around the sides of the boat.
They are supplied in blue but can be done in other colours to order.
The price of the Tonneau cover for the Arran 16 is £220 and includes all the fittings required.
All you will need is a 4mm drill and a rivet gun which most people have in there tool box.
If you don't want to do it yourself and can bring the boat to me I will happily fit it for you.
Due to popular demand I can also supply a tonneau boat cover for the early Orkney Longliners.
Its the same price just contact me for details.
The roller trailer is very easy to launch and recover the boat onto.
Once the keel is located between the rear rollers it simply self guides the boat on.
Both trailer come with adjustable winch post winch jockey wheel and lighting board.
As both the trailers are adjustable they are suitable for many other types of boat.
The price for both the roller and bunked trailer is inc VAT.
I will update the pictures asap.
As well as building new boats and refurbishing older Arrans I also supply parts and accessories for you to fit yourself.
Below is a list of some of the parts and extras I do.
Swivel Seats X 2 £150 fitted.
Fendering 10 meter; bow protector; stern corner protectors; bow roller; forward cleat; rear cleats; bow U bolt; keel bands; edge trim per meter; window rubber with filler per meter; windows; cuddy clips; wheel, helm, steering cables; aux engine bracket; rowlocks; oars; cuddy hatches; splashwell kit; bungs; inner transom plate; outer transom plate; shift cable bellows; Arran 16 decals; battery box.
For a quote please contact me with your list of parts you require.
There are two hotels in the village The Achray House Hotel and the Four Seasons Hotel as well as a fantastic new B&B Lochearnside, with stunning views. Why not come to collect your boat? You can visit the village, stay locally and even try your new boat on the Loch. If you are new to boating or simply want some help and advice we can even show you the ropes. We have had customers from Holland and Germany come and do just that.


I received a phone call today ... about an emergency shearing. Well, maybe not an 'emergency' in the strictest sense of the word. The pair of sheep in question had dredlocked wool that would rival any hippie. It was tough but I'm sure they're feeling much lighter tonight.


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Q: PostgreSQL: RTF->plain text I have the trigger in SQL Server database which extract a plain text from rtf field and store it in other field
update table set plaintxt=dbo.gettextfrom_rtf(rtf_field) where id=ID;

I use SQLCLR function dbo.gettextfrom_rtf, it is my c# extractor.
How I can do it in PostgreSQL trigger? I.e. How to implement RTF->plain text in PostgreSQL function?

A: There's nothing built-in, and I can't find any existing implementations. You could:

*

*Use some kind of regex-based kludge, though it's not going to be perfect

*Find some simple procedural implementation and port it to PL/pgSQL (here's one in T-SQL)

*Write a simple wrapper for some existing RTF library in another procedural language like PL/Perl or PL/Python (probably easiest and most reliable, but will require superuser permissions)


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Home > Guest Column > Nigerian police use live ammunition against peaceful demonstrators
People demonstrate to demand the release of activist and opposition politician Omoyele Sowore, facing treason charges over calls for a "revolution" against the government, on November 12, 2019 outside the Department of State Security headquarters in Abuja. - Sowore, who ran against Buhari in the February polls, has been held since August by the Department of State Services (DSS) secret police after urging protests under the online banner "#RevolutionNow". In October, he and co-defendant Olawale Bakare were accused of "treasonable felony", "cyberstalking" the president and money laundering, among other charges. (Photo by Kola Sulaimon / AFP) (Photo by KOLA SULAIMON/AFP via Getty Images)
Nigerian police use live ammunition against peaceful demonstrators
Nigerian media is reporting that on November 12, the Nigerian police fired live bullets to disperse those protesting the continued imprisonment of Nigerian journalist Omeyele Sowore. The media describes the protestors as conducting a "sit-in" at the offices of the Department of State Services (DSS), though it is not clear whether the protestors were inside or outside the compound. There are no reports that the demonstrators were violent or that protestors were killed. But this is yet another troubling incident involving the security services, peaceful protestors, and the rule of law.
This summer, clashes in Abuja between security services and Shias, an Islamic religious minority, led to an estimated four deaths. They were protesting the imprisonment, since 2015, of their ostensible leader, Sheikh Ibrahim el-Zakzaky. Representatives of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), which is a Shia group, alleged that they were attacked by the police after protesting peacefully. Previously, in October 2018, dozens of IMN members protesting Zakzaky's imprisonment were killed following clashes with security services in Abuja. Zakazaky's imprisonment is based on a 2015 clash of his supporters and a military convoy, which led to the deaths of an estimated three hundred Shias. Like Sowore, Zakzaky's imprisonment rests on dubious legal grounds (he, too, has been ordered released by the courts) and is enmeshed in the extra-judicial activities of the security services.
The apparent readiness of the security services to use violence against peaceful protestors reflects poor police training and the use of the military in lieu of the police. Numbering only about 360,000 in a country with more than 200 million people, the police are underpaid, stretched thin, and often forced to fend for themselves. Morale is likely to be poor.
Sowore was the presidential candidate for the Africa Action Congress in the 2019 elections. He was ostensibly arrested over his leadership of the #RevolutionNow political protest, though he is also the founder and publisher of Sahara Reporters, a well-regarded, New York-based news outlet that has reported on Nigerian government corruption. The DSS claims his protests are treasonous, but such charges appear wildly overblown. (For perspective, the government has declared the IMN terrorists.) Twice the courts have ordered his release on bail, and twice DSS has retained custody of him. The episode appears to violate freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, and the law. They are antithetical to President Muhammadu Buhari's assertion that his administration believes in freedom, tolerance, and the rule of law.
Since the colonial period, there have been episodes in which the security services have operated without reference to the law or to civilian control. Notably, there was the extra-judicial murder of Muhammed Yusuf, leader of Boko Haram, while he was in police custody in 2009. That murder played a central role in Boko Haram's ongoing war with the Nigerian state. Security service abuses are often cited as assisting Boko Haram recruitment. Similarly, there have been repeated episodes of security service violence against Shia protestors. The government has already taken some important first steps toward reform of the judicial system, but reigning in, training, and funding the security services should be a top priority.
By John Campbell and Jack McCaslin. This piece was first published by the Council for Foreign Relations.
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Jon Kelly … you are full of crap. If we the people can't talk to our Sheriffs, or our County Gov., or our State Governor for what the problems are that need to be solved, then WHO? The BLM & the Federal Gov. have found natural gas & minerals on these ranches & wish to produce , they want everybody off. Having met Ammon Bundy & the family, they are true , hard working , caring people . You should be ashamed to write such trash as this . You need to walk a mile in some of these ranchers shoes, it would do you good.
I wholeheartedly agree. I am not privy to the domestic lives of these Americans, and I believe that inhabiting the refuge headquarters was an ill-advised step, but that step has accelerated the public awareness of the gross violations of both civil rights and constitutional law by the BLM and the Department of Justice. All Americans have a duty to Liberty as enshrined in our Constitution to speak out against and to resist Tyranny, to demand justice for each and for all. Ammon Bundy may not be the most articulate kid on the block, but he most certainly exudes the sincerity of heart anyone would expect of someone who has gone to such lengths on behalf of bringing the light of truth to the plight of the Hammond family. It just floors me that this level of evil trash as reflected by the ridiculous notions of this article persist. If any provocateuring, it is by this article in its attempt to send hapless young minds into the abyss.
I agree, they have tried every venue to address this situation. Those comments above that purportedly show some hidden agenda could easily be taken out of context and were.


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Testosterone Rex is the powerful myth that squashes hopes of sex equality by telling us that men and women have evolved different natures. Fixed in an ancestral past that rewarded competitive men and caring women, these differences are supposedly re-created in each generation by sex hormones and male and female brains.
Testosterone, so we're told, is the very essence of masculinity, and biological sex is a fundamental force in our development. Not so, says psychologist Cordelia Fine, who shows, with wit and panache, that sex doesn't create male and female natures. Instead, sex, hormones, culture and evolution work together in ways that make past and present gender dynamics only a serving suggestion for the future – not a recipe.
Testosterone Rex brings together evolutionary science, psychology, neuroscience and social history to move beyond old 'nature versus nurture' debates, and to explain why it's time to unmake the tyrannical myth of Testosterone Rex. For fans of Fine – whose Delusions of Gender 'could have far-reaching consequences as significant as The Female Eunuch' (Viv Groskop, Guardian) – and thousands of new readers, this is an upbeat, timely and important contribution to the debate about gender in society.
Cordelia Fine is a Professor of the History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Melbourne. She is the author of much-acclaimed A Mind of Its Own (Icon, 2006) and Delusions of Gender (Icon, 2010), described as 'a truly startling book' by the Independent, 'fun, droll yet deeply serious' by New Scientist and an 'important book [...] as enjoyable as it is timely and interesting' by the West Australian.
"Fine does it again. The mistress of "I think you'll find it's more complicated than that" delivers a brilliant and witty riposte to the "boys will be boys" bores. Fascinating."
– Caroline Criado-Perez
"A fascinating, greatly contemplative discussion of sex and gender and the embedded societal expectations of both."
"It is extraordinary how so much is attributed to such a minute quantity of hormone. Cordelia Fine combines formidable intellect, forensic analysis and devastating wit to expose those myths of sex, gender and human behaviour that might just reflect testosterone-fuelled, wishful thinking. This engaging, accessible and hopefully influential book doesn't disappoint, and makes crucial reading for those with an interest, from any perspective, in human behaviour."
– Professor Mark Elgar
"The delusion that there are distinct and unique male and female natures, put in place by an unholy alliance of genes, hormones and neurones, remains alive and well. Cordelia Fine dismantles this myth with style, wit and scientific precision. This combination of scientific responsibility and general accessibility is desperately needed if we are to escape the serious social damage caused by such widely disseminated pseudoscience."
– Professor John Dupré
"Goodbye beliefs in sex differences disguised as evolutionary facts. Welcome the dragon slayer: Cordelia Fine wittily but meticulously lays bare the irrational arguments that we use to justify gender politics."
– Professor Uta Frith
"This is an important, well researched book that presents biological, psychological and social science research to explain why men and women are far less different than many would have you believe. If that sounds dry, it ain't. Fine lives up to her name – she is an extremely talented writer."
– Professor Michael Jennions
"Cordelia Fine has done it again: she debunked the idea of a female brain in Delusions of Gender and has now slain Testosterone Rex. This is obligatory reading for anyone interested in gender equality at work or home – your views on sex differences will never be the same."
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require "api_bucket/amazon/item"
require "api_bucket/amazon/response"
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NOTE: I am using attachURL(); to display an html page within my pop-up window so I need the grid data to be sent to the new window and then to the url page included in the window.
How do I get the grid data sent to the ultimate destination?
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I need the grid cell value to be accessible from floornotes_datalist.php.

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First Order Cargo allows guests to dress up as the new would-be rulers of the galaxy, and Resistance Supply caters to the clothing needs of the pro-liberation set, but what about everyone else? That's where Black Spire Outfitters steps in – find apparel for a "variety of occasions and worlds" in this market stall.
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Black Spire Outfitters, unsurprisingly, has a tight focus on clothing and apparel, but that doesn't stop its wares from still being surprisingly eclectic. In addition to a line of robes, tunics, scarves, and belts, there is also a huge variety of costumes inspired by the various characters and organizations from the movies (including, for example, Rey and the Jedi), and guests will be able to mix and match from the various bits to "create their own Star Wars style." Think of it as the ultimate in cosplaying suppliers.
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'Peach State' no more: Georgia has a new top fruit
by RAY HENRY
Meredith James, 7, left, and her sister Grace Katherine James, 9, look for ripe blueberries at Foxbrier Farm, in Chattahoochee Hill Country, Ga. Federal surveys show the value of Georgia's blueberry production surpassed that of peaches in 2005, and the gap continues to grow. Jaime Henry-White
What is the most valuable fruit crop produced in the Peach State?
This is not a trick question, but you may want to pause a second before answering.
Ready? It's the blueberry.
Georgia is famous as a major producer of the peach, the fuzzy succulent orange fruit whose image appears on state license plates, "welcome to Georgia" billboards and on road signs. When driving in the capital city of Atlanta, you can pass the corner of Peachtree Street and Peachtree Center Avenue, just one block from West Peachtree Street.
There's just one problem: Blueberries are Georgia's most lucrative fruit crop, by far.
In a little-noticed development, the value of blueberry production in Georgia beat the peach crop in 2005 — and the gap has grown even bigger since then, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture surveys.
Blueberries generated an estimated $94 million for Georgia growers in 2012, meaning the blueberry crop was more than three times as valuable as the nearly $30 million peach crop.
"It's surprising around the country how many people don't realize Georgia grows blueberries," said Joe Cornelius, chairman of the Georgia Blueberry Commission and a farmer who grows about 170 acres of the crop. He refuses to gloat about surpassing his fellow peach farmers. "I don't foresee Georgia changing to the blueberry state."
Analysts and growers say a combination of supply-and-demand economics coupled with a good growing environment propelled blueberries from a tiny crop to a profitable niche that dwarfs the famed peach.
Blueberries used to make up a relatively small percentage of the state's fruit crop. But major blueberry producers, particularly in Michigan, were searching for ways to get berries on the supermarket shelves earlier in the year. They signed deals with growers in Georgia since the state starts harvesting its berries in April, ahead of other producers except Florida and California, said Scott NeSmith, a horticulturist at the University of Georgia who studies blueberries.
Anna Baldwin, 8, drops ripe blueberries into a bucket at the pick-your-own field at Foxbrier Farm. While Georgia is officially known as the "Peach State," blueberry production has eclipsed peach production. Jaime Henry-White
Other climate factors help, too. While blueberry-killing frosts are possible in Georgia, they are not frequent.
Celebrated by physicians and nutritionists for their antioxidant qualities, blueberries have grown greatly in demand among health-conscious consumers. Farmers say it greatly expanded the public's appetite for the berry.
Average prices have jumped from 48 cents a pound in 1993 to $1.34 in 2012, and the growth was among one of the main factors prompting farmers to plant larger and larger numbers of blueberry bushes.
It only takes three or four years for the bushes to reach full production. Since prices hit a peak in 2007, many of the new blueberry fields planted by farmers seeking lucrative prices are now entering full production. And as supply has increased, prices have decreased.
"We're probably nearing the peak, I feel," said Bradley Vickers, 28, a blueberry farmer from rural Nashville, Ga. "I hope it continues to be profitable for my sake and everyone else's."
Another reason blueberries have proliferated to such a degree is that Georgia farmers are searching for alternatives to traditional Southern crops such as tobacco and timber. Tobacco production has trailed off as Americans smoke less, and the timber industry took a big hit when the Great Recession slowed home building.
Vickers is one of those farmers. As of now, he still makes more money from tobacco, and sometimes cotton and peanuts. But he thinks blueberries probably have better long-term prospects than tobacco.
"If they begin to go down —and tobacco is probably one of those things — I have something to replace that, in case we need it," he said.
Georgia is not the biggest U.S. peach producer, and is regularly beat by California and neighboring South Carolina. Its reputation for peaches was always one part reality and one part marketing.
The Civil War left the Southern economy in ruins and ended slavery, which meant it was no longer possible for white farmers to produce cotton and other labor-intensive cash crops with cheap slave labor.
One alternative was peaches. Samuel Rumph, a 19th century grower in Georgia, was a major innovator, commercializing a tasty and robust variety called the Elberta, named for his wife. Perhaps more important, he developed a refrigerated rail car, making it possible to ship Georgia peaches to larger markets in Boston, Philadelphia and New York. As a result, Northern customers started associating Georgia with peaches.
"He had a great product. He didn't have a way to get it to market," said Will McGehee, a fifth-generation peach grower and the marketing director for the Georgia Peach Council. "And the refrigerated rail car was the answer. And so finally you were able to connect demand and supply."
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Patricia Butler, Philip Bartolf, Shawn K. Summerer, Allison Lynn Adams, and Calvin Picou in ALL MY SONS - Photo by Gloria Plunkett
Inspired by a true story, author Arthur Miller crafted ALL MY SONS as his last and best effort to succeed as a playwright on Broadway. After a resounding flop on the Great White Way, Miller was just inches away from throwing in the towel and leaving writing to others. Happily, his efforts finally paid off in a big way. Miller's script was paired with Elia Kazan's direction to produce a Broadway hit which cemented Miller's reputation as one of America's greatest living American authors. And what of that little article sandwiched in an Ohio newspaper which just happened to come to Miller's attention? It seems that the newspaper reported a World War II conspiracy between 1941 and 1943 in which defective aircraft engine parts slated for battlefield use were approved – resulting in the subsequent conviction of three Air Force officers for neglect of duty. Little did Miller and Kazan realize that the play and their left-leaning philosophy would lead to both being called before the House of Un-American Activities Committee in the 1950s.
Philip Bartolf and Calvin Picou – Photo by Gloria Plunkett
In his Tony award-winning play, Arthur Miller created a post-war American family in a tragic downward spiral over material greed, lies, love, and loss. This is an ethical powerhouse which demands that the viewer evaluate himself, his neighbors, and the sons and daughters growing up in a conflicted era. Even then, the ramifications might be difficult to anticipate.
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It is 1946 in an American town in the Midwest. The successful owner of a large multi-purpose factory, Joe Keller (Philip Bartolf) harbors secrets in his past which he hopes never see the light of day. Meanwhile, his wife Kate (Patricia Butler) lives in her own fantasy world awaiting the return of her older son Larry, a pilot reported MIA three years before during World War II – and surely long dead. Joe's younger son Chris (Calvin Picou) has become his partner in the business. All appears to be calm in the household until Chris decides that he wants to marry Ann Deever (Allison Lynn Adams), who just happens to be the daughter of Joe's former partner, now incarcerated for supplying the Air Force with defective engine parts which led to the death of 21 pilots. On top of that, Ann was his MIA brother's girlfriend three years ago.
Calvin Picou, Philip Bartolf, and Amelia Fischer – Photo by Gloria Plunkett
To add fuel to the mix, Joe was arrested along with his partner Steve Deever when the conspiracy was discovered – but Joe was exonerated while Steve was convicted. Now Steve is scheduled for imminent release, and his attorney son George (Shawn K. Summerer) has gone to visit him in prison. To further complicate matters, Chris admits to suffering from survivor's guilt because almost everyone in his army company except him died in battle. A forever hopeful mother, Kate thinks that Ann should wait for Larry's return and is vehemently opposed to a marriage between Ann and her younger son Chris. And, finally, there are people in town who believe that Joe was guilty of the crime. When this complex fabric begins to unravel, secrets will spill out; and lives will be changed forever.
Allison Lynn Adams, Calvin Picou, Philip Bartolf, and Patricia Butler – Photo by Gloria Plunkett
Working with Miller's superb script, director Ben Lupejkis helms a moving production which does not for a moment appear to be dated or out-of-sync with today's values. The four leading actors (the Keller trio and Ann) portray each character with passion and skill. Set designer Ben Lupejkis has developed an intimate set reflecting these pivotal hours in everyone's life. ALL MY SONS reveals yet again the consummate skill of playwright Arthur Miller. Besides that, it is involving and entertaining in its own special and tragic way.
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ALL MY SONS runs through February 11, 2023, with performances at 8 p.m. on Fridays, at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Saturdays, and at 2 p.m. on Sundays (one pay-what-you-can performance on Saturday, 1/21/23 at 2 p.m. with open seating). The Westchester Playhouse is located at 8301 Hindry Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90045. Tickets are $22 ($2 discount for seniors and students available online). For information and reservations, call 310-645-5156, bo*******@ke*************.org">email the theater, and/or go online.
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(Yicai Global) Sept. 5 -- An innovative policy recently released by China's National Association of Financial Market Institutional Investors should not be misconstrued as a green-light for county-level financial vehicles to issue bonds, an informed source told Yicai Global.
On Sept. 2, the NAFMII convened a meeting of lead underwriters where it stated, among other things, that certain county-level enterprises with a relatively strong economic foundation and an awareness of the importance of market-oriented economic development will be supported to register and issue debt financing instruments.
The main purpose of the lead underwriters' meeting was to tighten regulation over information disclosure, said the source. The NAFMII has always been very cautious about bond issuance by county-level financing vehicles, and the relaxation in policy is due to two considerations: (i) at present, district and county-level financing vehicles are performing relatively well overall, with limited exposure to risks; (ii) these district and county-level financing vehicles have access to other bond-issuing channels, and it would contradict the state government's call to "boost the real economy through direct financing," if the NAFMII continues to restrict their operations.
The NAFMII has been taking a hardline stance against bond issuance by real estate developers and local financing vehicles, even more so than the China Securities Regulatory Commission and the National Development and Reform Commission. Even if it decides to deregulate bond issuance by district or county-level financing vehicles, it does not mean that bond issuance by these entities will be 'green-lighted, or comprehensively deregulated,' and the market should not misinterpret the policy.
The NAFMII is a self-regulation organization formed voluntarily by participants of the inter-bank bond market, inter-bank lending market, foreign exchange market, commercial paper market and gold market.


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On Friday, U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan approved a U.S. Justice Department agreement with New Orleans to completely overhaul the New Orleans police department and also that the New Orleans Police Department would be under scrutiny of a court-approved monitor for years.
The federal court has allowed the city until Jan. 31 to file any motion intended to seek relief from the order.
The measures came following numerous accusations of the New Orleans Police Department engaging in abusing their authority ranging from discriminatory searches to using excessive force on a routine basis.
While New Orleans continues to struggle with a high rate of murder and violent crimes that has no sign of abating, police brutality is also common, and in the past two years, convictions have been won in more than a dozen cases of police brutality.
Last July, Attorney General Eric Holder had announced a mandate for complete change at the NOPD in one of the most extensive investigations conducted by the DOJ. The report by the Justice Department that resulted from the investigations found a huge number of procedural and operational faults in the NOPD. Routine behavior of police personnel included unlawful searches, discriminatory policing practices, and flagrant use of excessive force.
The consent decree was reached after several months of negotiations between federal and city officials and proposed changes include changes in department policies in interrogations, lineups, recruiting, training, and investigations into misconduct.
The city mayor, Mitch Landrieu, and the police superintendent Ronal Serpas, had both welcomed the order made by the Justice Department last summer, though Landrieu had commented the exercise would cost the city about $11 million annually and for several years.
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More than 70 per cent of Africa's continent's poor people live in rural areas and depend on agriculture for food and livelihood, yet development assistance to agriculture is decreasing. In Sub-Saharan Africa, more than 218 million people live in extreme poverty. Among them are rural poor people in Eastern and Southern Africa, an area that has one of the world's highest concentrations of poor people. The incidence of poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa is increasing faster than the population. Overall, the pace of poverty reduction in most of Africa has slowed since the 1970s.
Seventy-five percent of the world's poorest countries are located in Africa, including Zimbabwe, Liberia and Ethiopia.
According to Gallup World, in 2013, the 10 countries with the highest proportion of residents living in extreme poverty were all in sub-Saharan Africa. Extreme poverty is defined as living on $1.25 or less a day. In 2010, 414 million people were living in extreme poverty across sub-Saharan Africa. According to the World Bank, those living on $1.25-a-day accounted for 48.5 percent of the population in that region in 2010.
Approximately one in three people living in sub-Saharan Africa are undernourished. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations estimated that 239 million people (around 30 percent of the population) in sub-Saharan Africa were hungry in 2010. This is the highest percentage of any region in the world. In addition, the U.N. Millennium Project reported that over 40 percent of all Africans are unable to regularly obtain sufficient food.
In sub-Saharan Africa, 589 million people live without electricity. As a result, a staggering 80 percent of the population relies on biomass products such as wood, charcoal and dung in order to cook.
Of the 738 million people globally who lack access to clean water, 37 percent are living in sub-Saharan Africa. Poverty in Africa results in over 500 million people suffering from waterborne diseases. According to the U.N. Millennium Project, more than 50 percent of Africans have a water-related illness like cholera.
Every year, sub-Saharan Africa loses $28.4 billion to water and sanitation problems. This amount accounts for approximately five percent of the region's gross domestic product (GDP)—exceeding the total amount of foreign aid sent to sub-Saharan Africa in 2003.
Thirty-eight percent of the world's refugees are located in Africa. Due to continuing violence, conflict and widespread human rights abuses, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reports that 11 million people, including stateless people and returnees, exist in Africa.
Fewer than 20 percent of African women have access to education. Uneducated African women are twice as likely to contract AIDS and 50 percent less likely to immunize their children. Meanwhile, the children of African women with at least five years of schooling have a 40 percent higher chance of survival.
Women in sub-Saharan Africa are over 230 times more likely to die during childbirth or pregnancy than women in North America. Approximately one in 16 women living in sub-Saharan African will die during childbirth or pregnancy. Only one in 4,000 women in North America will.
More than one million people, mostly children under the age of five, die every year from malaria. Malarial deaths in Africa alone account for 90 percent of all malaria deaths worldwide. Eighty percent of these victims are African children. The U.N. Millennium Project has calculated that a child in Africa dies from malaria every 30 seconds, or about 3,000 each day.
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This was a proud achievement for Affin Hwang Capital as its 5th consecutive year receiving the most coveted Bursa Award, further solidifying its reputation as a leading investment bank in Malaysia.
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#include "taichi/ir/ir.h"
#include "taichi/ir/statements.h"
#include "taichi/ir/transforms.h"
#include "taichi/ir/analysis.h"
#include "taichi/transforms/make_mesh_thread_local.h"

namespace taichi::lang {

const PassID MakeMeshThreadLocal::id = "MakeMeshThreadLocal";

namespace irpass {

void make_mesh_thread_local_offload(OffloadedStmt *offload,
                                    const CompileConfig &config,
                                    const std::string &kernel_name) {
  if (offload->task_type != OffloadedStmt::TaskType::mesh_for) {
    return;
  }

  std::pair</* owned= */ std::unordered_set<mesh::MeshElementType>,
            /* total= */ std::unordered_set<mesh::MeshElementType>>
      accessed = analysis::gather_mesh_thread_local(offload, config);

  std::size_t tls_offset = offload->tls_size;

  auto data_type = PrimitiveType::u32;  // unt32_t type address
  auto dtype_size = data_type_size(data_type);

  if (offload->tls_prologue == nullptr) {
    offload->tls_prologue = std::make_unique<Block>();
    offload->tls_prologue->parent_stmt = offload;
  }

  if (offload->mesh_prologue == nullptr) {
    offload->mesh_prologue = std::make_unique<Block>();
    offload->mesh_prologue->parent_stmt = offload;
  }

  auto patch_idx =
      offload->tls_prologue->insert(std::make_unique<MeshPatchIndexStmt>(), -1);
  auto one = offload->tls_prologue->insert(
      std::make_unique<ConstStmt>(TypedConstant(PrimitiveType::i32, 1)), -1);
  auto patch_idx_1 = offload->tls_prologue->insert(
      std::make_unique<BinaryOpStmt>(BinaryOpType::add, patch_idx, one), -1);

  auto make_thread_local_store =
      [&](mesh::MeshElementType element_type,
          const std::unordered_map<mesh::MeshElementType, SNode *> &offset_,
          std::unordered_map<mesh::MeshElementType, Stmt *> &offset_local,
          std::unordered_map<mesh::MeshElementType, Stmt *> &num_local) {
        const auto offset_tls_offset =
            (tls_offset += (dtype_size - tls_offset % dtype_size) % dtype_size);
        tls_offset += dtype_size;  // allocate storage for the TLS variable

        const auto num_tls_offset =
            (tls_offset += (dtype_size - tls_offset % dtype_size) % dtype_size);
        tls_offset += dtype_size;

        // Step 1:
        // Create thread local storage
        {
          auto offset_ptr =
              offload->tls_prologue->push_back<ThreadLocalPtrStmt>(
                  offset_tls_offset,
                  TypeFactory::get_instance().get_pointer_type(data_type));
          auto num_ptr = offload->tls_prologue->push_back<ThreadLocalPtrStmt>(
              num_tls_offset,
              TypeFactory::get_instance().get_pointer_type(data_type));

          const auto offset_snode = offset_.find(element_type);
          TI_ASSERT(offset_snode != offset_.end());
          auto offset_globalptr = offload->tls_prologue->insert(
              std::make_unique<GlobalPtrStmt>(offset_snode->second,
                                              std::vector<Stmt *>{patch_idx}),
              -1);
          auto offset_load = offload->tls_prologue->insert(
              std::make_unique<GlobalLoadStmt>(offset_globalptr), -1);
          auto offset_1_globalptr = offload->tls_prologue->insert(
              std::make_unique<GlobalPtrStmt>(offset_snode->second,
                                              std::vector<Stmt *>{patch_idx_1}),
              -1);
          auto offset_1_load = offload->tls_prologue->insert(
              std::make_unique<GlobalLoadStmt>(offset_1_globalptr), -1);
          auto num_load = offload->tls_prologue->insert(
              std::make_unique<BinaryOpStmt>(BinaryOpType::sub, offset_1_load,
                                             offset_load),
              -1);

          // TODO: do not use GlobalStore for TLS ptr.
          offload->tls_prologue->push_back<GlobalStoreStmt>(offset_ptr,
                                                            offset_load);
          offload->tls_prologue->push_back<GlobalStoreStmt>(num_ptr, num_load);
        }

        // Step 2:
        // Store TLS mesh_prologue ptr to the offloaded statement
        {
          auto offset_ptr =
              offload->mesh_prologue->push_back<ThreadLocalPtrStmt>(
                  offset_tls_offset,
                  TypeFactory::get_instance().get_pointer_type(data_type));
          auto _offset_val =
              offload->mesh_prologue->push_back<GlobalLoadStmt>(offset_ptr);
          auto offset_val = offload->mesh_prologue->push_back<UnaryOpStmt>(
              UnaryOpType::cast_value, _offset_val);
          offset_val->as<UnaryOpStmt>()->cast_type = PrimitiveType::i32;
          auto num_ptr = offload->mesh_prologue->push_back<ThreadLocalPtrStmt>(
              num_tls_offset,
              TypeFactory::get_instance().get_pointer_type(data_type));
          auto _num_val =
              offload->mesh_prologue->push_back<GlobalLoadStmt>(num_ptr);
          auto num_val = offload->mesh_prologue->push_back<UnaryOpStmt>(
              UnaryOpType::cast_value, _num_val);
          num_val->as<UnaryOpStmt>()->cast_type = PrimitiveType::i32;

          offset_local.insert(std::pair(element_type, offset_val));
          num_local.insert(std::pair(element_type, num_val));
        }
      };

  for (auto element_type : accessed.first) {
    make_thread_local_store(element_type, offload->mesh->owned_offset,
                            offload->owned_offset_local,
                            offload->owned_num_local);
  }

  for (auto element_type : accessed.second) {
    make_thread_local_store(element_type, offload->mesh->total_offset,
                            offload->total_offset_local,
                            offload->total_num_local);
  }
  offload->tls_size = std::max(std::size_t(1), tls_offset);
}

// This pass should happen after offloading but before lower_access
void make_mesh_thread_local(IRNode *root,
                            const CompileConfig &config,
                            const MakeBlockLocalPass::Args &args) {
  TI_AUTO_PROF;

  // =========================================================================================
  // This pass generates code like this:
  // uint32_t total_vertices_offset = _total_vertices_offset[blockIdx.x];
  // uint32_t total_vertices = _total_vertices_offset[blockIdx.x + 1] -
  // total_vertices_offset;

  // uint32_t total_cells_offset = _total_cells_offset[blockIdx.x];
  // uint32_t total_cells = _total_cells_offset[blockIdx.x + 1] -
  // total_cells_offset;

  // uint32_t owned_cells_offset = _owned_cells_offset[blockIdx.x];
  // uint32_t owned_cells = _owned_cells_offset[blockIdx.x + 1] -
  // owned_cells_offset;
  // =========================================================================================

  if (auto root_block = root->cast<Block>()) {
    for (auto &offload : root_block->statements) {
      make_mesh_thread_local_offload(offload->cast<OffloadedStmt>(), config,
                                     args.kernel_name);
    }
  } else {
    make_mesh_thread_local_offload(root->as<OffloadedStmt>(), config,
                                   args.kernel_name);
  }
  type_check(root, config);
}

}  // namespace irpass
}  // namespace taichi::lang


FRIDAY, April 1, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Drinking coffee may cut your risk of colon cancer by as much as 50 percent, a new study suggests.
The more you drink, the more you may reduce your risk -- and it makes no difference whether the coffee is regular or decaf, researchers said.
"The protective effect is not caffeine, per se, but probably a lot of other antioxidant ingredients in the coffee that are released in the roasting process," said senior researcher Dr. Gad Rennert. He is director of the Clalit National Israeli Cancer Control Center in Haifa, Israel.
These findings can't prove that coffee reduces the risk of colon cancer, only that coffee is associated with a reduced risk, Rennert said. However, the association appears strong, he added.
"For years we were not sure if coffee was dangerous. Today we have evidence that that's not the case, that actually coffee is good for you," he said.
For the study, Rennert's team -- which included researchers at the University of Southern California's Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center -- collected data on more than 5,100 men and women in northern Israel who were diagnosed with colon cancer. These patients were compared with more than 4,000 men and women with no history of colon cancer.
All of the participants reported how much coffee they drank, including espresso, instant, decaffeinated and filtered coffee. They also reported risk factors for colon cancer, such as family history of cancer, diet, physical activity and smoking.
The researchers found that having one to two cups of coffee a day was linked to a 26 percent reduced risk of colon cancer. For those who drank more than 2.5 cups, the risk was reduced by as much as 50 percent, the findings suggested.
The risk for colon cancer seemed lower no matter what type of coffee people drank, Rennert added.
The findings of this study are consistent with other similar studies, said Susan Gapstur, the vice president for epidemiology at the American Cancer Society.
"However, studies that collect information on dietary factors, including coffee, from healthy people and then follow them to see who goes on to develop cancer, do not tend to show a significantly lower risk of colon cancer in coffee drinkers compared with nondrinkers," Gapstur said. "Therefore, the findings of this study should be interpreted with caution."
Dr. Andrew Chan, an associate professor in the department of medicine at Harvard Medical School in Boston, said, "There is mounting evidence suggesting an association between coffee and lower colon cancer risk."
If the protective agents in coffee could be identified, they might be used to prevent or treat colon cancer, speculated Chan, who is also an associate professor of medicine and gastroenterology at Massachusetts General Hospital.
"In addition, coffee might provide us with some clues about how cancer develops and could help us understand colon cancer in general," he said.
The report was published April 1 in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention.
Colon cancer is the third most common cancer diagnosed in both men and women in the United States. Nearly 5 percent of men and just over 4 percent of women develop the disease over their lifetime.
The American Cancer Society estimates that more than 95,000 cases of colon cancer and 39,000 cases of rectal cancer will be diagnosed this year.


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Януш Яблонський () (22 листопада 1960, Воломін) — польський дипломат. Генеральний консул Республіки Польща у Харкові (2016—2020).

Життєпис
Народився 22 листопада 1960 року у Воломіні. Закінчив факультет права і адміністрації Варшавського університету.

Працював у територіальному самоуправлінні на посаді секретаря міської та гмінної ради Радзиміна.

Дипломатично-консульську кар'єру розпочав у 1997 р. на посаді III секретаря у консульських справах у Консульському відділі Посольства Республіки Польща у Москві. Працював першим секретарем у Генеральному консульстві Республіки Польща у Львові нa посаді керівника візового відділу, де тимчасово виконував обов'язки керівника установи, а також згодом в Генеральному консульстві Республіки Польща у Калінінграді нa посаді керівника візового відділу. Радник-посланник Міністерства закордонних справ Республіки Польща.

У 2016—2020 рр. Генеральний консул Республіки Польща у Харкові.

Примітки

Посилання
 Генеральний консул Республіки Польща у м. Харкові Януш Яблонський взяв участь у відкритті меморіальної дошки українському фотографу польського походження Йосипу Хмелевському
 ДО ПОЛТАВИ ПРИЇХАВ ГЕНЕРАЛЬНИЙ КОНСУЛ ПОЛЬЩІ У ХАРКОВІ ЯНУШ ЯБЛОНСЬКИЙ
 Делегація Генерального консульства Республіки Польща у Харкові на чолі з Янушем Яблонським відвідала Національний гірничий університет

Випускники Варшавського університету
Дипломати Польщі
Консули Польщі у Львові
Консули Польщі в Харкові

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Continental's powertrain business becomes Vitesco
April 30, 2019 //By Christoph Hammerschmidt
The automotive technology group Continental has completed the organizational preparations for the spin-off of its powertrain division. The business unit will operate under the name Vitesco Technologies and focus on the electrification of the powertrain. The ambitious goal is to halve CO2 emissions from new vehicle fleets by 2030.
The change to the new name Vitesco is planned to become effective in the second half of 2019. The management team of the new company, headed by CEO Andreas Wolf, is now pushing ahead with preparations for a partial IPO, which could take place from around 2020, depending on the market situation.
The business areas of the company will be further developed, in particular with regard to local and global emission targets. In addition to its business with combustion engines, the company also operates the entire future business with hybrid and electric drives as well as all ongoing battery activities. The company regards itself as a technology leader in the electrification of drive systems. As one of only a few system suppliers, it can provide the complete electrification of the powertrain from a single source - from 48V systems to integrated hybrid concepts in transmissions and axles to pure electric drives including power and charging electronics as well as battery management systems.
With its innovative power electronics, Continental has made a key contribution to the European "Car of the Year 2019", the Jaguar I-PACE. The company's importance in the drive market is also reflected in the high level of incoming orders: in 2018 it amounted to around €11 billion, of which around €2 billion was accounted for by electric mobility.
For the future, Vitesco CEO Andreas Wolf expects a mix of several drive technologies. The new company intends to focus on electrification. However, the product range will also include the electrics and electronics of advanced combustion engines as well as battery electric drives and fuel drives. Synthetic fuels will also play a role, Wolf said.
"In the medium term, we will optimize mass transportation by providing exhaustive support for mild and full hybrid solutions. And we are already developing the next generation of electric drives for the CO2-free mobility that will be necessary in the long term and are preparing technologies for CO2-neutral hydrogen-based fuels, whether in fuel cells or as synthetic fuels in engines. With regard to the environment, we are pursuing a clear goal: "By electrifying and optimizing combustion engines, we want to help halve CO2 emissions by 2030," says Wolf.