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Minot's Civil War-era Methodist Church to celebrate 150th anniversary
By Photo courtesy of Lucille Hodsdon
MINOT — Members of the Minot United Methodist Church are inviting friends and neighbors to join them in celebrating the church's 150th anniversary Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 23 and 24.
The weekend event will include special music, food and services at the church at Minot Corner.
"We very much want people to join us in celebration," member Paul Fournier said. "The music will be enjoyable and it will be an opportunity for people to be enlightened about the history of the area."
Fournier, with his wife, Sally, and other members, have put together a booklet that not only recounts important people and events associated with the history of the building, but goes all the way back to church-related events during the settlement of what was then called Bakerstown.
According to church records, in 1793, circuit preacher Jesse Lee, who introduced Methodism throughout this part of Maine, preached the first Methodist sermon in Bakerstown in the kitchen of N. Strout. In 1795, the first Methodist church, with the Rev. Joel Ketchum as pastor, appeared in neighboring Poland. This opened the area to the early 1800s era of the circuit riders.
"Interesting characters back then," Fournier said. "Moses Emery, first settler of Minot Corner, became a Methodist and his family as well. It all goes back to them."
The current church building was constructed in 1864 during the Civil War on land purchased from Oliver and Rebecca Marble in 1859 for $75. It replaced the first Methodist church building built in 1835 on Old Woodman Hill Road.
The handwritten church records contain such tidbits as: in 1886 Arthur Wight repaired the furnace; in 1887 a sink was installed in the vestry and the stable was built; and in 1913, when the Rev. Charles E. Brooks was pastor, "the steel ceiling was put up in the auditorium."
The listing for the Memorial Organ Committee, formed in September 1952, contains names that many people in the area would recognize to this day: Earle Damon, chairman; Hobart Kilgore, secretary; Merwyn Gary, treasurer; and Robert Davis, Roland Downing, Wilfred Gary, Roger Gowell, Ansel Harris, Kenneth Johnson, Kenneth Kilgore, Roy Kimball, Harold Lothrop, Charles McKinley, Donald Mills, Wilfred Mixer, Hartwell Pratt, Harold Quimby, George Rowe, Peter Setford, Robert Shaw, Stanley Spooner, Deane Sturgis, Everett Trask, Gale Torrey, Glen Torrey, James Whiting and Ardelle Yeaton.
The committee also shared that on Jan. 13, 1953, the church dedicated a two-keyboard Hammond electric organ. It cost $2,532, according to records.
A special service was held Sunday afternoon, Dec. 11, 1949, "to dedicate the redecoration and new furnishings, the Rev. Lawrence W. Hathorne, pastor of the church, conducted the service, (the) Rev. Gerry Plummer preached the sermon."
Roger Goodwin, a member of the church since 1945, remembers Hathorne well. "The Methodist conference usually assigns the minister, is apt to make a change every two to five years, but he was pastor for years and years. He was a good man."
Hathorne served from 1948 to 1970.
A posting for July 17, 1994, notes that the Mechanic Falls United Methodist Church and the Minot Corner Methodist Church became one, "the Mechanic Falls church being in disrepair and the cost too much to bring it up to standard."
"The stained glass over the two front doors came from the Mechanic Falls church, as did the stained glass in the lamp over the sanctuary," Goodwin said.
"We've had some good times and some bad times, like most churches, but we made it through," he said.
The celebration begins at 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, with two free musical presentations. Ralph Cheney and his band, Heavenly Sound, will perform old-time hymns and original Christian music. Sandy Nisbet will lead the Highland Avenue U.M.C. Choir with selections from the Winsome Souls Anthem Collection.
A turkey supper, served family style, will follow the entertainment, from 5 to 6 p.m.
The celebration continues on Sunday, Aug. 24, with a hymn sing at 9:45 a.m. and a special memorial service at 10 a.m.
After church, all are invited for snacks, treats and beverages. They are also invited to meet Cheryl Decker, who became the church's newest pastor in July. She is in a line of about 49 others who have served in that position since 1864.
The Minot United Methodist Church as it appeared about 80 years ago. The concrete steps were installed in 1925, the one of the left the gift of Charles and Edward Rounds in memory of their mother, Beulah Rounds. The Ladies Union Circle contributed the companion steps. Today a commemorative plaque from 1925 is attached to a wheelchair ramp that leads to the left entrance.
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Ursula Goff knows that not everything is as it appears when it comes to social media selfies. That's why she's on a mission to let people know that just because someone looks perfect on social media, that doesn't mean that they're perfect in real life. She's using her new photos to expose the smoke and mirrors and encourage people to be happy with themselves.
To be honest I'd rather meet the girl with the frizzy 'scruffy' hair than the one that is perfectly styled. She looks like she'd be more fun to be around.


Is 55106 the best Minnesota zip code for your business?
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by DAPSY Acting National Secretary, Loke Siew Fook
on Wednesday, September 25, 2002
Foreign Minister or even the Prime Minister himself must work out all the necessary diplomatic means to get the US government to de-list Malaysia from the "terrorist-risk" countries and the Canadian government to retract the visa regulations imposed on Malaysians.
The blacklisting of Malaysia as one of the 15 "terrorist risk" countries by the US Immigration and the imposition of visas for Malaysians entering Canada has no doubt branded and strengthen the notion that Malaysia is now a terrorist hotbed, an Islamic country nestling Islamic militants and not a safe place to be among the international community especially the foreign investors and tourist.
These developments are a major blow to Malaysia's international image especially at a time when our country's international competitiveness has slipped to 26th position, one of the weakest among competitive economies in Asia. It will also not help to push up the low Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) to Malaysia, which only amounted to RM 3 billion in 2002.
The unfair portrayal of Malaysia's international image by the US and Canadian government has totally overshadowed the incentives announced in the Budget 2003 by Finance Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamad last Friday to lure foreign investors to Malaysia.
One of the strategies in Budget 2003 was to attract more foreign Operational Headquarters companies (OHQs) and Representative Offices to set up their operations in Malaysia. The incentives given to these foreign companies are 10 years tax exemption and tax-free for expatriates on income form services rendered abroad.
The government must realize that tax incentive alone is no longer attractive for foreign investors to invest in a particular country especially at a time when most of the developing economies in Asia are also giving similar incentives. Other factors will be taken into consideration by foreign investors such as the international image of the country, security factors, political situation and others non-monetary incentives.
All thinking Malaysians will agree that our country is still one of the safest and harmonious places to live in and all the hype about the terrorist threats are unfounded. The problem is such a negative branding and image of Malaysia will scare off investors who are not familiar with the real situation in Malaysia and only depend on foreign media to judge the situation of the country.
In view of such developments will hamper the chances of Malaysia attracting further foreign investments, the Foreign Minister or even the Prime Minister himself must work out all the necessary diplomatic means to get the US government to de-list Malaysia from the "terrorist-risk" countries and the Canadian government to retract the visa regulations imposed on Malaysians.


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Q: Update first duplicate with entry from last duplicate record I want to update an entry for the first duplicate (with respect to an identifier variable) in a data frame with information from the last duplicate. In the data below, I would like the "begin_date" to be the minimum and the "end_date" to be the maximum for that id, while keeping only unique id values.
Change this:
data <- data.frame(id=c(1,1,1,2,2,3,3,3,4,4,4,4),begin_date=c(1970,1976,2000,1969,2010,1950,1986,1990,1960,1968,1972,1983),end_date=c(1976,2000,2012,2010,2013,1986,1990,1999,1968,1972,1983,2001))

To this:
data <- data.frame(id=c(1,2,3,4),begin_date=c(1970,1969,1950,1960),end_date=c(2012,2013,1999,2001))

A: If you put your data in a data frame, then you can use plyr's ddply for this:
library(plyr)
data <- ddply(data, .(id), summarize, begin_date=min(begin_date),
              end_date=max(end_date))

##   id begin_date end_date
##1  1       1970     2012
##2  2       1969     2013
##3  3       1950     1999
##4  4       1960     2001

A: You say it's a data.frame so that is what I constructed:
dat <- data.frame(id=c(1,1,1,2,2,3,3,3,4,4,4,4),
                  begin_date=c(1970,1976,2000,1969,2010,1950,1986,1990,1960, 1968,1972,1983),
                  end_date=c(1976,2000,2012,2010,2013,1986,1990,1999,1968, 1972,1983,2001))

with( dat, data.frame(id=unique(id),
               begin_date =tapply(begin_date, id, head, 1),
               end_date= tapply(end_date, id, tail,1) )
 )

  id begin_date end_date
1  1       1970     2012
2  2       1969     2013
3  3       1950     1999
4  4       1960     2001

Could also use min and max.

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Svitzer Australia wins Defence Marine Support Services Package tender
Under the contract, the company will provide towage services for Australia's naval fleet.
Royal Australian Navy sailors on duty to serve Australia at sea. Credit: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eddie Harrisond/ commons.wikimedia.org.
The Australian Department of Defence has announced Svitzer Australia as the winner of the Defence Marine Support Services Package 3 tender.
Under the long-term contract, the company will provide essential towage services to the Royal Australian Navy.
The company will also provide navy towage assets management and the development of naval workforce training in major ports within Australia.
The towage operations for the Royal Australian Navy are scheduled to commence from next month.
Svitzer Australia managing director Nicolaj Noes said: "We are honoured to be chosen as the trusted partner to provide essential towage services to the Royal Australian Navy as they undertake their vital duty to serve Australia at sea.
"With our network of ports around Australia, fleet capability and experienced crews, we are well placed to provide a safe, reliable and efficient service for the Navy's operational and strategic needs."
"Being part of the local community is central to Svitzer Australia's role in the ports we operate in, and we look forward to servicing the Navy and investing in our local communities now and into the future."
The company will focus on local engagement, using local supplier network and partnering with Australian defence to create more job opportunities.
Svitzer had earlier been supporting the Australian Defence industry as a towage subcontractor in several local ports.
The Australian firm claims that it has a network of more than 20 national ports and is the largest employer of Australian seafarers.
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Cavendish wins Tour's second stage
TOURNAI, Belgium (AP) - Mark Cavendish led a tight sprint to the finish Monday to win the second stage of the Tour de France, while Fabian Cancellara retained the overall leader's yellow jersey after the mostly flat ride across Belgium.
The top overall standings didn't change as defending champion Cadel Evans of Australia and fellow title contender Bradley Wiggins of Britain trailed close behind in the pack after the 129-mile ride from Vise to Tournai.
Cavendish collected his 21st Tour stage victory and proved he remains the rider to beat in Tour sprints. He also won three stages in the Giro d'Italia and two in the Tour of Oman this year.
The 27-year-old from the Isle of Man has been left largely to fend for himself this year because his Sky team is focusing on helping Wiggins become Britain's first Tour winner.
"It's quite nice. I came into this sprint day with really the least pressure I've ever had in a Tour stage," Cavendish said. "Normally in the past, I've had a full dedicated team. Normally I win by some bike lengths. Today I had to lunge at the line, so you see that it wasn't too easy."
Cavendish is renowned for his short fuse and he rebuffed a reporter who suggested that Sky appeared to have two goals - success for him in the quest for the green jersey given to the best sprinter, and Wiggins' hopes for the yellow.
"There are not two objectives. There's one objective," Cavendish said gruffly.
He also sought to dispel speculation that he might be looking ahead to the London Olympics at which he will be one of the favorites to win gold in the road race.
"It (the Tour) is the most beautiful race of the year for me," he said. "Here, it's the Tour de France ... I can't say the Olympics are more important."
Cancellara kept the lead for a third straight day after winning the opening-day prologue Saturday. Wiggins remains second, 7 seconds back, and Evans is a further 10 seconds behind in eighth place.
The riders' only climbing challenge of the day was a winding, low-grade ascent up the citadel of Namur, a medieval town that is the capital of the French-speaking Wallonia region of Belgium and hosts an annual beer festival in the spring.
The flat layout helped riders keep pace with each other in a tight pack against the wind, setting the stage for a sprint finish.
Three breakaway riders, including Anthony Roux of France with an injured left wrist which hung limply by his handlebars, led for most of the day. The pack swallowed up Roux, the last to hold out, with a little less than nine miles left.
On Tuesday, the three-week race returns home to France for more mostly flat stages. First up, a 122-mile trek from Orchies to the English Channel fishing town of Boulogne-sur-Mer.
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Natalia Nikolaïevna Koustinskaïa (en ), née le  à Moscou et morte le  dans la même ville, est une actrice soviétique de théâtre et cinéma. Artiste émérite de la fédération de Russie (1999).

Biographie
Natalia Koustinskaïa fait ses études dans la classe de maître de  et Olga Pyjova à l'Institut national de la cinématographie dont elle est diplômée en 1961. Elle devient actrice du Théâtre national d'acteur de cinéma. Sa première expérience cinématographique a lieu en 1959, dans le film de Grigori Rochal Aube grise (Хмурое утро). Tout au long de sa carrière Koustinskaïa incarne plus de vingt rôles au cinéma et à la télévision. Elle travaille également dans le doublage des films.

L'actrice connait de sérieux problèmes de santé les dernières années. Elle décède fin 2012, d'un accident vasculaire cérébral à l'hôpital Sergueï Botkine de Moscou et est inhumée au cimetière de Kountsevo.

En 2013, Ivan Tsybine, et Andreï Loukov lui consacrent le film documentaire Natalia Koustinskaïa. La reine des cœurs brisés (Наталья Кустинская. Королева разбитых сердец) qui passe en revue les dernières et les moins glorieuses années de l'actrice.

Filmographie partielle
 1963 : Trois plus deux (Три плюс два) de Genrikh Oganessian
 1973 : Ivan Vassilievitch change de profession (Иван Васильевич меняет профессию) de Leonid Gaïdaï

Notes et références

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Actrice soviétique
Actrice russe
Actrice russe de doublage
Étudiant de l'Institut national de la cinématographie
Naissance en avril 1938
Naissance en RSFS de Russie
Naissance à Moscou
Décès à Moscou
Décès en décembre 2012
Décès à 74 ans
Mort d'un accident vasculaire cérébral
Personnalité inhumée au cimetière de Kountsevo

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The son of retired Irish road racing 'Flying Doctor' Fred MacSorley was injured in a serious incident during Saturday's Armoy Road Races in County Antrim.
Race paramedic Allister MacSorley, a member of the MCUI Medical Team, was involved in a collision on the course with a medical van on the Lagge Road.
Paramedic Allister MacSorley was airlifted from the scene at Armoy by the Northern Ireland Air Ambulance.
He was airlifted to the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast by the Northern Ireland Air Ambulance and is in a 'critical but stable condition'.
On Saturday afternoon, Armoy Clerk of the Course Bill Kennedy told the News Letter: "As I understand it, although this was a serious incident, his injuries are recoverable and (not life-threatening), as I understand it.
"We wish Allister a speedy recovery and obviously my thoughts go out to Doctor Fred and his whole family. It was something they didn't need and certainly we didn't need it either at Armoy, but sadly these things happen.
Lurgan GP Dr Fred MacSorley retired from his role as a travelling doctor at Irish road race meetings last year.
In 2015, his colleague – esteemed doctor John Hinds, an anaesthetist at Craigavon Hospital in County Armagh – was killed in an incident at the Skerries 100 near Dublin.
The Armoy races were abandoned on Saturday on safety grounds due to heavy rain.


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Q: Proving a map between the triangle and the square is bijective Prove that
$$(u,v) \mapsto \left(\frac{\sin u}{\cos v}, \frac{\sin v}{\cos u}\right)=\left(x, y\right)$$
is a bijection between the interior of the triangle $T:= \{0\le u,v; u+v \le \frac {\pi}2\}$ and the square $S:=\{0\le u,v \le 1\}$.
I managed to partly show injectivity in the following way: assume
$$\begin{aligned} \frac {\sin u}{\cos v} &= \frac {\sin u'}{\cos v'} \\
 \frac {\sin v}{\cos u} &= \frac {\sin v'}{\cos u'} \end{aligned}$$
then it follows that $$\begin{aligned} \sin u\cos v' - \sin v'\cos u &= \sin u' \cos v - \sin v \cos u' \\
\sin(u-v')&=\sin(u'-v)\\
\Rightarrow u+v &=u'+v'\end{aligned}$$
Hence two points in the triangle are mapped to the same point in the square only if they lie on a straight line parallel to the hypotenuse.
I also computed the jacobian of this map and I know it is equal to $1-x^2y^2$, so that the map is smooth in the interior of the triangle. I'm sure I can use this at some point in the proof but I don't know where.

A: A partial answer:
To finish showing injectivity, consider a line parallel to the diagonal, parameterized as
$$
c(t) = (t, K-t)
$$
for some $K$ between $0$ and $2 \pi$, and $0 \le t \le K$.
If your alleged bijection is called $F$, let's calculate $F\circ c(t)$:
$$
F(c(t)) = \left(\frac{\sin t}{\cos (K-t)}, \frac{\sin (K-t)}{\cos t} \right)\
$$
Let's compute the derivative of the first term wrt $t$:
$$
\left(\frac{\sin t}{\cos (K-t)}\right)'
= \frac{\cos(t)\cos(K-t) - \sin(t)\sin(K-t)} {\cos^2 (K-t)}\\
= \frac{\cos(t + (K-t)} {\cos^2 (K-t)}\\
= \frac{\cos(K)} {\cos^2 (K-t)}.
$$
The numerator is a nonzero constant (for $K < \pi/2$) and the denominator is a decreasing function of $t$. Therefore the first component of $F \circ c$ is injective.
For surjectivity, you might want to show that the boundary of the triangle maps to the boundary of the square nicely, and that the interior of the triangle maps to the interior of the square, and then note that both the triangle and square are homeomorphic to the unit disk. Then you can invoke a theorem from topology: it's impossible to map an $n$-dimensional cube onto a proper subset of itself by a continuous deformation in which the boundary remains pointwise fixed (page 1 of Alexandroff, Elementary Concepts of Topology).


Electronic Arts shared the release date of the Battlefield V Firestorm Codex mode, which will go to Battlefield V later this month. The network also features a spectacular trailer dedicated to the struggle based on the principles of battle royale. Electronic Arts has released a spectacular trailer for the Firestorm mode, which will introduce Battlefield V multiplayer struggle based on the rules of battle royale. The publisher also shared his release date, which was scheduled for March 25; the module will be made available as part of the free update.
The above trailer in a "film" way presents the struggles in which we will fight to the death and life, to be the last to remain on the battlefield. At this point, it's worth remembering that we will know Battlefield V Firestorm Codex about how the game will look in mode from a week, when the video leaked to the network presenting its various aspects. You will learn about it, among other things, about equipment, vehicles, the importance of strategic places or even the role that allies will play (because you will be able to play not only in groups, but also in pairs or teams of several people).
Battle royale mode is a great absent of the premiere version of Battlefield V, which debuted on personal computers, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on November 20, 2018 (the title was fully developed on the Vistula). Time will tell if the arrival of the much-awaited update will improve the sales results of the discussed production, which did not fully satisfy its publisher. Today we are throwing an information bomb about Battlefield V Firestorm Codex – the upcoming battle royale mode in Battlefield ™ V, focusing on the famous team battle with Battlefield ™ -style battlefield vehicles. We also reveal a new pre-sale offer of Battlefield V, which includes a unique set of the FireStorm ranger, inspired by this mode (and not only) *.
The Firestorm, created by Criterion Games in cooperation with DICE, enriches the battle royale formula with the best elements of the Battlefield brand. Combine the constantly shrinking game area with Battlefield's flagship elements, such as team play, powerful vehicles and destruction, to enjoy such an intense battle royale mode that your hair will stand on end. As soon as you sneak across the sky and land on Battlefield's largest map, the surrounding ring of fire will start shrinking, and 16 maximum four-person teams, including yours, will take part in a total war.
In Battlefield Firestorm Codex download, combat vehicles like the powerful Panzer tank are added to the battle royale repertoire. The tank can provide you with a huge advantage, but you will not be impervious to it – you must consider whether the risk is worth rewarding if you want to face other teams and secure the most powerful equipment on the battlefield. The use of a transport vehicle will give your team an advantage in terms of speed and power. Any vehicle on wheels will allow you to join the fight or escape it quickly.


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#include "renderer/renderable.h"

void sl_renderable_create_quad( sl_renderable *ren, sl_box *uvs )
{
#ifdef SL_LEGACY_OPENGL
	ren->vertices = SL_ALLOC( sizeof( sl_vertex ) * 4 );
	ren->vertices[ 0 ].position = vec2( -1.0f, -1.0f );
	ren->vertices[ 0 ].texcoords = vec2( uvs->min_p.x,  uvs->min_p.y );

	ren->vertices[ 1 ].position = vec2( 1.0f, -1.0f );
	ren->vertices[ 1 ].texcoords = vec2( uvs->max_p.x,  uvs->min_p.y );

	ren->vertices[ 2 ].position = vec2( 1.0f,  1.0f );
	ren->vertices[ 2 ].texcoords = vec2( uvs->max_p.x,  uvs->max_p.y );

	ren->vertices[ 3 ].position = vec2( -1.0f,  1.0f );
	ren->vertices[ 3 ].texcoords = vec2( uvs->min_p.x,  uvs->max_p.y );

	ren->indices = SL_ALLOC( sizeof( unsigned short ) * 6 );
	ren->indices[ 0 ] = 0;
	ren->indices[ 1 ] = 1;
	ren->indices[ 2 ] = 2;
	ren->indices[ 3 ] = 0;
	ren->indices[ 4 ] = 2;
	ren->indices[ 5 ] = 3;
#else
	sl_vertex vertices[ 4 ];
	unsigned short triangles[ 6 ];

	ren->index_count = 6;
	ren->vertex_count = 4;

	// Create our vertices
	vertices[ 0 ].position = vec2( -1.0f, -1.0f );
	vertices[ 0 ].texcoords = vec2( uvs->min_p.x,  uvs->min_p.y );

	vertices[ 1 ].position = vec2( 1.0f, -1.0f );
	vertices[ 1 ].texcoords = vec2( uvs->max_p.x,  uvs->min_p.y );

	vertices[ 2 ].position = vec2( 1.0f,  1.0f );
	vertices[ 2 ].texcoords = vec2( uvs->max_p.x,  uvs->max_p.y );

	vertices[ 3 ].position = vec2( -1.0f,  1.0f );
	vertices[ 3 ].texcoords = vec2( uvs->min_p.x,  uvs->max_p.y );

	// Create the triangles
	triangles[ 0 ] = 0;
	triangles[ 1 ] = 1;
	triangles[ 2 ] = 2;
	triangles[ 3 ] = 0;
	triangles[ 4 ] = 2;
	triangles[ 5 ] = 3;

	// Create the vertex array object
	glGenVertexArrays( 1, &ren->arrayBufferIndex );
	glBindVertexArray( ren->arrayBufferIndex );

	// Create and upload the vertex data
	glGenBuffers(1, &ren->vertBufferObjectIndex);
	glBindBuffer( GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, ren->vertBufferObjectIndex );
	glBufferData( GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, 4 * sizeof( sl_vertex ), NULL, GL_STATIC_DRAW );
	glBufferSubData( GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, 0, 4 * sizeof( sl_vertex ), vertices);

	// Set attribute pointers
	glVertexAttribPointer( 0, 2, GL_FLOAT, GL_FALSE, sizeof( sl_vertex ), 0 );
	glVertexAttribPointer( 1, 2, GL_FLOAT, GL_TRUE, sizeof( sl_vertex ), (GLvoid*)( 2 * sizeof( GLfloat ) ) );

	// Unbind buffer object and buffer
	glEnableVertexAttribArray( 0 );
	glBindVertexArray( 0 );
	glBindBuffer( GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, 0 );

	// Create the index buffer and upload it
	glGenBuffers( 1, &ren->indexBufferObjectIndex );
	glBindBuffer( GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, ren->indexBufferObjectIndex );
	glBufferData( GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, 2 * 3 * sizeof( unsigned short ), NULL, GL_STATIC_DRAW );
	glBufferSubData(GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, 0, 2 * 3 * sizeof( unsigned short ), triangles );

	// Unbind the Index buffer
	glBindBuffer(GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, 0);
#endif
}

void sl_renderable_create_hex_pointy( sl_renderable *ren, sl_box *uv_aabb )
{
	v2 center, extent;
#ifdef SL_LEGACY_OPENGL
	sl_bcenter( &center, uv_aabb );
	sl_bextent( &extent, uv_aabb );
	ren->vertices = SL_ALLOC( sizeof( sl_vertex ) * 7 );
	ren->vertices[ 0 ].position = vec2( 0.0f, 0.0f );
	ren->vertices[ 0 ].texcoords = vec2( center.x, center.y );

	for( int i = 0; i < 6; ++i ) {
		f32 ang = ( M_PI / 3.0f ) * i + ( M_PI / 6.0f );
		f32 px = cosf( ang ),
			  py = sinf( ang );
		f32 uvx = center.x + extent.x * px * 0.5f,
			  uvy = center.y + extent.y * py * 0.5f;
		ren->vertices[ 1 + i ].position = vec2( px, py );
		ren->vertices[ 1 + i ].texcoords = vec2( uvx, uvy );
	}

	ren->indices = SL_ALLOC( sizeof( unsigned short ) * 18 );
	for( int i = 0; i < 6; ++i ) {
		ren->indices[ i * 3 ] = 0;
		ren->indices[ i * 3 + 1 ] = 1 + i;
		ren->indices[ i * 3 + 2 ] = 1 + ( ( 1 + i ) % 6 );
	}
#else
	sl_vertex vertices[ 7 ];
	unsigned short triangles[ 18 ];

	ren->index_count = 18;
	ren->vertex_count = 7;

	// Create our vertices
	sl_bcenter( &center, uv_aabb );
	sl_bextent( &extent, uv_aabb );
	vertices[ 0 ].position = vec2( 0.0f, 0.0f );
	vertices[ 0 ].texcoords = vec2( center.x, center.y );

	for( int i = 0; i < 6; ++i ) {
		f32 ang = ( M_PI / 3.0f ) * i + ( M_PI / 6.0f );
		f32 px = cosf( ang ),
			  py = sinf( ang );
		f32 uvx = center.x + extent.x * px * 0.5f,
			  uvy = center.y + extent.y * py * 0.5f;
		vertices[ 1 + i ].position = vec2( px, py );
		vertices[ 1 + i ].texcoords = vec2( uvx, uvy );
	}

	// Create the triangles
	for( int i = 0; i < 6; ++i ) {
		triangles[ i * 3 ] = 0;
		triangles[ i * 3 + 1 ] = 1 + i;
		triangles[ i * 3 + 2 ] = 1 + ( ( 1 + i ) % 6 );
	}

	// Create the vertex array object
	glGenVertexArrays( 1, &ren->arrayBufferIndex );
	glBindVertexArray( ren->arrayBufferIndex );

	// Create and upload the vertex data
	glGenBuffers( 1, &ren->vertBufferObjectIndex );
	glBindBuffer( GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, ren->vertBufferObjectIndex );
	glBufferData( GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, 7 * sizeof( sl_vertex ), NULL, GL_STATIC_DRAW );
	glBufferSubData( GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, 0, 7 * sizeof( sl_vertex ), vertices );

	// Set attribute pointers
	glVertexAttribPointer( 0, 2, GL_FLOAT, GL_FALSE, sizeof( sl_vertex ), 0 );
	glVertexAttribPointer( 1, 2, GL_FLOAT, GL_TRUE, sizeof( sl_vertex ), ( GLvoid* )( 2 * sizeof( GLfloat ) ) );

	// Unbind buffer object and buffer
	glEnableVertexAttribArray( 0 );
	glBindVertexArray( 0 );
	glBindBuffer( GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, 0 );

	// Create the index buffer and upload it
	glGenBuffers( 1, &ren->indexBufferObjectIndex );
	glBindBuffer( GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, ren->indexBufferObjectIndex );
	glBufferData( GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, 18 * sizeof( unsigned short ), NULL, GL_STATIC_DRAW );
	glBufferSubData( GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, 0, 18 * sizeof( unsigned short ), triangles );

	// Unbind the Index buffer
	glBindBuffer( GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, 0 );
#endif
}

void sl_renderable_create_hex_flat( sl_renderable *ren, sl_box *uv_aabb )
{
	v2 center, extent;
#ifdef SL_LEGACY_OPENGL
	sl_bcenter( &center, uv_aabb );
	sl_bextent( &extent, uv_aabb );
	ren->vertices = SL_ALLOC( sizeof( sl_vertex ) * 7 );
	ren->vertices[ 0 ].position = vec2( 0.0f, 0.0f );
	ren->vertices[ 0 ].texcoords = vec2( center.x, center.y );

	for( int i = 0; i < 6; ++i ) {
		f32 ang = ( M_PI / 3.0f ) * i;
		f32 px = cosf( ang ),
			  py = sinf( ang );
		f32 uvx = center.x + extent.x * px * 0.5f,
			  uvy = center.y + extent.y * py * 0.5f;
		ren->vertices[ 1 + i ].position = vec2( px, py );
		ren->vertices[ 1 + i ].texcoords = vec2( uvx, uvy );
	}

	ren->indices = SL_ALLOC( sizeof( unsigned short ) * 18 );
	for( int i = 0; i < 6; ++i ) {
		ren->indices[ i * 3 ] = 0;
		ren->indices[ i * 3 + 1 ] = 1 + i;
		ren->indices[ i * 3 + 2 ] = 1 + ( ( 1 + i ) % 6 );
	}
#else
	sl_vertex vertices[ 7 ];
	unsigned short triangles[ 18 ];

	ren->index_count = 18;
	ren->vertex_count = 7;

	// Create our vertices
	sl_bcenter( &center, uv_aabb );
	sl_bextent( &extent, uv_aabb );
	vertices[ 0 ].position = vec2( 0.0f, 0.0f );
	vertices[ 0 ].texcoords = vec2( center.x, center.y );

	for( int i = 0; i < 6; ++i ) {
		f32 ang = ( M_PI / 3.0f ) * i;
		f32 px = cosf( ang ),
			  py = sinf( ang );
		f32 uvx = center.x + extent.x * px * 0.5f,
			  uvy = center.y + extent.y * py * 0.5f;
		vertices[ 1 + i ].position = vec2( px, py );
		vertices[ 1 + i ].texcoords = vec2( uvx, uvy );
	}

	// Create the triangles
	for( int i = 0; i < 6; ++i ) {
		triangles[ i * 3 ] = 0;
		triangles[ i * 3 + 1 ] = 1 + i;
		triangles[ i * 3 + 2 ] = 1 + ( ( 1 + i ) % 6 );
	}

	// Create the vertex array object
	glGenVertexArrays( 1, &ren->arrayBufferIndex );
	glBindVertexArray( ren->arrayBufferIndex );

	// Create and upload the vertex data
	glGenBuffers( 1, &ren->vertBufferObjectIndex );
	glBindBuffer( GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, ren->vertBufferObjectIndex );
	glBufferData( GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, 7 * sizeof( sl_vertex ), NULL, GL_STATIC_DRAW );
	glBufferSubData( GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, 0, 7 * sizeof( sl_vertex ), vertices );

	// Set attribute pointers
	glVertexAttribPointer( 0, 2, GL_FLOAT, GL_FALSE, sizeof( sl_vertex ), 0 );
	glVertexAttribPointer( 1, 2, GL_FLOAT, GL_TRUE, sizeof( sl_vertex ), ( GLvoid* )( 2 * sizeof( GLfloat ) ) );

	// Unbind buffer object and buffer
	glEnableVertexAttribArray( 0 );
	glBindVertexArray( 0 );
	glBindBuffer( GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, 0 );

	// Create the index buffer and upload it
	glGenBuffers( 1, &ren->indexBufferObjectIndex );
	glBindBuffer( GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, ren->indexBufferObjectIndex );
	glBufferData( GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, 18 * sizeof( unsigned short ), NULL, GL_STATIC_DRAW );
	glBufferSubData( GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, 0, 18 * sizeof( unsigned short ), triangles );

	// Unbind the Index buffer
	glBindBuffer( GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, 0 );
#endif
}

void sl_renderable_destroy( sl_renderable *ren )
{
#ifdef SL_LEGACY_OPENGL
	SL_DEALLOC( ren->vertices );
	SL_DEALLOC( ren->indices );
#else
	// Destroy our buffers
	glDeleteBuffers( 1, &ren->indexBufferObjectIndex );
	glDeleteBuffers( 1, &ren->vertBufferObjectIndex );
	glDeleteVertexArrays( 1, &ren->arrayBufferIndex );
#endif
}

void sl_renderable_bind( sl_renderable *ren )
{
#ifndef SL_LEGACY_OPENGL
	glBindVertexArray( ren->arrayBufferIndex );
	glBindBuffer( GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, ren->vertBufferObjectIndex );
	glBindBuffer( GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, ren->indexBufferObjectIndex );
	glEnableVertexAttribArray( 0 );
	glEnableVertexAttribArray( 1 );
#endif
}

void sl_renderable_unbind( )
{
#ifndef SL_LEGACY_OPENGL
	glDisableVertexAttribArray( 0 );
	glDisableVertexAttribArray( 1 );
	glBindBuffer( GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, 0 );
	glBindBuffer( GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, 0 );
	glBindVertexArray( 0 );
#endif
}

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Sweden rolled over the Czech Republic with a score of 5-0 as they eliminated the host nation and moved on to the semi-finals with ease. The Swedes are now 5-0-0-0 at the 2020 World Juniors but are about to take on their toughest matchup yet. Team Russia has been a […]
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Location of Conflict
Madban, Varliwada, Karel, Niveli and Mithgavane
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Private and Common
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Since 2005, Ratnagiri, a coastal district in Maharashtra, has become a hotbed of protests against what will be the world's largest nuclear power plant.
Jaitapur, a village in the districts Rajapur tehsil, was among the six sites recommended by a site selection committee for setting up of the nuclear power plant in 1984.
In 2005, the Government of India gave an in principle approval to two light water reactors (LWRs) of 1,000 megawatt each and in 2009 gave another in principle approval for setting up six LWRs of 1,650 megawatt each.
Upon completion, the Jaitapur power plant will be the worlds largest nuclear power generating station, with a net capacity of 9,900 megawatt.
The construction of the plant requires land from five fishing villages in the vicinity: Madban, Varliwada, Karel, Niveli and Mithgavane as well as a residential complex for its employees. Over the years, marine biologists, nuclear scientists and environmental activists, along with the project affected people, landowners, fishermen and farmers have opposed the project and protested against the lack of public consultation; procedural violations, such as non-receipt of the environmental impact assessment (EIA) up to a month prior to the public hearing; land acquisition by invoking an emergency provision and under coercion; techno-commercial viability of the project; threat of radiation leaks; lack of a plan for disposal of nuclear waste; environmental damage to orchards and the release of hot water from the facility that will adversely affect fish population and the livelihood of 15,000 fisherfolk in the area.
According to media reports and analyses by experts, while the EIA of the project rules out any adverse impact on the flora, fauna and human inhabitants of the area and states that the proposed site is rocky and barren, parallel studies by the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) show otherwise. In its preliminary report, Diversity of Coastal Marine Ecosystems of Maharashtra, the BNHS says that the nuclear project will adversely affect the ecology of the area and lists 16 ecologically sensitive sites within a 10kilometre radius of the proposed plant.
Scientists and activists have also flagged the need for a cumulative EIA for the Konkan region and an assessment of the regions carrying capacity.
Meanwhile, experts, activists and the residents of Jaitapur have opposed the project as Jaitapur falls under Seismic Zone III. The accepted norm as per the Vengurlekar Committee recommendations is that nuclear power plants should not be built in areas beyond Seismic Zones I or II. Between 1985 and 2005, there have been 91 instances of seismic activity at the proposed nuclear plant site, some measuring as high as 6.3 on the Richter scale. The seismicity has shown an upward trend every year from 1990 onwards, says a note of the Indian Peoples Tribunal on Environment and Human Rights, which also raises concerns about postaccident radioactivity of the Jaitapur plant that is 10 times the size of Chernobyl. However, the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) and the Department of Atomic Energy maintain that the nuclear site does not fall within an earthquake-prone zone.
Civil society organisations, such as Konkan Bachao Samiti and Janhit Seva Samiti, have filed a public interest litigation in the Bombay High Court challenging the process of granting environmental clearance to the project as per the EIA notification of 2006 and without an assessment of nuclear pollution, safety and technology of the project by the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board. The petition was admitted by the Bombay High Court in March 2018.
In the same month, when French President Emmanuel Macron visited India, the leaders of the two countries reiterated their resolve to begin work on the plant by December that year. India and France had signed an agreement on peaceful use of nuclear energy on September 30, 2008, for building the Jaitapur plant. But even a decade later, the project is still at the negotiation stage. One of the primary reasons for the delay is the fierce opposition to the plant by the local people.
In the past years, Jaitapur has witnessed several violent protests. According to media reports, protests against the project first began when a notification for a joint land survey was issued on December 14, 2005. Section 144 was imposed and 55 people were arrested when a group of protesters went to the site to interrupt the survey.
In January 2006, the Maharashtra government issued a gazette notification for land acquisition, which was done by invoking Section 17 of the Land Acquisition Acta provision for emergency acquisition that expedites the process to 15 days, and by doing away with Section 5(A), which gives a landowner the right to raise objections.
Violence broke out on January 22, 2010, when a meeting by the project affected families was held in Madban village in Ratnagiri district. Government officials and police were prohibited from entering. Violence ensued after the police arrived in large numbers, and 72 people were reportedly arrested.
In October that year, the NPCIL signed a rehabilitation package for the project affected persons with the Maharashtra government, offering 5 lakh per hectare or choice of employment to the affected families. A majority of the landowners refused to accept the compensation.
Amjad Borkar, who strongly opposes the project, told Mongabay that the nuclear project would prove disastrous for the regions marine life as processed water released in the sea will increase the sea temperature.
Protests against the project escalated in 2011 after the Fukushima accident in Japan in March and garnered international support and criticism. The district administration imposed Section 144 and issued orders restricting the entry of activists and protesters. This included a retired High Court judge and a Supreme Court judge. One person was killed during police firing on April 18, 2011.
In August 2018, the residents of Madban held a protest opposing the land acquisition for the project. One of the protesters was quoted in a news report as saying, The use of nuclear fuel, its impact on global warming and potential threat to fishermen are issues not being properly addressed by the government.
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Organisations such as the Sommeliers Association of South Africa and true pro's in the trade like Miguel Chan, Neil Grant and Higgo Jacobs have most definitely helped to improve local wine service at some restaurants. Unfortunately the bulk of South African eateries claiming to employ a sommelier end-up sending you nothing more than an average waiter who has versed him- or herself in the difference between a Waiter's Friend and a Tea Break, and is adamant that Nederburg Baronne is a red grape cultivar made at the Masterchef studios.
• Ask who at the table would like to see the wine-list instead of just plonking it down before the person – usually the oldest whitest male – you deem to be well-heeled, sophisticated and smart enough to select the wine for the meal. Women, especially of the liberated and wine-educated kind, deem this a huge affront and their subsequent rejection-issues can turn the rest of the evening into an ill-tasting, dismissive nightmare – for the other guests, as well as the so-called "sommelier" whose commitment to human rights and gender issues could be called into question.
• Upon receiving a request from the table for a certain bottle of wine, "sommelier" please do not present the customer with the wine-list and ask him or her to physically point out the wine that has been ordered to you. This mostly happens when the "sommelier" does not seem to know that the wine requested is actually on the list or – more than likely – the service provider is not be able to comprehend the linguistic complexities of a reasonably lucid pronounced "Vriesenhof Pinot Noir 2011".
• Please do not overfill the wine-glass. You may think that by doing so your guests will be polishing-off that 300% marked-up bottle of Kanonkop Paul Sauer 2009 quicker than normal, leading to further orders. However, overfilled-glasses appear uncouth, implying a greedy customer and a 2/3rds filled glass is going to wreck havoc on your boss's fine lined table-cloth once I begin swirling the wine. The latter action, by the way, is undertaken to unleash the wine's complex aromas as well as to give the wine some air. It is not, as I have been told by a sommelier, to wet the glass from the inside.
• However important your "sommelier" badge makes you think you are, I the customer am always right. Yes, I actually do want a De Wetshof Bateleur Chardonnay 2011 with my dish of sous vide lamb fillet with sage, rosemary and buttered truffles. Red meat may be consumed with white, pink or purple wine if that happens to be the way I like it. Condescendingly urging me to change my decision to red on account of the detailed and taxing wine course you did with the Two Oceans Wines brand manager, is irritatingly invasive as well as being incorrect.
• If a wine is faulty, it is faulty. Sure, the customer has no right to complain and reject a wine on the grounds of it being over-wooded, green-picked or excessively tannic. But if there is TCA, VA or oxidation, accept my word and bring another bottle. It really is no use trying to tell me that "this is the winemaker's particular style" or stating "but it is an alternatively made wine"". I am not buying – even if the wine is from the Swartland. Just send the bottle back to the wine-maker who will replace without question.
• Most importantly, use your tool correctly. When opening the bottle at the table – as you should – cut the closure cap neatly instead of slashing the foil and ripping the whole thing off before attacking the thing with your cork-screw.
And please guys and girls, do not grip the bottle between your legs when struggling to remove the cork. This is an unappetising beginning to the evening. If the wine steward is holding the wine bottle in his or her crotch out in the open, what the hell is going on in the kitchen?


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Military News U.S. Army
Army Drill sergeant found dead in a bullet-riddled car in Texas
Authorities in Texas are investigating the death of Drill Sgt. Jessica Mitchell, found fatally shot on a San Antonio interstate on New Year's Day.
Police officers responding to a call of a stranded vehicle in the fast lane on Interstate 10 shortly after 2 a.m. local time found a white Dodge Challenger with multiple bullet holes to the driver's side door and window, San Antonio police said in a statement.
"Officers opened the vehicle door and checked for a pulse on the victim (who) appeared to have been struck multiple times," police said.
Mitchell was transported by ambulance to University Hospital where she was pronounced dead. The highway was shut down and the scene processed by crime scene technicians and homicide detectives. The investigation is ongoing.
Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA) issued a statement saying Mitchell's death is being investigated by the Army's Criminal Investigation Division.
Mitchell, 30, was on holiday leave from her assignment as a dental specialist at Army Medical Center of Excellence on JBSA-Fort Sam Houston.
Mitchell had a 10-year-old son, according to Francesca Toby, Mitchell's childhood friend.
"She was a beautiful, beautiful woman. She had a son, and he's without his mom, and I just want to give my prayers to her family, to her son, to her son's father," Toby told WOAI-TV in San Antonio.
Mitchell's 18-year-old brother, Justice, was shot and killed in 2017, according to WOAI. Mitchell's father told WOAI his daughter was a fifth-generation member of the military. Mayo Mitchell said he learned of her death on his own father's birthday.
"I told all my children, I want you to do better than what I have done," Mayo Mitchell said. "She wanted to be the best that she can be in her military career. But that was cut short."
Maj. Gen. Dennis LeMaster, Jessica Mitchell's commanding officer, said he was "devastated by the tragic loss."
"Our sincere condolences go out to her family and friends," LeMaster said. "We are focused on supporting Drill Sgt. Mitchell's family as well as her soldiers during this extremely difficult time."
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Q: MySQL Subquery IN results I want to use ids from query on my_table to select all field_b rows from my_table_2.
  SELECT field_b
  FROM my_table_2
  WHERE my_id_2 IN (
         SELECT my_id FROM my_table WHERE field_a = 1234
  );

I get ERROR 1054 (42S22): Unknown column 'my_id_2' in 'IN/ALL/ANY subquery' executing the above query.
Below are example of my tables for reference:
  mysql> select * from my_table;
    +-------+---------+
    | my_id | field_a |
    +-------+---------+
    |     1 |    1234 |
    +-------+---------+
    |     2 |    1234 |
    +-------+---------+
    2 row in set (0.00 sec)

mysql> select * from my_table_2;
+-------+-----------+
| my_id_2 | field_b |
+---------+---------+
|     1   |  5678   |
+-------+-----------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

A: Another way
SELECT field_b
FROM my_table_2 m2
WHERE EXISTS (
     SELECT my_id FROM my_table
     WHERE field_a = 1234 and m2.my_id_2=my_table.my_id
);

A: That query can be rewritten as a simple join operation:
SELECT field_b
FROM my_table_2
INNER JOIN my_table ON my_table_2.my_id_2 = my_table.my_id
WHERE field_a = 1234;


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47th ASEAN – Japan Business Meeting held on 10 March 2022
Posted on April 18, 2022 by samuelloh39
The 47th Edition of the ASEAN – Japan Business Meeting was held on 10 March 2022, Thursday. This conference welcomed 260 participants from ASEAN countries and Japan comprising of representatives from government agencies, alongside business chambers, universities and research institutions.
This edition of the forum, hosted by the Philippines-Japan Economic Cooperation Committee (PHILJEC) touched on the theme – "Beyond COVID-19: Envisioning the Future with Digitalisation in ASEAN and Japan" bringing together key leaders and corporate luminaries across ASEAN and Japan to discuss the future outlook of the business world beyond COVID-19.
The programme of the forum was as follows:
The forum began with welcome remarks by the respective leaders of AJBM and Keizai Doyukai, followed by special guest remarks delivered by the Ambassador of Japan to Philippines, H.E. Mr Kazuhiko Koshikawa, and Keynote Speech by H.E. Mr Ramon M Lopez, the Secretary of Department of Trade and Industry in Philippines.
Mr Gerard B Sanvictores, the Chairman of AJBM Philippines welcomed all delegates and commented that this was the second time that the AJBM had to be held virtually in consideration of the pandemic. He remarked on the hope that the decreasing number of infections going forward in our respective countries will enable travel and tourism to resume and for our respective countries to recover economically. He further explained the agenda of the forum and encouraged everyone to actively join in the discussions during this event as the AJBM forum is a great opportunity for building networks across ASEAN-Japan.
Mr Kengo Sakurada, the Chairman of Keizai Doyukai discussed recent environmental and socio-political climate that is affecting the whole world. He highlighted that attention be given to the emerging countries where their economic growth rate is still low, and majority of their people still do not have affordable access to electricity and basic infrastructure. He cited his firm belief that innovation will be the key driving force to solve many of the global challenges and it is essential for companies and corporate executives to respond to the changes and continue to evolve dynamically. He expressed his hopes that innovations from ASEAN and Japan can contribute to solve the socio-challenges in the Region and worldwide.
In his remarks, H.E. Mr Kazuhiko Koshikawa expressed that although there are vulnerabilities on the international supply chain of critical and emerging technologies such as semiconductors and risks on regional interdependence, building a strong supply chain and realizing a free and fair trade and investment environment are essential for post-pandemic economic growth. His Excellency also cited that amidst these global disasters and challenges, Japan reaffirms its deep relationship with the ASEAN member-countries. The Government of Japan is continuing its efforts on the "Asia-Japan Investing for the Future Initiative" which supports the utilization of private sector knowledge and expertise on digital and the "Asia Energy Transition Initiative" which supports the achievement of carbon neutrality in ASEAN.
In his Keynote Speech, H.E. Mr Ramon M Lopez commented on the history of the ASEAN-Japan relations which has grown stronger with the increased cross border trades and investments since its establishment in 1977. This long-standing relationship has resulted in concrete outcomes including a comprehensive economic partnership agreement, the ASEAN-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership (AJCEP). He highlighted that the ASEAN-Japan relation has been further strengthened with the entry into force of the First Protocol to amend the AJCEP. He expressed his hopes that the enhancement of AJCEP will restore business confidence to sustain trades and investments between ASEAN and Japan, particularly as we rebuild our economies in the post pandemic era. He also highlighted on the economic ministers of ASEAN and Japan's collective response to mitigate the negative impact of the pandemic through the ASEAN-Japan Economic Resilience Action Plan, intended to help stakeholders survive, to become more resilient and continue to operate under the new normal. He highlighted that the signing of Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is a welcome development as it will provide the much needed and timely boost for the economic development in the post pandemic recovery efforts. RCEP is a strong demonstration of the Region's commitment in ensuring a stable and predictable regional economic architecture amidst uncertainties and the growing trends worldwide.
From left to right (clockwise): Mr Joseph Jr. Uy of PHILJEC (Philippines) as the emcee of the event, Mr Gerard B Sanvictores, Chairman of AJBM Philippines, H.E. Mr Kazuhiko Koshikawa, Ambassador of Japan to the Philippines, Mr Nobuhide Hayashi, Chairman of AJBM Japan, and H.E. Mr Ramon M Lopez, Secretary of Department of Trade and Industry, Philippines.
After the opening ceremony, the first plenary session with the theme "Living with Corona" featured panelists from Indonesia, Philippines and Japan, was moderated by Mr Shazali Sulaiman, Founder of Shazali & Partners (Brunei).This sessiondiscussed on the topic of building a socioeconomic system suitable for living in COVID-19 pandemic times and the state of recovery from pandemic and progress toward new normal society.
From left to right (clockwise): Mr Shazali Sulaiman, Founder of Shazali & Partners (Brunei), H.E. Dr Mahendra Siregar, the Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs (Indonesia), Mr Takuya Shimamura, Chairman of AGC Inc (Japan), and Mr Jose Ma A Concepcion III, the Founder of Go Negosyo (Philippines).
The forum continued with the second plenary session with the theme "Climate Change" featuring panelists from Singapore, Philippines and Japan, and was moderated by Mr Patrick Tang, Mobile & Connectivity Partnerships of META Platforms. This session discussed how businesses respond to climate change as well as the opportunities in renewable energy and green business.
From left to right (clockwise): Mr Patrick Tang (Singapore), Mr Luke Tay, an Independent Futurist, Strategist & Food Systems Advocate (Singapore), Mr Francis Giles B Puno, the President of First Gen (Philippines), and Mr Yosuke Kiminami, the Founding CEO of RENOVA Inc (Japan).
The third plenary session followed up with the theme "Start-up & Innovation" featuring panelists from Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand, and was moderated by Mr Masahiko Homma, the General Partner of IncubateFund (Japan). This session discussed how businesses have been adapting to the new normal through digitalisation and the co-development between ASEAN and Japan.
From left to right (clockwise): Mr Masahiko Homma (Japan), Mr Teppei Sakano, the Representative Director / CEO of Allm Inc (Japan), Dr Supachai Kid Parchariyanon, the CEO & Co-Founder of RISE (Thailand), Ms Stephanie Sy, the CEO of Thinking Machines (Philippines), and Mr Mohd Atasha Alias, the CEO & Co-founder of Vuoz.io (Malaysia).
The forum ended with closing remarks by the leaderships of AJBM Philippines and Japan, respectively, followed by the announcement of the 48th ASEAN-Japan Business Meeting.
Mr Gerard B. Sanvictores, Chairman, AJBM Philippines and Chairman & CEO, Quantum Group
Mr Nobuhide Hayashi, Chairman, AJBM Japan & Former Chairman, Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
Mr Yuji Hirako, Chairman, AJBM Japan, President & CEO, All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.
The incoming chairman of the 48th ASEAN-Japan Business Meeting – Mr Yuji Hirako announced and invited all delegates to the 48th Edition of the ASEAN-Japan Business Meeting which will be held in Tokyo, tentatively in December 2022.
PHILJEC's report on the 47th AJBM can be read here: https://philippinesjapansociety.com/philjec/virtual-conference-47th-asean-japan-business-meeting/.
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FERRY FINANCE
Scandlines Generated Record Performance In 2017 Based On Expanded Capacity
Scandlines increased revenue and boosted profitability in 2017 in line with the expectations for the year as the group's expanded capacity on the Rostock-Gedser route was leveraged and investments dampened following a substantial strengthening of fleet and infrastructure in prior years.
Total revenue grew by 4% to EUR 487 million (EUR 480 million) driven mainly by the continued positive development on the Rostock-Gedser route.
Traffic machine revenue from both routes grew by 6% to EUR 352 million (EUR 333 million) on the back of expanded capacity, intensified marketing efforts and particularly strong performance in the freight segment, which recorded 12% growth in traffic volume.
BorderShop revenue was stable at EUR 135 million (EUR 137 million).
Scandlines' ferries completed more than 42,000 departures and transported a total of 7.6 million passengers, 1.8 million cars and more than 0.6 million freight units in 2017.
Download the 2017 annual report via this Scandlines landing page
Tallink Grupp Published The Audited Annual Report Of The 2017 Financial Year
The key highlights were the following:
All-time high annual passenger number and higher revenue
New LNG fast ferry MEGASTAR started shuttle service on the Tallinn – Helsinki route
New passenger terminal opened in Helsinki
Lower chartering revenues
Scheduled maintenance of five ships during the Q1 low season
Increased competition on the Tallinn – Helsinki route
Lower operating costs from the termination of the charter of fast ferry SUPERSTAR
Effects from the re-routing of vessels in December 2016
Renovated cruise ferry SILJA EUROPA returned to the Tallinn – Helsinki route
Two ships on the Riga – Stockholm route
Sale of two Superfast vessels in December 2017
Group-wide ship renovation programme continued
AS Tallink Grupp Audited Annual Report of 2017
Fran Collins announced as new CEO for Red Funnel
Red Funnel announced the appointment of Fran Collins as its new CEO with effect from June 11, as Kevin George, the previous CEO, moves to be Red Funnel Group Chairman.
Fran joins Red Funnel from Condor Ferries where she has held the position of Executive Director – Operations for 4 years and prior to that was Ports and Guest Services Director.
HH Ferries Group Increased Its Share Of Car Traffic In Q1
Scandlines Helsingborg-Helsingør continued the positive development and made progress in Q1 in terms of transferred cars, ensuring the route an increased share of car traffic on Öresund. The expansion of ferry HAMLET's timetable from 1 December 2017 entailed greater capacity, which was almost fully utilized in Q1 already.
Cars 239,000 (235,000): +2%.
Trucks 111,000 (107,000): +4%
Buses: 2,500 (2,700): -7%
Passengers: 1.29 million (1.28 million): +0.7%
Departures: 11,900 – almost on par with Q1 2017.
DFDS Charters New Ship For The English Channel In 2021
DFDS has decided to deploy a new ship specially designed for the services in the English Channel from 2021. The ship will be built in Avic Weihai shipyard for Stena RoRo, and will be chartered for 10 years, with an option to buy.
The ferry will be highly efficient with an expected reduction in oil consumption of around 25% compared to current ferries. It will be able to carry 3,100 lane metres of cargo and 1,000 passengers. With this capacity, it will be the largest of the ships on the Channel.
The ship will be delivered in 2021, and market developments will determine whether it will be as an addition to the existing fleet or a replacement of the 1991-built CALAIS SEAWAYS.
Photo: Mike Louagie
Corsica Linea to charter Grimaldi Ro-Pax
o charter Grimaldi Ro-Pax
French company Corsica Linea has agreed to charter the Grimaldi Lines' ro-pax EUROFERRY CORFU, better know as the 1999-built FINNEAGLE.The vessel will start to operate on Marseille – Sardinia – Tunisia – Algeria as from mid June. The charter is for five years.
In 2017 Corsica Linea transported 568,000 passengers and 1.1 million lane metres of freight, which is a huge increase compared to the year before.Already 200,000 pax have been counted on the Maghreb routes. With the extra vessel the company wants to grab the opportunity to increase this number.
According to French TV France 3 (on YouTube) Corsica Linea seems to have approached La Meridionale, with an offer to merge the two companies. However La Meridionale's CEO Francis Lemor (Groupe STEF, owner of La Meridionale) said the company is not.
Fast Ferry for Angolan Transport Ministry launched at Damen Shipyards Singapore
In a ceremony held at Damen Shipyards Singapore on April 19, the Minister of Transport for the Republic of Angola officially launched the new Damen Fast RoPax Ferry 4812 ordered by the Ministerio dos Transportes through IMPA (Instituto Marítimo e Portuário de Angola).
The vessel will be operated by TMA Express (Transporte Marítimo de Angola) and operate on Angola's Atlantic coastline between the capital Luanda and Cabinda, around 400 kilometers to the north, via Soyo.
Fire Damage To Ship Causes Closure Of Zeebrugge – Rosyth Freight Route
On Monday 16 April, a fire broke out in the engine room on board DFDS' ro-ro FINLANDIA SEAWAYS, which connects Zeebrugge with Rosyth.
The ship was towed to DFDS' terminal in Immingham, where the cargo on board has been discharged, and where DFDS had the opportunity to carry out an inspection of where the fire took place.
The ship will be out of service for several months for repairs. No suitable replacement ships are available. Because the route was already loss-making it has been decided to close the route.
The Zeebrugge – Rosyth route was first started in 2002 by Superfast Ferries.
Source: DFDS
Rolls-Royce And Hurtigruten Team Up For Major Environmental Upgrade Of Nine Ships
Hurtigruten has signed a Letter of Intent with Rolls-Royce for a major environmental upgrade programme to hybrid power. The main engines on up to nine ships will switch from diesel to LNG and the upgrade will also include installation of a hybrid battery system.
Hurtigruten was recently awarded licenses by the Norwegian Government for seven out of 11 coastal ferry routes. One of the key requirements from the Government of the route's operator was a reduction in CO2-emissions. With its plans for a major upgrade, Hurtigruten will be able to continue operating its existing fleet on the route and at the same time meet these new stricter environmental demands.
New Ferry NORDERAUE Soon To Enter Service With Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei
Rostock-based Neptun Werft handed over WDR's new ferry on April 19.
As from the beginning of May, the NORDERAUE will operate on the Föhr-Amrum route, replacing the RUNGHOLT.
NORDERAUE is the third vessel in a series of double enders, with as main difference the four lanes for trucks.
Photo: Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei


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The Night Before – This is How You Do a Christmas Comedy (With Drugs)
By Marter Legacy Author November 22, 2015
Directed by Jonathan Levine. Produced by Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen, and James Weaver. Written by Evan Goldberg, Kyle Hunter, Jonathan Levine, and Ariel Shaffir. Release date: November 25, 2015.
After getting a pretty terrible Christmas movie last week with Love the Coopers, now we've got a pretty funny one with The Night Before. Granted, they are very different movies – the former wants to be a "family" comedy/drama/romance, while the latter is an adult stoner comedy – but they're both centered around the holidays, and both predictably preach about the importance of family, particularly around Christmastime, because if you don't have anyone with whom to spend the holidays, your life has basically been ruined, apparently.
The Night Before stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, and Anthony Mackie, the final of whom also appeared in Love the Coopers, although in less important (and more interesting and therefore wasted) role. The basic plot here is that Levitt's character lost his parents before Christmas over a decade ago, and Rogen and Mackie have spent Christmas Eve with him every year since. But they're grown up now, so this is going to be the final time. Fortunately, they have tickets to an exclusive party and are equipped with an extraordinarily large amount of drugs, so they're ready for the night of their lives.
However, thanks to a varying degree of both internal and external influences, this doesn't just become a party movie where the consequences are discovered afterward. It's not Project X or 21 & Over, something for which I will be forever thankful. No, their problems start earlier than that, even if Rogen's character spends the vast majority of the movie under the influence of a variety of drugs. No, The Night Before has more going on with it than that. As a result, not only are these characters more interesting, but the plot has more going on with it than following these people on a journey through New York City.
For instance, the Rogen character has a wife (Jillian Bell) who is far along in a pregnancy. While high, he records the best anti-baby tirade in cinema history onto his phone. Well, that phone gets lost, so one of the film's subplots involves him trying to find it. Gordon-Levitt's character is still pursuing The Girl That Got Away (Lizzy Caplan) while also dwelling on the past and using it as an excuse to avoid progressing forward in his life. Mackie is now a professional athlete who has a need to feel beloved by his teammates and fans – even though he paradoxically hates it when his mother parades him around. These subplots allow us to learn more about these characters than these types of comedies often allow, while also giving them more than enough of a chance to grow and learn, teaching the audience the film's lessons in the process.
Every year there are only a few comedies that are genuinely funny, and The Night Before is one of the funniest of 2015.
That does mean that, especially at the end, the film gets schmaltzy. It is a Christmas movie, after all. You have to expect that going in. At its core, it's a very sweet movie, even if to get to that core you have to chew through copious amounts of profanity and drugs. Even if The Night Before does get too eye-rollingly sincere at times, it never becomes so overbearing that you want to stop watching. The reason for that is ultimately why this is a successful comedy: it's supremely funny.
Every year there are only a few comedies that are genuinely funny, and The Night Before is one of the funniest of 2015. Hardly a scene goes by without a big laugh – and usually more than one – with several managing to sustain laughter for literal minutes straight. Even without all of the other good elements, the number of laughs contained in this movie would make it worthwhile.
The Night Before has been directed by Jonathan Levine, who also directed 50/50, which also starred Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen. Given that 50/50 contains one of only a couple of good Seth Rogen performances – and The Night Before is another one – it appears that Levine is someone who understands how to get the best out of the actor. Rogen is the standout performer in this film, easily getting the biggest laughs as well as the largest number. Joseph Gordon-Levitt, by design, isn't anywhere near as funny. Anthony Mackie gets a decent amount of laughs, too. There are a good number of supporting cast members who bring lots of comedy, too: Jillian Bell, Michael Shannon, Mindy Kaling, Ilana Glazer, Miley Cyrus, and a cameo that you couldn't bribe me to spoil.[1]
While The Night Before may not be the funniest Christmas movie of all time, it's up there, particularly if you're a fan of stoner comedies. With an outstanding number of laughs, interesting and somewhat deep characters, numerous opportunities for both the audience and the characters to learn and grown, fantastic supporting work, and a plot that gives us more to do than just wander from place to place, The Night Before is pretty fantastic. It's too schmaltzy, but it's a Christmas movie, so that's almost forgivable. It makes up for it with the amount of jokes it contains, anyway.
Bottom Line: A funny movie with a good plot and interesting characters, The Night Before brings some holiday joy to cinema screens.
Recommendation: If you're a fan of stoner comedies, or want a Christmas movie with a bit of an edge (and a soft center), The Night Before is worth checking out.
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[1] Well, that honestly depends on how much money you offer.
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Malaria is a disease of the blood that is transmitted to people by an infected female mosquito. Malaria infects and destroys red blood cells (anemia) and clogs the capillaries that carry blood to the brain (cerebral malaria) or to the vital organs.
The Ugandan Ministry of Health estimates that malaria kills 320 people in Uganda every day. This is based on reported cases, yet in rural villages many cases go unreported. 90 percent of malaria related deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa and a child under the age of five years dies from malaria every 30 seconds.
There is currently no vaccine available to prevent malaria.
Due to abject poverty, most families in Uganda cannot afford to purchase a bed net or treatment.
Long-lasting Insecticide-treated bed nets (LLINs) have been shown to be the most cost effective prevention method against malaria.
With donations to Think Humanity, the TH team can purchase, transport and educate communities on the importance of bed nets and demonstrate how to use them properly.
Think Humanity uses the highest quality bed nets recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO).
By using LLINs the vector mosquito will be repelled and/or killed when coming into contact with the strong insecticide-treated netting material.
LLINs can be purchased for $5 each (more or less depending on the market) and will last up to five years. The longer useful life of the LLIN, the cheaper it is to use, even if the initial purchase price is higher.
Studies have shown that when LLINs are used, child illnesses and mortality rates decrease significantly.
Think Humanity net distributions have been shown to reduce cases of malaria as much as 96 percent.
A study has shown that relatively modest coverage (60 percent) of all adults and children can achieve community-wide benefits.
When parents and guardians are healthy they are able to care for their children and able to work to provide for their families.
They will no longer be spending their money on malaria treatment, which could otherwise go towards basics such as providing their children with food and education.
Coartem is an artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) that is the most effective malaria treatment recommended by WHO. Coartem is safe, effective and an affordable anti-malarial for vulnerable populations in Africa. A child with an uncomplicated case of malaria can be cured within three days after receiving a dose of Coartem. It is recommended over the older treatments such as chloroquine and fansidar, which have become less effective because of a rise in drug resistance.
Think Humanity freely gives bed nets to refugees and people from isolated and underdeveloped villages in western Uganda. The people we serve are from various countries; Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Sudan and locations where people have been forced to leave their country due to war.
WHO DO WE HELP at the Think Humanity Kyangwali Health Center?
Think Humanity provides treatment for various diseases at a reduced cost to the people in the Kyangwali Refugee Settlement Camp and surrounding villages. We also have free health days and give out free mosquito nets and birthing kits on a regular basis.
Think Humanity has purchased and distributed approximately 93,500 bed nets in Uganda.


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Home » Canes alumna works as engineer on Mars rover
Canes alumna works as engineer on Mars rover
Erisa Hines found her dream job in the stars just 10 years after graduating from the College of Engineering.
Hines is an engineer working on the Rover Curiosity Project, a division of the NASA Mars Science Laboratory, based in Pasadena, Calif. She focuses on safely guiding the spacecraft during its 354-million-mile journey to the Red Planet.
"It's an extremely exciting and somewhat unique engineering opportunity," she said.
She was recently the keynote speaker for the School of Engineering's Homecoming breakfast last Friday at the Newman Alumni Center.
"We felt that Erisa was a wonderful representative of the spirit of our students and alumni," said Ann Helmers, director of career services and alumni relations at the school. "She was an extremely active student."
Hines graduated in 2002 with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BSME) and a concentration in aerospace engineering.
"I only had her as a student during her freshman year," Assistant Dean Ram Narasimhan said. "But she was a great student and a very kind person."
Hines went on to attend the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Mass., where she completed a dual masters' program in aeronautics and astronautics.
Her academic experiences then paved the way for the emotional moments before the rover's landing.
"A week or so before the landing, one of the project managers was encouraging us as a team to be prepared for landing night emotionally," Hines said. "He said the moment of landing would be ephemeral. And he's right."
With the rover safely on Mars, Hines is now in charge of upgrading its mobility system that will hopefully allow it to move more independently.
"We hope to start using it in the next few months," Hines said. "This will become more important as we decide to make faster progress to our primary science target: the base of Mt. Sharp in Gale Crater."
The Curiosity Rover will remain on Mars for about two years, trying to find signs that the planet can support life.
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Titouan Perrin-Ganier (28 de junio de 1991) es un deportista francés que compite en ciclismo de montaña en la disciplina de campo a través.

Ganó cinco medallas en el Campeonato Mundial de Ciclismo por Eliminación, entre los años 2017 y 2022, y cuatro medallas en el Campeonato Europeo de Ciclismo de Montaña, entre los años 2017 y 2020.

Medallero internacional

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Ciclistas de montaña de Francia
Campeones mundiales de ciclismo de montaña


Dr. Gannoune Diop accepts award from Elder Lance B. Wickman and W. Cole Durham, Jr.
Photo courtesy of Mormon Newsroom.
Dr. Ganoune Diop, director of Public Affairs and Religious Liberty for the worldwide Seventh-day Adventist Church, was given the Thomas L. Kane Religious Freedom Award by the J. Reuben Clark Law Society (Brigham Young University) recently in Philadelphia.
In presenting the award, Elder Lance B. Wickman, general counsel for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and emeritus member of the Seventy, thanked Dr. Diop for being a friend of the Church like Thomas L. Kane was a friend to the Church.
During its annual conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the J. Reuben Clark Law Society named its annual Religious Freedom Award after Thomas L. Kane, a Philadelphia lawyer who assisted the early Church in the migration to Utah and establishing the state of Utah. The award is presented to an individual who exemplifies the character and traits of Thomas L. Kane in upholding and defending religious freedom.
Dr. Diop said it is an honor to receive the award named after an individual who stood for religious freedom and uplifted the downtrodden who were not of his own faith. He also expressed gratitude for the friendship he had with the late Elder L. Tom Perry of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (1922–2015). He said he knew from his associations with him that Elder Perry was a man of God. Dr. Diop pledged to do as Thomas L. Kane and stand for religious liberty for all and encouraged all to accept the same pledge.


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"Our World Is Not an Ashtray": Philip Morris launches initiative
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"Our World Is Not an Ashtray": Philip Morris launches initiative to reduce plastic litter from products by 50 percent by 2025
New study reveals that 25 percent of adult smokers think throwing cigarette butts on the ground is "normal" and highlights the need for fundamental development of public education and awareness
Dubai, UAE; 10 December 2020 — Philip Morris International has launched "Our World Is Not an Ashtray" in support of its litter reduction target set out in its Integrated Report 2019 to achieve a 50 percent reduction of the plastic litter from its products by 2025 (versus a 2021 baseline). The new global initiative, launched on WorldNoAshtray.com, aims to raise awareness and drive change in behavior and attitudes around cigarette butt littering and, ultimately, make cigarette butt littering a thing of the past.
"We recognize that our company has an important role to play in supporting action on a cigarette butt and plastic littering. In fact, this year, we announced in our Integrated Report 2019 our global aim to achieve a 50 percent reduction of the plastic litter from our products by 2025, compared to a 2021 baseline," said Jennifer Motles, Chief Sustainability Officer at PMI. "Accomplishing our goal will require fundamental development of public education and awareness. Most essentially, smokers need to understand that it is unacceptable to dispose of cigarette butts improperly. By working with experts to better understand how to encourage smokers to adopt more responsible disposal habits, launching education programs, and cooperating with governments and local authorities to ensure there is an adequate waste-disposal infrastructure, we believe we can significantly reduce the plastic litter associated with our products."
In a new international study commissioned by PMI and conducted by Kantar, a global research data and insights company, 25 percent of adult smokers reported that they throw cigarette butts on the ground because they think "it is a normal way to dispose of a cigarette." The survey also found 59 percent were more concerned about protecting the natural environment in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, about two-thirds (65 percent) feel a greater sense of responsibility for the impact their behavior and actions have on the natural environment.
Crucially, when asked what course of action tobacco companies should take to reduce cigarette butt littering, 52 percent chose "awareness building and educational programs". Alongside tobacco companies increasing their efforts to prevent littering, smokers also revealed their desire to take action, with three out of four saying they have a key role to play.
Cigarette filters are made of cellulose acetate, a bioplastic made from wood cellulose. The survey revealed that 75 percent of respondents thought that cigarette filters are made of cotton or paper, and only 13 percent knew correctly that filters are made of plastic.
"These findings highlight the need for awareness campaigns such as "Our World Is Not an Ashtray" to help change smokers' behavior and I'm glad we are launching this campaign in the UAE as well", said Tarkan Demirbas, Area Vice President Middle East.
To accelerate change, PMI has teamed up with third-party organizations across the world to optimize the impact that it can have on the global issue of plastic littering. PMI is working with three organizations—Litterati, Cortexia, and CARTO —to implement a data-driven approach and assess the prevalence of cigarette-butt litter across the globe, identify litter hot spots, and monitor the impact of anti-littering activities.
For more on Our World Is Not an Ashtray, visit www.worldnoashtray.com and www.worldnoashtray.com/ae
For additional information about PMI's efforts to reduce waste littering and the CBL study, visit www.pmi.com/littering.
The global survey was conducted by Kantar, between the third week of March and the first week of May 2020; 12,800 people across 10 countries were questioned, with a 54 percent completion rate. The completion rate reflects the respondents who finished the survey, matched the eligible criteria, provided quality data, and filled quotas considered nationally representative by Kantar (gender and age).
Philip Morris International: Delivering a Smoke-Free Future
Philip Morris International (PMI) is leading a transformation in the tobacco industry to create a smoke-free future and ultimately replace cigarettes with smoke-free products to the benefit of adults who would otherwise continue to smoke, society, the company and its shareholders. PMI is a leading international tobacco company engaged in the manufacture and sale of cigarettes, as well as smoke-free products and associated electronic devices and accessories, and other nicotine-containing products in markets outside the U.S. In addition, PMI ships a version of its IQOS Platform 1 device and its consumables to Altria Group, Inc. for sale under license in the U.S., where the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized their marketing as a modified risk tobacco product (MRTP), finding that an exposure modification order for these products is appropriate to promote the public health. PMI is building a future on a new category of smoke-free products that, while not risk-free, are a much better choice than continuing to smoke. Through multidisciplinary capabilities in product development, state-of-the-art facilities and scientific substantiation, PMI aims to ensure that its smoke-free products meet adult consumer preferences and rigorous regulatory requirements. PMI's smoke-free product portfolio includes heat-not-burn and nicotine-containing vapor products. As of September 30, 2020, PMI estimates that approximately 11.7 million adult smokers around the world have already stopped smoking and switched to PMI's heat-not-burn product, available for sale in 61 markets in key cities or nationwide under the IQOS brand. For more information, please visit www.pmi.com and www.pmiscience.com.
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is there any option (or workaround) using the SDK for selecting a specific device (eg by serial) to be used for the Controller when I have more than one device physically attached to the computer?
We have no multiple device support, so what you describe would only work through the use of virtual machines.
I know there is no official multiple device support.
Therefore my question: Is there any additional option for leapd for selecting a specific device? I found out that there are options (like device_location_autoconfig) which are completely undocumented (not even listed by using --help). So maybe there is a secret list of hidden parameters?


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Home Africa Live Ramaphosa hails Nigeria's solidarity following COVID-19 travel bans
Ramaphosa hails Nigeria's solidarity following COVID-19 travel bans
David Ochieng Mbewa
FILE PHOTO: President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the nation following a special cabinet meeting on matters relating to the coronavirus epidemic at the Union Building on March 15, 2020 in Pretoria, South Africa. (Photo by Felix Dlangamandla/Beeld/Gallo Images via Getty Images)
South African president Cyril Ramaphosa expressed his gratitude to his Nigerian counterpart Muhammadu Buhari for the solidarity shown in the face of the travel bans imposed on South Africa following the emergence of the Omicron COVID-19 variant.
Ramaphosa, who is on a four-nation visit to Nigeria, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana and Senegal, said such actions sent strong messages of unity within the continent.
FILE PHOTO: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. /Getty Images
"It says that as African countries, we are standing united against the imposition of arbitrary and discriminatory restrictions that are not only unscientific but counter-productive in the long run," Ramaphosa said during a joint press conference with Buhari on Wednesday.
He added that the leaders of the other three West African nations were unhappy with the travels bans imposed on South Africa and several other countries in the southern region.
Ramaphosa called for cooperation, rather than discrimination, from Western nations to boost efforts to tackle the new variant which is believed to be more infectious than previous variants.
"This is a global pandemic, and overcoming it requires that we collaborate and work together as a collective."
Last week, South African scientists announced the discovery of a new COVID-19 variant with a large number of mutations compared to previous variants and reported it to the World Health Organization (WHO), which subsequently named it omicron.
Following that announcement, a number of Western nations imposed travel restrictions on several nations in southern Africa to contain importation of the virus. The variant has since been detected in several European nations, some of which are grappling with record numbers of infections.
Ramaphosa, again, reiterated that his country was being unfairly punished for detecting the variant quicker.
South Africa has some of the world's top epidemiologists and scientists, who have managed to detect emerging coronavirus variants and their mutations early on in their life cycle.
"Excellent science should be applauded and not punished."
"Whilst we respect the right of all countries to take the necessary precautionary measures to protect their citizens, we need to remember that this pandemic requires collaboration and sharing of expertise."
According to Ramaphosa, his government's primary concern at the moment is the havoc the measures are wreaking on families, the travel and tourism industries and business.
"It is our hope that the countries that have imposed these bans urgently reconsider their decisions."
(Story compiled with assistance from wire reports)
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