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UK technology sector enjoys positive outlook, despite Brexit risks
By Karl Mckiernan
UK Technology is one of the country's fastest growing sectors, with high levels of entrepreneurship, job creation and investment.
The industry is clearly punching above its weight. The UK is ranked fourth in the world for technology start-up investment and tech investment (at $6bn) was the highest in Europe in 2018, according to Tech Nation. Tech Unicorns, a term used for private start-up companies reaching a valuation of $1bn (£800m), topped 17 in 2019, up from 13 in 2018 and cements the UK as a premier destination for tech investment.
However, scratch beneath the surface and some areas of the industry are performing better than others. The recent lack-lustre performance of the UK economy and Brexit has weighed heavily on consumer electronics, I.T distributors and traditional office product suppliers, which already face intense price competition and squeezed margins.
The consumer electronics market faces some significant headwinds, with changing consumer habits, weakening demand and structural challenges.
Demand is subdued as consumers become more discerning and household incomes remain under pressure. Brexit may also be dampening consumer confidence and spending - average retail sales in the first half of 2019 rose by 0.5%, a record low according to the British Retail Consortium. At the same time, prices are under pressure from online retailers while costs have been rising with the increase in the living wage and more expensive imports due to falling value in sterling.
Mobile phone sales in particular, (the backbone of the consumer electronics market), are in decline. The smart phone market is saturated while a perceived lack of innovation has led many to retain devices for longer and switch to sim only deals. This has pushed retailers to assess their product offering, and drive renegotiation with airtime providers on the structure of contract mobile phone tariffs. At the same time, customers are now more likely to purchase their phones outright. Smartphone sales in Europe are forecast to fall by 5.3% this year, according to Gartner.
New consumer technologies – like virtual assistants, drones and virtual reality – have also failed to spur demand. The tablet and smart watch markets have seen a slowdown and plateaued. And while smart home technology is a promising growth market, the perceived complexity of products and concerns over data security and privacy have prevented the industry from truly taking off in the consumer space.
There are, however, some bright spots. The roll-out of the 5G network in 2020 is expected to boost smartphone sales as consumers upgrade handsets. The gaming sector is also expected to experience renewed growth, with ongoing demand for high-spec gaming PCs and the launch of new game consoles from Microsoft and Sony in 2020 – the first such releases in seven years.
B2B and office products
The slowdown in the UK economy and uncertainties surrounding the UK's departure from the EU have affected demand in the commercial space, where Brexit concerns have led to deferred spend on IT upgrades. Margins for traditional 'box shifters' are being squeezed further, with an economic slowdown in the UK and Europe, as well as fierce competition and a softening of the personal computing market.
The underlying trend in the business hardware market is one of decline, despite a brief bounce in PC sales in the middle of 2019 prompted by Windows 10 upgrades. Microsoft's Windows 7 will no longer be supported from January 2020, leading many organisations to a compulsory upgrade to hardware running Windows 10. Margins in the PC market have also been positively impacted by a shortage of Intel CPUs, while a further escalation in the trade war between the US and China could impact prices and future demand.
The traditional office products market is shrinking. This sector competes with online retailers like Amazon and is price sensitive and congested, with a shift towards contract business. Consolidation is likely to be key for this sector as M&A activity is expected to increase in the final quarter of 2019 and into 2020. While there is modest growth in hardware distribution, this sector remains extremely price sensitive and working capital intensive.
Other technology sub-sectors are, however, enjoying strong growth, including cyber security, Fintech and Artificial Intelligence (AI). UK investment in AI reached a record $1.3bn in 2018, having grown almost six fold from 2014 to 2018, while UK-based FinTech companies are predicting growth of 88% between 2018 and 2021.
Despite security concerns and integration challenges, Internet of Things (IoT) is another fast growing sector: Bain predicts the global IoT sector will grow to $520bn in 2021, more than double 2017.
Managed service providers, which provide and manage IT systems and services to business, also continue to perform strongly as businesses look to cut cost. The positive outlook for this sector is supported by mergers and acquisitions and interest from private equity investors.
Brexit effect
Uncertainty around Brexit, in particular the threat of the UK crashing out without a deal on October 31, has a material effect on the UK technology industry.
The UK's decision to leave the EU has caused considerable foreign exchange rate volatility, pushing up the cost of imports for UK ICT companies. For the price sensitive consumer goods and office products markets, passing on these higher costs is difficult, putting margins under additional pressure. For contract services, robust and variable pricing models are key to avoiding being locked into potentially loss-making contracts.
The threat of a no-deal Brexit, in particular, poses significant challenges for UK technology companies. According to the industry's trade body, TechUK, ICT firms could experience issues when exporting and importing goods or providing services into the EU as well as potential disruption to supply chains. Of particular concern is the impact on free movement of people and the ability to access talent, as well compliance with cyber security and data protection regulations, which could hamper cross-border data transfer.
Uncertainty over the date and manner of Brexit is also putting supply chains and margins under pressure. Stockpiling ahead of the initial March 29 deadline proved costly for many ICT companies: Overstocking ties up working capital and increases the risk of insolvency, while demand naturally fell off in the second quarter with the unwinding of stock.
Outlook – Cloudy with some bouts of sunshine
Overall, insolvency rates are subdued within the technology industry, but tough trading conditions lie ahead for some subsectors. Brexit volatility and a global economic slowdown have already dented business confidence, which dropped to a 10-year low in the first quarter 2019.
Management data suggests many businesses in the distribution and office products sector are already struggling. Uncertainty over Brexit only adds to the pressure on these businesses, which are vulnerable to price increases, foreign exchange rate volatility and disruptions to supply chains. IT distributors focusing on low margin goods are under pressure from fierce competition and declining margins while consumer focussed industries continue to be challenged by Amazon.
Whilst insolvencies within the technology industry this year have been low, there have been some notable failures in the retail, construction and food and drink industries, which feature in the supply chains of many technology companies. Contract frustration, overstocking, and cash flow problems arising from supply chain risk are some of the biggest threats to business solvency.
All this said, parts of the technology sector are seeing growth and increased investments, such as managed service providers and the gaming industry. IoT, cloud service providers, analytics and data centres are also all performing well on the commercial side and seeing some of the highest levels of profitability.
QBE has the specialist expertise to navigate the Technology and Office Products sector and we continue to support the UK technology sector with large credit insurance lines. While distinct challenges lie ahead, our extensive contact with the market and supply chain enables QBE customers to stay informed, build revenue safely and stay protected against the unexpected.
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Q: ipad: keybord at wrong position When I have switched to another view (After returning from taking a picture or after switching to a view to select stuff in table) the ipad keyboard appears at the wrong position.
When I select a text field, I see this on my Ipad and on the simulator. (can't post images yet). If I turn my ipad (so that it aligns horizontal) and rotate back the keyboard is back normal.
https://devforums.apple.com/servlet/JiveServlet/showImage/2-701040-19966/Screen+Shot+2012-07-20+at+16.36.20.png
My code to switch to the camera for taking a picture...
- (IBAction)getCameraPicture:(id)sender
{
    UIImagePickerController *picker = [[UIImagePickerController alloc] init];
    picker.delegate = self;
    picker.allowsEditing = YES;
    picker.sourceType = UIImagePickerControllerSourceTypeCamera;
    picker.title = @"CameraPicture";
    [self presentModalViewController:picker animated:YES];
}

My code to switch to a view with a table in it :
[self presentModalViewController:viewControllerSpanoTechProducts animated:YES];

code for returning after selecting stuff :
[self dismissModalViewControllerAnimated:YES];

how my app works: you have a main screen with buttons and textfield to fill in a form. when you push a button to select a product I switch to another viewcontroller with a table where you can select a product and a button 'done'. If you click the 'done' button I switch back to the original view.. hope this helps?
I'm just started with iOS.. Any help is appriciated!

A: At the time of switch user this code:
[yourTextFieldObject resignFirstResponder];

This might work.

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Q: How do you define data types in Azure App Configuration? Is it possible to store data types in the Azure app configuration? Or is it left to the program calling the app configuration to declare the data type?

A: Absolutely. Each key-value in App Configuration has a content-type field. While you can put anything in it as long as your application understands it, we do recommend using MIME types, which is also what the out-of-box data types App Configuration uses.
More discussion can be found at
https://github.com/Azure/AppConfiguration/issues/116#issuecomment-559628997

A: Because it's designed to be a centralized location to store the data as key value.  It works similarly to a web.config or configuration settings in App Service.  So it really is designed to just be strings.  If you are wanting a specific data type, it would be up to the dev to ensure it to convert it to the corresponding data type.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-app-configuration/overview
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Errol Spence Jr. takes welterweight title from Kell Brook in his native England
Posted on May 27, 2017 by Robert Morales
Errol Spence Jr., right, lands a right hook on Kell Brook. Spence took Brook's welterweight title via 11th-round knockout/Photo by Reuters via the Mirror
Errol Spence Jr. on Saturday took the welterweight title from Kell Brook via 11th-round knockout at Bramall Lane Football Ground in Brook's native Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.
Spence, of Desoto, Texas, dropped Brook in the 10th round. Brook, with his left eye badly damaged, took a knee midway through the 11th and the fight was over.
Brook (36-2) was attempting to make the fourth successful defense of his belt. He was coming off a fifth-round TKO loss to middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin.
Spence (22-0, 19 KOs), a 2012 U.S. Olympian, was in his first world-title fight. He was up by one, three and five points at the time of the stoppage.
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Tickets on sale for Miguel Berchelt-Takashi Miura at Fabulous Forum
Miguel Berchelt/Photo courtesy of BoxRec.com
Golden Boy Promotions on July 15 will play host to a card at the Fabulous Forum in Inglewood that will have super featherweight world champion Miguel Berchelt (31-1, 28 KOs) of Mexico defending his title against Takashi Miura (31-3-2, 24 KOs) of Japan in the main event (on HBO).
Berchelt took the title from Francisco Vargas in January, stopping Vargas in the 11th round at Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio.
The semi-main event will feature Jezreel Corrales (21-1, 8 KOs) of Panama defending his super featherweight title against Robinson Castellanos (24-12, 14 KOs) of Mexico.
Also, Joe Smith Jr. (23-1, 19 KOs) of Long Island, N.Y., will take on Sullivan Barrera (19-1, 14 KOs) of Cuba in a 12-round light heavyweight bout. Smith in December ended the career of Bernard Hopkins when he knocked out Hopkins in the eighth round, sending him through the ropes and onto the concrete floor at the Fabulous Forum.
Tickets priced at $25, $50, $75 and $125 are on sale and can be purchased by calling Ticketmaster at 800-745-3000 or the Forum box office at 310-330-7300. They can also be purchased online at www.fabulousforum.com or www.ticketmaster.com.
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Miguel Cotto to fight in Southern California for just the second time
Miguel Cotto, right, takes a left hook to the jaw from Canelo Alvarez in their November 2015 bout in Las Vegas/AP photo by John Locher
Miguel Cotto has not fought since November 2015. But when he returns Aug. 26 to take on Yoshihiro Kamegai of Japan, the two will be tangling for a vacant junior middleweight title at StubHub Center (on HBO).
That's right. Cotto will have been out of the ring for 21 months, yet he gets a shot at another title upon his return. He's stoked.
"I'm very excited to be back and showcase a high-level fight for the fans," Cotto said in a news release distributed by Golden Boy Promotions. "Kamegai is a great, tough fighter. But I will be ready for him, and to capture the world title."
Cotto (40-5, 33 KOs), of Puerto Rico, is right when he says Kamegai (27-3-2, 24 KOs) is a tough fighter. But Kamegai is anything but great. He comes forward, and offers no defense. But this should be a ring war, which is along the lines of many fights we've seen at StubHub.
"I fully understand who I am going to be in the ring against," Kamegai said. "But Cotto's record and history won't matter once we are toe-to-toe."
Cotto, who has won titles in four weight classes, will be fighting for just the second time in the Southland. He defeated Arturo Rodriguez via second-round knockout in July 2001 at Staples Center underneath the light heavyweight title fight between Roy Jones Jr. and Julio Gonzalez. It was just the sixth fight of Cotto's career.
Cotto has not fought since losing a wide unanimous decision to Canelo Alvarez in a middleweight title fight Nov. 21 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.
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Keith Thurman, Danny Garcia weigh in on Errol Spence Jr.-Kell Brook fight
Errol Spence Jr./Photo courtesy of Premier Boxing Champions
There is been a lot of talk about Errol Spence Jr. and how good he might become. The boxing world will find out Saturday if Spence is indeed the real deal when he challenges Kell Brook for his welterweight title at Bramall Lane Football Ground in Brook's native England (on Showtime).
Current welterweight champion Keith "One Time" Thurman and former champion Danny Garcia this week were asked to handicap what figures to be an entertaining bout. They, too, are anxious to see what their fellow American can do in this one.
"This is an interesting fight," Thurman said. "I have not followed Kell too much, but I have obviously seen Errol fight in the U.S. Errol is a tough, young fighter who is just getting into the public's eye, and Kell obviously has the strength of the British crowd on his side.
"It should be a tough fight that really speaks to the strength of the welterweight division. Both fighters are men that I would be open to fighting as I continue to unify the division in 2018."
Thurman in March won a split-decision over Garcia in a title-unification bout at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Garcia believes this fight is a tossup.
"I think this is a 50/50 fight," he said. "I think the person with the better game plan is going to win. There's a lot of pressure to go into someone's backyard like Spence is doing, and he's never faced a fighter in his prime before like Brook.
"It's definitely a big test for him and a big step up in competition. If he is ready, he can do it."
Spence, a southpaw out of Desoto, Texas, is 21-0 with 18 knockouts. Brook is 36-1 with 25 knockouts.
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Terence Crawford, Felix Diaz make weight for Saturday's bout
Terence Crawford, left, lands a left cross on Viktor Postol during their title-unification bout in July 2016 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Crawford won a wide decision/AP photo by Chase Stevens
Junior welterweight champion Terence Crawford and Felix Diaz on Friday successfully made weight for their showdown Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York City (on HBO).
Crawford (30-0, 21 KOs), of Omaha, Neb., weighed in at 139.2 pounds. Diaz (19-1, 9 KOs), of the Dominican Republic, weighed 139.4; the limit is 140.
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Felix Diaz believes Terence Crawford has fought no one like him
Felix Diaz, right, covers up as Lamont Peterson swings on him during their fight in October 2015/Getty Images
Terence Crawford is undefeated and holder of two of the major junior welterweight belts. But none of that cuts any ice with Felix Diaz, who Saturday will challenge Crawford for his titles at Madison Square Garden in New York City (on HBO).
"With his style, I know I can beat Terence Crawford," Diaz said this week during a conference call. "Crawford has fought no one like me. Stylistically, I can beat him."
Diaz (19-1, 9 KOs) won the gold medal for the Dominican Republic in the 2008 Beijing Games. His only loss as a pro came to former junior welterweight and current welterweight champion Lamont Peterson via majority decision in October 2015.
Crawford, of Omaha, Neb., is 30-0 with 21 knockouts.
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Eric Gomez confirms Dodgers offer to host Golovkin-Alvarez on Sept. 16
Canelo Alvarez, left, and Gennady Golovkin pose after their fight was announced for Sept. 16 at a site still to be determined/Photo by Gene Blevins
Eric Gomez, president of Golden Boy Promotions, on Saturday confirmed a report that Magic Johnson and the Dodgers have made an offer to host the Sept. 16 middleweight title fight between champion Gennady Golovkin of Kazakhstan and Canelo Alvarez of Mexico at Dodger Stadium.
De La Hoya told the L.A. Times that he had a conversation with Johnson on Friday. Gomez said that talk came after he had three with Dodgers executive vice-president and chief marketing officer Lon Rosen.
"I had the initial talks with Lon and we set up a call with Magic and Oscar and Magic spoke with Oscar yesterday," Gomez said Saturday afternoon. "They're very interested."
Gomez said he could not get into specifics about the proposal, "But it's a very interesting offer. It's something we're going to explore. They're very serious."
Other strong contenders to host what figures to be a blockbuster event are AT&T Stadium near Dallas and T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
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Abel Sanchez: Canelo will have GGG in front of him, not Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
HBO broadcaster Max Kellerman (center) speaks to Gennady Golovkin (left) and Canelo Alvarez after the Sept. 16 fight between Golovkin and Alvarez was announced following Alvarez's victory over Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. this past Saturday. Golovkin's trainer, Abel Sanchez, stands between Kellerman and Golovkin/Photo by Getty Images
Trainer Abel Sanchez had just watched Canelo Alvarez of Mexico out-box and out-punch countryman Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. on Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Sanchez then sat on a makeshift dais inside the ring to discuss the Sept. 16 bout between his fighter – middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin – and Alvarez, which was announced immediately after Alvarez defeated Chavez by three scores of 120-108.
Sanchez was impressed with Alvarez's work, but he reminded a reporter that Alvarez will be in with a different kind of beast when he challenges Golovkin at a site still to be determined.
"I think Canelo displayed great boxing skills," Sanchez said. "But he's not going to have Chavez in front of him (in September), it's going to be Gennady Golovkin."
Golovkin, 35, is 37-0 with 33 knockouts. He was on a string of 22 consecutive knockouts that was snapped in March when Daniel Jacobs went all 12 rounds with Golovkin in a hotly contested bout won by Golovkin by scores of 114-113, 115-112 and 115-112.
Alvarez, a former junior middleweight and middleweight champion, is 49-1-1 with 34 knockouts. At 26, he is nine years Golovkin's junior.
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'Tino' Avila confident he can hang with South El Monte's Joseph Diaz Jr.
Posted on May 2, 2017 by Robert Morales
Manuel 'Tino' Avila is seen here during a recent workout in preparation for Joseph 'JoJo' Diaz Jr./Photo by Julio C. Sanchez/Team Tino
Joseph "JoJo" Diaz Jr. of South El Monte is ranked No. 2 in the world at featherweight by one major governing body. He is therefore on the cusp o f a world-title shot. In order to get it soon, he's going to have to defeat Manuel "Tino" Avila on Saturday on the undercard of the Canelo Alvarez-Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. super middleweight main event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (on HBO pay-per-view).
Diaz is 23-0 with 13 knockouts. Avila, of Fairfield, is 22-0 with eight knockouts. Avila is ranked No. 10, which means Diaz could be facing his toughest opponent to date. Avila sure believes that.
"My team and I have been working extremely hard," a confident Avila said during a recent workout. "I've got all the right people in my corner helping me get to the top.
"I'm sparring with some really good fighters, I've taken my conditioning to new levels. I'm amped for this fight."
Avila had a message for Diaz.
"JoJo Diaz, you better be ready for me on May 6," Avila said.
Diaz is 24, Avila is 25.
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Mason és una població dels Estats Units a l'estat d'Illinois. Segons el cens del 2000 tenia una població de 396 habitants.

Demografia
Segons el cens del 2000, Mason tenia 396 habitants, 147 habitatges, i 103 famílies. La densitat de població era de 134,1 habitants/km².

Dels 147 habitatges en un 34% hi vivien nens de menys de 18 anys, en un 60,5% hi vivien parelles casades, en un 4,1% dones solteres, i en un 29,3% no eren unitats familiars. En el 25,9% dels habitatges hi vivien persones soles el 14,3% de les quals corresponia a persones de 65 anys o més que vivien soles. El nombre mitjà de persones vivint en cada habitatge era de 2,69 i el nombre mitjà de persones que vivien en cada família era de 3,15.

Per edats la població es repartia de la següent manera: un 28,3% tenia menys de 18 anys, un 4,8% entre 18 i 24, un 33,6% entre 25 i 44, un 22,7% de 45 a 60 i un 10,6% 65 anys o més.

L'edat mediana era de 35 anys. Per cada 100 dones de 18 o més anys hi havia 107,3 homes.

La renda mediana per habitatge era de 40.441 $ i la renda mediana per família de 41.797 $. Els homes tenien una renda mediana de 26.607 $ mentre que les dones 18.333 $. La renda per capita de la població era de 13.392 $. Aproximadament el 5,9% de les famílies i el 6,1% de la població estaven per davall del llindar de pobresa.

Poblacions més properes
El següent diagrama mostra les poblacions més properes.

Referències

Comtat d'Effingham
Entitats de població d'Illinois

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Het Boekenderbos is een natuurgebied van 234 ha ten zuidoosten van Baarlo.

Het gebied is eigendom van Staatsbosbeheer. Het omvat boscomplexen, landbouwgebied en een aantal verspreide graslandjes langs de Maas. Deze graslandjes bezitten een interessante flora.

De bossen bestaan voornamelijk uit in de 19e eeuw aangelegde naaldbossen, welke het stuifzand moesten beteugelen. Tussen deze hogergelegen bossen en de Maas ligt een afwisselend landschap met diverse kleinere bospercelen en landbouwgrond. Hier leven vogels als draaihals, wielewaal en patrijs. De Donkervennen is een elzenbroekbos. Bijzondere planten in het gebied zijn: gevlekte aronskelk, beekpunge en koningskaars. Onder meer de Bosbeek en de Tasbeek, in feite restanten van oude Maasbeddingen, lopen door het gebied.

Geografie van Peel en Maas
Natuurgebied in Limburg (Nederland)


The premier of The Book of the Sea by Aleksei Vakhrushev was shown in Germany. The film was shown at the 61.DOK Leipzig international festival for documentary and animation films. The film about sea hunters of the Far North-East of Russia was created with the financial support of the Russian Geographical society and the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Filmed in the genre of documentary animation or animadoc, it combines the conditional animated reality with the vital reality inherent in documentary cinema. According to Alexei Vakhrushev, film directors rarely dare to work in this genre, but the interest and desire to create an unusual and at the same time informative picture prevailed over doubts.
"The animadoc is a serious challenge. But our film was well prepared from the ethnographic point of view. I wanted to make a project in which the myth would be intertwined with reality. The result is an amazing symbiosis of academic science, traditional knowledge of the indigenous people of Chukotka and art", said Alexey Vakhrushev.
Work on the film began in 2013. During five years, the creative team was able to visit several expeditions in Chukotka and shoot unique documentary materials.
"It is extremely difficult to shoot in the Arctic. Here everything is against you: the weather conditions are extremely unpredictable, transport may fail at any moment and the human factor still exists. At the same time, you have a goal and you have to make a film, this is the main and most powerful incentive", the film director said.
Alexey Vakhrushev also noted that the potential of the film was already visible in the middle of the working process, and this gave him confidence that it was only the beginning. The result was a live, informative and exciting 85-minute tape.
In the frigid waters off of Russia's Bering Strait, Chukchi hunters still seek out the giant sea mammals that sustained their people since time immemorial. Life meets myth as a new generation of hunters sets out to sea to hunt the whales, walruses, and seals that have tied them to these remote shores since the beginning of time. The contemporary story of elders Alexander and Alexei blends seamlessly with that of "the woman who gave birth to a whale" and other ancient myths.
The European audience was fascinated. According to Alexei Vakhrushev, the audience, both adults and children, watched the picture in one breath, and at the end they were able to ask him questions. They talked about the Bering Strait, extreme expedition filming and work on the animated part of the film, as well as the history and culture of the "Book of the Sea" characters – Asian Eskimos and coastal Chukchi.
During the work you do not have time to evaluate the picture properly, but when you watch it on the big screen, there is a completely different view. You see the incredible camera work, how colorful and lively animation looks in the film, how seamlessly reality and fiction are intertwined. I am sure that our film will have a long and interesting life", shared Alexey Vakhrushev.
The premiere of The Book of the sea at 61.DOK Leipzig was the beginning of its festival tour. The film will travel the whole world for a year. It will be at festivals in Japan, Macedonia and other countries. In early December, it will be shown in the UK within the Russian Film Week in London and the Golden Unicorn Awards. The film will also be shown at the international film festival "Artdokfest" and the Golden Laurel National Award for non-fiction films and television in mid-December in Moscow. And the film will be released to the general public in February 2019.


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Sagan om Despereaux är en animerad familjefilm från 2008, regisserad av Sam Fell och Rob Stevenhagen.

Handling
Despereaux är en liten mus som, tillsammans med sin utstötte vän Roscuro, ger sig ut på äventyr för att rädda en prinsessa som befinner sig i knipa.

Engelska röster
Matthew Broderick – Despereaux
Emma Watson – Prinsessan Pea
Robbie Coltrane – Gregory
Frances Conroy – Antoinette
Tony Hale – Furlough
Ciarán Hinds – Botticelli
Dustin Hoffman – Roscuro
Sigourney Weaver – Berättare
Tracy Ullman – Miggery Sow
Kevin Kline – André
William H Macy – Lester

Svenska röster
Niclas Wahlgren – Despereaux
Annika Barklund – Prinsessan Pea
Björn Gedda – Gregory
Rikard Wolff – Botticelli
Christian Fex – Bolto
Claes Ljungmark – Roscuro
Ewa Fröling – Berättare
Vicki Benckert – Miggery Sow
Anders Öjebo – André
Andreas Nilsson – Lester
Claes Vogel – Hovis

Svensk version
Dubbningsbolag: Eurotroll AB
Regi: Hasse Jonsson
Översättning: Vicki Benckert
Tekniker: Hasse Jonsson
Producent: Lasse Svensson

Externa länkar

Filmer 2008
Amerikanska animerade filmer
Brittiska animerade filmer
Animerade filmer 2008


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The role of creating an essay on literary analysis is important in terms of carefully examining and also evaluating a certain work sample of literature or a vital aspect of any piece of work on literature. With regard to any analysis made on literature works, there is a requirement that you must try to break down the subject decisively into its specific component parts while analyzing the same. Examination of the various elements used in the piece of literature is not the only concern here but rather you must use a procedure to process the literary work that would help you to appreciate and also at the same time understand the body of work attempted through the literature as a wholesome aspect. For example, an detailed analysis made on a poem might help to deal with the various types of images that are projected through the narration of a poem or with respect to the relationship enjoyed between the structure or form and the literature content of the work attempted through analysis of its literary elements used by the author.
If the analysis is made on a play, then you must ensure to analyze the relationship existent between its subplot and its main plot, or you may choose to analyze the flaws in characterization used in the play of the creation of a picture of a tragic hero and how the play attempts to trace and reveal his/ her identity through the various acts of the play. When analyzing a literary work of a short story you must include to identify a particular suitable theme or a significant transition attempted in the short story to overlap the need of enabling a fruition to the description and tracking of a concern over time and also show how the author bases his theme from the story's point of view and narration style; or you could explain the attitude of the main characters of the short story that is revealed through the story's dialogue and related actions.
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Using quotes from the literary works to establish a sound argument in defense of the views and opinions presented on the work.
Evaluation of the characterization of several roles determined through the narration of the literary work and to make a sound reflection on the effectiveness of the characters introduced for role play in the larger context of the story.
To make an overall assessment of the flow of events, situations, any form of twists and surprise element introduced through the literary work and judge its relevance and significant role in development of a strong story line.


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package edu.duke.cabig.c3pr.esb;

import org.apache.log4j.Logger;

import java.util.Vector;

import javax.jms.Connection;
import javax.jms.ConnectionFactory;
import javax.jms.Destination;
import javax.jms.JMSException;
import javax.jms.Message;
import javax.jms.MessageConsumer;
import javax.jms.MessageListener;
import javax.jms.MessageProducer;
import javax.jms.Session;
import javax.jms.TextMessage;

public class JmsService implements MessageListener {
    /**
     * Logger for this class
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    private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(JmsService.class);

    public ConnectionFactory connectionFactory = null;

    public Destination sendQueue = null;

    public Destination recvQueue = null;

    private Connection connection = null;

    private Session session = null;

    public Vector messages = new Vector();

    private MessageConsumer consumer = null;

    private MessageProducer producer = null;

    private MessageResponseHandler messageResponseHandler;

    private boolean enableJMS = true;

    public void setEnableJMS(boolean enableJMS) {
        this.enableJMS = enableJMS;
    }

    public void setMessageResponseHandler(MessageResponseHandler messageResponseHandler) {
        this.messageResponseHandler = messageResponseHandler;
    }

    public void sendJms(String xml) throws BroadcastException {
        /*
         * Create sender and text message.
         */
        try {
            TextMessage message = session.createTextMessage();
            if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
                logger.debug("sendJms(String) - XML Payload....");
            }
            message.setText(xml);
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             * Send a non-text control message indicating end of messages.
             */
            if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
                logger.debug("sendJms(String) - sending jms....");
            }
            producer.send(message);
            if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
                logger.debug("sendJms(String) - jms sent....");
            }
        }
        catch (Exception e) {
            throw new BroadcastException(e.getMessage(), e);
        }
    }

    public void close() throws BroadcastException {
        try {
            connection.close();
        }
        catch (JMSException e) {
            throw new BroadcastException(e.getMessage(), e);
        }
    }

    public void onMessage(Message msg) {
        if (!enableJMS)

        if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
            logger.debug("onMessage(Message) - jms recieved..");
        }
        TextMessage message = null;
        if (msg instanceof TextMessage) {
            message = (TextMessage) msg;
            if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
                logger.debug("onMessage(Message) - XML Payload....");
            }
            try {
                if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
                    logger.debug("onMessage(Message) - " + message.getText());
                }
                messages.add(message.getText());
                messageResponseHandler.processMessage(message.getText());
                messages.remove(message.getText());
            }
            catch (JMSException e) {
                logger.error("onMessage(Message)", e);
            }
        }
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            if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
                logger.debug("onMessage(Message) - not a kind of text message..");
            }
        }
    }

    public void initialize() throws BroadcastException {
        if(!enableJMS){
            if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
                logger.debug("initialize() - jms is disabled. not initializing the servcie.");
            }
            return;
        }
        if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
            logger.debug("initialize() - initializing esb jms client....");
        }
        if (connectionFactory == null) {
            throw new BroadcastException("JMS Connection Factory not provided..");
        }
        try {
            if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
                logger.debug("initialize() - creating connection and session....");
            }
            connection = connectionFactory.createConnection();
            session = connection.createSession(false, Session.AUTO_ACKNOWLEDGE);
            if (sendQueue != null) {
                producer = session.createProducer(sendQueue);
            }
            else {
                if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
                    logger.debug("initialize() - no send queue provided....");
                }
            }
            if (recvQueue != null) {
                consumer = session.createConsumer(recvQueue);
                consumer.setMessageListener(this);
                if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
                    logger.debug("initialize() - starting connection....");
                }
                connection.start();
                if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
                    logger.debug("initialize() - connection started and subscriber registered....");
                }
            }
            else {
                if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
                    logger.debug("initialize() - no recieve queue provided....");
                }
            }
        }
        catch (JMSException e) {
            throw new BroadcastException("Exception occurred while registering: ", e);
        }
        catch (Exception e) {
            throw new BroadcastException("Exception occurred while registering: ", e);
        }
    }

    public boolean isConsumer() {
        if (consumer == null) {
            return false;
        }
        return true;
    }

    public boolean isProvider() {
        if (producer == null) {
            return false;
        }
        return true;
    }

    public void setConnectionFactory(ConnectionFactory connectionFactory) {
        this.connectionFactory = connectionFactory;
    }

    public void setRecvQueue(Destination recvQueue) {
        this.recvQueue = recvQueue;
    }

    public void setSendQueue(Destination sendQueue) {
        this.sendQueue = sendQueue;
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}

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Q: German dashes: VR-Technik und --Methoden I want to write VR-Technik und -Methoden. How many dashes should i use in the different places?
I'm pretty sure VR-Technik is correct, as would be VR-Methoden.

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*Should i write VR-Technik und --Methoden, because i want to connect the words?

*Should i write VR-Technik und -Methoden, because it's VR-Methoden?

Explanation for the different dashes
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A: The double dash in German writing is reserved for the Gedankenstrich or the "bis" between two numbers. One dash is enough here, as it should be the same hyphen as in the first word.
As a rule of thumbs, you should not allow hyphenation which appears one syllable away from your hyphen (Divis in German).  The - disables hyphenation in the rest of the word. Therefore I would insert a possible hyphenation point ("-) behind -Metho.
In the following example I am using luaLaTeX in order to use the nice package showhyphens. Without this package, you can run it with pdfLaTeX as well. Note: pdfLaTeX does not recognize that the first char in -Methoden should not be a breaking point. Therefore you have to disable that behaviour by writing "~Metho"-den. The credit goes to Ulrike. I wouldn't have noticed it as I don't use pdfLaTeX a lot.
% arara: lualatex

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[ngerman]{babel}
\usepackage{showhyphens} % just for demo. Leave this away and you can use pdfLaTeX

\begin{document}
    VR-Technik und -Metho"-den
    % VR-Technik und "~Metho"-den if used with pdfLaTeX
\end{document}

The following picture shows all possible breakpoints for our example.


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Andy Parkinson begins role as British Rowing CEO
Andy Parkinson has, this week, started as the new Chief Executive Officer of British Rowing.
Parkinson was appointed to the role in November 2014, following five years as CEO of UK Anti-Doping. Prior to his leadership of UKAD – during which time he lead the organisation to the forefront of global anti-doping – Parkinson headed the anti-doping operations at UK Sport. He has also worked for the International Paralympic Committee, Paralympics New Zealand, and was President of New Zealand Wheelchair Rugby.
"It is an honour and a privilege to join British Rowing as Chief Executive Officer," said Parkinson. "I'm looking forward to working alongside a terrific Chairman, staff and network of volunteers, and celebrating success both on and off the water."
"Andy's credentials in national and international sporting governance are first-class, and he brings a wealth of experience to our organisation," said British Rowing Chairman Annamarie Phelps. "I am delighted that Andy has started with British Rowing this week, and I'm sure that the whole sport will join me in welcoming him."
Parkinson's arrival marks the end of Neil Chugani's 12-month tenure as Interim CEO, although the Henley Royal Regatta Steward and UK Sport Board Member will remain at British Rowing until the end of January, to support Andy's transition into the role.
"Neil has led British Rowing with distinction," said Phelps. "Neil has guided the organisation with great purpose and his influence has helped progress British Rowing significantly in that time. In thanking Neil for his contribution and commitment, I speak for everyone here. We wish him every success in the future as he returns to his business career, and look forward to him remaining a close friend of British Rowing."
"It has been an honour to serve British Rowing as CEO, both professionally and personally." said Chugani. "Although I am departing from the Board, I remain as passionate about rowing as ever, and I look forward to remaining close and committed to the sport in other capacities."


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The Stem Cell Sidestep
by Joe Murray - (AgapePress)
Category: Social Issues
HIS BILL," bellowed President Bush, "would support the taking of innocent human life in the hope of finding medical benefits for others ... [i]t crosses a moral boundary that our decent society needs to respect."
And with a sense of moral clarity that had recently been MIA in the Oval Office, the president issued his first veto striking down H.R. 810, otherwise known as the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act. No sooner had the ink begun to dry and the president was joining 18 families who adopted unused frozen embryos in the East Room to defend his decision. The two dozen children born of those embryos provided the president's backdrop.
Make no mistake, in vetoing H.R. 810 the president utilized some of the strongest pro-life language ever to originate from the White House. It bears repeating again -- the president declared to the nation that embryonic stem-cell research is the "taking of innocent human life," i.e. murder. For the millions of Americans that have dedicated their lives to the pro-life movement, July 19, 2006, was a day to rejoice.
Now that the last piece of confetti has dropped and the last child conceived by means of an unused frozen embryo has walked off the stage, it is time for conservatives to take stock of this victory. Pushing aside the president's rhetoric, what does this veto mean? How many unborn children will be spared? And just how far is this president willing to go to protect those unborn children who are at the mercy of modern science?
If conservatives take the president at his word, Bush has made a major shift in public policy, for he has equated the harvesting of human embryos for stem cells with the "taking of innocent human life." This is a truth many conservatives have long understood, but many a politician dare not speak.
Such a sentiment was further echoed by White House Press Secretary Tony Snow. Speaking on behalf of the president, Snow thundered, "[t]he president believes strongly that for the purpose of research it's inappropriate for the federal government to finance something that many people consider murder. He's one of them." Snow, in order to put the cookies on the bottom shelf, concluded, "[t]he simple answer is: [Bush] thinks murder is wrong."
All of the presidential rhetoric begs this question -- if embryonic stem-cell research is murder, is it safe to assume that the president is working to proscribe all embryonic stem-cell research? Think again.
Four days after Bush made his veto, White House Chief of Staff John Bolten was in the hot seat on NBC's Meet the Press. At issue, not surprising, was what exactly the president meant when he proclaimed that embryonic stem-cell research was the "taking of innocent human life."
Russert wasted no time and asked Bolten point blank: "[Tony Snow] used the word 'murder.' Does the president believe the use of an embryo for stem-cell research is murder?" Bolten, assuming the role of a child thrown into a swimming pool on his first day of lessons, thrashed around and finally muttered this response:
"It's a very delicate and difficult balance that the, that the president has tried to strike here between the, the needs and desires of science and the morals and ethics ... that's why his policy has been not to prevent that research from going forward altogether, but to prevent your tax dollars ... from going to support the destruction of that, that human embryo ... "
A lot of words, but no answer.
Russert, seeing the logical pitfalls surrounding the president's position, pushed Bolten, asking him "if the president believes it is human life, how can he allow private stem-cell research to go forward ..., if, in fact, that is murder?" Bolten's lackluster response:
"It's a very difficult balance ... the president recognizes that there are millions of Americans who don't recognize that as a human life, and that the promise of that research for the saving of life is so important ... that they want that to go forward. What the president has said is that as far as the federal policy is concerned, no federal funds ... will go towards promoting the destruction of that human embryo."
Thus, Bolten's words provided a window into the president's logic, and one could see the president taking a page from Solomon's playbook.
Even more disturbing in Bolten's response is his constant referral to the "balancing" being conducted by the president. If it is believed that an act is murder, what is there to balance against? Murder is murder. Because no interest can outweigh an innocent's right to life, why even bring out the scales?
This author can only guess as to the answer, but it seems Bush has permitted a sliver of relativism to creep into his stem-cell policy. Instead of cloaking his policy in garments of absolute truth, Bush appears to have taken the position that his belief life begins at conception is spiritual, not scientific. He has left the door open that he may be wrong, and therefore his policy would permit some vindication in the off chance he was in error. And because of this, the cries of the unborn children locked in the freezers of America's private clinics fall on deaf ears.
While there is no mistaking the fact that the president's veto was a victory for life, traditionalists must now inform the president that this is not the end of the road. It is our duty to hold this president's feet to the fire; it is our duty to make sure the cries of the unborn are heard at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. If this president has the moxie to proclaim embryonic stem-cell research is murder, then we conservatives have to make sure he puts his money where his mouth is. We must demand all results and accept no excuses.
One veto that merely stops the expansion of stem-cell research is not even a down payment to the cause of life. Eternal vigilance is what is needed, especially when human life is at issue.
As Tim Russert reminded John Bolten, "[Bush] could take steps to outlaw [private research]." Now that the celebration is over and the veto has been made, this is the new prize which we must set our eyes. Bush created the rhetoric; it is up to conservatives to create the reality.
Joe Murray (jrm1835@gmail.com) is a civil rights attorney residing in New Jersey. Murray is a former staff attorney for the American Family Association and has also served as national director of correspondence for Patrick J. Buchanan's 2000 presidential bid. Murray has been a guest on numerous radio and television talk shows, including the O'Reilly Factor.
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For one thing, Landau's voice is a most unusual instrument. At once raw and exposed, pure and unerringly precise, his vocals are able to veer between choirboy cantillation, torch-singer croon, and full-throated bellow without losing a character that is unmistakably his own. And his compositional aesthetic—which manages to encompass both the unpretentious bounce of popular song and moments of ominous stasis, setting his own, emotionally intimate lyrics or penning purely instrumental interludes—demands that elasticity.
Landau found his collaborators a good deal closer to home, among the musical family he has cultivated within the Los Angeles new-music scene. wild Up, a rising young new-music ensemble led by Christopher Rountree—who conducts here —has a long association with the singer/composer, and like Graduale Nobili, provide both accompanimental textures and moments of their own highly exposed virtuosity, to the extent that if one takes the album as a whole, there is not so much the sense that any one of these elements is working in service of any other, as that they are all organically interdependent and interconnected systems essential to a single sound-world.
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Learn how Cressey Sports Performance uses resistance bands to help athletes avoid and/or rehab knee injuries.
Resistance bands are frequently used for accommodating resistance in many training programs. Mini-bands are typically used around the legs with exercises like Squats, Deadlifts and Side Steps to help with glute activation.
At Cressey Sports Performance, resistance bands are also used for medial band pulls to help prevent knee injuries. This way, bands can be used on some accessory exercises, just like mini-bands are used with Squats and Deadlifts. Examples of accessory exercises where bands can be used include Lunges and Split Squats.
Let's look at how and why these are used.
A Medial Band Pull refers to using a resistance band, either attached to a pole or held by a partner, to pull the stable leg in a Step-Up, Lunge or Single-Leg RDL medially. The band rests on the lateral side of the stable knee, creating a valgus force by trying to force the knee to cave in throughout the exercise. Because of this, the glute muscles must activate more than they would in a typical Step-Up, Lunge or Single-Leg RDL to prevent the stable knee from caving in.
Two common exercises where I implement this are shown in the video above—the Offset Reverse Lunge with Medial Band Pull and the Offset Step-Up with Medial Band Pull. In addition to the band pulling medially, the kettlebell sitting in an offset position acts as an extra counterbalance affecting stability.
Adding glute activation throughout a program is a great benefit of using bands. Paige (the athlete in the video) previously suffered an ACL tear. She mentioned that these exercises were much like her physical therapy, focusing on the mobility and stability of her knee throughout. So they can help people who have suffered knee injuries.
According to Scientific American, hypermobility affects 20 percent of the population. Hypermobile people sit into hyperextension at the knee and elbow joints and may unintentionally drive into hyperextension in many exercises at a lockout point. Adding a band to exercises like Lunges, Split Squats, Single-Leg Deadlifts, and even Hanging Band Technique Bench Press provides an external cue that helps hypermobile people avoid moving into hyperextension.
Though the main point of the band on lower-body exercises is to help engage the glutes, the ability to add an extra external cue for hypermobile people is a great benefit to both coaches and athletes. It should help with coaching the lockout phase of lifts, since it requires one less necessary coaching cue. For athletes, it should make exercises easier, because it provides one less potential problem to think about throughout lifts.
With both hypermobile and non-hypermobile populations, resistance bands should be added in programs, because they provide far more than added resistance. Have fun playing with bands to see all that can be accomplished with them, and feel free to follow me on Instagram and Twitter to see more exercises you can add to your regimen.


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Figures reveal which local care homes suffered most Covid deaths
Mon 26th Jul 2021
Recent figures show that 417 people died in care homes in Cheshire East during the last year of the pandemic.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) published data showing death notifications involving COVID-19 received from individual care homes between 10th April 2020 and 31st March this year.
Across the borough 67 care homes reported at least one death from coronavirus.
Amongst these are three care homes in Alderley Edge, one in Wilmslow and one in Styal which reported the highest number of deaths in a local care home during this period.
In Alderley Edge, The Belvedere recorded 8 deaths whilst both Brookview Care Home and Cavendish Court recorded 9 deaths each.
In Wilmslow, Hazelmere House Care Home recorded one death whilst Eden Mansions Nursing Homes in Styal suffered the highest number of fatalities with 19 deaths linked to Covid-19.
Kate Terroni, CQC's Chief Inspector for Adult Social Care, said: "In considering this data it is important to remember that every number represents a life lost - and families, friends and those who cared for them who are having to face the sadness and consequences of their death.
"We are grateful for the time that families who lost their loved ones during the pandemic have spent meeting with us and the personal experiences they have shared. These discussions have helped us shape our thinking around the highly sensitive issue of publishing information on the numbers of death notifications involving COVID-19 received from individual care homes.
"We have a duty to be transparent and to act in the public interest, and we made a commitment to publish data at this level, but only once we felt were able to do so as accurately and safely as possible given the complexity and sensitivity of the data. In doing so, we aim to provide a more comprehensive picture of the impact of COVID-19 on care homes, the people living in them and their families. It is important to be clear, however, that although this data relates to deaths of people who were care home residents, many of them did not die in or contract COVID-19 in a care home.
"As we publish this data, we ask for consideration and respect to be shown to people living in care homes, to families who have been affected, and to the staff who have done everything they could, in incredibly difficult circumstances, to look after those in their care."
More than 78,500 care home residents died across England between 10th April 2020 and 31 March this year, with nearly 7,000 care homes registering at least one death linked to Covid-19.
Here's what readers have had to say so far. Why not add your thoughts below.
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Sunday 8th August 2021 at 2:47 pm
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PA and Fatah personalities
Nabil Shaath
PA leader Nabil Shaath: Australia is "worthy of being spat on"
PA Chairman Abbas' advisor Nabil Shaath: "This filthy talk of 'the criminals' in connection with our Martyrs and prisoners – while they are our heroes, the heroes of self-sacrifice and the candles of freedom. They cannot be compared to the Israeli criminals in Israel's prisons... Australia's decision [to stop] transferring $10 million angered me greatly... It transferred [the aid to the UN]... so that it would not serve for payment of the salaries of the [prisoners and Martyrs'] families. In other words, the truth is they are worthy of being spat on. You [Australians] are the servants of the US… I don't want your 10 million, I don't want to chase after them."
[Official PA TV, Topic of the Day, July 3, 2018]
Nabil Shaath is PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' advisor on Foreign Affairs and International Relations
Australia cuts direct aid to the PA - Australia announced on July 2, 2018, that it is ceasing its direct aid to the PA, and will transfer aid through the UN. Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop explained that Australia unsuccessfully sought confirmation from the PA that the aid was not going to pay terrorists. Bishop added: "Any assistance provided by the PLO to those convicted of politically motivated violence is an affront to Australian values and undermines the prospect of meaningful peace between Israel and the Palestinians." PMW has led the exposure of the salaries paid by the PA to terrorists and their families.
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