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Asia keeps omicron at bay, but a surge may be inevitable
by: HUIZHONG WU, Associated Press
Medical Technologist Erika Alvarado performs a COVID-19 test on a patient who just delivered a baby outside a hospital in Manila, Philippines on Friday, Dec. 24, 2021. In the Philippines, one of the worst-hit by the pandemic in Southeast Asia, daily COVID-19 infections have considerably dropped from an average 22,000 cases just three months ago during an alarming spike set off by the delta variant to just a few hundred in recent days after a delayed vaccination campaign considerably intensified with more vaccine shipment deliveries. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Much of Asia has largely managed to keep omicron at bay even as the variant rages in other parts of the world, but the region that is home to most of the globe's population is bracing for what may be an inevitable surge.
Strict quarantine rules for arrivals and widespread mask wearing have helped slow the spread of the highly contagious variant in Asia. Countries such asJapan, South Korea and Thailand quickly reinstated entry and quarantine restrictions in recent weeks after relaxing them in the fall.
But cases are mounting, and experts say the next few months will be critical. Those fears have been amplified by doubts about the effectiveness of the Chinese-made vaccines used in China and much of the developing world.
"Once the pace picks up, its upsurge would be extremely fast," said Dr. Shigeru Omi, a top medical adviser to Japan's government.
In India, which has been getting back to normal after a devastating COVID-19 outbreak earlier this year, omicron is once again raising fears, with more than 700 cases reported in the country of nearly 1.4 billion people.
The capital, New Delhi, banned large gatherings for Christmas and New Year's, and many other states have announced new restrictions, including curfews and vaccination requirements at stores and restaurants.
At the crowded Chandni Chowk market in New Delhi, many people were shopping without masks this week. Cycle rickshaw driver Mahesh Kumar said he is afraid of passengers who don't wear masks.
"There are many people who don't believe in this disease. They think it doesn't exist. But I am very scared. I have children and a family," he said. "If something happens to me, who will take care of them?
Australia is already dealing with multiple COVID-19 surges, with a state leader saying Wednesday that "omicron is moving too quickly." Elsewhere, Thailand has topped 700 cases, South Korea has more than 500 and Japan, over 300. China, which has some of the strictest virus controls in the world, has reported at least eight.
Only four cases have been reported in the Philippines, where people flocked to shopping malls ahead of Christmas and to Mass in the biggest Roman Catholic nation in Asia. Some hospitals have even begun dismantling COVID-19 wards in a move experts say could prove to be premature.
Japan managed to delay the spread of the new variant for about a month largely thanks to its reimposition of entry restrictions, mandatory COVID-19 tests for all arrivals and the isolation of all passengers on a flight if anyone tested positive for omicron.
But the barrier was broken last week when the first locally transmitted cases were confirmed in the neighboring cities of Osaka and Kyoto. Experts are urging the government to prepare for an imminent wave of infections by increasing testing, speeding up booster shots and preparing more beds at hospitals.
"We want to believe the omicron cases could be mild, but its fast-paced infections could quickly multiply the number of patients and could still overwhelm hospitals," Omi said.
Taiwan, where wearing a face mask is near universal in major cities, has started to offer booster shots of the Moderna vaccine and is urging people get a third shot before an expected influx of people returning home for Lunar New Year at the end of January.
Preliminary research has shown that booster shots of the Pfizer, AstraZeneca and Moderna vaccines offer continued, though diminished, protection against omicron.
However, a Hong Kong University study that has yet to be published found that China's widely used Sinovac vaccine does not generate enough antibodies to protect against omicron, even with a booster shot, according to a university news release. Hong Kong offers both the Sinovac and Pfizer vaccines.
Sinovac did not respond to a request for comment. Chinese officials have said their vaccines are still effective.
"Our inactivated vaccines are still rather reliable and cover a range of antigens. Therefore, they won't be completely ineffective against omicron," Zhong Nanshan, a top government doctor, said at a public forum.
Some countries that relied on the Chinese vaccines are turning to others for boosters.
Thailand, which largely used Sinovac and Sinopharm, another Chinese vaccine, is offering booster shots of AstraZeneca or Pfizer. Indonesia, where Sinovac has been the mainstay of a campaign to vaccinate its 270 million residents, is offering a Moderna booster for health care workers. The government is also planning boosters for the general population in January, though it hasn't said which vaccine.
China's attitude toward the virus, omicron or not, is to stop transmission in its tracks, and the country appears to be getting even tougher with the approach of the Beijing Winter Olympics in February.
Officialslocked down the city of Xi'an, a city and administrative area of 13 million people last week, amid a delta outbreak that has infected hundreds of people. On Monday, they ordered everyone to stay at home until another citywide round of testing was completed.
Residents complained on social media about the sudden ban. Many were relying on instant noodles and other packaged food. Some worried how they would get enough food in the coming days, especially fresh vegetables.
China quarantines those arriving from abroad for weeks, depending on the province, with three weeks being the most common.
How China's zero-COVID-19 policy will play out at the Olympics is a major question. Athletes and visitors will not be allowed to leave the Olympic zones, and those attending such as officials, journalists and venue staff will be tested every day.
To contain a deadly delta-driven surgein South Korea, the government this month restored its toughest distancing rules with a four-person limit on private gatherings and a 9 p.m. curfew on restaurants.
Health experts predict it's only a matter of time before omicron comes.
"Omicron has such a high transmission rate that it's too obvious that it'll become the dominant variant in South Korea at some point," said Jaehun Jung, a professor at Gachon University College of Medicine in South Korea.
Associated Press staffers Busaba Sivasomboon in Bangkok, Thailand, Jim Gomez in the Philippines, Edna Tarigan in Jakarta, Indonesia, Krutika Pathi and Rishabh Jain in New Delhi, Hyung-jin Kim in Seoul, South Korea, Mari Yamaguchi in Tokyo, Japan and Olivia Zhang in Beijing contributed to this report.


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As the Chipmunk entered its middle age with the Royal Air Force (which operated the largest fleet of Chipmunks of any armed force anywhere in the world), a group of pilots noted the forthcoming fiftieth anniversary of the type's first flight and the idea of a Golden Jubilee celebration germinated. An expedition around the northern hemisphere was researched, visiting the home of De Havilland Canada, in Downsview, Toronto, birthplace of the Chipmunk. This received tentative approval and with that, Exercise 'Northern Venture' (known more colloquially as 'Chipmunks Around The World', or simply 'ATW') was born, with work beginning in early 1996 to make the idea a reality.
The 1996 Attempt
An attempted 'Northern Venture' departed Cambridge on 22 July, 1996. The team consisted of Sqn Ldr Tony Cowan as Chipmunk pilot and leader of the expedition, with Sqn Ldrs Ced Hughes and Bill Purchase, and Flt Lt Dave McKenna also as Chipmunk pilots, plus David Gill as Engineer. The plan was for an RAF Jetstream to accompany the Chipmunks as far as Moscow. A rented Antonov AN-2 would then take over support duties until leaving the Russian Federation, whereupon a rented US-registered commercial aircraft would take over for the route across Alaska, a Royal Canadian Air Force DHC-5 Buffalo across Canada, until another Jetstream covered the return from Canada back to the UK.
They were however fated not to proceed beyond Moscow, where bureaucracy stepped in. The team's spares were confiscated by Russian immigration officials plus anticipated arrangements for leasing the AN-2 had to be renegotiated, with an increased fee and discontent between its proposed crew members. Ultimately, the team was told that the flight across the Russian Federation could not be authorized due to intense forest fires in the Siberian taiga, and although this was a legitimate concern there was also suspicion that it was a convenient smoke-screen (ah-hem) to obscure problems with the provision of Avgas for the Chipmunks. Somewhat dejectedly, the team returned to Cambridge.
However, not feeling completely dejected, the team pressed for a second attempt to be made the following year, and it took little to persuade the RAF hierarchy that a further attempt should be mounted, considering the understanding of Russia and its inherent problems which had been gained by the team during the aborted attempt.
One of the lessons of the 1996 was that a dedicated support ship was needed. This materializing in the form of a BN-2T Islander leased from the Police Air Support Unit (appropriately G-PASU), there being no suitable aircraft in the RAF inventory. Another lesson was that by leaving earlier in the year the risk of being delayed or even turned-around again by forest fires was much reduced.
The second attempt departed RAF Cranwell on May 20th 1997, landing at London City and RAF Manston before leaving UK airspace and, over the course of the next 6 days, heading out through Germany, Poland and Latvia, entering the Russian Federation, at Pskov, where they were introduced to their Russian 'Navigator', Yuri Vostroknutov. Arrival at Moscow on May 27th brought more administrivia, including having to fuel the Chipmunks with Mogas at Moscow's international airport, Sheremet'evo, but eventually on the 30th they commenced their transit across the country.
Enduring and enjoying many incidents along the way the team finally arrived at Provideniya on June 13th, ready for their crossing of the Bering Strait, having said goodbye to Yuriy the previous day. The crossing to Nome, Alaska, yielded what has become the iconic photograph of the entire trip.
The Chipmunks crossing the Bering Strait, 1997-07-13 (Friday)
Arrival at Nome restored the creature comforts which the team had been denied during their traverse of the Russian Federation, including their first shower in 8 days.
After a day 'recovering' in Nome the team set off for Canada, entering the country on June 17th and proceeding eastwards to arrive at Downsview, home of the Chipmunk, on June 26th to a grand welcome from the Bombardier Company and many de Havilland enthusiasts with their own Chipmunks and various Moths. With a day's relaxation, including a photo sortie over Niagara Falls, they continued across Canada, up into Newfoundland in readiness for a sea crossing to Greenland.
On July 8th they departed Qikiqtarjuaq to cross Baffin Bay for Kangerlussuaq, and after following the coastline to Greenland's eastern shores they continued via Iceland and the Faeroes before making landfall back over British soil at Wick. After overnighting at RAF Kinloss they arrived on Friday July 18th at RAF Fairford, perfect timing for RIAT.
Exercise Northern Venture came to a final conclusion when, on July 21st, the Chipmunks returned to RAF Cranwell.
The 1997 core team consisted of:
Chipmunk Pilots Sqn Ldr James A. Cowan (RAF – Expedition Leader)
Sqn Ldr Ced G.W. Hughes (RAF VR)
Sqn Ldr William Purchase (RAF VR)
Engineer Mr. David Gill (Hunting Aviation)
Support Islander Pilot Fg Off Anthony D. Severs (RAF VR)
In addition the following personnel participated between the following points:
Air Training Corps Cadet WO Stephen Kirtley (RAF ATC) Cranwell – Warsaw
Photographer Cpl Steve Spencer (RAF) Cranwell – Moscow
Navigator Maj Yuriy Vostrocknutov (Russian Air Force) Pskov – Anadyr
Sponsor Mr. Philip Owen (International Business Strategies)
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Photographer Flt Lt. John Dale (RAF VR) Downsview – Keflavik
The story of Northern Venture is told in full in the revised edition of Bill Purchase's book 'Around The World At 90 Knots'.

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Over 30 years ago, Grant Aleksander left college to pursue a career in show biz, landing roles on ALL MY CHILDREN (as Alec) and GUIDING LIGHT (as Phillip). And as reported by WDBJ7.com, the actor finally returned to Washington And Lee University in Virginia to finish up school and collect a diploma! "I always planned to get back and finish," Aleksander says. "I just didn't know it would take 30 years!" Congratulations to the graduate!


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Breaking The Shackles of Fake News in the Crypto World
February 13, 2019 0 By Ayobami Abiola
Ever wondered what the world will be without the information and communications such as we have in news today?
News on its own has the ability to keep people updated and informed about present happenings around the world. When authentic news is delivered, it helps the people to which it is directed. The news is efficient in areas of keeping its audience at alert about happenings around them and all over the world.
The history has been a witness of the power of information as it can save and also destroy. Wars have been won in the course of history through the news. Likewise, peace reigned because of the dissemination of the right information and at the right time.
Town criers are employed in the old for the sole purpose of informing the people of a particular town of the current happenings. Leaders communicate their minds to the community through them. Though with so many limitations, they served their purpose- to help in dissemination of information. Over the times, there came the radio, television and ultimately the internet with sped up the rate of efficiency of information and news dissemination.
But as the technology kept improving through the internet so also the wide spread of adversity through fake news and rumors which are never true. Today, social media is full of all sorts of unverified, fake, and unauthentic news which places its audience at a disadvantage. Fake news results in the loss of countless millions of dollars in various aspect of the economy. Wrong interpretation of words spoken by notable people has made so many celebrities lose their dignity, fame, and sometimes money.
The financial sector cannot be counted out of the effects of news. Millions can be gained or lost in a few seconds because of the news. The blockchain is helping the financial market today and all. But the blockchain has suffered and is suffering the effects of fake news.
It is time to break free from all the shackles of the adverse effects of fake news. It is time to help the world and the blockchain regain its dignity with the help of real and authentic news. The Currency Analytics is one major projects fighting against fake news. It has opened the opportunity through the blockchain technology for people to invest, support, and drive the movement and circulation of real, up to date and authentic news.
Through investing in the TCAT tokens, investors can fight against fake news and information and give themselves profits in the future. Tokens are up for grabs are lower prices now as the team is working from time to time to increase its market value.
Talking about The Currency Analytics on the telegram channel, a community member brought the attention of other community members to some salient facts and achievements that made the project very special.
The project never runs an ICO yet in a short while it listed in top cryptocurrency exchanges and tracking applications such as blockfolio, coinmarketcap, etc.
Its Ceo is a man who is a senior adviser to many successful projects in the Crypto space and he has been working behind the scene to ensure the project is not just successful but profitable to investors and cryptocurrency space.
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There are many dedicated writers on The Currency Analytics who are working daily to help the cryptocurrency sphere.
Any one who supports the vision also supports the fight against fake, un-verified, and stale news.
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We believe that open innovation is the most efficient and direct route to achieving critical improvements and breakthroughs. Open innovation is based on the premise that when innovation is allowed to flow across organizational boundaries, everyone benefits. Implementing this strategy, however, can be challenging in practice when solutions or partners exist in a variety of industries or tucked away in a university or government lab.
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Weezevent is the solution for all types of hikes…so get moving!
Planning a sports event such as a hike is no easy feat. Beyond logistics and communication, you need to think of the hikers' safety. Create a registration or booking system, sell online or on location, offer various circuits, add time slots…Get ready for an adventure with Weezevent!
Preparation varies depending on the chosen environment, i.e. forest, mountain, coast, etc. Adapt to the location of your hike and offer several circuits to your participants. Create different ticket types and name them based on your trails. Add a description with the distance to cover and the difficulty level. Create time slots and quotas for available spaces. Weezevent will help you lead the way!
Each hike is different. If your event is free, Weezevent will not charge you any fee on your tickets. You can also offer a booking service if you would like to manage sales on location. Or even better: combine online booking and sales. It's your hike, you decide!
Create ticket categories for children and adults, for beginners and experts. Offer batch bookings, and time slots by level and by day. Go one step further in tailoring by adding a specific artwork and description to each ticket category. Don't limit yourself in your event design.
Generate additional sales using our cross-selling feature. Offer hikers the possibility to combine ticket booking with the purchase of products and services. You can suggest pre-ordering a prepared meal for a great picnic; or booking a cottage or camping space if you are planning a multi-day hike. Make shuttles available to access the location of your event. Whatever your participants' preferred transport method, offer them the best.
Signage is not the only topic to address when dealing with safety. Ask hikers for a medical certificate or a proof of membership to a Hiker's association using an online registration form. Choose the required documents based on the distance, the route and the elevation. Ask for proof if your ticket type is based on the hikers' age or status, e.g. student, jobseeker, senior…Adapt your tickets to your audience.
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Ask everyone to meet at the starting point on the day of the event. Make sure that everyone is here using our free mobile app, WeezAccess — available on iOS and Android. Manage payments on location using a guest list or Weezevent's box offices. Finally, relax and enjoy the ride.
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The Morning Watch: Behind The Return Of 'Rick And Morty', The Breakable Set Of 'The Hunt' & More
By Ethan Anderton/May 6, 2020 5:00 am EST
The Morning Watch is a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows.
In this edition, go behind the scenes of the recent season four return of Rick and Morty. Plus, find out how one of the sets for a fight scene in The Hunt was created to be almost entirely breakable, and watch Mark Hamill do some Star Wars impressions in a flashback clip from Late Night with Conan O'Brien back in 1997.
First up, in this quick Adult Swim featurette for the new Rick and Morty episode "Never Ricking Morty," co-cretor Dan Harmon and writer Jeff Loveness discuss the literal use of literary devices, as well as how they feel about certain enviable anatomical features seen on a a few characters in this perplexing, meta episode, including Jesus Christ himself.
Next up, the controversial movie The Hunt features an epic fight scene between Betty Gilpin and Hilary Swank, one that is so brutal and destructive that an entire set was built to be the most efficient for stunts and breakable set pieces and props. In this video from Insider, director Craig Zobel explains how the scene was planned on shot, including contributions from production design and special effects.
Finally, back in March of 1997 when the release of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi: Special Edition was on the horizon, Mark Hamill stopped by for a chat at Late Night with Conan O'Brien. We get to see Mark Hamill make an appearance at a peep show, and he also shows off some of his impressions, including a damn good Harrison Ford and Yoda.


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Q: Lua: Remove a character from string How would i for an example remove the h from "helloh" so it will look like "ello"

I have no idea what else to write but it looks like i need to write some more text and maybe add some code so this is just junk.
print("junk 1")
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A: You can used string.gsub to replace characters, gsub stands for global subtitusion.
print(("helloh"):gsub("h", "")) -- replace all instances of `h` with empty string

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The Humane Society of Ventura County is now taking reservations for Animal Adventure Camp 2019! This year the Humane Society will be offering 4 – 1-week camps for 9 – 12-year-olds (4th – 7th grade) held at the Animal Shelter in Ojai.
Animal Adventure Camp provides campers the opportunity to participate in hands-on experiences working with dogs, cats, and horses. Activities include: working with a professional dog trainer, learning to groom and care for horses, cats, and dogs, understanding dog, and cat behavior, socializing with puppies and kittens, animal-related presentations, cooking, crafts, games, and much more!
To register, please complete the summer camp form with payment and send or FAX to the address below. For more information, or to be emailed the forms, please contact Robin Satnick, Humane Educator at robins@hsvc.org or (805) 364-1350.
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Syrah, the Humane Society dog, and I love visiting the classes. She wows the students with her intelligence, plus she loves showing off all her tricks. She comes with me when presenting, "Pet Care and Responsibility." These presentations are still the top choice for teachers. Students love learning how our pets have similar needs to our own.
Living with Wildlife, a new presentation this year is increasing in popularity. When living in an urban community, it is important for students to learn that we live amongst wildlife that we depend on for a stable ecosystem. Students learn and understand the importance of the wildlife in our community and what we need to do to coexist with them. They also learn how they can become "citizen scientist" and what to do if they see a sick or injured wild animal.
Upper grades are enjoying presentations on animal behavior, comparing our 5 senses with dogs and cats, and careers with animals. As an experienced classroom teacher, my goal is to meet the needs of your students. All presentations include a PowerPoint presentation that I believe the students will enjoy. I also have handouts to reinforce concepts and facts that the students learn.
I would love to visit your classroom too! Please email me at robins@hsvc.org and I will send you more information.
collecting supplies for the Shelter."
We have designed our school programs to fulfill our mission of caring for animals with reaching the academic goals of our schools. Separate presentations may include pet care and responsibility, the difference between domesticated and wild animals, kindness, safety, overpopulation, neglect, abuse, and cruelty or the role of shelters in our society. In addition, middle and high school programs may include animal rights, the evolution of the dog through natural and artificial selection, careers with animals, or forming a Humane Society Club.
Reading about animals is a great way for children to learn about them. There are many children's books about animals. Some of them foster humane values and some do not. Use the checklist below to distinguish between the two and help you choose the right book to incorporate into your Humane Education Program or family reading times.
Is there cruelty towards animals in the text or visuals?
Is the animal information correct?
Does the book discuss the needs of animals?
Is there respect for nature and its qualities?
Does the book teach compassion towards animals and humans?
Is the book about animals at all?
Does the book show animals in an anthropomorphic way?
Is there an acceptance of cultural differences?
Does the book speak about environmental conservation?
Do the visuals demonstrate appropriate behaviors around animals?
Does the book mention issues concerning the treatment of animals in a way that discussion can occur?
ASPCA has a Bibliography of recommended children's books, Kids, Animals and Literature. For ordering information write: ASPCA Humane Education, 424 East 92nd St., New York, NY 10128-6804, or call (212) 876-7700.
Each November edition, the Smithsonian magazine prints a view of children's books. Many of these books have animals as the subject.
Check your local newspapers. Many now have weekly columns which review children's books.
Animal Sheltering Magazine, Animal People and Kind Teacher often contain reviews of children's books.
Visit your local bookstore and spend time browsing through the children's book section.
Visit your local library and talk to the children's librarian ask for recommendations.
Education is a major tool the Humane Society of Ventura County uses to work towards the goal of eliminating the pet overpopulation problem and preventing animal abuse.


Quantum Engineering CDT awarded funding for another 5 years 7 February 2019	The QECDT is one of the 75 EPSRC Centres for Doctoral training which were successful in the recent refunding round, and one of nine CDTs going ahead at the University of Bristol.
QECDT student receives certificate at EPSRC Connected Nation Pioneers event for work on quantum key distribution 5 December 2018	Alasdair Price, a student from the first cohort of the Quantum Engineering CDT, was one of four finalists in the Safe and Secure Cyber Security category for his work on integrating quantum key distribution with real-world communication networks, development of next-generation protocols, and advancing the state-of-the-art in chip-scale devices.
"Quantum in the Crowd" wins Runner Up at STEM Inspiration Awards 12 November 2018	Earlier this month, QECDT students Alasdair Price and Henry Sememenko were invited to the House of Lords, where they were presented with the Runner Up prize for "Inspirational STEM Engagement Project" at the prestigious STEM Inspiration Awards.
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Firefox 12 will feature long-awaited New Tab Page and Home Tab
By Sebastian Anthony on January 27, 2012 at 9:52 am
After a long gestation period, it now appears that Firefox 12 — which moves to the Aurora channel at the end of the month — will feature the long-awaited New Tab Page and Home Tab. The new tab page is very like Chrome's feature of the same name. The home tab builds off the new tab page popularized by Chrome and Opera, but then throws in ton of Firefox-unique functionality.
At the moment, the new tab page really just shows you a 3-by-3 grid of your most-visited websites (pictured above). You can pin a tile, or — if Firefox has turned up a particularly embarrassing site — you can hide a tile (in which case the next-most-popular site appears). You can also drag and drop the tiles to rearrange them. For now, that's the extent of the new tab page's functionality.
The Firefox home tab is a lot more exciting. Basically there are two phases: The first phase will add "launchers" at the bottom — one-click links to your downloads, settings, apps, and so on (pictured right). Phase two is a complete reworking of the home page paradigm, weaving in favorite apps, recent websites, and even instant messaging (pictured below). Phase one is expected to roll out with Firefox 12, but at the time of writing the code still hasn't been committed.
In other news, Firefox 12 will also bring URL autocompletion to the Firefox address (née awesome) bar, ala Chrome. Firefox 12 is also meant to be the release that heralds deeper web app integration, much in the same way that Chrome features apps and favorite sites on its new tab page. This is meant to be built into Firefox's home tab, but again as that hasn't yet landed, this might not make it into Firefox 12.
Update 01/27/2012 @ 12:15 ET: In a perfect example of why you shouldn't rely on Nightly builds, the New Tab Page has actually been removed from the latest Nightly. If you want to try it out, you'll either have to wait until it's put back in (hopefully tonight or tomorrow), or use the UX Nightly build.
Update 01/29/2012 @ 7:15 ET: It now looks like at least the Home Tab, and possibly the New Tab Page will not arrive until Firefox 13; they just weren't ready for Firefox 12. (If you're using the stable channel, Fx13 should around the end of May.)
If you want to try out the new tab page, download the Firefox Nightly. You then need to visit about:config and set the value of browser.newtabpage.enabled to true (double click it). You then need to set the value of browser.newtab.url to about:newtab (again, double click it and type it in). Finalize the changes by restarting your browser.
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As an event begins, security directs mansion traffic, someone from the mansion staff greets guests, and trustees are available to check coats. "Regardless of what's going on behind the scenes, we want things to seem as effortless as possible," said Cilley. The staff strives to achieve a natural flow for the evening. Tables are served one at a time by four servers each carrying two plates while staff and trustees circulate to get an impression of how the guests are enjoying dinner, to refill iced tea and water, and to cue the kitchen staff when the guests appear ready for the next course or for cleanup.
When the last guest is gone at the end of the night -- regardless of the time -- the clean-up begins! The dishes are put in the kitchen dumbwaiter and sent down to the commercial dishwasher located in the mansion basement. Table linens and napkins are sent upstairs to the laundry facility, and tables are taken down and stored. Any furniture that was moved before the event is put back into place. Tomorrow, the people will come to visit the mansion, and the day will start all over again.
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Buggy, also called road wagon, light, hooded (with a folding, or falling, top), two- or four-wheeled carriage of the 19th and early 20th centuries, usually pulled by one horse. In England, where the term seems to have originated late in the 18th century, the buggy held only one person and commonly had two wheels. By the mid-19th century the term had come to the United States and the buggy had become a four-wheeled carriage for two passengers. The shapes in which the vehicle was built varied widely. The coal-box buggy and, especially, the piano-box, or square-box, buggy enjoyed great popularity. Without a top a buggy was usually called a runabout, or a driving wagon, and if it had a standing top it was called a Jenny Lind.
The buggy became the universal American vehicle, and by the 1870s its popularity, along with that of the road cart and the spring wagon, brought about the mass production of carriages in Cincinnati, Ohio, and other carriage-building centres. This led to price reductions that further stimulated the popularity of the buggy. It was the Model T Ford of its day, and it continued to be widely used for 10 or 15 years into the 20th century.


The pouch is created from the scrap leather pieces. After cutting the bags, all scrap pieces are combined and reused to make the pouches. The patch shapes are determined by the scraps, so each pouch is unique. Since the leather is upcycled, the cost of the leather is not added to the price. The wristlet is sold separately.
High quality Italian cow leather. Since it is full-grain leather, there will be variation in the grain.


Erin graduated as an Occupational Therapist in 2016 from La Trobe University. Since graduating, she has been working in Residential Aged Care Facilities around Melbourne, where she has worked with clients with a wide variety of conditions. Erin has a special interest in rehabilitation and dementia and hopes to continue to grow specialised skills in these areas.


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WHAT AN ASSHOLE
Newt Gingrich Wants To Teach You How To Be A Better Gay
By Matty B May 13, 2014 at 3:05pm · 8 comments
Evil inflatable pool toy Newt Gingrich does not at all approve of all you rude homosexuals! But fortunately he is here to teach you some manners. You're welcome, gays.
Gingrich appeared yesterday on the 24-hour vocal warmup network, CNN, to complain that it's getting harder and harder to say terrible things about oppressed minorities.
"THOUGHT POLICE RUN AMOK?" screams a lower-third.
Muttering inquisitor Bishop Harry Jackson Jr speaks first. You may recall him from such hits as "Folks who cannot reproduce want to recruit your kids" and marriage equality is "just like during the times of Hitler." (Great job booking credible experts, CNN!)
When it's Newt's turn to speak, he defends football lunatic Derrick Ward, who previously tweeted that it was "disgusting" for ESPN to allow Michael Sam to kiss the man he loves. Newt goes on, "you guys want to talk about how you want to be inclusive, except of course, if somebody tweets this …'let's send him off to sensitivity training.' It strikes me that's repression, that's not inclusive."
He adds, "shouldn't you be teaching people who are gay to be open and understanding of people who are …" and the rest of the sentence is drowned out in the outrage of the other panelists.
That's a shame, because we would really have liked to have heard where Newt was going with that. Please, Newt, tell us, what should we be teaching gays? What is your curriculum here for teaching homosexuals to enjoy the company of people who tell them that they are "disgusting?"
The whole things reminds us of a Jules Feiffer cartoon from the early eighties. An older-looking man is muttering to himself that he's finding it harder and harder to talk, because social rules keep narrowing the language he can use. "Can't say 'fag' anymore," he gripes. "Can't say 'dyke' anymore."
At the end of the strip, he throws up his hands, "I can only take so much tolerance. I'm going back to 'nigger.'" We see where you're going with this, Newt. It's not very nice.
michael sam Newt Gingrich
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DonW
Hey Newt, I hope your first wife was "tolerant" when you ditched her for your mistress while she was hospitalized for cancer. And nice of Bill Clinton to be "tolerant" of your witch-hunting him for his sexual peccadillos, all while pursuing an extramarital affair of your own. Oh, and how "tolerant" of the Catholic Church to grant you, serially divorced, a religious wedding.
I guess you've been awfully successful in your efforts to teach everyone around you good manners.
mcflyer54
The GPS in my car has higher ratings than CNN. The former serious news network has now become little more than background noise on airport flat screens. Giving serial adulterer Gingrich a platform to spout off about politness and social niceities is as ridiculous as putting Michelle Bachmann on the intellengence committee.
manjoguy
@mcflyer54: "…as ridiculous as" having Joe Biden as vice-president of the US or Eric Holder as US Attorney General of the DOJ ?
So the Newt thinks he can teach you how to hum better in the presents of others who don't like you humming. How sweet. So he thinks he has a Doctorate in not using teeth. Let's face it. Newt couldn't tell you the difference between a hole in the ground, and what he sits on and being faithful to one of his own four spouses, and how not to stick his head where the sun does not shine when it comes to LBGTQ issues. Did I miss anything? I guess CNN and Newt are good bed partners- Faux News wannabes.
toberlin
I am dismayed of his shameless disregards of fellow citizen.What is worse to me -the person who gave this man his job .
Mezaien
He disgusting me and it`s not his faults. He is a F.U.C.K.E.D up American, white.
HenryCameron
Sensitivity Training: It's like conversion therapy for bigots.
michael mellor
So is Newt saying we should tolerate Hitler's views on the Jews?


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Q: Can Chef detect unused Cookbooks? Can Chef detect if some Cookbooks in my repository are unused?
Can it detect unused Cookbooks just for a single recipe?

A: Chef can't really tell by itself, but you can use knife search node to gather up the expanded run list (stored in the "recipes" attribute) for each node then use regular Unix tools to clean it up.  This will give you a list of cookbook used.  Compare this with what's in your repo to determine unused cookbooks
$ knife search node '*:*' -a recipes | \
    grep "^ " | sort | uniq | tr -d ' '
apache2
apt
chef-client
chef-client::config
chef-client::delete_validation
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Filter out every line with "::" to remove recipe and leave just cookbooks.

A: I used
ls /var/cache/chef/cookbooks

to find out the list of all cached cookbooks. This list is the list of all cookbooks the chef-client used the last time. Note that chef client removes unused cookbooks from the cache.


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Category:Public Safety
The University's Public Safety and Risk Management Division of Business Affairs is comprised of the following:
Public Safety and Risk Management
Public Safety and Risk Management which is responsible for protecting life and property at the University by providing emergency and non-emergency law enforcement services, crime prevention, safety and criminal investigation services. The University Police Department consists of 22 full-time state commissioned police officers , including a Chief of Police, 9 civilian support staff and 4 security guards.
The Office of Emergency Plans & Operations
The Office of Emergency Plans & Operations was formally establisehd in March 2008 within the University Police Department. In 2010, the University's Business Affairs Divison restructured, which resulted in an independent office for emergency plans and operations. The Office of Emergency Plans and Operations is a subordinate unit with the University's Public Safety and Risk Management unit. The Ofifce works diretly with departments, units, and groups across campus.
The Office of Occupational Safety and Health
The Office of Occupational Safety and Health which is under the supervision of its Director as the designated Safety Officer, is responsible for the implementation and execution of an effective safety program for the University.
Parking & Traffic Department
The Parking & Traffic Department is responsible for providing parking services and traffic control for all faculty, staff, students and visitors to the campus. Management of the University's nearly 6,500 parking spaces is accomplished through vehicle registration and enforcement of the Parking and Traffic Regulations.
Parking and Traffic
Pages in category "Public Safety"
Accident Reports
Animals on Campus
Automated External Defibrillator Protocol
Building Emergency Plans
Chemical Hygiene Plan
Clery Act Compliance Policy
Emergency Management Program
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Emergency Telephone Number
Exposure Control Plan For Bloodborne Pathogens
Face Coverings in Response to COVID-19
Fall Protection Plan
Fire Prevention and Emergency Action
Hazardous Chemical Spill Response
Hazardous Communication Program
Industrial Hygiene Assistance Request Form
Infectious Disease Plan
International Crisis Management
Multi-Passenger Vehicles
Office of Occupational Safety and Health Introduction
Open Flame Policy
Pre-Purchase Review of Products
Radiation Safety Manual
Respiratory Protection Program
Safety Hazards
Tobacco and Related Product Restrictions on University Property
Retrieved from "https://policy.appstate.edu/index.php?title=Category:Public_Safety&oldid=7572"


Growth mindset, the 'buzz' word of current times. What is it?
In a nutshell, people with growth mindsets are constantly learning and growing to be their best self. These are individuals who enjoy challenges and believe that their intelligence, talents, and basic abilities can be increased or enhanced through putting in the work and consistent dedicated effort.
The Successful Minds Program is aimed at teachers or businesses wanting to enhance their teams and develop their people.


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import java.io.Serializable;

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THE AUSTRALIA -CHINA RELATIONSHIP
The South China Sea, Chinese corporate investment, Chinese influence in Australia and other issues.
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/image/10712374-3x2-700x467.jpg
As Beijing looked to expand its global position, particularly with an increased presence in the Pacific, Australia sat up and took notice. Policy moves, diplomatic clashes and deals that shaped an interesting year in the complex Australia-China relationship.
A December article by ABC reporters Jason Fang, Jack Kilbride and Tracey Shelton cited a range of issues that impacted Australia - Chinese relations which will heavily influence the voting intentions of Chinese Australian citizens eligible to vote in the 2019 election. Here they are -
1. Canberra passed anti-foreign intervention laws and banned foreign donations to political parties.
Amid growing concerns about Beijing's influence in Australian politics, the Government passed controversial legislation in June to limit and control the influence of overseas players in Australian affairs.
The new laws strengthened foreign espionage offences, and forced people working for foreign companies and governments to declare their activities.
Former politicians lobbying for foreign-owned companies or governments, and people trying to disrupt Australia's democracy, will face stricter controls after Parliament passed new laws with bipartisan support for the foreign interference bills The new laws strengthen foreign espionage offences, and would also force people working for foreign companies and governments to declare their activities.
Former Cabinet ministers, politicians, staffers and public servants would be subject to even more stringent reporting responsibilities, given their access to the upper echelons of the political and business class.
Labor's Senator Wong commented
"This legislation… declares that this Parliament will not allow interference in our elections or in our democratic processes. "We will not allow these to be subject to foreign interference, and we will not allow the covert subversion of our politics by foreign interests".
All foreign political party donations were also banned, including from Chinese businesses that are by far the largest foreign donors in Australian politics. (See Appendix … for an overview of this change).
Beijing was furious, with Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang calling on Australia and other countries to
"abandon the Cold War mentality and better promote mutual exchanges and cooperation on the basis of mutual respect and equal treatment."
The Chinese foreign minister was quoted as telling Australia to
"take off the tinted glasses [and] see China's development from a positive perspective" if it really wanted to get relations back on track "
Tinted glasses" is Chinese diplomatic shorthand for what it sees as Western bias.
2 Victoria and China signed a 'Belt and Road' MOU
Two companies whose bid for Ausgrid in NSW in 2016 were blocked by Scott Morrison own significant shares in Australia's privatised state power distributors. National security agencies were, in the words of one defence source, "unanimous and unequivocal" in their advice to slap down the bid.
Owning strategic infrastructure, like ports and power, is a declared part of Chinese foreign and strategic policy. It is a crucial element in the efforts to economically dominate Eurasia through the "one belt one road" initiative.
In the lead-up to the 2018 state election, Premier Daniel Andrews made Victoria the first Australian state to sign a Memorandum of Understanding on China's "One Belt One Road" initiative (BRI), in the hope that it would bring more trade and employment opportunities.
The deal actually proved to reveal very little, simply stating that Victoria and China would look to cooperate closely on a range of projects in the future without locking in either party to anything concrete. 68 countries including New Zealand have signed the BRI, which marks China's ambitious plan to expand its influence in the region and beyond.
Officially, Australia remains unwilling to participate in the divisive BRI, which lead to Mr Andrews receiving heavy criticism from the Prime Minister for entering into "foreign affairs".
Ms Jakobson, of China Matters, said there had been "too many misunderstandings" of the Belt and Road Initiative in Australia. "The initiative is set on a project-by-project basis. It does not suggest the Victorian Government have committed to do anything that would endanger the national interest of Australia."
3. Chinese company Huawei was banned from participating in 5G construction Chinese company Huawei was blocked from participating in the 5G roll-out in Australia.
The Government stated that Huawei was "likely subject to extrajudicial directions from a foreign government that conflict with Australian law". Under Chinese law, companies are required to provide information to the Government and participate in state espionage if they are ordered to do so.
Huawei has insisted that it is a 100 per cent private company that is not influenced by the strings of the Communist party. The decision was a major blow for the tech giant and prompted China's Foreign Ministry to urge Australia to "abandon ideological prejudice".
4 China blocks ABC website In August.
China's cyber security regulator decided to abruptly block the ABC's website from Chinese servers. An official from the Office of the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission told the ABC that the site had been blocked for "violating China's laws and regulations".
Access to the ABC site stopped the day after the Australian Government announced rules that would block two Chinese telecommunications companies from participating in the roll-out of the 5G infrastructure network.
5. Australia drew attention to the Uyghur internment camps human rights issue Reports and allegations of gross human rights abuses in China's Xinjiang province captured the world's attention in 2018.
Satellite imagery lifted the lid on the size and spread of China's internment camps. These camps are, among other things, used to indoctrinate vast numbers of the Xinjiang region's Muslim population.
The United Nations estimates that up to 1 million Uyghurs, Kazakhs and other minorities are allegedly detained in the region, and an ABC investigation and analysis of satellite imagery suggests that China has drastically expanded at least 28 camps and facilities in recent years.
Foreign Minister Marise Payne said she had a "comprehensive and frank discussion" with the Chinese Foreign Minister on the human rights issue in Xinjiang during her visit to China in November 2018.
Labor has also condemned the alleged abuses, calling on the Government to increase pressure on Beijing over its actions in the province.
China has denied all international claims that it is detaining citizens in camps, claiming that authorities had simply cracked down on "violent terrorist activities" in the region and that other nations should ignore "gossip".
After initial blanket denials, Chinese officials in October released details of a network of 'vocational training' centres which they said were needed to counter terrorism and extremism.
6. Qantas was among airlines pressured by China over the territorial status of Taiwan China's aviation regulator gave three dozen airlines, including Qantas, a May 25 deadline to remove references on their websites and in other material that suggest Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau are countries independent of China.
Qantas eventually bowed to pressure from Beijing, referring to Taiwan as a Chinese territory, rather than a nation. Officially, Australia acknowledges the Chinese Government's position that Taiwan is a province of the People's Republic of China.
Huang Xiangmo (left) alongside Malcolm Turnbull at Chinese New Year celebrations in Sydney in 2016.
Putting those issues to one side, three more significant events that happened in 2018 will be in the minds of Chinese voters at the ballot box in the 2019 Federal election.
7 Government blocking of further Chinese company attempts to control Australian Energy Resources.
In June 2018, Hong Kong investment giant Cheung Kong Infrastructure lodged a $13Billion take-over bid for Australia's biggest gas network, APA.
This bid was is important given the reality that gas now shapes the price of electricity bills in Australia. CHEUNG KONG Infrastructure[CK] already owns a big slice of Australian energy assets.
These include a controlling stake in Victoria's largest electricity companies Citipower and Powercor and ETSA in South Australia. The company had previously launched a successful takeover of the DUET group which owned a collection of gas pipelines, powerlines and electricity generators and 19.3 % of Evenstra.
Evanstra runs 21,000 kilometres of gas pipelines serving a million businesses and homes in Australia. APA owns 15,000 kilometres of gas pipelines across Australia, with its network supplying 1.3 million homes and businesses, predominantly along the eastern seaboard. APA and Envestra are the dominant two players in Australian gas distribution, effectively a duopoly.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has long held concerns about pricing in an industry that is largely a duopoly already, and only lightly regulated. Peter Jennings from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute argued any takeover would give CK control of around 70 per cent of the nation's critical energy infrastructure.
"I think that's a vulnerability to have so much critical infrastructure in the hands of, or essentially at the control of Chinese companies."
The Cheung Kong attempt to takeover APA was eventually stopped by the new Treasurer Josh Freydenberg after Scott Morrison became Prime Minister on "National Security" grounds.
"I have formed this view on the basis that it would result in a single foreign company group having sole ownership and control over Australia's most significant gas-transmission business," Mr Frydenberg said.
Cheung Kong had earlier been knocked back in a joint bid with China State Grid Corporation to buy the NSW electricity distributor, AusgriD.
8 The South China Sea
In November 2018, the Australian Government announced that it will join the USA in taking a more aggressive geographical placement of defence resources on a Manus Island naval base to combat the Chinese dominance of South China Sea, territorial disputes and to "protect Pacific maritime routes".
Chinese-language speakers, class-mobile and aspirational, have previously swung against the Liberals where perceived racism overcame economic interest in Barton, Reid which is held by the current Assistant Minister for Multicultural Affairs and Banks [30 percent Chinese] where rallies have been hosted in support of the People's Republic interest in the South China Sea.
The South China Sea disputes involve both island and maritime claims among several sovereign states within the region, namely Brunei, the People's Republic of China (PRC), Republic of China (Taiwan), Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam.
An estimated US $5 trillion worth of global trade passes through the South China Sea annually. Many non-claimant states want the South China Sea to remain international waters.
To promote this, several states, including the United States, conduct "freedom of navigation" operations. Claimant states are interested in retaining or acquiring - the rights to fishing areas, - the exploration and potential exploitation of crude oil and natural gas in the seabed of various parts of the South China Sea, - and the strategic control of important shipping lanes.
In July 2016, an arbitration tribunal constituted under Annex VII of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) ruled against the PRC's maritime claims in Philippines v. China.
The People's Republic of China and the Republic of China (Taiwan) stated that they did not recognise the tribunal and insisted that the matter should be resolved through bilateral negotiations with other claimants.
However, the tribunal did not rule on the ownership of the islands or delimit maritime boundaries. Hillary Clinton, then United States Secretary of State, voiced her support for fair access by reiterating that freedom of navigation and respect for international law is a matter of national interest to the United States.
Her comments were countered by China's Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi as "in effect an attack on China," who warned the United States against making the South China Sea an international issue or multilateral issue.
Clinton testified in support of congressional approval of the Law of the Sea Convention, which would strengthen U.S. ability to support countries that oppose Chinese claims to certain islands in the area.
In July 2012, the United States Senate passed resolution 524, initially sponsored by Senator John Kerry, stating (among other things) the United States' strong support for the 2002 declaration of conduct of parties in the South China Sea, reaffirms the United States' commitment to assist the nations of Southeast Asia to remain strong and independent, and supports enhanced operations by the United States armed forces in the Western Pacific.
In 2014, President Obama warned China:
"We believe that international law must be upheld, that freedom of navigation must be preserved and commerce must not be impeded".
9 The Politics of Trade Route Protection and Regional Development
In 2018, Vice-President Mike Pence announced the US will partner with Australia and Papua New Guinea to redevelop the Manus Island naval base.
"We will work with these nations to protect the sovereignty and maritime routes of Pacific Island nations,"
Defence Minister Christopher Pyne confirmed Australian vessels would probably be based permanently at Lombrum under the deal. China has been steadily building its influence in the Pacific, but Mr Pence again accused Beijing of using debt-trap diplomacy to coerce small nations.
"Do not accept debt that could compromise your sovereignty. Protect your interests. Know that the United States offers a better option. We don't drown our partners in a sea of debt, we don't coerce or compromise your independence, we deal openly and fairly."
Mr Xi rejected the US position.
This policy was received as an aggressive act towards the Chinese government. It constituted
- an extension of the so called 'trade war' between the USA and China,
- a challenge to the Chinese dominance of the trade lanes of the South China sea and - an aspiration to offer smaller Island States alternatives to the acceptance of Chinese financial loans and funding.
- The intention is to curb Chinese control and influence over island States and trade lanes in southern-ocean areas.
"No-one has the power to stop people from seeking a better life. We should strengthen development cooperation,"
The move comes as the US, China and Australia all vie for influence in PNG and the Pacific, and one analyst said the Manus base would push American forces further south into the Pacific than they had been in decades.
A former Manus Island MP says Australia and Papua New Guinea's deal to jointly redevelop a naval base on the island has been "bulldozed" through without discussion with locals. Ronnie Knight says there was no discussion with locals about the deal
Manus Island Tourism.
Chairman Ben Pokarop told the ABC he was unaware of the joint naval base and was "shocked to have another activity that is so big" on the back of the detention centre, stating it could have negative effects for the tourism industry.
The Governor of Manus has slammed Australia over plans to redevelop a joint naval base on the island in Papua New Guinea, saying he has never been consulted on the deal.
Governor Benjamin said the plan is in the interests of Australia and the US, not Manus locals The Lombrum Naval Base on Manus Island, which the Australian Defence Force ran for 25 years until PNG gained independence in 1975, would be capable of hosting Australian and American warships.
SOUTH CHINA SEA UPDATE 10/2/2019
On January 19 2019, Scott Morrison Tweeted from Vanuatu
"PM @ScottMorrisonMP arrives in Vanuatu. The PM is travelling to Vanuatu and Fiji, delivering on Australia's stepped up engagement in the Pacific to support a stable and prosperous region"
Rumours that China was in talks with Vanuatu to set up a military base in the country sparked alarm in Canberra last year. Despite assurances from Vanuatu that it was not happening, there is still a genuine concern about a Chinese military presence in the region among security officials.
Australia has been pushing a bilateral security deal with Vanuatu in its recent visits, but so far the country has declined. Despite this, General Campbell said all of his discussions in the country were positive.
"I think the relationship is very strong and naturally we will work together only as invited and in the forms that we're invited. That's the way to build neighbourhoods, to build communities and to have a strong relationship."
Source:https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-10/australia-ramps-up-its-rivalry-with-china-over-pacific-influence/10792848?section=politics..
Australia is set to fund a military base in Fiji, beating China to the position of sole foreign donor. It is also partnering with Papua New Guinea and the United States to redevelop a naval base on Manus Island. During her visit to Papua New Guinea this month, Assistant Minister to the Pacific Anne Ruston said
"this is our region and we are the partner of choice".
But while Australia looks to beef up its security involvement in the region, it doesn't want other "outside" countries to do the same.
"Australia would be very concerned if anybody from outside the Pacific wanted to set up a military base in the Pacific. We would be working very hard with our Pacific neighbours to encourage them to think very, very carefully if they considered that to be the case,"
The Minister said Australia's moves are different because it was responding to a request for assistance from its neighbours. However, when asked what Australia's response would be if a Pacific nation asked China for assistance in this regard, she sounded a warning.
"We would certainly be speaking to the country and suggesting to them that the sovereignty of this area is secured by us not having military presence from external countries in the area."
Papua New Guinea's Foreign Affairs Minister, Rimbink Pato, doesn't share Australia's concerns about militarisation.
"The Pacific means the sea of peace, so peace will reign in the Pacific and we will take the necessary steps [to ensure that]. I do not think there is a focus to increase military presence by anybody in Papua New Guinea or our region."
The Chief of the Defence Force, General Angus Campbell, conceded his recent tour of the region was partly due to the Government's "step up" in the region. But when asked about the role China has played in the Government's new approach, he was careful not to use its name when replying.
"I think it's much more about a relationship between Australia and its immediate neighbours, and supporting countries that are seeking our assistance who may be fragile. There are many countries who work in this region, but Australia has always been here and is always going to be here."
Source: Natalie Whiting and Stephen Dziedzic. Australia ramps up rivalry with China for influence in the Pacific. ABC News Online 10 February 2019.
10 Fresh Allegations of systemic Chinese Cyber Crime in Australia
Australian- Chinese relations in 2018 were closed out with the ABCs Matthew Doran's report that Australian Government Foreign Minister, Marise Payne, stood in front of an Australian flag and an otherwise dark plain background to accuse the Chinese Government of systemic cyber hacking of Australian companies involved in Australian Defence projects, particularly the Australian Navy.
Australian officials have confirmed local companies are among the alleged global victims of an extensive campaign of cyber-attacks backed by the Chinese Government, aimed at stealing commercial intellectual property.
Marise Payne and Peter Dutton issued a statement voicing Australia's "serious concern" about the hacking allegations.
This was the first Australia 'named and shamed' Beijing for such behaviour, marking a change in rhetoric and diplomatic pressure from Canberra.
The confirmation came after the US Justice Department had recently charged two Chinese citizens who alleging carried out hacking at the direction of Beijing's Ministry of State Security.
Australian National Cyber Security adviser Alastair MacGibbon said the group had been targeting IT companies around the world that provide services to medium and large businesses.
"This is audacious, it is huge, and it impacts potentially thousands of businesses globally. We know there are victims in Australia" (RN Breakfast).
Australia's Ambassador for Cyber Affairs Tobias Feakin argued Australia was taking a big step in naming and shaming China for its support of hacking.
"This is incredibly significant, we've never done this before. This is the first time we've ever actually named this particular country in relation to this issue. The language that we're using, we feel, represents how strongly we feel about this, which is incredibly strong. As an international community, as Australia, we are now far more robust in the way that we will name and shame, and we will shine a light on activities that we think are unacceptable."
Foreign Minister Marise Payne and Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton issued a statement shortly after US officials announced the charges, voicing Australia's "serious concern" about the hacking allegations.
"When it is in our interests to do so, Australia publicly attributes cyber incidents, especially those with the potential to undermine global economic growth, national security and international stability. Australia calls on all countries — including China — to uphold commitments to refrain from cyber-enabled theft of intellectual property, trade secrets and confidential business information with the intent of obtaining a competitive advantage. hese commitments were agreed by G20 leaders in 2015. Australia and China reaffirmed them bilaterally in 2017."
China's Foreign Ministry said on Friday it resolutely opposed "slanderous" accusations from the US and other allies criticising China for economic espionage and urged Washington to withdraw its accusations--
"The US should also withdraw charges against the two Chinese citizens. We urge the US to immediately correct its erroneous actions and cease its slanderous smears relating to internet security. It has long been an "open secret" that US government agencies have hacked into and listened in on foreign governments, companies and individuals…The US making unwarranted criticisms of China in the name of so-called 'cyber stealing' is blaming others while oneself is to be blamed and is self-deception. China absolutely cannot accept this."
Election Implications
There is a strong Chinese community presence in the Federal electorates of Reid, Barton, Banks and Parramatta in NSW, along with Chisolm and Isaacs in Victoria.
These three events will make it very difficult for the Liberal Party in seats with a strong Chinese community presence. The Liberals will struggle to regain Chisolm (3.4) after Liberal incumbent Julia Banks left the Liberals and announced she will stand as an Independent in 2019. The Chinese community in that seat will make this task tougher.
The Liberals slim chance of gaining Isaacs (5.7) and Parramatta (7.7) from the Labor Party will be further exacerbated by Chinese voter back-lash in these two electorates.
Most significantly, the Chinese influence in Barton (8.3) will make it make it difficult for the Liberal Party to regain this seat from the Labor Party and the prospects of retaining the two very marginal seats of Banks (1.4) with no 'somophore surge' to save it in 2019 and Reid (4.6) have become all the more vulnerable. Banks (NSW) 2.8 1.4 Somophore surge 1.4 Reid (NSW) 3.3 4.6 Unchanged + 1.3 ALP HELD Isaacs VIC ALP 5.7 Parramatta NSW ALP 7.7
UPDATE 7 FEBRUARY 2019
11 AUSTRALIA DENIES CITIZENSHIP TO BILLIONAIRE CHINESE POLITICAL DONOR
A Chinese businessman's political donation web revealed Australia has stripped Chinese billionaire political donor Huang Xiangmo of permanent residency and killed off his citizenship application.
Huang Xiangmo and his companies have donated at least $2 million to Australian political parties. Authorities have rejected his bid for Australian citizenship and stripped his permanent residency
Australia's spy agency has previously warned political parties against accepting money from the billionaire Mr Huang quickly rose to become a leading pro-China lobbyist, courting politicians.
The decision from the Home Affairs Department, made while Mr Huang was offshore, leaves him unable to re-enter the country. The ABC confirmed the businessman's "right to return to Australia has been cancelled".
The Nine media group reported the application had been refused for a number of reasons, including on character grounds and because of concerns about the reliability of answers given during interviews. The ABC understands the decision to ban Mr Huang from Australia was delivered months ago.
A joint ABC-Fairfax investigation in 2017 revealed his bid for an Australian passport had stalled amid concerns among security agencies about Mr Huang and his links to the Chinese Communist Party.
Domestic spy agency ASIO, which scrutinised the citizenship request, previously warned the Liberal, Labor and National parties about taking cash from Mr Huang, fearing he could try to advance Beijing's interests. Some analysts predicted that Beijing would react angrily if any of its citizens were targeted under legislation designed to crack down on foreign interference.
Foreign Minister Marise Payne played down that possibility.
"[China] has not raised it with me and I don't expect to be the subject of a bilateral discussion. These are matters that occur from time to time. We have a good and constructive relationship based on mutual respect and engagement. If there were issues to be raised I'm sure we can address those."
Prime Minister Scott Morrison remained tight-lipped about the reports.
"The Government has always acted consistent with the advice that we've received and that's what has happened on this occasion"
Mr Huang was also president of a Communist Party-aligned body charged with promoting its interests — the Australian Council for the Promotion of the Peaceful Reunification of China.
Mr Dastyari's career as a Labor senator ended in 2018 over his links to Huang Xiangmo and China: Mr Dastyari
1 Allowed Mr Huang's Yuhu Group to pay a legal bill on his behalf;
2 Repeatedly approached the then-immigration department about the citizenship application.
3 Standing alongside the donor, he spoke against the ALP's policy on the South China Sea dispute ahead of the 2016 election, and
4 Reportedly warned Mr Huang his phone was probably being tapped by security agencies
Before the department's decision on Mr Huang, the controversial figure lived in a mansion boasting Sydney Harbour views in the exclusive suburb of Mosman.
Mr Huang's lawyer would not say whether an appeal would be launched to challenge the decision and his spokesman refused to comment. Mr Huang in 2017 denied having a relationship with the Chinese Communist Party.
Source: Dan Conifer and Stephanie Borys. Australia denies citizenship to Chinese political donor Huang Xiangmo and strips his permanent residency. ABC News Online. 7 February 2019. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-06/australia-denies-citizenship-chinese-businessman-huang-xiangmo/10784512?section=politics
APPENDIX - POLITICAL DONATIONS AND FOREIGN INFLUENCE
Malcolm Turnbull orders inquiry following revelations ASIO warned parties about Chinese donations
By political editor Chris Uhlmann and political reporter Caitlyn Gribbin Updated 6 Jun 2017, 3:54pm
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has ordered a major inquiry into the nation's espionage and foreign interference laws, amid concerns about Chinese influence in Australian politics.
A 2017 Four Corners-Fairfax investigation discovered Australia's spy agency ASIO warned the Coalition and Labor about taking donations from two billionaires with links to the Chinese Communist Party.
Both parties continued to accept donations from the billionaires. The Coalition accepted $800,000 and Labor $200,000.
Between them, the businessmen and associated entities have donated about $6.7 million to the major parties over a decade. Labor senator Sam Dastyari personally contacted the Immigration Department twice to support one of the donors, Huang Xiangmo's, application for Australian citizenship.
Following the airing of the ABC investigation Senator Dastyari said in a statement he had cut all ties with the Chinese businessman. "After the events of last year, I spoke to Mr Huang to tell him that I did not think it was appropriate that we have future contact. I thought it was a matter of common courtesy to say this face to face. Neither my office or I have spoken to Mr Huang since."
Then Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce said he is very concerned about the revelations
"I absolutely abhor the idea that some other nation would have influence in our government, especially if is attached to a pecuniary benefit to any individual. There is a vast difference between a party getting a donation — there is no real direct benefit to a person. But if people are buying influence in our nation, well, we can't abide by that in any shape or form from any country, not just China, any country."
Mr Joyce also indicated support for changing the laws to ban foreign donations but said it should be broader than just the political parties.
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten re-affirmed Labor's commitment to take
"direct and indirect foreign influence out of our electionsI do not want these two individuals who were named on Four Corners to be making donations to the Labor Party, and I have made it clear before last night that I don't want our party accepting donations from these people," he said.
An ABC investigation of recent political donations from the past two years reveals Chinese businesses are by far the largest foreign-linked donors to both major parties. Between 2013 and 2015 Chinese-linked companies and individual donors poured more than $5.5 million into Liberal and Labor party coffers.
Analysts say Chinese political donations are oneway Beijing seeks to gain influence in Australia.
CHINESE POLITICAL PARTY DONATIONS 2013-2015
Donor Year Amount Recipient
Wang Zi Chun 2013-14 $850,000 Labor Party
Chau Chak Wing 2013-14 $650,000 Labor Party (federal)
2013-14 $540,000 Liberal Party
2013-14 $100,000 National Party
2013-14 $65,000 Labor Party (NSW branch).
Yuhu Group 2013-14 $425,000 Liberal Party (various branches)
2013-14 $100,000 Labor Party (federal)
Anna Wu Meijuan 2013-14 $50,000 Liberal Party (WA branch)
Xu Jingui 2013-14 $400,000 Labor Party (NSW branch)
Zhaokai Su (Ken Su) 2013-14 $130,000 Labor Party (federal).
2013-14 $70,000 Labor Party (NSW branch)
Huang Jiebo 2013-14 $200,000 Liberal Party
Fiona Huang Jiefang 2013-14 $100,000 Liberal Party
Lawrence Kung Chin Yuan 2013-14 $200,000 Labor Party (Queensland branch)
David Lin Chun-hong 2013-14 $134,000 Liberal National Party (Queensland)
Guo Wen Cheng 2013-14 $100,000 Labor Party (NSW branch)
Hudson Chen Hak Fan 2013-14 $100,000 Liberal Party (NSW branch)
CST Mining Group 2013-14 $50,000 Liberal Party
Luo Chuangxiong 2013-14 $50,000 Labor Party
2013-14 $150,000 Labor Party (NSW branch)
To Wing 2013-14 $20,000 Labor Party
Jiang Zhaoqing 2013-14 $260,000 Labor Party
Mandy Lee Real Estate 2013-14 $20,000 Labor Party
New Idea Furniture 2013-14 $33,000 Labor Party
Bon Bon Bakery 2013-14 $27,500 Labor Party
Hualin Investment 2013-14 $23,600 Labor Party
AXF Group 2013-14 $33,000 Labor Party
JD International 2013-14 $20,000 Labor Party
APEC Links 2013-14 $20,000 Labor Party
Grand City 2013-14 $18,000 Labor Party
Han-Ming Australia 2013-14 $20,000 Labor Party
AGF Group 2013-14 $8,800 Labor Party
United Mining Resources 2013-14 $5,500 Labor Party
Illusion Auto Supply 2013-14 $10,000 Labor Party
Peter Chan 2013-14 $200,000 Labor Party
Ever Bright Group 2014-15 $200,000 Liberal Party
Jiandong Huang 2014-15 $200,000 Liberal Party .
Yuhu Group 2014-15 $20,000 Liberal Party
Jianping and Min Fu Zhang 2014-15 $200,000 Labor Party (Victorian Branch)
Yilin Zhu 2014-15 $50,000 Labor Party
Eng Joo Ang 2014-15 $110,000 Labor Party (NSW branch)
Nine Dragons 2014-15 $20,000 Labor Party (Victorian Branch)
Source: ABC Reporters Chris Uhlmann and Andrew Greene Chinese donors to Australian political parties: who gave how much? Updated 8 Jun 2017 Online access 27/12/2018 at https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-21/china-australia-political-donations/7766654


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Popular Kachin Party Calls for Abolition of China-Backed Dam in Myanmar in Election Policy Platform
By Nan Lwin THE IRRAWADDY, Mon, August 31, 2020
Graffiti opposing the Myitsone Dam is seen on a rock at the project site near Myitkyina, the capital
YANGON—A popular Kachin party has vowed to seek the permanent abolition of a controversial suspended China-backed mega-dam on Myanmar's lifeline Irrawaddy River as part of its manifesto for the upcoming general election.
The Kachin State People's Party (KSPP) on Sunday published a 15-point manifesto for the 2020 election that pledges to tackle a range of pressing state issues including building a federal union, successfully concluding the peace process, managing natural resources, protecting the environment, improving education, health and the rule of law, creating job opportunities, and resolving the problems of internally displaced persons (IDPs).
In the ninth point in its manifesto, the party said it would "continue to make efforts to halt the Myitsone Dam forever."
Gumgrawng Awng Hkam, the KSPP's vice chair and a member of its Central Executive Committee, told The Irrawaddy, "Nobody wants to see the revival of the dam. Not only Kachin people—a majority of the people in Myanmar. We are a people's party. Our policy is in line with the people's voice. So, we decided to put it in the manifesto."
"The most effective way to stop the project permanently is to speak from the Parliament. We must work to stop the project from the Parliament," Gumgrawng Awng Hkam said.
"I believe holding a transparent discussion in Parliament is the most effective way to achieve our goal," he said.
The party formed through a merger of six major Kachin parties in 2018 with support from stakeholders including religious leaders, cultural and social groups, civil society organizations, think tanks and ordinary Kachin people. The aim of the merger is to avoid splitting the ethnic vote and to establish a party that will be a genuinely strong contender in the 2020 election.
The KSPP expects to win a majority in the state parliament and many seats in both the Lower and Upper houses of the Union Parliament.
The US$3.6-billion (4.8-trillion-kyat) project is located about 3.2 km south of the confluence of the May Kha and Mali Kha rivers, which gives rise to the Irrawaddy River. If completed, the 6,000 MW dam would rank among the largest hydropower projects in the region. Work on the project was begun in 2009 by China's State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC), which was then known as the China Power Investment Corporation (CPI). However, then-President Thein Sein suspended it in 2011 amid widespread public concern over the dam's social and environmental impacts.
Environmentalists warn that the dam site has some of the highest levels of biodiversity in the world and that the project would both destroy the natural beauty of the Irrawaddy River and disrupt water flow. They also warn that it could potentially flood an area the size of Singapore, destroying livelihoods and displacing more than 10,000 people.
After taking office in 2016, the National League for Democracy (NLD)-led government set up a 20-member commission to review the dam, particularly its potential impacts on the environment and local communities. According to the government, the commission has produced two reports, but neither has been made public.
Last year, the Union minister for investment and foreign economic relations, Thaung Tun, said the government and a commission studying the project held serious discussions exploring all possible options for the project, including downsizing the dam, relocating it or developing other projects instead. However, it has not announced a decision yet.
Moreover, pressure from Beijing to revive the dam has fueled negative sentiment toward the project among the Myanmar public. After visiting Kachin in December 2018, then Chinese Ambassador Hong Liang claimed the Kachin people were not opposed to the dam's resumption, sparking a series of protests in major cities calling for the project to be canceled.
Prominent civil society leaders, environmentalists and film stars also announced a "One Dollar" campaign to collect money from the public in order to compensate China in exchange for scrapping the dam. Despite this strong show of public opposition, the Chinese company continues to lobby local officials that the dam is safe and won't collapse in the event of an earthquake, and will not destroy the region's biodiversity or have other harmful environmental impacts. It maintains its position that the project should be revived for the benefit of both sides.
During Chinese President Xi Jinping's trip to Naypyitaw in January, nearly four dozen civil society organizations (CSOs) issued a demand that he terminate the dam permanently, saying it poses a threat to the public welfare and to friendly relations between the two countries.
However, the project is still in limbo, as the NLD government has not officially announced its stance on the dam.
During a trip to the state just before the 2015 election, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi promised the Kachin people that she would make public the details of the project contract that the military dictatorship signed with China. However, she has since maintained a long silence on her own stance on the dam.
Gumgrawng Awng Hkam said, "[Daw Aung San Suu Kyi] doesn't keep her promises. Nothing has happened in reality, including on the peace process and IDPs. She did not speak out and stand up for the people when they were demanding [that the dam be halted]. As a Kachin party, we have a responsibility to follow the people's will."
"I also want China to abolish the project, as the people in this country don't want it. Moreover, they should understand that no project should begin without a proper discussion with local people," Gumgrawng Awng Hkam said.
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/popular-kachin-party-calls-abolition-china-backed-dam-election-policy-platform.html
Source: THE IRRAWADDY, MYANMAR Mon, August 31, 2020
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Классификация
В состав рода включают 23 вида:
 Distichodus affinis Günther, 1873
 Distichodus altus Boulenger, 1899
 Distichodus antonii Schilthuis, 1891
 Distichodus atroventralis Boulenger, 1898
 Distichodus brevipinnis Günther, 1864
 Distichodus decemmaculatus Pellegrin, 1926
 Distichodus engycephalus Günther, 1864
 Distichodus fasciolatus Boulenger, 1898
 Distichodus hypostomatus Pellegrin, 1900
 Distichodus kolleri Holly, 1926
 Distichodus langi Nichols & Griscom, 1917
 Distichodus lusosso Schilthuis, 1891
 Distichodus maculatus Boulenger, 1898
 Distichodus mossambicus Peters, 1852
 Distichodus nefasch (Bonnaterre, 1788)
 Distichodus noboli Boulenger, 1899
 Distichodus notospilus Günther, 1867
 Distichodus petersii Pfeffer, 1896
 Distichodus rostratus Günther, 1864
 Distichodus rufigiensis Norman, 1922
 Distichodus schenga Peters, 1852

 Distichodus teugelsi Mamonekene & Vreven, 2008

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Richelieu was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1935.

It was created by the British North America Act, 1867 and was amalgamated into the Richelieu—Verchères electoral district in 1933.

In 1968, a new electoral district was created under the same name which is now known as Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour.

Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Election results

By-election: On Mr. McCarthy's death, 23 September 1870

By-election: On Mr. Labelle's death, 3 August 1887

By-election: On Mr. Langevin's resignation

By-election: On Mr. Bruneau being appointed Judge of the Superior Court of Quebec, 29 January 1907

By-election: On election being declared void, 29 April 1912

By-election: On Mr. Cardin's acceptance of an office of emolument under the Crown, 30 January 1924

By-election: On Mr. Cardin's acceptance of an office of emolument under the Crown, 5 October 1926

See also

 List of Canadian federal electoral districts
 Past Canadian electoral districts

References

External links

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:
1867-1935

Former federal electoral districts of Quebec


SOMETIMES IN LIFE we need to reach out and ask for help. It is not always easy. The Parish Health and Wellness Counseling Center in Red Bluff offers a hand up, and owner and founder Linda Spyres shares her story of strength, perseverance, hope and faith.
She came to California after experiencing several of her own life's hardships, including three suicide attempts and drug rehab. Some of her children struggled with health challenges. Her 10-year marriage included addiction and ended in divorce, and later his death. Despite the tragedies, however, she learned to love herself and follow her dreams.
She went back to school and earned her associate in arts degree and bachelor's degree in psychology. "I was thrilled because God has been changing my life and I wanted to learn as much as I could about the Bible and God," Spryes says. During this time Spyres needed to find employment, and began working for the county in 2006 as an aide. Through the years, she moved up to a drug and alcohol counselor, then to a licensed clinical social worker.
As far as the name, Spyres says, "It honored the lady that built it, it honors my children's heritage, and Parish reminds me of Southern churches giving glory to God. God is at the center of all I do. None of this would be here without His love and guidance," Spyres says.