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"Islam Is a Religion, Not a Political Agenda"
17 July 2008 / Mohammad Shabestari
Mohammad Mojtahed Shabestari is one of the world's most important contemporary Shia clerics. In this lengthy interview with Fatma Sagir, […]
Mohammad Mojtahed Shabestari is one of the world's most important contemporary Shia clerics. In this lengthy interview with Fatma Sagir, the Iranian philosopher and theologian speaks about the complex relationship between state and religion, and about the effects of coercion and regulation in matters relating to faith. In the second part of this interview, Shabestari speaks about the compatibility of Islam and Democracy, and about how the Iranian revolution affected his philosophy.
You were in Germany between 1968–1977. You were already involved in Christian-Islamic dialogue back then at a time when such a thing wasn't even being discussed. What memories do you have of that time?
Mohammad Mojtahed Shabestari: We got together at that time as Christians, Jews and Muslims to engage in interreligious dialogue. For us as Muslims this was still new, a novel experience for all of us. It made quite an impression on me. I discovered that it wasn't enough to study one another's sources or just simply to read things about others. These personal meetings were more important, more instructive. I have happy memories and I learned a lot from the experience.
You went from that experience back to an Iran that was undergoing some very turbulent times. You went through a lot there and decided to remain. The Islamic world claims that Islam is also political or that it could form the basis of a political system. This is a view that conflicts with how the West sees the role of the state and the belief that the state and religion should be separate. Is the situation in the Islamic world one that concerns you?
Shabestari: I understand what you are saying. It does greatly concern and worry me that there are many areas, be it in academic or political discourse, where Islam is seen more in terms of a political institution than a religion. In my opinion, Islam is a religion in every sense, not a political agenda. No, Islam is a world religion; as such it can give political impetus to Muslims today, but that is not the case with Islam only, Christianity and Judaism are also political in that sense. I see Islam as a religion with many dimensions: mystic, religious, artistic, philosophical, legal and so on. As a religion it can also provide inspiration for the creation of a fair and democratic state, but that the religion itself should constitute a political agenda, that is something that is incomprehensible to me.
Why do you think it is that this view is shared by large portions of the Islamic world, even by simple public opinion, and this has also been the reception in the West? There is the idea that an Islamic state is what is wanted and that the Koran is being used to validate this.
Shabestari: (Long pause) It could possibly be put down to the keenness of Islamic countries to modernise in the wake of their experiences with colonialism. Because this failed, however, some people have been won over to the idea that in order to preserve one's identity it is necessary to go back to the past, to return to one's roots, if we are to protect ourselves in a world of conflict. It is a way of thinking that I reject. If this kind of thinking means that we want to re-establish past political, social and economic systems because we have nothing new to put in their place, then I, like many others, do not accept it. If, however, a reorientation were to take place, a move towards developing political and moral principles and to erecting an appropriate contemporary state system on the basis of these principles, then I would be in favour. Many Muslims misguidedly believe that falling back on earlier systems is the best way of surviving the present.
Change, then, is necessary. On the one hand, you oppose recourse to the past. But how, then, can a change be brought about? Is a revolution a necessary prerequisite to change?
Shabestari: The first priority for the Islamic world today is that it should become aware of the present state of humanity. How can a person live today, if he does not distance himself from his earlier intellectual and spiritual roots? On the one hand, the past provides our spiritual roots, but on the other, the way of life nowadays in the modern world has changed profoundly. We must bring those two things together: living with modernity and preserving spirituality. To combine these is a crucial challenge that we have to face. But how can this be achieved? Experience has shown that revolution is not the way to do it. It can only be achieved if we have first attained a profound knowledge of the needs and of the crises affecting humanity in the present day and age and if we try to reassess and reorientate our ideas about our own past. This reorientation is a new interpretation of the past.
That means the Koran must be interpreted differently. This will require a certain amount of freedom, not only personal but spiritual freedom too. When one observes Islamic societies, their relationship to governmental authority, the question that arises is: does a lack of freedom, especially in religious matters, lead to unbelief?
Shabestari: Yes, that is a very important question. I have thought about this question in the past and have come up with an idea that could provide an answer. I believe that this new interpretation must involve the Koran and the Sunnah. According to my interpretation the Koran and Sunnah are not the sources of faith for a Muslim. You see, I believe that there is a great difference between Christianity and Islam. The Christian faith is based on Christianity's holy book, so the interpretation of that holy book is a matter of sensitivity. Whatever one says about the book, one must be careful to avoid interpreting it in such a way as to diminish faith. I believe it to be different in the case of Islam. According to Islamic belief, every human being possesses a natural, innate ability to find the path to God. And this does not rely on revelation. It is simply because of his fitrah, his innate human nature. Revelation is an aid to finding this reasonable way to God, and a way of consolidating this knowledge of a reasonable God. The Mu'tazilis were the Islamic theologians responsible for this thesis.
I can already hear the chorus of ulema disapproval. "For heaven's sake, they will cry when they hear you say this.
Shabestari: (Laughs) Yes, well, never mind. Many such cries have come and gone in the course of Islamic history. That does not mean that revelation is not important, what it means is that the core of Islamic faith, according to the Islamic sources themselves, exists in the relationship between a human being and God, with or without revelation. That is a very important point. A new interpretation of the Koran and Sunnah using an academic approach would not do any harm, it would reveal to us the real elements that are present in the sources of revelation, in order to strengthen these fundamental beliefs.
There are many among the ulema as well as many lay people who do not see it that way. They believe that there is compulsion in religion. The passage in the Koran that states that "there is no compulsion in religion, for example, is interpreted as being valid only in respect to non-Muslims, not to Muslims. Muslims are not permitted to change faith. The Koran is viewed as if it were a law, in particular with regard to what it has to say on marriage laws, family laws, dress codes etc. These are key issues, matters currently being debated throughout the entire world. We are really talking about three areas: politics, personal religious freedom and the right to choose one's own lifestyle. The Islamic world, with the exception of only a few protesting voices, seems determined to hold on to particular areas where liberty, as we would define it, is lacking: the lack of freedom to change one's faith, for example, or compulsory wearing of the veil, or the hudud punishments in Saudi Arabia, to mention only a few. This lack of freedom is backed up by verses from, and interpretations of, the Koran. I have the impression that this compulsion, this lack of freedom, creates an irreligious society, one that no longer has any sense of what religion is, treats religion with indifference.
Shabestari: That's true. And that is just what has happened. I would like to clarify something first of all and then I will answer your question. A historical-critical approach to the sources, one that deals with the Koran and Sunnah in an academic way, does not harm faith. Unfortunately, in the course of Islamic history, a negative, injurious and distorting influence on the Islamic faith has, I believe, been exercised for political reasons. During the time of the Prophet, faith alone was important, the belief in God, life with God, the praise of God, those were the important things. These are of course the main elements of religion. The other things such as how women should veil themselves – well, of course, there is no mention of wearing of veils in the Koran. There is an expression in the Koran that says that one should keep a dignified appearance. That refers to a way of life for a particular society and the Prophet's precepts were intended to be appropriate for that society at that time. But that does not mean that these precepts with regard to ritual or the other points mentioned belong to the core of the faith. Over time, for political reasons, especially during the Abbasid period, a clear distortion occurred. The idea of faith as a way of life declined and it was the formal rules that began to be seen as the essential core of Islam. The Abbasid dynasty encouraged this as a way of legitimising their rule. This legitimisation process depended on laws, which for them became an indispensable part of the religion.
This is still happening today.
Shabestari: Yes, that is right, I agree. To my mind, that was a distortion. We don't see the Prophet criticising any woman because she is not wearing a veil, nor do any of the other caliphs. The beginning of this distortion came with the Abbasid period. The situation did improve subsequently, but the last 23 years have once more seen an increasing deterioration.
My impression is that many of the curbs on freedom in Muslim societies have been justified on religious grounds and that this has resulted in societies that reject religion, although it is something that is constantly spoken about. It's a schizophrenic situation.
Shabestari: Yes, that is absolutely correct.
Is it a dangerous situation, do you think?
Shabestari: I see this as very negative. What we are seeing in Islamic countries is that the young people especially have turned their backs on religion completely because this kind of religion, formulated and interpreted as a number of compulsory laws, just is not acceptable. That is the challenge. It is a situation that needs to be rectified. That is what we are doing. What we are saying is that these rules from earlier times, for example, do not represent a basis for faith. They were something specifically intended for a particular society and are only comprehensible within their own historical context. If that were understood in the historical context, it would mean that, in a religious sense, Muslims nowadays could have a different social system in a political and economic sense, different from what it was back then.
Does this then mean that Islam, contrary to the assertion that it is the origin of everything from politics to science, is just another category, one amongst many, which determine how we live our public and private lives?
Shabestari: Back then these were not separate spheres. These distinctions between religion, politics and economics did not exist. This was true almost everywhere in the world. Religion was a sort of great umbrella under which politics and economics were joined. That was also the case with Christianity. Over time we began to create distinctions within religion. Nowadays, people see religion, art, economics and politics as very different things. Nowadays, they are separate entities. Now our task is one of specifying and clarifying, defining what the core of faith is, and what it is that God requires of us as religious beings.
Is it necessary to separate state and religion in order to maintain one's faith?
Mohammad Mojtahed Shabestari: Yes. What that means is that religion can become a moral force exerting influence on politics, but when religious and political institutions, such as governments, are put on the same level, or when statements such as: our politics are our religion and our religion is our politics are used; that is not acceptable.
So, some serious thinking needs to be done, so that we may separate these things from one another and find our way back to faith.
Shabestari: That's right, they must be separated. That would benefit religion.
How can one make this clear to people who believe the opposite, who believe that that is the best way to fulfil and to strengthen their faith? How would you explain it to your students, for example?
Shabestari: Many of my students already understand what I am saying, because the changes that have taken place in Iran have led to a situation in which such statements are now much better understood than would have been the case 15 years ago. People have had to find out the hard way that political measures must always be criticised, that they need to be improved and changed. Those involved in politics are fallible human beings, irrespective of whether they are speaking in a religious context or not. These experiences have shown that one cannot apply the same standards to the religious discussion as to political problems, they are different and require to be dealt with as such – that means that religion and politics must be separated.
My students have understood that if they are going to be able to criticise politics, they have to see politics as the result of human efforts and not as the work of God or as something based on rules to be found in the Koran or Sunnah. Politics must not be sanctified. That is where the problem lies. No political leader should ever be sanctified, irrespective of who it is. Political actions must not be sanctified. But the proper worship of God in the mosque, that must be sanctified. It can function as a bridge, a provider of moral stimuli to the political scene, making sure it does not become amoral.
How can you justify such a statement? If you want to convince a Muslim of this you would have to have to be able to convince him of the compatibility of your statement with the teachings of Islam.
Shabestari: No, I don't see it that way. We don't speak like that in this situation, anyone who thinks in the way I do cannot say that his statement must be found in the Koran. This is an educated, independent, enlightened person, living in a modern world, who approaches the Koran and the Sunnah in a rational manner in order to understand them. In other words, my hermeneutics are secular hermeneutics. I try to apply an academic approach to understanding the Koran and the Sunnah. Because I believe in God, because I worship God, this does not mean that I may not use a secular hermeneutics to study the Koran. If you want to know how we make this understandable, the answer is, just in the same way as I have explained it now.
As a devout Muslim I pray and I fast, but as a man I have the right to use my reason when it comes to the Koran and to treat it as a historical document. I must be able to say that these religious precepts had their validity in a particular historical context. I am only able to recognise this historical aspect if I interpret what the Koran says. That is what text interpretation is all about.
We have discussed the separation of state and religion. I come back once more to the point that people are only able to do all these things if they have the freedom to do them. External and internal freedoms are dependent on one another.
Shabestari: That's right.
That poses a challenge everywhere in the world, but in Islamic countries it is a particular challenge because the social systems and structures, regardless of religion, tend to place emphasis on control. The question is: how can one get this idea of freedom across to the people? It's a real stalemate situation.
Shabestari: Yes. Exactly.
One would like to get this idea across, but if you have a social system and a state system in place that already restrict freedom, how is it possible to get the freedom message across?
Shabestari: What I want to emphasise finally is my belief that, before we are millions of Muslims in a society, we are people in a society. Before we go to the Koran and the Sunnah to find out what it is they have to say, we need a society, a social system, a social institution, within which to live. Only then does religion enter the equation, in second place. Then I ask myself, what standards should we apply to regulate this very important question of social coexistence.
One cannot say that the answer will be found in the Koran or the Sunnah. Because looked at logically and philosophically, the basis for our living together is order; that has priority. First of all we need to establish a standard by which we can define how we live alongside one another and how to establish order in our society, only then will we be ready to talk about the Koran and the Sunnah. We do not live in a vacuum.
I always say that these ideas and standards that we need to take care of first are nothing other than universal human rights. We need, first of all, to put things right by means of justice and human rights. Societies are made up of Muslims, Jews, Christians, Buddhists – all sorts of people. They need to find a way of living together before they need to know what is in the Koran. And the formula for living alongside one another can only be found in human rights.
No one religion, then, can …
Shabestari: … be made dominant by force.
… or set up as a political system?
Shabestari: No, no, no, that's not on. There are always going to be people who do not want to follow that religion, who want to do it differently, and so forth.
What, then, in your opinion, represents a fair form of government?
Shabestari: In my opinion the only criterion we can use is the measure of respect that is shown for the preservation of universal human rights, though I am aware that the 30 articles of the 1948 declaration are neither interpreted nor treated in the same way in every country. However, I see no other option.
That means that a Muslim can, in good conscience, say: democracy is a fair form of government that I as Muslim …
Shabestari:… accept! Not, that that is what it says in the Koran, but rather, that I, as Muslim, accept it.
Human rights and democracy are in keeping with Islam. Is that a misapprehension?
Shabestari: What do you mean by "in keeping with Islam"?
There is a form of argumentation amongst Muslims along the lines of: this is already in the Koran, or God can't have anything against this, it's fair. There are those who say that the shura principle in Islam is democracy, others claim that it is to be found in the spirit of the book.
Shabestari: I believe that Muslims today can have democracy, without having to leave Islam. I tend towards the second of these opinions.
I am interested in finding out how you came to this kind of thinking.
Shabestari: (Laughs) I could write a book about that.
You've witnessed momentous events. During the last 30 years you have witnessed the Islamic revolution. That is a unique phenomenon in modern times. It was an exciting time. You must have felt like a pioneer and you were still relatively young in the early stages. Your thinking has evolved. I am interested to find out how much that revolution affected and influenced you and whether there were any crucial experiences that shaped your thinking?
Shabestari: That is a complicated question and one that would require a great deal of time to answer. I can tell you, however, that besides my studies, the things that have had the biggest effect on me are the political changes and events of the last 28 years since the revolution. I came to my present outlook and to my ideas over time and after lots of good and bad experiences. Such experiences have always played a role in the development of my ideas. I believe that our philosophical, religious and theological beliefs cannot be seen as something distinct from our personal experiences. When one comes to a certain way of thinking it has a lot to do with one's life and with one's experiences of revolution, politics, etc. I have been very much influenced by my experiences.
You have also had disappointments. There are some who would react by turning their backs on the people, the country or even on their faith. Why do you think it is that you have continued to develop your ideas? What was it that gave you the strength to decide not to leave Iran, not to desert your faith?
Shabestari: From my youth, from the time I was 20, through the revolution, right up till today, almost 40 years, I have always been involved in religion and politics. After the revolution, we began to look upon it as our child, so to speak, raised by our people. That was what it was to us. I could not just say: That's it! I'm going! Something has happened but it didn't turn out the way it should have. I couldn't turn my back on the great Iranian people after all their efforts, a people who have sacrificed so much, even in ancient times and then experienced this revolution.
Revolution was a problem child for us, a child with many defects, who caused us a great deal of trouble and misery in the course of its growing up. I could not just go; my heart was bound to the revolution, as a political happening, and one that strove for freedom. I could not simply withdraw from Islam. I grew up in a religious household. I have always been closely bound up with religion. For these two reasons, thank God, I was never tempted to abandon my faith. I thought long and hard and found my way.
How does one sustain hope under such difficult conditions?
Shabestari: I hope that as long as I live I will not despair. No, I cannot leave my country. That is inconceivable to me. I've had offers here in Europe to take on long-term teaching jobs at universities, but I have turned them down. I cannot leave my country. I intend to stay in my country and do my duty. In any case, I am too close to my family.
One holds on to hope, builds it up. The current international debate on Iran worries me. But I hope that things will turn out well.
Interview Fatma Sagir*
Translated from the German by Ron Walker
From Qantara.de Part I and Part II
* Fatma Sagir is a Turkish-born Islam expert and freelance journalist, based in Freiburg, Germany. She is currently engaged in a Ph.D. project about applied Koranic interpretation in Hindu-Muslim dialogue.
État Coran Démocratie Dialogue Iran Islam shariâ
Mohammad Shabestari
Iranian philosopher, theologician, writer and distinguished professor at Tehran University. Shabestari has been a full professor of Islamic philosophy at the University of Tehran since 1985, where he also teaches comparative religion and theology. He regularly organizes international conferences on the theme of Christian-Muslim dialogue.
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More funerals are planned this weekend, including one for bus driver Herbert Walters, the brother of bus owner Roosevelt Walters.


You lords and ladies of armchair avian identification really feasted on our last ID challenge, didn't you? Apparently, that duck wasn't as tricky as I had hoped. I believe that part of the problem is that you simply had too much visual information to work with.
This next ID challenge may prove more challenging than the last due to the ambiguity of the offered evidence. Elaine Dale of A Scattering sent me a photo that I can only describe as vague. She reports that the subject was large with a light coloured head and light, long tail. She was walking by a river in Ontario when it flew over. I'd ask for guesses but anybody can make a guess. Instead let's have some bold assertions as to the identity of this alleged avian!
I agree with John, Bald Eagle.
Bald Eagle is what I thought, too. Are those falconer's jesses attached to the feet? Are falconers even allowed to have Bald Eagles in Ontario?
Are we supposed to think wader going right instead of eagle going left? eagle for me too but I wonder if we've all been hoodwinked.
The bird does resemble a snipe if you turn it around but, no, there's no trick here. Clearly, this challenge was still too easy.
Thanks so much for the input everyone, this is a lifer for me! I'll be sure to watch carefully when I walk this trail again, maybe I'll get a better shot the next time.


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A violinist and composer from Spain. During his childhood he already rose to become a celebrated virtuoso whose precise playing was described as brilliant and having a beautiful tonal quality. He was the dedicatee of world-famous violin concerti including Max Bruch's Violin Concerto No. 2, op. 44. He himself wrote works for orchestra, including fantasies on operatic themes, as well as salon and chamber music. His musical language is characterized by folk elements.
1844 Born in Pamplona on March 10. His father, the director of a military band, fosters his musical education. A child prodigy, he makes his debut as a violinist at approximately eight years of age. He studies in Madrid with Manuel Rodríquez.
1856 With the support of the Spanish court he studies violin at the Paris Conservatoire under Jean-Delphin Alard and harmony with Napoléon-Henri Reber.
1857 He is awarded the Conservatoire's first prize in violin.
1858 He wins the Conservatoire's first prize in harmony.
from 1860 Up to 200 concerts per year take him throughout Europe, Russia, the United States, and South America. His repertoire includes the violin concerti of Beethoven and Mendelssohn. He also increasingly focuses on chamber music.
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Q: Calendário datepicker bootstrap com erro no ano bisexto Estou utilizando o datepicker do bootstrap, e constatei que o calendário de 2016 está errado. Hoje por exemplo é dia 01/07/2016 sexta feira e o calendário está exibindo como se fosse sábado.
Alguém sabe me dizer se existe alguma solução para resolver esse problema?
Javascript
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tradução
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        daysShort: ["Dom", "Seg", "Ter", "Qua", "Qui", "Sex", "Sáb"],
        daysMin: ["Do", "Se", "Te", "Qu", "Qu", "Se", "Sa"],
        months: ["Janeiro", "Fevereiro", "Março", "Abril", "Maio", "Junho", "Julho", "Agosto", "Setembro", "Outubro", "Novembro", "Dezembro"],
        monthsShort: ["Jan", "Fev", "Mar", "Abr", "Mai", "Jun", "Jul", "Ago", "Set", "Out", "Nov", "Dez"],
        today: "Hoje",
        monthsTitle: "Meses",
        clear: "Limpar",
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A: Após diversos testes foi identificado que o problema estava na tradução do calendário fazendo com que inicie a contagem na segunda feira. O que foi feito para resolver:
Na linha da tradução onde é especificado:
$.fn.datepicker.dates['pt-BR']

Alterei para $.fn.datepicker.dates['pt-br']
Por algum motivo que desconheço ao colocar o br em caixa alta estava traduzindo mas fazendo a contagem dos dias errados. Após colocar br minusculo passou a exibir o calendário corretamente como na imagem abaixo:

Então a tradução ficou dessa forma:
;(function($){
    $.fn.datepicker.dates['pt-br'] = {
        days: ["Domingo", "Segunda", "Terça", "Quarta", "Quinta", "Sexta", "Sábado"],
        daysShort: ["Dom", "Seg", "Ter", "Qua", "Qui", "Sex", "Sáb"],
        daysMin: ["Dom", "Seg", "Ter", "Qua", "Qui", "Sex", "Sab"],
        months: ["Janeiro", "Fevereiro", "Março", "Abril", "Maio", "Junho", "Julho", "Agosto", "Setembro", "Outubro", "Novembro", "Dezembro"],
        monthsShort: ["Jan", "Fev", "Mar", "Abr", "Mai", "Jun", "Jul", "Ago", "Set", "Out", "Nov", "Dez"],
        today: "Hoje",
        monthsTitle: "Meses",
        clear: "Limpar",
        format: "dd/mm/yyyy"
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Q: ASP.NET MVC 3 Linq uppercase or lowercase database search I need immediate help. ): and i know little english.
ASP.NET MVC 3 Linq uppercase or lowercase contains search
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at Plus.Areas.DokumanEditor.Controllers.DokumanController.DokumanIcerikAramaBaslat(String metin)

Error Message: An error occurred while executing the command definition. See the inner exception for details.
thanks..

A: Use String.Equals in your where clause
where icerik.Icerik.Equals(metin,StringComparison.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase)

A: i solved as follows:
database datatype text -> old
database datatype nvarchar(MAX) -> new

var IcerikAra = (from icerik in Context.dbDokumanEditor
                 join kategori in Context.dbDokumanKategori on icerik.KategoriID equals kategori.KategoriID
where icerik.Icerik.ToLower().Contains(metin)
select new {
     KategoriID=kategori.KategoriID,
     KategoriAd=kategori.KategoriAd
}).ToList();


This study discusses the limits of Turkey's discourse and practice on humanitarian diplomacy with respect to its peacebuilding in Somalia. The Turkish model of humanitarian diplomacy attempts to find a balance between conscience and interest. It is multi-track in that it pursues diplomacy through official, civic and business channels. Although there is a humanitarian dimension to Turkey's policy in Somalia, there is also a dimension of interest and power, indicating a long-term projection of securing a role for itself in regional and international politics.


Self-contained and unified in presentation, this worthy publication presents a vast creation to the attention-grabbing topic of many-body collective platforms with adapting and evolving brokers. The assurance comprises online game theoretic platforms, multi-agent structures, and large-scale socio-economic platforms of person optimizing brokers. the range and scope of such platforms were progressively transforming into in computing device technology, economics, social sciences, physics, and biology.
The simultaneous inclusion of polynomial complicated zeros is a vital challenge in numerical research. speedily converging algorithms are offered in those notes, together with convergence research by way of round areas, and in advanced mathematics. Parallel round iterations, the place the approximations to the zeros have the shape of round areas containing those zeros, are effective simply because in addition they offer errors estimates.
Over the past twenty years, multiscale tools and wavelets have revolutionized the sector of utilized arithmetic through supplying a good technique of encoding isotropic phenomena. Directional multiscale platforms, quite shearlets, at the moment are having an identical dramatic effect at the encoding of multidimensional signs.
Individual learning then involves, (1) assignment of a rating to each of the rules on the basis of experience, and (2) invention of new rules to replace those rules that end up with a low rating. The rating of a rule is merely the average of the payoffs received when it is used against the opponent. The genetic algorithm uses these ratings as fitness and generates new rules accordingly. Evolutionary learning also follows numerous rules that are causally dependent on previous interactions and on their stored rules.
Alternatively, exploiting the growing power of evolutionary algorithms, one can deliberately induce evolution as a means of discovering improved design configurations. Introduction to Collective Systems 23 One important area of research on collective systems lies outside the conventional evolutionary approach based on the Darwinian paradigm of natural selection. Co-evolution also concerns cooperation within in and between species. For instance, in symbiosis, competition is suppressed because the long-term benefits gained from cooperation outweigh shortterm competitive advantages.
1 The strategy for each agent to maximize her payoff is defined to be individually rational. It should be irrational for each agent to deviate from her individually rational strategy as long as the other agents stick to their strategy. A formal solution when self-interested agents interact is Nash equilibrium, a combination of strategies that are the best against one another. 2 A set of strategies satisfying the conditions of the individual rationality of all agents is defined as a Nash equilibrium.


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Solo Female Travel in Joshua Tree National Park
Located in the Mojave Desert in southeastern California Joshua Tree National Park is known for its unique and stunning landscape, featuring the iconic Joshua Trees, as well as its diverse wildlife and incredible rock formations. The park is also home to a variety of activities, including camping, hiking, rock climbing, and stargazing.
Is Joshua Tree National Park safe for solo travellers?
Going to Joshua Tree National Park, anyone wants to meet up?
Where to stay in Joshua Tree National Park?
Any recommendations on things do in Joshua Tree National Park?
Best restaurants in Joshua Tree National Park?
Is Joshua Tree National Park safe for solo female travellers?
Yes, Joshua Tree National Park is generally safe for solo female travelers. However, it is important to take the necessary precautions to ensure your safety. Be sure to stay on marked trails, avoid hiking alone, and carry a cell phone with you in case of an emergency.
Is Joshua Tree National Park good for solo female travellers?
Yes, Joshua Tree National Park is a great destination for solo female travelers. The park is well-maintained and offers plenty of activities for visitors to enjoy. There are plenty of trails to explore, and the park is generally considered to be safe. Additionally, the park is home to a variety of wildlife, making it a great place to observe nature.
Is Joshua Tree National Park expensive for solo travellers?
No, Joshua Tree National Park is not expensive for solo travelers. The entrance fee for a single person is $30 for a seven-day pass. Camping fees range from $15 to $20 per night, depending on the campground.


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Doug Lamborn (ur. 24 maja 1954) – amerykański polityk, członek Partii Republikańskiej. Od 2007 roku jest przedstawicielem piątego okręgu wyborczego w stanie Kolorado w Izbie Reprezentantów Stanów Zjednoczonych.

Linki zewnętrzne

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Członkowie Izby Reprezentantów Stanów Zjednoczonych z Kolorado
Urodzeni w 1954
Republikanie z Kolorado


How do you haul a landing craft. This is an accurate model of the famous "Higgins Boat" named after the fellow who developed the design and mass production of this craft in New Orleans for use during WWII. Official nomenclature is LCVP meaning landing craft, vehicle and personal and could transport 36 troops, a 6000 pound vehicle, or 8100 pounds of cargo.


The Blue Planet – DVD is all about a natural history of the oceans. It includes superb image of marine life, information on new species and its habitats. In very the first episode when you see 'Blue Whale', you realized how amazing is ocean world and start to believe on God. It has some the most stunning footage of marine life that you never knew exists. After seeing this DVD my respect towards ocean and especially marine life is increased.
The entire DVD is divided into eight episodes. Each episode starts with introduction and followed by in depth coverage of the topic. It includes a very nice soundtrack from the award-winning composer George Fenton.
It takes you into deep dark sea where different animals plays each day the game of hide and seek. Different type of predators exists in deep see, they comes in all shapes, colors and uses weird techniques for hunting.
Open ocean is like a desert where nothing saves the burning sun above and the blackened abyss below. However, in this vast open ocean live many of the most spectacular predators.
Following the seasons of the year, this episode explores the effects of the changing power of the sun on marine life in the richest of all the oceans habitats, the temperate seas.
Bathed in warm, clear tropical water and brilliant sunlight, coral reefs are the rainforest's of the sea.
The world above the tide line is possibly the most dynamic habitat in the oceans. Constantly in flus the coasts have a few permanent residantes but many must return from open ocean to breed.
Offical URL: http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/programmes/tv/blueplanet/. It has articles, games and other information.


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Q: Angular formBuilder group deprecate whit custom validation I am getting this error when I place my custom validation, and try naming the validation as "as AbstractControlOption" and modifying the code in different ways but nothing works
This API is not typesafe and can result in issues with Closure Compiler renaming. Use the FormBuilder#group overload with AbstractControlOptions instead. Note that AbstractControlOptions expects validators and asyncValidators to be valid validators. If you have custom validators, make sure their validation function parameter is AbstractControl and not a sub-class, such as FormGroup. These functions will be called with an object of type AbstractControl and that cannot be automatically downcast to a subclass, so TypeScript sees this as an error. For example, change the (group: FormGroup) => ValidationErrors|null signature to be (group: AbstractControl) => ValidationErrors|null.
this is my custom validation
import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
import { AbstractControl, FormControl, ValidationErrors } from '@angular/forms';

@Injectable({
  providedIn: 'root'
})
export class ValidatorService {

  public nombreApellidoPattern:string = '([a-zA-Z]+) (.+[a-zA-Z])';
  public emailPattern: string = "^[a-z0-9._%+-]+@[a-z0-9.-]+\\.[a-z]{2,4}$";

  constructor() { }

  noPuedesSerYo (control:FormControl):ValidationErrors | null{
    const valor:string =control.value?.trim().toLowerCase();
    if(valor==='pepepepon'){
      return {noYo:true};
    }
    return null;
  }

  camposIguales(campo1:string, campo2:string){
    return (control:AbstractControl)=>{
      const pass1=control.get(campo1)?.value;
      const pass2=control.get(campo2)?.value;

      console.log(campo1)

      if(pass1!==pass2){
        control.get(campo2)?.setErrors({noIguales:true});
        return {noIguales:true};
      }

      control.get(campo2)?.setErrors(null);
      return null;
    }
  }

}

and here i use this validation but i dont know why this code is not working :(
import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
import {FormBuilder, FormGroup, Validators } from '@angular/forms';
import { ValidatorService } from 'src/app/shared/validator/validator.service';
//import { emailPattern, nombreApellidoPattern, noPuedesSerYo } from '../../../shared/validator/validaciones';

@Component({
  selector: 'app-registro',
  templateUrl: './registro.component.html',
  styleUrls: ['./registro.component.css']
})
export class RegistroComponent implements OnInit {

  miFormulario:FormGroup = this.fb.group({
    nombre:['',[Validators.required, Validators.pattern(this.validatorService.nombreApellidoPattern)]],
    email:['',[Validators.required, Validators.pattern(this.validatorService.emailPattern)]],
    username:['',[Validators.required, this.validatorService.noPuedesSerYo]],
    password:['',[Validators.required,Validators.minLength(6)]],
    password2:['',[Validators.required]]
  },{
    Validators:this.validatorService.camposIguales('password','password2')
  });

  constructor(private fb:FormBuilder, private validatorService:ValidatorService){}

  ngOnInit(): void {
    this.miFormulario.reset({
      nombre:'',
      email:'',
      username:'',
      password:'',
      password2:''
    })
  }

  campoInvalido(campo:string){
    return this.miFormulario.get(campo)?.invalid && this.miFormulario.get(campo)?.touched;
  }

  submitForm(){
    this.miFormulario.markAllAsTouched();
  }

}

A: Fix your code accordingly, I hope so you problem solved: https://stackblitz.com/edit/angular-ivy-2qfmub?file=src/app/registro-component/registro.component.ts
miFormulario: FormGroup = this.fb.group(
        {
          nombre: [
            '',
            [
              Validators.required,
              Validators.pattern(this.validatorService.nombreApellidoPattern),
            ],
          ],
          email: [
            '',
            [
              Validators.required,
              Validators.pattern(this.validatorService.emailPattern),
            ],
          ],
          username: [
            '',
            [Validators.required, this.validatorService.noPuedesSerYo],
          ],
          password: ['', [Validators.required, Validators.minLength(6)]],
          password2: ['', [Validators.required]],
        },
        {
          validators: [
            this.validatorService.camposIguales('password', 'password2'),
          ],
        }
      );


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UNFUNDED, underutilised 'ghost theatres', which could be used to deal with the current backlog to see a specialist, instead sit dormant at Tamworth hospital an inquiry has heard. Tamworth Medical Staff Council chair, Dr David Scott, told the rural health inquiry hearing in Gunnedah on Wednesday that of the eight operating theatres at the major rural referral hospital, only five are operational. The others are empty, used as store rooms or as a place to make a quiet phone call, he said. The Tamworth-based gastroenterologist told the hearing Tamworth has the busiest emergency department outside of metropolitan areas in the state. It's also the 'plan B' for every small rural town in the region - almost 200,000 people - but is struggling to cope with the overflow. "The operating theatres run all day, five days a week - one just for emergency cases not booked, the other four are for the elective procedures and semi-urgent procedures," he said. "One of the issues is if an ENT surgeon said 'I love Tamworth, I want to move to Tamworth, I've put my kids in school I've bought a house', the hospital, I'm not sure would be able to offer operating theatre time, which for a surgeon is their job. "I'm not sure whether they would be able to offer them a VMO (Visiting Medical Officer) contract, or a staff specialist contract. "And certainly the award they would be offered would be identical to the award they'd be offered in the hospital in the next suburb where they're currently offered in Sydney - so there is no incentive to come here - there's no guarantee." Read also: Dr Scott said currently there is more than enough demand to justify opening the empty theatres, but they also provide a big opportunity to attract new services. "While we would like to deal with the backlog and people that are waiting, one of the big opportunities to use those theatres would be to get new services to Tamworth such as ear nose and throat, vascular surgery, plastic surgery, more oncology surgery," he said. "All the things that patients at the moment have to travel all the way to Newcastle for, and while Gunnedah is an hour from Tamworth, Tamworth is four hours from Newcastle or five to six hours from Sydney. "These are long trips which could be avoided if there were more diversity of local specialists." Dr Scott was one of 11 witnesses to give evidence at the Gunnedah hearing. The NSW parliamentary Inquiry Into Health Outcomes and Access to Health and Hospital Services in Rural, Regional and Remote NSW continues.
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Three unfunded 'ghost' operating theatres sitting dormant at Tamworth hospital, inquiry into rural health outcomes hears
Caitlin Reid
OPEN EARS: NSW Labor's Greg Donnelly, who heads the inquiry, taking in evidence at the Gunendah hearing. Photo: Peter Hardin
UNFUNDED, underutilised 'ghost theatres', which could be used to deal with the current backlog to see a specialist, instead sit dormant at Tamworth hospital an inquiry has heard.
Tamworth Medical Staff Council chair, Dr David Scott, told the rural health inquiry hearing in Gunnedah on Wednesday that of the eight operating theatres at the major rural referral hospital, only five are operational.
The others are empty, used as store rooms or as a place to make a quiet phone call, he said.
The Tamworth-based gastroenterologist told the hearing Tamworth has the busiest emergency department outside of metropolitan areas in the state.
It's also the 'plan B' for every small rural town in the region - almost 200,000 people - but is struggling to cope with the overflow.
"The operating theatres run all day, five days a week - one just for emergency cases not booked, the other four are for the elective procedures and semi-urgent procedures," he said.
"One of the issues is if an ENT surgeon said 'I love Tamworth, I want to move to Tamworth, I've put my kids in school I've bought a house', the hospital, I'm not sure would be able to offer operating theatre time, which for a surgeon is their job.
"I'm not sure whether they would be able to offer them a VMO (Visiting Medical Officer) contract, or a staff specialist contract.
"And certainly the award they would be offered would be identical to the award they'd be offered in the hospital in the next suburb where they're currently offered in Sydney - so there is no incentive to come here - there's no guarantee."
HEALTH CRISIS: A packed panel of witnesses gave evidence at a parlimentary inquiry hearing in Gunnedah on Wednesday, as the region's services went under the microscope. Photo: Peter Hardin
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Dr Scott said currently there is more than enough demand to justify opening the empty theatres, but they also provide a big opportunity to attract new services.
"While we would like to deal with the backlog and people that are waiting, one of the big opportunities to use those theatres would be to get new services to Tamworth such as ear nose and throat, vascular surgery, plastic surgery, more oncology surgery," he said.
"All the things that patients at the moment have to travel all the way to Newcastle for, and while Gunnedah is an hour from Tamworth, Tamworth is four hours from Newcastle or five to six hours from Sydney.
"These are long trips which could be avoided if there were more diversity of local specialists."
Dr Scott was one of 11 witnesses to give evidence at the Gunnedah hearing.
The NSW parliamentary Inquiry Into Health Outcomes and Access to Health and Hospital Services in Rural, Regional and Remote NSW continues.
Discuss "Unfunded 'ghost theatres' sit dormant at Tamworth hospital, inquiry hears"


What are the objectives of the sport programme?
The daily sport activities will be proposed during afternoons in the Copenhagen University, on Nørre Campus Sport Facilities and in particular in the Round Sport Centre.
One special sport afternoon (Thursday 26th of August) is proposed. Participants will select one from 4 proposed sport activities. For those who prefer resting, a Free outing is proposed for this afternoon.
One easy tournament (Badminton) is organized the first Friday afternoon.
The CSC traditional football match, which will take place the second Wednesday afternoon on the official-size pitch of the University sport centre.


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Matt Damon Explains Why He Got the Same Tattoo as the Late Heath Ledger
Joshua Espinoza
September 8, 2021, 8:14 PM ·3 min read
Australian actor (1979-2008)
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Matt Damon revealed his permanent tribute to his good friend Heath Ledger.
In his new GQ cover story, the Oscar-winning writer/actor opened up about his collection of arm tattoos, and how they each represent someone important in his life. Damon said he got his first two tats in 2013, after his wife, Luciana Barroso, brought up the idea.
"She just announced it," he recalled. "We were in our apartment in Manhattan, and she was, like, 'We're getting tattoos.' I was, 'Okay.'"
But Damon refused to get tattooed by just any artist who was available at such short notice. Once he decided to go through with the ink, he knew Scott Campbell was the man for the job.
"There is a friend of ours who did all of Heath Ledger's tattoos," he said, "and I told him if I ever got a tattoo, he was my first phone call."
Campbell came over to the couple's home and inked Barroso's first name on Damon's arm. But the actor wasn't done. That same day, he got a squiggly line tattooed right above it, leading to his shoulder. When questioned about the significance and meaning of the abstract piece, Damon confirmed it was the same tattoo Ledger had.
"That's something that Heath had on his arm," Damon said. "Heath was an incredibly restless, creative person. Like, I talked to the person who did his hair on The Patriot and she said he hated sitting still so much 'that by the time I got the wig on and I set it and everything, and I'd finished, he'd get up and there would be a sculpture of bobby pins that he'd done.'
"He was really sensitive. This stuff just flowed out of him. He was really special. I just wanted to get something that Heath had," Damon continued. "Scott showed me his laptop and I said, 'Scott, what's that one?' And he goes 'I have no idea—I think that's just some shit that Heath squiggled.' And I went, 'That's the one I want.'"
Luciana, who was also good friends with the late actor, got the same tattoo but on her foot.
"So we both have that," Damon said. "It's like a little creative little blessing. It's like an angel that looks over all these names that are on the arm."
Ledger died in early 2008 at the age of 28. Several years before, he starred in The Brothers Grim alongside Damon.
The tribute tattoo is situated not only beside Barroso's name, but also the names of their four children: Alexia, Isabella, Gia, and Stella."
You can read Damon's full GQ interview here, where he also discusses his upcoming film The Last Duel, as well as his secret Instagram account.
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Pink Cupcake Weddings: Be Our Guest!
Guests can sign a framed record or a musical instrument.
Guests can sign wine bottles that the bride and groom will enjoy on their anniversaries for the first five years of marriage (that's our guest book in the top pics, the bottles are on display on our bar!). Or guests could sign a collection of wine corks.
Have guest sign puzzle pieces or fill out Mad Libs about the couple.
Guests can sign a piece of furniture or a large monogram. You could also have guests leave their thumbprints on an illustrated design.
Your guest book doesn't need to be boring, in fact it should be something that represents you and your fiance. Don't be afraid to think outside of the box!


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Arco di Travertino è una fermata della linea A della metropolitana di Roma, situata nel quartiere Tuscolano.

Si trova su via Arco di Travertino, una via che collega la via Appia Nuova con la via Tuscolana.

Storia
La stazione di Arco di Travertino fu costruita come parte della prima tratta (da Anagnina a Ottaviano) della linea A della metropolitana, entrata in servizio il 16 febbraio 1980.

Servizi
La stazione dispone di:
  Biglietteria automatica

Interscambi
  Fermata autobus ATAC

Dintorni
 Arco di Travertino
 Via Tuscolana
 Via Appia Nuova
 Torpignattara
 Mandrione
 Parco archeologico delle Tombe di via Latina

Note

Bibliografia

Altri progetti

Linea A (metropolitana di Roma)
Roma Q. VIII Tuscolano
Stazioni della metropolitana di Roma


The Masters' custom continues for Nick and Joe Jonas.
"The custom continues… and OH MY GOD! What an unbelievable day. We watched Tiger Woods win the Masters. Congratulations @tigerwoods that was unimaginable to observe. Historical past. #themasters #tigerwoods," Nick, 26, captioned a photograph as he and Joe, 29, celebrated Woods' win aboard a non-public jet with cans of Coors Gentle.
Whereas Kevin, 31, posted a shot of himself sitting on the Iron Throne, Joe opted for a throwback from Halloween, when he dressed as fiancée Sophie Turner's character, Sansa Stark.


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JOSH GODIN ARTWORK
Scot and Michael met while attending college, Scot as an undergrad working on his Bachelors Degree, Michael in grad school working on his Masters. What they both had in common was the love of fast heavy guitarwork, big bass lines and huge frenetic drums. Originally calling themselves "Alter Ego", together they wrote and recorded enough demo songs for 3 albums and packaged them as cassettes to sell by word of mouth. A record deal was offered but wasn't enough to pull them into the music industry. Together they developed a real partnership, each very openminded and willing to listen and try new ideas the other suggested. Their spirituality, faith and outlook on life also worked well as co-writers, focusing on the positive in their lyrics while still crushing it with their music.
Scot Schreiber
Lead and Backing vocals, Drums & Percussion
Michael Horvath
Lead & Rhythm Guitars, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Backing vocals
Raul Presas
Lead & Rhythm Guitars


With the evolution of the cutting-edge sublimation printing technology in the global textile industry, the fashion world too is getting to witness new and fresh trends. From alluring t-shirt to quirky shorts, the fashion-forward crowd gets to experience new style definitions everyday, from gym sessions to glamorous party nights. For all age groups, these clothes have open new dimensions of fashion statements, and the leading sublimation t shirt manufacturers USA are crafting them in a medley of designs and prints , so that they can meet with the exceeding expectations of the people. The most important benefit of these prints are the qualities of durability and fade free finesse, which conform on the demands all across the globe.
With the increasing trend of dye sublimation clothing in the global fashion scene, people too are getting more inclined to wear vibrant and jazzy prints and patterns , reflecting playful funk and preppy silhouettes.
For the teenage girls, the sublimation printing has brought into the forefront the images and pictures of Disney characters , in colors of pinks and reds. Girly to look at, these prints reflect feminine poise and very sweet and adorable to look at. Animated characters and caricatures are given realistic stance through the advanced sublimation printing process.
The college goers can get different silhouettes through the cheap sublimation shirts which comes in minimal color usage but very unique and fun prints through the use of typographies. These written words are inscribed in different fonts , with outlines of people or stuffs which creates the overall impact of fun and appealing designs.
The advanced printing technology never disappoint anyone, and hence, they have a wide array of designs and prints for the movie aficionados. These clothes come with photographic representations of the movies, their characters and story line with quotes and one liners. These prints are attractive and definitely filmy to look at.
The rock band owners and members love to sport sublimation jackets which comes with raw and rustic images of the pirates and gothic age, which comes in dark mysterious and eerie images, be it through the architecture or the ambience which is created through the outfits.
The game lovers, be it the grownups or kids get to experience the fun and playful sublimation clothes which comes with zesty and ritzy prints and images of the games , be it the war games or the car racing ones. These are given a three dimensional feel , to increase their appeal and overall effect.
The sports aficionados and even the players can show their love for their favorite sports through the sublimation jerseys which comes with sporty vibes through the images of different sports and their accessories, and even the photographic representations of the of the legendary sports people.
Hence, it is time to visit the nearest retail store and grab the unique and interesting sublimation designs for t shirts and other outfits produced by the reputed manufacturers.


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Helicopter pilots have a lot to smile about these days. Their skills allow them to work in a number of industries that include law enforcement, government, search and recovery, corporate, and in private industries. According to the U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics, the 2010 median salary of a helicopter pilot was $92,060 with a job outlook expected to stay steady all the way up to 2020. A number of helicopter aviation schools can help launch you into this lucrative career.
Hillsboro Aviation
Located in Hillsboro, Oregon, many aspiring helicopter pilots attend Hillsboro Aviation, making it a popular West Coast school for helicopter pilot instruction. The school offers the FAR Part 61/141 certification -- a curriculum of training governed by the FAA that ensures all aspects of flight training are covered. Hillsboro also offers private and commercial helicopter pilot certificates that both cover important subject areas like helicopter aerodynamics, helicopter power management, pinnacles, confined areas and using good judgment.
Bristow Academy
Bristow Academy offers more helicopter pilot courses and certificate programs than most schools in the U.S. In addition to their FAA private and commercial certificate programs, they also offer European certifications -- something a pilot would earn if he desired working outside of the U.S. either full-time or seasonally. The school also offers military and special courses like turbomeca training, night vision flying, HUET training, mountain flying courses and the newly added technically advanced aircraft course -- a class that increases pilot operational effectiveness. Bristow Academy has schools in Titusville, Florida, and New Iberia, Louisiana, as well as a school located in England.
U.S. Aviation Academy
Located in Denton, Texas, the U.S. Aviation Academy offers a helicopter pilot training program that amalgamates a degree in aviation administration. The academy's aviation degree drogram includes the professional pilot helicopter training program via their regionally accredited affiliate Utah Valley University. UVU offers a degree in aviation administration that can be taken online while students enrolled in the U.S. Aviation Academy's professional pilot helicopter training program attend courses on campus and fly with school instructors.
Glacier Aviation
According to Mike Thielen, president of Glacier Aviation, there is a shortage of helicopter pilots primarily because the massive number of pilots who trained for Vietnam and other conflicts from that era have retired from aviation careers, and companies have problems finding pilots with the necessary training. Glacier Aviation strives to train pilots to meet high standards to fill these positions. Their private and commercial certification courses provide future pilots with FAA-regulated instruction to ensure that only the best and safest pilots exit their school with certificate in hand.
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Residents of Galapagos Islands protest outside the court where the crew of a Chinese-flagged ship confiscated by the Ecuadorean Navy, carrying some 300 tons of fish, including several endangered species, attends a hearing, Aug. 25, 2017.
Chinese fishermen are damaging the livelihoods of South Americans through large-scale illegal fishing.
The fishermen have been visible in the Pacific Ocean for several years, and there's nothing illegal about their fishing in international waters.
But according to Evan Ellis, an American expert on such matters, many of the fishermen have now begun entering several South American nations' Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs), and that is illegal.
An EEZ extends 200 nautical miles from the shore under rules set down by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
Countries have the rights over the resources within their EEZs.
The close-in Chinese fishing has an impact on local fishermen who traditionally have relied on these waters for their livelihoods and can't compete with Chinese trawlers and the big ships capable of refrigerating their catch.
The most numerous incursions by Chinese fishermen appear to target Argentina and Peru, although Chinese fishing boats have also been seen near Chile and Uruguay.
Much of what Evan Ellis has had to say about the most recent incursions and possible countermeasures and solutions to address them was first published the website Newsmax on Dec. 13.
Given the high demand for fish from a growing Chinese middle class, China's distant-water fishing fleet has grown to the point where it reaches many locations around the world.
Much of the Chinese demand is for high-value fish and exotic species such as the now endangered tatoaba fish.
Shrimp and squid and a small species of porpoise which is mostly found near Mexico are also prized.
The tatoaba fish is much valued in Asia for the alleged medicinal properties of its bladder, according to Cliff White, writing for the Seafood Source website.
Totoaba bladders can sell for $1,400 and even as high as $4,000 in China, White reports. Other sources cite even higher prices.
Also endangered is the vaquita porpoise, a species of porpoise that is now estimated to number fewer than 100 because of illegal fishing.
The magazine Dialogo quoted Juan Carlos Sueiro, Peru's director of the international organization OCEANA, as saying that Chinese illegal fishing has had its greatest impact on giant squid, cod, tuna, sharks, and totoaba.
Dialogo is a digital military magazine published by the U.S. Southern Command, which is part of the U.S. Department of Defense.
Peru has a capable navy, which can block some EEZ violations.
But Chinese fishing companies have bought into the Peruvian fishing fleet, which gives those companies rights to fish in Peru's national waters.
Meanwhile, the Chinese fishing group Dalian Huafeng has expanded its presence in those waters through the purchase of Arbumasa, a Spanish fishing company which operates there.
Several Latin American countries have used their navies and coast guards to push back against Chinese incursions but not enough to deter many of the Chinese fishermen for long.
In March 2016, an Argentine Coast Guard ship intercepted a Chinese vessel operating illegally in the waters of Argentina's EEZ.
According to Evan Ellis, who is a research professor at the U.S. Army War College, Chinese vessels had routinely violated the zone, as they had in numerous other countries in the region.
But in this case, the Argentine Coast Guard ship fired a warning shot to halt the Chinese ship's escape to international waters.
When the ship, the Lu Yan Yuan Yu, responded by trying to ram the Argentine vessel, the Coast Guard ship responded, inadvertently capsizing the Chinese vessel.
The Chinese crew escaped by swimming out to other Chinese vessels.
Argentine Navy submarines were then assigned to chase down illegal fishing vessels off southern Argentina, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
In August, 2016, Ecuador jailed 20 Chinese fishermen for up to four years for illegally fishing in the Galapagos Islands marine reserve, where they were caught with some 6,600 sharks.
It has been evident for the past several years that China's distant-water fishing has added to stress on the world's fish stocks.
China accounts for some 35 percent of global demand, according to some estimates.
Its fishing vessels operate not only to feed China's appetite for fish but also for profit on a wider scale.
According to Ellis, the Chinese deepwater fleet has become a key vendor of fish sold to Europe and other parts of the world.
The Chinese fishing fleet has grown to an estimated 3,400 vessels, roughly 17 times larger than the United States fishing fleet.
Until recently, China's fishing fleet expansion has been supported by government subsidies for fuel and vessel building.
But the Chinese government is well aware of protests from Africa, Latin America, and elsewhere against the damage that Chinese fishing boats have done to foreign fisheries and fishermen.
Toward the end of last year, the government stopped calling for an expansion of the Chinese distant-water fishing fleet.
China's Ministry of Agriculture released a five-year plan that restricts the total number of offshore fishing vessels to under 3,000 in 2021.
· Greater attention to the problem by the region's media.
Ellis says that governments in the region should also raise the issue in a more serious fashion with their Chinese counterparts through multilateral dialogues.
Governments could pursue this though institutions such as the Organization of American States (OAS), and during bilateral dialogues.
Ellis acknowledges that the needs of each of each Latin American nation are different.
But he argues that all of those affected by Chinese fishing could benefit from acquiring more extended-range patrol boats supplemented by maritime patrol aircraft and long-endurance drones.
In his view, the United States would have a potential role to play, both in helping its Latin American partners to obtain those capabilities and by sharing its intelligence with them when appropriate.
Responding to the challenge may also require judicial reform to ensure the prompt and effective prosecution of violators, Ellis says.
In the meantime, the Peruvian government has made public satellite surveillance data on 1,300 commercial fishing vessels plying Peru's waters.
The country aims to use the platform called Global Fishing Watch (GFW) as a tool to fight illegal fishing and overfishing.
"This is the beginning of a global-scale revolution in the transparency of industrial fisheries," said Juan Mayorga, a researcher at the sustainable fisheries group.
"Users of the GFW can detect if a boat is fishing during the closed season or if it sails into a protected area," said Mayorga.
An example of how the GFW can help combat illegal fishing in Peru occurred in September this year when authorities intercepted a Chinese vessel near the northern port city of Chimbote for not having a permit to operate in Peruvian waters.
Inside the vessel, they found 19 tons of Humboldt squid that had probably been illegally extracted inside Peru's EEZ.
GFW also enables the monitoring of fishing fleets during the night. Squid fishing is done only at night when vessels shine bright lights to attract squid.
Sueiro of OCEANA said that illegal fishing costs Peru about $360 million a year.
An investigation by the nongovernment organization Oceana Peru revealed that between January 2015, and September 2016, at least a dozen Chinese vessels had entered Peru's EEZ without Peruvian authorization and had possibly engaged in illegal fishing.
In Philippine, the Philippine government voluntary allowed china to exploit, fish in the countries EEZ, saying China is a friend.
Hear me out the whole world. IMAGINE what China is doing in the south China sea. It is killing everybody out there, first with money and eventually with force if necessary. South America and the world don't let China eat you up !
Chinese in general behaves like virus do, they tend to kill their sorrounding environment, after they do they move about healthy sorroundings and repeatedly replicate same actions! They should be stopped once and for all.


You might have heard about the concept of length relativity or length contraction. Whether you are already familiar with the phenomenon of length relativity or just take your first steps in the field of special relativity, this length contraction calculator will help you to get a better understanding of relativistic effects and the length contraction equation. The length contraction is also known as Lorentz contraction.
The length contraction is a relativistic phenomenon that a length of a moving object is measured shorter than its length when measured at rest. This effect is only noticeable at large velocities.
The length contraction leads to a ladder paradox. The paradox involves a garage and a ladder that should be placed inside the garage. The ladder, however, is too long to fit in. The decision is to run with the ladder. From the point of view of a stationary observer, the ladder will then appear shorter and could fit in the garage. However, for a person running with the ladder, the garage is moving. Therefore its length is contracted, and it cannot fit the ladder. Who is right?
happen at the same time. But whether two events occur at the same time depends on the point of view. For a person observing the scenario, these two events might happen at the same time, and this person can claim that the ladder fits in. For a person running with the ladder, these two events do not happen at the same time, and the ladder does not fit in.
γ is called the Lorentz factor.
Or you can use the length contraction calculator.
For the effect of length contraction to be noticeable, the speed must be very high - comparable to the speed of light. We do not have experience in our daily life with objects moving at such high velocities. This makes the effects of special relativity very counterintuitive.
The effects of length contraction are difficult to observe because, additionally to the high speed required, it is difficult to measure a length of an object moving with respect to us. However, there are indirect confirmations of the length contraction. For example, the Earth is bombarded with muons which are created in the upper atmosphere from collisions of cosmic rays with atoms. Muons have an extremely short lifetime; they decay quickly into other elementary particles before they could reach the Earth's surface. However, as they move with a velocity close to the speed of light, the distance from the upper atmosphere to the Earth's surface is (for them) contracted, and we can observe muons at Earth's surface.
If you want to learn about or calculate other effects of the special relativity, try our E=mc2 calculator or time dilation calculator.
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As chosen by YOU, we're excited to announce the Colorado bands joining Rick Springfield, Uncle Kracker, Lovelytheband and DREAMERS at Taste of Fort Collins this June.
The Great Colorado Payback through the State Treasurer could get some of your unclaimed assets back to you. Cha-ching.
The concert scene in Fort Collins will be seeing another change, as the owners of the Mishawaka are now in charge of day-to-day operations of the Aggie.
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With so many breweries in the Centennial state, you have to wonder which one Thrillist thinks is the BEST out of all of them?
The legendary rock/pop band will be hitting the Main Arena in the summer of 2019 to kick off Greeley Stampede's lineup of fantastic shows!
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ObituaryDec 5th 1998 edition
Valentin Berezhkov
Valentin Berezhkov, Stalin's interpreter, died on November 20th, aged 82
IN 1943 Franklin Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin met for the first time in Tehran. They scarcely knew a word of each other's language. Their only communication was through Valentin Berezhkov, and he was not entirely confident in English. "You're not too tired?" said an anxious Stalin as they awaited Roosevelt's arrival. "I feel fine," said his nervous interpreter.
One day a future Shakespeare may turn this meeting of giants into drama. But for now Mr Berezhkov's account will do. How did they greet each other? With careful politeness. As Roosevelt arrived in his wheelchair he apologised for being a "little late". Stalin insisted that the American was right on time. "I came a bit early." What charming people they were.
Suitably relaxed, they moved to the business of war. Roosevelt spoke of invading Europe to ease the German pressure on Russia. Stalin seemed pleased and said that after the war Russia would be a big market for American goods. They offered each other cigarettes, but said that they preferred their own. They allowed themselves a little gossip. Stalin observed that the French were collaborating with the Germans. Roosevelt said he did not like De Gaulle. They had a dig at Winston Churchill, who was also in Tehran to review the war. He was touchy about giving independence to Britain's overseas possessions, Roosevelt said. He advised Stalin not to mention India.
Mr Berezhkov made a shorthand note of the conversation as he translated, so the account is probably pretty accurate, even though he wrote his memoirs many years later. Any historian writing about Roosevelt, perhaps the most influential American president this century, is likely to refer to Mr Berezhkov's notes. They appear to confirm that Roosevelt was taken in by the man he called Uncle Joe. He wrote to Churchill that he thought he could handle Stalin better than the British could. "He thinks he likes me better, and I hope he will continue to do so." Many people were fooled by Stalin. But none was more important than Roosevelt.
Secrets of history
Stalin once remarked, "I trust no one, not even myself." But at least he seemed to be at ease with Valentin Berezhkov. If, as is likely, Stalin instinctively judged him to be loyal, that judgment has proved to be sound. After Stalin's death Mr Berezhkov did not criticise his former master's policies. He denied that the agreement made at Yalta in 1945 for the division of Europe had been broken by the Russians. The cold war was mostly the fault of the West, he said, although he conceded that the relationship between wartime allies inevitably changed when peace came. In old age Mr Berezhkov still seemed awed that he had been privy to some of the great secrets of his time. He recalled Stalin whispering to him in 1943 that Russia would declare war on Japan once Germany was defeated, and he passed the whisper to Cordell Hull, an American diplomat, at a Kremlin dinner party.
He stuck with the Soviet Union until it broke up. In 1991 he moved to Claremont in California. American universities were pressing him to tell of his days at the centre of Russian foreign affairs. Mr Berezhkov obliged. He was thought to be good value. He would tell of meeting Hitler in 1940, and of shaking his hand "cold and moist to the touch". And what about Stalin? Was he not a monster too? Mr Berezhkov would tell a Stalin story, of how he had ordered a guard to shoot a dog whose barking had kept him awake. But this, surely, was the human side of Stalin. What else should you do with a barking dog?
Mr Berezhkov was trained as an engineer but had an ear for languages and as a child had picked up English and German from his parents. In 1940, when the Soviet Union was discussing the details of a peace pact made in 1939 with Germany (to be broken when Germany invaded in 1941), its Berlin embassy was short of linguists. The Soviet bureaucracy turned up young Berezhkov, who was then in the navy. Molotov, the Soviet foreign minister, took him under his wing. How would he like to work permanently as a translator? An honour, said Mr Berezhkov, "but I have no specialised training". That did not matter, Molotov said. "We've all had to learn different things." Mr Berezhkov received a dark suit, a grey overcoat, a trilby hat and a diplomatic passport. "Thus began my diplomatic career," with meetings with Hitler, Stalin and other makers of history.
Later Mr Berezhkov was entrusted with the editorship of Soviet publications, including New Times, a foreign affairs weekly, and in the 1970s and 1980s worked in the Soviet embassy in Washington. In 1983 his son Andrei, then 16, wrote to Ronald Reagan saying he wanted to defect to the United States. His upset parents persuaded him to change his mind and he returned to Moscow. Andrei died the following year in a shooting accident, apparently unconnected with his proposed defection. Another son, Sergei, is an interpreter for Boris Yeltsin, and is said to be very loyal.
This article appeared in the Obituary section of the print edition under the headline "Valentin Berezhkov"
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Google chooses SafeBoda for Africa fund's first deal
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Google's first investment from its Africa Investment Fund has gone to SafeBoda, a transport startup with operations in Uganda & Nigeria.
The Investment Fund aims at SafeBoda's growth in Uganda and Nigeria and to offer new payment and financial services solutions for its expanding set of customers.
The specific value of Google's investment in SafeBoda (out of the $50 million funds) was not provided in the statement issued by Google.
On the other hand, the Africa Investment Fund is part of a broader plan to invest $1 billion over 5 years to support digital transformation in Africa.
Through this fund, Google will invest $50M in startups and provide them with access to Google's employees, network, and technologies to help them build impactful products for their communities.
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Three eagles killed by wind turbines in Kerry
Credit: Dónal Nolan | The Kerryman | November 04 2020 | www.independent.ie ~~
Three White-Tailed Sea Eagles have been killed in wind-turbine strikes in Kerry since a project set up to monitor raptor casualties in the country was initiated in 2011.
The RAPTOR project report (Recording and Addressing Persecution and Threats to Our Raptors) – published by the National Parks and Wildlife Service – reveals Kerry as one of the most dangerous counties in Ireland for birds of prey, where 30 raptors have been killed through poisoning, in the main, between 2007 and 2019.
The report shows that Kerry witnessed the third-highest rate of fatality for birds of prey in the period, with 33 deaths logged in Tipperary and 57 in Wicklow.
Among Kerry's 30 fatalities since 2007 were 11 white-tailed sea eagles; eight barn owls; seven hen harriers; one common buzzard and one short-eared owl.
The alarming data shows the degree to which poisoning is impacting the nation's bird of prey populations, with 12 different toxins detected in 214 of the 338 fatalities logged across the Republic in the time-frame.
However, in additional data seen by The Kerryman, it is revealed that three of the white-tailed sea eagle fatalities in Kerry since RAPTOR was set up in 2011 were caused by wind-turbine strikes.
This is believed to be among the first direct evidence of the threat posed to raptors by the renewable technology.
Two of the newly-reintroduced eagles were killed by turbines in 2011, in March and in June – and Ordnance grid references suggest both occurred in the Kenmare Municipal District. Another eagle was killed in a turbine strike in June of 2012, also in the Kenmare district.
Meanwhile, a hen harrier was killed in a turbine strike in April of last year; with kestrels killed in Limerick in 2017, and in Cork in February of last year, in other turbine strikes in the region.
The hen harrier data contradicts assertions often seen in applications for turbines to the effect that harriers fly under turbine rotors.
Source: Dónal Nolan | The Kerryman | November 04 2020 | www.independent.ie


Photo collages are a great way to display your photographs while laying out your images in the style that you want. One of the tools that you can use to make a photo collage is PowerPoint, which allows you to layout the images whatever way you want. PowerPoint is also readily available and pre-installed in most computers.
Clear. Start by opening the program, which can be found on the Start button on the taskbar. When you open the program, you will see a default page with a text box for the title and the sub title. Remove these by clicking on the border of the text box, which are the jagged lines. Resize the default slide show panel size by going to the Page Setup tab, which will allow you to change the size of the panel. The size of the panel will depend on the size of the print that you want to create. Check with your local photo printing shop to see what sizes they can make.
Edit photos. Next, upload the photographs from your digital camera to your computer. If you have old printed photographs that you want to use, you will need to scan these and save the files in your computer. Save the files as JPEG, PNG, BMP or other file types that PowerPoint can recognize. You can also use photo editing software such as Gimp or Photoshop to edit the images.
Insert photos. To insert the Photos, click on the "Insert" button. Choose "Pictures" as the type of file that you want to insert. This will open up a window that will allow you to search for the files that you have stored in your computer.
Lay outing. Think of a layout that will go well with the photographs. You can create a simple collage of many small sized photographs that are same in size, or you can select several photos to be the primary photos, which will be placed on the center of the page. Also think of where you will place the text box.
Resizing. Once you have inserted the photographs, you will need to resize the photographs so that they will fit into the layout that you have decided on. To resize the photographs, grab the border and use the corner handles to drag the photographs. Dragging the photograph outwards will enlarge the photo and dragging the corner inwards will reduce the size of the photograph.
Text box. Add in the text box by clicking on the Insert tab. Instead of selecting "Pictures," however, choose the Text Box option. In the text box, type in the name of the event or the title of the collage. You can also place another smaller text box where you can place the details of the event or the photos, such as the people included in the photos or the date of the event. Change the font, size, and color whichever way you want.
Save the file and send it to the photo printers so that the file can be printed. Most home printers can also print in photo quality, although you will need to purchase photo paper for this. With these steps, you can create your own collage using only PowerPoint.