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Congratulations to Colleen on winning first place! I didn't see the twist coming at all.
Well, we asked for travel stories with a twist, and we got 'em. Thank you so much to all who entered, 29 in all. You've taken us around the world (twice), to Rome and through most of Europe, to Morocco, Lima, on sun-drenched holidays including the Caribbean and Hawaii, up mountains, along the coast, to a Harry Potter conference in San Francisco, a monastery, Lake Michigan, Key West, Rock Springs and the weird and wonderful Garbled Creese. We've walked, ran and hiked, and travelled by car, cruise ship, plane, bus, motorhome, and broomstick.
Keep reading if like me, you haven't heard of a Nonet poem before. Colleen educates us on what a Nonet poem is. I absolutely love her take on the form though the story behind it gives me the heebie-jeebies.
This week, I'm adding another poetry format to Colleen's Weekly Poetry Challenge that is similar to the Etheree, except there are nine lines instead of ten. Everyone loves the Etheree, and I just couldn't wait till the beginning of the new year to add a similar form. ❤ Many thanks to Jane Dougherty for the suggestion.
For this week's challenge, I used the word algid for cold, and purest for safe.
A nonet has nine lines. The first line has nine syllables, the second line eight syllables, the third line seven syllables, etc… until line nine finishes with one syllable. It can be on any subject.


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El jainismo en el sudeste asiático es una religión minoritaria en Tailandia, Malasia, Singapur y otros países del sudeste asiático. En términos más generales, la civilización de la India en general ha influido en los idiomas, escrituras, calendarios y aspectos artísticos de estas personas y naciones.

Historia
Hay referencias en los textos del jainismo a varias áreas del sudeste asiático. Durante el reinado del emperador Samprati de la dinastía Maurya, los maestros jainistas fueron enviados a varios países del sudeste asiático.

Los prominentes jainistas —por ejemplo, el monje jainista Kshullaka Prayatna Sagar,— de la India han visitado el sudeste asiático con el propósito de representar al jainismo, guiar a la comunidad jaina local e interactuar con los miembros de otras religiones religiosas, especialmente el budismo.

Regiones

Birmania

Los textos del jainismo Agamas se refieren al sudeste asiático como Suvarnabhumi. Se dice que Kalakacharya, un monje jainista, visitó Birmania.

Cerca de 5000 familias jainas vivían en Birmania antes de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Casi todas las familias se han emigrado. Hay tres o cuatro familias jainistas y un templo jaina en Yangon. Fue construido con una arquitectura romana y está ubicado en la calle 29 en Latha Township en Old Rangún. El Yangon Heritage Trust ha estado presionando para preservar este templo, junto con otros puntos destacados del Viejo Rangún.

Camboya
No hay evidencia de jainismo en Camboya.

Indonesia
Una pequeña comunidad jainista existe en Indonesia. La comunidad organiza varios festivales jainistas en Yakarta. La organización comunitaria se llama Jain Social Group, Indonesia.

Laos
No hay presencia del jainismo en Laos.

Malasia
Hay unos 2.500 jainistas en Malasia. Se cree que algunos de ellos llegaron a Malaca en el siglo XV o XVI.

El primer templo jainista en Malasia se encuentra en Ipoh, Perak y se consagró en 2012. También hay un templo jainista en Kuala Lumpur. El templo está ubicado en la localidad de Bangsar de Kuala Lumpur y fue construido con 4000 kilogramos de mármol de la India. El ministro de Recursos Humanos de Malasia, Subramaniam Sathasivam, estuvo presente durante la inauguración del templo en 2011.

La comunidad celebra activamente  festivales jainistas como el Paryushan.

Filipinas
No hay presencia de jainismo en las Filipinas.

Singapur

Los jainistas se asentaron en Singapur desde principios del siglo XX, poco antes de la Primera Guerra Mundial (1910 - 1914). A partir del 2006, había 1.000 jainas en Singapur. De acuerdo con la constitución de la Sociedad Religiosa Jain de Singapur, cualquier jainista ya sea Svetambara o Digambar, hablando en cualquier idioma podría convertirse en miembro de la sociedad y llevar a cabo actividades religiosas, manteniendo los principios fundamentales del jainismo.

Tailandia
Históricamente, los monjes jainistas llevaron imágenes jainas a Tailandia a través de Sri Lanka. Una imagen jainista desnuda es adorada como una imagen de Buda en Chiang Mai. Sin embargo, debido al énfasis rígido en la austeridad, el jainismo no se arraigó en Tailandia.

A partir del 2011, hay aproximadamente 600 familias jainas en Tailandia, principalmente en Bangkok. La comunidad jainista en Tailandia no está unida, a diferencia de las comunidades jainistas en Singapur, Estados Unidos y algunos otros países. Existen templos jainistas separados para las sectas del jainismo Digambara y Svetmabara. La Fundación Digambar Jain se estableció en 2007.

La comunidad jainista también patrocina a estudiantes locales de doctorado tailandés para realizar estudios superiores en jainismo. Algunos restaurantes en Tailandia sirven comida jainista. La mayoría de los negocios de corte y pulido de diamantes en Bangkok están a cargo de la comunidad jainista.

Vietnam
No hay presencia de jainismo en Vietnam.

Andorra
No hay presencia de jainismo en Andorra.

Véase también
 Budismo en el sudeste asiático
 Indianización del sudeste asiático

Referencias

Enlaces externos
 Jainismo en el sudeste asiático.
 Diáspora

Jainismo
Pluralismo religioso
Religión en Malasia
Religión en Tailandia
Religión en Singapur

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Space Florida to Augustine Panel: Please Keep Us in Business
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SPACE FLORIDA PRESS RELEASE
Space Florida partnered with local space and economic development organizations this week to craft and submit three white papers to special committees within the Augustine Commission, reviewing the future of U.S. space programs. These papers serve as a precursor to a visit next week by The Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee, which will hold a public meeting at the Hilton Cocoa Beach on July 30 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Paper #1: Maintaining Heavy Lift Capability from Florida is Imperative for Continuing U.S. Leadership in Space
Paper #2: Florida's Space Life Sciences Lab: A Critical National Asset and Gateway to the ISS
Paper #3: Florida is a Cost Effective, Capable Solution for Space Vehicle Design and Development
Augustine Commission Announces Agendas for Upcoming Public Hearings
July 24, 2009 News 0
NASA PRESS RELEASE
The Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee will hold public meetings July 28, 29, 30, Aug. 5 and 12. The meetings are open to news media representatives. No registration is required, but seating is limited to the location's capacity. Agenda times are approximate and subject to change.
The first meeting will be July 28 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. CDT at the South Shore Harbour Resort and Conference Center, 2500 South Shore Blvd. in League City, Texas.

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This exciting event attracted 47 entrants on a beautiful sunny day in the New Forest. Hopefully we will have some pictures of the event and prize giving soon, as well as information about monies raised.
Many thanks to the Rotary Club for all their help and support!


What precisely does this include?
Rates for Exclusive Wedding hire of Fiordland Lodge includes private use of the entire property, accommodation for up to 29 people and includes full breakfast the following morning for your in-house guests.
How much can I then expect for Food and Beverage?
Wedding menu's average out at $100 per person which includes continuous canapes directly after the wedding ceremony itself and includes a sit down 3 course menu. An average beverage spend would be around $45 per person.
There are no other onsite charges for staff, crockery, table cloths cutlery or any set-up and clean down that occurs with relation to your wedding.
What else do I need to take into consideration with the costs of a wedding at Fiordland Lodge?
A photographer and florist are always going to be your 2 main additional costs outside the venue hire itself. You may need to hire in chairs dependant on the size of the wedding and you also may need a PA system again dependant of the size of the wedding.
We can fit 100 in the Lodges GREAT ROOM for a sit-down meal on round tables.
What time can we arrive at Fiordland Lodge on our Wedding Day?
Exclusive hire of Fiordland Lodge starts at 11am. We provide our Executive Suite complimentary for the bride and groom the night before the wedding so often the bride stays the night prior to the big day. Overnight guests can arrive from 1pm, this way we can ensure the bride is out of sight before anyone else arrives and that the room is set up before guests arrive.
Yes, you can drop table plans, name cards, favours etc. the day before your wedding.
Do you allow children at Fiordland Lodge?
Yes, we have 2 high chairs which you are welcome to use.
What time do we need to leave the Lodge the next day?
We serve breakfast from 7am- 10am and all rooms will need to be vacated by 11am. This is so that we have time to clean and service the rooms before other guests start arriving.
A microphone and PA system is recommended for speeches and for ceremony itself. We can provide you with a contact for both.
Yes, we provide an easel which can hold your table plan.
To conform with our Premises, licence all wedding parties must finish by 12 midnight.
Yes – you can have a long top table but please bear in mind that a long top table takes up the space of 3 round tables so can reduce the capacity in the Great Room.
We need an idea of your final numbers 4 weeks prior to your wedding date and actual final numbers need to be confirmed at least 5 working days before your wedding.
We don't have a dedicated cloakroom but we do have a hanging rail by the front door, where guests can leave their coats.
When your wedding is confirmed we will give you a comprehensive contact list with details of local suppliers such as photographers, florists, cake makers etc.
Can my photographer come to the Lodge before the wedding to look round?
Yes, they can, ideally they would advise the manager firstly.
Our restaurant transforms into the dance area which has wooden floors. This is not a wooden dance stage but works fine as a dance floor.
We can lay the table with your name places, favours, menus etc but prefer this job is allocated to one or two of the bridesmaids who can lay these out for you on the morning of your wedding.
Yes, we have a comprehensive fireworks menu and supplier for firework displays. We do not allow BYO fireworks.
How many people can Fiordland Lodge host for an outside wedding?
We can entertain weddings for up to 100 guests on the property for outside wedding ceremonies.
Yes, rehearsals are usually held a day or two before for the wedding.
Will a Lodge staff member attend my rehearsal?
Yes, Andy or the Duty Manager will be present but additional staff do not normally attend rehearsals.
Is there music provided at the ceremony outside?
A microphone and PA system is recommended for the ceremony itself and for maybe background music. We can provide you with a contact for both.
It is possible just to book the grounds for our wedding?
No this is not allowed as it will interfere with the day to day running of the lodge and breach our day to day lodge house guest's privacy.
Do you have Wine Barrels?
Yes, we have 2 wine barrels onsite that we provide free of charge for wedding ceremonies.
Do we need to hire chairs?
Any functions of 40 or more yes you would be required to hire in chairs. We have a chair menu available for you to make your selection.
Fiordland Lodge has a few inside alternative options to host wedding ceremonies should it be raining outside. This can be discussed with you at the wedding show about.
Can we have a Heli Wedding Ceremony?
Fiordland Lodge can offer weddings exclusive landing rights in beautiful remote locations in the Fiordland National Park. We can cater for just the bridal party for small and large groups. Fiordland Lodge offers many heli-wedding options that will make your special day truly unforgettable. Direct from the lodge lawn, let us whisk you & your wedding party away to a special location guaranteed to provide the most stunning backdrop for your wedding.
A lot of emphasis goes into the dining at Fiordland Lodge and it is essential that we offer a consistently high standard of catering and therefore only offer our own kitchen team for weddings.
Yes, as long as we know in advance then we can cater for all dietary needs.
Anyone aged 11 and under is classified as a child.
How are canapés and after ceremony drinks served?
All beverages and canapés are trayed and served by staff straight after the ceremony. After this the bar will be open but staff will also be walking around your guests doing top ups and tray service.
What type of Menu can you offer us?
The wedding menu can take many forms, from a simple self-service buffet to an elaborate five course meal. In the more traditional version, a seated dinner is generally preceded by canapes or hors d'oeuvres whilst the wedding party are having photos and contains three courses: a first course, a main entree, and a dessert. It is our pleasure to customize the menus to reflect your individual style and taste.
Wine and champagne must be purchased through Fiordland Lodge and we don't offer a corkage service. If there is something specific you would like to offer to your guests which isn't on our wine list, we will be happy to try and source it on your behalf. Special requirements can be discussed with the lodge manager.
An average beverage spend would be around $45 per person.
Yes, you can taste all of our house wines from the wine list before choosing.
We have an Executive Suite which is our dedicated bridal suite; all 12 bedrooms are individually appointed so the bride and groom can then allocate the other rooms to their guests accordingly.
Most brides get ready in the Executive Suite as it has lots of natural light, plenty of mirrors, lots of space and its own bathroom.
How many people can stay overnight in the Lodge?
We have 10 double rooms and 2 Log Cabins, so we can accommodate 29 guests overnight.
Can we bring our own cots and / or bedding?
Yes children can bring their own cots and / or bedding.
Can we stay over the night before our wedding?
You can choose to hire the Lodge the day before your wedding for a pre-wedding party if you'd like to. We offer a competitive Dinner, Bed & Breakfast rate for the night before, based on a minimum of 10 guests. Please enquire for further details.
Do you have other hotels / B&B's locally?
Yes, there are plenty of other hotels and B&B's locally.
Can we have candles around the Lodge?
Candles can be used on the tables as long as they are in a safe candle holder or jar.
We don't allow the throwing of confetti or rose petals in the Lodge or grounds. Confetti and rose petals leave a residue and can get trampled into our wooden floors making them impossible to lift.
When can we come and have a look round the Lodge?
We would be delighted to show you round Fiordland Lodge to bring to life what we can offer you for your special day. Please contact Andy to book an appointment.
We do not allow provisionally holds on wedding reservations.
Once you have a date, we will send out a contract and once a deposit invoice for 50% of the Lodge Hire fee is received we confirm your wedding date back to you. Seven days prior to your wedding date the balance of the Lodge Hire fee is due. The balance of payment to include all catering, drinks etc requires settled the morning of departure.
Will I have one contact at Fiordland Lodge when planning my wedding or will I deal with a number of different people?
Andy Cunningham, Co-owner and Manager of the lodge is your only contact and coordinates all weddings at Fiordland Lodge. Andy will also be there on your wedding day to ensure that everything runs to plan. On wedding days Andy works from 6.30am right through to when the first dance starts.


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3 ELR 20287 | Environmental Law Reporter | copyright © 1973 | All rights reserved
Hiram Clarke Civic Club, Inc. v. Lynn
No. 72-1268 (5th Cir. April 3, 1973)
A lower court ruling which after a full trial upheld as reasonable a HUD threshold determination not to file an impact statement under the National Environmental Policy Act for a proposed housing project is affirmed. A court should proceed beyond the administrative record to an evidentiary hearing in threshold decisions, only if plaintiff raises substantial environmental issues and can show an inadequate evidentiary development before the agency. The HUD practice of considering only adverse effects in deciding whether a project significantly affects the environment does not comply with the requirements of Section 102 (2) (C) of NEPA, but because the district court fully explored and validated the threshold determination in this case, an impact statement is not required.
Counsel for Plaintiffs
Hellmut A. Erwing
Counsel for Defendants
James Gough Assistant U.S. Attorney
Larry G. Gudderidge
[3 ELR 20287]
RONEY, Circuit Judge:
In this action appellants seek to enjoin the federal funding of a proposed low and moderate income apartment project in Houston, Texas. Appellants contend that the failure of the Department of Housing and Urban Development to file an environmental impact statement bars it from further funding of the project. The District Court denied injunctive and declaratory relief. We affirm, holding that the threshold determination made by HUD not to file an environmental impact statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 U.S.C.A. § 4331 et seq. was not unreasonable and must therefore be upheld. See Save Our Ten Acres v. Kreger, __ F.2d __ (5th Cir. 1973) [No. 72-2165, January 16, 1973].
The proposed project against which this action is directed is a 272-unit apartment complex to be known as the Aristocrat Apartments and to be constructed on a fifteen acre tract near West Airport Boulevard and Hiram Clarke Road in Houston, Texas. The estimated cost of the project is some $4,181,330, and a loan to the private developer, approximately $3,763,200, is to be insured by HUD under Section 236 of the National Housing Act, 12 U.S.C.A. § 1715Z-1(j), which provides federal mortgage insurance for housing projects designed for low and moderate income residents. The apartments have an average value of $15,400 and the project contains courtyards, open spaces, children's playgrounds, swimming pool, and a 6,500 squarefoot community center.
Appellants, homeowners in the immediate area surrounding the site of the proposed apartments, initially opposed the project through local zoning boards and other governmental administrative bodies. Finding no success, appellants then challenged the HUD funding decision. On appeal, as in the District Court, they contend first, that HUD failed to comply with its own regulations implementing NEPA and second, that, even if HUD's actions complied with its own regulations, the requirements of the Act itself remain unfulfilled.
Under NEPA, Congress has established a system of procedures for federal agencies to follow in making decisions that might have an impact on the environment. Section 102(2)(C) of the Act, 42 U.S.C.A. § 4332(2)(C), which sets out the concept of the environmental impact statement, requires that "all agencies of the Federal Government shall . . . (C) include in every recommendation or report on proposals for legislation and other major Federal actions significantly affecting the quality of the human environment's a detailed statement on the proposed action's environmental effects.1 This rather general legislative language received explication in the interim guidelines of April, 1970, published by the Council on Environmental Quality, the agency established by Title II of NEPA, 42 U.S.C.A. §§ 4341-4347, to serve as a research, resource and advisory body in the Executive Office of the President of the United States. These guidelines became final, without important alteration, in April, 1971. Section 3 of the guidelines directed federal agencies to promulgate their own procedures for "identifying those agency actions requiring environmental statements . . ." Council on Environmental Quality, Guidelines § 3, 36 Fed. Reg. 7724 (April 23, 1971). Section [3 ELR 20288] 5(a)(ii) defines "action" as including projects supported in whole or in part by federal loans, subsidies, or other forms of funding assistance.Guidelines, supra, § 5(a)(ii), 36 Fed. Reg. 7724 (1971).
These CEQ guidelines are merely advisory, because the CEQ does not have the authority to prescribe regulations governing compliance with NEPA. Greene County Planning Board v. Federal Power Commission, 455 F.2d 412 (2d Cir. 1972). Following these CEQ guidelines, however, HUD published Circular 1390.1 setting forth the detailed procedures that it would employ for screening all HUD projects to insure its compliance with the Act as to each project.
HUD Circular 1390.1 established certain "thresholds" that are used to isolate those projects that may be major federal actions significantly affecting the quality of the human environment. A project passing the first threshold is then given special environmental consideration and study. This means that the project must be thoroughly investigated, and the HUD office involved must either file a "negative statement," indicating that approval of the project application is consistent with established HUD policy and standard and that it would have no significant adverse effect on the environment or, if unresolved environmental issues or concerns remain, must draft and circulate a detailed environmental impact statement.
The "threshold concept" used to screen proposed applications of the kind under review here establishes the rule that proposed apartment projects of one hundred or more units require a "Special Environmental Clearance." Additionally, paragraph 3 of HUD Circular 1390.1, Appendix A, states that "controversial" or "precedent-making" HUD projects must be given "Special Environmental Clearance."2
The precise question before us, then, is whether HUD complied with the mandate of NEPA and with its own guidelines.
The standard for reviewing HUD's decision has been explicated by this Court in our recent opinion in Save Our Ten Acres v. Kreger, supra. In SOTA, we held that the decision of a federal agency not to file an environmental impact statement, when reviewed by the courts, should be tested by a stricter "reasonableness standard," instead of by the well-settled rule that, in the absence of fraud, administrative findings of fact are conclusive if supported by any substantial record evidence. This more penetrating standard is necessary because "[t]he spirit of [NEPA] would die aborning if a facile, ex parte decision that the project was minor or did not significantly affect the environment were too well shielded from impartial review." SOTA, at page 5 of slip opinion.
This case, though, differs from the SOTA case in the procedures and standards employed by the District Court to evaluate HUD's determination that an environmental impact statement was not required. Unliek in SOTA, where the District Court denied relief solely on the basis of its review of the agency's administrative record, the District Court here conducted a full-scale trial on the issue, hearing witnesses and taking evidence from parties involved. Hence, the District Court's decision here rests upon two independent bases: the record of HUD's considerations and the Court's own findings. This is not to say, though, that this procedure is mandatory whenever someone challenges an agency's failure to file an environmental impact statement. Rather, as we said in SOTA, only if a plaintiff raises substantial environmental issues should a court proceed to examine and weigh th evidence of both the plaintiff and the agency to determine whether the agency reasonably concluded that the particular project would have no effects that would significantly affect our environmental quality. Only if the plaintiff can show an inadequate evidentiary development before the agency should the District Court supplement the deficient administrative record by taking evidence on the environmental impact of the project.
We reiterate, as we stated in SOTA, that it is not the province of the courts to review the agency decision on the merits as to the desirability vel non of the proposed project. Instead,
it is the courts' function to insure that the mandate of the statute [NEPA] has been carried out and that all relevant environmental effects of the project be given appropriate consideration by the responsible official whenever it is unreasonable to conclude that the project is without the purview of the Act.
SOTA, supra, at pages 8-9 of slip opinion (emphasis added).
On December 1, 1969, the private developer, LIBO, Inc., applied to HUD for federal mortgage insurance [3 ELR 20289] available under Section 236 of the National Housing Act, 12 U.S.C.A. § 1715Z-1(j). On July 16, 1971, HUD issued a Firm Commitment to assist the proposed project, promising to supply both federal loan insurance and mortgage payment subsidies.
NEPA became effective on January 1, 1970, and on April 30, 1970, the interim guidelines for implementing NEPA were issued. As we have pointed out earlier, these guidelines were issued in final form, with only minor changes, on April 23, 1971. On June 19, 1970, HUD issued a memorandum establishing interim internal procedures for implementing NEPA. Specific policies and procedures applicable to HUD offices in the Fort Worth Region were established by HUD Circular FW 1300.2, issued March 1, 1971, and received by the Houston HUD office on March 15, 1971. This Circular introduced the "threshold" and "negative statement" concepts. On July 16, 1971, HUD issued Circular 1390.1 establishing nationwide departmental policies governing the implementation of NEPA, including specific "threshold" and "negative statement" procedures. On September 21, 1971, CEQ General Counsel approved HUD's "negative statement" procedures.
Appellants filed their complaint on October 18, 1971. At this time, the Houston HUD office reviewed the entire project for the second time. Although the project had been in the HUD "pipeline" prior to the effective date of NEPA and before HUD Circular FW 1300.2, paragraph 3, directed that there must be evidence of "significantly adverse" environmental impact before the provisions of HUD Circular 1390.1 (the HUD Circular implementing NEPA) apply to applications in the HUD "pipeline" prior to March 15, 1971, the Houston HUD office, nevertheless, worked up a "Special Environmental Clearance."
Under the direction of the Multi-Family Appraiser, a HUD "Environmental Clearance Worksheet" was prepared, considering population density and distribution, adequacy of sewer and water facilities, vehicular traffic, ingress and egress, noxious odors, inharmonious property uses, deteriorating neighborhood influences, adequacy of community support facilities, location in relation to the general area, the proposed management plan for maintaining the apartments, and the value of the property and the kind of development that could otherwise be expected on the property.
This "Worksheet" was reviewed by the same officials who had previously evaluated it, the Chief Valuator, the Chief Architect, and the Multi-Family Coordinator, but this time with special emphasis on environmental impact. Their review concluded that the proposed project would not produce the significant environmental impact contemplated by NEPA. The Chief Underwriter and Environmental Clearance Officer then prepared a "negative impact" statement. After full staff consultation, the Director of the Houston HUD office concurred in the "negative statement."
After a careful examination of the trial testimony and the supporting HUD documents, we conclude that the District Court correctly held that, as a matter of law, HUD was not required by NEPA to file an environmental impact statement covering the proposed apartment project. Although the District Court here did not have the benefit of out opinion in SOTA when it reviewed the HUD decision, its findings amply support the agency decision. As the Director of the Houston HUD office testified, appellants have raised no environmental factors, either beneficial or adverse, that were not considerd by HUD before it concluded that this apartment project would produce no significant environmental impact. On this record, then, it was not unreasonable for HUD to determine that an environmental impact statement was not required.
Appellants argue that the HUD actions here do not comply with the final CEQ Guidelines. They especially contend that Section 5(b) of the Guidelines, 36 Fed. Reg. 7724 (1971), which requires that an environmental impact statement be prepared where the proposed federal action "is likely to be highly controversial," requires HUD to file an environmental impact statement here. Apart from the question of what constitutes a "highly controversial" federal action, a question which must surely be answered in the negative in this case, appellants misperceive the authority of the CEQ Guidelines. Unlike agency regulations, which have the force of law, these Guidelines are merely advisory because the CEQ was not given authority to prescribe regulations governing compliance with NEPA. Greene County Planning Board v. FPC, supra.
Appellants next contend that HUD's standard of determining "significant effect" incorrectly equates "significant" with "adverse." Appellants aruge that HUD's determination was necessarily based on an incomplete investigation, since HUD was concerned only with adverse impact. They point to CEQ Guideline 5(c), which states:
Section 101(b) of the Act indicates the broad range of aspects of the environment to be surveyed in any assessment of significant effect.
36 Fed. Reg. at 7725 (1971). Once again; though, possible HUD non-compliance with CEQ Guidelines raises no legal issue. But the deeper question remains of whether this HUD practice, that of determining that an environmental impact statement is unnecessary if no adverse environmental effects can be forecast for the federal action in question, complies with NEPA. Appellants argue that NEPA requires that an agency file an environmental impact statement if any significant environmental effects, whether adverse or beneficial, are forecast. Thus, they argue, by considering only adverse effects HUD in effect did but one-half [3 ELR 20290] the proper investigation. We think this contention raises serious questions about the adequacy of the investigatory basis underlying the HUD decision not to file an environmental impact statement. A close reading of Section 102(2)(C) in its entirety discloses that Congress was not only concerned with just adverse effects but with all potential environmental effects that affect the quality of the human environment.
Nevertheless, any deficiency in this HUD procedure does not require the preparation of an environmental impact statement for this project. The District Court in a full evidentiary hearing fully explored the controlling factors and concluded that the project in question was not a major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment within the Congressional meaning of the National Environmental Policy Act.
1. Cooperation of agencies; reports; availability of information; recommendations; international and national coordination of efforts
The Congress authorizes and directs that, to the fullest extent possible: (1) the policies, regulations, and public laws of the United States shall be interpreted and administered in accordance with the policies set forth in this chapter, and (2) all agencies of the Federal Government shall — * * *
(C) include in every recommendation or report on proposals for legislation and other major Federal actions significantly affecting the quality of the human environment, a detailed statement by the responsible official on —
(i) the environmental impact of the proposed action,
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42 U.S.C.A. § 4332.
2. Paragraph 3 states:
"Special Environmental Clearance" for projects and major changes: That additional review of environmental consequences which shall be applied to larger size projects or projects with greater environmental significance (including all projects above thresholds in Appendix A) and to projects which are controversial with regard to whether or not HUD and other appropriate environmental policies and standards are being met, or precedent-making in the sense that important environmental circumstances are not treated in HUD's central office guidance documents. For this purpose, the HUD Environmental Clearance Worksheet (see Appendix B) is suggested. All special environmental clearances shall result in either (a) a negative statement signed by the head of the HUD field office (or his designated Environmental Clearance Officer), indicating that approval of the application is consistent with established HUD policy and standards and would have no significant adverse effect on the environment, or (b) if there are still unresolved environmental issues and concerns, the drafting and circulating of a 102(2)(C) environmental statement. A negative statement or a 102(2)(C) environment shall become part of the application file and shall accompany the application through the HUD review and decision process.


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Nigeria police arrests 39 suspected members of the Ambazonia Defense Force
Reports from Nigeria indicates that police have arrested about 39 men suspected to be separatists from Cameroon's restive south. They were apprehended on Thursday by security forces in the town of Nguroje, in the country's northeastern Taraba state.
Locals who spoke to Africanews correspondent Ibrahim Abdul Aziz said the alleged "separatists" have been hovering in the area for more than two weeks having training sessions on gun shooting.
They were initially arrested by the military before being handed handed over to police divisional headquarters in the town of Gembu.
They claimed to be refugees from Cameroon Republic, but their movement was suspicious because they did not report their arrival in the area to any security agency or any other appropriate authority.
"The gun trainees numbering 39, comprises of five trainers suspected to be Niger Delta militants from Nigeria's south along with 34 Cameroonian trainees" a local chief told our correspondent on condition of anonymity.
Taraba State police spokesperson, Assistant Superintendent of Police, David Missal, confirmed the arrests to newsmen in the state capital, Jalingo. He, however, disputed the account of locals by saying there were no incriminating weapons found on the detainees.
Mr. Missal, added that the age range of the suspects was between 30 and 40 years. Their arrest he stressed followed an alarm raised by residents of Nguroje. Interrogations are underway to ascertain their "mission" in Nigeria.
"The strange men, who were allegedly harboured by a woman in the community, were first taken to Gembu Divisional Police Headquarters where they were interrogated and later transferred here, the Command Headquarters in Jalingo for further investigation.
"They claimed to be refugees from Cameroon Republic, but their movement was suspicious because they did not report their arrival in the area to any security agency or any other appropriate authority," he said.
Missal recalled that earlier batches of refugees who fled the crisis-ridden northeast and northwest Cameroon especially women, children and the aged, had reported to appropriate quarters and were camped and catered for.
"This set of able bodied men only sneaked into Nguroje, passing through other towns and Gembu, the council's headquarters, without information," he said.
Meanwhile, a local government official has said the suspects, who claimed to be from Bamenda in Cameroun, did not notify the council of their coming.
About Cameroon's Anglophone crisis
What began last year as peaceful protests by Anglophone activists against perceived marginalization by Cameroon's Francophone-dominated elite has become the gravest challenge yet to President Paul Biya, who is expected to seek to renew his 35-years in power in an election next year.
Government repression – including ordering thousands of villagers in the Anglophone southwest to leave their homes – has driven support for a once-fringe secessionist movement, stoking a lethal cycle of violence.
The secessionists declared an independent state called Ambazonia on Oct. 1. Since then, 7,500 people have fled to Nigeria, including 2,300 who fled in a single day on Dec. 4 fearing government reprisals after raids by separatists militants killed at least six soldiers and police officers.
At the end of World War One, Germany's colony of Kamerun was carved up between allied French and British victors, laying down the basis for a language split that still persists.
English speakers make up less than a fifth of the population of Cameroon, concentrated in former British territory near the Nigerian border that was joined to the French-speaking Republic of Cameroon the year after its independence in 1960. French speakers have dominated the country's politics since.
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By Scrapbook Staff, Posted on May 20, 2019
The Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage argues that a Norway-style Brexit would be a betrayal of the 2016 EU referendum result.
In truth, Britain did vote in that referendum by 52% to 48% to leave the European Union.
But how it leaves and on what terms were not on the ballot paper. Brexit was as ambiguous then as it is now.
The complex terms of Britain's exit are for the government and parliament to navigate, which they are doing with great difficulty.
Farage claims the only way the 2016 vote can be honoured is for Britain to leave the EU without a deal and on World Trade Organization terms.
He is attempting to rewrite history. Britain voted to leave in 2016. It did not, despite his assertions today, vote on how to leave.
Most interestingly of all is how much he has changed his tune. Once upon a time, Farage was happy with a Norway-style Brexit.
In fact, he regarded it as a genuine form of Brexit. Not a betrayal, but a delivery.
Here he is in a UKIP video from before the election laying out the pros and cons of a Norway-style Brexit, and making quite clear that, while not ideal, he was comfortable with it.
Farage even goes as far as saying there is "absolutely nothing to fear" from such a Brexit. There's a full transcript below.
"Well, last night at the Guildhall, David Cameron said if Britain left the EU we would find ourselves in the position of Norway where we could not actually decide ourselves on the rules that would affect British industry.
"Well, in a way it was a big admission because we have two big treaties with Europe. One is the Treaty of Rome, which went on to the Treaty of Lisbon, which is our membership of political union.
"But there's a separate treaty that was signed in 1994 and that's our membership of the European Economic Area. So what Cameron was admitting last night is that if we
leave the EU, we still have a free trade deal, not just with the other 26 EU
members but in fact with 29 other European states.
"Now, are we better off as Norway or as we as we are today? Well, the Norwegians do pay a contribution to the EU. It's about one-seventh per capita of what we pay.
"They are completely opted out of the Common Fisheries Policy of the Common Agricultural Policy. They're opted out of justice and home affairs. They're opted out of all foreign policy decisions.
"They have, unlike us, a seat on the World Trade Organization and they're able to make their own trade deals with all the other growing parts of the world.
"The drawback of the European Economic Area is we're still part of a single market and, yes, rules would be made that would affect British industry over which we'd have no say.
"But, hey, how much say do we have at the moment because we're in a very much minority position. And as the eurozone moves forward we will find ourselves increasingly on the outer fringe of the European Union.
"Members of it but actually with no influence at all. So the UKIP answer is this: There is absolutely nothing to fear in terms of trade from leaving the European Union because on D-plus one we'll find ourselves part of the European Economic Area and with a free trade deal.
"And we should use our membership of the EEA as a holding position from which we can negotiate, as the European Union's biggest export market in the world, as good a deal—my goodness me, if Switzerland can have one, we can have an even better one."
Kim Jong Un, Supreme Leader of North Korea. (KCNA)
North Korea's Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un went to a private school in Switzerland where he pretended to be the son of a diplomat at the embassy in Bern.
Kim attended the fee-paying Liebefeld-Steinhölzli School in Koeniz, south of Bern, through some of the 1990s and left in the early 2000s, according to his contemporaries, though exactly how long and when is unclear.
He went by the false name "Pak Un" and was placed under the care of the North Korean ambassador in Switzerland, Ri Su Yong, to who Kim is said to remain close, regarding him as a mentor.
His older brother, Kim Jong Chol, and younger sister, Kim Yo Jong, were also educated in Switzerland. Both now hold senior positions in the North Korean regime.
Kim Jong Un's friends from his school years described him as a chubby boy who was a huge basketball fan, the Chicago Bulls being his team, which explains his friendship with the American basketball superstar Dennis Rodman, a regular visitor to Pyongyang.
He also owned a collection of Nike trainers, had a temper, and loved skiing in the Alps.
"He was funny," former classmate Marco Imhof of Bern told The Daily Beast. "Always good for a laugh. He also hated to lose. Winning was very important."
"He was a big fan of the Chicago Bulls," Joao Micaelo, a former classmate of Kim Jon Un's who became a chef in Vienna, told Reuters. "His life was basketball at this time. I think 80% of our time we were playing basketball."
Another former classmate told The Brookings Institution that "we weren't the dimmest kids in the class but neither were we the cleverest. We were always in the second tier … The teachers would see him struggling ashamedly and then move on. They left him in peace…He left without getting any exam results at all. He was much more interested in football and basketball than lessons."
Local education official Ueli Studer told Reuters that a boy called Pak Un who was registered as a child of an employee at the North Korean embassy attended the Steinhoelzli school from 1998 until late 2000.
"The student Pak Un attended the school for two to three years and left abruptly in the middle of a school year," Studer said. "Pak Un attended a class for non-German speaking pupils but then quickly moved over to another class. He was described as well-integrated, diligent and ambitious. His hobby was basketball."
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Everyone should read Stephen King's essay on guns in America – especially Donald Trump
By Scrapbook Staff, Posted on February 23, 2018
The novelist Stephen King (YouTube/The Late Show)
Once again, America is in the throes of a furious debate about its relationship with guns. Yet another deadly school shooting – this time at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, where an ex-student murdered 17 people – has left a lot of Americans again asking, almost rhetorically: how many more times will this happen before the country gets tough on guns?
As the surviving high schoolers of the latest massacre do the rounds in the media, arguing for politicians to stop taking the gun lobby's cash and get tougher on weapons so children can be safe in their own classrooms, President Donald Trump is repeating the National Rifle Association's absurd go-to solution for school shootings: arm teachers.
But one of the best contributions to the gun debate in America, perhaps fittingly, came from a horror writer.
The novelist Stephen King wrote an essay called Guns back in 2013 after the Sandy Hook school shooting, in which 20-year-old Adam Lanza shot and killed 26 people, most of them children under the age of eight. He donates profits from its sale to the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence.
In his thoughtful essay, King reflects on one of his own books about a school shooting called Rage, the main character in which – a mentally disturbed teenager – shoots and kills a teacher. When a student in the real world quoted from the book as he killed his teacher, and following a number of other school shootings where connections to Rage were made, King pulled it from the shelves.
King also grapples with the who, why and how of mass shootings. But it's his conclusions on what to do about the gun issue in America that are most striking.
In the section titled, tellingly, "No Solutions, Reasonable Measures", King argues for what amount to a range of pragmatic damage-limitation policies short of an outright ban on guns, such as restricting how much ammunition people can buy, and banning assault rifles – because who really needs an assault rifle unless you're military or police?
"I read a jaw-dropping online defence of these weapons from a California woman recently," King writes. "Guns, she said, are just tools. Like spoons, she said. Would you outlaw spoons simply because some people use them to eat too much? Lady, let's see you try to kill twenty schoolkids with a fucking spoon."
If you feel passionate about the gun debate, or are simply interested in it, you can buy Guns by Stephen King on Amazon. It's well worth your time.
Posted in News, PoliticsTagged Donald Trump, Guns, Parkland school shooting, school shootings, Stephen King, US gun debate, US politics


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Christophe Léotard (* 1966 oder Anfang 1967) ist ein französischer Schachspieler. Er ist der 19. Fernschachweltmeister.

Erfolge
Léotard, der das Schachspiel im Alter von 16 Jahren erlernte, begann 1992 mit dem Fernschach. Er gewann in den 90er-Jahren dreimal in Folge (1995 bis 1997) die französische Fernschach-Meisterschaft. Danach wandte er sich mit Erfolg dem internationalen Fernschach zu. Er wurde im Jahr 2000 zum Großmeister im Fernschach ernannt. Ein Match gegen HIARCS und Chess Tiger, zwei Schachprogramme, gewann er mit 3,5:0,5.

Bei der 19. Fernschachweltmeisterschaft – ausgetragen 2004 bis 2006 – gewann Léotard fünf seiner sechs Weißpartien und remisierte alle Schwarzpartien. Er ist der erste Franzose, der den Titel des Fernschachweltmeisters erringt. Als Weltmeister ist er Nachfolger des Niederländers Joop van Oosterom. Die Weltmeisterschaft wurde nur via E-Mail abgehalten. In 14 Jahren Fernschach hat Léotard noch keine einzige Partie verloren.

Léotard arbeitet in Südfrankreich als Lehrer. Er ist verheiratet und hat zwei Töchter.

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Police identified the woman and will return the cash.
A woman tossed $14,000 in cash out her car window while driving through the streets of South Korea, Buzzfeed reported.
The woman's mother told the Korea Herald that her daughter had mentioned wanting to " give money to people."
Police gathered the cash and plan to return it to the woman, according to the Herald.
Yonhap News captured the moment where cash flew out of the car.
A woman reportedly tossed 15.8 million won, or about $14,000, worth of cash out her window as she drove through the streets of South Korea last week.
A minute-long video shows cash flying out the window of a black car in the city of Daegu, where the woman littered cash in 11 different spots between 7:25 a.m. and 8 a.m., according to Buzzfeed.
Police collected $13,970 of the cash, but the total amount the woman might've distributed is unknown, according to the Korea Herald.
CCTV and black box footage of cars that drove near the woman's car led to police identifying the license plate and reaching out to the driver's mother, the Herald reported.
The woman hasn't explained the apparent act of charity, but her mother told police that her daughter had expressed a desire "to give money to people," according to the Herald.
The Herald reported the woman was 51 and had just moved from Seoul to Daegu, where her family lives. Police said the money came from the deposit of her previous residence in Seoul.
People who came across some of the cash reportedly turned it into police instead of pocketing it, as picking up money that someone dropped is considered theft in South Korea, according to Buzzfeed.
Police told the Herald that even though the woman got rid of the money, she could still reclaim it from police.


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Georgia Tech adds Austin Peay to 2024 football schedule
By Kevin Kelley - December 13, 2020
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The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets have added the Austin Peay Governors to their 2024 football schedule, per an announcement from APSU.
Georgia Tech will host Austin Peay at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta, Ga., on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024. The game will mark the first-ever meeting between the two schools on the gridiron.
Austin Peay is a member of the Ohio Valley Conference in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). The Governors played a three-game non-conference schedule this fall and went winless in those contests.
With the addition of Austin Peay, Georgia Tech has tentatively completed their non-conference schedule for the 2024 season. The Yellow Jackets are scheduled to open the season at Bobby Dodd Stadium against Georgia State on Aug. 31 and close the season at in-state rival Georgia on Nov. 30. Georgia Tech is also slated to host Notre Dame at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Oct. 19.
In ACC action in 2024, Georgia Tech is currently scheduled to host Clemson, Duke, Miami, and Virginia and travel to North Carolina, Pitt, Virginia Tech, and Wake Forest.
"We are excited to add Georgia Tech to our future football schedule and the opportunity to play in the state of Georgia," said Austin Peay Director of Athletics Gerald Harrison. "Georgia Tech is an outstanding university, with a great athletic history and Atlanta is one of the most storied cities in the south. It's another chance for our student-athletes to compete at a high level in a historic venue, like Bobby Dodd Stadium."
Georgia Tech is the second announced non-conference opponent for Austin Peay in 2024. The Governors are also scheduled to host the Southern Illinois Salukis on Sept. 7 that season.
Austin Peay also has future football games scheduled against Ole Miss (2021), WKU (2022), Alabama (2022), Georgia (2025), Middle Tennessee (2025), and Vanderbilt (2026).
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Well, I hate the State of Georgia right now and like ….
Never mind. Let's go Peay!


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You're always exhausted and sometimes need to spend days in bed. You feel achy, constantly have a headache, and can't concentrate. Your doctor has tested you for mono, thyroid problems and a slew of other health conditions, but nothing seems to be wrong. So are you just depressed? A complainer? Or are you physically ill?
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It's too early to say whether XMRV actually causes CFS, but this research is exciting for many patients and medical experts who say they finally have evidence that CFS is a real, infectious disease. CFS patients who want to be tested for XMRV can do so by having blood samples sent to the VIP DX lab in Nevada. However, Dr. Mikovits says you may not want to bother, since the test can't be used to diagnose CFS and there's no treatment for XMRV right now.
Ask five doctors how to treat CFS and you may get five different answers. There's no known cure, and different remedies may help some patients and not others. David Borenstein, MD, a physical medicine and rehabilitation doctor who treats many CFS patients, says he usually starts by teaching patients about sleep hygiene—	lifestyle habits that promote better sleep—and that he often prescribes sleep medication as well. He also recommends a variety of supplements—including coenzyme Q10, L-carnitine, B vitamins and bovine adrenal extract—to increase energy levels. Some patients need intravenous vitamins, hormone therapy or a prescription antiviral medication that must be ordered from Canada. "You really need a multifaceted approach," says Dr. Borenstein.
Other doctors, such as Dr. Enlander, treat patients with weekly injections of hepapressin, a drug that regulates the immune system. He also recommends special immune-boosting capsules called ImmunoProp.
Meanwhile, Dr. Mikovits is hopeful that the discovery linking the XMRV retrovirus to CFS might eventually lead to a cure—though first the study results need to be repeated and independently verified. The next step will be clinical trials to test potential treatments for this retrovirus. She says trials could start as early as next year; people interested in participating can learn more at WPInstitute.org.
Thank you for posting this cort, that's a wonderful article.


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Has Steve Perry's New Song, 'No Erasin',' Surfaced?
Dave Lifton Published: August 14, 2018
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While we're still awaiting an official announcement about what is presumed to be the release of Steve Perry's first solo album in nearly 25 years, it's possible that one of its reported songs, "No Erasin'," has already leaked.
A page for Traces, believed to be the record's name, has appeared on iTunes' Japan store, where you can hear a preview, for pre-order, with a release date of Oct. 5. In addition to the title and release date, the track listing and cover art are exactly the same as what was found on (and then removed from) Amazon earlier today.
A Twitter user with the screenname of @greatbluelove has embedded a two-minute-and-20-second preview of the song. You can listen to it below, assuming the tweet has not been taken down since we published this story.
News about Perry's return picked up yesterday with the launch of a new website and newly verified official social media accounts, with the phrase "I know it's been a long time comin'..." The last solo album from the former Journey frontman was 1994's For the Love of Strange Medicine, and his final effort with Journey was Trial By Fire in 1996.
He's been talking about the album for several years, and had hoped to put it out last year. The songs, he said, were inspired by the 2013 death of his girlfriend. "I met someone and I fell in love with this person," he said. "And I lost this person to breast cancer four years ago. In the midst of that, I had written some songs, and before I met her I had sketched some. And so about a year ago, I started recording."
Perry's ex-Journey bandmate, Neal Schon, has given the song his seal of approval. Mitch Lafon tagged both him and us in a retweet of @greatbluelove's original tweet. "Thanks Mitch. He sounds great," Schon wrote.
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Guided tour – on foot – of colonial historic center of la Habana Vieja area; you will be guided through its iconic landmarks: Cathedral Square, Plaza Vieja, Plaza de Armas, Obispo Street, among others.
The guide will explain the history of town and its buildings during a 4 hs tour.
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The modernization amusement item in Qingdao contains the golf, dolphin perform, and all kinds of clubs etc. They mostly concentrated in the new city town and Shilaoren national holiday village. Qingdao is closely with the sea. So there are amusement items with special features about the sea. They can let people feel very happy. They are the places where people have to go.
Hong Kong street near Fushan Gulf and China Civilization Sculpture Corridor which is 12 kilometers long, the ocean city, the dolphin performing building, the international beer city, the sea paradise, the golf course etc. form the riotous amusement life in Qingdao. However, in this kind of seashore and port city, the best amusement is going out to sea. Arrive the nearby group of island, boiling some seafood, it is pleased at the moment.
There are many bars in Qingdao. If you like, you can go to Huonululu which is famous bar in Qingdao. The bar is in the first floor of Huiquan Wangchao Grogshop and nearby the first sea bathhouse.


Today was a wonderful day, a sort of perfect day full of high highs that come with cycle touring, and with it, Kevin and I realized how much we had missed this lifestyle during our six week pause in Turkey. We were surprised at how bored we got in Turkey during our vacation month, and how little there was for us to see or explore when we no longer had the help of our bicycles, and so along with adventure and entertainment, here are the top five things we missed most about the cycle touring lifestyle.
The Freedom: this is a huge one, and Kevin and I talk about it time and time again because there is nothing quite like the freedom of cycling, eating, and sleeping wherever you happen to be whenever you want to do it.
Jumping for joy at the top of a very difficult pass in Georgia.
The Nature: staying in hotel rooms, eating at restaurants, and taking busses means that you are indoors everyday, and Kevin and I really missed living outside with nature as we are so accustomed to doing. Of course it can get miserable when it rains for days on end, or when it's too hot out, but for the most part, we love that this lifestyle has forced us to live in nature.
The Camping: along that same note, we really missed our tent – which for us is home – and the whole routine of camping that comes along with it. We missed cooking dinner at sunset and watching the stars come out before crawling in our sleeping bags. We missed sleeping in a dome so close to nature, and we missed waking up in the morning to a bright blue sky right there in front of us. We love camping, and we both agree that if we weren't ever able to camp, we probably wouldn't even bike tour as its one of the most fun aspects for us.
Camping in Tierra Del Fuego last week.
The Community: all over the world and particularity in South America there are thousands of us cycle tourists and I absolutely love meeting each and every one of them as they always have some sort of interesting story to tell, and as we always have something, a very big something, in common right off the bat.
The French couple (traveling for three years already and will go on for many more).
The Country Roads: tourist busses don't take you down small country roads and into villages that don't even appear on maps, which is precisely why I love cycling as a way of travel. With our bicycle, we can go down those small dirt paths that may not lead anywhere in particular, but are sure to lead to a grand old time.
So what does the perfect day for us look like? Well it can look like many things: beautiful mountain passes, cooking dinner at sunset, or an easy day with the winds in your favor, or it can look a whole lot like what today looked like for us.
We were on a road without any sort of town for hundreds of kilometers on end, meaning that only a handful of cars passed us during the entire day. We spent our day amongst the guanacos, silly looking curious creatures who watch you as intently as you watch them, and with our only two companions on the road, two cow boys and their sheep. We all cooked and ate together, four like minded friends who enjoy the outdoors and living life to the fullest, before all cramming into our small tent for a movie night under the stars. We ate popcorn, cuddled, and then went our separate ways before falling into a deep sleep, the sort of sleep you only ever get once you've exercised all day.
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Са́рна європе́йська, дика коза, козуля (Capreolus capreolus (Linnaeus, 1758)) — ссавець родини оленевих (Cervidae). Один з двох видів роду сарна (Capreolus Gray, 1821), сестринський вид сарни азійської (Capreolus pygargus (Pallas, 1771)), яку нерідко також вказують для фауни України.

Етимологія
Схожість з козами (Capra Linnaeus, 1758), хоч свійськими, хоч з дикими, що відбито в одній з народних назв («дикі кози») є дуже умовною і пояснюється виключно розмірною і поведінковою схожістю цих тварин. Назву «козуля», яку інколи вживають для роду, Б. Грінченко пояснює як «маленька корова з кривими ріжками»; відповідність назви до сарни може бути пояснена наслідуванням латини: «Carpa» = коза, «olus» — зменшувальний суфікс із закінченням). Близька до «сарна» за написанням назва «серна» (рос.) має іншу етимологічну основу і стосується іншого роду — козиці (Rupicapra Blainville, 1816) з родини бикових (Bovidae Gray, 1821).

За назвою виду довгий час зберігалася українська назва виду «звичайна», що поширено для видів з монотипових родів, тим паче з ідентичними родовою і видовою назвами (Capreolus capreolus). Проте, після поділу цього виду на два аловиди — типову й азійську форми для позначення типової (західної, європейської) форми було запропоновано вживати назву «сарна європейська» (Загороднюк, 2002).

У давній літературі, як художній, так і науковій, назва виду вживається без означення. Прикладами вживання назви є: «В бору плодились кабани, ведмідь і сарна прудконога» (Я. Щоголів); «Незрячі прозрять, а кривії, мов сарна з гаю, помайнують» (Т. Шевченко); ця ж назва рекомендована Термінологічною колегією Українського наукового товариства (Шарлемань, 1920) та Інститутом української наукової мови (Шарлемань, 1927).

Зовнішній вигляд
Маленький олень легкої й витонченої будови, з відносно коротким тулубом. Вуха довгі (12—14 см), загострені; хвіст рудиментарний (2—3 см), майже непомітний.

Забарвлення одноколірне — руде, взимку сіре. Світле волосся на сідницях під хвостом утворює «дзеркало». У телят забарвлення плямисте. Шерсть густа, але з ламким волоссям.

Самиці безрогі. Роги в самців прямі, невеликі, поставлені майже вертикально. Несуть по 3 (в азійських підвидів — до 5) відростки в кінцевій частині.

Відомо 5 підвидів. Європейські сарни дрібні: довжина тіла 100—135 см, висота в холці — 75—90 см, маса — 20—37 кг. Азійські сарни, особливо сибірська (Capreolus pygargus s. str.) — більші: довжина їхнього тіла досягає 150 см, маса — 60 кг. Самиці дрібніші за самців.

Поширення

Сарни (як рід) живуть в Європі до півночі Середньої Скандинавії й Фінської затоки, гирла Ками і верхів'я Печори. Далі ареал сарн охоплює Малу Азію, Північний Іран, Північний Ірак, Кавказ й Крим. Межа між європейською і азійською сарнами проходить приблизно по р. Волга. Інколи кавказьких сарн відносять до азійського виду.

Спосіб життя й живлення
Віддає перевагу світлим розрідженим лісам, з великими галявинами, гарами й вирубками, та лісостепу. Зустрічається й у чагарникових та очеретяних заростях по берегах степових річок й озер; по гірських схилах підіймається до субальпійських й альпійських луків (до 3 500 м над рівнем моря). У Західній Європі тримається в невеликих лісах, звідки виходить на поля.

Влітку сарни пасуться ранком, увечері й в першу половину ночі. Вдень, особливо під час спеки, лежать у густій траві або кущах. Взимку пасуться в будь-який час доби, але під час сильних снігопадів ідуть у лісову хащу. Зимою відпочивають у поглибленнях на снігу, розгрібаючи сніг до лісової підстилки.

Сарни погано переносять високий сніговий покрив; узимку намагаються ходити по звіриних стежках, по лижні або дорозі. У Європі відносно осілі й лише поміняють пасовища; у горах роблять сезонні міграції, взимку спускаючись до підніжжя гір. Масові осінні міграції сарн у менш сніжні райони (на 100—200 км) бувають у Південному Заураллі, Забайкаллі, Приамур'ї. Сарни добре плавають, і під час міграцій вільно перепливають такі річки, як Єнісей, Дунай і Амур.

Найбільшу (до 70 %) частку в кормовому раціоні сарни цілий рік складають трав'янисті рослини. З дерев і чагарників найчастіше об'їдає осику, вербу, горобину, липу, березу, дуб, ясен. Взимку іноді годується хвоєю молодих сосен, але на відміну від оленя й лося не їсть кору. Любить водяні рослини (вахту), за якими приходить до боліт і озер. Гриби поїдає в невеликій кількості. Їсть ягоди, каштани, жолуді, плоди буку й диких фруктових дерев.

Основні вороги — вовк та рись. На молодих тварин нападають лисиці й коти лісові.

Спосіб життя і розмноження
Попри те, що сарна може проявляти схильність до міграцій (на півночі ареалу, в смузі випадіння великих снігів), загалом вид є осілим і часто — з виразною територіальністю. Влітку тримаються маленькими групами: самиці з молодими, самиці — поодинці або групами з 2—3 голів. Восени, після закінчення гону, утворюються змішані череди кількістю до 20—30 голів, що розпадаються навесні.

Гон в сарни проходить у серпні — вересні. Самці беруть участь у розмноженні на 3—4 році життя, а самиці — на 3, рідше — на другому році життя. Під час гону самці сильно знервовані, видають «чуфикаючі» звуки; між ними виникають бійки, які нерідко кінчаються пораненням суперника. На одного самця припадає 2—3 самки, або весь період гону самець тримаються з однією самицею (часткова полігамія).

Вагітність триває 9 місяців, однак із цього строку 4—4,5 місяці ембріон не розвивається. Це єдиний вид серед ратичних, у якого вагітність має латентний період. Звичайно самиці приносять 2 телят, рідко 1 або 3. Телята тиждень залишаються там, де народились, зачаївшись у траві. Через 7—8 днів вони починають ходити за матір'ю. Самка годує телят 2—3 місяці.

Тривалість життя — 11—12 років, окремі самиці доживали до 16 років.

Господарське значення
Сарна — найвідоміший мисливський вид оленевих. На нього полюють заради м'яса і шкіри, проте найвище цінуються роги, що мають трофейну цінність.

Боротьба дерев із сарнами
У результаті вивчення поведінки Fagus sylvatica і Acer pseudoplatanus, виявлено, що ці види мають відповідну реакцію на присутність сарн, які поїдають молоді пагони й бруньки, перешкоджаючи відтворенню деревам. У обох видів жасмонати були активовані після відсікання бруньок і листя. Також застосування слини сарни активує саліцилову кислоту в листі бука й призводить до збільшення цитокінінів у букових бруньках. Застосування слини також призвело до збільшення біосинтезу деяких дубильних речовин (в основному елагітанінів) і флавонолів у листі клена. Відомо, що деякі з цих речовин впливають на харчову поведінку сарн, в результаті чого вони втрачають апетит до пагонів і бруньок. Крім того, пагони підвищують концентрації гормонів росту. Ці гормони прискорюють зростання інших бруньок, щоб компенсувати втрачені. З іншого боку, якщо лист або брунька буде відламана без залучення слини сарни, дерево не стимулює ні виробництво гормону саліцилової кислоти, ні дубильних речовин. Це може бути початком фундаментальних досліджень поведінки інших дерев, вважають автори.

Примітки

Джерела
 Бондаренко В. Д., Делеган І. В., Мазепа В. Г., Рудишин М. П. Мисливські трофеї. — Київ: ІЗМН, 1996. — 104 с.
 Булахов В. Л., Пахомов О. Є. Біологічне різноманіття України. Дніпропетровська область. Ссавці (Mammalia). — Дніпропетровськ: Вид-во Дніпропетр. ун-ту, 2006. — 356 с.
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Q: Error:Execution failed for task ':app:mergeDebugAssets' I'm trying to make an app in Android Studio that opens a PDF file saved in the assets folder of the app when I tap a button. It opens the PDF through a 3rd-party app via intents.
I'm getting this error when I try to run it:

Error:Execution failed for task ':app:mergeDebugAssets'.
java.lang.NullPointerException (no error message)

My MainActivity.java code is:
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

public void showPDF(View view) {
    Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this, "button pressed", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
    //startActivity(new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse("pdfurl.pdf")));
    AssetManager assetManager = getAssets();
    File file = new File(getFilesDir(), "myfile.pdf");
    try {
        InputStream in = assetManager.open("myfile.pdf");
        OutputStream out = openFileOutput(file.getName(), 1);
        copyFile(in, out);
        in.close();
        out.flush();
        out.close();
    } catch (Exception e) {
    }
    Intent intent = new Intent("android.intent.action.VIEW");
    intent.setDataAndType(Uri.parse("file://" + getFilesDir() + "/myfile.pdf"), "application/pdf");
    startActivity(intent);
}

private void copyFile(InputStream in, OutputStream out) throws IOException {
    byte[] buffer = new byte[AccessibilityNodeInfoCompat.ACTION_NEXT_HTML_ELEMENT];
    while (true) {
        int read = in.read(buffer);
        if (read != -1) {
            out.write(buffer, 0, read);
        } else {
            return;
        }
    }
}

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
}
}

what do?

A: From the Stackoverflow question Read a pdf file from assets folder
p.s. try yo search around for your answer to keep from having duplicates. :)
public class SampleActivity extends Activity
{

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
    {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.main);
        CopyReadAssets();
    }

    private void CopyReadAssets(View v)
    {
        AssetManager assetManager = getAssets();

        InputStream in = null;
        OutputStream out = null;
        File file = new File(getFilesDir(), "abc.pdf");
        try
        {
            in = assetManager.open("abc.pdf");
            out = openFileOutput(file.getName(), Context.MODE_WORLD_READABLE);

            copyFile(in, out);
            in.close();
            in = null;
            out.flush();
            out.close();
            out = null;
        } catch (Exception e)
        {
            Log.e("tag", e.getMessage());
        }

        Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
        intent.setDataAndType(
                Uri.parse("file://" + getFilesDir() + "/abc.pdf"),
                "application/pdf");

        startActivity(intent);
    }

    private void copyFile(InputStream in, OutputStream out) throws IOException
    {
        byte[] buffer = new byte[1024];
        int read;
        while ((read = in.read(buffer)) != -1)
        {
            out.write(buffer, 0, read);
        }
    }
}

If this does not work! Let me know! But remember, look around a bit and maybe you'll find your question already answered.

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