Well that's bad news, but it seems to be the case.
According to the San Jose Mercury News, there is the possibility of a very small south 2- to 3-foot wind swell appearing Friday afternoon, which will be your best bet for a surf session before the upcoming doldrums.
So, as it's Saturday and we're off to do something exciting (though not surfing as the sea today is like a swimming pool down here in the Med), I thought I would just put a couple of teasers on the page for you… something you can dream about… for the next time.
It's cheating rather as these fabulous waves are, of course, Teahupoo, with thanks to skatesurfsnowcom, and Teahupoo3.
For a bit of variety, have a look at some extreme Tasmanian slabs (AshBur7).


Siu Man Ng was born in Hong Kong in 1960. He was enlisted to the Hong Kong Military Service Corps in 1980 and served for fourteen and a half years.
Ng first worked as a driver in the Royal Corps of Transport, where he was trained professionally for driving different vehicles. His responsibility was to transport soldiers' family members and to cope with any need of transportation in the army. Meanwhile, he was also put in charge of a special task - pig breeding. It was for this purpose that Ng was offered to attend lessons at Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden. Since then pig-breeding business came to him as another façade of his job alongside his other duties in Royal Corps of Transport. After working for two years, he was transferred to the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, where he was given a chance to go abroad for further training, an opportunity in England at which he obtained the Vehicle Recovery 1st Class Tradesman. When he returned to Hong Kong he was not promoted despite his experience as the army had no position available to promote him to a higher rank. This prompted him to transfer to another department, the Hong Kong Provost Company, Royal Military Police where vacancies were available. There he was responsible for law and order issues within the military, where he remained until retirement. He left the army in 1995, and continued his career in the Disciplinary Services by serving in the Hong Kong Auxiliary Police.


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Khairi - Bhandara
Khairi Population - Bhandara, Maharashtra
Khairi is a medium size village located in Lakhandur Taluka of Bhandara district, Maharashtra with total 166 families residing. The Khairi village has population of 625 of which 314 are males while 311 are females as per Population Census 2011.
In Khairi village population of children with age 0-6 is 55 which makes up 8.80 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Khairi village is 990 which is higher than Maharashtra state average of 929. Child Sex Ratio for the Khairi as per census is 528, lower than Maharashtra average of 894.
Khairi village has higher literacy rate compared to Maharashtra. In 2011, literacy rate of Khairi village was 82.46 % compared to 82.34 % of Maharashtra. In Khairi Male literacy stands at 88.85 % while female literacy rate was 76.37 %.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Khairi village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Khairi village.
Khairi Data
Population 625 314 311
Child (0-6) 55 36 19
Schedule Caste 187 89 98
Khairi village of Bhandara has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 29.92 % of total population in Khairi village. The village Khairi currently doesn't have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.
In Khairi village out of total population, 374 were engaged in work activities. 97.59 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 2.41 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 374 workers engaged in Main Work, 29 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 325 were Agricultural labourer.

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The Audi S5 is propelled by a turbocharged 3.0 litre engine worked with an 8 speed automatic transmission. Inside the S5 has standard front bucket seats with diamond stitching, and a flat-bottom steering wheel with S badging.
In many markets, the S5 includes as standard, 19″ alloy wheels with a five parallel spoke design, bigger brakes, heated leather sport seats, and other convenience features, some of which are available only as an option on the A5. Changes for 2010 model year include LED tail lamps, the introduction of Premium Plus and Prestige trim levels, and new optional equipment such as Leather/Alcantara seats.
The coupé had a choice of either a six speed manual or six speed Tiptronic, while the Cabriolet/Sportback have the seven speed S-tronic dual clutch transmission.


Most people would look at an animal in a cage and instinctively feel that it should be set free. . . . It's a dangerous world out there, filled with predators. . . . What would you prefer? A comfortable, safe, warm, cosy life in a cage, or an uncertain life of freedom.


Rod Dreher remembers. The guard dogs were out on the train platforms this morning as I headed into Washington, D.C., as they should be. It's a kind of sad, gray, rainy day here inside the Beltway, and no one is talking about it. So I offer you the following from a friend of this blog, a piece of his lengthy post last night about his experiences in New York City on that clear, blue, slightly chilly morning -- running toward the flaming towers with a reporter's notebook in his hand.
On his Crunchy Con weblog, the art with his post is a scanned page of that actual notebook. The most chilling part is the little line and scrawl in the middle, where Rod sways and almost falls with shock as he sees the first tower collapse.
I went on, stopping along the way to get quotes. Then I reached the last pillar of the bridge before descending into Manhattan. There I ran into Jessie Graham, my NYPost colleague. She was out riding her bike, as she didn't come to work till later. We talked for a short while, and stared gape-mouthed at the smoking towers. Finally I said to her, "Come on, let's get down there."
No, she said. "Those things are going to come down."
I looked at her like she was crazy. "They're not going to fall down," I said. "They're the Twin Towers."
Then, seconds later, the crown of the south tower did a little twist, and there was that horrible, horrible roar, which I can hear inside my head as I type this, as the south tower collapsed. You can see on the image below the precise moment this happened, because I had my pen to my paper. At the top of the page were quotes from bystanders gathered just before the tower went down ("This is Tom Clancy. This is unbelievable." "Plain and simple and act of war." "This isn't a pizzeria w/10 employees.") But look under the line I drew -- you'll see a shaky line falling away toward the bottom of the page. That's where my pen was on the paper as my knees went weak and I literally began to fall down. I reached out and grabbed Jessie to keep from going down.
explosion, fell to ground people on bridge sobbing, one woman It's not there anymore! It collapsed!
A short, stout young black woman in front of me threw her head back and her arms open. She looked at the sky and bellowed an apocalyptic line from Scripture: "And every knew shall bow, and every tongue confess!" She added: "It ain't over, people!"
If, for some reason, you need more information and input on this day, here is the New York Times' archive of Sept. 11 coverage, including the story-by-story salute to the victims. MSNBC's archives are here.
We can all go back to work now. Or try to.
Newer PostNYT: Library moral equivalency?


Craig Cheverko - Scarsdale Premier Insurance Agency | Advocate Brokerage Corp.
Craig Cheverko, Business Development Manager for Advocate Brokerage, is enjoying his second stint with the firm. Craig rejoined Team Advocate as a Marketing Manager in 2011 before being promoted to his current position. Following his education at the Culinary Institute of America and profession in the hospitality industry, Craig made a career change. Over a decade ago, he came to Advocate as a trainee and learned all about insurance before seeking a job in New York City.
Craig is experienced in both the sales and service sides of the industry and well versed in both personal and commercial insurance. He works with clients to create tailored insurance plans – one of the strengths of Advocate. He believes that the Binday family's detailed approach is a big reason for its success. "We live and work in this community so it is important that we provide exemplary service to our clients," he notes.
A lifelong learner, Craig is pursuing his degree in Business Administration at Fordham University. Additionally, he is working toward various professional designations in the insurance industry and rarely passes on an opportunity to further his knowledge and understanding of a perpetually changing insurance market.


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Feliformia is a suborder within the order Carnivora consisting of "cat-like" carnivorans, including cats (large and small), hyenas, mongooses, viverrids, and related taxa. Feliformia stands in contrast to the other suborder of Carnivora, Caniformia (also Canoidea, "dog-like" carnivorans).

The separation of the Carnivora into the broad groups of feliforms and caniforms is widely accepted, as is the definition of Feliformia and Caniformia as suborders (sometimes superfamilies). The classification of feliforms as part of the Feliformia suborder or under separate groupings continues to evolve.

Systematic classifications dealing with only extant taxa include all feliforms into the Feliformia suborder, though variations exist in the definition and grouping of families and genera. Indeed, molecular phylogenies suggest that all extant Feliformia are monophyletic.

Systematic classifications dealing with both extant and extinct taxa vary more widely. Some separate the feliforms (extant and extinct) as Aeluroidea (superfamily) and Feliformia (suborder). Others include all feliforms (extant, extinct and "possible ancestors") into the Feliformia suborder. Some studies suggest this inclusion of "possible ancestors" into Feliformia (or even Carnivora) may be spurious. The extinct (†) families as reflected in the taxa chart are the least problematic in terms of their relationship with extant feliforms (with the most problematic being Nimravidae).

Characteristics

All extant feliforms share a common attribute: their auditory bullae (bony capsules enclosing the middle and inner ear). This is a key diagnostic in classifying species as feliform versus caniform. In feliforms, the auditory bullae are double-chambered, composed of two bones joined by a septum. Caniforms have single-chambered or partially divided auditory bullae, composed of a single bone. This feature, however, is problematic for the classification of the extinct Nimravidae as feliforms. Nimravid fossils show ossified bullae with no septum, or no trace at all of the entire bulla. It is assumed that they had a cartilaginous housing of the ear mechanism.

The specific characteristics of extant feliform bullae suggest a common ancestor, though one has not been identified in the fossil records. There are other characteristics that differentiate feliforms from caniforms and probably existed in their stem taxa. But, due to speciation, these do not apply unambiguously to all extant species.

Feliforms tend to have shorter rostrums (snouts) than caniforms, fewer teeth, and more specialized carnassials. Feliforms tend to be more carnivorous and are generally ambush hunters. Caniforms tend more toward omnivorous and opportunity-based feeding. However, omnivorous feliforms also exist, particularly in the family Viverridae.

Many feliforms have retractile or semi-retractile claws and many are arboreal or semi-arboreal. Feliforms also tend to be more digitigrade (walking on toes). Most caniforms are terrestrial and have non-retractile claws.

Extant families

There are seven extant families, twelve subfamilies, 56 genera and 114 species in the Feliformia suborder. They range natively across all continents except Australia and Antarctica. Most species are arboreal or semi-arboreal ambush hunters. Target prey varies based on the species size and available food sources (with the larger species feeding mainly on small mammals and the smallest species feeding on insects or invertebrates).

An overview of each family is provided here. For detailed taxa and descriptions of the species in each family, follow the links to other articles and external references.

Family Eupleridae (the "Malagasy carnivorans") includes fossa, falanouc, Malagasy civet and Malagasy mongooses, all of which are restricted to the island of Madagascar. The eight species in the family exhibit significant variations in form. These differences initially led to the species in this family sharing common names with, and being placed in the different families of, apparently more similar species on the mainland (e.g. civets and mongoose). However, phylogenetic analysis of DNA provides strong evidence that all Malagasy carnivorans evolved from a single common ancestor that was a herpestid (Yoder et al. 2003). Phylogenetic analysis supports this view and places all of the Malagasy carnivorans in the family Eupleridae.

The differences in form make it difficult to concisely summarise the species in this family. The range in size is as diverse as the range in form, with smaller species at less than 500 g (1 lb) and the largest species at up to 12 kg (26 lb). Some have retractile or semi-retractile claws (the fossa and the Malagasy civet) and others do not (the falanouc and Malagasy mongooses). They all tend to have slender bodies and pointed rostra (except the fossa, which has a blunt snout). Diet varies with size and form of the species and, like their mainland counterparts, ranges from small mammals, insects and invertebrates through to crustaceans and molluscs.

Family Felidae (cats) are the most widespread of the "cat-like" carnivorans. There are 41 extant species, and all but a few have retractile claws. This family is represented on all continents except Australia (where domestic cats have been introduced) and the Antarctic. The species vary in size from the tiny black-footed cat (Felis nigripes) at only 2 kg (4.5 lb) to the tiger (Panthera tigris) at 300 kg (660 lb). Diet ranges from large to small mammals, birds and insects (depending on species size).

Family Hyaenidae (hyenas and aardwolf) has four extant species and two subspecies. All show features of convergent evolution with canids, including non-retractile claws, long muzzles, and adaptations to running for long distances. They are extant in the Middle East, India and Africa. Hyenas are large, powerful animals, up to 80 kg (176 lb) and represent one of the most prolific large carnivorans on the planet. The aardwolf is much smaller at 27 kg (60 lb) and is a specialised feeder, eating mainly harvester termites.

Family Herpestidae (mongooses, kusimanses, and the meerkat) has 32 species. Previously, these were placed in the family Viverridae. However, Wilson and Reeder (1993) established the herpestids as morphologically and genetically distinct from viverrids. They are extant in Africa, Middle East and Asia. All have non-retractile claws. They are smaller as a family, ranging from 1 kg (2.2 lb) to 5 kg (11 lb), and typically have long, slender bodies and short legs. Diet varies based on species size and available food sources, ranging from small mammals, birds to reptiles, insects and crabs. Some species are omnivorous, including fruits and tubers in their diet.

Family Nandiniidae (the African palm civet) has only one species (Nandinia binotata), extant across sub-Saharan Africa. They have retractile claws and are slender-bodied, arboreal omnivores (with fruit making up much of their diet). They are relatively small with the larger males weighing up to 5 kg (11 lb).

Family Prionodontidae (Asiatic linsangs) has two extant species in one genus. They live in Southern-East Asia. All are arboreal hypercarnivorans. They are the closest living relatives of the family Felidae.

Family Viverridae (all but two civets, genets, oyans, and the binturong) has 30 living species. They all have long bodies, short legs with retractile claws, and usually long tails. In weight, the species range from . Some occur in Southern Europe, but most in Africa and Asia. Their diet ranges from fruit and plants to insects, crustaceans and molluscs, and small mammals.

Evolution

In the Middle Palaeocene (60 million years ago), Miacoidea appears. Miacoids were a group of paraphyletic taxa believed to be basal to Carnivora. They had Carnivora-like carnassials but lacked fully ossified auditory bullae. Miacids were small arboreal carnivorans and, based on their size (roughly that of mongooses), they probably fed on insects, small mammals and birds.

The miacoids are divided into two groups: the miacids, with a full complement of molars, and the viverravines with a reduced number of molars and more specialized carnassials. These dental differences resemble the difference between Caniforms (with more teeth) and Feliforms (with fewer teeth) but this may not mean evolutionary lineages. It was thought that Viverravidae was basal to the Feliforms. However, some studies suggest this is not the case.

In the Middle Eocene (about 42 mya), the miacids started to branch into two distinct groups of the order Carnivora: the Feliforms and Caniforms. The miacid precursors to the extant Feliforms remained forest-dwelling, arboreal or semi-arboreal ambush hunters, while the Caniform precursors were more mobile, opportunistic hunters. While it is clear that the first Feliforms appeared at this time, there is no clear common ancestor of the Feliform families in the fossil records. As forest dwellers, the early Feliforms were subject to more rapid decomposition in the absence of sedimentary materials, resulting in large gaps in the fossil records.

For more discussion on feliform evolution and the divergence from the caniforms, together with additional external references on this subject, see the articles on Carnivora, Miacoidea and Carnivoramorpha.

Classification
 Suborder: Feliformia ("cat-like" carnivorans)
 Family: †Nimravidae (false sabre-tooth cats)
 Family: †Palaeogalidae
 (unranked): Aeluroidea
 Family: Nandiniidae
 Genus: †Alagtsavbaatar
 Genus: †Anictis
 Genus: †Asiavorator
 Genus: †Shandgolictis
 Superfamily: Feloidea
 Family: Felidae (cats)
 Family: Prionodontidae (Asiatic linsangs)
 Family: †Barbourofelidae (false sabre-tooth cats)
 Genus: †Haplogale
 Genus: †Palaeoprionodon
 Genus: †Stenogale
 Genus: †Stenoplesictis
 Genus: †Viretictis
 Infraorder: Viverroidea
 Family: Viverridae (Viverra and allies)
 Superfamily: Herpestoidea
 Family: Eupleridae (Malagasy carnivorans)
 Family: Herpestidae (mongooses and allies)
 Family: Hyaenidae (hyenas and aardwolf)
 Family: †Lophocyonidae
 Family: †Percrocutidae

Family Stenoplesictidae is a polyphyletic family of extinct viverrid-like feliforms.

Phylogenetic tree
The phylogenetic relationships of feliforms are shown in the following cladogram

References

Carnivorans
Taxa named by Miklós Kretzoi

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A family joins the parade of thousands who walked through Wakefield Court in Saugus on Sunday. The display is located off Copperhill Drive and Courtland Way in Saugus.
In the aftermath of the 1994 Northridge earthquake, a Saugus neighborhood came together. So starts the tale of camaraderie, community and cheer that literally lights up a Santa Clarita neighborhood every night for most of December. The Barkers and the Tippys found mutual enjoyment in a "labor of love" more than two decades ago, their work together on lawn ornaments, in the form of Santa and his reindeer for the Tippys, and snowmen for the Barkers, which are still apart of the Wakefield Court tradition to this day. (Click here to enter your submissions for The Signal's Holiday Lights Tour.) It was a way they came together in the aftermath of the natural disaster that isolated the Santa Clarita Valley for months and left many looking among their neighbors for how to rebuild.
Nowadays, the neighbors shy away from outreach or making an effort to get the word out about what they do, as the event needs little promotion to draw a line that regularly reaches around the block, with visitors constantly parading through, along with small families on foot, to see the Christmas-time spectacle of lights. "It's a group effort — that whole weekend after Thanksgiving," said Pat Carrigan, referring to the hundreds of thousands of lights that transform a part of Saugus into what you'd also might imagine a fictional North Pole suburb would look like around the holidays. "Well, all the street thematic stuff, all the storyboards, the (giving street lights the appearance of giant) candy canes, the lights across the street, we do that that weekend and then after that each person just focuses on their home," he added. As visitors stroll through the neighborhood, they're greeted by lawn signs that either share words from "The 12 days of Christmas," or a passage from the classic yuletide poem, "'Twas the Night Before Christmas." For Shaun Denes, who was outside watching "Sunday Night Football" projected on his garage door with family, while hundreds strolled through his front yard Sunday evening, the best part is the community feeling that working on the lights builds among the neighborhood. He estimated that his home alone, one of more than 40 on the street, has about 40,000 lights. But incredibly, the displays also seem secondary for everyone on the street. The effort is about the fellowship. "I think one of the best part of the street is… I mean, I don't know many streets around where I know my neighbors, from this end," he said, referring to one half of the cul-de-sac, "to the other end of the street," he said, pointing a past a sea of lights, cars and pedestrians enjoying their efforts. Denes joked that he was initially hit with a wave of anxiety when his realtor let him know the house his family had fallen for was of "the Wakefield Court," which he knew of before he moved to the neighborhood about four years ago.
"I don't know if I'm ready for a house like that on this street," he recalled, but quickly embraced it, this year proudly displaying support for the Anaheim Ducks, and the "Minions." "I wouldn't even say it's strongly implied," he said, of neighbors' involvement, "it's just one of those things where, 'You know what I mean?'" he asked rhetorically and gestured around to countless happy faces creating memories all over his street. "You can't help not to." The event also encourages visitors to leave donations and gifts that are given to the Santa Clarita Valley' homeless shelter in support of the nonprofit agency. While some might be put off by the crowd, as not every house in the neighborhood is lit up, others, like Ray Arroyo, couldn't believe their good fortune when they first realized the holiday cheer of Wakefield. "As soon as I moved in, my neighbor (Paul) across the street, he said, 'Do you realize what you moved into?' And I said, 'No,'" recalled Arroyo. "And he said, 'We do christmas lights here, and it gets pretty hectic.'" That might be one of the larger understatements, given the magnitude of the display, but Arroyo couldn't have been more OK with it. "When I was a little kid, I said I wish one day I could go out and decorate (Christmas lights), and where did I land — on Wakefield Court," he said. Having lived in the winterland now for a dozen years or so, Arroyo, whose Raiders fanhood also is prominently on display, is sometimes one of the last ones to finish his lawn — but only because he spends the first weekend as the person who gives the street lights the appearance of candy canes, strings lights across the street and hangs snowflakes from them, helps a few neighbors "who aren't to keen on heights" with their second-story decor and of course, uses a special harness to light a 50-foot tall palm tree in his yard. "All the smiles that come through here, that's my payment," Arroyo said, "we're talking to family here and (visitors are) just walking and they're asking questions and we try to tell everyone, it's a very happy place here." 'Wakefield's Winter Wonderland' is located off Copperhill Drive and Courtland Way in Saugus. If you or anyone you know in the Santa Clarita Valley would also like to be featured in the SignalSCV's Holiday Home Tour, visit SignalSCV.com/holidaylights.


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Undescribed fossil insects from the Uppe
Undescribed fossil insects from the Upper Permian of Belmont, New South Wales (with an appendix listing the described species)
E. F. Riek
Five unusual or problematic fossil insects from the Upper Permian of Australia are described and illustrated.
The Upper Permian strata at Belmont has yielded a rich and varied insect fauna. Those orders which constitute the dominant elements of the fauna have been studied and the species described in a number of papers by Tillyard (1918, 1919, 1921, 1922, 1924, 1926a, 1926b, 1929, 1935a, 1935b, 1935c), Evans (1943a, 1943b, 1947, 1950, 1956, 1958, 1963), Davis (1942, 1943), Riek (1953), and Kukalova (1966).
Although most of the fossil insect specimens have been studied, there remains unrecorded a small number of unusual and very interesting species. In some cases the affinities of these fossils are obscure while in other cases the remains are rather fragmentary and, although for these reasons one refrains from naming them, they are worthy of discussion even if only to indicate the presence of certain archaic orders of insects which have not previously been recorded from the Australian Permian. As extensive collecting of this horizon is unlikely to be undertaken in the near future, it is considered appropriate that the remaining components of the fauna should be recorded.
Only five specimens are considered worthy of discussion, though there are several interesting fragments that defy classification at present. These are mostly small fragments of relatively large wings. Only one of the five specimens discussed below is formally named.
Riek, 1968, Rec. Aust. Mus. 27(15): 303–310
INSECTA; FOSSIL; PERMIAN: LATE
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Robinjohnia tillyardi Martynova, a mecopteron from the Upper Permian of Belmont, New South Wales
A new species of Attenuatella (Brachiopoda) from Permian beds near Drake, New South Wales
Further Triassic insects from Brookvale, N.S.W. (orders Orthoptera Saltatoria, Protorthoptera, Perlaria)
Upper Permian Homoptera from New South Wales
A new fossil homopteron from Kimbles Hill, Belmont (Upper Permian)
Fossil insect beds of Belmont, N.S.W.
Equisetalean plant remains from the Early to Middle Triassic of New South Wales, Australia
The Triassic Period (252 - 201 million years ago)
The Triassic was a time of recovery and diversification after the mass extinction at the end of the Permian.
A Permian ammonoid from New South Wales and the correlation of the Upper Marine Series
New Upper Permian Homoptera from the Belmont Beds (Homoptera: Insecta)
Curator of Fossils at the Australian Museum
New Lamellibranchia from the Upper Permian of Western Australia


At home casually baking cakes and i receive a fabulous tweet from the gorgeous Gemma Atkinson to say she is rocking some amazing S L Jewellery sparkles tonight to the premiere of her movie.
I am off to crack open the vino and celebrate!!
Well done! Great to get your products on TV!


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Rencontre avec Costica Bradatan, lauréat de la Bourse Fulbright
Costica Bradatan is a Professor of Humanities in the Honors College at Texas Tech University, USA, and an Honorary Research Associate Professor of Philosophy at University of Queensland, Australia. He has also held faculty appointments at Cornell University, Miami University, University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Notre Dame and Arizona State University, as well as at several universities in Europe and Asia.
Bradatan is the author and editor of ten books, most recently Dying for Ideas. The Dangerous Lives of the Philosophers (Bloomsbury, 2015). His work has been translated into a number of languages, including Dutch, Italian, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Farsi.
He has also written book reviews, essays, and op-ed pieces for such publications as the New York Times, Washington Post, Times Literary Supplement, Aeon, Dissent, The New Statesman, Boston Review, Christian Science Monitor, The Globe & Mail, and other similar venues. Bradatan serves as the Religion/Comparative Studies Editor for the Los Angeles Review of Books.
"My project (a book eventually) advances the argument that, because of our culture's obsession with success, we miss something important about what it means to be human, and deny ourselves access to a deeper, more meaningful layer of our humanity. A sense of what we are in the grand scheme of things, an openness towards the unknown and the mysterious, humility and reverence towards that which transcends and overwhelms us – these are some of the rewards that, as I will show, a proper grasp of failure could bring about. I will engage significantly with EM Cioran's philosophy, but also touch on Michel de Montaigne and Blaise Pascal. A chapter will also be dedicated to Simone Weil's life & work."
28 juin 2017 /par Claire Delgery
Mots-clés : Bourse Fulbright, ETHICS, Humanities, Recherche, Université Catholique de Lille
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Expérience en partenariat avec l'Agence de l'Environnement et de la Maitrise de l'Energie (ADEME)
Séminaire : The evolution of (un)fairness
[REMISE DE PRIX] : "La Tentation d'Eugénie" de Pierre Giorgini
Les événements du projet RSECO
Journée d'étude : Transhumanisme et politique
17ème Rencontres Economiques d'Aix-en-Provence
17ème Rencontres Economiques d'Aix-en-Provence Workshop « Experiments, Morals, and Machines »


Not E5, but I saw the Top petrol station near the Four Courts selling petrol at 89.9 today. I had to look twice, I couldn't believe it. I can't remember the last time I've seen it that low.
On the down side, I see sterling has risen again to 0.90 against that Euro..
Dublin/ Carlow road in Kilkenny! only found out the other day, tanx moomoo!!!
Donnybrook Douglas Road,Cork Co. Cork.
Watercourse Road Blackpool Co. Cork.
Pouladuff Road, Cork, Co. Cork.
Balinrea, Shandon Park, Carrigaline, Co. Cork.
Glasheen Road, Wilton, Co. Cork.
Shean Road Lower Blarney, Co. Cork.
Lower Glanmire Road, Tivoli, Cork, Co. Cork.
Boreenmanna Road, Ballinlough, Co. Cork.
Dublin Road Mitchelstown, Co. Cork.
The Pier Bantry, Co. Cork.
Highland Lodge Cork Road, Waterfall, Co. Cork.
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// Copyright 2013 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
// found in the LICENSE file.

#include "mojo/system/raw_channel.h"

#include <errno.h>
#include <sys/uio.h>
#include <unistd.h>

#include <algorithm>
#include <deque>

#include "base/bind.h"
#include "base/location.h"
#include "base/logging.h"
#include "base/macros.h"
#include "base/memory/scoped_ptr.h"
#include "base/memory/weak_ptr.h"
#include "base/message_loop/message_loop.h"
#include "base/synchronization/lock.h"
#include "mojo/embedder/platform_channel_utils_posix.h"
#include "mojo/embedder/platform_handle.h"
#include "mojo/embedder/platform_handle_vector.h"
#include "mojo/system/transport_data.h"

namespace mojo {
namespace system {

namespace {

class RawChannelPosix : public RawChannel,
                        public base::MessageLoopForIO::Watcher {
 public:
  explicit RawChannelPosix(embedder::ScopedPlatformHandle handle);
  virtual ~RawChannelPosix();

  // |RawChannel| public methods:
  virtual size_t GetSerializedPlatformHandleSize() const OVERRIDE;

 private:
  // |RawChannel| protected methods:
  // Actually override this so that we can send multiple messages with (only)
  // FDs if necessary.
  virtual void EnqueueMessageNoLock(
      scoped_ptr<MessageInTransit> message) OVERRIDE;
  // Override this to handle those extra FD-only messages.
  virtual bool OnReadMessageForRawChannel(
      const MessageInTransit::View& message_view) OVERRIDE;
  virtual IOResult Read(size_t* bytes_read) OVERRIDE;
  virtual IOResult ScheduleRead() OVERRIDE;
  virtual embedder::ScopedPlatformHandleVectorPtr GetReadPlatformHandles(
      size_t num_platform_handles,
      const void* platform_handle_table) OVERRIDE;
  virtual IOResult WriteNoLock(size_t* platform_handles_written,
                               size_t* bytes_written) OVERRIDE;
  virtual IOResult ScheduleWriteNoLock() OVERRIDE;
  virtual bool OnInit() OVERRIDE;
  virtual void OnShutdownNoLock(scoped_ptr<ReadBuffer> read_buffer,
                                scoped_ptr<WriteBuffer> write_buffer) OVERRIDE;

  // |base::MessageLoopForIO::Watcher| implementation:
  virtual void OnFileCanReadWithoutBlocking(int fd) OVERRIDE;
  virtual void OnFileCanWriteWithoutBlocking(int fd) OVERRIDE;

  // Implements most of |Read()| (except for a bit of clean-up):
  IOResult ReadImpl(size_t* bytes_read);

  // Watches for |fd_| to become writable. Must be called on the I/O thread.
  void WaitToWrite();

  embedder::ScopedPlatformHandle fd_;

  // The following members are only used on the I/O thread:
  scoped_ptr<base::MessageLoopForIO::FileDescriptorWatcher> read_watcher_;
  scoped_ptr<base::MessageLoopForIO::FileDescriptorWatcher> write_watcher_;

  bool pending_read_;

  std::deque<embedder::PlatformHandle> read_platform_handles_;

  // The following members are used on multiple threads and protected by
  // |write_lock()|:
  bool pending_write_;

  // This is used for posting tasks from write threads to the I/O thread. It
  // must only be accessed under |write_lock_|. The weak pointers it produces
  // are only used/invalidated on the I/O thread.
  base::WeakPtrFactory<RawChannelPosix> weak_ptr_factory_;

  DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(RawChannelPosix);
};

RawChannelPosix::RawChannelPosix(embedder::ScopedPlatformHandle handle)
    : fd_(handle.Pass()),
      pending_read_(false),
      pending_write_(false),
      weak_ptr_factory_(this) {
  DCHECK(fd_.is_valid());
}

RawChannelPosix::~RawChannelPosix() {
  DCHECK(!pending_read_);
  DCHECK(!pending_write_);

  // No need to take the |write_lock()| here -- if there are still weak pointers
  // outstanding, then we're hosed anyway (since we wouldn't be able to
  // invalidate them cleanly, since we might not be on the I/O thread).
  DCHECK(!weak_ptr_factory_.HasWeakPtrs());

  // These must have been shut down/destroyed on the I/O thread.
  DCHECK(!read_watcher_);
  DCHECK(!write_watcher_);

  embedder::CloseAllPlatformHandles(&read_platform_handles_);
}

size_t RawChannelPosix::GetSerializedPlatformHandleSize() const {
  // We don't actually need any space on POSIX (since we just send FDs).
  return 0;
}

void RawChannelPosix::EnqueueMessageNoLock(
    scoped_ptr<MessageInTransit> message) {
  if (message->transport_data()) {
    embedder::PlatformHandleVector* const platform_handles =
        message->transport_data()->platform_handles();
    if (platform_handles &&
        platform_handles->size() > embedder::kPlatformChannelMaxNumHandles) {
      // We can't attach all the FDs to a single message, so we have to "split"
      // the message. Send as many control messages as needed first with FDs
      // attached (and no data).
      size_t i = 0;
      for (; platform_handles->size() - i >
                 embedder::kPlatformChannelMaxNumHandles;
           i += embedder::kPlatformChannelMaxNumHandles) {
        scoped_ptr<MessageInTransit> fd_message(new MessageInTransit(
            MessageInTransit::kTypeRawChannel,
            MessageInTransit::kSubtypeRawChannelPosixExtraPlatformHandles,
            0,
            NULL));
        embedder::ScopedPlatformHandleVectorPtr fds(
            new embedder::PlatformHandleVector(
                platform_handles->begin() + i,
                platform_handles->begin() + i +
                    embedder::kPlatformChannelMaxNumHandles));
        fd_message->SetTransportData(
            make_scoped_ptr(new TransportData(fds.Pass())));
        RawChannel::EnqueueMessageNoLock(fd_message.Pass());
      }

      // Remove the handles that we "moved" into the other messages.
      platform_handles->erase(platform_handles->begin(),
                              platform_handles->begin() + i);
    }
  }

  RawChannel::EnqueueMessageNoLock(message.Pass());
}

bool RawChannelPosix::OnReadMessageForRawChannel(
    const MessageInTransit::View& message_view) {
  DCHECK_EQ(message_view.type(), MessageInTransit::kTypeRawChannel);

  if (message_view.subtype() ==
      MessageInTransit::kSubtypeRawChannelPosixExtraPlatformHandles) {
    // We don't need to do anything. |RawChannel| won't extract the platform
    // handles, and they'll be accumulated in |Read()|.
    return true;
  }

  return RawChannel::OnReadMessageForRawChannel(message_view);
}

RawChannel::IOResult RawChannelPosix::Read(size_t* bytes_read) {
  DCHECK_EQ(base::MessageLoop::current(), message_loop_for_io());
  DCHECK(!pending_read_);

  IOResult rv = ReadImpl(bytes_read);
  if (rv != IO_SUCCEEDED && rv != IO_PENDING) {
    // Make sure that |OnFileCanReadWithoutBlocking()| won't be called again.
    read_watcher_.reset();
  }
  return rv;
}

RawChannel::IOResult RawChannelPosix::ScheduleRead() {
  DCHECK_EQ(base::MessageLoop::current(), message_loop_for_io());
  DCHECK(!pending_read_);

  pending_read_ = true;

  return IO_PENDING;
}

embedder::ScopedPlatformHandleVectorPtr RawChannelPosix::GetReadPlatformHandles(
    size_t num_platform_handles,
    const void* /*platform_handle_table*/) {
  DCHECK_GT(num_platform_handles, 0u);

  if (read_platform_handles_.size() < num_platform_handles) {
    embedder::CloseAllPlatformHandles(&read_platform_handles_);
    read_platform_handles_.clear();
    return embedder::ScopedPlatformHandleVectorPtr();
  }

  embedder::ScopedPlatformHandleVectorPtr rv(
      new embedder::PlatformHandleVector(num_platform_handles));
  rv->assign(read_platform_handles_.begin(),
             read_platform_handles_.begin() + num_platform_handles);
  read_platform_handles_.erase(
      read_platform_handles_.begin(),
      read_platform_handles_.begin() + num_platform_handles);
  return rv.Pass();
}

RawChannel::IOResult RawChannelPosix::WriteNoLock(
    size_t* platform_handles_written,
    size_t* bytes_written) {
  write_lock().AssertAcquired();

  DCHECK(!pending_write_);

  size_t num_platform_handles = 0;
  ssize_t write_result;
  if (write_buffer_no_lock()->HavePlatformHandlesToSend()) {
    embedder::PlatformHandle* platform_handles;
    void* serialization_data;  // Actually unused.
    write_buffer_no_lock()->GetPlatformHandlesToSend(
        &num_platform_handles, &platform_handles, &serialization_data);
    DCHECK_GT(num_platform_handles, 0u);
    DCHECK_LE(num_platform_handles, embedder::kPlatformChannelMaxNumHandles);
    DCHECK(platform_handles);

    // TODO(vtl): Reduce code duplication. (This is duplicated from below.)
    std::vector<WriteBuffer::Buffer> buffers;
    write_buffer_no_lock()->GetBuffers(&buffers);
    DCHECK(!buffers.empty());
    const size_t kMaxBufferCount = 10;
    iovec iov[kMaxBufferCount];
    size_t buffer_count = std::min(buffers.size(), kMaxBufferCount);
    for (size_t i = 0; i < buffer_count; ++i) {
      iov[i].iov_base = const_cast<char*>(buffers[i].addr);
      iov[i].iov_len = buffers[i].size;
    }

    write_result = embedder::PlatformChannelSendmsgWithHandles(
        fd_.get(), iov, buffer_count, platform_handles, num_platform_handles);
    for (size_t i = 0; i < num_platform_handles; i++)
      platform_handles[i].CloseIfNecessary();
  } else {
    std::vector<WriteBuffer::Buffer> buffers;
    write_buffer_no_lock()->GetBuffers(&buffers);
    DCHECK(!buffers.empty());

    if (buffers.size() == 1) {
      write_result = embedder::PlatformChannelWrite(
          fd_.get(), buffers[0].addr, buffers[0].size);
    } else {
      const size_t kMaxBufferCount = 10;
      iovec iov[kMaxBufferCount];
      size_t buffer_count = std::min(buffers.size(), kMaxBufferCount);
      for (size_t i = 0; i < buffer_count; ++i) {
        iov[i].iov_base = const_cast<char*>(buffers[i].addr);
        iov[i].iov_len = buffers[i].size;
      }

      write_result =
          embedder::PlatformChannelWritev(fd_.get(), iov, buffer_count);
    }
  }

  if (write_result >= 0) {
    *platform_handles_written = num_platform_handles;
    *bytes_written = static_cast<size_t>(write_result);
    return IO_SUCCEEDED;
  }

  if (errno == EPIPE)
    return IO_FAILED_SHUTDOWN;

  if (errno != EAGAIN && errno != EWOULDBLOCK) {
    PLOG(WARNING) << "sendmsg/write/writev";
    return IO_FAILED_UNKNOWN;
  }

  return ScheduleWriteNoLock();
}

RawChannel::IOResult RawChannelPosix::ScheduleWriteNoLock() {
  write_lock().AssertAcquired();

  DCHECK(!pending_write_);

  // Set up to wait for the FD to become writable.
  // If we're not on the I/O thread, we have to post a task to do this.
  if (base::MessageLoop::current() != message_loop_for_io()) {
    message_loop_for_io()->PostTask(FROM_HERE,
                                    base::Bind(&RawChannelPosix::WaitToWrite,
                                               weak_ptr_factory_.GetWeakPtr()));
    pending_write_ = true;
    return IO_PENDING;
  }

  if (message_loop_for_io()->WatchFileDescriptor(
          fd_.get().fd,
          false,
          base::MessageLoopForIO::WATCH_WRITE,
          write_watcher_.get(),
          this)) {
    pending_write_ = true;
    return IO_PENDING;
  }

  return IO_FAILED_UNKNOWN;
}

bool RawChannelPosix::OnInit() {
  DCHECK_EQ(base::MessageLoop::current(), message_loop_for_io());

  DCHECK(!read_watcher_);
  read_watcher_.reset(new base::MessageLoopForIO::FileDescriptorWatcher());
  DCHECK(!write_watcher_);
  write_watcher_.reset(new base::MessageLoopForIO::FileDescriptorWatcher());

  if (!message_loop_for_io()->WatchFileDescriptor(
          fd_.get().fd,
          true,
          base::MessageLoopForIO::WATCH_READ,
          read_watcher_.get(),
          this)) {
    // TODO(vtl): I'm not sure |WatchFileDescriptor()| actually fails cleanly
    // (in the sense of returning the message loop's state to what it was before
    // it was called).
    read_watcher_.reset();
    write_watcher_.reset();
    return false;
  }

  return true;
}

void RawChannelPosix::OnShutdownNoLock(
    scoped_ptr<ReadBuffer> /*read_buffer*/,
    scoped_ptr<WriteBuffer> /*write_buffer*/) {
  DCHECK_EQ(base::MessageLoop::current(), message_loop_for_io());
  write_lock().AssertAcquired();

  read_watcher_.reset();   // This will stop watching (if necessary).
  write_watcher_.reset();  // This will stop watching (if necessary).

  pending_read_ = false;
  pending_write_ = false;

  DCHECK(fd_.is_valid());
  fd_.reset();

  weak_ptr_factory_.InvalidateWeakPtrs();
}

void RawChannelPosix::OnFileCanReadWithoutBlocking(int fd) {
  DCHECK_EQ(fd, fd_.get().fd);
  DCHECK_EQ(base::MessageLoop::current(), message_loop_for_io());

  if (!pending_read_) {
    NOTREACHED();
    return;
  }

  pending_read_ = false;
  size_t bytes_read = 0;
  IOResult io_result = Read(&bytes_read);
  if (io_result != IO_PENDING)
    OnReadCompleted(io_result, bytes_read);

  // On failure, |read_watcher_| must have been reset; on success,
  // we assume that |OnReadCompleted()| always schedules another read.
  // Otherwise, we could end up spinning -- getting
  // |OnFileCanReadWithoutBlocking()| again and again but not doing any actual
  // read.
  // TODO(yzshen): An alternative is to stop watching if RawChannel doesn't
  // schedule a new read. But that code won't be reached under the current
  // RawChannel implementation.
  DCHECK(!read_watcher_ || pending_read_);
}

void RawChannelPosix::OnFileCanWriteWithoutBlocking(int fd) {
  DCHECK_EQ(fd, fd_.get().fd);
  DCHECK_EQ(base::MessageLoop::current(), message_loop_for_io());

  IOResult io_result;
  size_t platform_handles_written = 0;
  size_t bytes_written = 0;
  {
    base::AutoLock locker(write_lock());

    DCHECK(pending_write_);

    pending_write_ = false;
    io_result = WriteNoLock(&platform_handles_written, &bytes_written);
  }

  if (io_result != IO_PENDING)
    OnWriteCompleted(io_result, platform_handles_written, bytes_written);
}

RawChannel::IOResult RawChannelPosix::ReadImpl(size_t* bytes_read) {
  char* buffer = NULL;
  size_t bytes_to_read = 0;
  read_buffer()->GetBuffer(&buffer, &bytes_to_read);

  size_t old_num_platform_handles = read_platform_handles_.size();
  ssize_t read_result = embedder::PlatformChannelRecvmsg(
      fd_.get(), buffer, bytes_to_read, &read_platform_handles_);
  if (read_platform_handles_.size() > old_num_platform_handles) {
    DCHECK_LE(read_platform_handles_.size() - old_num_platform_handles,
              embedder::kPlatformChannelMaxNumHandles);

    // We should never accumulate more than |TransportData::kMaxPlatformHandles
    // + embedder::kPlatformChannelMaxNumHandles| handles. (The latter part is
    // possible because we could have accumulated all the handles for a message,
    // then received the message data plus the first set of handles for the next
    // message in the subsequent |recvmsg()|.)
    if (read_platform_handles_.size() >
        (TransportData::kMaxPlatformHandles +
         embedder::kPlatformChannelMaxNumHandles)) {
      LOG(ERROR) << "Received too many platform handles";
      embedder::CloseAllPlatformHandles(&read_platform_handles_);
      read_platform_handles_.clear();
      return IO_FAILED_UNKNOWN;
    }
  }

  if (read_result > 0) {
    *bytes_read = static_cast<size_t>(read_result);
    return IO_SUCCEEDED;
  }

  // |read_result == 0| means "end of file".
  if (read_result == 0)
    return IO_FAILED_SHUTDOWN;

  if (errno == EAGAIN || errno == EWOULDBLOCK)
    return ScheduleRead();

  if (errno == ECONNRESET)
    return IO_FAILED_BROKEN;

  PLOG(WARNING) << "recvmsg";
  return IO_FAILED_UNKNOWN;
}

void RawChannelPosix::WaitToWrite() {
  DCHECK_EQ(base::MessageLoop::current(), message_loop_for_io());

  DCHECK(write_watcher_);

  if (!message_loop_for_io()->WatchFileDescriptor(
          fd_.get().fd,
          false,
          base::MessageLoopForIO::WATCH_WRITE,
          write_watcher_.get(),
          this)) {
    {
      base::AutoLock locker(write_lock());

      DCHECK(pending_write_);
      pending_write_ = false;
    }
    OnWriteCompleted(IO_FAILED_UNKNOWN, 0, 0);
  }
}

}  // namespace

// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

// Static factory method declared in raw_channel.h.
// static
scoped_ptr<RawChannel> RawChannel::Create(
    embedder::ScopedPlatformHandle handle) {
  return scoped_ptr<RawChannel>(new RawChannelPosix(handle.Pass()));
}

}  // namespace system
}  // namespace mojo

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Lewis Taylor
3 / 5 stars 3 out of 5 stars.
Jazz Cafe, London
Caroline Sullivan
Tue 21 Jan 2003 21.37 EST First published on Tue 21 Jan 2003 21.37 EST
White soulster Lewis Taylor presented his former record company with a dilemma it never resolved: how to convert rave reviews into album sales. He was a dozen contradictions made flesh: too black for rock fans, too psychedelic for the R&B crowd, too London for the provinces, too complex for Radio 1. Despite the acclaim won by his 1996 self-titled solo debut, his natural constituency - the girls charmed by D'Angelo and Maxwell - never got to hear about him, and he was dropped after his second record came out in 2000.
Three years on, Taylor seems to have got his mojo back. There is a self-released new album (Stoned Part 1), a bobbly new hairdo and renewed vim. Monday was his birthday, and it may have been his last gig as pop's perennial bridesmaid.
The Jazz Cafe audience were willing him on. Not that Taylor doesn't already possess deep reserves of confidence; it takes a certain chutzpah to start a set with the riff from Jimi Hendrix's Voodoo Chile, and even more to do it wearing a Hendrix T-shirt. But his real allegiance - in a live context, anyway - lies not with lysergically enhanced 1960s rock, but the soul-funkery of 1990s ensembles like Incognito.
This show was decidedly a team effort, with Taylor frequently taking a back seat to his guitarist and three glossy backing vocalists. Taylor is an accomplished guitarist himself and his funky playing was the crux of most numbers, many of which ploughed deeply into - it must be said - widdly muso territory. But why? As he is first and foremost a singer, with a pleasing falsetto that calls to mind Curtis Mayfield, it seemed a shame that he spent relatively little time singing. When he did, as on the beautiful acoustic Song or the feathery Send Me an Angel, the audience fell into rapt silence. But when he melted into the background, the whole point was muddled.
This was only Taylor's second show with his new band, and he is still finding his feet. But to realise his live potential, he needs to put down the guitar and concentrate on what he does best. Otherwise, this funk-soul brother is in danger of becoming the King of Lounge.
· At the Jazz Cafe, London NW1, tonight. Box office: 020-7916 6060.
Pop and rock
live music reviews


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Q: Cannot Output Data Into a Text File I am experimenting with some code for outputting information to a file.  The file address appears to be correct and the code compiles but the file never populates.  Can you see a problem?
#include "stdafx.h"
#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#include <string>
#include <sstream>

using namespace std;

int main()
{
    int size = 10;
for(int i=0; i<size; ++i)
{
    ofstream outputfile;
    outputfile.open("C:MyFolder\outputfile.txt", ios::app);
    outputfile << "SYMBOL, STOCK_PRICE" << endl;
    outputfile << i << endl;
    outputfile.close();
}

}

A: When fixing the path to be an actual Windows path, it runs ok for me;
outputfile.open("C:\\MyFolder\\outputfile.txt", ios::app);

A: maybe the path is not right, you did not escape the backslashes. otherwise the code is fine, and worked for me.

A: Others have given answer to your problem. I also suggest you to open and close file only once (outside loop), and do only file-writing  within loop.

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Nothing flashy about Patriots' moves so far
Mark Daniels Journal Sports Writer MarkDanielsPJ
The first few days of NFL free agency have come and gone with a number of teams making major moves. Odell Beckham and Antonio Brown were traded. Teams forked over tens of millions of dollars for the likes of Le'Veon Bell, Trey Flowers, Landon Collins, Nick Foles and Trent Brown.
And then there were the Patriots.
Bill Belichick isn't afraid of making a splashy move. The Patriots doled out a $65-million contract to cornerback Stephon Gilmore on the first day of free agency in 2017. That same year, they traded for Brandin Cooks. What the Patriots did this week was make several minor, methodical moves to fill in their depth chart. The names weren't flashy, but the five free-agent signings on Wednesday and Thursday make sense.
Heading into Friday, the Patriots still hadn't signed a kicker or a punter with Stephen Gostkowski and Ryan Allen still without a contract. Gostkowski's market has dwindled as Seattle signed Jason Myers and the New York Jets inked Chandler Catanzaro. One team to watch is the Chicago Bears, who released Cody Parkey on Thursday.
If the Patriots don't bring back Gostkowski, they'll have a cringe-worthy list of free-agent kickers to consider, but the team could also dip into the draft to fill the void. That's unless they really like kickers such as Matt Bryant, Phil Dawson or Sebastian Janikowski.
Bringing back Allen always made sense — if the price is right. The Patriots pushed him last summer by bringing in undrafted free agent Corey Bojorquez. The Pats liked the rookie enough to place him on their practice squad, but he was claimed by Buffalo.
Then there's the receiver position. The Patriots made strong pushes for two slot receivers — Adam Humphries and Cole Beasley — but both signed elsewhere. The team showed interest in Golden Tate, but he's bound for the New York Giants. The Pats brought back Phillip Dorsett and signed Bruce Ellington and Maurice Harris. Those names might not be recognizable and they might not make the 53-man roster, but this wouldn't be the first time the Pats found an under-the-radar receiver.
The Patriots could still use some help on the offensive end. Receivers available include Randall Cobb, Jordy Nelson, Chris Conley, Demaryius Thomas and Dez Bryant. Chris Hogan also remains unsigned.
With Cordarrelle Patterson gone, the team could also use a kickoff returner. Ellington has experience, but hasn't returned a kickoff since 2015. Cody Latimer, Corey Grant, Deonte Thompson, De'Anthony Thomas and Ty Montgomery all have recent kickoff experience.
The Patriots also help on the defensive line. They quickly acted by trading for three-time Pro Bowler Michael Bennett. He'll help ease the loss of Flowers, but the team could use more help. The Pats also lost Malcom Brown, but signed Mike Pennel on Thursday. Pennel has been one of the better run-stuffing defensive tackles, so that's a good move.
On Friday, the team also released defensive end Adrian Clayborn. His play was a big disappoint as he finished with just 11 tackles and 2.5 sacks in 14 games. He was a healthy scratch in the last two weeks of the regular season. Clayborn was set for a cap hit of $5.9 million in 2019, but the move gives the Pats about $3.5 million in cap space.
After it was announced, he tweeted, "Thank you @Patriots for my time with the organization. I gained so much respect for how you do things and win championships. It's done the right way through hard work. Thank you for granting my release. I'm ready for this next chapter."
It wouldn't be a surprise if the Pats added another veteran defensive tackle or edge-rusher. They're already linked to Allen Bailey, Bennie Logan and Darius Philon.
Then there's the tackle position. The Pats lost Brown, but have Isaiah Wynn, who's coming off an Achilles injury. What they need is more depth. Bringing back LaAdrian Waddle makes sense. They could also look for another veteran option or just wait until the draft.
On Thursday, the Pats also added tight end Matt LaCosse. He''ll replace Dwayne Allen, who was released and signed by Miami. The Patriots have also been linked to veteran Jared Cook and several top prospects in April's draft.
In typical Patriots fashion, the team signed two special-teams players — Brandon Bolden and Terrence Brooks. Considering the Pats finished 26th in covering kickoffs and punts, the need for a special-teams upgrade was there.
It's not sexy to sign special-teams players, but it's the Patriots way.


Janel Kragt Bakker is the former associate director of the Collegeville Institute. Jenell Paris is professor of anthropology at Messiah College in Grantham, Pennsylvania. She was a resident scholar at the Collegeville Institute during the fall of 2013.


Lali is a Member of the Constitutional Court of Georgia. The Constitutional Court is a body of constitutional review, striving to maintain and enhance the ideals of democratic governance, and respect for human rights and the rule of law, in the State of Georgia. There are nine members of the court in total. She is also a Member of the Governmental Interagency Coordination Council on Fight Against Trafficking in Persons; and Chair of the Governmental Interagency Coordination Council on Domestic Violence.
Lali was an active and influential Member of Parliament since from 2004 to 2008. One of Georgia's main priorities is the protection of Human Rights, and Lali has played a key role in this area, holding a number of important positions both in and outside parliament. At the time of the 2007 Programme she was Vice Chair of the Parliament's Committee on Human Rights and Civil Integration. The Committee has a broad remit to propose legislation and monitor developments, receives petitions from the public on alleged human rights violations, and has direct oversight over the office of the Public Defender.
As an MP, Lali initiated many important pieces of legislation. She introduced an amendment to the Criminal Code of Georgia defining ill-treatment, inhuman or degrading treatment for detainees, and brought in new rights of visitation and inspection for prisoners in Adjara. She is responsible for a new law on the 'Fight Against Trafficking in Human Beings,' establishing provisions for prosecution, for the prevention of trafficking and the protection of victims. She has also proposed several changes to employment law, legislation governing tourism, advertising, and many other measures.


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Nestlé develops completely plant-based "bacon cheeseburger"
SWITZERLAND – Nestlé has developed new vegan alternatives to cheese and bacon, designed to complement its existing plant-based burger patties.
This makes it the first food and beverage company to develop and produce all three essential elements for a no-compromise plant-based 'bacon cheeseburger'.
The Swiss food and beverage giant said that the complete burger solution will first be offered to professional clients such as restaurant and foodservice operators.
According to the company, the plant-based burger patties are already available to food professionals, with the full package including the vegan alternatives to cheese and bacon following in 2020.
Nestlé chief executive Mark Schneider said, "More and more consumers are looking for delicious, nutritious and sustainable plant-based options when they dine out.
"We have now raised the bar by developing a 'PB triple play' of ingredients for an all-time classic: the bacon cheeseburger. We're continuing to make good on our promise to offer consumers food that is right for them and right for the planet."
The 'PB triple play' is intended to appeal to consumers who are actively seeking to reduce meat in their diet and switch to plant-based meals more often.
According to Nestle, it delivers on familiar tastes that consumers are seeking out in plant-based alternatives. The vegan cheddar cheese alternative has the texture, meltability and delicious, rich taste of a dairy cheese.
The plant-based 'bacon cheeseburger' is significantly lower in fat and saturated fat, free of cholesterol and has a higher fiber content compared to a standard bacon cheeseburger.
Like Nestlé's existing plant-based offerings, the new products will also have a lower environmental footprint.
Nestlé leveraged its R&D expertise and proprietary technology to develop the vegan alternatives to cheese and bacon, using a combination of natural ingredients such as plant-based proteins, fibers and oils.
In creating these ingredients, culinary chefs and food scientists worked alongside foodservice experts to tailor the products for use in professional kitchens, taking into account their specific cooking and serving requirements.
The company also offers a variety of vegan burger sauces to create a completely plant-based and delicious burger experience. The move is part of the Nestlé's efforts to speed up the transformation of its portfolio with innovative, sustainable products.
The company has already launched its Sweet Erath Awesome Burger in the United States and its Garden Gourmet Incredible Burger in Europe.
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Nestlé enters plant-based seafood alternatives market launching Sensational Vuna
SWITZERLAND - Nestlé has launched a plant-based alternative to tuna, its first move into the growing market for plant-based seafood alternatives. The vegan tuna dubbed, Sensational Vuna, will be launched…
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Cubs Win, And Lose, Split Squads With Brewers And Angels
Javier Baez homered and drove in three runs, but the Cubs lost to the Brewers. Meanwhile, two Cubs homers helped the team defeat the Angels.
By Al Yellon@bleedcubbieblue Mar 3, 2013, 5:26pm CST
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SCOTTSDALE, Arizona -- Well, it was sunny Sunday morning when I woke up, but most of the afternoon was cloudy and a few sprinkles dotted the Valley of the Sun as the Cubs played a pair of spring-training games against the Brewers and Angels.
Yeah, I know. I know you don't have much sympathy in Chicago when you're facing down a winter storm watch in a couple of days.
The Cubs defeated the Angels 4-2 in one half of their split-squad "doubleheader". The game was on pace to go only about two hours before slowing down a bit in the ninth inning. One reason: there was only one walk issued in the entire game, to the Cubs' Christian Villanueva by Steve Geltz of the Angels. When I see that name, I think of former Phillies infielder Steve Jeltz, who has an interesting distinctions: he is one of nine major-league players to be born in France (and by far had the most plate appearances of any of them).
Well now, that's a digression, isn't it? That's because there isn't a whole lot of exciting things to report about that win, played in front of a decent, but short-of-capacity 7,119 at the Angels' spring home. Brian Bogusevic, who is probably going to head to Iowa this year, hit a home run and went 3-for-3; Brad Nelson also homered. Nelson has bounced around the minors and majors for the better part of a decade; he's hit 183 minor-league homers in over 5500 plate appearances there, but is just 2-for-28 in a couple of major-league stints with the Brewers in 2008 and 2009 (like he was going to get any 1B playing time with Prince Fielder there).
The good thing about having Nelson -- who is likely going to be the starting first baseman at Iowa -- is that if something happens to Anthony Rizzo, there's someone in the system who actually has experience at first base. Most of the Cubs' other 1B options on the MLB roster (Nate Schierholtz, Brent Lillibridge, Scott Hairston) don't. Not that you'd really want Nelson to play first base for an extended period; let's hope the Cubs never need him to.
Nick Struck threw three scoreless innings, and Chris Rusin threw three more decent frames, allowing just one run.
At Mesa, the Brewers defeated the Cubs 4-3 behind a collection of pitchers you probably haven't heard of, except for starter Marco Estrada, who gave the Cubs only one hit in four innings. Meanwhile, Edwin Jackson issued three walks and hit a batter in a poor outing. He gave up the Brewers' first two runs. The good news is that apart from Jackson, no Cubs pitcher walked a hitter in either Sunday game.
Javier Baez smashed a two-run homer in the fifth inning to close the score to 4-2, and then got the other Cubs RBI of the day when he drew a bases-loaded walk in the sixth. The Cubs could do nothing else with the likes of Johnny Hellweg and Alfredo Figaro. Figaro is 28 and has pitched in the major leagues before, with the Tigers in 2009 and 2010, and not very well (6.75 ERA in 13 appearances). Too bad. That's a great baseball name.
Dan Vogelbach appeared in the Mesa game and struck out and walked and played first base uneventfully. When he walked with two out in the ninth, Dale Sveum pulled him for pinch-runner Zeke DeVoss; this is something that will likely happen quite a bit for Vogelbach as he makes his way through the system. DeVoss was stranded when Tim Saunders was called out on strikes to end it.
Attendance at Mesa: 7,431. The season total is now 34,712, for a per-game average of 5,785.
Monday, I'll be at Mesa to see the Cubs face the Cleveland Indians. If you're going to be at the game, stop by on the left-field lawn to say hello. Alberto Cabrera, who the Cubs are trying as a starter, will get the start; Cleveland counters with Carlos Carrasco.
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Cuban women push to join business opening, cite obstacles
HAVANA — Cuba was an early chief in recognizing women's rights and equality soon after Fidel Castro's revolution in 1959. Girls ended up place in positions of electric power and accountability, and the government legalized abortion and created day treatment centers, techniques that authorized women of all ages to sign up for the workforce along with males.
However Cuban women who are trying to find to get part in the island's gradual opening to independent smaller enterprises say they are struggling with special difficulties put up by a patriarchal society that favors adult males and male-owned firms.
At a modern enterprise expo for ladies business owners, Natalhie Fonseca, operator of Carrete, an on line enterprise she commenced to make and offer handmade decorations for children's rooms, stated girls are held back again by Cuban society's expectations that they also be homemakers.
Fonseca claimed she rises at dawn, washes, cooks, usually takes care of her two girls, cleans, and operates section-time in her husband's espresso shop, in addition to doing work on her personal business.
"Twenty-4 in a working day are not enough," she lamented. "If we experienced a small support."
AIynn Torres, a researcher on gender problems at the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, claimed that although Cuba "made a incredibly massive leap" in the 1960s and '70s in bring gals into the workforce, its efforts have stagnated.
She claimed 60% of Cuba's university graduates are females, but they mostly stop up in the the very least compensated economic sectors, such as instruction or social support. Gals account for only a 3rd of self-utilized workers in Cuba, whose economic system is even now mostly point out-run businesses, and they make up just in excess of 20% of the owners of modest- and medium-dimension firms, according to formal figures.
"Conscious and systematic point out steps, not only text, are definitely crucial to assure the larger participation of women," Torres claimed.
She mentioned there must be much more credit accessible for gals business house owners and much more finished to treatment for young children, the unwell and the aged, which are tasks that now drop largely on Cuba's girls.
Battered by low economic productivity as properly as the obstructions offered by the U.S. embargo, Cuba's govt a gradual opening of the personal sector during the very last 10 years.
Then President Raul Castro included licenses to open up non-public companies, legalized true estate transactions and the sale of unused land, and built credit a lot more obtainable, among other measures.
In accordance to formal figures, in 2020 there were 602,000 self-utilized Cubans, some of whom have started their have businesses. About 210,000 of them were being females.
In September, existing President Miguel Díaz-Canel authorized the generation of privately owned organizations — some thing that was once inconceivable right after authorities closed all privately owned organization on the island in 1968.
In the 5 months considering that, licenses have been granted for 1,014 extra private businesses, 22% of them for ladies.
But idea ran into exercise for Ena María Morales, who preferred to improve vegetation essential for her business to make all natural handmade soaps. She explained male farmers resisted her endeavours to acquire the uncooked products.
"That was my initially confrontation with a macho globe," she explained. "… The gentlemen would say to me, 'You with that extended hair, no, no, no.'"
The COVID-19 pandemic also has been an impediment for lots of ladies hoping to commence their individual businesses. With their children at dwelling mainly because of cancelled schools and husbands or associates marching off to perform, several struggled to obtain time for entrepreneurship.
"It is a pretty new issue that girls are becoming a member of small by tiny and I hope that shortly that will seriously alter, mainly because while we are the directors of the dwelling, there are numerous empowered women," mentioned Ana Mae Inda, who sells children's outfits.
Women of all ages of shade stated race is however an additional trouble in opening up enterprises.
"Being a lady and staying Black signifies that we encounter certain limitations, not only in the social planet but also inside the entrepreneurship alone," said Yurena Manfugás at the apparel store she opened with her mother, Deyni Terry, to cater to Afro-Cuban ladies.
Terry, a law firm and women's activist, mentioned the actual trouble is Cuba's social construct.
"The structure of the Republic of Cuba carries on to speak in the masculine. … We occur from a totally sexist society," she stated.
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St. Albans, Herts, AL2 3NS
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Bovingdon is a pretty village in Hertfordshire, full of character, with a long history as a farming area. It is approximately four miles south-west of Hemel Hempstead and eight miles from Watford.
Bovingdon has a lively high street with a number of local shops, a library and memorial hall and two popular pubs. There are also two churches and a primary school. Leisure facilities include football pitches, a bowling green and a local tennis club.
Bovingdon Market is one of the busiest Saturday markets in the country. 400 stalls sell a huge variety of goods – fashion, fresh produce, carpets and rugs, toiletries, computer accessories, fabrics and haberdashery, tools for every job and food to suit all tastes.
The village roads are bordered by an appealing mix of fields, gardens and woodland and there is an extensive network of footpaths and bridleways.
Fortunately, the village has maintained its rural feel while also benefiting from the proximity to Hemel Hempstead and Watford with their shopping centres and facilities.
In addition to the village primary school, there is a good choice of both state and private primary and secondary schools in the catchment area.
Bovingdon is approximately 10 miles from the M25 offering excellent access to motorway networks, and approximately 27 miles from Heathrow airport.
Hemel Hempstead is the closest mainline station and offers a regular service to Euston.
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The gurney used for lethal injections sits behind glass windows in a small cinder block building at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson. (Ben Gray/Staff)
Photo: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Awaiting execution this week, Robert Earl Butts Jr. asks for clemency
Rhonda Cook, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A Milledgeville man sentenced to death for a killing an off-duty prison guard 22 years ago deserves clemency because of his tough life circumstances and the changing testimony of witnesses who said he pulled the trigger, his attorneys argue.
Robert Earl Butts Jr., who is scheduled to die Thursday night at 7 p.m., did not pull the trigger on the sawed-off shotgun used to kill Donovan Corey Parks; his partner did, according to his petition for clemency that was released Tuesday.
The petition asks the State Board of Pardons and Paroles to consider Butts' troubled life — a mentally ill father and an alcoholic and drug-addicted mother who brought several men into her children's lives — as the five members weigh his request to stop his execution.
"There are compelling reasons for this board to … commute Robert Jr.'s death sentence," his lawyers wrote. "The profound childhood neglect he endured as his parents left him to care for his younger siblings while they roamed the streets of Milledgeville, each in the grip of mental illness, drug addiction or both… The circumstances of Robert Jr.'s life both before and after the night of the crime offer additional and compelling grounds for mercy."
Marion Wilson (left) and Robert Earl Butts (right) were convicted of the same murder. Butts is set to die on May 3 while Wilson's case is getting a second look. PHOTO: Courtesy Georgia Department of Corrections.
The clemency request also noted Butts was 18 when he murdered Parks on March 28, 1996, in Milledgeville before taking the correctional officer's car in the hopes of selling it for parts. The petition claimed that the same crime, if taken to a jury today, would not likely end in a death sentence.
And, the attorneys wrote, two witnesses lied when they testified that Butts told them he was the trigger man. Now, those witnesses allegedly say Marion "Murdock" Wilson, whose appeal of his own death sentence is pending before the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, told them he actually killed the officer. The witnesses say Wilson asked them to lie for him because he was about to become a father.
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Wednesday morning, the Parole Board will hear from Butt's lawyers and his advocates. In the afternoon, law enforcement and others who want to see the lethal injection carried out will meet with the board.
If Butts is put to death, he will be the second man Georgia has executed this year.
According to testimony, in 1996, FOLK Nation gang members Butts and Wilson were at a Milledgeville Walmart, "shopping for somebody to kill" when they crossed paths with Parks, who was there to buy cat food.
Parks knew Butts from when he and Butts both worked at a local Burger King.
Butts ask Parks for a ride and 16 minutes later Butts pulled out the sawed-off shotgun he had hidden in the sleeve of his jacket. Butts walked Parks to the back of the car where he shot him in the head, leaving the 25-year-old correctional officer lying face down in the middle of the road.
Soon after Butts and Wilson drove off in Parks' Acura, the dead man's father drove up on the body, but did not recognize his own son. Butts and Wilson eventually set fire to the stolen car behind a Macon Huddle House after they could find nowhere in Atlanta that would buy the Acura for its parts.
AND: The killers on Death Row and their victims
While Butts could be put to death as soon as Thursday evening, Wilson has more time. The day after Butts' execution warrant was signed on March 16, the U.S. Supreme Court sent Wilson's case back to the federal appeals court in Atlanta with instructions to take another look.
Butts's attorneys say he is no longer affiliated with any gangs and has been a model prisoner except for the few times he was caught with contraband like tobacco, marijuana and a cell phone. He also married a "recently-widowed" former correctional officer in 2010.
The dead man's father, Freddie Parks, said he will meet with the Parole Board to ask that his son's killer be executed.
"It certainly is a rough time," Freddie Parks, now 75, told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "This is something I wouldn't want nobody in the world to go through. Having to walk in my shoes the last 22 years is a hard thing to do."


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Q: JQuery .insertAfter doesn't work in this example - Why? I'm not sure why my jquery code isn't working. I'm creating a Wordpress theme for my company to use, and I can't seem to get the .insertAfter() function working correctly. It just deletes all the content on the page.

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$('.entry:first-child').insertAfter($('.entry:last-child'));

Any ideas?

A: This should work:
$('.entry ul:first-child').insertAfter($('.entry ul:last-child'));

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As Alex pointed out, you could have used another selector in the .insertAfter call instead of a jquery object.
The jquery documentation is great for explaining this:
http://api.jquery.com/insertAfter/
Of note is the subtle difference between insertAfter and after.
http://api.jquery.com/after
The same applies to insertBefore / before and appendTo and append. It's useful to understand the differences.

A: Your .entry:first-child is selecting the div itself, when I imagine it should be selecting the first ul. So you are currently trying to insert an element after itself, which doesn't work.
console.log($('.entry:first-child')[0] == $('.entry:last-child')[0]); // true

Try this...
$('.entry ul:first-child').insertAfter('.entry ul:last-child');

jsFiddle.
You can also see you can just pass the selector string to insertAfter, you do not need to wrap it again with $().

A: It's confusingly-named, as it's not "find the element with the class 'entry' and then select its first child."  The jQuery documentation says, "[First-child] selects all elements that are [themselves] the first child of their parent."  Which in this case is your div.entry.


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Pier Francesco Silvani (1620–1685) was an Italian architect and designer, active during the Baroque period, in Florence and other sites in Tuscany.

He was the son of the Sienese architect Gherardo Silvani. After the confiscation of goods decree in 1536, introduced by Cosimo I, the Grand Duke of Tuscany, Silvani was forced to pursue a modest commercial career. He had three sons, Silvano Silvani, Salvatore Silvani and Gherardo Silvani. Pier Francesco worked on San Gaetano and in the refurbishment of San Marco in Florence, as well as in collaboration with Giovanni Battista Foggini, the aisle and high altar for the Church of Santo Stefano dei Cavalieri in Pisa. He also added Baroque touches to Bernardo Buontalenti's garden behind the Palazzo Corsini, Florence.

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Filippo Baldinucci, Notizie de' Professori del Disegno, Da Cimabue in qua, Secolo V. dal 1610. al 1670. Distinto in Decennali ("Notice of the Professors of Design, from Cimabue to now, from 1610–1670"), p 528.

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1685 deaths
17th-century Italian architects
Architects from Florence
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Fikliess are the only Opteryx species to have six limbs - two legs, two fully-functional arms, and two functional wings. This makes them truly potent beings, for they can manipulate items normally while also being able to run and fly. All other Opteryx are limited in this respect, and neither are there other common species that can match this feat.
The standard Fikliess is a very small creature, but rather well-muscled for its size. This strength is somewhat diluted by their diverse limbs, however, though it is still evident in their potential physical attributes. Their sharply-tapered head is tipped by a pointed beak, and is mounted on a sleek neck. They have three or four-toed feet equipped with gripping claws, and their legs are capable of folding close to their bodies. Their wings and arms share a common set of anchors to the spine, but have separate sockets, and musculature.
While capable of being reasonably manoeuvrable, Fikliess are not strong fliers. They cannot maintain prolonged level flight, and quickly exhaust themselves - usually capable of traveling only about 10 km, depending on their willpower and encumbrance. They generally prefer to keep close to the ground, and use their wings to augment their normal running. It is not uncommon, however, for a Fikliess to choose a range weapon for combat, and to stay safely airborne and out of the reach of hand-to-hand combatants.
For Fikliess that choose to become hand-to-hand assassins, they seem to have a disturbing inclination to stabbing their beaks into their opponents heart and crying "Nevermore!"


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NATO Launches Huge Afghan Offensive
March 6, 2007 / 6:04 AM / CBS/AP
NATO-led troops launched an offensive against Taliban militants Tuesday in a volatile southern Afghan province where hundreds of militant fighters have amassed.
The operation, which will eventually involve 4,500 NATO troops and 1,000 Afghan soldiers, was launched at the request of the Afghan government and will focus on the northern region of Helmand province, NATO's International Security Assistance Force said.
"Our first maneuver elements reached their positions at approximately 5:00 a.m. this morning," said Maj. Gen. Ton van Loon, ISAF's southern commander.
Dark ash from volcano turns part of Philippines gray
The alliance announced soon after the operation's start that one soldier had been killed.
A statement from NATO's International Security Assistance Force gave no further details about the soldier's death or where it happened.
Dubbed Operation Achilles, the offensive is NATO's largest-ever in the country. But it will involve only half the number of soldiers that fought in a U.S. offensive in the same region just nine months ago, when some 11,000 U.S.-led troops attacked fighters in northern Helmand province during Operation Mountain Thrust.
NATO said that Achilles would initially focus on improving security conditions, but that its "overarching purpose is to assist the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan improve its ability to begin reconstruction and economic development."
"We cannot allow extremists, criminals and Taliban to decide what happens in this country," van Loon told reporters in Kandahar. "We need to make sure the government of Afghanistan with our support ... secures the area."
The government has little control over many parts of northern Helmand, and the British troops stationed there fight almost-daily battles with militants. U.S. intelligence officials say Taliban fighters have flooded into Helmand the last several months, and that there are now more fighters there than any other part of the country.
The militants overran Musa Qala, in central Helmand province, on Feb. 1 after defying a peace deal between the government and elders reached last fall that capped weeks of fighting. The Taliban still control the town more than a month after the initial attack.
British troops have also been battling militants in the nearby district of Kajaki, in northern Helmand, to enable repair work on a hydroelectric damn there, which supplies close to 2 million Afghans with electricity.
"Strategically, our goal is to enable the Afghan government to begin the Kajaki project," van Loon, said. "This long-term initiative is a huge undertaking and the eventual rehabilitation of the Kajaki multipurpose dam and power house will improve the water supply for local communities, rehabilitate irrigation systems for farmlands and provide sufficient electrical power for residents, industries and commerce," he said.
Helmand is the world's biggest producer of opium, and a new U.N. drug assessment indicates this year's poppy harvest could be higher than last year's record output. The U.N. says Taliban fighters protect poppy farmers and tax the crop, deriving much-needed income for their insurgency.
Meanwhile, a remote-control bomb targeting a police vehicle on Tuesday killed one policeman and wounded another in Murja district, also in Helmand, said Ghulam Nabi Mulakhail, the province's police chief.
The blast also wounded six Afghan civilians nearby, said Abdul Basir, a police officer in the district.
First published on March 6, 2007 / 6:04 AM
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