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Le Crédit immobilier de France (CIF) est un établissement bancaire français, créé en 1908, spécialisé dans l'accession à la propriété des ménages modestes.

Historique

Naissance des SACI : 1908
Les Sociétés Anonymes de Crédit Immobilier (SACI) ont été créées en 1908 pour favoriser l'accession à la propriété des « classes laborieuses méritantes ». Sociétés Anonymes sans but lucratif, les SACI ont été conçues sur initiatives privées (entreprises, personnes physiques, collectivités). Elles avaient pour objet la distribution de prêts aidés pour permettre aux familles modestes de devenir propriétaires.

L'immobilier : 1959
L'objet social des SACI est progressivement étendu à un ensemble de compétences immobilières tournées vers l'accession à la propriété (lotissement, construction de maisons et d'appartements, services immobiliers).

Le PAP (prêts aidés d'accession à la propriété) : 1977
Les SACI étaient jusqu'alors les seuls distributeurs de prêts aidés pour l'accession à la propriété, les HLM.A, refinancés par la Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations. À partir de 1977, ce monopole laisse la place à une distribution des prêts PAP effectuée également par le Crédit Foncier de France et le Comptoir des Entrepreneurs.

Les SACI, établissements de crédit : 1984
La loi bancaire confère aux SACI le statut d'Établissements de Crédit

Création du réseau Crédit immobilier de France : 1991
Indépendamment de cette évolution réglementaire des prêts aidés, la loi n° 91-457 du 15 mai 1991 crée le réseau du Crédit Immobilier de France, en regroupant les SACI sous l'autorité d'un organe central au sens de la loi bancaire : la Chambre Syndicale. Celui-ci est notamment chargé de garantir la sécurité financière du réseau et de veiller à la cohérence de la gouvernance des SACI.

À sa création, le réseau compte plus de 120 membres (plus d'une SACI par département) qui possèdent tous la double qualification d'organisme HLM et d'établissement de crédit.

Pour permettre aux SACI de s'adapter aux évolutions de l'environnement, la loi de 1991 les autorise spécifiquement à détenir des filiales financières de droit commun intervenant dans le champ concurrentiel.

Création des missions sociales : 2002
En 2002, les SACI transfèrent les activités immobilières concurrentielles vers des filiales dédiées pour se concentrer sur des missions sociales. Une centaine de conventions sont signées entre 2002 et 2005 entre le réseau des SACI et l'Etat. Ces missions sociales, mises en œuvre au plan local, en partenariat avec les collectivités territoriales et le cas échéant avec d'autres intervenants (l'Agence nationale pour l'amélioration de l'habitat, les caisses d'allocations familiales…)

Création des sociétés anonymes coopératives d'intérêt collectif pour l'accession à la propriété (Sacicap) : 2006
Le statut des SACI évolue pour devenir des Sociétés anonymes coopératives d'intérêt collectif pour l'accession à la propriété (Sacicap). La gouvernance du réseau est réformée : le Crédit immobilier de France Développement (CIFD) est l'organe central bancaire, tandis que les Sacicap se structurent autour de l'Union d'économie sociale pour l'accession à la propriété (UES-AP). Quelque temps plus tard une marque commune est créée : Procivis.

Une convention entre les Sacicap et l'Etat : 2007
Le décret n° 2007-1595 du 9 novembre 2007 régit les signatures futures de conventions entre les Sacicap et l'Etat pour encadrer les "missions sociales" et fixer des objectifs de production de logements en accession sociale. Ces missions sociales visent à financer des travaux de rénovation du parc privé de logements. Proposées sur l'ensemble du territoire métropolitain, il peut s'agir de préfinancement des aides aux syndicats de copropriétés, de préfinancement des aides aux copropriétaires ou propriétaires de maisons individuelles ou encore de financement du reste à charge. Ces prêts sans intérêts doivent permettre d'améliorer la performance énergétique des logements, de faire des travaux d'adaptation au vieillissement ou au handicap ou encore de remédier à une situation d'insalubrité.

Gestion extinctive et progressive : 2012-2022
Le Crédit Immobilier de France est mis en résolution ordonnée. Dans un contexte de crise des subprimes, le réseau est contraint de demander la garantie de l'Etat et d'organiser l'extinction de son activité de crédit car son modèle de refinancement exclusif par les marchés était remis en cause, notamment par les agences de notation.

Son modèle de refinancement ayant été remis en cause, le Crédit immobilier de France demande en 2012 la garantie de l'État et cesse la production de nouveaux prêts. Il inscrit son activité dans le cadre d'un plan de résolution ordonnée, c'est-à-dire d'une gestion extinctive et progressive de l'entreprise.

Il réalise désormais la transformation juridique et opérationnelle du groupe. Il recentre son activité sur la gestion de ses 20 milliards d'euros, au 1/10/2016, d'encours de prêts immobiliers.

Lors de l'Assemblée générale du , les actionnaires approuvent à l'unanimité la fusion entre CIFD et l'ancienne SFR, CIF Rhône Alpes Auvergne, qui prend effet le  suivant. Elle est suivie par les fusions de CIF Méditerranée et CIF Ouest, le , de CIF Centre-Ouest, Cif Île-de-France et Cif Sud-Ouest, le , de CIF Nord, CIF Centre-Est et CIF Bretagne en novembre 2016.

En avril 2017, le Crédit immobilier de France annonce la fermeture pour 2021 de l'ensemble de ses 25 sites sauf deux à Paris et à Toulouse.

Procivis recentre son activité autour des métiers de l'immobilier pour devenir un acteur complet du logement.

Les actionnaires
Le CIF est actuellement détenu par 46 Sociétés anonymes coopératives d'intérêt collectif pour l'accession à la propriété (Sacicap).

La gouvernance

Présidents

Directeurs généraux

Sources

Lien externe
Site du Crédit immobilier de France
Procivis

Entreprise du secteur financier ayant son siège en France
Entreprise fondée en 1908


Ho Jang, M.S., and Hyunju Lee, Ph.D.
Department of Information and Communications, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, Republic of Korea.
Background: Laser therapy has been proposed as a physical therapy for musculoskeletal disorders and has attained popularity because no side effects have been reported after treatment. However, its true effectiveness is still controversial because several clinical trials have reported the ineffectiveness of lasers in treating pain.
Methods: In this systematic review, we investigate the clinical effectiveness of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) on joint pain. Clinical trials on joint pain satisfying the following conditions are included: the laser is irradiated on the joint area, the PEDro scale score is at least 5, and the effectiveness of the trial is measured using a visual analogue scale (VAS). To estimate the overall effectiveness of all included clinical trials, a mean weighted difference in change of pain on VAS was used.
Results: MEDLINE is the main source of the literature search. After the literature search, 22 trials related to joint pain were selected. The average methodological quality score of the 22 trials consisting of 1014 patients was 7.96 on the PEDro scale; 11 trials reported positive effects and 11 trials reported negative effects. The mean weighted difference in change of pain on VAS was 13.96�mm (95% CI, 7.24�20.69) in favor of the active LLLT groups. When we only considered the clinical trials in which the energy dose was within the dose range suggested in the review by Bjordal et al. in 2003 and in World Association for Laser Therapy (WALT) dose recommendation, the mean effect sizes were 19.88 and 21.05�mm in favor of the true LLLT groups, respectively.
Conclusion: The review shows that laser therapy on the joint reduces pain in patients. Moreover, when we restrict the energy doses of the laser therapy into the dose window suggested in the previous study, we can expect more reliable pain relief treatments.
Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) on reducing postadjustment orthodontic pain via evaluation of gingival crevicular �uid (GCF) composition changes at the level of prostaglandin-E2 (PGE2) and visual analogue scale (VAS). Background data: LLLT has been found to be effective in pain relief. PGE2 has the greatest impact on the process of pain signals and can be detected in GCF in order to investigate the response of dental and periodontal tissues in a biochemical manner.
Methods: Nineteen patients (11 females and 8 males; mean age 13.9 years) were included in this study. Maxillary �rst molars were banded and then a randomly selected �rst molar at one side was irradiated (820 nm; continuous wave; output power: 50 mW; focal spot: 0.0314 cm2; exposure duration: 5 sec; power density: 1.59 W/cm2; energy dose: 0.25 J; energy density: 7.96 J/cm2 for each shot), while the molar at the other side was served as placebo control. The GCF was collected from the gingival crevice of each molar to evaluate PGE2 levels, before band placement, 1 and 24 h after laser irradiation. Pain intensity was analyzed at 5 min, 1 h, and 24 h after band placement by using VAS.
Results: Although no difference was found in pain perception at 5 min and 1 h, signi�cant reduction was observed with laser treatment 24 h after application ( p < 0.05). The mean PGE2 levels were signi�cantly elevated in control group, whereas a gradual decrease occurred in laser group. The difference in PGE2 levels at both 1 and 24 h were statistically signi�cant between two groups ( p < 0.05).
Conclusion: The signi�cant reductions in both pain intensity and PGE2 levels revealed that LLLT was ef�cient in reducing orthodontic post-adjustment pain.
Background: Neck pain is a common and costly condition for which pharmacological management has limited evidence of efficacy and side-effects. Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) is a relatively uncommon, non-invasive treatment for neck pain, in which non-thermal laser irradiation is applied to sites of pain. We did a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials to assess the efficacy of LLLT in neck pain.
Methods: We searched computerised databases comparing efficacy of LLLT using any wavelength with placebo or with active control in acute or chronic neck pain. Effect size for the primary outcome, pain intensity, was defined as a pooled estimate of mean difference in change in mm on 100 mm visual analogue scale.
Findings: We identified 16 randomised controlled trials including a total of 820 patients. In acute neck pain, results of two trials showed a relative risk (RR) of 1·69 (95% CI 1·22�2·33) for pain improvement of LLLT versus placebo. Five trials of chronic neck pain reporting categorical data showed an RR for pain improvement of 4·05 (2·74�5·98) of LLLT. Patients in 11 trials reporting changes in visual analogue scale had pain intensity reduced by 19·86 mm (10·04�29·68). Seven trials provided follow-up data for 1�22 weeks after completion of treatment, with short-term pain relief persisting in the medium term with a reduction of 22·07 mm (17·42�26·72). Side-effects from LLLT were mild and not different from those of placebo.
Interpretation: We show that LLLT reduces pain immediately after treatment in acute neck pain and up to 22 weeks after completion of treatment in patients with chronic neck pain.
A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) in 90 subjects with chronic neck pain was conducted with the aim of determining the efficacy of 300 mW, 830 nm laser in the management of chronic neck pain. Subjects were randomized to receive a course of 14 treatments over 7 weeks with either active or sham laser to tender areas in the neck. The primary outcome measure was change in a 10 cm Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for pain. Secondary outcome measures included Short-Form 36 Quality-of-Life questionnaire (SF-36), Northwick Park Neck Pain Questionnaire (NPNQ), Neck Pain and Disability Scale (NPAD), the McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ) and Self-Assessed Improvement (SAI) in pain measured by VAS. Measurements were taken at baseline, at the end of 7 weeks' treatment and 12 weeks from baseline. The mean VAS pain scores improved by 2.7 in the treated group and worsened by 0.3 in the control group (difference 3.0, 95% CI 3.8-2.1). Significant improvements were seen in the active group compared to placebo for SF-36-Physical Score (SF36 PCS), NPNQ, NPAD, MPQVAS and SAI. The results of the SF-36 - Mental Score (SF36 MCS) and other MPQ component scores (afferent and sensory) did not differ significantly between the two groups. Low-level laser therapy (LLLT), at the parameters used in this study, was efficacious in providing pain relief for patients with chronic neck pain over a period of 3 months.
Dr. Jan Magnus Bjordal, P.T., Ph.D.
Section of Physiotherapy Science, University of Bergen, and Institute of Physiotherapy, Bergen University College, Bergen, Norway.
Faculty of Health, Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, United Kingdom.
Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Department of Physiology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
Laboratory of Animal Experiments, IP&D Universidade Vale do Paraiba (UNIVAP), São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil.
Rodrigo Alvaro Brandao Lopes-Martins, M.Pharmacol., Ph.D.
Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Pharmacology Department, Universidade Sao Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Objective: The aim of this study was to review the biological and clinical short-term effects of photoradiation in acute pain from soft-tissue injury.
Background data: It is unclear if and how photoradiation can reduce acute pain.
Methods: Literature search of (i) controlled laboratory trials investigating potential biological mechanisms for pain relief and (ii) randomized placebo-controlled clinical trials which measure outcomes within the first 7 days after acute soft-tissue injury.
Results: There is strong evidence from 19 out of 22 controlled laboratory studies that photoradiation can modulate inflammatory pain by reducing levels of biochemical markers (PGE2, mRNA Cox 2, IL-1β, TNFα), neutrophil cell influx, oxidative stress, and formation of edema and hemorrhage in a dose-dependent manner (median dose 7.5 J/cm2, range 0.3�19 J/cm2). Four comparisons with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in animal studies found optimal doses of photoradiation and NSAIDs to be equally effective. Seven randomized placebo-controlled trials found no significant results after irradiating only a single point on the skin overlying the site of injury, or after using a total energy dose below 5 Joules. Nine randomized placebo-controlled trials (n = 609) were of acceptable methodological quality, and irradiated three or more points and/or more than 2.5 cm2 at site of injury or surgical incision, with a total energy of 5.0�19.5 Joules.
Results in these nine trials were significantly in favor of photoradiation groups over placebo groups in 15 out of 18 outcome comparisons. Poor and heterogeneous data presentation hampered statistical pooling of continuous data. Categorical data of subjective improvement were homogeneous (Q-value = 7.1) and could be calculated from four trials (n = 379) giving a significant relative risk for improvement of 2.7 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.8�3.9) in a fixed effects model.
Conclusion: photoradiation can modulate inflammatory processes in a dose-dependent manner and can be titrated to significantly reduce acute inflammatory pain in clinical settings. Further clinical trials with adequate photoradiation doses are needed to precisely estimate the effect size for photoradiation in acute pain.
Assessment Of Anti-Inflammatory Effect Of 830nm Laser Light Using C-Reactive Protein Levels.


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Daybreak in the African wild ushers in a world quite apart from what many of us would call the norm. An Amphitheater where the show does not end and for which there is not a script. The Gazelle, impala, wildebeests, Zebra, Baboon, Python, Jackal, Cheater, Vulture, Crocodile, hippo...the list is endless and they all have a unique part to play.
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As the only child of her father, Lady Anne Clifford claimed she was entitled to his estates and titles upon his death as his sole appropriate heir. Because of conditions such as coverture, primogeniture, feme covert, etc. during early modern England, there has been, and still is, the general assumption that women were not only subordinate to men, but that they held only the most basic rights in regards to property. Due to this characterization, historians have perpetually viewed Clifford as a new-age feminist who defied the circumstances of her time and fought for rights that were uncommon for women to pursue.
This thesis proves that Clifford was not remarkable for what she has become so famously known for. Her struggle to gain her inheritance was not as unusual or noteworthy as it was initially thought; it was actually quite a common practice amongst women of her standing.
While Anne may not have been extraordinary in regards to her legal battles, it must still be noted that Anne has stood the test of time and has remained a prominent historical figure over the past centuries. This thesis demonstrates that Anne was not in fact a gender warrior within the larger legal scene but rather an emerging bureaucrat and literary contributor. In the end, historians are able to understand Anne and other women of her stature because she chose to document her life, legal or not, and to thus make sure that she could and would be later studied.


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Why is imperialism important?
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How did colonizers benefit from imperialism?
What did Europe gain from imperialism?
What were goals of imperialism?
Why would a country practice imperialism?
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What is imperialism in your own words?
What is imperialism example?
What is the best example of imperialism?
What is another word for imperialism?
What is the opposite of an imperialist?
What is another word for colonialism?
What is the short definition of colonialism?
What does Colonisation mean?
What is an example of neo colonialism?
What is the difference between neo-colonialism and imperialism?
Is neo-colonialism used today?
The new imperialism changed both Western society and its colonies. Imperialism also brought confrontation between the cultures. By 1900, Western nations had control over most of the globe. Europeans were convinced that they had superior cultures and forced the people to accept modern or Western ways.
There were new crops; tools and farming methods, which helped, increase food production. These changes meant less death to smaller colonies, and overall improve the state of living. They now could live longer and have better sanitation compared to the earlier imperialism.
Three factors fueled American Imperialism.
Economic competition among industrial nations.
Political and military competition, including the creation of a strong naval force.
A belief in the racial and cultural superiority of people of Anglo-Saxon descent.
Causes of Imperialism were the desire for economic gain and a belief that a country's values were superior and the desire to spread religion while the effects of Imperialism were increases in infrastructure in the countries being explored and a loss of identity for their citizens.
Colonizers benefited immensely from imperialism. The New World also provided new sources of farmland; much of this farmland was located in areas with warmer climates, thus giving the colonizing nations access to crops such as cotton, sugar, and tobacco.
With imperialism European nations spread their influence across the globe. They brought European culture; language, religion, government and education systems to many different regions in the world. India is a good example of cultural diffusion.
The five main motives for imperialism include exploration, economic expansion, increased political power, the diffusion of ideological beliefs, and the spreading of religious beliefs and practices to others.
Why do countries practice imperialism? Countries practice imperialism to get raw materials and markets for their finished goods.
Four reasons for imperialism are money, national pride, racism, and religion. Europeans wanted colonies to provide raw materials for their factories and to sell their goods in the new colonies. Some nations wanted to gain colonies to show their national strength.
Imperialism, state policy, practice, or advocacy of extending power and dominion, especially by direct territorial acquisition or by gaining political and economic control of other areas.
Imperialism is when a country controls another country politically and/or economically, often against the will of the people of the country. Another example of imperialism is when the United States fought Spain in the Spanish-American War. The United States was looking to become a world power.
One of the most notable examples of American imperialism in this age was the annexation of Hawaii in 1898, which allowed the United States to gain possession and control of all ports, buildings, harbors, military equipment, and public property that had formally belonged to the Government of the Hawaiian Islands.
Find another word for imperialism. In this page you can discover 24 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for imperialism, like: colonialism, empire, dominion, neocolonialism, hegemony, expansionism, sway, power, international domination, white-man-s-burden and power-politics.
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for imperialism. antiaggression, anti-imperialism, antimilitarism.
Colonialism Synonyms – WordHippo Thesaurus….What is another word for colonialism?
colonisationUK
colonizationUS
expansionism imperialism
interventionism domination
empire-building neocolonialism
Colonialism is a practice of domination, which involves the subjugation of one people to another. Like colonialism, imperialism also involves political and economic control over a dependent territory.
Colonization, or colonisation refers to large-scale population movements where the migrants maintain strong links with their or their ancestors' former country, gaining significant privileges over other inhabitants of the territory by such links.
The representative example of European neocolonialism is Françafrique, the "French Africa" constituted by the continued close relationships between France and its former African colonies.
Neocolonialism is basically a modern version of imperialism. Instead of using military control to maintain power, the stronger power uses economic or political control to cause dependency of the weaker power and extend their influence.
Many sociologists agreed that Neo-Colonization is the last stage of Imperialism and taken as the most dangerous stage too. It is abolished from every corner of the world, although it is practised in African countries.
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Hailing frequencies open. Hey everyone! Friday the devs tried to get Season 4 on the Tribble server and apparently it crashed, so I won't be reviewing that in this blog. They said that they will try to get it on tribble early this week. If they do then I'll be reviewing it in the following blog. Also, keep an eye on our YouTube channel because I'll post some Season 4 review videos as well. The good news is that the latest Ask Cryptic was released so at least we have something to discuss! Its a pretty good read and I suggest checking it out. I'll go over some of the highlights and my favorite points. First of all, the STFs are getting redone which is great. There is also an updated version of the Borg which will be coming with Season 4. These will actually adapt to your weapon types and be a lot more like the Borg we know from TNG and Voyager. I can't wait to fight against them. It seems like it will add a new strategy to battling the Borg. You may have to equip your away team with a variety of weapon types (plasma, disruptor, etc.) in order to defeat them. I'll comment more on this once I test Season 4. Auto-pilot is getting revamped. Right now you can go to the map and click on a system or click on the name of a system and travel to it. Unfortunately this only works for the sector you are in. Cryptic has someone working on a better way of doing this. What they are hoping for is a way that will let you click on any system in the galaxy and your ship will travel there automatically. So if you are in the Sirius Sector and want to visit DS9 you can just click DS9 and it will cross both sectors for you. I can't wait for this. The Klingons have much to look forward to. Qo'noS is getting redone, new ships are coming, and much more. The Klingon faciton is really in need of some love. I think they should spend more time on bringing the Klingons on par with the Federation faction, and less time on content for the Feds. A lot of the stuff mentioned in this Ask Cryptic are all features that are coming with Season 4 so I am not going over all of them. Lets hope that Cryptic gets Season 4 on Tribble this week so I can get reviews out for you. Let me know your thoughts on this Ask Cryptic and anything I've mentioned. End transmission.


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Spain's PM tells parliament there will 'never' be an independence referendum in Catalonia
Pedro Sánchez faces skepticism a day after meeting with the Catalan premier and a week after releasing nine pardoned leaders of the 2017 secession attempt
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez speaking in parliament on Wednesday.Andrea Comas
Javier CasqueiroXosé HermidaElsa García de Blas
A week after pardoning nine jailed leaders of the 2017 unilateral secession attempt in Catalonia, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Wednesday assured parliament that there will "never" be a legal independence referendum in the region.
"There will be no referendum on self-determination. Ever," the Socialist Party (PSOE) leader pledged before a belligerent opposition that was quick to note he once said there would be no government pardons, either.
Sánchez sought to convince lawmakers that his recently renewed dialogue with Catalonia's separatist government will not lead to any deals that fall outside the framework of the Spanish Constitution. A referendum in just one part of Spain's territory would require legislative changes backed by three-fifths of the Congress of Deputies, or 210 out of 350 seats. "And the PSOE will not support that. Never, ever," said Sánchez.
The statement came a day after the Spanish leader met with Catalan premier Pere Aragonès to lay out the groundwork for what Sánchez hopes will be a new period of regular talks between Madrid and Barcelona following years of frosty relations.
Gabriel Rufián, spokesperson for the Catalan Republican Left (ERC) inside Spanish Congress, speaking on Wednesday. EUROPA PRESS/E. Parra. POOL (Europa Press)
On October 1, 2017 the separatist government in Catalonia held an outlawed referendum in defiance of the courts and followed it up with a unilateral independence declaration inside the regional parliament. The Catalan premier at the time, Carles Puigdemont, fled Spain to avoid being tried for these events and has since been living in Belgium. Twelve other leaders of the failed breakaway bid were tried, and nine were sentenced to prison terms of nine to 13 years in October 2019. Three more were barred from holding public office and have already served their sentences.
At a highly anticipated parliamentary debate, Sánchez on Wednesday defended his government's recent decision to release these leaders, invoking the same "spirit of concord" that facilitated Spain's transition to democracy in the late 1970s following decades of dictatorship under Francisco Franco.
He said the act of clemency was meant to open up a new period and restore frayed relations between Madrid and Barcelona. "The time has come to do politics and leave behind these sterile and painful years. What we cannot do is shift our own political responsibility on to the courts," said Sánchez, who was heavily criticized in late May for using the word "revenge" in connection with the Supreme Court's ruling. On Wednesday the prime minister reiterated that his government never questioned the court's decision.
The Catalan separatist lawmakers were highly skeptical of Sánchez's speech. Gabriel Rufián of ERC, whose leader Oriol Junqueras was the deputy premier of Catalonia during the breakaway bid and who was released last week, said the pardons were a first step, "and not a minor one, to improve the political climate." But he suggested that there would be a referendum on independence at some point: "Give us time." The spokesperson for Together for Catalonia (Junts), Míriam Nogueras, described Sánchez's entire speech as "a farce."
The debate took on historic overtones when Pablo Casado, leader of the main opposition Popular Party (PP), stepped up to the podium wearing a black tie as a sign of mourning and began his address with the famous phrase "Me duele España," (Spain pains me), first written by the author and scholar Miguel de Unamuno in 1923.
In a 20-minute speech peppered with references to Sánchez as the man who sold himself to the separatists to secure their support for his minority government, Casado asked for early elections and made a controversial comparison between the current situation and the 1936-39 Spanish Civil War, which he said pitted "those who wanted democracy without the law against those who wanted law without democracy."
While Casado did not offer any alternative plan for Catalonia, the leader of the far-right Vox, Santiago Abascal, produced a list of steps his party would take to deal with separatists in the northeastern region. These include outlawing all independence parties, closing down the region's public broadcaster TV3, ending "the linguistic apartheid" and "suspending self-rule for as long as it takes to restore the constitutional order."
The leader of the center-right Ciudadanos (Citizens), Inés Arrimadas, said that the government pardons represent a "turning point" in her party's relationship with the PSOE, and that she now favors a no-confidence vote against Sánchez.
English version by Susana Urra.
Jailed Catalan separatists are released from prison following pardons
El País / Camilo S. Baquero / Alfonso L. Congostrina | Barcelona / Lledoners
Pardons for Catalan separatists: a change from inertia


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Act as "gatekeeper" and entry point for assets or shots leaving or entering the ILM pipeline during the outsourcing process. Ensure that convention is maintained and proprietary methods or tools are protected when sharing assets with third-party vendors. Author tools to aid in the conversion or packaging process to allow artists to easily collaborate in internal or non-proprietary tools, alike.
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Modeled, textured, and optimized assets for a joint project between the University of Louisiana-Lafayette and the U.S. Army. The project consisted of a real-time interactive training simulation for troops, utilizing motion-control, head-tracking, and an omnidirectional treadmill.
Controlled the pipeline between digital content packages and real-time engines both structurally and through the construction of tools. Handled look development for select projects, both real-time and off-line rendered, through managing lighting and surfacing. Troubleshot software issues and helped serve as a bridge between artists and software engineers.


The other day, I thought I'd try out a new camera lens by taking some photos of ducks. It turned out that the ducks were all having the duck version of a bad hair day. If the ducks were on facebook, they would immediately demand that I untag them from these pictures.
Female Mallard: lovely coy pose, but you blinked.
Sorry everyone, someone flew in front of the picture.
Wood Ducks: sorry, you had your mouth open.
Female Hooded Merganser: Great, you too.
Male Mallard (and male Wood Duck): That's it. I'm done.
This entry was posted in miscellaneous, silly and tagged birds, Common Goldeneye, duck, Hooded Merganser, Mallard, photography, Ruddy Duck, Wood Duck by toughlittlebirds. Bookmark the permalink.
Haha! Now that you mention it, I think something like the last photo would be a great duck stamp – one of the ducks looking all dignified and elegant, as befits the occasion, and the other scratching away.


The United States said it could not immediately confirm whether Baghdadi , the undisputed leader of global jihadism, was dead. The U.S. side was notified in advance on the time and location of the Russian air force operation, it said.
Hodgkinson also had arrests in his background for a series of minor offenses and at least one more serious offense. She said he talked a lot about politics but, when pressed, said she didn't want to discuss her husband's views.
We will keep working to educate our community. "He still has four years to go", she said. "Like you're neither here nor there". Arizona has the seventh-largest number of DACA recipients in the country, with 51,000 approved to date, according to U.S.
He said that he and a parliamentary group that he chairs have been pushing for better safety regulations since the 2009 fire. The first victims have been named as Syrian refugee Mohammed Al Haj Ali, 23 , and artist Khadija Saye, 24 .
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu , on a Gulf tour trying to help broker an end to the crisis, defended the deal. They later issued a list of 59 people and 12 groups with links to Qatar , alleging that they have ties to "terrorism".
Hodgkinson is originally from Belleville, Illinois - 800 miles from where the 66-year-old opened fire on Republican members of Congress at a Virginia baseball field.
When James Hodgkinson attacked the Republican practice for today's Congressional Baseball Game wounding House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) and three others, it was evident his attack was politically motivated. High-ranking Congressman Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, was seriously injured and remains hospitalized.
The couple had been married for 30 years, she said, and he'd sold nearly everything from his business before moving out to D.C.in March.
Duncan said he spoke with Hodgkinson briefly before the shooting, when the would-be assassin asked him in the parking lot if the players on the field were Republicans or Democrats.
Also not mentioned: The Daily Beast reported that, when she heard the news of Hodgkinson's alleged attack on June 14, Moreland said: "It sounds really bad, but I'm not surprised".
Sue Hodgkinson, who works at a tax firm, said she and James didn't see much of each other from January to March because of her job. "I can't wrap my head around it", Sue Hodgkinson said. "There's nothing I could do about it". And she wouldn't go into anything about his politics but did add this detail that he sold everything he owned from his businesses.
"Tasha assumed it was because of them living there.... when your daughter returns home things kind of flip upside down, [the Hodgkinsons] were retired", explained Knepper's mother, Victoria Knepper, from her home in Saint Libory, Illinois, about 30 minutes east of Belleville. "And I just want my neighbors to be in peace, and you guys leave them alone". His social media pages were filled with angry rants about those taxes, Republicans, and specifically President Donald Trump, whom he called "a traitor".
He was transported to George Washington University Hospital, and later died.
(FBI via AP). This poster released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation asks for information on James T. Hodgkinson of Belleville, Ill.
Scalise, who was reportedly shot in the hip, underwent surgery on Wednesday morning. U.S. Capitol Police and D.C. Metropolitan Police Department also declined to comment.
"I just don't know what to tell you people".


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Liberians want changes in separation plan gaf
Liberians Want Changes in Separation Plan
Bishop Samuel J. Quire Jr. leads discussion at a meeting of the Liberia Annual Conference in Ganta. The conference approved a resolution calling for changes to the Protocol of Reconciliation & Grace through Separation, one of the plans headed to the 2020 United Methodist General Conference.
Liberian United Methodists say they won't support a proposed separation plan for The United Methodist Church without major amendments, and they call on other African members to join in pushing for those changes at the now rescheduled 2021 General Conference.
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A resolution approved Feb. 14 by the denomination's Liberia Conference at its regular annual meeting in Ganta also expresses unhappiness over having no direct input in the development of the Protocol of Reconciliation & Grace Through Separation.
Under the protocol, traditionalist churches could leave with their properties and form their own denomination, getting $25 million in United Methodist funds. Another $2 million would be set aside for other church groups that might decide to leave.
The Liberia Conference resolution — approved 725-0, requires Liberia's General Conference delegates to work with other Africans to amend the financial aspects of the plan and lower the percentage of votes needed for a conference to decide to leave The United Methodist Church.
"The protocol as it stands has lots of faults, with a colonial underpinning," said the Rev. Jerry Kulah, who leads the Liberia Conference delegation.
The Liberia resolution calls for removing language from the protocol that conferences would remain in The United Methodist Church unless they vote to leave.
The resolution also says that "any attempt to align or subjugate all central conferences and their annual conferences to a post-separation UMC by default, as the protocol proposes, would be viewed as an act of colonialism and injustice against the central conferences."
While the protocol calls for conferences to have at least a 57 percent vote to leave The United Methodist Church, the resolution says that a simple majority should be the margin by which conferences or churches decide their denominational affiliation.
The resolution also asserts the right of the Liberia Conference and the African central conferences to retain the name "United Methodist Church" and the use of the cross-and-flame logo with "appropriate modifications," though those are not spelled out.
"The only way the participants in the mediated negotiation could achieve a unanimous agreement was to resolve those issues in the way they are addressed in the protocol," said Boyette, president of the traditionalist Wesleyan Covenant Association. "Had we persisted in holding to the poisons expressed in the resolution, unanimity would not have been achieved and a protocol would not have been signed."
Efforts to amend it would be understandable but a gamble, said the Rev. Thomas Lambrecht, vice president of the traditionalist advocacy group Good News.
"We hope to arrive at a unified strategy with the Africa Initiative and delegates from Europe and the Philippines in approaching the protocol," Lambrecht said. "We will do a lot of listening and problem-solving together."
excerpt from a story by Julu Swen, communicator in Liberia and Sam Hodges, Dallas-based writer for UMNS
One of seven apportioned giving opportunities of The United Methodist Church, the General Administration Fund implements trustworthy administrative oversight, supports the legislative processes of the church and curates The United Methodist Church's rich history. Please encourage your leaders and congregations to support the General Administration Fund apportionment at 100 percent.


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The first service entails the transport of project cargo and oversized equipment. The primary task is to provide door-to-door solutions for project freights, where often one or more divisions of Royal Wagenborg are involved. Unlike all the other Wagenborg Divisions that provide logistic solutions, WPL does not possess assets; it acts on behalf of more divisions and makes use of Wagenborg resources or those of reliable partners. In addition, worldwide transport of project cargo can be realized by making quick and efficient links between Wagenborg's widespread own resources and external partners, making the project freight forwarding activities of WPL efficient, flexible, and reliable. Understanding our clients is important, therefore we focus on the following industries within the project freight forwarding services: oil & gas, energy, technology and construction & engineering. Wagenborg has many years of experience in these industries and therefore is able to provide our clients with the most suitable solution.
Besides the project related cargo, the new service of WPL is offering total supply chain management (SCM) solutions. With SCM we mean managing the goods of the total supply chain from assembly to the end destination, since the transport of goods does not just stop in each port or warehouse. Therefore WPL integrates the services on both land and water to offer our clients a full package of logistic services with Wagenborg's own resources and skilled and experienced people or via a reliable partner of Wagenborg. The central idea behind SCM is to offer existing and potential clients more transport solutions than solely the current activities of Wagenborg perform. This will result in a more efficient flow of transporting goods. With the growing focus on forwarding activities, WPL can design the perfect mix between our own assets and that of our partners, making the transport the most cost efficient and reliable for our customers. The service can best be described by the figure below. WPL combines the intermodal solutions (road & rail transport), together with sea freight, warehousing, stevedoring and customs and insurance. Thereby focusing on our selected industries: Automotive, Retail, Forest Products, Industrial Products and Hygiene Products.
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The SPCC rule has streamlined requirements for facilities with smaller oil storage capacity that have not had oil spills. The owner or operator of a "qualified facility" can prepare and self-certify an SPCC Plan rather than have a Professional Engineer (PE) review and certify the Plan.
There are two types of qualified sppc facilities, Tier I and II. To determine if you have a qualified facility you need to know the total capacity of aboveground oil storage containers at the facility and information on oil spills from the facility for the past three years.
Please note: This does not include discharges that are the result of natural disasters, acts of war, or terrorism. When determining the applicability of this SPCC reporting requirement, the gallon amount(s) specified (either 1,000 or 42) refers to the amount of oil that actually reaches navigable waters or adjoining shorelines not the total amount of oil spilled. EPA considers the entire volume of the discharge to be oil for the purposes of these reporting requirements.
This document incorporates, and does not modify, existing EPA policy and guidance on SPCC applicability.
Self-certification is an optional alternative to PE certification of the Plan. However, please note that some states do not allow self certification. You should consult with your state to ensure that SPCC Plan certification is not limited to PEs. A list of State Professional Engineer (PE) licensing board contacts (PDF) (4 pp, 100K, about PDF) is available.
If you are the owner or operator of a qualified facility, you need to ensure that you have adequate secondary containment to prevent oil spills from reaching navigable water.
Example and blank worksheets used to calculate secondary containment capacity are available below to help you to comply with the secondary containment requirements of the SPCC rule. These worksheets address four specific scenarios and may not be valid for every facility. Although the SPCC rule does not require you to show the calculations of sized secondary containment in your Plan, you should maintain documentation of secondary containment calculations to demonstrate compliance to an EPA inspector.
Disclaimer: Please note that these are simplified calculations for qualified facilities that assume: 1) the secondary containment is designed with a flat floor; 2) the wall height is equal for all four walls; and 3) the corners of the secondary containment system are 90 degrees. Additionally, the calculations do not include displacement for support structures or foundations. For Professional Engineer (PE) certified Plans, the PE may need to account for site-specific conditions associated with the secondary containment structure which may require modifications to these sample calculations to ensure good engineering practice.
If you are the owner or operator of a qualified facility with aboveground oil storage containers, you must inspect these containers for integrity on a regular basis in accordance with industry standards. For more information on tank inspection requirements see Chapter 7 of the SPCC Guidance for Regional Inspectors.
Please note: the scope of STI SP001 Standard for the Inspection of Aboveground Storage Tanks by the Steel Tank Institute (STI) includes the inspection and testing of aboveground shop-fabricated tanks, small field-erected tanks, portable containers, and associated secondary containment. The standard is copyrighted. However, the periodic tank inspection checklists in Appendix C of the standard are not copyrighted and are available here. Utilization of the checklists alone does not constitute compliance with the standard. The standard is available from STI at the following web address: https://www.steeltank.com/Publications/PublicationsIndex/tabid/108/Default.aspx .
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Thousands of Cuban Migrants Stranded in Mexican Border City
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico – Thousands of Cuban migrants hoping to be allowed to enter the United States are stranded in Ciudad Juarez, located across the Rio Grande from El Paso, Texas.
"They have welcomed us pretty well here. They give us food with a little chili, but that's not their fault," Juan Carlos Flores, a Cuban migrant who has been in this border city in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua with his wife for more than a month, told EFE.
Flores said he chose this border crossing, where long lines have been the norm recently in the wake of President Donald Trump's threat to close the border, after hearing that asylum seekers could cross into the United States quickly and without danger.
The couple decided to leave home because they did not like the Cuban government, telling EFE that although "there were pros and cons in the system," they preferred to leave the island in the hope of finding a better job in the United States, the land many dream of reaching.
According to official figures, 70 percent of the more than 3,300 migrants currently in transit in this Mexican border city are Cubans.
"Juarez had become a city that was no longer important in terms of migratory flows into the United States. Seeing ourselves again at the center of migratory flows was something very surprising," Colegio de la Frontera Norte (Colef) Population Studies Department researcher Jesus Peña told EFE.
Peña, an expert on migration, said the situation changed after the arrival of 100 Cuban migrants in the border city last October.
The first group of migrants was allowed to enter the United States less than 24 hours after setting foot in Juarez.
"Those people traveled from Brazil to Ciudad Juarez because the first (Central American) migrant caravan was in Tijuana. I think that was easier for them than to go to other border (crossings) because there are more connecting flights and bus routes to Ciudad Juarez," Peña said.
After the arrival of the first group of Cubans in Juarez, word began to spread about the quick and easy access to the United States via Ciudad Juarez-El Paso among the migrants' relatives and friends.
The Cuban migrant community also took advantage of Panama's decision to remove visa requirements and joined the exodus from Central America.
Traveling on buses and even flying, the Cubans began arriving at the border and were counted among the more than 10,200 migrants in Juarez registered by the State Population Council (Coespo) at the end of October 2018.
"While in other places they are welcoming people of other nationalities, here we are receiving mostly Cubans," Coespo coordinator Enrique Valenzuela said during a recent press conference.
Valenzuela said that due to the high numbers of migrants traveling north, 10 shelters have been set up in the border city.
In February, a temporary shelter was opened in the Bachilleres Gymnasium, where more than 500 migrants were housed after Casa del Migrante – a non-profit group that has traditionally provided shelter to migrants – reached maximum capacity.
Now, the gym that used to have hundreds of sleeping mats inside only has 90 migrants left, all Cubans, sleeping in five different rooms.
Adriel, who like Juan Carlos spends the night at the gym, said he decided to leave his home in Cuba's Villa Clara province to live in the nation that promises the "American dream," security and freedom.
"My reason was, basically, to seek democracy, freedom of expression. There was no freedom, they were on top of you constantly, making life practically impossible," the Cuban migrant told EFE.
The Cuban migrant said that two of his relatives, like him, belong to the opposition in the Caribbean country.
Without providing too many details, he explained that this put him in constant danger.
"I feel it because I am Cuban, I have a family, a mother, brothers, and nobody wants to leave their homeland, but when you have to do it, you have to do it," he said in tears.


There was one of these on here a while ago, but it sorta died and I liked it so... why not try again?
It's pretty self explanitory. Someone says a quote from a book, and we have to guess which book it's from. Whoever guesses it gets to post the next quote. Here goes!
"Buckinghamshirevilleton?" she whispered. "Are you out of your mind? How are you supposed to save another dimension when you can't even get out of an airport?"
The Land of Stories: A Grimm Warning by Chris Colfer!
My life as a human was a glamorous one, although my parents, traditional sorts, would not have approved.
I don't know what yours is either, Leo. But I feel like I should have known the one from 11 Birthdays. I love that book.
That's from Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins!
"I woke up early on that Saturday morning of my thirteenth birthday and lay still and silent for a long, long while, just waiting. Nothing felt too different yet. I couldn't see through the ceiling or turn on my lamp with a blink or a wink. I couldn't float up off my mattress or make my pillows disappear."
Nope, it's not from that book!
It's not The Cloak society... Is it from School for Sidekicks? Or something, I can't remember the full title.
Ohhh yeah, or Scumble or Switch.
Yep, it's from Savvy! Your turn, Leo!
Oooooh I read Savvy and Scumble and those! They're amazing!


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package com.microsoft.mimickeralarm.appcore;

import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.design.widget.AppBarLayout;
import android.support.design.widget.CollapsingToolbarLayout;
import android.support.v4.app.Fragment;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.support.v7.widget.LinearLayoutManager;
import android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView;
import android.support.v7.widget.SwitchCompat;
import android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar;
import android.support.v7.widget.helper.ItemTouchHelper;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuInflater;
import android.view.MenuItem;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.widget.RelativeLayout;
import android.widget.TableRow;
import android.widget.TextView;
import android.widget.Toast;

import com.microsoft.mimickeralarm.R;
import com.microsoft.mimickeralarm.globalsettings.AlarmGlobalSettingsActivity;
import com.microsoft.mimickeralarm.model.Alarm;
import com.microsoft.mimickeralarm.model.AlarmList;
import com.microsoft.mimickeralarm.utilities.DateTimeUtilities;
import com.microsoft.mimickeralarm.utilities.Loggable;
import com.microsoft.mimickeralarm.utilities.Logger;

import org.apache.commons.lang3.ArrayUtils;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.List;

/**
 * This class holds the UI implementation of the Alarm list.  The alarm list consists of a
 * CoordinatorLayout at the root, with nested a AppBarLayout to hold the collapsing toolbar and a
 * RecyclerView to show the list of alarms.  If the RecyclerView is empty we swap it out for a
 * static layout which informs the user to click the FloatingActionButton to add a new alarm.
 *
 * This class contains two nested classes which are necessary for the implementation of the
 * RecyclerView:
 *      AlarmAdaptor - this is an implementation of RecyclerView.Adapter which manages the
 *      RecyclerView.ViewHolder classes.
 *
 *      AlarmHolder - this is an implementation of the RecyclerView.ViewHolder class, which
 *      initializes the list of alarm items.
 *
 * Some special features of this implementation:
 *      We treat the first item in the alarm list specially as we give it more height to avoid
 *      clashing with the the Floating Action Button.
 *
 *      We listen for visibility changes of the Floating Action Button as the header is expanded
 *      and collapsed. The visibility changes trigger the visibility of an "add alarm" button in
 *      the toolbar.
 *
 *      When the last item is removed from the alarm list we make the alarm header sticky so that
 *      it cannot be collapsed.
 */
public class AlarmListFragment extends Fragment implements
    AlarmFloatingActionButton.OnVisibilityChangedListener {

    public static final String ALARM_LIST_FRAGMENT_TAG = "alarm_list_fragment";

    private RecyclerView mAlarmRecyclerView;
    private RelativeLayout mEmptyView;
    private AlarmAdapter mAdapter;
    private CollapsingToolbarLayout mCollapsingLayout;
    private AppBarLayout mAppBarLayout;
    private AlarmListListener mCallbacks;
    private boolean mShowAddButtonInToolbar;

    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setHasOptionsMenu(true);
        Logger.init(getContext());
    }

    @Override
    public void onAttach(Context context) {
        super.onAttach(context);
        mCallbacks = (AlarmListListener) context;
    }

    @Override
    public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
                             Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        View view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_alarm_list, container, false);

        mAlarmRecyclerView = (RecyclerView) view
                .findViewById(R.id.alarm_recycler_view);
        mAlarmRecyclerView.addItemDecoration(new DividerItemDecoration(getActivity(),
                DividerItemDecoration.VERTICAL_LIST));

        Toolbar toolbar = (Toolbar) view
                .findViewById(R.id.toolbar);
        toolbar.setTitle(R.string.alarm_list_title);
        ((AppCompatActivity)getActivity()).setSupportActionBar(toolbar);

        AlarmFloatingActionButton fab = (AlarmFloatingActionButton) view.findViewById(R.id.fab);
        fab.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View view) {
                addAlarm();
            }
        });
        fab.setVisibilityListener(this);

        mEmptyView = (RelativeLayout) view.findViewById(R.id.empty_view);

        mCollapsingLayout = (CollapsingToolbarLayout) view.findViewById(R.id.toolbar_layout);

        mAppBarLayout = (AppBarLayout) view.findViewById(R.id.app_bar);

        mAlarmRecyclerView.setLayoutManager(new LinearLayoutManager(getActivity()));

        updateUI();

        ItemTouchHelper.Callback callback = new AlarmListItemTouchHelperCallback(mAdapter);
        ItemTouchHelper touchHelper = new ItemTouchHelper(callback);
        touchHelper.attachToRecyclerView(mAlarmRecyclerView);

        return view;
    }

    @Override
    public void onResume() {
        super.onResume();
        updateUI();
    }

    @Override
    public void onDetach() {
        super.onDetach();
        mCallbacks = null;
    }

    @Override
    public void visibilityChanged(int visibility) {
        if (View.GONE == visibility) {
            mShowAddButtonInToolbar = true;
        } else if (View.VISIBLE == visibility) {
            mShowAddButtonInToolbar = false;
        }
        getActivity().invalidateOptionsMenu();
    }

    @Override
    public void onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu, MenuInflater inflater) {
        inflater.inflate(R.menu.menu_alarm_list, menu);
        MenuItem add = menu.findItem(R.id.action_add_alarm);
        add.setVisible(mShowAddButtonInToolbar);
        super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu, inflater);
    }

    @Override
    public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
        int id = item.getItemId();
        if (id == R.id.action_settings) {
            launchChildActivity(AlarmGlobalSettingsActivity.class);
            return true;
        } else if (id == R.id.action_learn_more) {
            launchChildActivity(LearnMoreActivity.class);
            return true;
        } else if (id == R.id.action_add_alarm) {
            addAlarm();
        }
        return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
    }

    public void updateUI() {
        AlarmList alarmList = AlarmList.get(getActivity());
        List<Alarm> alarms = alarmList.getAlarms();

        if (mAdapter == null) {
            mAdapter = new AlarmAdapter(alarms);
            mAlarmRecyclerView.setAdapter(mAdapter);
        } else {
            mAdapter.setAlarms(alarms);
            mAdapter.notifyDataSetChanged();
        }

        if (alarms.isEmpty()) {
            mAlarmRecyclerView.setVisibility(View.GONE);
            mEmptyView.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
            enableCollapsingBehaviour(false);
        } else {
            mAlarmRecyclerView.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
            mEmptyView.setVisibility(View.GONE);
            enableCollapsingBehaviour(true);
        }
    }

    private void addAlarm() {
        Alarm alarm = new Alarm();
        alarm.setNew(true);
        AlarmList.get(getActivity()).addAlarm(alarm);
        mCallbacks.onAlarmSelected(alarm);
    }

    private void launchChildActivity(Class childClass) {
        Intent intent = new Intent(getActivity(), childClass);
        startActivity(intent);
        getActivity().overridePendingTransition(R.anim.slide_in_right, R.anim.slide_out_left);
    }

    private void enableCollapsingBehaviour(boolean enableCollapse) {
        if (!enableCollapse) {
            mAppBarLayout.setExpanded(true);
        }
        AppBarLayout.LayoutParams params = (AppBarLayout.LayoutParams) mCollapsingLayout.getLayoutParams();
        int scrollFlags = enableCollapse ?
                            AppBarLayout.LayoutParams.SCROLL_FLAG_EXIT_UNTIL_COLLAPSED | AppBarLayout.LayoutParams.SCROLL_FLAG_SCROLL :
                            AppBarLayout.LayoutParams.SCROLL_FLAG_SNAP;
        params.setScrollFlags(scrollFlags);
        mCollapsingLayout.setLayoutParams(params);
    }

    public interface AlarmListListener {
        void onAlarmSelected(Alarm alarm);
        void onAlarmChanged();
    }

    private class AlarmHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder
            implements View.OnClickListener {

        private TextView mTitleTextView;
        private TextView mTimeTextView;
        private SwitchCompat mAlarmEnabled;
        private RelativeLayout mContainer;

        private Alarm mAlarm;

        public AlarmHolder(View itemView) {
            super(itemView);
            itemView.setOnClickListener(this);

            mTitleTextView = (TextView) itemView.findViewById(R.id.list_item_alarm_title_text_view);
            mTimeTextView = (TextView) itemView.findViewById(R.id.list_item_alarm_time_text_view);
            mAlarmEnabled = (SwitchCompat) itemView.findViewById(R.id.list_item_alarm_enabled_switch);
            mContainer = (RelativeLayout) itemView.findViewById(R.id.list_item_container);

            mAlarmEnabled.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
                @Override
                public void onClick(View v) {
                    if (mAlarmEnabled.isChecked()) {
                        long alarmTime = mAlarm.schedule();
                        Toast.makeText(getActivity(),
                                DateTimeUtilities.getTimeUntilAlarmDisplayString(getActivity(), alarmTime),
                                Toast.LENGTH_LONG)
                                .show();
                    } else {
                        mAlarm.cancel();
                    }
                    mCallbacks.onAlarmChanged();
                }
            });
        }

        public void bindAlarm(Alarm alarm) {
            mAlarm = alarm;

            String title = getTitle(alarm);
            if (title == null || title.isEmpty()) {
                mTitleTextView.setVisibility(View.GONE);
            } else {
                mTitleTextView.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
                mTitleTextView.setText(title);
            }

            mTimeTextView.setText(DateTimeUtilities.getUserTimeString(getContext(), mAlarm.getTimeHour(), mAlarm.getTimeMinute()));
            mAlarmEnabled.setChecked(mAlarm.isEnabled());
        }

        public void setFirstItemDimensions() {
            int itemHeightTall = getContext().getResources().getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.alarm_list_item_height_tall);
            TableRow.LayoutParams params = new TableRow.LayoutParams(TableRow.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT, itemHeightTall);
            mContainer.setLayoutParams(params);

            int tallItemPadding = itemHeightTall - getContext().getResources().getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.alarm_list_item_height);
            mContainer.setPadding(0, tallItemPadding, 0, 0);
        }

        @Override
        public void onClick(View v) {
            mCallbacks.onAlarmSelected(mAlarm);
        }

        private String getTitle(Alarm alarm) {
            String alarmTitle = mAlarm.getTitle();
            if (alarm.isOneShot()) {
                return alarmTitle;
            } else {
                String summary = getDayPeriodSummary(alarm);
                if (alarmTitle == null || alarmTitle.isEmpty()) {
                    return summary;
                } else {
                    return alarmTitle + ", " + summary;
                }
            }
        }

        private String getDayPeriodSummary(Alarm alarm) {
            List<Integer> days = new ArrayList<>();
            for (int dayOfWeek = Calendar.SUNDAY; dayOfWeek <= Calendar.SATURDAY; dayOfWeek++) {
                if (alarm.getRepeatingDay(dayOfWeek - 1)) {
                    days.add(dayOfWeek);
                }
            }
            Integer[] daysWrapper = days.toArray(new Integer[days.size()]);
            int[] daysOfWeek =  ArrayUtils.toPrimitive(daysWrapper);
            return DateTimeUtilities.getDayPeriodSummaryString(getContext(), daysOfWeek);
        }
    }

    private class AlarmAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<AlarmHolder>
        implements AlarmListItemTouchHelperCallback.ItemTouchHelperAdapter {

        private List<Alarm> mAlarms;

        public AlarmAdapter(List<Alarm> alarms) {
            mAlarms = alarms;
        }

        @Override
        public AlarmHolder onCreateViewHolder(ViewGroup parent, int viewType) {
            LayoutInflater layoutInflater = LayoutInflater.from(getActivity());
            View view = layoutInflater.inflate(R.layout.list_item_alarm, parent, false);
            return new AlarmHolder(view);
        }

        @Override
        public void onBindViewHolder(AlarmHolder holder, int position) {
            Alarm alarm = mAlarms.get(position);
            if (position == 0) {
                holder.setFirstItemDimensions();
            }
            holder.bindAlarm(alarm);
        }

        @Override
        public int getItemCount() {
            return mAlarms.size();
        }

        public void setAlarms(List<Alarm> alarms) {
            mAlarms = alarms;
        }

        @Override
        public void onItemDismiss(int position) {
            Alarm alarm = mAlarms.remove(position);

            Loggable.UserAction userAction = new Loggable.UserAction(Loggable.Key.ACTION_ALARM_DELETE);
            userAction.putJSON(alarm.toJSON());
            Logger.track(userAction);

            alarm.delete();

            notifyItemRemoved(position);

            // If we are down to the last item, ensure we show the empty list graphic
            if (getItemCount() == 0) {
                updateUI();
            }

            mCallbacks.onAlarmChanged();
        }

        @Override
        public void onItemDismissCancel(int position) {
            notifyItemChanged(position);
        }
    }
}

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Q: My SpringBoot project won't load into Eclipse https://grokonez.com/spring-framework/spring-boot/angular-6-upload-get-multipartfile-spring-boot-example#I_Technologies
From the above site I have downloaded the source code for the server. It's supposed to be a SpringBoot application. However, when I try importing the files in Eclipse, it doesn't seem to recognize them.
After downloading the source code as a zip file and extracting all files in it, I have noticed that the .project and .classpath files are missing. However, when I add the two files, I just get a java application and not a SpringBoot application.
Does anyone know how to fix this problem?

A: Since it is a Maven project , you have to import it as a Maven project:

File -> Import -> Maven -> Existing Maven Project

If the project is imported successfully , .project and .classpath will be generated.