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Post War Guam
Political and Social Change
Challenges and the Future
Rebuilding from the Ashes of War
Orote in Ruins
Aerial of Guam, 1944
Camp Roxas, 1948
A New Village
9th Guam Congress
Signing the Organic Act of Guam, 1950
Congress of Micronesia
Governor Guerrero Signing Documents
Commission on Self-Determoination in Washington, D.C.
The atrocities of World War II had a major impact on the CHamoru people. They had suffered much under Japanese rule and, therefore, were largely appreciative and loyal to the Americans for their liberation from the Japanese. However, after the war, many CHamorus were displaced from their ranches and residences.
The retaking of Guam by the US and the push to end the war allowed for the influx of more than 200,000 US military personnel into Guam. This increase in military also brought many new people to Guam who fell in love with the island and its people and stayed. Some came for business opportunities, or to work with the naval government; others came to entertain the troops. Workers were also brought in from the Philippines and lived in large camps such as Camp Roxas to help rebuild the island. Some of these workers also stayed and began families of their own on Guam.
During the American invasion, the major villages of Sumay and Hagåtña had been heavily bombed, leaving CHamorus to face a devastated island. Large tracts of land were taken to support the larger US military presence. Sumay was absorbed as part of Naval Station and its residents were placed in the newly established village of Santa Rita. Much of the debris from the bombing of Hagåtña was pushed out into the bay to create what is now the Paseo, where the baseball stadium and CHamoru Village are located. However, many families who had to give up their land were not adequately compensated by the US military; some also refused to accept money in protest of their lost land.
Schools, churches and public administrative buildings were rebuilt and reopened. At the request of the American bishop on Guam, religious sisters from the United States were brought in for the first time to set up schools and assist in the development of the island's Catholic school system. They also set up convents for young women who wanted a vocation in religious life. The first Liberation Day commemorations began as solemn religious affairs but gradually became more celebratory, with parades, carnivals and a Liberation Queen.
Land issues and the struggle for human rights compelled the CHamorus to once again try to gain political control of their island home. A newly appointed Guam Congress struggled with the naval leadership and eventually walked out of session decrying the lack of democracy. A like-minded group of people in Washington DC, the Institute of Ethnic Affairs, helped lobby for the passage of an organic act. President Harry Truman finally signed the Organic Act on 1 August 1950, which solidified Guam's status as an unincorporated territory, and essentially established the Government of Guam while granting American citizenship to the local CHamoru population.
At the end of World War II, Guam was again placed under the control of the US Navy. Guam remained politically separated from the Northern Mariana Islands, which were placed with Japan's other Micronesian territories of Palau, Yap, Pohnpei, Kosrae, Chuuk and the Marshall Islands under a United Nations trust to form the US Trust Territory of Pacific Islands (TTPI) to be administered by the US.
By the 1950s, with a new civilian government in place and the end of naval rule, the people of Guam began to forge a new direction towards modernity, urbanization and enjoying the opportunities of an American way of life. The term "Guamanian" reflected a new kind of identity and outlook for the people of Guam, who had survived the atrocities of war. Civilian governors were appointed by the president of the US. However, Cold War politics after World War II increased the US' strategic and military interest in the region, and so Guam maintained large military bases on different ends of the island.
In 1952, the Territorial College of Guam was established by Governor Carlton Skinner. The college moved to its present location in Mangilao, and became the University of Guam in 1965.
In 1960, Joseph Flores was appointed the first CHamoru governor of Guam and served a one-year term. In 1962 President John F. Kennedy lifted the security clearance that had restricted entry into Guam since 1941. With this order, the island was opened up for tourism to blossom as an industry. The easing of military restrictions for entering Guam and the establishment of a local, civilian government, made the island an ideal place for people from all over the world to visit, go to school, find jobs or pursue a variety of economic interests.
In 1963, under the second CHamoru Governor Manuel F. L. Guerrero, the Guam Tourism Commission was established. The Guam International Airport opened in 1967, and the first flights from Japan via Pan Am arrived on-island. By the end of the 1960s and into the 1970s, Tumon Bay became the focus of a new wave of construction for numerous high-rise hotels, condominiums and entertainment venues. Other large housing developments popped up in a construction boom that coincided with Asian economic prosperity of the 1980s. Today, next to the Government of Guam, the tourist industry is the second largest employer of the local population.
On the political front, the end of the 1960s saw the US Congress pass laws allowing gubernatorial elections on Guam, and elections for non-voting congressional representatives for each of the territories. In 1970 Guam elected its first governor, Carlos G. Camacho, and in 1972, its first congressional representative, Antonio B. Won Pat.
The decades following the war brought new challenges for Guam. With population changes came numerous social, political and economic issues for the local community to face. One such issue was the need to assess and protect CHamoru culture and language. CHamoru language was introduced into school curricula and public building signage. Inspired by other Pacific Islanders, local artists, writers and musicians began exploring ways of including or expressing CHamoru cultural motifs in their works. In some respects, the influx of visitors to Guam and the desire to feature and showcase the island's unique attributes has advanced the tourist industry and caused a resurgence or renaissance of CHamoru culture and history.
Another challenge has been the strain on local resources with the increase in population. In the 1970s and 1980s, the US had entered into political compacts of free association with the former trust territory islands. The compacts allowed their citizens to enter Guam and the US in search of better education and employment opportunities. While many of these individuals work and pay taxes into the local economy, the federal government has not adequately compensated places like Guam for the impact the compacts have had on the island community.
Unlike these islands, though, Guam's political status has remained an unresolved issue. Island leaders pursued commonwealth status with the US government throughout the 1980s and 1990s. However, the Commonwealth Act was never accepted by the US Congress. Since then, the people of Guam have not been able to show a united front on issues of political status or address decolonization and forge a different relationship with the US.
Today, the island must navigate a future that includes a large military buildup that has the potential for significant economic, environmental and social benefits and impacts on the people, the landscape of Guam and the rest of the Mariana Islands. If history has revealed anything, however, it is that the people of Guam are resilient even in the face of such formidable challenges, but also, that they cannot afford to forget the lessons of the past when deciding the future of our island.
By Dominica Tolentino
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GTE will consolidate certain staff functions and relocate corporate headquarters to Dallas.
STAMFORD, Conn. -- GTE Corp. today announced a consolidation of certain corporate and operating-unit staffs that will result in the relocation of GTE's corporate-staff functions to the greater-Dallas area, where the company's Telephone Operations and Directories businesses are located.
"This realignment of certain staff functions is just the first step in implementing a much more aggressive and broader worldwide strategy to seize the opportunities that await us," said GTE Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Charles R. Lee. "The opportunities presented by the Telecommunications Act and the explosive growth of our businesses make it imperative that we integrate and, in the near future, centralize where practicable GTE's staff functions into single unified departments to support 'one company, one brand, one face' to our customers.
"These actions will enable GTE to respond aggressively to the fiercely competitive marketplace as a single, unified company more quickly, more efficiently and with lower costs than ever before," the GTE chairman said.
The transfers to Dallas and consolidation of certain staffs will begin within the next few months, and will continue through 1998. Approximately 650 employees work in the Stamford-based corporate headquarters and GTE's nearby training facility in Norwalk. The number of employees who will be transferred to Dallas has not yet been determined.
"Making decisions that affect people's lives is the most difficult part of my job," Lee said. "My guiding thought, and responsibility, is to be fair to our employees. While we will be providing further details on our transition and organizational plans over the next 30 to 90 days, we felt it was essential to make this announcement now, in the spirit of openness with our teammates.
"Our board of directors, my associates in the Office of the Chairman and I are convinced that over the long term GTE, its shareholders and customers will benefit from a reduced and more cost-efficient staff and a more integrated approach to the marketplace," Lee stated.
With revenues of more than $21 billion in 1996, GTE is one of the largest publicly held telecommunications companies in the world. In the United States, GTE offers local and wireless service in 29 states and long-distance service in all 50 states. GTE was the first among its peers to offer "one-stop shopping" for local, long-distance and Internet access services. Outside the United States, where GTE has operated for more than 40 years, the company serves over 6.5 million customers. GTE is also a leader in government and defense communications systems and equipment, directories and telecommunications-based information services, and aircraft-passenger telecommunications.


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Comcast CFO Outlines DreamWorks Animation's Financial Upside Inside NBCU
11:56 AM PDT 5/23/2016 by Georg Szalai
Michael Cavanagh cites distributing the animation studio's films in-house after 2017 when a $75 million-a-year Fox deal ends, cuts to the $250 million selling, general and administrative costs and revenue opportunities.
NBCUniversal's ability to distribute films from DreamWorks Animation itself once DWA's distribution pact with Fox ends will be among the financial benefits of the $3.8 billion deal, Comcast CFO Michael Cavanagh said Monday at an investor conference.
Speaking at the 44th annual J.P. Morgan Global Technology, Media and Telecom Conference in Boston, the exec said that based on "most analyst reports," DWA "should earn close to $200 million" in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization a year when releasing two movies plus producing TV shows. But integrating it into NBCUniversal can improve those financials, he said.
Outlining the sources of cost upside for DWA under NBCUniversal, Cavanagh mentioned the animation studio's current distribution deal with Fox, which runs through 2017, saying it costs about $75 million a year. "In about two years' time, we'll take that in and immediately add that to the core earnings power of the company," he said.
As "the other big cost driver," Cavanagh cited DWA's $250 million a year in selling, general and administrative expenses. "It really doesn't make sense to have a public company that makes only two movies a year, so we will be able to do quite a good job over a period of time to capture synergies there," he said, but didn't provide further specifics.
In terms of revenue opportunities, DWA adds to Universal a TV animation studio, Cavanagh highlighted. "So we will be able to take, subject to it making sense, our intellectual property, like Jurassic World or other properties, and, as DreamWorks has done, create kids animation for TV, largely distributed over SVOD and drive more value through that," he said.
Explaining how the deal will boost animated output, Cavanagh said Universal and DWA will each continue to make about two animated movies a year, with each releasing one new film and one sequel. He added: "The characteristics of an animated film, profit-wise and risk-wise, volatility[-wise], is much better for animation than Iive-action movies. So we have long wanted to tilt the business more in the direction of animated films at the margin."
Overall, Cavanagh called DWA a "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity" and said that NBCU is "very confident" that the long-term film unit financial trajectory was "going in the right direction." He reiterated past management guidance that after a record $1.2 billion in film unit operating cash flow in 2015, this year will have a "much smaller" slate, and "we expected this to be a down year relative to a record." In 2017, such big franchises as Fast & Furious and Fifty Shades will return though, followed in 2018 by Jurassic World, said Cavanagh.
Adding attractions to NBCU's theme parks based on DWA franchises are an additional opportunity, the Comcast CFO said. "Out over the horizon [of several years], to have internally children's intellectual property that is both in the library of DW as well as newly created ... is great for the parks business," he said.
Cavanagh on Monday also lauded Universal's management team of Jeff Shell, Donna Langley, Ron Meyer and Chris Meledandri for having done an "unbelievable job" and earning the right to do a major acquisition. He said about DWA that "this business has been on [the team's] wish list for a long period of time."
Georg Szalai
THRnews@thr.com georgszalai

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Edward Ochom, the Director of Criminal Investigations is leading a team of investigators probing cases of land grabbing in Bulambuli district. The investigations stem from a petition filed by four hundred former internally displaced people whose customary land has been grabbed and sold by area politicians. John Stephen Otim the commissioner in-charge of anti-corruption unit says that the investigations is in response to recommendations made by a commission setup by government which early this year investigated land grabbing claims in Bulambuli district. Otim says that the commission had found out that about 400 people who fled their homes in the 70's due to cattle rustling returned back in 2006 but found their land had been surveyed and sold by local politicians. Otim says investigators will take formal statements from the claimants which will be used as a basis for prosecution. He says the politicians used the Bulambuli Sub-county land committee to sanction the illegal transaction. The claimants allege that some of the people who grabbed and sold their land include William Masolo the Bulambuli Sub-county National Resistance Movement Chairperson, Peter Mukanda and the Sub-county LC3 Vice Chairperson, Stephen Lukola. Others include Simon Ocom, Robert Mutembo and John Masaba. The group is accused of grabbing and selling 18,000 acres of land to a private company called Amora Investments. Amora intends to plant pine trees on the 18,000 acres. They also sold a further 1,558 acres of land to Mbale Municipal Council. Mbale Municipal Council purchased the land to exchange with National Forestry Authority for Mbale Central Forest Reserve where the town intends to expand. Investigators on Tuesday grilled the Mbale Town Clerk Norbert Turyahikayo and his staff for more than eight hours on how they purchased the contested land. Juma Muyonga a resident of Kata village is among the people who lost their land to the scam. For Muyonga his 150 acres were fraudulently to Amora Investments by William Masolo the Sub-county movement chairperson. // Cue in: "If they are taking..." Cue out "...tears were just coming out, no one no help" // Bosco Kissa who lost 60 acres explains that William Masolo came with a group of people who photographed him and promised to buy his land at shillings 1.4million shillings per acre. He says that Masolo later came and told him that Mbale Municipal Council could only pay him shillings 200,000 per acre. He says he rejected the offer but instead Masolo went ahead and sold the 60 acres and declined to give him even a penny. He says they mobilized and reported the matter to the office of the regional internal security organization but no action was taken. Kiisa says they had warned the town clerk Norbert Turyahikayo not to deal with the land grabbers but he went ahead and paid for the land. 43-year-old Patrick Masaka wonders why the buyers could not question how one person could own 3000 acres in a place without mailo land. // Cue in: "How comes were you not having neighbors..." Cue out "...end of the rising of the man" // The accused have not yet responded to the accusations as they could not be reached for a comment.


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Q: What is the language of this deterministic finite automata? Given:

I have no idea what the accepted language is.
From looking at it you can get several end results:
1.) bb
2.) ab(a,b)
3.) bbab(a, b)
4.) bbaaa

A: I guess this question isn't relevant anymore :) and it's probably better to guide you through it then just stating the answer, but I think I got a basic expression that covers it (it's probably minimizable), so i'll just write it down for future searchers
(aa)*b(b)* // for stoping at 2
U
(aa)*b(b)*a(aa)* // for stoping at 3
U
(aa)*b(b)*a(aa)*b((a)*(b)*)* // for stoping at 5 via 3
U
a(aa)*b((a)*(b)*)* // for stoping at 5 via 4

A: How to write regular expression for a DFA
In any automata, the purpose of state is like memory element. A state stores some information in automate like ON-OFF fan switch.
A Deterministic-Finite-Automata(DFA)  called finite automata because finite amount of memory present in the form of states. For any Regular Language(RL) a DFA is always possible.
Let's see what information stored in the DFA (refer my colorful figure).
(note: In my explanation any number means zero or more times and Λ is null symbol)

State-1: is START state and information stored in it is even number of a has been come. And ZERO b.
Regular Expression(RE) for this state is = (aa)*.
State-4: Odd number of a has been come. And ZERO b.
Regular Expression for this state is = (aa)*a.

Figure:  a BLUE states = EVEN number of a,  and  RED states = ODD number of a has been come.

NOTICE: Once first b has been  come, move can't back to state-1 and state-4.

State-5: comes after Yellow b. Yellow b means b after odd numbers of a.
Once you gets b after odd numbers of a(at state-5) every thing is acceptable because there is self a loop for (b,a) at state-5.
You can write for state-5 : Yellow-b followed-by any string of a, b that is = Yellow-b (a + b)*
State-6: Just to differentiate whether odd a or even.
State-2: comes after even a then b then any number of b. = (aa)* bb*
State-3: comes after state-2 then first a then there is a loop via state-6.
We can write for state-3 comes = state-2 a (aa)* = (aa)*bb* a (aa)*
Because in our DFA, we have three final states so language accepted by DFA is union (+ in RE) of three RL (or three RE).
So the language accepted by the DFA is corresponding to three accepting states-2,3,5, And we can write like:
 State-2 +  state-3           + state-5

(aa)*bb*  + (aa)*bb* a (aa)* + Yellow-b (a + b)*
I forgot to explain how Yellow-b comes?
ANSWER: Yellow-b is a b after state-4 or state-3. And we can write like:
Yellow-b = ( state-4 + state-3 ) b =  ( (aa)*a + (aa)*bb* a (aa)* ) b
[ANSWER]
(aa)*bb*  + (aa)*bb* a (aa)* + ( (aa)*a + (aa)*bb* a (aa)* ) b (a + b)*

English Description of Language: DFA accepts union of three languages

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*EVEN NUMBERs OF a's, FOLLOWED BY ONE OR MORE b's,

*EVEN NUMBERs OF a's, FOLLOWED BY ONE OR MORE b's, FOLLOWED BY ODD NUMBERs OF a's.

*A PREFIX STRING OF a AND b WITH ODD NUMBER OF a's, FOLLOWED BY b, FOLLOWED BY ANY STRING OF a AND b AND Λ.

English Description is complex but this the only way to describe the language. You can improve it by first convert given DFA into minimized DFA then write RE and description.

Also, there is a Derivative Method to find RE from a given Transition Graph using Arden's Theorem. I have explained here how to write a regular expression for a DFA using Arden's theorem. The transition graph must first be converted into a standard form without the null-move and single start state. But I prefer to learn Theory of computation by analysis instead of using the Mathematical derivation approach.

A: The examples (1 - 4) that you give there are not the language accepted by the DFA. They are merely strings that belong to the language that the DFA accepts. Therefore, they all fall in the same language.
If you want to figure out the regular expression that defines that DFA, you will need to do something called k-path induction, and you can read up on it here.

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Treatment for Alzheimer's or False Alarm?
The most promising treatment of Alzheimer's disease to date uses monoclonal antibodies to rid the brain of amyloid plaques. These plaques are widely thought to be crucial in the development of Alzheimer's disease, the form of dementia that afflicts over 5 million Americans—and, unless we find a way to cure or prevent it, will afflict millions more in the coming years. Researchers hope that these drugs will prove to be "disease-modifying," that they will disrupt the cascade of events that produces the symptoms of the disease.
So far, the studies of monoclonal antibodies in this setting have been very disappointing: Bapinezumab: 3 failed trials. Solanezumab: 3 failed trials. Crenezumab: 1 failed trial. In the past year, three major pharmaceutical companies, Eli Lilly, AstraZeneca, and Merck, all stopped development of the monoclonal antibodies they were testing against Alzheimer's disease. Another company, Pfizer, closed its neurodegenerative disease research section entirely. Now we learn that a Phase II trial of the as yet unnamed agent "BAN2401" actually "looks promising." How promising?
Like its cousins, BAN2401 is a "humanized monoclonal antibody." That means an antibody that was developed in mice and modified so it wouldn't be rejected as alien by the human immune system. Now mice don't normally get Alzheimer's disease but certain strains have been genetically engineered so that they do. Using the genetically engineered mouse model, a monoclonal antibody was created that binds to amyloid. Today, this chemical is called BAN2401; when it enters the next stage of assessment, it will presumably acquire a name that ends in "zumab" to indicate it is just such a humanized monoclonal antibody. So, what do we know about this nameless entity?
We know that BAN2401 made it through a Phase I trial that tested its safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics in 80 people with mild to moderate dementia. We know it then entered Phase II of testing in people aged 50-90 with evidence of amyloid on their PET scans and either mild Alzheimer's disease or mild cognitive impairment (a condition that is not dementia but often evolves into dementia). Five different dose regimens were administered intravenously and compared to placebo in terms of their effects on cognition and on brain amyloid deposits on PET scan. We know that when the preliminary results were announced last December, no cognitive benefit was reported. But now, after 18 months of study, the final results are in. They were presented at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference in Chicago this past week.
What we don't know is how this study will fare when subjected to peer review. We don't know what the final paper will look like. But here's what I can glean from the press release by Eisai, the company that collaborated with Biogen to develop and test the drug, and the reports by the news media:
--The amount of amyloid in the brain (as measured by PET scan) decreased with all the doses tested. The more drug, the greater the change. The findings were statistically significant.
--There was no discernible effect on cognitive function except in the 161 people who were treated with the highest dose of BAN2401. In those 161 people, cognitive function deteriorated over time, just as it did in all the other groups, but it deteriorated less.
--Cognitive function was measured in a way that differs from the way it has been measured in other studies of treatments for Alzheimer's disease. The researchers used a composite measure made up of several scales, each of which has been individually validated as a way to assess mental status, but only one of which is regularly used to report the outcome of clinical trials of Alzheimer's drugs.
--The patients tested included a mix of people with mild dementia and people with mild cognitive impairment (who don't actually have dementia but aren't entirely normal either) and the study had no way to determine whether the effectiveness of BAN2401 was any different in the two subgroups.
What does all this mean? The PET scan changes indicate that the monoclonal antibodies were successful in destroying amyloid deposits in the brain. That doesn't prove that whatever effect the drug had was due to its amyloid-busting, but it's suggestive. It also indicates that to the extent that the drug was a failure, it wasn't a failure because it didn't destroy amyloid.
How should we interpret the cognitive changes? It's hard to know, given that the researchers used a non-standard means of measuring clinical decline (a test they called ADCOMS). We cannot, for example, say that BAN2401 is better than one of the other monoclonal antibodies that was deemed a failure since nobody looked at the effect of the other drug on the "ADCOMS." What we can say is that a 30 percent change in the rate of decline may be statistically significant but clinically, it's a lot less impressive. Everyone deteriorated, including those given the highest dose regimen; they just deteriorated a little less. How much of a difference actually occurred depends on the absolute decline: suppose the score went from 100 at baseline to 80 at the end of the study in the controls (I don't know what the actual numbers are, so this is hypothetical). A 30 percent difference in the rate of decline means that the score in the treated group dropped from 100 to 86. Is that clinically meaningful? Probably not.
So, no, BAN2401 is not likely to likely to dramatically change the course of Alzheimer's disease. I hope the FDA does not allow the drug's manufacturers catapult it into a clinical trial prematurely, before it goes through Phase 3 testing. But it has taught us a few valuable lessons.
We now know that monoclonal antibodies can be designed that destroy amyloid plaques in the brain. We know that only the highest tolerated dose of the drug has any chance of being clinically useful. We should also realize the importance of studying patients with early dementia and those with MCI separately—it's possible that using monoclonal antibodies once dementia has set in is too late, and I suppose that it's also possible that using them before dementia has developed is too early. Finally, the study reminds us of the importance of a uniform methodology in conducting this kind of work. If the test that was previously regarded as the gold standard, the ADAS-Cog, is not the right test to use, then researchers need to agree on that and decide collectively what test to use instead.
ABC News reported the drug as "giving patients hope" and showing "big promise." Fortune magazine asserted that "world leaders want to end Alzheimer's by 2025; a new drug breakthrough means we just might." Investors are closer to the mark: Eisai's stock price fell 10 percent after the data were reported.
Labels: Alzheimer's disease, clinical trials, dementia, drugs
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Q: separating strings by - I have a string "hai-welcome".
I need to split the above string using '-' separator:
mySstring = "hai-welcome"
Separate as:
firstString  = "hai"
secondString = "welcome.

A: You can accomplish this by using "componentsSeparatedByString" method of NSString.
NSString * source =  @"hai-welcome";
NSArray * stringArray = [source componentsSeparatedByString:@"-"];
NSString * firstPart = [stringArray objectAtIndex:0]; // Contains string "hai"
NSString * secondPart =[stringArray objectAtIndex:1]; //Contans string "welcome"

A: Use NSString's componentsSeparatedByCharactersInSet method
http://www.idev101.com/code/Objective-C/Strings/split.html

A: NSArray* foo = [@"hai-welcome" componentsSeparatedByString: @"-"];
NSString* first = [foo objectAtIndex: 0];
NSString* second = [foo objectAtIndex: 1];

A: Try this
NSString *str = @"hai-welcome";
NSArray *listItems = [str componentsSeparatedByString:@"-"];

A: If you wish to work with other than componentsSeparatedByString function, I would offer this solution to adopt:
NSString *myString =  @"hai-welcome";
NSString *firstString = [myString substringWithRange:NSMakeRange(0, [myString rangeOfString:@"-"].location)];
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The Via Dinarica is a mega-hiking trail, which extends from Slovenia to Albania and reveals the stunning wilderness and rich culture of the Dinaric Alps, an area that is still relatively undiscovered by hikers all around the world.
It's a 1,200-mile route that stretches through seven countries on the Balkan Peninsula and consists of a White, Green and Blue trail. For now, only the White trail is completely defined and follows the highest peaks of the Dinaric Alps.
All the trails are well-maintained and easy to follow, so you can hike independently, but the knowledge, stories and local legends told by the local guides will enhance your trip immeasurably.
Some of the trails are more remote than others, but all the sections of Via Dinarica White Trail listed below offer comfortable mountain huts, cabins and boarding houses run by local families. Please note that you need to check that the mountain huts and cabins open on the days you want to stay in advance.
Here is a list of the must-do sections of the Via Dinarica White trail in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
This gorgeous Olympic mountain is a very popular ski resort, but also a paradise for hikers because of its remote areas, which are home to the small traditional highland villages, vast grasslands, creeks, beautiful cliffs and canyons. A place of well-preserved nature, folk tales and legends.
The starting point of the hike is Umoljani Village, which is approximately half an hour of drive away from the ski resort Babin Do or around 1 hour and 15 minutes from Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina's capital. It's possible to stay overnight in a cosy boarding house run by a local family and try different types of pies that are a speciality in this area.
From the entrance to the village the path goes along the slopes of Orlovac hill and passes seven small watermills which have been used for centuries to make flour, but today they are restored as a tourist attraction. Sometimes, even used as a shelter for hikers. The stream of cold mountain water goes over the trail and runs down the hill beside the watermills. As the source is just along the path this is a perfect place to fill up your bottles with clean mountain water that does not dry even during very hot summer days.
This trail will take you across the most scenic landscape of Bjelasnica mountain. After passing the watermills, the path slowly ascends to the Orlovac's other side and valley of the Cold Creek, giving you great views of the surrounding mountains the whole way.
One of the deepest canyons in Europe will soon open in front of you. The river Rakitnica has created a 26km long and inaccessible canyon that stretches between two mountains – Bjelasnica and Visocica and plunges 1000 metres.
A little further trail is exiting on the valley of Cold Creek. This narrow creek snakes through the vast valley tucked between high hills and creating small cascades which tumble 400 metres into the canyon. In the spring the creek is rich with water but, during the very hot summer seasons Cold Creek unfortunately totally dries up.
The rest of the path to Lukomir goes along the canyon, overlooking the ridges and highest peaks of Mount Visocica the entire way. If you're lucky you might see some of the seasonal waterfalls dropping from the Visocica's high cliffs into Rakitnica river.
This highland village is situated on the end of Long Field above the deep Rakitnica Canyon. Its few residents are still living traditionally; growing vegetables, taking sheep to pasture, making sheep's cheese, milk and hand-knitting socks, gloves and vests. After the hike, treat yourself with great homemade pies and hand-knitted souvenirs.
On the other side of the wild Rakitnica canyon, just across Bjelasnica, rises Visocica Mountain. The White trail of the Via Dinarica goes across Kaoca ridge of Visocica, providing spectacular views of Lukomir village and the canyon from above.
The path is very narrow, so you'll need to walk in single file, but it's safe enough that you don't need any special equipment.
The hike itself is a fulfilling journey over a couple of smaller peaks to the end of ridge and Vito Peak at an altitude of 1960 metres. Take a break and enjoy the view of the vast pastures behind you and the huge natural amphitheatre that opens beneath you. Continue the circuit back via the amphitheatre to Tusila Valley.
As well as on Bjelasnica, pie is also very popular speciality on Visocica. In Tusila Valley there is very comfortable hut and great small restaurant with few rooms to stay overnight, run by local family.
The oldest and biggest national park in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Here, the Via Dinarica trail takes you across remote mountain ranges and along beautiful glacial lakes. It holds the largest areas of wilderness and gems of nature in Bosnia and Herzegovina – a must-see if visiting the country.
The national park offers only one modest hotel, situated in Tjentiste Valley, near the main road. But, for those who are more interested in isolated and peaceful accommodation, there are numerous cabins in the mountains that are possible to rent.
Zelengora is covered with vast grasslands and glacial lakes called 'mountain eyes '. Its name translated into English means 'Green Mountain'.
The starting point of the hike is by Donje Bare Lake, which is surrounded by dense forest. Hidden between the trees is a small wooden cabin perfect for hikers looking to spend more time here.
From the lake path follow the gravel road through the forest to the grassland – from here you can see the rest of your hike open before you. However this trail is not for the faint-hearted, the ascent is steep and narrow.
Ugljesin Peak (1858m) is the highest in the area and offers a spectacular 360 panoramic viewpoint.
The trail continues further across Tovarnica ridge, it then circles back to Donje Bare Lake and takes approximately 4-5 hours of moderate walking.
After a transfer to Lokve Derneciste, the starting point for this hike, the trail leads through forest and over green meadows to the foothills of Maglic Mountain (2386m).
From there you will get a perfect view of the terrain you need to traverse to conquer Bosnia and Herzegovina's highest peak. The ascent begins with few sections of via ferrata to help you with the steeper parts of the cliff. But it's not a particularly challenging ascent if you have a good head for heights.
When you finally get up to the main ridge you can see the peak in front of you. Maglic is situated just beside the border with Montenegro and you actually enter into Montenegro by foot while crossing the ridge on your way to Trnovacko Lake.
Translated into English Maglic means Misty Mountain and very often it lives up to its name even during summer. From the top, it's possible to see all the way to the high Montenegrin mountains and the Adriatic Sea.
The views from the ridge traverse towards Trnovacko Lake are stunning. Beneath you are the foothills of Maglic, the rock-face wall of Trnovacki Durmitor and Volujak and the glacial lake of Trnovacko.
The path down the Maglic's slopes is covered with scree. It's a tricky 600m descent down with plenty of zig-zagging, but a slow walk and walking poles will make it far less demanding. A swim in the emerald green lake is a well-earned reward after quite a challenging day of hiking.
Beside the lake, there is a small camp and the flag of Montenegro, proof you really did step into another country.
The rest of the path to Prijevor saddle, your final destination, is mostly downhill or flat with only short sections of uphill.
You will get a good view of Perucica primaeval forest before you drive back to Tjentiste for a well-deserved rest after hiking approximately 9 hours.
Mount Čvrsnica rises above the valley of Dugo Polje in Blidinje Nature Park. The Park is located in the south-eastern part of the country or in the northern part of the region known as Herzegovina. It's home to a stunning landscape of endemic animals and plants, lake, canyons, caves, rivers and creeks, as well as medieval gravestones – a reminder of the rich human history in this area.
The hike starts from the valley through the forest park of Muvarnica and gently ascends. The terrain is a mixture of meadows with low coniferous trees and rocks.
Hajdučka Vrata is a 4-metre wide arch and a true masterpiece of the nature situated on the cliff at around 2000 metres. The gate to nature's paradise! It offers a perfect view over the picturesque Diva Grabovice Valley surrounded by the huge steep cliffs.
On your way to this natural phenomenon, you will pass by Crevnjak Lake, a small glacial lake, located just 15 minutes from Hajducka Vrata.
After around 1 hour of walking from the arch, you will arrive on the main ridge towards Veliki Vilinac Peak. From here you will see the mountain hut Vilinac, located on the edge of the southern slopes of Veliki Vilinac, above the valley of Diva Grabovica. It's the highest hut in Bosnia and Herzegovina (1961m).
You will also see the magnificent Veliki Kuk rock rising from the valley, the highest climbing rock in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Balkans. From the hut, it's possible to hike to Veliki Vilinac Peak (2118m) in just 30 minutes at a relatively slow pace, and definitely worth the extra effort for the view of the Bosnian mountains alone.
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London, June 4, 2015 — Mimecast, the email security, continuity and archiving cloud service provider, has won the award for 'Best Customer Service' in the Excellence Awards section of the 2015 SC Magazine Awards Europe.
Mimecast has a high customer renewal rate and has won this new award designed to celebrate vendor and service providers that offer excellent support and service. Judges were looking for staff that went beyond contracts to ensure that organizations and their employees are secured against the many threats launched by today's savvy cybercriminals.
Mimecast has identified 13 key service touch points along the customer journey which are continually monitored and surveyed. "Giving Feedback" and "Getting Help" are two key touch points. In addition, Mimecast conducts service reviews with customers bi-annually and the Customer Advocates ask specific questions around resources, documentation and "Getting Help".
Mimecast tracks its customer experience using a widely known industry measure called the Net Promoter Score and monthly results are published to every employee with the explicit intention of getting all focused on constantly improving the customer experience.
Mimecast was also a finalist in the 'Best Email Security Solution' category.
Mimecast makes business email and data safer for more than 13,000 customers and millions of employees worldwide. Founded in 2003, the company's cloud-based security, archiving and continuity services protect email, and deliver comprehensive email risk management in a single, fully-integrated subscription service. Mimecast reduces email risk and the complexity and cost of managing the array of point solutions traditionally used to protect email and its data. For customers that have migrated to cloud services like Microsoft Office 365, Mimecast mitigates single vendor exposure by strengthening security coverage, combating downtime and improving archiving.
Mimecast Email Security protects against malware, spam, advanced phishing and other emerging attacks, while preventing data leaks. Mimecast Mailbox Continuity enables employees to continue using email during planned and unplanned outages. Mimecast Information Archiving unifies email, file and Instant Messaging data to support e-discovery and give employees fast access to their personal archive via PC, Mac and mobile apps.


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The incendiary balloon of international law
Global conflict Israel
August 2, 2019 November 19, 2020 Melanie balloons, gaza, human rights, international law
For months now, Israel has been attacked by aerial incendiary weapons launched by Hamas during riots at the Gaza border fence.
These weapons – balloons or kites attached to flammable material – are driven by the winds off the sea towards southern Israel.
In just one week in June, they started nearly 100 fires in farmland and forests, in playgrounds and private yards. By last month, Hamas had burned more than 7,400 acres of Israeli land.
At the same time, Israeli communities near the border are also routinely attacked with rockets and mortars from terrorist groups stationed inside the Gaza Strip.
An American lawyer, Col. Matthew Aiesi, an associate professor at the Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School in Charlottesville, Va., was among a group of national security lawyers who recently witnessed these attacks for themselves.
As he has written, these are indisputably war crimes, violating numerous rules of warfare by deliberately targeting civilians and using indiscriminate weapons.
Aiesi says the United Nations or countries like Egypt working towards peace in the region should seek the surrender of those committing these war crimes to stand trial before a fair and competent jurisdiction.
Yet beyond Israel, these attacks are scarcely reported at all. And virtually no one is even stating that they are self-evidently war crimes.
The United Nations remains silent on the point. No surprise there: It has a long history of being institutionally malevolent towards Israel. Despite condemning it on countless occasions with spurious charges, the world body has never taken any action against the genocidal terrorists of Hamas.
Last December, the U.N. General Assembly rejected a U.S. resolution condemning Hamas for violence against Israel. Last March, a U.N. Human Rights Council report issued the mildest possible rebuke to the "de facto authorities in Gaza" responsible for "failing to take adequate measures to prevent incendiary kites and balloons from reaching Israel, spreading fear among civilians in Israel and inflicting damage on parks, fields, and property."
This report was overwhelmingly devoted instead to the preposterous claim that Israel, not Hamas, was guilty of war crimes, asserting that the Gaza border riots were "civilian in nature, with clearly stated political aims."
This even though some 80 percent of those killed by Israel during these riots were identified as terrorist operatives; not to mention the calls by Hamas to physically charge the border fence, attack with explosive devices both the fence and the Israeli soldiers guarding it, break through into Israeli territory, and attack and kill Israelis in towns and villages.
The U.N's complicity with terrorism and aggression also extends to its refusal to take appropriate action against the Iranian regime.
Recently, Iran has been involved in multiple breaches of international law. In May, it attacked four tankers off the coast of the United Arab Emirates in a violation of UAE territorial space.
In June, it used explosives to sabotage two ships crossing the Gulf of Oman. A few weeks later, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps released a video showing commandos in black ski masks and military fatigues descending from a helicopter to seize a British oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz. Subsequently, the Iranians shot down an American drone over international waters.
As Dr. Majid Rafizadeh, president of the International American Council on the Middle East, has observed, Iran is clearly violating international law, specifically the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea to which it is a signatory.
The failure of the United Nations to enforce international law against such brazen aggressors indicates, however, something deeper than its endemic bias in favor of its non-aligned members and its resulting tendency to side with tyrannies and rogue regimes against those they want to destroy.
International human-rights law was developed by people who were appalled by the world's paralysis in the face of antisemitic pogroms in Eastern Europe, through which several of them lived, followed by the Nazi Holocaust.
As detailed in James Loeffler's riveting and important book, Rooted Cosmopolitans: Jews and Human Rights in the Twentieth Century, Jewish lawyers, jurists and other activists sought to fashion international human-rights law into a defense mechanism to protect powerless minorities.
The process through which it became a weapon to be used against the Jewish people is, as Loeffler recounts, a tragic history.
At its heart lay a fatal contradiction. Activists such as Hersch Lauterpacht, an eminent British lawyer who had been born in Lvov, and oil tycoon Jacob Blaustein, the legendary head of the American Jewish Committee, thought the way to save Jews and others from oppression by dictatorial regimes was to use international law to trump national sovereignty by holding oppressors to account through international tribunals.
Others, however, such as the Lithuanian-born lawyer Jacob Robinson, fruitlessly warned that for the Jewish people this was a trap. He understood it was only national sovereignty that would safeguard Diaspora Jews. "The basic guarantee of Jewish freedom is the democracy of the country where the Jews live," he maintained.
He also understood that, by superseding national sovereignty, the universalist doctrine of human rights was innately hostile to Jewish particularism as expressed through the Zionist dream of recovering the Jewish national homeland.
As Loeffler relates, this fundamental flaw inevitably turned the United Nations – the designated vehicle of international human rights – into a mortal enemy of Zionism and the Jewish people.
In 1960 the Soviet Union, recognizing the opportunities offered to it by decolonization around the world, pushed through the United Nations a resolution that effectively turned international human rights from being a check on state power into a vehicle for anti-colonial nationalism, positioning the USSR as the leader of the global anti-colonialist movement.
This paved the way for what was described as "an all-out assault on Israel based on the theme of anti-colonialism." In 1962, after an epidemic of swastikas appeared across Europe, an attempt to include antisemitism in the new U.N. anti-racism law was rebuffed by freshly independent African and Arab states.
These denounced "Zionist expansionism" as the antithesis of human rights and declared that any talk of antisemitism was a Zionist plot.
The stage was set for the increasing demonization of Israel tied to the dominance of international human rights doctrine, marked by the milestone 1975 U.N. resolution declaring "Zionism is a form of racism and racial discrimination."
The world body turned into this Orwellian weapon against justice and the innocent because the pioneers of international human-rights law got a number of crucial things badly wrong.
They failed to grasp that the world was mainly composed of tyrannies, that these would therefore dominate the United Nations, and that antisemitism was a unique phenomenon that would never be eradicated.
They failed to grasp that the uniquely particularist Jewish people would always be in the crosshairs of a universalist ideology such as international human rights.
They failed to grasp that the key factor in any fight against tyranny or antisemitism is the will to engage in such a fight. Absent that, human-rights law is worse than useless; it provides an alibi for indifference and hands evil people a lethal weapon to use against the innocent.
In other words, the foundational ideas of international human-rights law have themselves acted as an incendiary balloon. They have created a global scorched wasteland of innumerable innocent victims before deflating into useless detritus, which remains unnoticed by those still blinded by a naive and self-destructive ideal.
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Welcome to In Motion Co. Dance, Learning & Recreation studio!
1.-Monthly tuition should be paid at the time of registration the first 5 days of each month. Full tuition should be paid every month regardless of whether four weeks of classes are held that month. This includes winter break, spring break and summer season.There will be NO REFUNDS for missed classes or any initial tuition or payment after 3 days of payment.
2.-After the 5th of each month, a late fee of $15.00 will apply. (Please add it to your payment). If you decide not to pay late fee being late, student won't be allowed to enroll the next month of classes.
3.A $25 per student, non refundable registration fee is required to register for any class. (one time fee). However, if the sudent is abscent for 6 weeks or more, the registration fee has to be paid again.
4.-A $30 fee is charged for all NSF and closed account checks. After 3 returned checks from ANY parent, He/she won't be allowed to pay with check anymore and only cash will be accepted.
5.-If you have a payment to make and the office is closed, you can use the drop in box available at the lobby. We only accept cash or personal checks.
Checks: write the full amount with tax (8.7%), student's and class class name on the check.
Cash: please use an envelope with all the information and exact amount including tax.
6.-Classes not meeting minimum enrollment (5 students) will be canceled. Students will be moved to other existing classes or tuition will be refunded.
All hair must be pulled back into a bun (required for ballet classes) ponytail, braids, pigtails, or snood (except short hair).
All tap, ballet, jazz and hip hop, flamenco, salsa shoes must only be worn in the studio. With the dance floor any dirt brought in from outside will gouge and ruin the floor. Please clean bottom of shoes weekly and please be sure to put your child's name inside all shoes.
Please, make sure your child goes to the bathroom before the class starts. Leaving not only disrupts the class but your child may miss out on valuable warm-ups or combinations. Please discuss this with your child.
Please remove all jewelery. Please don't allow your girls coming with toys, toy-rings, toy-necklaces or hair stuff that can be used as a toy during class.
8.-Parents are welcome to stay and watch the class the very first time, after that, I'll appreciate if you do it once in a while or take turns with other parents. We can't have more than three people in the lobby at the same time during classes. Some students would prefer their parents not to watch them. Please discuss this with your child and respect their wishes. Thank you so much for your understanding.
9.-Students under 14 are not allowed to leave the studio by themselves. Parents should pick them up at the dance floor area at ANY TIME. NO PARKING LOT PICKING UP ALLOWED. The only person allowed to pick up students are those who are in registration form. Other than parent/guardian picking up students: please bring a written notice, signed and dated for student file, otherwise we can't allowed the student to leave.
10.-Please PICK UP your children on time. A $5 fee will be charged after 10 min of delay.
January tuition, must be paid in full. All costumes are Non-Refundable once ordered.
Some costumes are made to order, not made to exact measurements.
Costumes will not be tried on, nor sent home, until all fees owed to Studio are current, including tuition and/or any outstanding fees. Students are expected to participate in the recital. If for any reason your child will not be in the recital, please let us know right away.
12.-We follow Oak Harbor School District calendar. Classes may be canceled due to snow or icy conditions. These classes may be made up, at your convenience, during the month that it was missed. If you are not sure whether a class will be held, please call the Oak Harbor School emergency line or listen to local radio stations, you can also check our Facebook page: In Motion Co. for constant updates.
Closed for regular classes OPEN for Summer Camps, workshops and different activities.
Policy is set by management and as such, any and all policy questions should be referred to the Studio Director or Manager.


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July 29th, 2021 in Team Igloo
First again - Citizens Advice Customer Service Ratings
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Providing outstanding customer service has always been core to what we do.
As a growing team we've continued to maintain a high standard of service for our valued customers, and we are proud to have been placed number 1 again in the latest Citizens Advice Energy Customer Service Ratings. A great achievement which highlights the high level of service and support we offer to our valued customers.
Igloo Co-Founder Henry Brown had this to say about the news:
"We are delighted to receive the number 1 position from Citizen's Advice for the 2nd consecutive quarter this year, and we're proud to continue delivering a high standard of service for our valued customers.
We'd like to acknowledge a brief drop recently in the speed of handling your enquiries. This is due to an exciting period of exceptional growth we have experienced. The team has been working above and beyond, and we're happy to say that we're back to the great service levels we are known for.
We'd like to thank you for your patience during this time, and the team for the hard work and dedication they put in every day. These latest ratings show that outstanding customer service continues to be core to everything we do."
We also spoke with our Director of Service & Culture Rebecca Smith, who had this to say:
"I'm so proud of what the team has achieved. 2020 had challenges for us, like with many organisations. In addition to the challenges brought by Covid-19 and remote working, we saw significant customer growth during this time too. It really is testament to the team that we've achieved the No.1 spot once again."
About the ratings
Citizens Advice is an independent body which gives free advice and provides energy customers with unbiased information by rating suppliers to help customers see which ones are performing best.
The ratings feature 34 UK energy suppliers, both small and large, including the "big six". Our latest star rating improved from 4.4 to 4.65 out of 5, and we managed to hit the high score in all but one category.
The CAB energy ratings consider several factors of customer service such as call waiting times and bill accuracy to award a star rating out of 5 for each category.
Below we look at our performance across the categories and set out the ways we offer continued support for our customers.
We resolve complaints differently at Igloo, working together with our customers to come up with a suitable solution to their issue that is fair. The hard work in this department is all down to our dedicated customer care team who know all things energy and work tirelessly to support our customers, using every complaint as an opportunity to learn and improve for the future.
As part of the ratings, Citizens Advice look at how many complaints every supplier has per 10,000 customers, and how many complaints are made to the Energy Ombudsman. Our figure for the quarter considered was just 48 per 10,000 customers, with just 5.2 complaints per 10,000 going to the Ombudsman, earning us a complaint rating of 4/5 stars, one of the best in the industry.
We make our billing experience as simple as possible, that's why we produce a monthly statement which clearly shows energy usage. We also have a team of billing specialists for when you need to speak to someone, and a dedicated FAQ page for billing.
Citizen's advice considers both billing accuracy and timeliness in their scoring and awarded us top marks with 5 out of 5. We're really proud of this score and how we're helping make billing. Our product and development teams are always considering customer feedback and looking at how we can improve our billing communication – so we're all ears on your thoughts.
How quickly a reliable supplier responds to your email or answers the phone can be the difference between a good and bad experience. At Igloo our Customer Service team are just a phone call or email away, we offer online advice and FAQs, and if you prefer you can reach us on live chat and social media, giving our customers several flexible options to get in contact.
Citizens Advice look at the average wait time from all calls over the quarter and award a rating out of 5. The great news is that this quarter we've achieved an average call wait time of just 27 seconds, earning us a 5/5 rating.
Customer guarantees and switching
Switching energy supplier is simple and takes just a few minutes, with most switches completed in 21 days on average and having a smooth switch sets the standard for what to expect from your supplier in terms of service. Citizens Advice look at how many customer switches have been completed in 21 days and we're proud to say that 99.9% of all switches to us were completed within this time frame, earning us 5/5 for switching. For customer guarantees we offer the Energy Switch Guarantee and the Priority Services Register (PSR), which is designed to protect any customer with a vulnerability. We've also recently joined the Energy UK Vulnerability Commitment. This commitment is a set of principles to support vulnerable customers, in addition to existing regulations.
We're extremely proud of Team Igloo's achievement and to have received 1st place in the ratings for the second time in a row. We'd like to say thanks to our customers for the ongoing support. If you need to speak to us, then our team are here to help. You can contact us here. Keep an eye out for updates as we continue to focus on our customer experience and offer you more pioneering ways to save energy.
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Q: What would regenerate a WordPress index.php file So I have a client's site that has been hacked in the index.php file. The hack contains variables like this:
$O0O_O00O__=urldecode("%6E1%7A%62%2F%6D%615%5C%76%740%6928%2D%70%78%75%71%79%2A6%6C%72%6B%64%679%5F%65%68%63%73%77%6F4%2B%6637%6A");

I've done some ssh stuff and found some shell exploits that I removed. But, when I delete the code from the index.php and save it back to the server, and I refresh the ftp to see the file size, within a second, the file is right back to the hack being in there.
What am I missing? What would re/create the index.php file like this?

A: So I am going to leave this here for others to read in case of someone has trouble with this same thing.
When the index.php file is written to with the hack the permissions are adjusted to the file. Usually it's set to 444.
The way I was able to fix it was, I logged in via SSH, and then changed the owner:group to be the account that was logged in via ftp using this command
sudo chown owner:group index.php

Then from there, I set the file permissions to be 644 doing this
sudo chmod 644 index.php

From there I was able to edit the file in ftp and via notepad++ and save it back just fine, and it wasn't written over again.
Then I just reversed the process and set the permissions of the file back to 444.
Hope this helps someone else later on.

A: You can at a running pid. This issue might occur if there is a task that recreates the file. Or maybe the crontab has been edited. Or the file is a symlink.


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Congratulations Sowmya Nanjappa, MBBS, MD, FACP, FIDSA!
Oct 11, 2021 | ALL NEWS, ID News
Sowmya Nanjappa, MBBS, MD, FACP, FIDSA, was recently promoted to the rank of Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, retroactive to August 1, 2020. Dr. Nanjappa trained as an Infectious Diseases (ID) Fellow at St. Louis University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri from 2012-2014. She subsequently joined the University of South Florida College of Medicine in Tampa, Florida as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine in 2014. She also served as an Assistant Member of the H. Lee Moffit Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Nanjappa joined the University of Pittsburgh, Division of Infectious Diseases in the role of Clinical Assistant Professor in 2018.
Dr. Nanjappa initially joined the general and surgical ID team. Currently, she is serving as a clinician on the telemedicine infectious diseases services. Her primary research interest focuses on optimal use of antibiotics in clinical infectious disease. She has a special interest in endemic fungal infections and infections in oncologic patients.
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import com.hazelcast.nio.ObjectDataOutput;
import com.hazelcast.nio.serialization.IdentifiedDataSerializable;
import com.hazelcast.query.impl.Comparables;
import com.hazelcast.internal.util.MapUtil;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.Set;

/**
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Lauren Faulkenberry – Winter Feathers
5.75 x 8.25 in inches
Lauren Faulkenberry - Winter Feathers quantity
Categories: Pulp Mastery, Regional South Central, sculptural bookworks, unique artists' books Tag: handmade paper
"Winter Feathers" is one volume in an ongoing series that compares the narrator's behavior in romantic encounters to behavior she has observed in birds. The series explores themes of belonging, attraction, and the weight of expectations we place on each other. This series is non-fiction, written by the artist as a way to examine the patterns that occur in her past relationships. The series is a collection of moments of insight, handled with a blend of humor and pathos. Papers are produced by the artist and made from abaca, cotton, kozo, and banana fiber. This copy includes letterpress printed pages. "Winter Feathers" is a tunnel book, made of five hand-cut windows. Hardcover with cloth. All text and illustrations are by the artist.
handmade paper, cloth covers, letterpress printing
Lauren Faulkenberry is a writer and book artist based in Whittier, North Carolina. A love of storytelling drives her work, often leading her to explore the points where shared mythologies and personal histories overlap. She incorporates hand paper-making, letterpress printing, woodcuts, linoleum block prints, and monoprinting techniques into her books. Her work has been shown both nationally and internationally, and her books are held in Special Collections libraries in the U.S. and abroad. Her interests vary from artist books to limited editions to commercially-produced books. Her children's alphabet book, "What Do Animals Do on the Weekend?" was published by Novello Festival Press in 2002. Lauren holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Georgia College and an MFA in Book Arts from The University of Alabama. She currently divides her time between freelance writing and teaching workshops in the book arts, and produces handmade books under the imprint Firebrand Press.
Melissa Jay Craig – The Rationale Escapes Me
Tom Virgin – Every Lid Finds a Pot
Lynn Sures – White Sands
Scott Murphy – Confessions of a Fugitive
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Малин — Мизен () — собирательное название туристской тропы на острове Ирландия, пролегающей от мыса   в графстве Донегол (самая северная точка острова Ирландии) до мыса  в графстве Корк (находится рядом с самой южной точкой Ирландии — ; многими ошибочно принимается за самую южную точку острова). Тропа популярна среди велосипедистов, пеших туристов и трейлраннеров, которые совершают пробеги по тропе в благотворительных целях. Расстояние по прямой между мысами составляет 466 км, кратчайшая проходимая дистанция — 612 км. В среднем туристы проходят от 644 до 715 километров. В переносном смысле фраза «подход от Малин-Хеда до Мизен-Хеда» () означает всеобъемлющий и масштабный подход к решению какой-либо проблемы.

Достижения

Велосипедисты
Рекорд по прохождению тропы среди велосипедистов поставил в 1993 году Алекс Бэрри (), преодолевший тропу за 19 часов 3 минуты. В среднем обычные велосипедисты проходят маршрут за 5—6 дней. С 3 по 5 августа 2012 года велосипедист-ультрамарафонец Рики Джогеган () стал первым, кто преодолел всю тропу и вернулся на исходную позицию (стартовал в Малин-Хеде): за 2 дня 7 часов и 37 минут он преодолел расстояние в 773,2 сухопутных мили и установил рекорд Ассоциации велосипедистов-ультрамарафонцев ().

Благотворительная организация по борьбе против рака  организует забеги по тропе для сбора средств на благотворительные цели. Она предоставляет всю возможную поддержку велосипедистам, которые способны уплатить регистрационный взнос и собрать минимальную спонсорскую поддержку. В июле 2014 года 26 членов велосипедного клуба «Over The Hill» из Уотерграссхилла (графство Йорк) преодолели маршрут за 23 часа (21:16:15 чистого времени движения). Велопробег был организован с целью сбора средств для организации Pieta House, оказывающей помощь людям, которые оказались на грани суицида. В организации регулярных «челленджей» участвуют также организация помощи больным раком детям и молодым людям CLIC Sargent и Ассоциация Ирландии по борьбе против нейрофиброматоза.

Пешеходный туризм
В 1997 году для благотворительных целей переход по тропе осуществил житель Тайрона Робби Лоу (), пройдя на ходулях высотой 1,2 м. В 2002 году Винни Келли () и Дэнни Фаррен () из общины Глендад преодолели всю дистанцию за 12 дней, собрав 45 тысяч евро на благотворительные цели. В 2009 году для фонда Marie Curie в течение двух недель собирали средства Стивен О'Райли (), Майред Руни () и Кьяра О'Хара ().

В июле 2013 года 17-летние Джошуа Мур () и Мэттью Слоун () преодолели 550 миль без чужой помощи, собрав 5 тысяч фунтов стерлингов для организации «Друзья Белфастского онкологического центра» (). В августе того же года 31-летний Майки Реган () из Галуэй-Сити преодолел за 15 дней дистанцию в 687 км в поддержку Дублинского госпиталя «The Coombe Neonatal». С 14 мая по 6 июня 2014 года тропу преодолела команда ветеранов трейлраннинга «GeriHatrics» — 71-летний Эдриан Дайвер () из Мовилля, 68-летний Бен Хиллиярд () из Навена и 64-летний Питер Ричмонд () из Дорсета, пройдя 421 милю.

С 23 июня по 3 июля 2015 года тропу снова прошёл Майки Реган, проходя в среднем 64 км в день и преодолев дистанцию в 706 км. 22-летняя Кейси Хиггинс-Кинг () из Западного Корка прошла тропу за 15 дней с 10 по 25 сентября того же года, собирая средства для организации ICS Progressio, помогающей малообеспеченным людям. В июне 2016 года 14-летний Лоркан Дойл из Килкенни вместе со своим отцом Робертом прошли дистанцию за 15 дней, преодолев 616 км в поддержку благотворительной организации Teach Tom.

Бегуны
36-летняя валлийская бегунья Дженнифер Салтер () с 5 по 10 июля 2011 года преодолела дистанцию в 555 километров за 4 дня 23 часа 3 минуты и 10 секунд, побив мировой рекорд ирландца  более чем на 14 часов. С 25 по 29 марта 2012 года этот рекорд побила британка Шерон Гэйтер (), преодолев тропу за 4 дня 1 час 39 минут и 55 секунд (рекорд зафиксирован в Книге Альтернативных Рекордов — Book of Alternative Records). С 22 по 25 сентября 2012 года Мими Андерсон () также преодолела тропу, установив новый рекорд — 3 дня 15 часов 36 минут 23 секунды (подтверждён Книгой рекордов Гиннесса). Ирландский ультрамарафонец Эоин Кит прошёл тропу с 29 апреля по 2 мая 2017 года за 3 дня 3 часа 47 минут, улучшив достижение на 11 часов.

На велосипеде и пешком
С 3 по 7 июля 2011 года Малкольм Маклафлин () прошёл 200 километров и проехал 610 километров по тропе, поставив целью пробега сбор средств на помощь детям с диагнозом «аутизм».

Лонгборд
Четверо жителей Европы — Алекс, Раиф, Альфред и Питер — с 7 по 19 июня 2009 года совершили поход по тропе на лонгбордах за 12 дней. Цель их похода — привлечение внимания к кризису в Зимбабве и сбор средств в поддержку фонда Элиаса ().

Микроскутер
Мэнникс Макалистер () преодолел всю тропу с 8 по 18 сентября 2016 года на своём микроскутере в течение 11 дней: целью его путешествия был сбор денег в поддержку фонда по борьбе против рака Macmillian Cancer Support.

См. также
 Лендс-Энд — Джон-о-Гроутс

Примечания

Ссылки
 Dave Barter's account

География Ирландии
Пешие дороги Европы
Велосипедный туризм
Туризм в Ирландии

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Sammy is currently the Golf Product Manager for Club Car where he helps drive the product and marketing direction for vehicles and technologies used by golf courses, resorts, & other similar customers.
After growing up in North Augusta, Sammy attended Georgia Tech where he earned a Bachelor's of Science in Business Management in 2003. Prior to joining Club Car in 2011, he was an Application Engineer covering the state of Georgia for two different machine tool companies, Kennametal, Inc. and Ron Wallace & Associates, Inc.
Sammy enjoys playing golf & tennis, and is active in several other professional & civic organizations in the CSRA. He resides in Evans along with his wife Sarah, and two daughters, Emily & Elizabeth.


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Home » Bexley by-election result: Unite chief Sharon Graham sends warning to Labour
Bexley by-election result: Unite chief Sharon Graham sends warning to Labour
December 3, 2021politics
Labour have celebrated the Old Bexley & Sidcup result claiming voters are starting to show they are fed up of Boris Johnson's jokes and are tired of being taken for granted.
Image: UGC)
Unite leader Sharon Graham has said Labour should take their Old Bexley & Sidcup by-election loss as just that – a loss.
Ms Graham said the party will continue to "take a hit at the ballot box" unless they speak up for workers and communities.
Celebrating her 100 days as general secretary of the union, Ms Graham said she is proud of her wins so far but insists she has a lot more in the pipeline because "workers are being battered and communities are suffering".
She told the Mirror: "It's my responsibility to fight bad bosses until politicians get their act together.
"I want Labour to do well. Theoretically they should be fighting for workers and communities but if they don't lead the fight for workers and communities people will question the relevance of the Labour Party.
"There is no point waiting until election time to talk about their difficulties because people will say, 'hang on a second, where were you when I needed you?'"
Labour's new Shadow Cabinet after Keir Starmer's second reshuffle in 2021
When asked if Labour were right to feel confident following the by-election results, Ms Graham told the Mirror: "Labour lost the by-election. That's the outcome."
It comes after Labour said Boris Johnson should be "worried" about the Old Bexley & Sidcup by election results as voters are showing that they are fed up of his jokes and fed up of following rules the Tories ignore.
With the lowest voter turnout of any by-election held this year so far, the Tories managed to hold onto the Old Bexley and Sidcup seat.
But even though Tory candidate Louie French took more than half the votes in the contest, a turnout of just 34% means the Conservatives' majority was slashed from almost 19,000 to 4,478, giving Labour a 10% swing.
If a 10 per cent swing is replicated at the next general election, the PM could lose his own Uxbridge and Ruislip South seat.
Shadow Solicitor General Ellie Reeves celebrated the result, claiming the Labour swing in a Tory heartland seat shows people are seeing the PM's "incompetence".
"A swing of 10.3% in a Tory stronghold, carried across the country in a General Election, would have Labour within reach of a majority Government," she said.
"Voters have been telling us that they are fed up of being taken for granted, fed up of being told to live by a set of rules that is ignored by the government and fed up with the sleaze.
"Serious times call for serious leadership and people are ready to give Keir Starmer a hearing."
Daniel Francis was Labour's candidate for the Old Bexley and Sidcup election
Daily Mirror)
Mr French won with 11,189 votes. The Labour candidate, Daniel Francis, took second place with 6,711 (just over 30% of the vote) and Richard Tice, the leader of the Reform party, came third on 1,432 votes (6.5% of the vote).
The by-election follows the death of former Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire who died of lung cancer earlier this year, aged 53.
He was elected in the 2019 election with a majority of 19,000 to the suburban London seat.
Conservative Party chairman Oliver Dowden said he was "really not terribly worried about Labour" after the Tory majority was slashed in the Old Bexley and Sidcup by-election.
Mr Dowden told Sky News: "This is a good result for a governing party mid-term. As you well know, governing parties shouldn't expect to do well mid-term. We actually secured over 50% of the vote in Bexley. I pay tribute to our excellent candidate and the campaign team there that secured that result.
"This idea that Labour have made some surge ahead is really for the birds. They've actually got about the same vote share as they secured under Jeremy Corbyn in 2017.
"Keir Starmer couldn't even be bothered to turn up to the by-election, so I am really not terribly worried about Labour."
Conservative candidate Louie French celebrates victory in the Old Bexley and Sidcup by-election
Deputy Tory party chairman Justin Tomlinson said if Labour were "serious" about being a potential alternative Government they should be "running us very, very close".
He claimed voters in Old Bexley and Sidcup were not focused on Downing Street Christmas party allegations.
Labour's national campaign co-ordinator, Shabana Mahmood, said the Old Bexley and Sidcup by-election result means people are seeing Keir Starmer as a good fit for becoming Prime Minister.
"In the conversations that I had, more and more people are taking a second look at the Labour Party and more and more people are concluding that Keir Starmer would make a better prime minister of this country.
"So, as I say, I take great heart from that."
The Prime Minister will not visit the Old Bexley & Sidcup constituency but instead will visit the North Shropshire on Friday ahead of their by-election on December 16. But he did not visit the Old Bexley & Sidcup constituency his party won.
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«Сельдь под шубой» («селёдка под шубой», «шуба», «сельдь под одеялом») — слоёный закусочный салат из филе солёной сельди с отварными корнеплодами и яйцом под майонезом в русской кухне и кухнях бывшего СССР. Кулинарный артефакт советской кухни позднего периода получил распространение в 1970-х годах, став праздничным блюдом и атрибутом новогоднего стола наряду с салатом оливье. Похожие салаты под названием «селёдочный», как слоёные, так и смешанные, с середины XIX века известны в скандинавской и немецкой кухнях.

Сельдь под шубой существует в огромном количестве рецептов, в том числе с сыром, грибами и яблоками. В базовый рецепт салата входят нарезанная кусочками сельдь предпочтительно пряного посола, мелко нарезанный репчатый лук, натёртые на крупной тёрке картофель, морковь, свёкла. Очень солёную сельдь предварительно вымачивают в крепком чае или молоке. Подготовленные продукты выкладывают на большие плоские блюда или в глубокие салатницы отдельными слоями друг на друга: сельдь, картофель, майонез, репчатый лук, морковь, опять майонез, яйцо, свёкла и ещё раз майонез. Последовательность выкладки может меняться, но нижним слоем всегда должна быть сельдь, а верхним — свёкла. Если в салате несколько слоёв сельди, он именуется «сельдь под боярской шубой». Вегетарианский вариант салата содержит морскую капусту вместо сельди. Салат должен настояться, чтобы пропитаться селёдочным ароматом, перед подачей его украшают измельчённым укропом, крошкой яичного желтка или тёртым яичным белком.

Происхождение сельди под шубой в советской кухне связывают с глубокой переработкой рыбного винегрета. Майонез в сельдь под шубой добавился в 1960—1970-е годы, когда в продаже появился продукт промышленного производства. В. В. Усов приводит легенду изобретения «шубы» трактирщиком Аристархом Прокопцевым в голодном 1918 году, в которой слово «шуба» не имеет отношения к меховой одежде, а является аббревиатурой: «Шовинизму и упадку — бойкот и анафема». В похожей версии из той же эпохи автором сельди под шубой выступил купец Анастас Богомилов, у которого верхний слой свёклы должен был символизировать красное пролетарское знамя.

В 2010 году в День селёдки в Калининграде приготовили гигантскую селёдку под шубой. На блюдо длиной 7 метров и весом 305 кг, занесённое в Книгу рекордов России, ушло 50 кг филе сельди, 98 кг свёклы, 94 кг моркови, 158 кг картофеля, 720 яиц, 18 кг лука и 50 кг майонеза. Рекорд был побит 12 сентября 2015 года в Саратове, где рекордный салат весил 631 кг из 64 кг лука, 110 кг сельди, 120 кг свёклы, 75 кг моркови и 117 кг картофеля, а также 1850 яиц и 70 кг майонеза.

Примечания

Литература

Рыбные салаты
Блюда из свёклы
Советская кухня
Блюда из сельди


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'Born, Not Raised' Explores The Links Between Development And Juvenile Crime
By Joanne Faryon / inewsource, Maureen Cavanaugh, Megan Burke
Credit: Susan Lankford
Above: An image from San Diego photojournalist, Susan Madden Lankford's book, "Born, Not Raised: Voices From Juvenile Hall."
Aired 3/20/12 on KPBS Midday Edition
Susan Madden Lankford, is a San Diego photojournalist, her new book, ""Born, Not Raised: Voices From Juvenile Hall," is the third part of a trilogy exposing the lives of America's downtrodden.
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Susan Madden Lankford, Voices From Juvenile Hall
Susan Madden Lankford, a San Diego photojournalist, talks about her new book, "Born, Not Raised: Voices From Juvenile Hall."
Kids who circle in and out of juvenile hall are mostly termed "at risk."
They are at risk of not finishing school, falling into a life of drug addiction or crime and winding up behind bars as adults. And more often than not, society seems not to know how to stop that sad progression.
In her new book, "Born, Not Raised: Voices From Juvenile Hall," photojournalist Susan Madden Lankford provides new insights into what's going on inside deeply troubled kids, and offers some surprising ideas about breaking the link between juvenile crime and adult criminality.
Lankford said she was not allowed to take cameras inside juvenile halls, so she "created photographs" and then asked children in the hall to write "what does this mean to you, how do you feel?"
She displays drawings children made in her book.
Lankford said some of the photos children drew made her feel "lost."
"One of the reasons why we wanted to do this book is we wanted people to see who these kids are, we want them to understand the trauma they have sustained in their lives," she said.
And because Lankford has spent time with some of the children's mothers, she said, "a lot of these kids are products of the women who were incarcerated in the local jail."
Later, while filming the documentary "It's More Expensive to Do Nothing," Lankford was allowed to bring in cameras, and shot the photo shown above of children exercising.
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Home \ 51 Sports Stop \ Another Top-Five at Iowa Has Heckert Hungrier for Victory
Scott Heckert picked up his third top-five finish of the season with a fifth-place result in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series Autolite Iridium 150 at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa.
Heckert started seventh and had a solid run in the top 10 all night. With 10 laps to go, he was able to muscle his way up to a fifth place finish.
"Not bad, we are pretty happy with it. We are looking for wins here, so a little disappointed maybe," Heckert said after the race. "The final restart, we started on the bottom and we think we had a car to race for the win if we started on the top.
"We had to race to get to the top and lost a few positions that way. The power was really good and the crew did an awesome job with the adjustments at the halfway break, which really helped us out. We are pretty happy with it. This gives us some momentum going into Watkins Glen on Friday."
Heckert is eager to get back to road course racing, as his racing background comes from the making right and left turns. Growing up, racing at Watkins Glen had always been a dream.
"I am really excited about it," Heckert exclaimed. "It has sort of been a childhood dream since I was a kid to race at Watkins Glen in anything really. And now, to get a chance in a stock car is a dream come true. It would mean a lot for me to win there."
The Bully Hill Vineyards 125 is scheduled for this Friday, August 8th at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York. The green flag is scheduled to wave at 6:15pm EDT.
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