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TV: Deadwood
We don't pay for high-def TV, so I've never seen "The Sopranos". The material is available in the racks of DVDs of most cable shows, the issue is which are worthy of hours of the time they consume. A few years ago we got into Six Feet Under's great first season, but like almost any American TV show that has to keep going, the second season petered out into soap opera machinery — who sleeps with who, which relationships fall apart, what quirky plot points happen, etc. — and we stopped watching. (Unlike the insanely great Prime Suspect non-series, where between 1992 and 2006 a long TV movie would appears about the same characters, and not an hour feels like it was produced only because season 3's commitment was for 12 hours.)
Deadwood felt like it might be fall into TV series doldroms. We rented it as a travelogue after some exposure to South Dakota. Great start as you meet the characters (including an incandescent Calamity Jane), but after Wild Bill Hickok departs you're afear'd maybe it'll just be a collection of characters fightin' and whorin' and dyin' in a Western town. I'm glad we stuck with it, because the language is so great and the characters strong enough.
It's not perfect, David Milch doesn't walk on water no matter how many kisses are bestowed on his ass in the DVD extra features. The pathetic co-dependence of the two whores Trixie and Joanie on their masters is depressing and phony when it happens twice; you never see the mining that delivered vast wealth to the town; the Gem saloon in real life had vaudeville acts and singers, not just faro and whores. But I'm still eagerly watching.
Big +1 - Sarah and I just wrapped up watching Deadwood on DVD. I loved it, although I'm having to really fight the impulse to inject 'cocksucker' into everything I say...
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Up to this point, I showed you several steps that is probably structuring steps toward building your own private cloud server. In the previous piece, I guided you to create a deployment image and adding it to the Windows Deployment Server. Though, whatever images are generated until now, can't be put to use. Before we create a private cloud, and generate the virtual machines on the fly through a self-service portal, the deployment images need to be normalized. This part will demonstrate the same. This process will enable cloning of the virtual machine as many times as required and necessary.
To start the process, use a server that's running Hyper-V to create a new virtual machine. Here's how you can do it.
Open the Hyper-V Manager and choose New -> Virtual Machine from the Action pane. When it starts, click Next to skip the Welcome Screen.
In the next page, you will find a screen where you need to determine the memory you want to allocate to the virtual machine.
Choose a network adapter and click Next.
In this page, you need to mention the size of the virtual hard disk you want to use. Since the Hyper-V uses thin provisioning by default, the actual hard disk file will remain as large as the amount of data stored in it, even though you opt for maximum size of 2040GB.
Select the option 'Install an operating system from a network based installation server.' Now click Finish to create the virtual machine. Refer the image below.
When you get started, you will find the Main Hyper-V Manager Screen. Double Click on the newly created virtual machine to view it. Initially, the virtual machine is off, so you will have to Start command to turn it on. From the DHPC server, the virtual machine will receive an IP address and then, you have to quickly press the F12 key to begin the network boot so that the virtual machine is able to load the pre-boot process.
Before running the installation process make sure you select the keyboard layout as mentioned in the image. Click Run and then provide a username, domain and password so that you can connect to the deployment share.
After entering your credentials, click OK and then you will need to select the Operating System that you want to install. Refer the image.
Click Next and then you will need to add a computer name. The name you choose would be irrelevant, so consider choosing the default name and click Next, as we are normalizing the deployment image.
This particular screen will display an option of joining a domain. However, this is certainly not the right point to join a domain, but you can select the join a workgroup option and click Next.
In the next screen, choose Do Not Restore User Data and Settings option and click Next.
Now select the appropriate language, time, currency format and keyboard layout and click Next. Choose your time zone and again click Next.
Make sure you select the 'Capture an image of this reference computer' option, since this part is very crucial. The Location field must point back to your deployment share and you must provide a unique name for the image that you are generating. Refer the image.
Now, click Next and then Begin. The pre-installation will begin installing Windows 7.
When the process completes, the computer will restart and the set up will continue. After that, the machine continues the pre-installation process and creates an image file, which is a .WIM file as shown below.
Now we have created an image that can be used to deploy other virtual machines and this is a step ahead toward creating your own cloud. Part 5 will guide you on how to build the private cloud infrastructure and how to use the image that you created to generate virtual machines within the cloud.


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Il Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts 2000 è stato un torneo di tennis giocato sul cemento.
È stata la 4ª edizione del torneo di Gold Coast, che fa parte della categoria Tier III nell'ambito del WTA Tour 2000.
Si è giocato a Gold Coast in Australia, dal 3 al 9 gennaio 2000.

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 Silvija Talaja ha battuto in finale  Conchita Martínez 6–1, 3–6, 6–0

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Chinese e-book sales increase tenfold during the pandemic
Source: China National Publications Import and Export (Group) Co., Ltd. (CNPIEC) | Author: Nancy DENG | 2022-01-21
BEIJING, CHINA, December 3, 2020. During the pandemic, the Chinese publishing industry sees a huge increase in E-book export sales. School lockdowns have forced the librarians to mainly purchase E-books instead of the printed versions. The increasing demand of digital content is also driven the publishers to explore new sales and service model to better serve the customers during this pandemic.
According to China National Publications Import and Export (Group) Corporation (CNPIEC), one of the leading publications exporters in China and the developer of "China E-book Hub", since February 2020, the export sales of digital content has increased dramatically. Total digital sales have grown over 10 times and E-book sales to institution customers has grown over 20 times. Base on the E-book sales data of "China E-book Hub", the most growth comes from libraries of top universities, such as Stanford University, Columbia University, and Harvard University. "The pandemic forced bookstores and libraries to close across the world. Professors and students are mostly restricted to E-learning, and have no access or limited access to libraries. Such circumstances have driven up the demand for digital academic content. More and more academic institutions are looking for stable digital platforms to supply quality academic content. With the massive digital content selection we have built up over the years, 'China E-book Hub' has become a favorable choice for school librarians. " said Jason Yuan, director of Digital Export Sales Department of CNPIEC.
During a recent online conference between East-Asian librarians and Chinese publishers, Stephen Qiao, librarian of University of Toronto stated that digital resource has become more vital during the pandemic. Libraries need to work together with publishers and booksellers to create new service models for digital resource acquisition. Jidong Yang, Director of East Asia Library, Stanford University, also expressed his expectation of better quality and "faster print to digital transition" academic content, and maintaining regular communications with overseas library associations.
Challenges also arise for publishers and digital distributors. Books published before 2012 rarely have digital versions available. Publishers' digital rights normally revert to authors after three years. Also the cost of digitization is on the rise. To fit the requirements of different platforms, PDF, E-pub, and Html files are often needed, thus further increasing the cost of digitalization. CNPIEC's "China E-Book Hub" has an in-house digitalization department helping publishers to convert the necessaries files. CEPIEC also provides personalized services, aggregating E-book resources on demand. With the massive publisher network and dedicated content aggregation team, CNPIEC's "China E-book Hub" can fulfill librarian's request as soon as five business days. The on-demand service will be the important "next step" for better severing the institution customers from CNPIEC.
China E-Book Hub is an export-oriented digital platform of digital publications developed by China National Publications Import & Export (Group) Corporation (CNPICE). China E-Book Hub now have over 330 thousand titles of e-books and journals, and nearly 1000 audio books, , over 550 publishers in China (including Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan), covering more than 95% of China's publishing houses. The hub consists of 7 sub-libraries and mini-collections, such as China Academic Library, China Gazetteer Library, National Palace Museum Library and other professional database products.
China National Publications Import and Export (Group) Corporation (CNPIEC) is the largest, strongest importer-exporter in the Chinese publishing and international book fair organizing industries. Focused on building ourselves into a world-class digital agent and wholesaler, CNPIEC is creating a group structure encompassing activities including publications import and export, digital resource services, international exhibition services, print on demand, international publishing, cultural trade, finance and real estate.

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It goes without saying that Brazil is one of the most fascinating countries in the Americas. Yes, it's a popular destination for medical tourism, and almost every has heard of Rio de Janeiro, though its landscapes and biodiversity are legendary in scope, and it has all the scenic and cultural variety you would expect from such a vast country.
And with ecosystems more diverse than anywhere else on earth, there are countless opportunities to spot iconic species, including toucans, jaguars, anacondas, scarlet macaws, pink river dolphins, and sea turtles.
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Rio De Janeiro is a legendary city. And with good reason.
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Blog Techniques and Tactics That Serena Williams Uses as a Pro Tennis Player
Techniques and Tactics That Serena Williams Uses as a Pro Tennis Player
In Articlesby Australian Sports Camps June 21, 2017
Serena Williams is undoubtedly one of the greatest tennis players of all time, male or female. For 20 years she has been a dominant force and is now the record holder for the most Grand Slam Tournament Wins in the open era after defeating her sister Venus Williams to take her 23rd Grand Slam victory at this year's Australian Open.
That win also saw her return to the number one position on the rankings of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). A spot she has now held for 309 weeks during her career (third on the all-time women's list.).
She has also won 14 doubles and 2 mixed doubles Grand Slam titles to make her the most decorated Grand Slam player in the open era. Just one more statistic that highlights her overall versatility as a tennis player.
But what is it about that techniques and tactics Serena Williams uses that has made her so dominant as a pro tennis player?
There are many aspects of her game, techniques and tactics that make her a great player, but today we will look at the four main strengths that have helped to her to dominate and reshape the game of women's tennis forever.
The Serve
There are two words that every Serena Williams opponent dreads hearing.
"Service Williams"
Serena's serve has been a major weapon for her throughout her career. And she is one of the first female players to really develop it into a tool that can completely dominate a game.
For example, in her 2012 Wimbledon campaign she hit 85 aces on her way to the final. This is pure domination and allows her to win so many free points on serve, often leaving opponents feeling deflated and hopeless.
But what is it about her serve that makes it so great?
Obviously, we have to look at the power. Serena is blessed with a naturally powerful physique that gives her a clear advantage in that area against any female players she faces. (She currently sits at third on all time fastest women's' serve with 206.9 kmh).
But it's not just the power of her serve that makes it so potent.
Serena serves with great precision. Williams's ability to pinpoint her serves makes her 3 times more likely to serve an ace than the average women's professional player and a large factor in this ability to hit such accurate serves is her simple ball toss.
Serena's ball toss is mechanical and looks exactly the same no matter where she plans on placing here serve. This not only helps her hit accurate serves but also disguises whether she will hit to her opponents forehand, backhand or even at the body. They never know until the ball is already on its way.
All these elements combine to make Serena Williams serve the most potent stroke in the women's game.
In this modern day and age of heavy topspin and more radical styles of forehand grips, Serena Williams has stayed with a more traditional grip and it obviously works very well for her.
Serena's classic forehand stroke generally starts low, hits through the ball heavily and finishes with her racquet arm up over her opposite shoulder after the stroke. It's through this traditional forehand grip and swing that Serena derives most of her power allowing her to hit deep returns that take her opponents way out of position on both sides of the court.
When it comes to the backhand Serena adopts the modern approach used by many of today's professional men's players.
This approach begins with an open stance where her shoulders are parallel to net and uses two hands to swing through the ball. Although this shot is used quite extensively on the men's tour, Serena is one of the only women who uses this shot effectively due to her ability to generate a lot of power through her trunk rotation.
This unique stance also allows Serena to open up the court and hit inside out backhand shots where the ball goes to the same side of the opponent's court from where she hit the ball originally. This gives her a great advantage and really helps her disguise her backhands during the backswing.
Competitive Fight
The previous three Serena strengths we have touched on have all been technical, but this last and probably the most important strength focuses on the mental aspect of her game, and it's the reason she has been able to stay at the top of women's tennis for two decades.
Serena is a fierce competitor. She never gives up and even when players think they have her beat, if they let their guard down for a second she is ready to pounce.
And watching Serena grow in confidence over the other side of the net is surely an intimidating site for any opponent.
Whilst some players are born with this natural aggression and competitive spirit, it is still a skill just like any other, and with determination and commitment can be learned by any player to improve their game.
We have been blessed to watch such a great player in her prime and we can only hope that there is still more to come from the greatest women's tennis player of all time.
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SCIENTIFIC TAMIL PIONEER
DR SAMUEL FISK GREEN
"Lives of great men all remind us
We can make our life sublime
And departing leave behind us
Footprints on the sans of time.."
Great men leave footprints on the sands of time, footprints that the winds of change cannot erase. They engrave a permanent impression with a silver lining and fluorescent glow that shines and guides future endeavors.
Dr Samuel Fisk Green was one such great man who toiled with a will and left his footprints on the Jaffna soil by his devoted service to the Tamil people and the Tamil language, a hundred and fifty years ago.
Dr Green's like and deeds are worthy of preservation on the pages of history of the Tamil people. Hence, here is a concise account of his life and deeds and more specifically, his pioneer contribution for the development of western medical and scientific literature in Tamil.
Dr Green (1822-1884) of Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, was an American medical missionary doctor who served the American Ceylon Mission (ACM) in Jaffna, during the period (1847-1873).
On arrival in 1847, after a brief period of medical service at the ACM Centre at Vaddukoddai, Jaffna, he was moved to Manipay in 1848, by a decision of the mission. At Manipay, he established the first hospital and a medical school to teach western medicine to the natives. Thus, Manipay enjoys a pride of place in Ceylon history as the venue of the first hospital and the first medical school, thanks to the ACM, and in particular to Dr Samuel Fisk Green.
There stands at Manipay the Green Memorial Hospital, which brings to revered memory the pioneer services of this great medical evangelist, and the ACM - now known as the Jaffna Diocese of the Church of South India (JDCSI).
The continued service of the medical mission over a period of 150 years and its timely contribution to the Jaffna society are definitely milestones reached by the mission and need special focus and dissemination of historically important information. That is not all.
As mentioned earlier, in addition to the hospital, Dr Green established a medical school at Manipay. That medical school has another 'first' to be proud of. It was in that medical school has another 'first' to be proud of. It was in that medical school that Dr Green introduced Tamil language as the medium of instruction of western medical science - in 1860s.
Why did he decide to introduce Tamil as the medium of instruction of western medical science at a time when the society was not prepared? Dr Green's feeling was that it was the only way in which he could get his students to settle down as physicians in the villages of their own people.
It was the period of colonial rule. There were hardly any natives qualified in western medicine, except those who were trained by him. Qualified doctors had good prospects of government employment. Hence, once trained as doctors in the English medium by Dr Green, his students left their villages for greener pastures-government employment.
That defeated Dr Green's aim - his primary purpose. His aim was to educate and train natives as doctors, to serve the people in the villages. Thus in his attempt to keep his students in their villages to serve the people, he switched over to the Tamil medium, which by no means was an easy task.
To teach western medicine in Tamil, he had to prepare technical terms in Tamil, translate western medical books into Tamil and write medical books in Tamil. This meant the development of medical and scientific Tamil as different from literary Tamil. There was also a need to write medical treatises in simple Tamil for the benefit of the common man - the layman. He boldly and with confidence, undertook all these challenges.
Here is an overview of his pioneer undertakings and accomplishments at Manipay during the twenty-five year period 1847 - 1873.
He taught western medicine to Tamils in English.
He learnt the Tamil language and mastered it.
He prepared medical vocabulary in Tamil.
He wrote and translated medical books in Tamil.
He introduced Tamil as the medium of instruction for western medicine.
He guided his students to translate medical books into Tamil.
He edited and published medical books, over 4000 pages.
He wrote simple treatises in Tamil to educate the layman.
It is a fact that all mission evangelists did sacrifice their lives for the benefit of greater humanity. They have to be remembered and their services have to be acknowledged, appreciated and respected.
In the case of Dr Green, he was not just another evangelist. He was very much more, and his secular contributions were unique and unparalleled.
Dr Green's work in introducing western medical science in Tamil was first ever attempt to render western medical science into Tamil. His work was the pioneer work in that field. The foregoing overview would amply portray the magnitude of Dr Green's undertaking.
Dr Green lived amongst the Tamils of Jaffna and laboured for the Tamil people and developed medical and scientific Tamil - as different from literary Tamil. He made pioneer efforts to gear the Tamil language to the needs of a world in which science and technology made rapid strides.
His life was dedicated to the Tamils. Even in his last days, ten years after leaving Jaffna, he expressed his wish to be remembered as Medical Evangelist to the Tamils. He had expressed this request in his last "will".
The request was observed and the inscription engraved on his gravestone. Today, his gravestone in the Rural Cemetery at Worcester, Massachusetts bears testimony to his love and affection towards the Tamils amongst whom he lived and to whom he dedicated his entire life.
Dr Green's pioneer contribution towards the development of scientific literature in Tamil, scientific and technical nomenclature in Tamil and his original Tamil treatises for dissemination and popularization of science knowledge amongst the layman - is noteworthy, praiseworthy and historically significant.
Given the period of time and the society in which he faced the challenge and accomplished his pioneer task of rendering scientific knowledge in Tamil, makes his achievements even more significant. Placing his undertakings and achievements in perspective, and viewing in the light of and the status of prose literature in Tamil during mid-nineteenth century gives a new dimension for evaluation of his contribution.
Taking cognizance of the fact that he was an English speaking American to whom our language was alien, we see the 'real' Dr Green when we pause with gratitude to recapitulate his pioneer undertakings and achievements, and his determination and commitment to leave behind something permanent.
At one stage, in 1855, he was suffering from cholera and his sister wished that he returned home and recuperates. He firmly replied thus:
"I have spent too much time in getting the language and in getting here, to run home before having really accomplished something. If I can leave behind a series of medical text books in the vernacular, I shall feel as if something permanent has been done. If I can stay out my ten years, I would prefer to do so."
That says it all about his commitment and dedication, though there are more instances to quote. He stayed on, risking his health and life.
It is unfortunate that we, the present Tamil generation, have failed to pause in gesture and reflect on his endeavors with a sense of gratitude and thanksgiving for his valuable and priceless contributions. Even the institutions of higher learning have not given due recognition to his pioneer work. Most of them are still unaware of his pioneer efforts and achievements. The volume of Dr Green's contribution, given the period of time and the society in which he undertook this venture with confidence, deserves much more recognition and research.
Missionaries of the calibre of Dr G U Pope, Fr Beschi (Veeramaa Munivar), Rev Myron Winstow, Rev Peter Percival and other such great men have been acknowledged for their contributions to the development of the Tamil language in the pages of history.
Why didn't the Tamils equate Dr Green's work with these?
The answer is simple. The then Tamil society understood the significance of the contribution of those scholars. Their contributions were in field of language development, Tamil grammar, translation of Thirukural and Thiruvasagam, lexicography and the like. The ambit was confined to language and literature.
In contrast, Dr Green dealt with an alien discipline, which was totally new to the society. Science in general and western medical science in particular, were new to the Tamils and the then society did not really understand the nature of his contribution.
Now that we understand what Dr Green laboured for at a time when our society was unaware of developments in the west, we have a responsibility - a sacred responsibility to honour Dr Samuel Fisk Green and re-trace his trails. We should admire his vision and his mission.
Is it not up to the present generation to take a pledge to perpetuate his name, deeds and achievements in the annals of the history of Tamil and Tamildom?
Author: R Ambihaipahar (Ambi)
Pioneer of Scientific Tamil by S. Muthiah
Samuel Fisk Green in Tamil Wikipedia


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Facts of Josh Gates
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Quick Timeline of Josh Gates
1977 Born in United States
2002 TV Career
2017 2017's Activities
2014 Got Married
2016 Welcomed their First Baby Boy
2018 Net Worth Update
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Born in United States
Josh Gates was born on 10th August 1977\ in Manchester, Massachusetts to his parents. Talking about his nationality, TV presenter Gates is an American and belongs to the white ethnicity.
TV Career
This year, Josh Gates started his TV career with "Beg, Borrow & Deal" as a contestant. Aside from this, he has starred in "Truly Famous", hosted the "Ghost Hunters", as well as appeared in numbers of commercials for EA Sports video games and Stanley Tools.
2017's Activities
Currently, famous TV personality, Josh Gates appeared in the Travel Channel series "Expedition Unknown" as a host and respectively he is also the co-executive producer of the show, which premiered in January 2015 and recently is in its third season.
Got Married
This year, Josh Gates married his long-term girlfriend Hallie Gnatovich. The couple is still together living a happy life, without any rumors and news of separation, conflict, and divorce in their relationship.
Welcomed their First Baby Boy
This year, Josh Gates and her wife became proud parents following the birth of their baby boy. However, the couple has not revealed the name of their child.
As of 2018, Josh Gates' net worth is estimated to be around $3 million. Her wife, Hallie Gnatovich' net worth is around $1.3 million. He makes much money through his professional career as a television personality, TV producer, and author.
An American native, Josh Gates is a famous television presenter, producer, and author, who is best known for his work in Destination Truth. Currently, Mr. Gates appeared on the Travel Channel's series Expedition Unknown as a host and respectively he is also the co-executive producer of the show, which premiered on January 2015 and recently is in its third season.
Josh Gates was born on 10th August 1977 and is currently 41 years old. She was born in Manchester, Massachusetts to his parents.
CAPTION: Josh Gates
Talking about his nationality, TV presenter Gates is an American and belongs to the white ethnicity.
Since the early age of 10, Gates has been scuba-diving. He enrolled at Tufts University, Boston and studied drama and archaeology.
Talking about his professional life, Gates's worked and traveled around 100 countries through The Explorers Club, which is an association enthusiastic to the advancement of exploration.
Gates has climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro in Africa and Mt. Aconcagua in the Argentine Andes.
Being a TV presenter, Josh Gates has made his appearance on "Beg, Borrow & Deal" as a contestant, starred in Truly Famous, hosted the Ghost Hunters, as well as appeared in numbers of commercials for EA Sports video games and Stanley Tools.
Forty-one years', TV presenter Gates is a married man. He married his girlfriend, Hallie Gnatovich who is a former co-star of Destination Truth. The couple became parents by giving birth to a baby boy in February 2016.
More about his profession, Gates authored his very first book, Destination Truth: Memoirs of a Monster Hunter. Simon and Schuster/Gallery Books published the book.
As of now, the pair is living a healthy married life. Till now, there is no news and rumors regarding divorce, separation and extramarital affairs in their relationship.
Josh stands 6 ft 2 inches tall but his weight is not disclosed in the media.
As of 2018, Josh Gates' net worth is estimated to be around $3 million. Her wife, Hallie Gnatovich' net worth is around $1.3 million.
He makes much money through his professional career as a television personality, TV producer, and author.
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A new study from Neuropsychologia Journal describes the neural basis of functional fixedness during creative idea generation.
A new article (Camarda et al., 2018) published in Neuropsychologia describes the neural bases of the processes involved in overcoming a fixation, how creativity is related to alpha power changes in frontal and parietal regions. The researchers used a creativity task (AU task) while they were recording an EEG.
Camarda, A., Salvia, É., Vidal, J., Weil, B., Poirel, N., Houdé, O., … Cassotti, M. (2018). Neural basis of functional fixedness during creative idea generation: an EEG study. Neuropsychologia.


First-half goals from Ben Doherty and James McLaughlin had the Bannsiders well on their way, before Dean Shiels marked his debut with a strike to seal the holders through to the next round against Larne.
Speaking after the game, McAree was full of praise for his players' efforts and was delighted to register a clean sheet.
"I thought we were very professional," he said.
"In actual fact I thought we were better in this round against Dergview than we were against the Welders in the last round.
"We have won both games and that's all that matters in cup football.
"But I thought today it was great that we got a clean sheet, our defensive shape without the ball was much better than it has been in recent weeks and I felt there were good performances throughout.
"It was great to get the two new lads signed this week some game time and they done extremely well.
Ben Doherty registered his second goal in Coleraine colours after arriving during the January transfer window and McAree admits he is delighted to see contributions coming from all areas of the pitch.
"The more areas we can get goals coming from the better," he added.
"James McLaughlin is back amongst the goals again which he is always going to be.
"I thought Dean Shiels done very well when he came on.
"He was always going to control the game and get spaces for himself.
There is now a strong competition for places as seven new players made the switch to The Showgrounds last month, with Stephen O'Donnell also returning to the fold.
"I think when I started we had 12 or 13 players that you could realistically call upon," he concluded.
"I think it's fantastic now that we have a bigger squad and if you count everybody, we probably have too many players if I'm being honest.
"We have 22 fit players to select from between now and the end of the season and I think that's the numbers we need to kick on in the second half of the season.
"It was brilliant to see Stephen back.
"The game panned itself out in the way you wanted it to in terms of having substitutions in your head that you would like to make.
"It was nice to see Stevie coming on as I think the changing room and the pitch have missed his leadership and hopefully we can add to his minute as he goes along.
"We have a bit of a selection headache as we have Josh Carson, Cormac Burke and Dylan Davidson back available on Tuesday night.
"At the end of the day that's what you want and you wouldn't have it any other way.


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Home Industry News Maria Ciliberti named new VP Marketing and New Business Development at Borealis
Maria Ciliberti named new VP Marketing and New Business Development at Borealis
by Leanne Taylor
Borealis VP
Maria Ciliberti, Borealis Vice President Marketing and New Business Development. Credit: Borealis
Borealis has announced the appointment of Maria Ciliberti to the position of Vice President of Marketing and New Business Development for its Polyolefins division, effective 11 July 2016.
Ciliberti joins Borealis directly from Celanese Europe BV in Amsterdam, where she had served as Vice President Sales - Europe, Middle East and Africa, for one year after having held the position at Celanese GmbH in Germany since 2012.
Prior to that she has also held positions at Ticona Engineering Polymers, a business unit of Celanese; Composite Technologies and Owens Corning (both located in Michigan, US); and General Electric Plastics (in The Netherlands and in Michigan).
A native of the United States, Maria Ciliberti, began her career in polyolefins at The Dow Chemical Company in 1989 after earning back-to-back degrees from The Ohio State University of Columbus, Ohio: a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering (1985), and a Master of Business Administration (1989).
"We are exceedingly pleased to welcome Maria Ciliberti to Borealis," commented Alfred Stern, Borealis Executive Vice President, Polyolefins and Innovation and Technology.
"As a results-oriented personality with a prodigious amount of international experience she is the ideal person to lead our Polyolefin Marketing and New Business Development organisation. We trust that she will continue to build on her impressive track record of growing business portfolios by creating value through innovation."
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Asia Today: Australian states reimpose travel restrictions
Posted: Jan 2, 2021 / 10:19 PM EST / Updated: Jan 3, 2021 / 06:40 AM EST
Shoppers wear masks as they walk around a shopping precinct in Sydney, Australia, Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021. Masks have been made mandatory in shopping centers, on public transport, in entertainment venues such as a cinema, and fines will come into effect on Monday as the state government responds to the COVID-19 outbreak on Sydney's northern beaches, which is suspected to have also caused new cases in neighboring Victoria state. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
SYDNEY (AP) — More Australian states and territories are reimposing travel restrictions to prevent the spreading of the coronavirus from new outbreaks in New South Wales and Victoria states.
The Australian Capital Territory has shut out non-residents who have been on the northern beaches of Sydney, where the outbreaks are most concentrated, Greater Sydney and other smaller centers, unless they have an exemption.
The island state of Tasmania has barred anyone directly linked to the latest Victorian cases, listing exposure sites where confirmed cases are known to have been. The move followed Tasmania's declaration of Greater Sydney and the Wollongong area south of Sydney as medium-risk zones, requiring travelers to quarantine for 14 days on arrival, while those from Sydney's northern beaches are barred from entering.
Victoria reported three new cases of community transmission on Sunday, down from Saturday's 10. In total, there have been 21 locally acquired Victorian cases over recent days, all linked to the New South Wales outbreak.
Victoria's border is now closed to all travelers from New South Wales.
On Sunday, New South Wales recorded eight new local cases. There are 161 active cases in the state, most of them in the northern beaches of Sydney, and 13 emanating from liquor store that are not connected to the beaches cluster.
The news that the state is battling two separate outbreaks in Sydney comes on the first day of mandatory mask restrictions across Greater Sydney, with enforcement to begin at midnight Sunday.
Masks will be mandatory in shopping centers, on public transport, in places of worship, hair and beauty premises and entertainment venues such as cinemas. All hospitality staff are also required to wear one.
Elsewhere in the Asia-Pacific region:
— Thailand has reported 315 new coronavirus cases as it gets set to implement new measures to fight a recent spike in infections. Officials said that 294 of the new cases reported Sunday were local infections. The virus has spread from six provinces in mid-December to 53 currently. As a result, authorities have outlined new measures that will take effect Monday. Restaurants in the 28 highly controlled provinces can continue normal operations, but with strict social distancing rules. However, the governors in each province are authorized to consider allowing them for takeaway only. Also, restaurants will not be allowed to serve alcoholic drinks and people will be asked to avoid unnecessary travel. On Saturday, the Ministry of Education said all public and private schools in the 28 highly controlled provinces will be closed from Monday through at least Jan. 31. Thailand has confirmed a total of 7,694 cases, including 64 deaths.
— Officials have tested more than 4.4 million residents in the northeastern Chinese city of Shenyang after the discovery of a new coronavirus cluster there. So far, only four cases have been confirmed from the testing. Another case was reported Sunday in a different city in Liaoning province. China reported a total of 11 new domestically transmitted cases on Sunday — five in Liaoning, four in in northeastern Heilongjiang province, one in Beijing and one in Hebei province, just outside of Beijing. Authorities across China are on high alert as new cases continue to emerge. The city of Heihe in Heilongjiang province suspended bus and taxi services after it reported four new cases. It has also temporarily shut down all business venues in the city except for markets, and sealed off residential communities. Both Beijing and Liaoning province reclassified some areas as medium risk while sealing off residential compounds where earlier cases were discovered.
Follow AP's coverage at https://apnews.com/hub/coronavirus-pandemic, https://apnews.com/hub/coronavirus-vaccineand https://apnews.com/UnderstandingtheOutbreak
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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — WARSAW, Poland – Some hospitals in Poland have suspended vaccination against COVID-19 after they did not get the expected deliveries of their Pfizer vaccine doses.
A government official monitoring the vaccination process, Michal Dworczyk, said Monday that the latest delivery over the weekend was at least 50% smaller than expected, and the government needs to make changes to the national inoculation schedule that began in late December.
PARIS (AP) — There is a ray of light for Parisians who, like the rest of the French nation this weekend, begin to observe a tightened coronavirus curfew: The famous Rodin Museum sculpture gardens is reopening to visitors.
Though the rococo museum, showcasing the world's largest collection of Rodin sculptures, remains closed, visitors are now able to enter the sculpture-filled surrounding gardens that overlooked the gold dome of Les Invalides monument. They had been shuttered since November and reopened Saturday.
Dutch police use water cannon on anti-government protesters
OTTERLO, Netherlands (AP) — Police in Amsterdam turned a water cannon on hundreds of demonstrators who were taking part in a banned protest Sunday against the Dutch government and its tough coronavirus lockdown.
Police on horseback also moved in to break up the demonstration on a large square ringed by museums, including the Van Gogh Museum and Rijksmuseum.
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BOOK REVIEW: Three Gambian Writers to launch their books this month
Dr Lenrie Peters is without doubt the trailblazer of Gambian literature. His poetry has been studied in several schools across Africa yet many Gambian researchers have little or no knowledge of who Peters really was and where his conviction laid. This book is an exploration of Peters' origins, convictions, ideologies and writings. It is an attempt to help understand who Peters truly was through this rare collection of his statements, essays and short stories. Peters represented the nagging paradox of the poet/writer whose major academic orientation was in the medical sciences. He also reflected the new emerging writer who placed more emphasis on the African woes and challenges rather than restricting himself to the nationalistic approach taken by the counterparts of his era. Through this collection of his works, we discover vividly who Peters truly was and how his orientation was different from the colonial and post-colonial African writers of his time. We will discover that Peters has taken so much from his father, especially the sharp criticism against the coloniser, but a much sharper attack against the post independent leaders who truly failed Africa. This first ever published book on Peters will illuminate him as the pathfinder ushering a new era of writers of his time.
Closures is a story built on and around multiple and multi-layered strands of the lives of six indomitable characters struggling with voids in their lives that they are all trying to fill. Sillah follows the fortunes of a Professor Emeretus, El. Bashiir Morris, a revert to Islam; a researcher Biram Ka; a women campaigner Maama Sireŋ Damfaa; an Air hostess Bôtôôr Margaret Jones; a visually impaired computer programmer Aliyu Badara Jallo; and an Imam, Alhaji Marafang Jawo.
Biram, Maama and Bôtôôr meet with a pilgrim from Mecca at Gatwick airport in London under extra-ordinary circumstances and it is these circumstances that have leads to their re-union in Kataminaland. Here, they seek and find the missing links of their pasts and as well as final closure.
The events of their journeys are about re-discovery; coming to terms with love, continuity and custom. In the story, Sillah with his characteristic insider/outsider perspectives, challenges firmly held paradigms about attitudes to self, gender, the youth, the mass Hijra, disability, patriotism, caste, 'tribalism', and the legacies of colonization. Sillah engages the reader in the resulting mind-set of these and illustrates that a people mired in material poverty, miseducation and the primacy of ethnic affiliations can easily slip back to those dark ages of her recent past-a past that she has lost!
In the words of Biram,
"In the clear daylight of the mind, we see undreamt off patterns in our lives and the lives of other people close to us. You and I, all of us, have been lunging towards this point for weeks, months maybe, even years and now we have come to an abrupt halt at the crossroads where we have found ourselves, found peace and comfort; discovered convergence and found closure alas."
The story ends very happily but fires trenchant shots at the prevailing intrigues of the elite and their allies and proposes that Kataminaland herself, much like the characters in the story, needs to heal, find closure and move on with the times.
Building on the author's first poetry book, Innocent Questions, this collection of poems as implied in the title The Dictator and the Heretic, muses and ruminates on the way things are and the need to question the logic of convention. In a poignant, palpable and provocative way, the author pierces the sacred "logic of the system" and with his rhyme and lyrics, lays bare a range of themes: corruption, exploitation and dependency in Africa; surviving under dictatorship and oppression; post-colonialism and decolonisation; the beauty of Africa; love, heartbreak and hopelessness; and struggle, both internal and external. Using a range of powerful poetry techniques, the author refuses to surrender and instead promotes heresy against a heartless, soulless system of exploitation, unashamedly.
Readers will be introduced to critical counter orthodoxy ways of knowing and being; and new ways of perceiving and understanding their constructions of reality if they are able to find the treasures buried in this collection of poems.
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Q: Quiero hacer una animacion en javascript, pero todo se ejecuta al mismo tiempo he estado intentando animar unos elementos con javascript y quiero que las animaciones pasen una por una, pero todo se ejecuta al mismo tiempo.
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el cambio de clases css es este:
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Pero como se ejecuta todo al mismo tiempo, cuando hace el fade in ya hizo la transicion de  item.style.transform = "translate("+move+", 50%)"; y entonces no se ve como se mueve.

A: Puedes probar a usar setTimeout para dar un tiempo de espera entre cada transición:

const cards = document.querySelectorAll('.card');

cards.forEach(function(item, index){ //Mover las cartas
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Es importante darse cuenta de que en cada iteración estoy añadiendo 300 milisegundos más que al elemento anterior (por eso es index * 300), porque si simplemente pusiera "300", todas las transiciones se ejecutarían a la vez pasados esos 300 milisegundos

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Who Belongs in the Republican Party?
The GOP must disavow Trump's xenophobia and open itself to a changing America
Linda Chavez Dec 11, 2020 20
A New York dance group, Ballet Folklorico Quetzalcoatl, performing alongside Central Park during the Cinco De Mayo parade. (Tina Fineberg/AP)
It's tempting to write off the GOP after the Trump years and Republican officials' complicity in his behavior—to believe that the health of American democracy depends on ensuring this party never again occupies the White House. But in a two-party system, it is neither likely nor healthy for one side to be in power indefinitely. This is why Persuasion is publishing a series on the future of the Republican Party, which began with Geoffrey Kabaservice on what's next for the GOP and continues with Linda Chavez on why the party must appeal to a more diverse America. I hope you will enjoy the articles and see their value, even if (like me) you are left-of-center. —Yascha Mounk
Part Two: The Outreach Strategy
By Linda Chavez
My old boss Ronald Reagan was fond of saying that he didn't leave the Democratic Party, it left him. I feel the same way about the GOP. The only question is whether there are enough principled conservatives left to resuscitate a party that has become, at least temporarily, a personality cult.
How Joe Biden will govern as president remains to be seen, but based on his early cabinet picks, the signs are good that there will be no sudden leftward lurch. Nonetheless, a revitalized, center-right Republican Party that can appeal to a wide swath of voters is the best guarantee that the United States retains a strong national defense and a vibrant, free-market economy, and that individual liberty and rights, not group classification or preferences, remain at the core of our national identity.
Whether the Republican Party can again play that role depends on many things, not least how it responds to the country's changing demographics. Republican voters are overwhelmingly white and older, and are more likely to be male and less likely to have earned a college or advanced degree than Democratic voters—facts that do not bode well for the future of the party in a country that is increasingly diverse, and becoming better educated.
Donald Trump won election in 2016 in part by exploiting anxiety about what America will look like in the future. Who belongs here? Will newcomers change America more than it changes them? Will they contribute to the greater good or drain scarce resources? In crude form, Trump made clear he believed some people—Muslims, Mexicans and those from what he deemed "shit-hole countries"—didn't belong here.
He even suggested that "we should have more people from Norway." Few Norwegians immigrate here today, but they did in large numbers a hundred or more years ago. Those Norwegian immigrants, however, were far more like today's Mexican, Honduran, Salvadoran and Guatemalan immigrants than Trump's fantasy of Northern European professionals.
Nearly a quarter of all working-age Norwegians left their homeland between 1870 and 1910, most sailing to America in search of opportunity. During the announcement of his 2016 presidential run, Trump complained, "When Mexico sends its people, they're not sending their best." Neither did Norway during the great migration of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, if migrants are to be judged only by wealth and class.
Those who arrived from Norway came from the lowest-skilled strata in their native land, mostly farmworkers, fishermen and common laborers, according to the Princeton economics professor Leah Boustan, who studied census data from Norway and the United States from that period. Compared with immigrants from 15 other European nations in the same era, Boustan told NPR, "The Norwegians held the lowest paid occupations in the U.S." It took decades before Norwegian immigrants caught up to other Americans in earnings and education, yet they did.
Sadly, Trump and much of the Republican leadership in Congress seem not to have studied such history. Yet the future of the Republican Party may well be determined by whether the party understands the lessons of American immigration and assimilation to broaden its ranks beyond a shrinking base.
One of the big surprises in the 2020 election was Trump's improved support among Hispanic voters, especially in Florida and Texas. In 2016, an estimated 28% of Hispanics nationally voted for Trump despite his racist rhetoric and xenophobic policy proposals. Although reliable national data on Hispanic voters in 2020 is not yet available, Trump clearly outperformed among Hispanics in South Florida and the Rio Grande Valley in Texas.
The Trump campaign raised fears in southern Florida that a Democratic win would set the United States on the path to socialism—a message that resonated with voters whose families had fled authoritarian leftist regimes in Latin America. In Texas, the Trump campaign used a different tactic, focusing on the economy, law and order and religion.
In both states, the key to the Trump campaign strategy was to appeal to Hispanic voters not so much on the basis of identity but as small-business owners and workers whose faith and security in their communities were paramount. The tactic didn't work everywhere. Mexican Americans in California, Nevada and Colorado helped keep those states safely blue; and in Arizona, Hispanic voters were a major factor in turning the traditionally Republican state not only for Biden but for the Democratic Senate candidate, Mark Kelly. New Mexico, where Hispanics now make up about half of the population and were until the mid-20th century a majority, voted heavily for Biden. Nonetheless, New Mexico has voted Republican in 12 of 28 presidential elections since becoming a state in 1912, and has elected many Hispanic Republican office holders.
Like Hispanics, Asian Americans are a diverse group whose different histories and countries of origin make lumping them together not altogether useful. But on average, Asian Americans are better-educated, earn more than other Americans, and might generally be seen as a group that the GOP could do well with. Yet in 2020, exit polls suggest that only 31% voted for Trump. Studies suggest that many Asian American voters are well disposed to the Republican Party, with at least one 2014 survey showing 39% approve of the GOP and equal numbers disapproving, with Koreans and Vietnamese showing the highest approvals for Republicans and Indian and Chinese the lowest.
All this demonstrates that the Republican Party has not hopelessly lost support in immigrant communities despite Trump's attacks on non-European immigrants. The challenge will be to rebuild a party that appeals to voters on shared values as well as public policy; that encourages entrepreneurship but also evinces compassion; that builds a strong national defense but also recognizes that America cannot go it alone; and that focuses on law and order but acknowledges that laws must apply equally to all Americans, regardless of color or national origin; and that requires law enforcement to never abuse civil rights or liberties.
I wish I were confident that the Republican Party is up to this task. The test will be the year ahead as Biden takes office and congressional Republicans choose to work with the new administration or fight it at every turn.
Trump still wields outsize influence over millions of voters, convincing many that the election was stolen from him. Most Republican elected leaders have remained silent, fearing the wrath of Trump's base. But, unless we are witnessing mass psychosis, most Republicans will move on once Trump leaves the Oval Office.
The test will be whether the leaders of the party can fashion a vision of the future that welcomes immigrants and their children, the young as well as the old, blacks as well as whites. Optimism, not the fear that has driven the past four years, can build a better party—and a better America.
Linda Chavez, a senior fellow at the Niskanen Center, served as director of public liaison in the Reagan White House, and was the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate from Maryland in 1986.
Like David O, I think the key phrase in this essay is: "unless we are witnessing mass psychosis, most Republicans will move on." Since the 2016 presidential campaign, I've thought the most trenchant analyses of the Trump phenomenon were being produced by a set of people I would've disagreed with more often than not before 2016: Never Trumpers. In part, that's because they have an inside track to working in the Republican Party and/or the conservative movement, so they aren't just repeating the predictable critiques of the left. But it's also because many of them grapple with their role in either laying the foundation for some aspect of our current circumstances or failing to see the warning signs that made many of us Never Republicans.
As I read Linda Chavez here, she is somewhat optimistic about the prospect for Republicans moving on from a nationalist, populist, racist, lawless, authoritarian Trump cult of personality and reconstructing a normal conservative party. Like those in the more somber, pessimistic corner of Never Trumpism, I fear that's unlikely. We don't need "psychosis" as an explanation for why we shouldn't place our bets on that outcome. Just understanding what comes of activating all the fear and pleasure centers Trump and his crew have activated should keep us up at night (note: as I write this, I'm up at night). For the record, like Yascha Mounk, I also identify as left-of center but am more willing to identify with the center than ever before. At this point, I view the evacuation of the center of US politics with alarm, fear the effects of the deliberate destruction of vital institutions, and would be thrilled to see the construction of a healthy conservative movement with which I could disagree without fear of anyone being drawn and quartered.
David ODec 11, 2020
I'm not sure it's a mass psychosis I believe it's a blind tribal adherence regardless of facts. I have no faith in any body that doesn't believe in the truth and factual data. I'm scared that this is only the beginning of some thing that ends up being a blight on the country I love
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Australian start-up company, Beyond Entertainment Group PT, set to release its first smart TV app for Fishflicks, making its move into the international digital video on demand market.
Fishflicks is an Australian first, a unique concept that combines the work and efforts of Australian Fishing Celebrities bringing them together with the objective of supporting growth in the Australian Fishing Industry. Fishflicks contains thousands of hours of content, including cross genres hunting and 4WD, dating back decades and made available to users through any streaming device 24/7.
With the Samsung branded apps planned release for end of March, brands LG, Sony, Phillips, Toshiba and Panasonic will follow shortly thereafter. The apps will be made available worldwide with plans to support the US and South East Asia markets, where interest in Australian fishing is particularly strong.
Recreational fishing is a popular activity that contributes economic and social benefits to the Australian economy, particularly in regional areas. The ABS estimates that about five million Australians engage in recreational fishing each year, and it contributes to an estimated $200 million from international tourism. This is planned to increase, as the Australia's recreational fishing industry will be a major focus of Tourism Australia over the next three years.


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'I'm very impressed with the talent' - David Tua returns to his roots, trains young Samoan fighters
One Samoa's favourite sons – former heavyweight boxer David Tua - is giving back to the Pacific Island's next generation of upcoming boxing prospects.
Earlier this month the 46-year-old visited Samoa and shared some tips with amateur boxers who are looking to compete at the 2019 Pacific Games.
Read more: 'It's the only world title that matters' - David Tua on receiving Samoan tatau, friendship with Shane Cameron
"One of the fighters, a beautiful female, her name is Asu Loia, has put her hand up to represent Samoa at the upcoming South Pacific Games, which is hosted by Samoa," Tua told 1 NEWS.
The former Samoan-Kiwi heavyweight boxer says the heavyweight division right now is "exciting." Source: 1 NEWS
He is heading back to Samoa in the coming days, where as well as taking care of some family business, he hopes to lend a further hand to the fighters ahead of the games.
"I'm very impressed with the talent we have got. God willing they fight and perform to the best of their ability."
Tua was recognised as an officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit earlier this month in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for his services to boxing in 2001.
Tua said former foe Cameron visited him during his eight days of getting his traditional Samoan tattoo. Source: 1 NEWS
He retired from boxing in 2013, but continues to work with fighters in the Auckland community via his Onehunga gym.
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"The press release is dead," some say.
Businesses will have to issue official statements to the general public in the future, too. Neatly packaged information (aka "content marketing") is great, but businesses must also keep their audience up to speed with what's going on.
However, there are two common public relations practices for press releases that drive me crazy.
There's nothing wrong with creating a not-so-interesting press release and adding it to your online newsroom (like Mynewsdesk). Even though it might not be interesting to anyone outside the organization, these types of press releases add up to your brand's timeline and progress. Like milestone markers, of sorts.
Why on earth are so many organizations going out of their way to distribute these press releases outside of their online newsroom?
Why are they trying to get these texts in front of people who, if they were interested, would come to your site looking for the information?
Not only does promoting these press releases cost real time and money, but they also tend to irritate the recipients, too1. This spray-and-pray tactic is potentially causing more harm than anything else.
Upload your press releases to your online newsroom and be done with it.
Content upgrade: Download a classic press release template for free.
Imagine someone seeing a link to your press release on LinkedIn — it could happen, right? Then imagine how that person decides to click over to your site to read your press releases all the way through to the end. Such an individual are apparently actively interested in what you have to say, which makes these people a high-value public. Awesome!
People who read your press releases from beginning to end are obviously important. So what call-to-action (CTA) are you offering to this exclusive group of individuals?
More information about what? If something is missing from the press releases — why isn't it included? And why are you trying to move me away from your website and over to phone or email?
How do you feel about press releases? Please share in the comment section.
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Publicly traded companies in most countries must distribute any new information via press releases to a variety of news outlets.


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    /** @var array|object */
    private $filter;

    /** @var array|object */
    private $update;

    /** @var array */
    private $options;

    /**
     * Constructs a update command.
     *
     * Supported options:
     *
     *  * arrayFilters (document array): A set of filters specifying to which
     *    array elements an update should apply.
     *
     *  * bypassDocumentValidation (boolean): If true, allows the write to
     *    circumvent document level validation.
     *
     *  * collation (document): Collation specification.
     *
     *  * comment (mixed): BSON value to attach as a comment to this command.
     *
     *    This is not supported for servers versions < 4.4.
     *
     *  * hint (string|document): The index to use. Specify either the index
     *    name as a string or the index key pattern as a document. If specified,
     *    then the query system will only consider plans using the hinted index.
     *
     *    This is not supported for server versions < 4.2 and will result in an
     *    exception at execution time if used.
     *
     *  * multi (boolean): When true, updates all documents matching the query.
     *    This option cannot be true if the $update argument is a replacement
     *    document (i.e. contains no update operators). The default is false.
     *
     *  * session (MongoDB\Driver\Session): Client session.
     *
     *  * upsert (boolean): When true, a new document is created if no document
     *    matches the query. The default is false.
     *
     *  * let (document): Map of parameter names and values. Values must be
     *    constant or closed expressions that do not reference document fields.
     *    Parameters can then be accessed as variables in an aggregate
     *    expression context (e.g. "$$var").
     *
     *  * writeConcern (MongoDB\Driver\WriteConcern): Write concern.
     *
     * @param string       $databaseName   Database name
     * @param string       $collectionName Collection name
     * @param array|object $filter         Query by which to delete documents
     * @param array|object $update         Update to apply to the matched
     *                                     document(s) or a replacement document
     * @param array        $options        Command options
     * @throws InvalidArgumentException for parameter/option parsing errors
     */
    public function __construct(string $databaseName, string $collectionName, $filter, $update, array $options = [])
    {
        if (! is_array($filter) && ! is_object($filter)) {
            throw InvalidArgumentException::invalidType('$filter', $filter, 'array or object');
        }

        if (! is_array($update) && ! is_object($update)) {
            throw InvalidArgumentException::invalidType('$update', $filter, 'array or object');
        }

        $options += [
            'multi' => false,
            'upsert' => false,
        ];

        if (isset($options['arrayFilters']) && ! is_array($options['arrayFilters'])) {
            throw InvalidArgumentException::invalidType('"arrayFilters" option', $options['arrayFilters'], 'array');
        }

        if (isset($options['bypassDocumentValidation']) && ! is_bool($options['bypassDocumentValidation'])) {
            throw InvalidArgumentException::invalidType('"bypassDocumentValidation" option', $options['bypassDocumentValidation'], 'boolean');
        }

        if (isset($options['collation']) && ! is_array($options['collation']) && ! is_object($options['collation'])) {
            throw InvalidArgumentException::invalidType('"collation" option', $options['collation'], 'array or object');
        }

        if (isset($options['hint']) && ! is_string($options['hint']) && ! is_array($options['hint']) && ! is_object($options['hint'])) {
            throw InvalidArgumentException::invalidType('"hint" option', $options['hint'], ['string', 'array', 'object']);
        }

        if (! is_bool($options['multi'])) {
            throw InvalidArgumentException::invalidType('"multi" option', $options['multi'], 'boolean');
        }

        if ($options['multi'] && ! is_first_key_operator($update) && ! is_pipeline($update)) {
            throw new InvalidArgumentException('"multi" option cannot be true if $update is a replacement document');
        }

        if (isset($options['session']) && ! $options['session'] instanceof Session) {
            throw InvalidArgumentException::invalidType('"session" option', $options['session'], Session::class);
        }

        if (! is_bool($options['upsert'])) {
            throw InvalidArgumentException::invalidType('"upsert" option', $options['upsert'], 'boolean');
        }

        if (isset($options['writeConcern']) && ! $options['writeConcern'] instanceof WriteConcern) {
            throw InvalidArgumentException::invalidType('"writeConcern" option', $options['writeConcern'], WriteConcern::class);
        }

        if (isset($options['let']) && ! is_array($options['let']) && ! is_object($options['let'])) {
            throw InvalidArgumentException::invalidType('"let" option', $options['let'], 'array or object');
        }

        if (isset($options['bypassDocumentValidation']) && ! $options['bypassDocumentValidation']) {
            unset($options['bypassDocumentValidation']);
        }

        if (isset($options['writeConcern']) && $options['writeConcern']->isDefault()) {
            unset($options['writeConcern']);
        }

        $this->databaseName = $databaseName;
        $this->collectionName = $collectionName;
        $this->filter = $filter;
        $this->update = $update;
        $this->options = $options;
    }

    /**
     * Execute the operation.
     *
     * @see Executable::execute()
     * @return UpdateResult
     * @throws UnsupportedException if hint or write concern is used and unsupported
     * @throws DriverRuntimeException for other driver errors (e.g. connection errors)
     */
    public function execute(Server $server)
    {
        /* CRUD spec requires a client-side error when using "hint" with an
         * unacknowledged write concern on an unsupported server. */
        if (
            isset($this->options['writeConcern']) && ! is_write_concern_acknowledged($this->options['writeConcern']) &&
            isset($this->options['hint']) && ! server_supports_feature($server, self::$wireVersionForHint)
        ) {
            throw UnsupportedException::hintNotSupported();
        }

        $inTransaction = isset($this->options['session']) && $this->options['session']->isInTransaction();
        if ($inTransaction && isset($this->options['writeConcern'])) {
            throw UnsupportedException::writeConcernNotSupportedInTransaction();
        }

        $bulk = new Bulk($this->createBulkWriteOptions());
        $bulk->update($this->filter, $this->update, $this->createUpdateOptions());

        $writeResult = $server->executeBulkWrite($this->databaseName . '.' . $this->collectionName, $bulk, $this->createExecuteOptions());

        return new UpdateResult($writeResult);
    }

    /**
     * Returns the command document for this operation.
     *
     * @see Explainable::getCommandDocument()
     * @return array
     */
    public function getCommandDocument(Server $server)
    {
        $cmd = ['update' => $this->collectionName, 'updates' => [['q' => $this->filter, 'u' => $this->update] + $this->createUpdateOptions()]];

        if (isset($this->options['bypassDocumentValidation'])) {
            $cmd['bypassDocumentValidation'] = $this->options['bypassDocumentValidation'];
        }

        if (isset($this->options['writeConcern'])) {
            $cmd['writeConcern'] = $this->options['writeConcern'];
        }

        return $cmd;
    }

    /**
     * Create options for constructing the bulk write.
     *
     * @see https://php.net/manual/en/mongodb-driver-bulkwrite.construct.php
     */
    private function createBulkWriteOptions(): array
    {
        $options = [];

        foreach (['bypassDocumentValidation', 'comment'] as $option) {
            if (isset($this->options[$option])) {
                $options[$option] = $this->options[$option];
            }
        }

        if (isset($this->options['let'])) {
            $options['let'] = (object) $this->options['let'];
        }

        return $options;
    }

    /**
     * Create options for executing the bulk write.
     *
     * @see https://php.net/manual/en/mongodb-driver-server.executebulkwrite.php
     */
    private function createExecuteOptions(): array
    {
        $options = [];

        if (isset($this->options['session'])) {
            $options['session'] = $this->options['session'];
        }

        if (isset($this->options['writeConcern'])) {
            $options['writeConcern'] = $this->options['writeConcern'];
        }

        return $options;
    }

    /**
     * Create options for the update command.
     *
     * Note that these options are different from the bulk write options, which
     * are created in createExecuteOptions().
     */
    private function createUpdateOptions(): array
    {
        $updateOptions = [
            'multi' => $this->options['multi'],
            'upsert' => $this->options['upsert'],
        ];

        foreach (['arrayFilters', 'hint'] as $option) {
            if (isset($this->options[$option])) {
                $updateOptions[$option] = $this->options[$option];
            }
        }

        if (isset($this->options['collation'])) {
            $updateOptions['collation'] = (object) $this->options['collation'];
        }

        return $updateOptions;
    }
}

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ISSEE helps Iraqi military face oncoming IED challenge in Mosul
Submitted by Anonymous on Tuesday, 4th October 2016
Under the Islamic State group, Mosul has been transformed into an urban minefield littered with explosives and traps meant to bait troops and technicians into setting them off. Once Iraqi forces retake Mosul from the militants that have held it since 2014, they will have to contend with the city itself.
Valerie Insinna, from Defense News reports on how ISSEE has been working with NATO to train Officers from Iraq to deal with IEDs left by Islamic State Group
The US-led coalition and Iraqi military are hurtling toward a final assault on Mosul, which Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has said will occur by the end of the year. But NATO is concerned that, when the dust settles, the civilian population may return to an incredibly dangerous area saturated with improvised explosive devices (IED).
"If you look at Daesh's tactics, the way they defend towns is with 50 to 200 snipers and ten thousand IEDs and booby traps," a NATO official said, using the Arabic alternative for the Islamic State group. "Everything is booby trapped. Children's toys, kitchen pots, the refrigerator, dead bodies, everything."
This month NATO began its second counter-IED course aimed at teaching Iraqi Army and Ministry of Interior officers how to disrupt explosive devices in an urban, humanitarian context. The treaty organization invited Defense News to Jordan to watch exercises and speak with some of the incoming students.
"In a street about 100 meters long, there will be more than 30 IEDS planted there," said one new student, a 29-year-old Ministry of Interior officer from Basra province who has been working as a counter-IED expert since 2012. During the officer's time working in Anbar, he helped disrupt 300 IEDs, including those in houses and vehicles. Because he already came in as an expert, his focus will be working with instructors to enhance his skills and exchange information.
Most of the officers currently going through the program are less experienced, said Phil Yeaman, an instructor from ISSEE, a UK-based explosives training firm that contracted with NATO to teach Iraqi officers how to disrupt IEDs.
"I firmly believe — and I'm not criticizing them — but I firmly believe that the reason for the high level of casualties among their specialists [is] they have the principles … [but] the techniques are not what we'd expect from a trained specialist," Yeaman said.
"They are extremely conscientious. They are dedicated to the belief that they are defeating Daesh by improving the lot of their brothers, their co-mates, their fellow citizens," he added. "The skill sets of the Iraqis — they have the fundamentals, they have the principles. What we've tried to do is develop that into a more appropriate end result."
There are currently 30 Ministry of Interior and Army officers enrolled in the NATO program, two of which have already passed the course and are now assistant instructors honing their training skills. With ISSEE's help, NATO hopes to produce 90 counter-IED operators by the end of the year.
Continue reading the full article on Defense News…


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Bluebirds began to match and indeed surpass those of their Mid Wales neighbours. Since the the club has reached the final of eight all Wales competitions including winning the Welsh Amateur Cup against Buckley Wanderers in 1961 and the Welsh intermediate Cup against Aberystwyth Town in 1989. The honours list also includes nine Welsh National League (Mid Wales) section championships eight runners up and six league cup wins. The Montgomeryshire Challenge Cup has been won 24 times.
In the two season sprior to the formation of the League of Wales the club played in the Cymru Alliance,being runners up in 1991 and champions in 1992.In the inaugural season of the league of Wales the club reached the final of the league cup and finished in 11th place.The Bluebirds were the losers in the first league cup final but won it in 2002,2003 and 2007.
Having finished fourth in 2002 the club qualified for the European Inter Toto Cup and were drawn against PFC Marek of Dupnitsa (Bulgaria)in the first round.The Bulgarian full timers won the first leg 2-0 with two late goals but Caersws earned a creditable 1-1 draw in the home leg played at Aberystwyth.In 2007 the clubs long serving manager called it a day after 24 highly succesful seasons.
The club flirted with relegation in the following seasons firstly under Mike Barton and then Dave Taylor until in 2009 Mickey Evans made a shock return to the club.However this move did not improve the clubs fortunes and at the end of 2009/10 season the club were relegated to the Huws Gray alliance following Welsh Premier League restructure.
How to get there From Newtown take the A489; after six miles turn right A470 Caersws. After 400 metres the ground is down a lane on the left which is signposted Caersws FC.