Charles Hoskinson of Cardano foundation has most recently teased the public with quite a few important announcements on the matter of further Cardano developments, adding that IOHK, Cardano, and Emurgo teams are working on the general adoption of ADA, while aiming at turning their asset into an everyday payment method.
With their most recent announcement, the team IOHK has stated on July 30th in an official post on Twitter, that the IELE virtual machine has been released in form of an extension of the previous test net release, which as stated makes up for a pretty important step in the further development of Cardano and ADA.
While TRON foundation on the head with Justin Sun has also announced the release of their very own RX viral machine, Cardano (ADA) also went forward with announcing the release of IELE virtual machine that has been launched today on July 30th.
In the official statement from the team IOHK that came out today, the team has stated that the newly released virtual machine actually represents the extension of the previous test net, also representing the second version of Cardano test net.
The team has also stated that the most recent update will have a major impact on the "financial infrastructure" in general, while developers will be able to utilize smart contract technology as a part of services available on Cardano.
Alongside with the announcement of the new version of Cardano test net, the team on the head with Charles Hoskinson added that smart contract technology has become a necessity in the world of blockchain, while Cardano will be able to contribute to the growing digital economy by enabling the transfer of any type of value between two parties that have agreed on the same terms, all without the involvement of third parties, which overall contributes to decentralization while also cutting on costs and time needed for this type of process.
The team IOHK has also addressed their "competitor" platforms that utilize smart contract technology, mentioning Ethereum, NEO and Hyperledger, while claiming that each of these smart contract platforms had reported some serious bugs when it comes to deployment of large-scale decentralized applications, whereas IOHK is working on diminishing these errors with smart contract technology available on Cardano.
To assure these problems are solved, Charles Hoskinson and the IOHK team have developed IELE virtual machine.
Cardano Test Net Update: What IELE Brings to the Table?
IELE is a flattering name referring to the mythological creatures that offered inspiration, the nymphs, and it represents a virtual machine made for the new version of test net, presenting smart contract technology on Cardano blockchain. IOHK has managed to design and launch this project with the help of Runtime Verification, as a product of the previously sealed partnership between the two companies.
This virtual machine is said to have a purpose of translating high-level programming languages into low-level programs so that the smart contracts could be executed while using several languages for translation.
IELE is also said to make the execution and deployment of smart contracts a lot simpler as it is designed not to allow errors and bugs that can be detected in other virtual machines, that way allowing secure utilization of smart contract technology, thus making a massive step forward for Cardano (ADA).
Cardano's Virtual Machine is using correct-by-construction, which means that it prevents common errors from happening, such as DAO faulty for example.
With the most recent update, Cardano users are now able to use smart contract technology on Cardano test net, while being enabled to use a unique correct-by-construction model that diminishes common errors and bugs found in smart contract execution.
Even though Cardano has surprised ADA community by launching IELE virtual machine that enables easy and simple execution of smart contract technology, it seems that ADA is not doing well in the market as it is seen dropping by over -7% while being traded around 0.15$.
Being ranked as the 8th best currency with nearly 4 billion dollars in its market cap, Cardano is still far from its all-time high of 1.20$, however, Hoskinson, IOHK, Emurgo and team Cardano (ADA) seem to be working full steam on bringing new developments to Cardano test net, which could eventually take ADA to price improvements as a consequence in the following months.
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Eau de Guerlain, one of the house's four summer eaux (see also Eau de Cologne du Coq and Eau de Cologne Imperiale). Each one of them has a small twist, a certain characteristic that separates them from the masses and gives the wearer an extra pleasure. In Eau de Guerlain's case it's the flow, the lack of sharpness in what is otherwise a lemon with a side of lemon and a garnish of lemon verbena. And if you're lucky enough to have an older version-- also a nice hit of oakmoss.
Released in 1974, an era when "sport" fragrances were green, herbal, and really really good, Eau de Guerlain is another great example. There's no mistaking that this is a "lemon cologne" it really is- pulpy, leafy, rindy- it's all lemon. But you won't be making a "just bit into a lemon" face when you wear it. The floral-herbal facet makes it smoother, more transparent, and somehow incredibly pretty. Luca Turin called Eau de Guerlain "nostalgic", and I think he's spot-on about it. If you've read "Gone With The Wind" you may remember that one of Scarlett O'Hara cherished memories of her mother was her scent, lemon verbena. More than a century after Ellen O'Hara's fictional death I think Jean-Paul Guerlain was on to something. Mrs. O'Hara's lemon verbena sachets, her immaculate clothes, her prim lace-- it's all there.
But Eau de Guerlain is not a Southern Lady. The floral part develops rather quickly and becomes more about stems, crunchy leaves, and moss. The bright yellow turns more dry, slightly brown, and the green is more velvety. You can still smell the lemon, but from farther away, as the scent fades and dissipates into the summer air.
Eau de Guerlain ($102, 3.4 oz) is available from select department stores.
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John XXIII Seminary celebrates 50 years, prepares 'Pathway to the Future'
On: 9/26/2014, By Christopher S. Pineo , In: Local
Deacon Jim Cardosi, a seminarian studying for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, addresses guests at the Pope St. John XXIII National Seminary Lawn Party Sept. 17. Looking on are vicar general Bishop Peter J. Uglietto and seminary rector Father William Palardy. Pilot photo/Christopher S. Pineo
WESTON -- Nearly 400 guests gathered at the 33rd Annual Lawn Party at Pope St. John XXIII National Seminary in Weston Sept. 17, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the seminary uniquely dedicated to fostering late-life vocations.
"It's hard to believe it's been 50 years, a half-century, since Richard Cardinal Cushing not only foresaw the need for delayed vocations but then acted upon it. It's that vision that brought Pope St. John XXIII National Seminary to Weston and all of you here tonight," rector Father William Palardy told guests.
Seminary staff said the Lawn Party raised around $250,000 which will go toward operational needs and support of seminarians -- a current total of 66 seminarians, near capacity for housing.
Lawn Party Chair Scott A. Gieselman and Father Palardy announced the launching of the public phase of the capital campaign "Pathway to the Future," which has already raised $6.6 million for infrastructure, endowment, and construction. The campaign aims to reach $9 million by spring to start construction of a new learning center, to include a new library, and make space for 12 new rooms for seminarians.
"For the record, as rector number eight, I can assure you I don't want to be remembered as the rector who ran out of rooms and had to turn potential seminarians away, so I need your support to prevent that from happening," Father Palardy said.
In his remarks, Father Palardy also recalled two people with deep connections to the seminary who had passed away in the last year.
Father Tom Schmitt, a teacher and dean of seminarians, passed away in August of esophageal cancer. Father Palardy described him as a lover of nature and said that, "there wasn't a plant, a bird, or a star in the heavens that he couldn't identify." The large glass wall planned to overlook the forest and the Stations of the Cross outside the seminary will be named in his honor.
He also noted the passing of Jack Shaughnessy, a longtime benefactor of many causes central to the mission of the Archdiocese of Boston, including the seminary. He said Shaughnessy had frequently worn a cap marked "XXIII" at public events, prompting people to ask if he attended Super Bowl XXIII.
"But, Jack of course would respond, "No, but let me tell you all about John XXIII Seminary," Father Palardy said.
The main floor of the new center, Father Palardy announced, was to be named "The Mary and Jack Shaughnessy Pavilion."
When it was established in 1964, the idea of creating a seminary for the formation of men over age 30 in the United States was revolutionary. At the time, only one such seminary existed in the world, the Pontifical Beda Seminary in Rome.
Originally called Pope John XXIII National Seminary, the name of the seminary has evolved as "Good Pope John" progressed closer to sainthood. His beatification in 2000 prompted the first name change to Blessed John XXIII National Seminary. With his canonization earlier this year the seminary became Pope St. John XXIII National Seminary.
Since its founding, the seminary has formed almost 700 men, from more than 140 dioceses and 21 religious orders, for ordination. As part of the Lawn Party's tradition, guests hear current seminarians speak about how God has inspired them to their own "second-career" vocation.
Speaking this year was Class of 2016 seminarian Jorge V. Rocha, 39, studying for the Diocese of Providence.
He told the audience that he lost his parents at a young age, and later his grandparents.
"I felt I had every right to be upset with God," he said.
Rocha said searching his feelings he instead found gratitude for the care and support of his family.
The native of Cape Verde moved to the U.S. at age 11 where his uncle raised him. The Dominican Friars he met while studying at Providence College helped him identify his calling. His three older sisters also encouraged his call to the priesthood.
He said also, "I have no doubt that my mom, and the Blessed Mother, have been with me throughout this time."
Deacon Jim Cardosi, 59, a fourth-year seminarian studying for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, told the audience he had served as a Navy pilot for 28 years, while his wife Cindy cared for their five children. He said her strength as a wife and a mother gave the impression she could do anything. But in 2002 she was stricken with a terminal illness.
"In my mind there was just no way this girl could be beset by serious illness. She was Superwoman," he said.
He said as God and the people around him helped him overcome despair and depression, and helped him see caring for his wife during her illness as a blessing. He cared for her until her death at their home in 2008.
He visited the seminary two years later, in 2010.
"I left knowing that once again I had been blessed by God. You see, the folks here, everyone, gets the idea of delayed vocations, and they have a program in place that will support Holy Mother Church with good priests for many, many years. Pope St. John produces good priests, because they are staffed with good priests," he said.
Bishop Peter J. Uglietto, vicar general and moderator of the curia for the Archdiocese of Boston, offered support for the seminary on behalf of Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley.
Bishop Uglietto, also a former rector of the seminary, said the evening would lay groundwork for the future of the seminary.
"Tonight, in a way, is very much like the founding back in 1964. In fact, one might describe this evening as another beginning, or second founding. It is a second founding because you and I are now being asked to lay the foundation for the next 50 years," he said.
Carole Crino, a parishioner of St. Theresa in Sherborn, attended the Lawn Party with her daughter Cynthia Crino. Each woman had donated recently.
"There is an air of true Christian charity, love and brotherhood here that I can't describe, but I know it and I feel it," Carole Crino said.
Cynthia Crino noted the value of experience men from Pope St. John XXIII bring to their ministry because of experiences with work, family and life before ordination.
"They have been in the office, they have had children, they have had a whole life behind them that they can bring and enrich their parishioners with," Cynthia Crino said.
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Maggie corrects Parson by saying Wanda used a "suggestion" spell and not a "mind-control" spell, stating "there is a difference."
This could indicate that no mind control spells exist, or merely that Wanda did not use (or have access to) such a spell, that probably being the domain of higher-level Thinkamancers.
Why is Specials on this page?
Only relevance to Thinkamancy is 'unlocking somthing in the mind' which is vaguely related at best.
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Halepa is a beautiful, quiet and historical area of Chania Town. During the Cretan Democracy, this suburb was the home of many wealthy merchants and politicians, so it became the center of the diplomatic activities in Crete.
The Greek Embassy, the old French Academy, the "Palace" of Prince George and his private picturesque Russian-style Saint Magdaline church, the house of Venizelos (one of the most successful statesmen in Greek modern history), are a few of the historic buildings located in this area. Many important decisions and events marked this area of Chania.
The New Archeological Museum of Chania just across the street.
Halepa Hotel is located only 50 meters from the sea, which is easily accessible on foot. The City center is about 10 minutes away and is served with frequent city transportation.The main building of the hotel is surrounded by a spacious green garden. The carefully- placed Palm trees add beautiful aesthetics to the garden, especially at night.On the Roof Garden, you can enjoy Sunbathing with your favorite drink and the beautiful sunset with the panoramic view of the Old City of Chania.
We wish you a very nice stay! Promising that you will have an unforgettable Mediterranean travelling experience, whether you are visiting Chania for the first time or you are a regular visitor. This is the place where you can relax and discover the mountains, the sea, the villages and the countryside.
Halepa Hotel is located on El. Venizelou Street, No. 164.
The street begins from Chania city Center (Central Market) eastwards and runs along for approximately 1,500 meters.
It is located 50 meters from the sea (500 meters from the beach) which is easily accessible on foot.
The city Center is about a 15-minute walk and is served with frequent city transportation.
A unique route to the historic gorge of Therisos. A miracle of nature that is run across by a road, which allows you to explore the beautiful scenery.The drive lasts approximately 35 minutes and leads up to the historical village of Therisso, where the homonymous revolution began in 1905. A small museum has been erected to remind to everyone of those times. You will have the chance to taste some of the local cuisine by local producers in the tavernas which usually offer live music during the weekend. If you decide not to dine in Therissos, the next village, Zourva has one of the best taverns in Crete (Emilia).
Going down to the village of Fournes, it is worth stopping in a small picturesque village of Vatolakos. In Vatolakos, Mr. Manousakis with his family, created an amazing winery, already awarded for the quality of the wines he produces (Manousakis Winery).Here you can try and tour the vast world of Wine.
After this "intoxicating" stop, you can enjoy your coffee in the next village - Agia, where the homonym lake is located which feeds the city with the precious and excellent quality water. There are two very interesting cafes overlooking the lake, it is worth walking the beautiful pathways and you can admire many bird species. After the last refreshing stop you can return to the hotel as it is already evening.
Our hotel organizes unique excursions to the most beautiful spots of the island.


In his opening remarks, Andrey Yemelin, Chairman of the National Council for the Financial Market (NSFM), highlighted the critical importance of the webinar. He referred to the fact that the discussion of the draft federal law on remote biometric identification of credit institutions' clients was entering its final stage; amendments to Russian Government's Decree 1571-r dated 15 August 2012 had been made to expand SMEV services available to credit institutions; work was underway towards a single information system enabling to verify subscriber details in telecom operators' databases and a number of other interaction projects for financial institutions and e-government services had reached the implementation phase.
RTLabs is NSFR's committed partner for these projects. Alexey Norin, Director for Financial Sector at RTLabs, presented a comprehensive access platform (KPD) that enables financial market players to computerize data exchange with executive authorities and provide public services via their service channels.
'With in-cloud implementation, KPD users avoid capital expenditures on developing IT-infrastructure and optimize operational costs for implementation, support and interaction with E-government Infrastructure (IEP). An SMEV connector helps program individual scenarios for financial organizations to work with IEP. An important feature of KPD is a universal integration protocol that operates with all data types that are currently available (such as SMEV2 and SMEV3) and offers implementable services,' said Alexey Norin.
With regard to a joint project with the Russian Pension Fund, Andrey Yemelin summarised the results of a pilot for retrieving personal account statements for individuals insured by the Pension Fund. This service has been available to banks since early 2017 and is powered by the so-called 'draft'-based mechanism developed by the Russian Telecom Ministry (see https://partners.gosuslugi.ru/catalog/integration_module).
Further plans include the development of an application appointing a specific bank for pension credits, an application to transfer a pension from one non-government pension fund to another (both 'draft'-based) and the launch of the Find Out Your SNILS (Personal Pension Account Number) service.
Deputy Head of IT Department of the Russian Federal Tax Service Dmitry Krasnov said that with regard to credit institutions the Federal Tax Service prioritises services that would enable banks to retrieve data from 2-NDFL Forms, check whether or not operations on a corporate taxpayer accounts was suspended and retrieve taxpayers' TINs from passport details.
Technically, 2-NDFL Forms details can be downloaded through a taxpayer's Member Area on the Federal Tax Service's website to a personal computer as a pdf file digitally signed by the Federal Tax Service of Russia. This file digitally signed by the individual can be then emailed by them to a bank.
An SMEV information service to transmit data from 2-NDFL Forms from the Member Area on the Federal Tax Service's website to the Member Area on EPGU, through the use of drafts (given the amendments introduced by Decree 2147-r dated 3 October 2017 to Decree 1571-r dated 15 August 2012), is to become operational by 1 February 2018 – the date indicated in the Decree.
Additionally, Decree 2147-r stipulates that information related to a decision to suspend (or cancel a decision to suspend) operations or e-transfers on a corporate bank account must be available for registration in the SMEV3 production environment by 1 February 2018. The same applies to individual accounts indicated in paragraph 11 of Article 76 of the Russian Tax Code and to IDs of individual tax payers on the basis of their surname, name, patronymic, passport details and date of birth.
Decree 2147-r was discussed in detail by Yevgeni Belyaev, Head of Projects for ESIA Development, Department for E-Government, Russian Telecom Ministry. It includes a modified list of information that federal executive bodies and banks exchange through SMEV. This list has been significantly broadened following recommendations from the banking community, as has been the composition of federal executive bodies involved in data exchange with credit institutions.
Banks are now entitled to use SMEV to retrieve data on real property owned by individuals and entities; details of corporate tax returns and personal income data; corporate financial statements, electronic vehicle passports; individual taxpayer numbers and other sensitive information.
The list of federal executive bodies that deliver details of individuals and corporates to banks now includes the Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service (with regard to whether or not a legal entity is on the list of unscrupulous suppliers) and Rosstat (corporate financial statements).
Some items indicated in Decree 2147-r are transferred to banks directly, while some require a data transmission consent on the Unified Portal of Public Services from the applicant and owner of the information (through the use of 'drafts').
It is expected that 'drafts' will soon be used to retrieve criminal record data as well. The ECIA Integration Module and other Telecom Ministry services will be transferred to SMEV3, while the Telecom Ministry is expected to register with the Ministry of Justice its order with a list of requirements regulating the delivery of requests for public and municipal services by applicants and transfers of deliverables to third parties, added Yevgeny Belyaev.
Of particular interest to webinar participants was the system for remote biometric identification of credit institutions' clients. Yevgeny Belyaev discussed the progress of draft Federal Law 157752-7 (and the relevant by-laws) On Amending the Federal Law Against Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing that puts in place a mechanism for interactive remote authentication and identification of credit institutions' clients.
The State Duma passed the bill in the first reading on 27 September 2017. The draft provides a suspension period of six months during which all the relevant by-laws are expected to be developed and passed.
The second reading has been scheduled for November this year. The key issues to be addressed in the second reading include the definition of criteria for banks to become involved in the project as 'donors' of biometric samples, the terms and provisions for making bank account / deposit agreements and the restrictions on the number of accounts / deposits that could be opened for one individual and the amount of transactions / loans / transfers that can be made with remote identification.
Andrey Sayenko and Anastassia Taranina, Rostelecom, and Kirill Pavlov, RTLabs, answered numerous technical questions from banks on biometric identification.
In his presentation, Yuri Bozhor, Head of Department for Methodology and Financial Availability Risk Analysis of the Bank of Russia's Board for Consumer Rights and Financial Services Availability, stressed the relevance of remote financial services for disabled persons.
Closing the remote identification section, Viсtor Lebedev, Chief Engineer of Information Security Methodology and Standardization Department of the Central Board for Information Security of the Bank of Russia, discussed the progress of draft federal law On Amendments to Federal Law 126-FZ dated 7 July 2003 (On Communication) that intends to establish a unified information system for the verification of telecom operators' subscriber databases, which will become a crucial component of the remote individual identification system. Andrei Akhramenov, Deputy Director of Reporting Processing Department, Bank of Russia, discussed a new mechanism for interaction of credit institutions and the regulator available at their member areas on the Bank of Russia's website.
This tool, introduced by Federal Law 153-FZ dated 1 July 2017, can be used by credit institutions to retrieve multiple documents from the Bank of Russia, including requests, requirements / instructions, and also to deliver documents and information to the Bank of Russia. Credit institutions can use it to exercise other rights and obligations under federal laws and Bank of Russia's regulations.
The Bank of Russia is soon expected to pass a regulation establishing an interaction procedure for itself and credit institutions using their member areas.
Participants also discussed the system for vehicle e-passports; improvements for electronic interaction with the Russian Bailiffs Service; the procedure to request client's consent to send them an electronic credit report; information exchange between financial organizations, credit bureaus and government agencies for the purposes of debt burden calculation.
Prior to closing the event, the speakers had to take quite a few questions from the audience.
The event was attended by more than 50 major Russian banks and financial organizations and vendors offering technologies for electronic document exchange with government agencies.


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Galway Plays Host to Around Ireland Powerboat Race
Galway will play host yet again to a major water sport event this June with 3 events in one starting with the PI Powerboat Grand Prix of Galway on the bay 05-07 June, the start of the Around Ireland Powerboat Race on 07 June and the P750 Zapcat Challenge in the Bay 12-13 June. Alongside the activity on the bay, Galway will yet again host a major festival in the Race Village at Galway Harbour and in Salthill with free concerts, amusements, bars, food and crafts. www.aroundireland.org www.aroundireland.org
Britain's most exciting new motorsport, the Powerboat P1 SuperStock Championship, is the newest addition onto the heavyweight bill for the Around Ireland Offshore Powerboat Race, beginning in Galway Bay on 5 June. Kick-starting the bank holiday weekend celebrations, round two of the 2010 SuperStock Championship will see some of the UK's biggest thrillseekers tackle the challenging elements of the Atlantic Ocean, which is certain to provide an unforgiving racecourse for the Irish powerboat racing festival.
"The event will showcase the beauty of the Irish coastline and present our teams with a fantastic opportunity to race in the heart of an effervescent city, watched by thousands of powerboat racing fans." Stated SuperStock Championship spokesman, Sam Feasey
Bringing additional coverage to Galway, the Powerboat P1 SuperStock Championship will be screened on British Eurosport, further highlighting Galway's credentials to host world class events.
Following on from the success of the Volvo Ocean Race's stopover in Galway in 2009, Feasey added that Powerboat P1 is confident that its racing fleet will augment Galway's
passion and pride for its maritime activity.
Consisting of two race classes, 150 and 300, up to twenty identical powerboats measuring between 21 and 27 ft respectively, will entertain locals, tourists and motorsports fans for three enthralling races on Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
On Bank Holiday Monday 07 June 2010 at 0900, offshore powerboats will leave Galway Bay in pursuit of the Around Ireland Offshore Powerboat title. The race will circumnavigate the entire coast of Ireland and will be the toughest endurance powerboat race on the International circuit.
The 5 days of racing will be a true test of man and machine and there will be 5 stages with events at each of the stopovers:
Galway to Killybegs (07 June)
Killybegs to Belfast (08 June)
Belfast to Waterford (09-10 June)
Waterford to Fenit (11 June)
Fenit to Galway (12 June) Fenit Sea Breeze Festival will run Friday 11- Sunday 13 June
Onshore in Galway a festival programme of music and entertainment, and food and craft markets will ensure fun for all the family against the backdrop of the programme on the water. Likewise at each of the stopover stages similar festival programmes will greet the race on arrival and ensure excitement and drama for each re-start.
The Galway Race Village will open from 1000 -2230 daily and there is a full programme of entertainment including the now famous Crystal Swing on the main stage on Sunday 06 June at 1730. In total over 20 acts are scheduled to perform over the 8 day festival including - the Cartoon Thieves, the Timber Tramps, Joe Furey and The Hayride and Emmet Scanlan and What the Good Thought
For the finale on 12 June, prepare to be amazed and in awe at the P750 Cross Border Championship and make sure you are at the dock to welcome back the winner of the Around Ireland Powerboat Challenge on Saturday 12 June.
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Around Ireland Powerboat Race
South Meath Jet Ski Club
The South Meath Jet Ski Club was originally formed by a group of PWC and Powerboat enthusiasts from the village of Longwood in south county Meath. The Club's goal is primarily to protect the sport that our members have enjoyed for many years. The club was affiliated to the ISA in December 2008 and an active working relationship is now in place. To date we have held a number of events, which you can read about on our website. We are looking forward to working with, and enjoying the water, with all our new friends in the PWC community. Please do contact us if you would like to know more.
South Meath Jet Ski Club c/o Declan Swan, St Olivers, Longwood, Co Meath. Tel: 086 821 9753, mail: [email protected]
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Boru Dive Unit
The principal activities of the club include diving, search and rescue and powerboating.
Boru Dive Unit, c/o Jason Kenny, Shanley, Inchdrinagh, Ballina/Killaloe. Email: [email protected]
Irish Sailing Classes and Associations
There's no shortage of one-design classes from which to choose and each gives its enthusiasts great competition, fun and camaraderie, writes Graham Smith in this review of the classes. A profile of each active class in Ireland is supplied below; just click on the title link (in bold) or the Class Association link to go directly to the information.
One-design racing is where it all starts. It is, after all, where all the top sailors earned their stripes, battling away for line honours without a thought for a handicapper's calculator wiping away a hard-fought victory!
Indeed, you could count on less than one hand the number of top Irish sailors who didn't cut their teeth in a one-design dinghy! Just think of Cudmore, Barrington, Watson, Wilkins, Hennessy and Dix to name a few and you realise that they honed their skills in everything from Enterprises to Lasers and a lot in between.
At present count, there are a little over 30 one-design classes in Ireland, split almost evenly between dinghies and keelboats, a statistic which might raise a few eyebrows. They range from the long-established Mermaids, IDRA14s and Dragons to the newer additions like Fevas, Topaz and RS Elite. They all fill a particular need and give their owners and crews considerable enjoyment.
Many have attracted their World or European Championships to Irish waters over the years and while 2009 is notable for a lack of such events here, the following year will see the Etchells Worlds at Howth and perhaps a few other international regattas too.
In addition to the review, we asked each class to complete a questionnaire giving details of their fleet numbers, whether they were on a growth pattern or holding their own, so we could highlight those 'on the up' and those remaining static in terms of numbers. The older traditional designs, as you might imagine, fall into the latter category, although that's not a negative!
CLASS REVIEW The State of the Classes – League Table (as at February 2009)
S = Static; U = Up/growing
275 Optimist U
200+ Laser S
189 Mermaid S
160 Flying Fifteen S
130 RS Feva U
115 Shannon One Design U
100+ Mirror S
100+ Topper U
99 Topaz U
94 Laser SB3 U
87 GP14 U
85 Squib S
70 Fireball S
70 Ruffian S
60 J24 S
60 Shipman S
52 Dragon S
50 RS400/200 S
50 420 U
43 Multihulls U
40 Water Wags U
40 Wayfarer S
34 IDRA14 U
33 Puppeteer U
28 Etchells S
27 E-Boat U
26 Glen S
25 Enterprise S
18 Sigma 33 S
18 Howth 17 U
13 RS Elite U
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CRA discusses the overlap between the EBP and pension plan concepts
It was unclear whether benefits received by the taxpayer (now a Canadian resident) from a "provident fund" (the "PF"), that had been established for the taxpayer by a non-resident employer should be included in income under s. 6(1)(g) as benefits from an employee benefit plan ("EBP") or under s. 56(1)(a)(i) as benefits from a (foreign) pension plan. CRA noted:
"A foreign pension plan would generally fall within the EBP definition, but a foreign EBP does not necessarily fall within the meaning of a pension plan."
If the PF is an EBP, the amounts received therefrom would be taxable under s. 6(1)(g), subject to exceptions including that in s. 6(1)(g)(iii) regarding pension benefits received out of the plan that are attributable to services rendered by a person while a non-resident in Canada – as to which there would be full taxability under s. 56(1)(a)(i) regardless of non-deductibility of contributions to the plan or a foreign tax exemption for the pension benefits.
Where the amount received out of the PF is a lump sum amount that is taxable under s. 56(1)(a)(i), a deduction may be permitted under s. 60(j) for a transfer to an RRSP or registered pension plan.
Neal Armstrong. Summary of 5 October 2020 External T.I. 2020-0852671E5 under s. 56(1)(a)(i).
We have translated 5 more CRA Interpretations
We have published a further 5 translations of CRA interpretation released in June 2009. Their descriptors and links appear below.
These are additions to our set of 1,368 full-text translations of French-language Roundtable items and Technical Interpretations of the Income Tax Rulings Directorate, which covers all of the last 11 1/2 years of releases of Interpretations by the Directorate. These translations are subject to the usual (3 working weeks per month) paywall.
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2009-06-12 27 May 2009 Internal T.I. 2009-0320311I7 F - CELI - Notion d'avantage Income Tax Act - Section 207.01 - Subsection 207.01(1) - Advantage - Paragraph (b) - Subparagraph (b)(ii) accretion in common shares issued to employee's TFSA on an estate freeze was an advantage
3 June 2009 External T.I. 2009-0319551E5 F - Déductibilité des dépenses Income Tax Act - Section 3 - Paragraph 3(a) - Business Source/Reasonable Expectation of Profit test for identifying a business source
2009-06-05 26 May 2009 External T.I. 2009-0316841E5 F - Convention de retraite, crédit d'impôt étranger Income Tax Act - Section 126 - Subsection 126(1) no foreign tax credit can be claimed for non-business income tax paid on income of RCA trust
Income Tax Act - Section 207.5 - Subsection 207.5(1) - Refundable Tax - Paragraph (b) usual Pt. I deductions, including under ss. 20(11) and (12), can apply to computing income under para. (b)
27 May 2009 Internal T.I. 2009-0310751I7 F - Usufruit d'un immeuble avant 1991 Income Tax Act - Section 248 - Subsection 248(3) re a usufruct created prior to 1991, the usufructuary was considered to continue as the beneficial owner
Income Tax Act - Section 54 - Principal Residence usufructuary under usufruct created prior to 1991 was beneficial owner on his death in 2007 for principal residence exemption purposes
22 May 2009 Internal T.I. 2009-0312791I7 F - Transfert de biens entre un rentier et son REÉR Income Tax Act - Section 146 - Subsection 146(1) - Premium purchase of RRRSP property at cost is viewed as premium to the extent of excess over FMV
Income Tax Act - Section 251 - Subsection 251(1) - Paragraph 251(1)(c) an RRSP trust's annuitant does not deal at arm's length under s. 251(1)(c) with the RRSP
CRA's position that s. 104(19)-designated dividends are not received until the trust's year end suggests planning possibilities
CRA's position (e.g., in 2016-0647621E5 and 2013-0495801C6) is that a dividend designated under s. 104(19) by a trust to a beneficiary is not received by the beneficiary for most ITA purposes until the year end of the trust. This position, if correct, raises some planning possibilities:
Suppose that Opco, whose shares are held by a family trust, pays a $1 million dividend to the trust on January 15, 2020 and claims a dividend refund of $383,300 for its taxation year ended January 31, 2020. The dividend is not allocated by the trust to Bankco (a connected resident corporate beneficiary with a November 30 year-end) until the trust's year-end of December 31, 2020, and is not reported by Bankco until its year ending November 30, 2021. If Opco's dividend refund is received on June 30, 2020, 19 months pass before Bankco is required to pay its matching Pt. IV tax under s. 186(1)(b) – a tax deferral.
Suppose, instead, that on March 31, being a day that Opco and Bankco are not connected, a dividend is paid both by Opco to the trust, and by the trust to Bankco – but on September 30, a share ownership change results in Opco and Bankco now being connected, so that CRA's position suggests that Pt. IV tax has been avoided.
Now suppose that Opco pays a dividend in excess of safe income on hand on January 15, 2020. Bankco need not report the resulting s. 55(2) deemed capital gain until its year ending November 30, 2021. In addition to deferral of the capital gains tax, a permanent tax saving might result through acquiring losses or other deductions in the meantime.
Neal Armstrong. Summary of David Carolin and Manu Kakkar, Estate Plans, Trusts, and Dividends: Is There a Gap Here? Tax for the Owner-Manager, Vol. 21, No. 1, January 2021, p. 1 under s. 104(19).
CRA indicates that a military pension from India was Treaty-exempt
CRA indicated that a military service pension and disability pension received by a Canadian resident from the Ministry of Defence of India would be exempted under Art. 18 of the Canada-India Treaty.
Neal Armstrong. Summary of 13 October 2020 External T.I. 2020-0860081E5 under Treaties – Income Tax Conventions - Art. 18.
Ifi – Federal Court finds that CRA unreasonably refused to cancel tax under s. 207.06(1) on the basis of a "repeated" mistake that in fact was new
In 2009, the taxpayer (Ms. Ifi) made a small over-contribution to her TFSA regarding which CRA assessed her a small amount of over-contribution tax. For quite a number of years thereafter, she made further contributions (including a substantial one for 2014) which would not have been over-contributions but for her having become a non-resident. She discovered the error herself in 2018, whereupon she promptly closed out the TFSA.
Pallotta J found that essentially the sole stated basis of CRA for denying waiver of the over-contribution tax "was that Ms. Ifi repeated a previous mistake after being warned by the CRA." In granting Ms. Ifi's application for judicial review on the basis that this decision "was unreasonable, as it lacked the requisite transparency, intelligibility and justification," she stated:
The Delegate failed to recognize that Ms. Ifi's excess contribution in 2009 and her subsequent excess contributions resulted from different errors. Ms. Ifi did not repeat a previous mistake—the one the CRA warned her about—when she made an excess contribution in 2014. The excess contribution in 2014 … was tied to Ms. Ifi's status as a non-resident.
Neal Armstrong. Summary of Ifi v. Attorney General of Canada, 2020 FC 1150 under s. 207.06(1).
CRA indicates that CEWS amounts must generally be included in income under s. 9 or 12(1)(x) by the end of the CEWS periods in question even if not claimed until much later
S. 125.7(3) essentially feeds into s. 12(1)(x) by deeming "CEWS" wage subsidies to be government assistance received immediately before the end of the period (of approximately one month) in question. Notwithstanding that, CRA considers it to be quite possible that the assistance will be income under s. 9 rather than s. 12(1)(x). As for the timing of that income inclusion (under either s. 9 or 12(1)(x),) CRA indicated that the CEWS amounts must be included in the taxation year in which the periods fall even if the claims are not made (and received) until after the tax return has been filed for that taxation year. (This will require an amendment to the originally-filed return to be made.)
The one exception to this is illustrated by the example of a June 30, 2020 taxation year of the eligible entity, where the end of period 4 falls on July 4, 2020 (i.e., a few days after the taxation year end). In that case, if s. 12(1)(x) rather than s. 9 is considered to govern, there is a deemed receipt of government assistance on that date, so that the s. 12(1)(x) inclusion will fall into the subsequent taxation year.
Neal Armstrong. Summary of 6 November 2020 Internal T.I. 2020-0865661I7 under s. 125.7(3).
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Income Tax Severed Letters 13 January 2021
This morning's release of four severed letters from the Income Tax Rulings Directorate is now available for your viewing.
CRA confirms that bonuses generally can be prorated weekly for CEWS claim purposes, and now is getting its CEWS Registry running
The CEWS (wage subsidy) is generally computed on a weekly basis. In a November 23, 2020 revision to its CEWS Q&A webpage, CRA has confirmed that, in the case of a year end bonus "it would generally be reasonable to consider that the annual bonus was earned [evenly] throughout the fiscal period to which it relates" (both regarding the current and comparison period).
More complex allocation issues may apply to commissions. CRA states:
For example, if a car salesperson, who is remunerated by commission when a car is sold as provided in the employment contract, sells two cars in a given week in a claim period, it could be reasonable to consider that those commissions are paid "in respect of the week" in which those two sales occurred.
However, "wages in lieu of termination notice are not considered to have been paid in respect of a week, and therefore are not eligible for the wage subsidy."
Last, but probably not least, CRA now has its "CEWS Registry" page working somewhat, i.e., particular corporations can be searched but "The 'View full list of employers' functionality is temporarily unavailable." The Registry page states that "To protect the privacy of individuals, only corporations will be disclosed," and employees are told: "If you have reason to believe a CEWS applicant is misusing the subsidy, you can report suspicious activities to the CRA by submitting a lead to the Leads Program."
Neal Armstrong. Additional summaries of Frequently asked questions - Canada emergency wage subsidy (CEWS) CRA Webpage 21 December 2020 under s. 125.7(4)(b), 125.7(1) – baseline remuneration, eligible remuneration, s. 125.7(4)(d) and s. 241(3.5).
London Clubs – UK Supreme Court finds that gaming profits from bets staked did not include chips and vouchers distributed free of charge for promotional reasons
It was held that non-negotiable chips and free bet vouchers provided free of charge by casino operators to selected gamblers to encourage them to gamble were not to be included in computing the casinos' "bankers' profit" from bets "staked" and, thus, were excluded from gaming duties. Although this finding is not relevant for HST purposes given that ETA s. 187(1) has effectively been overridden by s. 7(7) of the Games of Chance (GST/HST) Regulations, the decision includes an extensive description of the different attributes of such chips and vouchers. This may shed light on the sort of thing described in s. 7(7) regarding "a right to play or participate in a game of chance given away free of charge by the distributor [e.g., the casino operator]."
Neal Armstrong. Summary of Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (Appellant) v London Clubs Management Ltd (Respondent) [2020] UKSC 49 under Games of Chance (GST/HST) Regulations, s. 7(7)A-A3(ii).
CRA rules that a registered charity running an Ontario school was eligible for PSB rebates at the enhanced "school authority" rates
A registered charity that that operated an Ontario elementary or secondary school was ruled to be entitled to the 68% federal rebate and 93% Ontario rebate regarding non-creditable HST paid by it on its acquisitions of property or services for consumption, use, or supply in the activities engaged in by it in the course of operating the school given inter alia that the definition of "selected public service body" includes a school authority that is established and operated otherwise than for profit. The non-creditable HST on its other purchases generated rebates at the federal 50% and provincial 82% rate.
Neal Armstrong. Summary of 25 May 2020 GST/HST Ruling 125678r under ETA s. 259(3).
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North County police who arrest people they believe to be mentally ill may soon have an alternative to taking them to the County Jail in Vista.
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved an application for state funds to help pay for private hospital beds for mentally ill criminal suspects.
Stephen Harmon, the county's assistant director of mental health, said the program is aimed at providing for North County the same services that have long been available in central San Diego.
Harmon said a study of bookings at the Vista jail in October and November showed that about 190 of 2,477 arrests involved suspects in need of psychiatric evaluation or care.
Under the new program, those suspects--most of whom are arrested for vagrancy, loitering or creating a public nuisance--would be taken by police directly to hospitals or a private mental health center rather than to jail, freeing additional cells for more serious criminals.
The patients would then be under 24-hour care until psychiatrists decide if they are fit to be released. Then, before being let go, each patient would be given a "discharge plan" laying out the kind of continued psychiatric care recommended at outpatient clinics or residential treatment centers.
In San Diego, mentally ill suspects are taken to the county's mental health hospital in Hillcrest. Harmon said about 65% of the patients screened for admission at Hillcrest are brought there by police. In addition, the County Jail downtown has a hospital ward for the mentally ill. No such program exists in Vista.
Assistant Sheriff Clifford Powell, who supervises the county jail system, said he hopes the program will relieve the Vista jail's staff from the responsibility of dealing with the mentally ill.
"I think the idea is if they can somehow divert someone who is mentally ill rather than putting them in jail, then that's going to be good for them and good for us," Powell said. "It's a step in the right direction."
The application approved unanimously by the county board Tuesday is expected to be approved by the state within two to three weeks, Harmon said.
The county will then attempt to sign contracts with San Luis Rey, Tri-City and Palomar hospitals to provide the beds. If those hospitals decline to participate, the county will accept proposals from private, independent firms that would set up a care center to serve the patients.
The program is expected to cost about $1.4 million a year, 85% of that coming from the state.


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Mac Miller blesses the horrible year of 2020 with his best album, all while being passed away.
I've been a fan of Mac for a while, around 2016 I discovered him through his collaborations//relationship with Ariana Grande, leading me to discover my (former) favorite album of his, The Divine Feminine.
This album features a way different path than I initially thought Mac would follow, void of many raps but replaced with everything from synths to the looming neo-soul feel. It's the goal for every posthumously released album, that only a few have achieved.
Everything from the amazing title track to the heartbreaking Good News and Hand Me Downs, to the spacey Blue World is truly a great album. This was a but higher for me when it came out, but although the score went down I still appreciate this album so much.
It's a very haunting experience, very hard to pick favorites and least favorites. Just like a song on here "Complicated" shows everything about this album, it's very hard to rate and judge.
But I do truly love this album. Rest In Peace Mac, we'll miss you
Best Songs - Circles, Surf, Hand Me Downs, Blue World, Good News
Worst Songs - I can't pick, but there are like 2 that don't really live up to the rest.
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album of the year for me !
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Jellybeans
By twilitetunes on March 26, 2016 in Music, Unreleased Work
Years ago, Andy wrote this song for a show. The lyrics celebrate his sons' favorite Easter candy.
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By twilitetunes on November 16, 2015 in Uncategorized
This is a piece of spooky score with clarinets, soprano sax, trumpet, piano, bass, guitar and drums. "Fever Dream" Written and produced by Andy Paley
"Clouds Are Rolling Away" (Andy's demo)
By twilitetunes on November 12, 2015 in Music, Productions, Songs
This is Andy singing the original demo for "Clouds Are Rolling Away". Music and Lyrics by Andy Paley
"Jupiter Spies Theme" (live at Largo)
Music by Andy Paley Lyrics by Ben Acker & Ben Blacker Here's "Jupiter Spies Theme". This is from a live performance recorded at Largo in Los Angeles. The introduction is by Hal Lublin. Sung by Paul F. Tompkins & Busy Phillips
"Jupiter Spies" (demo)
This is the theme for a fake TV sit-com from The Thrilling Adventure Hour show. This is the demo Andy recorded for the actors to practice to. "Jupiter Spies Theme" (demo) Music by Andy Paley Lyrics by Ben Acker & Ben Blacker demo sung by Andy Paley & Jillinda Palmer Produced by Andy Paley
By twilitetunes on November 11, 2015 in Music, Podcasts, Productions, Songs, Soundtracks, Theatrical Performances
Music by Andy Paley Lyrics by Andy Paley, Ben Acker & Ben Blacker Written for the Thrilling Adventure Hour show. Sung by Annie Savage. Produced by Andy Paley
Andy wrote this song for The Thrilling Adventure Hour show. Here's Mark Gagliardi singing "Jellybeans" as "Jumbo the Easter Elephant" complete with thick Cuban accent.
"What Made You Change Your Mind?"
By twilitetunes on November 11, 2015 in Music, Score, Songs for TV and Film, Soundtracks
This song was in a movie titled "Telling Lies In America" starring Kevin Bacon. It was directed by Joe Eszterhas. Written and Produced by Andy Paley
On With the Show (from the Thrilling Adventure Hour)
By twilitetunes on October 30, 2015 in Music, Songs, Theatrical Performances
This was used as the opening number of the show when it was performed at the M Bar in Los Angeles
"My Tighty Whiteys"
By twilitetunes on October 30, 2015 in Music, Songs, Songs for TV and Film
From the SpongeBob SquarePants "The Best Day Ever" album; this ballad is perhaps the only love song ever written to a pair of underpants. By Andy Paley & Tom Kenny


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North America and the Pelican
Fans of our fair planet might recognize the outlines of these cosmic clouds. On the left, bright emission outlined by dark, obscuring dust lanes seems to trace a continental shape, lending the popular name North America Nebula to the emission region cataloged as NGC 7000. To the right, just off the North America Nebula's east coast, is IC 5070, whose profile suggests the Pelican Nebula. The two bright nebulae are about 1,500 light-years away, part of the same large and complex star forming region, almost as nearby as the better-known Orion Nebula. At that distance, the 6 degree wide field of view would span 150 light-years. This careful cosmic portrait uses narrow band images to highlight the bright ionization fronts and the characteristic red glow from atomic hydrogen gas. These nebulae can be seen with binoculars from a dark location. Look northeast of bright star Deneb in the constellation of Cygnus the Swan. via NASA http://ift.tt/2jysEbh
Space Station in the Sky Over Washington D.C.
The International Space Station is seen in this twenty-second exposure as it flies over the Washington National Cathedral, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017. Onboard are: NASA astronauts Joe Acaba, Mark Vande Hei, and Randy Bresnik; Russian cosmonauts Alexander Misurkin and Sergey Ryanzansky; and ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli. via NASA http://ift.tt/2Ai5EYb
M33: Triangulum Galaxy
The small, northern constellation Triangulum harbors this magnificent face-on spiral galaxy, M33. Its popular names include the Pinwheel Galaxy or just the Triangulum Galaxy. M33 is over 50,000 light-years in diameter, third largest in the Local Group of galaxies after the Andromeda Galaxy (M31), and our own Milky Way. About 3 million light-years from the Milky Way, M33 is itself thought to be a satellite of the Andromeda Galaxy and astronomers in these two galaxies would likely have spectacular views of each other's grand spiral star systems. As for the view from planet Earth, this sharp composite image nicely shows off M33's blue star clusters and pinkish star forming regions along the galaxy's loosely wound spiral arms. In fact, the cavernous NGC 604 is the brightest star forming region, seen here at about the 7 o'clock position from the galaxy center. Like M31, M33's population of well-measured variable stars have helped make this nearby spiral a cosmic yardstick for establishing the distance scale of the Universe. via NASA http://ift.tt/2zzRm20
M42: The Great Orion Nebula
Few astronomical sights excite the imagination like the nearby stellar nursery known as the Orion Nebula. The Nebula's glowing gas surrounds hot young stars at the edge of an immense interstellar molecular cloud. Many of the filamentary structures visible in the featured image are actually shock waves - fronts where fast moving material encounters slow moving gas. The Orion Nebula spans about 40 light years and is located about 1500 light years away in the same spiral arm of our Galaxy as the Sun. The Great Nebula in Orion can be found with the unaided eye just below and to the left of the easily identifiable belt of three stars in the popular constellation Orion. The featured image, taken last month, shows a two-hour exposure of the nebula in three colors. The whole Orion Nebula cloud complex, which includes the Horsehead Nebula, will slowly disperse over the next 100,000 years. via NASA http://ift.tt/2ibgKYp
A Proving Ground in Space
Dellingr is a shoebox-sized spacecraft built to show that CubeSat platforms could be cost-effective, reliable and capable of gathering highly robust science. via NASA http://ift.tt/2zNsgko
Juno Spots a Complex Storm on Jupiter
Some storms on Jupiter are quite complex. The swirling storm was captured late last month by the NASA's robotic Juno spacecraft currently orbiting the Solar System's largest planet. The featured image spans about 30,000 kilometers, making this storm system just about as wide as planet Earth. The disturbance rotates counter-clockwise and shows a cloud pattern that includes light-colored updrafts thought to be composed predominantly of ammonia ice. These light clouds are the highest up and even cast discernable shadows toward the right. Juno will continue to orbit and probe Jupiter over the next few years as it tries to return data that help us to better understand Jupiter's atmospheric water abundance and if the planet has a solid surface underneath these fascinating clouds. via NASA http://ift.tt/2BrWOVG
These two images illustrate just how far Cassini traveled to get to Saturn. via NASA http://ift.tt/2BgsfBr
Crossing Horizons
Follow this vertical panoramic view from horizon to horizon and your gaze will sweep through the zenith of a dark night sky over Pic du Midi mountaintop observatory. To make the journey above a sea of clouds, 19 single exposures were taken near the end of night on October 31 and assembled in a mercator projection that renders the two horizons flat. Begin at the top and you're looking east toward the upsidedown dome of the observatory's 1 meter telescope. It's easy to follow the plane of our Milky Way galaxy as it appears to emerge from the dome and angle down toward the far horizon. Just to its right, the sky holds a remarkable diffuse glow of zodiacal light along our Solar System's ecliptic plane. Zodiacal light and Milky Way with star clusters, cosmic dust clouds and faint nebulae, cross near the zenith. Both continue down toward the airglow in the west. They disappear near the western horizon at the bottom, beyond more Pic du Midi observatory domes and a tall communications relay antenna. via NASA http://ift.tt/2mXQLFs
Star Wanders Too Close to a Black Hole
This artist's rendering shows the tidal disruption event named ASASSN-14li, where a star wandering too close to a 3-million-solar-mass black hole was torn apart. The debris gathered into an accretion disk around the black hole. via NASA http://ift.tt/2hS1Q5y
Apollo 17 at Shorty Crater
In December of 1972, Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt spent about 75 hours on the Moon in the Taurus-Littrow valley, while colleague Ronald Evans orbited overhead. This sharp image was taken by Cernan as he and Schmitt roamed the valley floor. The image shows Schmitt on the left with the lunar rover at the edge of Shorty Crater, near the spot where geologist Schmitt discovered orange lunar soil. The Apollo 17 crew returned with 110 kilograms of rock and soil samples, more than was returned from any of the other lunar landing sites. Forty five years later, Cernan and Schmitt are still the last to walk on the Moon. via NASA http://ift.tt/2iHLwoC
The Beauty of Ice
Ice can be stunningly beautiful and also quite varied in its appearance. via NASA http://ift.tt/2zssDk2
Nothing like it has ever been seen before. The unusual space rock 'Oumuamua is so intriguing mainly because it is the first asteroid ever detected from outside our Solar System -- although likely many more are to follow given modern computer-driven sky monitoring. Therefore humanity's telescopes -- of nearly every variety -- have put 'Oumuamua into their observing schedule to help better understand this unusual interstellar visitor. Pictured is an artist's illustration of what 'Oumuamua might look like up close. 'Oumuamua is also intriguing, however, because it has unexpected parallels to Rama, a famous fictional interstellar spaceship created by the late science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke. Like Rama, 'Oumuamua is unusually elongated, should be made of strong material to avoid breaking apart, is only passing through our Solar System, and passed unusually close to the Sun for something gravitationally unbound. Unlike a visiting spaceship, though, 'Oumuamua's trajectory, speed, color, and even probability of detection are consistent with it forming naturally around a normal star many millions of years ago, being expelled after gravitationally encountering a normal planet, and subsequently orbiting in our Galaxy alone. Even given 'Oumuamua's likely conventional origin, perhaps humanity can hold hope that one day we will have the technology to engineer 'Oumuamua -- or another Solar System interloper -- into an interstellar Rama of our own. via NASA http://ift.tt/2jLMtjj
Tending Your Garden ... In Space
If you plant it, will it grow (in space)? The answer is yes, at least for certain types of plants. via NASA http://ift.tt/2zpxa6R
MLB: Chipper Jones, Jim Thome and Omar Vizquel headline 19 Hall of Fame ballot newcomers (ESPN)
Where is the best landing spot for Giancarlo Stanton? - Dan Szymborski (ESPN)
Behold! Observing the Sun
A broad hole in the corona was the Sun's dominant feature November 7-9, 2017. via NASA http://ift.tt/2jH94NM
Curiosity Rover Takes Selfie on Mars
Yes, but have you ever taken a selfie on Mars? The Curiosity rover on Mars has. This selfie was compiled from many smaller images -- which is why the mechanical arm holding the camera is not visible. (Although its shadow is!) Taken in mid-2015, the featured image shows not only the adventurous rover, but dark layered rocks, the light colored peak of Mount Sharp, and the rusting red sand that pervades Mars. If you look closely, you can even see that a small rock is stuck into one of Curiosity's aging wheels. Now nearing the end of 2017, Curiosity continues to explore the layers of sedimentary rocks it has discovered on Vera Rubin Ridge in order to better understand, generally, the ancient geologic history of Mars and, specifically, why these types of rocks exist there. via NASA http://ift.tt/2zQUhGy
NGC 7822: Stars and Dust Pillars in Infrared
Young stars themselves are clearing out their nursery in NGC 7822. Within the nebula, bright edges and complex dust sculptures dominate this detailed skyscape taken in infrared light by NASA's Wide Field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) satellite. NGC 7822 lies at the edge of a giant molecular cloud toward the northern constellation Cepheus, a glowing star forming region that lies about 3,000 light-years away. The atomic emission of light by the nebula's gas is powered by energetic radiation from the hot stars, whose powerful winds and light also sculpt and erode the denser pillar shapes. Stars could still be forming inside the pillars by gravitational collapse, but as the pillars are eroded away, any forming stars will ultimately be cut off from their reservoir of star stuff. This field spans around 40 light-years at the estimated distance of NGC 7822. via NASA http://ift.tt/2yWIbIj
Friday the Moon Smiled
Friday, an old Moon smiled for early morning risers. Its waning sunlit crescent is captured in this atmospheric scene from clear skies near Bursa, Turkey, planet Earth. In the subtle twilight hues nearby celestial lights are Jupiter (top) and Venus shining close to the eastern horizon. But today, Saturday, the Moon will be new and early next week its waxing crescent will follow the setting Sun as it sinks in the west. Then, a young Moon's smile will join Saturn and Mercury in early evening skies. via NASA http://ift.tt/2zKPtT8
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Jovian Tempest
This color-enhanced image of a massive, raging storm in Jupiter's northern hemisphere was captured by NASA's Juno spacecraft. via NASA http://ift.tt/2A7ToKr
Major Fireball Meteor
The sky glows with soft pinkish colors of fading twilight in this serendipitous mountaintop vista. Taken in subfreezing temperatures, the thoughtfully composed photo shows snowy, rugged peaks seen from a mountain pass on November 14. Below lies the village of La Villa, Alta Badia in Italy's Dolomite Alps. Above the nestled village lights, the constellation Ursa Major hangs over the northern horizon. But most stunning is the intense fireball meteor. It was captured during the camera's exposure by chance as it flashed east to west across the northern horizon, under Ursa Major's familiar Big Dipper asterism. In fact, sightings of this major fireball meteor were widely reported in European skies, the most reported fireball event ever for planet Earth's American Meteor Society and the International Meteor Organization. The meteor's measured track over Germany is consistent with its origin near the active radiant of November's Taurid Meteor Shower. Taurid meteors are associated with dust from Encke's comet. via NASA http://ift.tt/2yQ2HKV
Sunrise Flight to the Space Station
Orbital ATK's Cygnus resupply ship with its cymbal-ike UltraFlex solar arrays approaches the International Space Station on Nov. 14, 2017. via NASA http://ift.tt/2z9ouRN
The Tarantula Nebula is more than a thousand light-years in diameter, a giant star forming region within nearby satellite galaxy the Large Magellanic Cloud, about 180 thousand light-years away. The largest, most violent star forming region known in the whole Local Group of galaxies, the cosmic arachnid sprawls across this spectacular view composed with narrowband data centered on emission from ionized hydrogen and oxygen atoms. Within the Tarantula (NGC 2070), intense radiation, stellar winds and supernova shocks from the central young cluster of massive stars, cataloged as R136, energize the nebular glow and shape the spidery filaments. Around the Tarantula are other star forming regions with young star clusters, filaments, and blown-out bubble-shaped clouds. In fact, the frame includes the site of the closest supernova in modern times, SN 1987A, right of center. The rich field of view spans about 1 degree or 2 full moons, in the southern constellation Dorado. But were the Tarantula Nebula closer, say 1,500 light-years distant like the local star forming Orion Nebula, it would take up half the sky. via NASA http://ift.tt/2AJQWqN
How to See the Atmosphere
How can you see the atmosphere? The answer is blowing in the wind. via NASA http://ift.tt/2z3kqCD
NGC 7789: Caroline's Rose
Found among the rich starfields of the Milky Way, star cluster NGC 7789 lies about 8,000 light-years away toward the constellation Cassiopeia. A late 18th century deep sky discovery of astronomer Caroline Lucretia Herschel, the cluster is also known as Caroline's Rose. Its flowery visual appearance in small telescopes is created by the cluster's nestled complex of stars and voids. Now estimated to be 1.6 billion years young, the galactic or open cluster of stars also shows its age. All the stars in the cluster were likely born at the same time, but the brighter and more massive ones have more rapidly exhausted the hydrogen fuel in their cores. These have evolved from main sequence stars like the Sun into the many red giant stars shown with a yellowish cast in this lovely color composite. Using measured color and brightness, astronomers can model the mass and hence the age of the cluster stars just starting to "turn off" the main sequence and become red giants. Over 50 light-years across, Caroline's Rose spans about half a degree (the angular size of the Moon) near the center of the wide-field telescopic image. via NASA http://ift.tt/2zzTXMu
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Mariner 9 Sees Shield Volcano on Mars
On November 14, 1971, Mariner ( took this image of a shield volcano on Mars. via NASA http://ift.tt/2zW0Sjy
Our Living Earth ... From Space
Can you identify this river? via NASA http://ift.tt/2hp8xvp
Comet Machholz Approaches the Sun
Why is Comet Maccholz so depleted of carbon-containing chemicals? Comet 96P/Machholz's original fame derives from its getting closer to the Sun than any other short period comet -- half as close as Mercury -- and doing so every five years. To better understand this unusual comet, NASA's Sun-monitoring SOHO spacecraft tracked the comet during its latest approach to the Sun in October. The featured image composite shows the tail-enhanced comet swooping past the Sun. The Sun's bright surface is hidden from view behind a dark occulter, although parts of the Sun's extended corona are visible. Neighboring stars dot the background. One hypothesis holds that these close solar approaches somehow cause Comet Machholz to shed its carbon, while another hypothesis posits that the comet formed with this composition far away -- possibly even in another star system. via NASA http://ift.tt/2iOfVAW
Liftoff! Orbital Antares Rocket Launches From Wallops Flight Facility
The Orbital ATK Antares rocket, with the Cygnus spacecraft onboard, launches from Pad-0A, Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017 via NASA http://ift.tt/2ji3l0C
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Astronaut Jack Fischer With Honor Flight Veterans
NASA astronaut Jack Fischer talks with veterans at the World War II Memorial who traveled to Washington, DC with the Buffalo Niagara Honor Flight. Fischer, a colonel in the U.S. Air Force, wrote, "Few things can compare to the honor of meeting WWII, Korea and Vietnam vets today--thank you for your sacrifices to keep us all free." via NASA http://ift.tt/2iKZW6A
Williamina Fleming s Triangular Wisp
Chaotic in appearance, these tangled filaments of shocked, glowing gas are spread across planet Earth's sky toward the constellation of Cygnus as part of the Veil Nebula. The Veil Nebula itself is a large supernova remnant, an expanding cloud born of the death explosion of a massive star. Light from the original supernova explosion likely reached Earth over 5,000 years ago. Blasted out in the cataclysmic event, the interstellar shock waves plow through space sweeping up and exciting interstellar material. The glowing filaments are really more like long ripples in a sheet seen almost edge on, remarkably well separated into the glow of ionized hydrogen atoms shown in red and oxygen in blue hues. Also known as the Cygnus Loop, the Veil Nebula now spans nearly 3 degrees or about 6 times the diameter of the full Moon. While that translates to over 70 light-years at its estimated distance of 1,500 light-years, this field of view spans less than one third that distance. Often identified as Pickering's Triangle for a director of Harvard College Observatory, the the complex of filaments is cataloged as NGC 6979. It is also known for its discoverer, astronomer Williamina Fleming, as Fleming's Triangular Wisp. via NASA http://ift.tt/2zIS7cI
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Earth as Viewed From 10,000 Miles
On November 9, 1969, the uncrewed Apollo 4 test flight made a great ellipse around Earth as a test of the translunar motors and of the high speed entry required of a crewed flight returning from the Moon. via NASA http://ift.tt/2m8w1ua
NGC 1055 Close up
Big, beautiful spiral galaxy NGC 1055 is a dominant member of a small galaxy group a mere 60 million light-years away toward the aquatically intimidating constellation Cetus. Seen edge-on, the island universe spans over 100,000 light-years, a little larger than our own Milky Way. The colorful stars in this cosmic close-up of NGC 1055 are in the foreground, well within the Milky Way. But the telltale pinkish star forming regions are scattered through winding dust lanes along the distant galaxy's thin disk. With a smattering of even more distant background galaxies, the deep image also reveals a boxy halo that extends far above and below the central bluge and disk of NGC 1055. The halo itself is laced with faint, narrow structures, and could represent the mixed and spread out debris from a satellite galaxy disrupted by the larger spiral some 10 billion years ago. via NASA http://ift.tt/2AsB3oa
Rare Encircling Filament
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory came across an oddity that the spacecraft has rarely observed before: a dark filament encircling an active region (Oct. 29-31, 2017). Solar filaments are clouds of charged particles that float above the sun, tethered to it by magnetic forces. via NASA http://ift.tt/2yhGPrr
NGC 2261: Hubble s Variable Nebula
What causes Hubble's Variable Nebula to vary? The unusual nebula featured here changes its appearance noticeably in just a few weeks. Discovered over 200 years ago and subsequently cataloged as NGC 2661, the remarkable nebula is named for Edwin Hubble, who studied it early last century. Fitting, perhaps, the featured image was taken by another namesake of Hubble: the Space Telescope. Hubble's Variable Nebula is a reflection nebula made of gas and fine dust fanning out from the star R Monocerotis. The faint nebula is about one light-year across and lies about 2500 light-years away towards the constellation of the Unicorn (Monocerotis). The leading variability explanation for Hubble's Variable Nebula holds that dense knots of opaque dust pass close to R Mon and cast moving shadows onto the reflecting dust seen in the rest of the nebula. via NASA http://ift.tt/2hNWlVH
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Expedition 53 Flight Engineer Paolo Nespoli of the European Space Agency (ESA) photographed cloudy skies over Sudan during an International Space Station flyover on Oct. 22, 2017. Nespoli shared the image with his followers on social media on Nov. 6, writing, "#EarthFromSpace means also... Lots of clouds! How do they look from below?" via NASA http://ift.tt/2AhQv5K
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The Prague Astronomical Clock
In the center of Prague there's a clock the size of a building. During the day, crowds gather to watch the show when it chimes in a new hour. The Prague Astronomical Clock's face is impressively complex, giving not only the expected time with respect to the Sun (solar time), but the time relative to the stars (sidereal time), the times of sunrise and sunset, the time at the equator, the phase of the Moon, and much more. The clock began operation in 1410, and even though much of its inner workings have been modernized several times, original parts remain. Below the clock is a nearly-equal sized, but static, solar calendar. Pictured, the Prague Astronomical Clock was photographed alone during an early morning in 2009 March. The Prague Astronomical Clock and the Old Town Tower behind it are currently being renovated once again, with the clock expected to be restarted in 2018 June. via NASA http://ift.tt/2ixnLyT
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Pandora, the Would-Be Perturber
As Cassini hurtled toward its fatal encounter with Saturn, the spacecraft turned to catch this final look at Saturn's moon Pandora next to the thin line of the F ring. via NASA http://ift.tt/2AdCOF7
A Dust Jet from the Surface of Comet 67P
Where do comet tails come from? There are no obvious places on the nuclei of comets from which the jets that create comet tails emanate. Last year, though, ESA's Rosetta spacecraft not only imaged a jet emerging from Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, but flew right through it. Featured is a telling picture showing a bright plume emerging from a small circular dip bounded on one side by a 10-meter high wall. Analyses of Rosetta data shows that the jet was composed of both dust and water-ice. The mundane terrain indicates that something likely happened far under the porous surface to create the plume. This image was taken last July, about two months before Rosetta's mission ended with a controlled impact onto Comet 67P's surface. via NASA http://ift.tt/2j1W7O4
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A Year of Full Moons
Do all full moons look the same? No. To see the slight differences, consider this grid of twelve full moons. From upper left to lower right, the images represent every lunation from 2016 November through 2017 October, as imaged from Pakistan. The consecutive full moons are all shown at the same scale, so unlike the famous Moon Illusion, the change in apparent size seen here is real. The change is caused by the variation in lunar distance due to the Moon's significantly non-circular orbit. The dark notch at the bottom of the full moon of 2017 August is the shadow of the Earth -- making this a partial lunar eclipse. Besides the sometimes exaggerated coloring, a subtler change in appearance can also be noticed on close examination, as the Moon seems to wobble slightly from one full moon to the next. This effect, known as libration, is more dramatic and easier to see in this lunation video highlighting all of the ways that the Moon appears to change over a month (moon-th). via NASA http://ift.tt/2lPBaHp
Tests Ensure Astronaut, Ground Crew Safety Before Orion Launches
NASA is performing a series of tests to evaluate how astronauts and ground crew involved in final preparations before Orion missions will quickly get out of the spacecraft, if an emergency were to occur on the pad prior to launch. via NASA http://ift.tt/2zhQOR2
A 2017 U1: An Interstellar Visitor
Traveling at high velocity along an extreme hyperbolic orbit and making a hairpin turn as it swung past the Sun, the now designated A/2017 U1 is the first known small body from interstellar space. A point of light centered in this 5 minute exposure recorded with the William Herschel Telescope in the Canary Islands on October 28, the interstellar visitor is asteroid-like with no signs of cometary activity. Faint background stars appear streaked because the massive 4.2 meter diameter telescope is tracking the rapidly moving A/2017 U1 in the field of view. Astronomer Rob Weryk (IfA) first recognized the moving object in nightly Pan-STARRS sky survey data on October 19. A/2017 is presently outbound, never to return to the Solar System, and already only visible from planet Earth in large optical telescopes. Though an interstellar origin has been established based on its orbit, it is still unknown how long the object could have drifted among the stars of the Milky Way. But its interstellar cruise speed would be about 26 kilometers per second. By comparison humanity's Voyager 1 spacecraft travels about 17 kilometers per second through interstellar space. via NASA http://ift.tt/2A8SLNC
Revealing What Lies Beneath
This false-color image demonstrates how use of special filters available on the Curiosity Mars rover's Mast Camera (Mastcam) can reveal the presence of certain minerals in target rocks. T via NASA http://ift.tt/2ioVgTK
From Hot to Hottest
This sequence of images shows the Sun from its surface to its upper atmosphere all taken at about the same time on Oct. 27, 2017. via NASA http://ift.tt/2iURKVn
Thors Helmet Emission Nebula
This helmet-shaped cosmic cloud with wing-like appendages is popularly called Thor's Helmet. Heroically sized even for a Norse god, Thor's Helmet spans about 30 light-years across. In fact, the helmet is more like an interstellar bubble, blown as a fast wind -- from the bright star near the center of the bubble's blue-hued region -- sweeps through a surrounding molecular cloud. This star, a Wolf-Rayet star, is a massive and extremely hot giant star thought to be in a brief, pre-supernova stage of evolution. Cataloged as NGC 2359, the emission nebula is located about 12,000 light-years away toward the constellation of the Big Dog (Canis Major). The sharp image, made using broadband and narrowband filters, captures striking details of the nebula's filamentary gas and dust structures. The blue color originates from strong emission from oxygen atoms in the nebula. via NASA http://ift.tt/2zS1WkA


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Villanova sets Final Four record with 18 3-pointers in 95-79 NCAA Tournament win over Kansas
UPDATED: Sat., March 31, 2018
By Eddie Pells Associated Press
SAN ANTONIO – To sum things up, Villanova was feelin' it Saturday night.
Like every night that ends in "Y" for the Wildcats.
Like all these games where they walk away with a "W" and leave their opponents shaking their heads.
Villanova moved within a win of another title, sinking a Final Four-record 18 3-pointers, while cementing itself as the most-prolific 3-point-shooting team in college history in a 95-79 runaway over Kansas.
"Well, that was just one of those nights," Villanova coach Jay Wright said.
Normally the third or fourth option on a team full of shooters, junior wingman Eric Paschall led the barrage, going 4 for 5 from 3, 10 for 11 overall, and finishing with a career-high 24 points.
But the hoop was as wide as the Alamodome for pretty much everyone in a Wildcats jersey.
Seven `Nova players made 3s. Villanova tied the Final Four record for 3s in game with 3:45 left in the first half. The Wildcats shot 45 percent from 3 – 5 points higher than their season average, which ranked 15th in the nation this season.
Next up is Michigan, which will try to guard the perimeter Monday night when Villanova (35-5) goes for its second title in three seasons.
Nobody has had much success this season, and in what turned out to be an unexpectedly lopsided matchup between top seeds, Kansas (31-8) certainly didn't Saturday night. AP Player of the Year Jalen Brunson made three 3s and finished with 18 points. Omari Spellman made three, as well, in a 15-point, 13-rebound monster game.
"As good a team as I've played against that I can remember," Kansas coach Bill Self said. "We got spread out on defense. The game plan went to crap. You get caught in between on defense, and it's the worst thing you can do."
About a minute into the second half, Paschall drained a 3 for Villanova's 14th of the game, breaking a Final Four record first set by UNLV in 1987.
Much earlier, at about the 13-minute mark of the first half, Collin Gillespie spotted up and swished for `Nova's sixth 3 of the game, which gave it the NCAA record for 3s in a season, with 442.
VMI set that record in 2007. Very few remember that team, though, because even though the importance of the long shot has grown as the decades have passed, it's never been thought of as a guaranteed way to win consistently.
Wright's team is laying waste to that theory and, at times, making other teams look bad while doing it.
On Saturday, the typical Villanova possession involved working the ball down low on the wing, then a skip pass across the bottom of the paint, followed by one, two or three passes around the arc until somebody got open. It usually worked. Against both the Jayhawks' man defense and their zone. Most of `Nova's 18 makes barely skimmed the net.
"We knew they'd have to miss some pretty decent looks, but they got anything they wanted early, and they knocked everything down," Self said.
Villanova attempted 40 shots from 3, and only 25 from 2.
Gillespie's record-setter gave Villanova a 22-4 lead, and at that point, Kansas had as many turnovers as points and had taken as many timeouts as it had field goals.
Self did what he could, urging his 7-foot center, Udoka Azubuike, out of the paint and into the faces of this group of hybrid forward-guards, all of whom can shoot. The big fella couldn't get there.
The Jayhawks, back in the dome where they cut down the nets 10 years ago after their last title, made mini runs. But the deficit never got below double digits.
Devonte Graham, the senior guard who has been the glue in this Final Four season, led Kansas with 23 points. Malik Newman, who pushed his game into overdrive during the postseason, had 21. They combined to make 6 of 13 3-pointers themselves, but didn't get much help.
Much of that was credit to the Villanova defense. Wright and co. spent more time in the postgame talking about defense and rebounding than the shooting clinic they put on.
"If we didn't get stops, it was getting back to being a five- or six-point game," Wright said.
But they did.
And it didn't.
About the only drama in the second half was whether the Wildcats would top Loyola Marymount's NCAA Tournament record of 21 3-pointers in a game (against Michigan in 1990). Didn't happen, mainly because they didn't need it too.
But there's still Monday.
"They'll be hard for anyone to deal with," Self said, "if they shoot the ball like that."
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Putin advisers 'afraid to tell him truth' about Ukraine error, says GCHQ head | Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin has made a strategic miscalculation in launching the invasion of Ukraine and his advisers are "afraid to tell him the truth" about the extent of his error, the boss of British spy agency GCHQ said in a speech on Thursday.
Sir Jeremy Fleming, in a speech given in Australia, said the Russian leader had misjudged the strength of the Ukrainian resistance, the western response and the ability of his forces to deliver a rapid victory.
"It all adds up to the strategic miscalculation that western leaders warned Putin it would be. It's become his personal war, with the cost being paid by innocent people in Ukraine and, increasingly, by ordinary Russians too, "Fleming said.
Western security officials want to lay the responsibility for February's unprovoked invasion on Putin, who they characterize as a dominant, isolated leader who is making poor decisions partly because he no longer gets accurate information or honest opinions from his subordinates.
As a result, Fleming said he believed that failure to achieve a quick victory must be causing discord in the Kremlin. "Even though we believe Putin's advisers are afraid to tell him the truth, what's going on and the extent of these misjudgments must be crystal clear to the regime."
Earlier, US officials made a similar point, arguing that Putin was being misled by advisers who were too scared to tell him how poorly the war in Ukraine is going and how damaging western sanctions have been.
"We have information that Putin felt misled by the Russian military which has resulted in persistent tension between Putin and his military leadership," said Kate Bedingfield, director of communications at the White House.
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"We believe that Putin is being misinformed by his advisers about how badly the Russian military is performing and how the Russian economy is being crippled by sanctions because his senior advisers are too afraid to tell him the truth."
She added: "So, it is increasingly clear that Putin's war has been a strategic blunder that has left Russia weaker over the long term and increasingly isolated on the world stage."
Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby later agreed with the White House assessment: "It's [Putin's] military. It's his war. He chose it … the fact that he may not fully understand the degree to which his forces are failing in Ukraine, that's a little discomforting. "
Ahead of the invasion, Putin held a bizarre meeting with his key advisers over whether to recognize the self-proclaimed republics in Luhansk and Donetsk. Some senior figures were clearly in fear of the president, who has led the country for 22 years, as he demanded each endorse the breakaway territories.
There were also growing signs, Fleming said, that Russian soldiers "short of weapons and morale" were "refusing to carry out orders, sabotaging their own equipment and even accidentally shooting down their own aircraft".
No evidence was given to back up the air accident claim, although Whitehall sources said they were confident enough to allow Fleming to refer to it in the speech, partly to demonstrate to Russian insiders their knowledge of the military situation.
The spy chief also warned China not to become "too closely aligned" with Russia as the war continues, the latest in a string of remarks by western leaders and officials aimed at trying to persuade Beijing not to supply Moscow with money and arms.
Fleming said that Putin has made a clear "strategic choice" to align with China before the fighting broke out, but that there remained underlying tensions between the two countries – and risks for both in trying to work together.
"Russia understands that, in the long run, China will become increasingly strong militarily and economically. Some of their interests conflict; Russia could be squeezed out of the equation, "Fleming is expected to say.
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Q: How do you animate FB.Canvas.scrollTo? I've created an app that is a set size (around 2,000 px tall) and have a menu that calls FB.Canvas.scrollTo in order to help the user navigate the long page.
Is there any way to add a smooth scrolling effect? Facebook does not offer any solution on its developer blog.

A: Just had the same problem today - I came up with a little bit of javascript which makes use of jQuery's animate method which provides some easing - the scroll is still a touch jerky (I'm guessing that's because of the FB.Canvas.scrollTo proxy).  Anyway, here's the snippet:
function scrollToTop() {
    // We must call getPageInfo() async otherwise we will get stale data.
    FB.Canvas.getPageInfo(function (pageInfo) {

        // The scroll position of your app's iFrame.
        var iFrameScrollY = pageInfo.scrollTop;

        // The y position of the div you want to scroll up to.
        var targetDivY = $('#targetDiv').position().top;

        // Only scroll if the user has scrolled the window beneath the target y position.
        if (iFrameScrollY > targetDivY) {
            var animOptions = {

                // This function will be invoked each 'tick' of the animation.
                step: function () {
                    // As we don't have control over the Facebook iFrame we have to ask the Facebook JS API to
                    // perform the scroll for us.
                    FB.Canvas.scrollTo(0, this.y);
                },

                // How long you want the animation to last in ms.
                duration: 200
            };

            // Here we are going to animate the 'y' property of the object from the 'iFrameScrollY' (the current
            // scroll position) to the y position of your target div.
            $({ y: iFrameScrollY }).animate({ y: targetDivY }, animOptions);
        }
    });
}

A: Using @Jonny's method, you can do this a little more simply with
function scrollTo(y){
    FB.Canvas.getPageInfo(function(pageInfo){
            $({y: pageInfo.scrollTop}).animate(
                {y: y},
                {duration: 1000, step: function(offset){
                    FB.Canvas.scrollTo(0, offset);
                }
            });
    });
}

A: I just used Francis' technique and implemented a jQuery version
$('html,body').animate(
  {scrollTop: $(".scroll_to_me").offset().top},
  {duration: 1000, step: function(top_offset){
    FB.Canvas.scrollTo(0, top_offset + 30);
  }
});

You need to replace the .scroll_to_me with the selector you want to scroll to. Also I added in the + 30 to the offset as the iframe doesn't start at the top of the page, you may want to tweak this.

A: One way of doing it is by getting the current Y position, then getting the to Y position.  Run a for loop with a setTimeout that will bring the user to the final Y position.

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