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Trump promises Britain a "very big trade deal" post-Brexit
It comes even as Boris Johnson admits a no-deal Brexit is increasingly likely.
Luke Barnes Twitter Aug 25, 2019, 10:26 am
BIARRITZ, FRANCE - AUGUST 25: U.S. President Donald Trump and Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrive for a bilateral meeting during the G7 summit on August 25, 2019 in Biarritz, France. The French southwestern seaside resort of Biarritz is hosting the 45th G7 summit from August 24 to 26. High on the agenda will be the climate emergency, the US-China trade war, Britain's departure from the EU, and emergency talks on the Amazon wildfire crisis. (Photo by Dylan Martinez - Pool/Getty Images)
At the G7 meeting in the French town of Biarritz, President Trump made vague, unspecified promises to Britain about how it would have itself a tremendous trade deal once it finally fulfills its promise to exit the European Union — despite the fact that neither the U.K. nor the EU have any idea what the final outcome of Brexit will look like.
"We're having very good trade talks between the U.K. and ourselves. We're going to do a very big trade deal, bigger than we've ever had with the UK," Trump said. "At some point… they won't have the anchor around their ankle, because that's what they had. So, we're going to have some very good trade talks and big numbers."
The President added on Sunday that he and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson were also discussing "lots of fantastic mini-deals" and that they were "having a good time". Again he did not offer specifics.
Meeting Johnson was reportedly one of the few bright spot for Trump at the G-7. On Thursday the Washington Post reported that the President had repeatedly complained to his aides about having to attend the annual meeting, and that Johnson was one of the few people he was looking forward to seeing.
It didn't help matters that Trump is currently engaged in several diplomatic spats. In addition to the ongoing trade war with China, Trump angered EU officials by suggesting that Russia should be re-allowed into the G-7 (it was kicked out after the invasion of Crimea in 2014). Trump had also caused anger earlier this week with his bizarre suggestion that the U.S. should buy Greenland, which is a protectorate of Denmark.
Despite the fact that Johnson once said that Trump was "betraying a quite stupefying ignorance that makes him frankly unfit to hold the office of president of the United States," Johnson lathered praise upon Trump, saying that he wanted to "actually congratulate the president on everything that the American economy is achieving, it's fantastic to see that."
Johnson, however, is facing plenty of problems of his own when it comes to delivering Brexit, as he is now the third Conservative Prime Minister to be ensnared by this labyrinthine problem. After previously saying that the odds of a potentially economically devastating no-deal Brexit were a "million to one," Johnson told the BBC at the G7 meeting that it was now "touch and go," and that it "all depends on our EU friends and partners."
One example of the intricacies is the Irish border. Johnson had previously appealed to the EU to drop a "backstop" agreement which would prevent a hard-border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. But the U.S. has warned that such an undermining of the Northern Ireland peace process would all-but cancel any hopes of a trade deal.
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BEREAVED OGUN FIRST LADY APPRECIATES SPOUSE'S TEAM
Following the demise of Mrs Mulikat Abeje Ademoye, 96, the grandmother of the First Lady of Ogun State, Mrs Bamidele Abiodun, a delegation of political appointees and permanent secretaries in the State Thursday paid a condolence visit to the Ikoyi residence on the wife of the Governor, Thursday.
Though bereaved, Mrs Abiodun could not hold back his joy at the sight of the 15-member delegation led jointly by the Head of Service, Engr Olanrewaju Bisiriyi and Chief of Staff to the Governor, Alhaji Salisu Shuaib.
In an emotion-laden voice, she poured encomium on the team for their love for the State and loyalty to her spouse.
Mrs. Bamidele Abiodun thanked the people for the support and cooperation given to her husband since the inception of the present administration in the State.
She said the achievements recorded in less than four months of her husband's administration would not have been possible without the support of the people, especially, public officers and civil servants.
"I want to appreciate you for the support and cooperation given to my husband. I know that one cannot go far alone without dependable people like you. Please keep on supporting him so that together, we can take Ogun State to the next level", she said.
The first lady described her late Grandmother, Alhaja Mulikat Ademoye as a remarkable woman whose love and care would be greatly missed by his loved ones.
Mrs. Abiodun said her grandmother was humility personified and a woman of prayer who worked hard to give her children and others arround her the best in life.
She said though she was saddened that her maternal grandmother was no more, she was glad that Mama lived a good life that impacted positively on many and has gone home to rest with her Creator.
In a condolence message, the leader of the delegation, the Head of Service, Engr. Lanre Bisiriyu, said Mama was a humble, disciplined and hardworking woman who brought up her children and grandchildren in the way Allah.
He noted that though many were not opportuned to meet mama while alive, her humility could be seen in the live of her first grandchild, the first lady.
In his remark, the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Alhaji Afolabi Salisu, who commiserated with the first lady, said grandchildren, knowledge and establishing something that benefit others is the only way one could be remembered after death, adding that the deceased had planted through the first lady.
"Grandma has planted a tree through our first lady. She brought her up in a good way. She planted good character on her and though she is death, she still lives through her", he said.
Prayers was said by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Mrs.Solimot Otun for the repose of the soul of the death.
Mrs. Abiodun is the first grandchild of late Alhaja Mulikat Abeje Ademoye who died on Monday September 23, 2019. She has since been buried according to Muslim rites
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Q: how to identify highest value key in nested dictionary? As a python newbie, I have a dictionary d:
d={'a':{'1':4,'2':6},'b':{'1':5,'2':10}}

I need to find for each key ('a','b') the sub-key for the highest value and bundle them together in a new dictionary, newd, which looks like
newd={'a':'2', 'b':'2'}

what is the best way to achieve this?

A: d = {'a': {'1':4,'2':6},'b': {'1':5,'2':10}}

newd = {}
for key, value in d.items():
    max_value = max([i for i in value.values()])
    for k in value:
            if value[k] == max_value:
                    newd[key] = k

print(newd)
# prints '{'a': '2', 'b': '2'}'

A: new_dict = {}
for k, v in d.items():
    new_dict[k] = max(v.values())

A: You can use a dictionary comprehension with max:
d={'a':{'1':4,'2':6},'b':{'1':5,'2':10}}
new_d = {a:max(b, key=b.get) for a, b in d.items()}

Output:
{'a': '2', 'b': '2'}

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New York's St. Patrick's Day Parade postponed due to coronavirus
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First time the event will not go on as planned in more than 250 years.
New York City's St. Patrick's Day parade, which was to take place on March 17, is being postponed — one of the most high profile events to be affected by a respiratory infection pandemic.
"While I know the parade organizers did not make this decision lightly, public health experts agree that one of the most effective ways to contain the spread of the virus is to limit large gatherings and close contacts," New York State Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said in a statement late Wednesday night. "And I applaud the parade's leadership for working cooperatively with us."
Sean Lane, the St. Patrick's Day Parade and Celebration Committee's chairman, said the group looked forward "to celebrating the 259th St. Patrick's Day Parade with the entire City of New York at a later date," according to the New York Times. The newspaper noted that St. Patrick is the patron saint of both Ireland and the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York. Each year, the archbishop of New York, celebrates a Mass in St. Patrick's Cathedral prior to the parade and reviews the march from the cathedral's Fifth Avenue steps.
The announcement came at the end of a day of startling developments: COVID-19, the lung infection caused by the novel coronavirus, was declared a pandemic, affecting all six continents; President Trump banned visitors from continental Europe for 30 days, and a slew of institutions such as universities decided to shutter their doors for the foreseeable future.
And the Archdiocese of Seattle, Washington, the site of one of the worst outbreaks in the United States, announced that there will be no public Masses. It's the first time a Roman Catholic entity has suspended services in this country for a century.
Other cities besides New York had already decided to nix or postpone their St. Patrick's Day parades: Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, New Haven, and others, as did Dublin and other cities in Ireland.
For a while, it seemed like New York's St. Patrick's Day Parade might be immune. On Monday, New York Mayor Bill DeBlasio said there were no plans to cancel. On Wednesday morning, he said he was considering it.
"We have to really think about this one because it's a beloved event, an important event," according to the New York Post. He said that there's a smaller chance of spreading the virus because the parade is outdoors.
But that same day, New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday that it "makes sense" to cancel.
"We're going to be making a decision on the St. Patrick's Day Parade. I want to speak with a few more people, but I've been speaking with health experts — Dr. Anthony Fauci, [director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infections Diseases], who I believe is one of the best in the nation," Cuomo said at a news conference. "This is his strong recommendation: just reduce large gatherings. Why would you risk bringing thousands of people together, knowing that this is a virus that easily communicates? … St. Patrick's Day is one of the great convenings of a large number of people. … If you listen to the experts, they would say you should not be having a St. Patrick's Day convening at this time, which I believe makes sense."
In a statement on the NYC St. Patrick's Day parade Inc. website, which was still there Wednesday morning, parade chairman Sean Lane said the event has been held every year since 1762. "We have received no notice from the authorities about postponement at this point," he said. "We recommend checking with your local health officials, government, and where appropriate, your personal physician for guidance."
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The parade draws a couple of million, with hundreds of marching units, people lining the streets of Fifth Avenue in close proximity, lots of people taking trains and subways and buses to get there, and of course, those in celebratory moods who wish to continue honoring Ireland's most famous saint in local establishments.
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I was merely a simple middle-school student back in 2004, and my taste in film was pretty undeveloped, to say the least. I vividly remember endlessly quoting, "Tina, you fat lard!" and "She doesn't even go here!" with classmates in the halls. My brothers and I actually decided to name our family cat Napoleon (luckily, I can get away with saying he was named after that French guy). And to think about how many soppy make-out sessions were soundtracked by Natalie Portman's go-to "life-changing" song sends a shudder down my spine.
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After ten years long years, looking back has a way of mutating perceptions and opinions. It appears that a lot of love thrown at certain films has soured and become antagonistic or mocking. "Napoleon Dynamite" is just something we used to know and love, and the jokes will now maybe lead to a mere chuckle. "Garden State" is actually a gushy, saccharin mess that is most memorable for its mega-popular indie mixtape of a soundtrack. One positive is that "Mean Girls" actually holds up and is now regarded as one of the greatest teen comedies of all time.
And yet, while our love may have faded for some, certain films that were shunned or given little attention have been given a second chance. When it was released, "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou" was seen as the first scratch on Wes Anderson's pristine track record. Now, opinions have brightened, and the film is seen as a unique stepping stone on Anderson's continual growth as a filmmaker (bonus: it contains one of Bill Murray's greatest performances). Jonathan Glazer's Nicole Kidman-starring "Birth" was seen as an unsavory, high-minded melodrama, but is now viewed as a Kubrick-esque portrait of the upper class, imbued with deep mystery and complimented by an amazing, ever-shifting score by Alexandre Desplat. I admit that I get a little giddy when little-loved films are given the critical reconsideration they deserve.
While all of the films previously mentioned were important to 2004's year in film (regardless of whether they were "good" or "bad"), they weren't quite the cream of the crop. That's why I've compiled a top ten list of the "best" films of 2004 to guide you on your nostalgia trips. Last time, I covered the bottom five, and today, I'll be diving into the top five. Interestingly enough, two of the top five turned out to be sequels, and the top three all deal with "romantic relationships" in one way or another. Yes, lists are all relative and subjective, but when the films are this great, it's hard to object.
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5. "Shaun of the Dead" (directed by Edgar Wright, starring Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Kate Ashfield, Lucy Davis, Dylan Morgan, Bill Nighy)
While Edgar Wright had some credits to his name before "Shaun of the Dead" (such as the great British TV comedy "Spaced," which also starred Simon Pegg and Nick Frost), this was the one that launched him into the role of film geek icon. One of the most purely enjoyable films of the 21st century, "Shaun of the Dead" is, on the surface, a send-up of zombie movies, but, like all great spoofs, it displays a deep adoration for the genre it pokes fun at. Beneath that hook, however, is a story about friendship, family, and awkward romantic relationships, one with Pegg at the center as a man struggling to reach maturity. It also takes a bitingly satirical look at modern British life (perfect example: the scene where Pegg's character doesn't realize that the people around him are actually zombies). But, when it comes down to it, "Shaun of the Dead" is an out-and-out comedy at heart, showcasing Wright's incredible visual sensibilities and a love for the cinema. Horror comedy never felt so good.
4. "The Incredibles" (directed by Brad Bird, starring Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah Vowell, Spencer Fox, Jason Lee, Samuel L. Jackson)
Rewatching "The Incredibles" recently, I found myself surprised at how heart-racing, hilarious, original, and insightful the film still was after all these years. Made in the midst of Pixar's golden age, "The Incredibles" employs the idea of a "superhero family" as a jumping off point to explore themes of family, marriage, domestic boredom, midlife crises, and "abnormality." It packs all of this (and then some) into its 115 minute running time, while also managing to simultaneously be a visually fluid and stunning action movie and a witty comedy for people of all ages. Animated films rarely get better than this.
3. "Before Sunset" (directed by Richard Linklater, starring Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy)
Picking up where one of the greatest cinematic romances of the 1990s left off, "Before Sunset" was the film we didn't know we needed. The fact that the audience didn't know what would happen after Céline and Jesse parted ways at the end of "Before Sunrise" is one of the reasons why the film stood out. And then, out of the blue, "Before Sunset" came along and, fortunately and somewhat amazingly, was an improvement over the original. Following the two characters over 80 minutes as they walk and talk through Paris, the film picks up where its predecessor left off, returning to their conversation of love, relationships, and more. This time, however, the conversation is lent more power by their history and the effects of time, adding further depth and commentary. After all of those years, it appears that Céline and Jesse's memories of their night together in Vienna have made a deep impression on their lives. Watching their romance get rekindled in real-time is marvelous and a true cinematic achievement.
2. "Kill Bill: Volume 2" (directed by Quentin Tarantino, starring Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Daryl Hannah, Michael Madsen)
The yang to Volume 1's yin, "Kill Bill: Volume 2" picks up where the first one left off but remains a different beast. "Kill Bill: Volume 1" is a relentless, non-stop thrill ride, barely leaving room to catch your breath between all of the astounding action setpieces. "Kill Bill: Volume 2," on the other hand, moves at a slower pace, adding depth to the slick surface of its predecessor. As visually superior and cool as any Tarantino film, Volume 2 fills in the Bride's killer backstory and her "complicated" relationship with the titular Bill. It's also a showcase for some of the most iconic and badass performances of all time from Thurman, Carradine, and Hannah. All of this, and then Tarantino goes and spoils us with stunning and stylistic fight sequences, particularly the Bride's brutal duel with Elle in Budd's trailer. Vengeance never tasted so good.
1. "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" (directed by Michel Gondry, starring Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Kirsten Dunst, Tom Wilkinson, Mark Ruffalo, Elijah Wood)
For me, watching "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" is like peering into a crystal ball. If I look close enough, I can see my romantic past, present, and future, all pressed together into a blur and filled with both hopes and failures, laughter and sadness. Rarely have a director and a screenwriter synced so perfectly, with Gondry at his most visually inventive and Kaufman at his most original and brilliant. The film follows the relationship between Joel (Jim Carrey, at his subtle best) and Clementine (Kate Winslet, a force of nature), from beginning to end to beginning and so on. By exploring a relationship through the high concept of memory removal, the film creates a complex commentary on society's relationship with memory and the past. The ambiguous ending is also one of the most beautifully hopeful and heartbreakingly tragic of all time. One thing is made clear by the end: love is a crazy, foolish, messy endeavor. It's your call whether or not its worth the ride.
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Last week, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals announced arguments scheduled before the court in September would be moved to October.
Jennifer Bundy, the court's spokesperson, wouldn't provide any additional information as to why, but it's pretty obvious. Pre-trial hearings for the impeachment trials of Chief Justice Margaret Workman, suspended Justice Allen Loughry and Justice Beth Walker start Sept. 11, and it sounds like the trials will move fairly quickly after that.
Yet, I was very confused. Workman, on two separate occasions, made it a point of stressing that the court's fall term would start as scheduled.
"Court employees have received many inquiries about whether the work of the court will continue as scheduled in the term that begins Sept. 5. It will," Workman said Aug. 9 when announcing the appointment of Cabell County Circuit Court Judge Paul Farrell to fill in for Loughry, who is suspended.
Those statements would seem to contradict what the court decided to do. I understand the sitting justices are going to be distracted as the West Virginia Senate puts them on trial, but that's no reason for the court not to continue.
For example, Workman just appointed 24th District Circuit Judge Darrell Pratt and 19th Judicial Circuit Judge Alan Moats to hear Constitution Party candidate Don Blankenship's petition for a writ of mandamus to get on the November ballot for U.S. Senate. I already mentioned her appointment of Farrell. Workman could appoint sitting circuit judges or senior status judges to sit as acting justices while the current justices head off to trial.
With Tim Armstead stepping down from the House of Delegates where he was speaker to run for former justice Menis Ketchum's seat (and he could already be appointed to sit until the November special election), we find out Wednesday who shall prevail as the new speaker.
So, who are some of the candidates seeking the Republican House caucus nomination? I have a few ideas.
First up is House Majority Leader Darrell Cowles, R-Morgan. He has been Armstead's right-hand man the last four years and is de facto heir apparent. However, he has upset some in the Republican caucus for not being conservative enough and for hampering the efforts of some lawmakers to get their legislation through the body.
Next is House Finance Committee Chairman Eric Nelson, R-Kanawha. Nelson has been on the front lines of budget fights and is a pro-business Republican. However, some point to his handling of the Joint Select Committee on Tax Reform. What began as a bold effort to finally overhaul the state's tax code ultimately panned out to nothing. Some attribute that to Nelson, the co-chair of that committee, watering down the joint committee's mission whenever confronted by reporters hostile to true tax reform.
Another name floating out there is Delegate Riley Moore, R-Jefferson. The nephew of U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, Moore is quickly gaining respect in his first term. But that's also the problem: it's his first term. Some believe that Moore hasn't put in the time to warrant rising to the podium.
Last on my list is Delegate Roger Hanshaw, R-Clay. Hanshaw was first elected in 2014 when Republicans first took the House majority after more than 80 years of Democratic Party control. He might only have two terms, but he was an attorney for both the House and Senate for a number of years. He is a certified parliamentarian. He is vice chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, one of the House's impeachment managers and co-chairman of the Joint Legislative Committee on Flooding, which is looking into the RISE West Virginia fiasco.
In short, he is well-respected, often thrust into leadership positions, knows about drafting laws, knows his way around parliamentary procedure and is young at 38. There probably isn't anyone more qualified for the job. At least one political action committee has even started pushing Facebook ads out of the blue for Hanshaw.
I do have a wildcard though: Delegate Pat McGeehan, R-Hancock. Leader of the House Liberty Caucus, I can see an effort by allies of McGeehan making a play for him to be speaker, but doubt they could get close to the votes he would need. The Liberty Caucus has been a thorn in the side of House leadership due to their more-Republican-than-you attitude. But it would be smart for whoever wants the gavel to court Liberty Caucus members.
In closing, before his plea hearing I had the pleasure of meeting former Justice Menis Ketchum. Despite being a few minutes from pleading guilty to felony wire fraud, he was polite, friendly and in good spirits.
Say whatever you want about him, but he still admitted to the crimes he was accused of, resigned and is possibly cooperating in a continuing investigation into state Supreme Court justices. He has done the right thing.


This past week has been brutal, and thus this Flash back is very tuned into these days.
For pulmonarysarcoidosis, COPD and cardiac patients, bad air quality days are torture. Bad air quality days are determined by the amount of ground ozone and fine particles in the air on a given day. I get an email the day before from Clean Air NY, if the air quality will be bad. I feel the difference on those days, as my breathing becomes more difficult and my heart rate goes up.


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PEACHTREE CITY—The Trinity Lady Lions soccer team built a 4-0 lead and then held off a late rally attempt by visiting Bulloch Academy Saturday to advance to the GISA Final Four with a 4-2 victory in a game played at the MOBA soccer complex.
The Lady Lions will play defending state champion Augusta Prep Friday morning at 11:30 a.m. at Mercer University in Macon in the semifinal match.
Trinity takes an undefeated 23-0 record into the Final Four.
It's the Lady Lions' second straight trip to Macon.
A year ago, Trinity's season ended with a loss to FPCA in the semifinals.
"It's great to be going back to Macon, but this time we want to stay a little bit longer," Trinity head coach Stephen Sylvia said.
With temperatures pushing triple digits on the artificial surface, both Trinity and Bulloch took turns controlling the ball and getting shots on goal.
Trinity led 2-0 and the end of the first half and extended it to 4-0 before the Lady Gators scored two quick goals in the final 10 minutes of the contest.
"We are going to enjoy this for a little while, but then we know it will be time to get back to work next week," Sylvia said.
Cheeyne Teems' play in the net for the Lady Lions helped Trinity extend its season.
After several shots on goal were stopped or sailed wide early in the first half, the Lady Lions finally found the mark when Celia Gwinn scored the first goal of the match.
The Lady Lions increased the lead 2-0 midway through the first half when Olivia Loris kicked the ball past the Bulloch goaltender.
Abby Bragg, who has scored more than 45 goals for the Lady Lions this season, was again the offensive catalyst.
The senior, two-sport athlete, scored twice in a span of about 25 seconds to give the Lions a 4-0 lead.
Her offensive punch was just what the Lady Lions needed, especially after the Lady Gators added two late goals.
Bragg had a chance at a hat trick just missing on a couple of scoring chances late in the game.
The Lady Lions also closed out the game by putting pressure on the Lady Gators end of the field.
Trinity just missed out a direct kick and also had scoring chances on three corner kicks late in the game.
The Lady Lions face a Augusta Prep team that knocked off Trinity-Dublin in its second-match.


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The EDC Is Waging Economic Warfare On Our Communities
Stop James Patchett and Abolish the EDC
On the night of February 27th community organizers from around the city gathered to protest the destructive economic policies of the EDC, currently led by its CEO, James Patchett. We went to his brownstone in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, to demand that he resign and end the EDC's support of rezonings, the BQX, Sunnyside Yards, the attacks on La Marqueta in Bushwick and all of its other destructive projects. Basically, we are calling for the abolition of the EDC.
The Economic Development Corporation is an unaccountable, unelected and undemocratic company whose main purpose is to funnel public tax payer dollars into the hands of private developers. Mostly appointed by the Mayor, the EDC is best known for promoting destructive mega developments like Atlantic Yards, Hudson Yards, huge city-backed rezonings, the failed Amazon HQ2 deal, and, now, Sunnyside Yards. These mega developments are almost always rejected by the people in and around the area that would be directly impacted by them, but the EDC leverages its strong propaganda machine to create the veneer of public acceptability. Cynically, the EDC promises jobs, housing, and whatever else people need in order to discourage protest. They deploy other dishonest tactics like fake public input sessions and steering committees in order to funnel criticism into acceptable channels. For years the EDC has used these tactics to do whatever they want and, under De Blasio, they have wreaked havoc on this city. The CEO of the EDC, James Patchett, is a former vice president at Goldman Sachs and Chief of Staff to Deputy Mayor Alicia Glenn, making him a good fit for this predatory organization.
Although our protest is against James Patchett and the EDC, we recognize this as just part of the broader struggle against austerity, neoliberalism and capitalism itself. Neoliberal polices have eroded social spending and the rights of workers, tenants, and students, and have brought us austerity, crumbling infrastructure, and cash-strapped city government that somehow always seems to have money for more cops and more surveillance. The EDC, and other public private partnerships are tools used by corporations and the wealthy to shape the development of our city in their interest, without accountability or transparency.
This statment was endorsed by DSA Queens Housing Working Group, Anakbayan Queens, NY Boricua Resistance, Red Bloom Communist Collective, Black Rose Anarchist Federation NYC, and Queens Anti Gentrification Project
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Posted on February 27, 2020 March 7, 2020 by Queens Anti-Gentrification ProjectPosted in Amazon HQ2, BQX, James Patchett, NYCEDC, Sunnyside Yards, Your LIC, ZoningTagged abolishEDC, Crown Heights, edc, Gentrification, nobqx. Leave a comment
Local Activists Disrupt EDC Sunnyside Yards Master Plan Meeting
The public meeting began pleasantly enough at 4:30 PM in the main cafeteria of Aviation High School. Outside, Emily Sharp and her supporters handed out anti-Sunnyside Yards development lit.
When one entered, yummy pupusas were being served in the middle of the room, and on the sides were stations that described different aspects of the project. The New York City Economic Development Corporation (EDC), directing the meeting, had complete control.
One station was devoted to how to mitigate the effects of climate change, no doubt important as its effects become more impactful especially in the form of larger storms.
Then at around 6:20 PM, local activists stormed the public meeting and shut it down. One activist got on top of a table and led a human microphone to initiate the shut down.
A coalition comprised of the Queens Anti-Gentrification Project, Queens Neighborhoods United, and Centro Corona led a teach-in to discuss the history of the EDC, their previous developments in Hudson Yards, and their involvement in trying to get the Amazon HQ2 project around the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP).
In the beginning, one man questioned whether they were Sunnyside natives, to which activist responded that he was one.
Tom Angotti and James DeFilippis, professors in urban planning, led the discussion and fielded questions from the crowd that had gathered. There was a question and answer session about the EDC and Sunnyside Yards led by the professors.
Later, The crowd moved into a hallway to stop a question and answer session being led by the EDC. They were racuous, shouting "let us in," no doubt trying to take control of the Q&A session being held in the Teacher's Cafeteria near the Main Cafeteria.
At one point, activists led by Jonathan Bailey, co-chair of Queens DSA, attempted to take control of the building's microphone system to relay messages, but were checked by a government official.
One activist commented that the EDC's plans were like a Disney World project and not an actual project that would meet the needs of people living in Sunnyside.
There were rumors that the project was estimated to cost around $22 billion dollars, more than the initial estimate for the Hudson Yards.
The EDC officials were at a loss to what to do. At the beginning of the teach-in, one member tried to ask them to keep it down, but he was instantly drowned out by the other activists. The EDC officials and assoicated firms stood to the side next to their stations to field questions from whomever approached them.
After being questioned, one EDC official led me on a mini-tour of the stations, not answering my question on what their reaction was to the whole proceeding. She ended up leading me to two of her colleagues to further answer questions about turning the development into high-quality public housing.
One of them told me she was happy that the teach-in happened, as that meant they were hearing from different voices in the community.
I was quite surprised by this, but then again she was probably trying to put a brave face on. After the teach-in ended, the activists regrouped outside to plan their next steps. The night was considered a success.
Posted on September 20, 2019 March 7, 2020 by Queens Anti-Gentrification ProjectPosted in NYCEDC, Sunnyside YardsTagged disruption, edc, stopsunnysideyards. Leave a comment
Letter to Members of the Sunnyside Yard Steering Committee
Community Leaders and Organizations Should Resign From the Sunnyside Yard Steering Committee
The letter below calls on community leaders and organizations to resign from the Sunnyside Yard Steering Committee. It will be mailed or emailed to April Simpson, President of Queensbridge Houses Tenants Association, Lisa Deller of Community Board 2, Melissa Orlando of Access Queens, and Sylvia White, Co-Chair of Justice for All Coalition.
Dear Steering Committee Members,
We are writing to respectfully request that you or your organization resign immediately from the Sunnyside Yard steering committee. Your presence on the committee, regardless of your position, serves to legitimize an undemocratic process, and ultimately helps to advance the goals of a small class of real estate developers and politicians against the interests of your friends and neighbors in Queens and NYC. As would have been the case with Amazon HQ2, development over Sunnyside Yard would undoubtedly lead to mass displacement, gentrification, and corporate handouts. It would put further strain on an already struggling MTA, threaten the small businesses that provide affordable goods to our communities, and create an exclusive enclave of luxury housing, high-end retail, and office space designed specifically for the rich. The developers and politicians know this to be the case, which is why Sunnyside Yard, and projects like it, require huge amounts of Public Relations work – the Sunnyside Yard Steering Committee (and your participation in it) is part and parcel to this effort.
There is a growing trend among community-based groups to reject the crumbs from the table that developers and politicians would like us to be satisfied with when they invite us to sit down. More and more, grassroots organizations are finding these crumbs offensive, and instead are demanding a full meal. It is not enough that only some of us get to eat – that this or that constituency get some perks for signing on to support a development project – this tactic has run its course and even the most opportunistic politicians are starting to abandon it (for example, when Jimmy Van Bramer and Michael Gianaris rejected Amazon's Community Advisory Committee). By collectively refusing to negotiate with those who want to displace us we ensure that no one gets left out.
We understand that some may want to genuinely participate on the steering committee in order to serve as a voice of opposition. To them, we say: you can do this, from the outside, without legitimizing the process and undermining the efforts of other groups. There are others who might see participation on the steering committee as a career opportunity or a chance to gain notoriety. To those people, we ask: please do not use the working class and immigrant communities of Queens to advance your own goals.
We cannot rely on the good will of developers or politicians to get us what we need to survive. Historically, we've been able to make the most progress when we reject compromise and piecemeal solutions, and, instead, demand the seemingly impossible.
We believe that development over Sunnyside Yard will irreversibly devastate Western Queens. We demand that the City Council and the Department of City Planning recognize this basic fact and forever abandon plans to develop over the site. Until then, community groups and leaders should boycott their gimmicks and join with the growing popular movement against gentrification and displacement.
April Simpson, President of Queensbridge Houses Tenants Association, Lisa Deller of Community Board 2, Melissa Orlando of Access Queens, Sylvia White, Co-Chair of Justice for All Coalition: please resign from the Sunnyside Yard Steering Committee.
Posted on March 28, 2019 March 7, 2020 by Queens Anti-Gentrification ProjectPosted in NYCEDC, Sunnyside YardsTagged abolishEDC, edc, stopsunnysideyards, Sunnyside Yards. Leave a comment


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UPDATE, 6:25 p.m. | The fire has spread to 15 acres, the Associated Press reports.
SHELTON, Mason County – A Mason County sheriff's spokesman says a new Western Washington wildfire burning near a lake is threatening 20-25 homes and firefighters from two counties are responding.
Chief Deputy Dean Byrd tells KOMO-TV that the 5-acre fire is "fairly close" to the homes near Rainbow Lake and deputies are alerting those residents to the danger.
About 40 firefighters and a helicopter fought the blaze late Thursday afternoon. Byrd says all fire districts in his county are responding, as well as firefighters from nearby Thurston County.
The fire is growing in tinder dry conditions and he says it's "going to be a challenge," Byrd said.
The fire started this afternoon and is sending up a huge plume of smoke. The cause is not yet known.
The National Weather Service says dry east winds are bringing a higher risk of wildfires to most of western Washington and western Oregon. It has issued a red flag warning for critical fire danger Thursday and Friday.
Forecasters say the winds, combined with low humidity, could cause any fire to rapidly spread out of control. The east winds should ease this weekend.


The most convenient way to identify points on the curved surface of the Earth is with a system of reference lines called parallels of latitude and meridians of longitude. On some maps, the meridians and parallels appear as straight lines. On most modern maps, however, the meridians and parallels appear as curved lines.
These differences are due to the mathematical treatment required to portray a curved surface on a flat surface so that important properties of the map (such as distance and areal accuracy) are shown with minimum distortion. The system used to portray a portion of the round Earth on a flat surface is called a map projection.
To simplify the use of maps and to avoid the inconvenience of pinpointing locations on curved reference lines, cartographers superimpose on the map a rectangular grid consisting of two sets of straight, parallel lines, uniformly spaced, each set perpendicular to the other.
This grid is designed so that any point on the map can be designated by its latitude and longitude or by its grid coordinates, and a reference in one system can be converted into a reference in another system. Such grids are usually identified by the name of the particular projection for which they are designed.
The National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) adopted a special grid for military use throughout the world called the Universal Mercator grid, or UTM.
In this grid, the world is divided into 60 north-south zones, each covering a strip 6 degrees wide in longitude. These zones are numbered consecutively beginning with Zone 1, between 180 degrees and 174 degrees west longitude. Thus, the conterminous 48 states are covered by 10 zones, from Zone 10 on the west coast through Zone 19 in New England.
In each Zone, coordinates are measured north and east in meters. (One meter equals 39.37 inches, or slightly more than 1 yard.) The northing values are measured continuously from zero at the Equator, in a northerly direction. Southerly values are similarly measured from the Equator, south. A central meridian through the middle of each 6 degree zone is assigned an easting value of 500,000 meters. Grid values to the west of this central meridian are less than 500,000 meters; to the east more than 500,000.
The UTM grid is shown on all quadrangle maps prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey. On 7.5 minute quadrangle maps (1:24,000 and 1:25,000 scale) and 15 minute quadrangle maps (1:50,000), 1:62,500, and standard-edition 1:63,360 scales), the UTM grid lines are indicated at intervals of 1,000 meters, either by blue ticks in the margins of the map or with full grid lines.
The 1,000 meter value of the ticks is shown for every tick or grid line. In addition, the actual meter value is shown for ticks nearest the southeast and northwest corners of the map. Provisional maps at 1:63,360 scale show full UTM grids at 5,000 meter intervals.
To use the UTM grid, you can place a transparent grid overlay on the map to subdivide the grid, or you can draw lines on the map connecting corresponding ticks on opposite edges.
The distance can be measured in meters at the map scale between any map point and the nearest grid lines to the south and west. The northing of the point is the value of the nearest grid line; its easting is the value of the nearest grid line west of it plus its distance east of that line.
On maps at 1:100,000 and 1:250,000 scale, a full UTM grid is shown at intervals of 10,000 meters and is numbered and used in the same way.
The grid value of line A-A is 357,000 meters east. The grid value of line B-B is 4,276,000 meters north. Point P is 800 meters east and 750 meters north of the grid lines; therefore, the grid coordinates of point P are north 4,276,750 and east 357,800.
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C5 Accelerate Enters into Partnership with SAP NS2™
'Innovation Partnership' begins as C5A prepares to welcome its second cohort of companies into its Washington D.C. PeaceTech Accelerator program
PeaceTech Accelerator
Technology is empowering citizens in many areas of the world, enabling better transfer of information and creating more security, transparency and accountability. It's important to champion these impactful initiatives, and we are proud to be a part of the C5A Peacetech Accelerator program."
Washington, D.C. (PRWEB) September 18, 2017
C5 Accelerate (C5A), the Cloud Innovation Centre for best-of-breed startups, has today announced that it has entered into a new Innovation Partnership with SAP National Security Services, Inc. (SAP NS2™) the independent, US subsidiary SAP, and leading provider of national security enterprise technology. This partnership will further strengthen the work being done by C5A's Washington PeaceTech Accelerator to identify and nurture rising stars within the global peacetech market. The Peacetech Accelerator is operated in partnership with Amazon Web Services ("AWS") and PeaceTech Lab, and is focused on attracting and monitoring companies seeking to tackle national security issues and address the root causes of conflict, particularly in crisis zones.
SAP NS2 will be bringing to bear its expertise around cutting-edge technology, data management and advanced analytics. The partnership comes at an especially exciting and opportune time, with the second group of cohort companies set to enter the Peacetech Accelerator in September. This follows the success of the first cohort, which entered the accelerator in April 2017 and graduated in May. This solid foundation has led to 69 companies applying for the second cohort program. These companies went through a detailed review process before the top eight were selected to enter the program in mid-September. Cohorts will join the accelerator for eight weeks before presenting their investment case to the global investment community on November 1, 2017 in Washington D.C. Further details of the eight companies can be found in the appendix below.
SAP NS2 will also be participating in the inaugural Shield in the Cloud Innovation Challenge, hosted and managed by C5A, which is the first global anti-corruption challenge for the most innovative start-ups, corporations, not-for-profits and governments working in cloud-based technology to promote transparency and accountability compliance worldwide. Shield in the Cloud will run until December 2017 and the winners will be announced at a gala dinner in Washington D.C. on February 27, 2018.
Eva-Maria Dimitriadis, COO at C5A said, "The strength of any accelerator program lies in the mentors and instruction that they provide to young companies. We're pleased to welcome such an influential name as SAP NS2 to the program as they have many important lessons to give our companies, as well as being able to provide concrete examples of how to be successful in the tech field. As the new companies join the program we're really looking forward to see how their potential develops."
Mark Testoni, President & CEO at SAP NS2 said, "Technology is empowering citizens in many areas of the world, enabling better transfer of information and creating more security, transparency and accountability. Whether the technology is used to counter terrorism, support law enforcement, reduce the cyber risk aperture or counter corruption, these efforts can result in safer and more stable communities. It's important to us to be champion these impactful initiatives, and we are proud to be a part of the C5A Peacetech Accelerator program."
For press enquiries contact:
John Merva on: jmerva(at)hudsonsandler.com or +44 207 796 4133
Dmitra Hatzudis on: Dimitra.hatzudis(at)c5capital.com or +1 202 600 1718
Part of the C5 Capital Group, C5 Accelerate is a London, Washington D.C., and Bahrain based technology investment firm. C5 Accelerate is developing a Cloud Accelerator Cluster in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the United States, alongside Amazon Web Services.
Its mission is to accelerate best-of-breed start-ups to meet the growth opportunity being created by the geographic expansion of AWS, the world's leading cloud computing platform.
Further information about C5A is available from: http://www.c5accelerate.com/
About SAP NS2
At SAP NS2, we are driven to defend. We provide innovative computing, analytics, and cloud solutions that accelerate the pace of data fusion, analysis and action. Our solutions help leaders better manage the business of the mission from the back office to the battlefield, delivering a critical offset over the adversary. As an independent subsidiary of SAP, we're backed by game changing technology, staffed by 100% U.S. citizens on U.S. soil, dedicated to meeting the unique mission requirements of U.S. national security organizations. Learn more at http://www.sapns2.com.
Appendix: Peacetech Accelerator Cohort 2
Name: Global Impact Strategies (giStrat)
Business: Using advanced decision analytics and machine learning to make smarter decisions faster
Location of incorporation: Delaware, USA
Type: For-profit
Founders: Jerry White and Amir Bagherpour
URL: https://www.gistrat.com
Name: Annona
Business: From seed to store, Ona is a mobile application transparently incorporating small-scale farmers into global supply chains
Location of incorporation: Washington, DC
Established: June 2015
Founders: Ashley King-Bischof and Zeluis Teixeira
URL:http://annona.co
Name: RedCrow
Business: Risk mitigation and data analysis in the Middle East and north Africa
Founders: Hussein Nasser-Eddin and Laila Akel
URL: http://www.redcrow.co
Name: Global Scribes: Youth Uniting Nations®
Nonprofit: Connecting youth to build communities through writing and creative expression
Location of incorporation: Harmony, North Carolina
Type: Not-for-profit
Date of founding: 2014
Founder: Cynthia English
URL: http://www.globalscribes.org
Name: Hala Systems, Inc.
Business: Technology-driven solutions to reduce trauma and save lives in the world's toughest humanitarian environments
Founders: John Jaeger, Dave Levin and Dr Franz Busse
URL: http://halasystems.com
Name: Keshif
Business: Converting raw data into interactive, visual and intuitive dialogues for organizations
Location of incorporation: Arlington, Virginia
Founder: Mehmet Adil Yalçın
URL: https://keshif.me
Name: Primo Wind
Business: Changing how and where the world uses clean and efficient wind energy
Location of incorporation: San Diego, California
Founder: Ned McMahon
URL: http://primowind.com/
Name: MARK Labs
Business: Using AI and blockchain to measure your social impact
Founders: Kevin Barrow, Anthony Emtman, Melissa Bradley
URL: https://www.marklabs.co/
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PeaceTech Lab
Dimitra Hatzudis
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C5 Accelerate enters into partnership with SAP NS2'Innovation Partnership' begins as C5A prepares to welcome second cohort of companies into PeaceTech Accelerator


Louch Shacklock and Partners has let three warehouse units at Vincent Avenue, Crownhill Business Centre, Milton Keynes on behalf of the estate owner.
The 10,761 sq ft space at 4 Vincent Avenue has been let to Funrise International, and will become the company's UK headquarters, showroom and distribution centre. Funrise is a subsidiary of Hong Kong corporation Matrix Holdings, which owns the popular Tonka and My Little Pony toy brands.
This deal completes a series of three successful lets for Louch Shacklock at this business park location. With it's parent company in Taiwan, Computer hardware company Nexcom has taken a new lease on 10 Vincent Avenue (5,924 sq ft). Similar to Funrise, the premises will operate as its UK headquarters.
City Sprint has now leased 22 Vincent Avenue (7,890 sq ft) for its new Milton Keynes branch, boosting its extensive same day courier network, which is currently one of the largest in the UK.
Following these recent successes at Crownhill, Louch Shacklock is now marketing 8 Vincent Avenue. The property is currently undergoing refurbishment and provides a gross internal floor area of 8,575 sq ft/797 m2 including first floor offices of 1,622 sq ft/151 m2.
Crownhill Business Centre is an estate of 13 warehouse/production units, each with integral fully-fitted office accommodation. The units are of modern steel-framed construction finished with good quality materials including brick elevations, double-height fully glazed reception areas and generous brick paved car parking areas. There is also a spacious service yard for shared use by all of the occupiers.
Strong logistics in an attractive working environment (managed by commercial property management experts WREAM) add to the appeal of this location. Located 1.5 miles from the A5 intersection with H5 Portway, at the gateway to Central Milton Keynes and the railway station, the units present extremely well in comparison with many production/warehouse units. As a result, they have been especially popular with occupiers who are seeking to present a professional customer-facing image.
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E3 2019 Attendance Down Slightly Coming Back To La Next Year
E3 2019 Attendance Down Slightly, Coming Back to LA Next Year
By: Robert Grosso
E3 2019 is finished, and gaming's biggest event has come and gone with some good results.
By the numbers, E3 2019 is an overall success, with 66,100 in attendance to this years expo checking out over 200 exhibitors, with 50 or so being first time booths this year.
Attendance was slightly down from last year by about 3,000 people, but the CEO of the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), Stanley Pierre-Louis, is satisfied with the expos continued success.
"E3 is where the video game industry's biggest brands and biggest fans converge to shape the future. E3's energy and excitement were felt in the halls, on the floors, and press conference," Said Pierre-Louis. "We broke records, saw incredible innovations, and had breathtaking moments that entertained the world. Congratulations to our creative and innovative exhibitors, members, and partners who made such a fantastic E3 possible."
The records broken refer to the number of booths and numbers tuning in through social media. Over 3.2 million conversations were started on Twitter over E3, with another 1.2 million viewers through streaming services.
E3 dominated the social media landscape this week. Since the start of E3, there have been more than 3.2 million E3 conversations on Twitter. The E3 Coliseum drew more than 1.2 million viewers of discussions with the brightest minds from business and entertainment. There was some concern that the lack actual conferences from industry stalwarts such as Sony would affect those numbers, but it appears to not have had any significant impact.
The ESA has already announced next years event schedule. E3 2020 will take place between June 9th-11th and once again occupy the Los Angeles Convention Center.
E3 has changed so much since its original trade show expo back in the 1990s, and is mostly for the better for it. Allowing the general public a chance to check out the showroom floor was always the direction it would eventually go, and the days of dominating conferences are beginning to shift, thanks in part to Nintendo Direct and their Treehouse showcase.
It is still one of the most busiest and excitable times of the year, and even when working on articles like this, it does put a smile on my face that E3 can still deliver on enough games, surprises and more after all these years following the industry.
What do you think about E3? Did you follow our coverage of E3 2019? If not, check out our E3 Coverage Hub.
Robert Grosso
A game playing, college teaching scholar who happens to write some articles every so often. Enjoys penning long-form articles that few probably read. Love the art of gaming, preservation, collecting and RPGs. Have worked as a journalist, critic, educator and blogger for over ten years now, with articles published (as user editorials) on Game Revolution and Giant Bomb as well as a contributor for the websites Angry Bananas and Blistered Thumbs. Now making TechRaptor my home.


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Q: Hiding an element via a script in the , then showing with a function? I'm hiding an element, to be shown later when the user presses a button.
I've put this in my head tag in the .html:

then when a function is called in the .js:
document.getElementById("answerPanel").style.display = "";

Is this method going to cause a brief flash of the element on page load? Is there a much better way to do this that is (almost) as simple?
Please note that I am trying to avoid using jQuery until I have a solid grasp of vanilla JavaScript.

A: Hide it initially with css:
#answerPanel { display: none; }

And then show it on demand with JS:
document.getElementById('answerPanel').style.display = 'block';

A: If you want to make sure the element doesn't appear at all at the start, you should set the style of the element via HTML not JavaScript. This makes it so the element is hidden even if requests to other resources like JavaScript files or CSS files are delayed.
Inlining JavaScript could be a solution, and in this case you won't have a problem with it, but if you try to use it for some more complex situations you might run the risk of layout trashing which delays your initial page load. I would not recomend it.
HTML:

<button onclick='show()'>Show!</button>

CSS (optional):
#test {
  width:100px;
  height:100px;
  background-color:red;
}

JS:
function show() {
  document.getElementById('test').style.display = '';
}

DEMO: http://jsbin.com/oYiDEJU/2/edit
EDIT: This solution (inline style) allows you to change the display value from CSS easily:
#test {
  display:inline;
}

Hiding and showing it will keep the 'inline' value, not override it with 'block'. You can see the issue i am talking about in the linked JsBin.

A: If you want to avoid "a flash", the best will be that the browser loads the element already hidden:


Today we will begin looking at the psychology of survival. Chance favors the prepared mind. Survival favors the prepared person. With that said, we're going to start with the "S" in Survival, and over the next few days work our way through to the final "L." The "S" stands for size up the situation, your surroundings, your physical condition, and your equipment. A line from an old Clint Eastwood movie, The Outlaw Josey Wales, "endeavor to persevere," and a line from another one of his movies, "a man's got to know his limitations are both good mottos for survival. In order to survive, we must be realistic about our capabilities or face the consequences. Survival situations often are life and death scenarios. To delude ourselves is fool hearty, bordering on suicidal.


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Gwadar retrocession a foreign policy success'
Jamila Achakzai
Islamabad : The successful retrocession of Gwadar to Pakistan, especially in view of its geo-economic and geostrategic positioning, underscores the vision and efficiency of the country's...
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Islamabad : The successful retrocession of Gwadar to Pakistan, especially in view of its geo-economic and geostrategic positioning, underscores the vision and efficiency of the country's foreign policy actors in its early years but the continued failure to benefit from it coupled with the poor socio-economic condition of the people of Gwadar speaks volumes of the governance crisis the country still faces.
This was the crux of the thoughts shared by foreign policy experts during a webinar organised on '63 Years of Gwadar's Retrocession to Pakistan: Achievements, Prospects and Challenges' by the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) in collaboration with the National Institute of Maritime Affairs and Centre for Strategic and Contemporary Research.
Senator Kauda Babar of Gwadar praised the recent development initiatives by the federal government under the Rs600 billion worth of Southern Balochistan Package, especially for his area's development.
He appreciated the finalisation of the power purchase agreement with the Chinese firm setting up a coal power plant in the emerging port city suffering a severe power crisis and also said the formulation of trans-shipment regulations would help realise the true potential of Gwadar.
Regarding Gwadar's retrocession to Pakistan on September 8, 1958, the lawmaker said the locals felt and expressed jubilation at becoming part of Pakistan and loved the country immensely.
"It was the will of the people of Gwadar, which provided moral justification and support to the governments in the early years of Pakistan to deal with the British and Omani governments effectively," he said.
Vice Admiral (r) Iftikhar Ahmad Rao said his forthcoming research-based book, Gwadar Bay to Sir Creek, detailed how Pakistan began negotiations about the transfer of Gwadar from Oman soon after independence in 1947.
He said the British government, which played an intermediary role to facilitate negotiations, kept delaying the handover of Gwadar to Pakistan till the ascendance of Feroz Khan Noon as the prime minister, who went as far as threatening to take Gwadar by force.
He also revealed that the Gwadar Development Plan was already in place even before the retrocession took place in 1958 but despite that, Gwadar didn't receive due attention from policymakers for decades.
Commodore Jawad Akhtar gave a detailed presentation on development projects being executed under the Rs600 billion Southern Balochistan Package.
He said Rs23 billion had been allocated for infrastructure development in the port city, while work on 300MW coal power plant was set to begin.
"Many development projects are being planned under public-private partnership," he said.
He lamented the lack of enthusiasm on part of the previous governments to focus on socio-economic development in the districts with the lowest HDI scores, including Gwadar, but said many development projects regarding skills development, digital connectivity, food security, electricity generation, and water supply, had been launched to their long-term benefit.
Commodore (r) Dr Anjum Sarfraz shed light on the potential of Gwadar as a trans-shipment hub in the region.
He said Gwadar port was built to handle transit trade of China, Afghanistan, Central Asian Republics, and serve as a trans-shipment hub but port operation remained surprisingly slow.
"Gwadar port, as a trans-shipment hub, has the capacity to outmatch regional ports provided appropriate steps are taken," he said.
Lamenting the lack of housing facilities in Gwadar, Zaigham M. Rizvi argued that the housing scheme promised to be built in 2006 is yet to be completed.
He emphasised ease of doing business for local and foreign investors and speedy work on development projects for the provision of basic facilities like water and electricity to the locals on their doorstep.
IPS chairman Khalid Rahman termed the retrocession of Gwadar Pakistan's foreign policy success and said it should be highlighted time and again.
He said the governance crisis had begun in Pakistan's early years and Gwadar was no exception.
"I hope that the new development projects under the Ministry of Planning and Development will address the plight of the population of Gwadar," he said.
IPS vice-chairman Syed Abrar Hussain, former ambassador Naghmana Alamgir Hashmi, Dr Kanwar M Javed Iqbal of the National Institute of Maritime Affairs and Farzana Yaqoob of the Centre for Asian-African Studies also spoke on the occasion.
https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/891412-gwadar-retrocession-a-foreign-policy-success
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Like everyone who lost a loved one on 9/11 Steve and Liz Alderman were devastated when their 25-year-old son, Peter, was killed in the World Trade Center attack. Like many, they chose to honor their son's memory by creating a foundation in his name.
When the Aldermans received $1.4m from the September 11 Victim Compensation Fund, Liz thought of it as "blood money" and almost turned it down. She told me recently that she used to lie awake at night thinking about the people she wanted to kill to avenge Peter's death. But, with Steve's encouragement, they accepted the money and launched a private foundation to help victims of terrorism and mass violence round the world.
Today the Peter C. Alderman Foundation, in partnership with Harvard University, builds mental health clinics and provides local doctors with the tools they need to treat the emotional wounds of victims of terrorism and mass violence in places such as Cambodia, Uganda and Rwanda. Its work has attracted partners such as the US Department of Health and Human Services and the pharmaceutical company, Eli Lily.
When I spoke to the Aldermans about their foundation, I was struck by the fact they, unlike most philanthropists who talk about the grants they have made, talk about the effect they have had. With an annual operating budget of $500,000 they have set out to help people across the globe. Liz and Steve found that, to have the impact they were seeking, they had to identify outstanding partners and find ways to leverage their giving.
"Starting a foundation was like starting a small business," Steve said. "Our daughter, Jane, even got her MBA when she realized that we didn't know enough about business." She is now the foundation's executive director.
The Aldermans represent the vanguard of philanthropy – individuals who have recognized that philanthropy is not defined by the act of giving but by the achievement of impact. It is both an emotional act of love by the giver as well as a strategic investment in our social fabric. The Aldermans have discovered that the most emotionally satisfying philanthropy is a gift that has impact.
Unlike many relatively small foundations, the Peter C. Alderman Foundation has an in-depth strategic plan. Through its mental health clinics, the foundation has reached 65,000 people with traumatic depression. Many grantmakers simply measure themselves by the scope of their activities, but the Alderman foundation goes further and documents that it has seen 80 per cent of the people it has treated return to productive lives.
In Cambodia, where the legacy of the genocidal Pol Pot and the brutal Khmer Rouge still grips the populace, the Aldermans have proved they can treat traumatic depression. Demand has been so large that the foundation created a second clinic to eliminate the 14-month waiting list. Importantly, the Aldermans have shown they can achieve their mission cost effectively; the Cambodia clinic system provides services at a cost of $50 a head.
The Peter C. Alderman Foundation is not the first to have a strategic plan, strong partners and demonstrated impact. But it is part of an emerging group of relatively small family foundations that are demonstrating how to use effectively these tools.
The Aldermans have shown that the most effective way both to help people and soothe their own emotional wounds is through a focused strategy and measurement of impact.


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using System;

namespace OrchardCore.Indexing
{
    [Flags]
    public enum DocumentIndexOptions
    {
        None = 0,
        Store = 1,
        Analyze = 2,
        Sanitize = 4
    }
}


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Five-year-old survives 24 hours in Argentinian desert
Wed, 20 Mar 2019 Wed, 20 Mar 2019
Buenos Aires: A five-year-old boy who went missing during a family walk in Argentina was found safe and well after 24 hours lost in a desert in the west of the country.
Authorities in San Juan province and some 1,000 volunteers went searching for the boy -- with a former Dakar Rally motorcyclist finding him 21 kilometers (13 miles) from where he was last seen.
The child was hospitalised for slight dehydration.
"I was cold, I slept badly, leaning on a rock," he told the newspaper Clarin upon leaving hospital Tuesday.
The boy said he had drunk from a stream and eaten grass.
"He spent 24 hours in nature, that is not nothing," said Alberto Ontiveros, the man who found him, noting that wild pumas roam the area.


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It's showtime: I-235 closes for five days in June
In a twist to the original script, I-235 will be fully closed to traffic at the I-44 interchange for about five days in June, weather permitting. The extended closure is designed to eliminate some future traffic headaches for drivers. The nearly 100,000 motorists who use this corridor daily are urged to plan their alternate routes now.
Motorists are advised to use alternate routes such as I-35, SH-74 (Lake Hefner Parkway) to I-44, I-40 or use Lincoln Blvd. for those accessing the state Capitol area.
I-235 closures are planned for the three-year, $88 million contract to widen and reconstruct the interstate between N. 36th Street and N. 50th Street. The closures are necessary for traffic safety while work occurs above the interstate, and the contract projects up to six weekend closures during the three years of construction.
However, the contractor has proposed this first I-235 closure between I-44 and N. 36th St. be extended for five consecutive days to accomplish several objectives with the payoff for motorists being the elimination of 20 days of single lane traffic in each direction, which was part of the original design plan.
"The department is working hard to keep closures to a minimum, however, some closures are necessary for safety," said Terri Angier, ODOT spokeswoman. "Additionally, the adjustments are designed to help minimize future closures. We believe this solution will greatly benefit motorists who travel I-235 this summer by keeping two lanes of travel open in each direction as much as possible after this first closure."
I-235 is tentatively scheduled to close between I-44 and N. 36th St. at 8 p.m. Friday, June 2, and reopen by 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 7, depending on weather and other factors. If the contractor takes advantage of more than $500,000 in financial incentives offered by the department, I-235 could open as earlier Wednesday, June 7.
The following construction tasks, among others, are planned for this first full closure:
Reopening the eastbound I-44 off-ramp to southbound I-235 when the interstate reopens June 7;
Removal of the remaining N. 50th St. bridge spans and piers, which likely will result in higher levels of noise for up to two nights while crews jackhammer the piers for removal; and
Completion of temporary southbound and northbound traffic lanes in preparation for a lane shift that will be in place when the interstate reopens June 7.
Future I-235 closures will include work to remove the BNSF railroad bridge near N. 50th St. and sliding the completed new railroad bridge back into place once it's built on site, which is anticipated to occur early next year.
This is the single largest dollar amount project awarded in ODOT history. It was awarded in May 2016 and began with a resurfacing project in August 2016 to help prepare the pavement for three years of construction. Work on this three-year contract began Jan. 2 with expected completion by 2020.
Here's how to keep up with daily lane closure notifications:
Drivers can sign up for email alerts at www.odot.org under News & Alerts;
Follow @OKDOT on Twitter and Facebook; and
Real-time travel conditions may be found at www.oktraffic.org
Learn more about the I-235 construction project at https://www.ok.gov/odot/OFF_Broadway_and_I-235.html
This view of southbound I-235 is from the N. 50th St. bridge, which will be removed during an upcoming full closure of I-235 near the I-44 interchange from 8 p.m. June 2 to 8 p.m. June 7, weather permitting. When the interstate reopens June 7, both northbound and southbound traffic will be significantly shifted to new, temporary lanes and the eastbound I-44 ramp to I-235 will reopen.
Alternate routes for I-235 are I-35, I-44, I-40, SH-74 and Lincoln Blvd. to access the state Capitol area. The City of Oklahoma City also has announced local route detour options for use during construction. N. 50th St. remains closed until spring 2018. Click the image to view the detour map full size.


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Q: What is Wrong with this Code?(Python test Project) I made python code with windows 10. It keeps restarting and not showing anything.
Please help.
This issue keeps happening. I have restarted the ide and have tried using an online ide. Any information that can help or fix this problem will help greatly.
import time
global apples
global gold
apples = 0
gold = 0

def start():
    print "Hello"
    print "My name is Jason"
    name = raw_input("What is your Name?")
    print "Welcome "+name+"."
    print "The object of this game is to pick apples and sell them for gold."
    time.sleep(1)
    begin = raw_input("Would you like to play?")
    print "Y or N"
    if begin == "Y":
        time.sleep(1)
        begin()
    if begin == "N":
        print "Okay, Please exit the terminal."
        print "Goodbye!!!"
def begin():
    papple = raw_input("Would you like to Pick some Apples?")
    print "Y or N"
    if papple == "Y":
        time.sleep(1)
        apples=apples+5
        print "Computer: You picked 5 apples."
        print "You now have "+apples+"!!!"
        begin()
    if papple == "N":
        sell = raw_input("Would you like to sell some apples for gold?")
        print "Y or N"
        if sell == "Y":
            time.sleep(1)
            gold=gold+5
            apples=apples-5
            print "Computer: You sold 5 Apples for 5 Gold."
            print "You now have "+apples+" apples, and "+gold+" Gold Pieces."
            begin()
        if sell == "N":
            print "Okay"
            begin()

A: I don't see anything that would start a function. Try adding
if __name__ == '__main__':
    start()

Also loads of other mistakes. Full code if you don't want to learn by slowly debugging yourself:
import time
apples = 0
gold = 0

def start():
    print "Hello\n"
    print "My name is Jason\n"
    name = raw_input("What is your Name?\n")
    print "Welcome %s.\n" % name
    print "The object of this game is to pick apples and sell them for gold.\n"
    time.sleep(1)
    begin = raw_input("Would you like to play?\nY or N\n")
    if begin == "Y":
        time.sleep(1)
        beginfunction()
    if begin == "N":
        print "Okay, Please exit the terminal.\n"
        print "Goodbye!!!\n"
def beginfunction():
    global apples
    global gold
    papple = raw_input("Would you like to Pick some Apples?\nY or N\n")
    if papple == "Y":
        time.sleep(1)
        apples=apples+5
        print "Computer: You picked 5 apples.\n"
        print "You now have %s apples!!!\n" % apples
        beginfunction()
    if papple == "N":
        sell = raw_input("Would you like to sell some apples for gold?\nY or N\n")
        if sell == "Y":
            time.sleep(1)
            gold=gold+5
            apples=apples-5
            print "Computer: You sold 5 Apples for 5 Gold.\n"
            print "You now have '%s' apples, and '%s' Gold Pieces.\n" % (apples, gold)
            beginfunction()
        if sell == "N":
            print "Okay\n"
            beginfunction()

if __name__ == "__main__":
    start()

A: First you have not call any of the function you have defined above.Call both function in main just like
main():
    begin()
    start()

then use
if __name__ == '__main__':main()


2011. By Leland Warren Gilliatt. A fun and intetesting fascinating look at life in a New Hampshire Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp during the early 1930s. This self-published book is authored by one of the Wildwood Camp's early officers, who provides insights into the everyday life and operation of one of these Depression era forestry camps in the White Mountains. Softcover. 66 pp.


Iguazu Falls | So Many Exciting and Beautiful Places!
Our cruise ended today in Buenos Aires. We checked into our hotel, then headed to the airport for a quick trip to Iguazú National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in the northeastern tip of Argentina. We had heard about the falls during a presentation on the ship, and made a last-minute decision to go there. The Iguazú River (Iguaçu in Brazil) flows between Argentina and Brazil, and spreads almost two miles in width, and drops over 150 feet from 275 waterfalls. Over 2,000 species of plants are represented in the park, as are over 200 species of birds, plus black capuchin monkeys, coatis, jaguars, puma, possum and many more animals. We even saw a few toucans on the way from the airport to our hotel.
Our hotel, the Sheraton Iguazú, is actually inside the park, and our room afforded us some amazing views of the falls, with the mist rising above them, and the roar in our ears. The grounds were beautiful as well. We were warned when we checked in that we needed to be sure to lock our balcony door to keep the monkeys out.
We enjoyed the pool as well as a beautiful sunset and view of the moon tonight as well.
The park opens at 8 am, and we were up early to make the most of our day here. After checking the map, we headed out on the Paseo Superior (upper loop.) There is also a Circular Inferior (lower loop,) which we also walked. We foolish Americans thought Superior meant the better route, so we took it first. Actually, both loops were fabulous. Each one was about 1 mile long, and took 1.5 – 2 hours each to do them justice. This a rainforest, so very humid. That, plus a light rain at times, caused us to look like drowned rats by the end of our visit.
It's hard to explain how stunning this park is. We were presented with OMG moments every few feet. The falls were uncountable, and ranged in size from a few feet to hundreds of feet across.
We almost forgot to look out for the flowers and wildlife. However, we didn't miss the coatis and the black capuchin monkeys.
We flew back to Buenos Aires late this afternoon, tired but so very, very happy with this delightful diversion.
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Q: Running python script on crontab is causing permissions errors but running via terminal is fine I hear that the permissions level via crontab and terminal is totally different.
More specifically, my python script has a command to write a file into the /tmp/ directory. On a linux machine, everything works, both cron and regular shell.
However on OSX, the terminal runs fine but when this command is set on the crontab, an error appears saying that we don't have permissions to write to  the /tmp directory.
How should I handle this?
Thanks.

A: @Lucas Ou-Yang @Hyperboreus
as Hyperboreus said it depends on the user privilege who run it . i think that if you give the /tmp/ dir a 777 permission from the root account it'll be fixed :
chmod 777 -R /tmp/
okay try with : chmod 777 /tmp/ if the error still check if the directory /tmp/ exist !