The co-chair countries of the OSCE Minsk Group, France, Russia and the United States are working with Armenia and Azerbaijan to conclude a long-term agreement on the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. One year after the 44-day war, the meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the conflicting countries was organized in New York at the end of September.
The political resources of the United States and France, as co-chairs of the OSCE Moscow Conference, in the settlement of the conflict have not been exhausted. While the interests of Paris and Washington seem to be similar, in fact they do not coincide. The French leadership is puzzled by the re-examination of relations with both Washington, London and Canberra.
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Against the background of the formation of the AUKUS, Paris declared a serious crisis in relations with Washington. Current divisions are weakening intra-NATO solidarity and leading to Europeβs own defence system.
These processes have a direct impact on the settlement of the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. They demonstrate the inability of the US and France to resolve the conflict without harming one sideβs interests. Azerbaijan continues to promote its own interests, as opposed to the constructive diplomatic efforts made by the OSCE.
On 26 October, Turkish President ErdoΔan visited Fizuli to attend the opening ceremony of the international airport. The Turkish and the Azerbaijani authorities wish to stress that without Ankara, any discussion about the prospects of the region will not be fruitful. It makes the regional agenda much more complex.
For the time being, only Moscow has given a substantial response to Baku and Ankara on the Karabakh issue. Once Russia moves aside, not only will the format of the Minsk Group disintegrate, but Armenia as a whole will become another instrument of geopolitical confrontation.
Despite the differences, both the United States and France do not intend to leave the OSCE Minsk Group now.
Does anyone know of a Users Group, subreddit, Facebook Group, etc for just Tandem Pump Users. My wife is thinking about getting the Tandem in a few months and I was curious to find a dedicated group of people who use it to see more about the pros and cons of the pump, and their experiences. I didn't see a tandem subreddit, and can't find a dedicated group non Facebook either. Are there that many less users of the Tandem compared to Medtronic, or does there just not happen to be a dedicated space for whatever reason?
I have looked back through posts in r/diabetes, and that has been helpful too, but was curious if there was anywhere just for Tandem users. We have followed one group for the Medtronic 670G on facebook for a while and that has been insightful seeing their challenges and problems they have come across, and was looking for something similar.
Thanks!
For example, Fitzgerald, Boldin and Breaston in Arizona, or Fred Taylor and MJD in Jacksonville? Legion of Boom?
edit: changed jackson to taylor
Six friends and I live in Des Moines, IA. The place we are looking to jump with is out of Brooklyn, IA (a wee little town). One option is to jump solo with a static line $190 or tandem with a 45 seconds of free fall for $220. The money doesn't really matter, but which experience will be better?
#An Introduction to Piracy
Most of us have torrented something at some point, whether itβs a game, movie, book, song or TV show, but just for those who havenβt, Iβll explain the basics.
When you go to a site like The Pirate Bay or Kick Ass Torrents, and click βDownload Torrentβ, all youβre really getting is a link. Programmes like Bittorrent or Vuze are able to open those links, and will let you download almost any file, legal or not. But youβre not downloading it from a server somewhere, a website, or a single person, youβre downloading it from dozens, sometimes thousands of people at the same time, all around the world. Those are known as βseedersβ. And while you do that, other people are downloading the file from you. Theyβre βleechersβ. The original distributor of the file created that torrent, and submitted it to torrenting websites so that other people could find it, but once theyβve shared the full file once, they can break off their connection to the torrent.
This is known as βPeer to Peerβ file sharing, and itβs the primary means of distributing media illegally, because itβs basically impossible to stop. If a website is hosting episodes of Game of Thrones, you can shut the website down. If a person is sending out files, you can sue them. But no company or corporation, however powerful, can stop a torrent (though many have tried).
Sharing a movie or a song is easy β you just distribute the file. It will work no matter who downloads it. But games are different. Since a game is made up of loads of files working in tandem and tangled up in a confusing spider-web of code, the developer is able to βbooby trapβ the game so that it doesnβt work when itβs copied.
For as long as developers have been doing this, savvy hackers and programmers have been working to undo it. When they do, the developers go back to the drawing board and come up with something smarter.
Cassettes were easily duplicated, so the industry invented consoles with more secure cartridges and built-in ROMs that could detect fakes. Pirates reverse-engineered the consoles to make their own duplicate consoles which could run both legitimate and fake copies. So the industry moved to CDs, because they had more storage space and could be fitted with new security features. Pirates cracked the CDs. Developers started requiring a game key, so pirates created key-genera
... keep reading on reddit β‘Human Firepower
"The situation is collapsing faster than we contain it." General Halvuf sighed with with a somewhat shaky voice. "The Collective is continuing to gain worlds each week. We project that they'll reach the core territories within the month."
"How bad is it looking on the ground?" Queen Erya asked reluctantly, staring grimly at the holopad containing the more detailed report. "What's it like for our men?"
"Not good." Halvuf shook his head, rubbing his solid black eyes for a bit. "Attacks are viewed as punishment by their superiors, and the order to hold ground is enough to cause mass desertions. The Collective are just overwhelming us every time we're engaged."
"Is there anything we can do?" Erya demanded in shock, tossing the pad aside. "Haven't we found something to give us an edge?"
"We're still investigating, but so far, we haven't found an answer." The general was clearly struggling to get that sentence out.
"...I...might have one." Erya muttered after long, silent pondering. "The humans."
"Them?" Halvuf's mandibles opened slightly in surprise. "Why? How could a bunch of backwards mammals just now leaving their homeworld help us?"
"I can tell you," Erya looked around for a moment before leaning closer to her officer and lowering her voice, "but you must give me your agreement that everything you hear is classified. Nobody but Level 5 personnel are authorized to hear this."
"I...y-yes, your highness." Halvuf was taken aback, not expecting this at all.
United Nations Space Force facility. Ft. Bush, Luna, Sol.
Lt. Commander William Malkov immediately stood attention, nearly slamming his glass on the side-table, when his superior, Colonel Franklin, entered his room. "At ease, Commander. How's R-and-R?"
"Couldn't come any sooner, sir." William gave a shrugging grin, sitting back down in his bed. "Felt like I couldn't breathe for months."
"Well, that's good, because I have excellent news for you." Franklin smiled. "Congratulations, Commander. You've earned a 98 on the Enhanced Infantry Platform training program, placing you second of your class."
"Fuck yeah." William let out a triumphant grin and then took a long swig of his whiskey. Even though he kept his grin, when William looked at Franklin, the feel from the commander was much different. "Alright, sir. What happens now?"
Franklin took in a long inhale before he answered. "Direct orders from the brass. Humanity has just declared war on the Yad Collective. You're
... keep reading on reddit β‘Over his last 10 games, Love is averaging 21.4 points and 8.6 rebounds in only 25 minutes -- and shooting 49%, including a scorching 48% on 3s. The Cavs have outscored opponents by almost 7 points per 100 possessions with Love on the floor. He has fit well in traditional two-big lineups and within Cleveland's triple-big jumbo groups.
Various advanced metrics rank Love among the top 15 per-minute players in the league!
But those numbers are catching something. Love is at least in the right place on defense. He talks, and inhales rebounds.
He's more than a standstill shooter on offense. Love has always been a good passer and screener -- keeping the machine moving in subtle ways. One such subtlety is rarely turning the ball over. We notice turnovers, but we are not very good at noticing the absence of them.
He can still smash mismatches on the block; he has been one of the dozen or so most efficient post-up players in the league this season, per Second Spectrum.
Peak Minnesota Love engineered all kinds of funky ways to dribble, run, and pivot into 3-pointers -- fake handoffs, sprinting off pindowns, even running pick-and-roll. He's recycling those old hits.
The Cavs have even dabbled in Love-Evan Mobley pick-and-rolls.
This is an awesome plot twist. Love became the NBA's John Travolta-looking-around meme as the 2016 champion Cavaliers disintegrated -- leaving Love as the leftover veteran amid a rebuild, with a contract too big for Cleveland to trade. In down moments, Love did not hide his frustration.
This usually ends with a buyout, or something more unpleasant. Instead, Love is having a ball and playing well on a good team.
Source: ESPN Insider Story
