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Summary: This tutorial shares examples of the Java ternary operator syntax.
Interested in saying a lot while writing a little? In a single line of code, the Java ternary operator let's you assign a value to a variable based on a boolean expression — either a boolean field, or a statement that evaluates to a boolean result.
At its most basic, the ternary operator, also known as the conditional operator, can be used as an alternative to the Java if/then/else syntax, but it goes beyond that, and can even be used on the right hand side of Java statements.Back to top
Simple ternary operator examples
One use of the Java ternary operator is to assign the minimum (or maximum) value of two variables to a third variable, essentially replacing a
Math.min(a,b) or
Math.max(a,b) method call. Here's an example that assigns the minimum of two variables,
a and
b, to a third variable named
minVal = (a < b) ? a : b;
In this code, if the variable
a is less than
minVal is assigned the value of
a; otherwise,
minVal is assigned the value of
b. Note that the parentheses in this example are optional, so you can write that same statement like this:
minVal = a < b ? a : b;
I think the parentheses make the code a little easier to read, but again, they're optional, so use whichever syntax you prefer.
You can take a similar approach to get the absolute value of a number, using code like this:
int absValue = (a < 0) ? -a : a;Back to top
General ternary operator syntax
Given those examples, you can probably see that the general syntax of the ternary operator looks like this:
result = testCondition ? trueValue : falseValue
As described in the Oracle documentation (and with a minor change from me), this statement can be read as "If
testCondition is true, assign the value of
trueValue to
result; otherwise, assign the value of
falseValue to
Here are two more examples that demonstrate this very clearly. To show that all things don't have to be
ints, here's an example using a float value:
// result is assigned the value 1.0 float result = true ? 1.0f : 2.0f;
and here's an example using a String:
// result is assigned the value "Sorry Dude, it's false" String result = false ? "Dude, that was true" : "Sorry Dude, it's false";
As shown in these examples, the
testCondition can either be a simple boolean value, or it can be a statement that evaluates to a boolean value, like the
(a < 0) statement shown earlier.
Finally, here's one more example I just saw in the source code for an open source project named Abbot:
private static final int subMenuDelay = Platform.isOSX() ? 100 : 0;Back to top
More power: Using the ternary operator on the right hand side of a Java statement
As Carl Summers wrote in the comments below, while the ternary operator can at times be a nice replacement for an if/then/else statement, the ternary operator may be at its most useful as an operator on the right hand side of a Java statement. Paraphrasing what Carl wrote:
The "IF (COND) THEN Statement(s) ELSE Statement(s)" construct is, itself, a statement.
The "COND ? Statement : Statement" construct, however, is an expression, and therefore it can sit on the right-hand side (rhs) of an assignment.
Carl then shared the following nice examples. Here's his first example, where he showed that the ternary operator can be used to avoid replicating a call to a function with a lot of parameters:
myFunc( (COND ? defaultValue : getMyFuncParameter()) );
Next, here's an example where the conditional operator is embedded into a
String, essentially used to construct the
String properly depending on whether
x is singular or plural:
returnString = "There " + (x > 1 ? " are " + x + " cookies" : "is one cookie") + " in the jar.";
And finally, here's one more of his examples, showing a similar operation within a
String, this time to print the salutation properly for a person's gender:
returnString = "Thank you " + (person.isMale() ? "Mr. " : "Ms. ") + person.getLastName() + ".";
(Many thanks to Carl Summers for these comments. He initially shared them as comments below, and I moved them up to this section.)
Java ternary operator test class
As a final note, here's the source code for a Java class that I used to test some of the examples shown in this tutorial:
public class JavaTernaryOperatorExamples { /** * Examples using the Java ternary operator * @author alvin alexander, devdaily.com */ public static void main(String[] args) { // min value example int minVal, a=3, b=2; minVal = a < b ? a : b; System.out.println("min = " + minVal); // absolute value example a = -10; int absValue = (a < 0) ? -a : a; System.out.println("abs = " + absValue); // result is assigned the value 1.0 float result = true ? 1.0f : 2.0f; System.out.println("float = " + result); // result is assigned the value "Sorry Dude, it's false" String s = false ? "Dude, that was true" : "Sorry Dude, it's false"; System.out.println(s); // example using the ternary operator on the rhs, in a string int x = 5; String out = "There " + (x > 1 ? " are " + x + " cookies" : "is one cookie") + " in the jar."; System.out.println(out); } }Back to top
Thanks to everyone for your
Thanks to everyone for your comments on this tutorial. You were right, the old tutorial was at best outdated (putting it nicely), so I finally took the time to rewrite it today. I think everyone will agree that it's greatly improved, so I removed all the old comments that are no longer relevant.
That being said, if you have any other comments or questions about this tutorial, as usual, feel free to add them here.
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This tutorial is great but I
This tutorial is great but I would've liked you to show what each example would look like with "if", "else" etc.
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A warning
It's worth pointing out, that ternary operator should only be used where it results in clearer code. They can be used to write totally unreadable and unmaintainable code that breaks with the slightest change done a bit wrong.
General guidelines to be broken only when really necessary:
Don't nest them. Avoid using them as parts of more complex expressions. Use parentheses liberally, especially when they're part of a more complex expression.
If you need to modify code with ?:-expressions (your own or somebody else's) and it takes time to understand what it actually does, then just rewrite it as if-else statemant if you need to change it. It takes far less time to write the long if-else, than it takes to write compact ?:-expression and then do a few test/debug runs to get it working right.
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Thanks for your comments. I
Thanks for your comments. I agree, I've seen a few uses of the ternary operator that resulted in code that was hard to read. (And as I seem to work with more programming languages every year, I really appreciate code that is easy to read.)
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Well for me if we are talking about this tutorial, this tutorial is good. But in terms of comparing ternary and if else statements, both have an advantage to each other. It is right that ternary operator are difficult to read or debug than if else so it should not be over used. It will always depends to the programmer the readability of his codes. As long as it is readable, it's better to use ternary operator.o(-_-)o
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Beware of types
Another thing that should be mentioned is you should be aware of the consequences of using different types.
For instance if you do something like:
int x=1;
You can expect to see '9.0' as the result and not '9' because the ternary operator will promote the second value to a double.
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Helpful, but you have these
Helpful, but you have these comments/results wrong in your test class-
// result is assigned the value 1.0
float result = false ? 1.0f : 2.0f;
System.out.println("float =" + result);
// result is assigned the value "Sorry Dude, it's false"
String s = true ? "Dude, that was true" : "Sorry Dude, it's false";
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Java ternary comments - thanks
Many thanks for the last several comments, they are very helpful. Also, I corrected the errors in the source code noted in the previous comment.
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Excellent tutorial. My
Excellent tutorial. My colleague and I were just discussing this and I came upon this because I forgot the syntax to it. It's cool but I dont use it as it is very hard to read when you combine some other logic with it, and that's why I dont really keep this thing in mind when I write my codes. But this is an excellent tutorial nonetheless.
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Nice Explanation of a Concept that should be avoided
Great explanation.. it helped me when looking at some code my colleagues wrote. However, I hate this syntax. It just forces me to think extra hard when I'm trying to understand somebody's code, and it detracts from the flow. Yes, you can write more functionality with less code, which was great when we were writing in assembly language -- but that practice is often discouraged today. Sure you can still use variable names like a4 and b9 and you would be writing less code, but they are really hard to understand. My money is on "if then else", case statements, or other more verbose methods unless there is a scenario where you really need to use the ternary. I think its evil.
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1 tablespoon Dijon Mustard
1 tablespoon Lemon Juice
1 teaspoon of Dried Italian Herbs
1 tablespoon of Sugar
2 teaspoons of Sea Salt
1 teaspoon of Cracked Pepper
1/2 cup of Olive Oil
Roast the cherry tomatoes by drizzling them with a couple of tablespoons of olive oil, then sprinkling with dried Italian herbs. Roast at 425 for 5-8 minutes. Let them cool while you prepare, wash and chop the other salad ingredients. To make dressing, shake together all of the ingredients in a jar or stir them together with a whisk. Toss all of the ingredients and serve.


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Pastry products sold at major supermarkets are being urgently recalled following the discovery of metal in some items.
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Tesco, Aldi and Nisa stores stocked the faulty goods and have now asked anyone who purchased them to return the products as soon as possible.
Pieces of metal wire have been found in some pastry products, which are made by the company Addo Food Group, across the UK.
Favorites such as sausage rolls, chicken tikka pasties and chicken and mushroom pies with use-by dates between June 4 and 12 are the products thought to be affected.
The Food Standards Agency said: "Addo Food Group is recalling batches of chilled pastry products, including sausage rolls, pasties, pastry pies and slices because of potential contamination with small pieces of metal wire.
Yorkshire warned that 'flying ant day' could come early in 2018 - and they'll be bigger than ever
"The products affected are own branded products produced for Aldi, Nisa, and Tesco and branded products produced under the Walls and Millers brands.
"The retailers affected are also conducting their own recalls."
For the full list of affected products, visit the Food Standards Agency website by CLICKING HERE.


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Sometimes sprinkles are just too sweet on a sugary cupcake. Colored coconut (see my Pina Colada cupcakes) is a nice sprinkle substitute, but coconut is extremely divisive. There are always crushed nuts. However, nuts don't go with everything – plus, there's that darn allergy thing to contend with. What's left when you want a colorful sprinkle-like look for the top of your cupcakes? Panko (Japanese breadcrumbs)!
Breadcrumbs, Really?
Really! You have no need to fear. Panko sprinkles are a fun low-sugar decorating technique that will leave people guessing. I know that I'm not the only one who gets their entertainment forcing friends and family to play Guess the Flavor. Are you with me?
Panko does not impart a flavor to the cupcakes. I suspected that the panko sprinkles would give the cupcakes a crunch, and they will – but only if you serve the cupcakes immediately after panko-ifying them. Because the panko is on top of moist frosting, it absorbs some of the moisture and the crunch disappears within hours.
To make colored panko sprinkles, use a sandwich bag for each color you'd like. Put a little bit of panko in each bag along with a few drops of food coloring and shake. Add more color until you are happy with how things look.
What Cupcake Is Under That Panko?
The cupcake hidden under the panko is one of the many iterations of vanilla cupcake that I've made on the Quest for the Ultimate Vanilla Cupcake. The Explorers are hard at work testing cupcakes along with me and we can't wait to share a winning recipe with you when we have one.


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So I wrote this up recently for internal use at Inkling, and thought it might serve as a good general purpose guide for iPhone/iPad UI designers who work in tandem with developers. Hopefully it will help you work more efficiently and have more harmonious, fruitful partnerships!
The Main CourseDeliciously fulfilling articles about serious business.
Creating UI assets for the iPhone OS
Posted on 12 April, 2010 5:35pm | 11 comments.
Star Trek and the Future of UX
Posted on 8 February, 2010 12:08pm | 4 comments.
Matt Gemmell asked a very thought-provoking question on Formspring yesterday, and I liked it enough to repost it here. I really think a lot could be said about this topic, and this just scratches the surface.
Q: To what extent has sci-fi (TV, movies, books) influenced your UX work?
A: That's a great question. I think you can look at science fiction as our collective fantasy about technology. If you want to understand not how people use their computers but how they want to use them, popular sci-fi is the first place you should look.
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Making an iWork-style toolbar icon
Posted on 31 March, 2009 9:44pm | 10 comments.
In Mac OS X applications, toolbar icons are the illustrative UI shortcuts that appear beneath the title bar. You'll see a few different styles of these depending on the application, but generally speaking they are relatively small and colorful, meant to be easy to remember. If you plan to design toolbar icons, you should start with the section devoted to them in the Apple Human Interface Guidelines.
While the HIG has a lot of good information, it doesn't go into the details of implementation, so I'm going to go through the process of how I would design a toolbar icon. I've chosen the iWork style because I really like how crisp and clear they are, and I think they are a good model to work towards.
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The keyboard is a crutch, or why web design is boring and irrelevant
Posted on 6 March, 2009 6:41pm | 50 comments.
Ah, spring. Another Webstock has passed and SXSW is coming around the corner. I remember a time when I dreamed of going to the big web conferences, talking to exciting people working on exciting things, and meeting people I admired: Tantek Celik, Molly Holzschlag, Doug Bowman, Dan Cederholm. I started out in web design right as CSS was taking hold as a great way to make beautiful and flexible layouts. As my career unfolded I saw the growing popularity of Google, the introduction of Firefox, the beginning of the standards movement, and the explosion of AJAX, Rails, and web 2.0.
It's easy to think I work in an an exciting, dramatic field that's always pushing the boundaries of what's possible, and continually reinventing itself in new and better ways. Users love the web, right? We've done a great job, haven't we?
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On the SideTasty tidbits for any occasion.
Ellen's Stock-a-Rama
3:45pm, 15-02-2010 | no comments.
Peter pointed me to these lovely stock illustrations from Ellen Lupton. I really like the textures and whimsical treatment of subjects.
On Selling Out
2:27pm, 4-02-2010 | no comments.
"I honestly don't know what selling out is supposed to mean anymore, the term is leveled with such regularity. I was under the impression that it meant that your principles were for sale, that an indeterminate sum had changed hands and now you were under command. … Now it appears to involve infractions of some impossibly austere, orthodox hipster code, complete with constant play-by-play analysis by psychic forum trolls and betrayed fans who gleefully plot the coordinates of your downward trajectory."
From 2004, but strikingly relevant in the context of the iPad. From Penny Arcade, via Meg.
Creativity is Not Design
3:39pm, 3-02-2010 | 1 comment.
"Creativity is not design. Creativity has nothing to do with design. Creativity is bound by no laws, rules, or strictures …which is perhaps why it's so intoxicating. Design, on the other hand, is based entirely on math, psychology, human perception, and a host of rigid rules and laws that can be broken by only a highly skilled few. Those unfamiliar with these laws and rules, and the associated sciences are by no definition designers."
As usual, thoughtful and informed commentary from Andy Rutledge.
Lose It!
3:48pm, 2-02-2010 | 4 comments.
So one of my New Year's resolutions for 2010 was to end this year at a lower weight than I started it. Not drastically, but the idea is to work maintainable weight management/maintenance habits into my routine. Calorie counting has always been a good strategy for me, and hey, there's an app for that!
Besides being an amazingly well-executed app, Lose It! is free and has some social motivational features. So if you're using the app too, add me at firstname.lastname@example.com… it's always easier with friends!
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- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 09:03
Is there anything this company doesn't own?ReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 09:08
They are massive. Interesting that their original stakeholder was George Soros but he later withdrew.Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 09:20
They are massive. Here is a story about them from NBC a couple of days ago.Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 09:31
Ha they also own Dufry which is the operator of duty free and other shops at BEG. I think there is no doubt they will win the BEG concession.Delete
It will probably become the largest company in the world.Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 10:26
Investing in so many things never turns out well.Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 11:05
Agree with last anon. Etihad is a good example.Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 11:28
So many experts here. I'm surprised HNA Group didn't hire you Anon 10.26 to warn them what will turn out well and what not.Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 09:04
I think there is a lot of potential for China-Ljubljana flights and I'm happy to see things are moving forward.ReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 09:16
Hainan should have flown PEK-BEG-LJU or PEK-LJU-BEGDelete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 09:35
Chinese tourists represent a large market potential for Slovenian tourism.Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 09:36
Hainan was interested few years ago to start PEK-LJU-PRG flights. In the end, BEG got those.Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 09:44
Would there really be people flying from Xi'an to Ljubljana? I mean it's such an odd city to start flights like this, Beijing would make more sense and give the route more of a chance.Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 09:51
Actually it is one of the core cities of the Belt and Road initiative and these flights would be for tourists and you can fill flights with those from any city in China.Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 10:35
Slovenia is a great market for Chinese. Has everything they want to see.Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 11:54
Xi'an is the tenth largest city in China. It has a population of 12.9 million.Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 13:07
Okay, people would fly here from Xi'an, but would anyone from here actually fly to a city they never heard before? I suppose buisnes people, but slovenian tourists? I very much doubt so. Bejing, hong kong or shanghai would make sense. This just doesn'tDelete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 15:54
The city of Xi'An alone has six times the population of Slovenia. Why would they care about Slovenian tourists if they can fill the planes at home?Delete
But these flights are unlikely to materialise anyway.
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 17:33
They can fill them at home, can they fill them here?Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 09:06
If they get Belgrade concession, wouldn't it be a conflict of interest for them to operate Osijek as well?ReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 09:07
Why would it? Unless OSI was to outline that it can't have the same owner as nearby airports.Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 09:23
I didn't even realize that they wanted to be put up for concession.Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 10:13
They haven't officially had a tender but they have publicly stated many times that they want to be and they said there is interest from Slovenia and China.Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 11:54
Actually Osijek makes a lot of sense if they get Belgrade.Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 15:56
Last anon, would you elaborate? Why would they operate two airports in such close vicinity?Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 16:04
Getting a concession does not mean they would operate flights there. Development of cargo traffic would, I assume, be the main reason to take this airport. Besides Osijek was a strong cargo airport during Yugoslav times. Also, Purger gave another example below.Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 09:07
Well they were originally interested to fly to Zadar. I hope they review their plans to Croatia and start flights.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 09:09
410,000 employees :OReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 11:55
Walmart has 2.1 million ;)Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 12:11
Haha omg crazyDelete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 14:19
Volkswagen has 650.000 ;)Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 09:10
There are over 1 billion Chinese and 100 million of them travel abroad so there is space for all three airports to be served by Chinese air carriers.ReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 11:55
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 09:13
So far only Serbia has done something concrete in attracting the Chinese, both tourists and businessesReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 09:15
Abolishing visas was a huge step and sent the right signal to Chinese.Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 11:56
Bosnia, Macedonia and Montenegro should do the same.Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 09:16
I wonder why the croatian government hasnt done more to attract them, with all the potential tourism.. it could be huge for croatia. Sad!ReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 13:05
LOL such a smart move from the 'distinguished' Milanovic. I hope a time will come when Balkan politicians will put national interests first.Delete
- Anonymous27 July 2017 at 04:03
@AnonymousJuly 26, 2017 at 1:05 PMDelete
Croatia hosted 224000 Chinese visitors in 2016, 127000 from China alone, 98000 from Taiwan.
2017, Number of Chinese visitors to Croatia is up by 41%!!!!
This is up on last year's 127000!!! We'll know by year's end how many Chinese visitors visit Croatia, as of now, we expect around 170-180 000 Chinese visitors on Croatia, excluding Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Number of visitors from other major markets, such as India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Iran is also up by around 50%.
Number of visitors from South Korea, Japan is also up by 20-25%.
This year Croatia expect officially around 17.5 million visitors. Many guests who visit their "friends" aren't counted as tourist and that number could bring total number of visitors to Croatia to around 18.5 million.
I think you can rest easy, Croatia is doing just fine. No need to worry, we have everything under control over here.
- Anonymous27 July 2017 at 04:05
Forgot to post the linkDelete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 09:19
Everyone wants flights to China now all of a sudden. Same like last year suddenly everyone wanted flights to the US.ReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 11:25
Sorry but this is completely normal. China is a network growth target for most international airports.Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 09:22
Wait what? Flights are on sale to BEG... but the experts on here were just last week saying how it will never happen.ReplyDeleteReplies
Just a question: I try to look up prices for the new service on HU´s website, on Opodo etc, but it never returns the new flight for booking. What am I doing wrong?Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 10:06
You have them on momondo. They are also listed on Amadeus. I think Hainan has not finalised the prices. A few days ago they had them on their website selling, then they removed it.Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 10:16
They first release it on GDS so people can start buying tickets through other companies and then they start on their website. They did the same for their new Tel Aviv flights. Only 2 days ago they put it on their website for sale. Flights start on the 12th of September.Delete
Looking at the prices for their BEG-PRG-BEG, they are a bit pricey. Around 230 euros.
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 10:45
It will be interesting to see if JU will codeshare on these flights.Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 11:14
Probably the majority of the Pax will fly PEK-PRG-PEK anyway- so no big need to sell the short sector in advance too early.Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 11:16
@ 10.16, Air Serbia's return ticket to Prague costs about the same.Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 11:20
^ True. I selected 15th of September to Prague (when Hainan starts) and return a week later with Air Serbia. Lowest economy fare is 221 euros.Delete
I assume Hainan and Air Serbia have already made a deal and it is just a matter of making it public. They will keep the same prices on Belgrade-Prague sector.
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 09:25
In my opinion Beijing - Zagreb can work during this summer with 100% LF but this will not be the case during the winter. Beijing - Belgrade won't work without a stopover so linking it with Prague is smart. The Slovenians have the right idea to be used as a stopover to another destination in central Europe but if Zagreb gets flights first, the chances of them receiving their own service goes down significantly.ReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 11:30
BEG will go non stop from summer.Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 15:25
What is the source for that info Anon 11:30?Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 15:31
Raaim Ljajic (minister for tourism) said 2 weeks ago. Published by Politika and other Serbian media.Delete
- Anonymous27 July 2017 at 04:26
@AnonymousJuly 26, 2017 at 9:25 AMDelete
Zagreb is doing fine, no need to rush things. Emirates and Qatar are covering things just fine. If Korean air starts to fly on seasonal basis from next year, that'll be fantastic. Once 300-320 000 Chinese visitors visit Croatia, then yes, we'll need direct link with Beijing. Till then, no need to rush things.
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 09:27
Great news :)ReplyDelete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 09:29
It's unfortunate that none of the ex-yu national airlines can fly to BeijingReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 09:34
One can but it is doing everything the opposite from expanding and is letting others take over their market. Then in a year they will say how competition is becoming too big and that is leading to poorer results.Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 12:09
It's expensive and risky. The infrastructure the Chinese have, in terms of selling packages to Chinese tourists and marketing these flights, can't be compared to what any ex-yu airline could do.Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 09:30
Maybe this could be a chance for Croatia Airlines to be sold to HNA. I'm sure the Croatian government would be happy to offload OU from its back.ReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 09:32
That would be great for Croatia Airlines.Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 09:38
The government should be pushing that as much as possible.Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 09:40
Do they own any airline in Europe?Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 09:43
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 09:46
Umm which ones?Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 09:50
48% in Aigle Azur, 6% in Comair, and they also have a share in The Atlantic Gateway Consortium which owns 61% of TAP Portugal.Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 09:53
Thanks :)Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 09:59
They also own Azul in Brazil and have just bought a stake in Virgin Australia!Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 10:01
Last anon, they aint european airlines.Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 10:07
I know, I was just saying which other airlines they own. Anon at 9.50 gave the answer for European airlines.Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 10:10
I wouldn't be surprised if they eventually replaced Etihad as Air Serbia's part owner.Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 11:02
If HNA gets Belgrade Airport maybe we see some of those airlines listed by Anon 9.50 start flights.Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 09:37
It is quite normal that Hainan is interested in ex-Yu because they are the official airline of the belt and road initiative and that means launching flights to markets such as this one.ReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 09:46
They had a lot of plans in Germany as well. In the end it was just "hot air"- they never really engaged in any business endeavour although the German government was eager to work with them. Most prominent case was the sale of Frankfurt Hahn Airport.Delete
The Chinese can be notorious for changing their mind and plans or even not completely seeing a project through especially if the political climate turns against them.Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 09:42
Can't wait for them to start BEG.ReplyDelete
HNA Group sa svojim kapacitetom i nastojanjem prosirenja biznisa u Evropi, kroz jugoistocni deo kntinenta ucvrscuje poziciju ako preuzme koncesiono upravljanje Beogradskom vazdusnom lukom. Iz tih i slicnih razloga, ova jedna od vodecih vazduhoplovnih korporacija, nece oklevati i najvece investicije za najvece pozicioniranje u Evropi za sada. Ostali Evropski ucesnici u zakupu nece biti presrecni. Ipak, jedino vece ulaganje od HNA grope moglo bi da promeni redosled koncesionara. Sto nije realno.ReplyDelete
Ostaje samo neki mesec do pokazivanja, Ko ce razvijati i eksploatisati aerodrom Nikolu Teslu u iducih cetvrt veka. Jesam daleko od Teslinog aerodroma, ali sam blizu misljenja da ce HNA Grupa razvijati, upravljati i usmeravati glavni aerodrom drzave Srbije.
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- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 09:52
I think flights from China to Dubrovnik would make much more sense than Zagreb.ReplyDeleteReplies
How exactly? DBV would only cater for tourists. ZAG would be good for tourists and business travel as well. You would also see a lot more Croats travelling from Zagreb to China than from Dubrovnik.Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 10:23
Zagreb is a good starting point to explore Croatia and the surrounding attractions.Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 16:02
Yet ANA chose LJU over ZAGDelete
Emirates and Qatar chose ZAG.
What's your point?
Many here speculates that etihad will withdraw from ASL, hainan will overtake their shares 100% if they do, im certain our government wont let that oppurtunity slip away.ReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 10:09
I don't think Etihad has any plans to leave Air Serbia. It is constantly being listed as one of their most successful investments together with Air Seychelles. But it is certainly a wish for many.Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 10:12
High time for this region to open up to Chinese investment.ReplyDeleteReplies
I would rush into it. The Chinese make up their own rules and change them when they see fit. I have a few very good friends who do business in China all the time and it drives them mad.Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 22:33
I have worked and done business in 10 countries. The country and people made me mad were China and Croatia.Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 10:17
Bravo Hrvatska!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 10:19
This is interesting to note:ReplyDelete
China invests in Southeastern Europe in order to "circumvent the EU's anti-dumping regulations and export products directly to a market of some 800 million people". According to the same article, the Balkans, with their free-trade agreements and strategic positioning, are crucial for the resurrection and extension of the ancient Silk Road which would reduce the time needed for Chinese products to reach Europe.
Even though China's grand Balkan scheme is somewhat doubtful, the intensification of Chinese investment in the region speaks to an increasingly growing interest. The best manifestation of this is the "16+1" initiative which started in 2012 and which seeks to improve economic relations between China and 16 European countries, including Albania, Bosnia, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia. At the last summit of the "16+1" platform in December 2014 in Belgrade, China promised a $3bn investment fund for Central and Eastern Europe.
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 10:20
Kolinda with HNA CEO :DReplyDelete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 10:47
I write this before and I will write it again. When you have a small market and you want flights from China politics has to be involved. The Serbs did it, and it seems now that the others are waking up. I think there is a lot of potential.Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 10:54
China is seriously interested in economic and trade cooperation with Croatia. But like the Chinese ambassador to Croatia said, the Croatian government needs to do more and decide what it wants. My guess is that the EU is holding Croatia back when it comes to Chinese investments.Delete
I think Croatia just needs to change its attitude when it comes to China. Chinese know they are a big and powerful country and I think they like to be reminded of this by the smaller countries. Makes them feel important I guess.Delete
Happens to Australian businesses all the time. You would see one company in the exact same sector having huge successes in China and another having hurdles thrown at them, licence cancelations, board members arrested because they pissed someone off.
Lots of money to be made from China but you have to play by their rules and you have to be ready for when they decide they want to change those rules and adjust.
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 22:29
Q400, this is called country risk. That's one of the reason foreign investment in China has declined.Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 10:27
This is a very murky company in my opinion.ReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 10:30
No need to worryDelete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 14:07
Yeah, one of the largest in the world.Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 14:08
They wouldn't be murky if they were flying to Zagreb.Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 14:35
Same thing with the comments about EK. National propaganda ;)Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 10:34
It's a shame that Macedonia and Bosnia have not jumped on this bandwagon.ReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 11:12
I was in Skopje this weekend and was surprised to see a lot Chinese tourists on the streets.Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 10:37
Hainan Airlines is constantly ranked as one of the best airlines in the world. Any airport should be happy to have them.ReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 12:30
You must be kidding.Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 12:33
According to skytrax ranked 12th in the world this year as last year! Youre the one whos kidding.Delete
- Alen Šćuric Purger26 July 2017 at 10:40
I is practice in business that company which get concession in big city (Belgrade) try to get one i small nearby cities (Osijek). By this way they prevent possible competition especially in LCC.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 10:44
I will be happy when a Chinese airline actually touches down in an ex-Yu city. Until then, wishful thinking.ReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 10:51
In the end they will only fly to BEG.Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 11:01
You will see it in Belgrade in 51 days.Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 11:02
Fantastic stuff.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 11:04
Is HNA group operating with a profit?ReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 11:30
102.6 million euro profit in 2015.Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 14:16
Really? That is nothing! Its is a profit margin of less than 1 %. Lufthansa had a profit of nearly 2 billion Euros last year at a turnover of 30 billion.Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 11:26
Selling infrastructure to Chinese is potential national security matter. They are buying the ports in Piraeus, Darwin, Sri Lanka in exchange for free use of the ports for the Chinese navy. In Asia Pacific region the new Chinese hegemonism is a big threats to many nations. Although mainland China is far away, Europe only sees Chinese economic benefits. We should think twice.ReplyDeleteReplies
LOL, that is complete BS.Delete
NOBODY can bring foreign navy ships in a port if the country doesn't want them.
Ownership of the port has exactly ZERO to do with it.
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 22:20
Ignorant. Nobody except CHINA. What is China doing in Philippines, Vietnam and Japan? Chinese are sending navy ships in those countries' water. The ownership makes it easier.Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 11:46
I'm surprised that there are for example so many Korean and Japanese tourists in Croatia but not that many Chinese. Why?ReplyDeleteReplies
Koreans and Japanese do not need an entry visa for Croatia. Chinese need it as for all EU.Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 22:24
Chinese mainly travels on packaged tour groups. Croatia doesn't have enough hotel capacity to accommodate Chinese group. More than half of Japanese and Korean tourists are FIT.Delete
- Anonymous27 July 2017 at 04:39
@Anon 11:46Delete
126 000 Chinese visitors in Croatia in 2016, 41% growth this year. Errr, that's not little.
140-180 000 expected to visit Croatia this year. That is a lot in my book.
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 11:48
Serbia has benefited greatly from its ties with China but only because there was political will for that. Other ex-YU nations will never achieve that level of cooperation simply because of their much closer ties with Western European powers which are skeptical when it comes to the growing Chinese influence in the region.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 11:52
Lufthansa would never allow hainan to buy OU haha, kolinda can forget that idea.ReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 11:58
But Lufthansa doesn't own Croatia Airlines. How can they dictate that. Wasn't Garuda interested in OU a couple of years ago?Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 12:08
They have plans for both adria and OU, they would mever allowe chinese to get market share in crostia and ex yu, they would buy them just so hainan dont get them, we all know croatian government would sell it to germans even if chenese was better option.Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 12:10
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 11:57
During the first 6 months of this year Serbia had the largest growth in Chinese tourists compared to last year. Interestingly Montenegro was second.ReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 12:08
I assume that most Chinese tourists that come to visit Serbia then go to Montenegro.Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 12:07
Videla žaba da se konj potkiva pa i ona digla noguReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 12:14
It's ok, the Chinese will always remember who was the first one to open its door for their investment
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 12:47
Jel'se ova zaba i konj odnose na BEG koji pokusava da dobije letove za Kanadu i Koreju koje ZAG ima?Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 13:09
Не односи се на то да сада свако жели инвестиције из Кине док су их кулирали током десет година. Србија са друге стране је отворила сваја врата још давне 2007. године.Delete
Сви медији су преносили о присном односу Србије и Кине током недавног састанка у Риги.
Нема потребе за хејт, када је у питању однос екс ЈУ и Кине, ту Србије предњачи и нико јој не може ни примирисати.
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 13:10
Додао бих да Београд већ има директну везу са Њујорком тако да нема потребе да се осврће на остале аеродроме у региону. Управа аеродрома треба да гледа да претекне оне који су испред њих, не они који су очито иза.Delete
mnogo jaka ova međudržavna patkometrija. 2017ta a vi se i dalje glupirate na isti način i onda autentični srpski heroj ukliza ćirilicom. da se upišaš.Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 14:18
@12:47 Javi se kad budes mogao da uzmes kartu za i jedan od ta dva charter leta, LOL.Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 14:26
А који је твој проблем? Шта мислиш да си нешто бољи од свих нас осталих? Исто, шта ту смета ако користим ћирилицу? Јел она можда забрањена?
moj problem je nacionalni šabanizam kojim smarateDelete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 14:46
Ако ти смета ти слободно игнориши, не видим у чему је проблемDelete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 18:02
Petar Celik, jedna od rijetkih normalnih osoba na ovom forumu.Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 18:19
Тачно, Петре, убише са тим национал-шабанизмом.Delete
Ево вам и ћирилицом: досадни сте, људи, баш ме брига шта мислите о Хрватима/Србима, то овде није тема.
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 13:06
Let's hope some of these developments materialize into some actual investments in Croatia and Slovenia in 2018. As for Serbia, we will know in two months who won the concession.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 14:20
Looks like the group is apparently interested in Europe lately. They bought nearly 83% of Hahn Airport in Germany, they applied for BEG concession, even Plovdiv!ReplyDelete
Hold on tight, the Chinese will buy the world soon :) :)
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 16:21
OT: Emergency this afternoon at BEG, I think a Boeing landed not sure which airline, saw lots of fire trucks and emergency vehicles racing down?ReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous26 July 2017 at 16:23
SunExpress. Indication of smoke in the cabin.Delete
- Anonymous27 July 2017 at 07:53
This article says everything about HNA, with the headline - HNA jumps to No.170 on Global Fortune 500 list amid debt concernsReplyDelete
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70th session of UNECE Timber Committee
16 - 19 October 2012
Room XII, Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
Participants in the TC session will be able to review, discuss and contribute to a paper on forests and economic development, which synthesises and elaborates on the main studies developed by ECE-FAO in 2011-12 such as the state and outlook of European and North American forests and the Forest Product Annual Market Reviews. The final paper will be presented at the 10th session of the United Nations Forum of Forest in April 2013 and will provide an important contribution to the discussion on the subject taking place at the global level.
This will be followed by market discussions. These will focus on sustainable forest products and their contribution to the green economy, covering the broad market and policy developments related to innovative and sustainable forest products, and how they support a more environmentally friendly and stronger economy.
The Committee session will also welcome delegates from the European Forestry Commission to discuss three important issues for the future of the joint ECE-FAO work on forests in the region:
1. The results of the 2013 Strategic Review of the joint programme of work and its supporting ECE/FAO bodies;
2. The draft elements of the new joint ECE/FAO programme of work for the period 2014-17;
3. The draft Action Plan for the Forest Sector in a Green Economy, which after several consultations with different stakeholders has reached an advanced stage and should be thoroughly discussed by the Committee and the Commission's members in order to finalize it.
Finally, the meeting will discuss the organization of the European Forest Week (EFW) in 2013, and hear about preparations of Metsä2013, the joint session of the ECE Timber Committee and the European Forestry Commission to take place in Rovaniemi , Finland, next year. The EFW and Metsä2103 will address the importance of forests and forest products in a green economy.
Taking into account the focus of this year's TC session, representatives of the private sector are also invited to join the meeting to share experiences, information and recommendations on the sector. The meeting will offer an opportunity to strengthen the partnership between the United Nations and the forest sector in order to further promote and implement best practices for sustainable forest management and for a dynamic forest sector that could lead the transition towards a green economy.
The invitation letter can be found here
Contact Paola Deda for more information.
|Annotated provisional Agenda (as of 24 July)
|Forest and economic development in the ECE region (draft paper)
|Market discussions (revised market discussion agenda) (Country Market Statements are here)
|Review of activities since the sixty-ninth session and activities for 2013
|Communications and outreach activities
|Results of the Team of Specialists Internal Evaluations
|Results of the Survey on the ECE/FAO Integrated Programme of Work
|Secretariat's assessment of work and outputs
|Inputs of the joint bureaux to the 2013 Strategic Review and the 2014-2017 joint programme of work
|Action Plan for the forest sector in a green economy
|Draft elements of the Joint Programme of Work of the ECE Timber Committee and the FAO European Forestry Commission for 2014-2017
|Biennial evaluation report 2010-2011-Subprogramme 7: Timber and Forestry
|Draft Strategic Framework for 2014-15
Information documents
|Side event:"Resource Efficiency in the wood processing industry" - 17 October from 14:15-14:45, Room XII
|Agenda item
|Report and recommendations of the workshop
|"The green life of wood: assessing wood's environmental impact from cradle to cradle"
|Elina Warsta
|The contribution of forest to economic development
|"The State of the Green Economy",
|Steven Stone
|"Forests and economic development"
|Kit Prins
|Market developments
|"Wooden Construction in Europe: increasing the use of sustainable building products"
Dieter Lechner
|"Overview of forest products markets 2011-2012: findings from Market Review"
Matthew Fonseca
|"EU Timber Regulation: Implementation and Enforcement"
Svetlana Atanasova
|"CEPI's 2050 Roadmap to a low Carbon Bio-economy"
Bernard De Galembert
|"Wood Energy in the ECE region: 2013 and forward"
Francisco Aguilar
|"Outlook and policy background of demand for forest products in China"
Ivan Eastin
|"Innovation in the field of wood based products"
Douglas Clark
|"Cross Laminated Timber"
|Olin Bartlomé
"Russian Forest Sector Outlook Study"
Alexander Panfilov
|Review of activities since the sixty-ninth session
"Review of activities since the 69th session of TC" and "Activities of the UNECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section 2013"
|Paola Deda
|Communication and outreach
|"Activities on Communication and Outreach"
|Eve Charles
|Outcome of the ECE review process
|"Outcome of the ECE review process"
|Paola Deda
|2013 Strategic Review
|"Results of the self-assessment of the Team of Specialist and discussion of the last session of the WPFSEM"
Dominique Reeb
|"Results of the general survey"
|Arnaud Brizay
|"Secretariat's assessment of outputs"
|Roman Michalak
|"Outcome of the bureau retreat in April 2012 and meeting in June 2012"
|Rob Busink
|Action Plan
|"The Action Plan for the Forest Sector in a Green Economy"
|Arnaud Brizay
|"The Lviv Forum on Forests in a Green Economy vision and messages for action"
|Liubov Poliakova
|Outcome of Rio+20 and COFO
|"Outcome of Rio+20 and COFO"
|Dominique Reeb
|Draft ECE/FAO Joint Programme of Work 2014-2017
|"Draft ECE/FAO Joint Programme of Work 2014-2017"
|Heikki Granholm
|"Publication Programme"
|Paola Deda
|Biennial evaluation report 2010-2011 and the draft strategic framework 2014-2015
|"Bienneal evaluation report 2010-2011 and draft strategic framework 2014-2015"
|Elina Warsta
|Date and place of next session
|"Metsä 2013, Rovaniemi, Finland,
9-13 December 2013"
|Heikki Granholm
|Meeting Report
Registration and Information
Please mail Karen Taylor to register for the meeting.
Practical information for delegates can be found here
Information for visa application for Switzerland
Deadline for visa request letters with the Secretariat is 28 September
Photos courtesy E. Charles and A. McCusker.


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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Geno Smith's surprising slide through the NFL draft stopped in the second round.
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Geno Smith's surprising slide through the NFL draft stopped in the second round.
Now, he might get a chance to be the Jets' starting quarterback.
The former West Virginia star was taken with the seventh pick in the second round, 39th overall, on Friday night and could be the future — or maybe even present — replacement for Mark Sanchez.
"Once I received the call," Smith said, "I was extremely elated."
Smith went from looking embarrassed and frustrated Thursday night on national TV during the first round, sitting back stage at Radio City Music Hall in Manhattan as pick after pick came and went, and he remained seated and wondered where he'd end up — and when.
He originally planned to head back home Friday, but opted to stay for the second day of the draft.
"Right now, none of that matters," Smith said during a conference call. "My time has come now."
It's the second straight year the Jets have made major news at the quarterback position, and none of it has been good for Sanchez, although he agreed to a contract extension last offseason. But 12 days later, the Jets stunned the rest of the league — and Sanchez — by trading for Tim Tebow.
The selection of Smith by new general manager John Idzik seriously clouds the future of Sanchez, the team's first-rounder in 2009 who led the Jets to consecutive AFC championship game appearances but has struggled mightily the past two seasons. Smith could compete for the starting job this season with Sanchez, who is owed $8.25 million in guaranteed money this season.
"I'm coming in with intentions to compete," Smith said. "We'll see where it goes from there."
But Rex Ryan's Jets currently have Sanchez, Tebow, David Garrard, Greg McElroy and Matt Simms — and now Smith — as quarterbacks on their roster. Tebow was expected to be traded or released, but in a surprising twist could now potentially stay.
It remains to be seen whether Sanchez will remain on the roster by the beginning of the regular season, despite his hefty contract.
The one-time franchise quarterback counts $12.85 million against New York's salary cap this year. If the Jets do decide to cut him as a June 1 designation — and that could be done at any point between now and then — they would take a salary cap hit of $12.35 million this year and $4.8 million next year.
Smith's wait didn't take long Friday night even though a few teams that were expected to be in the mix for him — Jacksonville, Philadelphia and Arizona — went in other directions.
Former wide receiver Wayne Chrebet took the podium at Radio City to announce the pick, and Jets fans gathered there were loud, with many cheering and others booing. Smith, considered by many to be the top quarterback available in this year's draft, wasn't even the first player at his position taken. That was Florida State's EJ Manuel, who went to Buffalo with the 16th overall pick on Thursday night.
In the third round, the Jets took offensive guard Brian Winters from Kent State.


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For generators, compressors, turbine and pump sets, Vibracon chocks eliminate a number of time-consuming problems common to traditional alignment methods. Parallel and angular soft foot problems are eliminated, even when the base frame is twisted. It is not necessary to make extensive machining of base frame or foundation and there are no on-site problems related to arranging or installing shims. When Vibracon chocks are used in combination with laser alignment equipment, alignment time can be reduced by 50 percent.


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text: We were psyched when we saw the sinister headline "Once A Playmate Always A Playmate." Like, is there some kind of secret Playboy Mafia, where they have to take things to their grave? Does Hef keep tabs on everyone from some kind of control center in the Playboy Mansion? We wish. Turns out the piece is just about ex-playmates cashing in on their Bunny pasts. Miss February 1986 Jule McCullough does a comedy act called "Funny Bunny" in which she "pulls socks out of her top"; Juliette Rose Fretté, 24, Miss June '08, landed a book deal for her thesis "Posing for Playboy From a Feminist Perspective." A third was the first one eliminated from Celebrity Apprentice. So, unless the mafia's a lot more boring than we thought, it seems the only thing they've got in common is taking orders from an old man. [Newser]


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I am using ArcView and ArcCatalog 9.2 with the Data Interoperability extension and I have 159 .dxf files that are comprised of 6 files; a dessin DAO, an annotation DAO, a multipatch DAO; a point DAO, a polygon DAO, and a polyline DAO.
It's all in French and I don't know the english words for some of the tools. So I apologize for any unclarity.
They create a parcel layer with some building foot prints along with other features. Using a tool (Eclater un DAO; translation: Explode a DAO) in ArcCatalog that converts DAO to GDB works, but I will have to do it 159 times getting 159 different GDB when all I want is for them to be together.
Will I need to combine the 159 .dxf files into one first? If so, how do I do that without CAD?


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Ta-Nehisi Coates: Slavery Is a Love Song
Ta-Nehisi Coates responds to a stunningly immoral post on Thomas Jefferson at right wing blog The Volokh Conspiracy, with a moving letter written after emancipation by a former slave: Slavery Is a Love Song.
This is a letter that I often turn to. It was written to Laura Spicer by her husband, who was sold away, much as Jefferson sold people away. After emancipation she repeatedly tried to rekindle their love, despite the fact that the husband had now remarried and formed another family. In this letter the husband tells us what it means to be among the refuse of history:
I would much rather you would get married to some good man, for every time I gits a letter from you it tears me all to pieces. The reason why I have not written you before, in a long time, is because your letters disturbed me so very much.
You know I love my children. I treats them good as a Father can treat his children; and I do a good deal of it for you. I am sorry to hear that Lewellyn, my poor little son, have had such bad health. I would come and see you but I know you could not bear it. I want to see and I don't want to see you. I love you just as well as I did the last day I saw you, and it will not do for you and I to meet.
I am married, and my wife have two children, and if you and I meets it would make a very dissatisfied family. Send me some of the children's hair in a separate paper with their names on the paper. Will you please git married, as long as I am married. My dear, you know the Lord knows both of our hearts. You know it never was our wishes to be separated from each other, and it never was our fault.
Oh, I can see you so plain, at any-time, I had rather anything to had happened to me most than ever to have been parted from you and the children. As I am, I do not know which I love best, you or Anna. If I was to die, today or tomorrow, I do not think I would die satisfied till you tell me you will try and marry some good, smart man that will take care of you and the children; and do it because you love me; and not because I think more of the wife I have got then I do of you. The woman is not born that feels as near to me as you do.
You feel this day like myself. Tell them they must remember they have a good father and one that cares for them and one that thinks about them every day-My very heart did ache when reading your very kind and interesting letter.
Laura I do not think I have change any at all since I saw you last.-I think of you and my children every day of my life. Laura I do love you the same. My love to you never have failed. Laura, truly, I have got another wife, and I am very sorry, that I am. You feels and seems to me as much like my dear loving wife, as you ever did Laura. You know my treatment to a wife and you know how I am about my children. You know I am one man that do love my children….