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Bhumibol Adulyadej (Thai: ภูมิพลอดุลยเดช; RTGS: Phumiphon Adunyadet; pronounced ; see full title below; born 5 December 1927) is the King of Thailand. He is also known as Rama IX, as he is the ninth monarch of the Chakri Dynasty. Having reigned since 9 June 1946, he is the world's longest-serving current head of state and the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history, serving for 7009220989600000000♠70 years, 10 days.[1]
King Bhumibol is respected[2][3] and revered by most Thais.[4] In 1957, the overthrow of his then government was justified with allegations of lèse majesté,[5]:136-137[6] which is offence against the dignity of the monarch, punishable under Thai law.[4] Although Bhumibol did invite public criticism in a 2005 speech,[7] the lèse majesté laws have not been revoked by the Thai parliament.
Forbes estimated Bhumibol's fortune—including property and investments managed by the Crown Property Bureau (CPB), a unique body that is neither private nor government-owned—to be US$30 billion in 2010, and he was the leader of the magazine's list of the "world's richest royals" from 2008 to 2013.[8][9][10] In May 2014, Bhumibol's wealth was once again listed as US$30 billion.[11] Officially the assets managed by the CPB are owned by the crown as an institution, not Bhumibol Adulyadej as an individual.[12]
Bhumibol was born at the Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the United States on 5 December 1927.[13] He was the youngest son of HRH Prince Mahidol Adulyadej, the Prince of Songkla, and his commoner wife Mom Sangwan (later HRH Princess Srinagarindra, the Princess Mother). His US birth certificate reads simply "Baby Songkla", as the parents had to consult his uncle, King Rama VII (Prajadhipok), then head of the House of Chakri, for an auspicious name. The king chose Bhumibol Adulyadej, meaning "strength of the land, incomparable power" (from Sanskrit भूमिबल अतुल्यतेज, bhūmibala atulyatēja). His father was enrolled in the public health program at Harvard University, hence his being the only monarch to be born in the US[14]:46-47 Bhumibol had an elder sister, Princess Galyani Vadhana, and an elder brother, Prince Ananda Mahidol.
Bhumibol came to Thailand in 1928, after Prince Mahidol obtained a certificate from Harvard. The father died of kidney failure in September 1929, when Bhumibol was two years old.[14]:62 He briefly attended Mater Dei school in Bangkok but in 1933 his mother took the family to Switzerland, where he continued his education at the École nouvelle de la Suisse romande in Lausanne. In 1934 Bhumibol was given his first camera, which ignited his lifelong enthusiasm for photography.[14]:67 When Bhumibol's childless uncle Prajadhipok abdicated in 1935, his nine year-old brother Ananda became the new King Rama VIII. However, the family stayed in Switzerland and the affairs of the head of state were conducted by a regency council. They returned to Thailand for only two months in 1938. In 1942, Bhumibol became a jazz enthusiast, and started to play the saxophone, a passion that he has kept throughout his life.[14]:73-74 He received the baccalauréat des lettres (high-school diploma with a major in French literature, Latin, and Greek) from the Gymnase Classique Cantonal of Lausanne, and by 1945 had begun studying science at the University of Lausanne, when World War II ended and the family returned to Thailand.[13]
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Bhumibol ascended the throne following the death by gunshot wound of his brother, King Ananda Mahidol, on 9 June 1946, under circumstances that remain unclear. While a first government statement declared that Ananda had accidentally shot himself[5]:76-77, an investigation committee ruled that this was impossible.[5]:87 Two palace aides were convicted of regicide and executed. A third possible explanation, that Bhumibol accidentally shot his brother while the boys played with their guns, was never seriously considered, as such an implication could have strongly damaged the institution of monarchy.[5]:77-78
Bhumibol succeeded his brother, but returned to Switzerland before the end of the 100-days mourning period. Despite his interest in science and technology, he changed the subject and enrolled in law and political science to prepare for his duties as head of state. His uncle, Rangsit, Prince of Chainat, was appointed Prince Regent. In Bhumibol's name, Prince Rangsit authorized a military coup that overthrew the government of Thamrongnawasawat in November 1947.[5]:88 He also signed the 1949 constitution, which gave back to the monarchy many of its powers that had been taken away by the 1932 Revolution.[5]:91-93
While finishing his degree in Switzerland, Bhumibol visited Paris frequently. It was in Paris that he first met Mom Rajawongse Sirikit Kitiyakara, daughter of the Thai ambassador to France.[15]
On 4 October 1948, while Bhumibol was driving a Fiat Topolino on the Geneva-Lausanne road, he collided with the rear of a braking truck 10 km outside Lausanne. He hurt his back and incurred cuts on his face that cost him the sight of his right eye.[5]:104[16] While he was hospitalised in Lausanne, Sirikit visited him frequently. She met his mother, who asked her to continue her studies nearby so that Bhumibol could get to know her better. Bhumibol selected for her a boarding school in Lausanne, Riante Rive. A quiet engagement in Lausanne followed on 19 July 1949, and the couple were married on 28 April 1950, just a week before his coronation.
Bhumibol and his wife Queen Sirikit have four children:
Bhumibol was crowned King of Thailand on 5 May 1950 at the Royal Palace in Bangkok where he pledged that he would "reign with righteousness for the benefit and happiness of the Siamese people" ("เราจะครองแผ่นดินโดยธรรม เพื่อประโยชน์สุขแห่งมหาชนชาวสยาม").[19] Notable elements associated with the coronation included the Bahadrabith Throne beneath the Great White Umbrella of State; and he was presented with the royal regalia and utensils.[20]
In 1950 on Coronation Day, Bhumibol's consort was made Queen (Somdej Phra Boromarajini). The date of his coronation is celebrated each 5 May in Thailand as Coronation Day, a public holiday. On 9 June 2006, Bhumibol celebrated his 60th anniversary as the King of Thailand, becoming the longest reigning monarch in Thai history.
Following the death of his grandmother Queen Savang Vadhana, Bhumibol entered a 15-day monkhood (22 October 1956 – 5 November 1956) at Wat Bowonniwet, as is customary for Buddhist males on the death of elder relatives.[21] During this time, Sirikit was appointed his regent. She was later appointed Queen Regent (Somdej Phra Boromarajininat) in recognition of this.
Although Bhumibol is sometimes referred to as King Rama IX in English, Thais refer to him as Nai Luang or Phra Chao Yu Hua (ในหลวง or พระเจ้าอยู่หัว) which translate to "the King" and "Lord Upon our Heads," respectively). He is also called Chao Chiwit ("Lord of Life").[4] Formally, he would be referred to as Phrabat Somdet Phra Chao Yu Hua (พระบาทสมเด็จพระเจ้าอยู่หัว) or, in legal documents, Phrabat Somdet Phra Paraminthara Maha Bhumibol Adulyadej (พระบาทสมเด็จพระปรมินทรมหาภูมิพลอดุลยเดช), and in English as His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej. He signs his name as ภูมิพลอดุลยเดช ป.ร. (Bhumibol Adulyadej Por Ror; this is the Thai equivalent of Bhumibol Adulyadej R[ex]).
In the early years of his reign, during the government of military dictator Plaek Pibulsonggram, Bhumibol had no real power and was little more than a ceremonial figure under the military-dominated government. In August 1957, six months after parliamentary elections, General Sarit Dhanarajata accused the government of Field Marshal Pibulsonggram of lèse majesté due to its conduct of the 2,500th anniversary celebration of Buddhism.[6] ref name=HandleyPM />:129-130,136-137 On 16 September 1957, Pibulsonggram went to Bhumibol to seek support for his government.[22] Bhumibol advised the Field Marshal to resign to avoid a coup; however, Pibulsonggram refused. That evening, Sarit Dhanarajata seized power. Two hours later Bhumibol imposed martial law throughout the Kingdom.[23] Bhumibol issued a Proclamation appointing Sarit as "Military Defender of the Capital" without anyone countersigning the Proclamation. It included the following:[24]
During Sarit's dictatorship, the monarchy was revitalised. Bhumibol attended public ceremonies, toured the provinces and patronised development projects. Under Sarit, the practice of crawling in front of royalty during audiences, banned by King Chulalongkorn, was revived in certain situations and the royal-sponsored Thammayut Nikaya order was revitalised. For the first time since the absolute monarchy was overthrown, a king was conveyed up the Chao Phraya River in a Royal Barge Procession to offer robes at temples.[25][26]
Other disused ceremonies from the classical period of the Chakri Dynasty, such as the royally-patronised ploughing ceremony (Thai: พิธีพืชมงคล), were also revived.[27] Bhumibol's birthday (5 December) was declared the national day, replacing the previous national day, the anniversary of the Siamese Revolution of 1932 (24 June).[28] Upon Sarit's death in 8 December 1963, an unprecedented 21 days of mourning were declared in the palace. A royal five-tier umbrella shaded his body while it lay in state. Long-time royal adviser Phraya Srivisarn Vacha later noted that no Prime Minister ever had such an intimate relationship with Bhumibol as Sarit.[29]
Contemporary thinkers differ in their views about the relationship between Bhumibol and Sarit. Paul Handley, writer of The King Never Smiles, views Sarit as Bhumibol's tool, whereas political scientist Thak Chaloemtiarana asserts that Sarit used Bhumibol in order to build his own credibility.[30][31]
The ensuing chaos was used as a pretext for a military coup. The junta submitted three names to the king to choose from to become the next premier: Deputy President of the king's Privy Council Prakob Hutasingh, right-wing Bangkok Governor Thamnoon Thien-ngern, and conservative Supreme Court judge Thanin Kraivixien.[32] Bhumibol chose Thanin as the most suitable. However, Thanin proved to be very right-wing himself, causing student protesters to flee to join the communists in the jungle. Thanin was himself overthrown in a military coup in October 1977 led by General Kriangsak Chomanan. Kriangsak was succeeded in 1980 by the popular Army Commander-in-Chief, General Prem Tinsulanond, later the Privy Council President.
Bhumibol's refusal to endorse military coups in 1981 (the April Fool's Day coup) and 1985 (the Share Rebellion) ultimately led to the victory of forces loyal to the government, despite some violence – including in 1981, the seizure of Bangkok by rebel forces. The coups led many to believe that Bhumibol had misjudged Thai society and that his credibility as an impartial mediator between various political and military factions had been compromised.[33][34][35]
In 1992, Bhumibol played a key role in Thailand's transition to a democratic system. A coup on 23 February 1991 returned Thailand to military dictatorship. After a general election in 1992, the majority parties invited General Suchinda Kraprayoon, a leader of the coup group, to be prime minister. This caused much dissent, which escalated into demonstrations that led to a large number of deaths when the military was brought in to control protesters. The situation became increasingly critical as police and military forces clashed with protesters. Violence and riots spread to many areas of the capital with rumours of a rift among the armed forces.[36]
Amidst the fear of civil war, Bhumibol intervened. He summoned Suchinda and the leader of the pro-democracy movement, retired Major General Chamlong Srimuang, to a televised audience, and urged them to find a peaceful resolution. At the height of the crisis, the sight of both men appearing together on their knees (in accordance with royal protocol) made a strong impression on the nation, and led to Suchinda's resignation soon afterwards.
It was one of the few occasions in which Bhumibol directly and publicly intervened in a political conflict. A general election was held shortly afterward, leading to a civilian government.[37]
In his 4 December 2002 speech on the eve of his birthday, King Bhumibol spoke about the rise in drug use, the high social costs and deaths caused by drugs, and called for a "war on drugs."[38] Privy Councillor General Phichit Kunlawanit called on the Thaksin Shinawatra government to use its majority in parliament to establish a special court to deal with drug dealers, stating that "if we execute 60,000 the land will rise and our descendants will escape bad karma".[39]
On 14 January 2003, Thaksin launched a campaign to rid "every square inch of the country" of drugs.[40] His "war on drugs" campaign consisted of setting provincial arrest and seizure targets including "blacklists", awarding government officials for achieving targets, and threatening punishment for those who failed to make the quota, targeting dealers, and ruthless implementation. In the first three months, Human Rights Watch reported that 2,275 people were killed, almost double the number normally killed in drug-related violence.[41] Human rights critics claimed a large number were extrajudicially executed.[42][43] The War on Drugs was widely criticized by the international community.[44]
According to the Narcotics Control Board, the campaign was effective in reducing drug consumption, especially in schools.[45] The War on Drugs was one of the most popular policies of the Thaksin government. Bhumibol, in a 2003 birthday speech, praised Thaksin and criticized those who counted only dead drug dealers while ignoring deaths caused by drugs.[46]
"Victory in the War on Drugs is good. They may blame the crackdown for more than 2,500 deaths, but this is a small price to pay. If the prime minister failed to curb [the drug trade], over the years the number of deaths would easily surpass this toll."[47]
Bhumibol also asked the commander of the police to investigate the killings.[48] Police Commander Sant Sarutanond reopened investigations into the deaths, and again claimed that few of the deaths were at the hands of the police.
After the 2006 coup, the military junta appointed a committee led by former Attorney General Kanit Na Nakorn to investigate deaths in the war on drugs.[49] The committee found that over half of those killed in 2003 had no links to the drug trade and blamed the violence on a government "shoot-to-kill" policy based on flawed blacklists. However, no one has been prosecuted, with interim Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont stating that there was insufficient evidence to take legal action.[50]
While he was opposition leader, Abhisit Vejjajiva accused Thaksin of crimes against humanity in the war on drugs. After he became Prime Minister, Abhisit opened an investigation led by former attorney-general Kampee Kaewcharoen, claiming that a successful probe could lead to prosecution by the International Criminal Court.[41][51] Abhisit's investigation failed to find or publicize any evidence linking Thaksin or members of his government to extrajudicial killings.
Weeks before the April 2006 legislative election, the Democrat Party-led opposition and the People's Alliance for Democracy petitioned Bhumibol to appoint a replacement prime minister and cabinet. Demands for royal intervention met with much criticism from the public. Bhumibol, in a speech on 26 April 2006, responded, "Asking for a Royally-appointed prime minister is undemocratic. It is, pardon me, a mess. It is irrational".[52]
After publicly claiming victory in the boycotted April parliamentary elections, Thaksin Shinawatra had a private audience with the king. A few hours later, Thaksin appeared on national television to announce that he would be taking a break from politics.
In May 2006, the Sondhi Limthongkul-owned Manager Daily newspaper published a series of articles describing the "Finland Plot", alleging that Thaksin and former members of the Communist Party of Thailand planned to overthrow the king and seize control of the nation. No evidence was ever produced to verify the existence of such a plot, and Thaksin and his Thai Rak Thai party vehemently denied the accusations and sued the accusers.
In a rare, televised speech to senior judges, Bhumibol requested the judiciary to take action to resolve the political crisis.[52] On 8 May 2006, the Constitutional Court invalidated the results of the April elections and ordered new elections scheduled for 15 October 2006.[53] The Criminal Court later jailed the Election Commissioners.[54][55]
On 14 July 2006, Privy Council President Prem Tinsulanonda addressed graduating cadets of the Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy, telling them that the Thai military must serve the king—not the government.[56]
On 20 July, Bhumibol signed a royal decree endorsing new House elections for 15 October 2006. In an unprecedented act, the King wrote a note on the royal decree calling for a clean and fair election. That very day, Bhumibol underwent spinal surgery.[57]
On the evening of 19 September, the Thai military overthrew the Thaksin government and seized control of Bangkok in a bloodless coup. The junta, led by the Sonthi Boonyaratglin, Commander of the Army, called itself the Council for Democratic Reform under the Constitutional Monarchy. It accused the deposed prime minister and his regime of crimes, including lèse majesté, and pledged its loyalty to Bhumibol. Martial law was declared, the constitution repealed and the October elections cancelled. Protests and political meetings were banned.[58]
The King's role in the coup was the subject of much speculation among Thai analysts and the international media, although publication of such speculation was banned in Thailand. The King had an audience with Privy Council President Prem Tinsulanonda at the same time that special forces troops were mobilised.[59] Anti-coup protesters claimed that Prem was the mastermind of the coup, although the military claimed otherwise and banned any discussion of the topic. In a BBC interview, Thitinan Pongsudhirak of Chulalongkorn University noted, "This coup was nothing short of Thaksin versus the King... He [the King] is widely seen as having implicitly endorsed the coup." In the same interview, social critic Sulak Sivaraksa claimed, "Without his [the King's] involvement, the coup would have been impossible." Sulak added that the King is "very skillful. He never becomes obviously involved. If this coup goes wrong, Sonthi will get the blame, but whatever happens, the King will only get praise."[60] On Saturday, 23 September 2006, the junta warned they would "urgently retaliate against foreign reporters whose coverage has been deemed insulting to the monarchy."[61] The President of Bhumibol's Privy Council, General Prem Tinsulanonda, supported the coup. The junta later appointed Privy Council member General Surayud Chulanont as prime minister.
On 20 April 2009, Thaksin claimed in an interview with the Financial Times that Bhumibol had been briefed by Privy Councillors Prem Tinsulanonda and Surayud Chulanont about their plans to stage the 2006 coup. He claimed that General Panlop Pinmanee, a leader of the People's Alliance for Democracy, had told him of the briefing.[62][63] The Thai embassy in London denied Thaksin's claims.
The junta appointed a constitutional tribunal to rule on alleged polling fraud involving the Thai Rak Thai and Democrat political parties. Guilty rulings would have dissolved both parties, Thailand's largest and oldest, respectively, and banned the parties' leadership from politics for five years. The weeks leading up to the verdicts saw rising political tensions. On 24 May 2007, about a week before the scheduled verdict, Bhumibol gave a rare speech to the Supreme Administrative Court (the president of which is also a member of the constitutional tribunal). "You have the responsibility to prevent the country from collapsing," he warned them in the speech, which was shown on all national television channels simultaneously during the evening. "The nation needs political parties.... In my mind, I have a judgment but I cannot say," he said. "Either way the ruling goes, it will be bad for the country, there will be mistakes."[64][65][66] The tribunal later acquitted the Democrat Party, but dissolved the Thai Rak Thai Party and banned 111 of its executives from politics for five years.
The junta-appointed Constitution Drafting Assembly later tried to use the King in a propaganda campaign to increase public support for its widely criticised draft constitution. The CDA placed billboards saying, "Love the King. Care about the King. Vote in the referendum" throughout northeast Thailand, where opposition to the junta was greatest.[67]
The military's constitution passed the referendum, and a general election was held in December 2007. The People's Power Party, consisting of many former Thai Rak Thai Party MPs and supporters, won the majority and formed a government.[68] The People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) refused to accept the election results and started protests, eventually laying siege to Government House, Don Muang Airport, and Suvarnabhumi Airport. Although the PAD claimed they were defending the monarchy, Bhumibol remained silent. However, after a PAD supporter died in a clash with police, Queen Sirikit presided over her cremation. Princess Sirindhorn, when asked at a US press conference whether the PAD was acting on behalf of the monarchy, replied, "I don't think so. They do things for themselves."[69] Questioning and criticism over Bhumibol's role in the crisis increased, particularly from the international press.[70][71][72][73][74][75][76] "It is more and more difficult for them to hold the illusion that the monarchy is universally adored," says a Thai academic.[77]
In April 2008, Bhumibol appointed alleged coup plotter General Surayud Chulanont to the Privy Council of Thailand. In the weeks leading up to the 2011 general election, Bhumibol appointed Air Chief Marshal Chalit Pukbhasuk, a leader of the 2006 military coup, to his Privy Council.[78]
Bhumibol was admitted to Siriraj Hospital in September 2009 for flu and pneumonia.[79] Rumors about his ill-health caused Thai financial markets to tumble in October 2009.[80] He was discharged from Siriraj Hospital to travel to his palace at Hua Hin on 2 August 2013.[81]
Bhumibol retains enormous powers, partly because of his immense popularity and partly because his powers – although clearly defined in the Thai constitution – are often subject to conflicting interpretations. This was highlighted by the controversy surrounding the appointment of Jaruvan Maintaka as Auditor-General. Jaruvan had been appointed by The State Audit Commission. However, the Constitutional Court ruled in July 2004 that her appointment was unconstitutional. Jaruvan refused to vacate her office without an explicit order from Bhumibol, on the grounds that she had previously been royally approved. When the Senate elected a replacement for Jaruvan, Bhumibol refused to approve him.[82] The Senate declined to vote to override Bhumibol's veto.[83] Finally in February 2006 the Audit Commission reinstated Jaruvan when it became clear from a memo from the Office of the King's Principal Private Secretary that King Bhumibol supported her appointment. Bhumibol has vetoed legislation very rarely. In 1976, when the Parliament voted 149–19 to extend democratic elections down to district levels, Bhumibol refused to sign the law.[5]:233 The Parliament refused to vote to overturn the King's veto. In 1954, Bhumibol vetoed parliamentary-approved land reform legislation twice before consenting to sign it.[5]:126 The law limited the maximum land an individual could hold to 50 rai (80,000 square metres (860,000 sq ft)), at a time when the Crown Property Bureau was the kingdom's largest land-owner. The law was not enforced as General Sarit soon overthrew the elected government in a coup and repealed the law.
Bhumibol has the constitutional prerogative to pardon criminals, although there are several criteria for receiving a pardon, including age and remaining sentence. The 2006 pardoning of several convicted child rapists, including an Australian rapist and child pornographer, caused controversy.[84][85][86] However, under the Thai constitution, the king has the prerogative to grant pardons and all laws, royal rescripts, and royal commands relating to state affairs must be countersigned by a minister unless otherwise provided for in the constitution.
Several academics outside Thailand, including Duncan McCargo and Federico Ferrara, have noted the active political involvement of Bhumibol through a "network monarchy," whose most significant proxy is Privy Council President Prem Tinsulanond. McCargo claimed that Bhumibol's conservative network worked behind the scenes to establish political influence in the 1990s, but was threatened by the landslide election victories of Thaksin Shinawatra in 2001 and 2005.[87] Ferrara claimed, shortly before the Thai Supreme Court delivered its verdict to seize Thaksin Shinawatra's assets, that the judiciary was a well-established part of Bhumibol's network and represented his main avenue to exercise extra-constitutional prerogatives despite having the appearance of being constitutional. He also noted how, in comparison to the Constitutional Court's 2001 acquittal of Thaksin, the judiciary was a much more important part of the "network" than it was in the past.[88]
The network's ability to exercise power is based partly on Bhumibol's popularity and strict control of Bhumibol's popular image. According to Jost Pachaly of the Heinrich Böll Foundation, Bhumibol "plays an important role behind the scenes. But the role is difficult to assess because nothing is reported about it and no one really knows anything specific," due to lese majeste laws forbidding discussion about Bhumibol's political activities.[89] Bhumibol's popularity was demonstrated following the 2003 Phnom Penh riots in Cambodia, when hundreds of Thai protesters, enraged by rumors that Cambodian rioters had stomped on photographs of Bhumibol, gathered outside the Cambodian embassy in Bangkok. Photographs of the stomping were not published in Thailand, but were available on the internet. The situation was resolved peacefully only when Police General Sant Sarutanonda told the crowd that he had received a call from royal secretary Arsa Sarasin conveying Bhumibol's request for calm. The crowd dispersed.[90]
"The development of the country must be fostered in stages. It must start with the construction of infrastructure, that is, the provision of food and basic necessities for the people by methods which are economic, cautious and conforming with principles. Once the foundation is firmly established, progress can be continually, carefully and economically promoted. This approach will prevent incurring mistakes and failures, and lead to the certain and complete achievement of the objectives."
— Bhumibol's speech at Kasetsart University Commencement Ceremony, 19 July 1974.[91]
Bhumibol has been involved in many social and economic development projects. The nature of his involvement has varied by political regime.[92]
The government of Plaek Pibulsonggram (1951–1957) limited Bhumibol to a ceremonial role. During that period Bhumibol produced some films and operated a radio station from Chitlada Palace using personal funds.
In the military governments of Sarit Dhanarajata and his successors (1958–1980), Bhumibol was portrayed as the "development King" and the inspiration for the economic and political goals of the regime. Royally-ordered projects were implemented under the financial and political support of the government, including projects in rural areas and communities under the influence of the Communist Party of Thailand. Bhumibol's visits to these projects were heavily promoted by the Sarit government and broadcast in state-controlled media.
During the governments of General Prem Tinsulanond (1981–1987), the relationship between the Thai state and the monarch was at its closest. Prem, later to become President of Bhumibol's Privy Council, officially allocated government budgets and manpower to support royal projects. Most activities in this period involved the development of large-scale irrigation projects in rural areas.
During the modern period (post-1988), the structured development of the royal projects reached its apex. Bhumibol's Chaipattana Foundation was established, promoting his "sufficiency economy" theory, an alternative to the export-oriented policies adopted by the period's elected governments. Following the 2006 coup, establishment of a "sufficiency economy" was enshrined in the constitution as being a primary goal of the government, and government financial support for royal projects was boosted.
Also called the Diamond Jubilee, the 60th anniversary celebrations of the King's accession to the throne were a series of events marking Bhumibol's reign. Events included a royal barge procession on the Chao Phraya River, fireworks displays, art exhibitions, and the pardoning 25,000 prisoners,[94] concerts, and dance performances.
Tied in with the anniversary, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan presented Bhumibol with the United Nations Development Programme's first Human Development Lifetime Achievement Award on 26 May 2006. National holidays were observed on 9 June and 12–13 June 2006. On 9 June, the King and Queen appeared on the balcony of Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall before hundreds of thousands of people. The official royal barge procession on 12 June was attended by the King and Queen and royal visitors from 26 other countries. On 13 June, a state banquet for the royal visitors was held in the newly constructed Rama IX Throne Hall at the Grand Palace, the first official function of the hall. The Chiang Mai Royal Floral Expo was also held to honour the anniversary.
On 16 January 2007, the CDRM officially declared the end of the 60th anniversary celebrations and commenced year-long celebrations of Bhumibol's 80th birthday.[95]
Bhumibol is a painter, musician, photographer, author and translator. His book Phra Mahachanok is based on a traditional Jataka story of Buddhist scripture. The Story of Thong Daeng is the story of his dog Thong Daeng.[96]
In his youth, Bhumibol was greatly interested in firearms. He kept a carbine, a Sten gun and two automatic pistols in his bedroom, and he and his elder brother, King Ananda Mahidol, often used the gardens of the palace for target practice.[5]:70
There are two English language books that provide extensive detail – albeit not always verifiable – about Bhumibol's life, especially his early years and then throughout his entire reign. One is The Revolutionary King by William Stevenson, the other is The King Never Smiles by Paul M. Handley. A third and earlier work, The Devil's Discus, is also available in Thai and English. The latter two books are banned in Thailand, while the first has never been sold in the country due to its inaccuracies, despite having been written with royal patronage.[5]:162
Bhumibol's creativity in, among other things, music, art and invention, was the focus of a 2-minute long documentary created by the government of Abhibisit Vejjajiva that was screened at all branches of the Major Cineplex Group and SF Cinema City, the two largest cinema chains in Thailand.[97]
Bhumibol suffers from lumbar spinal stenosis, and received a microsurgical decompression for the condition in July 2006.[98][99] Bhumibol was later admitted to hospital in October 2007 and diagnosed with a blood shortage to his brain.[100] Bhumibol was released after three weeks, after receiving treatment for various ailments including heart problems.[101]
Bhumibol was again admitted to hospital in September 2009, apparently suffering from flu and pneumonia. In 2011, it was revealed as part of WikiLeaks's leak of United States diplomatic cables that Bhumibol had suffered from Parkinson's disease and depression.[102] Bhumibol was diagnosed with diverticulitis in hospital in November 2011, and was treated for the condition in January 2012.[103] Bhumibol suffered minute subdural bleeding in the left frontal area of his brain for which he was treated in July 2012.[104] Bhumibol left hospital in July 2013.[105]
Bhumibol is an accomplished jazz saxophone player and composer, playing dixieland and New Orleans jazz, and also plays the clarinet, trumpet, guitar, and piano.[106] Bhumibol has performed with Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Benny Goodman, Stan Getz, Lionel Hampton, and Benny Carter.[106][107] Bhumibol has written 49 compositions, including marches, waltzes, and Thai patriotic songs, but mostly jazz swing. His most popular compositions are Candlelight Blues, Love at Sundown, and Falling Rain, all composed in 1946.[106] Bhumibol's musical influences include Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet, Benny Carter, and Johnny Hodges.[106]
Bhumibol initially received general music training privately while he was studying in Switzerland, but his elder brother, then King Ananda Mahidol, who had bought a saxophone, sent Bhumibol in his place.[107] King Ananda would later join him on the clarinet.[107] On his permanent return to Thailand in 1950, Bhumibol started a jazz band, Lay Kram, whom he performed with on a radio station he started at his palace.[107] The band grew, being renamed the Au Sau Wan Suk Band and he would perform with them live on Friday evenings, occasionally taking telephoned requests.[107] Bhumibol also performed with his band at Thai universities, composing anthems for the universities of Chulalongkorn, Thammasat, and Kasetsart.[107] Bhumibol performed with Benny Goodman in Bangkok's Ambara Throne Hall in 1956, and later played at Goodman's home in New York in 1960.[106] Many bands such as Les Brown and His Band of Renown, Claude Bolling Big Band, and Preservation Hall Jazz Band recorded some of Bhumibol's compositions and can still be heard in Thailand.[106] A 1996 documentary, Gitarajan, was made about Bhumibol's music.[106]
Bhumibol is still active in playing music with his Au Sau Wan Suk Band, but is rarely heard in public.[107] In 1964, Bhumibol was inducted to the honorary membership of Vienna's University of Music and Performing Arts. In 2000, he was awarded the Sanford Medal for his contribution in music from Yale School of Music. He was the first Asian in both cases to be honored as such. In 2003, the University of North Texas College of Music awarded him an honorary doctorate in music.
Bhumibol is an accomplished sailor and sailboat designer.[108] He won a gold medal for sailing in the Fourth Southeast Asian Peninsular (SEAP) Games in 1967, together with HRH Princess Ubol Ratana whom he tied for points.[109] This accomplishment is all the more remarkable given Bhumibol's lack of binocular depth perception. Bhumibol has also sailed the Gulf of Thailand from Hua Hin to Toey Harbour in Sattahip, covering 60 nautical miles (110 km) in a 14-hour journey on the "Vega 1," an OK Class dinghy he built.[5]
Like his father, a former military naval engineer, Bhumibol was an avid boat designer and builder. He produced several small sailboat designs in the International Enterprise, OK, and Moth classes. His designs in the Moth class include the "Mod," "Super Mod," and "Micro Mod."[110]
Bhumibol is the only Thai monarch to hold a patent.[111][112] He obtained one in 1993 for a waste water aerator named "Chai Pattana", and several patents on rainmaking since 1955: the "sandwich" rainmaking patent in 1999 and lately the "supersandwich" patent in 2003.[113][114][115]
Estimates of the post-devaluation (c. 1997–1998) wealth of the royal household and the Crown Property Bureau (CPB) range from US$10 billion to $20 billion.[116] In August 2008, Forbes published its 2008 version of The World's Richest Royals and King Bhumibol was listed first, with an estimated wealth of US$35 billion.[117] A few days later, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand issued a statement that the Forbes report incorrectly conflated the wealth of the CPB and that of Bhumibol.[118] In the 2009 Forbes list, the Thai government's objections were acknowledged, but Forbes justified the continued inclusion of the CPB's assets, as the Bureau is responsible for handling the Crown's property and investments.[8] The 2009 estimate was a reduced figure of US$30 billion due to declines in real estate and stocks, and this figure was also published in April 2014 by Business Spectator, which also confirmed that the CPB is the body responsible for the management of the Crown's wealth.[8][11]
The wealth and properties of Bhumibol and the royal family are managed by the Privy Purse. The CPB manages the assets of the Crown as an institution. It was established by law, but is directed without the involvement of the Thai Government and reports only to the king.[119] The CPB receives many state privileges. Although the Minister of Finance presides over the CPB's Board of Directors, final decisions are made solely by Bhumibol. Bhumibol is the only person who can view the CPB's annual report, which is not released to the public.[120]
Through the CPB, the Crown owns land and equity in many companies and massive amounts of land, including 3,320 acres in central Bangkok, as well as 13,200 acres of rural land.[11][121] The CPB owns 32 per cent of Siam Cement (worth US$12.6 billion), 23 per cent of Siam Commercial Bank (Thailand's largest bank), and interests in Christiani & Nielsen, Deves Insurance and Shin Corporation.[11]
The CPB also rents or leases about 36,000 properties to third parties, including the sites of the Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok, the Suan Lum Night Bazaar, Siam Paragon and the Central World Tower. The CPB spearheaded a plan to turn Bangkok's historical Ratchadamnoen Avenue into a shopping street known as the "Champs-Élysées of Asia" and in 2007, shocked longtime residents of traditional marketplace districts by serving them with eviction notices.[120] The Crown's substantial income from the CPB, estimated to be at least five billion baht in 2004 alone, is exempt from taxes.[120][122]
King Bhumibol is the owner of the Golden Jubilee Diamond, the largest faceted diamond in the world, which is estimated to be worth between US$4 million and US$12 million in April 2014.[11]
Although Bhumibol is held in great respect by many Thais,[4] he is also protected by lèse majesté laws which allow critics to be jailed for three to fifteen years.[123] The laws were toughened during the dictatorship of royalist Premier Tanin Kraivixien, such that criticism of any member of the royal family, the royal development projects, the royal institution, the Chakri Dynasty or any previous Thai king was also banned.
During his 2005 birthday speech, Bhumibol invited criticism: "Actually, I must also be criticised. I am not afraid if the criticism concerns what I do wrong, because then I know. Because if you say the king cannot be criticised, it means that the king is not human", he claimed. "If the king can do no wrong, it is akin to looking down upon him because the king is not being treated as a human being. But the king can do wrong."[7] A widespread barrage of criticisms resulted, followed by a sharp rise in lèse majesté prosecutions. Lèse majesté cases rose from five or six a year pre-2005 to 478 in 2010.[124]
American journalist Paul Handley, who spent thirteen years in Thailand, wrote the biography The King Never Smiles. The Information and Communications Ministry banned the book and blocked the book's page on the Yale University Press website in January 2006. In a statement dated 19 January 2006, Thai National Police Chief General Kowit Wattana said the book has "contents which could affect national security and the good morality of the people."[125] The book provides a detailed discussion of Bhumibol's role in Thai political history and also analyzes the factors behind Bhumibol's popularity.
William Stevenson, who had access to the Royal Court and the Royal Family, wrote the biography The Revolutionary King in 2001.[126] An article in Time says the idea for the book was suggested by Bhumibol.[127] Critics noted that the book displays intimate knowledge about personal aspects of Bhumibol. However, the book has been unofficially banned in Thailand and the Bureau of the Royal Household warned the Thai media about even referring to it in print. An official ban was not possible as it was written with Bhumibol's blessing. The book has been criticised for factual inaccuracies, disrespecting Bhumibol (it refers to him by his personal nickname "Lek"), and proposing a controversial theory explaining the death of King Ananda. Stevenson said, "The king said from the beginning the book would be dangerous for him and for me."[127]
Bhumibol's only son, Prince Vajiralongkorn, was given the title "Somdej Phra Boroma Orasadhiraj Chao Fah Maha Vajiralongkorn Sayam Makutrajakuman" (Crown Prince of Siam) on 28 December 1972 and made heir apparent (องค์รัชทายาท) to the throne in accordance with the Palace Law on Succession of 1924.[128]
On 5 December 1977, Princess Sirindhorn was given the title "Siam Boromrajakumari" (Princess Royal of Siam). Her title is often translated by the English-language press as "Crown Princess", although her official English-language title is simply "Princess".[129]
Although the constitution was later amended to allow the Privy Council to appoint a princess as successor to the throne, this would only occur in the absence of an heir apparent. This amendment is retained in Section 23 of the 1997 "People's Constitution." This effectively allowed Princess Sirindhorn to potentially be second in line to the throne, but did not affect Prince Vajiralongkorn's status as heir apparent.
Recent constitutions of Thailand have made the amendment of the Palace Law of Succession the sole prerogative of the reigning king. According to Assoc. Prof. Gothom Arya, former election commissioner, this allows the reigning king, if he so chooses, to appoint his son or any of his daughters to the throne.[130]
King Bhumibol Adulyadej's Thai full title is "Phra Bat Somdet Phra Paraminthra Maha Bhumibol Adulyadej Mahitalathibet Ramathibodi Chakkrinaruebodin Sayamminthrathirat Borommanatthabophit" (Thai: พระบาทสมเด็จพระปรมินทรมหาภูมิพลอดุลยเดช มหิตลาธิเบศรรามาธิบดี จักรีนฤบดินทร สยามินทราธิราช บรมนาถบพิตร; ), which is referred to in the chief legal documents; and in general documents, the title is shorthened to "Phra Bat Somdet Phra Paraminthra Maha Bhumibol Adulyadej Sayamminthrathirat Borommanatthabophit" or just "Phra Bat Somdet Phra Paraminthra Maha Bhumibol Adulyadej."
The literal translation of the title is as follows:[13]
Namesakes institutions
Bhumibol Adulyadej, Thailand, Prajadhipok, Thai language, Switzerland
Bangkok, Phra Nakhon District, Rattanakosin Kingdom, Thailand, Bhumibol Adulyadej
Gautama Buddha, Tibetan Buddhism, Sīla, Mahayana, Hinduism
International Olympic Committee, Switzerland, London, Geneva, Bern
Charles, Prince of Wales, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Anne, Princess Royal, Queen Victoria, House of Windsor
Thailand, Bhumibol Adulyadej, Sirikit, Order of the Crown of Thailand, Order of the White Elephant
Bangkok, Malaysia, Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand
Bhumibol Adulyadej, Bangkok, Thailand, Thammasat University, Malaysia
Bhumibol Adulyadej, Vajiravudh, Ananda Mahidol, Chulalongkorn, Vajirunhis


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A referee's decision to force a high school wrestler to cut his dreadlocks in order to compete in a match in December sparked a firestorm of criticism with many people accusing the referee of being racist. Following the controversy, a civil rights investigation was launched and the referee was suspended.
Despite the outcry, Andrew Johnson is still being targeted over his hairstyle. Johnson did not wrestle in his school's next match on December 19th to avoid being a distraction, but when he took the mat in early January, he was told he would need to cover his hair.
His mother questioned the referee and was told that they were referring to another wrestler, and not her son, but no other wrestlers were seen wearing hair coverings during the match. Johnson was able to wrestle in four matches without incident.
The issue came up again as Johnson was getting ready for a match on Wednesday (January 9). Prior to the match, a referee told school officials that Johnson would be required to wear a hair covering in order to compete, but the match was canceled just hours before it was set to begin.
The Johnson family's lawyer, Dominic Speziali, said that officials have "an unrelenting fixation on the hair of a 16-year-old young man."
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- Students, faculty and staff members cumulatively complete 1.6 million hours of community service each year.
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This is the second year for Najla and Zea to sleep in their own bedroom. I got to admit that teaching kids to sleep in their own bedroom is definitely not an easy thing to do. It is not only hard for the kids but also for their mom, hehe..yeah..sometimes (or very often?) I miss the chance when the four of us were still sleeping umpel-umpelan in one big bed:)
At the beginning of separation Zea sometimes woke up in the middle of the night, she screamed, cried and finally called out for her Mama. Usually I came to her room, calmed her down and accompanied her until she felt asleep and went back to my own room, but sometimes I over slept there all night until the morning came.
After few months Najla and Zea have already been enjoying their own bedroom a lot. No more nightmares, no more crying and screaming in the middle of the nights. They now sleep peacefully by themselves. Even when their father is away for a business trip and I ask them to accompany me and to sleep in Mama's bedroom, they surely will say 'no'. Now I am in a dilemma either to feel proud of their consistency or to feel sad..*yes, I'm also a drama queen*
Recently I often find out in the morning that Zea already moved from her bed and slept together with Najla. When I asked, she answered as follows:
Mama: Zea, sekarang sering pindah tidur di samping Kakak Najla ya?
Zea: Iya Ma, aku kalau terbangun malam, terus nggak bisa tidur lagi, terus aku pindah tidur di samping Kakak
Mama: Hebat...pantas Zea nggak pernah nangis malam-malam lagi
Zea: Aku seneng tidur sama Kakak karena Kakak sering peluk aku
Mama: Oh...gitu *mulai terharu & bangga karena anak-anaknya saling sayang*
Zea: Iya..Ma, Kakak sering peluk-peluk aku karena Kakak kira aku itu....GULINGNYA....
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Wow, even in a down year when Hoosier basketball fans don't have much to cheer about, we still rock the joint so hard that literally the house comes down.
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Windsor's Terrance Knighton enjoys finally becoming a winner for Broncos
JERSEY CITY, N.J. - Suddenly, and quite unexpectedly, everyone in the expansive NFL galaxy loves Pot Roast. "I guess," said Broncos defensive tackle Terrance "Pot Roast" Knighton. "It's crazy what one sack can do."
Until this season, Knighton, a Windsor, Conn., native, knew losing. As a freshman at Temple, the Owls went 0-11. Then came the NFL and the Jacksonville Jaguars. In his final year there, the Jags went 2-14. In the six years in between - the last three years at Temple and first three years in Jacksonville - Knighton's team didn't post a winning record.
"You kind of get used to it after a while," said Rochelle Knighton, Terrance's mom, laughing incredulously at the thought.
Look at Knighton now. Sports Illustrated is picking the Broncos to beat the Seattle Seahawks in the Super Bowl on Sunday in part because the magazine's senior NFL writer, Peter King, is smitten with the defensive tackle nicknamed Pot Roast.
This 330-pound star was born in recent weeks. Knighton is slimmed down from the 345 pounds he carried into Denver when he signed a two-year contract as a free agent last March. And to think Knighton was benched for most of last season.
"As a coach, we spend a lot of time trying to define players," said Broncos coach John Fox. "Basically, our approach is, 'Don't let us define you. You are going to be held accountable. It is going to be based on your performance, where you are on the depth chart, how much you are going to play. All of those things, you earn or don't earn.'
"In Terrance's case, he worked very hard. He lost 30 pounds. He changed his physical look as far as his body content with our strength and conditioning people. Really, everything Terrance has done, he did. You can have all kinds of talks. You can talk until you are blue in the face. But until you start seeing actions, they basically make that decision."
The sack Knighton spoke about came in the AFC championship game last week against New England left guard Logan Mankins. The Patriots went for it on fourth-and-3 from the Broncos' 29 late in the third quarter. Mankins is the Patriots' best blocker, but before the play, Knighton had set up him with repeated power moves.
Knighton beat the off-balance Mankins with a finesse "swim" maneuver to tackle quarterback Tom Brady.
"He was expecting me to power him again," Knighton said in the lobby of the Broncos' Super Bowl hotel. Suddenly, a replay of Knighton's sack was playing on a TV screen behind the young lady at the front desk. Knighton looked at the play, and continued his explanation. "He lunged at me, and I caught his hands. I knew I would beat him."
"Father to his brothers"
Born on the Fourth of July and raised in the inner city of Hartford, Conn., Knighton, 27, is the oldest of four brothers. Joaquann, 23, works for United Airlines. Malquann, 20, is in the Navy. Jaden, 6, was adopted at 8 months old because he stole Rochelle's heart while she worked in child welfare, a job she still has today.
"He was like Papa Bear," Ken Smith, Windsor (Conn.) High School's legendary basketball coach, said of Knighton. "He was a father to his brothers. Rochelle did a heck of a job bringing him up. Teaching him morals. He never got in trouble."
This is Terrance Knighton's family. He is not married. Has no children. Rochelle said Terrance was more like an "uncle figure" to his younger brothers than a father figure, because he was not stern, as dads can be. More encouraging, like uncles. But he was always mature for his age, and not just physically.
"I think it was something where he and I grew up together, although I was the mom," Rochelle said. "I was young. So we had that open relationship. But he knew his boundaries."
Knighton was more of a natural in basketball than in football, Smith said.
"He could dunk off the (standing) vertical (jump)," Smith said. "He was our center, but I could have played him at point guard. He could move. He could handle the ball. He was a great passer. Really saw the floor well. But we used him inside. He had that rump. We used to tease him: 'You can put a tray on there and eat off it.' "
The rump helped Knighton play center despite being just 6-foot-3. Those quick, nimble feet served Knighton well as a defensive tackle. And it was on a flight during his rookie year that all those roasts on his rump became "Pot Roast."
"It was late and it was dark in the plane, and most everybody was asleep and the stewardess kept saying, 'Pot roast, pot roast,' " Knighton said. "I raised my hand as if I was pot roast."
Clint Ingram, his teammate sitting behind him, was not asleep. The nickname stuck.
Close call with eyesight
Trouble did once find Knighton. It was Mother's Day weekend, 2012 when a fight involving one of his friends broke out at a Jacksonville, Fla., nightclub.
"He slipped on the ground, I picked him up off the ground and a bottle hit the ground next to me," Knighton said.
Shards pierced his eyeball, lacerating his cornea. He wound up with 22 stitches in his eye, and a medical staffer said "I would never see again," Knighton said. "I would have a glass eye."
Luckily, he woke in that hospital one morning and could see small spots of light. That meant his football playing days weren't finished. His vision would return.
His starting days with the Jaguars, though, were numbered.
"I think what happened to my eye at that bar, it gave coach Mike Mularkey a bad first impression," Knighton said. "I don't think he liked me very much. For some reason, I absorbed the D-line leadership role. Guys just gravitated to me. I don't think he wanted me to be the leader of the group."
Knighton has been leading all his life, starting with his brothers. But he responds to people of influence who strongly believe him. Coach Smith. Then Temple coach Al Golden. And Broncos defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio, who, while serving as Jacksonville's head coach, was part of the process that selected Knighton in the third round of the 2009 draft.
"He was part of it, but more so I wanted to be on a winning team," Knighton said when asked if Del Rio was the reason he signed with the Broncos last year. "I wanted to be around good players. I haven't had a winning season playing football since high school."
And now, as at Windsor, Knighton is a star again.
"It's sunk in in some ways, and it hasn't sunk in," Rochelle said. "I was telling someone today I was nervous as to how I would handle it if they did win. And if they lose, how would I comfort or what would I say to him. He hasn't really changed to me. He's still Terrance."


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Bob Cozzi's résumé is truly impressive: nearly 20 years of AS/400, iSeries, and System i experience; more than a decade of RPG IV development; and nearly 30 years of RPG programming. He has confronted, evaluated, and circumvented nearly every roadblock RPG programmers can experience. He not only blasts through RPG IV's shortcomings, but he also creates extensions that provide features that are simply not available in standard RPG IV.
With these 101 Dynamite Tips æn Techniques, Cozzi provides the solutions to dozens of technical dilemmas, gives you insights into resources formerly available only to a select few, and exposes RPG IV extensions that use his vast knowledge of System i MI instructionsŚall with easy-to-use wrappers that even the most inexperienced RPG IV programmer can implement. Lift the code right out of the book and into your applications!
RPG TnT
provides a nearly endless supply of must-have solutions and simple yet powerful RPG tips and tools.
With this book, you'll learn how to:
Implement an alternative to QCMDEXC
Use QUALIFIED and nested data structures
Embed compiler parameters into source members
Calculate end-of-month dates and day-of-week names
Create an auto-extend user space
Use C runtime functions in RPG IV
Use the secret æX' edit code to convert numeric to character
Improve performance when accessing user space data
Retrieve the function key used on a display file
Use EXTFILE to avoid needless overrides
Debug variables that have debugger command names
Read and encrypt save files in RPG IV
And a whole lot more!
About author
Robert Cozzi Jr.
Robert Cozzi, Jr., has been an RPG programmer since 1978. He is the author of several books on RPG programming, including
The Modern RPG IV Language
. Bob is Webmaster for the popular
Web site and produces several RPG training events each year, including the annual RPG World« Conference. His production company, Crooked Jaw Productions, produces the ōi5 TVö and ōShoot'n iTö podcasts.
Over the years, Bob has consistently helped System i5 and RPG IV programmers to be more productive by creating and publishing tools, tips, and techniques for their programming arsenal. Bob's original publication,
Q38 Technical Journal
, had the tag line ōProviding the Solutions,ö and with his latest writings he continues to excel in that mission. For more information, visit Bob's Web sites:
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1. Prototype Everything
2. Prototyping a Call to a Program
3. An Alternative to QCMDEXC
4. Subprocedure-style Entry Parameter List for Programs
5. Add NOMAIN to the Header Specification of Secondary Modules
6. Monitoring C Function Runtime Errors
7. Use PSDS to Retrieve Job Information
8. Use QUALIFIED Data Structures
9. Copy Subfields Between Qualified Data Structures
10. Nested Data Structures
11. *ALL and *ALLX æxx' Ś The Repeating Constants
12. Embed Compiler Parameters into Source Members
13. Avoid ōSurprise Initializeö
14. Qualified Externally Described Files (1)
15. Qualified Externally Described Files (2)
16. Calculate the End-of-Month Date
17. Using Free-Format Comments in Fixed-Format Code
18. Get Day-of-Week Name
19. Run CL Commands from an FTP Client
20. Put Your Program to Sleep
21. Use VARYING to Improve Performance
22. Converting Numeric to Character with %CHAR
23. Converting Character to Numeric
24. Easier Text Concatenation
25. Create an Auto-Extend User Space
26. Declare Data Structures as Arrays
27. Initialize Fields to Job Date, System Date, or User Profile
28. Use C Runtime Functions in RPG
29. Compare and Ignore Case
30. Free Online Prototypes for APIs, C Functions, MI Instructions
31. Checking for Valid Dates with the TEST OpCode
32. Using the Secret æX' Edit Code to Convert Numeric to Character
33. %ADDR Ś Address of a Variable
34. Understanding API Documentation Ś Bin(4) Parameters
35. Understanding API Documentation Ś Pointer Parameters
36. Better Performance when Accessing User Space Data
37. Integer Data-types Ś More Efficient than Packed Decimal
38. Sending a Program Message in RPG
39. Retrieve the Function Key Used on a Display File
40. Copying More than 64k of Data
41. Use %XFOOT with %LEN
42. Use %SUBARR to Subscript Arrays
43. Use EXTFILE to Avoid Needless Overrides
44. Subprocedure Parameters Rule 1 Ś Default Behavior
45. Subprocedure Parameters Rule 2 Ś Const Parameters
46. Subprocedure Parameters Rule 3 Ś VARYING
47. Subprocedure Parameters Rule 4 Ś Optional Parameters
48. Subprocedure Parameters Rule 5 Ś Skipping Parameters
49. Data Structure Templates
50. Boolean Assignment
51. Creating Even-Length Packed Fields
52. Sorting Arrays with SubArrays
53. Convert between Lower- and Uppercase Letters
54. Overlapping Data Structures
55. Dynamic Arrays Ś Dynamically Allocated Array Elements
56. Converting Date Formats with the QWCCVDT API
57. Converting Date Formats with the CEExxxx APIs
58. Calculated Day of Week Ś Zeller's Congruence
59. Calculated Day of Week Ś API Method
60. LIKE Keyword Misbehavior Ś Zoned to Packed
61. Default Data-type: Not So Consistent
62. Debugging Variables that Have Debugger Command Names
63. Viewing Field Contents in Hex in Debug
64. Display the First Few Bytes During Debug
65. Display Contents of Local Variables with %LOCALVAR
66. Convert Character to Numeric Ś Using MI
67. Converting To and From Hexadecimal
68. Using Decimal Fields as Real-Date Values
69. Check Object Existence
70. Supporting Qualified Object Syntax
71. Explained: Bytes Provided, Bytes Available, and Bytes Returned
72. Converting to/from ASCII and Other Character Sets
73. Register an Exit Routine for a Program or Service Program
74. Specifying IFS File Names Correctly
75. Checking if IFS Files Exist
76. RC4 Encryption Using Encryption APIs
77. Writing Text to the Joblog
78. Reading Save Files with RPG IV
79. Encrypting Save Files in RPG IV
80. Global and Local Variables
81. Create Source Members Used to Create Service Programs
82. Binder Source for a Service Program
83. Create Binder Language the Easy Way
84. Linking to a Service Program from an RPG IV Program
85. Swap Bytes Ś Big Endian to Little Endian in RPG IV
86. Dumping the Call Stack with Qp0zDumpStack
87. Using Subprocedure Return Values
88. How Does the %EDITC (Edit Code) Built-in Function Work?
89. Solid Parameter Testing
90. Create ASCII Text Files on the IFS
91. High-level Math in RPG IV
92. Program Described Print File with Dynamic Spacing
93. Aligning or Centering Text in a Character Field
94. Debug a Batch Job
95. Find and Replace with Regular Expressions
96. Use DLTOVR when Using OVRDBF OVRSCOPE(*JOB)
97. Use a FOR Loop to Allow Multiple Exit Points
98. Source-level Debugger for Legacy RPG III
99. Set and Get Environment Variables from within RPG IV
100. Simple Scan with Ignore Upper/Lowercase
101. Set the CLASSPATH for Java within RPG IV
Appendix: Source Member RPGTNT in QCPYSRC
Related titles
Advanced, Integrated RPG
Flexible Input, Dazzling Output with IBM i
Free-Format RPG IV, 2nd Edition
Free-Format RPG IV, 3rd Edition
Functions in Free-Format RPG IV
Programming in RPG IV
iSeries and AS/400 Programmer's Guide to Cool Things


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"We're thrilled to see both Dave and Jason recognized for their tireless efforts to educate Canadian youth," said Perimeter Educational Outreach Coordinator Laura Flatt. "They've made major contributions in their classrooms and both have been pillars of Perimeter's Teacher Network. They've provided invaluable input to our educational resources and worked with their peers across Canada to improve the way modern physics is taught in this country."
Doucette teaches at Richmond Hill High School and won for the Ontario region. He has given hundreds of workshops throughout the Greater Toronto Area, helped double conference attendance for the annual meeting of the Ontario Association of Physics Teachers, and led in the development of a summer camp for teachers. The award citation noted, "He is not just a great physics teacher – he is a great teacher of physics teachers. His enthusiasm is inspirational, his knowledge profound, and his generosity greatly appreciated."
Jennings, who teaches at Sackville High School in Nova Scotia, won for the Atlantic region. The CAP award committee commended Jennings for his participation in Perimeter's EinsteinPlus workshops, his efforts to provide substantive enrichment opportunities to his students, and his work with his peers to bring more modern physics into the classroom.
Each winner received an educational grant to support professional development or purchase classroom resources. Jennings also won a trip to Geneva, Switzerland to participate in a three-week physics teachers' symposium at CERN.
Nominations for the 2014 CAP Awards are due by February 15, 2014.
- View the CBC story about Jason Jennings, "Sackville physics teacher one of Canada's best"
- Read the CAP media release
Since 1945, the Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) has sought to highlight achievements in Canadian physics and to pursue scientific, educational, public policy, and communication initiatives that enhance the vitality of the discipline. CAP activities help to inform members of developments in their field and raise awareness of physics among the youth of Canada, tomorrow's physicists. CAP activities also facilitate communication with the public and with those who make funding and policy decisions that affect the profession. Membership in the CAP supports the advancement of Canadian physics. http://www.cap.ca/en/home


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Our mission is to aid the diverse community at Ball State University in achieving physical and mental wellbeing by offering quality acute healthcare, preventative screenings and patient education.
The Health Center is not intended to replace your personal health care provider. We would like to provide care for students and help prevent unnecessary visits home for medical care. Our purpose is to complement the services of your health care provider. The Main clinic offers healthcare for most acute illnesses and injuries for students as well as providing care for on-the-job injuries for Ball State employees. Please click on the link for services for more detailed information.
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I've tried installing NASCAR 2003 on Windows 7 and after finding the right files I managed to got it working with a no-cd patch and DEP disabled. But everytime I start up the game Windows switches to the basic theme (non-aero) and stays like that even when the game is closed. Also often I get a black screen when starting the game and I have to alt+ctrl+del to get back to my desktop.
This probably has something to do with my gpu drivers I suppose? I have a AMD R9 290X and use recent drivers.
Is there any known way to fix this?
Starting The Game Forces Windows 7 Basic Mode
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NR2003 (and GTP) runs here without any problems in Windows XP SP2 compatibility mode. Maybe you must run as Admin.
Don't forget tu run Setup.exe
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Sen. Bernie Sanders may have emerged from the muddled Iowa caucuses as the apparent frontrunner in the Democratic presidential primary race, with both FiveThirtyEight.com and prediction markets giving him the best odds of winning the party's nomination.
Even so, analysts at J.P. Morgan say the chances that Sanders' major policy proposals, including Medicare for All and a wealth tax, get enacted in the foreseeable future are extremely slim — less than 5%.
J.P. Morgan economist Jesse Edgerton writes in a note to clients:
"[F]or Medicare-for-all or a wealth tax to become reality, it would require Democrats to sweep the presidency and both houses of Congress, and it would require them to assemble either a large-enough majority to avoid the Senate filibuster or a committed-enough majority to triumph in a bare-knuckled procedural fight. However, the other Democratic presidential candidates have already shown their ambivalence toward dramatic changes like Medicare-for-All, and more conservative Democratic senators would likely be even more skeptical. It thus seems unlikely for all of these stars to align at once—a Sanders/Warren nomination, a Democratic presidential and congressional sweep, and an upswell of support around currently-controversial policies. We thus put the probability of dramatic policy changes like this at less than 5%."


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General Tips
Try some or all:
- Read Apple Carbon documentation
Use dir() and help()
Look into MacPython IDE code, or in the few Mac Python modules like macostools, findertools or other modules in plat-mac
- Look into the C modules that implement the glue between Python and Carbon.
Ask the good people at #macpython in irc.freenode.org
Getting file and folder information
You want to know the file type or creator of a file.
>>> from Carbon import File >>> info = File.FSSpec('Todo').FSpGetFInfo() >>> info.Type '****' >>> info.Creator 'Hdra' >>>
Note that FSSpecs have some issues, see http://developer.apple.com/technotes/tn2002/tn2078.html
Here is another simpler way (from MacPython IDE):
>>>import MacOS >>> MacOS.GetCreatorAndType('Todo') ('Hdra', '****')
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It's the Gary Lawson Show Again at WKA Camden Gold Cup
Alder, Kalb & Miller join Lawson as triple winners at Michigan Kart Supply Nationals
Mentor, Ohio's Gary Lawson went unbeaten this past weekend at the Michigan Kart Supply Nationals at G&J Kartway, round two of the 2014 WKA RLV Tuned Exhaust Products Gold Cup Series.
Lawson led the way over 70 drivers that compiled for more than 220 entries at Camden, where he won Friday's Pro Gas Animal Money Race, Saturday's Senior Pro Gas Animal 1 and LO206 Heavy 1 mains and Sunday's Pro Gas Animal weekend capper.
Maryland's Jacob Heavlow was the only driver who gave Lawson a consistent challenge. Heavlow, a multi-time WKA Junior national champion, led a number of laps in Friday' Money Race before Lawson bested him by 0.7-second margin. The pair traded paint a few times in an exciting race that saw Scott Kleman, Dustin Demattia and Jim Lipari finish third through fifth.
Heavlow almost had Lawson beat in Saturday's Coyote Motorsports Pro Gas Animal final. Heavlow and Lawson swapped the lead several times until the final lap when the pair touched once again while racing for the win. Lawson took the advantage onto the final straightaway when his chain fell off as he crossed the finish line for the checkered flag. Demattia, Tanner Lee and Kleman filled the top five.
Lawson dominated Saturday's Briggs Racing / Kart City Performance LO206 Heavy 1 main event, winning by a huge advantage over Jacksonville winner Jordan Mincey and Matt Skaggs.
Heavlow qualified second to Lawson in Sunday's Pro Gas Animal class but was bounced in fuel tech. Having to start from the rear in heat race, Heavlow made it to the top 10 in the 20-kart field, and advanced to second in the feature. Lawson won by another convincing margin.
Lawson pocketed over $2,000 for winning the four races. Heavlow, Demattia, Lee, Kleman, Lipari, Mincey, Skaggs, Josh Stiefel and Mike Greiner all left with Jacksonville with a piece of more than $3,000 in purses that were posted for the event.
Margay racer David Kalb Jr. won three Junior races. Kalb, whom Lawson helps tune at Gold Cup events, scored wins both days in Thor Oil Junior Medium and Sunday in Van-K Wheels Junior Pro Gas Animal. After struggling at Jacksonville and getting shut out of Victory Lane, Ohio's Kalb was the top Junior winner at Camden.
Connor Tebbe won Saturday's Junior Pro Gas main event. The Georgia racer earned a new brake system kit from Martin Custom Products (MCP Brakes). Tebbe bested Zach Wells, Dylan Murry, Kalb and Joshua Stark in the 10-kart field.
Wells swept Brad's Heating & Cooling Junior Heavy Mix. The Maryland racer wheeled his MGM to wins over Stark on both days. Kalb was third.
Maryland racers Matt Miller and Jason Alder each scored the hat trick at Camden. Both drivers won three times in the Junior Sportsman category, besting competitive fields of talented 8- to 12-year-old racers throughout the weekend.
Miller won three of the four Sportsman Pro Gas Animal main events, sponsored by Baker Racing Engines and Razor Chassis. Miller wheeled a new Margay, which was the Gold Cup Pro Gas Animal championship kart awarded to Dylan Murry last year, to a sweep of Sportsman Pro Gas Animal Heavy and a Saturday triumph in Sportsman Pro Gas Lite.
Miller won Sportsman Pro Gas Lite in a close race over Georgia's Cody Hall which saw the two trade the lead several times. Alex Vrabel was third.
Hall crossed the finish line first in Saturday's Sportsman Pro Gas Heavy main, but was docked a one-position penalty for offending another kart. Hall was penalized to second, giving the win the Miller, with Alder fourth, Vrabel fourth and Nick Fauci fifth.
Miller edged Hall in Sunday's Sportsman Pro Gas Heavy weekend capper. Hall tried everything he could to pass the Margay driver but came up just short.
Alder won both five-kart Miller Welders Sportsman Methanol mains, winning each race over Miller.
Alder's most competitive triumph came in Sunday's Sportsman Pro Gas Lite 2. The Maryland racer and Hall made contact in the final corners while battling for the lead. Alder made the inside pass while touching Hall, but there was no penalty and Alder became the only driver to win a Sportsman Pro Gas final other than Miller.
Tanner Lee and Paul Headley split the Performance North Animal Medium mains.
Lee won going away in Saturday's contest, crossing the stripe four seconds ahead of Headley. Cayla Chapman was third.
Sunday' Animal Medium race was an exciting one between Tyler Sandmeyer, Jimmy Heavlow and Jim Lipari. Sandmeyer and Heavlow ended up taking each other out and Lipari's retired early with engine problems. Justin Funkhouser ran well but him and Chapman made contact, sending Funkhouser into the fence in turn two.
Sandmeyer crossed the stripe first but was penalized for the incident with Heavlow. Headley kept his nose clean throughout the 12-lapper and was awarded the victory. Sandmeyer was penalized two spots, but Chapman was penalized two spots for the incident with Funkhouser. The Chapman penalty gave second back to Sandmeyer with Funkhouser third, Chapman fourth and Tanner Lee fifth.
Lee won Saturday's Power Plus Lubricants feature. Lee again won over Headley, but this time by only a 0.253-second margin. Tim Stiefel ran a strong race for third.
Josh Stiefel, who ran strong all weekend in Senior Pro Gas and Animal Heavy, raced to a competitive win in Sunday's CKI Animal Heavy Mix main over Headley. The New York Coyote racer made a late-race pass on Headley to score the win.
Mikim Motorsports racer Mike Greiner scored Margay another victory in LO206 Heavy 2 on Sunday. Greiner won a close contest over Michael Clark and Jordan Mincey.
New York's Blake Boon and Georgia's Jax Walker split the LO206 Kid Kart mains. Boon won his first national race in Saturday's KartKandy.com Kid Kart main. The Coyote racer won by a wide margin over Walker, Asher Johnson and Jet Tobin.
Sunday saw Walker score a big win over Boon in Tyler Sandmeyer LO206 Kid Kart 2. The win marked Walker's third of the 2014 Gold Cup season.
Click HERE for MyLaps results from this past weekend.
Click HERE for top 10 results from the Michigan Kart Supply Nationals.
Next up for the Gold Cup is the August 15-17 Van-K Wheels / MGM Chassis Nationals at Michiana Raceway Park in South Bend, Indiana. Click HERE for the event entry form.
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Saturday, July 9, 2011
Upcoming Appearance: Tommy Lasorda
4 comments:
- KEMVP27 said...
How do I get tickets do I have to go the day of the show or can I call F&S?
Thanks Roberto!!
You are La Voz De Los Dodger Fanaticos!
- August 24, 2011 at 11:21 PM
- Roberto Baly said...
You can contact Hall of Fame Sports. Or go Wednesdays or Saturdays when they are open.
- August 25, 2011 at 4:52 PM
- KEMVP27 said...
Thanks Roberto!
Longtime follower just signed on recently. Appreciate the info.
- August 25, 2011 at 10:32 PM
- raiders83 said...
Who would pay for this mans autograph 100 dollars for a sloppy autograph and filthy attitude no thank you what happened to this organization it used to be have class I used to look forward to going to games now I literary take a gun its sad to be a dodger fan my kids are becoming dodger fan and after how lasorda acted yesterday I had to make up lies to condone his f up attitude and the team looks messed up its sad being a dodger fan these days im getting my money back from frank n sons lasorda is dead to me....
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| 3.6°C Belfast
Tourism chiefs in Ireland are aiming to cash in on reports of one of the world's most famous couples honeymooning in the country.
Celebrity television star Kim Kardashian and rapper Kanye West reportedly flew into Cork yesterday evening for a supposedly secret getaway after their Italian wedding.
But when rumours spread of the glamour arrival - still to be confirmed by the newlyweds - scores of teenage fans and inquisitive locals descended on the luxury Castlemartyr Resort.
The rapper, 36, and reality TV star, 33, took off for a rural retreat after celebrating their weekend wedding with several hundred guests at the 16th-century Fort Belvedere in Florence.
It was the groom's first and the third for his bride.
And Tourism Ireland is now hoping to cash in on the worldwide interest in the couple's Irish honeymoon by targeting their massive online fan base.
Kardashian has 40 million plus followers on Twitter and Facebook.
"We're working hard to produce a guide for their fans about where they are, or rather where they might be," marketing director Mark Henry said.
"We'd love to be able to give their millions of followers the information so maybe they can follow in their footsteps. It's a global story."
When news first emerged of the superstar arrival, Mr Henry posted on his Twitter account: "A big welcome to Ireland @KimKardashian and @kanyewest from all of us at @TourismIreland - we're working to improve the weather right now..."
Tourism Ireland is hoping to run a potentially massive and lucrative marketing blitz by using a guide of places to visit to connect with just a fraction of the couple's millions of followers.
The agency is hoping fans eager to get a glimpse into the lives of the rich and famous will maybe follow suit with a trip to the south-west.
The first sign of the superstar arrival was a private jet landing at Cork Airport yesterday afternoon and a couple being whisked from the runway in limousines.
The couple - known as Kimye - are reportedly expected to spend one day in Dublin but the frequent social media users have remained unusually quiet about their plans.
Kanye West proposed to Kim Kardashian on her 33rd birthday in October last year.
Their daughter named North was born in June 2013.


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Philips aims compact home theater at smaller spaces
- 29 August, 2008 02:15
Philips launched the CinemaOne for people who want a compact home theater, at the IFA electronics show on Thursday.
The unit combines a DVD player, CD player, iPod dock with amplification, four speakers and a subwoofer. The speakers are angled around the body of the unit, and the 4-inch subwoofer is built into the base.
It will start shipping in Europe in September or October, and cost €449 (US$660). No plans for availability elsewhere in the world have been announced.
But one thing it lacks is support for Blu-ray. That might come in the future, but right now it's not something that the Cinema One customer is asking for, according to Philips. It sees the CinemaOne being used in student apartments, bedrooms or an office.
The CinemaOne measures about 273mm x 172mm x 273mm, which Philips compares to the size of a football. It can handle several video formats, including DivX and WMV.