Multi – Jurisdiction Racing License Rev. 1-3-11 As a racehorse or greyhound owner who may wish to participate in several different racing jurisdictions, you are eligible to apply for multi-jurisdiction license privileges through the RCI Multi-Jurisdiction Licensing Program. This form is only for those owners who will not be applying for any other type of license (ie, trainer, driver, etc.) If you will be applying for another type of license, please contact those jurisdictions for an application. Some racing commissions may require additional information from you. If so, you will be contacted by that commission and requested to submit addendum to this form.
Declare and establish a partnership, connected with an limited [sic], the following horses, effective [date] relative proportions of interest as indicated.
A current signed W-9 (with correct tar identification information) must be on filewith the Horsemen Bookkeeping Office, for this request to be honored. Individuals must have a social security number; partnerships & corporations need a federal identification number.
Guarantees the horse to be free and clear of all encumbrances unless otherwise stated herein. Should this animal be sold, claimed or otherwise change hands, any balance due is payable immediately. The horse is not to be used for breeding purposes without the consent of the seller.
[you] lease the racing qualities of the horse … in the event the horse indicated is claimed during an effective period of the lease, the lessor shall receive % and the lessee % of the claiming price.


A video showcasing 70 Years of research at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, began airing on NASA television Sept. 26. Armstrong, the agency's lead center for atmospheric flight research operations, began its storied history in the high desert in September 1946.
Initially focused on experimental aircraft called X-planes, flight research with the X-15 rocket plane offered the opportunity to assist with the space mission of NASA. The following decades saw Armstrong's mission expanded to include roles in the space shuttle program, aviation safety, airborne science and technology advancement. In addition, a NASA 747SP aircraft based at the center carries the world's largest airborne infrared telescope named SOFIA, Stratospheric Observatory to Infrared Astronomy.
Armstrong is returning to the age of X-planes with NASA's first electric propulsion aircraft, named the X-57. That aircraft could lead to advances in fuel efficiency and reductions in noise and emissions. In addition, Seventy years after coming to this desert outpost to test the first X-plane to reach flight supersonically, the center is pursuing research that could lead to another fast but quieter X-plane. If successful, that aircraft could substantially decrease the noise made when an aircraft pierces the speed of sound that could end the prohibition on supersonic flight over land.
NASA TV schedules are available at: http://www.nasa.gov/ntv; You Tube: www.youtube.com/armstrongtv; For more about Armstrong Flight Research Center, visit http://www.nasa.gov/centers/armstrong.


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const { argv } = require('yargs');
const { exec } = require('child-process-promise');
const { homedir } = require('os');
const firebaseTools = require('firebase-tools');
const inquirer = require('inquirer');
const fs = require('mz/fs');
const path = require('path');

// Command Line Arguments
const userToken = argv.token;
const projectId = argv.projectId;

let cachedToken;

try {
  const config = require(path.resolve(
    homedir(),
    '.config/configstore/firebase-tools.json'
  ));
  cachedToken = config.tokens.refresh_token;
} catch (err) {}

Promise.resolve(userToken || cachedToken)
  // Log in to firebase-tools
  .then(async userToken => {
    if (userToken) return userToken;
    const {
      tokens: { refresh_token: freshToken }
    } = await firebaseTools.login.ci();
    return freshToken;
  })
  // Capture the firebase test project
  .then(async token => {
    const project = await (async () => {
      if (projectId) return projectId;

      const projects = await firebaseTools.list({ token });
      const response = await inquirer.prompt([
        {
          type: 'list',
          name: 'projectId',
          message: 'Which project would you like to use to test?',
          choices: projects.map(project => ({
            name: `${project.name} (${project.id})`,
            value: project
          }))
        }
      ]);

      const {
        projectId: { id }
      } = response;

      return id;
    })();

    // Write config to top-level config directory
    await firebaseTools.setup
      .web({ project, token })
      .then(config =>
        fs.writeFile(
          path.resolve(__dirname, '../config/project.json'),
          JSON.stringify(config, null, 2)
        )
      );

    // npm install the dependencies for functions
    await exec('npm install', {
      cwd: path.resolve(__dirname, '../config/functions')
    });

    // Deploy database rules
    await firebaseTools.deploy({
      project,
      token,
      cwd: path.resolve(__dirname, '../config')
    });
  })
  .then(() => {
    console.log('Success! Exiting...');
    process.exit();
  })
  .catch(err => {
    console.error(err);
    process.exit(1);
  });

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Attacks jolt Mideast peace plan
A spate of attacks by Palestinian militants left nine Israelis dead this weekend.
By Ilene Prusher Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
May 19, 2003 | JERUSALEM
A fresh spate of violence punctured already faint hopes that the Israeli and Palestinian prime ministers would soon follow Washington's road map to peace.
In historical terms, this is no surprise; new peace initiatives are routinely attacked by extremists on both sides. But knowing that doesn't make the challenge of developing trust and momentum for the road map any easier.
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who was due to arrive in Washington Monday, postponed his trip after a Palestinian suicide bomber stepped on a bus in a leafy Jerusalem neighborhood, blowing up himself and seven passengers, and wounding 20 others.
A second bomber nearby succeeded in killing only himself, while another suicide bomber on Saturday killed an Israeli couple in the Jewish settlement inside the city of Hebron.
The wave of attacks has come amid a Saturday night summit between Mr. Sharon and Mahmoud Abbas, the recently appointed Palestinian prime minister. It was the first meeting of Israeli and Palestinian leaders after more than two-and-a-half years of violence.
The swift toppling of Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq and the appointment of Mr. Abbas were both viewed as possible breakthroughs on the hard path to Middle East peace.
But the changes do not seem to have melted positions or morphed political realities that have defined the conflict since the breakdown in peace talks three years ago this September.
Each side demands that the other take the first risky steps toward putting Bush's road map into play. Sharon says he will not sign on to the road map until he sees Abbas, also known as Abu Mazen, use his new office to crack down on Palestinian militant groups such as Hamas and Islamic Jihad.
But Abbas says that until Sharon accepts the road map - which calls on Israel to withdraw troops from Palestinian towns, dismantle settlement outposts, and allow the creation of a Palestinian state by 2005 - there can be no concerted attempt to fight the Islamic fundamentalist movements.
The long-anticipated weekend summit between the prime ministers, so rare in part because Sharon has refused on principle to meet with Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, was characterized as "productive" and "constructive" by officials leaving the late-night meeting.
But it was bookended by the two suicide bombings and came at the end of a week in which Israeli military offensives in the Gaza Strip killed eight Palestinians. Sunday, Israeli forces also shot and killed an 18-year-old Palestinian man in the Gaza refugee camp of Khan Younis, and wounded three in clashes with stone-throwers in the West Bank city of Nablus, Reuters reported.
The three-hour meeting between Sharon and Abu Mazen ought to portend good.
In an interview with The Jerusalem Post last week, Sharon floated the possibility of brokering a compromise plan to turn over a new leaf: Israel would pull its troops out of the northern part of the Gaza Strip and declare a truce there, simultaneously giving security chief Mohammed Dahlan a chance to prove that the Palestinian Authority is able to rein in militants.
But instead, people here woke up to what seems like a Middle Eastern interpretation of the movie "Groundhog Day" - same story, different victims.
Even before the latest violence, Sharon has refused to endorse the road map because he feels that, among other things, it too closely mirrors the failed Oslo Accords. It sets, for example, a timetable for the path each side should take, but Sharon believes progress should be based on achievements - not deadlines.
"We're not going to commit ourselves to do anything until we see proof of real will and capability on the part of Abu Mazen," says Mark Heller, a political scientist at the Jaffe Center for Strategic Studies at Tel Aviv University. "The mood in Israel now is that we're not going to give them rewards for not doing what they should not have done in the first place. We're not going to hold out a carrot for them."
The catch, Palestinians say, is that they can hardly fight terror when their security infrastructure has been effectively destroyed by the Israeli military in the course of the uprising.
But, says Mr. Heller, if Sharon is seen to be holding out a hand to Abu Mazen - such as easing restrictions on Palestinians to bolster him in comparison to a still-strong Arafat - it may make it even more difficult for Abu Mazen to secure a power base.
"Being nice to him might even backfire. Already he's subject to accusations of being an Israeli-American stooge. The more you hug him, the more vulnerable he is," says Heller.
Palestinians, however, argue that preconditions are what is keeping the road map out of reach. Abu Mazen says he cannot start making the moves Israel requires until Sharon accepts the very formula outlined by the Bush administration - which ends with the creation of a Palestinian state in the next two to 2-1/2 years.
Launching a campaign against Palestinian rejectionist groups can only become more palatable if Palestinian lives become livable, says Ziad Abu Amar, the minister of culture in the Palestinian Authority's new cabinet.
"Sharon needs to do things on the micro and macro level," he says. "He must first set the stage by accepting the road map. It doesn't make sense anymore to say: 'I have no peace partner.' Second, he can start with some steps to ease the restrictions on the Palestinian people, like lifting road blocks, ending sieges on many areas, stopping assassinations. He should give the new cabinet and the prime minister some breathing space. The man [Abu Mazen] is under terrible pressure to do something, but they want him to do it while they're destroying Palestinian homes and property, and that doesn't give him much of a chance," he says.
"If they are under constant attack, how are they are going to maintain order?" he asks. "You don't tie their hands and ask them to swim."
After three Israeli teens found dead will the revenge cycle be ratcheted up?
Why some hail the unraveling of Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts
Ariel Sharon: A timeline of a controversial life
https://www.csmonitor.com/2003/0519/p06s01-wome.html

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Q: how to print a list of all the checked items in qlistwidget. in python How to return or print all the checked items in a QlistWidget?
I am able to print the selected items but what i want is to print the checked items
So i want to check if the item is checked if yes the system append the checked item to the list and at the end it prints this list.
The code below includes the GUI part and the functions:

*

*load file

*display header

*display checked items

code:
    from PyQt5 import QtCore, QtGui, QtWidgets

    import pandas as pd

    from PandasModel import PandasModel

    import seaborn as sns
    import cufflinks as cf
    import plotly
    import plotly.offline as py
    import plotly.express as px
    import plotly.graph_objs as go
    from plotly.offline.offline import iplot
    cf.go_offline()
    cf.set_config_file(offline=False, world_readable=True)

    class Widget(QtWidgets.QWidget):
        def __init__(self, parent=None):
            QtWidgets.QWidget.__init__(self, parent=None)
            self.gridLayout_3 = QtWidgets.QGridLayout(self)
            self.gridLayout_3.setObjectName("gridLayout_3")

            self.gridLayout_2 = QtWidgets.QGridLayout()
            self.gridLayout_2.setObjectName("gridLayout_2")

            self.gridLayout = QtWidgets.QGridLayout()
            self.gridLayout.setObjectName("gridLayout")

            self.pathLE = QtWidgets.QLineEdit(self)
            self.gridLayout_2.addWidget(self.pathLE, 0, 1, 1, 1)

            self.loadBtn = QtWidgets.QPushButton("Select File", self)
            self.loadBtn.clicked.connect(self.loadFile)
            self.gridLayout_2.addWidget(self.loadBtn, 0, 0, 1, 1)
            self.gridLayout_3.addLayout(self.gridLayout_2, 0, 0, 1, 4)

            self.displayHeader = QtWidgets.QPushButton("Display header", self)
            self.displayHeader.clicked.connect(lambda: self.print_df_header(self.df))
            self.gridLayout.addWidget(self.displayHeader, 2, 0, 1, 1)

            self.displayDF_checked_header = QtWidgets.QPushButton("Print checked item", self)
            self.displayDF_checked_header.clicked.connect(lambda: self.setItems(self.df))
            self.gridLayout.addWidget(self.displayDF_checked_header, 5, 0, 1, 1)

            self.header_list = QtWidgets.QListWidget(self)
            self.header_list.setObjectName("listWidget")
            self.header_list.itemSelectionChanged.connect(self.selectionChanged)
            self.gridLayout_3.addWidget(self.header_list, 1, 2, 1, 1)

            self.pandasTv = QtWidgets.QTableView(self)
            self.verticalLayout.addWidget(self.pandasTv)

            self.pandasTv.setSortingEnabled(True)

         def loadFile(self):
            fileName, _ = QtWidgets.QFileDialog.getOpenFileName(self, "Open File", "", "CSV Files (*.csv)");
            self.pathLE.setText(fileName)
            df = pd.read_csv(fileName)
            model = PandasModel(df)
            self.pandasTv.setModel(model)
            self.df = df

         def print_df_header(self,df):
            savelist = list(self.df)
            for item in savelist:
                qitem = QtWidgets.QListWidgetItem ( )
                qitem.setText ( item )
                qitem.setCheckState ( QtCore.Qt.Unchecked )
                self.header_list.addItem ( qitem )
            print(savelist)

         def setItems(self, item):
            self.items=[]
            if item.checkState() == QtCore.Qt.Checked:
              self.items.append(item)
              print(self.items.append(item))

            if item.checkState() == QtCore.Qt.Unchecked:
              self.items.remove(item)

# this function allow to print the selected items
         def selectionChanged(self):
            print("Selected items: ", self.header_list.selectedItems())

    if __name__ == "__main__":
        import sys
        app = QtWidgets.QApplication(sys.argv)
        w = Widget()
        w.show()
        sys.exit(app.exec_())

A: You need to cycle through all items and check for their checkState():
def selectionChanged(self):
    checked = []
    for row in range(self.header_list.count()):
        item = self.header_list.item(row)
        if item.checkState():
            checked.append(item)
    print("Checked items: ", ", ".join(i.text() for i in checked))

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N'GOLO KANTE has suggested a phone call from Zinedine Zidane would be irrelevant as he is focused on Chelsea.
The midfielder was quizzed about what he would do if he were to be approached by the Real Madrid manager ahead of the summer transfer window.
France star and World Cup winner Kante has developed into one of Europe's top talents at Stamford Bridge.
Since joining from Leicester in 2016, the 27-year-old has gone from strength to strength.
And despite being asked by Maurizio Sarri to play a slightly more offensive role out of position somewhat this season, he remains an integral figure in the Blues side.
Chelsea cannot afford to lose Kante and tied him down to a new lucrative contract back in November.
The ex-Caen man and Paris-born player could become a target for compatriot Zidane, though, this summer.
Kante is now on £290,000-a-week in west London, but a move to Madrid may be lined up by Real, who are poised for an overhaul following Zidane's return to the dugout.
However, while away on international duty with France, the Chelsea fan-favourite has played down talk interest from Zidane would turn his head.
He is focused on his goals at Stamford Bridge, with Chelsea chasing Champions League qualification and Europa League glory in the season run-in.
And asked about his future and a potential move to Real, Kante said: "Today I'm still at Chelsea and I still have aims here.
"Even if Zidane calls me, it's not important, I'm at Chelsea today and I'm focused on that."
Kante's team-mate Eden Hazard has also been quizzed on transfer speculation with regards to Real.
While away with Belgium, reports have suggested a five-year deal has been agreed in principle between the player and the La Liga giants following talks with Zidane.
After the break, sixth-placed Chelsea return to action with a trip to Cardiff on Sunday (2.05pm).
Kante and Hazard are expected to start in Wales for Sarri's side.
JURGEN KLOPP doesn't need to motivate his troops for the Premier League title battle.
Lionel Messi makes stunning Cristiano Ronaldo admission - does Barcelona ace miss rival?
MANCHESTER UNITED have reportedly been offered Raphael Varane for £68m this summer - but the club are unwilling to meet Real Madrid's demands.
Newcastle won at Arsenal NINE years ago... but how many would get in current Toon team?


The guys who gave us Pyaar Ka Punchnama have just released the trailer of their digital sitcom Life Sahi Hai – Season 01.
Life Sahi Hai revolves around the lives of four guys – Jasjit, Amit, Sahil and Siddharth who have moved to Delhi, to live independently for the first time.
They have a tendency to land in uncomfortable and what for us are hilarious situations, all the time. While dealing with bosses, girlfriends and with each other, these guys end up in challenging situations. But despite all this, they can see the lighter side of life in everything and keep believing that "Life Sahi Hai".
Life Sahi Hai stars Suhail Nayyar, Tarun Jain, Siddhanth Chaturvedi and Abhishek Saha. It is produced by Luv Ranjan and Ankur Garg under their company Luv Films and created by Tarun Jain.


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Q: how do I restart nginx which is install by passenger I installed nginx by passenger-install-nginx-module , and start nginx by /opt/nginx/sbin/nginx, but I don't know how to stop or restart nginx after I update my nginx conf.
I know I can use the way ps aux | grep and kill, it there a way like services restart nginx ?

A: nginx is build to reload configuration without the need for a restart.  The common way to restart nginx is to first do
nginx -t

Which will analyse the configuration file and tell you if there are any problems (this is very convenient since syntax errors in the configuration file means downtime).  And then
nginx -s reload

Will reload the configuration and restart nginx workers one by one with the new config.  This simply finds the master nginx process and sends it the right signal (this is not much different from your ps axu | grep and kill, it just uses a different signal).
There are several other useful command line options for configuration and logging.  Being aware of them lets you run nginx practically without any downtime.


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Q: Maven could not find artifact that already exists in repository I run "mvn install" in command line and get stuck by below error.
Caused by: org.apache.maven.project.DependencyResolutionException: Could not resolve dependencies for project com.detux.vios:common-entity:jar:2_0_0:
Could not find artifact org.hibernate:hibernate-entitymanager:jar:3.6.2.FINAL in central (http://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2)

I check in m2\repository\org\hibernate\hibernate-entitymanager\3.6.2.FINAL\, here is its contents

I've also tried to add new remote repository to pom.xml but it still doesn't work
<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
    xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
    <parent>
        <artifactId>common</artifactId>
        <groupId>com.detux.vios</groupId>
        <version>2_0_0</version>
    </parent>
    <groupId>com.detux.vios</groupId>
    <artifactId>common-entity</artifactId>
    <version>${common.version}</version>
    <name>Vios Common entity</name>
    <dependencies>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
            <artifactId>hibernate-entitymanager</artifactId>
            <version>${hibernate.version}</version>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>com.detux.vios</groupId>
            <artifactId>common-util</artifactId>
            <version>${common.version}</version>
        </dependency>
    </dependencies>
    <properties>
    </properties>
    <repositories>
        <repository>
            <id>repository.jboss.org-public</id>
            <name>JBoss repository</name>
            <url>http://repository.jboss.org/nexus/content/groups/public</url>
        </repository>
    </repositories>
</project>

Below is pom.xml of parent project
<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
    xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
    <groupId>com.detux.vios</groupId>
    <artifactId>common</artifactId>
    <version>2_0_0</version>
    <packaging>pom</packaging>
    <name>Vios Common</name>

    <build>
        <plugins>
            <plugin>
                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
                <configuration>
                    <source>1.6</source>
                    <target>1.6</target>
                </configuration>
            </plugin>
            <plugin>
                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
                <executions>
                    <execution>
                        <id>jar-test-classes</id>
                        <phase>package</phase>
                        <goals>
                            <goal>test-jar</goal>
                        </goals>
                    </execution>
                </executions>
            </plugin>
        </plugins>
    </build>

    <properties>
        <commons-jxpath.version>1.3</commons-jxpath.version>
        <common.version>2_0_0</common.version>
        <spring.version>3.0.5.RELEASE</spring.version>
        <spring.integration.version>2.0.4.RELEASE</spring.integration.version>
        <hibernate.version>3.6.2.FINAL</hibernate.version>
        <maven-jaxb2-plugin.version>0.7.4</maven-jaxb2-plugin.version>
        <commonsbeanutils.version>1.8.3</commonsbeanutils.version>
        <commons-lang.version>2.6</commons-lang.version>
    </properties>
    <modules>
        <module>common-model</module>
        <module>common-entity</module>
        <module>common-storage</module>
        <module>common-util</module>
        <module>common-service</module>
        <module>common-service-business</module>
        <module>common-service-resource</module>
        <module>common-catalog</module>
        <module>common-xml-jaxb2</module>
    </modules>
</project>

A: I am not sure how this could have happened, but the central has this artifact but with Final in its folder path and not FINAL.
Can you change your pom.xml to use Final and delete the existing local repository folder m2\repository\org\hibernate\hibernate-entitymanager\3.6.2.FINAL so that it can download again?


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MA Economics Entrance Exam Pattern
Delhi School of Economics ( DSE )
Admission Rules (for admission to M.A. Economics, 2019-20) As per University guidelines, 50% of seats are earmarked for direct admission of students who have graduated with B.A. Economics (Hons) of the University of Delhi, subject to eligibility conditions and in order of merit in the respective categories. The remaining 50% will be filled through an Entrance Test. Reservations/concessions will apply separately for both modes of admissions. However, no candidate will be admitted in the General category through the Entrance Test mode unless he/she secures at least 40 percent marks in the Test. Shortlisting of students for scholarships will be done on the basis of the Entrance Test only.
For MA Economics Entrance Exam for Delhi School of Economics major topics to be covered are Micro Economics, Macro Economics, Mathematical Methods, Probability & Statistics, and Econometrics
Eligibility Conditions for DSE
Eligibility Conditions : Indian Students (General Category)
Direct / Merit Mode : At least 60% or equivalent CGPA in the aggregate of the B.A. Economics (Hons) of the University of Delhi.
Entrance Test Mode: At least 60% or First Division or equivalent CGPA in any Graduate/Postgraduate degree in any subject from the University of Delhi or any Indian University recognized by the University of Delhi.
Pattern of the Paper
Question Paper Should have 50 multiple choice questions (100 Marks)
Marking Scheme
+2 for the correct answer,
-2/3 for a wrong answer,
0 for unattempted question
Exam Date : June End
Duration : 2 hours
No. of seats : 232 approx.
For further details please visit website of DSE www.econdse.org
MA Handbook of Information
MA_Handbook-of-information-2019
Indian Statistical Institute (ISI)
Master of Science in Quantitative Economics (MS QE)
2-year Master of Science in Quantitative Economics:
Required Qualifications : a 3-year Bachelor's degree in any discipline with Mathematics as a subject at the intermediate (10+2) level. (Offered at Kolkata and Delhi)
Stipend Rs. 8000/- per month
Total Seats
OBC-NCL
MSQE (DELHI) 27 14 7 4 2
MSQE (Kolkata) 18 9 5 3 1
Expected Exam Date
May First or Second Week
There will be two papers of two hours each.
PEA (Objective Exam Involving MCQ's) and PEB (Subjective Exam)
PEA (Objective Exam) will have be 30 MCQ Questions involving Micro, Macro, Maths, Stats & Ecotrix
PEB (Subjective Exam) will have Three Sections, Section A, B and C. Each Section will have 3 Questions of 25 Marks each. Student is required to answer 4 questions in all selecting at least one question from each section.
For further details please visit website of ISI www.isical.ac.in
Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR)
M. Sc. (Economics)
Eligibility: Minimum qualification for admission to M.Sc. programme includes one of the following degrees or their equivalents: B.A./B.Sc. in Economics /B.Com. /B.Stat. /B.Sc. (Physics or Mathematics) /B.Tech./B.E. with at least
55% aggregate marks for Economics discipline and 60% aggregate marks for other disciplines. The applicant must have studied Mathematics at the higher secondary or higher level. Reservation Policy as per Government of India Rules. Reserved Category applicants have to produce the necessary documentation as per GOI Rule.
April End
The paper will consist of three parts
Test I : Comprehension, Reasoning analytical ability 15 questions 15 Marks
Test II : Test of Basic Maths 35 questions 70 Marks
Test III A : Economics 20 questions 40 Marks
Test III B : Advanced Maths 20 questions 40 Marks
[Students are required to choose either IIIA (Economics) or III B (Advanced Maths)]
No. of seats : 25 approx.
Masters in Economics
This is a two-year programme.
Test Papers of JAM 2021 will be of entirely objective type, with three different patterns of questions, namely (i) Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ), (ii) Multiple Select Questions (MSQ), and (iii) Numerical Answer Type (NAT) questions.
Subjects for Test Papers
Micro Economics, Macro Economics, Indian Economy, Statistics for Economics, Mathematics for Economics
The candidates who have either appeared or are due to appear in the final examination of their qualifying degree in 2021 are also eligible to appear in JAM 2021. By qualifying in JAM 2021, candidates can apply for a provisional admission subject to the condition that: (a) all parts of their final examination shall be completed by the date of registration of the Admitting Institute, and (b) proof of having passed the qualifying degree with required eligibility, as specified by the Admitting Institute, should be submitted by September 30, 2021.
Jawahar Lal Nehru University (JNU)
JNU offers two different Masters in Economics Programs.
(i) The School of International Studies (or commonly known as SIS) offers a MA Economics (with specialisation in the World Economy).
(ii) The School of Social Sciences (or commonly known as SSS) offers a MA Economics.
MA Economics (with specialisation in the World Economy)
(i) Bachelor's degree (with 50% marks in aggregate) in the following subjects: Economics (Honours) with Mathematics as a subsidiary subject; or Mathematics (Honours) with Economics as a subsidiary subject; or Statistics (Honours) with Economics and Mathematics as subsidiary subjects
(ii) Any other Bachelor's degree (with 60% marks in aggregate) with courses in Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Mathematical Economics and Statistics.
MA Economics
The School of Social Sciences (or commonly known as the SSS) offers M.A. (Economics). The master's program in Economics is offered via the Centre for Economic Studies and Planning.
Bachelor's degree in any discipline under 10+2+3 pattern of education with at least 50% marks. Knowledge of Mathematics at 10+2 level is expected and will be tested for in the Entrance Examination.
Exam Date : Mid May
Madras School of Economics
MSE offers 5 post graduate courses in economics :
(i) MA General Economics 50 seats
(ii) MA Financial Economics 50 seats
(iii) MA Applied Quantitative Finance 50 seats
(iv) MA actuarial Economics 30 seats
(v) MA environmental Economics 30 seats
Eligibility : Any graduate of a Recognized University with a minimum of 55% marks (50% for OBC – Non Creamy Layer; and 45% for ST candidates) and Mathematics at plus two level.
The Entrance Examination will have 100 questions to be completed in 120 minutes. There are two parts – Part A and Part B.
PART A (35 questions)
This part contains multiple choice questions on language, analytical skills and general aptitude.
PART B (65 questions)
Part B contains four sections covering simple mathematics, statistics, advanced mathematics and economics. While the first three sections contain 15 questions each, the last section on economics will contain 20 questions. All questions carry equal marks and there are no negative markings.
The syllabus for the four sections is as follows:
Mathematics – Plus 2 level Mathematics covering functions, linear Algebra, Limits, differential and integral calculus.
Statistics – Basic statistics of Plus 2 level covering measures of central tendency, probability distribution – normal etc.
Advanced Mathematics – Graduate level mathematics covering linear algebra, limits and derivatives, optimization, integration etc.
Economics – Graduate level economics covering topics in micro- and macro-economics and Indian economic development.
Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics (GIPE)
GIPE offers 4 post graduate courses in economics :
(i) M. Sc. (Economics) 40 seats
(ii) M. Sc. (Financial Economics) 40 seats
(iii) M. Sc. (Agribusiness Economics) 40 seats
(iv) M. Sc. (International Business Economics & Finance) 40 seats
The entrance examination will be of 120 minutes duration and will consist of 100 objective type questions, each carrying one mark.
One fourth of the marks will be deducted as negative marks for wrong answers. The Entrance Examination will comprise the following components :
(a) Aptitude in Mathematics and Statistics (30 marks)
(b) Analytical Ability and Reasoning (20 marks)
(c) Undergraduate level knowledge in Economics (50 marks).
Expected Exam Date : June First Week
Eligibility : Any graduate of a Recognized University
Candidates are expected to be familiar with content of a standard Economics course taught at the undergraduate level as well as national and international economic issues of importance at present and in the recent past. The list of broad topics to be covered in the entrance test is given below :
1. Descriptive Statistics– Measures of Central tendency- Measures of dispersion, Correlation and Regression Coefficient – Probability Theory- Index Numbers.
2. Mathematics for economics – Algebra, Calculus and Matrix Algebra.
Analytical Ability and Reasoning
1. Microeconomics (Demand Curves, Price and Income Elasticity of Demand, Cost Curves, Equilibrium of Firm under different market structures).
2. Macroeconomics (National Income, Theory of Income Determination, Fiscal and Monetary Policy, Trade and Balance of Payments).
3. Basic theories of growth and development.
4. Recent developments in Indian Economy and international economic issues of contemporary importance.
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Status: offline Safe to say it will be in the $49.99 - $59.99 range per most of their new releases.
Status: offline What time is release on the 3rd?
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Q: Retrieving data from anonymous class I was wondering how to retrieve the string textOperandValue,from this code :
final JTextField textOperand = new JTextField();
textOperand.setBounds(200,100,75,25);

//textOperand action Listener
textOperand.addActionListener( new ActionListener () {
  public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
    String textOperandValue = textOperand.getText();
  }
});

So I can take it, and then parse it into a double to be used later in the program. I tried setting it equal to a another string
    String Input = " ";  but it said I had to initialize the string to a  final String Input = " ";  which I learned is something like a constant in C++.

A: Any variables you declare within an ActionListener won't be visible to the rest of your code. Either you need to set a variable (from within the listener) that has wider scope:
public class Listen
{
    String usefulResult = null;

    public Listen()
    {
        final JTextField textOperand = new JTextField();
        textOperand.addActionListener(new ActionListener()
        {
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
            {
                Listen.this.usefulResult = textOperand.getText();
            }
        });
    }
}

Here we use the "OuterClass.this" trick to access the surrounding scope without needing a final variable.
or you need to perform all the necessary work from within the listener itself (i.e. you don't "retrieve" the value, you just use the value):
    public void doSomethingUseful(String usefulValue) { /* add code here */ }

    textOperand.addActionListener( new ActionListener ()
    {
        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
        {
            doSomethingUseful(textOperand.getText());
        }
    });

Or you could use this second technique to call a setter method that changes the value of a variable, avoiding the problems of accessing final variables within event listeners:
public class Listen
{
    String usefulResult = null;

    public void setUseful(String usefulValue){
        usefulResult = usefulValue;
    }

    public Listen()
    {
        final JTextField textOperand = new JTextField();
        textOperand.addActionListener(new ActionListener()
        {
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
            {
                setUseful(textOperand.getText());
            }
        });
    }
}

It depends what you want to do with the value from the TextField.

A: You can't access the members of anonymous classes. In this case it's even a local variable in a method, those are never accessible.
Either, you'll have to set the value of a member of the outer class, but beware of synchronization trouble.
class MyClass {
  final JTextField textOperand = new JTextField();
  public String textOperandValue;

  public MyClass() {
    textOperand.setBounds(200,100,75,25);

    //textOperand action Listener
    textOperand.addActionListener( new ActionListener () {
      public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
        textOperandValue = textOperand.getText();
      }
    });
  }

  public someOtherMethod() {
    // textOperandValue available here
    if (textOperandValue != null)
      //is set
  }
}

Or, you'll have to call a method somewhere else that can store the value.
class MyClass {
  final JTextField textOperand = new JTextField();

  public MyClass() {
    textOperand.setBounds(200,100,75,25);

    //textOperand action Listener
    textOperand.addActionListener( new ActionListener () {
      public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
        someOtherMethod(textOperand.getText());
      }
    });
  }

  public someOtherMethod(String value) {
    System.out.println(value);
  }
}

Or, you create a (named) class that is an ActionListener and that can store the value in a retrievable form.
class MyClass {
  final JTextField textOperand = new JTextField();
  public String textOperandValue;

  private class MyActionListener implements ActionListener {
    String value;

    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
      value =textOperand.getText();
    }
  }

  MyActionListener l = new MyActionListener();

  public MyClass() {
    textOperand.setBounds(200,100,75,25);

    //textOperand action Listener
    textOperand.addActionListener(l);
  }

  public someOtherMethod() {
    if (l.value != null)
      //is set
  }
}

Or, you just do what you need to do in the action method:
class MyClass {
  final JTextField textOperand = new JTextField();

  public MyClass() {
    textOperand.setBounds(200,100,75,25);

    //textOperand action Listener
    textOperand.addActionListener( new ActionListener () {
      public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
        System.out.println(textOperand.getText());
      }
    });
  }
}

A: it can work if textOperandValue is global(if it defined in class globally) variable.
not inside ActionListener, not inside method where you wrote this code.