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Q: Does grails support sharding? Does grails support sharding?
I want a multi-tenancy database solution and I looking at grails currently.

A: Take a look at: http://www.grails.org/plugin/sharding

A: Grails ORM is built on Hibernate, so my guess is that it'll be capable of (or limited to) whatever Hibernate can do.  Hibernate Shards is the extension that supports sharding.  I haven't used it myself, but you might want to try plugging that in and see what happens.

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Implement From<char> for u64
gendx November 26, 2020, 8:04am #1
I've noticed that there is a direct conversion from char to u32 (i.e. impl From<char> for u32), since https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/35755. However, there doesn't seem to be direct conversion from char to u64, which seems surprising given that in general we have conversion rules From<uNN> for uMM as long as NN <= MM (as well as direct conversions from bool to uNN).
Is char playing a special role here, or could impl From<char> for u64 be added as well?
This is motivated by the following code: https://github.com/gendx/connect-box/commit/16d2bb41610641a80abdb338c020c6e0d1580a50.
See in particular https://travis-ci.org/github/gendx/connect-box/jobs/745979112.
error[E0277]: the trait bound `u64: From<char>` is not satisfied
--> src/tui.rs:185:42
185 |             ncurses::waddch(self.window, ' '.into());
|                                          ^^^^^^^^^^ the trait `From<char>` is not implemented for `u64`
= help: the following implementations were found:
<u64 as From<NonZeroU64>>
<u64 as From<bool>>
<u64 as From<u16>>
<u64 as From<u8>>
= note: required because of the requirements on the impl of `Into<u64>` for `char`
kornel November 27, 2020, 10:14am #2
It looks like ncurses::chtype is "A character, attributes and a colour-pair", so it's bigger to have some extra bits of information. It is technically a different type. Maybe the ncurses crate could add appropriate newtypes and conversions?
anp November 26, 2020, 3:45pm #3
I agree the specific issue raised here might be better addressed in the crate with the more specific type info, but it still seems reasonable to me to impl From<char> for u64. Am I missing something?
cuviper November 26, 2020, 5:25pm #5
Crates can't implement foreign traits for foreign types, so that would have to use a newtype.
withoutboats November 26, 2020, 5:57pm #6
This is just an oversight; a PR would be welcome to fix this shortcoming.
(It's very unfortunate that if someone makes the mistake of posting here with their small std oversight instead of making a PR, someone will almost certainly write a post discouraging them from contributing as if we have a divine plan to have exactly the API std has today. Please stop making posts discouraging contribution unless you have a really good reason to be confident the contribution would be rejected.)
bjorn3 November 26, 2020, 6:08pm #7
chtype is an u32 or u64 depending on a feature flag. This is in violation with the principle that feature flags are strictly additive, as changing u32 into u64 is a breaking change.
jeaye/ncurses-rs/blob/328502a100cd71fcea875c686ceed15931b048fd/src/ll.rs#L19-L22
#[cfg(feature="wide_chtype")]
pub type chtype = u64;
#[cfg(not(feature="wide_chtype"))]
scottmcm November 27, 2020, 1:40am #8
gendx:
However, there doesn't seem to be direct conversion from char to u64 [...] Is char playing a special role here?
FWIW, that has never surprised me because I don't think of char as being a "numeric" type. That said From conversion is a "newtype-unwrapping" conversion to me, not an "integer-widening" conversion. (char is essentially a struct char(u32); newtype, with some extra magic about having a more restricted value range.)
Notably there also isn't char: TryFrom<u16> even though there's char: TryFrom<u32>, and nor is there char: Into<f32> even though a 25-bit USV can also be exactly represented as a single-precision floating point type.
(But as boats said, one can always send a PR and see what happens.)
chrisd November 27, 2020, 4:22am #9
nor is there char: Into<f32> even though a 25-bit USV can also be exactly represented as a single-precision floating point type.
Is that not a very different thing from merely widening? A u64 is a superset of a u32. It's not that a u32 just so happens to be representable as a u64. A value of u32::MAX has the exact same meaning as u32::MAX as u64.
An u32 into f32 changes that meaning, even if it's exactly representable.
Notably there also isn't char: TryFrom<u16> even though there's char: TryFrom<u32> ,
Yet we have From<u8> for char and TryFrom<u32>. Why not TryFrom<u16> too? Is that not inconsistent? I guess I don't understand the reasoning here.
scottmcm November 27, 2020, 4:33am #10
chrisd:
A u64 is a superset of a u32 . [...] An u32 into f32 changes that meaning, even if it's exactly representable.
I think this is the core of where people can have different perspectives here, since they'll have different definitions for when something "changes its meaning".
An f64 is a superset of a u32 (or an i32) just as "a u64 is a superset of a u32". Does that change its meaning? I don't know, and reasonable people can probably disagree on it. Someone used to javascript, where an f64 often serves as an i54, would probably say no.
chrisd November 27, 2020, 4:36am #11
Sure but if we're saying a char is an integer (which we are, no?) then I don't understand why an integer of 1 or 4 bytes is the only acceptable representation? Why not 2 or 8 as well? What's the distinction we're making here?
toc November 27, 2020, 4:41am #12
Is that not a very different thing from merely widening? A u64 is a superset of a u32 . It's not that a u32 just so happens to be representable as a u64.
I think for want of a real numeric hierarchy in rust (maybe someday, maybe never) then every meaningful error-free widening operation should probably have a From impl, and missing ones just haven't been hit by someone who was willing to make a std PR. At some point the type system may evolve enough that these impls can be somehow automatic.
A value of u32::MAX has the exact same meaning as u32::MAX as u64 .
Even on LE systems you still have to change the alignment and pad it with zeros; I would have to disagree here. This operation can be done in one instruction (usually), but so can conversion to f64.
if we're saying a char is an integer (which we are, no?)
That's the point under debate. I think both of these are consistent and reasonable viewpoints:
char is an integer, so it should have conversions to other numeric things, including floats and bigintegers and such, because it's better to have that once in the library than everyone needing to figure them out themselves. Making people call an extra conversion method is annoying and we should just have all the transitive impls -- even if they're only situationally useful -- since it's From and thus not lossy.
char is text encoding, so should only have conversions that are needed in that context, so to/from u32 for unicode codepoints, and u8 for ascii (as that type has methods like u8::to_ascii_lowercase). The library should guide people to handling text correctly, and it's not a big deal for code doing something unusual to just do another conversion, certainly better than having a ton of extra From implementations in the docs that people would have to scroll past to get to the one they should actually be using.
They're opposed, but I don't think either one is wrong.
The thing I do feel strongly about is that it would be wrong to add just u64: From<char>. If that one's reasonable, then at least u128: From<char> is also reasonable. And if those are reasonable, I think it's also clear that i32: From<char> and similar are just as reasonable as well.
Well, I mean we already do for u8:
fn main() {
// Note: `0xff` is not ascii.
let c: char = 0xff_u8.into();
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And for what it's worth the docs only say that a char is a Unicode scalar value, not that it's a UTF-32 text encoding (or any other encoding). Of course this isn't canonical but the fact it's documented as a Unicode value rather than a specific encoding strikes me as an important distinction.
This isn't like str, which is a specific encoding of Unicode text.
And yes, I don't see anything special about u64 in particular. Although as toc mentioned, the lack of a defined real numeric hierarchy in Rust may make conversions to signed integer arguable even if u64 was accepted.
kornel November 27, 2020, 10:22am #16
Oh, I wasn't aware that From<u8> has also been added despite the earlier PR warning that it may not be the right thing to do from encoding perspective.
So in that case the precedent of "chars are just numbers" has been set, and u64 conversion would fit the existing ones.
tspiteri November 27, 2020, 8:07pm #17
And for UTF-8 code points, f32 is just as adequate as f64: f32 can represent 24-bit integers exactly, and UTF-8 code points can only go up to 21 bits.
Julius-Beides November 28, 2020, 2:37pm #18
I'm working on a PR.
EDIT: Submitted #79502
Aloso November 28, 2020, 1:04pm #19
I'd argue that char is not a number type, because it doesn't implement any arithmetic operations (in contrast to Java, where a char is just a two-byte unsigned integer).
And for what it's worth the docs only say that a char is a Unicode scalar value, not that it's a UTF-32 text encoding
char isn't in a text encoding, it's in a number encoding (big-endian or little-endian depending on the platform). Of course this is an implementation detail, but it's highly unlikely to ever change.
I think it makes sense to implement conversions between char and u16/u64/u128, not because it's the correct thing to do, but because it might prove useful, and I can't see any downsides.
mbrubeck November 28, 2020, 4:57pm #20
Aloso:
char isn't in a text encoding, it's in a number encoding (big-endian or little-endian depending on the platform).
It may be a fairly trivial encoding method, but it's certainly a text encoding. UTF-32 is a Unicode Encoding Form in which Unicode scalar values are encoded as 32-bit numbers, with big-endian and little-endian variations. The [char] type in Rust corresponds precisely to UTF-32BE or UTF-32LE, depending on platform.
Tom-Phinney November 28, 2020, 5:57pm #21
What's the rationale for char: TryFrom<u16>? Is it just a glorified version of char: TryFrom<u8>, where the former might work for most non-Chinese languages while the latter works only for slightly-extended ASCII? Philosophically, should Rust standardize support for these opinionated uses, which intrinsically cannot be language-agnostic?
Ixrec November 28, 2020, 9:42pm #22
They're opposed, but I don't think either one is wrong .
FWIW, I actually have neither viewpoint. I thought From/Into were simply for infallible conversions where there's only one possible (or one obvious default) way of doing the conversion, such that no one could reasonably need to ask why this char value gets turned into that u32 value instead of some other u32 value. On that view, whether a char "is an integer" is simply irrelevant (or at least not directly relevant) to the question of whether these conversions should exist.
The thing I do feel strongly about is that it would be wrong to add just u64: From<char> . If that one's reasonable, then at least u128: From<char> is also reasonable. And if those are reasonable, I think it's also clear that i32: From<char> and similar are just as reasonable as well.
But I completely agree with this. In general, I think the only reason we shouldn't simply add every unambiguous From/Into impl we can is to avoid creating overlapping impls that no one can actually use (without UFCS), but these all seem pretty safe.
Admittedly, I'm not familiar enough with Unicode to be 100% confident that every char value fits in the positive i32s, but I think they do, and if they do then that impl's clearly fine.

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In addition, FAS, prior to making a Federal award with a total amount of Federal share greater than the simplified acquisition threshold, is required to review and consider any information about the applicant that is in the designated integrity and performance system accessible through SAM (currently FAPIIS) (see 41 U.S.C. 2313). An applicant, at its option, may review information in the designated integrity and performance systems accessible through SAM and comment on any information about itself that a Federal awarding agency previously entered and is currently in the designated integrity and performance system accessible through SAM. FAS will consider any comments by the applicant, in addition to the other information in the designated integrity and performance system, in making a judgment about the applicant's integrity, business ethics, and record of performance under Federal awards when completing the review of risk posed by applicants as described in 2 CFR 200.205 ''Federal awarding agency review of risk posed by applicants.'' F. Award Administration Information 1. Award Notices: FAS will notify each applicant in writing of the final disposition of the submitted application. FAS will send an approval letter and agreement to each approved applicant. The approval letter and agreement will specify the terms and conditions applicable to the project, including the levels of QSP funding and any cost-share contribution requirements. 2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements: The agreements will incorporate the details of each project as approved by FAS. Each agreement will identify the terms and conditions pursuant to which CCC will reimburse certain costs of each project. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:15 May 18, 2017 Jkt 241001 Agreements will also outline the responsibilities of the participant, including, but not limited to, procurement (or arranging for procurement) of the commodity sample at a fair market price, arranging for transportation of the commodity sample within the time limit specified in the agreement (organizations should endeavor to ship commodities within 6 months of the effective date of the agreement), compliance with cargo preference requirements (shipment on United States flag vessels, as required), compliance with the Fly America Act requirements (shipment on United States air carriers, as required), timely and effective implementation of technical assistance, and submission of a written evaluation report within 90 days of expiration or termination of the agreement. QSP projects are subject to review and verification by FAS' Compliance, Security, and Emergency Planning Division. Upon request, a QSP participant shall provide to CCC the original documents that support the participant's reimbursement claims. CCC may deny a claim for reimbursement if the claim is not supported by adequate documentation. 3. Reporting: A written evaluation report must be submitted via the UES within 90 days of the expiration or termination of each participant's QSP agreement. Evaluation reports should address all performance measures that were presented in the proposal. G. Agency Contact(s) Signed at Washington, DC, on May 12, 2017. Holly Higgins, Acting Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service, and Acting Vice President, Commodity Credit Corporation. [FR Doc. 2017–10096 Filed 5–18–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–10–P Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Commodity Credit Corporation Notice of Funds Availability: Inviting Applications for the Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops Program The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) announces that it is inviting proposals for the 2018 Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops (TASC) program. The intended effect of this notice is to solicit proposals from the private sector and from government agencies for fiscal year 2018 and to set out the criteria for the awarding of funds under the program. The TASC program is administered by personnel of the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS). DATES: To be considered for funding, proposals must be received by 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, June 19, 2017. Any proposals received after this time will be considered only if funds remain available. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Applicants needing assistance should contact Curt Alt in the Program Operations Division, Office of Trade Programs, Foreign Agricultural Service by courier: Room 6512, 1400 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20250, or by phone: (202) 720–4327, or by fax: (202) 720–9361, or by email: podadmin@fas.usda.gov. Information is also available on the FAS Web site at http://www.fas.usda.gov/programs/ technical-assistance-specialty-cropstasc. SUMMARY: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional information and assistance, contact the Program Operations Division, Office of Trade Programs, Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture by courier: Room 6512, 1400 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20250, or by phone: (202) 720–4327, or by fax: (202) 720–9361, or by email: podadmin@ fas.usda.gov. PO 00000 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Sfmt 4703 A. Funding Opportunity Description Announcement Type: New. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 10.604. Authority: The TASC program is authorized by section 3205 of Public Law 107–171. The TASC regulations appear at 7 CFR part 1487. Purpose: The TASC program is designed to assist U.S. organizations by providing funding for projects that address sanitary, phytosanitary, or technical barriers that prohibit or threaten the export of U.S. specialty crops. U.S. specialty crops, for the purpose of the TASC program, are defined to include all cultivated plants, or the products thereof, produced in the United States except wheat, feed grains, oilseeds, cotton, rice, peanuts, sugar, and tobacco. As a general matter, TASC proposals should be designed to address the following criteria: E:\FR\FM\19MYN1.SGM 19MYN1
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Notice of Funds Availability: Inviting Applications for the
Quality Samples Program
SUMMARY: The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) announces it is
inviting proposals for the 2018 Quality Samples Program (QSP). The
intended effect of this notice is to solicit proposals from eligible
applicants for fiscal year 2018 and to set out the criteria for the
awarding of funds under the program. The QSP is administered by
personnel of the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS).
DATES: To be considered for funding, applications must be received by 5
p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, August 15, 2017. Any applications received
after this time will be considered only if funds remain available.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Applicants needing assistance should
contact Curt Alt in the Program Operations Division, Office of Trade
Programs, Foreign Agricultural Service by courier: Room 6512, 1400
Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20250, or by phone: (202) 720-
4327, or by fax: (202) 720-9361, or by e-mail: podadmin@fas.usda.gov.
Information is also available on the FAS Web site at http://www.fas.usda.gov/programs/quality-samples-program-qsp.
A. Funding Opportunity Description
Announcement Type: New.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 10.605.
Authority: The QSP is authorized under Section 5(f) of the CCC
Charter Act, 15 U.S.C. 714c(f).
Purpose: The QSP is designed to encourage the development and
expansion of export markets for U.S. agricultural commodities by
assisting
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U.S. entities in providing commodity samples to potential foreign
importers to promote a better understanding and appreciation for the
high quality of U.S. agricultural commodities.
QSP participants will be responsible for procuring (or arranging
for the procurement of) commodity samples, exporting the samples, and
providing the on-site technical assistance necessary to facilitate
successful use of the samples by importers. Participants that are
funded under this announcement may seek reimbursement from CCC for the
sample purchase price and for the cost of transporting the samples
domestically to the port of export and then to the foreign port or
point of entry. Transportation costs from the foreign port or point of
entry to the final destination are not eligible for reimbursement. CCC
will not reimburse the costs incidental to purchasing and transporting
samples, such as: Inspection or documentation fees, certificates of any
kind, tariffs, etc. Although providing technical assistance is required
for all projects, the costs of providing such technical assistance are
not reimbursable under the program. A QSP participant will be
reimbursed after CCC reviews its reimbursement claim and determines
that the claim is complete.
General Scope of QSP Projects: QSP projects encompass the
activities undertaken by a QSP participant to provide an appropriate
sample of a U.S. agricultural commodity to a foreign importer, or a
group of foreign importers, in a given market. The purpose of these
projects is to provide information to the target audience regarding the
attributes, characteristics, and proper use of the U.S. commodity. A
QSP project addresses a single market/commodity combination.
As a general matter, QSP projects should conform to the following
Projects should benefit the represented U.S. industry and
not a specific company or brand;
Projects should develop a new market for a U.S. product,
promote a new U.S. product, or promote a new use for a U.S. product
rather than promote the substitution of one established U.S. product
for another;
Commodities provided under a QSP project must be available
on a commercial basis and in sufficient supply;
The QSP project must either subject the commodity sample
to further processing or substantial transformation in the importing
country, or the sample must be used in technical seminars in the
importing country designed to demonstrate the proper preparation or use
of the sample in the creation of an end product;
Samples provided in a QSP project shall not be directly
used as part of a retail promotion or supplied directly to consumers.
However, the end product (that is, the product resulting from further
processing, substantial transformation, or a technical preparation
seminar) may be provided to end-use consumers to demonstrate the
consumer preference for that end product to importers;
Samples shall be in quantities less than a typical
commercial sale and limited to the amount sufficient to achieve the
project goal (e.g., not more than a full commercial mill run in the
destination country); and
Projects should be completed within one year of CCC
approval.
QSP projects shall target foreign importers and audiences who:
Have not previously purchased the U.S. commodity that will
be supplied under QSP;
Are unfamiliar with the variety, quality attributes, or
end-use characteristics of the U.S. commodity;
Have been unsuccessful in previous attempts to import,
process, or market the U.S. commodity (e.g., because of improper
specification, blending, formulation, sanitary, or phytosanitary
issues);
Are interested in testing or demonstrating the benefits of
the U.S. commodity; or
Need technical assistance in processing or using the U.S.
commodity.
B. Award Information
Under this announcement, the number of projects per participant
will not be limited. However, individual projects that include further
processing or substantial transformation of the sample will be limited
to $75,000 of QSP reimbursement, while projects comprised only of
technical preparation seminars will be limited to $15,000 of QSP
reimbursement due to the need for smaller samples. Financial assistance
will be made available on a reimbursement basis only; cash advances
will not be made available to any QSP participant.
All proposals will be reviewed against the evaluation criteria
contained herein and funds will be awarded on a competitive basis.
Funding for successful proposals will be provided through specific
agreements between the applicant and CCC. These agreements will
incorporate the proposal as approved by FAS. FAS must approve in
advance any subsequent changes to the project.
C. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Organizations: Any United States private or government
entity with a demonstrated role or interest in exporting U.S.
agricultural commodities may apply to the program. Government
organizations consist of Federal, State, and local agencies. Private
organizations include non-profit trade associations, universities,
agricultural cooperatives, state regional trade groups, and profit-
making entities.
2. Cost Sharing: FAS considers the applicant's willingness to
contribute resources towards the project, including cash, goods, and
services of the U.S. industry and foreign third parties, when
determining which proposals to approve for funding.
3. Other: Proposals should include a justification for funding
assistance from the program--an explanation as to what specifically
could not be accomplished without Federal funding assistance and why
the participating organization(s) would be unlikely to carry out the
project without such assistance. Applicants may submit more than one
proposal.
D. Application and Submission Information
1. Address to Submit Application Package: Organizations must submit
their QSP proposals to FAS through the web-based Uniform Export
Strategy (UES) system. The UES allows applicants to submit a single
consolidated and strategically coordinated proposal that incorporates
requests for funding for all of the FAS market development programs.
The suggested UES format encourages applicants to examine the
constraints or barriers to trade that they face, identify activities
that would help overcome such impediments, consider the entire pool of
complementary marketing tools and program resources, and establish
realistic export goals.
Applicants must contact FAS' Program Operations Division to obtain
UES Web site access information. The Internet-based application may be
found at the following URL address: https://www.fas.usda.gov/ues/webapp/.
Applicants experiencing difficulty or otherwise needing assistance
applying to the program should contact the Program Operations Division,
Office of Trade Programs, Foreign Agricultural Service by courier: Room
6512, 1400 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20250, or by phone:
(202) 720-4327, or by fax: (202) 720-9361, or by email:
podadmin@fas.usda.gov.
2. Content and Form of Application Submission: To be considered for
QSP, an applicant must submit to FAS, via the UES, the information
detailed in this notice. Additionally, in accordance with the Office of
Management and Budget's policy directive (68 FR 38402 (June 27, 2003))
regarding the need to identify entities that are receiving government
awards, all applicants must submit a Dun and Bradstreet Data Universal
Numbering System (DUNS) number. An applicant may request a DUNS number
at no cost by calling the dedicated toll-free DUNS number request line
at (866) 705-5711.
In addition, in accordance with 2 CFR part 25, each entity that
applies to the QSP and does not qualify for an exemption under 2 CFR
25.110 must:
(i) Provide a valid DUNS number in each application it submits to
CCC;
(ii) Be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior
to submitting an application; and
(iii) Continue to maintain an active SAM registration with current
information at all times during which it has an active Federal award or
an application under consideration by CCC.
FAS may not make an award to an applicant until the applicant has
complied with all applicable unique entity identifier and SAM
requirements, and, if an applicant has not fully complied with the
requirements by the time FAS is ready to make the award, FAS may
determine that the applicant is not qualified to receive the award and
use that determination as a basis for making an award to another
Similarly, in accordance with 2 CFR part 170, each entity that
applies to the QSP and does not qualify for an exception under 2 CFR
170.110(b) must ensure it has the necessary processes and systems in
place to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of 2 CFR
part 170 should it receive QSP funding.
Incomplete proposals or proposals that do not otherwise conform to
this announcement will not be accepted for review.
Proposals should contain, at a minimum, the following:
(a) Organizational information, including:
Organization's name, address, Chief Executive Officer (or
designee), Federal Tax Identification Number (TIN), and DUNS number;
Type of organization;
Name, telephone number, fax number, and email address of
the primary contact person;
A description of the organization and its membership;
A description of the organization's prior export promotion
experience; and
A description of the organization's ability to implement
the required trade/technical assistance component.
(b) Market information, including:
An assessment of the market;
A long-term strategy in the market; and
U.S. export value/volume and market share (historic and
goals) for 2011-2017
(c) Project information, including:
A brief project title;
The amount of funding requested;
The beginning and end dates for the proposed project;
A brief description of the specific market development
trade constraint or opportunity to be addressed by the project;
A description of the activities planned to address the
constraint or opportunity, including how the sample will be used in the
end-use performance trial, the attributes of the sample to be
demonstrated and its end-use benefit, and details of the trade/
technical servicing component (including who will provide and fund this
component);
The performance measures that will be used to benchmark
performance and measure the effectiveness of the project, the long-term
sales to the market, and the benefits to the represented industry;
A description of the sample to be provided (i.e.,
commodity, quantity, quality, type, and grade), including a
justification for why a sample with such characteristics is needed
(this justification should explain why the project would not be
effective with a smaller sample);
An itemized list of all estimated costs associated with
the project for which reimbursement will be sought;
The importer's role in the project regarding handling and
processing the commodity sample; and
An explanation as to what specifically could not be
accomplished without Federal funding assistance and why the
participating organization(s) would be unlikely to carry out the
project without such assistance;
(d) Information indicating all funding sources and the amounts to
be contributed by each entity in support of the proposed project. This
may include the organization that submitted the proposal, private
industry entities, host governments, foreign third parties, CCC, FAS,
or other Federal agencies. Contributed resources may include cash,
goods, or services.
3. Submission Dates and Times: QSP applications are reviewed on a
rolling basis during the fiscal year as long as QSP funding is
available as set forth below:
Proposals received by 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, August
15, 2017, will be considered for funding with other proposals received
by that date;
Proposals not approved for funding during the initial
review period will be reconsidered for funding after the review period
only if the applicant specifically requests such reconsideration in
writing and only if funding remains available;
Proposals received after 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time,
August 15, 2017, will be considered for funding in the order received
only if funding remains available.
4. Funding Restrictions: Proposals that request more than $75,000
of CCC funding for individual projects will not be considered. Projects
comprised only of technical preparation seminars will be limited to
$15,000 in QSP funding. CCC will not reimburse unreasonable
expenditures or expenditures made prior to the approval of a proposal.
E. Application Review Information
1. Criteria and Review Process: FAS will use the following criteria
in evaluating QSP proposals, each weighted at 10%:
The income, population, or market share growth potential
in the proposed market;
Whether the benefits of the project would accrue to the
entire industry;
The appropriateness of the proposed sample size for the
project;
The ability of the organization to provide an experienced
staff with the requisite technical and trade experience to execute the
proposal;
The extent to which the proposal is targeted to a market
in which the United States is generally competitive;
The potential for expanding commercial sales in the
proposed market;
The nature of the specific market constraint or
opportunity identified and how well it is addressed by the proposal;
The extent to which the importer's contribution in terms
of handling and processing enhances the potential outcome of the
The amount of reimbursement requested and the
organization's willingness to contribute resources towards the project,
including cash, goods, and services of the U.S. industry and foreign
third parties; and
How well the proposed technical assistance component
assures that performance trials will effectively demonstrate the
intended end-use benefit.
FAS will also review and evaluate how well the following unweighted
criteria are addressed in the proposal:
The quality of the performance measures and how effective
they will be
in demonstrating the impact of the project;
The assessment of the market;
The long-term strategy in the market; and
Export goals in each country.
2. Review and Selection Process: Proposals will be evaluated by the
appropriate Commodity Branch in FAS' Cooperator Programs Division. The
Commodity Branches will review each proposal against the factors
described above. The purpose of this review is to identify meritorious
proposals, recommend an appropriate funding level for each proposal
based upon these factors, and submit the proposals and funding
recommendations to the Deputy Administrator, Office of Trade Programs.
In addition, FAS, prior to making a Federal award with a total
amount of Federal share greater than the simplified acquisition
threshold, is required to review and consider any information about the
applicant that is in the designated integrity and performance system
accessible through SAM (currently FAPIIS) (see 41 U.S.C. 2313). An
applicant, at its option, may review information in the designated
integrity and performance systems accessible through SAM and comment on
any information about itself that a Federal awarding agency previously
entered and is currently in the designated integrity and performance
system accessible through SAM. FAS will consider any comments by the
applicant, in addition to the other information in the designated
integrity and performance system, in making a judgment about the
applicant's integrity, business ethics, and record of performance under
Federal awards when completing the review of risk posed by applicants
as described in 2 CFR 200.205 ``Federal awarding agency review of risk
posed by applicants.''
F. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices: FAS will notify each applicant in writing of the
final disposition of the submitted application. FAS will send an
approval letter and agreement to each approved applicant. The approval
letter and agreement will specify the terms and conditions applicable
to the project, including the levels of QSP funding and any cost-share
contribution requirements.
2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements: The agreements
will incorporate the details of each project as approved by FAS. Each
agreement will identify the terms and conditions pursuant to which CCC
will reimburse certain costs of each project. Agreements will also
outline the responsibilities of the participant, including, but not
limited to, procurement (or arranging for procurement) of the commodity
sample at a fair market price, arranging for transportation of the
commodity sample within the time limit specified in the agreement
(organizations should endeavor to ship commodities within 6 months of
the effective date of the agreement), compliance with cargo preference
requirements (shipment on United States flag vessels, as required),
compliance with the Fly America Act requirements (shipment on United
States air carriers, as required), timely and effective implementation
of technical assistance, and submission of a written evaluation report
within 90 days of expiration or termination of the agreement.
QSP projects are subject to review and verification by FAS'
Compliance, Security, and Emergency Planning Division. Upon request, a
QSP participant shall provide to CCC the original documents that
support the participant's reimbursement claims. CCC may deny a claim
for reimbursement if the claim is not supported by adequate
documentation.
3. Reporting: A written evaluation report must be submitted via the
UES within 90 days of the expiration or termination of each
participant's QSP agreement. Evaluation reports should address all
performance measures that were presented in the proposal.
G. Agency Contact(s)
For additional information and assistance, contact the Program
Operations Division, Office of Trade Programs, Foreign Agricultural
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture by courier: Room 6512, 1400
4327, or by fax: (202) 720-9361, or by email: podadmin@fas.usda.gov.
Signed at Washington, DC, on May 12, 2017.
Holly Higgins,
Acting Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service, and Acting Vice
President, Commodity Credit Corporation.
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The selected lot from 30 fast bowlers, who were chosen by the MCA selectors for the Bowling Foundation a couple of months ago, in the 19 and above age group, will go through a month-long training with Jeff Thomson. Thommo, as he is fondly called, will spend a month in September and October in Mumbai to guide young fast bowlers. He will return in May for another month-long session with the players.
With the help of video analysis and extensive technology, Thomson already has complete knowledge about the bowlers. He will be also watching their matches.
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A 10 or 15 minute phone call helps weed out the pointless and painful first dates that you know aren't going anywhere. If you're on a date, ditch the phone. You didn't drag yourself out to date your phone, so leave it in a purse or pocket. A common complaint from digital daters is that the other person isn't taking it seriously.
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Personal dating coaches are hand-holding the young and single who are looking for expert help in cracking the dating game. And clients swear it works. Sales executive Sagar Tatia came away with the lesson that he was trying too hard to impress; an immediate put-off for most withit women. And with an annual package of Rs 10 lakh, he is, by most standards, not a bad catch.
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Layers drawn to scale, objects within the layers are not to scale. Aurorae shown here at the bottom of the thermosphere can actually form at any altitude in this atmospheric layer. Principal layers In general, air pressure and density decrease with altitude in the atmosphere. However, temperature has a more complicated profile with altitude, and may remain relatively constant or even increase with altitude in some regions see the temperature section, below. In this way, Earth's atmosphere can be divided called atmospheric stratification into five main layers.
Excluding the exosphere, the atmosphere has four primary layers, which are the troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, and thermosphere. Exosphere The exosphere is the outermost layer of Earth's atmosphere i. This layer is mainly composed of extremely low densities of hydrogen, helium and several heavier molecules including nitrogen, oxygen and carbon dioxide closer to the exobase. The atoms and molecules are so far apart that they can travel hundreds of kilometers without colliding with one another.
Thus, the exosphere no longer behaves like a gas, and the particles constantly escape into space. These free-moving particles follow ballistic trajectories and may migrate in and out of the magnetosphere or the solar wind. The exosphere is located too far above Earth for any meteorological phenomena to be possible. However, the aurora borealis and aurora australis sometimes occur in the lower part of the exosphere, where they overlap into the thermosphere.
I played rugby when I was younger and think it is one of the best sports that teaches you discipline, fitness and controlled aggression. It is my dream is to see India play at the Rugby World Cup one day. The players joined in the festivities at Bombay Gymkhana, delivering a rugby training session for local players with Sidharth Malhotra and Rahul Bose also taking part. I am certain there is a very bright future ahead for Indian rugby. Ahead of Japan , the two-year Rugby World Cup Trophy Tour is underway visiting 18 countries aiming to inspire and engage new and existing rugby players and fans.


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4.06(1)An affidavit used in a proceeding shall,
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(b) be expressed in the first person;
(c) state the full name of the deponent and, if the deponent is a party or a lawyer, officer, director, member or employee of a party, shall state that fact;
(d) be divided into paragraphs, numbered consecutively, with each paragraph being confined as far as possible to a particular statement of fact; and
(e) be signed by the deponent and sworn or affirmed before a person authorized to administer oaths or affirmations. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 194, r. 4.06 (1); O. Reg. 575/07, s. 1.
(2) An affidavit shall be confined to the statement of facts within the personal knowledge of the deponent or to other evidence that the deponent could give if testifying as a witness in court, except where these rules provide otherwise. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 194, r. 4.06 (2).
An exhibit that is referred to in an affidavit shall be marked as such by the person taking the affidavit and where the exhibit,
(a) is referred to as being attached to the affidavit, it shall be attached to and filed with the affidavit;
(b) is referred to as being produced and shown to the deponent, it shall not be attached to the affidavit or filed with it, but shall be left with the registrar for the use of the court, and on the disposition of the matter in respect of which the affidavit was filed, the exhibit shall be returned to the lawyer or party who filed the affidavit, unless the court orders otherwise; and
(c) is a document, a copy shall be served with the affidavit, unless it is impractical to do so. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 194, r. 4.06 (3); O. Reg. 575/07, s. 1.
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(4)Where an affidavit is made by two or more deponents, there shall be a separate jurat for each deponent, unless all the deponents make the affidavit before the same person at the same time, in which case one jurat containing the words "Sworn (or affirmed) by the above-named deponents" may be used. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 194, r. 4.06 (4).
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(5) Where these rules require an affidavit to be made by a party and the party is a corporation, the affidavit may be made for the corporation by an officer, director or employee of the corporation. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 194, r. 4.06 (5).
For a Partnership
(6) Where these rules require an affidavit to be made by a party and the party is a partnership, the affidavit may be made for the partnership by a member or employee of the partnership. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 194, r. 4.06 (6).
By an Illiterate or Blind Person
(7) Where it appears to a person taking an affidavit that the deponent is illiterate or blind, the person shall certify in the jurat that the affidavit was read in his or her presence to the deponent, that the deponent appeared to understand it, and that the deponent signed the affidavit or placed his or her mark on it in the presence of the person taking the affidavit. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 194, r. 4.06 (7).
By a Person who does not Understand the Language
(8) Where it appears to a person taking an affidavit that the deponent does not understand the language used in the affidavit, the person shall certify in the jurat that the affidavit was interpreted to the deponent in the person's presence by a named interpreter who took an oath or made an affirmation before him or her to interpret the affidavit correctly. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 194, r. 4.06 (8).
(9) Any interlineation, erasure or other alteration in an affidavit shall be initialled by the person taking the affidavit and, unless so initialled, the affidavit shall not be used without leave of the presiding judge or officer. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 194, r. 4.06 (9).
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I, (full name of deponent), of the (City, Town, etc.) of ………………………………………………………….. , in the (County, Regional Municipality, etc.) of , (where the deponent is a party or the lawyer, officer, director, member or employee of a party, set out the deponent's capacity), MAKE OATH AND SAY (or AFFIRM):
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Sworn (or Affirmed) before me at the City of Toronto in the Province of Ontario on ……………………………………… (date).
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Update 11-14-16 DNC Black Block tactics – dirty tricks? PROOF of how they do it!
JNN Editorial comment: Upon closer inspection and analysis of several Not My President events we see unfolding in our streets nationwide, do not appear to be JUST spontaneous reactions to the election results of Nov 8th. Rather they seem to be a well orchestrated performance by a core of agent prevaricators joined by large crowds of angry people recruited through social media and well motivated word of mouth carnival barker types.
In Fact yesterday in Los Angeles a LAPD officer was assaulted, injured and his weapon taken. THAT is most likely the action of professionals and less likely that of random street thugs. First, there are no LAPD street cops in a situation like that who are not highly trained. Secondly while operating in the mass demonstration context it is highly unusual for an officer to be separated from their team members. Thirdly, after more than fifty years experience in dealing with the LAPD and LACSD I know from first hand experience that this kind of thing just does not happen often, and reeks of planned operation by trained professionals with black block tactics and highly capable in hand to hand combat.
I submit that this action and the results are most likely targeted to add further tension between police and citizens increasing the possibilities of deadly confrontations between them. The motivation is obvious to me, more anger from the cops results in tighter means of control and heightened paranoia from those the police are watching and working to keep in civic line. Thus the higher probabilities of chaos, disorder and civil unrest.
11-14-15 Remember this video above? Didn't see it before? THIS is how the Clinton – Soros Cabal plays it, and it is never honest. NEVER! YOU need to watch both videos even if you saw them a few weeks ago. Take another look to see KIND OF PEOPLE who are organizing and funding all these Not My President actions in the streets. THOSE are the lying cheaters that are stampeding the angry people using the divides of ignorance, race and poverty. The call out that Trump is a rich racist is NOT any kind of valid reason to riot in the street. For Me personally, a valid reason to riot in the street WAS Hillary Clinton and her paid operatives like those on these videos, committed treason in stealing the primary from Bernie. And what happened? Nada Zero Zilch Bupkis! No marches, no demonstrations, no riots Nothing except MOST Berners fled the the Jill Stein campaign and it seems that they have gotten their votes stolen there too by the Soros funded Clinton paid officials breaking tghe laws flipping, stealing and suppressing votes!
It should have been THIS!!! But No!!!
In this explosive new video from Project Veritas Action, a Democratic dirty tricks operative unwittingly provides a dark money trail to the DNC and Clinton campaign. The video documents violence at Trump rallies that is traced to the Clinton campaign and the DNC through a process called birddogging.
A shady coordinated communications chain between the DNC, Clinton Campaign, Hillary Clinton's Super PAC (Priorities) and other organizations are revealed.
Damn the level of ORGANIZED corruption almost makes Trump look OK, when compared to Clinton anyway.
Hillary Clinton just got smacked with a major lawsuit… and the timing for her could not be worse.
James O'Keefe of Project Veritas is filing a formal complaint against the DNC and Hillary Clinton, via Breitbart.com.
O'Keefe believes if the American people knew what truly went on behind the scenes in politics, it would change everything about their perception of our system.
If you would like to see the full complaint filed by Project Veritas and James O'Keefe, click here.
The key pieces of information for which the complaint is based are the videos in this post!
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Are West Coast wildfires causing 'hundreds of thousands' of birds to drop dead in New Mexico?
Scientists suggest that smoke inhalation could be causing the mass die-offs
Louise Boyle
Wednesday 16 September 2020 18:59
New Mexico State University scientists are investigating mass bird deaths in the state
(Allison Salas/New Mexico State University)
Wildlife experts are investigating why potentially hundreds of thousands of migrating birds are dropping dead in New Mexico.
The alarming discovery came to light after local residents began reporting dead birds at locations across the state. Reports of dead birds have also emerged in Colorado, Texas, Arizona and Nebraska.
It is yet unclear what is killing off species, including swallows and warblers. Martha Desmond, professor at New Mexico State University's Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology, told WBUR that the possibilities include climate change, wildfires or an early cold snap that caught birds off-guard.
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Allison Salas, a graduate student at NMSU, noted that the majority of species being collected are insectivores and long-distance migrants.
"We have very little data, but suspect that the west coast fires, in combination with the local cold front we experienced last week, has altered the migration patterns of many migrants. On top of that, there is little food and water available here in the Chihuahuan Desert," she tweeted.
According to BirdCast.info, a project run by a number of university ornithologists, the smoke from the West Coast wildfires could be driving the mass die-offs. One 2017 study pointed to the hazards to birds from smoke inhalation.
The record heatwaves which have impacted the southwest and western regions of the US this summer could also be a factor.
"The combination of record heat with intense fires and smoke conditions may be an additional lethal element of what has occurred in in the last weeks and continues to unfold," they noted.
Researchers have asked members of the public who come across dead birds to send reports to the Southwest Avian Mortality Project.
America has lost more than one in four birds in the last 50 years, according to the Audobon Society, amounting to nearly 3 billion birds.
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Japan's SBI announces launch of crypto fund with Bitcoin, Ethereum, 5 more alts
18 Dec, 2021•3 min read•Bitcoin
Japan's crypto regulatory scene is considered stringent, while also being relatively open to fintech innovation. To that end, the country's SBI Group [Strategic Business Innovator Group] announced the launch of a crypto fund for investors.
Not "Matcha" Ado About Nothing
The press release by the SBI stated,
"This time, the SBI Group will start handling the 'SBI Cryptocurrency Asset Fund (Tokumei Kumiai No. 1),' which is the first in Japan…to invest directly in cryptocurrency assets, for general investors."
According to a detailed notice issued by the company, the seven cryptos on offer are Bitcoin, XRP, Ether, Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin, Chainlink, and Polkadot.
So how will it work? SBI stated that the maximum number of holders is 499 and noted,
"This product is an investment of 5 million yen or more in units of 1 million yen."
One million yen was about $8,795.08 at press time.
The purchase application period is from 17 December, 2021 to 31 January, 2022. Meanwhile, the contract period is between 1 February, 2022 and 31 January, 2023. According to the extended announcement, the composition of the crypto fund can be rebalanced in case one asset becomes extremely dominant.
A translation of the same document noted,
"In addition, in order to sell cryptocurrency assets smoothly, we may temporarily lend the cryptocurrency assets to be sold to the cryptocurrency exchange company for a short period of time, but this is a technical measure and is not a profit target."
That said, it's interesting to note that in the press release, the SBI Group pointed to the launch of Bitcoin Futures ETFs in the USA and the popularity of NFTs as blockchain use cases.
Now just "Udon" a minute
A crypto fund is well and good. But on the other hand, Japan is facing pressure to amp up the development of its own CBDC. This comes as China's digital yuan is seeing widespread adoption all over the country, with even international brands joining in, before the soft launch slated for the Winter Olympics in 2022.
In fact, Japan's Minister for Economic Security, Takayuki Kobayashi, also admitted the need for more action regarding a CBDC. The minister cited national security as one reason for this. In early December, he noted,
"We must think about what could happen to Japan's national security if other countries move ahead on CBDC."
He added,
"Japan must speed things up so it's ready to issue a digital yen any time."
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