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Texas High-speed Rail Promises Collapse Under Scrutiny
Texas Central keeps insisting its project will be privately funded but with upside down numbers taxpayers are at real risk.
By Baruch Feigenbaum
For the past 18 months, Texas Central has been interested in independent assessments of a proposed high-speed rail (HSR) line running between Dallas and Houston. Now such a study has been published, but it finds that a private high-speed rail line in the corridor will have a hard time meeting ridership or revenue forecasts. As a result, Texas Central is attacking the report and its author — me.
After the brief was published, Texas Central sent me a list of complaints they had with it. The two complaints they chose to go public with are easily rebutted.
Texas Central's first claim is that I used just one document to create estimates for ridership numbers. Estimates of the report's ridership numbers use data from Texas Central's legal filings, Texas A&M's Center for Transport Policy, America 2050, the Congressional Research Service, the U.S. Government Accountability Office, Eurostat, the Union of International Railways, the World Bank, Transport Policy and previous Reason Foundation reports on high-speed rail. Additional sources were used for background material.
Texas Central claims the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) 2013 Statewide Ridership report cited in my brief is flawed. The TXDOT report was a source that was used strictly as background information. Additional sources, including the Congressional Research Service, the U.S. Government Accountability Office, the Union of International Railways, a Louis Berger Group report and Texas Central's own court filings were used to determine potential ridership of the Dallas-Houston high-speed rail line.
Readers should also note that there have been four other studies of high-speed rail in the Dallas-Houston corridor which all came to the same conclusion: high-speed rail is not feasible in Texas. These studies were High-speed Rail in the Rearview Mirror written by Marc Burns, Policy and Financial Analysis of High-speed Rail Ventures in the State of Texas written by Craig Roco and Leslie Olson of Texas A&M Transportation Institute, Independent Ridership and Passenger Revenue Projections for the Texas TGV Corporation High Speed Rail System in Texas written by Charles River Associates and the Lone-Star High Speed Rail Market Study commissioned by Texas Central. Further, as my brief's endnotes indicate, I used numerous domestic and international sources to produce a realistic and accurate ridership estimate.
The TXDOT report that Texas Central is slamming also stated that care was taken to account for the variability and uncertainty in the forecasted ridership results produced as reported in ranges. So the report is not nearly as flawed as Texas Central would lead one to believe.
Texas Central's second claim is that I was offered full access to its data about the project. I wish this were completely true. Unfortunately, Texas Central said it would only provide access to the data if I signed a non-disclosure form. I would not have been able to write a policy brief based on data that I was prevented from publicly disclosing. I told Texas Central multiple times that a non-disclosure form did not work for an independent researcher, yet they kept insisting on the non-disclosure agreement. As a result, I used the multitude of published data, including some information Texas Central revealed on its website and in lawsuits.
Last week, after my report was released, I spoke with Texas Central and again offered to look over their data and make changes or updates to my report if warranted. My only condition was that I was not going to sign a non-disclosure form. I'm still waiting for the data and would still be happy to use it to further evaluate the proposed rail line.
The biggest error in Texas Central's calculations appears to be its ridership projections. Texas Central predicts 5.9 million riders will use high-speed rail per year. To put that higher number into perspective, only 3.2 million passengers use Amtrak's busy Northeast Corridor, which serves multiple cities, including New York City, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, D.C. Those cities have more than four times the population of Dallas and Houston but the established rail system is getting just over half the ridership that is being predicted for two cities in Texas.
The biggest reason for the difference between Texas Central's ridership estimate of 5.9 million per year and my much lower estimate of 1.4 million per year is that Texas Central relies heavily on predicting that large numbers of Texans will switch from passenger vehicles to rail even though Texas Central commissioned a study, the Lone Star Market Study, that implied only 5 percent of automobile travelers will switch to high-speed rail.
In contrast, my report concludes that many travelers will continue to choose to make the Dallas-Houston trip via automobile for a variety of reasons. Some will want more individualized trips. Others may need to make specific stops along the way. Still others may be traveling to a suburb where they need a car after reaching their destination city.
In fact many of the vehicles on the two main roads between Dallas and Houston, I-45 and in some portions state highway 75, are not traveling the full distance to and from the two cities. Some are traveling to a location in between Dallas and Houston. Others are traveling through one or both cities. For example, high-speed rail from Dallas to Houston doesn't help someone traveling from Oklahoma City to Galveston, or even Dallas to Galveston. Similarly, many of the vehicles on the road between Dallas and Houston are trucks delivering cargo that cannot switch to high-speed rail.
The highest percentage of automobile users who have switched to high speed rail, anywhere in the world, is 16 percent in Germany. Typically, the amount of people switching to rail is less than 5 percent, as it was in Paris. In the U.S., rail experts generally expect fewer than 5 percent of automobile users to switch from driving to high-speed rail. But to reach its estimated 5.9 million annual riders, at least 60 percent, and perhaps closer to 80 percent, of automobile users making the specific Dallas-Houston trip will have to give up their car trips in favor of high-speed rail. That is an unrealistic ridership assumption.
Finally, one of Texas Central's concerns with my report was that I was using 40-years as a timeframe in the report. I used 40 years because, according to the International Union of Railways, that is the standard timeframe for constructing and operating a rail line. Certainly, parts of the rail line can last longer than 40 years, but 40 years is the time that lines need to start spending money on comprehensive reconstruction. The fact that Texas Central management would complain about the standard timeframe for planning and operating a high-speed rail line is troubling.
As my brief concludes, "Elected officials, lenders, investors and taxpayers should demand full disclosure and pay close attention to the details because we do not believe that Texas Central can build the rail line without significant public subsidies. We believe that loans could default and we are particularly concerned that Texas Central may receive an RRIF loan that lacks stringent taxpayer protections. While Texas Central may not be intending to take any public funding, we believe that if construction starts, the project will inevitably have to be bailed out by the taxpayers of Texas, which is unacceptable."
Baruch Feigenbaum is assistant director of transportation policy at Reason Foundation a non-profit think tank advancing free minds and free markets.
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I have recently found out about Choroszy Modelbud Models and am impressed with the inventory of obscure WW I aeroplanes they have in their Inventory..
I am hoping some of you might have purchased and built some of the Choroszy Models..
If so Might I ask your Opinions and views of this Company and it's models???
Although I've not bought any of Choroszy Modelbud aircraft kits to date. But what I have bought several of their 1/72 scale Naval line. The details and the castings for my MAS boats were excellent to say the least. In my opinion based on what I know from these MAS Boats any CM product would be well worth looking into. My only complaint is I wish those WW I kits were in 1/48 scale. Long story made short I'd go for it my friend.
I have several CM kits in the to do stash,and i can recommend them,especially the RE8, 87 pieces of resin,very detailed,quite alot for a 1/72.The Lohners are lovely,over a 100 pieces to drive you mad!The Bleriots are little works of art,but caveat emptor they are real challenge to build.Hope this helps.
My stash is out of control!
You pretty well nailed it my friend. outstanding kits but certainly not your weekend builder's by a long shot.
I will probably go ahead and buy some of them and wait until i am ready to "commit" to building one..
My only complaint is I wish those WW I kits were in 1/48 scale. Long story made short I'd go for it my friend.
Thank you, as always, for your thoughtful insight and knowledge.. this Newbie is most grateful for such help and assistance..


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Upskilling platform, AlmaBetter raises $2.7 million from Kalaari Capital, others
From L-R above: Co-founders – Vikash Srivastava, Shivam Dutta, Alok Anand , From L-R below: Co-founders – Ravi Kumar Gupta, Arshyan Ahsan
Nov 2, 2022, India: AlmaBetter, a leading upskilling platform, has raised a seed round of $2.7 million from Kalaari Capital and 15+ renowned angel investors and founders of marquee technology companies, including Vidit Aatrey (CEO, Meesho), Sanjeev Kumar (CTO, Meesho), Rajesh Yabaji (CEO, Blackbuck), Varun Alagh (CEO, Mamaearth), and Rahul Dalmia (Early backer in Polygon Technology) among others.
Founded by IIT Kharagpur and IIT Delhi alumnus, Shivam Dutta, Vikash Srivastava, Ravi Kumar Gupta, Arshyan Ahsan and Alok Anand in 2020, AlmaBetter offers flagship programs to help learners launch their careers in high-growth domains such as data science, software development and blockchain. With over 16,000 learners already enrolled, AlmaBetter aims to upskill 60,000 learners by the end of March 2023. The company is recognized for its affordable yet outcome-oriented courses.
With this fundraise, the brand will expand its offerings to cater to college students, in addition to strengthening the existing offerings for graduates and working professionals. AlmaBetter also plans to introduce job-guaranteed courses in product engineering, UI/UX among other high-growth domains.
"Every year, India produces 1.5 million engineers but more than 80% are unemployable. The situation is far worse for STEM graduates with a meagre 5-7% placement rate. On the other hand, the industry struggles to find tech talent as new-age tech jobs continue to grow at a staggering CAGR of 25%. This clearly reflects the inefficiency of our current system in delivering industry-relevant education. We, at AlmaBetter, are laser focussed on solving this by providing an affordable yet outcome-oriented tech upskilling platform for the Indian youth. Leveraging AI for personalized learning experiences and minimizing the operational footprint has enabled us to provide quality education and job outcomes." remarked Shivam Dutta, CEO and co-founder, AlmaBetter.
Kiran Vasireddy, Partner at Kalaari Capital, says, "India is blessed with immense youth potential, but the lack of industry-relevant education is posing serious threats to their employability. This calls for innovative and affordable upskilling platforms which deliver quality learning outcomes at scale. AlmaBetter is doing just that, and we are excited to partner with them in their mission to solve this long-standing problem."
AlmaBetter has built a strong learning ecosystem with a massive community of 300k+ high-growth career aspirants, fuelled by a network of 1000+ industry experts helping them achieve their goals. It has also joined hands with 500+ MNCs and high-growth startups across the country as hiring partners, helping students acquire jobs in the most sought-after domains in the tech space. AlmaBetter offers a unique pay-after-placement model linking the success of the company to the success of its learners.
Till date, AlmaBetter has ensured a record placement rate of 100% across its placement programs with 1300+ alumni working for top brands such as Flipkart, JP Morgan, Dream11, Zomato, Accenture among others.
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We have been hard at work and it's time to to let you know what we have been up to.
So here is a quick sneak peek of the soon to be released Sync-One2 V2.
Since Sync-One2 launched back in 2014 and has become the reference standard for Sync measurement. Over the years several customised versions have been developed for customers, adding in external power, data logging, wired audio inputs, and even company branded versions. We have decided to wrap up all the various custom versions over the years and roll them into an upgrade.
So Sync-One2 V2 is born, externally it is almost identical to the original, but with an audio input and mini-USB port. The Audio port is self explanatory, you will be able to connect directly to a systems audio. The mini-USB provides data logging of readings and, via an API, permits control of Sync-One2 V2. The USB can also provide power (no need to remove the batteries) and enables future firmware updates.
Internally it's all new, with enhanced accuracy and a major re-write of the firmware to optimise performance. New features are also going to be added based of feedback received, if you wish there was something extra it could do, please drop us a line.
Expect to see the formal release of Sync-One2 V2 around August 2018.


Not sure where else to post this, but since I have never seen this before, it may be of interest. Some time ago I sold 100 March $2.00 puts on CYTX for $.45. My intension was to either see them expire worthless or allow them to be put to me (buying another 10,000 shares at a net $1.55). Since that time, I have sold additional Puts for the month of June so I decided to roll these out until September. Over the weekend, I placed a GTC order to close out my March short position and establish a new short position in the $2 puts for September for a net credit of $.15. The order filled at the open yesterday. The crazy thing is that I purchased the 100 March puts for $4.93 and sold the September puts for $5.08 for a net credit of $.15.
If Cytori went to zero, the put could only be worth $2.00. I called Schwab thinking a decimal point had been moved a tenth, but NO! This was a legitimate trade according to the latitude given to market makers! I asked what would they be reporting to the IRS because I generated a $44,550 loss on the March put rollout and if put at $2 in September, I would have a cost basis of minus $3.07 after commission. If the stock is over $2 in September, it won't matter to me or the IRS.
I can't figure out why a market maker would want to do this???
So you are saying the net credit was about right but the gross numbers were screwy? It looks like they were doing their screwing around for their own purposes but it all washes out within the same tax year.
It does look like a fat finger issue. Amazing whats allowed by market makers. I guess you could have pushed Schwab to cancel the trade since it looks like you called about it right away. Small chance they would have done so if your a good enough customer...very small.
A lot of people here are trading CYTX one way or the other (Long, Short, Hedge, etc). I think you should set up an area for people to discuss trading out in the open - people do not have to disguise to be long, while they are really short; or the other way around.
I think the longs can learn something from the shorts to be more defensive.
DOV is not able to find a proper place to post his latest option trading.
This section is perfectly fitted for it- as TA and Investment strategy category. I just moved it to make it a separate topic within this category.


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Mary Ramsey
Services for certified nursing assistant Mary Ramsey, 77, Eastshore, who died March 9 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita from injuries suffered in a March 2 car accident, will be 11 a.m. Friday at Strassburg Baptist Church, rural Marion.
Arlie Overton will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Born Oct. 13, 1944, in Conway Springs to Earl and Eva (Wise) Ramsey, she is survived by son William Jon Wolke of Wichita and brother Everett Ramsey of Howard.
Sons Alfred "Toby" George Wolke Jr. and Edward Dean Wolke, brothers Michael and Franklin, and sister Juanita preceded her in death.
According to Kansas Highway Patrol, she died of injuries sustained at 2:29 p.m. March 2 when she pulled her 2003 Ford Taurus in front of a McPherson fire truck, which had been on a call and running with red lights and siren, at Main St. and National Ave. in McPherson.
A memorial has been established with the church.


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Home News Pundit: 'Lampard must compete for titles next season or he's out'
Pundit: 'Lampard must compete for titles next season or he's out'
Chelsea have backed their manager Frank Lampard in this summer transfer window, with five players (Ziyech, Werner, Chilwell, Sarr and Silva) already signed.
While Sarr is set for a year loan spell, a few more players are expected to arrive Stamford Bridge before the end of the transfer window.
ESPN pundit and former Chelsea midfielder, Craig Burley believes it's time for Lampard to challenge for titles or he will lose his job.
"Well, he'll have to [live up to the expectations] or he'll be out," he told ESPN FC as quoted by Goal.
"He's adored by the Chelsea fans because of his hugely successful time there but Abramovich is not running a sentimental ship, and he's backed him.
"Frank Lampard now knows he's going to have to prove his worth. I think we saw enough last year in terms of the way his team played that there is a lot of hope there.
"I think there are concerns about the way his team defended at times and that's something that he's going to have to sort out, but the thing is, Abramovich and the ownership will expect him to be in the title shake-up.
"The very least they will expect, if they are out of the title running during the season, is that – and I've talked about this a lot, the gap that Chelsea and Man United had to Liverpool was over 30 points – the very least that he can show if he's out of the title race next season is that that gap has been narrowed considerably.
"He cannot afford to finish in fourth spot next year, 33 points or 32 points off the top boys, that's not going to cut it. So as long as there's progress there, I think he'll get some time, and that's where the pressure's going to be."
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Are you thinking about putting your house up for sale during the next peak selling season? If you are considering this it is time to think about inexpensive trends to incorporate into home improvements that you are contemplating right now. When you put your house on the market the goal is to make the home appeal to the most buyers possible. This can be done by creating a more general environment that offers less personalization and more generalization to the space.
Homeowners considering new appliances will want to consider some of the newer finishes available. Even if you prefer white or black it is imperative that if your plan is to leave the appliances with the home that you consider upgrading to matte or stainless steel finishes. Matte appliances are quickly outweighing the popularity of stainless steel but both are still preferred over colored appliances. Matte finishes on appliances are great for families as they hide fingerprints, dirt and smudges that other finishes don't.
Another popular home improvement project that is in style is cork flooring. Cement flooring has had its day in the sun but quickly is being replaced with cushioned flooring options. Cork is popular because it is compliments a variety of home environments. It is offered in a variety of styles and color options.
As flooring trends go, in 2017 shag and pile carpeting will be viewed as outdated with a more popular option being cut and loop carpet. Textures and patterns in carpet will be popular as well. If you decide on using texture and pattern in flooring remember to remain neutral and complimentary on the walls, counter and furniture. This will keep the home from becoming too personalized and keep it neutral for buyers to be able to visualize themselves in the space.
Technology is another popular trend that people are looking to incorporate into home improvement, especially in lighting. Circadian lighting is a popular upgrade that is helping to sell homes to modern day buyers. This type of lighting is in sync with the rhythm of our bodies. The technology communicated with a phone to allow the homeowner to control the temperature settings throughout the day. Homeowners can set the day lighting to be warmer and whiter while fading to an orange glow in the evening for a calmer more relaxed lighting option.
Water quality is another trend that has become more important to new buyers as well. If you are looking to increase the attractiveness of your home a great way to do this is with an improved whole-home water filtration system. This is a trend that goes right along with the popularity we have seen in previous years for home to be more eco-friendly.


When the term "peer pressure," is used, it's usually negative.
You think of a teenager being coerced by friends and getting in trouble! You certainly wouldn't expect a 72-year-old to be susceptible to peer pressure, would you? It can, in fact, happen. It changed one man's life in a very good way. He learned to ski at Deer Valley Resort.
Bob Garretson, now age 74, moved to Park City two years ago from Cincinnati, Ohio. Even though he moved to a resort town, he hadn't planned on learning to ski; he came to Park City to enjoy the summers. He and his wife split their time between Park City and Naples, Florida so they usually spent their winters at the beach.
Two years ago, at the age of 72, Bob took up skiing to be a ski buddy. Thanks to some prodding and Bob's willingness to try new things, and with the help of a Max-4 lesson at Deer Valley Resort, he is officially an intermediate skier. He's ready to take on any blue run at Deer Valley Resort.
Why would anyone want to learn a new sport after age 70?
It makes a difference if you are out there in the thick of it with them. They don't notice how well (or not well) you ski, they want you to watch them.
Skiers get a huge dose of fresh air on a ski day. Your upper body pushes on your poles across the flats between runs and your lower body gets a workout on the downhill slopes. You get to rest on the chairlift between runs.
There is a learning curve for new skiers. Skiing is counterintuitive: you lean down the hill to gain control instead of leaning back (our natural tendency.) Skiers of all ages and abilities are always learning: there is new terrain to explore, new skills to hone and ever changing conditions.
Even if the major reason you are skiing is due to peer pressure, so be it! Just figure you have the best friends anyone can ask for.
Why climb a mountain? Because it's there. Maybe you can learn to ski for bragging rights – to say you did it. Take a lesson from an instructor who not only knows the skills you wish to learn, but knows how to teach them in a way that you can "get it" and implement the changes right away.
Nancy L. Anderson, CFP is a financial planner in Park City, Utah. Visit her blog NancyLAnderson.com, and find tips on Transitioning to Retirement on Forbes.com.
Love this! Bob has found a great form of exercise that he can engage in with like-minded friends. Learning to ski kept him sane during a difficult time in our lives.
So inspirational!!! I want to be a better skier, now more than ever! Can't wait to ski at Deer Valley this year! The highlight of our winter for sure!!!!
WOW…I know how to ski and I don't, but reading Bob's comments for his reason for learning to ski has reminded me of why I should go for it and get out there again. I loved this article and Nancy does such a great job of coming up with great highlights for Deer Valley. I love reading her articles. Thanks to both Bob and Nancy for a very good reminder. I WILL get out there again!


A lawyer boarded an airplane in New Orleans with a box of frozen crabs and asked a blonde stewardess to take care of them for him.
She took the box and promised to put it in the crew's refrigerator.
mentioning in an arrogant manner that he was a lawyer -- and threatened what would happen to her if she let them thaw out.
Not one hand went up. So she took them home and ate them.
1. Lawyers aren't as smart as they think they are.
2. Blondes aren't as dumb as most folks think.


Working towards yoga in the water can present a number of advantages. Yoga is designed to cultivate a direct channel between the thoughts and body for advantages in your life and personal, total properly-being. When I began to make use of yoga as a major part of my common morning exercise routine, I found I felt more refreshed, more lucid, and I used to be simply capable of flip my focus to my duties for the day.
The bodily benefits were obvious, as Bikram Yoga is a full and whole body exercise. Meditation plays an important function in yoga, and lots of western yoga institutions current the observe in a approach that may help those that don't apply Hinduism.
There are particular Yoga poses for the ground parts of Yoga exercise, in addition to the more familiar standing Yoga poses. Yoga helps to shed excess fat by burning energy, improving metabolism, and inspiring a wholesome life-style. It's only when these postures are retained, the yoga poses help in strengthening mind and body, bringing a union of the two.
Yoga asana are the bodily positions and postures of yoga that started had been actually solely starting to develop in significance with the development of Hatha Yoga. Yoga is a science, and it is claimed that within the observe of which a balance between the bodily and the mental state of particular person may be achieved.
The principle purpose of yoga is to unite the mind, the physique and the spirit. Yoga aids to improve bodily flexibility, power and endurance, which is especially useful to people with again problems.
No matter what particular college or kind of yoga we practice, it's unlikely that many people are really practising yoga. As is apparent from the above-mentioned, her pursuits are effectively defined by artwork, music, movies, literature, languages, historical past, philosophy, geography, physics, environmental issues, images, gardening, delicacies, traveling, people, animals, and yoga.
The benefits might not be instantly seen, but it is a wonderful lengthy-term approach to shedding extra fats and maintaining it. Along with it Yoga creates many other constructive changes; it improves vanity, will increase mental clarity, reduces stress, and improves flexibility and will increase energy and steadiness.
Yoga is the identify given to the science or technique of coaching, which is followed by religious aspirants. Though the Yoga Weight-reduction plan just isn't a food plan in the frequent sense of the phrase, it helps one to lose considerable weight by just eating only wholesome meals. Blood stream to particular areas of the physique brings many well being benefits. However the psychological advantages truly outweigh the physical ones.
Nonetheless, in a unique process, the overall information of Yoga has now develop into common information throughout within the extra materialistic western world the place it's proving to be used as a well-liked support in a number of areas of self tradition – bodily, psychological and non secular.


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YWCA Greater Los Angeles is a charitable organization with a focus on addressing issues of poverty, homelessness, domestic violence and skills training for the community.

About
The Los Angeles YWCA has operated for more than one hundred years with programs in community advocacy, Child development services, Sexual Assault Crisis Counseling program", the Empowerment Project for Senior Citizens, Youth Education and recreation training as well as the L.A. Job Corps program.

History
Founded in 1894, the YWCA Greater Los Angeles serving the needs of women and their families in the Los Angeles community is modeled after the national Young Women's Christian Association which is a membership movement dedicated to the concept of empowering women by creating opportunities for growth, leadership and eliminating racism.

In 1913 the Mary Andrews Clark Memorial Home began serving as an Institution of "Comfort and Uplifting",  which served as an affordable residence for working girls until 1987. In 1918 the YWCA took control of The Hollywood Studio Club a hotel residence for aspiring actresses.

In 1953 the Compton development Center was established with programs designed for teens. In the late 1950s, the YWCA Greater Los Angeles began operation of a transient hotel for women and in 1965 the first Los Angeles Job Corps Center opened. By the late 1960s the YWCA established both the East Los Angeles and the Angeles Mesa Activity Centers.

By the late 1970s, the Infant Learning Center at San Fernando High School was opened in 1975 as the L.A. Job Corps program continued to grow and expand when it moved into the Hollywood Studio Club. In the early 1980s, the YWCA began child development and lLtchkey Services in thirteen area elementary schools within the Los Angeles Unified School District. In 1985 the Compton Center began counseling programs for women who were survivors of sexual assault which continued until the building was sold in 1993.

The YWCA became the lead agency for the "LA Bridges After School Program" at L.A.'s John Muir Middle School in 1998. The YWCA Greater Los Angeles was granted an extended five-year contract in 2000 for the operation of the LA Job Corps program from the Department of Labor.

In 2001, the organization created an Urban Campus Project focused on housing, health and medical services, charter high school, and vocational services. They also founded the Society of Benefactrix, which was launched in support of the YWCA's philosophical ideals and programs. In 2003, the Union Pacific Child Development Center in East Los Angeles was opened.

In 2009, the first "Jeans 4 Justice" event was held. On April 1, 2012, the YWCA Greater Los Angeles moved into their Urban Campus Building at 1020 Olive Street, Los Angeles along with the LA Job Corps

Phenomenal Woman of the Year
The YWCA Greater Los Angeles each year presents its award for  Phenomenal Woman. The 2011 honoree was actress/model Kathy Ireland and local politician Jan Perry. The 2012 award went to SEIU - Butler United Long Term Care Workers' Union President, Laphonza Butler.

References

External links

YWCA USA
Woman of the Year

Greater Los Angeles
Greater Los Angeles
Women's organizations based in the United States
Charities based in California
Women in Los Angeles

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YR Arts Program A sets the solid ground for all Raqs Sharqi dance artists. It covers and draws connections between the technique essentials important at all levels, knowledge of the Legends in the history of Raqs Sharqi and their influences, the importance of understanding culture and folklore characters, the riches and inspiration derived from Arab music and how to achieve the fluidity and effortlessness of a true Raqs Sharqi artist.
Discovering technique again at all levels and approaching it from different angles. The magic in Raqs Sharqi is in how the movement is never what it seems. Reinventing your technique as a whole. Learning technique again turned inside out. New ways to approach technique. How different parts of the body can work together as active and responsive.
Also known as Channeling the Icons, this comprehensive journey follows the exciting lives and artistry of each of the most important Belly Dance artists who have set the standards and created the steps all Bellydancers perform today. Badia Masabni, Tahia Carioca, Samia Gamal, Naima Akef, Nagua Fouad, Sohair Zaki, Fifi Abdou, Saha Hamdi, Mona El Said, Nahed Sabry, Dina, Lucy, Tito Seif, etc. What did they each contribute and how has each influenced the next by following the evolution of Bellydance since the 1940s. This workshop utilizes film and video footage with commentary as well as learning the signature moves and combinations of each dancer. Includes juicy stories such as why Tahia Carioca and Saha Hamdi were jailed.
Beyond regional steps and rhythms, discover the many characters of Middle Eastern Dance as well your own unique Bellydance voice. Be the story, not the prop and costume. Learn unique technique, character, nuance and cultural context as well as why learning folklore is essential for Raqs Sharqi expression. Each folklore style is an expression of a lifestyle and daily experience. "Who" is folklore and why create such movement?
Listening and responding to the variety of musical nuances. How does muscularity and posture reflect a musical genre. Where dance steps have no relevance. Music is essential to Raqs Sharqi expression. Learn how to listen beyond your ears and express the many nuances and embellishments of rich Arab music.Be the music.
Create movement without muscles or bones. Release and let go so your body is in a constant state of responsiveness. Allow your body to express movement without recognizable steps. All the audience sees is energy and emotion. Release & Respond to Movement. All Levels.
Technique progression from Beginner to Professional.


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Bach and Broccoli () is a Canadian children's film, released in 1986. Directed by André Melançon, it is the third film in the Tales for All series of children's and family films.

The film stars Mahée Paiement as Fanny, a young orphan girl living with her uncle (Raymond Legault), who is named Jean-Claude in the French version and Jonathan in the English. Her uncle, an accountant and amateur classical musician, pays little attention to her as he is obsessed with practicing the music of Johann Sebastian Bach on his organ for an upcoming music competition; Fanny, meanwhile, takes advantage of his negligence to collect a menagerie of animals beginning with her pet skunk Broccoli/Bottine. The situation eventually draws the attention of the local child services, who threaten to remove Fanny from the home to place her with a new foster family.

At the 8th Genie Awards in 1987, Andrée Pelletier garnered a Genie Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Bérénice.

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External links

1986 films
Canadian children's comedy films
Films directed by André Melançon
1980s children's films
French-language Canadian films
1980s Canadian films


Most of you have probably seen the Lay's potato chip ad that depicts Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head eating chips. Mr. Potato Head catches his lovely tuber of a wife chowing down on fried slices of their family and friends. He then joins her in eating his fellow veggies after they form a pact to keep their sick snack a secret. This cannibalistic activity has inspired many Americans to follow the example set by the Potato Heads. Police have been receiving reports of disappearances and kidnappings all over the country as the hunger for human flesh increases. There have even been reports of graves being robbed by cannibals who presumably believe that the theory about wine being better with age also applies to people. Charred human bones have been appearing in dumpsters in cities across the nation and the scent of cooked human meat hangs over the USA like a white sheet over a corpse waiting to be eaten. Law enforcement officials have not been attempting to curb the growing cannibalism issue for fear of being eaten. "I can handle going in to work with the mindset that I might be shot. But I can't deal with the thought of being eaten by a family inspired by talking potatoes," said Fred Harrelson, a police officer in Broward Country, FL. The US government has been issuing PSAs, announcing to the American public that the Potato Heads are not real and that their actions should not influence the food decisions that people make. They are also asking people to stay indoors and keep nonperishable, nonhuman food in their house in case the problem becomes exponentially worse. However, the government is also looking positively upon the situation as hunger rates and the population are both rapidly decreasing. Although, to keep appearances they have tried to keep their positive outlook quiet. To those of you who think the cannibalism problem is coming to an end, we at Building Rubble would like to inform you that human flesh is currently being served at soup kitchens across the nation so continue to stay indoors to defend yourselves from becoming a homeless man's dinner.
To watch the cannibalistic ad, click here.
Thanks to my good friend, Tyler Lumsden, for the idea!


NEW ULM – A 43-year-old North Mankato woman is facing 10 felony counts of financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult for allegedly using their account to withdraw $145,317.78 from the victim's account between March 2013 and September 2015.
Marcy Jo Runing was charged with taking money from her father's social security deposits, monthly, long-term care insurance payments and River Region Cooperative payments for his farm operation run by his son.
The funds were diverted after Runing became the man's Power of Attorney on Sept. 29, 2011.
Blue Earth County Human Services requested a court hearing to remove Runing as Power of Attorney on Sept. 24, 2015, according to a Statement of Probable Cause.
Sleepy Eye Police were notified in June 2015, of a vulnerable adult maltreatment report began by Brown County Family Services (BCFS).
Due to a conflict within BCFS, Blue Earth County Family Services investigated the report of alleged financial exploitation of vulnerable adult living in Divine Providence Nursing Home in Sleepy Eye.
Some of the checks and payments made from the victim's account appeared to be used directly by Runing and her husband Shawn Runing. Some of the checks were written directly to Marcy and Shawn Runing and signed by Marcy Runing.
It was estimated that the Runings took $152,086.31 from the victim's accounts for their personal use between Oct. 7, 2011 and Sept. 21, 2015. There are some expenses that are unknown if used for the victim's care and they are not tabulated in the amount, according to court documents.
A family in-law said the victim's family is concerned about having enough money to keep family farm work going, and the family is having difficulty paying the outstanding bill at Divine Providence Home, which was listed at $35,555.51 as of July 29, 2015.
Sleepy Eye Police tried to contact Marcy Runing personally. She declined to provide a recorded interview about the case and did not have a defense attorney when the complaint was filed.
Sleepy Eye Police said charges are anticipated against Shawn Runing, who was named in the complaint as receiving some of the diverted funds.
Marcy Runing is scheduled to appear in Brown County District Court at 8:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 12.
Blue Earth County Attorney Steven J. Kelm has been named a Special Assistant Brown County Attorney in the case due to a conflict of interest in Brown County.


I can't tell from the back seat who's in control of Google's autonomous Lexus. The SUV is prowling the streets of Mountain View, California, but it's only after lead engineer Dmitri Dolgov flings his hands into the air that I realize he may be in the driver's seat, but the computer is in control.
After a flurry of pronouncements from companies racing headlong into autonomous driving, Google's venerable project feels like an afterthought. After all, Ford CEO Mark Fields promises hundreds or thousands of autonomous taxis by 2021. Lyft co-founder John Zimmer says most customers will tool around in robo-cars within five years. Uber has a small fleet of self-driving cars ferrying people around downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, right now.
All of this makes it easy to forget Google is the old hand here. It started developing the technology in 2009. Granted, the company has never said anything remotely useful about when it might be ready, where it might be used, or what people will do with it. Instead, it keeps testing and refining and testing some more, using a fleet of nearly five dozen cars in Mountain View, Phoenix, Austin, and Kirkland, Washington.
That fleet just hit a remarkable milestone: Those Lexus SUVs and dorky prototypes rolled the collective odometer over two million miles of autonomous driving on public roads, 90 percent of them on city streets.
There's nothing inherently significant about the number, but it's a reminder Google remains the veteran player in a field full of rookies. In those two million miles, a robo-car caused just one minor crash. The technology experienced a glitch that required human intervention just 341 times during one 423,000-mile stretch. That's not quite as foolproof as carbon-based lifeforms, who tend to crash once every 238,000 miles, but it's not bad.
When the car encounters something new or falters by, say, taking a curve too fast or driving too cautiously, the human in the passenger's seat makes a note in her laptop. That info goes back to the lab for "fuzzing"—that's when Google's driving simulators take a moment, tweak its elements, and teach the software to handle nearly endless variations. You think two million miles in eight years is a lot? Google simulates three million miles every day.
That experience shows. When I rode around in Uber's self-driving car last month, the human engineer took control every few minutes for stuff like avoid an endless wait behind a double-parked truck. I never felt like my safety was at risk, but it was clear the car wasn't ready to go it alone.
During my 30 minute tour of Mountain View, Google's car never needed a hand. Granted, the Silicon Valley suburb is less complex than the City of Bridges, but the autonomous Lexus drives like an experienced human. At a four-way stop, it waited to see if an approaching cyclist would roll through the intersection (he did). When it spotted a pedestrian crossing some 30 yards ahead, it braked. When a red light turned green, it waited a full second before hitting the gas to ensure sure the way was clear.
Perfection eludes the machine. As it entered a bottlenecked street, it jerked to a stop. Twice, it tapped the brakes for no discernible reason. Passing a parked truck on the right, it swerved to the left.
Any driver's ed teacher would be proud.


A basketball coach was so eager to get her team to the state championships that she only took 16 hours out between games - to give birth.
Amber Branson lives in the basketball-crazy town of Lipan, Texas, which has only 435 residents.
She grew up playing basketball there and has devoted herself to it ever since, becoming coach of Lipan High School girl's team.
The team played a game on Friday night, and then on Saturday, they were playing in a tournament in Abilene to get into the state finals.
Ms Branson coached both games, and on a video of Saturday's crucial play offs, she can clearly be seen standing on the side lines, jumping around, clapping and cheering on the team.
What is not clear from the video, however, is that Ms Branson had just had a baby, a mere 14 hours before in between games.
Talking about what it takes to play basketball, she said: 'Hard work and determination,' and they are certainly qualities that can be attributed to her.
Between the game Friday night and the big game Saturday, she went into labour in her Abilene hotel room.
Ms Branson had a little girl a little after 10pm. By 2pm on Saturday, she was back on the court.
She said: 'I didn't do anything that didn't feel like I was supposed to be doing. And I just wanted to be with the girls.
'During the game I was fine as long as I was standing. I think emotion and adrenaline and everything else kept me going.
The team went on to win 21-2 in a scoring tear in the final five minutes.
Now the coach, her team and her newborn Leslie Telese are going to the state championship.


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require 'spec_helper'

describe 'test::default_handler' do
  context 'install chef on ubuntu' do
    let(:ubuntu_1404) do
      ChefSpec::SoloRunner.new(
        platform: 'ubuntu',
        version: '14.04',
        step_into: %w(chef_ingredient)
      ).converge(described_recipe)
    end

    it 'use the default handler' do
      expect(ubuntu_1404).to install_package('chef').with(provider: Chef::Provider::Package::Dpkg)
    end
  end

  context 'install chef on suse' do
    let(:suse) do
      ChefSpec::SoloRunner.new(
        platform: 'suse',
        version: '12.1',
        step_into: %w(chef_ingredient)
      ).converge(described_recipe)
    end

    it 'use the default handler' do
      expect(suse).to install_package('chef').with(provider: Chef::Provider::Package::Rpm)
    end
  end
end

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Home / Government / Archandra Tahar Urge to Prepare Gas Infrastructure
Archandra Tahar Urge to Prepare Gas Infrastructure
by Sebastianus Epifany Monday, March 13, 2017 - 17:06
JAKARTA - The Indonesian government is now trying to convert fuel oil into gas. Even so, the availability of infrastructure for gas fuel is not widely available. Therefore, Vice Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Archandra Tahar requesting to prepare the gas infrastructure first.
This is expressed by Archandra Tahar at the launch of the campaign "Fuel Gas for Indonesia." This campaign aims to promote the conversion of fuel oil into gas, which targeted 5,000 converters could be installed in 2017.
"It's like which one is the first between chicken and egg, but I think if there is a gas supply, to support the conversion it's good if infrastructure such as gas fuel stations (SPBG), gas pipeline network and gas distributor terminal available," said Archandra Tahar as reported from antaranews.com (13/3/2017).
Archandra Tahar explained based on the data, the largest use of fuel contained in the transport sector. Followed in the second position, is electricity, and then the third is household needs.
From these data, it appears that growth in fuel consumption on transportation reached 13 percent per year, while the economy is only 5,5 percent. This shows that the amount of vehicle has been growing at twice each year.
"It is a signal that the conversion of BBM (oil) into BBG (gas) is a priority. There is a subsidy if you rely on fuel oil which grows doubled every year, but it is better if we encourage (the conversion)," he said.
BSSN Assures a Strong Cyber Security for the Upcoming 2019 Presidential Election
Jakarta – Cybersecurity for the upcoming presidential election became one of the topics discussed by National Cyber and Crypto Agency (BSSN) and DP
Realization of 2018 Infrastructure and Property Tax Revenue Decreases
Jakarta – Realization of infrastructure tax from construction and property sector in 2018 is decreasing if compared with 2017.
Vice President RI: Not a Single Country would Stop Building Infrastructure
Jakarta – Vice President Republic of Indonesia Jusuf Kalla said that infrastructure development is a must-thing that needs to be done by every coun
Minister of PUPR Affirmed that Sustainable Infrastructure Development is Important
Jakarta – Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla said that infrastructure development must be done sustainably for a country's adva


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Carnegie acted as Joint Global Coordinator and Joint Bookrunner in the EUR 147m Privatization and IPO of Port of Tallinn on Nasdaq Tallinn
Port of Tallinn's IPO is one of the largest Baltic IPO's in the 21st century. The Offering attracted very strong interest from Estonian, Nordic and other international institutions as well as retail investors. The offering was multiple times oversubscribed.
Port of Tallinn, the owner of one of the largest landlord port facilities in the Baltic Sea Region, was listed today and had its first day of trading on the Baltic Main List of the Nasdaq Tallinn Stock Exchange.
The price per share in the offering was EUR 1.70, corresponding to a total value of the outstanding shares in Port of Tallinn upon completion of the offering of EUR 447m
The Offering comprised 75,404,968 New Shares and the Government Shareholder sold 11,300,000 Existing Shares in connection with the IPO
– The total Offer size was EUR 147m
– The Government Shareholder has also granted a put option with respect to the same number of Existing Shares for stabilisation purposes ("Reverse Greenshoe")
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development ("EBRD") acted as an anchor investor in the Offering
Trading in the shares in Port of Tallinn on Nasdaq Tallinn commenced today, 13 June 2018, under the ticker "TSM1T"
The Group is the owner of the third largest passenger port in the Baltic Sea Region, the fourth largest passenger port in Northern Europe in terms of passenger traffic (10.6 million passengers in 2017) and the largest cargo port in Estonia in terms of cargo volumes (19.2 million tonnes in 2017). The Group has a diversified portfolio of operations, including passenger harbours, cargo harbours, domestic ferry service connecting Estonia's mainland with its two largest islands, and other services (which include the provision of ice-breaking and other maritime support services utilising the Group's ice-breaker, Botnica, and the provision of waste management services mainly through its joint venture, AS Green Marine). In 2017, the Group generated revenue of €121.3 million, an Adjusted EBITDA of €66.5 million and a profit for the period of €26.4 million.
Carnegie acted as Joint Global Coordinator and Joint Bookrunner


Sydney - Visa today celebrated the 100 day milestone to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. In its 30th year as the exclusive payment provider of the Olympic Games, Visa is creating and managing the entire payment system infrastructure and network throughout all venues including stadiums, press centers, point-of-sale (POS), the Olympic Village and Olympic Superstores. This year Visa will implement 4,000 POS terminals across key Olympic venues, as well as 11 ATMs in partnership with Bradesco.
Visa also extends the value of its sponsorship to Olympic Games host cities, facilitating the development and advancement of payment infrastructure in those markets. This year Visa will introduce acceptance of new technologies and innovation throughout Rio, focusing on new ways to pay including payment wearables and mobile phones – letting fans tap, dip or click to pay in Rio.
Visa projects that Brazil will host an estimated 400,000-500,000 international visitors during the month of August, based on trends observed in recent summer editions of the Olympics. Visa data points to 2016 inbound travel to Brazil increasing by an estimated 1.2 million travelers for the year, compared to the 2010-2015 average, primarily due to preparations for the Olympics Games.
The largest share of travelers to Brazil are forecast to come from Latin America and the Caribbean region (45 percent of all international travelers), followed by Europe (30 percent) and North America (15 percent).
Based on historical data from past Olympic Games, Brazil can expect to see an increase in per traveler spending. During the London 2012 Olympic Games, spending averaged $1,830 per traveler1, which was twice as much per visit than regular tourists to the United Kingdom in 2012.
Australian travellers were the third highest spenders at the London Olympics, after the United States and France. These three countries plus Canada and the Netherlands collectively accounted for nearly half of the total tourist spend during the Games2.
As excitement builds around the world for the Olympics, Team Visa athletes will feature in marketing campaigns over the coming months. Sally Pearson appears in a Visa Checkout campaign that is running across digital and social media channels in Australia. The campaign highlights Visa Checkout as the easier way to pay online and with mobile and connected devices. Across the Tasman, Valerie Adams fronts a campaign encouraging Kiwis to use Visa payWave. Both the Australian and New Zealand campaigns offer consumers a chance to win a trip to the Olympic Games.
Notify their issuing bank or financial institution of potential travel plans, including the fact that they will be using Visa debit, credit or prepaid cards abroad to avoid any issues while traveling. Issuing banks can also provide information about travel-related benefits for Visa account holders.
Register for SMS notification with their specific bank, or bank's transaction notification service, allowing travelers to track transactions on their Visa accounts.
Set up automatic bill pay for their credit cards for peace-of-mind while traveling abroad.
Look for the Visa or PLUS logo at point-of-sale to ensure international payment cards are accepted.
Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) is a global payments technology company that connects consumers, businesses, financial institutions and governments in more than 200 countries and territories to fast, secure and reliable electronic payments. We operate one of the world's most advanced processing networks — VisaNet — that is capable of handling more than 65,000 transaction messages a second, with fraud protection for consumers and assured payment for merchants. Visa is not a bank and does not issue cards, extend credit or set rates and fees for consumers. Visa's innovations, however, enable its financial institution customers to offer consumers more choices: pay now with debit, pay ahead of time with prepaid or pay later with credit products. For more information visit www.visa.com.au and @VisaNewsAU.


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Q: Android Animation isInitialized returns false sometimes I am successfully using Android animations but in my current code I call the animations many times and sometimes they do not execute properly. After checking all of my code, I've figured out that the method isInitialized() returns false sometimes, but I do not know why.
I have tried this way to call animations:
Animation anima1 = AnimationUtils.loadAnimation(this, R.anim.fade_out);
mView.startAnimation(anima1);

A: Instead of starting the animation directly try to wait to be initialized using the post method of the view
sample:
Animation anima1 = AnimationUtils.loadAnimation(this, R.anim.fade_out);
mView.post(new Runnable() {

    @Override
    public void run() {
        mView.startAnimation(anima1);

    }
});

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First Collaborative Report with Thomson on Allyship Released
Male allyship is critical in the evolution of gender equality programs in the workplace. Indeed, when men are included in gender equality programs, 96% of organizations see progress — compared to only 30% of organizations when men are not engaged, according to the Harvard Business Review.
Now, a first of its kind study examined how emerging male leaders in law and business, specifically law students, construct their idea of what it means to be an ally to women, especially women of color. In this randomized study done in collaboration with Penn Law students and Thomson Reuters, we analyze how these emerging leaders build allyship in ways that could alter the concept of leadership in the future.
In a white paper, "Allyship: Upstander v. Bystander", Rangita de Silva de Alwis examines the study and looks at a way to frame the various intersections of race, gender, and multiple identities in the context of allyship as a guide in addressing different forms of system and structural bias.
Male Allyship in the Future of Work: Full Report
Women, Law and Leadership in the Fall of 2019, we examined the changing landscape of women in leadership and the importance of powerful allies who could disrupt the status quo in favor of women. Growing out of our research on women who lead, we partnered with Thomson Reuters to conduct research on the future of allyship through interviews with a diverse and global group of male leaders. We wanted to find out how they responded to the changing demographics in the workplace, how would they react to women leaders and bosses and work-family policies that engage women and men on an equal basis. Most of all, we wanted to deconstruct given assumptions about men and allyship and examine what allyship looked like to men from diverse backgrounds, races, ethnicities, and other differences. The Male Allyship in the Future of Work Advancing Inclusive Leadership report is the culmination of our study.
ALLYSHIP: UPSTANDER VS. BYSTANDER: Allyship as the New Theory and Practice of Diversity and Inclusion
An examination by Rangita de Silva de Alwis of the study conducted at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School on "Allyship in the Future of Work."
This White Paper looks at a way to frame the various intersections of race, gender and multiple identities in the context of allyship. Allyship used within this framework can guide us in addressing different forms of systemic and structural bias that plague our workplaces and public consciousness.
Happy Winter Holidays
Penn Law's Top Ten News Stories from 2020
ACUS makes new recommendations, citing research reports from Professors Cary Coglianese and Christopher Yoo
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Articles about Austin Okocha
Super John's Benchmark by John McGinlay - 27/03/2005
Richard Frost's article in the Manchester Evening News covering John's views on Bolton's quest for Euro glory. [More]
Elliott poised for United comeback by Robbie Elliott - 29/03/2004
Simon Rushworth's article featuring an interview with Robbie on his progression to a first team recall. [More]
Time for a win by John McGinlay - 22/03/2004
With four straight Premiership defeats on the bounce, Super John feels Sunday's game against Newcastle can put an end to the disappointing run. [More]
Bolton heroes look to the future by John McGinlay - 03/03/2004
Richard Frost interviews John after Sunday's disappointing Carling Cup defeat where the emphasis is on keeping the season alive. Although the article mentions relegation - this is far from John's thoughts... [More]
The Carling key - midfield by John McGinlay - 25/02/2004
Super John looks at where the game will be won or lost, and also comments on the ticket fiasco - unfortunately overshadowing the build up to the big game. [More]
A big night for the club by John McGinlay - 21/01/2004
Super John looks at the rewards for a successful semi-final and highlights the importance of tonights game. He also comments on the speculation that Youri Djorkaeff may be looking to extend his stay at the Reebok. [More]
Should we look up or down? by John McGinlay - 09/01/2004
With Bolton's performances continuing to impress, Super John sounds a word of caution and cites the lack of Premiership home wins as a reason for concern. [More]
Something Special by John McGinlay - 18/12/2003
It gets better and better for Wanderer's fans and Super John takes his hat off to the whole team - whilst commenting on the surprise rumours of a reduction in Sam's salary! [More]
Sunderland - it was win or bust by John McGinlay - 17/03/2003
Mick McCarthy�s a different kettle of fish to Howard Wilkinson (who'd lost the plot) and I expect him to do well at Sunderland. When a new manager comes in, it�s the norm for the team to pick up in form, and I expected a very tough game at the Stadium if Light. [More]
Tough at the top, and tougher at the bottom by John McGinlay - 11/11/2002
Prior to the games with Sunderland, Birmingham, and West Brom, I think most Wanderer�s fans were looking for at least a couple of wins. Personally I was hoping for seven points. [More]


Grab a wine glass and add a few ice cubes or crushed ice.
Pour in equal parts "My Paris Secret" (ice blanc de blanc) and Ocean Spray "White-Cran Strawberry"
*Add more or less of anything to make it yours!
We've got the PERFECT holiday drink.
*In a rock glass, garnish the rim with the crushed peppermint, pour in the gin and add cranberry juice!


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Q: Running multiple functions that make HTTP requests in parallel I'm working on a script that autonomously scrapes historical data from several websites and saves them to the same excel file for each past date that's within a specified date range. Each individual function accesses several webpages from a different website, formats the data, and writes it to the file on separate sheets. Because I am continuously making requests on these sites, I make sure that I add ample sleep time between requests. Instead of running these functions one after another, is there a way that I could run them together?
I want to make one request with Function 1, then make one request with Function 2, and so on until all functions have made one request. After all functions have made a request, I would like it to loop back and complete the second request within each function (and so on) until all requests for a given date are complete. Doing this would allow the same amount of sleep time between requests on each website while decreasing the time the code would take to run by a large amount. One point to note is that each function makes a slightly different number of HTTP requests. For instance, Function 1 may make 10 requests on a given date while Function 2 makes 8 requests, Function 3 makes 8, Function 4 makes 7, and Function 5 makes 10.
I've read into this topic and have read about multithreading, but I am unsure how to apply this to my specific scenario. If there is no way to do this, I could run each function as its own code and run them at the same time, but then I would have to concatenate five different excel files for each date, which is why I am trying to do it this way.
start_date = 'YYYY-MM-DD'
end_date = 'YYYY-MM-DD'
idx = pd.date_range(start_date,end_date)
date_range = [d.strftime('%Y-%m-%d') for d in idx]
max_retries_min_sleeptime = 300
max_retries_max_sleeptime = 600
min_sleeptime = 150
max_sleeptime = 250
for date in date_range:
    writer = pd.ExcelWriter('Daily Data -' + date + '.xlsx')
    Function1()
    Function2()
    Function3()
    Function4()
    Function5()
    writer.save()
    print('Date Complete: ' + date)
    time.sleep(random.randrange(min_sleeptime,max_sleeptime,1))

A: Using Python3.6
Here is a minimal example of concurrent requests with aiohttp to get you started (docs). This example runs 3 downloader's at the same time, appending the rsp to responses. I believe you will be able to adapt this idea to your problem.
import asyncio

from aiohttp.client import ClientSession

async def downloader(session, iter_url, responses):
    while True:
        try:
            url = next(iter_url)
        except StopIteration:
            return
        rsp = await session.get(url)
        if not rsp.status == 200:
            continue  # < - Or raise error
        responses.append(rsp)

async def run(urls, responses):
    with ClientSession() as session:
        iter_url = iter(urls)
        await asyncio.gather(*[downloader(session, iter_url, responses) for _ in range(3)])

urls = [
    'https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/python',
    'https://aiohttp.readthedocs.io/en/stable/',
    'https://docs.python.org/3/library/asyncio.html'
]

responses = []

loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
loop.run_until_complete(run(urls, responses))

Result:
>>> responses
[<ClientResponse(https://docs.python.org/3/library/asyncio.html) [200 OK]>
<CIMultiDictProxy('Server': 'nginx', 'Content-Type': 'text/html', 'Last-Modified': 'Sun, 28 Jan 2018 05:08:54 GMT', 'ETag': '"5a6d5ae6-6eae"', 'X-Clacks-Overhead': 'GNU Terry Pratchett', 'Strict-Transport-Security': 'max-age=315360000; includeSubDomains; preload', 'Via': '1.1 varnish', 'Fastly-Debug-Digest': '79eb68156ce083411371cd4dbd0cb190201edfeb12e5d1a8a1e273cc2c8d0e41', 'Content-Length': '28334', 'Accept-Ranges': 'bytes', 'Date': 'Sun, 28 Jan 2018 23:48:17 GMT', 'Via': '1.1 varnish', 'Age': '66775', 'Connection': 'keep-alive', 'X-Served-By': 'cache-iad2140-IAD, cache-mel6520-MEL', 'X-Cache': 'HIT, HIT', 'X-Cache-Hits': '1, 1', 'X-Timer': 'S1517183297.337465,VS0,VE1')>
, <ClientResponse(https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/python) [200 OK]>
<CIMultiDictProxy('Content-Type': 'text/html; charset=utf-8', 'Content-Encoding': 'gzip', 'X-Frame-Options': 'SAMEORIGIN', 'X-Request-Guid': '3fb98f74-2a89-497d-8d43-322f9a202775', 'Strict-Transport-Security': 'max-age=15552000', 'Content-Length': '23775', 'Accept-Ranges': 'bytes', 'Date': 'Sun, 28 Jan 2018 23:48:17 GMT', 'Via': '1.1 varnish', 'Age': '0', 'Connection': 'keep-alive', 'X-Served-By': 'cache-mel6520-MEL', 'X-Cache': 'MISS', 'X-Cache-Hits': '0', 'X-Timer': 'S1517183297.107658,VS0,VE265', 'Vary': 'Accept-Encoding,Fastly-SSL', 'X-DNS-Prefetch-Control': 'off', 'Set-Cookie': 'prov=8edb36d8-8c63-bdd5-8d56-19bf14916c93; domain=.stackoverflow.com; expires=Fri, 01-Jan-2055 00:00:00 GMT; path=/; HttpOnly', 'Cache-Control': 'private')>
, <ClientResponse(https://aiohttp.readthedocs.io/en/stable/) [200 OK]>
<CIMultiDictProxy('Server': 'nginx/1.10.3 (Ubuntu)', 'Date': 'Sun, 28 Jan 2018 23:48:18 GMT', 'Content-Type': 'text/html', 'Last-Modified': 'Wed, 17 Jan 2018 08:45:22 GMT', 'Transfer-Encoding': 'chunked', 'Connection': 'keep-alive', 'Vary': 'Accept-Encoding', 'ETag': 'W/"5a5f0d22-578a"', 'X-Subdomain-TryFiles': 'True', 'X-Served': 'Nginx', 'X-Deity': 'web01', 'Content-Encoding': 'gzip')>
]

A: Here is a minimal example to demonstrate how to use concurrent.futures for parallel processing. This does not include the actual scraping logic as you can add it yourself, if needed, but demonstrates the pattern to follow:
from concurrent import futures
from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor

def scrape_func(*args, **kwargs):
    """ Stub function to use with futures - your scraping logic """
    print("Do something in parallel")
    return "result scraped"

def main():
    start_date = 'YYYY-MM-DD'
    end_date = 'YYYY-MM-DD'
    idx = pd.date_range(start_date,end_date)
    date_range = [d.strftime('%Y-%m-%d') for d in idx]
    max_retries_min_sleeptime = 300
    max_retries_max_sleeptime = 600
    min_sleeptime = 150
    max_sleeptime = 250

    # The important part - concurrent futures
    # - set number of workers as the number of jobs to process

    with ThreadPoolExecutor(len(date_range)) as executor:
        # Use list jobs for concurrent futures
        # Use list scraped_results for results
        jobs = []
        scraped_results = []

        for date in date_range:
            # Pass some keyword arguments if needed - per job
            kw = {"some_param": "value"}

            # Here we iterate 'number of dates' times, could be different
            # We're adding scrape_func, could be different function per call
            jobs.append(executor.submit(scrape_func, **kw))

        # Once parallell processing is complete, iterate over results
        for job in futures.as_completed(jobs):
            # Read result from future
            scraped_result = job.result()
            # Append to the list of results
            scraped_results.append(scraped_result)

        # Iterate over results scraped and do whatever is needed
        for result is scraped_results:
            print("Do something with me {}".format(result))

if __name__=="__main__":
    main()

As mentioned, this is just to demonstrate the pattern to follow, the rest should be straightforward.

A: Thanks for the responses guys! As it turns out a pretty simple block of code from this other question (Make 2 functions run at the same time) seems to do what I want.
import threading
from threading import Thread

def func1():
    print 'Working'

def func2():
    print 'Working'

if __name__ == '__main__':
    Thread(target = func1).start()
    Thread(target = func2).start()


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On Monday, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he had selected Dr. Burke Harris to take on the new role, the news outlet writes. In the position, she will be responsible for examining the pressing health issues faced by people living in the state and implementing effective strategies to overcome them. One of the things on her agenda is providing outreach for young families.
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Kanton Pierre-Buffière () je francouzský kanton v departementu Haute-Vienne v regionu Limousin. Tvoří ho osm obcí.

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However, XMetaL Author does have a Structure View. Perhaps that is what you are looking for. The Structure View can be used for navigation, or with the correct CSS settings in place it can also be used for editing documents (though that is not the main purpose as editing is really best done in the main editing view).
With the correct Structure View CSS in place for your customization you can render your document in a virtually identical way (with some limitations) to the Tags On or Normal views, or you might design a CSS file that hides everything but the titles of sections (allowing you to quickly navigate long documents).
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2. On the Help menu select Samples > Cameras in Focus (Journalist).
3. On the View menu select Structure View to open the Structure View.
4. From the View menu select Toolbars... then make sure the checkbox labeled "Stucture View Samples" is selected and dismiss the dialog.
5. A toolbar with 6 (ugly - this is an old customization after all) coloured balls for buttons on it numbered 0 to 5 should appear (see screen captures). Clicking on each of these buttons will switch between the 6 sample CSS files provided with the Journalist demo for Structure View, giving you some idea of what could be done for your own schema.
The product also supports the standard Windows MDI concept, so you can open multiple different documents and tile and cascade them, showing them side by side if you like, or one above the other (these functions are on the Window menu). I mention this just in case I misunderstand what you are asking.
We do not want the MDI concept here. All we need is that same(our main window) window should split into two windows like we have the split feature in MS Word where we can have the two views of same document at same time. Also we want this feature with our main view not with Structure view or any other view.
I would appreciate if you can help us out to achive this in XMetal.
We do not have any plans at the current time to try to duplicate the MS Word feature. Looks like things were confused by the mention of Arbortext Epic, and the suggestion that that product has this feature. I have not seen a version that has it, have you?
The closest you can get with any version of XMetaL Author up to and include 6.0.1 (and something I would really suggest you try in case it comes close to meeting your needs) is to implement an empty CSS file for the Structure View, or to not include a CSS file for Structure view in your customization. The Structure View will then inherit the CSS you are using for Tags On and Normal view. It will not be exactly the same but for most of your document it should be very similar. This might not be good enough, I cannot say. If you do a lot of table editing then that is one limitation you will run into as the Structure View does not render tables "graphically" as the product does in Tags On and Normal views. Moving things around can be fiddly but it can be done as can typing, deleting, inserting elements, etc. But, I will admit in advance, the experience will not be the same as if you had two renderings of the same document sitting side by side providing you the exact equivalent of Tags On or Normal view. For some documents types however the experience can be close.


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Help to buy loans reach a new high.The Help to Buy equity loan scheme was used to purchase 52,268 homes in England in the year to the end of June, new figures from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government have revealed. this is up six per cent from the same period last year and represents a new record high since the scheme was launched in 2013.Of those purchases, 43,285 were by first-time buyers. This is up eight per cent on the 40,228 from last year, while in London, purchases through the scheme came to a total of 6,149, a rise of 26 per cent compared to the previous year.
The data also revealed that since the scheme's launch, around 56 per cent of the homes purchased had a value of less than £250,000, rising to 60 per cent when considering just first-time buyers.
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More than half (56 per cent) of Help to Buy purchasers did so with a deposit of up to five per cent, though around one in six (14 per cent) used a deposit of more than 15 per cent.
Research from mortgage lenders the Aldermore and Halifax found first-time buyers still felt there were barriers – https://www.bestpricefs.co.uk/blog/mortgage-research-study/ which stopped them from believing they could own a home.
Halifax found that mortgage affordability and saving for a deposit were the main obstacles, while Aldermore's research showed a disparity between sexes with 68 per cent of women seeing home ownership as home unachievable, compared to 57 per cent of men.
The Help to Buy ISA scheme closes to new investors on 30th November and could see savers have their deposit boosted by a £3,000 bonus from the government.
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The top 10 best rates of Help to Buy ISAs and Lifetime ISAs (another scheme which offers a bonus on house deposits) and found that on average, the interest was higher on the former at 2.41 per cent compared to the Lifetime ISA's average interest rate of just 1.20 per cent.
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Lidewijde Paris (Emmen, 1962) is een Nederlands schrijfster en voormalig journaliste, redactrice en uitgeefster.

Biografie
Paris groeide op in Hazerswoude-Dorp. Ze studeerde Nederlandse taal en literatuur aan de Universiteit Utrecht. Daarnaast behaalde ze een bachelor aan de Hogeschool voor de Kunsten in Utrecht. Vervolgens ging ze aan de slag als journaliste bij NRC Handelsblad. Later werkte ze jaren als uitgever bij uitgeverijen als Querido, Ailantus en Nieuw Amsterdam.

In 2016 richtte Paris De Lees!ambassade op om het literaire lezen te promoten. Vanaf 2017 is zij ook werkzaam als radiopresentator bij AVROTROS en vanaf 2018 als boekenrecensent op de radio bij Nieuwsweekend (Omroep MAX). Daarnaast heeft Paris boeken geschreven.

In de zomer van 2021 was Paris eenmalig te zien in de spelshow De Slimste Mens van KRO-NCRV.

Bibliografie
 "Een gedicht is ook maar een ding", uitgeverij Meulenhoff, 2021 ISBN 9789029093682
 "Hoe lees ik korte verhalen?", uitgeverij Meulenhoff, 2018.
"365 dingen die je als boekenlezer wilt weten", B For Books B.V., 2018 ISBN 9789085165293
"Hoe lees ik?", uitgeverij Nieuw Amsterdam, 2016.

Externe links

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Sant Pau de Casserres és una església situada a uns 4 km de la població de Casserres a la comarca del Berguedà inclosa en l'Inventari del Patrimoni Arquitectònic de Catalunya.

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Església romànica mig tapada actualment per altres construccions. La planta és de creu llatina amb una sola nau, coberta amb volta de canó lleugerament apuntada. Hi ha tot de capelles laterals datades al s. XVIII. La volta s'aguanta amb pilars massissos. L'absis és de perfil circular, sense decoració exterior, únicament hi ha una obertura central de doble esqueixada decorada amb un arc de mig punt suportat per dues columnes de petites dimensions. El parament és de carreus de pedra ben escairats, de mida mitjana, disposats en fileres i units amb morter. Al mur de ponent s'alça un campanar d'espadanya de dues obertures; en aquest mateix mur s'hi adossà posteriorment la rectoria. La coberta és a dues aigües feta de teula àrab. Els capitells procedeixen de la porta de l'església romànica de Sant Pau de Casserres. Atesa la mala qualitat de la pedra i el desgast dels anys, els elements que s'hi representen semblen correspondre a les quatre figures del Tetramorf, dues a cadascun d'aquests capitells. A sobre dels capitells es conserva una urna, també molt malmesa.

Una pintura mural, amb temàtica del pecat original i del judici final, decorava l'arcosoli del presbiteri i actualment és al Museu Diocesà i Comarcal de Solsona. Descoberta en l'any 1979, durant unes obres de restauració, es pot veure un fragment de pintura en un mur de la nau, representant el pesatge de les ànimes; s'aprecia la figura d'un dimoni amb cap de toro sostenint una balança. Per l'estil del conjunt es daten en la segona meitat del .

Notícies històriques
La primera església de St. Pau fou consagrada el gener de 907 pel bisbe Nantigis de la seu d'Urgell. L'acta de consagració específica que l'església fou iniciada pel comte Guifré el Pelós i que és acabada pel seu fill, Miró el Jove. Les primeres notícies sobre St. Pau del Castell de Casserres daten del darrer quart del s. IX i desapareixen fins ben entrada la baixa edat mitjana. Al s. XII els monjos de Sant Sadurní de Tavèrnoles fundaren un priorat al lloc de St. Pere de Casserres, dins de l'actual parròquia de St. Pau, funcionà durant els s. XII i XIII per desaparèixer després. L'any 1069 Guifré i la seva muller Vacharius donaren a Santa Maria de Serrateix un alou situat al mas Tiurana de la parròquia de St. Pau. L'any 1098 l'església de St. Pau estava sota la protecció de Berenguer Echardi per concessió del comte de Cerdanya. A partir del s. XV el lloc fou possessió de la família d'Alemany de Tord, senyor de Sant Joan Montdarn, domiciliat a la parròquia de St. Pau de Casserres. El monestir de Sant Pere de Portella tenia possessions a la parròquia de St. Pau. Al s. XV esdevingué priorat de monjos agustins tenint propietat dels masos Puig, Fàbrega i d'altres, fins aleshores de Sta. Maria de l'antiguitat. Al construir-se l'any 1600 l'església parroquial, la Mare de Déu dels Àngels de Casserres, l'antic priorat passà a ésser convent de caputxins i, finalment, seminari del bisbat de Solsona. Els capitells, després de la restauració efectuada pel servei de Conservació del Patrimoni de la Diputació de Barcelona l'any 1979, foren substituïts per unes còpies que ocuparen el seu lloc.

Referències

Bibliografia

 Antoni Pladevall Guies Catalunya Romànica,El Berguedà, Barcelona: Pòrtic, 2001.

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