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CCJ Innovators: Crete pays tribute to veterans
January CCJ Innovator: Crete Carrier Corporation
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With its new Patriot Fleet, Crete Carrier delivers its message of appreciation for military veterans over the road
While the current driver shortage hasn't reached the doomsday scenario many analysts had predicted, competition for qualified drivers remains fierce. With a lack of skilled drivers entering the work force, many fleets have set their sights on one particularly attractive pool of candidates – military veterans.
Crete Carrier Corporation is no exception to this recent trend. In fact, in terms of actively recruiting veterans, the Lincoln, Neb.-based nationwide dry van carrier may well be the exception. The company's motives for hiring military veterans is much deeper than simply filling seats, thanks in large part to a corporate philosophy driven by Duane Acklie, Crete Carrier chairman. Acklie himself is a military veteran, having served two years of active duty in the U.S. Army – including 20 months in Germany – as well as seven years in the Reserves.
The company develops the Patriot Fleet to instill pride and awareness for its many efforts to recruit and support returning military.
"We have to do everything we can to help [veterans and troops returning from overseas] because they have not had the chance to network while they were in the military, and we have to make up for that," says Acklie. "When I served in the Army, I had gone out of the country for 20 months, and in 20 months when you're overseas, you lose contact with a lot of people. … I had to do a lot of scrounging to try and find the job that I wanted. We can't expect people to go away and serve many years in the military and then come back and not have anything to do."
In 2011, Crete Carrier established its Military Transition Program, paving the way for recruits and preparing veterans for career opportunities as drivers, shop mechanics and front-office employees. For driver candidates, the program requires a Class A commercial driver's license, honorable discharge, two years of active-duty military experience and one year of military semi tractor-trailer experience in the last five years.
"The eight-week program is designed to take the semi tractor-trailer skills learned in the military and translate them to civilian commercial driving," says Jeff Dady, driver development manager. "Our program is different from other programs because we have great benefits and excellent pay, and the driver will be paired with an experienced trainer over those eight weeks." Drivers in the program receive $500 per week during the training period and will earn between 37 and 40 cents per practical mile upon completion.
Crete Carrier, along with its Shaffer Trucking and Hunt Transportation operations, also recently launched a military recruitment Website – WeHireVeterans.com – that highlights the company's Military Transition Program, military decorations and information on military career fair announcements.
"Crete Carrier values veterans, and they will always be an integral part of our success," says Tonn Ostergard, Crete Carrier president and chief executive officer. "Nearly 30 percent of our employees have a military background, and we would like that to continue to grow."
The company also supports the Wounded Warrior Project and the Operation Enduring Care Program of the United Service Organizations, and was named a five-star employer by the Employer Support for Guard & Reserve.
For its many military-related efforts, Crete Carrier was named as a 2012 Most Valuable Employer for Military by CivilianJobs.com, a worldwide military base newspaper and Website that helps active and retired military personnel transition into civilian careers. In addition, the carrier was honored as a 2013 Top 100 Military Friendly Employer by G.I. Jobs, being selected from a group of 5,000 companies with annual revenues of at least $500 million.
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In late 2011, Crete Carrier took a hard look at new ways to attract drivers and nondriving associates to the company. With its strong commitment to honoring and assisting military veterans, company executives started laying the groundwork for a new program.
In August of last year, Crete Carrier announced the Patriot Fleet, a program designed to showcase its commitment not only to its employed military veterans, but also to those outside the industry. It purchased five new black tractors – which stand out against the carrier's 6,000 standard red and blue cabs – and adorned them with full decal wraps. A slogan on the side of the tractor reads "Thank you for a job well done."
"We really just want to express our gratitude to retired veterans out there and let them know if they are looking for a good career, we can help make it easy for them," says Dady.
Crete Carrier then selected five drivers from its ranks based on safety records, service excellence and length of military service. The selected drivers all had lengthy careers in the U.S. Armed Forces, representing the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and Army Reserve National Guard.
"Making a military transition to a civilian job is one of the scariest things in the world to a sailor, marine, soldier or airman," says Charles Cornelius, a 17-year veteran of the U.S. Navy and a Patriot Fleet driver for Crete Carrier. "We don't know what to expect out there. With Crete, they help us get started out here and tell us what they want from us."
While only five individuals were selected to drive the Patriot Fleet trucks, all Crete Carrier associates with military backgrounds are part of the Patriot Fleet. "All shop and office employees and drivers in standard company trucks can have decals on the side of their trucks to thank them for their service," says Dady.
Crete Carrier uses the Patriot Fleet trucks for outreach programs, such as attending Veterans Day ceremonies across the country and visiting grade schools to educate children on trucks. This year, the company participated for the first time in the Wreaths Across America program, delivering wreaths to Arlington National Cemetery.
"Every week, [the Patriot Fleet drivers] call us with stories of meeting individuals thanking them for their service, and the drivers are thankful that Crete is honoring them because they've dedicated a part of their lives to protect our freedom," says Dady.
Although Crete Carrier currently has five Patriot Fleet trucks, Dady says the company could have added another 50 power units given all the drivers in the fleet that met the requirements. "Our goal is to add another five Patriot Fleet trucks in 2013, adding one driver from each branch of service in the next round," he says.
CCJ Innovators profiles carriers and fleets that have found innovative ways to overcome trucking's challenges. If you know a carrier that has displayed innovation, contact Jeff Crissey at jcrissey@ccjmagazine.com or 800-633-5953.
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Michigan Ross
Guided by its motto, "Leading thought and action," the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan seeks to develop leaders who thrive and innovate in all areas of business. It does this by pairing its distinctive action-based programs with an internationally renowned faculty, creating a high-value learning experience.
While all top-tier business schools offer a broad management education, Ross distinguishes itself as different because of its "action-based learning" process. It is a fundamental approach, they say, that requires the faculty to constantly create relevant, challenging ways to connect students with the real-world practice of business. Administrators assert that this approach to learning, combined with interdisciplinary, team-orientated education will create students who are leaders, not just managers.
Known as much for its football as its academics, the University of Michigan is a school replete with extracurricular opportunities and spirited activities. That pride spills over into Ross as well, and students tend to be more supportive and team-oriented than competitive. Ross seeks to diversity its student body because it believes that the peer experience is as valuable as the classroom experience. That may be why there are many active clubs and organizations at Ross as well. Although Ross students are invariably burdened with a stressful workload, there is an undeniable collaborative energy and enthusiasm for the education.
Ross is continually ranked in the top echelon of business schools; in fact, one ranking "the Wall Street Journal/Harris Interactive Survey of corporate recruiters" has named Ross the number one MBA program in the nation twice in the past decade. With more than 38,000 business school alumni in 82 countries, Ross touts its base of graduates as one of its most valuable resources. The "Global Blue Network" is active and remains a big part of life after school.
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Applicants: 2,722
Entering Full-Time MBA Students: 455
Average GMAT Score: 704
Average Age: 28
Average Work Experience: 60 Months
Rolling Admissions: No
% Students who are Women: 33%
% Students who are International: 28%
Round 1 Deadline: October 6th, 2014
Round 2 Deadline: January 5th, 2015
Round 3 Deadline: March 23rd, 2015
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Eric Stoltz (born September 30, 1961) is an American actor, director and producer. He is known for playing the role of Rocky Dennis in the biographical drama film Mask, which earned him the nomination for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture, and has appeared in a wide variety of films from mainstream fare like Some Kind of Wonderful to independent films like Pulp Fiction, Killing Zoe, and Kicking and Screaming.
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You must check out the insane trailer for Wong Jing's Future X-Cops, where every character has some sort of gun arm, mechanical wing or robot dragon appendage. Plus watch the new trailer for Drones, which is The Office meets V.
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Wong Jing's Future X-Cops reminds me of G.I. Joe on acid, and with more robotic Dragons. Watch this trailer and watch the amazing ridiculous of it all.
Drones is pretty much every Whedon side character we're in love with, no kidding. First there's Slayer stars Adam Busch, who played Warren from the trio, and Amber Benson, Tara Maclay, are both co-directors on the film. Also the film stars Jonathan M. Woodward who was also played two great one-episode characters in both Buffy and Firefly. Drones centers around Woodward's character Brian, who discovers that half the people in his office are aliens, including the girl he likes. The film will debut at Slamdance.
Brian Dilks is an Office Drone. He spends his days at OmniLink in comforting monotony: facilitating the movement of product around the country, faxing, copying, joking with his best friend, Clark, and harmlessly flirting with fellow cubicle-mate, Amy. But how well does anyone really know the people they work with?
When Brian discovers an improbable secret about his best friend, everything in Brian's world changes and his safe life of workplace detachment is no longer an option.
Shocked out of his mind-numbing routine by this new discovery, Brian throws himself into a star-crossed romance with Amy––yet close encounters of the office kind, like sales or intergalactic war, is an uncertain business.
Next up is the trailer and gorgeous poster for the little Danish short Connected has certainly been making the rounds. The short takes place in the "distant future" after something terrible happen on the Earth and it's the story about "greed" and two survivors. If the behind the scenes videos, poster, and title are any hints I think that these two survivors may depend on one another for their very lives. But you can make your own assumption.
The poster from the short is just beautiful, we had to include it here.
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PROPOSED REAPPORTIONMENT OF ELECTION DISTRICTS FOR BOARD OF SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS OF MOBILE COUNTY
The Board of School Commissioners of Mobile County will hold a meeting in which it will consider a resolution making changes to the boundaries of its existing board member election districts at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, January 24, 2022, at the Mobile County Public School System Central Office, 1 Magnum Pass, Mobile, AL 36618.
A map of Mobile County showing the proposed election district boundaries is available for inspection during regular business hours until the date and time of the meeting at the following locations: Mobile County Public School System Central Office; Mobile Government Plaza Atrium; Bayou la Batre City Hall; Citronelle City Hall; Dauphin Island City Hall; Mt. Vernon Town Hall; Mobile County License Commissioner's Office in Theodore; Prichard City Hall; Semmes City Hall; and Creola City Hall. A comparison map of proposed and current election districts may also be viewed at the links below.
Why reapportionment is necessary:
Alabama state law requires the Board to establish five single-member election districts based on the principle of equal representation with districts apportioned according to the last federal decennial census. The results of the 2020 census were made available in August 2021. It is important to note that the reapportionment of board election districts will have no effect on school attendance zones.
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Mannheim Business School unites the activities of the University of Mannheim and its Business School under a single organizational umbrella. With its roughly 50 employees, it is responsible for the organization and marketing of the school's management education programs. Academic responsibility rests with the professors of the Business School of the University of Mannheim. Degrees are granted by the University of Mannheim.
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Since its foundation in 2005, Mannheim Business School (MBS) has become one of the leading institutions for management education in Europe. It is part of the Business School of the University of Mannheim, whose history traces back to the early 20th century and which is the undisputed #1 in Germany when it comes to educating future business leaders.
No matter what your current career goals are - as Germany's leading business school, will enable you to achieve them. While we offer a wide variety of high-calibre management programs for all career stages, they all excel academically as well as providing practical relevance. Thus, Mannheim is the ideal strategic partner for all aspects of management education for both individuals and institutions.
For decades, the University of Mannheim has been among the top research institutions in Europe in the fields of business administration and economics. Renowned rankings document Mannheim's leading position.
The Business School of the University of Mannheim has built an outstanding reputation internationally: Mannheim professors regularly publish their results in leading journals such as the Journal of Marketing, the Journal of Finance and Management Science and are highly sought-after speakers at conferences around the world. Many standard works, which form the foundation of business administration programs nationwide and internationally, were written by Mannheim professors.
The extraordinary ambiance of Mannheim Palace and its adjacent buildings offers an ideal space for an outstanding educational experience: The facilities, such as the libraries and the IT infrastructure, meet the very highest standards. Everything is within close proximity – both on the campus itself and in the neighboring city center, with its rich variety of shopping and cultural offerings.
The University of Mannheim itself, of course, also has much to offer: the wide range of sporting activities; the university choir, orchestra and various theater groups invite participants to join in the fun; and countless initiatives and groups formed by students give participants the opportunity to get involved.
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Knowing how to coordinate hair and makeup with your bridesmaids can be tricky if you have strong personalities in the group. However, you should have the final say in the matter since it is your big day, so don't let big personalities spoil this decision for you.
At the end of the day how your bridesmaids look will also reflect on how successful your wedding is.
It's your wedding, don't stress with hair and makeup decisions. Your bridesmaids were there for you all throughout your ups and downs in life. A wedding shouldn't ruin a friendship built strong because of who is going to look better. Remember, you are the bride. You are the biggest star of the day and no matter how beautiful a bridesmaid is, you will be the most gorgeous woman in the event. So now the big question is how can you make your bridesmaid look stunning and yet will not outshine you in your wedding? Keeping a bridal party happy can be as demanding as the wedding planning itself. Every bride needs to know how to manage her complaining bridesmaids. Here are our top bridesmaid troubles and tips for avoiding bridal party drama.
Do any of the following sound like your bridesmaids?
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If any of these sound like your girls, don't worry, you're not alone. These are very common attitudes! But your wedding may be different. Maybe "special" enough to have them reconsider. Because makeup is a very personal thing and your bridal party also needs to feel comfortable and confident with who you hire, bring your maid of honor with you to your trial run. She will not only give you her honest opinion but, inform the the rest of the party that the trained makeup artist, the one specializing in your own bridal makeup, is perfect for them as well. The trend is becoming more popular for all the bridesmaids to have the same stylist and makeup artist do their makeup and up-dos done together so they will be coordinated. If you want to keep things looking uniform but also want to let your bridesmaids' personalities shine, you can achieve this by having all your girls in the same makeup color but different hair styles. Choosing a color scheme for the bridesmaids' makeup allows for the consistency of your wedding colors but shows off your girls' personalities in your wedding photos. The right professional bridal makeup artists and photographers are successful BECAUSE they don't have brides and their bridal parties looking "made up" in their photos. They look polished, elegant and fresh and they have that beautiful radiant glow! With makeup, remember it's not about how much makeup, but rather what products, which colors and how it's applied. In other words, it's worth hiring a professional even to look "natural"!
No bride wants her bridesmaids to outshine her on her wedding day. But you still want and need your bridesmaids to look good for photos and match your aesthetic. Remember, how your bridesmaids look is an extension of your wedding design, just like flowers, centerpieces and paper. So the big question now is how can you make your bridesmaid look stunning and yet will not outshine you in your wedding? A wedding is like a fashion show. There will be a procession of stars in the aisle that would certainly take everyone's breath away. But the greatest star of the event should be the bride. After all this is her wedding. But in every fashion show one girl would certainly look more stunning than the other. Have you ever been to a wedding where the BRIDESMAIDS outshone the bride? First, no one can ever outshine the bride at her own wedding! Yes, some bridesmaids may try to draw attention to themselves on the big day, but it always, always backfires. No one oohs and aahs at obviously attention-hungry bridesmaids, and their efforts only frustrate them when they do not get the spotlight they want so badly, so they end up looking foolish, immature and desperate. After all is said and done, it's YOUR wedding day, so make it YOUR own!
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The International Association for Religious Freedom has this week honoured Rev Richard Boeke, former minister of Horsham's Unitarian Church, with its Distinguished Leadership Award for his 'lifetime dedication to the IARF and its work'. The award is to be presented in Washington on 29 July.
The IARF is an international organisation dedicated to supporting freedom of worship and dialogue between competing faiths worldwide. Prior to his appointment to the Horsham Church, the Rev Boeke was a noted Unitarian minister in California and New York and remains an active author of books on religious topics and a prominent supporter of Horsham's Interfaith Forum (www.horsham-interfaith.org.uk).
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The new Xiaomi is a water purifier that connects to our smartphone and allows us to make our own filters
Two to Four Bedrooms and Unfurnished: A Look at Hong Kong's Tech Mini-Floors with Smart Storage
The first device of the Huawei HiLink ecosystem arrives in Spain: a toothbrush with an intelligent assistant
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Xiaomi continues to launch products for all kinds of tasks in an impressive way, to show just just remember that in addition to its famous smartphones, the Chinese company also sells toilets , electric bikes , telescopes , chairs and even cars .
Well, now Xiaomi's new product is a water purifier baptized as Mi Smart Water Purifier . Although it is not the first water purifier launched by the company, it is the first one that does not require professional installation and also has connectivity to operate it and monitor its status from our smartphone.
Xiaomi Mi Smart Water Purifier
According to Xiaomi, the Mi Smart Water Purifier has a design that allows it to be mounted on the wall, although it can also be used when placed on a surface. It has three filters that work to purify water in five stages .
The two of these first stages occur in the PPC filter , which removes large and visible particles in the water, as well as residual chlorine, odor and color. For the third stage the reverse osmosis filter eliminates heavy metals and other organic materials. The PAC filter enters the fourth stage , which eliminates the smell and also improves the taste of the water. And finally, the fifth stage, UV light kills bacteria and viruses remaining in the water with an efficiency of 99.9%, according to Xiaomi.
Thanks to this system, Xiaomi says that we will have clean, safe drinking water in just a few minutes. But another of its strengths is its connectivity capabilities, since it can be incorporated into the Mi Home ecosystem and operated from the mobile app , which is available for both iOS and Android, in addition to being compatible with platforms such as Alexa and Google Home .
From the Mi Home app we can monitor the water level in the tank , track the TDS (Total Dissolved Solids) level of the water inside, as well as the life of each filter, in real time.
An important point is that Xiaomi announces that this purifier comes with "DIY filters" (Do it yourself) or DIY , which guarantees that we will not have to spend on expensive custom-made filters. And, in theory according to what the company says, we can manufacture our own filters with the indications included in the purifier.
The Xiaomi Mi Water Purifier will go on sale initially in India and it is expected that its availability in other markets will be announced later. The price will be 11,999 rupees, about 152 euros to change .
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Int Nord Ch Sari of Dudwell was born September 30th, 1965, bred by Mr O.I. Fox, Sussex, England.
She moved with her owner, Caroline Winqwist, to Sweden and was rehomed to Olle Rosenqvist in March 1968.
Sari was intelligent, alert with a strong guardian instinct.
Sari was 12 years when she passed away.


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package org.apache.cloudstack.direct.download;

import org.apache.cloudstack.framework.agent.direct.download.DirectDownloadService;
import org.apache.cloudstack.framework.config.ConfigKey;
import org.apache.cloudstack.framework.config.Configurable;

import com.cloud.utils.component.PluggableService;

public interface DirectDownloadManager extends DirectDownloadService, PluggableService, Configurable {

    static final int DEFAULT_DIRECT_DOWNLOAD_CONNECT_TIMEOUT = 5000;
    static final int DEFAULT_DIRECT_DOWNLOAD_SOCKET_TIMEOUT = 5000;
    static final int DEFAULT_DIRECT_DOWNLOAD_CONNECTION_REQUEST_TIMEOUT = 5000;

    ConfigKey<Long> DirectDownloadCertificateUploadInterval = new ConfigKey<>("Advanced", Long.class,
            "direct.download.certificate.background.task.interval",
            "0",
            "This interval (in hours) controls a background task to sync hosts within enabled zones " +
                    "missing uploaded certificates for direct download." +
                    "Only certificates which have not been revoked from hosts are uploaded",
            false);

    static final ConfigKey<Integer> DirectDownloadConnectTimeout = new ConfigKey<Integer>("Advanced", Integer.class,
            "direct.download.connect.timeout",
            String.valueOf(DEFAULT_DIRECT_DOWNLOAD_CONNECT_TIMEOUT),
            "Connection establishment timeout in milliseconds for direct download",
            true);

    static final ConfigKey<Integer> DirectDownloadSocketTimeout = new ConfigKey<Integer>("Advanced", Integer.class,
            "direct.download.socket.timeout",
            String.valueOf(DEFAULT_DIRECT_DOWNLOAD_SOCKET_TIMEOUT),
            "Socket timeout (SO_TIMEOUT) in milliseconds for direct download",
            true);

    static final ConfigKey<Integer> DirectDownloadConnectionRequestTimeout = new ConfigKey<Integer>("Hidden", Integer.class,
            "direct.download.connection.request.timeout",
            String.valueOf(DEFAULT_DIRECT_DOWNLOAD_CONNECTION_REQUEST_TIMEOUT),
            "Requesting a connection from connection manager timeout in milliseconds for direct download",
            true);

    /**
     * Revoke direct download certificate with alias 'alias' from hosts of hypervisor type 'hypervisor'
     */
    boolean revokeCertificateAlias(String certificateAlias, String hypervisor, Long zoneId, Long hostId);
}

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Can I find all of my deceased's fathers bank accounts in one place?
1 What you need to make a claim
2 Should you use an heir hunter?
I am trying to trace my father's bank and building society accounts after he passed away.
Do you know of a definitive way to search online banks in one go? Something similar to the 'My Lost Account' search but for an active account.
It's proving very difficult – K.H., via email
It can be a laborious process searching through a relatives' estate, without having to let every single individual bank and utility provider know they have passed away
George Nixon, of This is Money, replies: We're often contacted by readers who discover old savings books in their relatives' estates and want to see if they're owed any money.
But this is a different question, as you're not after details of one account, but all of them.
My Lost Account offers this service for dormant accounts, which is where there has been no activity on them for three years.
The service is fairly comprehensive, as it brings together tracing schemes run by trade bodies representing 30 banks, all 43 building societies and National Savings & Investments.
However, unfortunately there is not quite the same service offered when it comes to accounts which may still be active.
The Building Societies Association recommends checking your father's belongings for bank statements, letters, emails or any other correspondence from financial firms or other utility providers first, which will give an indication as to accounts he has which are still active.
What you need to make a claim
To make a submission to the DNS, the notifier will need the deceased's full name, date of birth, date of death, last address and death certificate number.
If they are struggling with the application online, they can call 0333 207 6574.
According to Equiniti, 93 per cent of notifications pass checks to ensure they aren't fraudulent and that details match.
Where details don't, the notification is still passed onto banks, but they may come back to notifiers to ask for more details.
Beyond that, there is a service which launched two years ago, which you refer to in your email.
It is called the Death Notification Service, and it began in June 2018 after a three-year campaign by our sister title Money Mail to make it easier for bereaved families to let banks know their relatives had died.
Rather than having to contact account providers individually, they can notify them all in one go through the service.
Some 56,000 people have used it since it launched to make 145,000 notifications, according to Equiniti, which runs the DNS.
That'd work out at just over two-and-a-half banks per person on average.
Those who make a notification through it should be contacted within 10 days of the notification being made, the service says.
They can make one online, with help available over the phone, either by creating an account or without doing so by submitting the details of the person who has died including their death certificate number, their own details and any account details they know of, to make it quicker for banks to work out if those accounts are still open.
Most of Britain's major banks have signed up to the Death Notification Service, a one-stop shop allowing the bereaved to let banks know in one go that their relatives have died
However, while this has been credited with making life easier, the service is unfortunately not comprehensive.
Although membership of the service has grown from six banks and building societies at launch to 23 now, with Britain's biggest banks plus Leeds and Nationwide building societies signed up, a large number are still not.
This is Money understands that mutuals have largely not signed up because of the cost and concerns it is aimed mainly at providers of current accounts like Britain's biggest banks.
Should you use an heir hunter?
While this applies to estates and inheritances beyond just bank accounts, some may consider using an heir hunter or similar service to try and trace unclaimed estates.
However these services can charge, or may even be fraudulent, and those considering them should be careful before signing up.
This is Money explained what people need to know in a story last year.
Meanwhile, plans for utility and telephone companies to become members of the service have yet to materialise, although Equiniti hopes this will happen 'as soon as possible'.
And the process has not been smooth sailing even among those who have signed up.
An investigation by Money Mail last September also found staff in 11 out of 12 high street bank branches failed to mention the service, with staff in five wrongly telling them they had to contact banks individually.
In response to This is Money's questions, Equiniti noted that customer feedback 'calls for the need for more companies to support their customers by joining the service'.
But, they said, 'The purpose of the Death Notification Service is to provide a customer focused, quick service for customers with a guarantee that a business will contact a notifier within 10 days.
'We believe that, without engagement and agreement from the companies we work with, and by adding brands and sending notifications without a high level of security or guarantee of response from the company as is sometimes suggested, would create greater confusion and risk for those going through the grief of a bereavement.'
Until the service becomes fully comprehensive then, however, it looks like bereaved families like your own will still need to contact individual financial institutions where their relatives may have held accounts.
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MoviesZombieland
Trip to Vegas
By: David N. Brown
Columbus and Wichita consider their relationship. Bonding with Tal and Little Rock. Complications involving bikers... David N. Brown resides in Mesa, Arizona.
Rated: Fiction T - English - Horror/Romance - Columbus, Wichita/Christa - Chapters: 12 - Words: 6,921 - Reviews: 15 - Favs: 28 - Follows: 12 - Updated: 2/14/2010 - Published: 2/4/2010 - Status: Complete - id: 5717580
1. When you were running2. The Proposal3. Tal and Little Rock4. One Left Behind5. True Sisters6. Destination: Vegas!7. Stopover8. The Promise9. Standoff10. Reunion11. Vengeance12. Forgiveness
I've kicked this around a while, and am still not sure what I want to do with it. Here's a first installment. I plan to rate this "T", but could get on a more mature side: not graphic, but serious. Italicized lyrics are from artist Sara Groves, song title "When It Was Over".
When it was over and they could talk about it
She said there's just one thing I have got to know
What in that moment when you were running so hard and fast
Made you stop and turn for home
He said I always knew you loved me even though I'd broken your heart
I always knew there'd be a place for me to make a brand new start
Columbus and Wichita lay in the back seat of the SUV, passionately making out. In the driver's seat, Talahassee snored loudly. In the rear, Little Rock slept on an improvised bed. Columbus broke the kiss and brushed Wichita's hair back behind her ear. "Do you want to do this?" he said.
Wichita frowned, turning her eyes in her sister's direction. "She might hear us."
Columbus looked to Tallahassee. "He would smell us."
Wichita sighed and changed positions, so that her head was at his feet. "When you remember the day we met," she said, "what do you think about most?"
"I remember you with your sister," he answered. "I could see how you cared for each other. And even when you had guns pointed at me... I wished I could be a part of it."
She nodded, and made a swallowing motion as if fighting a lump in her throat. "I remember when I stopped to let you out," she said. "I told you I hoped you would find who you were looking for. But I wanted to ask you to stay. Sometimes... I stay awake wondering if I would have, if you had gotten out that door." She shivered.
"I wouldn't have," he said, and hugged her legs. It was not long until Wichita was asleep, but Columbus's eyes remained open, gleaming with tears.


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Cheam June Wei (* 23. Januar 1997) ist ein malaysischer Badmintonspieler.

Karriere
Cheam June Wei errang als ersten großen Erfolg seiner Karriere Platz drei bei der Vietnam International Series 2014. Zuvor startete er als Junior bei den Asian Youth Games 2013, bei den Badminton-Juniorenweltmeisterschaften 2013 und 2014 sowie bei den Olympischen Jugend-Sommerspielen. Bei letztgenannter Veranstaltung gewann er Gold im Mixed. Beim Malaysia Open Grand Prix Gold 2015 schied er dagegen in der ersten Runde aus.

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Q: Looping a table, selecting data from other tables and return combined data I am using PGSQL. I have multiple schema in database, in one schema I have a table containing names of schema in different rows. I have same set of tables in every schema with different data. I want to loop through the table(Table A for example) that contains name of all schema and select the data from table B from every schema and then return the combined result.
Table A
id schema_name
1   schema_A
2   schema_B
3   schema_C

schema_A.table_B
//some data in table

schemaB.table_B
// some data in table

I am trying to create a query that will output the combine result of table_B from all schema.

A: It would look something horrible like:
SELECT
  COALESCE(sAtB.Value1, sBtB.Value1, sBtC.Value1) as value1_from_some_schema,
  COALESCE(sAtB.Value2, sBtB.Value2, sBtC.Value2) as value2_from_some_schema
  ...
FROM
  schemaA.tableA tA
  LEFT JOIN schemaA.tableB sAtB ON tA.schema_name = 'schema A' AND tA.id = sAtB.id
  LEFT JOIN schemaB.tableB sBtB ON tA.schema_name = 'schema B' AND tA.id = sBtB.id
  LEFT JOIN schemaC.tableB sCtB ON tA.schema_name = 'schema C' AND tA.id = sCtB.id
  ...

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Q: How to type two statements side by side with an iff between them Hello im wondering if there is a way of typesetting two blocks of text with equations in side by side with an iff between them? (as shown by the image, sorry for the bad picture quality!)

A: Equations can be grouped with gathered or aligned inside displayed equations
(package amsmath):
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\begin{document}
\[
  \begin{gathered}
    T[\phi_i] \rightarrow T[\phi]\\
    \text{as } i \rightarrow \infty
  \end{gathered}
  \quad\Longleftrightarrow\quad
  \begin{gathered}
    T[\vartheta] \text{ in somewhere}\\
    \forall \vartheta \in \mathcal{D}_0(\mathcal{U})
    \text{ bounded on } \mathcal{D}_0(\mathcal{U})
  \end{gathered}
\]
\end{document}

A: Two out of countless possibilities.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath,mathrsfs}
\begin{document}
\[
 \left.\begin{array}{rcl}
 T[\phi_i] & \to& T[\phi]\\
 \text{as}~i& \to & \infty
 \end{array}\right\}
 \Longleftrightarrow
 \left\{\begin{array}{l}
 \text{$T$ is bounded}\\
 \forall\vartheta\in\mathscr{D}_0(U)~\text{bounded on}~\mathscr{D}_0(U)
 \end{array}\right.
\]
or
\[
 T[\phi_i] \xrightarrow{i\to\infty} T[\phi]\quad
 \Longleftrightarrow
 \begin{cases}
 \text{$T$ is bounded}\\
 \forall\vartheta\in\mathscr{D}_0(U)~\text{bounded on}~\mathscr{D}_0(U)
 \end{cases}
\]
\end{document}

A: I suggest using aligned to have more control over the alignment between the two lines. In the left half, we have two \rightarrows which can be aligned; in the right half, we may also have two \ins which can be aligned.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\begin{document}
\[
  \begin{aligned}
    T[\phi_i]    & \rightarrow T[\phi]\\
    \text{as } i & \rightarrow \infty
  \end{aligned}
  \quad\Longleftrightarrow\quad
  \begin{aligned}
    &T[\vartheta] \text{ in somewhere}\\
    &\forall\vartheta\in\mathcal{D}_0(\mathcal{U}) \text{ bounded on } \mathcal{D}_0(\mathcal{U})
  \end{aligned}
\]
\end{document}


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Execution by firing squad
Firing squad (disambiguation)
Firing Squad (album)
Execution by firing squad, sometimes called fusillading (from the French fusil, rifle), is a method of capital punishment, particularly common in the military and in times of war. Execution by shooting is a fairly old practice. Some reasons for its use are that firearms are usually readily available and a gunshot to a vital organ usually kills relatively quickly. Before the introduction of firearms, bows or crossbows were often used — Saint Sebastian is usually depicted as executed by a squad of Roman auxiliary archers in around 288 AD; King Edmund the Martyr of East Anglia, by some accounts, was tied to a tree and executed by Viking archers on 20 November 869 or 870 AD.
A firing squad is normally composed of several military personnel or law enforcement officers. Usually, all members of the group are instructed to fire simultaneously, thus preventing both disruption of the process by a single member and identification of the member who fired the lethal shot. To avoid the disfigurement of multiple shots to the head, the shooters are typically instructed to aim at the heart, sometimes aided by a paper target. The prisoner is typically blindfolded or hooded, as well as restrained, although in some cases prisoners have asked to be allowed to face the firing squad without their eyes covered. Executions can be carried out with the condemned either standing or sitting. There is a tradition in some jurisdictions that such executions are carried out at first light, or at sunrise, which is usually up to half an hour later. This gave rise to the phrase "shot at dawn."
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A firing squad most commonly refers to a group of persons who together execute a prisoner by shooting with firearms in an organized event called an execution by firing squad.
Firing squad may also refer to:
Firing Squad, a variation of the basketball game "Around the World"
Firing Squad (album), a 1996 album by rap group M.O.P.
Firing squad synchronization problem, a problem in computer science first proposed in 1957
Firing Squad (film) a 1990 Canadian made for television film based on the 1958 novel Execution
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Firing Squad is hardcore rap group M.O.P.'s second album released on Relativity Records in 1996. It features production by DJ Premier, Big Jaz, Ali Dee, and M.O.P. & Laze E. Laze and guest appearances by Kool G Rap, Teflon, and Battle. The whole album was mixed and overseen by DJ Premier, a tradition that would also carry on over the next two M.O.P. albums. The album is broken down track-by-track by M.O.P. in Brian Coleman's book Check the Technique.
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Firing Squad, M.O.P.
Firing Squad, Epicure
Firing Squad, Cops & Robbers
[CHORUS x2:]
Aint no tellin what they might do
Yo them niggas will invite you
To the battlefields so they can wipe you
That's them niggas that don't like you
[Billy Danze]
Everybody hit the floor, "aw shit not again", don't flinch
All F A T emcees lay the bench
You rock jewels, we just cruise on your maggot ass
Now make a move and we'll squeeze tools at your faggot ass
Now, guess who's, back in the place, "kid I missed M.O.P"
Hey I'm sorry you had to wait G
In '93 you barely heard us in the crowd
So we eject from select, and now our shit is bumpin loud
Firing Squad, back on the case
To school ya, turnin more boys to men than the great Luke Dubra
BOOYAH! Do ya, plan to, stand and prove
Remember I got love for only a handful
That's [Danze] architechting the game plan
To bust down the doors, I've already smacked the shit out your main man
I don't think you want no static C
Automatically, automatic G's, bump somethin
[Teflon]
Count your blessings, just mount your Smith & Wessons in a hurry
The more grounds I cover the more brothers to worry
Everlasting, got a certified passion for blasting
Ass I'ma never show guns but I'm still an assassin
Yes some say my rap's about to crack the afterburn
From out the first, send the whole entire earth into a blackout
Here's the facts about my M.O.P. click
We get down, roll in deep waters we drown niggas 'll leave 'em sensin
Yo let it be known, we own the walks
Up on the hill we own the thrones, we own the parks
For real, we own the low sharks
Niggas practice what they preach and back with what they reach wit
The ill part is on the mic I be kickin the freak shit
Set it, violators get beheaded, rumors we dead it
Amazing how we plays, close the show, and roll the credits
It's over, straight from Saratoga, said these niggas beter recognize
We exercise, our lyric, something deadly
[Lil Fame]
[Take it to the streets] Watch niggas collapse
Perhaps, we could bust raps or bust caps
This is, ghetto how we in it, and if it's beef
You tell me and Billy will go to war like it's Valiance
Once I catch ya, I'm guranteed I got ya
Duke, I bet ya, you leave this piece on a stretcher
Aint nothing to kid about
I put one in your wig and bounce
Leave the rest for the all time C to figure out
Now, who's that nigga that's tryin to take my spot
New jacks in rap must pay dues before they rock
Yo I run shit like Mr. Hoppa, because I pop up
And I rip raps like crackheads strip copper
Partner, it's bug, fake thugs gon get no love
You could easily get got by hot sinking slugs
Nigga what, I take your pride and slide
And turn you rap cipher, into a motherfucking homicide


SAN JOSE, Calif. – July 11, 2017 – Cisco today announced a new generation of servers and software that extend its unique, unified approach to computing. The Cisco Unified Computing System™ (Cisco UCS® ) M5 generation builds on the company's vision to deliver pervasive simplicity, uncompromised application performance and a strategic, future-proof architecture for IT.
IT leaders are realizing that a system-level approach that helps scale and accelerate operational capabilities is essential to future success, and a "more of the same" approach is no longer sustainable. The Cisco® UCS® M5 lineup delivers new systems and software that extend the power and simplicity of unified computing for data-intensive workloads, applications at the edge, and the next generation of distributed application architectures.
It's not a server. It's a system.
Cisco takes a unique approach to computing and continues to build on the architectural foundations, partnerships and rapid customer adoption of Cisco UCS to offer a more effective operating model for the data center. Cisco UCS customers have gained value from this total system design: reducing administration and management costs by up to 63 percent and accelerating the delivery of new application services by up to 83 percent.
Cisco is ready to power customers' digital transformation with its highest performing servers ever. Built on the new Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors, UCS M5 servers are ready to take on even more workloads, with up to double the memory capacity of previous systems. Cisco lab testing reveals that UCS M5 servers deliver up to 86% higher performance over the previous generation of UCS, delivering a significant step forward for data intensive workloads such as real-time analytics and in-memory computing. Cisco UCS M5 servers extend a history of application performance leadership, including six world record results on benchmarks representing a wide variety of data-intensive workloads. Cisco now delivers the industry's highest GPU density on blade servers for even greater efficiency.
Cisco UCS B200 M5 Blade Server: a fundamental data center workhorse in a half-width blade form factor, the B200 delivers performance, versatility and density for traditional multi-tier or distributed applications. It leads the industry in GPU density on general purpose half-width blade servers with support for up to two GPUs.
Cisco UCS B480 M5 Blade Server: delivers market-leading performance, versatility and density for workloads ranging from memory-intensive, mission-critical enterprise applications to distributed database virtualized workloads.
Cisco UCS C220 M5 Rack Server: among the most versatile general-purpose enterprise infrastructure and application servers in the industry, this high-density 2-socket rack server delivers industry-leading performance and efficiency for a wide range of workloads, including virtualization, collaboration, and bare-metal applications.
Cisco UCS C240 M5 Rack Server: a storage and I/O optimized enterprise-class rack server for big data analytics, software-defined storage and bare metal applications.
Cisco UCS C480 M5 Rack Server: featuring an innovative modular architecture for flexible technology refreshes, the C480 delivers scale-up extensibility for in-memory databases, big data analytics, virtualization, VDI and bare metal applications. GPU support has tripled—with up to six supported—as has disk capacity, which now supports 32 drives.
According to IDC, the top driver for IT operations and analytics is the requirement for improved infrastructure capacity planning and utilization. With the release of Cisco UCS Director 6.5 and the addition of Cisco Workload Optimization Manager, customers can deploy a multi-cloud strategy with uncompromising performance, while driving more efficiency in on-premises IT.
UCS Director 6.5 allows data center professionals to complete 80% of operational tasks from a single console. This release extends automation capabilities beyond infrastructure by automating native PowerShell functions, virtual machine mobility across vCenter data centers and support for VMware VMRC console. It also includes automation improvements for FlexPod, Cisco HyperFlex™, and added support for the UCS M5 series and UCS S-Series servers.
Workload Optimization Manager uses intent-based analytics to continuously match workload demand to infrastructure supply across on premise and multi-cloud environments. The deep integration with Cisco UCS chassis, blades, IO modules and fabric interconnect enables customers to lower costs by recovering idle or stranded resources while optimizing their compute resources for virtualized and cloud environments. The latest release of Cisco UCS Director 6.5 also includes integration with Workload Optimization Manager, which enables the automatic creation of a new virtual machine or configuration of a physical server by UCS Director. Workload Optimization Manager then reallocates resources to ensure application performance and cost efficiency.


Lab Lunch and Lab Welcome to new postdocs and PhD students!
We recently had our end-of-the year lunch and gift exchange.
We would like to welcome our new postdoctoral fellows Deepak and Yiwen as well as our PhD students Eddy and Hong Kee (who is doing a joint PhD with Dan Tenen).
This entry was posted in Lab Life, Lab Members on December 30, 2014 by M.


New Delhi, Apr 19 () Terming announcements for installation of panic button and GPS in public transport vehicles as steps on paper alone, a non-profit body has urged President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to direct states to ensure their implementation for women's safety.
In a letter to the President, Raahat Foundation, a voluntary organisation, has said that despite barbaric and ghastly Nirbhaya and Kathua incidents, nothing concrete could be done so far to ensure the safety of children and women in the country.
The representation, which has also been sent to the Prime Minister and Chief Justice of India, besides Ministers of Law and Justice and Women & Child Welfare, mentions that a number of steps like fitting public transport vehicles with vehicle tracking system (VTS) and panic buttons were announced in the aftermath of the Nirbhaya incident but could not be effectively implemented.
Chairman, Raahat - The Safe Community Foundation, Kamal Soi, who is also a member of the National Road Safety Council, urged the President to "make the implementation of mandatory installation of VTS/ GPS/Panic Button in public vehicles throughout the country and direct for a close coordination between the Central & the state governments to finalise the modalities with respect to the procedures and guidelines for the states so that our women are safe while in transportation."
In view of reports that most of the states had not done much to meet the target of installation of location tracking device or GPS and an alert button in public transport vehicles from April 1, the Road Transport and Highways Ministry has reiterated to the states to do so.
"From 1st April, 2018, passenger transport vehicles including taxis and buses are to be mandatorily equipped with GPS devices," the ministry had earlier tweeted.
In the letter, the foundation said, "It is miserable that nothing happened and no preventive measures have been taken by the concerned government authorities to ensure safety and security of its women citizens which certainly is a wretched reflection on the Government and the conduct of its law & order machinery."
Stressing that the states have not implemented any of the measures announced effectively in the wake of Nirbhaya tragedy, the foundation has urged for "necessary directions and instructions for immediate implementation of this VTS/ GPS/ Panic Button in public vehicles."


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GeoLog | Meltwater ponds halt new sea ice growth
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Meltwater ponds halt new sea ice growth
Sara Mynott May 1, 2014 Climate, Cryospheric Sciences, EGU GA 2014 1 Comment
Each September, battered by the relentless sun-filled days of summer, the smooth expanse of the Arctic Ocean reaches the climax of its annual transformation. Replacing the endless blanket of winter ice, a vast jigsaw puzzle stretches across the pole, a mosaic of soggy snow islands floating amid turquoise ponds of meltwater and inlets of dark blue sea. These meltwater ponds have been shown to dramatically accelerate melt rates during the boreal summer, contributing to the decline in Arctic sea ice extent. Now, new research suggests that the influence of meltwater ponds doesn't end when the mercury begins to drop: ponds may delay the regrowth of sea ice by up to two months, further reducing Arctic sea ice volume by up to 20 percent.
Meltwater ponds grow as existing sea ice melts and the meltwater pools on its surface, covering up to 80 percent of young sea ice and up to 40 percent of older ice. Once formed, the meltwater allows the ice to absorb more solar radiation by lowering its albedo (the amount of sunlight it reflects), and also acts as a reservoir of latent heat. As a result, "the more ponds you have, the more melting you will have," says Daniela Flocco, a postdoc at the Centre for Polar Observations and Modeling at the University of Reading in the UK and the lead author of the new work, presented this week at the General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union.
Meltwater ponds. (Credit: Don Perovich)
In her new study, however, she focuses on what happens next: "In September, the ponds are at their maximum extent. Now you have to do something with all that water." Some of it will be flushed away, leaked through cracks in the ice, or otherwise lost, but some ponds will persist and these ponds must freeze before new sea ice begins to grow. That's because the way the ice forms depends on the difference in the temperature between the air and the ocean. The ponds lie in between and their warmth changes the equation.
Winter regrowth takes place at the bottom of existing ice as frigid Arctic air temperatures permeate down through the ice, coaxing the water temperature at the ice interface below the freezing point. But the presence of meltwater ponds reverses this gradient; instead of cold temperatures at the top of the sea ice, the meltwater remains at the freezing point, preventing the seawater below from cooling. "That actually stops the freezing at the bottom of the sea ice in the places where you have a pond," Flocco says. Flocco and her collaborators are developing a relatively simple thermodynamic model to represent and explore the effect of this previously unrecognised process on sea ice dynamics using complex global climate models (GCM).
The results of her preliminary work, conducted in collaboration with Daniel Feltham and others, suggest that meltwater ponds impede regrowth of sea ice until nearly all of the meltwater has refrozen, a process that can take months owing to the depths of some ponds (which can exceed one metre) and to their salinity. Ponds start out slightly salty because they form from sea ice, which contains inclusions of seawater. During refreezing, a lid of ice forms over the pond and grows thicker, excluding salt from the new ice and concentrating it in the water that remains. Because saltier water freezes at a lower temperature, somewhat paradoxically, the more a pond has refrozen, the harder it gets to refreeze the rest.
On average, Flocco says, meltwater ponds can delay regrowth of sea ice by approximately one and a half months, a significant fraction of the regrowth season. When she implemented her new calculations into the Los Alamos Sea Ice Model (abbreviated CICE), she found that the model predicted a 20 percent reduction in Arctic sea ice volume over an area of 5.5 million square kilometres during the growth period between late August and mid-October if pond dynamics were considered compared to when they were omitted (which has been the norm until now).
However, validating the model estimates will require new observational studies, says Don Perovich, a sea ice researcher at the United States Army's Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, who has conducted numerous field campaigns in the Arctic and was not involved in the new work. "I've seen the initial phase of pond freeze-up at the end of summer," Perovich says, confirming the presence and growth of the ice lids Flocco simulates in her model. Due to the harsh conditions in of the Arctic winter, however, he has never observed what happens next. "Experimentally, it would be interesting to follow a variety of ponds through winter."
It would also be important because meltwater ponds constitute a major uncertainty in sea ice modeling, Perovich says. Flocco thinks delayed refreezing due to meltwater ponds might have cascading effects. Not only do ponds form more readily on more vulnerable, younger ice, but "the more you delay refreezing, the more you get thinner ice," she says, "and you never know how long it will take for the ice to start growing again properly."
By Julia Rosen, PhD, Freelance Science Writer
Flocco et al., 2014: The impact of refreezing of melt ponds on Arctic sea ice thinning. Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 16, EGU2014-4125
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Kohli reacts after social media backlash
Having faced the wrath of social media users for a couple of days after publicly lashing out at a fan, India skipper Virat Kohli tried to tone down the issue somewhat on Thursday, saying he is "all for freedom of choice".
"I guess trolling isn't for me guys, I'll stick to getting trolled! I spoke about how "these Indians" was mentioned in the comment and that's all. I'm all for freedom of choice. Keep it light guys and enjoy the festive season. Love and peace to all," Kohli said in a message on his official Twitter handle.
Earlier, the India skipper was trolled on social media after he asked a fan to leave the country if he did not like to watch Indian cricketers in action.
Kohli, who launched the 'Virat Kohli Official App' on his 30th birthday on Monday, faced the backlash after his reaction to a fan, who confessed his preference for English and Australian cricketers over Kohli's blue brigade.
"He (Virat) is an overrated batsman. Nothing seems special in his batting. I enjoy watching English and Australian batsmen more than these Indians," the fan wrote.
Kohli admitted that he was not personally affected by the criticism but pointed out that if someone does not like Indian players while living in India then they should not be living in the country.
"I don't think you should live in India. Go and live somewhere else. Why are you living in our country and loving other countries? I don't mind you not liking me. I don't think you should live in our country and like other things. Get your priorities right," Kohli replied.
The right-hander, who struck three consecutive centuries in the just-concluded five-match ODI rubber against the West Indies, has surpassed batting legend Sachin Tendulkar to become the quickest to reach 10k One-day International (ODI) runs.
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U.S. Senate fails to advance burn pits bill for veterans in dispute over spending
By: Jennifer Shutt - July 27, 2022 7:12 pm
A burn pit at a command outpost in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate came up short Wednesday in trying to move ahead on legislation that would provide health care and benefits for veterans exposed to burn pits overseas.
The bill, from Montana Democratic Sen. Jon Tester and Kansas Republican Sen. Jerry Moran, has been bogged down for nearly two months as U.S. lawmakers debated whether to bring amendments to the floor and how exactly to fix a minor part of the bill that stalled the process in the House.
On Wednesday, the Senate voted 55-42 to advance the bill toward final passage, but that did not meet a 60-vote threshold and the legislation stalled, though supporters could call for another vote.
Spending fight
Some members had objected because the federal government would pay for the bill's $278.5 billion cost through mandatory rather than discretionary spending.
Mandatory spending includes entitlement programs like Social Security, and is set in law and in effect indefinitely. Under discretionary spending, members of Congress would control the funding each year through the appropriations process.
If we're not willing to take care of our men and women when they come back from battles that we send them off to, then maybe we ought to rethink whether we're going to send them in the first place.
– U.S. Sen. Jon Tester
Sen. John Cornyn, a Texas Republican, said there had been an agreement between Tester and Moran for two amendment votes, but Democratic leaders have not scheduled those votes. Cornyn said the hope is for further negotiations to "eliminate some of the mandatory spending in the bill and the bill can pass."
Pennsylvania Republican Sen. Pat Toomey said in a brief interview after the vote that he wanted to address a "budget gimmick" in the bill that he believes would lead to an increase in spending unrelated to providing health care and benefits for veterans exposed to burn pits.
Toomey said he had "no quarrel with" the legislation creating $278.5 billion in new spending during the next decade that would be classified as "mandatory."
Toomey's opposition to the bill comes from a separate section of the package that "would authorize $400 billion over the next 10 years of existing spending … to be switched from discretionary to mandatory."
"And the reason for that, is to create a $40 billion annual hole in discretionary spending under the cap," Toomey said. "And allow all kinds of spending on who knows what."
Tester on the floor rebuked Toomey for holding up the legislation, saying veterans would die while waiting for Congress to send the legislation to Biden for his signature.
"It impacts three-and-a-half million veterans in this country," Tester said. "By the way, a few more will die before we get this bill passed."
Tester argued that Toomey's objection was about the retiring Pennsylvania senator's lack of trust in his colleagues.
Tester said that going along with Toomey's proposed changes to the bill would tie the hands of the Appropriations Committee in the future.
"This is about not even trusting the people in this body. We have an Appropriations Committee and we vote on appropriations bills," Tester said, clearly furious. "Let the process work. Let's not tie the hands of appropriators. Let's make sure we let the process work. That's what we've always done."
In the works for a decade
Tester said before the procedural vote that the legislation has been in the works for well over a decade and that he as chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee and Moran as ranking member have been working on it for nearly two years.
"It's a bill that allows us, the American people, to live up to the promises we make our active duty military when they come home with an injury, in this case toxic exposure," Tester said.
"In World War I it was mustard gas. Radiation in World War II. Of course, Agent Orange in the Vietnam War," Tester said. "We've had toxic exposure over and over and over again. In the Middle East it's burn pits."
Those open-air pits would be filled with various types of trash, including medical waste, rubber, plastics and other hazardous materials. They would then be lit on fire, sometimes with the assistance of jet fuel.
The burn pits were often close to where soldiers lived and worked while deployed overseas, predominantly in Afghanistan and Iraq.
A Pentagon spokesperson said Wednesday there are three active burn pits within U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility — which covers 21 Middle Eastern nations, including Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and Egypt — and one active burn pit within the area covered by U.S. Africa Command.
"All of them are being operated by host nation civilians or host nation military partners and none by U.S. forces," the spokesperson said. "Both AFRICOM and CENTCOM are working with their military counterparts to minimize risk to personnel from burn pit operation."
Those figures are slightly different from mid-June, when a Department of Defense spokesperson said U.S. Central Command had four active burn pits within its command area while U.S. Africa Command had two active burn pits within its area of operation.
3.5 million veterans
The legislation would expand eligibility for VA health care and benefits to 3.5 million veterans who were exposed to burn pits since 9/11.
It would add 23 illnesses to the list of diagnoses the VA presumes are connected to military service, ending the need for veterans with those conditions to try to prove to the federal government it's the result of time overseas.
The measure would also expand health care and benefits for veterans exposed to Agent Orange, a chemical the U.S. military used during the Vietnam War. American Samoa, Cambodia, Guam, Johnston Atoll, Laos and Thailand would all be added to the list of locations where veterans are presumed to have been exposed to the chemical.
The package is expected to cost about $278.5 billion over the next decade, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.
Tester said Wednesday that is part of the cost of war.
"If we're not willing to take care of our men and women when they come back from battles that we send them off to, then maybe we ought to rethink whether we're going to send them in the first place," Tester said.
Numerous votes
The Senate originally approved the bill 84-14 on June 16, sending the legislation to the House, where leaders hoped to quickly clear the package for President Joe Biden's signature.
The bill, however, hit a bump as Veterans' Affairs Committee leaders debated what to do with a section that was intended to increase health care providers in rural or very rural areas.
The section, which is no longer in the measure, would have allowed the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to buy doctors or other designated health care providers out of contracts if they agreed to work for at least four years in those rural areas.
The measure opted to exempt that buy out money from being taxable for the health care providers, triggering an objection from the House Ways and Means Committee, which cited a blue slip issue since tax provisions technically cannot start in the Senate.
The House later passed the measure on July 13 on a 342-88 vote, sending the bill back to their Senate colleagues after making a minor fix.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, said earlier this week he hoped the chamber could send the bill to Biden before the end of the week.
"Our nation's veterans have waited long enough to get the benefits they need to treat complications from toxic exposure in the line of duty," Schumer said Monday. "So we have every reason in the world to get this bill done with the same bipartisan support as the first time around."
by Jennifer Shutt, Minnesota Reformer
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