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Kris Peeters joins as Vice-President on the EIB's Management Committee, representing the Benelux countries.
Mr. Peeters will exert oversight on files such as mobility, security and defence, as well as operations in the ASEAN countries.
Kris Peeters has been appointed Vice-President and Member of the Management Committee of the European Investment Bank (EIB). He takes up his duties today, assuming the Benelux seat on the EIB's Management Committee.
The EIB's Board of Governors appointed Mr Peeters, a Belgian national, on a proposal from the Government of the Kingdom of Belgium and with the agreement of the EIB-shareholder constituency the country shares with the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Upon joining the EIB, Kris Peeters remarked: "I am very honoured to join the European Investment Bank, the EU's Bank, especially at a moment when the Bank accelerates the deployment of its efforts in climate change mitigation. Clearly, this engagement is there to stay and I am looking forward to making a difference with the team at the helm of the EU's Climate Bank. In doing so I will pay special attention to mobility, a field in which significant and innovative changes are ahead of us, while also closely following security and defence, as well as operations in the ASEAN countries. I am also delighted that I can contribute to the recovery efforts of the Bank in tackling the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic across Europe."
Until his nomination as Vice-President, Mr Peeters served as Member of the European Parliament since 2019. Mr Peeters has a long-standing political career, starting in 2004, when he became Flemish Minister for Public Works, Energy, the Environment and Nature. Subsequently he was Minister-President of Flanders from 2007 until 2014, and was Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Employment in the Belgian federal government of Prime Minister Charles Michel (2014-2019). Prior to his political career, Mr Peeters held leading roles at UNIZO, the Union of Self-employed Entrepreneurs and SMEs (1991-2004). Mr Peeters studied philosophy and law at Antwerp University and obtained a degree in taxation and accounting at the Vlerick Business School Ghent.
The Management Committee is the EIB's permanent collegiate executive body, consisting of a President and eight Vice-Presidents. The members of the Management Committee are appointed by the Board of Governors – the economy and finance ministers of the 27 EU Member States.
Under the authority of Werner Hoyer, President of the EIB, the Management Committee collectively oversees the day-to-day running of the EIB as well as preparing and ensuring the implementation of the Board of Directors' decisions, notably regarding borrowing and lending operations.
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Here's another vertebra from the big Oklahoma apatosaurine. Based on the size and shape of the transverse process, and the large pneumatic chambers on either side of the neural canal, I think this is probably a 4th caudal, but it could plausibly be a 3rd or a 5th. The centrum is 33 cm tall by 36 cm wide.
WOW!!! The size of that sucker!!
Yeah, it's a pretty wonderful thing.
So, 25-30% bigger than CM 3018, which is right in line with the other elements of the Oklahoma giant.
Interestingly, not much bigger than FMNH P25112. That one's an odd beast. The mounted skeleton is made of two individuals, back half of one and front half of another. And the hindmost individual is oddly proportioned – the femur is only 2.5% longer than that of CM 3018 (1830mm vs 1785) but the proximal caudals are about 30% larger in diameter. Not sure what to make of that.
Are there any appendicular elements of OMNH 1331 floating around?
A few. The best is a complete tibia that is IIRC 135 cm long, compared to 111.5 cm for CM 3018 and and 101 cm for UWGM 15556. There's an astragalus that goes with that tib, that Matt Bonnan said was the biggest sauropod astragalus he'd ever seen. And there is a very big scap with a broken blade.
I have pics of all of these things, will start getting them up as and when.
Just proof that everything gets bigger as you get closer to Texas.
except for Amphicoelias fragillimus, for which I have new archival proof to be published later this year.
Really looking forward to Carpenter's paper. Could these be photos of Amphicoelias in situ with a worker or two for scale???


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news:who is Nigerian singer hustler of the year
For years on end, we all have been forced to swallow all sorts of grass to grace story accompanied with 'at the moment' braggadocios unmerited personas, all in a bid to remain the hottest news of the day or week.
Yes, a few did tell the actual story and have worked their asses off to attain the success they are today enjoying while others added some sort of hustle to their already privileged background, all in all, we have some hell bent hustlers in the industry.
This list comprises of artistes who have done immense work for their brand this year; attained that deserving level of success/almost there success, topped charts, had sold out shows , basically worked their asses of this year with amazing results to show for it.
So, guys, we all have witnessed many of these changes from these artistes and can categorically say, 'this act' is deserving of the Hustler of the year award. With that being said, who would you crown as the music hustler of the year?
2017 has seen the singer releasing his highly anticipated EP 'Sounds From the Otherside,' snagging several nominations; international and local, topping charts for weeks and becoming one of the few Africans to have a sold-out show at the Royal Albert Hall in London, to include other sold out shows in and outside the country, compared to last year, the singer has sure improved on his hustling game.
Davido not only snagged major musical nominations in and outside the country. He has 2 of the country's biggest songs for the year 2017 and of course his 30 Billion tour which was a huge success to include other massively successful shows in and out of the country.
In my opinion, Skales is the ultimate definition of hustling in Nigeria.'Since his emergence on the scene, Skales has wobbled between the known and 'we don't give a fuck' about you levels in the music industry but still stayed true to the game. Although his debut album was nothing to write home about, he managed to score with a few tracks on it.
Real fans of the boss….fill in his achievements for the year..lego!!!
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Yesterday CBS's Sunday Morning repeated their story (video) on how Google pampers it's employees, focusing especially on the free gourmet meals in their cafeteria.
For most of it, the report implies that these perks are a key reason for the amazing success of the company.
However, it's not until the end of the piece that the reporter finally arrives at the real reasons why so many smart people want to work at Google.
Google employees have goals that they are expected to reach, but they are given lots of freedom in getting there.
"Ironically, the hardest thing to copy at Google is not the free food or massages or parking, which anyone can do," says Pfeffer. "The hardest thing to copy and for corporate leaders to get in their heads is that if you hire intelligent people you actually let them use their intelligence."
"If you give them freedom, they will amaze you," says Bock. "They'll surprise you with what they come up with."
It's not just other companies; American education could learn a lot from Google.
That open, collaborative atmosphere at the core of Google's corporate philosophy should be a fundamental part of teaching and learning in our schools.
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I'm thoroughly enjoying a brand new school environment. Our administrators are giving us the Google open, collaborative atmosphere in which educators thrive.
Counting my blessings and engaging my intelligence to make learning real for our PreK-5 560 students.
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This is the way that school need to go, unfortunately they are not. We have people in administrative positions that were taught in a traditional setting and for some reason are trying there very best to keep the traditional system alive. The education system has to wake up and realize that students learn in an entirely different way and it is the education system that has to modernize!
Dave Shearon
I fought for an approach to professional development that acknowledged teacher's professionalism when I was on the school board in Nashville. Got it, too: http://www.shearonforschools.com/books_lesson_study.htm. But every time I talked to central office administrators, they would eventually ask, "But, how are we going to keep teachers from screwing this up?" My response was that I was more concerned about how we could keep central office adminsitrators from screwing it up.
Of course, after 1 year, we got a new superintendent — an "answer man" from California. He let it run without support for 1 more year, then killed it.
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After US President Trump announced the suspension of funding for the World Health Organization (WHO) on April 14, his traditional EU allies expressed regret and dissatisfaction, and UN Secretary General Guterres issued a statement pointing out that the current epidemic is not a reduction in WHO funding when.
At the regular press conference on the 15th, WHO Director General Tan Desai expressed his regret over the decision of the US President to stop providing funds to the World Health Organization. "The United States has always been a long-term and generous friend of WHO, and we hope it will continue to be so in the future." Tedros Adhanom said.
On the 15th, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian expressed that China expressed serious concern about the US's suspension of funding of WHO. Zhao Lijian pointed out that as the most authoritative and professional international organization in the field of global public health security, WHO plays an irreplaceable role in responding to the global public health crisis. "Especially since the outbreak of the New Coronary Pneumonia epidemic, WHO, under the leadership of Director General Tandsey, has actively fulfilled his responsibilities and played a central coordination role in promoting international anti-epidemic cooperation, which has been widely recognized and highly praised by the international community."
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WHO response: regrets the US decision
According to CCTV news reports, at the White House press conference on the 14th local time, Trump announced that he would suspend funding for the World Health Organization. He accused the World Health Organization of failing to provide timely advice on epidemic prevention policies and timely announcement of the "global pandemic." Trump said, "After such a long time, it is time to hold them accountable."
The first financial reporter consulted the WHO website and found that the United States was the largest funder of the organization in 2016-2017 and many previous years, with a total of US $ 946 million invested in 2016-2017, accounting for the voluntary 76% of donations.
In 2019, the United States contributed US $ 553 million of the WHO 's US $ 6 billion budget. However, in the WHO budget application in February this year, the Trump administration reduced the amount of US funding for WHO from US $ 122.6 million to US $ 57.9 million, and the cut was cut by 52%.
However, in this case, the United States remains the largest donor of WHO, followed by China ($ 28.7 million), Japan ($ 20.5 million), Germany ($ 14.6 million), the United Kingdom ($ 10.9 million), and France ($10.6 million).
Tan Desai pointed out at the press conference that WHO is evaluating the impact of the withdrawal of funds from the United States on its work, and will work with partners to fill any financial gaps facing the organization and ensure that the work continues uninterrupted. "Our commitment to public health, science, and the service of all people in the world without fear or preference remains unwavering." Tan Desai said.
Tan Desai said that our mission and task is to treat all countries and regions equally, regardless of their population or economic size. The new coronavirus pneumonia does not distinguish between rich and poor countries, large countries and small countries, nor between nations, races or ideologies, nor do we. This is the time for all of us to work together to deal with common threats. When we divide, the virus uses the rift between us. We are committed to serving the people of the world and are responsible for the resources we are entrusted to.
"In due course, WHO members and independent institutions established to ensure transparency and credibility will review WHO's performance in responding to this pandemic. This is part of the standard procedures established by our members." Tan Desai said "There is no doubt that we will find areas for improvement, and all of us have lessons to learn. But for now, our focus, and my focus, is to stop the virus and save lives. "
The international community was shocked
Regarding the Trump administration's decision, on the 15th, Josep Borrell, senior EU foreign policy representative, wrote on social media, "I deeply regret the decision of the United States to suspend funding to WHO."
"There is no reason to make a reasonable explanation for such an act. The moment now requires more (WHO) efforts than ever before." Borelli said, "Only together, we can overcome this crisis without borders."
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas also wrote on social media, "It doesn't make sense to blame others."
"One of the best investments is to strengthen the United Nations, especially the WHO with insufficient budget, such as in the field of research and development and distribution of test agents and vaccines." Maas said that the virus has no boundaries and must cooperate closely against the new coronavirus.
According to Russian media reports, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said that this move by the United States is very alarming. "This is an example of a very selfish attitude by the US authorities in the face of a pandemic in the world." Ryabkov said.
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One of the highlights of Morocco are the Riads, because of the people and the food. Riads are also home to some of the kindest people (and the best food in Morocco). You always hear about Moroccan Food, Moroccan Street Food, etc… and haven't you always wanted to try it? Morocco is known for it's delicious cuisine, spices, and hospitality. Some of the best meals you will eat are dishes made in the homes of locals.
So, what is a Riad and why is it so beautiful? Riads are traditional Moroccan Houses, formerly the mansions of wealthy Arab families that have now become places where guests can stay! When many tourists picture a house (or a guesthouse), they normally don't think of a place this luxurious week or beautiful. From the outside you would never expect a Riad to be this BEAUTIFUL on the inside. You may walk right by your room and not even know it.
So, where should you stay in Morocco? In Marrakech? In Fez? In Casablanca? In the Atlas Mountains? In the Sahara Desert? Wherever you are in Morocco, you should stay in a Riad.


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Federal accident investigators have an early sense of what went wrong before an experimental spaceship designed to carry tourists beyond the Earth's atmosphere broke apart during a test flight. But they still don't know why ...
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The microbes living in people's guts are much less diverse than those in humans' closest relatives, the African apes, an apparently long evolutionary trend that appears to be speeding up in more modern societies, with possible ...
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Number three US wireless carrier Sprint said Monday it was slashing 2,000 jobs in a streamlining effort after reporting a $765 million quarterly loss.
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(Phys.org) —For years, astronomers have been puzzled by a bizarre object in the center of the Milky Way that was believed to be a hydrogen gas cloud headed toward our galaxy's enormous black hole.
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Lallemand celebrated its 100th anniversary of the Préfontaine plant, in Montreal, Canada. It is in front of an impressive crowd of more than 100 people who witnessed the unveiling of the triptych of the centenary of Lallemand on Saturday, June 2nd. This was a significant event as it highlighted Lallemand's recognition of its employees in a monument that will forever celebrate their contribution.
The tryptich of the centenary Lallemand recalls the history of Lallemand in the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve neighborhood, in Montreal. It includes the names of 105 people who have worked for 25 years or more since the founding of the company. Of these 105 people, one third were among us or represented by their families or their descendants. This architectural work will now enrich the surroundings of the plant and will be part of the cultural heritage of the Hochelaga District and its citizens, especially as it is the fruit of the artist of our neighborhood, Mr. Léopol Bourjoi.
It was a wonderful day to celebrate and pay tribute to those who are currently contributing or have contributed to Lallemand's success for more than a century!
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Alan Evans' solo debut 'Let It Ride' out worldwide after 17 years
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In 2004 Alan Evans, co-founder & drummer of acclaimed funk / soul / jazz band Soulive, recorded his first solo album, Let It Ride, a groove-driven tour de force that only saw light of day on CD in Japan. Now 17 years later, this sought after album is finally out digitally worldwide courtesy of Vintage League Music.
Mention the name Alan Evans to a room full of music lovers, and you will get a consensus nod at one of the most celebrated and tenacious drummers, songwriters and producers in the jazz, funk, and soul scene. It was high time his solo debut got a proper digital release, with new cover artwork and 3 never before heard bonus live tracks.
The album has a distinctive groove-driven 70s funk vibe, mostly instrumental with a few vocal-led tracks, and is full of catchy hooks and outstanding musicianship. Evans wrote the album, plays drums, synths and sings. He enlisted an all-star line-up of music friends to play on the album. Some of the very best of the modern funk/soul scene including:
Aaron Bellamy (Chaka Khan / Beyonce / Cee-Lo Green), Mike Feingold (Jay-Z / Erykah Badu), Ruslan Sirota (Stanley Clarke / Josh Groban), Neal Evans (Soulive / Lettuce / Jack White), Sam Kininger (Lettuce / Soulive / Dave Matthews), Cochemea Gastelum (Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings / Amy Winehouse / Lady Gaga), Atticus Cole (Lettuce / Bill Cole), Amee Jana, Skip Jennings, Nikki Glaspie (Nth Power / Dumpstaphunk / Beyonce)…
Tracks include the feel good funk of "Do It Again", an infectious tune with tight syncopated rhythms, while "Hot n Greezy", is a dance floor funk number with snappy, bebop funk sax. Titletrack "Let It Ride" features a relaxed, evocative funk groove with 70s style analog synth, incredibly catchy! "Welcome To The World" takes things in another direction with a slinky soul jazz lounge vibe. "What the People Say" is a tough, heavy funk tune featuring chant style vocals. "Low Down Low" is a very groovy jazz funk track. All tracks feature tight in the pocket grooves and incredible musicianship.
"Let It Ride" out Digitally on February 25th via Vintage League Music
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Faheem Ashraf has emerged as Pakistan's go-to seamer in limited overs cricket over the past few months. Although the all-rounder did not have a very impressive tour of South Africa, his bowling skills are still highly rated, especially when it comes to his shining Pakistan Super League (PSL) record.
Faheem's bowling abilities were also lauded by his mate Hasan Ali on Twitter recently when Islamabad United's official account posted an interesting query. After being handed the choice between Shadab Khan, Rumman Raees, Wayne Parnell and Faheem to defend 12 runs in a final over versus Multan Sultans, Hasan picked Faheem out of the lot.
Hasan's compliment for the right-arm pacer was reciprocated soon by Faheem. It is important to note here that the 25-year-old ended the third season of PSL as the joint leading wicket-taker in the tournament alongside Wahab Riaz.


Roman Sigma in Metro Manila met at Gerry's Grill, Trinoma, QUezon City on November 22, 2012.
The meeting was attended by our brods and sisters in Metro Manila including Brod Ferdinand Rey Ga of AFP and Brod Ernito Baldo of EFB GeoStruk.
Brod Ramil A. Sanchez, Roman Sigma National President shared with them the vision for our organization and told them we have a great dream of Roman Sigma as a 21st Century Fraternity - creating a distinct fraternity brand.
Brods Rey and Ern B expressed their full support to the Metro Manila Council of Nobles of Roman Sigma which was earlier organized.
The attendees expressed their eagerness to put up a Roman Sigma collegiate chapter in Metro Manila.


Of all the things you could spend money on, we get that costly HVAC repairs are not at the top of the list.
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Let's face it: the last thing you want to do on a chilly winter morning is wake up to a cold house that's just lost its climate control. On a day like that, you won't want to get out of your warm bed, but you'll have to in order to take care of furnace repairs (or replacement) ASAP! Similarly, no one wants to come home from a long, hot day at work, regardless of the season, to find that it's hotter inside than it is outside. Calling for emergency repair during these times will not only cost you a considerable amount of money, but you might struggle to find a pro who can come out because so many other people might be facing the same issue.
Being proactive about your HVAC maintenance makes all the difference. When you contact R&R Heating and Cooling, we can make sure your air quality is up to par, check that your energy efficiency levels are where they should be, and even reduce your carbon footprint. Get some peace of mind by letting us handle the little adjustments that keep your home cool.
In much of the nation, spring and fall are good times to have your HVAC system checked. And while that's not a bad idea here in Southern California, the truth is that our more temperate climate lets you schedule yearly HVAC maintenance any time of year, when it's most convenient for you. If you want service in the middle of winter, no problem! The professional HVAC contractors at R&R Heating and Cooling will be happy to schedule your furnace and air conditioning maintenance appointment during wintertime.
Don't wait until your air conditioner is acting up. Give R&R Heating and Cooling a call today to schedule your air conditioning service and maintenance appointment with us. We are an HVAC company that knows the heating and cooling needs of Southern California well, and we proudly serve Anaheim, Irvine, Palm Springs, Temecula, and all the surrounding communities.
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Homecoming father of the family. Immediately the gaze of a man attracts attention - he looks kindly, gently and very attentively at the kid and took the hand of his eldest son, who ran out to meet him. It is not clear how much he was absent from home - maybe a week, or maybe just a day, but this moment of his return, reunion with his family, it is very important for him. The picture is made in restrained, dull, but warm colors, which reflects the life of the depicted characters.


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ALS Ride For Life was founded in 1997 and incorporated as a tax-exempt charity according to IRS regulations in 1999. Under the articles of incorporation, our charity has the mission to serve the ALS community. As a patient driven, largely volunteer organization, its mission is to:
Raise research funds to find a cure for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Support patients and their families through patient services
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During ALS Awareness Month in May, the charity conducts the annual Rife For Life, a major patient advocacy event. Over many days, patients in electric wheelchairs or scooters, journey a lengthy route spreading awareness, information and raising funds.
ALS Ride For Life was founded in 1997 by Christopher Pendergast (PALS) and supporters.
We are called "ALS Ride For Life" because of our annual event held each May during ALS Awareness Month. The first wheelchair Ride in 1998 went from Yankee Stadium to Washington to raise awareness about ALS. The trip took 15 days. Now, ALS patients ride their power wheelchairs along the highways across Long Island to Manhattan. We raise funds for a cure, help patients and create awareness of this fatal disease.
The patients are literally riding for life: theirs as well as the lives of the other 30,000 Americans stricken with ALS. Without a medical miracle, they will not survive.


Relatively handy and relatively simple. Relatively low operating costs also in a decent age.
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Breaking everything that can break when you repair one, there are 6 other things to break.
Deterioration of the exhaust pipe producing necessary amount of smoke, failure in the sensor, injectors and engine.


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What are some key, top-of-mind issues that sales enablement leaders are focused on?
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Q: Drawables not recognized when using custom namespace I'm using a view from a custom library. How can I get Android Studio to recognize this as a valid option to parse through my drawables directory? I'd like to be able to see my options as I type (the autofill menu that appears)

This is how I'm setting the variable in my custom view's class:
int rightIconId = a.getResourceId(a.getIndex(R.styleable.ToolbarITI_rightIconSrc), -1);
if (rightIconId != -1)
    rightIcon.setImageResource(rightIconId);

These are the custom attributes (I have a feeling my format is incorrect)
<declare-styleable name="ToolbarITI">
    <attr name="rightIconSrc" format="integer"/>
    <attr name="leftIconSrc" format="integer"/>
    ...
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A: As I suspected, my format was incorrect. Changing the format of the attribute to "reference" did the trick.

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GLApp* pApplication;

void errorCallback(int error, const char* description)
{
	std::cout << "Error " << error << " occured" << std::endl << description << std::endl;
}

void resizeCallback(GLFWwindow* window, int width, int height)
{
	pApplication->OnResize(width, height);
}

void keyCallback(GLFWwindow* window, int key, int scancode, int action, int mods)
{
	pApplication->OnKey(key, action);
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void mouseMoveCallback(GLFWwindow* window, double x, double y)
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	pApplication->OnMouseMove((float)x, (float)y);
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{
	if (action == GLFW_PRESS)
		pApplication->OnMouseDown(button);
	else if (action == GLFW_RELEASE)
		pApplication->OnMouseUp(button);
}

int main(int argc, char* argv[])
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	for (int i = 1; i < argc; i++)
		std::cout << argv[i] << std::endl;

    GLFWwindow* window;

	glfwSetErrorCallback(errorCallback);

    if (!glfwInit())
        return -1;

	glfwWindowHint(GLFW_SAMPLES, 16);

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	window = glfwCreateWindow(1280, 720, "Loading...", NULL, NULL);
    if (!window)
    {
        glfwTerminate();
        return -1;
    }

	/* Make the window's context current */
    glfwMakeContextCurrent(window);

	GLenum glewInitResult = glewInit();
	if (glewInitResult != GLEW_OK)
	{
		std::string trash;
		std::cout << "Failed to initialize GLEW." << std::endl << glewGetErrorString(glewInitResult) << std::endl;
		std::getline(std::cin, trash);
		return -1;
	}

	pApplication = new GLApp(window);

	glfwSetFramebufferSizeCallback(window, resizeCallback);

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	glfwSetCursorPosCallback(window, mouseMoveCallback);

	//Uncap the framerate
	glfwSwapInterval(0);

	pApplication->Initialize();
	pApplication->InitializeModels(argc, argv);

	//Main loop
    while (!glfwWindowShouldClose(window))
    {
		pApplication->Update();

		pApplication->PreRender();
		pApplication->Render();
		pApplication->PostRender();

        /* Swap front and back buffers */
        glfwSwapBuffers(window);

        /* Poll for and process events */
        glfwPollEvents();
    }

	delete pApplication;
	pApplication = nullptr;

    glfwTerminate();

	std::string trash;

	//std::cout << "\n\npress enter to exit..." << std::endl;
	//std::getline(std::cin, trash);

    return 0;
}

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Why You Should Vote No on Amendment 69, the ColoradoCare Health Plan
Michael Roberts October 6, 2016 7:54AM
Editor's note: As part of our continuing election coverage, we're taking a closer look at amendments and propositions that will be on the Colorado ballot in November. Yesterday, we examined Amendment 69 by way of an interview with a spokesman for the campaign, as highlighted in the post "Why You Should Vote Yes for Amendment 69, the ColoradoCare Health Plan." Today, we hear from one of the main figures in the effort to defeat the measure.
Of the nine 2016 Colorado ballot measures that voters will consider in November, Amendment 69, also known as ColoradoCare, is easily the largest and most complex. The proposal would create a Colorado health-care system with a goal of guaranteeing that everyone in Colorado has health-insurance coverage. Since Amendment 69 won't supersede federal programs such as TRICARE, which focuses on veterans, it's not technically a single-payer plan, but it's close enough to have earned the endorsement of Vermont senator Bernie Sanders, a longtime advocate of health-care reform.
The leading opposition group to Amendment 69 is called Coloradans for Coloradans, which describes itself as "a bi-partisan, statewide organization that represents Coloradans from every industry and corner of our state who share a commitment to moving our state forward. We promote solutions that are by Coloradans and for Coloradans that lead to a stronger state." And while the ColoradoCare Yes campaign has attempted to brand the group as an insurance-industry-funded puppet, the No on Amendment 69 movement has managed to assemble a large coalition of local opponents, including Governor John Hickenlooper, a Democrat, state treasurer Walker Stapleton, a Republican, and both the Independence Institute and ProgressNow Colorado, political organizations that tend to be on the opposite ends of the ideological scale.
Below, find the transcript of our interview with Cody Belzley, Coloradans for Coloradans' policy director. Over the course of our conversation, she outlines objections to Amendment 69, of which she has many, as well as addressing what she admits is a current health-insurance system that isn't working very well. Note that we've made some parenthetical insertions for clarification and fact-checking purposes.
Westword: What are your organization's main objections to the amendment?
While 69 is a large and complex policy and there are lots of pieces to this puzzle, our basic objections come down to three things.
The first is that this is an extremely risky proposal. There are few things in life that are more personal and more important than health care. And Amendment 69 seeks to essentially eliminate the health-care system as we know it and replace it with a first-of-its-kind, never-before-tested, government-funded health-care system, and lock that health-care system into the state's constitution, making it really difficult to amend it or change it in the future. And we think that's a risk too great to take.
The second objection really relates to the uncertainties in Amendment 69. We encourage everyone to download the amendment language and read it. We think that when they do, what they'll find is that Amendment 69 essentially creates an outline or a framework for a new health-care system. But it leaves critically important questions about health-care benefits, access to health care and costs all unanswered, and essentially left to be determined by a 21-member elected board. We think that those uncertainties are deeply concerning and something we can't stand for.
And the last concern we have is the unaffordable nature of this proposal. Amendment 69 would levy $25 billion in new taxes. To provide some context, the entire state budget is about $27 billion. It would give Colorado the highest income-tax rate in the country, and all Coloradans would be asked to pay into this new health-care system whether or not they use ColoradoCare as their primary source of health-care coverage in the future.
From our perspective, Amendment 69 is just too risky, too expensive and full of too many uncertainties for Colorado.
Let's take those topics one at a time. Your first point is about putting these changes directly into the state constitution. Would your organization have fewer objections if the measure was going through a legislative process, as opposed to being placed in the constitution?
To be clear, we oppose Amendment 69 for a number of reasons. If it weren't in the constitution — if it was a statutory change as opposed to a constitutional change — I don't think that would be sufficient to gain the support of most people in our coalition. But the fact that it would be in the constitution is deeply concerning. Anyone who's lived in Colorado for any amount of time has heard about Tabor [1992's Taxpayer's Bill of Rights], Gallagher [a 1982 property-tax amendment], Amendment 23 [a school-funding measure passed in 2000 that continues to stir controversy]. Regardless of how you feel about the policies, I think most people will agree that locking those big and complex policies into the constitution has created challenges in terms of our ability to budget and govern our state appropriately. Amendment 69 is another large, complex and costly policy that would be locked into the constitution, making it very difficult to revise or change in the future.
Regarding your comment that ColoradoCare would be unprecedented, haven't other states looked at doing something like this?
There are a number of states that have pursued health-reform models, but most have done so in the context of a public-private hybrid model that still relies on private insurance as a significant piece of their health-care system. [Click for a rundown of health-care reform efforts in states such as California.] The State of Vermont actively investigated a single-payer-like or universal health-care plan at the state level. In fact, a Democrat who ran for governor on a promise to bring universal health care to Vermont ended up pulling the plug on his own proposal after years of investigation and looking at modeling, determining that the potential financial risk to Vermont's economy was just too great. [Vermont governor Peter Shumlin ended a four-year effort to enact what was dubbed Green Mountain Care in 2014.]
We would be the first state in the country to pursue a state-run, government-financed and government-administered health-care system.
People who are in favor of the single-payer system often note that the Affordable Care Act isn't truly universal, and it doesn't appear likely to become universal anytime soon. Many also have complaints about the current reliance on private health care. Is the private health-care system better than these critics believe?
Health care doesn't work as well as it could or should in America or in Colorado. Our health-care system is expensive, and costs are continuing to grow. It's not a universal system. There are certainly people left out of that system, and, most important from my perspective, they don't get the kind of health-care outcomes that we could or should get for the money we pay.
But Amendment 69 isn't a referendum on whether or not we like our health-care system today. We don't get to vote "no" on 69 and endorse our current health-care system. The choice in front of voters this fall is whether or not to abandon the public-private health-care system we have in place today in favor of something that's risky, something that's full of uncertainties, and something that will cost Colorado significantly. So the choice is, do you have confidence in this new, risky and untested system? Or should we all continue to work together within the basic construct that we have today to make our existing public-private system work more efficiently and effectively and deliver a better product than what we have today?
Tell me more about your second area of concern — the uncertainties of Amendment 69.
Amendment 69 essentially creates a skeleton for a new health-care system. It empowers a 21-member board of elected trustees to make important decisions about health-care benefits, about access to care and reimbursements to doctors and hospitals, and about costs.
How would these 21 experts be different from a group of legislators?
Before we get to that, let's talk about how in the twelve pages of amendment language, there are only eleven lines that talk about health-care benefits. They basically enumerate eleven categories of things that will be covered — things like hospitalization, prescriptions, prescription drugs, end-of-life care. There are absolutely no details presented within those categories about what the specific benefit levels will be. Similarly, in those twelve pages of documents, there's only one line that talks about doctors and hospitals and other health-care providers being reimbursed for the services they provide. It simply says that the board of trustees will be empowered to negotiate favorable rates for health-care products and services.
We know that if doctors and health-care providers aren't reimbursed adequately, it will have a negative effect on access to care. And so we're worried about whether or not our robust health-care system will continue to be available to Coloradans.
And the last piece is really about what this is going to cost. There's great uncertainty about whether or not the revenue produced will be sufficient to meet our growing health-care costs. In fact, an independent analysis from the nonpartisan Colorado Health Institute looked at Amendment 69 and determined that it's unlikely that the revenue will be sufficient. [Click to access CHI's "ColoradoCare: An Independent Analysis" report.] And in that case, the board of 21 trustees is essentially left with three choices. They can reduce benefits, they can reduce payments to doctors and hospitals in an effort to reduce costs, or they can raise our taxes again. So the $25 billion becomes a starting point, not an end cost.
Now, you asked about the governance structure and how this differs from our legislature. What's interesting is that this would create a 21-member board of elected officials outside the purview of state government — outside the traditional checks and balances of state government. This board would not be accountable to the governor, to any existing state agency or to the legislature. They would have the authority to establish their own processes for running elections and governing themselves. The only requirement for serving on the 21-member board is that you be eighteen years old and you live in the district you seek to represent. There's no guarantee that anyone will be elected to the board who has knowledge, understanding or expertise in health, medicine, health-care services, finances, business management. There's also no guarantee of political balance or diversity for the board. So you could very well end up in a position where you have a highly partisan or highly political board empowered to run a new entity outside the checks and balances of state government, responsible for a $36 billion budget — the $25 million of tax revenue plus the $11 billion in existing state revenue [specifically, Affordable Care Act waiver funds] that would be transferred to ColoradoCare's control — and be empowered to make critically important health-care decisions about your benefits and the health-care-reimbursement policies about funds that are paid to hospitals and doctors. These are very concerning aspects of this proposal.
You mentioned in talking about your first area of concern — the uncertainties — a fear of putting things into the constitution that would be difficult to remove. Wouldn't the lack of specifics be a positive in terms of what you're talking about? If the language was more specific, wouldn't that remove all flexibility when it comes to changing and improving the policy over time?
Certainly. This is a sort of catch-22 situation, where you have to put enough specificity into the constitution to create some guardrails, but not so much specificity that you lack the ability to change in the future. I think what's concerning from my perspective are the details that are locked into the constitution: the $25 billion tax increase and the unprecedented governance model that is part of the constitution, and the board that would ultimately be responsible for making decisions about the important details that aren't addressed in the constitution.
The third area you mentioned, and have touched on again, involves the amendment's costs, and you focused particularly on people who want to keep their current private insurance....
Nothing in Amendment 69 prohibits the existence of private health-care insurance. Amendment 69 also assumes that Medicare will continue to be the primary health insurer for senior citizens, and that the VA TRICARE will continue to be the primary source of insurance for our active and retired military. So this is not a true single-payer proposal. Seniors will continue to get their health-care services through Medicare, the VA TRICARE will continue to serve members of the military — and it is possible there could be a supplemental or secondary insurance market available as well.
But all Coloradans are taxed to pay for ColoradoCare. So whether or not you're using ColoradoCare as your primary source of insurance, you will pay into this new system. And to be clear, to raise $25 billion worth of taxes, you do have to raise a significant tax. So there's been a lot of talk and discussion about the 10 percent payroll tax, which is an important piece of this financing mechanism. The 10 percent tax is on all payroll incomes, two-thirds of it to be paid by the employer, one-third to be paid by the employee. But there's additionally a 10 percent income tax on non-payroll income. This includes everything from dividends on your savings and investments, capital gains, any revenue you generate through investment properties or real-estate holdings. But it also includes retirement income: Social Security income, pensions, IRAs. Anything above the $4,000 personal exemption limit would be subject to the 10 percent non-payroll tax. This is a significant tax burden to be shared by all Coloradans.
You're talking about dividends and investments — things associated with people who have higher incomes. But are you also arguing that this would be a regressive tax that would hurt people with lower incomes more?
Generally, income taxes are viewed to be regressive taxes. I think the other important detail here is that the ColoradoCare tax is capped at $350,000 for an individual filer, $450,000 for joint filers. So the highest-income-filing families within Colorado would be limited somewhat in their tax-burden exposure, and that increases the regressive nature of this tax burden.
What about exemptions for people at the bottom end of the scale?
Proponents have talked about if you're Medicaid-eligible, you'll receive some sort of tax refund. But what that looks like, how it would work, how it would function, remains to be seen. There's no language in Amendment 69 that exempts anyone from paying their portion of the tax.
The proponents of this proposal have talked about opponents not being from Colorado and maintained that the opposition is being funded primarily by the health-care industry nationally. Where does your funding come from? And is your organization rooted in Colorado and peopled by Coloradans?
Absolutely. Our campaign committee has complied fully with the Secretary of State's Office in providing all the financial disclosures necessary. We have appreciated financial support from large healthcare companies. But we've also enjoyed financial support from a number of individuals and small businesses in Colorado. In fact, more than 50 percent of our donations have come in increments of $100 or less. [Figures from September 19 show that $3,935,950 of $4,003,067 contributed to Coloradans for Coloradans came from corporations and business entities. The top four, whose contributions exceed $2 million, are from Ohio, California, Connecticut and Tennessee, respectively.]
Also, in addition to looking at financial support, I think it's important to look at the endorsers list. We have over 1,650 individuals, elected officials and organizations that have come out opposed to Amendment 69. They include groups as diverse as ProgressNow Colorado and the Independence Institute. They include elected officials and state legislators in Democratic leadership and in Republican leadership. They include people from all different parts of the state. While we are proud to have earned the support from major health-care companies, we're equally proud of the support we have received from Democrats, Republicans and independents from all parts of Colorado.
What will be your approach to getting your message out as we get closer to election day?
We were very fortunate to be successful in doing some early fundraising, which allowed us to purchase some TV time. We've had TV advertising running since Labor Day. We'll continue with digital advertising. But most important, we're going out there and meeting with every group that's interested in hearing from us. We've had more than 250 events and town hall meetings and forums so far, and we're looking at doing many, many more between now and election day. We're relying heavily on word of mouth and the support from those 1,650 individuals and organizations that have taken a position against Amendment 69 — talking to their friends and neighbors and colleagues about the risks of this significant proposal.
What's your sense of the direction this proposal is going right now?
It's hard to know. This is a strange political year, and so I have a hard time reading the political winds. But we're working hard, and we'll continue to work hard through election day to warn people about the risks of Amendment 69.


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Please join Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky and her staff at the grand opening of her new Glenview office!
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