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package com.opengamma.financial.analytics.model.equity.portfoliotheory;

import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.Set;

import org.apache.commons.lang.Validate;

import com.google.common.collect.Sets;
import com.opengamma.OpenGammaRuntimeException;
import com.opengamma.analytics.financial.riskreward.TotalRiskAlphaCalculator;
import com.opengamma.analytics.financial.timeseries.analysis.DoubleTimeSeriesStatisticsCalculator;
import com.opengamma.analytics.financial.timeseries.returns.TimeSeriesReturnCalculator;
import com.opengamma.analytics.financial.timeseries.returns.TimeSeriesReturnCalculatorFactory;
import com.opengamma.analytics.math.statistics.descriptive.StatisticsCalculatorFactory;
import com.opengamma.core.historicaltimeseries.HistoricalTimeSeries;
import com.opengamma.core.id.ExternalSchemes;
import com.opengamma.core.value.MarketDataRequirementNames;
import com.opengamma.engine.ComputationTarget;
import com.opengamma.engine.ComputationTargetSpecification;
import com.opengamma.engine.function.AbstractFunction;
import com.opengamma.engine.function.FunctionCompilationContext;
import com.opengamma.engine.function.FunctionExecutionContext;
import com.opengamma.engine.function.FunctionInputs;
import com.opengamma.engine.value.ComputedValue;
import com.opengamma.engine.value.ValueProperties;
import com.opengamma.engine.value.ValuePropertyNames;
import com.opengamma.engine.value.ValueRequirement;
import com.opengamma.engine.value.ValueRequirementNames;
import com.opengamma.engine.value.ValueSpecification;
import com.opengamma.financial.OpenGammaCompilationContext;
import com.opengamma.financial.analytics.timeseries.DateConstraint;
import com.opengamma.financial.analytics.timeseries.HistoricalTimeSeriesBundle;
import com.opengamma.financial.analytics.timeseries.HistoricalTimeSeriesFunctionUtils;
import com.opengamma.id.ExternalId;
import com.opengamma.master.historicaltimeseries.HistoricalTimeSeriesResolutionResult;
import com.opengamma.master.historicaltimeseries.HistoricalTimeSeriesResolver;
import com.opengamma.timeseries.DoubleTimeSeries;
import com.opengamma.timeseries.TimeSeriesIntersector;

/**
 *
 */
@Deprecated
public abstract class TotalRiskAlphaFunction extends AbstractFunction.NonCompiledInvoker {
  private static final double DAYS_PER_YEAR = 365.25;
  private static final ExternalId MARKET_QUOTE_TICKER = ExternalSchemes.syntheticSecurityId("SPX");
  private static final ExternalId RISK_FREE_RATE_TICKER = ExternalSchemes.syntheticSecurityId("USDLIBORP3M");

  private final String _resolutionKey;

  public TotalRiskAlphaFunction(final String resolutionKey) {
    Validate.notNull(resolutionKey, "resolution key");
    _resolutionKey = resolutionKey;
  }

  @Override
  public boolean canApplyTo(final FunctionCompilationContext compilationContext, final ComputationTarget target) {
    return true;
  }

  @Override
  public Set<ComputedValue> execute(final FunctionExecutionContext executionContext, final FunctionInputs inputs, final ComputationTarget target,
      final Set<ValueRequirement> desiredValues) {
    final ComputationTargetSpecification targetSpec = target.toSpecification();
    final ValueRequirement desiredValue = desiredValues.iterator().next();
    final ValueProperties constraints = desiredValue.getConstraints();
    final HistoricalTimeSeriesBundle timeSeries = HistoricalTimeSeriesFunctionUtils.getHistoricalTimeSeriesInputs(executionContext, inputs);
    final HistoricalTimeSeries marketTSObject = timeSeries.get(MarketDataRequirementNames.MARKET_VALUE, MARKET_QUOTE_TICKER);
    if (marketTSObject == null) {
      throw new OpenGammaRuntimeException("Market value series was not available");
    }
    final HistoricalTimeSeries riskFreeTSObject = timeSeries.get(MarketDataRequirementNames.MARKET_VALUE, RISK_FREE_RATE_TICKER);
    if (riskFreeTSObject == null) {
      throw new OpenGammaRuntimeException("Risk free series was not available");
    }
    final Object assetPnLObject = inputs.getValue(new ValueRequirement(ValueRequirementNames.PNL_SERIES, targetSpec)); // TODO replace with return series when
                                                                                // portfolio weights are in
    if (assetPnLObject == null) {
      throw new OpenGammaRuntimeException("Asset P&L series was null");
    }
    final Object assetFairValueObject = inputs.getValue(new ValueRequirement(ValueRequirementNames.FAIR_VALUE, targetSpec));
    if (assetFairValueObject == null) {
      throw new OpenGammaRuntimeException("Asset fair value was null");
    }
    final double fairValue = (Double) assetFairValueObject;
    DoubleTimeSeries<?> assetReturnTS = ((DoubleTimeSeries<?>) assetPnLObject).divide(fairValue);
    final TimeSeriesReturnCalculator returnCalculator = getReturnCalculator(constraints.getValues(ValuePropertyNames.RETURN_CALCULATOR));
    DoubleTimeSeries<?> marketReturnTS = returnCalculator.evaluate(marketTSObject.getTimeSeries());
    DoubleTimeSeries<?> riskFreeReturnTS = ((DoubleTimeSeries<?>) riskFreeTSObject.getTimeSeries()).divide(DAYS_PER_YEAR * 100);
    final DoubleTimeSeries<?>[] series = TimeSeriesIntersector.intersect(assetReturnTS, marketReturnTS, riskFreeReturnTS);
    assetReturnTS = series[0];
    marketReturnTS = series[1];
    riskFreeReturnTS = series[2];
    final TotalRiskAlphaCalculator calculator = getCalculator(constraints.getValues(ValuePropertyNames.MEAN_CALCULATOR),
        constraints.getValues(ValuePropertyNames.STD_DEV_CALCULATOR));
    final double tra = calculator.evaluate(assetReturnTS, riskFreeReturnTS, marketReturnTS);
    final ValueProperties resultProperties = getResultProperties(desiredValues.iterator().next());
    return Sets.newHashSet(new ComputedValue(new ValueSpecification(ValueRequirementNames.TOTAL_RISK_ALPHA, targetSpec, resultProperties), tra));
  }

  @Override
  public Set<ValueRequirement> getRequirements(final FunctionCompilationContext context, final ComputationTarget target, final ValueRequirement desiredValue) {
    final ValueProperties constraints = desiredValue.getConstraints();
    final Set<String> samplingPeriodNames = constraints.getValues(ValuePropertyNames.SAMPLING_PERIOD);
    if (samplingPeriodNames == null || samplingPeriodNames.size() != 1) {
      return null;
    }
    final Set<String> scheduleCalculatorNames = constraints.getValues(ValuePropertyNames.SCHEDULE_CALCULATOR);
    if (scheduleCalculatorNames == null || scheduleCalculatorNames.size() != 1) {
      return null;
    }
    final Set<String> samplingFunctionNames = constraints.getValues(ValuePropertyNames.SAMPLING_FUNCTION);
    if (samplingFunctionNames == null || samplingFunctionNames.size() != 1) {
      return null;
    }
    final Set<String> returnCalculatorNames = constraints.getValues(ValuePropertyNames.RETURN_CALCULATOR);
    if (returnCalculatorNames == null || returnCalculatorNames.size() != 1) {
      return null;
    }
    final String samplingPeriodName = samplingPeriodNames.iterator().next();
    final String scheduleCalculatorName = scheduleCalculatorNames.iterator().next();
    final String samplingFunctionName = samplingFunctionNames.iterator().next();
    final String returnCalculatorName = returnCalculatorNames.iterator().next();
    final Set<ValueRequirement> requirements = new HashSet<>();
    final ComputationTargetSpecification targetSpec = target.toSpecification();
    requirements.add(new ValueRequirement(ValueRequirementNames.PNL_SERIES, targetSpec, ValueProperties.builder()
        .withAny(ValuePropertyNames.CURRENCY)
        .with(ValuePropertyNames.SAMPLING_PERIOD, samplingPeriodName)
        .with(ValuePropertyNames.SCHEDULE_CALCULATOR, scheduleCalculatorName)
        .with(ValuePropertyNames.SAMPLING_FUNCTION, samplingFunctionName)
        .with(ValuePropertyNames.RETURN_CALCULATOR, returnCalculatorName).get()));
    requirements.add(new ValueRequirement(ValueRequirementNames.FAIR_VALUE, targetSpec));
    final HistoricalTimeSeriesResolver resolver = OpenGammaCompilationContext.getHistoricalTimeSeriesResolver(context);
    final DateConstraint startDate = DateConstraint.VALUATION_TIME.minus(samplingPeriodName);
    HistoricalTimeSeriesResolutionResult timeSeries = resolver.resolve(MARKET_QUOTE_TICKER.toBundle(), null, null, null,
        MarketDataRequirementNames.MARKET_VALUE,
        _resolutionKey);
    if (timeSeries == null) {
      return null;
    }
    requirements.add(HistoricalTimeSeriesFunctionUtils.createHTSRequirement(timeSeries, MarketDataRequirementNames.MARKET_VALUE, startDate, true,
        DateConstraint.VALUATION_TIME, true));
    timeSeries = resolver.resolve(RISK_FREE_RATE_TICKER.toBundle(), null, null, null, MarketDataRequirementNames.MARKET_VALUE, _resolutionKey);
    if (timeSeries == null) {
      return null;
    }
    requirements.add(HistoricalTimeSeriesFunctionUtils.createHTSRequirement(timeSeries, MarketDataRequirementNames.MARKET_VALUE, startDate, true,
        DateConstraint.VALUATION_TIME, true));
    return requirements;
  }

  @Override
  public Set<ValueSpecification> getResults(final FunctionCompilationContext context, final ComputationTarget target) {
    if (canApplyTo(context, target)) {
      return Sets.newHashSet(new ValueSpecification(ValueRequirementNames.TOTAL_RISK_ALPHA, target.toSpecification(), getResultProperties()));
    }
    return null;
  }

  private ValueProperties getResultProperties() {
    return createValueProperties()
        .withAny(ValuePropertyNames.SAMPLING_PERIOD)
        .withAny(ValuePropertyNames.SCHEDULE_CALCULATOR)
        .withAny(ValuePropertyNames.SAMPLING_FUNCTION)
        .withAny(ValuePropertyNames.RETURN_CALCULATOR)
        .withAny(ValuePropertyNames.STD_DEV_CALCULATOR)
        .withAny(ValuePropertyNames.MEAN_CALCULATOR).get();
  }

  private ValueProperties getResultProperties(final ValueRequirement desiredValue) {
    return createValueProperties()
        .with(ValuePropertyNames.SAMPLING_PERIOD, desiredValue.getConstraint(ValuePropertyNames.SAMPLING_PERIOD))
        .with(ValuePropertyNames.SCHEDULE_CALCULATOR, desiredValue.getConstraint(ValuePropertyNames.SCHEDULE_CALCULATOR))
        .with(ValuePropertyNames.SAMPLING_FUNCTION, desiredValue.getConstraint(ValuePropertyNames.SAMPLING_FUNCTION))
        .with(ValuePropertyNames.RETURN_CALCULATOR, desiredValue.getConstraint(ValuePropertyNames.RETURN_CALCULATOR))
        .with(ValuePropertyNames.STD_DEV_CALCULATOR, desiredValue.getConstraint(ValuePropertyNames.STD_DEV_CALCULATOR))
        .with(ValuePropertyNames.MEAN_CALCULATOR, desiredValue.getConstraint(ValuePropertyNames.MEAN_CALCULATOR)).get();
  }

  private TimeSeriesReturnCalculator getReturnCalculator(final Set<String> returnCalculatorNames) {
    if (returnCalculatorNames == null || returnCalculatorNames.isEmpty() || returnCalculatorNames.size() != 1) {
      throw new OpenGammaRuntimeException("Missing or non-unique return calculator name: " + returnCalculatorNames);
    }
    return TimeSeriesReturnCalculatorFactory.getReturnCalculator(returnCalculatorNames.iterator().next());
  }

  private TotalRiskAlphaCalculator getCalculator(final Set<String> expectedReturnCalculatorNames, final Set<String> stdDevCalculatorNames) {
    if (expectedReturnCalculatorNames == null || expectedReturnCalculatorNames.isEmpty() || expectedReturnCalculatorNames.size() != 1) {
      throw new OpenGammaRuntimeException("Missing or non-unique expected return calculator name: " + expectedReturnCalculatorNames);
    }
    if (stdDevCalculatorNames == null || stdDevCalculatorNames.isEmpty() || stdDevCalculatorNames.size() != 1) {
      throw new OpenGammaRuntimeException("Missing or non-unique standard deviation calculator name: " + stdDevCalculatorNames);
    }
    final DoubleTimeSeriesStatisticsCalculator expectedReturnCalculator = new DoubleTimeSeriesStatisticsCalculator(
        StatisticsCalculatorFactory.getCalculator(expectedReturnCalculatorNames.iterator().next()));
    final DoubleTimeSeriesStatisticsCalculator stdDevCalculator = new DoubleTimeSeriesStatisticsCalculator(
        StatisticsCalculatorFactory.getCalculator(stdDevCalculatorNames.iterator().next()));
    return new TotalRiskAlphaCalculator(expectedReturnCalculator, expectedReturnCalculator, expectedReturnCalculator, stdDevCalculator, stdDevCalculator);
  }
}


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Q: perforce Tagging and labelling files I have to preserve the state of a devel-branch till revision--123456.
For that, I have used p4 label and p4 tag commands to label and tag all the files in the branch. I did this in order to preserve the current state of devel-branch which at the moment is 'Stable' and allow the developers to continue working further. In case if anyone needed the stable-state of devel branch then he/she can get from Get Revision option in p4 client from the label.
I did it using command menu by giving following cmds:
p4 label -d CW32_MILESTONE
p4 tag -l CW32_MILESTONE //depot/dev/...@123456
    2669 files added

But now when I view the label through p4 client, it's not displaying the revision no. under "Revision" textarea. If I try to explicitly add the revision no. in the textarea then it is showing me following msg:
The Revision field can only be added to empty labels.

I then created another label using p4 client and specified the Revision#: 123456. Now it is showing me the specified revision no. whenever I opened the label, however, the files are not tagged.
I wonder what could be a better approach to keep and maintain the devel-branch upto rev.123456?

A: The label you are creating with the 'p4 tag' command doesn't record the fact that it's sync'd to changelist 123456. Rather, it is recording:
//depot/file/a#3
//depot/file/b#2
//depot/file/c#7

and so forth, where those particular revisions (#3, #2, #7) are the revisions that were the head revisions at changelist 123456.
Instead, you could make what's called an "automatic label", by specifying revision 123456 in the "Revision" field of the label spec (using 'p4 label', not 'p4 client'). See: http://www.perforce.com/perforce/doc.current/manuals/cmdref/label.html#1040665
When you do this, it is true that "the files are not tagged", in the sense that the server doesn't compile a giant list of the precise file revision numbers. However, the net effect is the same, as you can use your development label for the same purposes: you can sync to that label, you can diff files between that label and other labels, etc.
Basically, an "automatic label" is like saving a query and re-executing the query whenever you reference it ("p4 files //depot/dev/...@123456"), while a traditional "tag label" is more like saving the results of that query in your label table.
Both techniques are effective, but before giving you more detailed guidance about one versus the other we'd need to know more about what you're trying to achieve, as given what you've said so far, both techniques are fine.

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No Need to Say Goodbye: Morrissey's (Supposed) Last UK Stand
by Ben Hewitt
It's a peculiar sight to behold: there's a middle-aged man flouncing and stomping around the stage at the Apollo in Hammersmith, west London, and even though he has 5,000 people hanging on his every word, they're still not entirely sure they can believe anything he says. "There's absolutely no way we generate any interest from the record labels in the United Kingdom," announced Morrissey last week. "Therefore, the imminent two nights at Hammersmith are likely to be our final shows in the UK."
Not everyone's convinced. We've been here before. There was a seven-year search for a record label between 1997's Maladjusted and 2004's You Are the Quarry, eventually released on Sanctuary's imprint, Attack. Another seven years on and Morrissey, without a deal again, claimed he "didn't expect to live long enough to experience an offer from a grown-up label." In 2012, he said he'd retire in two years; by 2014, he'd signed with Harvest.
In some ways, this is what it means to be a Morrissey fan in 2015: always carrying a spare pinch of salt in your back pocket. "I don't know if what he says is necessarily true," says Moxy, a 30-year-old fan originally from the U.S. "Morrissey is famous for stoking fires." Others are similarly unconvinced. "I don't think it's true in the slightest," says 39-year-old Mark. "I think he's pissed off he hasn't got a label, but we'll probably see him play live again." Some aren't giving it any credence whatsoever. "He's a bit of a moody old git, isn't he?" says 43-year-old Harry with a shrug.
Morrissey, meanwhile, isn't overly fussed with convincing the non-believers. When the lights dim, he marches up to the microphone and begins an acapella rendition of Willie Nelson's "Always on My Mind". "If I made you feel second best/ I'm sorry I was blind," he sings, and it seems poised to blossom into a grandiose farewell gesture until he cuts it short. "That's it," he declares after just two lines, sloping off, and the thread's left there, never to be picked up again.
So begins an evening of strange second-guessing, in which you're constantly looking for clues that he really does mean it. An early romp through "Suedehead" feels bittersweet as he grabs flailing hands in the front row and then stretches out the "Oh, it was a good lay" coda for just a touch longer than normal, as if this grand old song's finally being laid to rest after all these years. And the grinding, punch-drunk "Speedway" that follows feels like a defiant last stand, too, as Morrissey reels on the cusp of defeat and brags, "And if you try to break my spirit, it won't work/ Because there's nothing left to break." But then he throws in an almighty curveball: just as it's about to reach its juddering climax, there's a long pause, darkness shrouds the stage, and when the lights are back up… Morrissey's somewhere near the back with a tambourine, while one of his band closes the song by singing in Spanish. You think you've found a breadcrumb, and it's quickly brushed away.
Only once does Morrissey reference that tonight is meant to be a final bow, and that's during the one-song encore. Instead, on a night where every throwaway comment seems loaded with meaning and every song choice heavy with significance, he teases out the uncertainty. If retirement is the elephant in the room, then he's happy to give it the occasional slap on the trunk, just to remind everyone it's there. "I've said this for the last few nights but I shall say it again," he announces, as if readying a heartfelt speech. "The pain… in Spain… is mainly for the bull." Then he's off, into the flamenco guitar flourish of "The Bullfighter Dies". Like much of tonight's set, it's a cut from 2014's World Peace Is None of Your Business, and the preference for recent material rather than some greatest hits jamboree feels strange, too. "I understand there was a lot of new stuff, because he wants to finish in a 'I'm still relevant way,'" says Brad, 46. "But I'd have liked more of the older stuff, because he was so impactful for me at a young age."
People like Brad are who come to mind when you think of the cult of Morrissey: those legions of slightly beery men who, despite not wafting around in billowy shirts unbuttoned to the navel and swinging gladioli, latched onto his rejection of masculinity's boorish mores. "Morrissey taught us to be a feeling, emotional New Man," says Brad. "Before, everybody was a full-on fucking football fan. There was no room for poets, people who had feelings or emotions, especially young men. Everyone thought he was depressing, that you were a miserable twat for listening to it, but it was the most optimistic, heartfelt thing you could hear."
But there's a younger generation, too, who've taken to him just as fiercely. Steve and Paul, in their mid-to-late twenties, came from Scotland to pay tribute. "We're not old enough to have seen the Smiths, but they're our favorite band," says Paul. Ruby, 17, says that everyone in her school loves Morrissey and that her family have "three copies of Autobiography at home just in case something happens to one of them." Harry, meanwhile, is with his 15-year-old son Alfie; they've been going to see Morrissey together ever since Alfie would sit on his dad's shoulders at gigs. "Most modern stuff is rubbish," says Alfie. "Morrissey is a good outlet."
It makes you wonder why Morrissey hankers so much for a record label. A young audience happy enough to pay £65 ($100) for a show centered around a new album rather than sheer nostalgia would surely be savvy enough, too, to ensure the success of a crowdsourced album. Earlier this year, he dismissed Kickstarter as "desperate and insulting," but his relationship with labels hasn't been just one-sided mistrust. His bad-spirited break-up with Harvest, in which he accused them of botching the release of World Peace… and subsequently took to wearing a FUCK HARVEST t-shirt in public, is likely to be an obstacle to finding a new home. And yet there's a particularly memorable snippet from Autobiography in which Morrissey, vexed by another testing meeting with the Smiths' old Rough Trade boss Geoff Travis, concludes: "I glance around his office searching for an axe. Some murders are well worth their prison sentence." Later, appalled at Sanctuary for befouling the cover of You Are the Quarry with a typo, he laments: "It's enough to make Van Gogh want to cut off both ears." Maybe being free of the traditional release model would suit him.
When I spoke to Mozipedia author Simon Goddard for NME last year, he suggested that record labels appealed to the pop historian in Morrissey. "He is a romantic and a purist," he said. "He needs his art to be given the official kite-mark of historic quality and distinction." Mark thinks it appeals to bygone times, too, but in a slightly different way. "You Are the Quarry went multi-platinum and is probably his biggest ever album," he says. "It had a lot of promotion and marketing behind it, and he's never really got that since. That's probably what he aspires to." But perhaps it's even simpler than that. "I think this [stance] could just be a moment of disgust, where he says 'I'm not appreciated' so he bows out," says fan Moxy. In other words: he's human and he needs to be loved, even if those relationships often come unstuck.
Whatever he decides to do next, tonight still feels like a triumph. The old glories continue to be glorious. "Let the Right One In" is still silky and sinewy, elevated by Morrissey punching the air like a rock-'em-sock-'em robot as he pouts "I will advise/ Until my mouth dries"; "Ganglord" is a sinister, scary thud of scraping guitars, in which the police take on the guise of a dystopian, uniformed nightmare; and "Now My Heart Is Full" takes the grubby gangsters of Graham Greene's novel Brighton Rock and turns them into the heroes of a soaring, swooping lament.
And still, Morrissey flits between career-closing ham and perpetual fly in the ointment. "Everyday Is Like Sunday" feels more than ever like a national sing-along treasure inspired by insipid seaside holidays, made even more joyful by him cackling like a pantomime dame and then repeatedly yelling, "I love you" during the outro. But "Meat Is Murder" reaches new harrowing levels with its screeching, pounding guitars that come on like the grisliest of horror scores. Behind the band there's video footage of terrified animals being slaughtered, and by the end Morrissey's on all fours with his face slumped near the bass drum, as if he's so sickened he's throwing up. Carnivores fidget uncomfortably; it's not the cheeriest of partings.
"Our UK days conclude, but there's no need for me to say goodbye," declares Morrissey, at last, when he re-appears for "The Queen Is Dead". "We will be close for the rest of our days." Even if you don't think this is the last time, it still hurts to see him go. He's stubborn enough, after all, to dig his heels in and not be back for quite some time. "Has the world changed or have I changed?" he sings. In here, it's just the same—but the world outside might need a little longer to come round.

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Home	Health Insurance	Large decline in cancer mortality – Healthcare Economist
Large decline in cancer mortality – Healthcare Economist
by Insuredwell January 14, 2021
by Insuredwell January 14, 2021 0 comment
Last year, I published a paper that showed that cancer mortality rates fell by 24% between 2000 and 2016 and further that new cancer drugs accounted for saving 1.3 million lives in the US over that time period. At the end of the paper, we noted that these numbers may be conservative since the use of new innovations–such as immuno-oncology, CAR-T therapy and others–took off after 2016.
It turns out that our premonition was correct, based on the findings from the American Cancer Society's 2021 Facts & Figures report.
From 1991 to 2018, the cancer death rate has fallen 31%. This includes a 2.4% decline from 2017 to 2018—a new record for the largest 1-year drop in the cancer death rate.
2021 Cancer Facts & Figures
Improvements in health behaviors (e.g., smoking) and new treatments have paved the way for this improvement, particularly for lung cancer.
Reductions in the lung cancer death rateaccount for almost half of the total drop in the cancer death rate from 2014 to 2018. This is thought to be due to declines in smoking, advances in early detection, and improved treatments, especially for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the most common subtype.
Note that the data don't include the impact of COVID-19 as they only run through 2018. Further, despite the dramatic improvement in mortality, cancer is still the #2 killer in the US (ignoring COVID), just behind heart disease. However, COVID-19 has passed cancer in terms of US mortality in the spring and with the recent surge has almost certainly surpassed cancer in the fall/winter of this year.
As always, there is lots of interesting information in the ACS report.
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Borneo Kunkurad, Monyak buruk, Paih, Puak, Pugi, Silu buang, Tampoi, Tampui.


Serving youth in Denver's public housing.
The Bridge Project was created in 1991 through a collaboration involving community representatives and faculty members of the Graduate School of Social Work at the University of Denver.
We serve a continuum of youth from kindergarten through college. Each of the four program components includes a number of distinct opportunities for children and youth.
Become a partner for at-risk youth in Denver's public housing.
Thanks to the commitment of the Denver community, The Bridge Project has been able to serve over 10,000 students during its 28 years of service. A special thank you to the organizations below for having a direct impact on the success of each student that has participated in the program.
The Bridge Project has built an evidence-based year-round program model serving students. This model includes four primary categories: 1) Academic Support, 2) Social & Emotional Learning, 3) Youth Voice & Leadership for middle school youth, and 4) College & Career Readiness to help create a path to high school graduation and college and career preparation.
Academic Support Includes structured literacy and reading instruction; project-based activities in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM); individual tutoring; and drop-in homework help.
Early Literacy is comprised of ReadWell small group instruction, One-to-One Tutoring, and GR8 Readers. The Read Well classes are held three days a week for 45-minute sessions. Read Well is taught by the Educators at each Bridge Project site.
One-to-one Tutoring occurs for one hour per week with the same tutor for the academic year. Students choose a brand new book for GR8 Readers. After four weeks of reading the GR8 Readers books during tutoring, the kids get to take them home and build their libraries. They then get to choose a new book.
STEM programming is available to participants in grades fourth through eighth and takes place in different units throughout the year. The overall goal of STEM is to provide high-quality programming for students that they may not otherwise be exposed to at school. It encompasses the following elements to develop skills in computer science, engineering, math, and science: Code.org (computer science/web development); Robotics (engineering); Destination Imagination (science/math/ engineering); Engineering Everywhere (math/engineering); and Summer Engineering Projects (math/engineering).
Social & Emotional Learning through the Second Step curriculum, an evidence-based program designed to increase social, cognitive and emotional skills in elementary school students. Second Step is an interactive program in which children and trainers act-out and practice specific skill steps in small groups. The program consists of 28 weekly sessions aimed at improving children's problem solving, empathy and emotional regulation skills.
Youth Voice & Leadership supports youth through YELL program (Youth Engaged in Leadership and Learning), offered once a week to middle school students. Over the course of the year, participants lead an action research project by gathering information about pressing community issues and advocating for solutions. Through YELL, students learn essential college and career readiness skills such as active listening, critical thinking, goal setting, planning, problem-solving, data analysis, and public speaking.
New to our Youth Voice & Leadership is Youth Action Board (YAB). It is a youth leadership committee responsible for making program improvement recommendations, aligning YELL projects, coordinating advocacy efforts, and planning collective actions across the four sites.
College & Career Readiness activities include the development of steps to success portfolios, case management, career preparation for high school students. High school students participate in weekly program offerings at each Bridge Project site to explore new opportunities for careers. Students also participate in trips to multiple college and trade school campuses across the Denver Metro area and beyond. Over the past couple years, high school youth also participated in a networking event to connect with professionals.
The steps to success portfolio help students identify the necessary academic and experiential pathway towards post-secondary options and/or the workforce. Participants also have the opportunity to be hired as a Tech Team member.
For the first time, the Bridge Project evaluation team has, through the leadership of Professor Jeff Jenson, Graduate School of Social Work at the University of Denver, collected data from 2014-2016. This is the first time we have data comparisons over more than one year comparison group of students who live in other public housing neighborhoods in which afterschool programming is not available. Thus, we are now able to compare academic outcomes between Bridge Project students and similar youth who do not participate in afterschool programs. Findings from our analyses of the 2014-15 school year indicate that Bridge students had significantly higher rates of school attendance, significantly fewer school discipline referrals, and significantly higher end-of year achievement ratings in science and math than youth in the comparison group. Bridge participants also had significantly greater gains in literacy skills during the school year, as measured by the Developmental Reading Assessment, than youth in the comparison group. Importantly, Bridge students of Black/African-American descent had significantly higher reading scores when compared to Black/African-American youth in the comparison group.
Our Program Model: The Bridge Project uses data from a comparison group of students who reside in public housing but do not participate in Bridge programs. When compared with non-Bridge students, the data shows our students have significantly higher rates of attendance, fewer discipline referrals in school, and higher end-of-year achievement ratings in science and math.
Program Impact: Participation in tutoring, homework help, STEM and enrichment were all significantly related to increases in social, emotional, and behavioral skills among school aged students.
The Bridge Project is an evidence based, comprehensive program model that is the only of its kind operating in the communities it currently serves.
Volunteering at the Bridge Project means helping students succeed in the classroom. Last year more than 300 volunteers provided 1 on 1 tutoring to students, including homework help and reading skills. We are always grateful for your help!
The Bridge Project reaches more than 500+ students in the Denver area. To continue our work and continue to grow, we need your support.
The Bridge Project is an initiative through the Graduate School of Social Work at The University of Denver.


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Kit graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree (majoring in Computer Science, Software Engineering) from the National University of Singapore and went on to receive her Postgraduate Diploma in Education as well as a Masters in Education (Curriculum Teaching and Learning) from the National Institute of Education (NIE), Singapore. She has received a Certificate in Reality Therapy from the William Glasser Institute of America and a Certificate in Special Learning Needs from the NIE. She has also undergone International Baccalaureate's specialised training in teaching Mathematical Studies and in guiding students for their Creativity, Activity, Service projects.
Kit began her teaching career at Assumption English School (AES). She was involved in the setting up of the Student Leadership Programme and Student Overseas Enrichment Programme. She was awarded the Outstanding Staff Award and Outstanding Team Award while in AES and was the subject head of Pupil Welfare for two years. Kit was also involved in the curriculum design and alignment of the Montfortian Achiever Programme in character education.
In 2006, Kit was seconded to set up NorthLight School (NLS). She was involved in the design and review of the mathematics curriculum as well as the character programme, specifically the Financial Literacy Programme. Coming from a low income family, she aspired to help the students at NLS break the cycle of poverty through education. As such, she ideated, conceptualised and designed the financial literacy game, Mind Your Money (MYM), with a team of educators at NLS. Using Singapore as the context, MYM was designed to enhance and encapsulate financial literacy values and collaborative learning. The game won The Ideas-Citibank Award 2008, Innergy Award Gold 2009 and PS21 Excel Award Gold 2009 – Best Project MYM. The NorthLight MYM Team also won the Outstanding Contribution Award in 2008.
At NLS, Kit taught Mathematics and was in charge of curriculum design and alignment of Year 3 Vocational Mathematics, Performance Tasks Assessment presented at MOE Excel Fest 2012. She was also in charge of the Habits of Mind Committee at NLS.


Whoever said it's tough at the top seems to have forgotten what it's like getting there in the first place. It may have been windy, cold and cloudy, and there might have been rain forecast, but it was NOT tough at the top of Frenchmans Cap. Just how often do you get to be in such a place?
Tim and I put on everything we'd summited with, and settled in to share the sheer, wild joy of being there. Clouds whooshed around us: wispy and thin one minute, revealing wedges of the wider world; darker and dense the next, all but engulfing us.
Memories stirred for me as we explored the broad summit. 31 years ago I'd been part of a large group that had come here. Clouds had featured then too. That time they had also cleared a little, giving us a clear blue sky above and some deliciously warm sunshine. But the clouds beneath had remained resolutely in place, giving us no views of our surroundings.
I was startled to remember that back then we had not only come all the way here from Lake Vera, but had gone back there the same day. I would have been tempted to blame such an epic day on the folly of youth. But I know that our 1983 walk was led by a 60-something year old Ray Spedding. An early bushwalking mentor of mine, Ray continued to do hard walks for many years after the Frenchmans trip. He even summited Federation Peak in his 70s, and lived into his 90s. As if today's summit hadn't been inspiration enough!
After maybe an hour soaking up the summit, we realised the clouds were not giving up. If anything they'd been reinforced, and as we scrambled down towards North Col it began to rain lightly. It was time to get back to Tahune's snug little coal stove.
Along with our mate Nick, we found a young Austrian and a South Australian sharing the hut. The Austrian had come up from Lake Vera in what sounded like an incredibly short time. He was quite wet, and his gear was torn – courtesy of two weeks in Tassie's south-west – but he looked strong and fit.
Next morning the Austrian left early, and bounded up the steep track towards North Col in apparent haste. We were up early too. By unspoken agreement we were considering going all the way out today. Eventually we spoke about it, and agreed on a rough timetable for getting back to the highway before dark. We'd need to get to Vera Hut for lunch, and leave there shortly after.
Once you start thinking about home on a long walk, your mind shifts a gear – and your body follows. You are horses headed for home. Sections of track that had seemed arduous and slow on the journey in are now straightforward. We strode up from Tahune, advanced quickly through Artichoke Valley, stopping only for scroggin at a cave beneath Nicoles Needle. We were soon at Barron Pass, ready for the steep descent to Lake Vera.
If there is a more intricately beautiful bit of forest on this walk than the one between the pass and Vera, then I haven't seen it. We marvelled at it afresh, amazed at Philp and co., the people who first found a route up through this steep, scrub-filled forest. We revelled too in not having to gasp for breath. 'Though there are walkers who say they prefer ascending to descending, I'm not one of them. Only the knee jarring that can accompany a descent like this makes it remotely close to difficult. That's one of the reasons I use trekking poles, to make me into a quasi-quadruped.
Towards the bottom of the slope the Austrian walker caught up with us. He had summited – in thick cloud – and was now on his (hasty) way back to Lake Vera. Just for fun I tried to keep pace with him once he'd passed us. For maybe five minutes I kept him within sight, helped by the fact that he occasionally paused – very briefly – to photograph forest scenes. But soon the fast-forward Austrian was lost to sight and sound.
We caught him later at Lake Vera, where he was going to stay the night. He'd stripped off his torn merino top, and was lying lizard-like in the sun which was now asserting itself, even on the mountain tops. It turned out that his haste to get here may have cost him the chance to do his sunbaking on the summit. But then hindsight is a fine thing.
For us it was clear there would be just enough time to get to the highway before dark. After a quick lunch we hoisted packs again, and set off on what would become a route-march towards the lower lands.
Ten and a half hours after leaving Tahune – in failing light – we staggered past the information booth and into the carpark. At times I had got close to falling asleep on my feet. To say I was exhausted would be an understatement. Likewise with saying I was elated. At the youthful age of 60 I'd completed a hard walk; had got to the summit; had done a 20+km last day, and all without any part of me feeling as though it was about to fall off. Could it be that the spirit of Ray Spedding lives on?


(CBS) – What is Chicago City Hall making of these revelations from the 2 Investigators about the River East complex?
Mayor Rahm Emanuel expressed concern, as did Ald. Brendan Reilly, whose 42nd Ward includes the mixed-use development.
Reilly watched Dave Savini's report with special interest.
"Well, of course, for any building, I'm concerned about the safety of its residents and its structural integrity," Reilly tells CBS 2's Jim Williams.
The River East Center was built before Reilly took office a decade ago. One hundred high rises have gone up his ward since he became alderman.
He says he doesn't know how many are clad in metal panels.
Still, he insists the city has strict building codes that make high rises safer.
"Many of our large buildings are required to have sprinklers, and that's an extra layer of safety that people can depend upon," he says.
Now, the city is sending engineers to examine River East's flammable panels. Reilly wants to know what they find.
"Should people be concerned?" Williams asked the alderman.
"Well, for this particular structure, let's get that engineering report back and deal with what the results tell us," Reilly responded.


The Beauty Scoop: Gotta Have 'Em Travel Products!
Continuing with our Spring Break theme...I thought we would chat a bit about a few products that could be your saving grace on vacation.
My husband and I call vacations simply vacay. The reason why, is we are too lazy while on vacation to even finish the entire word. We work hard...but we play hard too. That being said, there are plenty of times while on vacay that I will skip washing my hair and just throw it all back. A better remedy for that oh so lovely oily/greasy look, is to use a dry shampoo. If you prefer a spray, then check out the OSiS+ by Schwarzkopf Refresh Dust Bodifying Dry Shampoo. This powder spray provides volume for every hair type and is an excellent solution to decrease the grease. It will allow you to get that one extra day you may need before having to wash your hair. Not only is this an excellent degreaser, but it is also an excellent styling option for freshly washed hair. It will texturize your freshly washed locks and make your hair much easier to style. Another option is the Keratin Complex Volumizing Dry Shampoo Lift Powder. This dry shampoo has a unique brush for an easy application, but also infuses your hair with keratin to both strengthen and protect. This dry shampoo is also available in both a blonde and brunette option. Another incredibly cool feature is that the product is small enough to fit into your purse making it perfect for the on-the-go gal. Any of these dry shampoos are also excellent to have on hand after a quick workout where maybe you just simply do not have the time to do the full showering process. Keep an eye out too for a brand new dry shampoo from Amika that we will be uploading within the week.
I am really excited about this next product! The Red Carpet Kolour Luminous Body Glow - Light is not a tanning lotion, but more of a tinted foundation (with a light color) so you can hide imperfections on your body. These imperfections include: pigmentation concerns, veins, cellulite, stretch marks, age spots, and even wrinkles. This Jade Must Have Spray has been proven to give you healthy, sexier, and younger looking skin...instantly! Let's just say I am grabbing one of these bad boys off the shelf today. This would not only be perfect for a night out on the town, but also if you are simply lounging by the pool....don't know about getting in since I would assume the product would wash off.
We have blogged on this little beauty before, but it's definitely worth another mention anytime you are traveling. The iS Clinical Cream Cleanser is not only an amazing cleanser, but it's perfect for any trip. Reason being....is you can use this as a regular cleanser and rinse with water, or you can simply wipe the product off. Many of our clients who travel frequently for work use this cleanser and love it! I keep one by my bed too. It's perfect after a late night and I also used it after I had a recent surgery where I couldn't get out of bed easily. It was perfect! And don't worry....this product will NOT irritate your eyes. I have even used it to remove my eye makeup in the past.
As always, if you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions please feel free to comment on this blog. We LOVE feedback!


Kapow! 🔥 Top Clips of Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Everyday I Write The Book!
and you're gonna wonder why I wasn't acting more strange, when you find out.
and ask strange men to pee in your cupped hands.
when it's in your hands.
You left your Scottish sweater in my car, honey bunch.
I know. Sorry about your sweater. You can take it out of my pay if you want.
When you finished, hand in your form to me.
- You left your sweater in my car. - Oh.
when you're in your fifties, might be a bit strange.
- My hands. - It's not about your hands.
You lost your new sweater?


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Q: Change the installation directory of windows-store-apps on windows 8.1 How could I change the default installation directory of windows-apps in windows 8.1 ?
It was possible in windows 8.0 (see here) but it doesn't work for 8.1.
(I currently have two hard disk and I would like that apps go to the second one)


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Home WORLD NEWS Russian alcohol consumption down 43%, WHO report says
Russian alcohol consumption down 43%, WHO report says
Russian alcohol consumption decreased by 43% from 2003 to 2016, a World Health Organization (WHO) report says.
It attributed the decline to a series of alcohol-control measures implemented by the state, and a push towards healthy lifestyles.
The WHO said the drop in alcohol consumption was linked to a significant rise in life expectancy.
It noted that Russia had previously been considered one of the heaviest-drinking countries in the world.
"Alcohol consumption has long been recognised as one of the main driving factors of mortality in the Russian Federation, especially among men of working age," the report said.
But from 2003 to 2018, alcohol consumption and mortality decreased, with the most significant changes occurring in causes of death linked to alcohol.
In 2018, life expectancy in Russia reached a historic peak, at 68 years for men and 78 years for women.
Alcohol-control measures introduced under former President Dmitry Medvedev included advertising restrictions, increased taxes on alcohol and a ban on alcohol sales between certain hours.
The restrictions on alcohol are one of the most striking changes in Russia in recent years.
In Moscow, the all-night kiosks crammed full of vodka, beer – and whole, dried fish taped to the glass – are long gone. You can only buy alcohol in shops, or from delivery firms, until 11pm. That includes beer which wasn't even classed as booze in the old days.
And if you do buy a bottle, you can forget drinking it in the street. That's banned here now, and police fines are common enough for most people to stick to the rules.
Alongside the new restrictions, there's been a big push on healthy living that's coincided with an expansion of the middle class. Many Russians are increasingly health-conscious, like their European and American counterparts – and like their president, who's filled calendars with his action-man photoshoots over the years.
But drinking patterns are linked to wealth as well as health. In poorer communities, away from the big cities, drinking cheap surrogates and home-made alcohol is still common.
Russia classifies beer as alcoholic
Russia slaps ban on alcohol advertising in media
Vodka blamed for high death rates in Russia
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Longview prepares to kick off its annual Juneteenth parade
"It's a lot more than just being black; it's about what we have offered, what we have done, our contributions that we have made."
Author: Ashley French
Published: 9:19 PM CDT June 15, 2022
Updated: 8:27 AM CST January 26, 2023
LONGVIEW, Texas — Juneteenth celebrations across East Texas come with a new meaning this year, as the annual holiday is now a national holiday.
Nona Snoddy, one of the organizers for this year's parade says she's looking forward to not only celebrating but educating people on the history and importance of Juneteenth.
"I think with it becoming a national holiday, it now gives us even more of an opportunity to have those tough conversations to educate people on the true history so that people will know the importance of our culture," Snoddy said.
Snoddy adds it also allows her to talk about not just the freedom granted to African-Americans on June 19th, 1865, but how far Black Americans have come and the contributions they've made to shaping our nation.
"It's a lot more than just being black; it's about what we have offered, what we have done, our contributions that we have made," Snoddy said. "That's that piece of education that I'm talking about so first we want to educate; then we celebrate, then we want to be motivated to get out and do what we need to do."
The anticipation of Saturday's parade includes concern about safety, especially after a group of extremists was arrested over the weekend near a pride parade in Idaho.
Snoddy and other organizers are working with local law enforcement to ensure everyone remains safe while having a good time.
"From the sheriff's department to the city of Longview Police Department," Snoddy said. "We have police that will be visible and out not only to show you know who they are, but also to make sure that we feel safe in those environments this weekend."
The parade is set to start this Saturday on Martin Luther King Jr, Boulevard at 10 a.m. and end at Foster Middle School. Other activities are set to follow at Stamper Park at 400 Fair Street and Teague Park on 415 American Legion Boulevard.
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Clarke-Hook's Brickyard Opens Prince William's First Coworking Space
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The shared-office company opened its first Northern Virginia co-working space in Ashburn in 2016. It will expand its original location and add new locations in Chantilly and Woodbridge.
WASHINGTON — Brickyard, which opened its first Northern Virginia co-working space in Ashburn in 2016, will expand its original location and add new shared-office locations in Chantilly and Woodbridge.
The Woodbridge location — in Neabsco Commons at 2700 Neabsco Common Place — is across from Freedom High School and adjacent to Northern Virginia Community College's Woodbridge campus. It will open this summer.
It will be the first coworking space to open in Prince William County and is the result of a $400,000 public-private partnership grant that Brickyard received from the county in October for office equipment and tenant improvements.
The 7,100-square-foot Woodbridge location will have 24 desks and 20 private offices.
Brickyard will also open a location this summer in Chantilly, in the West Fairfax Commerce Center at the intersection of U.S. Route 50 and Virginia Route 28. The 5,000-square-foot Chantilly location will have 20 desks and 10 offices.
Brickyard will also expand its existing 7,000-square-foot University Commerce location in Ashburn with a second 1,500-square-foot space.
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As an Intuitive Life Coach I help you to form a lasting, positive mindset by awakening your Intuition and by helping you to swap the negative self-talk to an inspiring one.
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Until Rob Zombie changes his mind, this is the official one-sheet for "Halloween 2". I actually like it, although they clearly haven't fired the lettering guy from the last poster that ended up being a disaster. Could that text at the top possibly be real?
Tons of pictures from a recent "Night of the Creeps" reunion, being filmed for the upcoming DVD. Check the Flickr set at the link.
Wes Craven says he's not quite finished shooting "25/8" yet, as they may go back for some reshoots in July. Then he's hoping to have everything finished for a possible late '09/early 2010 release.
Megan Fox talks about "Jennifer's Body", including the fact that she was not able to deviate from Diablo Cody's script one single word, because Diablo Cody fancies herself the greatest screenwriter in the world.
Paul Schrader pens remake to "Tomie", the Japanese horror series with 7 sequels. I've heard of these films but have never seen any, can one of our readers fill us in in the comments?


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15 must-have sports caps for Christmas!
December 25 is getting closer and closer, so if you're still looking for the perfect gift for sports fans, here are 15 of this year's best-selling caps on various platforms.
15 must-have sports caps for Christmas
December 25 is getting closer and closer, so if you're still looking for the perfect gift to give to sports fans, here are 15 of this year's best-selling caps on various platforms.
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This 1980s red brick mansion contains no less than eight bedrooms, eight bathrooms and 11,000 square feet of living space. The price paid? 10.5 million dollars, no less!
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Model Jeremy Ruehlemann dead at 27
All of these celebrities have passed away since the beginning of the year.
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Model Jeremy Ruehlemann died suddenly at the age of 27, plunging his loved ones, his mentor and designer Christian Siriano, as well as his father, into mourning. The latter also believes that it is his son's drug addiction that ultimately took his life.
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Pelsall Villa Colts Under 9s are match ready
Date: Friday 14 March 2014
Youngsters from Pelsall Villa Colts' Under 9s football team will be sporting new kit after a donation from Taylor Wimpey.
We gave the club £300 to purchase new versions of its black and red strip for its nine Under 9s team players.
The club is based at Pelsall Cricket and Sports Club in Walsall Road, just over a mile from our Saddlers Brook development in Walsall.
Team manager Tom Farnell says: "The whole team would like to thank Taylor Wimpey for this generous donation, as it will mean a full new kit – shirts, shorts and socks – for every player, plus one extra kit in case we sign anyone new.
"The players have had their current kit for about two-and-a-half years, so it did need replacing – they're really pleased.
"They train on Tuesday evenings and play their matches on Sunday mornings, so the new kits will certainly be getting a lot of use."
Pelsall Villa Colts FC have 16 teams, ranging from Under 6s through to Under 21s and Veterans. The teams play in the Walsall Junior Youth Football League, the Bilston Partnership Youth League and the Lichfield and District Recreational League.
Elaine Taylor, Regional Sales and Marketing Director for Taylor Wimpey, says: "As a local housebuilder, we are committed to supporting the communities which we build in, so we were only too pleased to fund some new kit for the Pelsall Villa Colts Under 9s team.
"I wish the team all the best for the rest of the football season – and I hope their new kit gives them a competitive edge on the pitch."


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The Zoning Board of Appeals has granted approval for a new four-story residential development at 4311 N Western Avenue in West Ravenswood. The site is located on an interior lot along N Western Avenue, between W Cullom Avenue and W Pensacola Avenue. The nearest public transportation is the 49 CTA Bus, accessed at the Montrose and Western stop, a three-minute walk away. The Western CTA L station, serviced by the Brown Line, is a nine-minute walk away. Heffernan Builders LLC is responsible for the project.
The new structure will comprise four dwelling units across the four levels. Additional components include a basement, a wood fence around the perimeter of the project, and an attached garage with two parking spaces. The development received a zoning variation to reduce the rear setback from the required 30 feet to 22.17 feet.
Michael Cox of Architectural Design Studio is in charge of the design. Jacie Construction is leading the construction for the project.
Permits have been filed for the project, but have yet to be issued. An existing one-story residence sits on the site currently, and demolition permits have been filed to remove it and make way for the new construction. No official timeline has been announced.
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Netflix lands 23 Oscar nominations including two for best picture
Updated: Jan 13 at 11:31 a.m.
By Lisa Richwine
(Reuters) - Streaming video service Netflix Inc will have another chance to snatch the movie industry's top prize from Hollywood's traditional film studios at next month's Academy Awards.
Two Netflix movies, Mafia epic "The Irishman" and divorce drama "Marriage Story," scored nominations on Monday for the coveted best picture trophy that will be awarded on Feb. 9. Netflix scored 24 nominations overall.
The Silicon Valley giant, which reinvented television, will battle for Oscar glory against century-old Hollywood studios, including Comcast Corp's Universal Pictures, AT&T Inc's Warner Bros. and Sony Corp's Columbia Pictures.
Warner Bros.' dark comic-book origin story "Joker" led all nominees with 11 total nods. "The Irishman," Universal's World War One epic "1917" and Columbia's Quentin Tarantino film "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" received 10 each.
The companies behind the movies are expected to spend millions to court Oscar voters in the coming weeks on TV commercials, digital ads and special events with A-list celebrities in New York and Los Angeles.
Winning best picture would burnish Netflix's reputation in the film business and give it new bragging rights in the increasingly competitive fight for streaming video viewers. The company began releasing original movies in 2015 and has been trying to build a library of prestige films alongside its dozens of comedies, thrillers and action flicks.
But the digital video pioneer has irked theater owners by insisting that its films stream at the same time, or a few weeks after, they debut in theaters. Major theater chains have objected to the timing and refused to show Netflix films. The practice also forced members of the film academy to debate how to define a movie.
Last year, Netflix's "Roma" competed for best picture but did not win.
Nominations for "The Irishman," which tells the story of the disappearance of labor union leader Jimmy Hoffa, included best director for Martin Scorsese and supporting actor for Al Pacino and Joe Pesci.
"Marriage Story" stars Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver, who play a show-business couple navigating a divorce and custody battle, received lead acting nominations.
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In Athens it is all over. The Olympic flame is extinguished for another two years. The tumult and the shouting dies; the trainers and the fans depart. Questions still linger about the Olympic Games. They "returned," we were ecstatically told, to Greece. What does that mean? What were those ancient Games, why were they important then, and why are they still alive now?
Olympia, a rather inaccessible place in the west of the Peloponnese, was a very ancient site of cult practices. Even before 1000 BCE, so pottery found there indicates, it was a site of religious activity. It was a long way (in ancient terms) from Athens, and a long way also from Mount Olympus, the mountain in the north on whose summit Zeus assembled the other gods for those rowdy communal meals and lively discussions which impress and divert the audience of the Homeric poems. "The Olympian" is Zeus; he is the dominant god both on Olympus and at Olympia, as Athena was in Athens and Apollo at Delphi. "Olympus" is a pre-Greek word, unrelated to anything in the language of the incomers who settled down to become the people whom we call Greeks, but who called themselves, as they still call themselves, Hellenes.
Sporting contests have a long history in Greece. Before them, it seems, in the second millennium BCE, the Hittites in Asia Minor were holding chariot races. Sport is in our literature from the very beginning: Homer presents the heroes at Troy honoring the dead Patroclus, Achilles' dear friend, with a great show of athletic contests, unforgettably recorded in the penultimate book of the Iliad. The Roman poet Virgil, creating the Aeneid, felt that his epic would be incomplete without them, and his Fifth Book contains funeral games for Aeneas' father, in which the straightforward Homeric interest in sporting contests and individual personalities gives place to a virtuoso display of elaborate and learned poetical effects, the chief creative strengths of a poet who, we guess, was in private life no great sports fan.
Zeus presided at Olympia, and the Games had a religious flavor alien to the modern event. Also alien is the presence of competitions in musical performance, vocal and instrumental. The modern program, exclusively athletic, gives a much more one-sided impression. It is a quaint detail that a competitor convicted of cheating had to pay a fine, and the money was spent on the creation and erection of a full-size, or perhaps we should say man-size, bronze statue of Zeus. By late antiquity sixteen of these "Zeuses" were on display.


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Иван Ефимович Андреев (1908—1975) — участник Великой Отечественной войны, командир отделения 409-го отдельного сапёрного батальона, 238-й стрелковой дивизии (2-й Белорусский фронт), младший сержант, Герой Советского Союза (1945).

Биография
Родился 28 января (10 февраля по новому стилю) 1908 года в деревне Вёжки ныне Судогодского района Владимирской области.

Образование начальное. До мобилизации трудился рядовым колхозником в родной деревне.

В Красной Армии с июля 1941 года. Отличился в конце июня 1944 года при форсировании Днепра южнее г. Могилёва. Первым переплыл реку, нашёл две рыбацкие лодки, на которых переправил штурмовую группу для захвата плацдарма. Под огнём противника навел понтонный мост. Дважды был ранен.

После войны, в 1945 году, Андреев в звании старший сержант был демобилизован, вернулся на родину и работал в колхозе. Тяжелые ранения подорвали его здоровье — он стал инвалидом войны.

Умер 27 апреля 1975 года, похоронен в г. Судогде.

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 Медаль «Золотая Звезда» Героя Советского Союза (24 марта 1945 года).
 Награждён орденом Ленина.
 Медали, в том числе «За отвагу».

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Home News Iranian Opposition Iran Regime Seeks to Discredit MEK Because It's Scared
Iran Regime Seeks to Discredit MEK Because It's Scared
After all, many dictatorships have been overthrown throughout the years, but the lack of an organised and popular alternative to take its place has hindered the reconstruction process – in fact, it's often the sort of situation that the Iranian Regime exploits to take over a country (see: Iraq).
But, I'm here to tell you all that there is a legitimate, organised, and popular opposition: The People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK).
Why the MEK? Because the Regime recognises the MEK as the biggest threat to their rule and they go to extreme lengths to discredit the MEK amongst ordinary Iranians and the international community. This has been the case since former Supreme Leader Ruhollah Khomeini outlawed affiliation with the MEK in the 1980s and it is just as true today.
The MEK is the main opposition to the mullahs and their support from the Iranian people and the world at large is only growing by the day, which is why the mullahs are trying so hard to counter the MEK's influence using the Regime's vast resources.
This is not something that is controlled by low-level officials, but comes from the highest offices in the land. Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is terrified of the MEK, as he should be because they will overthrow his Regime and liberate the Iranian people.
How is the Regime trying to discredit the MEK?
The Regime, like all authoritarian regimes, have a propaganda network, which they use to discredit the MEK and the Iranian people's opposition as a whole, and they use it at every opportunity. Here are just some of the tactics they use:
• Coercing or bribing MEK members to turn their backs on the group and the resistance
• Putting undercover Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) agents in positions to spread lies about the MEK to government officials, nongovernmental organisations, and the media
• Creating their own so-called news networks filled with lies about the MEK
Some key examples of the Regime discrediting the MEK:
1985: American officials sought the Iranian Regime's help to free US hostages held in Lebanon, but the mullahs refused unless the US government publicly denounced the MEK as a Marxist and terrorist group.
2003: French police raided the Paris headquarters of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), a coalition of Iranian dissident groups with the MEK as the largest member, and arrested the leaders for "intent to prepare acts of terrorism". The courts later ruled that there was no evidence to support this claim and it was later discovered that France had done this in exchange for lucrative business contracts with Iran.
The Regime's most common lie is that the MEK has no support amongst the Iranian people, but if that were true, then why would the mullahs need to spend tens of millions of dollars annually to attack the MEK?
A fringe group with little support shouldn't be the main focus of a powerful government, which leads us to believe that the opposite is true. The Regime sees how powerful the MEK is and wants to discredit it.
Thus, the international community should support regime change by and for the people of Iran at the Free Iran gathering in Paris on June 30.
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Activism and... defining yourself
IssueApril 2011
03 Apr 2011 Comment
This topic of having to define yourself is something that's not just worth exploring but something necessary for us to explore. In a way the census is a blessing because it forces us to have conversations that otherwise get pushed to the back of the cupboard.
Conversations around: "What is this thing called identity?" Personally, this is something I've found extremely debilitating, the fact that you have to choose between identities. It's debilitating in activist movements, even in liberation movements. In Algeria, we have this Berber-Arab division that has been heightened by the French occupation and it's subject to a lot of debate there. Then you add into it the whole African dimension and the Muslim identity issue....
You have to choose: either you say that a mixed identity is a richness or it's an impurity. Other people say: you've got to choose one identity or another, and if you don't make that choice, then that means you're weak or you're not proud of your roots.
Ultimately this just makes the job of anyone who's fighting for justice a lot harder because of all these red herrings all over the place.
Man, 30s
I spent the first half of my life in Iraq, and now I've spent the other half of my life here in Britain. I believe in being a global citizen rather than being a British citizen or an Iraqi, but actually, when you called me, I was glued to the screen, finding out what is happening in the Arab world, as I have been for the past fortnight. The Arab side is perhaps stronger because I grew up there, and when I speak I have to think in Iraqi and then translate it into English.
By upbringing, I was brought up as a Muslim but I lost my belief at the age of 20. My mother is a Kurd, but she grew up as an Arab, she didn't speak Kurdish. I am half Shia, half Sunni: my family is mixed.
On my last visit to Iraq in November, I felt that I am now more European, more British, than Iraqi. One of my cousins is another example. He was in Iraq and rose up in 1991 during the uprising then, because he wanted to avenge his brother's death in one of Saddam's prisons. After the uprising was crushed, he went to Saudi, and stayed in a desert camp for five years, then went to Canada as a refugee.
I saw him recently and he said he couldn't live in Iraq any more. After years in Canada he feels estranged from Iraq. When I was there and saw some people following these backward mullahs, I felt estranged from that culture.
There was a day that the offices were all closed because God spoke to Muhammad on that day, 1,400 years ago, to tell him that Ali should be his successor, so today they gave a national holiday for that. I cannot believe that people believe this rubbish.
At least the tyrant Saddam wanted people to live beyond this backward rubbish of what happened 1,400 years ago. It was a secular state under Saddam, but now it is worse than Iran. The mullahs are ruling from behind the scenes, I would argue.
My family are all religious, and someone could report me for being an atheist, and they could kill me.
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Q: Return data from Python's Redshift procedure call redshift_connector is defined to be aligned with https://peps.python.org/pep-0249/#id24 but I can't, after calling procedure, retrieve data into a dataframe.
Instead I'm getting 'mycursor' value. How to overcome this?
fetch*() methods don't allow passing argument that will allow getting into data in mycursor.
I also tried RECORDS type but no luck.
Procedure's body:
--CREATE TABLE reporting.tbl(a int, b int);
--INSERT INTO reporting.tblVALUES(1, 4);

CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE reporting.procedure(param IN integer, rs_out INOUT refcursor)
LANGUAGE plpgsql
AS $$

BEGIN
  OPEN rs_out FOR SELECT a FROM reporting.tbl;
END;
$$;

Python code:
import redshift_connector

conn = redshift_connector.connect(
     host='xyz.xyz.region.redshift.amazonaws.com',
     database='db',
     port=5439,
     user="user",
     password='p@@s'
)

cursor = conn.cursor()

cursor.execute("BEGIN;")
res = cursor.callproc("reporting.procedure", parameters=[1, 'mycursor'])
res = cursor.fetchall()
cursor.execute("COMMIT;")

#returns (['mycursor'],)
print(res)

A: I think you are trying to define 2 cursors and only one is allowed.  "conn.cursor()" creates a cursor with name defined by redshift_connector.  "OPEN rs_out FOR SELECT a FROM reporting.tbl;" in your procedure opens a second cursor with the name mycursor.  The "cursor.fetchall()" is trying to fetch from the first cursor (and possibly erroring).  No command is fetching from mycursor.
I don't believe there is a way to get "cursor.fetchall()" to point to a different cursor name so I think you need to run the SQL commands (CALL, FETCH, etc) directly.
Something like this:
import redshift_connector

conn = redshift_connector.connect(
     host='xyz.xyz.region.redshift.amazonaws.com',
     database='db',
     port=5439,
     user="user",
     password='p@@s'
)

conn.run("BEGIN;")
res = conn.run("CALL reporting.procedure(1, 'mycursor')")
res = conn.run("FETCH ALL FROM mycursor;")
conn.run("COMMIT;")

print(res)

Be aware that if you are on a single node Redshift cluster FETCH ALL isn't allowed and you will need to use FETCH FORWARD  instead.
Above untested and off the cuff.

A: I modified Bill's solution by:
Adding context manager class:
import redshift_connector

class ConnectionError(Exception):
    pass

class CredentialsError(Exception):
    pass

class SQLError(Exception):
    pass

class RedshiftClientData():
    def __init__(self, config: dict) -> None:
        self.configuration = config

    def __enter__(self) -> 'cursor':
        try:
            self.conn = redshift_connector.connect(**self.configuration)
            self.cursor = self.conn.cursor()
            return self.cursor

        except redshift_connector.InterfaceError as err:
            raise ConnectionError(err)

        except redshift_connector.ProgrammingError as err:
            raise CredentialsError(err)

        except Exception as ex:
            template = "An exception of type {0} occured in class RedshiftClient. Arguments:\n{1!r}"
            message = template.format(type(ex).__name__, ex.args)
            print(message)

    def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_value, exc_trace) -> None:
        self.conn.commit()
        self.cursor.close()
        self.conn.close()
        if exc_type is redshift_connector.ProgrammingError:
            raise SQLError(exc_value)
        elif exc_type:
            raise exc_type(exc_value)

Below tested and I confirm that data is fetched without any temp tables.
dbconfig = {
    "host": os.environ["redshift_host"],
    "database": os.environ["redshift_database"],
    "port": int(os.environ["redshift_port"]),
    "user": os.environ["redshift_username"],
    "password": os.environ["redshift_password"],
}

logging.info("Connecting to Redshift...")
with RedshiftClientData(dbconfig) as cursor:

    logging.info("Excel file prep...")

    #on the fly process
    cursor.execute("CALL reporting.procedure('mycursor');")
    cursor.execute("FETCH ALL FROM mycursor;")

    result = pd.DataFrame = cursor.fetch_dataframe()

    print(result)


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This guide is all about giving you the tools to jump the ruts in the writing road and take flight in new, unexpected directions.
Story-consultant, memoirist, and writer extraordinaire.
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An inspiring and insightful blog by Denver-area super agent Kristin Nelson.
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