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'''Partial Regression plot and residual plots to find misspecification

Author: Josef Perktold
License: BSD-3
Created: 2011-01-23

update
2011-06-05 : start to convert example to usable functions
2011-10-27 : docstrings

'''

import numpy as np

from statsmodels.regression.linear_model import OLS
from statsmodels.sandbox.regression.predstd import wls_prediction_std
from . import utils

__all__ = ['plot_fit', 'plot_regress_exog', 'plot_partregress', 'plot_ccpr',
           'plot_regress_exog']

def plot_fit(res, exog_idx, exog_name='', y_true=None, ax=None, fontsize='small'):
    """Plot fit against one regressor.

    This creates one graph with the scatterplot of observed values compared to
    fitted values.

    Parameters
    ----------
    res : result instance
        result instance with resid, model.endog and model.exog as attributes
    exog_idx : int
        index of regressor in exog matrix
    y_true : array_like
        (optional) If this is not None, then the array is added to the plot
    ax : Matplotlib AxesSubplot instance, optional
        If given, this subplot is used to plot in instead of a new figure being
        created.

    Returns
    -------
    fig : Matplotlib figure instance
        If `ax` is None, the created figure.  Otherwise the figure to which
        `ax` is connected.

    Notes
    -----
    This is currently very simple, no options or varnames yet.

    """
    fig, ax = utils.create_mpl_ax(ax)

    if exog_name == '':
        exog_name = 'variable %d' % exog_idx

    #maybe add option for wendog, wexog
    y = res.model.endog
    x1 = res.model.exog[:, exog_idx]
    x1_argsort = np.argsort(x1)
    y = y[x1_argsort]
    x1 = x1[x1_argsort]

    ax.plot(x1, y, 'bo', label='observed')
    if not y_true is None:
        ax.plot(x1, y_true[x1_argsort], 'b-', label='true')
        title = 'fitted versus regressor %s' % exog_name
    else:
        title = 'fitted versus regressor %s' % exog_name

    prstd, iv_l, iv_u = wls_prediction_std(res)
    ax.plot(x1, res.fittedvalues[x1_argsort], 'k-', label='fitted') #'k-o')
    #ax.plot(x1, iv_u, 'r--')
    #ax.plot(x1, iv_l, 'r--')
    ax.fill_between(x1, iv_l[x1_argsort], iv_u[x1_argsort], alpha=0.1, color='k')
    ax.set_title(title, fontsize=fontsize)

    return fig

def plot_regress_exog(res, exog_idx, exog_name='', fig=None):
    """Plot regression results against one regressor.

    This plots four graphs in a 2 by 2 figure: 'endog versus exog',
    'residuals versus exog', 'fitted versus exog' and
    'fitted plus residual versus exog'

    Parameters
    ----------
    res : result instance
        result instance with resid, model.endog and model.exog as attributes
    exog_idx : int
        index of regressor in exog matrix
    fig : Matplotlib figure instance, optional
        If given, this figure is simply returned.  Otherwise a new figure is
        created.

    Returns
    -------
    fig : matplotlib figure instance

    Notes
    -----
    This is currently very simple, no options or varnames yet.

    """

    fig = utils.create_mpl_fig(fig)

    if exog_name == '':
        exog_name = 'variable %d' % exog_idx

    #maybe add option for wendog, wexog
    #y = res.endog
    x1 = res.model.exog[:,exog_idx]

    ax = fig.add_subplot(2,2,1)
    #namestr = ' for %s' % self.name if self.name else ''
    ax.plot(x1, res.model.endog, 'o')
    ax.set_title('endog versus exog', fontsize='small')# + namestr)

    ax = fig.add_subplot(2,2,2)
    #namestr = ' for %s' % self.name if self.name else ''
    ax.plot(x1, res.resid, 'o')
    ax.axhline(y=0)
    ax.set_title('residuals versus exog', fontsize='small')# + namestr)

    ax = fig.add_subplot(2,2,3)
    #namestr = ' for %s' % self.name if self.name else ''
    ax.plot(x1, res.fittedvalues, 'o')
    ax.set_title('Fitted versus exog', fontsize='small')# + namestr)

    ax = fig.add_subplot(2,2,4)
    #namestr = ' for %s' % self.name if self.name else ''
    ax.plot(x1, res.fittedvalues + res.resid, 'o')
    ax.set_title('Fitted plus residuals versus exog', fontsize='small')# + namestr)

    fig.suptitle('Regression Plots for %s' % exog_name)

    return fig

def _partial_regression(endog, exog_i, exog_others):
    """Partial regression.

    regress endog on exog_i conditional on exog_others

    uses OLS

    Parameters
    ----------
    endog : array_like
    exog : array_like
    exog_others : array_like

    Returns
    -------
    res1c : OLS results instance

    (res1a, res1b) : tuple of OLS results instances
         results from regression of endog on exog_others and of exog_i on
         exog_others

    """
    #FIXME: This function doesn't appear to be used.
    res1a = OLS(endog, exog_others).fit()
    res1b = OLS(exog_i, exog_others).fit()
    res1c = OLS(res1a.resid, res1b.resid).fit()

    return res1c, (res1a, res1b)

def plot_partregress_ax(endog, exog_i, exog_others, varname='',
                        title_fontsize=None, ax=None):
    """Plot partial regression for a single regressor.

    Parameters
    ----------
    endog : ndarray
       endogenous or response variable
    exog_i : ndarray
        exogenous, explanatory variable
    exog_others : ndarray
        other exogenous, explanatory variables, the effect of these variables
        will be removed by OLS regression
    varname : str
        name of the variable used in the title
    ax : Matplotlib AxesSubplot instance, optional
        If given, this subplot is used to plot in instead of a new figure being
        created.

    Returns
    -------
    fig : Matplotlib figure instance
        If `ax` is None, the created figure.  Otherwise the figure to which
        `ax` is connected.

    See Also
    --------
    plot_partregress : Plot partial regression for a set of regressors.

    """
    fig, ax = utils.create_mpl_ax(ax)

    res1a = OLS(endog, exog_others).fit()
    res1b = OLS(exog_i, exog_others).fit()
    ax.plot(res1b.resid, res1a.resid, 'o')
    res1c = OLS(res1a.resid, res1b.resid).fit()
    ax.plot(res1b.resid, res1c.fittedvalues, '-', color='k')
    ax.set_title('Partial Regression plot %s' % varname,
                 fontsize=title_fontsize)# + namestr)

    return fig

def plot_partregress(endog, exog, exog_idx=None, grid=None, fig=None):
    """Plot partial regression for a set of regressors.

    Parameters
    ----------
    endog : ndarray
        endogenous or response variable
    exog : ndarray
        exogenous, regressor variables
    exog_idx : None or list of int
        (column) indices of the exog used in the plot
    grid : None or tuple of int (nrows, ncols)
        If grid is given, then it is used for the arrangement of the subplots.
        If grid is None, then ncol is one, if there are only 2 subplots, and
        the number of columns is two otherwise.
    fig : Matplotlib figure instance, optional
        If given, this figure is simply returned.  Otherwise a new figure is
        created.

    Returns
    -------
    fig : Matplotlib figure instance
        If `fig` is None, the created figure.  Otherwise `fig` itself.

    Notes
    -----
    A subplot is created for each explanatory variable given by exog_idx.
    The partial regression plot shows the relationship between the response
    and the given explanatory variable after removing the effect of all other
    explanatory variables in exog.

    See Also
    --------
    plot_partregress_ax : Plot partial regression for a single regressor.
    plot_ccpr

    References
    ----------
    See http://www.itl.nist.gov/div898/software/dataplot/refman1/auxillar/partregr.htm

    """
    fig = utils.create_mpl_fig(fig)

    #maybe add option for using wendog, wexog instead
    y = endog

    if not grid is None:
        nrows, ncols = grid
    else:
        if len(exog_idx) > 2:
            nrows = int(np.ceil(len(exog_idx)/2.))
            ncols = 2
            title_fontsize = 'small'
        else:
            nrows = len(exog_idx)
            ncols = 1
            title_fontsize = None

    k_vars = exog.shape[1]
    #this function doesn't make sense if k_vars=1

    for i,idx in enumerate(exog_idx):
        others = range(k_vars)
        others.pop(idx)
        exog_others = exog[:, others]
        ax = fig.add_subplot(nrows, ncols, i+1)
        plot_partregress_ax(y, exog[:, idx], exog_others, ax=ax)

    return fig

def plot_ccpr_ax(res, exog_idx=None, ax=None):
    """Plot CCPR against one regressor.

    Generates a CCPR (component and component-plus-residual) plot.

    Parameters
    ----------
    res : result instance
        uses exog and params of the result instance
    exog_idx : int
        (column) index of the exog used in the plot
    ax : Matplotlib AxesSubplot instance, optional
        If given, this subplot is used to plot in instead of a new figure being
        created.

    Returns
    -------
    fig : Matplotlib figure instance
        If `ax` is None, the created figure.  Otherwise the figure to which
        `ax` is connected.

    See Also
    --------
    plot_ccpr : Creates CCPR plot for multiple regressors in a plot grid.

    References
    ----------
    See http://www.itl.nist.gov/div898/software/dataplot/refman1/auxillar/ccpr.htm

    """
    fig, ax = utils.create_mpl_ax(ax)

    x1 = res.model.exog[:,exog_idx]
    #namestr = ' for %s' % self.name if self.name else ''
    x1beta = x1*res.params[1]
    ax.plot(x1, x1beta + res.resid, 'o')
    ax.plot(x1, x1beta, '-')
    ax.set_title('X_%d beta_%d plus residuals versus exog (CCPR)' % \
                                                (exog_idx, exog_idx))

    return fig

def plot_ccpr(res, exog_idx=None, grid=None, fig=None):
    """Generate CCPR plots against a set of regressors, plot in a grid.

    Generates a grid of CCPR (component and component-plus-residual) plots.

    Parameters
    ----------
    res : result instance
        uses exog and params of the result instance
    exog_idx : None or list of int
        (column) indices of the exog used in the plot
    grid : None or tuple of int (nrows, ncols)
        If grid is given, then it is used for the arrangement of the subplots.
        If grid is None, then ncol is one, if there are only 2 subplots, and
        the number of columns is two otherwise.
    fig : Matplotlib figure instance, optional
        If given, this figure is simply returned.  Otherwise a new figure is
        created.

    Returns
    -------
    fig : Matplotlib figure instance
        If `ax` is None, the created figure.  Otherwise the figure to which
        `ax` is connected.

    Notes
    -----
    Partial residual plots are formed as::

        Res + Betahat(i)*Xi versus Xi

    and CCPR adds::

        Betahat(i)*Xi versus Xi

    See Also
    --------
    plot_ccpr_ax : Creates CCPR plot for a single regressor.

    References
    ----------
    See http://www.itl.nist.gov/div898/software/dataplot/refman1/auxillar/ccpr.htm

    """
    fig = utils.create_mpl_fig(fig)

    if grid is not None:
        nrows, ncols = grid
    else:
        if len(exog_idx) > 2:
            nrows = int(np.ceil(len(exog_idx)/2.))
            ncols = 2
        else:
            nrows = len(exog_idx)
            ncols = 1

    for i, idx in enumerate(exog_idx):
        ax = fig.add_subplot(nrows, ncols, i+1)
        plot_ccpr_ax(res, exog_idx=idx, ax=ax)

    return fig

def abline_plot(intercept=None, slope=None, horiz=None, vert=None,
                model_results=None, ax=None, **kwargs):
    """
    Plots a line given an intercept and slope.

    intercept : float
        The intercept of the line
    slope : float
        The slope of the line
    horiz : float or array-like
        Data for horizontal lines on the y-axis
    vert : array-like
        Data for verterical lines on the x-axis
    model_results : statsmodels results instance
        Any object that has a two-value `params` attribute. Assumed that it
        is (intercept, slope)
    ax : axes, optional
        Matplotlib axes instance
    kwargs
        Options passed to matplotlib.pyplot.plt

    Returns
    -------
    fig : Figure
        The figure given by `ax.figure` or a new instance.

    Examples
    --------
    >>> import numpy as np
    >>> import statsmodels.api as sm
    >>> np.random.seed(12345)
    >>> X = sm.add_constant(np.random.normal(0, 20, size=30), prepend=True)
    >>> y = np.dot(X, [25, 3.5]) + np.random.normal(0, 30, size=30)
    >>> mod = sm.OLS(y,X).fit()
    >>> fig = abline_plot(model_results=mod)
    >>> ax = fig.axes
    >>> ax.scatter(X[:,1], y)
    >>> ax.margins(.1)
    >>> import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
    >>> plt.show()
    """
    fig,ax = utils.create_mpl_ax(ax)

    if model_results:
        intercept, slope = model_results.params
        x = [model_results.model.exog[:,1].min(),
             model_results.model.exog[:,1].max()]
    else:
        x = None
        if not (intercept is not None and slope is not None):
            raise ValueError("specify slope and intercepty or model_results")

    if not x: # can't infer x limits
        x = ax.get_xlim()

    y = [x[0]*slope+intercept, x[1]*slope+intercept]
    ax.set_xlim(x)
    ax.set_ylim(y)

    from matplotlib.lines import Line2D

    class ABLine2D(Line2D):

        def update_datalim(self, ax):
            ax.set_autoscale_on(False)

            children = ax.get_children()
            abline = [children[i] for i in range(len(children))
                       if isinstance(children[i], ABLine2D)][0]
            x = ax.get_xlim()
            y = [x[0]*slope+intercept, x[1]*slope+intercept]
            abline.set_data(x,y)
            ax.figure.canvas.draw()

    line = ABLine2D(x, y, **kwargs)
    ax.add_line(line)
    ax.callbacks.connect('xlim_changed', line.update_datalim)
    ax.callbacks.connect('ylim_changed', line.update_datalim)

    if horiz:
        ax.hline(horiz)
    if vert:
        ax.vline(vert)
    return fig

if __name__ == '__main__':
    import numpy as np
    import statsmodels.api as sm
    import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

    from statsmodels.sandbox.regression.predstd import wls_prediction_std

    #example from tut.ols with changes
    #fix a seed for these examples
    np.random.seed(9876789)

    # OLS non-linear curve but linear in parameters
    # ---------------------------------------------

    nsample = 100
    sig = 0.5
    x1 = np.linspace(0, 20, nsample)
    x2 = 5 + 3* np.random.randn(nsample)
    X = np.c_[x1, x2, np.sin(0.5*x1), (x2-5)**2, np.ones(nsample)]
    beta = [0.5, 0.5, 1, -0.04, 5.]
    y_true = np.dot(X, beta)
    y = y_true + sig * np.random.normal(size=nsample)

    #estimate only linear function, misspecified because of non-linear terms
    exog0 = sm.add_constant(np.c_[x1, x2], prepend=False)

#    plt.figure()
#    plt.plot(x1, y, 'o', x1, y_true, 'b-')

    res = sm.OLS(y, exog0).fit()
    #print res.params
    #print res.bse

    plot_old = 0 #True
    if plot_old:

        #current bug predict requires call to model.results
        #print res.model.predict
        prstd, iv_l, iv_u = wls_prediction_std(res)
        plt.plot(x1, res.fittedvalues, 'r-o')
        plt.plot(x1, iv_u, 'r--')
        plt.plot(x1, iv_l, 'r--')
        plt.title('blue: true,   red: OLS')

        plt.figure()
        plt.plot(res.resid, 'o')
        plt.title('Residuals')

        fig2 = plt.figure()
        ax = fig2.add_subplot(2,1,1)
        #namestr = ' for %s' % self.name if self.name else ''
        plt.plot(x1, res.resid, 'o')
        ax.set_title('residuals versus exog')# + namestr)
        ax = fig2.add_subplot(2,1,2)
        plt.plot(x2, res.resid, 'o')

        fig3 = plt.figure()
        ax = fig3.add_subplot(2,1,1)
        #namestr = ' for %s' % self.name if self.name else ''
        plt.plot(x1, res.fittedvalues, 'o')
        ax.set_title('Fitted values versus exog')# + namestr)
        ax = fig3.add_subplot(2,1,2)
        plt.plot(x2, res.fittedvalues, 'o')

        fig4 = plt.figure()
        ax = fig4.add_subplot(2,1,1)
        #namestr = ' for %s' % self.name if self.name else ''
        plt.plot(x1, res.fittedvalues + res.resid, 'o')
        ax.set_title('Fitted values plus residuals versus exog')# + namestr)
        ax = fig4.add_subplot(2,1,2)
        plt.plot(x2, res.fittedvalues + res.resid, 'o')

        # see http://www.itl.nist.gov/div898/software/dataplot/refman1/auxillar/partregr.htm
        fig5 = plt.figure()
        ax = fig5.add_subplot(2,1,1)
        #namestr = ' for %s' % self.name if self.name else ''
        res1a = sm.OLS(y, exog0[:,[0,2]]).fit()
        res1b = sm.OLS(x1, exog0[:,[0,2]]).fit()
        plt.plot(res1b.resid, res1a.resid, 'o')
        res1c = sm.OLS(res1a.resid, res1b.resid).fit()
        plt.plot(res1b.resid, res1c.fittedvalues, '-')
        ax.set_title('Partial Regression plot')# + namestr)
        ax = fig5.add_subplot(2,1,2)
        #plt.plot(x2, res.fittedvalues + res.resid, 'o')
        res2a = sm.OLS(y, exog0[:,[0,1]]).fit()
        res2b = sm.OLS(x2, exog0[:,[0,1]]).fit()
        plt.plot(res2b.resid, res2a.resid, 'o')
        res2c = sm.OLS(res2a.resid, res2b.resid).fit()
        plt.plot(res2b.resid, res2c.fittedvalues, '-')

        # see http://www.itl.nist.gov/div898/software/dataplot/refman1/auxillar/ccpr.htm
        fig6 = plt.figure()
        ax = fig6.add_subplot(2,1,1)
        #namestr = ' for %s' % self.name if self.name else ''
        x1beta = x1*res.params[1]
        x2beta = x2*res.params[2]
        plt.plot(x1, x1beta + res.resid, 'o')
        plt.plot(x1, x1beta, '-')
        ax.set_title('X_i beta_i plus residuals versus exog (CCPR)')# + namestr)
        ax = fig6.add_subplot(2,1,2)
        plt.plot(x2, x2beta + res.resid, 'o')
        plt.plot(x2, x2beta, '-')

        #print res.summary()

    doplots = 1
    if doplots:
        plot_fit(res, 0, y_true=None)
        plot_fit(res, 1, y_true=None)
        plot_partregress(y, exog0, exog_idx=[0,1])
        plot_regress_exog(res, exog_idx=[0])
        plot_ccpr(res, exog_idx=[0])
        plot_ccpr(res, exog_idx=[0,1])

    tp = TestPlot()
    tp.test_plot_fit()

    #plt.show()

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09-02-22, 12:51am
(posts: 1) subject: Chess Variant (Shuffle Chess)
"I believe Chess960 is Chess positively evolved. That from the first move both players have to come up with original strategies and cannot use well-known memorised thinking patterns like you can in orthodox Chess. To me, then, Chess960 is a game, or intellectual sport, more of tactics, strategy, and creativity rather than just memorisation.
However I think Chess960 has not taken off as well as it should have because of the illogical castling it has. I hope one day to see a shuffle chess variation that gets out of tradition and invents a better, more logical way of castling.
I"ve invented my own actually: One player mixes his minor and major pieces together, along with his King, then without looking picks up a piece and sets it on the back rank of the first square starting from the left. This continues until all pieces and the King are in their positions. The only rule, like chess960, is that the Bishops have to be on opposite colours. However unlike chess960 the King does not have to be between the two rooks. The King still has the power to castle with both rooks, and all the same castling rules apply. However, unlike the strange castling in chess960, in which wherever the rook and King is, the final resting positions after castling results to the position of how Chess1 or orthodox chess castling position is; with my way, the King just moves two places to the right or left and the rook goes on the other side of the King. If the King can not move over two spaces, because of being to close to the edge of the board, then it just replaces the rook"s position, the King thus only moving one position over. The ponds are set up like in Chess1 and the other player sets up his pieces so that black and white have a symmetrical position, like Chess960. This Chess variation creates even more random set positions then Chess960, making it even more interesting and with more possibilities in the opening, and throughout the whole game.
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"One can play Chess 960 once, but normal chess is in my opinion better!"


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Today is Shrove Tuesday (aka Pancake Day). This means there will be a lot of pictures circling online of people's glorious attempts of flipping pancakes. If you have some creative friends out there, you might even see pancakes with an intricate design. Mine on the other hand are blobs!
Why is Shrove Tuesday celebrated?
In a religious sense, it's the last day before the 47 days of fasting before Easter Sunday. Though some only fast for 40 days of Lent, leaving out the Sundays. Shrove Tuesday changes on a yearly basis, depending on where Easter falls. This year Easter Sunday is on the 1st April, a few weeks earlier than it fell last week, so those participating in Lent, will need to remember that for Valentine's Day tomorrow!
Obviously, Shrove Tuesday has religious connotations, but these days it has become a cultural event where people give up certain luxuries for lent. Without understanding the religious significance of it all.
During Lent, people sometimes give up certain luxuries such as alcohol, chocolate… even bacon! In the religious sense, this is to show penance for your sins. So Shrove Tuesday is a great way to fill up on your favourite foods before you give them up for 47 days!
Here at Lingua Translations, we are not celebrating today in the office (potential fire hazard!) Hope you're all enjoying large amounts of pancakes!


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While renewable energy has made it to manifestos of political parties standing in the Lok Sabha elections, specific concerns by the industry have been left out, despite a concerted appeal by the sector players.
On March 18, close to a month before the elections began, members of Clean Energy Access Network (CLEAN), comprising 160 private companies and NGOs, appealed to India's political parties to include decentralized renewable energy solutions in their manifestos for the general elections.
Explaining why this move was initiated, Svati Bhogle, president of CLEAN, told Mongabay-India, "Decentralized renewable energy (DRE) is extremely significant for a country like India. DRE solutions are rapidly emerging as promising solutions for rural livelihoods and enterprises. Innovations in DRE will support productive uses and augment incomes, especially rural incomes. With the right policy environment, it can enable energy access faster and put an end to energy poverty."
DRE refers to any system that uses renewable energy to generate, sometimes store and distribute energy in a localized way. It includes off-grid solar systems, mini and micro-grids powered by solar, biomass, hydro or a combination of these sources, improved biomass cook stoves, biogas and solar cookers and productive applications.
In its appeal, the network noted, "CLEAN represents clean energy practitioners and believes that DRE would contribute significantly to improving rural lives. It would be great if the political parties engage with CLEAN to understand the sector better and make informed decisions for promotion of DRE. CLEAN would like to extend support to all, to governments in energy planning for meeting basic needs and supporting and growing rural livelihoods through DRE." The appeal was signed by Panasonic India, Barefoot Power, CSIR-NEERI, Observer Research Foundation and Prayas Energy Group among others.
"We hoped the request for the revival of the DRE sector would be met as the adoption of DRE would contribute positively to the India-ratified Paris Agreement to reduce carbon emissions", Bhogle added.
Why decentralized renewable energy?
Charmaine Sharma, the co-founder of Observing I, a company that provides sustainable solutions for clean technologies, concurs with Bhogle. She believes that DRE is the most promising model to bring sustainable energy to all.
Centralized and non-renewable systems, namely, large-scale plants using fossil fuels such as oil and coal, are environmentally unsustainable because they are based on extensive use of rapidly depleting resources. Furthermore, these non-renewable resources go through several processes along their lifecycle, resulting in high greenhouse gas emissions which influence global climate change.
Even renewable energy systems, when run on a large scale, have cumulative environmental impacts during extraction, transportation, installation, and operation. Also, centralization of power – by local energy sources feeding directly into the grid – can lead to power losses at the source. Therefore, compared to centralized systems, local clean energy production, and distribution, or decentralization, increases reliability and reduces distribution losses, explained Sharma.
She added that an encouraging growth-oriented outcome of the DRE system is the employment and entrepreneurship opportunities it would generate in supply, maintenance, and repair of components. While there has been a growth in educational facilities in rural India, the increase in employment opportunities in or near the place of residence is minimal, she said. So, supporting DRE would provide impetus to rural employment opportunities as well.
DRE ignored in election manifestos
Charmaine Sharma is of the opinion that the DRE sector must be treated as one of the most progressive segments contributing to growth. Planning in terms of encouraging entrepreneurship, tax incentives and manufacturing capabilities should be listed and DRE should be given "special sector" status. Also, clearances required from industrial bodies for setting up such plants should be streamlined and minimized. However, she lamented that the sector is not being given the encouragement it requires.
The BJP election manifesto, even as it states renewable energy targets, emphasizes that it "will encourage solar farming on a massive scale" However, it ignores the appeal for decentralization. Meanwhile, the election manifesto of the Indian National Congress does include a mention of "encouraging investment in off-grid renewable power generation", but no further specifics. The polls themselves may not have a direct impact on this sector, but the fact that it may not be given the importance and impetus it requires paints a dismal scenario for DRE.
Clean energy consultant and expert S.P. Gon Chaudhuri told Mongabay-India, "It is upsetting that no political party in India has mentioned in their manifesto that they will go in for renewable energy in a big way. There is no mention of anything in their action plan, that we will promote RE or go in for environmental protection." This is unlike the scenario in other countries where the election results are decided based on environmental concerns and issues, he said.
However, Svati Bhogle feels that there is uncertainty in the DRE sector and it is not growing at the rate that it could. This is apart from the fact that investor confidence is low. All this, she clarifies, is not necessarily due to polls alone. "There are other sectoral issues as well that need to be addressed and the ecosystem for DRE needs to be built."
Need of the hour: Well-defined policies
Charmaine Sharma believes that the national perspective on development goals for DRE projects has not been clearly defined. "Every state says that they will facilitate the setting up of large solar projects to feed power directly to the grid. The crucial point here is that if solar energy is to be fed directly to the grid, there needs to be power 24×7," she explained. "Whenever there is an interruption in normal grid electricity supply, the power harvested from the solar source will not be uploaded to the grid and will be lost. It is, therefore, better to design and implement DRE systems that have their own mini-grids, ensuring that all the power harvested is completely utilized."
She also suggested that the entire renewable energy industry should be given tax advantages for it to grow. For instance, before the implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST), solar power projects in Uttar Pradesh had no value-added tax (VAT) applicable and in Haryana, it was 5 percent VAT. Now, there are separate GST rates for the solar panel, batteries, wiring, and infrastructure, ranging from 7 percent to 26 percent. However, after setting up the solar-powered system, it has to be billed to the client at five percent GST. There is, therefore, a mismatch between the input and output taxes. Though the refunds on purchased components will be paid to vendors, it causes cash flow problems, especially for small entrepreneurs, added Sharma.
Chaudhuri feels that whichever party comes to power will have to support renewables, but how much backing they are able to provide will have to be seen. "Already, we have crossed 70,000 MW of RE this year and it includes all forms – solar, wind, micro-hydro and biomass. Our target is 175 GW by 2022." India has committed to the Paris Agreement, so any government that comes to power will have to stand by this UN commitment. There is support for sure, but to what extent depends on the government that comes to power and the policy it initiates, he concluded.
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Murder hornets, beware! Honeyford bill to extend the term of the Invasive Species Council clears House in a unanimous vote
OLYMPIA—If they had boots, murder hornets, apple maggots, and African clawed frogs would be shaking in them from an announcement on April 12 from the state Legislature. In a unanimous vote, the House of Representatives approved Sen. Jim Honeyford's bill to extend the Washington State Invasive Species Council's life and its mission to protect the state's environment and economy from harmful nonnative plants, insects, and animals.
"In addition to being one of the most '2020' of all 2020 stories, the arrival of murder hornets in Whatcom County is a prime example of why the Invasive Species Council is so critical to our state," said Honeyford, R-Sunnyside. "This measure will extend the critical efforts of the council for another decade.
"I'm glad to see the House support the council and its important mission in such an overwhelmingly bipartisan manner."
Invasive species represent one of the greatest threats to Washington's plants, animals, insects, and businesses. The Legislature established the Invasive Species Council in 2006 to provide policy-level direction, planning, and coordination on how to address the problem. The council's goals include minimizing the effects of harmful invasive species, serving as a forum for identifying and understanding relevant issues, facilitating joint planning and cooperation, educating the public, and providing policy advice to lawmakers.
The Legislature initially intended for the council to disband at the end of 2011. Two extensions moved the end date to June 30, 2022. Under Senate Bill 5063, the expiration date of the Washington State Invasive Species Council and Invasive Species Council Account would be extended to June 30, 2032.
SB 5063 is executive-request legislation by the state's Recreation and Conservation Office. The measure, which supports the Washington State Water Resources Association, the Kalispel Tribe, and Chelan County PUD, also passed the Senate unanimously on March 2. It now goes to the governor's office.
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Thursday night was senior night for the Braves. Prior to the start of the game, the teams four seniors, Michaela Smith, Kaylee Satter, Cheyenne Monetmaker and Hanna Fields were recognized with their parents and presented gifts. But the best gift of the night was the team coming from behind to beat Beech Grove, 11-7.
The first two innings saw strong defense from both teams to keep the game scoreless. The Braves almost plated a run in the second when Sydney Williams stole home on a passed ball, but Beech Grove made the out.
The top of the third saw Beech Grove take an early lead, 3-0. Neither team was able to get a run on the board in the fourth, leaving runners on base. In the top of the fifth, Beech Grove added 4 more runs, putting the Braves behind 0-7.
But the Braves responded with six runs in the bottom of the fifth. Michaela Smith led off the inning with a single, followed by a double from Kaylee Satter that advanced Smith to third, Hanna Fields' hit to third base loaded the bases when Beech Grove held the ball to prevent Smith from scoring. But all three scored anyways when the next batter, Dori Knight hit a three-run double. Next came an RBI double by Rachel Kyle, an RBI single by Cheyenne Moneymaker, and a solo home run by Sydney Williams.
The Braves kept Beech Grove scoreless in the top of the sixth and started the bottom of the inning behind by one. Smith led off the inning again with a single, followed by a single from Satter the advanced Smith to third. Macy Ashley then hit a sacrifice fly to right that allowed Smith to score. With the score tied at seven, the bases loaded again with a single from Knight, Kyle being hit by a pitch and Satter advancing to third. Moneymaker, next at bat, was also hit by a pitch, bringing home Kaylee Satter and giving them the lead.
With bases still loaded, Brittney Dugan hit a fielder's choice to third base. Beech Grove attempted a play at home but Knight scored. Beech Grove then made a fielding error allowing Kyle to cross the plate as well. One more run was added to the board when Moneymaker crossed the plate on a passed ball and the Braves finished the inning with an 11-7 lead.
In the top of the seventh, IC's defense closed out the game with three up, three down on Beech Grove's batters for the senior night win.


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What a Possible Greg Schiano Staff at Rutgers Might Look Like
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A look at possible coaches for Greg Schiano's staff
Greg Schiano is the next head coach of Rutgers and the program will need to put together a staff and do so in a hurry.
And while Schiano won't coach a game until 2020 and he won't have this team for practice till the spring, Schiano can set an awful lot of momentum in place through his hires now. Recruiting can help this momentum and get Schiano the talent needed to be competitive in the Big Ten starting this cycle.
The staff has to be a mix of familiar faces who have worked with Schiano before, after all, he is a micromanager. In addition, he will need local ties and can't ignore the talent currently in the tristate area.
To be competitive, he will need young faces and diversity. It wouldn't hurt to have some former players, especially ones who played in the NFL, to not only coach-up his recruits but create some excitement.
Here's what a Schiano coaching staff might look like:
Offensive Coordinator (and tight ends) – Frank Cignetti
Cignetti spent one successful year at Rutgers (2011) as an offensive coordinator and has worked with Schiano before. The 54-year old has ties to recruiting this area at Rutgers as well as in college stops at Pittsburgh and North Carolina. Can sell his NFL ties, having last been the quarterback coach at the Green Bay Packers with Aaron Rodgers.
Quarterback Coach – Matt Simms
A former NFL quarterback with some obviously strong bloodlines, Simms is currently working as a quarterback trainer in New Jersey. He would check off several boxes for Rutgers as a strong, technical coach with local ties and experience in the league. Simms also is the quarterback mentor of Michael Alaimo, the top quarterback recruit in New Jersey and a current Purdue verbal. A combination of Schiano as head coach and Simms as a position coach could make things interesting for the four-star rated Alaimo.
Offensive Line Coach – Darnell Stapleton
Having spent four years in the league, Stapleton has been an offensive line coach the past several seasons, including two years at Rutgers as a graduate assistant. Now at Sam Houston State, Rutgers would be a big jump up in competition but the former Rutgers center should be able to make the transition. Being able to flash a Super Bowl ring he won with the Pittsburgh Steelers as well as his own roots in New Jersey make him a good selection.
Running Backs Coach (and Co-Offensive Coordinator) - Nunzio Campanile
The current interim head coach gets a bump from his previous role coaching the running backs and shares offensive coordinator duties with Cignetti. A strong recruiter and tireless worker, this enhances the New Jersey ties and Campanile should be groomed as a possible head coach someday, sans the interim tag. There is a lot of potential here.
Wide Receivers Coach – Tiquan Underwood
Currently on staff with the Miami Dolphins working in quality control, this would be another former player under Schiano who has local ties and also NFL success on his resume. Underwood should have juice on the recruiting trail and was always known as a strong route runner in college and as a professional. Plus, coaching in the NFL in Miami might make him a strong presence recruiting this hotbed for talent.
Co- Defensive Coordinator – Fran Brown
The current defensive coordinator at Temple has been a thorn in Rutgers side on the recruiting trail. Highly energetic and enthusiastic, Brown is known as a great gameday coach and brings enthusiasm and excitement on the sideline. Should instantly help Rutgers be able to flip a couple recruits committed elsewhere given that he can sell better facilities and the Big Ten. Home run hire.
Defensive Line – Scott Vallone
Currently on staff at Fordham, Vallone is yet another former Schiano player who is currently coaching. Like Underwood and Stapleton, he played in the NFL, and gives local ties as a former standout and top recruit from Long Island. Vallone already has several years of coaching experience and understands Schiano's expectations and defense. Being able to recruit under the radar players in New York and Long Island is certainly an asset for Vallone.
Linebacker Coach (and Co-Defensive Coordinator)- Anthony Campanile
The current Michigan linebacker coach would love to return to New Jersey and coach alongside his brother. Local ties are checked off as is coaching acumen. Like his brother, he is another future head coach in the making as Schiano's coaching tree continues to expand and grow.
Secondary Coach – Jason Jones
No Schiano ties here but Jones has earned a very good reputation around college football. Currently at Florida Atlantic, Jones has stops at Alabama, Ole Miss and Oklahoma State as well as being a former Crimson Tide player. Can help recruit Florida, which was a crucial state for Schiano during his first stint at Rutgers.
Special Teams Coordinator – Phil Galiano
Like Cignetti, this is a coach who returns back to Rutgers to work with Schiano. Galiano, currently an assistant special teams coordinator with the New Orleans Saints, was a tremendous coordinator during his previous stop at Rutgers. Now boasting NFL credentials, Galiano is a great recruiter with local ties as well as Florida (spent time at Florida International University as an assistant).
There's only one man who can resurrect Rutgers and that is Greg Schiano
Greg Schiano built Rutgers into a national program that won bowl games. Now, he's the only one who can do it again.
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Kaminski and his ARPES equipment.
Scientists from U.S Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory have cultivated a topological metal, PtSn4 (platinum and still). This material may speed computing. With a decent electronic architecture, it may someday lead to energize computer's efficiency through increased processor speeds and data storage.
Electrons in the topological quantum material can pass close to the speed of light thanks to the different property known as Dirac dispersion. Till now, only Dirac points (isolated points) have been present in such material with almost less number of conduction electrons.
In PtSn4, it has a high density of conduction electrons with a large number of carefully arranged Dirac Points. It forms long lines or Dirac node arcs.
It is created by using laser-based angles resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) instrument and measurements that provide high-resolution information on electronic properties of material. The ARPES instrument was made by Kaminski at Ames Laboratory.
Laser ARPES gives exceptional tunability and resolution for anticipating these extraordinary properties in laboratory atmosphere.
Unlike the closed loops of line nodes, the Dirac node-arc architecture begins bounding to the surface states and appear like Dirac dispersion in graphene that is enlarged along a short line. This Dirac node-arc architecture is a new topological state that provides an inspiring scaffold for learning the mysterious properties of Dirac Fermions.


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'My husband is trying to kill me:' Court docs say Lacey man duct taped estranged wife, buried her in hole
FOX 13 Seattle
Court docs say Lacey man duct taped estranged wife, buried her in hole
According to charging documents, the couple was meeting to talk about their relationship when Chae An, 53, attacked the woman, punching her in the head and throwing her to the ground. He then duct taped her hands behind her back and covered her eyes and ankles.
THURSTON COUNTY, Wash. - A Lacey man stands accused of kidnapping his estranged wife, taping her hands and mouth, and burying her in the woods before she was able to make a daring escape.
That's according to the victim herself, backed up by police statements, all of which were laid out in court documents obtained by FOX 13 News.
On Oct. 16, the Washington State Patrol issued a missing endangered person alert for a 42-year-old woman who was taken out of her home.
When Chae left the room for a moment, the woman said she was able to send an emergency notification using her Apple Watch. Dispatchers told police they could hear muffled screaming and the sounds of a struggle, presumably from the woman who was being kidnapped.
According to documents, when Chae realized she was still wearing the watch he hit it with a hammer before putting her into a van and driving into the woods.
Officers arrived at the home and found the garage door open and nobody home. When the woman's children came home, they told officers that their mother and father were inside the home when they left to go to the store about half an hour earlier.
Chae An (FOX 13 Seattle / Handout)
A daring escape
Documents say the woman heard her estranged husband digging and at that point he stabbed her with a sharp object. The woman told police that she was dragged and put into the ground, covered with dirt, and then Chae put a tree on top of her.
She said she struggled to breathe as dirt kept falling onto her face. The woman believe she was buried for several hours and Chae told her she was going to die.
Documents say when it became dark, she wiggled her body, got the tape off her arms, legs and eyes. She saw that Chae was in the van, and then was able to move the tree off of her, get out of the hole, and run through the woods.
FBI: Violent crimes are on the rise
New statistics from the FBI reveal that violent crimes are on the rise, and will likely become a major topic for the midterm elections.
Just after 1 a.m. on Oct. 17, a homeowner was awakened by someone pounding on the door, asking for help. At the door was the woman reported missing/kidnapped, and she told the residents that her husband was trying to kill her.
'My husband is still out in the woods somewhere'
The residents called for help, and a deputy responded. The deputy said he saw the woman hiding by a shed, and she ran up to him and said "my husband is trying to kill me. Help me."
The deputy said she was severely bruised and sill had duct tape on her neck, face and ankles.
"My husband is still out in the woods somewhere," she said.
The woman walked about 30 minutes through the woods to get help, police said. The home she knocked on was approximately eight miles away from the home from where she was taken.
She was taken to the hospital for treatment.
Chae was taken into custody around 8 a.m. on Oct. 17.
In an interview with detectives, the woman also told police that she tried to escape the back of the van using her toes. She described being in the hole and how she did not want to die at the hands of her husband.
She told them that Chae told her he "would rather kill her than give her his retirement money."
Charges filed for attempted murder, kidnapping
Investigators said they found the hole that had been dug near Rainier and Steadman Roads, along with duct tape and hair that appeared to match the woman's.
Chae An is charged with attempted murder in the first degree-domestic violence, kidnapping in the first degree-domestic violence, assault in the first degree-domestic violence, and felony harassment-threat to kill-domestic violence.
He is being held without bail in the Thurston County Jail.


UTC Re-Empower Program graduate, Kelly Thompson, shares the story of her transition back to the workforce following nine years of voluntary leave.
Returning to work after taking a career break can be challenging. To help with this transition, UTC's Re-Empower Program is designed specifically to help experienced professionals bring their knowledge, experience and creativity back to the workforce after at least two years of voluntary leave.
Kelly Thompson , 787 Program Manager, UTC Aerospace Systems, re-entered the workforce nine years after leaving to be a stay-at-home mom. Once her three children reached their teenage years, she decided she was ready to come back to work. She applied to jobs and reached out to organizations in her community to help her prepare her résumé, update her LinkedIn profile and brush up on her interview skills. Then she found the UTC Re-Empower Program.
After 16 weeks of on-the-job experience to help Thompson develop personal and professional plans for success, she started her full-time job at UTC Aerospace Systems.
The Winter Cohort will run from January 29, 2019 – May 17, 2019. The application deadline is December 21, 2018.
Do you know any interested applicants? We are currently recruiting for a variety of positions including structures engineering, design engineering, and customer support engineering. Additional positions will be posted over time.


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Where Are the Muckrakers?
By Andrew J. Coulson
In the mythology of journalism, investigative reporters fall somewhere between archangels and demigods. They protect the public by exposing political deceit and corruption, burrowing relentlessly into the words and deeds of those in power, in search of the truth. And in the field of education, they are as numerous as leprechauns and unicorns.
In education, "muckrakers," as Teddy Roosevelt called them, are few and far between. There are, however, legions of mucksailors — reporters who glide over the surface of a story, seldom probing beneath the public statements of those in power to determine their truth or falsehood. Through my web browser window I can watch the sails of a vast muck navy.
Consider the coverage of the battle over DC's school voucher program. Democrats inserted language into the $410 billion omnibus spending bill that would sunset funding for the program after next year, instead of simply reauthorizing it for another full five‐year term. The vouchers could still be reauthorized when they come up again, but since House Appropriations Committee chairman David Obey ( D‑Wis.) has already told DC public schools to prepare for the return of voucher students, that seems highly unlikely.
So here we have Democrats working to shut down a program serving 1,700 poor kids in the nation's capital — kids who are so desperate to stay in their chosen private schools that they've made YouTube videos beseeching Congress and president Obama to save it. Given that most people are not inherently so cruel, why would Democrats want to kill this program? They say it's because it robs money from needy public schools and gives it to private schools that are already flush from lavish tuition fees. But. Is. That. TRUE?
Is DC's government‐run k‑12 system financially needy? Are the independent schools serving voucher students making a Madoff‐style killing?
No. And… No.
These claims are rubbish. They are, in fact, MUCK. I have run the numbers on DC government k‑12 education spending for the current school year and it is $26,555 per pupil. According to the government's own published study of the voucher program, the average tuition charged by participating schools is $5,928. Furthermore, the voucher program actually added an extra $13 million a year to the DC public school budget, as a "sweetener" to elicit local and Democratic support.
But most Americans will never learn any of that. Because we have no muckrakers in the mainstream education media. We have mucksailors.
This is not entirely the journalists' fault. Media businesses have been hit very hard in recent years, and are understaffed compared to earlier generations. Reporters are stretched very thin. But I ask the editorial establishment, what is more valuable to your readers: A dozen stories that merely regurgitate the official muck, or a single top notch investigative piece that demonstrates how our political leaders are flagrantly misleading the American people and exposes their real motives?
Speak truth to power? Anyone?
Education and Child Policy, General


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How to buy and cook the chimp's egg cart, and what to do with it
How to Buy and Cook the Chimp's Egg Carton, and What to Do with it: Chimp Egg Cartons can be found in the jungle, and they are usually very popular with humans.
They are sold in the markets as a luxury item, but they are also a food source.
Chimp egg cartones are popular for their high quality, as they are mostly produced by a male Chimp.
They can be eaten raw, cooked or made into a sweet, savory, spicy and crispy snack.
In India, they are often considered to be a luxury food item, and are usually sold in markets as luxury food items.
In the past, these cartons were produced by the Chiba Corporation.
In recent years, these chimp egg carts have been made available in various countries.
Here, we will discuss the basics of chimp cartons.1.
What is chimp eggs?
A chimp Egg is an egg with a long, curved and round head, with a very small, white egg sac.
The eggs are covered with a mucous membrane (eggshell).
The egg is usually made of a tough, hard, and white protein called keratin, which helps protect the eggshell from the elements and bacteria.
This soft egg sac is very hard to break apart.
It is an essential part of the Chimpanzee's body, and is the only egg that a chimp can eat.2.
How to cook chimp Eggs?
Chimp eggs are usually made into egg cartoons.
In many places, these are sold as luxury foods, but there are also some places that make them as a snack.
For example, in India, you can eat a china egg cartoon as a soft snack.3.
What are the advantages of eating chimp EGG?
The chimp is an omnivorous animal, and when it eats a certain kind of food, it produces an enzyme called keratolysis, which breaks down the food.
This enzyme can also be found naturally in other species of animals, such as cattle.
This makes them very good sources of energy for their young, and makes them a great source of protein and fats.
When a champagne is consumed with chimp chai, it can be a great energy-drinking snack.
When the champs champagnons chimp meal is eaten with chimpean chow, it contains a rich, rich fat.
It has an incredible taste.
The chimpanzees are the world's largest primates, which is why they are known for their enormous size.
They have long tongues that are able to hold a lot of food.
In addition to eating champs egg cartoned, chimps also eat the chiffon, a very fatty, and nutritious food.
Chimps have a very big stomach, and it can hold up to 30 times more than an ordinary human.4.
How much chimp meat can you eat?
In India, a chimaera egg has up to 2,000 eggs, so it can contain up to 4,000 chimp balls.
There are around 15,000 different types of chimaeras eggs.
The average egg has 2,400 eggs.
This means that you can easily eat a lot in an hour.
In some parts of India, people are often served chimaeros eggs with beef and fish, such the meat of cow, ox and pig.5.
What does chimpie's egg do for chimp health?
In many parts of Africa, where the chimaeric diet is popular, chimp diets are rich in plant nutrients.
In other places, chimaerbis eggs are also eaten as a nutritious snack.
Chimaeris eggs can be consumed raw or cooked, and you can find them in markets all over the world.6.
How does chimp milk come to be in India?
Chimpanzer's eggs are very nutritious, and the chimper is often regarded as a major food source for the poor.
However, chimbere eggs are often sold in India.
The chimp has a very hard, hard shell, which makes them tough.
They also have a thick, sticky membrane that can be used as a lubricant.
It can be sold in various places, including markets.7.
How can I make chimpse egg cartomizers?
Chimbere egg cartoms can be made with a variety of materials.
In a jungle or other open area, you might find a jungle egg carto.
In areas where it is not uncommon to find chimp houses, you will find the nests of chimbepo.
You can also find chimbeme eggs, which are eggs with a soft egg membrane.
In chimbemes case, the egg
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How to Buy Bitcoin with Marlboro Free Cartons
In a way, it's a bit of a Catch 22 for many of us: How do you buy a pack of cigarettes?
And if you don't have the money to do so, how do you purchase a pack?
Bitcoin, a cryptocurrency that is largely used for online transactions, has emerged as a viable alternative to the old-fashioned cigarettes.
Bitcoin has also become a popular alternative to many other forms of currency.
The Bitcoin price has surged over the last few months, to around $17,000 at the time of writing.
It has surged since the release of Bitcoin Gold in February, which was an upgrade to Bitcoin that made the coin even more difficult to acquire and transact in.
Bitcoin Gold was also released by the same company that developed Bitcoin, and has been the subject of intense scrutiny from regulators and investors alike.
Bitcoin Gold and Bitcoin Gold are both Bitcoin products, and are traded on an exchange.
Bitcoin Cash, which also uses Bitcoin technology, has also been a popular cryptocurrency since its launch in 2017.
Bitcoin has been growing in popularity, especially after the launch of Bitcoin Cash.
The coin has been gaining in value rapidly, rising from around $700 to over $3,000 per coin.
It is still trading for about $1,600 at the moment.
Bitcoin Cash has a different price structure than Bitcoin.
Bitcoin Cash is trading at a much lower price than Bitcoin, which makes it easier to move in and out of Bitcoin cash.
Bitcoin is traded at the same price for Bitcoin Cash as it is for Bitcoin.
However, as the currency has increased in value, the Bitcoin Cash price has decreased in value.
Bitcoin cash has been trading for a bit under $10,000 a coin, or roughly $700 a coin today.
The other major currency on the market is Ethereum.
Ethereum is a cryptocurrency developed by Ethereum CEO Vitalik Buterin, and it has seen tremendous growth in recent months.
Ethereum, which is traded on a distributed ledger called the Ethereum blockchain, has been a virtual currency for years, but has only recently gained mainstream acceptance.
Ethereum is still far from mainstream acceptance, but is gaining in popularity.
It has grown in popularity over the past year, and is currently trading for around $15,000.
Bitcoin is a digital currency that was developed by the Bitcoin developers over a decade ago.
It was originally designed as a way to allow people to pay for things online, without needing to go to a store.
In early 2015, Bitcoin began to become more popular as people used the currency to buy things online.
The currency gained in popularity and popularity, and in 2017, Bitcoin gained in value significantly.
Bitcoin soared in value from around 5 cents to over 9 cents per coin, which has continued to climb since then.
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Ripley knows Northants are under pressure
David Ripley knows the pressure is on at Northants (picture: Kirsty Edmonds)
Tom Vickers
Published: 23:55 Sunday 17 June 2018
Head coach David Ripley admits the heat is on at Northants after a hugely disappointing start to the season.
The County have won just two matches during the formative stage of this campaign, with both of those successes coming in the Royal London One-Day Cup.
They were eliminated from that competition, finishing third from bottom in the eight-team North Group.
And their misery was compounded last week as their winless start to the Specsavers County Championship Division Two season continued with a six-wicket defeat to Leicestershire.
Northants have now lost four of their five four-day matches, with the other game a total washout against Durham.
The County currently prop up the table with just 19 points to their name.
And ahead of the return to action against Gloucestershire on Wednesday, Ripley said: "We do feel a little bit of pressure because we're underperforming and no one likes that.
"Myself, the staff, the players - we want to be doing better than we're doing at the moment.
"We can't bury our heads in the sand - we've got to do better. We've got to stick together.
"The next cricket we've got is two Championship matches back to back and then we've got a big T20 tournament.
"We've got some very good T20 players and we need to get out of our group and into the quarter-finals, where anything is possible.
"There's nothing like scoring runs to breed confidence and there's work going on behind the scenes.
"We're trying our best to work better."


Restore plc ("Restore" or the "Company"), the UK office services provider, today announces that it has entered into an agreement to acquire TNT Business Solutions ("TNT BS"), the records management business of TNT UK Limited, for a total consideration of £88 million, on a cash and debt free basis (the "Acquisition"). Completion is scheduled for 1 May 2018.
The Company also announces a placing, conditional on the completion of the Acquisition, with institutional investors to raise up to £51.5 million before expenses (the "Placing") through the issue of up to 10,100,000 new ordinary shares of 5 pence each (the "Placing Shares") at 510 pence (the "Placing Price") per Placing Share. The Placing was significantly oversubscribed with demand from new and existing institutional shareholders.
The Acquisition will be financed partly from the funds raised by the Placing and partly through new debt facilities with Barclays, Royal Bank of Scotland, Lloyds Bank and Bank of Ireland. These new facilities comprise a £160 million Revolving Credit Facility, with an additional £30 million accordion facility.
TNT BS operates from five sites in the Midlands and the outskirts of London, including two freehold sites at Swadlincote, Derbyshire and Thurrock, Essex. These sites are operating at close to full capacity utilisation overall. TNT BS currently employs over 250 staff, who will transfer to Restore upon completion of the Acquisition.
The Acquisition will further strengthen the Company's position in UK records management, particularly with public sector customers who represent the majority of TNT BS's revenues. It is expected that there will be operational and property synergies deriving from the Acquisition, as well as cross-selling opportunities. Key management is expected to remain with the business, and the Acquisition is expected to be earnings enhancing.
TNT BS is a trading subdivision of TNT UK Limited whose ultimate owner is FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX) of Memphis, Tennessee. TNT BS primarily provides records management services and also has a presence in scanning. The Acquisition is an asset purchase and accordingly the financial information set out below has been extracted from the unaudited management information of TNT UK Limited.
For the 12 months to 31 December 2017, TNT BS recorded EBIT of £7.7 million (2016: £9.3 million) on revenues of £23.2 million (2016: £26.7 million). The book value of the assets being acquired, including the two freehold sites, was £23.0 million at 30 November 2017.
The Company proposes to raise approximately £51.5 million gross proceeds (approximately £50 million net of expenses) from the issue of the Placing Shares at the Placing Price through Cenkos Securities plc ("Cenkos") pursuant to a conditional agreement dated 26 March 2018 (the "Placing Agreement"). The net proceeds of the Placing will be used to part fund the Acquisition.
(c) Admission becoming effective not later than 8.00 a.m. on 1 June 2018.
The Placing Agreement is conditional on the completion of the Acquisition. It contains customary warranties and an indemnity from the Company in favour of Cenkos together with provisions which enable Cenkos to terminate the Placing Agreement in certain circumstances prior to Admission (as applicable), including where any warranties are found to be untrue, inaccurate or misleading in any material respect or in the event of a material adverse change in the financial position or prospects of the Company in the context of the Placing or Admission.
The Placing is conditional on, amongst other things, Admission.
Martin Towers, Chairman, also intends to subscribe for 10,000 New Ordinary Shares in the Placing. A further announcement will be made in due course following his acquisition of Placing Shares.
The Company has put in place new debt facilities with Barclays, Royal Bank of Scotland, Lloyds Bank and Bank of Ireland, comprising a £160 million Revolving Credit Facility with an additional £30 million accordion facility.
Application will be made for the Placing Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM, and it is expected that Admission will occur at 8.00 a.m. on or around 1 May 2018. Following admission of the Placing Shares, the Company's issued ordinary share capital will comprise 123,081,086 ordinary shares, of which none are held in treasury. Therefore, the total number of ordinary shares with voting rights in Restore following Admission will be 123,081,086.
The above figure of 123,081,086 may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
"TNT Business Solutions' records management business is strong operationally with excellent sites and facilities from which it services many major UK public sector institutions and other customers. We have been tracking this opportunity for some time and we are excited by the additional potential it brings to our business. We are also confident of realising synergies from this transaction that will drive increased returns for Restore's shareholders."


It's hot as balls right now in LA so the less clothing I can wear, the better. That's why I'm loving off the shoulder dresses and tops right now. They are super cute and they also keep you cool.
I got this little number from Shein a few weeks ago and I'm living in it. The material is so light and airy and I'm a sucker for stripes. Yes, the dress is a little wrinkled in these photos but I couldn't be bothered to iron it. Oh and best thing about this dress is that it was like $35. I mean…come on!


I'm sure you have discussed this before, but I wanted some current input.
Any tips or suggestions would be helpful.
Running about the same as Redsy, we just keep passing it on, and bumped up our rates.
Up from $720.00 to $904.00.
You guys should live in Maine. One of the highest health insurances rates in the country with no competition at all. See if there is any association you can join that has a insurance benefits available. I joined the Maine Oil Dealers which offers insurance to its members, they in turn get a group rate. I pay 341 a month for just me(I,m 48). My wife gets it thru her work.
Cheapest bid I have recieved to date is $735.00/month for just me.
I am at 1250 per month, family plan Harvard Pilgram. Great plan covers everything but ouch.
Makes our "free" National Health Service seem almost attractive.
I got a number of a group I can join to reduce my cost to under $900 per month same plan. Thats a savings of a car payment. I will post the info when I get everything for all to enjoy or benifit from.


This course focuses on the management of cultural differences. Multinationals as many domestic firms face multicultural environments.
The first objective is to increase awareness of students' own cultural assumptions and respect for other cultural perspectives.
The second objective is to develop and expand knowledge and understanding about the basic drives behind national and organizational cultural differences and the impact of cultural differences on cross cultural issues in organizations.
The third objective is to acquire an understanding of the effectiveness of different strategies of managing multicultural teams.
Through simulations and exercises, students will develop their skills of communicating and managing in diverse cultural environments and in cross cultural situations.
Why is Intercultural Management Important (Don't underestimate it but don't overestimate it!)?
Intercultural Interview Paper, Cross Cultural Business case, Class participation.


Fox has been played over 10 times on NTS, first on 11 November 2013. Fox's music has been featured on 12 episodes.
Eight artists listed under the name "FOX".
1) First are a popular british-based rock band led by Kenny Young (composer of the song Under the Boardwalk) and Australian singer Noosha Fox (real name Susan Traynor).
Early demos of the popular band's music were recorded by vocalist Clodagh Rodgers before Young put the band together.


Montessori Moods: The "Prepared Environment"
The "prepared environment" is what Maria Montessori called the learning space in her children's houses (preschools). It was designed to allow the children to respond to their desire to learn and "work". It included child-sized furniture for working and eating, as well as the specially designed Montessori materials. Everything was designed to allow the children to do things for themselves. It was also designed to be beautiful, orderly and inviting.
Get down at your child's level in your home and see what it looks like. Can your child wash his own hands? Get his own snack? Get out crayons and a coloring book for himself?
You don't have to make everything accessible to your child at once, but you can take steps to allow your child to do things for himself. In the original Montessori classrooms, the children served lunch to one another. The older children (5-6 year olds) would carry tureens full of soup to the table and serve the younger children. Other children would carry pitchers of water to refill glasses. Montessori discovered that young children WANT to do things for themselves and can do them if carefully shown and provided the right environment.
You can easily take steps in your home to make it more accessible to your young children and even toddlers. One of the easiest things to do is to have a child-sized table and chairs. My children are truly delighted to be able to eat at their table, color, do puzzles and other activities. Step stools help a lot. We have one at the bathroom sink and just recently got one for the kitchen sink. The stool allows our children to wash their own hands, brush their teeth, and sometimes they get to play in the sink! Having a cabinet in the kitchen with child-sized kitchen tools is also a great idea. You can put snacks in there and on a low shelf in the refrigerator so they can help themselves.
You can make these types of modifications all over your house to allow your child to do things for himself!
When presenting an activity to your child, practice beforehand and notice all the tiny motions that go into the activity. You will primarily be showing your child what to do, not telling him. Use as few words as possible.
Stand at the sink with your child on a stool next to you so that he can see you. (This is where the prepared environment is important—he can't see what you're doing if he doesn't have a stool!) Show him the whole process of hand-washing being unusually slow and exaggerating all the motions. When you're finished, ask your child if he would like to wash his hands. If he says no, say okay and move on to something else. If he says yes, show him how to move his stool into place and allow him to wash his hands. Try not to correct him if he doesn't do something "right" (unless he's really doing something unacceptable). If it seems like he's missing some crucial step, plan to present it to him again some other time.
You can also check out this link for official Montessori hand-washing presentation instructions. In my opinion, this is more involved than is necessary for me and my kids, but I just want to expose you to the different possibilities.


A protester hols a sign while waiting to start the peace march.
Those who protest for peace have never fought for it. The Iraqi people fight the same way we did all our lives. The war in Iraq will only be lost by those not fighting. I fight for and believe in what we do. For you can't have peace without in this world when you don't fight the evil where it lives. God bless Amarica and be with the poor uneducated protesters.


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2219: Futures Imagined
23 Nov (Sat) - 5 Apr (Sun)
Admission Fees Apply
#Family #Weekend #Surprise Me #Theatre #Visual
Step into 2219: Futures Imagined and explore how the world might change over the next 200 years in a major exhibition developed by ArtScience Museum. This immersive and experiential exhibition is a journey into imaginary future worlds, featuring over two dozen artists, architects, filmmakers, writers and theatre companies from Singapore and around the world.
Organised into five Acts, the exhibition explores how Singapore's society, culture and traditions may evolve when faced with global changes. Each Act aims to immerse visitors in settings which show how life may be impacted by changes in the Earth's environment.
Act I articulates some of the worldwide transformations which are already occurring due to environmental degradation – desertification in some places, flooding in others - as visitors transition from 2019 into the world of the future. In Act II, visitors will step into a possible future located in a public housing apartment set in the midway in the 21st century. Through cleverly designed interiors and strategic placement of various household items, the apartment enables visitors to experience the lived consequences of climate change, showing how Singaporeans may adapt to a changed environment. This section also includes artworks that show how Singapore, and its neighbouring nations, may acclimatise to a world which is beginning to be reshaped by rising sea-levels, and disruptions to global trade.
Act III explores a possible new subterranean world, created by the necessity to migrate underground. The centrepiece is a detailed speculative architectural proposal for large-scale underground living environment. Singapore's mastery of critical infrastructure is highlighted, suggesting that the island-state is well-placed to adjust to such a dramatic change.
Act III also investigates how our relationship with nature may change, if we moved away from the surface where much of life is sustained.
Act IV presents a dramatic immersive installation that aims to evoke a sense of urgency, encouraging us to take steps towards environmental conservation to protect all our futures. Visitors are invited to take part in a piece of participatory theatre which explores a future in which the oceans have adapted to support certain marine life, but the planet has become hostile for people. No matter how dramatically the world around us will change, the qualities that make Singapore unique will remain, as it moves towards its Quadricentennial. The final section of the exhibition, Act V, meditates on how cultures and traditions persevere, suggesting it is through collective memories, and shared customs, that we will be able to create the links between the past, present and future.
Exhibiting in Asia for the first time are UK artists Larry Achiampong and John Akomfrah, while Rimini Protokoll (Germany) and Superflux (UK) will be making their Southeast Asian debuts at 2219: Futures Imagined. Gordon Cheung (UK), Shan Hur (Korea) and Lisa Park (Korea) will also be showcasing their works in Singapore for the first time.
Works by many Singapore-based artists are also presented including Sarah Choo, Finbar Fallon, Ho Tzu Nyen, Adeline Kueh, Zarina Muhammad, Alvin Pang, Amanda Heng, Yanyun Chen, Priyageetha Dia, Donna Ong, Debbie Ding, Hafiz Osman, Robert Zhao Renhui, Johann Fauzi, Fyrool Dhama and BAO.
2219: Futures Imagined is curated by ArtScience Museum, based on an idea by Alvin Pang, with support from curatorial advisors Annie Jael Kwan and Adriel Luis. It is co-produced by SPACElogic.
Family Friday Tour
17 January, 3pm–4pm
Complimentary to ticket-holders of 2219: Futures Imagined
Follow us on a journey that investigates the multitudes of futures presented by artists, filmmakers, designers and architects. Across five highly participatory and environmentally distinct acts, walk into different moments in time and place which showcase future scenarios impacted by drastic changes in the Earth's environment.
11, 12, 18 & 19 January, 5pm–6pm
Interactive Trail
11–19 January, 10am–7pm
Visitors should purchase an exhibition ticket before participating in the trail. The trail kit is available for purchase at the Museum Retail shop.
Find yourself in the distant future with very little memory of how you got there. Follow the trail to investigate the mystery using clues provided through different galleries in the exhibition. Do you have what it takes to complete the trail in order to restore your memory?
Workshops, Masterclasses and Reading Circles
Yanyun Chen, 11 January
Priyageetha Dia, 12 January
Adeline Kueh, 17 January
Zarina Muhammad, 18 and 19 January
To coincide with Art Week 2020 and in collaboration with Impart Art, ArtScience Museum presents a series of in-gallery artist interventions featuring Adeline Kueh, Zarina Muhammad, Yanyun Chen and Priyageetha Dia. Exploring how ritual and handiwork is handed down from generation to generation, in a fond layering of memories and identity, these four exhibiting artists will present intimate hands-on sessions and talks, as well as readings and performances.
The Bizarre Honour, Robert Zhao Renhui, 2017. Image courtesy of the artist


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