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'Back to square one': despite cries for change, Hariri tapped to lead
By Hwaida Saad and Megan Specia
October 23, 2020 — 12.29pm
Beirut: Despite a public outcry for change, Lebanon's President has tapped Saad al-Hariri, the embattled former prime minister who stepped down late last year amid anti-government protests, to again try to form a government.
Hariri, who left office amid multiple crises as the country teetered on economic collapse, received the mandate after garnering enough support from Parliament on Thursday. President Michel Aoun asked Hariri to try to cobble together a governing coalition, the office of the presidency said.
People walk past graffiti painted on the wall of a Beirut hotel damaged by the August 4 explosion. Lebanon remains mired in crisis. Credit:AP
There is no guarantee he will succeed. Lebanon remains mired in crisis, its economy in shambles, as it also struggles with the fallout from an August 4 explosion in the port of Beirut that killed nearly 200 people, caused billions of dollars in damage and devastated entire suburbs.
Hariri vowed to form a cabinet of experts and technocrats "away from political parties" that would be committed to financial and economic overhauls to make the country viable again and to rebuild after the blast.
"This is the only and last opportunity for our beloved country," he said at the presidential palace.
Hariri's return would represent the staying power of Lebanon's longstanding sectarian power brokers despite the public's desire for a change of political leadership even before the Beirut blast, which amplified those demands.
Lebanese President Michel Aoun, left, meets with Prime Minister-Designate Saad al-Hariri on Thursday. Credit:AP
Lina Khatib, the head of the Middle East and North Africa Program at Chatham House, the British international policy institute, said that Hariri's being tapped again for the role was no surprise.
"The irony in Hariri's nomination now is that it takes Lebanon back to square one," Khatib said. "Just over a year after the start of protests in Lebanon, the country finds itself with the same prime minister who was ousted by the protesters, making the kinds of promises that he had made in the immediate aftermath of the protests and failed to implement back then."
Despite this, Khatib said the situation had fundamentally changed since a year ago. The economic crisis has become more acute, exacerbated by the pandemic and the port blast, and that could put more pressure on the governing elite to accept a degree of compromise they previously had not.
A protester takes pictures of a protest symbol that was set on fire by the supporters of former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, after a small demonstration denounced his potential return as PM. Credit:AP
"This of course is not going to satisfy those protesters who were hoping for a complete overhaul for the political system in Lebanon and for wide-ranging fundamental reforms," she said.
While Hariri's opportunity to form a government comes with little promise to rescue the country from collapse, some Beirut residents say it is better to have a dysfunctional government than none at all.
Hussein Ayoub, a butcher watching the news on a television in his shop in western Beirut, seemed resigned to whatever the political outcome might be.
"Hariri won't be the best option," he said. "But I would say better to be half-blind than fully blind. The country is falling below hell."


Learning tools should arise students' interest to get the role of facilitating the teaching-learning process . So, nowadays, taking into account, the European Higher Education Area and the Docentia Program, this is an interesting field to be explored by university professors . Last academic year, rubrics were introduced as teaching material in the practical component of the subject Clinical Specialties IV in the Physiotherapy Degree of the University of Valencia, but students also had lecturer's videos and their own class notes or videos, so it was not well known which were the most preferred learning tools to acquire learning competences.
To analyze the most preferred learning-tools employed by third course physiotherapy students in order to achieve practical competences in the subject Clinical Specialties IV.
A survey type study was carried out. One hundred fifty-eight students (56.33% women, mean age 22.33 ± 3.62 years) participated. The practical component of the subject was composed of 7 practices about neurodevelopment (P1 and P2), an orofacial physiotherapy (P3), therapeutic exercises in ataxia (P4), proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (P5), and children assessment and treatment (P6 and P7). Students had different learning tools to study: lecturer's videos (only in P1 and P2), class notes, student's videos and rubrics (in all except P2). A 13-item questionnaire about students' learning tools they had used for studying the practical component of the subject was developed. Finally, a descriptive study of the questionnaire was performed and internal consistency of the questionnaire was determined using the coefficient α (Cronbach alpha).
Rubrics were employed by students to prepare practical content in all practices in which they were available (100%). Class notes and rubrics were the most used learning tools in P3 (n=101;63.92%), P4 (n=96;60.76%), P5 (n=78; 49.37%) and P6 (n=75;47.7%). In P1, the most used materials were lecturer's video, rubrics and class notes (n=71;44.94%), and in P2 were lecturer's video and class notes (n=89;56.33%). In P7, the most used materials were rubrics, student's video and class notes (n=50;31.65%).Total reliability of the scale was good (α = 0.794).
Rubrics and class notes were the most preferred materials to study the practical component of the subject Clinical Specialties IV. However, lecturer's video was also highly used in those practices in which was offered. Therefore, rubrics and lecturer's video of practical content in the Physiotherapy Degree should be provided to students in order to facilitate their teaching-learning process.
 Sánchez-Sánchez ML, Espí-López GV, Ruescas-Nicolau MA. Satisfacción de los estudiantes pregrado de Fisioterapiacon el material docente facilitado por el profesorado. En prensa 2016. Cuest. fisioter. 2016, 45(1): 3-18.
 Gros Salvat B. La investigación sobre docencia universitaria: retos e iniciativas. En: Carreras Barnés et al. Propuestaspara el cambio docente en la universidad. Barcelona:OCTAEDRO/ICE-UV; 2006. p. 33-48.
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M.L. Sánchez-Sánchez, M.A. Ruescas-Nicolau, J.J. Carrasco-Fernández, Y. Ezzatvar-de-Llago, N. Cezón-Serrano, S. Pérez-Alenda (2016) STUDENTS' PREFERENCES WITHIN DIFFERENT LEARNING TOOLS FOR STUDYING THE PRACTICAL COMPONENT OF A SUBJECT IN THE PHYSIOTHERAPY DEGREE, INTED2016 Proceedings, pp. 1027-1033.


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Sino-American decade
Ten years have passed since Richard Nixon dramatically ended an era of American hostility toward the People's Republic of China. The excitement that surrounded his historic visit to Peking is now a matter of memory. But the benefits flowing from a normalization of ties continue to grow and to remind both sides that, whatever the strains of the moment, the relationship is worth cultivating.
Fortunately, Peking and Washington agree. While the anniversary is not being marked by fireworks, President Reagan and Prime Minister Zhao Ziyang have exchanged letters which are described as the most cordial since the dispute escalated over United States arms sales to Taiwan. That may not be saying much, but the Chinese leader's promise to work with the United States to try to overcome the present deadlock suggests there may be a degree of flexibility in Peking's position which is not evident from its public posture.
Given the depth of China's feeling about Taiwan, however, it seems clear that the United States will have to be more forthcoming. The heart of the problem lies in the ambiguities surrounding the question of Chinese sovereignty over Taiwan. The Shanghai Communique issued at the end of the Nixon visit and the joint communique signed upon the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1979 are deliberately vague on this point.
Mr. Reagan has reaffirmed the two communiques, signalling that he recognizes the importance of the strategic relationship. That is a welcome step given the vehemence of his support for Taiwan during his election campaign. But, if Sino-American ties are to be steadied, he may have to find some formula that more explicitly recognizes China's sovereignty over Taiwan -- in principle, of course, not in present actuality. Realistically, Peking has no hope of trying to take Taiwan by force -- a move which would invite American military action. It has taken pains in fact to stress that it seeks only ''peaceful reunification'' of Taiwan and the mainland.
But, as such respected scholars as Doak Barnett point out, China is concerned about the general trend of American policy on arms sales to Taiwan. Some assurance may be needed from Washington both on the matter of long-term weapons transfers and on not implicitly supporting the Taiwanese posture of ''never'' talking with the Chinese communists. Certainly Mr. Reagan risks a deterioration of Sino-American relations if he does not find some compromise which, while it might not actually solve the problem, could satisfy Peking's concerns and buy time.
This sticky problem should not be allowed to obscure the gains of the past ten years, however. For the United States, improved ties have meant converting China from a threatening to a friendly power in Asia, with all the benefits this yields in terms of US military requirements in the region and better relations between China and most of its neighbors. They have served as a useful diplomatic counterweight to relations with the Soviet Union. They have led to a sturdy trade and cultural and other contacts. Not least of all, they have helped reinforce the leadership of Deng Xiaoping and the priority he has given to modernization of the country instead of to military development.
These are enormous gains which no US administration can afford to regard lightly. The Sino-US rapprochement launched a decade ago has proved mutually beneficial, and the challenge for President Reagan is to avoid an impasse over Taiwan which could wreck that burgeoning relationship. The high-drama events of February 1972 may be forgotten. Their significance should not be.
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When it comes to raising children location is important. Parents want their children to have the opportunity to attend the best schools and also to enjoy their childhoods and make friends. But many places with the best schools and the best economic opportunities tend to be the least affordable. SmartAsset considered these and other metrics to find the best places for children in 2017.
Looking to move your family? Check out how much home you can afford.
In order to find the best places for children, we analyzed data on 198 metro areas. We gathered data on metrics like percent of kid-friendly establishments, median home value, high school graduation rate, math proficiency rate, language arts proficiency rate, child poverty rate, percentage of population under age 20, air quality, water quality, intergenerational mobility, infant mortality rate, child mortality rate and the percent of children who are uninsured. Check out our data and methodology section below to see where we got our data and how we put it together.
This is SmartAsset's third annual study on the best places for children. Read the 2016 version of the study here.
Three-time champ – For an impressive three years in a row, Cedar Rapids is the best place for children in America. The Cedar Rapids area has some of the best schools and highest-performing students in the country. It also scores high marks for intergenerational mobility.
Move to the Midwest – All but one of the top 10 places for children are in the Midwest. Midwest metro areas tend to do a good job graduating students and come with plenty of entertainment options for local children.
Struggling South – Last year, we highlighted Florida as the state which was letting its children down. This year Florida improved with only one Sunshine State metro area in the bottom 10 places for children. However, Southern metros still dominate the bottom of this list, claiming seven of the 10-lowest spots.
Cedar Rapids is once again the best place for children in the country. Some of its scores have improved since last year's study. For example the graduation rate rose from 88.49% to 88.53%, and language arts proficiency rate rose from 76.92% to 79.56%. That language arts rate is the second-highest in the study.
In other metrics Cedar Rapids did not score as well as it did last year. The area's math proficiency rate dropped from 80.32% to 76.34%. The child poverty rate also increased from 11.9% in last year's study to 13.4% in this year's study.
Rochester climbed from six in last year's study to claim second in this year's study. Med City improved its scores in language arts proficiency, child poverty rate and percentage of population under 20.
The best argument for why Rochester is great for children is its intergenerational mobility score. No metro area in the study gives children a better shot at moving up the income ladder than Rochester. This area also scores well in environmental factors like air quality and water quality.
Appleton catapulted from ninth last year to third this year. This metro area has the ninth-highest percentage of establishments which are kid friendly, including five arcades and eight bowling alleys.
The area also has the highest graduation rate in the study. Over 94% of Appleton students graduate. However Appleton's reading and math scores show room for improvement. Only 51% of students are proficient in language arts and 58% are proficient in math.
Des Moines-West Des Moines occupies the same spot it did in last year's study. This metro area finds itself ranked so high thanks to the quality of the education children can receive in the area. Des Moines-West Des Moines scores in the top 10 in both language arts proficiency and math proficiency. Not even Cedar Rapids scores in the top 10 for both.
Another good sign is the area's declining child poverty rate. The area saw a steep decline in the percent of children who are living in poverty. In last year's study this rate was 17.1%, and this year it fell to 13.8%. At the same time the percent of the population who are children rose. Last year's study showed 27.9% of the population were under 20. This year that number has risen to 28.2%.
Fargo vaulted five spots from last year to claim this year's fifth place. This area had particularly strong finishes in three metrics: child poverty rate, intergenerational mobility and percentage of households with a water quality violation. Fargo scored in the top three in each of these metrics.
If Fargo wants to climb further into the top five, it will need to improve on education. Only 53% of Fargo students are proficient in language arts and just under 55% are proficient in math. Both of those scores are low for the top 10.
Barnstable is the only metro area outside of the Midwest to break into our top 10. This cape town is a fun place for both children and adults. It comes with great beaches as well as plenty of kid-friendly establishments, including 22 museums and seven bowling alleys. In total, 0.45% of establishments in Barnstable are kid-friendly entertainment establishments.
Omaha-Council Bluffs dropped two spots from last year mostly due to the increase in median home value. An increase in median home value is great for the people who own homes, but makes it harder for other residents to become homeowners. Omaha also saw child poverty rates rise from 14.6% in last year's edition to 18.3% in this year's study.
But on average Omaha-Council Bluffs scored well and earned its place in the top 10. For example, 78% of kids are proficient in math. That's the third-highest score in the study. Omaha also gives children plenty of opportunities to have fun and make friends. Over 28% of the population in Omaha are under the age of 20.
Madison is a great place for everyone. We rated it as one of the best state capitals to live in and one of the best college towns.
The area jumped an impressive 17 spots from 25th last year to eighth this year. Madison owes its jump in the rankings to its decreasing child poverty rate and improved air quality. It ranked sixth overall in child poverty and 48th for quality of air.
Madison's neighbor to the northeast, Green Bay, takes the second-to-last spot in our top 10. Green Bay scores well in both air quality and water quality. No families dealt with water quality violations in 2014, meaning parents do not need to be concerned with the drinkability of their tap water. Green Bay also has a median air quality index of 38, one of the best scores in the top 10.
Duluth just squeaks by Laredo, Texas to take the final spot in our top 10. Around 0.4% of all establishments in the Duluth area are kid-friendly. That's the second-highest rate in the top 10. This means kids in the area have plenty to do.
In terms of home affordability Duluth also scores well. The median home value in Duluth is $147,300 – the lowest in the top 10.
Median home value. Data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2015 American Community Survey.
High graduation rate. Data comes from the U.S. Department of Education and is for the 2014 – 2015 school year.
Percent of students proficient in language arts. Data comes from the U.S. Department of Education and is for the 2014-2015 school year.
Percent of students proficient in math. Data comes from the U.S. Department of Education and is for the 2014-2015 school year.
Child poverty rate. This is the percent of residents under the age of 18 who are living below the poverty level. Data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2015 American Community Survey.
Percent of population who are children. This is the percent of population under the age of 20. Data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2015 American Community Survey.
Median air quality index. This measures how clean the air is. Data comes from the Environmental Protection Agency.
Infant mortality rate. This is the number of deaths among children less than 1 year old per 1,000 live births. Data is from countyhealthranking.com for 2015 and is measured at the county level.
Child mortality rate. This is the number of deaths among children under age 18 per 100,000 residents. Data is from countyhealthranking.com for 2015 and is measured at the county level.
Percent of children without health insurance. This is the percent of the population under 18 who does not have health insurance. Data is from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2015 American Community Survey.
We began by ranking each city in the 13 metrics, giving a half weight to air quality and water quality, and a full weight to the other factors. Then we found each city's average ranking. Next we used this average ranking to determine each city's final score. The city with the best average ranking received a 100. The city with the lowest average ranking received a 0.
Raising a child is expensive no matter how you slice it. The United States Department of Agriculture estimates that raising the average child to the age of 17 would cost cost over $230,000. But all that spending means there is plenty of room to optimize and stretch budgets.
One budgeting tip for new parents is to think carefully about what is a need vs. what is a want. Do you really need a top-of-the-line stroller or crib? An average-priced one may suit your needs just fine. Another option is to buy used items. It is possible to find affordable, lightly used changing tables or strollers for sale at thrift shops or on websites like Craigslist. Your local community website or parenting board may even have a forum for listing used baby items. A third easy way to save on costs is to buy items you know you'll need, like baby wipes and diapers, in bulk. Buying in bulk can cut the cost of those items in half, saving hundreds of dollars every year.
There are also ways to save while you spend. If you have a high enough credit score, you may qualify for the best rewards credit cards. These credit cards come with great perks like 2% – 5% cash back on certain categories like gas. This means you can turn driving your child to and from daycare into your next vacation.


An old cottonwood snapped on Thursday.
One of Genoa's older trees succumbed to the elements on Thursday.
Located at Genoa Lane and Kinsey Way the big cottonwood appears to have snapped off at the trunk, taking a portion of the white fence with it.
The tree stood on the parcel owned by the Sierra Shadows Homeowners Association.
Besides the fence, no structures were damaged.
Winds in Nevada's first settlement were light until 4:30 p.m. when a gauge located south of Genoa Lane recorded gusts of 25 and 27 mph, according to the National Weather Service.


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UPDATE: Burglary suspects involved in Tempe rollover crash identified
Posted: 12:17 PM, Oct 31, 2018
By: Joe Enea
Three California teens were involved in a rollover crash moments after four attempted robberies in Tempe.
Tempe police say the crash happened around 5 a.m. on October 20 near Mill Avenue and Apache Boulevard.
According to police, Darrell Aundra Crowder, Anthony Washington and Desmond Talley, all 18, came to Tempe from California to watch the ASU-Stanford Football game on October 18 at Sun Devil Stadium.
Police received a call just before 5 a.m. when the trio allegedly used a sledgehammer to break the window of a Cold Stone Creamery near McClintock Drive and Southern Avenue.
They reportedly broke a cash register and stole the money inside.
They then allegedly robbed the Jimmy John's near Baseline Road and Rural Road. A witness reported to police that they saw a suspect get into a white Nissan Altima.
Within minutes of responding to the Jimmy John's break-in, an officer saw someone using a sledgehammer to try to break into the Fry's store near Mill and Southern avenues.
The trio fled and got into a crash with two other vehicles blocks away at Mill and Apache. The collision caused one of the vehicles to roll over, pinning a victim under their vehicle.
That person has been taken to the hospital and is expected to survive.
The teens are also accused of robbing a Smashburger and Caribbean Palm, also in Tempe.
The trio has been charged with multiple crimes including, burglary, aggravated assault, and endangerment.


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Lanc may refer to:

Organizations
 National-Christian Defense League (Romanian: ), a Romanian political party
 National Liberation Movement (Albania) (Albanian:  or LANÇ), an Albanian World War II resistance organization

People
 Arthur Lanc (1907–1995), Austrian medical officer during World War II who was named Righteous among the Nations for protecting Jews from the Holocaust
 Erwin Lanc (born 1930), Austrian politician
 Maria Lanc (1911–1995), Arthur Lanc's wife, also named Righteous among the Nations

Other uses
 Avro Lancaster, a British World War II heavy bomber aircraft nicknamed the Lanc
 LANC, a protocol by Sony used to synchronize camcorders and cameras

See also
 Lancs (disambiguation)
 Lank (disambiguation)


we wish you a happy new year with lots of love, health, success, open minds and hears for all the people of the world, courage for new steps and challenges ahead of you. We wish you to be courageous, self-confident, aware of the world around you, caring and supporting.
Live the joy of life, and naturally have fun today.


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'I wanted to change the world, but I couldn't find a babysitter.' School runs, packed lunches, play-dates, date night, nappy changes, homework, football, deadlines, bedtime stories, supermarket runs, peace-keeping, juice and biscuits, park trips, the runs, toddler groups, coffee drinking, mum's taxi, potty training, kiss-it-better. These are our lives. Like you, we are busy mums who want to follow God. We want to be part of his mission to the world. Perhaps you had big dreams of how you'd make a difference to the world, how you'd change it for the better. But now all you can think about is the next feed. Or perhaps you think mission is only for 'special Christians' who are extra holy and know their Bible backwards - and you feel that just ticking off each day on the calendar is an achievement. Wherever you are, whatever you feel, we hope this book will renew your passion to serve God in your own situation. We'd like to share some stories from women who have begun to do just that. And we want to invite you to explore what mission looks like for a normal mum. Because however ordinary we are, we serve an extraordinary God, and he calls us all to be a part of his mission to transform the earth, bring his kingdom, redeem a new humanity and build his church.
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Detectives have released a video of thieves removing $5,500 in patio furniture from a Yucaipa business and are seeking help from the public to identify them, according to a San Bernardino County Sheriff's news release.
Thieves made three trips to remove items from the business in the 31500 block of Avenue E, beginning at 3:36 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20, according to the news release.
The news release did not identify the name of the business. The commercial area is north of the 10 Freeway and just southeast of Yucaipa Boulevard.
At least three suspects are visible in the video, moving and tossing chairs, tables and cushions down a slope, where the items were loaded into a truck.
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It might be fall, but that doesn't mean there's a new Star Wars movie to look forward to. This year there's no new installment coming in December. Kind of a bummer, no? Yes, yes it is. But! That doesn't mean there's nothing Star Wars-related to tell you about these days. In fact, there's a lot. Let's get to it right now.
Probability of Accuracy: It's something that's been confirmed by other outlets, so let's assume this is correct.
The Real Deal: The cast list for Star Wars: Episode IX just keeps growing and growing. The latest addition? Former Doctor Who Time Lord and Crown Prince, Matt Smith. His role is, of course, unknown for now, but let's be honest: If ever an actor was perfect to play a First Order officer, it's Matt Smith. Just look at that face! Also, have you ever heard him speak? Perfection. Smith will join other franchise newcomers Keri Russell, Richard E. Grant, and Dominic Monaghan in the new movie, alongside returning stars Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, and Adam Driver. The movie is currently in production and set to be released in December 2019, so very, very far away from now.
Probability of Accuracy: This is all in-canon; it's as accurate as it gets.
The Real Deal: The novelization of Solo: A Star Wars Story actually has the title Solo: A Star Wars Story Expanded Edition, and there's a reason for that—it really does add a lot to what appeared onscreen, with excerpts released on the official Star Wars site introducing a tie-in to Rogue One and building on the final fate for L3-3T, much to some people's concern. In a related interview, author Mur Lafferty commented on the movie's shortcomings—"Val deserved more time to explore her character a little bit"— and also attempted to address them. The book is available now, and who knows? Maybe it'll make you like the movie a little more.
Is Rian Johnson's Trilogy Under Threat?
The Real Deal: Although rumors persist that Rian Johnson's all-new Star Wars trilogy has been put on hold, reality seems to suggest something different; in news reports about Johnson's surprise new crime feature Knives Out, it was underscored that the movie will shoot this November, before he settles in to creating the trilogy. Johnson has even taken to Twitter to confirm that, yes, the trilogy is still in the works. This might not stop the rumor to the contrary being spread around, but as Taylor Swift once so poignantly pointed out, haters gonna hate hate hate hate hate.
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Probability of Accuracy: Given that we're combining official announcements and hearsay, let's go with 70/30.
Probability of Accuracy: It's honest-to-goodness Disney promo material, so it's as accurate as any promotional material.
The Real Deal: Wondering what to expect from the upcoming animated series Star Wars Resistance? Well, thanks to a new promo video we now know a little bit more about Team Fireball, the characters at the center of the new show.
"We made the show for a younger audience; I think they'll love the relationships between the characters, and all the light-heartedness," said executive producer Athena Yvette Portillo. "It's unique in tone, unique in look. It's a completely different package." The new series debuts on the Disney Channel October 7.


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Molex Incorporated settles lawsuit over unauthorised loans
Molex Incorporated has settled a lawsuit brought against the electronic components company over alleged unauthorised loans, it said Friday.
The company has agreed to pay Mizuho Bank 17bn Japanese yen, ending a litigation which started in the Tokyo District Court in August 2010.
Molex expects the settlement costs for the quarter ending March 31st, to reach between $21m to $23m before based on current foreign exchange rates.
Mizuho has dismissed district court proceedings and released about $4.6m, based on current foreign exchange rates, that the bank has held since 2010.
The banks also released Molex from any future claims relating to unauthorised loans and provisional attachments.
"We believe that continuing protracted and costly litigation with an uncertain outcome is not in our best interests," said Martin Slark, Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Molex.
"This settlement, by eliminating that cost and uncertainty, allows us to focus on executing our businessstrategy."
At December 31st, Molex had an accrued liability of $170.7m and disclosed a contingent liability of $66.2m with respect to the unauthorized loans, the company added.


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VIDEO: Hundreds turn out to sign names on Scituate turbine blade
Lauren DiTullio
Jan 23, 2012 at 12:01 AM Jan 23, 2012 at 11:02 PM
Even though snow was coming down, many Scituate residents traveled to Widow's Walk Golf Course on Saturday to sign a 132-foot-long blade that will be part of Scituate's soon-to-be-assembled wind turbine.
When families began to arrive Saturday, a light coating of snow had accumulated atop the 135-foot wind turbine blade that lay in an open area at Widow's Walk Golf Course.
In spite of the day's conditions, people from all around Scituate came out to celebrate the town's turbine project by emblazoning the blade with their signatures. Many claimed their spots by wiping snow away.
Police who were facilitating parking at the event estimated that about 200 people appeared in the first hour, and space on the blade was rapidly filling.
"I'm really happy that Scituate residents are so positive about this effort," said town Public Works Director Albert Bangert.
Those signing the blade ranged from infants in their parents' arms to adults who could recall a time when green-energy initiatives were not on the horizon.
Don Mullen of Scituate was at Widow's Walk with his son Alex, and he signed the blade on behalf of his 7-month-old granddaughter, Sasha.
"It's taken a generation, I think, for people to become aware of the need for renewable, sustainable energy sources. I'm proud that Scituate has done this," Mullen said.
Reach Lauren DiTullio at lditulli@ledger.com.
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LBS Rowing Demonstrates Determination at NICRC
Fall Collegiate Invitational, Articles
Photo provided by Sydney Abad
LBS Rowing varsity women finished third out of eight in their heat, improving by 50 seconds since last year.
By Ariana Gastelum
Publicity Manager
Varsity Rower
Long Beach State Rowing's effort to become increasingly competitive against opposing teams was shown at the first Naples Island Collegiate Rowing Challenge (NICRC) at Marine Stadium in Long Beach, Calif. on Nov. 1 and 2.
Saturday races were made up of a series 850-meter sprints for the alumni and novices. They began at the boathouse and finished at the end of Marine Stadium.
Winners of these sprints were not recorded. Although LBS Rowing's novices have been rowing for a couple months now, they were competing against other teams that had been rowing for either just as long or for only a few weeks. Some of the other schools raced with only six rowers at a time, and others rowed with squared blades.
Men's rowing teams from Arizona State University (ASU), Chapman University, Loyola Marymount University (LMU), Orange Coast College (OCC), University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and University of Southern California (USC) competed in the novice races against Long Beach.
"The sprints were fun, and I really feel like it was easier to push myself because you are right next to your competition, and you can tell when you are losing," men's novice rower Wendel Kuhn said. "What I believe is really important is having that first race down because I know what to expect and know how our entire boat performs under that pressure."
Teams from ASU, Chapman University, LMU, OCC and University of California Irvine (UCI) raced in the women's sprints.
On Sunday, varsity and novice teams raced a 4,000-meter course around Naples Island.
"NICRC felt like home turf, and especially with our local rivals, we tried our best to see where we place among them," varsity rower Sydney Abad said.
The women's team raced one varsity eight and two varsity fours. The varsity eight finished third out of eight behind University of California Santa Barbara's (UCSB) A-boat and OCC's A-boat with a time of 16 minutes and 50.28 seconds.
Last year, varsity finished fifth, 1 minute and 22 seconds behind UCSB, who finished last year as well with a similar time, according to women's head coach Ian Simpson. Since then, the women's varsity team has improved by 50 seconds.
"The varsity performance would have been good enough for second place in last year's race," Simpson said. "However, Orange Coast College also had a very good performance, improving by 40 seconds over last year, good enough to keep them 15 seconds ahead of varsity…However, I have no doubt that our varsity will close the gap and eventually pass OCC in the spring."
The men's team competed one varsity eight and two novice eights. Varsity finished fifth out of eight with a time of 14 minutes and 39.74 seconds, finishing 10 seconds before UCLA's B-boat and also before USC's B-boat and ASU.
"Head of the American line up was a little bit different and more advance than the Naples Island line up," men's head coach Rob Edwards said. "But the Naples Island line up did well for themselves…They're just going to get better and better throughout the season."
This year's varsity team had enough for two competitive eights, the team lost four varsity members just after Head of the American.
"I only had one boat last year, and now I only have one boat and a half, but I started with two," Edwards said. "It's nice to have the ability to change up people if I have to…It builds a little bit more competition and a little bit more competitive edge."
The varsity team also practices in the evening on their own three times a week, and it has shown in practice, according to Edwards.
"They are getting much better with their ratio, and they're getting much better with their overall strength," he said. "This is one of the strongest crews I've ever had physically."
For official results, visit http://www.row2k.com/results/files/20141102NaplesIsland.pdf.
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Q: Angular4 uploading image in typescript on ie11 I'm trying to upload an image to my web application in Angular 4.
I convert the input file with readAsBinaryString() and extract the ascii code with btoa() which I then pass to a backend service.
Everything works correctly on Chrome, but not on Internet Explorer 11.
To fix on ie11 I added the function readAsBinaryString() in the polyfills.ts :
function str2ab(str) {
  let buf = new ArrayBuffer(str.length);
  let bufView = new Uint8Array(buf);
  for (let i = 0, strLen = str.length; i < strLen; i++) {
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}

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With the Trump regime already shrinking the size of National Parks in the United States and selling off public lands plus having installed an interior secretary seemingly antithetical and outright hostile to the notion of preserving the country's natural and historical heritage, a concerned congresswoman inquired about the future funding for the preservation of the camps where US citizens of Japanese heritage (including her own grandfather) were interned after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Flippantly, the secretary thought it an appropriate opportunity to demonstrate his limited Japanese language skills on the congresswoman and replied, "O konnichiwa." The congresswoman kept her composure in this rather awkward and insulting moment with the gentle correction, stating that it was still "ohayo gozaimasu but that's OK"—noting it was still morning time and not yet appropriate to use the secretary's greeting for good afternoon. Though the secretary later conceded that the sites were an important part of the country's history and the budget cuts were probably an administrative oversight, it is still unclear if any resolution came from this meeting. Another useful phrase that the secretary might want to add to his vocabulary is moushiwake arimasen deshita, I was crude and am profoundly sorry.


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Stephen Caulfield - Parkview (album). Background - Parkview is the debut full length album by Stephen Caulfield. Written, performed and produced entirely by Stephen, Parkview was recorded over a number of years in a self-built studio that looks out over the local park. Parkview is an album of 11 songs that showcases Stephen's ability as a singer-songwriter on piano and guitar, whilst also demonstrating his love of fusing strict electronic music with organic natural sounds using many weird and wonderful instruments and effects that he has collected over the years. Stephen loves playing with, and altering sounds to create a unique palette of noise, he alters the computer recorded sounds by changing their speed, pitch, timing or dynamics to make new sounds that are then used to make rhythms and melodies. Beneath the production trickery and instrumentation lies a solid foundation of good song writing and Stephen's solid abilities as a singer. The core component of each song is St
Thursday - Cutting To The Chase
Sunshine and The Blue Moon - Buffalo Child. What they say - I think it's safe to say we're a nostalgic bunch. We get our music on vinyl or tape, we take our photos and shoot home videos on film, we drive around in my big old boat of a car, anything that brings us a little farther away from the pervasive technologies that dog all of our daily lives. Our new video "Lucy" was directed and shot on super8 film by our best friend and honorary band member Laura-Lynn Petrick (....Mac Demarco, Calvin Love, Michael Rault...) in the heart of winter. We're releasing it now since it seems completely inappropriate. We signed with The Hand Recordings and will be releasing our debut LP this fall. We had no intention of using this footage for a music video, but it just looked so great we thought might as well use it for something. We put it over a demo recording of an old song that people seem to enjoy, we hope you enjoy it too! What we say - Keeping on the inapprop
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Fresh Snow - Proper Burial feat. DIANA's Carmen Elle. Background - Toronto instrumental four-piece Fresh Snow announces their sophomore album 'Won,' out September 11 via Hand Drawn Dracula on vinyl/digital and on limited cassette edition via Reel Cod Records. The album's first single "Proper Burial" features vocals from DIANA's Carmen Elle. Born in a dive bar on Toronto's Bloor Street in 2010, four friends gathered to make improvisational music based on their love of drones, noise and-less obviously-strongly melodic pop music. Since their first show in 2011, Andy Lloyd (bass, keys) , Brad Davis (guitars, keys), Jon Maki (drums), and Tim Condon (keys, etc) have released a split 7" single with METZ, a full-length album, "I" (Reel Cod Records), and a cover of 'Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle', featuring vocals by Julie Fader on the Nirvana tribute album, Milkin' It (Hand Drawn Dracula). They have been invi
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Robyn Hitchcock - Sgt. Pepper - London 2007 (Internet Archive)
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Tongues - Religion. Background - Meet Tongues, the budding electronic artist out of Glasgow, Scotland. New track, 'Religion' is his latest slice of storming synthetic pop, full of driving rhythm and modulated vocals, and is a taste of his fantastic debut EP, due September . Tongues sets the standards very high in this new music round up. Tongues is a class act, sometimes it's just easy to say - "let the music speak for itself". Find out more ( here ). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sharer - Body Tonight Background - Alongside Nick and JD, the vocals on "Body Tonight" are by Jo Lampert (Tune-Yards, AVAN LAVA) and Xavier Smith. The single will come out on August 21st, with remixes from Midnight Magic and LEFTI. Here's what Nick and JD have to say in their own words: "I used to go see JD simply as a fan while living in London. Her live shows were alway


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How Smartphone Users Discover and Use Mobile Apps?
Analysing the behaviour of users for discovering apps can help mobile app developers to come up with the right strategies for promoting their mobile app. Now let's discuss the top motivating factors that excite people to install apps.
Mobile apps have become an essential part of our lives. They are downloaded by people almost every day from the two popular app portals— Google Play Store or Apple App Store where users can discover, purchase and download interesting mobile apps for streaming music, tracking fitness, online shopping, cashless banking, and much more. However, app stores are not the only means to find out new apps. Based on some astounding statistics generated by a survey carried out by Google and Ipsos MediaCT, this post will elucidate how people discover and use new mobile apps from app stores to suit their requirements.
1. Word of Mouth—The top channel for discovering apps: Word of Mouth stands out as the most reliable source of information that influences purchasing decisions. The study conducted by Google and Ipsos revealed that recommendations by friends and family act as the topmost way of discovering new mobile apps.
Since consumers are becoming more cautious about downloading new apps, encouraging users to use a particular app is not easy unless it has been tried and tested by their friends or relatives. According to the survey, 51 percent of users download apps based on recommendations from those they trust.
2. Browsing the App Store — According to the survey done by Google and Ipsos, 48 percent of smartphone users rely on app stores for discovering new apps. Apps stores feature a search function to allow smartphone users to find out new apps that they might have heard about from their friends or work buddies.
3. Social Networks/News Portals/ and Blogs — 32 percent of smartphone users, according to the survey, discover apps as they see them shared on social networks. It goes without saying that app developers are making the best use of social media platform to promote their apps. News and updates shared on social platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn not only help people discover new apps but also persuade them to install the app.
The survey further states that 32 percent of surveyed users have discovered new apps by reading about them online. There are countless blogs and online portals that provide the latest information about mobile apps to inform readers about some of the most incredible innovations.
4. Browsing the search engine — According to Google, one in four mobile apps is discovered by users through ads on a search engine. Thus, search engines are another good source of discovering mobile apps. 31 percent of smartphone users, according to the survey have discovered apps after watching ads on search engines.
5. Ads on TV or YouTube — In order to reach more audiences, app developers are increasingly cashing in on TV ads as commercials are a great way to convince users to install mobile apps. 26 percent of smartphone users who were surveyed by Google and Ipsos opined that TV commercials persuaded them to install certain apps on their smart phone.
Similarly, YouTube ads also play a key role in increasing app installs, as 20% of users stated that they have installed mobile apps after watching its ad on popular video-sharing website YouTube.
6. Through Search Engines— The survey further reveals that 21 percent of users discover apps through the search engine. Search engines thus act as one of the key drivers of app discovery.
7. Recommendation from app stores — While downloading an app from an app store, a list of recommended apps pops up based on the apps you have been searching for or the apps that are currently installed on your smartphone. According to the survey, 34 percent of users download apps based on recommendations from app stores. For example, if you are downloading a music app, your app store will present you with a list of several other music apps that you may consider downloading.
To reach out to their target customers, mobile apps designed by app developers are submitted on app stores where users can download or purchase the app after discovering them. Analysing the behaviour of users for discovering apps can help mobile app developers to come up with the right strategies for promoting their mobile app. Now let's discuss the top motivating factors that excite people to install apps.
What Motivates Users to Install Apps?
Price is the most significant factor that motivates users to install an app discovered by them. According to the survey by Google and Ipsos, 85% of users are motivated by the price of the app. As far as paid apps are concerned, 50% of users prefer paying for an app only if the app offers the content they are looking for, or there is no free alternative for the app.
The survey further establishes that 84% of users are motivated by privacy or app security and 71% of users are motivated by the utility as well as the description of the app. Furthermore, 66% of users install apps after determining how much memory an app would be using.
App reviews and ratings by users serve as another motivating factor as 61% of users rely on app reviews and 60% rely solely on ratings for installing an app. Besides this, 28% of users are motivated to install an app if the app is used by a large number of users or by a majority of their friends and family. Last but not least, 20% of users, according to the survey install an app only after watching videos about the app.
What Drives People to Use Mobile Apps?
According to the survey, on an average 35 apps are installed by users on their smartphones. Of all the apps installed by mobile phone users, 52% of the apps are used on a regular basis. Of the 52% apps, 31% are used on a daily basis, whereas 21% of apps are used on weekly basis. The survey further revealed that 61% of people prefer using apps if they are easy to use and navigate. Besides this, 34% of surveyed users opined that they prefer using an app if it helps explore new things, whereas 26% of users value those apps that send them useful notifications regularly.
Furthermore, 29% of smartphone users, according to the survey prefer personalizing the apps so as to derive the best experience, and 28% of users have a preference for apps that offer a large range of things to explore. Also, 19% of users admitted using an app if it belongs to the brand or company that they use frequently in real life. Some other valuable factors that make an app desirable are— its appearance, relevance, convenience, along with discounts and deals offered by the app.
The frequency of app usage is again driven by several factors such as immediacy and convenience. If users do not find an app useful or convenient, they uninstall it immediately. Thus, even if a mobile app developer succeeds in getting a large number of users to install their app, the most difficult part is to spice up the apps in creative ways so as to keep users engaged so that they don't end up uninstalling it.
So what factors drive a user to abandon an app and what motivates them to use some apps repeatedly? Stay tuned for our next blog post in which we will throw light on these important aspects so that you can develop an effectual mobile-app marketing strategy.


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Q: Is the span of Eigenvectors equal to the span of the column space of the matrix?
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*I wanted to know if the span of eigenvectors is related to the span of the matrix itself. (Ex: equal to the column span of the matrix?)

*Is there a way to represent the columns of a matrix in terms of its eigenvectors and eigenvalues?

*Lastly, how the second point is related to finding the powers of the matrix

A: For $1$: yes, there is a relation, but it isn't always a nice one. Sometimes, the matrix is defective: it doesn't have enough eigenvectors to span the space. However, you can always express a matrix in terms of generalised eigenvectors via something called Jordan Normal/Canonical Form. The nice relation is when the matrix is diagonalisable - see below - if it is instead defective, it has a non-diagonal Jordan form.
For $2)$: it depends. If your matrix is diagonalisable, then yes. What does that mean? It means that it has a diagonal representation, right, but importantly for this question that really means: if you change your basis into your eigenvectors, that there are enough linearly independent eigenvectors to span your space.
Examples:

$$\begin{pmatrix}1&1\\0&1\end{pmatrix}$$This is Andreas' example. This matrix is not diagonalisable. It has "two" eigenvalues ($1$, with multiplicity $2$), but the only eigenvectors are multiples of $(1,0)^T$. $2D$ space cannot be spanned by a single eigenvector, so the best you can do is leave this in its Jordan Normal Form - which it is already in!

$$\begin{pmatrix}2&3\\3&2\end{pmatrix}$$This is diagonalisable. Its eigenvalues are $5,-1$, with representative eigenvectors $(1,1)^T,(1,-1)^T$. Notice that these are $2$ linearly independent eigenvectors, which is sufficient to span $2D$ space. Let's first build this matrix of eigenvectors: $$\begin{pmatrix}1&1\\1&-1\end{pmatrix}$$ And I also want to find its inverse, so that we can go from the normal basis to this one: $$\begin{pmatrix}1&1\\1&-1\end{pmatrix}^{-1}=\begin{pmatrix}\frac{1}{2}&\frac{1}{2}\\\frac{1}{2}&-\frac{1}{2}\end{pmatrix}$$Now I need to think about the diagonal form: when acting on the eigenvectors, by definition this matrix will just scale them by the eigenvalues. Therefore I can write a diagonal matrix with $5,-1$ on the respective entries. Altogether now: $$\begin{pmatrix}2&3\\3&2\end{pmatrix}=\underset{P}{\begin{pmatrix}1&1\\1&-1\end{pmatrix}}\underset{D}{\begin{pmatrix}5&0\\0&-1\end{pmatrix}}\underset{P^{-1}}{\begin{pmatrix}\frac{1}{2}&\frac{1}{2}\\\frac{1}{2}&-\frac{1}{2}\end{pmatrix}}$$This works because every vector in $\Bbb R^2$ can be expressed in terms of the eigenvectors of this matrix, because there were two different ones, and the matrix on the right converts a vector in terms of $\bf i, j$ into one in terms of the eigenvectors; the diagonal part scales the eigenvectors as it normally would, and the last matrix converts everything back into vectors in terms of $\bf i,j$.

What about powers?
For $3)$, consider this: when the matrix is diagonalisable, I can express it in terms of $PDP^{-1}$, where $D$ is the diagonal matrix and $P$ is the change of basis to the eigenbasis (linearly independent eigenvectors). Remember I can only do this sometimes. But suppose now is such a time, and I can write $A=PDP^{-1}$. Let's think about integer powers:
$$A^2=(PDP^{-1})^2=PD\color{red}{P^{-1}P}DP^{-1}=PD\color{red}{I}DP^{-1}=PDDP^{-1}=PD^2P^{-1}\\A^3=A^2A=PD^2P^{-1}PDP^{-1}=PD^2\color{red}{P^{-1}P}DP^{-1}=PD^2DP^{-1}=PD^3P^{-1}$$
A straightforward exercise in induction reveals that, for any natural number $n$:
$$A^n=PD^nP^{-1}$$
Why do we care? Well, $D^n$ is really easy to calculate. You just raise the diagonal entries to the relevant power. Then it's a lot easier:
Example:

$$\begin{align}\begin{pmatrix}2&3\\3&2\end{pmatrix}^n&=PD^nP^{-1}=\begin{pmatrix}1&1\\1&-1\end{pmatrix}\begin{pmatrix}5&0\\0&-1\end{pmatrix}^n\begin{pmatrix}\frac{1}{2}&\frac{1}{2}\\\frac{1}{2}&-\frac{1}{2}\end{pmatrix}\\&=\begin{pmatrix}1&1\\1&-1\end{pmatrix}\begin{pmatrix}5^n&0\\0&(-1)^n\end{pmatrix}\begin{pmatrix}\frac{1}{2}&\frac{1}{2}\\\frac{1}{2}&-\frac{1}{2}\end{pmatrix}\\&=\cdots\\&=\frac{1}{2}\begin{pmatrix}(-1)^n+5^n&(-1)^{n+1}+5^n\\(-1)^{n+1}+5^n&(-1)^n+5^n\end{pmatrix}\end{align}$$

And a difficult problem becomes easier. Actually, since that matrix was symmetric, it wouldn't have been too hard to inductively find its powers, but this technique is very powerful and fairly general - it fails when the matrix is defective, because it won't have the nice diagonal form.