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package com.intellij.openapi.vcs;

import com.intellij.notification.Notification;
import com.intellij.openapi.application.Result;
import com.intellij.openapi.command.WriteCommandAction;
import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
import com.intellij.openapi.util.io.FileUtil;
import com.intellij.openapi.util.text.StringUtil;
import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.CharsetToolkit;
import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VirtualFile;
import com.intellij.testFramework.PlatformTestUtil;
import com.intellij.util.containers.ContainerUtil;
import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.List;

import static junit.framework.Assert.assertTrue;
import static org.junit.Assert.*;

public class VcsTestUtil {
  public static VirtualFile createFile(@NotNull Project project, @NotNull final VirtualFile parent, @NotNull final String name,
                                       @Nullable final String content) {
    return new WriteCommandAction<VirtualFile>(project) {
      @Override
      protected void run(@NotNull Result<VirtualFile> result) throws Throwable {
        VirtualFile file = parent.createChildData(this, name);
        if (content != null) {
          file.setBinaryContent(CharsetToolkit.getUtf8Bytes(content));
        }
        result.setResult(file);
      }
    }.execute().throwException().getResultObject();
  }

  /**
   * Creates directory inside a write action and returns the resulting reference to it.
   * If the directory already exists, does nothing.
   *
   * @param parent Parent directory.
   * @param name   Name of the directory.
   * @return reference to the created or already existing directory.
   */
  public static VirtualFile findOrCreateDir(@NotNull final Project project, @NotNull final VirtualFile parent, @NotNull final String name) {
    return new WriteCommandAction<VirtualFile>(project) {
      @Override
      protected void run(@NotNull Result<VirtualFile> result) throws Throwable {
        VirtualFile dir = parent.findChild(name);
        if (dir == null) {
          dir = parent.createChildDirectory(this, name);
        }
        result.setResult(dir);
      }
    }.execute().throwException().getResultObject();
  }

  public static void renameFileInCommand(@NotNull Project project, @NotNull final VirtualFile file, @NotNull final String newName) {
    new WriteCommandAction.Simple(project) {
      @Override
      protected void run() throws Throwable {
        try {
          file.rename(this, newName);
        }
        catch (IOException e) {
          throw new RuntimeException(e);
        }
      }
    }.execute().throwException();
  }

  public static void deleteFileInCommand(@NotNull Project project, @NotNull final VirtualFile file) {
    new WriteCommandAction.Simple(project) {
      @Override
      protected void run() throws Throwable {
        try {
          file.delete(this);
        }
        catch(IOException ex) {
          throw new RuntimeException(ex);
        }
      }
    }.execute();
  }

  public static void editFileInCommand(@NotNull Project project, @NotNull final VirtualFile file, @NotNull final String newContent) {
    assertTrue(file.isValid());
    file.getTimeStamp();
    new WriteCommandAction.Simple(project) {
      @Override
      protected void run() throws Throwable {
        try {
          final long newTs = Math.max(System.currentTimeMillis(), file.getTimeStamp() + 1100);
          file.setBinaryContent(newContent.getBytes(), -1, newTs);
          final File file1 = new File(file.getPath());
          FileUtil.writeToFile(file1, newContent.getBytes());
          file.refresh(false, false);
          assertTrue(file1 + " / " + newTs, file1.setLastModified(newTs));
        }
        catch(IOException ex) {
          throw new RuntimeException(ex);
        }
      }
    }.execute();
  }

  @NotNull
  public static VirtualFile copyFileInCommand(@NotNull Project project, @NotNull final VirtualFile file,
                                              @NotNull final VirtualFile newParent, @NotNull final String newName) {
    return new WriteCommandAction<VirtualFile>(project) {
      @Override
      protected void run(@NotNull Result<VirtualFile> result) throws Throwable {
        try {
          result.setResult(file.copy(this, newParent, newName));
        }
        catch (IOException e) {
          throw new RuntimeException(e);
        }
      }
    }.execute().getResultObject();
  }

  public static void moveFileInCommand(@NotNull  Project project, @NotNull final VirtualFile file, @NotNull final VirtualFile newParent) {
    new WriteCommandAction.Simple(project) {
      @Override
      protected void run() throws Throwable {
        try {
          file.move(this, newParent);
        }
        catch (IOException e) {
          throw new RuntimeException(e);
        }
      }
    }.execute();
  }

  public static <T> void assertEqualCollections(@NotNull String message, @NotNull Collection<T> actual, @NotNull Collection<T> expected) {
    if (!StringUtil.isEmptyOrSpaces(message) && !message.endsWith(":") && !message.endsWith(": ")) {
      message += ": ";
    }
    if (actual.size() != expected.size()) {
      fail(message + "Collections don't have the same size. " + stringifyActualExpected(actual, expected));
    }
    for (T act : actual) {
      if (!expected.contains(act)) {
        fail(message + "Unexpected object " + act + stringifyActualExpected(actual, expected));
      }
    }
    // backwards is needed for collections which may contain duplicates, e.g. Lists.
    for (T exp : expected) {
      if (!actual.contains(exp)) {
        fail(message + "Object " + exp + " not found in actual collection." + stringifyActualExpected(actual, expected));
      }
    }
  }

  public static <T> void assertEqualCollections(@NotNull Collection<T> actual, @NotNull Collection<T> expected) {
    assertEqualCollections("", actual, expected);
  }

  /**
   * Testng compares by iterating over 2 collections, but it won't work for sets which may have different order.
   */
  public static <T, E> void assertEqualCollections(@NotNull Collection<? extends T> actual,
                                                   @NotNull Collection<? extends E> expected,
                                                   @NotNull EqualityChecker<T, E> equalityChecker) {
    if (actual.size() != expected.size()) {
      fail("Collections don't have the same size. " + stringifyActualExpected(actual, expected));
    }
    for (T act : actual) {
      if (!contains2(expected, act, equalityChecker)) {
        fail("Unexpected object " + act + stringifyActualExpected(actual, expected));
      }
    }
    // backwards is needed for collections which may contain duplicates, e.g. Lists.
    for (E exp : expected) {
      if (!contains(actual, exp, equalityChecker)) {
        fail("Object " + exp + " not found in actual collection." + stringifyActualExpected(actual, expected));
      }
    }
  }

  private static <T, E> boolean contains(@NotNull Collection<? extends T> collection,
                                         @NotNull E object,
                                         @NotNull EqualityChecker<T, E> equalityChecker) {
    for (T t : collection) {
      if (equalityChecker.areEqual(t, object)) {
        return true;
      }
    }
    return false;
  }

  private static <T, E> boolean contains2(@NotNull Collection<? extends E> collection,
                                          @NotNull T object,
                                          @NotNull EqualityChecker<T, E> equalityChecker) {
    for (E e : collection) {
      if (equalityChecker.areEqual(object, e)) {
        return true;
      }
    }
    return false;
  }

  public interface EqualityChecker<T, E> {
    boolean areEqual(T actual, E expected);
  }

  @NotNull
  public static String stringifyActualExpected(@NotNull Object actual, @NotNull Object expected) {
    return "\nExpected:\n" + expected + "\nActual:\n" + actual;
  }

  @NotNull
  public static String toAbsolute(@NotNull String relPath, @NotNull Project project) {
    new File(toAbsolute(Collections.singletonList(relPath), project).get(0)).mkdir();
    return toAbsolute(Collections.singletonList(relPath), project).get(0);
  }

  @NotNull
  public static List<String> toAbsolute(@NotNull Collection<String> relPaths, @NotNull final Project project) {
    return ContainerUtil.map2List(relPaths, s -> {
      try {
        return FileUtil.toSystemIndependentName((new File(project.getBasePath() + "/" + s).getCanonicalPath()));
      }
      catch (IOException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
        return "";
      }
    });
  }

  public static void assertNotificationShown(@NotNull Project project, @Nullable Notification expected) {
    if (expected != null) {
      Notification actualNotification =
        ((TestVcsNotifier)VcsNotifier.getInstance(project)).getLastNotification();
      assertNotNull("No notification was shown", actualNotification);
      assertEquals("Notification has wrong title", expected.getTitle(), actualNotification.getTitle());
      assertEquals("Notification has wrong type", expected.getType(), actualNotification.getType());
      assertEquals("Notification has wrong content", adjustTestContent(expected.getContent()), actualNotification.getContent());
    }
  }

  // we allow more spaces and line breaks in tests to make them more readable.
  // After all, notifications display html, so all line breaks and extra spaces are ignored.
  private static String adjustTestContent(@NotNull String s) {
    StringBuilder res = new StringBuilder();
    String[] splits = s.split("\n");
    for (String split : splits) {
      res.append(split.trim());
    }

    return res.toString();
  }

  public static String getTestDataPath() {
    return PlatformTestUtil.getCommunityPath() + "/platform/vcs-tests/testData";
  }
}


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Kan makes attempt to placate Ozawa allies
Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Tuesday picked 22 ruling party lawmakers as senior vice ministers amid some frustration within the Democratic Party of Japan over his choices last week for the reshuffled Cabinet.
Kan did not appoint any lawmaker belonging to the intraparty group headed by Ichiro Ozawa to ministerial positions.
But this time Kan appointed DPJ lawmakers who have close ties with Ozawa as either senior vice ministers or parliamentary secretaries, the No. 3 ministerial posts.
They include Katsumasa Suzuki, who was named as a senior vice minister for internal affairs and communications, Takeaki Matsumoto, appointed as one of the second-ranking representatives of the Foreign Ministry, and Takeshi Hidaka, a former aide of Ozawa, who was chosen as the Environment Ministry's parliamentary secretary.
"We put the right people in the right job," Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshito Sengoku said at a news conference, adding that Kan and DPJ executives did not take into account "at all" whether candidates were close to Ozawa in choosing who to give Cabinet posts.
Tuesday's appointments were officially approved at a Cabinet meeting in the morning.
Prior to the Sept. 14 DPJ leadership election won by Kan, he and Ozawa agreed to enhance party unity regardless of which of them became DPJ leader and thus prime minister.
Last Friday, however, many of the ministerial posts and key jobs in the DPJ were given to those known to be critical of Ozawa, which has caused some frustration among party lawmakers who cast their ballots for the power broker.

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Innovation, Makerspaces, and the Future: A Lesson from the University of Pretoria
Creativity is a key ingredient in innovation, and the University of Pretoria's (UP) makerspace screams it from the moment one arrives; the walls are brightly painted orange and green, there are several large tables surrounded by equally bright chairs, and along the back and side walls lay computers, makerbot 3D printers, and, of course, a coffee machine. Currently, UP is the only South African university with a 'formal' makerspace, although many, including the University of Cape Town and Rhodes University, are working to establish their own official makerspaces.
Evidence-based Intellectual Property Policymaking
The intellectual property system is a crucial part of economic policymaking worldwide. It affects matters of profound importance, including health, education, nutrition, culture, science, technology and innovation policy. One might assume, therefore, that the global governance of intellectual property rights rests on a solid foundation of evidence. Think again. For over a century, intellectual property policy has been based largely on theoretical assumptions and political lobbying.
Beyond the Poster Boy of the Maker Movement
Some people tour Europe's finest vineyards others tour Australia's sweetest surf spots—I tour South Africa's pioneer makerspaces; part of the growing global maker movement. The movement is a culmination of people becoming "makers" (someone who uses their personal abilities to create anything from mechanical or electrical to visual or musical) and spaces becoming makerspaces (an interdisciplinary area stimulating people to create by providing resources and idea sharing).
Twitter Recap of the Nairobi Workshop
Last month, Open AIR launched our inaugural case study workshop at the Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Technology (CIPIT), part of Strathmore University's Law School in Kenya, and one of Open AIR's hubs. The workshop sought to provide successful case study participants with an opportunity to present their proposals and brainstorm with their colleagues.
Open AIR Case Study Nairobi Workshop
In the first week of April 2016, the Open African Innovation Research and Training (Open AIR) network held a three-day workshop at our Nairobi hub, Strathmore University. The workshop included the Open AIR team and was primarily organized to bring together all the successful case study researchers in order to review, refine, and brainstorm about their upcoming research. There was also significant activity on Twitter, which can be read about here. All the case studies that Open AIR is funding fall under at least one of our major research themes: high technology hubs, informal sector innovation, indigenous entrepreneurship, and metrics and policies.
Drawn Out Battle Over Genetic Resources Dampens Africa's Hopes
The global South is full of significant, diverse biological and genetic resources. It's also home to most of the world's indigenous communities. This is why developing countries are sensitive about protecting their genetic resources and traditional knowledge.
Hani Morsi Presents in Cairo
Hani Morsi, an Open AIR Post-Doctoral fellow at the Access to Knowledge for Development Center (A2K4D) in Cairo, gave a seminar last week entitled "Beyond openness: Investigating the success factors of open approaches to collaboration and innovation". This was part of the Brown Bag seminar series of AUC's School of Business.
Prof. Osei-Tutu speaks at the University of Ottawa
Too often, scholarly work and debates relating to Intellectual Property (IP) have focused on the protection and profits of the IP holder, as opposed to promoting open-access and the broader interests of the community. In her talk at the University of Ottawa on February 9th, Professor Janewa Osei-Tutu suggested we readjust the lens through which IP innovation is examined, using human development as the standard.
Open AIR Presents at Fourth Global Congress on IP and the Public Interest
By Victor Nzomo In the midst of two decades of TRIPS and three decades of openness, more than 400 delegates from over 50 countries converged...
Is Creativity and Innovation All About Intellectual Property?
In the recently concluded 'African Ministerial Conference: Intellectual Property for an Emerging Africa' organized in part by WIPO (here), one cannot help but think that all roads leading to creativity and innovation are paved with intellectual property (IP) laws and institutions. Put differently, the level of creativity and innovation in a society is dependent solely on how we tinker with and enforce IP laws. This 'IP parochialism', as I call it, is manifest in the conference program. Of course, the response would be that the conference was solely about IP and as such there was no need to look beyond IP. This is an erroneous view.


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Introducing Beethoven 9th Symphony
Introducing Masterpieces of Classical Music is an informative and entertaining guide to some of the most important symphonic works of music history. As well as featuring a complete concert performance it also includes an insightful documentary, in…
Juxtapositions: Mahler: Conducting Mahler & I Have Lost Touch With The World
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Legato - The World of the Piano: Marc-André Hamelin - No Limits
We live in a "renaissance of the piano", as the New York Times so surprisingly put it in summer 2005. A new generation is reviving the piano's popularity as pianists with a passion for virtuosity and a willingness to expand their repertoire take to…
Juxtapositions: Mahler: Attrazione D'Amore & Berio: Voyage To CytheraGustav Mahler: Attrazione D'Amore/Luciano Berio : Voyage To Cythera
Attrazione D'Amore is a touching illustration of the unique relation that has developed between the Conductor Riccardo Chailly and his famous Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Juxtapossing reheaersals and performances of works by Mahler, Mozart, Debussy…
Offenbach's Secret - Offenbachs Geheimnis
In Offenbachs's Secret, Academy Award winning director István Szabó throws new light on the timeless interplay between power, helplessness, courage and conformity in his character studies of two of the most scintillating personalities of France's…
BLUE NOTE - A Story of Modern Jazz
The artists list on this DVD reads like a Who's Who of the best international jazz musicians of all times. It features Art Blakey, John Coltrane, Herbie Hancock, Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins – musicians whose names have become synonymous with…
Mozart on Tour - Following Mozart's journey through Europe
Hosted by eminent conductor, pianist and, man-about-music André Previn; this series tells the story of Mozart's travels, featuring a piano concerto from each period of his life. MOZART ON TOUR allows a deep view on the "phenomenon" Wolfgang Amadeus…
A Surprise In Texas, The 13th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition
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Q: Hyperfine structure interval rule only obeyed approximately? The hyperfine interaction is given by $\Delta E = A \langle I \cdot J \rangle = \frac{A}{2}\left[ F(F+1) - I(I+1) - J(J+1) \right]$. The interval rule is given by:
$$ \frac{\Delta E_{F,F-1}}{\Delta E_{F-1,F-2}} = \frac{F}{F-1} $$
In some emission lines, they don't exactly fit in with the interval rule. Why is it that in some cases this rule is only obeyed approximately?

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Die Pfarrkirche Auferstehung Christi steht in der Siebenbrunnenfeldgasse 22–24 im 5. Wiener Gemeindebezirk Margareten in Wien. Die römisch-katholische Pfarrkirche Auferstehung Christi gehört zum Stadtdekanat 4/5 im Vikariat Wien Stadt der Erzdiözese Wien.

Geschichte
Das Kirchengebäude nach den Plänen des Architekten Josef Vytiska wurde von 1969 bis 1971 als Stahlbetonbau in eine Wohnhausanlage eingebunden und im Jahre 1971 geweiht.

Architektur
Die Hauptfassade mit horizontalen Fensterschlitzen ist zurückgesetzt und hat in der Hauptachse einen leicht vorgerückten, niedrigen Glockenturm mit einem Mosaikkreuz der Mosaikkünstlerin Clarisse Praun. Der querovale Kirchenraum unter einem Hängedach hat zwei ovale Seitenkapellen. Uber der Vorhalle ist die Orgelempore. Der Altarbereich wird durch eine Halbkuppel erhöht. Die Altarwand zeigt ein Mosaik Auferstandener Christus von Clarisse Praun.

Ausstattung
Das Taufbecken und den Tabernakel gestaltete die Malerin und Emailkünstlerin Gertrude Stöhr. Die Kreuzwegstationen aus Mosaik sind von Hermann Bauch. Eine Holzfigur Madonna mit Kind ist vom Bildhauer Franz Barwig der Jüngere (1965).
Die Orgel baute 1970/1971 der Orgelbau Walcker-Mayer Guntramsdorf, die über 15 Register auf zwei Manualen und Pedal verfügt.

Literatur
 Die Kunstdenkmäler Österreichs. Dehio Wien Vorstädte 1993. Auferstehung Christi-Kirche, S. 208.

Weblinks
 Website der Pfarre Auferstehung Christi in Wien-Margareten

Einzelnachweise

Kirchengebäude in Wien
Wien, Auferstehung Christi
Margareten
Wien Margareten
Auferstehung Christi

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import os
import sys

from . import six

buffering = int(six.PY3)        # No unbuffered text I/O on Python 3 (#20815).

if os.name == 'posix':
    def become_daemon(our_home_dir='.', out_log='/dev/null',
                      err_log='/dev/null', umask=0o022):
        "Robustly turn into a UNIX daemon, running in our_home_dir."
        # First fork
        try:
            if os.fork() > 0:
                sys.exit(0)     # kill off parent
        except OSError as e:
            sys.stderr.write("fork #1 failed: (%d) %s\n" % (e.errno, e.strerror))
            sys.exit(1)
        os.setsid()
        os.chdir(our_home_dir)
        os.umask(umask)

        # Second fork
        try:
            if os.fork() > 0:
                os._exit(0)
        except OSError as e:
            sys.stderr.write("fork #2 failed: (%d) %s\n" % (e.errno, e.strerror))
            os._exit(1)

        si = open('/dev/null', 'r')
        so = open(out_log, 'a+', buffering)
        se = open(err_log, 'a+', buffering)
        os.dup2(si.fileno(), sys.stdin.fileno())
        os.dup2(so.fileno(), sys.stdout.fileno())
        os.dup2(se.fileno(), sys.stderr.fileno())
        # Set custom file descriptors so that they get proper buffering.
        sys.stdout, sys.stderr = so, se
else:
    def become_daemon(our_home_dir='.', out_log=None, err_log=None, umask=0o022):
        """
        If we're not running under a POSIX system, just simulate the daemon
        mode by doing redirections and directory changing.
        """
        os.chdir(our_home_dir)
        os.umask(umask)
        sys.stdin.close()
        sys.stdout.close()
        sys.stderr.close()
        if err_log:
            sys.stderr = open(err_log, 'a', buffering)
        else:
            sys.stderr = NullDevice()
        if out_log:
            sys.stdout = open(out_log, 'a', buffering)
        else:
            sys.stdout = NullDevice()

    class NullDevice:
        "A writeable object that writes to nowhere -- like /dev/null."
        def write(self, s):
            pass

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Dahlia experiments
Tuesday, October 27, 2009 | by Kris Green | dahlias, dahlias, fall, How, When, What-we-do, winter storage
Whoever says that gardening is a completely stress-free (a)vocation must never plant anything let alone those plants that come with their own set of instructions. Like dahlias. For starters, dahlias are generally sold as tubers that resemble nothing more inspiring than a dead mouse. You have to take it on faith and cross your fingers that if you put that bit of brown pith in the ground (at a very certain depth and heaven forbid you water it in) that it will grow into a plant with, in some cases, dinner-plate sized flowers. Dahlia growth itself inspires panic particularly if you're like me and have ever forgotten to stake them before a windstorm. And then there's the anxiety of overwintering them. I'm still debating how to store the tubers this winter and am preemptively worried that they won't survive.
The Rules for dahlia winter storage are as follows: Allow them to be hit by a frost and then leave them in the ground for a few days before digging them, drying them, cleaning them, dusting them/dipping them in fungicide, packing them in vermiculite/peat moss/sawdust and placing them in a dark vault with consistent humidity and a constant temperature in the neighborhood of 40 degrees Fahrenheit. We play fast and loose with those rules and I have to say that aside from one sad year when most of our tubers rotted moments before we planted them in June, we've had a pretty decent survival rate (knock wood).
We can't always wait for a frost and even when we do, we can't always wait those few days before digging them up. Why do we have to wait? The only reason I could find for that rule is that the frost triggers the tuber to build a thicker skin more resistant to moisture loss. That does make a certain sense if it's true but like I said, we've had success with digging up pre-frost too. We also never use fungicide and usually keep them in boxes or paper bags (in sawdust and out) in the damp, furnace-warm cellar.
It seems to me, based on our experience, that some dahlias are simply sturdier and more likely to survive winter storage than others. I can almost tell as I dig them which ones we'll have to reorder. Some plants make a hearty bundle of baby-fat tubers while others make you wonder how a giant plant survived and even thrived on such tiny feet. In the end (the fall), it all comes down to another winter's experiment. We've had to dig the dahlias out of the North Garden to make way for tulips and we'll leave others in as long as possible and maybe we'll see if the timing makes a difference in survival rates.
Our other dahlia experiment this year was buying cuttings from Corralitos Gardens. Gail and I give them big green thumbs-up. It's hard to believe that something so tiny and fragile could grow in one short season into a full-sized plant with hundreds of blossoms from an early start to finish along with a full set of tubers for me to stress over now. Every plant we ordered was as perfect and true as the catalog picture and every one knocked our socks off.
I'd like to think that dahlias aren't as tricky as they're made out to be. Do you grow dahlias and save them from year to year? Do you follow The Rules? Have you ever bought them as cuttings?


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Research finds that defined contribution (DC) retirement plan participants can gain retirement wealth from the offering of a longevity annuity within their plans.
In 2014, the Treasury Department issued final rules easing required minimum distribution (RMD) requirements that have made it difficult for retirees to purchase and hold longevity annuity products without jeopardizing the qualified status of their retirement accounts. Longevity income annuities are deferred life annuities that start payouts on or before age 85.
Researchers from the finance department at Goethe University and from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania developed a model to quantify the impact of the availability of longevity annuity contracts for a range of retiree types. They first found that introducing a longevity income annuity (LIA) into the DC plan investment menu is attractive to the majority of plan participants. Overall, older individuals would commit 8% to 15% of plan balances at age 65 to an LIA that begins payouts at age 85.
When participants can select their own optimal annuitization rates, welfare increases by 5% to 20% of average retirement plan accruals as of age 66 compared to not having access to LIAs. If plan sponsors defaulted participants into an LIA using 10% of their retirement age plan assets, this would only slightly reduce the participants well-being in retirement compared to the optimum, the researchers found.
According to the research paper, results are less positive for those with higher mortality than the average. Using a default rule for these individuals generates lower retirement welfare since annuity prices based on average mortality rates are too high. However, converting assets into an LIA only for those with balances greater than $65,000 overcomes this problem.
The researchers conclude that "including well-designed LIA defaults in DC plans yields quite positive consequences for …workers." They say their findings also apply to individual retirement account (IRA) payout designs.


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Inspirational short stories about young, old, male, and female entrepreneurs. who started from scratch and earned millions of dollars. They made their business known to the world. Moreover, the good news is that these people are not people who have graduated from very good schools. But they have gained a lot of experience in business life.
Let's face it, everyone, especially in the summer months. They want to get out of their work area and engage themselves in the sea and sand. Bosses, daily tasks, corporate culture overwhelm you like everyone else. The idea of getting away from it all and determining your own destiny is tempting.
But, according to most people, it is necessary to graduate from very good schools or have an MBA diploma to do these. Even in 2018, when many people are making money online.
This is of course not a correct assumption, and we can prove it wrong. Rather, many are successful Inspirational short stories. These stories have overcome poverty, psychological problems, and lack of education.
Diagnosed with ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder). At an early age, Sophia left school. This woman turned to different business areas and worked at Subway, managed her parents' divorce process. She later settled in Sacramento, the capital of California. where she made a living by hitchhiking, stealing, and stealing food from boxes.
Sophia Amoruso of San Diego was able to create her own outlet in 2006. She began selling vintage clothing on eBay with her Nasty Gal Vintage account. Her income rose from $223,000 in 2008 to $23 million in 2011.
She also has a book in which Amoruso tells her own story. Although She has remained CEO of Nasty Gal. She sold the company to retail giant Boohoo when She made $20,000 in profits from its sales. She founded Girlboss Media, a lifestyle site for women, in 2017.
After college, Kevin Plank managed to build a sweat-wicking soccer jersey prototype. Using the flowers he sold at the university and the money he saved with scholarships. and he ran his business from his grandmother's house in Georgetown.
To find a place for Under Armor, which is situated on the island of Maryland. He received help from his friends who played football in college. Thanks to that ad, the NFL team, and its athletes started buying Under Armor products. He sold $1 million worth of sales.
Since then, the company has continued to grow. The segmenting into various markets and establishing itself as a sportswear provider. Plank is still the company's CEO. He currently manages a workforce of 20,000 and annual revenues of $5 billion.
Born in Russia, Jan Kaum moved to California with his mother and grandmother in 1992. The house they moved into was a small house bought with the permission of the government. The 16-year-old young entrepreneur got a job as a cleaner in a grocery store to help his mother. After learning how to code himself, he spent 9 years at Yahoo as an Infrastructure Engineer.
But Koum's moment of discovery came in 2009. when he realized the potential of Apple's up-to-date app store. A week later he created WhatsApp. He served as the ability to use the application to traditional SMS messaging. In 2014, Mark Zuckerberg bought WhatsApp from Facebook for $19 billion. He appointed Koum to its board of directors.
Although Koum resigned from his position in April 2018.
After spending most of his 20s working on various software development. Paris-born Omidyar started working on a buyer-to-buyer auction website in 1995. The site began to grow after noticing the demand for unused items. A few years later, transactions on the site began to grow. Omidyar merged his project with eBay and rebranded it.
The company went public in 1998 and made Omidyar a billionaire overnight. According to 2018 data. His net worth estimated at over $11 billion. Omidyar is also a renowned philanthropist. He has served as an executive producer on several Hollywood film productions.
Entrepreneurship story can be as inspiring as Richard Branson's. It seems that Branson has integrated into every possible line over the past 40 years. He was not successful in school life, he was having problems. His health was also not good and after a while, he diagnosed with dyslexia. Misfortunes haunted him and he got a bad name for his first attempt, "Virgin"; . In the 1960s management offered him the opportunity to import music recordings. As a result, Branson opened his first recording studio in London in 1970. Using the profits from this project, he opened Virgin Records. He had the opportunity to work with the artists. He interviewed in Student magazine; The Rolling Stones were one of these artists.
Since then, Richard Branson has invested in many sectors. such as aviation, media, food/beverage, and rail, unlike his own industry.
New York native Jay-Z (real name Shawn Carter) is often referred to for his music career. But He has displayed a wide range of entrepreneurial traits throughout his career. In his first years of making music, he couldn't get along with a record label as he wanted. He made copies of his records out of his car before starting his own label in 1995.
His success in music has pushed him to be active in other areas as well. He has been active in many areas such as clothing brands, real estate businesses, nightclub management. In a sports management agency where he represents many athletes. He also invested in the champagne brand, released many signature cigars, and once owned a large stake in the NBA franchise, the Brooklyn Nets.
Focusing on making music and going on tours, Jay-Z continues to invest in different areas. Jay-Z's net worth is estimated at around $900 million while his wife Beyonce's net worth is estimated at $350 million.
Known for his stubborn personality in the entrepreneurial world, Jack Ma also talks about his achievements. After graduating from college in 1988, where he was rejected 4 times (before he saw all 10 of his applications to Harvard University were rejected), he was rejected by nearly 30 companies.
But when he came to America to visit friends in 1995, his luck finally turned. He earned $20,000 from an online address directory. He created for Chinese businesses and has been involved in various web development projects for government agencies. Using these experiences, he returned to China in 1999 and founded Alibaba. It later became the company with the highest amount of IPOs, increasing its stock market value by $25 billion in 2014. Ma is now among the richest people in the world and has an estimated net worth of $43 billion.
Bill Gates is currently one of the richest people in the world, but he has not successfully made his fortune in a straight line. Gates entered the market with a company called Traf-O-Data to process and analyze data on traffic bands.
He tried to sell his ideas alongside his business partner Paul Allen, but the product didn't even work. It was a complete disaster. However, the failure prompted Gates to seek new opportunities.
One of the 20th century's most creative geniuses was once kicked out of the paper for being said to lack creativity. Freelancing, he founded the first animation company called Disney Laugh-O-Gram Films. He earned $15,000 for the company. He was forced to close Laugh-O-Gram after a key distributor partner went bankrupt. Desperately spending his most significant savings, Disney found his way to Hollywood. He faced a lot of criticism and setbacks until several of his classic films began to rise in popularity.
Steinbrenner acquired a small basketball team called the Cleveland Pipers in 1960. Before making a name for himself when he took ownership of the New York Yankees. With Steinbrenner's announcement in 1962, the whole team went bankrupt. This failure also seemed to follow Steinbrenner when he took over the Yankees in the 1970s. That's because the team struggled through a series of setbacks. He losses throughout the 1980s and 1990s. However, despite public criticism of Steinbrenner's controversial decisions. His team has made an incredible comeback with six World Series entries between 1996 and 2003. which was a record as one of the most profitable teams in Major League Baseball.
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This is the Table of Contents for The GST HST in Canada Guide. It is The Bookkeepeer's Handy Reference to articles and sidebars on GST (goods and services tax) and HST (harmonized sales tax).
Then I'll wrap up with some commonly asked questions about HST and The Bookkeeping Forum questions and answers on GST/HST.
Let me show you how to find the GST/HST paid in a transaction.
Let's say you have a business in Ontario and purchased an item that cost $224.00 including sales tax. Sales tax in Ontario is 13% HST.
You want to know how much of that $224.00 is sales tax. Here's how you do it.
$224.00 (total purchase amount) / 1.13 = $198.23 (purchase price excluding sales tax) where / means divide. $200 x .13 = $25.77 (amount of HST paid) where x means multiply.
If you live in a different province, replace .13 with your sales tax amount.
Summary of current Canadian sales tax rates by province.
There is a special rule that says if 90% or more of your supplies (sales to customers) were made through your permanent establishment (where your business resides), you can assume all supplies (sales to customers) were made in that province and use the appropriate participating/non-participating sales tax rate.
What is GST HST in Canada? What is VAT?
A short economics lesson because I find it interesting!
Goods and services tax is a value added tax (VAT) on goods and services produced by businesses. This tax is passed along to the consumers of the products and services so sometimes it is also referred to as a consumption tax (as opposed to income tax which is a tax on your earnings).
Harmonized sales tax is a combination of the federal GST along with a provincial sales taxcomponent. Instead of two separate taxes, it is a single value added tax. The HST is administered by the federal government who then remits to each participating province.
Businesses operating in Canada are responsible for collecting both taxes and remitting the tax funds to the government ... which means they, not the government, bear the costs associated with the collection.
... VAT is a regressive tax ... if not combined with other tax strategies.
Wikipedia describes a regressive tax as one that "imposes a greater burden (relative to resources) on the poor than on the rich - and there is an inverse relationship between thetax rate and the taxpayer's ability to pay as measured by assets, consumption, or income.
What I find interesting in this is that I always thought of GST as a fairer tax than income tax because everyone has to pay it - rich or poor. The rich have more discretionary income so they spend more and they pay more tax.
... the tax is applied mainly to discretionary income which the consumer has control over ... so GST seems more progressive to me than regressive especially when compared to income taxes ... hmmm I'll have to do more research.
If you are interested, I found a great article written by David Sherman, a leading GST tax expert in Canada. He is a tax lawyer.
The article I found is on page 839 of the October 2009 Canadian Tax Journal publication titled Policy Forum: Tax-Included Pricing for HST-Are We There Yet?. It can be located at http://www.ctf.ca/ctfweb/Documents/PDF/2009ctj/09ctj4-policy.pdf.
One of the points in his introduction explains that the United States is one of the few countries in the world that does not have a value added tax. Later in his article (the section is entitled: Tax-Included Pricing Is Better for the Economy), Mr. Sherman explains that tax experts and economists almost universally agree that GST is a "good" tax.
Jack Millar wrote an article for the Canadian Tax Foundation in October 2009 with his case for maintaining tax exclusive pricing. The article is titled Policy Forum: The Case for Maintaining Tax-Exclusive Pricing.
Mr. Millar points out that tax-exclusive pricing results in greater political accountability through increased tax consciousness by taxpayers.
The article can be located at http://www.ctf.ca/ctfweb/Documents/PDF/2010ctj/10ctj1-millar.pdf.
The thing I liked best about moving to HST in BC in 2010 and then transitioning back to PST in 2013 were all the articles written on the subject. It gave me a much better understanding of the difference between the two types of tax ... which helps make my bookkeeping better.
... and Craig McInnes's (Vancouver Sun) September 27, 2010 article titled HST may not be costing you as much as you think - change to hated sales tax punishes big spenders the most was a good read but it is no longer available on the Vancouver Sun website.
On September 1, 2010, The Fraser Institute issued an article that debunks 10 HST myths being propagated.
The HST is tax neutral and not a tax grab as personal income tax cuts offset the gain. The HST will have virtually no impact on the average British Columbian and no impact on tax freedom day.
The HST will not increase prices. In fact it will have little impact on prices as the removal of PST on business inputs works it way through the system. The HST broadens the tax base so some previously PST exempt items will increase (but not by 7%) and the price of items not PST exempt will drop. HST removes the preferential treatment of a few sectors.
The HST will make previously hidden taxes visible and save businesses about $150 million in tax compliance costs annually. The BC government will save about $30 million annually in administration costs.
You can read the whole report at fraserinstitute.org> reasearch & news>research topics> taxation> articles> No need to fear the HST.
David Robertson, a tax lawyer with Fasken Martineau presented a paper in September 2005 at the CICA Commodity Tax Symposium entitled Sales Tax Harmonization: The Facts & Nothing But The Facts. The article concludes that when VAT is compared to RST, VAT wins.
"As to the choice between which system is better, it is clear that the value-added tax system is superior as it (a) is more equitable, (b) less regressive, (c) minimizes cascading and double taxation, (d) promotes international competitiveness and domestic prosperity, and (e) is less susceptible to evasion."
I've got two other chats based on notes from this document. They are How Governments Raise Tax Revenues and Compare and Contrast GST/HST in Canada to PST/RST.
A copy of Mr. Robertson's article is available on the firm's web site, www.fasken.com.
Fraser Institute economists published an article in the National Post titled Don't believe the anti-HST rhetoric. The Institute explains how HST works to our benefit.
A basic lesson in economics and the HST published in the Globe and Mail is worth reading.
I also found a 1993 paper by Richard Domingue titled The GST: An Overview of Some Alternatiaves. It is worth a read.
BC voted to scrap the HST in August 2011.
May 1, 2010 was an important date. New place of supply rules came into effect.
The new GST HST place of supply rules now place a greater emphasis on the LOCATION of your customer NOT the location of the supplier.
Generally, HST in Ontario and BC began to apply to any amount that was paid without having come due OR comes due ... if the amount related to the period July 1, 2010 or later. There were some exceptions.
Take the time to review your bookkeeping work as there is a high probability CRA will be auditing transactions relating to the HST transition period of May 1 to June 30, 2010.
BC then had another transition period when it reverted back to GST + PST on April 1, 2013.
Q. Is my GST registration number now my HST registration number?
A. Yes. Your GST registration automatically registers you for HST.
HST registration for British Columbia and Ontario works exactly the same as GST registration with all the same rules as GST. Just be aware that as of May 1, 2010, there are new place of supply rules for GST and HST.
Q. What is a non-participating province?
A. A non-participating province is a province that does not charge HST ... they charge GST and may or may not charge a provincial sales tax. Currently, non-participating provinces are the three territories plus Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and PEI.
Q. What is a participating province?
A. A participating province is a province that charges HST. As of July 1, 2010, participating provinces were BC, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador. See participating provinces as of April 1, 2013 here.
Q. What is the Quick Method rate for BC?
A. You can find the Quick Method rates for BC and the other provinces on The GST HST Quick Method Rates page.
You need to be aware that with the new place of supply rules, you will have different rates depending on the location of your customer in Canada.
You may want to consider changing your method of reporting GST HST to CRA. From a bookkeeping perspective, the Quick Method (and Simplified Method) is more difficult to apply than simply tracking the actual tax.
Q. What are the GST HST invoicing requirements?
A. GST HST invoicing requirements are discussed in How to Create an Audit Trail. You have three choices dependent on the value of the invoice.
If you have point of sale rebates to invoice, you have three presentation options.
Follow the links for more detailed information on GST HST invoicing requirements.
Q. When is my monthly HST report due?
A. Your monthly HST report is filed on the same report as your GST and has the same due dates / deadlines.
Here are GST HST questions that have been asked in The Bookkeeping Forum. Feel free to check them out and give your opinion or share your expertise.
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Sociological approach to paradoxes permits to reveal their manifestations in real life, in process of realizing these or other kinds of activity, for paradoxically is inherent not only to process of cognition, but also to reality itself. But especially evident, sharp and outspoken this paradoxicality becomes for societies with an unstable development, those in a state of instability, amorphy, uncertainty with regard to vector of historical process. In these conditions paradoxes of consciousness and behavior become massive, universal, give rise to freakish combinations of good and evil, honor and intent, fidelity and treachery, reckless innovation and obstinate traditionalism.


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Q: Handling HTTP flood via webserver configuration (Django app) A Django based web forum I maintain has recently been subjected to frequent DDOS attacks at the application layer. Essentially, it seems to be an HTTP flood hitting the home page, causing the server to execute a large number of internal requests and load various files to create the page. The flood peaks at ~4000 requests per minute (typical throughput being around 500 rpm), bringing down my server in the process.
My webserver is nginx serving as reverse proxy for a gunicorn application server.
I haven't yet utilized gunicorn's security parameters: limit_request_line, limit_request_fields, limit_request_field_size). But I have nginx fail2ban installed, and have two jails in my jail.local to ensure HTTP floods are thwarted:
[nginx-postflood]

enabled = true
filter = nginx-postflood
port = http,https
logpath = /var/log/nginx/access.log
findtime = 60
maxretry = 13
bantime = 300

[nginx-getflood]

enabled = true
filter = nginx-getflood
port = http,https
logpath = /var/log/nginx/access.log
findtime = 5
maxretry = 6
bantime = 600

This setting has not helped, and I can't figure out why. When I test it, I'm able to block my IP, so it's definitely functional. Perhaps the HTTP flood has randomized IPs.
What tactics can I employ to thwart this kind of application layer DDOS? Being a newbie, I'm still wrapping my head around all this. Expert help is much appreciated!

A: I ended up handling this at nginx level. I added the following to http { in nginx.conf:
limit_conn_zone $binary_remote_addr zone=conn_limit_per_ip:10m;
limit_req_zone $binary_remote_addr zone=req_limit_per_ip:10m rate=7r/s;
limit_conn_status 403;
limit_req_status 403;

And then the following in the virutal host file's server { block (outside any location { blocks):
limit_conn conn_limit_per_ip 10;
limit_req zone=req_limit_per_ip burst=5 nodelay;

So far, this configuration has been working fine for me.

Note: Works for DoS, but not sure how sturdily it will hold up for DDoS. Hopefully an expert can chime in.


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Stephen J. Smartt  (born 9 November 1968) is an astrophysicist from Northern Ireland who specialises in stellar evolution, supernovae and time domain sky surveys. He is credited with the discovery of stars that explode as supernovae, measuring their mass, luminosity and the chemical elements synthesized. Smartt is a Professor of Astrophysics at the School of Mathematics and Physics at Queen's University Belfast. He is a patron of Northern Ireland Humanists.

Education
Born and raised in Belfast, Smartt was educated at Belfast Royal Academy and studied physics and applied mathematics at Queen's University Belfast. He was awarded a PhD in astrophysics in 1996.

Career
He worked at the Isaac Newton Group of telescopes and held a fellowship at the University of Cambridge. Smartt returned to Belfast in 2004 and established a group working on stellar evolution, supernovae and time domain sky surveys.

Honours and awards
Smartt was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2022 Birthday Honours for services to science.

 Member of the Royal Irish Academy
 Fellow of the Royal Society, 2020
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A short video showing what I used to make the bokeh effects which I did with my new years video showing happy 2011 in fireworks. I actually used the P194 or the P375 set which has a filter or gelatine holder for the Cokin P filter holder. Then I cut out a shape that is within 2cm out of a black card board and place it in the gelatine holder and now have a nice filter for bokeh effects. You can also put a piece of clear plastic and use a marker to draw or write something inside the bokeh.


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Exclusive Interview With Ian Hultquist On The Diabolical
By Alexander Lowe @aelowe1 6 years ago
Ian Hultquist, best known for being a founding member of Passion Pit, has moved onto film composition, working on three features over the last couple of years that have played at South By Southwest and Sundance. You may know his work from Animals or Ivory Tower, but his latest project, the horror film The Diabolical, played at SXSW 2015.
After its premiere, we had a chance to sit down with Ian and discuss the project. During the course of our interview, we talked about how he got his start composing, some of his biggest influences, the importance of music to a horror film, and much more.
Check out the full interview below and enjoy!
WGTC: How'd you originally get involved with the project?
Hultquist: I had just started working with an agency for the first time early last year. This was the first project they brought to me. They had met Alistair Legrand the director and they thought I might be a good fit for it. It started with me having a phone call with Alistair to get to know each other a bit. Then he sent me a script and sent me the first five minutes of the film with temp music and I was immediately like, "Yes! I would love to work on this."
I'm a big fan of composers that can go really big with their music, and I had never really had a chance to try that out before. I was really itching to make something kind of loud. Alistair was all about pushing the music as far as it can go.
When was the first film you composed?
Hultquist: Well, I did a lot of short films up until last year. I did my first two features around the same time. One was a documentary called The Ivory Tower and then one was a feature that was at South By last year called Animals.
Was composing something you always had your eye on?
Hultquist: I majored in film scoring at school. I've always been obsessed with film growing up, but I was never necessarily on the filmmaking side of things. I'd be in my room playing guitar and playing in bands. Once I graduated college, the band I was playing in took off and pretty much took over my life for the next couple years. Around 2011 I had a significant break and I started to realize that I missed scoring. I wanted to get back into that. So I would start doing any short film I could find. My wife was in grad school at NYU and we were living in New York so she would get little postings saying "Grad student needs music for thesis film" or something like that. That'd be the only way I'd know how to find stuff. It just kept going from there until I got to meet a few more people that brought me onto the first two features.
I have no facts to back this up, but I feel like the music in a horror film is more important than any other genre. It's more of a focal point. How do you go about preparing something to be that involved in the film?
Hultquist: Honestly, I was really scared when I got this project. Because I realized that. I realized that music can make or break this movie. It definitely took me a while to start really making music for this. I spent a lot of time making sounds. I did a lot of sound design for it and had a lot of fun with that. I was creating a template of where I knew I wanted to go, but as far as actually writing the music, I was kind of scared I wasn't going to pull off the jumps or something like that. Stuff I had never really done officially before.
I think one of the very first things I did was one of the first big jumps in the film. Last night Alistair called it the Jurassic Park moment. I think once I got past that, I was able to get past how to do the horror side of things and really focus on the emotional side of the story, which is actually really big in the film. No one realizes at first. That kind of took over in its own way. It's this mix of a mother-son drama with a horror sci-fi backing to it.
Often times it seems cliche the way horror music works. It'll cut out before the scare and people know. Did you try to do anything to subvert that?
Hultquist: I'd say the biggest thing about this film that's different from any other film I've done, horror or not, is the music is loud. Alistair wanted the music really up in the mix. I think his original quote was, "I want music to punish the audience." I had Frank Wolf do the surround mix for me. He's done hundreds of movies and he said, "I think this may be one of the loudest dubs I've heard." It was encroaching on Interstellar territory I'd say. It was an interesting thing to work on in all aspects. Having it be my first horror. Realizing it was more than a horror film when I got into it. Then the whole post production process was just kind of letting the music sing on top of everything else.
Were there any specific movies or composers you drew inspiration from?
Hultquist: Yeah, there were a few. Some specific ones were Mica Levi's Under The Skin score and Johan Johannsson's Prisoners score was a big one for me. But then there's composers like M-83, Anthony Gonzalez, the big massive synth sound. Joseph Trapanese goes in with that. I really look at Nathan Johnson's work a lot for sound design. Same goes with Rob Simonsen. Then of course there's big guns like Hans Zimmer and Alexandre Desplat who always impress me with the sheer massiveness of the things they can do.
I feel like the go to for synth-horror scores has to be John Carpenter.
Hultquist: Oh yeah. I listened a little, not a ton for this. There was one cue in there that when I heard last night I was like, "Oh this is kind of Halloweenish." I would love to do something that's a straight Carpenter tribute. Have the score be more in line with that. This one went a little more epic and broader. I feel like Carpenter is a little smaller is scale in a way, but it still gives this intensely creepy impact. I'd love to work on something like that in the future.
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Managing Diversity through Non-Territorial Autonomy
20/08/2015 at 16:20 · Filed under Blog and tagged: autonomy, diversity, ethno-cultural groups, statecraft
The first book in a new Oxford University Press series on non-territorial autonomy (NTA) is out:
Managing Diversity through Non-Territorial Autonomy. Assessing Advantages, Deficiencies, and Risks, edited by Tove H. Malloy, Alexander Osipov and Balazs Vizi (Oxford University Press)
Non-territorial autonomy (NTA) is one policy tool of a greater family of statecraft tools that aim to accommodate ethno-cultural diversity in situations where states must either cope with division due to irreconcilable differences or wish to develop society through promoting diversity as an added value. In either case, NTA aims to consolidate the state and promote social unity through accommodating ethno-cultural demands and requirements. As such, the viability of NTA as a state policy is vital not only to enhancing social unity but also to ensuring justice. Moreover, as a diversity management tool, NTA can contribute to social cohesion. However, the conceptual and functional features of NTA are poorly defined. Conceptually, NTA lives in the shadow of the much broader toolkit available for territorial autonomy (TA) regions. Both notions imply autonomy for ethno-cultural groups, but they are tools with distinct, separate aims. Moreover, the functions of NTA are rarely described comprehensively due to the concept's conflation with the very broad regime of human and minority rights. True, NTA needs to be normatively underpinned, but its institutional functions must be in place in order to speak of and implement autonomy. This volume seeks to describe and analyse the various functions of NTA through a number of case studies of existing NTA arrangements in Europe and Canada. The aim is twofold. On the one hand, we wish to contribute to sharpening the conceptual contours of NTA. On the other, we hope to provide informed contextual knowledge on the basis of which decision-makers and policymakers may determine the viability of NTA as a diversity management tool for policymaking in multicultural and multi-ethnic states.
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Sociologist Ralf Dahrendorf was awarded Spain's Prince of Asturias social science prize Wednesday, organizers said.
In a statement, the Prince of Asturias Foundation described Dahrendorf as "the leading representative of contemporary European liberal thought."
Born in Hamburg, Germany in 1929, Dahrendorf has taught at numerous schools and universities in Britain and Germany. He took British nationality in 1988 and was knighted in 1993.
He was elected to the German parliament 1969, and served as a foreign ministry secretary in the first government of Chancellor Willy Brandt.
A political scientist and economist, as well as a sociologist, much of his work centers on the questions of order and integration in modern society.
Author of many books, his most famous work is "Class and Class Conflict in Industrial Society" (1959).
Each year, eight Prince of Asturias prizes are awarded to Spaniards and foreigners alike in categories including arts, sports, humanities and science. The prize is named after Spain's crown prince, Felipe.
Previous social science award winners include former Irish President Mary Robinson, last year, and Italian sociologist Giovanni Sartori in 2005.
The awards are announced throughout the year and presented in a ceremony in the fall in Oviedo. Winners receive EUR50,000 (US$68,330) and a reproduction of a statue by Catalan sculptor Joan Miro.


Émile Roy, well known among Montréal firefighters as well as being an auxiliary firefighter died on Wednesday October 5.
There will be a visitation on Monday October 10, 2005 from 19:00 to 22:00 at the Alfred Dallaire funeral home at 1111 Laurier Avunue W. (at the corner of de l'Épée).
The funeral will be held Tuesday October 10, 2005 at 14:30 at St-Enfant Jésus de Mile End Church, 2039 Saint-Dominique (corner of Laurier) in the park opposite station 30.


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package org.apache.trevni.avro;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

import org.apache.hadoop.io.NullWritable;
import org.apache.hadoop.fs.FileSystem;
import org.apache.hadoop.fs.Path;
import org.apache.hadoop.fs.FileStatus;
import org.apache.hadoop.mapred.JobConf;
import org.apache.hadoop.mapred.FileInputFormat;
import org.apache.hadoop.mapred.InputSplit;
import org.apache.hadoop.mapred.FileSplit;
import org.apache.hadoop.mapred.Reporter;
import org.apache.hadoop.mapred.RecordReader;

import org.apache.avro.reflect.ReflectData;
import org.apache.avro.mapred.AvroJob;
import org.apache.avro.mapred.AvroWrapper;

/**
 * An {@link org.apache.hadoop.mapred.InputFormat} for Trevni files.
 *
 * <p>
 * A subset schema to be read may be specified with
 * {@link AvroJob#setInputSchema(JobConf,Schema)}.
 */
public class AvroTrevniInputFormat<T> extends FileInputFormat<AvroWrapper<T>, NullWritable> {

  @Override
  protected boolean isSplitable(FileSystem fs, Path filename) {
    return false;
  }

  @Override
  protected FileStatus[] listStatus(JobConf job) throws IOException {
    List<FileStatus> result = new ArrayList<>();
    job.setBoolean("mapred.input.dir.recursive", true);
    for (FileStatus file : super.listStatus(job))
      if (file.getPath().getName().endsWith(AvroTrevniOutputFormat.EXT))
        result.add(file);
    return result.toArray(new FileStatus[0]);
  }

  @Override
  public RecordReader<AvroWrapper<T>, NullWritable> getRecordReader(InputSplit split, final JobConf job,
      Reporter reporter) throws IOException {
    final FileSplit file = (FileSplit) split;
    reporter.setStatus(file.toString());

    final AvroColumnReader.Params params = new AvroColumnReader.Params(new HadoopInput(file.getPath(), job));
    params.setModel(ReflectData.get());
    if (job.get(AvroJob.INPUT_SCHEMA) != null)
      params.setSchema(AvroJob.getInputSchema(job));

    return new RecordReader<AvroWrapper<T>, NullWritable>() {
      private AvroColumnReader<T> reader = new AvroColumnReader<>(params);
      private float rows = reader.getRowCount();
      private long row;

      @Override
      public AvroWrapper<T> createKey() {
        return new AvroWrapper<>(null);
      }

      @Override
      public NullWritable createValue() {
        return NullWritable.get();
      }

      @Override
      public boolean next(AvroWrapper<T> wrapper, NullWritable ignore) throws IOException {
        if (!reader.hasNext())
          return false;
        wrapper.datum(reader.next());
        row++;
        return true;
      }

      @Override
      public float getProgress() throws IOException {
        return row / rows;
      }

      @Override
      public long getPos() throws IOException {
        return row;
      }

      @Override
      public void close() throws IOException {
        reader.close();
      }

    };

  }

}


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Awards Season Cinema Thoughts
Why Never Let Me Go Deserves a Second Look
How did hotly anticipated Oscar contender Never Let Me Go fall out of the race and die a box office death?
This week sees the UK release of the highly accomplished adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro's acclaimed novel, which is about three children who grow up together and slowly realise their lives are not what they expected.
A prestige project financed by Film4, DNA Films and Fox Searchlight, it was only last summer that it seemed like a solid awards season candidate.
But whilst now the Oscar talk is all about The King's Speech and The Social Network, last summer things were different.
All the right ingredients were there: a talented director in Mark Romanek, a script by Alex Garland and a promising young cast featuring Carey Mulligan, Andrew Garfield, Keira Knightley and Sally Hawkins.
When the first one sheet poster and trailer appeared around June, it looked like Fox Searchlight's formidable marketing machine was clicking into gear.
Films deemed worthy of Oscar are often premiered in late August and early September at festivals in Telluride and Toronto.
The buzz established there can be the fuel that sustains an awards campaign, as was the case in 2008 when Slumdog Millionaire began its all-conquering Oscar run at Telluride.
This year the big audience favourite was The King's Speech, which got people buzzing and pundits immediately declaring it as an Oscar front runner.
But what about Never Let Me Go?
That too screened at Telluride and Toronto and although some critics admired it, the general reaction was more muted.
There seemed to be an aversion to the actions of the main characters, especially in the final stages of the film, although to say anymore would be venturing into spoiler territory.
In one interview Garland said that some people 'hated' the film and Romanek even pointed people (via Twitter) to Ishiguro's defence of why the characters act the way they do.
This mixed buzz would have been alarming for the team at Fox Searchlight who had hoped this would be one of their major Oscar contenders. But worse was to come.
Most films like Never Let Me Go are given a platform release, which means that they open gradually in major cities, hoping to build on good reviews and positive word of mouth.
On its opening weekend in mid-September, it played at 4 cinemas in New York and Los Angeles, scoring an impressive $120,830, and Sheila DeLoach of Fox Searchlight seemed upbeat, saying to IndieWire:
"It's one of the top opening per screen averages of a limited film this year, and we feel we'll have good word of mouth."
But as the studio expanded the number of screens, audiences stayed away and it gradually died a box office death over the next few weeks, ultimately grossing just $2.4m in the US against a reported production budget of $15m.
In late October the LA Times published a post-mortem piece speculating as to why it didn't catch fire citing:
the melancholy tone
lack of appeal to male viewers
the high expectations set by the novel
issues with the release date.
It was around this time that I saw the film at the London Film Festival and remember being deeply impressed with the world created by Romanek and the performances (especially Mulligan) whilst also feeling that it was emotionally distant.
But something about it stayed with me and on a recent second viewing in anticipation for the UK release, it struck me that the film might be too effective for its own good.
The powerful, unnerving sadness baked into the story hit a profound chord as deeper themes slowly emerged.
On the surface the it deals with how precious time is, but you could also see it as a story about the way a society rationalises cruelty for the greater good.
The characters in the film could represent anyone in the unfortunate position of being deemed expendable in the eyes of the wider public, be they the homeless, the dispossessed or simple transgressors.
What really hit home on second viewing was a social resonance which Ishiguro probably didn't intend when he wrote the novel but which the film eerily catches in the current era.
That is how the three central characters, as children and young adults, all seem represent the younger generation of today, one which will potentially pay a heavy price for the prolificacy and greed of the one that spawned them.
Two scenes drive this home: one where a teacher (Sally Hawkins) cryptically explains to her pupils what their life will be and another late on in the film where a key character quietly explains something truly devastating.
In short, you could read Never Let Me Go as a parable of the expendable or how one generation suffers for the sins of its parents.
The focus on the innocence and emotions of the central characters, gently suffocated by wider social forces, is what makes the film really affecting.
But perhaps the sci-fi framework, revealed at the beginning, along with the muted colour palette put some people off from engaging with the film.
It is largely a moot point whether or not the characters 'accept' their lives, because the film is – in part- about that very notion of acceptance and how people are conditioned for various reasons to accept their lot.
This is the melancholy truth at the heart of story, which makes it work artistically but not financially in the current era of austerity and gloom when audiences aren't really up for sadness at the multiplex.
In addition the performances help keep us interested in the strange lives of Kathy, Tommy and Ruth: whilst Knightley and Garfield are good, it is Carey Mulligan's performance as Kathy which is the emotional lynchpin of the film.
She deserved all the plaudits for her breakout role in An Education, but here she surpasses it with a performance of great emotional range.
Whilst enduring the slow-burning torment of having her one true love stolen by her best friend, she reacts to this (and worse!) by becoming a thoroughly decent and compassionate person.
This is heartbreaking to watch and Mulligan doesn't hit a false note, especially in the key final act.
Mark Romanek also brings his considerable technical skills to the table and with the help of his DP Adam Kimmell captures the English locations with a piercing eye for detail and the haunting beauty of the landscape.
Although he has only directed two features before this – the little seen Static (1985) and One Hour Photo (2002) – he puts things together with the assurance of an accomplished veteran director.
In the build up to awards like the BAFTAs and Oscars it is easy to forget films that have fallen out of the media spotlight, as but fallen contenders like Never Let Me Go are still worth a look, even if its beautifully designed one-sheet poster has been replaced with a dumbed down UK quad.
It won't win any major awards and will leave some audiences cold, but I have a feeling that it will find a more appreciative audience over time, as its sad insights are reflected in the wider world.
Never Let Me Go opens in the UK on Friday 11th February
> Official UK site
> Reviews of Never Let Me Go at Metacritic and MUBi
> Find out more about Mark Romanek and Kazuo Ishiguro at Wikipedia
> Mark Romanek on Twitter (He recently admitted the US cover art for the Blu-ray and DVD was lame)
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London Film Festival News
Never Let Me Go to open the London Film Festival
Never Let Me Go will be the opening film at this year's London Film Festival on October 13th.
Adaptated from Kazuo Ishiguro's bestselling novel, it stars Keira Knightley, Carey Mulligan and Andrew Garfield and is directed by Mark Romanek (One Hour Photo).
Alex Garland (The Beach, 28 Days Later) wrote the screenplay and it is the story of three young adults and an English boarding school which hides a dark secret.
A co-production between DNA Films, Film4 and Fox Searchlight, it is likely to feature in the end of year BAFTA and Oscar nominations.
Sandra Hebron, the Festival's Artistic Director has said:
'It is a great pleasure to be able to open the festival with a film as accomplished and imaginative as NEVER LET ME GO. It combines impeccable film making, outstanding performances and a deeply moving story, and I couldn't wish for a stronger or more appropriate opening night.'
On having the film's European premiere at the Festival, Andrew Macdonald of DNA Films said:
'We're delighted that NEVER LET ME GO has been selected to open this year's festival. It has been a privilege to be involved with bringing Kazuo Ishiguro's remarkable novel to the screen, and to work with such an exceptional British cast. We look forward to unveiling the film in London.'
Director Mark Romanek also adds:
'I think I can speak for the entire cast and crew when I say that we are deeply honored and excited to have been selected to open this year's festival. For me personally, it seems the perfect way to celebrate the conclusion of an incredible filmmaking experience in the UK.'
The full programme for The 54th BFI London Film Festival will be announced on Wednesday 8th September and it will run from 13th-28th October 2010.
Fox Searchlight are seasoned pros when it comes to getting films attention in the awards season and the first trailer was an impressive first glimpse at what can be expected:
Never Let Me Go will be released in the UK on January 14th 2011.
> Official site
> Never Let Me Go at the IMDb
> BFI London Film Festival


The School of Art & Design (SOAD) offers multidisciplinary learning through its four programmes: 3D Design, Design & Media, Fashion Studies and Fine Art. SOAD takes the lead in contributing to the contemporary arts and design education with the focus on creative expression, technical competencies, integrative practices and critical thinking.
The School of Art and Design (SOAD) offers multidisciplinary learning through its four programmes: 3D Design, Design & Media, Fashion Studies and Fine Art. SOAD takes the lead in contributing to the contemporary arts and design education with the focus on creative expression, technical competencies, integrative practices and critical thinking.
The curriculum is designed to cultivate a strong foundation in fundamental art and design skills before you progress to your respective choice of discipline. In the first year, you will develop knowledge and skills across different media, apply critical thinking and research methodologies with historical, cultural, social and technological perspectives. You will be exposed to different disciplines and discover new areas of interest.
Here at SOAD, you can look forward to ample opportunities to participate in industry projects, working alongside established design practitioners to gain valuable hands-on experience. With a network of internationally-recognised artists, designers, scholars, guest lecturers, visiting professors and artists-in-residence from Singapore and overseas, SOAD is where students exchange ideas and cross conventional aesthetic boundaries to develop innovative practices.