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Olympus Canada Recognized Again as a Greater Toronto Top Employer
Dedication to Company's Core Values and Work-Life Balance Cited
Published: Dec. 3, 2021 at 7:05 AM CST
CENTER VALLEY, Pa., Dec. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Olympus announced today that Olympus Canada Inc. has been named one of Greater Toronto's Top Employers for the sixth consecutive year. The award recognizes a workplace culture that encourages a strong work-life balance along with increased employee engagement and recognition programs.
During the pandemic, approximately 80 employees at Olympus Canada were considered essential workers, including this staff member repairing an endoscope.
During the ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic, about 80 essential employees continued to report to the company's Richmond Hill-based facility to repair and service critical medical equipment on rotating shifts.
"The company acted quickly to create strict safety policies to protect essential workers and their families," says Russell Blackburn, a process engineering manager with Olympus Canada. "We recognized the effort and sacrifices they've made during the pandemic, including the risk to them and their families of being exposed to COVID-19. We worked to mitigate that risk as much as possible and empower them to do their jobs."
As safety measures were added, employees returned to their standard shifts. Other measures were then taken to improve work-life balance, including two paid days off in the spring for essential workers in lieu of summer hours, summer hours for colleagues working from home and company-wide policies such as no meetings on Friday afternoons. The company has also introduced a hybrid work policy that will allow eligible employees to split their time between home and the office.
Blackburn says Olympus Canada Inc. has truly lived the company's values during the pandemic.
"One that really stood out was unity — that we are strongest when we work together as a team," he said.
The Greater Toronto's Top Employers competition recognizes employers with exceptional human resources programs and forward-thinking workplace policies. Editors at Mediacorp grade employers on eight criteria: (1) Physical Workplace; (2) Work Atmosphere & Social; (3) Health, Financial & Family Benefits; (4) Vacation & Time-Off; (5) Employee Communications; (6) Performance Management; (7) Training & Skills Development; and (8) Community Involvement. Employers are compared to other organizations in their field to determine which offer the most progressive and forward-thinking programs.
Olympus employee benefits considered for the award include the work-from-home option for some employees, tuition subsidies of up to $5,250 per year and subsidies for professional accreditation, two days paid leave a year for employees who want to volunteer with a nonprofit organization and matching charitable donations of up to $2,000.
To learn more about Olympus Canada, please call 1-800-848-9024 or visit us at www.olympuscanada.com.
About Olympus Canada
Olympus is passionate about creating customer-driven solutions for the medical, life sciences, and industrial equipment industries. For more than 100 years, Olympus has focused on making people's lives healthier, safer and more fulfilling by helping to detect, prevent, and treat disease; furthering scientific research; and ensuring public safety. Olympus Canada Inc. (OCI)—a subsidiary of Olympus Corporation of the Americas—manages the Company's operations and workforce throughout Canada in roles such as sales, marketing, service, and support functions. Based in Richmond Hill, ON, and recognized as one of Greater Toronto's Top Employers for six years in a row, OCI is committed to developing our employees and supporting our local communities. For more information, visit www.olympuscanada.com.
(PRNewsfoto/Olympus Medical Systems Group)
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/olympus-canada-recognized-again-as-a-greater-toronto-top-employer-301436646.html
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One Punch Man Season 3 Release Date: Is It Going To Renew in 2022?
By Mohit Kamboj Last updated Dec 22, 2022
One Punch Man Season 3 Release Date: The artist ONE created the One-Punch Man superhero franchise in Japan.
It depicts the narrative of Saitama, a superhero who can destroy any opponent with a single punch, but who is bored by a lack of challenge due to his enormous power and tries to find a suitable opponent.
In early 2009, ONE created the original webcomic version. The original webcomic had had 7.9 million hits as of June 2012. The manga version had sold over 30 million copies worldwide as of April 2020, making it one of the best-selling manga series ever.
The second season exceeded everyone's expectations, and now fans are eagerly anticipating the third season. There have also been rumors that One-Punch Man season 3 will be released soon.
Yellowjackets Season 2 Release Date: Will Fans See Jackie Again or Is She Really Dead?
Tehran Season 2 Release Date: When Will the Coming Thriller Drama Television Series Be Released?
Grace and Frankie Season 7 Release Date: The Last Season Is Getting a Renewal!
The Cast of One Punch Man Season 3
In the upcoming season of One Punch Man, we may expect to see a lot more of Saitama and his protégé Genos. The show also features a rotating cast of heroes and villains, making it difficult to keep track of the entire ensemble.
Atomic Samurai, Child Emperor, Metal Knight, and Zombieman are just a few of the higher-ranking members of the group, but there are many more. Many monsters have already died as a result of Saitama's involvement, in addition to those named above.
The plot of One Punch Man is driven by the story of Saitama, a superhero from the fictional city of City Z. Because he can defeat his opponents with a single punch.
He's had enough of the one-punch game and is looking for something more demanding, something he believes he deserves. All of his other feelings are overshadowed by boredom, and he feels stuck.
Two factions are opposed to one another throughout One-Punch Man: The Hero Association and The Monster Association, both of whom are involved in regular skirmishes, rescues, and survival scenarios.
The Hero Association then accepts Saitama, who was previously unaffiliated with them, into the lowest echelons of the organization. In this action-adventure film, there are some excellent combat scenes as well as moments of humor and emotion.
When Will One Punch Man Season 3 Be Released?
One Punch Man Twitter account has already teased us about the upcoming season. After a long wait, the production has finally commenced, and MAPPA has taken on all of the responsibility.
Season 3 of One Punch Man is set to premiere in April 2023. TV Tokyo, EJMS, and Shueisha produced the previous two seasons. As a result, we may expect the third season of One Punch Man to be produced by all three of them. The licensor has been Viz Media.
Madhouse created OPM Season 1 and the JC crew created OPM Season 2. We don't know for sure, but One Punch Man S3 will most likely be handled by the JC Staff studio.
The production process has finally begun, according to the latest speculations, and we expect the official One Punch Man Season 3 release date to be announced soon.
Season 1 ran from October 5, 2015, to December 21, 2015, and season 2 ran from April 9 to July 2nd, 2019. The third season is expected to premiere between April and July 2023.
One Punch Man Season 3: Trailer
Although no official trailer has been released, we may see one soon now that anime production has begun.
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Gangs of London Season 2: Will They Solve the Mystery of Sen's Death?
Where can I watch One Punch Man Season 3?
One Punch Man Season 3 is not Available on any OTT Platform.
Is There Going to Be the Third Season of One Punch Man?
There Is No Confirmation about the One Punch Man Season 3 Release date.
Will There Be a Season 2 of One Punch Man on Netflix?
One Punch Man Season 2 is not available on Netflix.
Robin Williams Net Worth: How Much Money Did He Have When He Died?
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Last year Citizen displayed a prototype caliber that was accurate to ±1 second per year. This year they bring that technology to the market with the announcement of three new models.
I have included a quick update to the Credor brand introduction article with changes to the Seiko 1975 Volume 1 and 1976 Volume 1 catalog sections. The update includes additional pages from the '75 Vol.1 catalog and the inclusion of a description page from the 1976 Volume 1 catalog describing the philosophy of the Credor brand at that time. Thanks to Gerald from the thegrandseikoguy for identifying these pages.
This year represents the 50th Anniversary of the first automatic chronographs that were released by multiple companies in 1969. Seiko's first automatic chronograph calibre was the 6139 and it was available in a number of models. There has been much debate over the years as to which companies products were "first" so I try to look at the evidence to determine when Seiko models were first produced and released to the market.
Seiko produced a series of technical guides for their different calibers to assist in service and maintenance of the movements. I have scanned a version of the 6138A and 6139A caliber technical guides that should be of use to many people. As these watches are now reaching 50 years old many examples do not have a known service history and will need to be examined by a competent watchmaker.
Seiko 6159-7001 a space watch?
In September 1992 Japanese payload specialist Mamoru Mohri flew onboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour for the STS-47 mission. During this flight he carried a Seiko 6159-7001 diver among his personal effects.
I wanted to let people know about a great article on the first model of King Seiko's that has been put together by Róbert Sipos. This article is in Hungarian, that I do not read, but Google translate in Chrome is adequate and the article contains such extensive info it is worth checking out by everyone.
Many people are aware of Seiko's involvement win the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games but their involvement in the 1972 Sapporo Winter Olympics is less commonly known. I recently acquired a Seiko promotional folder for the Sapporo '72 games and have documented its contents here as well as some other background information on the event and its preparation.
Now that 2018 has come to a close I thought it would be interesting to look back and see what models were released this year to get a better overview of Seiko's full year. Seiko has released a large number of models across the year so it is interesting to see the majority of these models put together an an overall summary.
Recently I acquired a Seiko Let's Start '82 brochure featuring a range of men's and women's watches. These are all quartz models and include analog, digital and hybrid models. I have scanned this brochure so it can be downloaded easily.
I recently acquired a Seiko Sales brochure from 1960 or possibly 1961. This features mens and ladies watches and a range of clocks. Here are the details of the brochure and a scanned version available.


You write "For more advanced SMS commands, please refer to the user manual supplied with your GPS tracker". When I got my GT005 it was with a very bad user manual, so I would be grateful if I could get one that was a little more useful.
Is your GPS tracker an Ablegrid brand?
We will check it and mail you back the detailed SMS commands if it is our product.


I have talked about the importance of drawing, absolute key to the connection of your passion for the subject matter and the painting. Now, how do I get my painting to be dimensional, to have depth? Your use of color and understanding all its principals is one of the answers.
Using a limited palette will give you an opportunity to deeply understand the colors you use and how they react together, you will know, as you view your subject, exactly what you need to use in order to make the hue you need for the painting. I can make a promise to you that you will never make mud, but beautiful neutrals.
I use the triad system, two sets of red, yellow and blue, with two extra greens. I only use Winsor Newton watercolors. The first triad consists of Rose Madder Genuine, Aureolin and Cobalt Blue. These colors are very transparent and totally liftable. They will not go past 50% in value. The second triad is Permanent Alizarin Crimson, New Gamboge and French Ultramarine Blue. These are also very transparent, but staining. They can take a painting to 100% in value. The two greens are never used as green but combined with reds to make beautiful greys and blacks, or added to a blue and yellow to make that variety of greens you see in nature.
To the left is a rudimentary colors swatch of those that I use with the first triad on the right of the points on the triangles and the second triad on the left of the points of the triangles. In the center are the neutral, browns and grays made with both triads. The variety of hues that can be made with these colors is just extraordinary.
Compliment are an important way to add dimension to a painting. Nobody knew this better than George Seurat, a post impressionist who invented Pointillism, using dots of color who's hues were complimentary, fooling the eye into movement. The compliment of red is the combination of the other two colors, blue and yellow (green), the compliment of yellow is the combination of the other two colors, blue and red (purple), the compliment of blue is the combination of the other two colors, red and yellow (orange). They must be right beside each other and they must be of the same value.
Value is another important way to make your painting dimensional. I always talk to my students in terms of percentage of value about their work and so we can always be 'on the same page' when discussing ways to improve it. Below is a quick value study of red, blue and yellow, using my palette. It is a good idea to do this so that you know how much pigment versus water to add to go up each 10% of value.
I have a friend who has a PHD in Color Theory, so we know there is a great deal to learn about its impact on our lives. This is only a small but important aspect focusing on dimension.


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Amar (sous-titré Avec toi jusqu'à la fin du monde) est un film romantique dramatique espagnol réalisé par Esteban Crespo. Il a été présenté au Festival du cinéma espagnol de Malaga en mars 2017 et il est sorti dans les salles de cinéma espagnoles en avril 2017. Il met en vedettes María Pedraza et Pol Monen, avec la participation de Natalia Tena, Gustavo Salmerón, Nacho Fresneda et Greta Fernández.

Synopsis
Laura et Carlos s'aiment comme si chaque jour était leur dernier. Poussée par le désir de contrôler sa propre vie et de se libérer du contrôle de sa mère, Laura rêve de tomber enceinte. Tous deux cherchent leur place dans ce monde, mais un an plus tard et un peu plus mature, leur passion profonde n'est qu'un souvenir.

Nominations
 Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos : nominé en 2018 meilleur nouvel acteur (Mejor Actor Revelación) pour Pol Monen
 Prix Goya : nominé en 2018 meilleur nouvel acteur (Mejor Actor Revelación) pour Pol Monen
 Festival du cinéma espagnol de Malaga : nominé en 2017 meilleur film espagnol (Mejor Película Española) pour Esteban Crespo

Distribution
 María Pedraza (VF : Caroline Pascal) : Laura
 Pol Monen (VF : Jean Remi Tichit) : Carlos
 Greta Fernández (VF : Jessica Barrier) : Lola
 Natalia Tena (VF : Emmanuelle Rivière) : Merche, la mère de Laura
 Nacho Fresneda (VF : Marc Bretonnière) : le père de Laura
 Maria Caballero (VF : Christel Billault) : Marta
 Jorge Silvestre (VF : Luc Arden) : El Moro
 Paz Muñoz (VF : Anouck Hautbois) : Susana
 Gustavo Salmerón (VF : Philippe Bozo) : Pablo
 Jorge Motos (VF : Maxime Baudouin) : frère Carlos

Avec la participation de
 Antonio Valero (VF : Philippe Roullier) : le père de Carlos
 Sonia Almarcha : Carmen

Références

Liens externes

Film espagnol sorti en 2017

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Battle for Air Supremacy heats up in Libya
By editor2 on 6th April 2020 in Security
By Metin Gurcan for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Libya Business News.
Renewed fighting in Libya, where both sides rely on drone support from foreign backers, has fueled a battle for air supremacy that augurs further escalation despite the coronavirus outbreak in the country.
It also raises the prospect of Turkey sending more military aid to its allies.
US, UNICEF to Assist Children and Families in Libya
Tags: coronavirus, COVID-19, featured, Haftar, Hifter, Libyan National Army (LNA), Turkey


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#pragma once

#include <algorithm>

#include "traits.hpp"

namespace aaa {

/**
@addtogroup add

Examples:
```
std::vector<double>   in1 = { 1.1, 2.2, 3.3, 4.4, 5.5 };
std::vector<double>   in2 = { 1.1, 2.2, 3.3, 4.4, 5.5 };
std::valarray<double> in3 = { 1.1, 2.2, 3.3, 4.4, 5.5 };
std::array<double, 5> in4 = { 1.1, 2.2, 3.3, 4.4, 5.5 };
std::array<double, 9> in5 = { 1.1, 2.2, 3.3, 4.4, 5.5, 6.6, 7.7, 8.8, 9.9 };
std::vector<double>   out = { 1.1, 2.2, 3.3, 4.4, 5.5 };

using namespace aaa;

// In these three examples we want the same type of container
// for both the input and output. We can then return the output by value.
out = add(in1, in2); // Elementwise addition of two vectors.
out = add(2.5, in2); // Elementwise addition of a scalar and a vector.
out = add(in1, 3.3); // Elementwise addition of a vector and a scalar.

// In these three examples we mix arbitrary type of containers
// for the input and output. We then use a reference for output.
add(in3, in4, out); // Elementwise addition of two vectors.
add(4.9, in4, out); // Elementwise addition of a scalar and a vector.
add(in3, 2.1, out); // Elementwise addition of a vector and a scalar.

// In these three examples we use iterators for the input and output.
add(begin(in5) + 1, begin(in5) + 6, begin(in4), begin(out)); // Elementwise addition of two vectors.
add(4.9, begin(in5) + 1, begin(in5) + 6, begin(out)); // Elementwise addition of a scalar and a vector.
add(begin(in5) + 1, begin(in5) + 6, 2.1, begin(out)); // Elementwise addition of a vector and a scalar.
```

@{
*/

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// iterators

template<typename InputIterator1, typename InputIterator2, typename OutputIterator,
    check_sum<value_type_i<InputIterator1>, value_type_i<InputIterator2>, value_type_i<OutputIterator>> = nullptr>
    void add(InputIterator1 first_left, InputIterator1 last_left, InputIterator2 first_right, OutputIterator first_out)
{
    auto f = [](const value_type_i<InputIterator1>& left, const value_type_i<InputIterator2>& right)
    {
        return left + right;
    };
    std::transform(first_left, last_left, first_right, first_out, f);
}

template<typename Element, typename InputIterator, typename OutputIterator,
    check_sum<Element, value_type_i<InputIterator>, value_type_i<OutputIterator>> = nullptr>
    void add(const Element& left, InputIterator first_right, InputIterator last_right, OutputIterator first_out)
{
    auto f = [&](const value_type_i<InputIterator>& right) { return left + right; };
    std::transform(first_right, last_right, first_out, f);
}

template<typename InputIterator, typename Element, typename OutputIterator,
    check_sum<value_type_i<InputIterator>, Element, value_type_i<OutputIterator>> = nullptr>
    void add(InputIterator first_left, InputIterator last_left, const Element& right, OutputIterator first_out)
{
    auto f = [&](const value_type_i<InputIterator>& left) { return left + right; };
    std::transform(first_left, last_left, first_out, f);
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// containers

template<typename Container1, typename Container2, typename Container3,
    check_sum<value_type<Container1>, value_type<Container2>, value_type<Container3>> = nullptr>
    void add(const Container1& left, const Container2& right, Container3& out)
{
    assert(left.size() == out.size());
    assert(right.size() == out.size());
    using std::begin;
    using std::end;
    add(begin(left), end(left), begin(right), begin(out));
}

template<typename Element, typename Container1, typename Container2,
    check_sum<Element, value_type<Container1>, value_type<Container2>> = nullptr>
    void add(const Element& left, const Container1& right, Container2& out)
{
    assert(right.size() == out.size());
    using std::begin;
    using std::end;
    add(left, begin(right), end(right), begin(out));
}

template<typename Container1, typename Element, typename Container2,
    check_sum<value_type<Container1>, Element, value_type<Container2>> = nullptr>
    void add(const Container1& left, const Element& right, Container2& out)
{
    assert(left.size() == out.size());
    using std::begin;
    using std::end;
    add(begin(left), end(left), right, begin(out));
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// make container

template<typename Container>
Container add(const Container& left, const Container& right)
{
    auto out = left;
    add(left, right, out);
    return out;
}

template<typename Container>
Container add(const Container& left, const value_type<Container>& right)
{
    auto out = left;
    add(left, right, out);
    return out;
}

template<typename Container>
Container add(const value_type<Container>& left, const Container& right)
{
    auto out = right;
    add(left, right, out);
    return out;
}

/** @} */

} // namespace aaa

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Lower Extremity Kinematics in Runners with Patellofemoral Pain during a Prolonged Run.
Dierks TA, Manal KT, Hamill J, Davis I. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2011 Apr;43(4):693-700.
Over the past few weeks we have had several posts related to the diagnosis and treatment of patellofemoral pain (PFP). A lot of the focus has been on detecting functional weakness in the hip abductors and trying to address this functional strength deficit. A unique aspect of PFP, which we have not addressed on this site, is that runners with PFP typically do not experience pain at the beginning of a run. This raises the question: Is something changing as the patient runs a long distance? The purpose of this study was to evaluate 20 runners with PFP and 20 runners without knee pain to investigate the influence of prolonged running on lower extremity kinematics during the weight-bearing (stance) phase in running. All participants were recreational runners. The running protocol was performed at a self-selected speed and was completed when one of three criteria were met (target hear rate, perceived exertion, knee pain). Overall the PFP runners showed less joint motion (peak knee flexion, peak hip adduction, and eversion) as well as less peak joint velocity (knee flexion, hip adduction, and hip internal rotation) compared to controls (regardless of time). Both groups experienced increases in most kinematic variables at the end of the run compared to the beginning. The two groups did not show different changes over time. During data analysis the authors noticed that some of the PFP runners were using distinct movement patterns. Therefore, the authors created 3 subsets of PFP runners: 1) 7 runners who had a "typical frontal-plane movement pattern" (knee and hip adduction followed by abduction at both joints), 2) 5 runners that exhibited early knee abduction (valgus) as well as decreased peak movements at other joints, and 3) 8 runners that exhibited early hip abduction and less joint motion at other joints. Even the subset with typical frontal-plane movement patterns had increased hip internal rotation and decreased knee internal rotation compared to controls.
Overall the PFP runners showed decreased joint motion including knee flexion. The authors suggest that this may be a protective mechanism against knee pain (less flexion should lead to less compressive forces on the patellofemoral joint). We should be cautious though because it is unclear if the decreased knee flexion is a protective mechanism that runners adapt in response to PFP or if this is a movement pattern that predisposed them to PFP. This becomes especially important when discussing interventions. If this is an adaptation to pain then as we rehabilitate the runner they may return to a movement pattern like the control runners but if the kinematics were what predisposed them to PFP then the therapeutic exercises might not restore "normal kinematics". In the second case, we need to consider the runner's experience: for a novice runner we may want to help them establish mechanics similar to a control runner but for an experienced runner we need to consider that if this is their normal mechanics then why did they start to have problems (what's changed recently?). In regards to selecting therapeutic exercises, the three subgroups warrant further study because of their potential implications. The authors hypothesized that the "valgus" subgroup of runners with PFP may have weak hip abductors. Upon closer evaluation of the "hip abduction" subgroup the authors noticed it was not the femur abducting but the pelvis elevating on the contralateral side (coincidentally males tended to adopt this running pattern) which may suggest hip and trunk (core) weakness. The authors note that the third subgroup, which showed normal frontal plane movements but irregular knee and hip rotations, most likely had weak hip internal rotators. This study raised a lot of interesting questions. What's your thoughts?
Thanks for the post. This study only evaluated the more symptomatic limb among runners with patellofemoral pain.
In regards to your reference about variability in past studies, it is not surprising that the leg with patellofemoral pain has less movement variability than non-injured controls or the opposite leg. You reference Roger Barlett et al who has suggested that variability in human movement is functional and beneficial: "Such functionality [movement variability] could allow environmental adaptations, reduce injury risk, and facilitate changes in coordination patterns." (see http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17892098). Based on this theory, it would probably be beneficial to restore an "optimal" amount of movement variability in the painful limb.


This week's portion is the only one which takes place in Moses' lifetime and does not mention Moses even once.
Many commentators have suggested reasons. It is obviously not a mere coincidence that the great leader's name is omitted, since he is obliquely referred to at the beginning of the sidra in the word attah – "you" (Ex. 27:20).
One theory is that Moses, who wrote the Torah at God's command, was too modest to keep introducing his own name in what he wrote, but that is no answer when we consider how often his name is present, often in the form, "And the Lord spoke to Moses saying…" If he had a problem with introducing his own name he would have dropped it on a regular basis.
The real explanation must have a connection with the content of the sidra of this week.
A possibility is that it has to do with the word t'tzavveh – "command (the Children of Israel…)". We know that Moses has no problem when he is told, "Speak to the Children of Israel". No-one can object to their leader speaking to the people. But "command" suggests giving orders, and Moses shrank from the implication that he could tell the people what to do.
He saw himself as God's instrument, chosen to convey the Divine message, but not to give commands. The One who gave the orders was the Almighty.
Moses was apprehensive that the people might think he, the earthly being, was high and mighty enough to order them around.


RAWIllumination.net: Prometheus Rising and the "rat race"
San Francisco attorney and NLP practitioner Elizabeth Coleman is reading Prometheus Rising, and the book inspires a blog post on the "rat race" and being goal-oriented as opposed to enjoying life as you live it. See also her post "De-bunking Plato: Math is an invention, like language," which relates nicely to what Robert Anton Wilson wrote in Natural Law, among other places.
I would marry this woman!


Divya Jyoti, Sason is a training centre for the students who intent to work for Society viz, eradication of poverty, illiteracy and dedicate themselves for services of humanity. Three members of the Society organize the centre and help the 17 inmates.
The members organize coaching classes not only for the inmate students but also for the poor children of the nearby village. They also take special classes for bright students who excel in their studies. The centre also organizes games and sports competition twice in a year.


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Q: Eclipse Color Theme - Hard to read javascript in jsp editor I've been using the Eclipse color theme plugin, and it's been great so far - However there's one problem/setting I can't seem to figure out how to change - it's occurring when I try to edit javascript in a jsp page - when I choose a dark color theme (Monokai in this case), Eclipse highlights the code with a javascript tag with a light highlight (see attached pic).
Does anyone know if there's a setting I can change in eclipse to change or remove this, or if it's even possible to change?

A: I ran into this problem as well.
Short Answer:
Window -> Preferences-> MyEclipse -> Files and Editors -> Javascript -> Editor -> Syntax Coloring -> Background
More Answer:
You have to poke around for a while, but it seems like everything is somewhere in the Window -> Preferences path, and not necessarily where other related things are.
There's one section for html, one for jsps, and another for all the javascript inside of both of those, for example. One for global defaults (which others inherit... sometimes), etc. The key phrase to look for is "Editor"- then you know you're probably going to be able to configure the color of something.

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Join us for family fun at Central's Fall Festival for famlies with children through 5th grade. There will be games, prizes and activities for all children. Children may wear their costumes. Small children must be accompanied by an adult. Adult volunteers are needed for set-up and clean up. Youth volunteers (in costume) needed also. Please contact Kim Bohler if you would like to help at kimbohler@bellsouth.net. Donations of individually wrapped candy and small prizes are welcome; please drop off at the church office by October 23. Or you can bring the candy to church with you on Sunday or Wednesday night.


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Ceilán portugués (portugués: Ceilão Português, cingalés: ලංකාව ලංකාව Puruthugisi Lankawa, Tamil: இலங்கை இலங்கை Porthukeya Ilankai) fue el control del Reino de Kotte por el Imperio portugués, en la actual Sri Lanka, después de la crisis del siglo XVI en el país.

La presencia portuguesa en la isla duró desde 1505 hasta 1658. Su llegada fue en gran parte accidental, ya que buscaban el control del comercio, en lugar del territorio. Su aparición coincidió con la agitación política de Wijayaba Kollaya, y se vieron envueltos en la política interna de la isla mientras buscaban establecer el control sobre el lucrativo comercio de canela que se originó allí. Los portugueses utilizaron estas divisiones internas para su ventaja durante la guerra cingalo-portuguesa. El dominio directo de Portugal dentro de la isla no comenzó hasta después de la muerte de Dharmapala de Kotte, quien murió sin un heredero. Este legó el reino de Kotte al monarca portugués en 1580. Eso permitió a los portugueses reclamar el reino de Kotte tras la muerte de Dharmapala en 1597. El gobierno portugués comenzó con mucha resistencia por parte de la población local.

Finalmente, el reino de Kandy buscó la ayuda del Imperio neerlandés en sus esfuerzos por librar a la isla de los portugueses. El Imperio neerlandés inicialmente llegó a un acuerdo con el reino de Kandy. Después del colapso de la economía ibérica en 1627, la guerra luso-neerlandesa vio la conquista holandesa de la mayoría de las colonias asiáticas de Portugal. Con el tiempo, los territorios del Ceilán Portugués fueron cedidos a los Países Bajos. Sin embargo, los elementos de la cultura portuguesa de este período colonial permanecen hasta hoy, en Sri Lanka.

Antiguas colonias portuguesas en Asia
Historia de Sri Lanka
Estados y territorios fundados en 1597
Estados y territorios desaparecidos en 1658
Portugal en el siglo XVII
Sri Lanka en el siglo XVII
Sri Lanka en el siglo XVI


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What's new in Statistics . . . January
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Posted 22/12/2021 by Joanne Simon-Davies
Welcome to the new year.
This month: deaths in custody, rental affordability and homelessness services.
Statistics releases in January 2022
If you are interested in any of the forthcoming releases or datasets, please contact the Parliamentary Library to discuss in more detail.
ANZ Job Advertisements, December 2021 4 Jan
ABS Building Approvals, November 2021 10 Jan
ABS International Trade in Goods and Services, November 2021 11 Jan
ABS Retail Trade, November 2021 11 Jan
ABS Job Vacancies, November 2021 12 Jan
ABS Engineering Construction Activity, September 2021 12 Jan
ABS Lending Indicators, November 2021 14 Jan
ABS Overseas Arrivals and Departures, November 2021 18 Jan
ABS Building Activity, September 2021 19 Jan
ABS Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2021 19 Jan
ABS Weekly Payroll Jobs and Wages in Australia, Week ending 18 December 2021 19 Jan
ABS Labour Force, December 2021 20 Jan
ABS Monthly Business Turnover Indicator, November 2021 21 Jan
NVCER Apprentices and trainees, June Quarter 2021 24 Jan
NVCER Historical time-series of apprenticeships and traineeships in Australia from 1963 24 Jan
ABS Consumer Price Index, December 2021 25 Jan
ABS International Trade Price Indexes, December 2021 27 Jan
ABS Labour Force, Detailed, December 2021 27 Jan
ABS Producer Price Indexes, December 2021 28 Jan
ABS Perspectives on Migrants 31 Jan
RBA Housing Lending Rates, October 2021 31 Jan
Please contact the Library if you would like to see further information on any of these releases. Note: Release dates may be subject to change without notice.
Deaths in custody in Australia, 2020–21 (Australian Institute of Criminology)
'The National Deaths in Custody Program has monitored the extent and nature of deaths occurring in prison, police custody and youth detention in Australia since 1980. In 2020–21 there were 82 deaths in custody: 66 in prison custody and 16 in police custody or custody-related operations. This report contains detailed information on these deaths and compares the findings with longer term trends'.
Rental Affordability Index, November 2021 findings (National Shelter, The Brotherhood of St Laurence, Beyond Bank and SGS Economics and Planning)
'The ACT, Greater Sydney, Greater Perth and Greater Brisbane remain the most unaffordable of all capital cities with RAI scores of 27 (Extremely Unaffordable). Households solely reliant on JobSeeker payments and rental assistance would require an income nearly triple the current level to move into the Acceptable affordability band. Rental stress pushes single persons on JobSeeker to the outer fringes of our cities, well away from opportunities to get them back into employment.'
Other reports of interest:
Lives in Limbo: The experiences of migrant workers navigating Australia's unsettling migration system (Migrant Workers Centre)
Pandemic Pressures: Job security and customer relations for retail workers, November 2021 (Australian National university/University of Sydney)
16th Annual Statistical Report of the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA Survey, Melbourne Institute/University of Melbourne)
Social connectedness among Australian males: The Australian Longitudinal Study on Male Health (The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare and the Department of Health)
Statistics of the month
Specialist homelessness services, 2020–21 (AIHW)
The Specialist homelessness services (SHS) report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 'is an annual report summarising data from the Specialist Homelessness Services Collection (SHSC). It describes the characteristics of clients of specialist homelessness services, the services requested, outcomes achieved, and unmet requests for services'.
Specialist homelessness agencies provide a wide range of services to assist those who are experiencing homelessness or who are at risk of homelessness, ranging from general support and assistance to immediate crisis accommodation.
In 2020–21:
278,300 clients were supported by SHS; however, on average, more than 300 requests per day could not be assisted, a total of around 114,000 unassisted requests.
The number of SHS clients with a current mental health issue increased; around 88,200 (32%) compared with 77,300 (27%) in 2016–17.
The number of SHS clients who have experienced family and domestic violence increased; almost 116,200 (42%) compared with 114,800 (40%) in 2016–17.
60% of SHS clients were female (167,400).
28% of SHS clients were aged under 18.
Chart 1: main reason for seeking assistance, 2020–21
Source: AIHW, Specialist homelessness services annual report 2020–21 (Canberra, 2021)
More than one-quarter of clients (almost 73,300) who provided their Indigenous status identified as being of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander origin. Nationally, this equated to 810.6 Indigenous clients per 10,000 Indigenous population compared with a rate of 80.2 for non-Indigenous clients.
81% of clients aged 15 and over currently received some form of government payment as their main source of income. The most common government payments were JobSeeker (33% or 60,350 clients), Parenting Payment (17% or 30,900) and Disability Support Pension (15% or 27,700).
Interested in finding out what the latest statistics are telling us about the Australian economy and population?
Each month the Parliamentary Library will publish a Flag Post listing new reports on a wide variety of topics. The list will include important upcoming releases from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) as well as other research organisations and government departments.
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Q: How does Array.sort() behave if comparison function is not transitive? I'm writing an algorithm to sort an array of 3D boxes for drawing in front-to-back order.  There is a well-defined, stable way to decide which of two boxes is in front of the other, so I have written a function to do that, and then I pass my function to Array.prototype.sort() to get the correct drawing order.

But it is possible to have cycles of boxes such that A>B, B>C and C>A are all true.  This means there is no well-defined sort order for the overall list, even though the order of any pair is well-defined.
In practice, this situation is unlikely to arise, and if it does, I can live with one or two boxes being in the wrong order.  But are there JS implementations out there that could sort the whole list wrongly, or crash, under this circumstance?

Update 10 Nov 16
Just to fill in some more context now the project is done (in fact, no reason you can't look at it if you want):
The reason I asked the question is that, although the obvious answer is "you can't sort using a broken comparator", still... this is a sorting-like task, and attempting to do the sort does give somewhat useful results.
In my specific application, the cyclic case shown above never actually arises (at least, you'd have to be really trying).  My hope was that I could sort the objects such that, if you removed any elements that were part of a cycle, the remaining elements would be in strictly correct order.  But I didn't get to that point, and here's why:
My first idea was that when I compare two boxes, whichever box is in front on the X axis or the Y axis or the Z axis is sorted in front.  But this means that instead of comparing boxes (A), I'm really comparing infinite cross-shapes (B):

--which means they overlap like crazy, and the cyclic situation is not rare at all; in fact it's so common that, with 3 or more objects, I might as well use a random order.
At some point I saw this helpful reference, which suggested that I should only test pairs of boxes that actually overlap on screen.  Adding that test (and sorting boxes as "equal" if they don't overlap) gave better results, with boxes in the right order more often than not, but still with lots of errors.
The problem is that fast sorting algorithms don't test every possible pair of values (they'd be O(n2) if they did).  Sorting A and B as "equal" doesn't simply mean that their relative order is unimportant; it means that if C sorts before A, it must also sort before B.  No matter what sort algorithm a browser uses, it will skip comparisons based on this assumption, and therefore it will not test every pair of boxes that I need it to test.
In the end, I wrote my own inefficent, naïve sorting code (test every box until I find an overlap).  I never have more than 40 objects on screen, so the performance is OK, and the result is correct often enough.  A more thorough algorithm would involve backtracking, and would raise halting issues, so I stopped here.
So, not the most satisfying conclusion, but sometimes that's how it goes.  Hopefully this will provide some help (or cruel amusement) to someone else, anyway.

A: If the ordering is not transitive – as you say, the type allows for circular relationships A > B ; B > C ; C > A – then I don't know what it would mean for the items to be in the wrong order :-)
The standard for ECMAScript (ECMA-262, 5.1 Edition) says of Array.prototype.sort:

If comparefn is not undefined and is not a consistent comparison function for the elements of this array (see below), the behaviour of sort is implementation-defined.

and the "see below" explains that, yes, transitivity of comparisons is needed for a comparefn to qualify as "consistent".

A function comparefn is a consistent comparison function for a set of values S if all of the requirements below are met […]

*

*If a =CF b and b =CF c, then a =CF c (transitivity of =CF)

*If a < CF b and b <\ CF c, then a <\ CF c (transitivity of <\ CF)

*If a >CF b and b >CF c, then a >CF c (transitivity of >CF)

So, as you describe it, your non-transitive comparison function invokes the "implementation-defined" clause of the specification.
And I would recommend reading "implementation-defined" as "can do anything or nothing, unpredictably, and still be compliant with this specification".


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Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward (31 de agosto de 1844 – 28 de enero de 1911) fue una de las primeras escritoras feministas e intelectual americana. Desafió las creencias tradicionales cristianas sobre la vida después de la muerte, el rol tradicional de la mujer en el matrimonio y en la familia y fue defensora de la reforma por el cambio en la manera de vestir de las mujeres.

En 1868, tres años después del final de la Guerra Civil, publicó The Gates Ajar, que presentaba el más allá como un sitio repleto de las comodidades de la vida doméstica y donde las familias, con sus mascotas incluidas,se reunirían para toda la eternidad.

En su cuarentena, Phelps rompió de nuevo las tradiciones al casarse con un hombre 17 años más joven que ella. Años más tarde, instó a las mujeres a que quemaran sus corsés. Sus últimos trabajos se centraban en los ideales femeninos y en la independencia económica de la mujer en el matrimonio. Además, fue la primera mujer en dar una serie de conferencias en la Universidad de Boston. Fue autora de 57 volúmenes de ficción, poesía y ensayos y en todos estos trabajos desafió el punto de vista que predominaba en la sociedad de que el sitio y satisfacción de la mujer era el hogar. Por ello, las mujeres de las obras de Phelps tenían éxito en carreras fuera de lo tradicional: medicina, política y arte.

Casi al final de su vida, Phelps tuvo un rol activo en el movimiento de los derechos de los animales. Su novela Trixy, publicada en 1904, giraba en torno a este ideal y los efectos que tenía en los médicos, generando polémica al estar en contra de la experimentación con animales.

Primeros años
Elizabeth nació en Andover, Massachusetts. Era hija de un ministro de la congregación, Austin Phelps, y de Elizabeth Wooster Stuart Phelps, y su nombre de pila fue Mary Gray Phelps en honor a una amiga de su madre. Su hermano, Moses Stuart Phelps, nació en 1849. Su madre, Elizabeth (13 de agosto de 1815 – 30 de noviembre de 1852), era H. Trusta, seudónimo con el que escribió los libros de Kitty Brown ; además, era hija de Moses Stuart, el eminente presidente del seminario teológico de Andover. Estuvo enferma a intervalos durante la mayor parte de su vida adulta y murió de encefalitis al poco tiempo de dar a luz a su tercer hijo, Amos, el 20 de noviembre de 1852. Mary Gray, por entonces tenía ocho años y pidió que le pusieran el nombre de su madre en su honor.

Su padre, Austin Phelps era un ampliamente respetado ministro congregacional y educador. Fue el pastor de la iglesia congregacional de la calle Pine hasta 1848, cuando aceptó la cátedra de retórica en el seminario teológico de Andover. Conoció a Elizabeth Phelps ese mismo año y se casaron en otoño. La familia se trasladó a Boston y en 1869 se convirtió en el presidente del seminario teológico de Andover, cargo que ostentó durante 10 años. Sus escritos se convirtieron en libros de texto para la educación teológica cristiana y hoy en día se siguen publicando.

Dos años después de la muerte de su madre, el padre de Elizabeth se casó con su cuñada, Mary Stuart, que también era escritora y que murió 18 meses después de tuberculosis. Menos de seis meses después, su padre volvió a casarse, en este caso con Mary Ann Johnson, la hermana de un ministro eclesiástico, y tuvieron dos hijos, Francis Johnson (1860) y Edward Johnson (1863).

Phelps recibió una educación de calidad; asistió a la Academia Abbot y a la Mrs. Edward's School for Young Ladies. Desde que era pequeña tenía un talento para contar historias, como comentó una fuente cercana: "Contaba historias asombrosas a los niños con los que jugaba… e interesaba realmente a sus compañeras de clase en ese momento, que estaban más avanzadas en vocabulario, con las historias que solía improvisar para entretenerlas." Con trece años publicaron una de sus historias en Youth's Companion y otros relatos aparecieron en las ediciones de Sunday School.

Trayectoria
En la mayoría de sus escritos utilizó como seudónimo el nombre de su madre "Elizabeth Stuart Phelps", tanto antes como después de contraer matrimonio en 1888 con Herbert Dickinson Ward, un periodista diecisiete años menor que ella; aunque también publicó algunos trabajos con el nombre de Mary Adams.  Pronto obtuvo reconocimiento de figuras importantes de la literatura como Thomas Wentworth Higginson y John Greenleaf Whittier.

A los 19 mandó un cuento sobre la Guerra Civil titulado "A Sacrifice Consumed" a Harper's Magazine. El editor de la revista recibió con entusiasmo su contribución y le envió a Phelps una suma generosa junto con una nota pidiéndole que le mandara más trabajos En 1864 Harper's publicó su primer escrito de ficción para adultos. Además, en esta época empezó a escribir sus primeros libros para niños, que se dieron a conocer como "Tiny series" , a los que siguieron los cuatro volúmenes de la serie Gypsy Brenton, que con el tiempo fueron su obra juvenil más conocida. También publicó dos libros que contaban las aventuras en tono realista de un niño de cuatro años llamado Trotty, The Trotty Book (1870) y Trotty's Wedding Tour, and Story-book (1873). En marzo de 1868 apareció en The Atlantic Monthly "The Tenth of January", la historia de la muerte de montones de niñas en el fuego y derrumbe de Pemberton Mill en Lawrence, Massachusetts, el 10 de enero de 1860.

Novelas de espiritualismo

Ward escribió tres novelas de espiritualismo. La primera de ellas, The Gates Ajar, que tardó en escribir dos años y que declaró, más tarde, que tras dedicarle tanto tiempo a su revisión "podría recitarla de memoria", fue la más famosa. Se publicó tras la Guerra de Secesión y en ella Ward cuenta la historia de una niña llamada Mary Cabot que ha perdido a su hermano en la guerra. La niña, de luto, está convencida de que se reunirá con su hermano en el más allá, donde la gente mantiene su forma física y personalidad.

El libro fue muy popular en parte por su interpretación positiva de la muerte justo después de la Guerra Civil, en la que más de 400.000 personas perdieron la vida. Sin embargo, también fue ampliamente criticado por la manera en que Phelps describía el cielo más como un sitio para reunirse con los seres queridos que para saludar a Dios; en otras palabras, rechazaba la visión tradicional del cielo que tenían los calvinistas. Pero la controversia que generó no sirvió más que para aumentar las ventas del libro y en las semanas siguientes a su publicación, su editor le envío 600$ (unos 9.188$ hoy en día) y una nota: "tu libro está siendo un éxito; ya ha vendido 4.000 copias."

Se vendieron más de 100.000 copias en Estados Unidos e Inglaterra y el libro se tradujo y publicó en al menos otros cuatro idiomas.

Recibió miles de cartas en respuesta a su primer libro. Después, escribió otros dos libros más del mismo tema, Between the gates y Beyond the Gates, y una novela corta sobre los derechos de los animales, Loveliness. Phelps dijo que había escrito The Gates Ajar para reconfortar a la generación de mujeres que habían quedado destrozadas por la pérdida de sus seres queridos en la Guerra Civil y que no encontraban consuelo en la religión. La visión de Phelps del cielo convirtió el libro en un best-seller fuera de control.  Más tarde, se basó en el éxito del primer libro con una serie de libros que también incluirían en sus títulos la palabra "Gates" y que seguían reforzando su visión de la vida de ultratumba como un lugar con jardines, cómodos porches y casas elegantes.

Defensora de las reformas sociales
Mientras se dedicaba a la escritura se convirtió en una defensora de la reforma social, la abstinencia y sobriedad y la emancipación de la mujer, a través de conferencias y otros trabajos. También participó en la reforma por el cambio en la manera de vestir de las mujeres y en 1874 las instó a que quemaran sus corsés.En 1877 publicó una novela, The Story of Avis, que se adelantó a su tiempo ya que se centraba en muchos de los primeros problemas feministas de su época. En ella retrataba la lucha que mantiene una mujer para equilibrar su vida de casada y de ama del hogar con su pasión por convertirse en pintora. La protagonista en una mujer extraordinaria e independiente de su tiempo que decide, en un principio, que sus metas no se verán sometidas por el matrimonio o la dependencia financiera de su marido, aunque finalmente termina casándose. Es posible que Phelps estuviera reflejando la vida de su madre al describir la imposibilidad de tener a la vez una vida familiar y unas ambiciones artísticas. Dicha novela estuvo en gran parte influida por Aurora Leigh, de Elizabeth Barret Browning, y su descripción negativa de los roles del hombre y de la mujer en el matrimonio fueron muy discutidos.

En 1876 se convirtió en la primera mujer en dar una serie de conferencias en la Universidad de Boston. Sus cursos se titularon "Representative Modern Fiction".

Últimos trabajos
Elizabeth y su marido coescribieron dos novelas románticas bíblicas en 1890 y 1891. Además, su autobiografía, Chapters from a Life, se publicó en 1896 tras haber aparecido por entregas en McClure's. En esta época también escribió un amplio número de ensayos para Harper's.

Phelps siguió escribiendo historias cortas y novelas en el siglo XX. Su novela Trixy (1904) se centraba en los derechos de los animales, una causa que apoyó en sus últimos años. Su último trabajo fue Comrades (1911), que se publicó póstumamente.
Phelps murió el 28 de enero de 1911 en Newton Center, Massachusetts.

Obras
 Ellen's Idol (1864)
 Gypsy Breynton y tres secuelas (1866-1867)
 Mercy Gliddon's Work (1866)
 The Gates Ajar(1868)
 Men, Women, and Ghosts (1869)
 The Trotty Book (1870)
 Hedged In (1870)
 The Silent Partner (1871)
 What to Wear (1873)
 Poetic Studies (1875)
 The Story of Avis (1877)
 An Old Maid's Paradise (1879)
 Doctor Zay (1882)
 Beyond the Gates (1883)
 Songs of the Silent World (1884) Houghton & Griffin, Boston, US (Kindle libro electrónico ASIN B004TPPDY0)
 The Madonna of the Tubs (1886)
 Jack the Fisherman (1887)
 The Gates Between (1887)
 The struggle for Immortality (1889)
 Austin Phelps, A Memoir (1891)
 Donald Marcy (1893)
 A Singular Life (1895)
 Chapters from a Life (1896)
 The Story of Jesus Christ (1897)
 The Supply at Saint Agetha's (1897)
 Within the Gates (1901)
 Trixy (1904)
 Walled In (1907)
 La familia al completo (novela en colaboración con otros once escritores, 1908)
 The Empty House and Other Stories (1910)

Con Herbert Dickinson Ward
 Come Forth (1891)
 A Lost Hero (1890)
 The Master of the Magicians (1890)

Véase también
 Corset controversy
 Women's Rights Historic Sites

Referencias

Otras lecturas

Enlaces externos

 authorandbookinfo.com
 (en inglés).
 El contenido de este artículo se ha traducido de la página de Wikipedia en inglés Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward; ver su historia de atribución.


Can private insurance firms be trusted?
Among the many questions put forth to Mint Money, the two most persistent are: Will the private sector insurance company pay my claim? Will they be around and what is their payment history? It is fairly easy to answer the first question: the regulatory rules make it difficult for any insurance company to run away with people's money. The second question, however, has no black and white answer and there are nuances that you will have to understand. To give you a cogent reply, we looked at the claims record (for the year 2009-10) of all 23 insurers and examined them on three parameters: claims settled, claims repudiated and claims pending. The final takeaway is this: a poor ratio does not imply a company with poor customer service standards. Read carefully to understand how these three ratios are to be used to evaluate your insurer.
On the face of it, a lower claims settlement ratio (30% would mean that three out of 10 claims are settled and the rest are refused) would point to a company that does not pay its customers when claims are made. While Life Insurance Corp. of India (LIC) has a claim settlement ratio (CSR) of 97%, more than half of the companies in India have a CSR of more than 78% with that of six insurers being above 88%. Most insurers that didn't settle even half the claims, started operation in 2007-2008 with Shriram Life Insurance Co. Ltd being the sole exception. Shriram Life launched operation in the year 2005 yet its claim settlement for the year 2009-10 has been only 40%. We expanded the net wider and one of the first private companies to set shop in India came under the net of top 10 companies that have poor claim settlement performance. Max New York Life Insurance Co. Ltd, launched in 2000, has settled only 66% of the claims. "(The) 2010 fiscal was an aberration for us since we decided to change our claims management processes," said a company official. "We got a lot of claims in the previous year that prompted us to analyse our underwriting and claims settlement processes."
What it means: Older insurance firms will have a better CSR than the new ones. Kamalji Sahay, managing director and chief executive officer, Star Union Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co. Ltd explains: "Young insurers have claims which are typically in the initial stage of the policy tenure. Early claims need extra investigation and hence usually they take more time in settlement. However, other indicators like claims repudiation and claims pending records will shed light on claims settlement practice of companies." Sahay refers to a provision of the life insurance industry where insurers can rigorously investigate claims that are made within three years of buying a policy and the process can take as long as six months. Policies older than three years must be settled in a month's time. And since insurers who set shop in 2007 or later will have all their claims that are made within three years of buying the policy, they have a poor CSR.
How to use this: If you see a company set up before 2007 with a CSR of below 78%, consider it a red flag.
A claim repudiation ratio (CRR) of 40% means that four out of 10 claims made get rejected by the insurance company. Aegon Religare Life Insurance Co. Ltd, which incidentally was also the first insurer to launch term plans online, has the highest percentage of claim repudiation. Of a total claim of 50, Aegon Religare rejected 22 claims: a 44% claims repudiation record. LIC has the lowest percentage of claims repudiation at 1%, however, even that one percentage point means 8,227 policies in the case of LIC.
What it means for you: The CRR is as much a reflection on the underwriting standards of the insurer as a reflection on the policyholder who gives incorrect or shoddy information at the time of buying the policy. Says Samir Bali, leader-insurance, Ernst and Young: "A high percentage of claims repudiation may mean that the company has poor standards of underwriting. Lack of medical check ups, wrong information in the proposal form may lead to claims repudiation." A high CRR also reflects poor training of agents who encourage their customers to fill up wrong information so that the policies are accepted by the insurer.
There is a third factor that influences the CRR—the products sold will also lead to low or high CRR numbers. Says Chirag Jain, chief operating officer, Canara HSBC Oriental Bank of Commerce Life Insurance Co. Ltd: "The percentage of claims repudiation will also depend on the portfolio of the insurer. So a insurer having a large chunk in pension plans will have a favourable percentage of claims repudiation while an insurer dealing largely with term plans will have a relatively adverse percentage of claims repudiation." This means that a company with a higher term insurance portfolio will have a worse CRR than a company focused mainly on money-back or endowment plans since in the latter the fund value builds up to make the payment at claim, while in a term policy it is a pure risk cover.
How to use this data: A company older than four years and with a high claims rejection ratio typically means poor underwriting standards.
A claims pending ratio (CPR) of 50% means five out of 10 claims registered were pending at the end of 2010 fiscal. While most insurers have their claims pending for less than three months, insurers also have policies for more than a year pending with them. Says Yateesh Srivastava, chief marketing officer, Aegon Religare Life Insurance Co. Ltd: "Sometimes the beneficiary doesn't give sufficient documents or just sits on the claims. We can't settle the claim unless we get all the required information and hence the delay."
What it means for you: A high CPR need not mean a bad company. For example, the 50% CPR of DLF Pramerica Life Insurance Co. Ltd looks bad, but only till we see that it is five out of 10 companies we are looking at. Again younger companies will tend to have more pending claims since they take more time to investigate and cases of fraudulent practices are highest during early claims. "Typically we find that policyholders who make early claims take a policy with the knowledge that they would be invoking the policy soon," said Jain. "Hence we find that medical information is not accurate which leads to further investigation. Hence early claims call for investigation and hence claims are usually pending in case of young insurers."
In other cases, claims could also be pending because of lack of documentary evidences. The regulator mandates the insurer to settle the claim within 30 days of receiving all required documents. However, the claims remain pending till such time insurers receive all the documents.
How to use this data: For a company that's more than four years old, a high pending claims ratio means poor claims settlement standards.
These numbers don't give any conclusive results if just the numbers are looked at. A pure number analysis tilts the balance in favour of older investment product portfolio heavy companies rather than newer firms with a larger pure play insurance cover portfolio. Despite this handicap, the ratios offer an insight into the hygiene standards in companies. You can do two things to use these ratios to your advantage. One, if the claim happens early in the life of the policy there will be a much more rigorous investigation than a 10- or 15-year-old policy. So ensure that the data input is correct, no medical truths been twisted and the papers are in a location that your beneficiary can get them without you being around to point out the second drawer under the dining room cabinet.
Two, fill up the insurance proposal form as if your life depends on it. Well, not only yours, but the future life of your dependants does actually depend on the due diligence done by you when you filled that life cover form. And as for the one question, yes your insurer will settle your claim but only if you have been meticulous in giving all the information accurately. And if you still run into a problem, you have the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority and subsequently the insurance ombudsman to seek recourse in.


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Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou's Call for a Referendum Plunges Greek Government, Markets Into Chaos.
Calls for Referendum on Austerity Package
Greek Bailout
Greek Sovereign Debt Crisis
Embattled Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou's call for a referendum on the proposed Greek bailout package has sent his government teetering on the brink of collapse and left the global financial markets roiling in its wake. Indeed, it has almost become farcical that a nation, incapable of repaying its debts, is now holding the eurozone […]
Montague Grammar.
Generalized Phrase Structure
Lexical-Functional Grammar
R. Montague
"Developed by the American logician R. Montague (1930-1970). Formal semantic description of meaning in natural language, drawing on concepts of formal and modal logic, as a principled basis for syntax. It has influenced both Generalized Phrase Structure Grammar and Lexical-Functional Grammar." R. Montague, Formal Philosophy, R H Thomason, ed. and introd. (New Haven, 1974).
Millions Missing from MF Global Clients' Money.
The bankruptcy of MF Global is revealing some interesting stories surrounding the collapse, namely, that the firm is guilty of using its clients' money to finance its own trades, a big no-no according to the SEC. MF Global, the securities firm under the direction of former New Jersey Governor and Goldman Sachs executive Jon Corzine, […]
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9-3 Sketch
Swedish National Debt Office
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The People's Republic of China Cannot Bail Out the Eurozone.
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Eurozone Bailout
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The Big Three American car manufacturers reported October sales today, with Chrysler and Ford reporting gains while GM remained flat. Chrysler showed a 27% increase in sales over October of last year, likely owing to the relaunched Chrysler 300 full size sedan and Jeep Grand Cherokee. Hyundai also reported 20 something percent sales increases for […]
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Save the Last One
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So much for picking up something on impulse from Blockbuster.
The movie's main characters are self-absorbed and whiny, but not in interesting ways. Most are going through stereotypical crises, which are developed with predictability and without wit. The main character, played by Zach Braff from Scrubs, is fearful of commitment to his pregnant girlfriend, which he demonstrates by taking up with a much younger college student. That doesn't work out, as he would have known if he'd watched any of hundreds of better movies than this one.
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namespace metrics {

namespace {

const char kClientId[] = "bogus client ID";
const int64 kInstallDate = 1373051956;
const int64 kInstallDateExpected = 1373050800;  // Computed from kInstallDate.
const int64 kEnabledDate = 1373001211;
const int64 kEnabledDateExpected = 1373000400;  // Computed from kEnabledDate.
const int kSessionId = 127;
const variations::ActiveGroupId kFieldTrialIds[] = {
  {37, 43},
  {13, 47},
  {23, 17}
};
const variations::ActiveGroupId kSyntheticTrials[] = {
  {55, 15},
  {66, 16}
};

class TestMetricsLog : public MetricsLog {
 public:
  TestMetricsLog(const std::string& client_id,
                 int session_id,
                 LogType log_type,
                 metrics::MetricsServiceClient* client,
                 TestingPrefServiceSimple* prefs)
      : MetricsLog(client_id, session_id, log_type, client, prefs),
        prefs_(prefs) {
    InitPrefs();
 }

  virtual ~TestMetricsLog() {}

  const metrics::ChromeUserMetricsExtension& uma_proto() const {
    return *MetricsLog::uma_proto();
  }

  const metrics::SystemProfileProto& system_profile() const {
    return uma_proto().system_profile();
  }

 private:
  void InitPrefs() {
    prefs_->SetString(metrics::prefs::kMetricsReportingEnabledTimestamp,
                      base::Int64ToString(kEnabledDate));
  }

  virtual void GetFieldTrialIds(
      std::vector<variations::ActiveGroupId>* field_trial_ids) const
      OVERRIDE {
    ASSERT_TRUE(field_trial_ids->empty());

    for (size_t i = 0; i < arraysize(kFieldTrialIds); ++i) {
      field_trial_ids->push_back(kFieldTrialIds[i]);
    }
  }

  // Weak pointer to the PrefsService used by this log.
  TestingPrefServiceSimple* prefs_;

  DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(TestMetricsLog);
};

}  // namespace

class MetricsLogTest : public testing::Test {
 public:
  MetricsLogTest() {
    MetricsLog::RegisterPrefs(prefs_.registry());
    metrics::MetricsStateManager::RegisterPrefs(prefs_.registry());
  }

  virtual ~MetricsLogTest() {
  }

 protected:
  // Check that the values in |system_values| correspond to the test data
  // defined at the top of this file.
  void CheckSystemProfile(const metrics::SystemProfileProto& system_profile) {
    EXPECT_EQ(kInstallDateExpected, system_profile.install_date());
    EXPECT_EQ(kEnabledDateExpected, system_profile.uma_enabled_date());

    ASSERT_EQ(arraysize(kFieldTrialIds) + arraysize(kSyntheticTrials),
              static_cast<size_t>(system_profile.field_trial_size()));
    for (size_t i = 0; i < arraysize(kFieldTrialIds); ++i) {
      const metrics::SystemProfileProto::FieldTrial& field_trial =
          system_profile.field_trial(i);
      EXPECT_EQ(kFieldTrialIds[i].name, field_trial.name_id());
      EXPECT_EQ(kFieldTrialIds[i].group, field_trial.group_id());
    }
    // Verify the right data is present for the synthetic trials.
    for (size_t i = 0; i < arraysize(kSyntheticTrials); ++i) {
      const metrics::SystemProfileProto::FieldTrial& field_trial =
          system_profile.field_trial(i + arraysize(kFieldTrialIds));
      EXPECT_EQ(kSyntheticTrials[i].name, field_trial.name_id());
      EXPECT_EQ(kSyntheticTrials[i].group, field_trial.group_id());
    }

    EXPECT_EQ(metrics::TestMetricsServiceClient::kBrandForTesting,
              system_profile.brand_code());

    const metrics::SystemProfileProto::Hardware& hardware =
        system_profile.hardware();

    EXPECT_TRUE(hardware.has_cpu());
    EXPECT_TRUE(hardware.cpu().has_vendor_name());
    EXPECT_TRUE(hardware.cpu().has_signature());

    // TODO(isherman): Verify other data written into the protobuf as a result
    // of this call.
  }

 protected:
  TestingPrefServiceSimple prefs_;

 private:
  DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(MetricsLogTest);
};

TEST_F(MetricsLogTest, LogType) {
  TestMetricsServiceClient client;
  TestingPrefServiceSimple prefs;

  MetricsLog log1("id", 0, MetricsLog::ONGOING_LOG, &client, &prefs);
  EXPECT_EQ(MetricsLog::ONGOING_LOG, log1.log_type());

  MetricsLog log2("id", 0, MetricsLog::INITIAL_STABILITY_LOG, &client, &prefs);
  EXPECT_EQ(MetricsLog::INITIAL_STABILITY_LOG, log2.log_type());
}

TEST_F(MetricsLogTest, EmptyRecord) {
  TestMetricsServiceClient client;
  client.set_version_string("bogus version");
  TestingPrefServiceSimple prefs;
  MetricsLog log("totally bogus client ID", 137, MetricsLog::ONGOING_LOG,
                 &client, &prefs);
  log.CloseLog();

  std::string encoded;
  log.GetEncodedLog(&encoded);

  // A couple of fields are hard to mock, so these will be copied over directly
  // for the expected output.
  ChromeUserMetricsExtension parsed;
  ASSERT_TRUE(parsed.ParseFromString(encoded));

  ChromeUserMetricsExtension expected;
  expected.set_client_id(5217101509553811875);  // Hashed bogus client ID
  expected.set_session_id(137);
  expected.mutable_system_profile()->set_build_timestamp(
      parsed.system_profile().build_timestamp());
  expected.mutable_system_profile()->set_app_version("bogus version");
  expected.mutable_system_profile()->set_channel(client.GetChannel());

  EXPECT_EQ(expected.SerializeAsString(), encoded);
}

TEST_F(MetricsLogTest, HistogramBucketFields) {
  // Create buckets: 1-5, 5-7, 7-8, 8-9, 9-10, 10-11, 11-12.
  base::BucketRanges ranges(8);
  ranges.set_range(0, 1);
  ranges.set_range(1, 5);
  ranges.set_range(2, 7);
  ranges.set_range(3, 8);
  ranges.set_range(4, 9);
  ranges.set_range(5, 10);
  ranges.set_range(6, 11);
  ranges.set_range(7, 12);

  base::SampleVector samples(&ranges);
  samples.Accumulate(3, 1);   // Bucket 1-5.
  samples.Accumulate(6, 1);   // Bucket 5-7.
  samples.Accumulate(8, 1);   // Bucket 8-9. (7-8 skipped)
  samples.Accumulate(10, 1);  // Bucket 10-11. (9-10 skipped)
  samples.Accumulate(11, 1);  // Bucket 11-12.

  TestMetricsServiceClient client;
  TestingPrefServiceSimple prefs;
  TestMetricsLog log(
      kClientId, kSessionId, MetricsLog::ONGOING_LOG, &client, &prefs_);
  log.RecordHistogramDelta("Test", samples);

  const ChromeUserMetricsExtension& uma_proto = log.uma_proto();
  const HistogramEventProto& histogram_proto =
      uma_proto.histogram_event(uma_proto.histogram_event_size() - 1);

  // Buckets with samples: 1-5, 5-7, 8-9, 10-11, 11-12.
  // Should become: 1-/, 5-7, /-9, 10-/, /-12.
  ASSERT_EQ(5, histogram_proto.bucket_size());

  // 1-5 becomes 1-/ (max is same as next min).
  EXPECT_TRUE(histogram_proto.bucket(0).has_min());
  EXPECT_FALSE(histogram_proto.bucket(0).has_max());
  EXPECT_EQ(1, histogram_proto.bucket(0).min());

  // 5-7 stays 5-7 (no optimization possible).
  EXPECT_TRUE(histogram_proto.bucket(1).has_min());
  EXPECT_TRUE(histogram_proto.bucket(1).has_max());
  EXPECT_EQ(5, histogram_proto.bucket(1).min());
  EXPECT_EQ(7, histogram_proto.bucket(1).max());

  // 8-9 becomes /-9 (min is same as max - 1).
  EXPECT_FALSE(histogram_proto.bucket(2).has_min());
  EXPECT_TRUE(histogram_proto.bucket(2).has_max());
  EXPECT_EQ(9, histogram_proto.bucket(2).max());

  // 10-11 becomes 10-/ (both optimizations apply, omit max is prioritized).
  EXPECT_TRUE(histogram_proto.bucket(3).has_min());
  EXPECT_FALSE(histogram_proto.bucket(3).has_max());
  EXPECT_EQ(10, histogram_proto.bucket(3).min());

  // 11-12 becomes /-12 (last record must keep max, min is same as max - 1).
  EXPECT_FALSE(histogram_proto.bucket(4).has_min());
  EXPECT_TRUE(histogram_proto.bucket(4).has_max());
  EXPECT_EQ(12, histogram_proto.bucket(4).max());
}

TEST_F(MetricsLogTest, RecordEnvironment) {
  TestMetricsServiceClient client;
  TestMetricsLog log(
      kClientId, kSessionId, MetricsLog::ONGOING_LOG, &client, &prefs_);

  std::vector<variations::ActiveGroupId> synthetic_trials;
  // Add two synthetic trials.
  synthetic_trials.push_back(kSyntheticTrials[0]);
  synthetic_trials.push_back(kSyntheticTrials[1]);

  log.RecordEnvironment(std::vector<MetricsProvider*>(),
                        synthetic_trials,
                        kInstallDate);
  // Check that the system profile on the log has the correct values set.
  CheckSystemProfile(log.system_profile());

  // Check that the system profile has also been written to prefs.
  const std::string base64_system_profile =
      prefs_.GetString(prefs::kStabilitySavedSystemProfile);
  EXPECT_FALSE(base64_system_profile.empty());
  std::string serialied_system_profile;
  EXPECT_TRUE(base::Base64Decode(base64_system_profile,
                                 &serialied_system_profile));
  SystemProfileProto decoded_system_profile;
  EXPECT_TRUE(decoded_system_profile.ParseFromString(serialied_system_profile));
  CheckSystemProfile(decoded_system_profile);
}

TEST_F(MetricsLogTest, LoadSavedEnvironmentFromPrefs) {
  const char* kSystemProfilePref = prefs::kStabilitySavedSystemProfile;
  const char* kSystemProfileHashPref =
      prefs::kStabilitySavedSystemProfileHash;

  TestMetricsServiceClient client;

  // The pref value is empty, so loading it from prefs should fail.
  {
    TestMetricsLog log(
        kClientId, kSessionId, MetricsLog::ONGOING_LOG, &client, &prefs_);
    EXPECT_FALSE(log.LoadSavedEnvironmentFromPrefs());
  }

  // Do a RecordEnvironment() call and check whether the pref is recorded.
  {
    TestMetricsLog log(
        kClientId, kSessionId, MetricsLog::ONGOING_LOG, &client, &prefs_);
    log.RecordEnvironment(std::vector<MetricsProvider*>(),
                          std::vector<variations::ActiveGroupId>(),
                          kInstallDate);
    EXPECT_FALSE(prefs_.GetString(kSystemProfilePref).empty());
    EXPECT_FALSE(prefs_.GetString(kSystemProfileHashPref).empty());
  }

  {
    TestMetricsLog log(
        kClientId, kSessionId, MetricsLog::ONGOING_LOG, &client, &prefs_);
    EXPECT_TRUE(log.LoadSavedEnvironmentFromPrefs());
    // Check some values in the system profile.
    EXPECT_EQ(kInstallDateExpected, log.system_profile().install_date());
    EXPECT_EQ(kEnabledDateExpected, log.system_profile().uma_enabled_date());
    // Ensure that the call cleared the prefs.
    EXPECT_TRUE(prefs_.GetString(kSystemProfilePref).empty());
    EXPECT_TRUE(prefs_.GetString(kSystemProfileHashPref).empty());
  }

  // Ensure that a non-matching hash results in the pref being invalid.
  {
    TestMetricsLog log(
        kClientId, kSessionId, MetricsLog::ONGOING_LOG, &client, &prefs_);
    // Call RecordEnvironment() to record the pref again.
    log.RecordEnvironment(std::vector<MetricsProvider*>(),
                          std::vector<variations::ActiveGroupId>(),
                          kInstallDate);
  }

  {
    // Set the hash to a bad value.
    prefs_.SetString(kSystemProfileHashPref, "deadbeef");
    TestMetricsLog log(
        kClientId, kSessionId, MetricsLog::ONGOING_LOG, &client, &prefs_);
    EXPECT_FALSE(log.LoadSavedEnvironmentFromPrefs());
    // Ensure that the prefs are cleared, even if the call failed.
    EXPECT_TRUE(prefs_.GetString(kSystemProfilePref).empty());
    EXPECT_TRUE(prefs_.GetString(kSystemProfileHashPref).empty());
  }
}

TEST_F(MetricsLogTest, InitialLogStabilityMetrics) {
  TestMetricsServiceClient client;
  TestMetricsLog log(kClientId,
                     kSessionId,
                     MetricsLog::INITIAL_STABILITY_LOG,
                     &client,
                     &prefs_);
  std::vector<MetricsProvider*> metrics_providers;
  log.RecordEnvironment(metrics_providers,
                        std::vector<variations::ActiveGroupId>(),
                        kInstallDate);
  log.RecordStabilityMetrics(metrics_providers, base::TimeDelta(),
                             base::TimeDelta());
  const SystemProfileProto_Stability& stability =
      log.system_profile().stability();
  // Required metrics:
  EXPECT_TRUE(stability.has_launch_count());
  EXPECT_TRUE(stability.has_crash_count());
  // Initial log metrics:
  EXPECT_TRUE(stability.has_incomplete_shutdown_count());
  EXPECT_TRUE(stability.has_breakpad_registration_success_count());
  EXPECT_TRUE(stability.has_breakpad_registration_failure_count());
  EXPECT_TRUE(stability.has_debugger_present_count());
  EXPECT_TRUE(stability.has_debugger_not_present_count());
}

TEST_F(MetricsLogTest, OngoingLogStabilityMetrics) {
  TestMetricsServiceClient client;
  TestMetricsLog log(
      kClientId, kSessionId, MetricsLog::ONGOING_LOG, &client, &prefs_);
  std::vector<MetricsProvider*> metrics_providers;
  log.RecordEnvironment(metrics_providers,
                        std::vector<variations::ActiveGroupId>(),
                        kInstallDate);
  log.RecordStabilityMetrics(metrics_providers, base::TimeDelta(),
                             base::TimeDelta());
  const SystemProfileProto_Stability& stability =
      log.system_profile().stability();
  // Required metrics:
  EXPECT_TRUE(stability.has_launch_count());
  EXPECT_TRUE(stability.has_crash_count());
  // Initial log metrics:
  EXPECT_FALSE(stability.has_incomplete_shutdown_count());
  EXPECT_FALSE(stability.has_breakpad_registration_success_count());
  EXPECT_FALSE(stability.has_breakpad_registration_failure_count());
  EXPECT_FALSE(stability.has_debugger_present_count());
  EXPECT_FALSE(stability.has_debugger_not_present_count());
}

TEST_F(MetricsLogTest, ChromeChannelWrittenToProtobuf) {
  TestMetricsServiceClient client;
  TestMetricsLog log(
      "user@test.com", kSessionId, MetricsLog::ONGOING_LOG, &client, &prefs_);
  EXPECT_TRUE(log.uma_proto().system_profile().has_channel());
}

}  // namespace metrics


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How Shall They Impeach Obama? Conservatives Count the Ways
A rundown of the president's high crimes and misdemeanors, according to his haters.
Impeach! <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/whitehouse/14544182962/">Pete Souza </a>/Flickr
Previously: Every Obama Conspiracy Theory Ever
Impeachment is having another moment. On Wednesday, Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.) became the latest conservative politician to suggest that Republicans may attempt to oust President Obama from office if they take control of the Senate next fall, citing "mounting frustration that a lot of people are getting to." For conservative activists, it's no longer of issue of whether the president should be impeached, but what for. Since 2010, the Obama's haters have floated more than two dozen reasons for filing articles of impeachment. They would like to oust the president for, among other things…
Anything at all: "It needs to happen," Rep. Michael Burgess (R-Texas), an early adopter, said in 2011.
Benghazi "jihadi-coddling": "This president was forced to see signs from people reminding them that they will not forget the seven hours of hell that the murdered Americans went through before they perished in Benghazi!," said Michelle Malkin. (Steven Seagal agrees.)
The birth certificate: "The Executive has an awful lot of power to keep from showing certain things unless the courts will stand up to him, or unless Congress in majority will stand up, up to and including impeachment," Rep. Tim Walberg (R-Mich.) admonished in 2010, before calling for a select committee of talk-radio hosts, members of Congress, and a single Supreme Court justice to examine the president's birth certificate.
The border crisis (2010): "Recent reports of contacts between Hezbollah and Mexican drug cartels make it all but certain that terrorists intent on destroying us will come across our southwestern border," said former Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-Colo.), blaming Obama for the continued existence of illegal immigration.
The border crisis (2014): In July, reality TV star Sarah Palin wrote an op-ed for Breitbart.com stating that the "unsecured border crisis is the last straw that makes the battered wife say, 'No mas.'"
Bowe Bergdahl: According to former Florida Rep. Allen West (of course), "Barack Hussein Obama's unilateral negotiations with terrorists and the ensuing release of their key leadership without consult—mandated by law—with the US Congress represents high crimes and misdemeanors, an impeachable offense."
Defense of Marriage Act: Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) told Think Progress in 2011 that he'd "absolutely" vote for impeachment "If it could gain the collective support."
Egypt: According to talk-radio host Tammy Bruce, "If it is found that Obama secretly facilitated or 'encouraged' an Islamist takeover of Egypt, an ally, he should be impeached."
EPA power-plant regulations: According to the South Dakota Republican Party, "The Constitution and Declaration of Independence are very clear on the authority of the President and the Federal Government"—and the president's environmental regulations could not be tolerated.
Fast and Furious: Gun Owners of America president Larry Pratt, most recently seen encouraging the use of force against elected officials, said last March that, "if this isn't the time when you can get him both politically and legally, I don't know when."
Fort Hood: "[T]hese days, what brain-functional person believes what officials, even those in high positions of responsibility, say about events like this?" asked one-time presidential hopeful Alan Keyes.
Health coverage for undocumented residents: "We clearly have a president who is dedicated to the well being of people who are here in our country illegally and instead of watching out for the interests of the American people," Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.) said in March.
Hypothetical executive orders: Rep. Steve Stockman (R-Texas) sought to preempt any actions by President Obama to reduce gun violence by threatening impeachment: "If the president is allowed to suspend constitutional rights on his own personal whims, our free republic has effectively ceased to exist," he said last January.
Hypothetical raising of the debt ceiling: "This president is looking to usurp congressional oversight to find a way to get it done without us," Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) said in 2011.
Hypothetically defaulting on the debt: "Obama would be impeached if he blocked debt payments," Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa), warned in an otherwise undecipherable tweet.
"If you like your plan, you can keep it": "He had to tell that lie in order to get Obamacare passed," Ann Coulter said in January, although she conceded that impeachment is unlikely.
IRS scandal: "Nixon only dreamed about doing what Lois Lerner has done," Rush Limbaugh told his Dittoheads.
ISIS: "If Obama allows the world's first pure terror state to emerge on his watch, my God, if that's not grounds for impeachment, I don't know what is," Ret. Lt. Col. Ralph Peters told Newsmax in June.
Libya no-fly zone: "If we're going to be a government of laws, and not descend into empire, this is Caesar crossing the Rubicon," said Reagan administration lawyer Bruce Fein, explaining why he was drafting a sample order of impeachment.
Not extending the Bush tax cuts: It was a simple proposition for Grover Norquist: "Obama can sit there and let all the tax [cuts] lapse, and then the Republicans will have enough votes in the Senate in 2014 to impeach."
NSA data collection: "In Watergate, Richard Nixon faced impeachment for breaking into the offices of the chairman of the Democratic National Party—Obama has broken into the homes of 300 million Americans," conservative lawyer Larry Klayman explained last December.
Obama's legacy: At least Glenn Beck is honest in his reasoning: "[Obama] needs to have the stain on his record that they cannot remove."
Recess appointments: When asked about the Supreme Court's decision in July knocking down the president's power of appointment, Senate candidate Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) floated impeachment, before quickly backtracking.
The stimulus: WorldNetDaily's Aaron Klein and Brenda Elliot argued that "Questions should already be raised about how the former employer of Obama's Commerce secretary received the Energy Department's biggest loan guarantee."
The Veterans Affairs scandal: "I and Liberty Counsel Action are calling on the House of Representatives, the people's house, to draft Articles of Impeachment against President Barack H. Obama for high crimes and misdemeanors," Liberty University law school dean Mathew Staver announced in May.
Finally, Someone With the Guts to Call for Obama's Impeachment
#YOHO: This GOP Lawmaker is Trying to Impeach Eric Holder
Corn on "Hardball": Why Are Republicans Calling for Obama's Impeachment?
GOP Congressman: Calls for Impeachment "Will Likely Increase"


Somehow consumers get caught allowing manufacturers of packaged foods dictate their eating patterns. Last year the maker of this growing in popularity spread called Nutella was sued for making false claims about being a nutritious food item. The parent company is named Ferrero legally agreed to pay $3 million for their misuse of advertising promotions that told the consuming public that Nutella carries nutritional and health benefits, as it was listed as a nutritious breakfast food. The settlement also required Ferrero to make changes to Nutella's labeling and marketing, including how the television commercials and their website reported on the false nutritional value of Nutella.
For those who followed the class action law suit last year probably got some money back. The pay out from losing the case was that if you purchased Nutella in California between January 1, 2008 and February 3, 2012, were eligible to receive a payment from that class action settlement. The claims deadline has long passed, nevertheless it proves how far some businesses will go to make a buck, even if it includes poisoning kids through the bogus marketing practices by running an elaborate scam on their parents.
Nutella is a chocolate spread that is processed with sugar, modified palm oil, hazelnuts, cocoa, skim milk powder, whey powder, lecithin, and vanillin. Nutella contains 67% saturated fat and processed sugar by weight. A two-tablespoon (37 grams) serving of Nutella contains 200 calories, 11 grams of fat, 3.5 of which are saturated and 21 grams of processed sugar. The ever so popular 52.7 gram sized Snickers Chocolate Bar has 250 calories, 12 grams of fat, 4.5 grams of saturated fat, and 27 grams of processed sugar. It is not advised to eat a candy bar for breakfast, but surely a Snickers is far more filling than a two-tablespoon serving of Nutella, with closely the same amount of sugar damage. The point of this comparison is solely used to show just how hoodwinked consumers were led to believe that breakfast is more healthy using their candy-like spread.
It is unfortunate that a lot people have literally gotten hooked on this sugary filled product. Take for instance how the dormitory students at Columbia University are collectively eating up to 100 pounds a day of the chocolate spread. Some of the students are so hooked that they are stealing the stuff by filling cups/jars of Nutella to-go. Recently in Germany, an unknown number of suspected thieves stole 5.5 tons (($20,710 cost) of Nutella packages from a parked trailer in the town of Bad Hersfeld.
Regularly eating processed sugar is the likely dietary cause of several chronic ailments widely considered to be diseases such as heart disease, hypertension and many common cancers. The body is attacked and robbed of vitamins and minerals through the demand to digest and eliminate processed sugar.


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Comunardo Niccolai (Uzzano, 1946. december 15. –) világbajnoki ezüstérmes olasz labdarúgó, hátvéd, edző.

Pályafutása

Klubcsapatban
A Montecatini korosztályos csapatában kezdte a labdarúgást. 1963–64-ben a Torres labdarúgója volt. 1964 és 1976 között a Cagliari meghatározó játékosa volt. Tagja volt az 1969–70-es bajnokcsapatnak. 1967-ben kölcsönben az amerikai Chicago Mustangs csapatában szerepelt. 1976 és 1978 között egy-egy idényt játszott a Perugia, majd a Prato együttesében. 1978-ban fejezte be az aktív labdarúgást.

A válogatottban
1970-ben három alkalommal szerepelt az olasz válogatottban. 1970-ben a mexikói világbajnokságon ezüstérmet szerzett a csapattal.

Edzőként
1980–81-ben a Savoia vezetőedzője volt. 1993–94-ben az olasz női válogatott szövetségi kapitányaként tevékenykedett.

Sikerei, díjai

 Olaszország
 Világbajnokság
 ezüstérmes: 1970, Mexikó
 Cagliari
 Olasz bajnokság (Serie A)
 bajnok: 1969–70

Hivatkozások

Források

1946-ban született személyek
Élő személyek
Olasz labdarúgók
Labdarúgóhátvédek
A Cagliari labdarúgói
A Perugia labdarúgói
Az AC Prato labdarúgói
Az 1970-es világbajnokság labdarúgói
Olasz labdarúgóedzők


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Q: git branch contains other unwanted branch The admin has told me not to merge develop into my branches before pushing them to remote, and that I should create new branches based on master, that way no code from develop will accidentally get merged into master. OK, that has worked fine for several weeks, but a couple of days ago I accidentally merged develop into one of my branches. That didn't create a big problem for the admin, he just told me not to do it again, but since then I started using "git branch --contains" to make sure.
Problem:
When I fetch the remote master and run "git branch --contains", it shows that develop is part of it:
git branch --contains
  develop
* master

How can that be possible??
I see 3 possible explanations:

*

*remote master was at some point accidentally merged with develop

*some unknown error

*I'm not updating my local branch correctly with the fetched master

*

*is very unlikely since the admin is a guru who couldn't possibly have let that happen

*is what I suspect is happening

*possible, but I think I've been doing it correctly all these weeks with this code:

git fetch
git checkout master
git reset --hard origin/master
git clean -f
git pull origin master

So as long as develop is in master I cannot create/push any new branches.
Any idea what's going on?

A: It's possible that your local develop branch hasn't been updated since the last time that a commit made it all the way into master. Make sure that your local develop branch is up to date:
git checkout develop
git fetch
git merge --ff-only origin/develop

A good way to figure out what's going on with your branch topology is to run this command:
git log --oneline --decorate --graph --all

Or this one, if you're more of a GUI person:
gitk --all

You'll see a graph showing all of your commits, with colored markers labeling the position of each local and remote-tracking branch. It's a good way to keep track of what's where, when you have lots of branches and complicated workflows.

A: The problem was my understanding of git branch --contains. It doesn't list branches contained in the currently checked out branch, but branches which contain it.
So to know if master contains develop I should do
git checkout develop
git branch --contains
* develop

So there was no problem after all. As this shows, master is not part of the list of branches which contain develop.
While this showed that develop did contain master, but that's ok.
git checkout master
git branch --contains
  develop
* master


How did Kayamandi parkrun come about? We decided to start Kayamandi parkrun because we realized that Kayamandi people loved running. Since most of them don't have cars, they used to run all the way from Kayamandi to Root44 parkrun and run back to Kayamandi once they had completed Root44 parkrun (approx 30km overall). We wanted to remove this barrier by creating a local parkrun. Also, there aren't many sporting activities for kids to participate in thus they are usually just seen loitering on the streets on weekends. We wanted to give these kids something to get excited at least on a Saturday morning, something which is FREE. Philisiwe Augustine-Shange spearheaded the process with Torrin Theron's and Chris Visser's help.
What have been the highlights of your event so far? We've had many so many highlights in the first year. One of the main ones is that we haven't had a single cancellation since we started. Another was when we did a walk through Kayamandi to create awareness about our parkrun. It was just an eye-opener to see the difficult living conditions that our parkrunners come from since many of our regular volunteers are not from Kayamandi. It did not only bring us closer to our target community but it brought us closer together as volunteers. Another highlight is the support and encouragement we've received from fellow parkruns and parkrunners, especially in the form of running gear that we collect for the people that don't have any.
Are there any memorable or funny moments? Almost each week has a funny moment. One of the best memories was when Jabulani Mkhize donated his 250th milestone cake to our parkrun, it brought so much of excitement especially to the kids. It was funny how we managed to share one cake amongst so many kids.
Who are the volunteers who make Kayamandi parkrun a success? Myself (Gugulethu Makhathini), Songo Fipaza, Amanda Maarman, Lindelwa Mvana, Crosby Matiwane and Msitheli Tukwayo assisted with getting the parkrun set up, and our volunteer team has grown so beautifully. In addition to the previously mentioned, we have Bruce Bartlett, Hanlie de Bruin, Simiso Ncube, Clifford Siyothula, Rirhandzu Marivate, Susanne Fietz, Ian Thompson, Candice Montzinger, Ros Koch, Muzi Ncube, Lucie Osman, Ayanda, Philani Sengce. It's not possible to mention everyone here but we are grateful to so many.
What makes Kayamandi parkrun unique? Our parkrun brings together very diverse people with regards to race, cultures, economic status etc.
What is the route like? Our route is well known for the stunning panoramic views of Stellenbosch it offers. Additionally, the sleeping giant can be seen from the top, but the trick is getting past our famous 1st kilometre which is made up of three hills. One of the hills which is named after Mount Kilimanjaro is called Kili Hill.
What sort of people come to Kayamandi parkrun? We have some families, some with prams. But we mainly have couples, individuals and plenty kids. A mix or runners and walkers. We have many runners from Kayamandi who use the route to train for big races like Comrades and Cape town Marathon. Myself and one of our core volunteers Simiso ran our first AfricanX trail run (approx 100km) this year and are grateful to Kili hill, which prepared us well.
Have you had any notable visitors? Yes we've had a prominent member of parliament and Stellenbosch University's (SU) Vice Chancellor. We've had many visitors from other parkruns, parkrun tourists and tourists from different countries.
What are the facilities like? Our parking is just enough at the moment but we believe we will be able to accommodate more cars as the parkrun grows. Amazink, which is a popular township theatre-restaurant at Kayamandi recently launched Chalk Coffee Society which is a coffee shop that makes great coffee for only R20 and delicious affordable breakfast.
What is the one thing a first timer to your parkrun should know? They should know the saying that goes "If it doesn't challenge you, it doesn't change you". Kayamandi parkrun will challenge you in different ways, physically and emotionally, but it will all be worth it. They should also know that it will be our joy to host them.