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by Ryan Meiring Allan Savory's theories and beliefs developed and evolved over a lifetime in the field were met, for many years, with resistance. It wasn't until his TED talk went viral that the scientific community really started to take notice and that his principles for...
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As part of recent research conducted by Incite on behalf of the Southern Africa Food Lab and WWF South Africa, a comprehensive global review of health-related collaborative platforms and types of action involving industry participation was undertaken. The review found that industry players across the food, beverage...
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The law must change to enable donation of tonnes of food going to waste
It is estimated that a staggering one in five South African households is food insecure with more than 13 million South Africans routinely experiencing hunger. This, in contravention of our Constitution, which enshrines access to food as a right. In light of this and of our...
Media statement on zero-rated items by the Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice & Dignity Group
Removing VAT off peanut butter, an excellent source of protein and fats on children's sandwiches, is not going to send our economy into the ashes. Neither is subsidising eggs, Maas, brown bread and maize meal. Nor is paying workers and pensioners a living wage. Nor...
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Applications are invited for a post-doctoral research fellowship on the bio-economy, beginning January 2019. The position forms part of the SARChI Research Chair held by A/Professor Rachel Wynberg. We seek a suitably qualified scholar to join a dynamic and growing team of researchers in exploring critical perspectives relating to...
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Location: South Africa and the Netherlands Start: September 2018 The Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM) at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU) seeks applications for a postdoctoral fellowship on African city food systems, beginning early September 2018. The postdoc will be based in South Africa for approximately 75%...
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Prop. I, tax increase on real estate sales over $10 million, wins
A San Francisco ballot measure to raise the real estate transfer tax on sales over $10 million won handily Tuesday evening in results that included a large number of mail-in ballots.
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The Transamerica Pyramid, seen behind construction on nearby housing developments in February, was sold this year. San Francisco collects transfer tax on such deals.
Proposition I was convincingly ahead with nearly all precincts reported and more than 320,000 mail-in ballots tallied. The measure required a simple majority to pass.
Supervisor Dean Preston sponsored the measure, which will double the city's transfer tax from 2.75% to 5.5% for sales from $10 million to less than $25 million. Sales of $25 million and over will see their tax rate increase from 3% to 6%.
Prop. I's revenue — which could grow to $100 million a year — will go to the general fund. Preston has said the Board of Supervisors will take future legislative action to use the funds to provide rent payment assistance to tenants hurt by the coronavirus pandemic and to build much-needed affordable housing.
Opponents from the real estate industry raised around $5.3 million to defeat the measure, by far the most money spent on a city race or ballot measure during November's election.
The California Association of Realtors, National Associations of Realtors, and major office landlords Brookfield Properties, Boston Properties and Kilroy Realty were major donors. The San Francisco Chamber of Commerce organized the opposition.
Opponents said the measure would harm the economy. The city's Office of the Controller reached the same conclusion, finding that the tax would discourage property investment and make it more expensive to build new housing by increasing the cost of land.
The measure will result in a loss of 625 jobs, half in the real estate and construction industry, and a $50 million decline in the city's gross domestic product, according to the Controller's report. The city is projected to have 1,050 fewer people by 2030 because of higher housing prices, and slightly lower annual income of $100 less per capita, the report said.
The controller expected the measure to increase tax revenue by $10 million for the remainder of the fiscal year and $100 million for the following year. But the agency said the transfer tax is the city's "most volatile revenue source."
San Francisco's real estate sales activity, which boomed over the past decade, has slowed significantly during the coronavirus pandemic. Office buildings and hotels have been closed for the majority of the year and asking rents for both offices and housing are dropping.
Properties worth $2.5 million or more sold for a combined $2 billion through September, according to Real Capital Analytics, a real estate data firm. That's far less than in the first three quarters of 2019, when properties worth $2.5 million or more sold for a combined $8 billion.
Chronicle staff writer J.D. Morris contributed to this report.
Roland Li is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @rolandlisf
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Q: How does Date class know when to create a Standard Time or Daylight Time? I ran into an issue when I create a Date like in the screenshot, one of them returns an object in Daylight Time, and the other returns in Standard Time.
It throws off D3 domain calculation.
Does any one know why?
Thanks

A: I think I know the answer to this - because one of the date is in Daylight Time period, so it returns as a Daylight Time

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Commentary: "We all have to do better" when it comes to Flint and Genesee County government
Home » Analysis » Commentary: "We all have to do better" when it comes to Flint and Genesee County government
By Paul Rozycki
Last Monday, the new members of the Flint City Council were sworn in at City Hall, with much ceremony and celebration. Family, friends, and supporters attended and congratulated the new council members on their election victories, and their new positions. Later that evening the new council was expected to meet and choose its leaders for the year to come.
Except it didn't happen. In fact, the swearing in shouldn't have happened at that time as well. According to the current city charter, adopted in 2018, the new council members were to be sworn in on the Monday following the certification of the election, which had not taken place.
Flint City Council chamber on the third floor of City Hall. (EVM file photo)
Under the old city charter it was common to swear in the new council members on the Monday after the election, but the new charter changed that, and put it in line with state law, requiring the formal certification of the election by the board of canvassers. The board of canvassers is a local body, composed of two Republicans and two Democrats, chosen to oversee the final election process and formally certify the results of an election. They have 12 days after the election to complete the process.
Since the vote wasn't certified by Monday, Nov. 8, the council couldn't formally take office, the celebratory swearing-in was pointless, and the scheduled evening council meeting has to be cancelled. Flint again looked foolish, and seemed like it couldn't walk and chew gum at the same time.
At this writing, the election has now been certified and the council is scheduled to meet on Monday, Nov. 22 to begin its new term and select its leadership.
Ineligible member of board of canvassers
As if the problems with voter certification weren't enough, it was discovered that one member of the board of canvassers was ineligible to serve because she was an elected official, serving on the Mt. Morris school board. She finally did resign, and the other members voted 3-0 to certify the election.
Voting precinct signs posted across the lawn at City Hall. (Photo by Tom Travis)
If those events were single, isolated, happenings, they might be a quirky story that fit the "A funny thing happened on way to the city council election" mold, and simply be an unusual, and perhaps, amusing election story.
Except those weren't isolated, unique, quirky, Flint election stories. They've become all too common in Flint and Genesee County.
Other election problems
The same city where council members were sworn in before the votes were certified, has more than a little history of government fumbling and mismanagement.
In 2015, all the candidates, except one, who planned to run for mayor were facing the prospect of being left off the ballot and running write-in campaigns because they were given the wrong date to turn in their petitions. Eric Mays was the only candidate who turned in his petition early and all the other candidates, including the incumbent mayor, Dayne Walling, were late because they were given an inaccurate date. In the end, the state legislature passed a special law to allow the election to go ahead with all the candidates, in spite of the clerical error.
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However, while Flint may have been the first, it wasn't alone in missing deadlines. In 2017, four communities, Sault St. Marie, Tecumseh, Bessemer, and Lake Angelus, made similar mistakes, and needed state legislation to clear up the problem. Parts of those bills required additional training for local clerks.
In 2019, it took a lawsuit in Genesee County Circuit Court Judge Farah's courtroom, to place four candidates on the ballot after errors were discovered in their petitions.
Even those election foul-ups might not be so bad if it weren't for the endless examples of disorganized and dysfunctional government in Flint and Genesee County.
City Council conflicts
We know all too well of the Flint City Council's marathon meetings that go into the early morning hours, with little to show for the effort.
We all know of the contentious bickering that has become part and parcel of the Flint City Council meetings, where members are silenced, denounced as racists, or led out in handcuffs.
We all know of the lawsuits challenging the mayor and the council to live within the bounds of the new city charter, which has often been ignored in the chaos of the council.
We all know of missed deadlines where budgets were just barely approved in time.
We all know that recent council meetings have ended for lack of a quorum, with little business being done as council member left the virtual Zoom meetings out of frustration or exhaustion.
All of these, and more, have made Flint city government the poster child for disorganized, ineffective, and divided government.
Genesee County problems
But the Genesee County government is not off the hook. As Genesee County Clerk John Gleason said in Tom Travis' East Village story, "We all have to do better. Both the city and county messed up." The County Board of Commissioners should have been aware that one of the members of the board of canvasser was an elected official and ineligible to serve. This is even more critical when there is so much distrust over the integrity of elections.
Over the years there has been much friction between the city and the county, and between some county officials and some city officials.
We're in the same boat
But in the final analysis the problems of Flint and Genesee County are all too similar. The success of one will reflect on the other and the failure of one will also reflect on the other. Flint Township may change its name, but it will still be side-by-side with the City of Flint, and won't be able to escape the problems the city faces.
Unfortunately those urban/suburban/rural divides have become much sharper in recent years, reflecting partisan, economic and racial divisions. We've seen that when a county and city can work together, even with some difficulties, that both can be better off. As with Pontiac and Oakland County, it's not always easy, but it's better than endless bickering and division.
Beyond the certification problems
This year's election certification foul-ups were easily and quickly solved within a few days. But they were a sign of a larger problem. The problem of governmental competence and distrust in those we elect will take much longer to resolve.
Let's hope that the new Flint City Council, with its six new members, will be able to work together in a civil manner and begin the process of proving that "We all have to do better." Let's also hope that the same spirit will motivate Genesee County officials to do the same.
If we don't find a way to restore confidence in both the City of Flint and Genesee County, an ill-timed city council swearing in will be the least of our problems.
EVM Political commentator Paul Rozycki
EVM political commentator Paul Rozycki can be reached at paul.rozycki@mcc.edu.


Economists predict there will be price discrimination when there is a monopolist supplier (or at least some degree of market power) and arbitrage between different groups of customers is costly. The United States tobacco market meets one of the two conditions - re-selling cigarettes without a license is barred by law - but the industry is still competitive between the large tobacco companies. In China, by contrast, both conditions are met because the China National Tobacco Company has a de facto monopoly on all cigarettes sold.
...the price differential among brands is large. The self-reported cigarette price ranged from 0.70¥/pack to 100¥/pack, which gives smokers more choices in the price of cigarettes. In other words, Chinese smokers have more flexibility in choosing different prices of cigarettes than most Western smokers.
There are two, potentially complimentary stories to explain the wide difference in price of Chinese cigarettes. First is price discrimination to take advantage of different elasticities of demand between smokers; one person may value the marginal pack of cigarettes less than another. Charging lower prices for "inferior" brands of cigarettes will enhance monopoly profits, by selling a higher quantity at a lower price.
This type of price discrimination doesn't rely on direct knowledge about consumer preferences; the tobacco company can set a variety of prices, then smokers self-segregate according to their willingness to pay. Such a strategy would be less effective in the U.S. because cigarette taxes are so high, the relative price difference between brands is always comparatively small.
Another possibility is social signaling. In the United States, smoking is not a symbol of high status, in fact quite the opposite: it's more common that poor and uneducated people will be the ones who smoke. In China, gifts of tobacco are common and socially accepted, and expensive cigarettes are used to demonstrate affluence. By offering a wide range of prices for cigarettes, more different levels of social status can be signaled. One might expect that as general affluence in China increases, new forms of social signaling will become more popular instead.


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Technician Classes are the entry level class for unlicensed persons with no prior radio experience. General is the second level, and class participants are expected to be familiar with the material from the Technician Class.
We will be holding a two day Technician Licensing Class on Saturday February 27 and Sunday February 28 from 9 AM to 5 PM in ETRL 101. There will be an exam session on Sunday at 3 PM in ETRL 119. You do not need to attend the class to take the exam. This class will be free and open to the public. The exam costs $15, the standard ARRL Test Fee.
Get a FRN hereNCVCE 605We will be holding a two day Technician Licensing Class on Saturday February 27 and Sunday February 28 from 9 AM to 5 PM in ETRL 101. There will be an exam session on Sunday at 3 PM in ETRL 119. You do not need to attend the class to take the exam. This class will be free and open to the public. The exam costs $15, the standard ARRL Test Fee.
If you are interested please sign-up for the class.
We will be holding a two day Technician Licensing Class on Saturday October 23 and Sunday October 24 from 9 AM to 5 PM in ETRL 101. There will be an exam session on Sunday at 3 PM in ETRL 119. You do not need to attend the class to take the exam. This class will be free and open to the public. The exam costs $15, the standard ARRL Test Fee.
After the School Club Roundup Contest in late October, we will be offering a two day crash course covering what you will need to know to get your first ham Radio license. This will be a two day class the weekend of October 22nd and 23rd. The class will be free, but there will be a $15 licensing fee that you will need to pay when you take the exam and the end of the class.
You will need an FCC Registranion Number when you go to take the Exam. If you do not have one, you can register for one from the FCC web site.
Starting at 10AM Saturday and Sunday (October 27th and 28th) I will be running a class on the WSU campus Sloan 150. The class is FREE but at the end of the class there will be a $15 fee to take your exam. The class is optional, if you just want to take the exam, you are more than welcome to skip the class and show up at 4pm on Sunday for the exam. If you are planning on doing this please let me know in advance!
This is being held at WSU, but the exam and class are open to the public.
The club will be running a licensing class on February 23, 2013 at 10:00 AM in ETRL 101, and a review session and exam on February 24 at 10:00 AM.
We are planning to finish up the class at 4PM at the latest on Saturday. The test will likely be administered around 4PM, and will likely be done around 5PM.
The class will cover all the topics that are on the Technician exam. That includes basic electronics, operating procedures, RF safety, etc. Lunch will be provided courtesy of the club on both days. There is a $15 fee for taking the test and getting your license.
The WSU Amateur Radio Club will be holding a licensing class on November 16, 2013 at 10:00 AM in ETRL 101, and a review session and exam on November 17 at 10:00 AM.
We are planning to finish up the class at 4PM at the latest on Saturday. The test will be administered at 2 PM, and will likely be done around 3 PM.


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September 22, 2017 Life As Me, On Writing, Philosophical
I haven't done a real blog post here in a long time. Forgive me. Life, work, and other concerns have distracted me from what I enjoy doing most. Truth be told, I haven't been writing much lately, either, and that hurts me the most. But certain things have happened in recent weeks and months to put me in one of my philosophical moods again, and very much on the defensive. Not of myself (much) but of the creative writer in general. So let me tell you a story or four…
A young girl fresh out of high school is trying her hand at her second ever novel after having breezed through the first. On a tourist excursion, she happens upon an author doing a signing and, without knowing this author or anything about them, she buys the book and gets in line to have it signed. This is the first time she's ever seen a real, published writer in person! When it's finally her turn, she proffers the book and proudly informs the author that she's a writer as well. The response is a careless scoff and a dry, "Don't quit your day job."
A new writer, against all odds, has managed to score a publishing deal with a small, independent publishing house. He proudly trumpets his new release to all and sundry, and all his friends and family (naturally) buy a copy. The writer is totally elated–until his close ones start telling him how "people don't want to read that," and he should "write about something else, like that other author that's really popular right now."
An aspiring writer still working on her very first novel, struggling and anxious for feedback, befriends other writers on social media. She is excited to be in such distinguished company! Not all of them are bestsellers, or even well known, but all of them have published books, either independently or through a house, and she is eager to have their input and approval. Her hopes, however, are crushed when one well-known author coldly brushes her off, having no interest in hearing about anything but their own work. The writer doesn't give up, though, and when an opportunity presents itself, another author offering critique for a nominal fee, she leaps at the chance, only to be told her work is trash, and she will never get anywhere with her writing.
An author with several books under his belt happens to cross paths with a Hollywood producer, purely by accident. The producer seems eager to read his work, and requests several titles to read, after which they'll sit down and discuss. Months go by, and when the producer finally sets the meeting, despite the pleasant nature of it, the news isn't good. The work, the producer says, is "overwritten" and unsuitable for screen adaptation. Not only that, when the author excitedly shares his current project, a little side novella for a good friend, he is told he "shouldn't be wasting his time writing for someone else." He should, however, give serious consideration to writing screenplays, even though the author's never written one and never wanted to, because, "that's where the real money is."
Write, don't write, write this way, not that way, don't write that, but definitely write the other… it seems everyone and their great-aunt Tilda have an opinion on what a writer should or shouldn't do, and how to do it. This happens more than you would ever imagine–for some authors it happens on a weekly, even a daily basis. Maybe it's always been this way, or maybe communication between writers and critics simply isn't always clear and people don't understand that when an author asks, "So what did you think?" they're asking for an opinion on the actual book, not their writing career plan.
This got me thinking, and I posted a phrase on my Facebook profile, asking whether people thought it was inspirational, or discouraging. The phrase was:
Write as if no one will ever read it.
Here's my interpretation of this phrase: You should write what you want, how you want, for whatever reason compels you to write it. That work should be yours, from the first sentence to the very last period (or ellipse, if you're of a mind). You should write it without thinking of any outside audience or their opinions, because the moment you do, fear and doubt sets in, and they'll steer that book better than your will ever could to places you never wanted it to go in the first place. So, "write as if no one will ever read it," or simply write it for yourself first, and your readers second.
Not surprisingly, opinions varied from, "This is the best advice ever!" to "This is total crap." Some drew a hard line in the sand, saying if you ever hope to publish, you damn well better think of your readers, or don't publish at all. Others found it absolutely liberating, saying that's how they've always done it, and how it should be done. Truth be told, I expected this. The phrase is deliberately vague to invite one's own interpretation, and that interpretation will be very personal to each writer. I happen to be an in-your-face kind of writer. I absolutely adore my readers, and I'm more grateful for their support than I could ever say, but my books are my books, and I won't let anyone take that from me by telling me what I should or shouldn't do in or with them. Depending on how insistent someone is in voicing their opinions on that, I usually ignore, and have even been known to do the exact opposite of what they'd told me to do.
But that's just me. It's quite possibly the only real act of rebellion against the status quo I am capable of, since I'm a total coward in every other aspect of life. Hey, not everyone can be a hero…
To me, imagination is the purest kind of magic. What we create with it can be inspired, or tainted by external stimuli, but the force itself cannot. Writers and artists, even scientists on the bleeding edge of innovation are all wizards with tremendous powers of creation. We see the world differently than most everyone else, because we look for those things others miss, or would rather not see. We change the present by what we put out into the world, and inspire each other to create the future by doing so. How much of what exists today has been inspired by the works of creative geniuses of the past? How many times has a painting inspired a novel, or movie? How much of modern technology has come straight out of science fiction?
How different would our world be today if none of those things happened?
People say to emulate the greats, but those greats were great for a reason: they were original, created things that were unlike anything anyone else had done before. They defined a genre, or a method, or a tool, giving the rest of the world a blueprint to follow and coattails to ride. People say to keep it simple, but the best works in history still captivate us today precisely because of their inherent nuance and complexity. People say no one will ever like it, but trends change on a dime. What's popular today might not be tomorrow. What readers scorn in a writer's lifetime might be so celebrated it becomes required reading decades after his/her death.
People say a lot of things. Can't stop them.
But you can choose what to listen to.
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7 thoughts on "…as if no one will ever read it"
JAMES F. O'NEIL says:
Ah, I'm the first. I hope that your post gets out to many, many bloggers. Filled with good advice. One of my "favorite" incomprehensible authors is John Gardner. But he can write! Not well liked nor appreciated, "too cerebral." So much for his fiction. Except for Grendel. Now what do they say? "As if no one will ever read it." Thank you for the insights. "So what do you think?"
Alianne says:
Thank you for stopping by! =)
Really liked your message. I agree "write as if no one will read it" I can understand why some would take an opposing view though.
It reminded me of the mindset when majoring in fine art – the difference between an "artist" and a "mere illustrator" or "commercial artist". The underlying principal being, you make more money pleasing the crowd but you'll never produce a masterpiece.
I don't know about that… I suppose it would depend on the art and artist. Technically, most of the great pieces of art of the Renaissance were commissions for the rich, or the church, if I'm not mistaken. It's a little different for writers, since not many people "commission" a book, in the strictest sense. I do agree, though, that being commercial will tend to bring more steady income than striving for originality. Thanks for stopping by! =)
That is true about great Renaissance artists. I was speaking more of my college experience based around the early modern artists.
You have inspired me! Thanks.
I'm glad! 🙂 Thank you for stopping by! <3


It started with Brazil's economic "boom" and has ballooned as the World Cup draws closer: the number of foreign correspondents, sports journalists, and other gringo journalists in Brazil has grown substantially. And with the upcoming mega-events, there increasingly seem to be more "parachuters," people coming in with lots of enthusiasm but not a lot of knowledge about the country. Given the large amount of Brazil news I consume on a daily basis, I thought it might be helpful to share some tips about how to produce stories that will satisfy a foreign audience without making some common mistakes. Brazil, after all, isn't for beginners.
10. Be careful with popular topics. These topics have been covered by the English-language press ad nauseum: domestic workers advancing to more skilled jobs; maid shortages as a result; "will Brazil be ready for the World Cup"; Eike Batista; favela violence. The usual herd journalism stuff. That doesn't mean these topics aren't worth covering, it just means they require a lot more work. What are you actually contributing to the discussion? Or are you just rehashing somebody else's coverage?
9. Find a local expert. This is more than a fixer, and doesn't necessarily have to be a source. But it should be someone with strong knowledge of the city or topic who can offer a useful perspective. It should be someone who can tell you if a story is worth pursuing, and who may be able to give you tips. This may be challenging if you don't speak Portuguese, but a local expert may be a foreigner who's lived there for a long time.
8. Follow Brazilian journalists and media on Twitter. It's one of the best way to get tips and identify trends, as well as getting breaking news. I keep Twitter lists of useful news sources and journalists that can be a good starting point.
7. Learn from other foreign correspondents. Just because other outlets are doing sensationalistic stories or endlessly rehashing old news doesn't mean you have to. Similarly, you can do creative, unique, high-quality work, too. Keep an eye on what other foreign outlets are covering, and what they did well and what they didn't.
6. Eavesdrop. This requires understanding Portuguese, but it's a way to keep your ear to the street and to find out what Brazilians are talking about. This can also mean listening carefully to what your Brazilian friends are talking about, either among one another or on social media. (That's how I discovered this story before any foreign outlet.) The best story ideas come from hearing what is actually happening on the ground and not just what the big outlets are covering.
5. Find creative ways to cover clichéd topics. Sometimes you might be told to write a story about why Brazil isn't ready for the World Cup, or some other played out story that you're expected to cover. Even if you have to cover these types of topics, it doesn't mean you can get creative and find a different angle. That's where your local expert can come in handy.
4. Befriend Brazilians. This may seem obvious, but sometimes people don't make much effort to do this. If you stay in a little expat bubble, you're not going to get nearly the same perspective as if you actually immerse yourself and interact with Brazilians beyond reporting.
3. Resist stereotypes. You may not be able to write headlines, but you can avoid using samba, soccer, and Carnival metaphors in your writing or in your reports, unless you are specifically covering those topics.
2. Get your hands dirty and venture beyond your comfort zone. In Rio, for example, always reporting in Zona Sul is not acceptable; you've got to get out to the other parts of the city, even if some are gritty or less safe. That doesn't just mean favelas, but also some of the working-class neighborhoods. If you're staying for longer and have the budget, this also means you should get out of the city you're based in: venture to the Northeast, to Minas, or to Mato Grosso; try to escape the Rio-São Paulo bubble.
1. Learn Portuguese. This should always be the number one rule for reporting from any foreign country, and it's especially true in Brazil, where English is less commonly spoken and where Portuguese is rich with expressions.You will understand so much more by using the language rather than having everything in translation. And if you're only going for a short period of time, try to find a translator who can do more than the minimum.
Photo: The Waving Cat / Flickr.
It becomes a ritual, whether you live in the United States or are just visiting. You gather the various boxes from Amazon, ordered by a variety of people, and pull out your list of requests. Because if you're flying from anywhere in the United States to Brazil to see friends or family, you will inevitably have a list of requests. For my husband and I, it's usually Centrum for my mother-in-law, contact solution for my sister-in-law, and a scattering of other items. My sister-in-law always asks for mouthwash, but we never bring it and take chocolate instead as a consolation prize. And then there are Amazon packages and a flurry of last-minute requests from extended family that my husband negotiates.
As of September, Brazilians have spent $18.9 billion abroad this year. In 2012, Brazilians spent over $9 billion in the United States alone. That's because a combination of taxes and other elements of the "Brazil cost," like infrastructure problems, continue to make many consumer goods in Brazil more expensive than in some other countries. Plus, some believe that foreign goods are still of higher quality than Brazilian goods, a perception that is sometimes justified, depending on the product. And even though e-commerce is expanding in Brazil, particularly in niche areas like baby products and athletic shoes, Brazilians who can afford to often opt to buy these products abroad.
Despite Brazil's heralded growth and an economy that's one of the largest in the world, many Brazilians try to take as much back with them as they can whenever they travel abroad. Brazil used to have a much more closed economy, when it was actually difficult to purchase things like computers in country. But even now, high prices continue to drive a portion of Brazilian consumers to take their big shopping sprees abroad. When Sony announced last month that the Playstation 4 would cost R$4,000 in Brazil, around 4.5 times the price in the United States, some calculated that it would be cheaper to fly to the U.S. to buy it. And with big-ticket electronic items, that is sometimes the case.
Through an informal survey I did on the blog and social media, here are a selection of things from A to Z that Brazilians have bought while in the United States, or have asked others to purchase and bring back for them. (Not all requests were granted.) What I hoped to capture is that we're not just talking about electronics like iPads and cameras; it's everything you could imagine.
Image: David Fernandez / Flickr.
Brazil may be one of the world's largest economies with a growing middle class and reduced inequality, but consumer goods still tend to be very expensive there. As a result, Brazilians traveling abroad tend to buy all sorts of interesting things that are cheaper in other countries, from iPads to pacifiers.
I'm conducting a survey to find out the strangest things Brazilians buy in the United States, as well as surprising shopping requests by Brazilians for family members or friends traveling to the U.S.
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Speakers Profile - Sir Richard Branson
Sir Richard Branson is the most exciting and personable businessman alive. He has achieved what most young professionals could only dream of: incredible wealth, fame, and acknowledgment, all the while still managing to have a good time.
Sir Richard is a flamboyant British billionaire that has built his company (Virgin) into one of the world's biggest brands. He's brash and isn't afraid to take risks!
There are few businessmen who have been as flamboyant -- or as successful. He is the founder of the Virgin Music label, Virgin Atlantic Airways, and Virgin Cola. He has unorthodox methods when it comes to doing business, but they work. And chances are that no one has had as much fun on the road to becoming a billionaire than Branson did.
His insatiable desire to push the boundaries of common business practices has made him take on industry giants like British Airways and Coca-Cola.
For a businessman, when is a career considered accomplished? Making $100 million, $1 billion, or changing the world? Sir Richard Branson has done all those things. He has written a book: Losing My Virginity, he is ranked among the 10 best businessmen of England, has a net worth of $1.7 billion, and is close friends with The Rolling Stones all while running a huge company. He is as cool as they come.


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100 Greatest Video Game Characters (100 Greatest...) (Hardcover)
By Jaime Banks (Editor), Robert Mejia (Editor), Aubrie Adams (Editor)
Kobo eBook (June 22nd, 2017): $50.00
Though in existence for only a few decades, video games are now firmly established in mainstream culture all around the planet. Every year new games are produced, and every year new favorites emerge. But certain characters have become so iconic that they withstand both time and the shifting interests of players. Such creations permeate other elements of popular culture--from graphic novels to film--and are known not only to dedicated gamers but to the general public as well. In 100 Greatest Video Game Characters, readers can learn about some of the most popular and influential figures that have leapt from computer monitors and television screens and into the public consciousness. The entries in this volume provide general facts about the characters as well as explore their cultural significance. The entries include the following information: -Game developer -Year character was established -Video game franchise In addition, the book examines the commonalities of various video game characters to help readers better understand their popularity and how they operate within the video games and the industry itself. Whether casually looking up information on video game characters or researching what these icons says about society, readers will enjoy this entertaining and informative volume. Comprehensive and engaging, 100 Greatest Video Game Characters will appeal to fans and scholars alike.
Jaime Banks is assistant professor in the Department of Communication Studies at West Virginia University, research associate at WVU's Interaction Lab, and currently serves as the founding Chair of the Game Studies Division of the National Communication Association. She has authored book chapters and journal articles in such publications as New Media & Society, International Journal of Technology and Human Interaction, and Journal of Gaming & Virtual Worlds. Robert Mejia is assistant professor at the North Dakota State University and is a founding member of the National Communication Association's Game Studies Division. He is the author of multiple journal articles and book chapters on the political, economic, and cultural significance of the video game industry. Aubrie Adams is a doctoral student in the Department of Communication at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Publication Date: June 23rd, 2017
Series: 100 Greatest...
Video & Mobile


The Madrid Fire Department is an all volunteer Fire Department, located northwest of Des Moines in central Iowa, which has been in continuous operation since 1900.
We provide Fire and EMS service to our citizens, businesses, neighbors, and visitors over a coverage area of approximately 36 square miles in the southern Boone County and a small quadrant of northwest Polk County.
The members of the Madrid Fire Department are highly motivated and truly dedicated to providing the highest level of service possible to meet the needs of the area. The City of Madrid has been experiencing explosive growth since the High Trestle Trail became a reality. Additionally, Madrid is strategically located close to many recreational opportunities in the form of lakes, campgrounds, bike trails, and snowmobile trails.
Each year, visitors from all around the state, nation and the world travel to Madrid to take in the beauty of the High Trestle Trail and to experience all the area has to offer. Thanks for visiting!


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Q: How to add elements to CopyInWriteCollection using Kotlin style? Assume we have a custom collection
class CopyOnWriteCollection<T> {

   // returns copy of collection with new element
   fun add(element: T): CopyOnWriteCollection<T> {
    ...
   }
}

if i need to add several elements i would do something like this:
val newCollection = oldCollection
    .add(1)
    .add(2)
    .add(3)

And newCollection contains elements from oldCollection and also contains 1,2,3.
Perfect!
But how can i add elements from another collection using forEach of map?
val collection = CopyOnWriteCollection()
(1..3).forEach { collection.add(it) } // this approach works only with mutable collections

A: You can use an imperative loop, or you can use the fold()function:
fun main() {
    var collection = CopyOnWriteCollection<Int>()
    var collection2 = collection

    for (i in 1..3) {
        collection = collection.add(i)
    }

    println(collection)

    collection2 = (1..3).fold(collection2) { coll, i -> coll.add(i) }
    println(collection2)
}

class CopyOnWriteCollection<T> {

    private val list = mutableListOf<T>()

    // returns copy of collection with new element
    fun add(element: T): CopyOnWriteCollection<T> {
        val copy = CopyOnWriteCollection<T>()
        copy.list.addAll(this.list)
        copy.list.add(element)
        return copy;
    }

    override fun toString() = list.toString()
}

A: If the CopyOnWriteCollection class is under your control, I'd approach this by adding an addAll() method to it:
    /** Returns copy of collection with new element. */
    fun addAll(elements: Collection<T>): CopyOnWriteCollection<T> {
        // ...
    }

You could then call that with e.g.
val newCollection = oldCollection.addAll(listOf(1, 2, 3))

(Or you could take a vararg instead of a collection.)
That's likely to take a lot less time and memory.
(Also, if you really need to write your own collection class, I'd strongly recommend implementing Collection (or one of its subinterfaces if appropriate), or extending a class which does.  That will give access to the huge range of extension methods and other goodies in the stdlib.)


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Newest Suits Against Plan Sponsors Show a Pandora's Box-Like Effect from the Hughes Case
Over the last two years, we've been writing about how the Supreme Court's decision in Hughes v. Northwestern University has created an atmosphere where more plan participants have sued plan sponsors. A set of new cases filed in August of 2022 against Blackrock follow in this trend. We will continue to cover these cases for plan sponsors and any developments. However, none of our current (or future) articles should stand in for advice from your compliance team or legal counsel. Instead, we hope that covering these topics helps keep plan sponsors prepared for future developments and ready to mitigate risk.
We've covered this topic multiple times since we noted the petition for certiorari before the U.S. Supreme Court. One of those articles neatly summarized the case and its impact this way: "At issue in Hughes is whether a defined-contribution plan charged its participants fees higher than would have been charged in alternative investment products. The Hughes case had some unusual facts, which included not only "investment options with fees much higher than the investors should have or could have tolerated, but also, importantly, the sheer number of investment options that the plan" offered…."[1] We also noted there that it was the Supreme Court's approach to the plaintiff's claims that have sparked the increase in plaintiff suits. "[T]his case may have raised hopes among plaintiffs' counsel. The Court's ruling in Hughes eschewing a categorical rule may be what plaintiffs are focusing on, rather than on the odd facts of the Hughes case."[2] In August of 2022, we noted that one specific takeaway from the increase in cases was clear. "Hughes may indicate that offering investment options that may be niche or suited for a limited number of employees could be troublesome."[3] Since then, we've seen a set of cases filed against plan sponsors for choosing a specific set of funds.
The class action suits all involve the same target date funds, those run by BlackRock, but differ in the plan sponsor. "Participants in Microsoft Corp., Capital One Financial Corp., and Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. plans, among others, claim their current or former employers chased low fees by offering BlackRock investments that underperformed compared to similar target-date options."[4] To summarize it another way, participants are suing sponsors for choosing expense over excellence. If you are scratching your head at this, it's because it may seem like the direct opposite of the plaintiffs in the Hughes case. There, the high fees for certain funds were at issue, along with the just staggering number of choices.
This increase in plaintiff's cases against plans shows that the Court's analysis in Hughes was problematic. It may be helpful to think of the impact of the case as like opening pandora's box. Whatever she found inside the box isn't at issue, it's the very act of opening it that unleashed all of the sickness and worry. In fact, Pandora's box wasn't a box at all, but a jar, but we digress. The simple fact of using an open-ended analysis has now allowed for plaintiff suits of all kinds against plan sponsors. The Blackrock funds are, but objective standards, not problematic. "The BlackRock target-date index suite is made up of passively managed index funds that charge lower fees than many market competitors. It was the only index suite to earn a gold-star rating from Morningstar Inc. this year for a highly rated investment management team and above-average strategy."[5]
Other suits filed since Hughes do follow the facts of that case more closely. Specifically, in September of 2022, a participant in asset manager Janus Henderson's retirement plan sued based on the fund mix offered to participants. "The lawsuit acknowledges that merely including proprietary funds in a plan's investment menu is not a breach of fiduciary duty. However, it says that 'based on defendants' retention of proprietary funds over less expensive, superior nonproprietary funds, it is reasonable to infer that defendants' process for selecting and monitoring the Janus Henderson funds was disloyal and imprudent.'"[6] Allegations concerning asset choice, and specifically, the total number of funds offered, tracks closely to Hughes. The suit against Janus Henderson is at an early stage (Defendant has until November 18, 2022, to answer or otherwise move to dismiss).[7] We will continue to monitor it and any other cases related to Hughes.
[1] https://www.bcgbenefits.com/blog/increase-in-lawsuits
[3] https://www.bcgbenefits.com/blog/compliance-concerns-hughes-vs-northwestern
[4] https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/blackrock-401k-investment-suits-send-message-nobodys-safe
[6] https://www.plansponsor.com/suit-claims-janus-henderson-favored-funds-401k-plan
[7] https://dockets.justia.com/docket/colorado/codce/1:2022cv02326/218137
These articles are prepared for general purposes and are not intended to provide advice or encourage specific behavior. Before taking any action, Advisors and Plan Sponsors should consult with their compliance, finance and legal teams.


What would the Tree Lot be without trees? Our shipment from Nova Scotia arrived early on Nov 30, and our Scouts took to the truck with gusto. They unloaded the truck in just over an hour (just shy of our all-time record of 52 minutes). Afterwards, they loaded the trees at the lot, opening half an hour early!
Isn't great to see what a team can accomplish? Thanks to all the Scouts and adults who helped out!
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It's not you ... It's me: New Box Set Of David Bowie Rarities Unleashed!
New Box Set Of David Bowie Rarities Unleashed!
"To mark what would have been the late pop music icon's 72nd birthday, Parlophone has revealed details of a new box-set of David Bowie's rare early recordings, dating from the late Sixties, that have never been released on any physical format.


If we haven't met before, I live in London and write category romance novels for Harlequin Mills and Boon. Forty four of them are published in 26 languages and more than 100 countries round the world.
And now I have contributed Cinderella, Revised to a brilliant collection of short stories: Loves Me, Loves Me Not, published by Harlequin Mira, and edited by my good friends Katie Fforde and Sue Moorcroft.
My new book, To Marry a Prince, under a new pen name, Sophie Page, is published by Arrow, and available from all good book sellers.
Dear Web Visitors, if you want to know about me, what I read, what I think about romantic fiction (or apostrophes) you can track me down at www.jennyhaddon.com.
Meanwhile, please wander around and enjoy . . .
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Samuel Hannaford was the head of the most prolific and probably most successful architectural firm in Cincinnati from before the Civil War until he retired in 1900. The firm, under the leadership of his son and others, lasted until the 1960s. It has been described as a real architectural dynasty.
Hannaford was born in Britain, as were many of the leading architects in the Cincinnati area around the period of the Civil War. His family brought him here when he was a child, to Cheviot.
He attended the farmer's college for a very short time, before he co-edited a satirical magazine which led to his dismissal. Like most architects in the mid 19th century, he probably went to the Ohio Mechanic's Institute, but was basically trained in the firm of practicing architects.
Hannaford lived in Winton Place, near Spring Grove Cemetery and is said to have been the first and only mayor of Winton Place before it was annexed into the city. He was a prominent member of the Methodist Church in Winton Place, which he designed. Hannaford was married twice, and had a number of children by both his wives.
Hannaford joined Edward Anderson, his first partner, in the late 1850s. They lasted together until about 1870 during which time they designed well over 100 buildings. Their first major landmark commission was the old workhouse, a civic landmark in the Mill Creek Valley.
There was competition among architectural firms to get the winning bid for Music Hall. The leading firm bidding for the work was Ware and Van Brunt, of Cambridge, Massachusetts, whose architects were described as "avant-garde" for the period.
The winning design, of course, went to Samuel Hannaford and his partner Edward Procter, who had recently joined the company. Edward was the son of one of the founders of Procter & Gamble.
On May 23, 1876, Hannaford & Procter, whose bid of $1,500 was the lowest, were engaged as architects for Music Hall.
Once the construction started, a dispute occurred over the quality of the limestone masonry. The work completed so far needed to be torn down and reconstructed—an additional, unexpected expense.
Design modification was needed, and fast, if the hall was to be completed in time for the 1878 May Musical Festival.
Hannaford's firm quickly revised the plans and specifications. By summer the work could begin again.
In addition to having been hired for the original design, Hannaford's firm was again retained for the 1896 remodeling, which would modify the structure to make it easier to present opera and other performances.
Throughout his career as an architect, Hannaford and his firm designed quite a few structures in Cincinnati, many of which are still standing, including St. George Church (dedicated in 1874), Cincinnati City Hall (1893), Nast-Trinity Methodist Church (1881), the Cincinnati Times-Star Building (1933), Emery Theatre (1912), and the Cincinnatian Hotel (1882).
While he's known for designing so many public buildings, Hannaford also designed a great number of prominent residences, including "Parkview Manor," the mansion owned by George Barnesdale Cox, aka "Boss Cox." The home was recently renovated and is now the Clifton branch of the Public Library.


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A man with a watch knows what time it is. A man with two watches is never sure.
"Well, art is art, isn't it? Still, on the other hand, water is water! And East is East and West is West and if you take cranberries and stew them like applesauce they taste more like prunes than a rhubarb does. Now, uh... Now you tell me what you know."
What's more important, doing the right thing or making the world better?
You'd like to never have to choose between the two, wouldn't you? But has the path to world-improvement ever complied with The Rules? Half the time the rules are wrong, and so they get in the way of doing what needs to be done for the Good of All Humanity. Think of unions fighting for laborers' rights, or Rosa Parks, or laws condoning slavery. Or heck, think of the Maccabees fighting the Seleucids (thank you, Eric). Assuming the Maccabees were right, you know.
But the other half of the time, the would-be-reformers think they have a really hot idea and it isn't until much later that their grandchildren realize how wrong they were, and that maybe they should have listened to the law all along instead of contorting it to fit their purposes. Think of the Salem Witch Trials, or of Our Friend Dubya, or think of the eugenics movement, which is the topic of the paper I'm taking a break from writing just now.* The eugenics movement, for those of you who haven't heard, started around 1890 with people here in the U.S. trying to keep survival-of-the-fittest-style evolution alive by mating the best people with each other. Later, they moved onto sterilising the worst people, but the movement found its ultimate expression in Nazi Germany with the Elimination of the Undesirables through mass murder.
The third half of the time, the law is right, AND breaking the law is the only way to help things get better, and that's the case that pulls the hardest. The first example I can find is that of using animals to do medical research so that maybe someday people won't die of terrible diseases. It's not illegal to give cancer to a rat, but it's still morally bad...or at least morally undesirable? The situation gets a lot sharper if you have to do all your testing on human subjects, so if you hate animals and want them to die anyway, just imagine the rats as sweet adorable little 6-year-old children with blonde hair and big blue eyes (thank you, Mr. Bobonich), and then maybe you too will feel the agony of the situation. Or another example might come from war. Nothing but being totally sacked by our military will stop that country's evil dictator from committing daily atrocities, so if we want to make the world better, we have to go to war against him, but come on, is it ever really Right to send our people to kill their people? Or how about this one, from Jarah: it's always wrong to torture someone, right? But what do you do if there's someone who knows where a bomb is hidden, and the only way to get them to talk in time enough to save the hundreds of people who will otherwise be killed when the bomb goes off is to torture this person into telling us the information? You have to imagine, I guess, that it's not due to a lack of creativity on our parts that we can't think of anything else to do other than test it on a human/declare war/torture the potential informant, but rather that this morally bad thing is the Only Hope to get out of this really terrible situation. And let's also say that you don't even know for sure whether doing this morally bad thing will fix the problem. Which would you rather do? The right thing, or the thing that could make the world better?
Professor Panache, who taught my British Moral Philosophy class, once sighed deeply and said that there are basically two kinds of people, the ones who say our main directive in life is to do the right thing and the ones who say our life's purpose is to make the world better. When he said that, I was surprised to find how instantly I knew that I'm a member of the first camp...I usually spend years wavering back and forth on questions like this before I can decide, but not in this case. Intuitively, I consider it to always be more important to do what's right. Anything else feels...selfish. Who am I to put aside the moral law of human interaction for the sake of my own dreams of how good things could be if only I could temporarily shove this pesky rule out of the way? Just because I want something doesn't mean I get to trample you to get it...even if what I want is something that will benefit many others. If the only way to get the guy to talk is to torture him, I'd let the bomb go off and let the people die. Or maybe I'm just morally squeamish that way.
Speaking of Hannukah, I'm having my own little mini-Hannukah miracle here...as I type this, the two candles that I lit tonight are still flickering two hours past their 3-hour life expectancy. Most of the wax has melted away, and they've been in that just-about-to-go-out state (nothing left but tiny pieces of wick and small blue glows) for the past hour or so.
*Actually, the paper's about the Human Genome Project, and whether or not it's just another expression of the eugenicist agenda, but the work I've been doing for this paper has been inspiring me to think about broader topics.
Let me begin by saying that I hate cockroaches. I hate them so much that even though I refuse to squash insects and spiders, I make exceptions for cockroaches. It began when I lived on the upper west side on a first-floor apartment, and had fairly frequent encounters with them. I'd be doing work in my room or making myself dinner in the kitchen or shuffling into the bathroom in the morning and there on the floor would be this shiny cockroach sitting there as if it owned the place. First I'd try to take them outside by coaxing them onto a folded sheet of paper and carrying the paper outside and shaking the cockroach off, but the cockroaches would spurn my efforts to be merciful. Once, I was trying to catch and take outside a cockroach I'd found in the entryway when I walked inside. When I tried to maneuver it into my makeshift paper trap, it ran into the coat closet. I opened the closet and it scuttled deeper inside into a dark shadowy corner, behind the empty cardboard boxes we inexplicably stored there. I flushed it out and it vanished. Where was it? I know I saw it leave the closet, but where could it have gone? The apartment wasn't that big.... I hesitantly decided it must have left through the front door I had forgotten to close, and made a cursory check in the outer hall. No cockroach. I gave up and closed the front door, only to find that it had been quietly hiding in the space between the open door and the floor. How do they do it? It's as if they know they're driving you mad, and they enjoy it! One evening, when I found one on the kitchen counter, I think I finally snapped. I guided it toward one of the burners of our stove and turned on the gas. Even now, two years later, and living in a place that is blessedly free of the things, there is still a special portion of my brain that I devote exclusively to hating cockroaches.
Now, I'm not usually a gloaty sort of person, but during the strike I really had something to gloat about. I watched lots and lots of people trying patiently, defeatedly, to hail a cab or make a carpool with the requisite four passengers, only to sit in parking lot traffic for hours as they tried to enter or leave Manhattan during the morning and evening sludge hours. Others walked the several miles to and from work in the just-under-freezing temperatures. Meanwhile, all the bicyclists were darting around in the negative spaces, passing the long lines of cars stopped at green lights because they're stuck in gridlock or whooshing by the surly pedestrians. I took the Manhattan Bridge home last night (the Brooklyn Bridge was too congested with pedestrians, and the police were making the bicyclists dismount and walk) and as I approached the bridge's onramp, I paused a moment to take in the sight: dozens of anonymous blinking silhouettes zipping out from the mouth of the bike path into the street where all the cars were stuck immobile, while just as many other blinking silhouettes were extricating themselves effortlessly from the traffic jam as the mouth of the bike path slurped them up.
It gave me the distinct, and shockingly pleasant, impression of being a cockroach. With lights. A smart cockroach with lights whose quick scuttly race will survive long after the humans, with their bloated modes of transportation, will have destroyed themselves.
The TWU people extended the negotiation deadline till today at midnight, which at this point has come and gone, but still no reports of the threatened walkout of our city's circulatory system. Bit nerve-wracking, all this waiting and wondering if. On the other hand, the weather's been hovering right around freezing these past few days, and it's been sunny and dry, so it's fine for biking, and it's nice to have some more time to zip around on Mercury. Thanks to a new route I discovered from my apartment to the Brooklyn Bridge, I've almost got it to the point where biking and taking the subway to work take the same amount of time. If I could just push my speed up a little bit more, I wouldn't ever have to forego the pleasures of biking for the sake of getting to work closer to on time. Practice practice practice. And maybe a louder bell would help, too...I never thought I'd be all hostile toward people strolling across the bridge, but honestly, must you stand right in the middle of the bike lane to snap a picture of the view? And then refuse to budge when you hear me politely dinging behind you? Your side is right there, just south of the nice bright yellow line, with the universally recognized picture of a pedestrian stenciled at frequent intervals. What, you can't squeeze into the boundaries of the pedestrian lane and still walk seventeen abreast? My heart bleeds for you.
And as long as I'm lamenting over things about which no one else would possibly care, a few months ago I discovered that Duane Reade, the New York drugstore industry's answer to Starbucks, carries packages of peanut-butter-on-cracker sandwiches, bundled into minipacks of four sandwiches each and then sold at the inexplicable price of 99 cents per package of eight minipacks. That's 32 peanut-butter-cracker sandwiches at just over 3 cents each. Cheap, tasty, filling, moderately nutritious, and conveniently wrapped in snack-sized portions. And? They aren't there anymore! My favorite snack, discontinued without a trace.
Maybe I'll organize a protest.
"The City is prepared for the worst case scenario with a robust contingency plan. A strike would be more than just illegal and inconvenient; it will threaten public safety and severely disrupt our City and its economy. Our contingency plan is designed to move as many people as possible using alternative means of transportation and to make sure that our streets remain passable for emergency vehicles. We will use ferries, carpools, and park and rides to move people around while lane reversals and HOV restrictions will keep traffic moving as best as possible. A strike would be incredibly inconvenient, but if New Yorkers work together and everyone pitches in, we would get through it."
It would indeed be incredibly inconvenient, especially because it comes in the middle of a fierce fierce cold spell, but in spite of that, I have to admit that I get a warm fuzzy feeling from his statement. Darn right it would severely disrupt the city and its economy. The subways are like death; they're the grand equalizer. I'm a student with a dumb retail job and you're a highly paid corporate lawyer and he's a janitor, and we all ride the subway. We all carry our metrocards, we all get antsy when we have to wait on the platform for more than 6 minutes, and we're all familiar with the buskers and beggars who work on our particular route. Don't be fooled by all the taxis clogging the streets; those are for the business people visiting from LA who can't be bothered to figure out The Map or are afraid to walk a few blocks. The subways are the city's circulation system, its lifeblood. Blood stops flowing, the city shuts down. What would we do without our trains? Some of us will walk to school or work, some will carpool, some (the braver ones) will bike, but the rest of us are going to humbly surrender and act like spineless out-of-towners for a day and catch taxis in exchange for submitting to baldfaced robbery. (The taxi fare estimate I heard was up to $10 for travel within a zone of approximately two square miles...the price of speed and central heating!) Apparently the taxicab drivers are drooling like wolves--no, like vultures--over all this fresh meat they'll be able to feast upon in a little less than 24 hours. Well, maybe I would be too.
But to separate for a moment from all the inconvenience, isn't it wonderfully humbling that New York is the kind of city that is so very dependent upon its trains? I mean, SEPTA was talking about severely cutting back on its service if voters didn't vote to give it more money, and people didn't care because SEPTA had screwed them all over so many times that they had become inured to it and just got into their cars without batting an eye. When CalTrain killed their weekend service, did people complain? And BART could shut down and much of the Bay Area might never know. But New York is a different story. People here have different opinions about the subways--some think it stinks, some find it romantic(guess which one is me)--but we all have active relationships with it, nurtured by our bidaily interactions. It's kind of charming to think we're all so inextricably connected to each other, that we all have such immediate common ground with anyone else who lives and works here, through the shared experience of riding the subway every day. Some people achieve a connection to their fellows with faith and a wafer; New Yorkers do it with stress and a metrocard.
As for the practical outcome, if they do strike, I'm hoping to bundle myself up like a sausage and bike to work on Friday, provided it doesn't rain/snow/sleet, as the weather report predicts it might. I figure if the roads are reasonably bikeable, all the other bikers will be out too, and it'll be a party on the Brooklyn Bridge's promenade and all up and down the west side greenway.
Read about Bloomberg's Robust Contingency Plan.


George Manz (right), owner of George Manz Coins, recently dove into the world of radar notes with co-host Terry Massey.
George Manz, owner of Saskatchewan's George Manz Coins, has released his 15th educational video focused on Canadian numismatics.
Episode 15 of the George Manz Coins Video Podcast, which is available on YouTube, can be seen below. Co-hosted by Terry Massey, the video highlights radar notes, which are also known as palindrome notes.
"These don't happen very often," he added.


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From Bonnaroo to Knoxville, Oliver Hazard band helps kick off craft beer week
As Bonnaroo was taking place 150 miles away from Knoxville last weekend, one of the festival's bands was in town helping to celebrate a beer release.
Oliver Hazard, an Ohio folk band that played the festival Thursday, performed a free, intimate show at Elkmont Exchange on Sunday to help the brewery kick off Knoxville Craft Beer Week.
"All of us had never been (to Knoxville), let alone played there," said Mike Belazis, a guitarist and vocalist for the three-piece band. "We loved (Elkmont). It just seems like a large community gathering space."
The band got connected to the brewery, which opened in November, through Bethany Violette, Belazis said.
Violette met Belazis when the two were living in Colorado, and her husband is a founder and brewmaster at Elkmont.
"(Playing Elkmont) was serendipitous," Belazis said. "She contacted us right after she heard we were playing Bonnaroo, figuring we would be close to Knoxville."
But Oliver Hazard's Bonnaroo performance was somewhat serendipitous as well. The band was booked and played the festival without having released an album.
"It's a little confusing for us that we played Bonnaroo having only three songs available to the general public," Belazis said. "We put out our first song, and it had a lot of traction on Spotify. In the first month, we had about 100,000 listens. Now it's at 700,000, and we're getting close to a million."
Belazis said he was surprised by how many of those listeners were in the audience at Bonnaroo.
"We couldn't see the end of the crowd," Belazis said. "It was insane. We were really surprised. That was the largest show we ever played. We did not expect that many people to be at the show. What struck us the most was a large portion of the people at the show knew the lyrics to the songs that we have available."
Although Belazis said the band enjoyed the festival atmosphere, intimate shows like the one at Elkmont are the band's true passion.
The brewery asked Oliver Hazard to play in the main room on Sunday, but the band declined, Belazis said.
Related:Knox Craft Beer Week includes new sour beer, chef/brewer special and glass recycling
Related:Bonnaroo 2018: Knoxville photographer's first day at the music fest
"We started our careers playing at little parties and houses and environments like (Elkmont)," Belazis said. "We feel like people feel they are part of something more than just a concert. It's this intimate experience where they get to hang out and listen to music."
The concert took place in the brewery's Barrel Room. Oliver Hazard was the first band to play music in that space, said Johnny Miller, the brewery's sales manager and self-described "director of hop-erations."
"We do intend to continue (the music)," he said. "I just told a friend of mine that everything that we've been working toward at the brewery happened (Sunday). The music was awesome, the beer was exceptional. I was very pleased."
Elkmont released three sours Sunday as part of a synchronized release among breweries for craft beer week. The Flanders red sour, dry-hop saison sour and a cask combination of the two will still be offered at Elkmont after craft beer week is over June 16, Miller said. For more information on craft beer week, visit knoxvillebrewers.com/events/knoxbeerweek.
"Bethany and Alex gave us a few pints of beer (before the show), and we were able to relax," Belazis said. "The beer is delicious, the food is delicious and that Barrel Room had really great acoustics."
Related:Bonnaroo 2018: Through the eyes of Knoxville's photographer on day 2
Related:Bonnaroo 2018: What Knoxville's photographer saw on day 3
Oliver Hazard will release its debut album, "34 N. River," on Friday. The name comes from the address where the band wrote the album's 10 songs for a dive bar show in their hometown.
Belazis, along with band members Devin East and Griffin McCulloch, wrote the songs and recorded the album all within one month. The musical style is inspired by folk artists such as Bob Dylan, and the harmonies of bands like Crosby, Stills and Nash.
"It's definitely an album that speaks to where we grew up," Belazis said. "The setting in which we wrote all the music holds a huge (piece) of inspiration."
The band traveled to Asheville, North Carolina, on Monday for a get together with other folk artists before hitting the road for five shows in one week between Virginia, Ohio and New York.
"We're excited to come back to Knoxville some day," Belazis said. "We're just looking forward to the next show and hopefully can play at one of the local theaters and see where our fan base is at at that point."


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Bonus Episode 4 | Epilepsy, Pregnancy and Birth with Jewel Gibson
In this bonus episode we get to hear some more of my chat with mom, wife, teacher and blogger, Jewel Gibson. I asked Jewel to tell me a bit more about the specifics of have a baby when you have epilepsy.
Last time, we heard about Jewel's path to an epilepsy diagnosis, and her personal challenge of running the New York Half Marathon to raise epilepsy awareness. We also heard that Jewel is diagnosed with 'catamenial seizures' - seizures that are affected or triggered by changes in hormones.
But I was also really interested to learn more from Jewel as a mom. As well as her blog, Jewel has also done a short podcast series called Well Fit Mama. So what does it take to be a Well Fit Mama? And how did epilepsy affect her pregnancy? I asked her about what steps she had to take to make sure both she and the baby were safe, and whether there was anything she wanted to say to other women with epilepsy who want to have children.
Jewel was already a Mom, but she didn't have epilepsy when she was pregnant the first time.
A QUICK WARNING: Jewel does talk about the later stages of childbirth and aspects such as epidurals in semi-graphic detail around 7.30 minutes after the start of the actual conversation.
Disclaimer: Jewel does talk about specifics with medication and birth choices. She is talking about her personal experience with pregnancy and childbirth whilst living with epilepsy. Other's experiences and situation may vary.
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Jewel, her hair short, holds up her toddler to kiss him and has her oldest by her side, smiling at his brother.
Jewel wears a body-con green dress and her hair in braids, and cradles her pregnant belly.
Bonus Birthday Episode | A Change of Track
Birthday Bonus Revisit | Peace In West Texas
Episode 8 | Surfing, Seizures and Safety with Frankie York
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Cryptocellus canga est une espèce de ricinules de la famille des Ricinoididae.

Distribution
Cette espèce est endémique du Pará au Brésil. Elle se rencontre dans des grottes de la Serra dos Carajás.

Description
Le mâle holotype mesure  et la femelle paratype .

Systématique et taxinomie
Cette espèce a été décrite par Pinto-da-Rocha et Andrade en 2012.

Publication originale
 Pinto-da-Rocha & Andrade, 2012 : « A new species of Cryptocellus (Arachnida: Ricinulei) from Eastern Amazonia. » Zoologia, , ,  (texte intégral).

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Notes et références

Ricinoididae
Espèce de ricinules (nom scientifique)
Faune endémique du Pará

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The Criminal Investigations Department in conjunction with stakeholders of the Telecom Sector has succeeded in arresting SIMBOX fraudsters from a location at Dome Pillar 2 on Tuesday, August 26, 2014.
ADDRESS BY DR. EDWARD KOFI OMANE BOAMAH, MINISTER FOR COMMUNICATIONS AT THE JOINT PRESS CONFERENCE ON THE ARREST OF SIMBOX FRAUDSTERS HELD AT THE CID HEADQUARTERS, ACCRA.
Let me first of all commend the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) and the Anti-Fraud Task Force for the arrest of the SIMBOX fraudsters from a location at Dome Pillar 2 on Tuesday, August 26, 2014. I am informed their actions have led to the loss of over US$800,000.
So far we are told, over US$50million has been lost through the actions of SIMBOX fraudsters.
I also note that this is as a result of the vigilance on the part of the security agencies to protect the integrity of the nation's communications industry and with it, protect the revenue that is lost through the activities of the fraudsters.
As you would recall, Government in 2009 passed the Electronic Communications (Amendment) Act, Act 786 to provide a minimum rate of international incoming electronic communication traffic and for related matters.
The minimum rate was established to support the stability and profitability of the Ghana market and also to protect the operating service providers from folding up their operations and laying off Ghanaian workers.
The action was therefore to compel international telephone traffic to pass through the existing licensed international gateways and pay appropriate termination rates to the telecom operators. This would in effect increase the volumes of traffic and also improve revenue earnings for the companies.
The technology exists for alternative (illegitimate, criminal and fraudulent) routes to be employed to bring international telephone traffic into the country without passing through the registered International Gateways. Because these are not official and unregistered they do not pay relevant fees and taxes. They also divert revenue from the telcos to their private accounts and those of their collaborators both inside and outside the country.
The illegal by-pass is done by illegal Operators who use a device called SIMBOX, which can accommodate from 4 to 50,000 SIM cards. The SIMBOX converts international calls it receives through the internet to convert and present these as local calls to the receiving public.
The availability of high speed internet as well as unregistered SIM cards facilitates the business of SIMBOXing.
Through the activities of the illegal Operators, the international telephone traffic that reached nearly 100 million minutes per month with the introduction of International Gateway Monitoring framework by the National Communications Authority (NCA), has plummeted to less than 60 million minutes per month.
If we consider that six cents is contributed on every call per minute to the Consolidated Account of Government to be used for national development then we can do our own calculations of what is lost through the activities of the fraudsters at the end of every month.
It is in this regard that I wish to commend all the patriotic citizens in the CID, the Task Force and the MTN for rising above all the temptations to make this significant arrest. You can see from the evidence that there is always collusion with external interests to defraud our system. The exercise by our Security Agencies should therefore send a message that we are also prepared for them. We shall chase them and smoke them out of the 'holes' in which they are hiding.
challenges faced by operators who have implemented peer-to-peer interconnect regimes, the ITU has provided recommendations to resolve interconnection disputes and also to guide the licensing of Next Generation Networks.
The Final Acts of the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) 2012 has also provided a framework to guide the regulation of international telecommunications services that Ghana can take advantage of to enhance transparency and eliminate fraud within the Ghana telecommunications eco-system.
INTERCONNECT CLEARING HOUSE LICENCE: with a potential to control the incidence of by- pass of incoming international telephone traffic to the country.
The introduction of the new licenses will expand the range of value-added, services, especially the introduction of premium services by third party content providers. They will encourage competition and grant a level and fair playing field within the communications eco-system.
The improved interconnection regime will ensure high quality of service delivery to consumers and the positive impacts include benefits of expanded access to communication services.
With these policy guidelines, and others in the pipeline, it is our expectation that the communications landscape will respond to the challenges, including the SIMBOXing menace and ensure that it opens up the opportunities for national development and local entrepreneurship.


Created in 1995, the commission serves as the policy development forum for state and local criminal justice systems. Sixteen staff provide data analysis, planning and grant administration expertise to public safety officials and work with stakeholders to improve Oregon's criminal justice systems. The agency administers the statewide grant programs for specialty courts and justice reinvestment programs, administers Oregon's sentencing guidelines, serves as the State Administering Agency for the Byrne Justice Assistant Grant program and houses the Statistical Analysis Center. Nine commissioners direct the staff's work.


Supporting our Clergy who are struggling to remain mobile through ill health or old age is one of the many ways we are using TiF funds to support our Sick & Retired Clergy.
We have in the past year installed 2 Stair Lifts, a Walk in Shower, 2 Orthopaedic Beds,extra lighting and handrails to help with mobility issues.
We are also covering the cost of Nursing Home care for 3 of our priests who are no longer well enough to care for themselves.
Our Clergy who have served the Diocese so well deserve a happy and dignified retirement and we are doing all we can to ensure this is the case. Please keep them in your prayers.
Priests serve the people of the Diocese above themselves. Catholics across the community now have the opportunity to support the men who have given their lives to the Church, both by helping with their care (during their working lives in parishes as well as in retirement) and by contributing to their on-going formation.
helping with continuing education to foster renewal and have a positive impact on parish life.


Soft computing methods and various sentiment indicators are employed to conduct out-of-sample predictions of the future sign of the stock market returns. In particular, we assess the performance of the probabilistic neural network (PNN) against the back-propagation neural network (BPNN) in predicting technology stocks and NYSE up and down moves. Genetic algorithms (GA) are employed to optimize the topologies of the BPNN. Our results from Granger causality tests show strong evidence that all stock returns are strongly related to at least one of the sentiment variables. In addition, the results from simulations show that the GA-BPNN is more capable of distinguishing between market ups and downs than the PNN. Finally, the simulations show that trading given decision rules (for example; buy stock if predicted return is higher than a given threshold) yields to higher accuracy than predicting the stock market ups and downs.
Testing of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system comprises the activities that are used to validate business processes and the rules that govern them and removing or reducing maximum operational risk within available resources and time schedule constraints. This paper reviews some researches performed in ERP testing to identify the common challenges, failures and the proposed solutions. It also presents guidelines to help achieving success ERP testing. To support this paper with real life example, we included the testing methodologies and the best practices that are applied in the Government Resource Planning (GRP) system of King Saud University.
Data clustering is a process of putting similar data into groups. A clustering algorithm partitions a data set into several groups such that the similarity within a group is larger than among groups. In the field of data mining, various clustering algorithms are proved for their clustering quality. This research work deals with, two of the most representative clustering algorithms namely centroid based K-Medoids and representative object based Fuzzy C-Means are described and analyzed based on their basic approach using the distance between two data points. For both the algorithms, a set of n data points are given in a two-dimensional space and an integer K (the number of clusters) and the problem is to determine a set of n points in the given space called centers, so as to minimize the mean squared distance from each data point to its nearest center. The performance of the algorithms is investigated during different execution of the program for the given input data points. Based on experimental results the algorithms are compared regarding their clustering quality and their performance, which depends on the time complexity between the various numbers of clusters chosen by the end user. The total elapsed time to cluster all the data points and Clustering time for each cluster are also calculated in milliseconds and the results compared with one another.
Machine vision is an area in which all problems related to image analysis are handled in a different outlook. In analyzing biomedical images and other coherent imaging systems one is interested in identifying the part from the whole. This is done usually by adopting different similarity measures like joint entropy. Here a knowledge base is created on which an affine transmission having specific translation and rotation are used to complete the solution to the above problem besides the use of statistical ZKIP (zero knowledge interactive protocol) based on mutual information differences. This method solves the problem with 95% confidence level while compared with earlier techniques.
Classification is one of the common tasks of human behavior. Classification problems arise when an entity needs to be assigned into a predefined set based on a number of features associated with that entity. Neural Network models prove to be a competitive alternative to traditional classifiers for many practical classification problems. Noise classification in digital image processing is a must so as to identify the suitable filters for smoothing the image for further processing. The use of Probabilistic Neural Network to classify the noise present in an image after extracting the statistical features like skewness and kurtosis is explored in this article. When the noises are classified accurately, identification of the filter becomes an easy task.
Diabetes mellitus, simply referred to as diabetes, is a group of metabolic diseases. There exits more than one type of diabetes, with each type having its own risks. Among the different types, types 1 and 2 are the most common ones. The cause of diabetes depends on the type. In each case, combinations of genetic and environmental influences are responsible for causing diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is primarily due to lifestyle factors and genetics. Microarray analysis is a method for analyzing expression levels of multiple genes at once. This method is especially suitable for identifying and classifying genes whose expression level differs in two samples. The present work focuses on identifying and classifying genes that cause type-II diabetes with two different samples, one with parental history and other without parental history. Mahalanobis Distance, Minimum Co-variance Determinant are the statistical methods used for identifying multivariate and univariate outliers for the identified inflammatory genes, the functional classification is performed by using Gene Ontology and pathway analysis. It is observed that 38 differentially expressed genes were identified out of 39400 genes tested between diabetes with and without parental history.
Classification and patterns extraction from customer data is very important for business support and decision making. Timely identification of newly emerging trends is needed in business process. Sales patterns from inventory data indicate market trends and can be used in forecasting which has great potential for decision making, strategic planning and market competition. The objectives in this paper are to get better decision making for improving sale, services and quality as to identify the reasons of dead stock, slow-moving, and fast-moving products, which is useful mechanism for business support, investment and surveillance. In this paper we proposed an algorithm for mining patterns of huge stock data to predict factors affecting the sale of products. In the first phase, we divide the stock data in three different clusters on the basis of product categories and sold quantities i.e. Dead-Stock (DS), Slow-Moving (SM) and Fast-Moving (FM) using K-means algorithm. In the second phase we have proposed Most Frequent Pattern (MFP) algorithm to find frequencies of property values of the corresponding items. MFP provides frequent patterns of item attributes in each category of products and also gives sales trend in a compact form. The experimental result shows that the proposed hybrid k-mean plus MFP algorithm can generate more useful pattern from large stock data.


Sociofísica Argentina - el blog: Economic exchanges in a stratified society: End of the middle class?
Economic exchanges in a stratified society: End of the middle class?
We study the effect of the socialstratification on the wealth distribution on a system of interacting economic agents that are constrained to interact only within their own economic class. The economical mobility of the agents is related to its success in exchange transactions. Different wealth distributions are obtained as a function of the width of the economic class. We find a range of widths in which the society is divided in two classes separated by a deep gap that prevents further exchange between poor and rich agents. As a consequence, the middle wealth class is eliminated. The high values of the Gini indices obtained in these cases indicate a highly unequal society. On the other hand, lower and higher widths induce lower Gini indices and a fairer wealth distribution.


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Sesuvium sesuvioides är en isörtsväxtart som först beskrevs av Edward Fenzl, och fick sitt nu gällande namn av Verdcourt. Sesuvium sesuvioides ingår i släktet Sesuvium och familjen isörtsväxter. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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Which are the windows system key combinations in Acer Notebook?
I need to know about which all Windows system key combinations are available in my Acer notebook. Please give me an account of the same.
Re: Which are the windows system key combinations in Acer Notebook?
There are several Windows system key combinations which are a real aid for user convenience in performing actions at a pace. The most commonly used Windows system key combinations which are available in your Acer notebook are given below.
ALT + F4 = Quit the current program, or keep re-pressing to shut down Windows.
There are many shortcut for Windows. Severals from them are given Below..
I have the list of Windows System Key Combinations which are helpful in your Acer laptop.
Ctrl+scroll= zoom in or out.


Do you know the frequency of "monkey brain"?
It is fear.... the lowest vibrational frequency there is. Are you stuck in the "loop" of lower-vibrations?
Did you know that monkey brain indicates fear and allows you to access the roots of your fears just by listening to your own thoughts?
Did you know that negative thoughts carry a lower vibration?
Did you know that all of these are learned or created?
Did you know that an epiphany is your soul popping in to give you access to the brilliance you have not been able to "hear"? Did you know that these raise your vibrational frequency?
Did you know that you can change these thoughts, just by listening to them?


Freddie Ljungberg has revealed his relationship with Arsenal manager Unai Emery. Ljungberg followed the footsteps of Unai Emery and joined the club as the manager of the U23 side.
The former Gunners player is determined to make his mark as the reserves manager. Former manager Arsene Wenger brought the player to the Emirates and the former Swedish international almost spent a decade with the North Londoners racking up over 200 appearances.
This is not the first time Ljungberg managing a team. The 41 year old had the experience of assisting Andries Jonker at Bundesliga club Wolfsburg and also had managed the Gunners U15 time for a brief period.
On being asked about his relation with the senior manager the Swedish answered positively, "We speak every week.
"We talk about players, about what we're thinking. He's very open, which helps me a lot.