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package me.prettyprint.cassandra.model.thrift;

import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

import org.apache.cassandra.thrift.AuthenticationException;
import org.apache.cassandra.thrift.AuthenticationRequest;
import org.apache.cassandra.thrift.AuthorizationException;
import org.apache.cassandra.thrift.Cassandra.Client;
import org.apache.cassandra.thrift.CfDef;
import org.apache.cassandra.thrift.Column;
import org.apache.cassandra.thrift.ColumnOrSuperColumn;
import org.apache.cassandra.thrift.ColumnParent;
import org.apache.cassandra.thrift.ColumnPath;
import org.apache.cassandra.thrift.Compression;
import org.apache.cassandra.thrift.ConsistencyLevel;
import org.apache.cassandra.thrift.CounterColumn;
import org.apache.cassandra.thrift.CqlResult;
import org.apache.cassandra.thrift.IndexClause;
import org.apache.cassandra.thrift.InvalidRequestException;
import org.apache.cassandra.thrift.KeyRange;
import org.apache.cassandra.thrift.KeySlice;
import org.apache.cassandra.thrift.KsDef;
import org.apache.cassandra.thrift.Mutation;
import org.apache.cassandra.thrift.NotFoundException;
import org.apache.cassandra.thrift.SchemaDisagreementException;
import org.apache.cassandra.thrift.SlicePredicate;
import org.apache.cassandra.thrift.TimedOutException;
import org.apache.cassandra.thrift.TokenRange;
import org.apache.cassandra.thrift.UnavailableException;
import org.apache.thrift.TException;
import org.apache.thrift.protocol.TProtocol;

/**
 * For creating wrappers around the Cassandra client in order to perform pre and
 * post processing
 *
 * @author Ed Anuff
 */

public abstract class AbstractThriftClientWrapper extends Client {

  Client client;

  public AbstractThriftClientWrapper(Client client) {
    super(client.getInputProtocol(), client.getOutputProtocol());
    this.client = client;
  }

  @Override
  public void add(ByteBuffer key, ColumnParent column_parent,
      CounterColumn column, ConsistencyLevel consistency_level)
      throws InvalidRequestException, UnavailableException, TimedOutException,
      TException {
    client.add(key, column_parent, column, consistency_level);
  }

  @Override
  public void batch_mutate(
      Map<ByteBuffer, Map<String, List<Mutation>>> mutation_map,
      ConsistencyLevel consistency_level) throws InvalidRequestException,
      UnavailableException, TimedOutException, TException {
    client.batch_mutate(mutation_map, consistency_level);
  }

  @Override
  public String describe_cluster_name() throws TException {
    return client.describe_cluster_name();
  }

  @Override
  public KsDef describe_keyspace(String keyspace) throws NotFoundException,
      InvalidRequestException, TException {
    return client.describe_keyspace(keyspace);
  }

  @Override
  public List<KsDef> describe_keyspaces() throws InvalidRequestException,
      TException {
    return client.describe_keyspaces();
  }

  @Override
  public String describe_partitioner() throws TException {
    return client.describe_partitioner();
  }

  @Override
  public List<TokenRange> describe_ring(String keyspace)
      throws InvalidRequestException, TException {
    return client.describe_ring(keyspace);
  }

  @Override
  public Map<String, List<String>> describe_schema_versions()
      throws InvalidRequestException, TException {
    return client.describe_schema_versions();
  }

  @Override
  public String describe_snitch() throws TException {
    return client.describe_snitch();
  }

  @Override
  public List<String> describe_splits(String cfName, String start_token,
      String end_token, int keys_per_split) throws TException,
      InvalidRequestException {
    return client.describe_splits(cfName, start_token, end_token,
        keys_per_split);
  }

  @Override
  public String describe_version() throws TException {
    return client.describe_version();
  }

  @Override
  public CqlResult execute_cql_query(ByteBuffer query, Compression compression)
      throws InvalidRequestException, UnavailableException, TimedOutException,
      SchemaDisagreementException, TException {
    return client.execute_cql_query(query, compression);
  }

  @Override
  public ColumnOrSuperColumn get(ByteBuffer key, ColumnPath column_path,
      ConsistencyLevel consistency_level) throws InvalidRequestException,
      NotFoundException, UnavailableException, TimedOutException, TException {
    return client.get(key, column_path, consistency_level);
  }

  @Override
  public int get_count(ByteBuffer key, ColumnParent column_parent,
      SlicePredicate predicate, ConsistencyLevel consistency_level)
      throws InvalidRequestException, UnavailableException, TimedOutException,
      TException {
    return client.get_count(key, column_parent, predicate, consistency_level);
  }

  @Override
  public List<KeySlice> get_indexed_slices(ColumnParent column_parent,
      IndexClause index_clause, SlicePredicate column_predicate,
      ConsistencyLevel consistency_level) throws InvalidRequestException,
      UnavailableException, TimedOutException, TException {
    return client.get_indexed_slices(column_parent, index_clause,
        column_predicate, consistency_level);
  }

  @Override
  public List<KeySlice> get_range_slices(ColumnParent column_parent,
      SlicePredicate predicate, KeyRange range,
      ConsistencyLevel consistency_level) throws InvalidRequestException,
      UnavailableException, TimedOutException, TException {
    return client.get_range_slices(column_parent, predicate, range,
        consistency_level);
  }

  @Override
  public List<ColumnOrSuperColumn> get_slice(ByteBuffer key,
      ColumnParent column_parent, SlicePredicate predicate,
      ConsistencyLevel consistency_level) throws InvalidRequestException,
      UnavailableException, TimedOutException, TException {
    return client.get_slice(key, column_parent, predicate, consistency_level);
  }

  @Override
  public TProtocol getInputProtocol() {
    return client.getInputProtocol();
  }

  @Override
  public TProtocol getOutputProtocol() {
    return client.getOutputProtocol();
  }

  @Override
  public void insert(ByteBuffer key, ColumnParent column_parent, Column column,
      ConsistencyLevel consistency_level) throws InvalidRequestException,
      UnavailableException, TimedOutException, TException {
    client.insert(key, column_parent, column, consistency_level);
  }

  @Override
  public void login(AuthenticationRequest auth_request)
      throws AuthenticationException, AuthorizationException, TException {
    client.login(auth_request);
  }

  @Override
  public Map<ByteBuffer, Integer> multiget_count(List<ByteBuffer> keys,
      ColumnParent column_parent, SlicePredicate predicate,
      ConsistencyLevel consistency_level) throws InvalidRequestException,
      UnavailableException, TimedOutException, TException {
    return client.multiget_count(keys, column_parent, predicate,
        consistency_level);
  }

  @Override
  public Map<ByteBuffer, List<ColumnOrSuperColumn>> multiget_slice(
      List<ByteBuffer> keys, ColumnParent column_parent,
      SlicePredicate predicate, ConsistencyLevel consistency_level)
      throws InvalidRequestException, UnavailableException, TimedOutException,
      TException {
    return client.multiget_slice(keys, column_parent, predicate,
        consistency_level);
  }

  @Override
  public void recv_add() throws InvalidRequestException, UnavailableException,
      TimedOutException, TException {
    client.recv_add();
  }

  @Override
  public void recv_batch_mutate() throws InvalidRequestException,
      UnavailableException, TimedOutException, TException {
    client.recv_batch_mutate();
  }

  @Override
  public String recv_describe_cluster_name() throws TException {
    return client.recv_describe_cluster_name();
  }

  @Override
  public KsDef recv_describe_keyspace() throws NotFoundException,
      InvalidRequestException, TException {
    return client.recv_describe_keyspace();
  }

  @Override
  public List<KsDef> recv_describe_keyspaces() throws InvalidRequestException,
      TException {
    return client.recv_describe_keyspaces();
  }

  @Override
  public String recv_describe_partitioner() throws TException {
    return client.recv_describe_partitioner();
  }

  @Override
  public List<TokenRange> recv_describe_ring() throws InvalidRequestException,
      TException {
    return client.recv_describe_ring();
  }

  @Override
  public Map<String, List<String>> recv_describe_schema_versions()
      throws InvalidRequestException, TException {
    return client.recv_describe_schema_versions();
  }

  @Override
  public String recv_describe_snitch() throws TException {
    return client.recv_describe_snitch();
  }

  @Override
  public List<String> recv_describe_splits() throws TException,
      InvalidRequestException {
    return client.recv_describe_splits();
  }

  @Override
  public String recv_describe_version() throws TException {
    return client.recv_describe_version();
  }

  @Override
  public CqlResult recv_execute_cql_query() throws InvalidRequestException,
      UnavailableException, TimedOutException, SchemaDisagreementException,
      TException {
    return client.recv_execute_cql_query();
  }

  @Override
  public ColumnOrSuperColumn recv_get() throws InvalidRequestException,
      NotFoundException, UnavailableException, TimedOutException, TException {
    return client.recv_get();
  }

  @Override
  public int recv_get_count() throws InvalidRequestException,
      UnavailableException, TimedOutException, TException {
    return client.recv_get_count();
  }

  @Override
  public List<KeySlice> recv_get_indexed_slices()
      throws InvalidRequestException, UnavailableException, TimedOutException,
      TException {
    return client.recv_get_indexed_slices();
  }

  @Override
  public List<KeySlice> recv_get_range_slices() throws InvalidRequestException,
      UnavailableException, TimedOutException, TException {
    return client.recv_get_range_slices();
  }

  @Override
  public List<ColumnOrSuperColumn> recv_get_slice()
      throws InvalidRequestException, UnavailableException, TimedOutException,
      TException {
    return client.recv_get_slice();
  }

  @Override
  public void recv_insert() throws InvalidRequestException,
      UnavailableException, TimedOutException, TException {
    client.recv_insert();
  }

  @Override
  public void recv_login() throws AuthenticationException,
      AuthorizationException, TException {
    client.recv_login();
  }

  @Override
  public Map<ByteBuffer, Integer> recv_multiget_count()
      throws InvalidRequestException, UnavailableException, TimedOutException,
      TException {
    return client.recv_multiget_count();
  }

  @Override
  public Map<ByteBuffer, List<ColumnOrSuperColumn>> recv_multiget_slice()
      throws InvalidRequestException, UnavailableException, TimedOutException,
      TException {
    return client.recv_multiget_slice();
  }

  @Override
  public void recv_remove() throws InvalidRequestException,
      UnavailableException, TimedOutException, TException {
    client.recv_remove();
  }

  @Override
  public void recv_remove_counter() throws InvalidRequestException,
      UnavailableException, TimedOutException, TException {
    client.recv_remove_counter();
  }

  @Override
  public void recv_set_keyspace() throws InvalidRequestException, TException {
    client.recv_set_keyspace();
  }

  @Override
  public String recv_system_add_column_family() throws InvalidRequestException,
      TException, SchemaDisagreementException {
    return client.recv_system_add_column_family();
  }

  @Override
  public String recv_system_add_keyspace() throws InvalidRequestException,
      TException, SchemaDisagreementException {
    return client.recv_system_add_keyspace();
  }

  @Override
  public String recv_system_drop_column_family()
      throws InvalidRequestException, TException, SchemaDisagreementException {
    return client.recv_system_drop_column_family();
  }

  @Override
  public String recv_system_drop_keyspace() throws InvalidRequestException,
      TException, SchemaDisagreementException {
    return client.recv_system_drop_keyspace();
  }

  @Override
  public String recv_system_update_column_family()
      throws InvalidRequestException, TException, SchemaDisagreementException {
    return client.recv_system_update_column_family();
  }

  @Override
  public String recv_system_update_keyspace() throws InvalidRequestException,
      TException, SchemaDisagreementException {
    return client.recv_system_update_keyspace();
  }

  @Override
  public void recv_truncate() throws InvalidRequestException,
      UnavailableException, TException, TimedOutException {
    client.recv_truncate();
  }

  @Override
  public void remove(ByteBuffer key, ColumnPath column_path, long timestamp,
      ConsistencyLevel consistency_level) throws InvalidRequestException,
      UnavailableException, TimedOutException, TException {
    client.remove(key, column_path, timestamp, consistency_level);
  }

  @Override
  public void remove_counter(ByteBuffer key, ColumnPath path,
      ConsistencyLevel consistency_level) throws InvalidRequestException,
      UnavailableException, TimedOutException, TException {
    client.remove_counter(key, path, consistency_level);
  }

  @Override
  public void send_add(ByteBuffer key, ColumnParent column_parent,
      CounterColumn column, ConsistencyLevel consistency_level)
      throws TException {
    client.send_add(key, column_parent, column, consistency_level);
  }

  @Override
  public void send_batch_mutate(
      Map<ByteBuffer, Map<String, List<Mutation>>> mutation_map,
      ConsistencyLevel consistency_level) throws TException {
    client.send_batch_mutate(mutation_map, consistency_level);
  }

  @Override
  public void send_describe_cluster_name() throws TException {
    client.send_describe_cluster_name();
  }

  @Override
  public void send_describe_keyspace(String keyspace) throws TException {
    client.send_describe_keyspace(keyspace);
  }

  @Override
  public void send_describe_keyspaces() throws TException {
    client.send_describe_keyspaces();
  }

  @Override
  public void send_describe_partitioner() throws TException {
    client.send_describe_partitioner();
  }

  @Override
  public void send_describe_ring(String keyspace) throws TException {
    client.send_describe_ring(keyspace);
  }

  @Override
  public void send_describe_schema_versions() throws TException {
    client.send_describe_schema_versions();
  }

  @Override
  public void send_describe_snitch() throws TException {
    client.send_describe_snitch();
  }

  @Override
  public void send_describe_splits(String cfName, String start_token,
      String end_token, int keys_per_split) throws TException {
    client.send_describe_splits(cfName, start_token, end_token, keys_per_split);
  }

  @Override
  public void send_describe_version() throws TException {
    client.send_describe_version();
  }

  @Override
  public void send_execute_cql_query(ByteBuffer query, Compression compression)
      throws TException {
    client.send_execute_cql_query(query, compression);
  }

  @Override
  public void send_get(ByteBuffer key, ColumnPath column_path,
      ConsistencyLevel consistency_level) throws TException {
    client.send_get(key, column_path, consistency_level);
  }

  @Override
  public void send_get_count(ByteBuffer key, ColumnParent column_parent,
      SlicePredicate predicate, ConsistencyLevel consistency_level)
      throws TException {
    client.send_get_count(key, column_parent, predicate, consistency_level);
  }

  @Override
  public void send_get_indexed_slices(ColumnParent column_parent,
      IndexClause index_clause, SlicePredicate column_predicate,
      ConsistencyLevel consistency_level) throws TException {
    client.send_get_indexed_slices(column_parent, index_clause,
        column_predicate, consistency_level);
  }

  @Override
  public void send_get_range_slices(ColumnParent column_parent,
      SlicePredicate predicate, KeyRange range,
      ConsistencyLevel consistency_level) throws TException {
    client.send_get_range_slices(column_parent, predicate, range,
        consistency_level);
  }

  @Override
  public void send_get_slice(ByteBuffer key, ColumnParent column_parent,
      SlicePredicate predicate, ConsistencyLevel consistency_level)
      throws TException {
    client.send_get_slice(key, column_parent, predicate, consistency_level);
  }

  @Override
  public void send_insert(ByteBuffer key, ColumnParent column_parent,
      Column column, ConsistencyLevel consistency_level) throws TException {
    client.send_insert(key, column_parent, column, consistency_level);
  }

  @Override
  public void send_login(AuthenticationRequest auth_request) throws TException {
    client.send_login(auth_request);
  }

  @Override
  public void send_multiget_count(List<ByteBuffer> keys,
      ColumnParent column_parent, SlicePredicate predicate,
      ConsistencyLevel consistency_level) throws TException {
    client.send_multiget_count(keys, column_parent, predicate,
        consistency_level);
  }

  @Override
  public void send_multiget_slice(List<ByteBuffer> keys,
      ColumnParent column_parent, SlicePredicate predicate,
      ConsistencyLevel consistency_level) throws TException {
    client.send_multiget_slice(keys, column_parent, predicate,
        consistency_level);
  }

  @Override
  public void send_remove(ByteBuffer key, ColumnPath column_path,
      long timestamp, ConsistencyLevel consistency_level) throws TException {
    client.send_remove(key, column_path, timestamp, consistency_level);
  }

  @Override
  public void send_remove_counter(ByteBuffer key, ColumnPath path,
      ConsistencyLevel consistency_level) throws TException {
    client.send_remove_counter(key, path, consistency_level);
  }

  @Override
  public void send_set_keyspace(String keyspace) throws TException {
    client.send_set_keyspace(keyspace);
  }

  @Override
  public void send_system_add_column_family(CfDef cf_def) throws TException {
    client.send_system_add_column_family(cf_def);
  }

  @Override
  public void send_system_add_keyspace(KsDef ks_def) throws TException {
    client.send_system_add_keyspace(ks_def);
  }

  @Override
  public void send_system_drop_column_family(String column_family)
      throws TException {
    client.send_system_drop_column_family(column_family);
  }

  @Override
  public void send_system_drop_keyspace(String keyspace) throws TException {
    client.send_system_drop_keyspace(keyspace);
  }

  @Override
  public void send_system_update_column_family(CfDef cf_def) throws TException {
    client.send_system_update_column_family(cf_def);
  }

  @Override
  public void send_system_update_keyspace(KsDef ks_def) throws TException {
    client.send_system_update_keyspace(ks_def);
  }

  @Override
  public void send_truncate(String cfname) throws TException {
    client.send_truncate(cfname);
  }

  @Override
  public void set_keyspace(String keyspace) throws InvalidRequestException,
      TException {
    client.set_keyspace(keyspace);
  }

  @Override
  public String system_add_column_family(CfDef cf_def)
      throws InvalidRequestException, TException, SchemaDisagreementException {
    return client.system_add_column_family(cf_def);
  }

  @Override
  public String system_add_keyspace(KsDef ks_def)
      throws InvalidRequestException, TException, SchemaDisagreementException {
    return client.system_add_keyspace(ks_def);
  }

  @Override
  public String system_drop_column_family(String column_family)
      throws InvalidRequestException, TException, SchemaDisagreementException {
    return client.system_drop_column_family(column_family);
  }

  @Override
  public String system_drop_keyspace(String keyspace)
      throws InvalidRequestException, TException, SchemaDisagreementException {
    return client.system_drop_keyspace(keyspace);
  }

  @Override
  public String system_update_column_family(CfDef cf_def)
      throws InvalidRequestException, TException, SchemaDisagreementException {
    return client.system_update_column_family(cf_def);
  }

  @Override
  public String system_update_keyspace(KsDef ks_def)
      throws InvalidRequestException, TException, SchemaDisagreementException {
    return client.system_update_keyspace(ks_def);
  }

  @Override
  public void truncate(String cfname) throws InvalidRequestException,
      UnavailableException, TException, TimedOutException {
    client.truncate(cfname);
  }
}

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China's Growing Status In Innovation
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The U.S. has long been a leader in innovation, but a recent Economic Synopsesessay argues that China is starting to catch up.
Economist Ana Maria Santacreu and Research Associate Makenzie Peake noted that China has long been an adopter of foreign technology. However, two measures have been on the rise over the past several years:
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Innovation Efforts
Santacreu and Peake compared research and development (R&D) efforts of the U.S. and China for the period 1999-2015. As of the most recent year, China's R&D intensity, measured by R&D spending as a percentage of GDP, was 2.1% of GDP versus 2.8% for the U.S.
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Royalty Payments for Intellectual Property
To compare the use of intellectual property, Santacreu and Peake measured royalty payments to China and the U.S. Similar to innovation efforts, China's royalty payments from the world ($1 billion) lagged the U.S.'s ($113 billion) in 2016, the most recent year for which data were available. "This is not surprising, as the U.S. is one of the global leaders in innovation," Santacreu and Peake wrote.
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Dodgers linked to 5-time All-Star slugger in free agency
After non-tendering multi-time All-Star Cody Bellinger this offseason, the Los Angeles Dodgers could be turning around and adding another one. Sports Illustrated's Pat Ragazzo reports Saturday that the Dodgers are showing interest in free agent slugger JD Martinez. Ragazzo notes that Martinez worked with Dodgers hitting coach Robert Van Scoyoc before. Martinez, 35, spent the…
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After non-tendering multi-time All-Star Cody Bellinger this offseason, the Los Angeles Dodgers could be turning around and adding another one.
Sports Illustrated's Pat Ragazzo reports Saturday that the Dodgers are showing interest in free agent slugger JD Martinez. Ragazzo notes that Martinez worked with Dodgers hitting coach Robert Van Scoyoc before.
Martinez, 35, spent the last five seasons on the Boston Red Sox. A five-time All-Star, he hit .274 with 16 homers and 62 RBIs in 2022. Martinez was also part of the Red Sox team that beat the Dodgers in the 2018 World Series.
Of course, Martinez, formerly an everyday outfielder, is now a permanent designated hitter, which is not the best for versatility purposes. Max Muncy figures to get a good amount of time at DH for the Dodgers next season, and they still need to find at-bats for young guys like Miguel Vargas and Gavin Lux. That is not even counting the possibility of the Dodgers bringing back Justin Turner, who made 61 starts at DH for them in 2022, in free agency.
Nevertheless, the righty-hitting Martinez could be a decent enough pivot for the Dodgers if they miss out on their top free agent targets this offseason.


The chronic problem of exorbitantly expensive weapons is becoming acute.
Robert Gates, America's defence secretary, has ordered that production of the F-22 should end this year, capping the fleet at 187—a final cull for the Raptor, whose numbers were once supposed to reach about 750. In Europe orders for the Typhoon—a fighter made by Britain, Germany, Italy and Spain—will fall. And on both sides of the Atlantic the rising cost of the stealthy F-35 Joint Strike Fighter means its order book could shrink sharply.
Mr Gates wants the Pentagon to save 1-2% a year in overheads. A study of defence bureaucracies by McKinsey, a global management consultancy, suggests that American forces, though the most potent in the world, are among the least efficient, at least in terms of the "tooth-to-tail" ratio, the proportion of fighting forces to support personnel (the best were Norway, Kuwait and the Netherlands). American forces deploy and fight globally, so need more support than those only defending national borders. Nevertheless, the study suggests there is flab to be trimmed.
Manpower in all-volunteer armies, as most Western ones are these days, is expensive. Pay has to be competitive. In America, moreover, a big burden is the cost of health-care programmes for current and former servicemen, and their families. "Health-care costs are eating the defence department alive," complains Mr Gates. Yet he has a hard time restraining Congress's generosity to soldiers and veterans.
Nearly three decades on, Mr Augustine says, "we are right on target. Unfortunately nothing has changed." These days Raptors go for $160m apiece ($350m including the cost of developing the jet), compared with $50m-60m for the venerable F-16. In the long run, high unit costs must limit numbers. Since 1970 America's fleets of combat aircraft and major warships have shrunk, even as defence spending rose.
Repeated reforms have failed to break this dire cycle. According to the last full report by America's Government Accountability Office (GAO), the cost of 96 of America's biggest weapons programmes in 2008 had risen on average by 25%, incurring an average delay of 22 months.
According to Walter Pincus of the Washington Post, construction is slated to begin on at least three $100 million air base projects — "a $100 million area at Shindand Air Base for Special Operations helicopters and unmanned intelligence and surveillance aircraft"; another $100 million to expand the airfield at Camp Dwyer, a Marine base in Helmand Province, also to support Special Operations forces; and a final $100 million for expanded air facilities at Mazar-e Sharif in northern Afghanistan. None of these projects are to be completed until well after July 2011. "[R]equests for $1.3 billion in additional fiscal 2011 funds for multiyear construction of military facilities in Afghanistan are pending before Congress." And fear not, there are no indications that the fast-food joints at Kandahar are going anywhere.
We then had a giant reduction in poverty among this group [female-headed households without husbands] in the 1990s which was a combination of strong economic performance, "welfare reform," and also the fact that the Clinton administration really wanted to make welfare reform work so threw lots of stuff—EITC expansion, SCHIP, etc.—at making it work. Then we saw a slow, steady erosion of that progress.
I totally absolutely utterly disagree as I explain after the jump.
I can't say how strongly I disagree with you about welfare reform.
I note that welfare is still reformed. I think it is possible to distinguish the effects of welfare reform and the booming late 90s by looking at the 00s when we had the reformed welfare system (and SCHIP and expanded EITC). It seems to me that in 2000 one might wonder if the improvement were due to the tight labor market, to welfare reform or to a combination (as you very confidently assert). By 2007, it was obvious that the improvement was due to the tight labor market with (just eyeballing the graph) zero help from welfare reform. Also note the improvement in poverty under Clinton but before Welfare reform.
More importantly, the poverty rate is a very poor measure of total suffering due to poverty. to use the poverty rate as a welfare measure you must assum that someone just slightly below the poverty line suffers just as much as someone below half the poverty line. Obviously you don't think anything that silly. Instead, you must be assuming that similar patterns are found in counts of sever poverty (below half the poverty line) near poverty (poverty line to 1.5 poverty line) etc. I think you are assuming this.
This assumption is totally utterly false. No one who wishes to consider poverty in the USA can stop after looking at the poverty rate and the poverty rate by demographic group as you did. The time series of the severe poverty rate is completely different from the time series of the poverty rate. It has increased enormously since 1975 (the trough of a recession). You can't possible see the direct benefits of welfare looking the poverty rate as AFDC and TANF benefits were and are below the poverty line.
If you look at the poverty rate only, you would conclude that no harm was done if people on AFDC instead had zero income and starved after the reform (actually if they really starved the poverty rate would go down). Of course that didn't happen, but the fraction of the population in severe poverty is now the highest in the Census time series (which only goes back to 75). Oh just go look at my post http://tinyurl.com/267hec4 .
An aside, you make a plainly false claim. You assert that the EITC expansion was part of the Clinton administration's effort to make sure that welfare reform worked. This assertion is utter is nonsense. The EITC expansion was enacted into law in 1993 long before welfare reform.
You should have just mentioned SCHIP. Even in that case, you act as if Clinton was making policy which was actually made by the Republican controlled congress. Also, just to mind read, I would guess SCHIP was trying to win at least some health care reform and wasn't even related to welfare reform in Clinton's mind (not that that matters).
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NEW YORK — FedEx says its fiscal first-quarter earnings doubled and the company will cut 1,700 jobs as it consolidates its trucking operations to save money.
The company is also boosting its quarterly per share outlook to between $1.15 and $1.35, from $1.05 to $1.25.
The Memphis, Tenn., company earned $380 million, or $1.20 per share, compared with $181 million, or 58 cents per share a year ago.
FedEx will combine its FedEx Freight and FedEx National LTL operations on Jan. 30, closing 100 facilities and cutting 1,700 workers. FedEx Corp. says the move, along with other cost cuts, will ensure it's profitable next year.
Back in the old days of the Bush regime, the tax cutters tended to claim that tax cuts would create jobs and raise (not lower) government revenues. They didn't. The Bush administration had anemic job growth, certainly seeing no boost from the humongous tax cuts enacted in 2001, 2003, and 2004 (and smaller cuts throughout the term). And we have enough experience with tax cut programs from Reagan to Bush I to Bush II to see that revenues do not miraculously go up when the taxing provisions that are intended to raise revenues are cut back. Sometimes there are a few localized effects–such as increased selling of capital stocks to take advantage of a new and lower rate because it is expected that higher rates will have to be enacted later. But tax cuts cut revenues.
Now, deficit increases make sense sometimes. When the economy is in a slump, it means that private spending is down, so government spending is needed to move it out of the slump. A deficit that is caused by increased government spending that helps the economy by restoring jobs and getting the economy moving again is a deficit that will be reduced as the economy grows, people with jobs pay taxes, and government spending that was used to supplement inadequate private spending can be cut back. Infrastructure spending provides that kind of a stimulus–building systems that will last for years now, to create jobs and stimulate the economy serves the public interest now and for the long term. See, e.g., Laurence Seidman, Reducing Future Deficits While Stimulating Today's Economy, 7 Economists' Voice Art. 2 (Sept. 2010).
But the deficit created by the Bush tax cuts doesn't make sense. It is based on "trickle down" economics–the view that if the rich get richer, everybody else will do well too. But that hasn't been the case. Since 1980, the rich have gotten immensely richer, but most Americans have hit stagnation, with real wages not sharing at all in the productivity gains that have made corporate managers multimillionaires. The productivity gains, that is, have gone to the people at the top, and the people at the top have horded them, supporting tax policies that give themselves huge tax cuts.
Tax cuts–especially for the wealthiest people and corproations–do not make sense. That money is as likely to be invested overseas as in the US, and overseas it does nothing but contribute to the job drain. Corporations purchasing new equipment with the 100% expensing may buy that equipment from China or India or Korea–again, pushing jobs overseas and doing nothing to stimulate the local economy, but costing the government the tax expenditure that could have been used for public infrastructure projects instead.
The income tax provisions passed during the Bush regime were almost all temporary provisions–they were passed with a sunsetting provision so that they expire at the end of 2010, and the law as it was prior to the Bush administration retakes its place as the applicable law. The question now is whether new laws should be enacted along the same lines.
When the Bush cuts were enacted, the arguments were that tax cuts would lead to more revenues (they didn't), that there was a surplus to return to the people (there wasn't–by the time the GOP Congress enacted the 2001 tax cuts, there was already a deficit), and that the tax cuts would stimulate the economy so that it would grow really fast and create large numbers of new jobs (it didn't–job growth was anemic).
Remember, folks, there was no huge public outcry for new tax cuts when the Bush regime passed the 2001 cuts. And the cuts were made temporary BECAUSE of the huge cost of extending them for more than ten years, which would have made the deficit creation impact too obvious. This was policy pushed by the right, not by the public. Does the fact that the teapartiers are now part of the anti-government, anti-tax hollering mean that people really want to retain the super-low taxes of the Bush period no matter what? I doubt it. Remember those teapartiers who want the government to stay away from their Medicare and Social Security? How about Center for Disease Control–would anyone want there to be no federal vaccine programs for highly contagious diseases? How about National Science Foundation–would people want basic scientific research to cease in the US, so that all our brightest young minds would go to China or India for education and work, leaving us with no innovation? How about emergency response funding–do we not want the Federal Government to be able to send people, supplies and support to Katrina-type events? What about keeping the food supply safe? the water supply? medicines? All of these things are "we the people" acting to do things that need to be done through the Federal Government.
John Boehner, the House Minority Leader and generally not a very astute person to trust with developing tax policy, had actually admitted to some rational thinking on the expiring Bush tax cuts last Sunday on Face the Nation. He acknowledged that he could support a new tax cut for the middle class, even if the wealthy didn't get one. Daniel, Boehner says he'd support a middle-class tax cut, YahooNews.com (Sept. 12, 2010). Of course, he resorted to the old "class warfare" attack–according to the GOP, anybody who doesn't give a tax cut to the rich every time they give some kind of break to the poor is engaging in class warfare.
Aside on "class warfare": But of course, the GOP has supported numerous tax breaks that are primarily for the rich–or only available to the top 40% of taxpayers–and never admit that is class warfare. e.g., the deduction for home mortgage interest on mortgages up to a million dollars, which is available only to those who itemize –about 30% of taxpayers, and of those 30%, is of the most benefit to the richest minority who pay higher rates and thus get a larger deduction, or the exclusion for municipal bond interest, which is used by the wealthiest taxpayers who have most of the financial assets, etc.
Progressives would argue that class warfare is represented by the corporatist agenda that extracts all productivity gains for managers and owners and leaves workers without even the pension promises that were made when workers accepted lower wages for higher pension benefits, or the policies that make it extraordinarily hard for workers to form a union, which would give them some semblance of equality of bargaining power with the concentrated power of megalithic multinational corporations, or the "globalization" policies that lead to free trade agreements that impose no protections for our own workers or our environment, etc.
The reasonableness represented by Boehner's concession lasted all of a microsecond. Boehner's deputy, the House Republican whip, got out the word on Monday that the Republicans would only be content with a bill that enacted new tax cuts for the wealthiest as well as the most vulnerable–anything else, he says, is a "nonstarter." And Mitch McConnell, the Senate Republican leader, proposed legislation for new tax cuts that would be the same as the Bush tax cuts for everybody. See Herszenhorn, Senate G.O.P. Digs In to Keep Tax Cuts, NY Times, Sept. 13, 2010.
McConnell's argument is that it would hurt economic growth and job creation to tax the ultra wealthy now. But that's a sham argument. The wealthy are likely to save, not spend, any extra monies from a new tax cut. Or invest it overseas. Or just buy some more stock on the secondary market–making a bank or another wealthy person even wealthier. They aren't likely to start a new company or directly invest in a new start up just because they get a little more spare change from a tax cut. They'd either be doing that already or not doing it at all. And McConnell, as the Times piece notes, isn't offering either specific spending cuts that won't hurt the economy nor other sources of revenue to make up for the additional $700 billion needed to give these multimillionaires another tax break in addition to all of the breaks targeting the wealthy already in the Code.
What about McConnell's argument that the Obama regime has spent the last two years putting the government in charge of everything? Note he included student loans. Just a reminder about the FACTS about the student loan issue. We used to have a direct loan program. It actually made money for the government. But due to funny accounting procedures that were used for such loans, the books didn't look like the loans were making money for the government. That's because they were counted as "pure" expenditures, and not as loans that included an obligation for the borrower to pay the money back to the government with interest. So they made money, but looked like they didn't make money. The GOP seized on this, and under Reagan changed the program to a "guaranteed loan" program. The same universities would do the work, but the banks would get a significantly larger interest rate than the government had gotten for acting as a middleman but bearing no losses. In other words, the GOP privatized the loan program, ensuring banks a "cut" of profits, and providing for the government to pay the banks for any losses they might incur–privatization of gains, socialization of losses. There was less money to lend, since the banks were getting the interest income and paid by the government if there were losses. The government was losing money instead of making money. But it LOOKED LIKE the government was smaller. And the GOP bragged about its new privatized loan program. As years went on, people argued for a return to the direct loan program. This was especially true when banks managed to get students to consolidate old loans and retain their higher subsidized rate even when they were supposed to reset the rate to a lower rate. So Clinton inaugurated a small direct loan program. And we have moved from there forward, saving the government money and providing students with a cheaper loan program. The only losers in the direct loan program are the banks who no longer get their "entitlement" "welfare" handout from the government. And McConnell condemns the Dem for that change, hoping that Americans will be gullible enough to be fooled into thinking that the direct loan program represents an awful invasion into private commerce, instead of a reasonable and wise use of government funds to provide students the opportunity to have a college education.
By the way, Lieberman is, as usual, supporting the GOP platform on taxes with a statement that "the more money we leave in private hands, the quicker our economic recovery will be." When private spending has declined, that statement is not only likely wrong, it misses the fact that without government spending there is likely to be no recovery.
Stormy asks in an e-mail: At one time, I thought America was supposed to lead the way in green technology, providing jobs for Americans…and sends this quote from the Washington Post.
Well, let's see. The article seems to imply a whole story- Environmental concerns pushed closings and lost American jobs, which was not forseen, and those awful Chinese somehow wound up with the manufacturing.
The news stunned Lexington Local 1627 Business Manager David Butcher, who represents 114 workers at the plant. "I knew there was trouble but that was the last thing I expected to hear," he said.
That local had recently negotiated an agreement with the company to help reduce costs by agreeing to a wage freeze and flexible overtime regulations, hoping to buy more time so GE could update its facilities to be more competitive.
And then this article points to our responses on trade. It describes the next generation after flourescent technology of lighting using LED technology.
The Federal government either has no role to play in trade policy to benefit its own citizens according to free trade enthusiasts, or possibly is only part of a short term 'stimulus' package for green technology. Bottom line decisions on how and where to do business are global in nature without regard to your role as a citizen. Admired from afar it all looks good, but how do you voice a concern for where you belong.
As indicated in the article the role of suggesting incentives has been traditionally a function of municiple and state governments, leaving individual trade agreements with countries to the federal government.
Pay special attention to the notion that the national government of China is offering help to locate a manufacturing site in Mexico with the help of the national Mexican government. And that the current employees to manufacture new light bulbs are drawn from former government employees (NASA).
The national narrative on trade bears little resemblance to the reality of doing business from this point of view. When listening to speeches it is best to keep this in mind.
Yesterday the House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law took a stand for students and consumers by passing the Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2010 (H.R. 5043). The bill reverses the unfair and unjustified special protections for lenders of private student loans enacted in 2005. There have been two hearings on the topic in the past year, but this was the first time this bill came up for a vote, and it passed 6-3 with no amendments. Under the new legislation private student loans would once again be treated like other consumer debt in bankruptcy.
The U.S. Department of Education released new data this week showing that the national "cohort default rate" on federal student loans is 7.0 percent. The default rate at for-profit colleges is highest at 11.6 percent – almost double the average rate for public colleges. Nearly half of all defaulters (43 percent) attended for-profit schools, even though these schools enrolled only about ten percent of all college students during the relevant time period.


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Headphone market research shows that the headphone market is continuing to grow, with advanced features quickly becoming a necessity for consumers.
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Sony have an impeccable sense of timing. Almost straight after Apples headphone socketless iPhone 7 launched, their new Bluetooth headphones arrived.
The countless 'leaks' have been right about something - Apple's new iPhones will be without the traditional 3.5mm headphone jack - meet the AirPods.


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They're back! ASO season opens at last
James L. Paulk, For the AJC
"Let us sing songs that are more cheerful, full of joy." Those words from Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, part of the program for the belated opening of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra's new season, certainly reflected the mood in the room as Atlanta greeted its beloved orchestra after a bitter dispute and lockout.
The electric, "rock concert" atmosphere in the audience all evening was something new to Symphony Hall. Onstage gestures were more muted but heartwarming, especially the warm and generous expressions of ASO music director Robert Spano, whose commitment to Atlanta and the orchestra became clear during the conflict.
The originally scheduled program featuring Ralph Vaughan Williams' "Sea Symphony" was scrapped due to a lack of rehearsal time. In addition to Beethoven, the substitute program featured ASO's popular concertmaster, David Coucheron, performing Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 5.
The "Turkish" concerto, as it is also called, is ideal for Coucheron as it showcases his silky, pure tone. He played with a confident flair and nice phrasing, with crisp articulation in the cadenzas and a plaintive approach to the gentler passages.
Spano took the first movement at a quick tempo, and some minor coordination problems emerged. This might have been the result of limited rehearsal time (the settlement was announced last Saturday), and the orchestra is rarely at its best on first nights. But numerous seasoned players were missing, including section leaders. During the lockout, many musicians had been working elsewhere and had contracts they couldn't extract themselves from so quickly.
Things settled down for the last two movements, played with a sweetness to match that of Coucheron.
The Ninth was an interesting choice not only because of its celebratory focus, but because its last appearance here opened the 2011-2012 season, when the orchestra had 95 full-time players. A new contract the next year shrunk the ensemble to 88 musicians, and we are now at 77, though the settlement calls for increases back to 88 over four years. Fewer players means more use of part-timers, and 95 is often considered the minimum standard for orchestras at an international level.
It would be nice to say that the orchestra's sound was undiminished, but that would be untrue. There were moments of murkiness in the first two movements that I can't recall hearing here. Spano took a brisk but otherwise restrained approach, slowly pulling the various fragments into a coherent force. The adagio was sublime, luminescent.
Then came the finale with its famous "Ode to Joy." The elegant baritone Stephen Powell was the standout of the soloists, his voice filling the hall. And nothing was amiss when the fabled ASO Chorus sang "Joy … your magic reunites. All men shall be brothers."
Questions remain, both artistic and financial. But the ASO, the glory of the Southeast, is back in business.
8 p.m. Nov. 13. Additional performance at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 15. This performance is currently sold out. Symphony Hall, 1280 Peachtree St., Atlanta. 404-733-5000, www.atlantasymphony.org.


This work presents a finite element modal formulation for large amplitude free vibration of arbitrary laminated composite shallow shells. The system equations of motion are formulated first in the physical structural-node degrees of freedom (DOF). Then, the system is transformed into general Duffing-type modal equations with modal amplitudes of coupled linear bending-inplane modes. The linear bending-inplane coupling is due to the shell curvature as well as unsymmetric lamination stacking. Multiple modes, inplane inertia, and the first-order transverse shear deformation for composites are considered in the formulation. A triangular shallow shell finite element is developed from an extension of the triangular Mindlin (MIN3) element with the improved shear correction factor. Time numerical integration is employed to determine nonlinear frequency of vibration. An iterative procedure to determine the judicious initial conditions for periodic panel response is developed and presented. By neglecting the inplane inertia effect, the general Duffing modal equations in functions of modal amplitudes of linear bending modes only are also formulated and presented. This approach is used for comparison of results with existing classic analytical methods. The differences in characterizing a shallow shell behavior with modal amplitudes of coupled linear bending-inplane and bending only modes are demonstrated and discussed.
Then the finite element modal formulation for large amplitude random response of shallow shell panels to acoustic excitation and elevated temperature is presented. Reduced order integration is used to determine strains. Rainflow counting method and S-N curves are combined by means of damage accumulation theory to predict panel fatigue life. Factors contributing the softening effect, namely unsymmetrical lamination and curvature are investigated along with their impact on the fatigue life. Two types of excitation inputs are considered. Responses and fatigue life estimations to simulated band-limited Gaussian white noise and to in-flight recorded pressure fluctuation microphone data are presented and compared.


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UBEC to halve Nigeria's 10m out-of-school children
Archibong Etokakpan
Dr Hamid Bobboyi, the UBEC's executive secretary, has stated that the Universal Basic Education Commission is working feverishly to decrease the country's 10 million out-of-school children to zero.
Bobboyi made this statement at the Lagos Business School during a training and capacity-building session for executive chairs of state and Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Universal Basic Education Boards.
According to UBEC data, the number of out-of-school children aged 6-11 will fall from 9.6 million in 2021 to 9.5 million in 2022. In 2018, this figure was 10.2 million.
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The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has collected global data on children between the ages of 6 and 18 who are not in school. This data shows that Nigeria has about 20 million children between 6 and 11 who are not in school.
To clarify the preceding information, Bobboyi noted that UNESCO has adopted a new methodology with the Sustainable Development Goal in mind and that many people still do not get the concept of "nature" or how UNESCO arrived at the figure of 20 million out-of-school children.
He argued that the only thing that has to be done to decrease the number of children who are not in school is for the government to "make a push" to do so. "UBEC has its statistics and has provided them to UNESCO," he stated.
Bobboyi, while pointing out difficulties in the field, has urged the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), and other key stakeholders to work together per their respective mandates to advance the sector.
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Electronic Music Icon AVICII Set To Headline At HQ Nightclub At Revel On Sunday, August 5
GRAMMY® Nominated Artist AVICII To Play Sold- Out Set At HQ Nightclub
Angel Management Group
Jul 31, 2012, 08:00 ET
REVEL BEACH, ATLANTIC CITY, N.J., July 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- HQ Nightclub announced today that GRAMMY® nominated and world-renowned AVICII will return to Revel in Atlantic City on Sunday, August 5, for an exclusive sold-out appearance. Presented by Ash Alliance and At Night along with Revel, Angel Management Group (AMG) and EMM Group, AVICII will once again bring his signature melodies and hard-hitting bass lines to the entertainment destination. Scottish house DJ, Chris Lake will kick off the night with an opening set.
Having recently completed his first North America all-arena tour "Le7els," the talented 22-year-old Swedish DJ has become one of the most in-demand electronic and dance music artists. AVICII also performed Revel's first electronic music performance at Ovation Hall in June, and delivered a show stopping set to over 5,000 fans for the performance. Emerging in the scene in 2008, the self-taught DJ, remixer and record producer is popular for his contagious sounds and monster tracks, appealing to fans across the world and has become one of the most in-demand electronic and dance music artists.
At Night Managements' AVICII has played sold-out performances to millions of admirers and has collaborated with the likes of David Guetta and Tiesto. His most notable singles "Levels," "Bromance," "Fade Into Darkness" and his latest track "Silhouettes" have become huge hits giving him and the electronic dance movement even greater notoriety. This year, he is slated to release his debut album entitled The Battery Pack and is also set to headline this year's Lollapalooza Festival in front of more than 50,000 fans.
The highly anticipated performance will top the weekend lineup of high profile DJs including: Tommy Trash on Friday, August 3, Pierce Fulton on Saturday, August 4 and Chris Lake who will kick off the night on Sunday. HQ Nightclub, a joint venture between nightlife heavy hitters Angel Management Group and EMM Group, is Atlantic City's newest nightlife destination consisting of distinct levels, each boasting a unique ambiance intended to surprise and excite even the most discerning partygoer. The club's main floor serves as the centerpiece of the venue, where a custom DJ booth, state-of-the-art sound system and video wall consisting of the largest HD LED panels ever installed in a nightclub, conspire to amplify illusions and intensify the evening.
Doors will open at 10 p.m. Guests must be 21 years of age or older. For more information, visit www.revelnightlife.com or find us on Facebook and Twitter.
Revel is a destination for uncommon recreation. The beachfront resort is smoke-free and features more than 1,800 rooms with sweeping ocean views. Designed to embrace its natural surroundings, Revel curates a collection of daylife and nightlife experiences crafted to bring the outside in and the inside out. Indoor and outdoor pools, gardens, lounges, and a 32,000-square-foot spa provide guests with a relaxing resort, while an outstanding collection of 14 restaurant concepts from award-wining chefs and restaurateurs, live entertainment featuring marquee acts and international artists, nightclubs, an oceanfront dayclub, a casino that feels like a theatre and a collection of boutiques in The Row tailor to each guest's passions.
To start your Revel journey, visit www.revelresorts.com. To receive the latest updates on Revel, become a fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/revel and follow @revelresorts on Twitter. Revel is located on the Boardwalk at Connecticut Avenue in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
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>> 00:00 Intro and Game Demo Reviews. We tried out Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter, Supreme Commander 2 and Just Cause 2.
>> 16:00 Fyre completed her first run through of God of War III. Get ready for the love!
>> 26:00 SonicRob gives an update on Shadow of the Colossus, the current selection for Make Me Play Videogames and JRPG weirdfest Persona 4.
>> 36:58 A digression regarding amphibians and Fyre adds to the list of forbidden handles for What's My Name?
>> 39:15 SonicRob speaks to The Girl Who Played with Fire and the movie of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
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The first Saturday in May in Louisville is always a time for ceremony, tradition, and bourbon. But the Fastest Two Minutes In Sports is honestly just an epilogue for eight turtles in a circle trying to reach the finish line first.
The Kentucky Turtle Derby returns for the third straight year of its revival thanks to Old Forester Bourbon on Saturday, May 7th at 4:00 p.m. ET live on YouTube. And you can win your share $5,000 pool from DraftKings Sportsbook by selecting the right answers to 10 questions about the other four-legged mammals racing on Saturday!
The Turtle Derby puts has the best reptilian quadrupeds in a starting circle. The first one to cross the finish line, which six feet away in any direction from the center, will be declared the victor. That's .009 furlongs if you're keeping score at home.
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India US Pakistan live score today – scorecard, watch online will be discussed. We will talk about how you can watch India vs. Pakistan T20 World Cup match online, live streaming, scorecards and timing. However, according to recent reports, the ICC will host the India vs Pakistan T20 Cricket World Cup score on October 24, 2021. Here you will find all the current names of the T20 Team Players, Dream11 Best Predictions, Winning Percentage, Live Free Scorecard, and Online Match No 16 Live Streaming Channels List information.
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As you know, this game starts at 19:30. on October 24, 2021. If you want to watch football matches in Dubai, you need to have your RTPCR tested. Only 70% of those attending Dubai Stadium will be able to see the action. This is Pakistan's first appearance in the Super 12, and the team will play five matches during the Super 12 phase. The Pakistan cricket team is led by Babad Azam, while Virat Kolhi leads the Indian cricket team.
Here you can watch the live T-20 WorldCup match between Pakistan and India live. ItCattlet match will be broadcast live on all approved Indian and Pakistani streaming channels and various OTT platforms at 19:30 IST. The draw for today's World Cup match will take place at 19:15 IST.
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Both teams will have about 15 minutes to prepare their cricket equipment and uniforms and perform the national anthem of their respective countries. Cricket fans in Pakistan and India can now watch free live broadcasts online on all TV stations or with Prime Subscriptions on various OTT programs by doing Prime Subscriptions (if needed) to watch live on Android mobile apps.
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Let's then talk about India against Pakistan in a World Cup, the eternal gift of the strange ICC draw. The cricket match is atypical according to data. For many, however, there is nothing like it yet: the important event before the main event on November 14th. India Pakistan Live Score Today.
This is a fantastic discussion. India is the highest predator in cricket, with their big name stars at home in a big game. Pakistan is the ultimate survivor of the game. Nothing brings people together, like the feeling of a common injustice being committed against them. The future of international cricket in the UK is once again being called into question.
Coaches left this club at the eleventh hour, which was blessed with depth in all aspects. Consequently, an event like this is just the place where they can channel all their anxiety, shakiness and whatever other feelings they are experiencing, if at all.
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Suppose history can be ignored (which it cannot with these two). There is also the potential for a fantastic T20 match between the first two champions of the tournament. For a small sample, try these two competitions: KL Rahul vs. Shaheen Afridi Fakhar Zaman vs. Jasprit Bumrah. Ind Pak live score today
The environment is also ideal. India has been the designated host, competing with the IPL for more than a month. However, Dubai has been a hotspot in Pakistan for a decade. While not a must-win situation, both clubs acknowledge that a win in this opening match will go a long way in ensuring the progress of this group. It's simply a matter of who's a better guest on that particular day.
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Injury / Availability Concerns: Pakistan have good health condition but they have reduced their squad to 12 players for this match. Sarfaraz Ahmed, Mohammad Wasim and Mohammad Nawaz will no doubt miss this match.
Virat Kohli's tactics and matches will come under the spotlight, not that he is in danger of not getting them. Pakistan will face Imad Wasim and Shadab Khan against the Indian captain and score the most runs in the last two T20 World Cups (SR: 108.1 in overs 7-15 in IPL 2021).
If you want to cut the rope and use Hotstar instead, you can pay Rs. 499 for the new mobile plan, which allows you to use one mobile device, Rs. 899 for the Super Plan (2 devices, including TVs and laptops), or Rs. 1499 for the Premium plan (4 devices plus 4K). More information can be found here.
If you already have a subscription to one of these sites but are currently outside India, you can use a VPN service like ExpressVPN to watch the live stream of India towards Pakistan, from wherever you are.
The match schedule of today's T20 World Cup 2021 and live updates of head-to-head matches between India and Pakistan are listed here. We will also include post-match highlights (full batting / bowling scorecard) and a full percentage of the game analysis' life prediction percentages on this page. You can also use our match analysis to build your own My DREAM11 teams playing 11 group and to compete for exclusive prizes while watching live matches.
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If you are in India and want to watch the live streaming of India versus Pakistan, you have to choose between Star Sports and Disney Plus Hotstar. It will also be broadcasted on DD Network – DD National, and DD Sports. And we expect a large number of people to do that, as it's going to be a massive game.
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Pakistan defeated India by 10 wickets in Dubai to win the tournament. Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan kicked off Pakistan at the start of the chase in Dubai. The duo led the team to 46/0 after 7 overs.
They brought up another 50-run stand between them and continue to push India on the back foot. At the halfway mark, they took Pakistan to 71/0. The two then raised their stand of 100 runs, and Babar Azam struck 50, when Pakistan reached 101/0 after 13 overs.
In the end, Rizwan also raised his fifty and remained unbeaten at 79, along with Babar's 68 non-outs, while Pakistan came home with 2.1 overs. India set Pakistan a target of 152 in 20 overs. After being hit on the bat, Team India got off to the weakest start.
Rohit Sharma was LBW trapped at 0 by Shaheen Afridi in the first over. He was gone for a golden duck. In his next over, Afridi then removed KL Rahul at 3 by disturbing his wood. At 4, Suryakuamr Yadav played a few shots and had the scoreboard tapped, but in the 6th over he was suspended by Hasan Ali. India finally reached 36/3 after the Powerplay. In the next four overs, India scored 24 to keep the lead-up high. Thanks to Rishabh Pant who increased the lead and Kohli who played second fiddle, India started their return. He hit two one-handed sixes before being caught and bowled by Shadab Khan.
India came to 100/4 after 15 overs. Finally, after Kohli reached his 29th T20I fifty, India scored 151/6 in their 20 overs. Kohli was fired for 57.


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Nisaa FM launches regional project - "Nisaa Al-Sham"
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To enhance the political and economic participation of women in Palestine, Jordan, Iraq and Lebanon, Nisaa FM in Ramallah launches its regional project - "Nisaa al-Sham" - within Qarib programme funded by AFD, the French development agency, and implemented by CFI, the French media development agency.
The project which shall be implemented by Nisaa FM in partnership with Radio Al-Balad in Jordan, Radio Darusalam in Iraq, and Sawt al Shaab in Lebanon, seeks enhance the political and economic participation of women in Palestine, Jordan, Iraq and Lebanon, taking on the challenges they encounter in and changing policies that will result in the advancement of gender equality, and societal change towards women's assumption of decision-making positions.
The project's duration is for one year - 2021/2022.
Nisaa Al Shams project will include the production and broadcast of 48 radio episode, each episode will include either a report, video, audio report or a song, the production of 48 podcasts, the production of short awareness videos on women's political and economic participation, infographic designs in addition to written and audio reports, which will be broadcasted on Radio Al-Balad in Jordan, Radio Darusalam in Iraq, and Sawt al Shaab in Lebanon and on the youth platforms, Burj Alluqluq in Palestine, Annaja7 Radio platform in Jordan, Sharika wa laken in Lebanon and and INSM Network in Iraq).
Through this programme, Nisaa FM aims to raise public awareness pertaining to women's political and economic participation and empowerment in these fields, and enhancing lobbing and advocacy campaigns for equality at work and economic and political rights and raising awareness of the important role that women play at the political and economic level.
The project includes the production of a song that includes a special message on the political and economic participation of women and the enhancement of their role in society, which shall be presented by the young Palestinian artist and influencer on social media, Sirina Afghani.
It is noteworthy that Radio Nisaa FM was launched in 2009, by Maysoun Odeh and the Womanity Foundation, as the first women's Arabic-language commercial radio station and multimedia website in the Middle East. Since its inception, the radio station has developed solid visions based on a full and equal integration of women in Palestinian society. It broadcasts in Arabic worldwide from its website www.radionisaa.ps and on 96.0 FM for Central West Bank, 96.2 FM for Northern West Bank, 92.2 for Southern West Bank, and Northern Gaza.
Nissa FM provides varied content to listeners by highlighting the role of women and their issues in Palestinian society and contributes to empowering women in all aspects and sectors of life, motivating them to participate, talk about their stories and experiences and develop their capabilities, and shed light on their achievements.
Qarib is a regional programme implemented by CFI, the French media development agency, and funded by AFD, the French development agency. Qarib supports media outlets operating in Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq and Palestine in order to boost social cohesion, promote the integration of communities and encourage public debate.
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Hardy is a raglan cardigan that is knit from the top down, seamlessly. Even the pockets are knit without sewing! Intricate cable patterns flow down the back and sleeves keeping the knitting interesting while adding interest to the finished sweater.
Pattern is available as a single PDF download from Clotheshorse.
Sizes US 4 and 5 (3.5 and 3.75 mm): 32" circular needle and set of dpns.
Stitch markers 4 in 2 different colors; cable needle; stitch holders or waste yarn; tapestry needle; nine 3/8" buttons.
22 sts and 29 rows = 4"/10cm in St st with smaller needles.


IN A CENTURY-old factory down a grassy street in Blackstone, O'Connell Agencies owner Kaitlyn Moore is bringing manufacturing back to Ipswich.
Nine machines housed on the factory's ground floor turn strips of PVC into concrete column forms, ready to be shipped out to high-rise buildings under construction across Australia.
After taking it over 14 years ago, Ms Moore has turned the former import business into Australia's biggest PVC column form manufacturer.
Her business has supplied some of the biggest construction projects in the country, including the 46-storey Queensland Government Executive Building and the 300m Homebush Bay Bridge in Sydney.
"My dad is a formworker, so I guess construction is in my blood," Ms Moore said.
The forms act as a mould to pour concrete in once on site, and each one is manufacturing specifically for each project.
"There's a huge amount of engineering that goes into this product," Ms Moore said.
Until last year, O'Connell Agencies was a Brisbane business with Ipswich employees.
But when an employee urged her to consider buying the vacant factory on Mary St, Ms Moore took the chance to move her business to the city she grew up in.
"It's great to be back in Ipswich," she said.
Ms Moore decided to make the switch from importing five years ago thanks to a busy market and a belief in the manufacturing industry.
"Importing from China became very popular and I faced a lot of competition," she said.
Her business has only grown from there and can now make column forms with a diameter of 600mm right up to 1.8m.
She said the next machine would arrive in coming months and could manufacture forms measuring up to 3.6m across.
"That's for really big bridges and major infrastructure projects," Ms Moore said.
She hopes to supply multi-level buildings in the Ipswich CBD and tap into projects such as the new casino planned in Brisbane.
The business has also expanded into manufacturing square column forms.
Ms Moore and her staff are now experimenting with new sizes for square columns to put themselves on the forefront of a building trend she expects to expand rapidly.
"I think it's a bit of a sleeping giant and it start to really explode over the next couple of years," she said.
Ms Moore said the team of 18 Ipswich staff were an invaluable part of the business's success.
"My team are central to what I do," she said.
The mum of three said success in business was not about making money.
"It is difficult and it is constant, but you have to have the courage to do it," she said.
O'Connell Agencies will host an open day at the Mary St factory this Friday from 2pm-6pm.


Beatriz Ramo and Bernd Upmeyer spoke on behalf of MONU with the Dutch designer Petra Blaisse.
Blaisse works in a multitude of creative areas, including textile, landscape and exhibition design. In 1991 she founded her own office "Inside Outside" in Amsterdam. Throughout the years, Inside Outside has collaborated with various architects and designers, such as the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA).
Blaisse has lectured and taught extensively in Europe, Asia and the United States. Her work has been included in numerous design and architecture exhibits internationally. In 2000 a solo exhibition on Inside Outside's work was, for example, organised at the Storefront for Art and Architecture in Soho, New York. The interview took place on August 28, 2014 in her office in Amsterdam.
Programme: Interview about the Petra Blaisse's work.


Hello everyone and thanks for all the useful info as I've been lurking for a bit. We (myself, wife, and kids 5 and 7) will likely be moving to Brussels from the US next spring and we're starting to look for a neighbourhood and a school.
We want to live in a vibrant neighbourhood with shops and restaurants and transit nearby, somewhere we could live without a car or with Cambio only. I'll be at NATO so I'm thinking the east side or center of the city, but what do I know. Any advice or pointers to a good neighbourhood guide in English or French? The kids are in an international school (French) here and we would likely put them into a Belgian primary school. any advice there? Is it possible to visit during the school day to get a feel for the place? I'd love to correspond with other expats whose primary age kids are in the francophone schools.
Thanks so much all and I hope to be joining you in Brussels soon. Bonne rentrée.
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From Med City to Washington D.C., Don Means Jr. reflects on a career of service
After graduating from John Marshall High School in 1985, Don Means Jr. went on to serve in the U.S. Navy and rise to a top position with the Defense Information Systems Agency.
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By Erich Fisher
ROCHESTER – Since graduating from John Marshall High School in 1985, Don Means Jr. has built his career, and his life, around serving his country.
After graduating, he enrolled at the Illinois Institute of Technology in the Naval Reserve Officers Training Program, graduating as a commissioned officer in 1989 and with a degree in electrical engineering.
From there, his career took off, serving roughly 15 years – eight years active duty, seven years in the reserves – in the Navy before joining the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) in 2000. Twenty-two years, Means has risen to the role of Operations and Infrastructure Center Director, a position in the Department of Defense equivalent to a two-star general.
Means spoke with the Post Bulletin about his path from Rochester to Washington D.C.
Just starting off here, what does your role as the Operations and Infrastructure Center director entail at DISA?
What I do now, as you can imagine, for communications, there's infrastructure required for 1000s of miles of fiber and switches and technical things. So for the Department of Defense, we provide that infrastructure, and we make sure that we get data wherever it needs to go for every user that we support. So make hundreds of 1000s of users, global in scale, 24/7 operations, and then all of the people that are required to manage that to include command and control, as things need to be changed or direct how are we attacking that problem, making sure that we're returning people to productive state as soon as possible.
And so we make sure that we're tied closely with them that we're delivering whatever communications capabilities they need, at the speed that they need them. And so it's a really far-reaching job to make sure that we're being proactive and preventative and providing capabilities that our warfighters and Department of Defense need.
What did it mean to you to receive this promotion after over 20 years with DISA?
Well, obviously, it's an honor to serve in this way. I've got a history as a naval officer, and so I continue to serve as a civil servant for the Department of Defense now. When you have such a large and important role it's always exciting, but it's always an honor to continue to help the Department of Defense and the warfighter accomplish its mission. And then, of course, it's great to work with such an incredible caliber of people. So people are dedicated to doing something that's more than just themself.
Don Means Jr. John Marshall senior portrait in 1985.
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How old were you when you and your family moved from Detroit to Rochester?
I was five and went to preschool in Rochester. My first elementary school was Ben Franklin Elementary School in Southeast Rochester, so I lived right next to the baseball field and played baseball, tee-ball, golf. They had a track with Ben Franklin right there that had the pole vaulting pits and whatnot way back in the day. And so it was great to grow up in that area.
And so coming out of John Marshall, did you have an idea of the career path you wanted to take?
Yeah, I did. I knew I wanted to be in a technical field. One thing about Rochester Public Schools is they're fantastic. They're 100%, college prep. Even at John Adams (Middle School), they made math and science very interesting, even things like languages. I studied German at John Adams, went on to John Marshall and did community study languages there. But I already had an interest in engineering anyways. My dad is an engineer, very technical at IBM. And so a lot of ways that shaped my work, what I thought I was going to end up doing, as I was going through middle school in high school, and John Marshall just kind of helped sharpen that focus.
After graduating from the Naval ROTC program at Illinois Institute of Technology, you immediately went into the Navy. What has your military career meant to you?
Honestly, there's nothing like serving in the military. From the history, the core and camaraderie to working on something that's far greater than themselves together. And then, more importantly, which is just fantastic, wearing the uniform and representing the nation, wherever you are, at all times was some of the proudest moments in my life.
What was the transition like for you from a long-time member of the service to then returning to civilian life and transitioning your career?
Fortunately, for me, it wasn't too difficult as I transitioned to a job where we just had patriots kind of serving in a different way. So there were a Department of Defense contracting when I got out of the Navy, so even though not all of them were military, we certainly understood the Department of Defense and the needs of the Department of Defense, and the importance of what they're delivering in Department of Defense. And so kind of had that unifying focus with regard to what we were trying to do and how we're trying to support. So fortunately, it was kind of a soft landing, where I didn't come out of the military and go straight into something that was 100% private sector, non-Department of Defense related.
Don Means Jr. speaking with high school students at the Black Engineer of the Year Award mentoring event.
What advice would you give to high school students here in Rochester that are in a similar position you once were in with about to graduate and figure out what careers they wish to pursue?
Well, so I guess the first piece of advice is you're not going to figure it all out by the time that you leave high school. Take the time to really take in all the resources that the school is providing, whether it be counselors, whether it be teachers, to get as much information as possible about all these different possibilities that are out there for you. And then once you pick one, really lean into it.
It may not work out for you, and then don't be afraid to change gears and maybe end up in a different career. It just happened for me that all the guidance that I've gotten, and all of the training I got turned out to work for me. I was persistent. I guess that's the other thing. Obviously, it's not easy. Persistence is as much of going to college as anything. I've known a lot of smart folks, but if you're not persistent, and really sticking to it. That's part of graduating college and getting through college. And so I think I was persistent and I pursued my goal of getting an engineering degree. And that's benefited me well now.
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MyKitta Davis is ready to help Rochester minority business owners
After three years of building up her urban clothing brand, Everyday365, Davis begins sharing her experience as a keynote speaker at the Minority Business Owner Network on Friday.
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The networking event includes three keynote speakers, including MyKitta Davis, Maria Serbus and Juice The Comedian.


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Davis Cleveland (n. 5 februarie 2002 în Houston, Texas) este un actor american.

Filmografie
 Criminal Minds (2008) - Ricky
 How I Met Your Mother (2008) - Andy
 Neveste disperate (2009) - Jeffrey
 Mesaje de dincolo (2009) - Tyler Harmon
 Pair of Kings (2010) - Chauncey
 Hannah Montana Forever (2010) - Băiețelul funtopia
 Zeke & Luther (2010) - Roy Waffles
 Totul pentru dans (2010) - prezent Flynn Jones
 Baftă Charlie (2011) - Walker

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Nașteri în 2002
Actori americani din secolul al XXI-lea
Actori din statul Texas
Americani în viață
Nașteri pe 5 februarie

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Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) relaxometry is a unique method of studying molecular and ionic dynamics and structure. As the spin relaxation experiments can be carried out in a broad range of magnetic fields (in contrast to "classical" NMR studies), one can detect motional processes across a broad range of time scales (from ms to ps) by single experiment. Most importantly, frequency dependent relaxation studies possess the exceptional potential to reveal not only its time scale of ionic motion, by also its underlying mechanisms: like: isotropic rotation, restricted rotation, 3D (D-dimensional), 2D, 1D translational diffusion or other types of sub-diffusive processes. Moreover, as a quantum-mechanical process spin relaxation is a fingerprint of subtle interplays between various spin interactions providing information on dynamics and structure not available by other methods. The presentation is meant as an illustration of the potential of NMR relaxometry for investigating properties of condensed matter.


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Carriage Club és una concentració de població designada pel cens dels Estats Units a l'estat de Colorado. Segons el cens del 2000 tenia una població de 1.002 habitants.

Demografia
Segons el cens del 2000, Carriage Club tenia 1.002 habitants, 325 habitatges, i 290 famílies. La densitat de població era de 522,8 habitants per km².

Dels 325 habitatges en un 48,3% hi vivien nens de menys de 18 anys, en un 84,6% hi vivien parelles casades, en un 3,7% dones solteres, i en un 10,5% no eren unitats familiars. En el 6,2% dels habitatges hi vivien persones soles el 6,2% de les quals corresponia a persones de 65 anys o més que vivien soles. El nombre mitjà de persones vivint en cada habitatge era de 3,08 i el nombre mitjà de persones que vivien en cada família era de 3,23.

Per edats la població es repartia de la següent manera: un 30,7% tenia menys de 18 anys, un 4,4% entre 18 i 24, un 35% entre 25 i 44, un 25,7% de 45 a 60 i un 4,1% 65 anys o més.

L'edat mediana era de 37 anys. Per cada 100 dones de 18 o més anys hi havia 97,7 homes.

La renda mediana per habitatge era de 101.402 $ i la renda mediana per família de 88.314 $. Els homes tenien una renda mediana de 74.750 $ mentre que les dones 40.893 $. La renda per capita de la població era de 31.852 $. Entorn del 3% de les famílies i el 3,4% de la població estaven per davall del llindar de pobresa.

Poblacions més properes
El següent diagrama mostra les poblacions més properes.

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The American Revolutionary War resulted in the emergence of a new country faced with the task of establishing a fundamental basis for government embodying the principles of freedom for which the colonists had fought. The need for a sound financial system was most urgent, and this was remedied by the creation of the First Bank of the United States in 1791.
Alexander Hamilton, first U.S. secretary of the treasury, devised the original plan for the bank. It was argued that the Constitution did not empower Congress to institute such a bank, and that the bank was partial to commercial interests as opposed to those of farmers. Congress, nonetheless, endorsed the passage of the bank's charter.
The bank, located in Philadelphia, began with assets of $10 million, one-fifth of this money furnished by the federal government, the remainder provided by outside investors. Its affairs were administered by twenty-five directors. The bank's powers were limited to commercial enterprises, and loans were processed at six percent interest. The first bank performed well, but renewal of its charter in 1811 was thwarted by the argument against its constitutionality and by the opposition of agricultural workers. The First Bank of the United States closed for business in 1811 with a profit.
The need for a second national bank became apparent in 1816, after the War of 1812 catapulted the country into a financial crisis. However, the constitutionality of such a bank was still in dispute. In McCulloch v. Maryland the Supreme Court, in an opinion by Chief Justice John Marshall, held that Congress possessed the authority to create a national bank and that the states lacked the power to tax it (17 U.S. [4 Wheat.] 316, 4 L. Ed. 579 [1819]).
The new bank began on a grander scale, with capital amounting to $35 million. For the first three years it tottered on the verge of disaster under the mismanagement of its chief administrator, William Jones. When Jones left the bank in 1819, Langdon Cheeves assumed his duties, and the bank became sound. By the time Nicholas Biddle became president in 1823, the bank was functioning efficiently, and it remained a reliable system of finance for the next ten years.
In 1832, Biddle requested renewal of the charter, which was due to expire in 1836. The bank again met opposition by those who believed it had become too powerful. President Andrew Jackson led the opposition, and the controversy became an issue in his presidential election campaign in 1832 against Henry Clay. Clay, an advocate of the bank, had encouraged Biddle to apply for the charter renewal earlier than necessary.
The reelection of Andrew Jackson sounded the death knell for the Second Bank of the United States. He rejected the renewal of the charter and in 1833 deposited federal monies into selected state banks, termed "pet banks." The loss of federal funds greatly crippled the effectiveness of the bank, and it closed in 1836, the year its charter expired.
Brown, Marion A. 1998. The Second Bank of the United States and Ohio, 1803–1860: A Collision of Interests. Lewiston, N.Y.: Edwin Mellen.
Cowen, David Jack. 2000. The Origins and Economic Impact of the First Bank of the United States, 1791-1797. New York: Garland.
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