Adding landscaping to your home's exterior is like accessorizing an outfit—it adds pop, polish and panache. In addition to esthetic considerations, well-designed landscaping also has practical applications. Large trees can provide cooling shade in the summer and windbreaks in the winter. Thoughtfully placed shrubs or bushes can channel rain away from a home and even deter burglars.
Landscape insurance is included in most homeowners policies, but it can be tricky coverage to understand clearly. If the landscape design at your high-end home is extensive or expensive, it is worthwhile to make sure that potential landscaping claims would be adequately covered by your insurance.
Every climate zone has different plants that thrive within it; the cost of a 7- to 10-foot tree can range from $75 to $5,000, or even more for larger and/or exotic trees. Some plants or trees are heartier and can withstand damage better than others.
The insurance companies have a complex matrix to determine what their landscape coverage will be for each state. In general, you can expect that the maximum amount you'll be paid on a landscaping claim will be 5% of the total value of your home. And there will be a maximum amount paid for any individual tree or plant, often ranging from $2,500 to $10,000 per. It's also standard that only one tree will be covered per claim, and it will have to be repaired or replaced within 180 days from when it was damaged or destroyed. But any of those statements could be void if you live in a particular state.
Bottom line? This is a complicated area of insurance. The expert insurance advisors at Kelly Klee understand it.
Kelly Klee's high-end insurance carriers make their money by building long-term relationships with clients. These companies instruct their adjusters to approve claims when possible. In fact, at one company that specializes in serving successful individuals, processing approvals is so expected that a regional manager must approve any claim denials.
This stands in marked contrast to mass-market insurers, where paying fewer claims means the companies can keep their rates as low as possible. It is in their best interests to deny claims because they know that their clients may very well switch to a new company in six months.
Trees can live for thousands of years. The high-end insurance companies that Kelly Klee quotes have access to the finest arborists and botanists in the world. While this may not be an issue very often, if an heirloom tree or plant at your home or estate is damaged, you'll appreciate this service.
Landscape insurance is generally not needed very often, so it may not be something you've ever even considered. Yet, your landscape design is probably quite important to the overall enjoyment of your primary residence or vacation home.
The best way to ensure that you understand all of the fine print is to talk it over with an expert coverage advisor from Kelly Klee. We'll go through all of the particulars of each company's policy offerings to make sure that you are able to select the homeowners policy that includes the landscape coverage you need. Contact Kelly Klee at 844.885.1600 or click here.


IAF Recruitment Rally Gujarat 2018 | Apply Now!
IAF conducts recruitment rally to recruit Airmen. In this article, you will be reading about Airmen recruitment in Gujarat for the term 2017-2018. This article covers topics such as – districts covered in the rally, vacancy, categories (posts), starting date of application, last date of application, venue of the rally and rally dates.
In order to fill up Airmen vacancy, IAF is known to conduct Scheduled Tests (STs) and Recruitment Rallies each year. Recruitment rallies are conducted across all States and UTs in India.
Like each year, IAF is conducting recruitment rally in Gujarat for the term 2017-2018. In this article, we will deal with the rally schedule in Gujarat.
In the coming paragraphs, you will find details such as venue of rally, districts covered by the rally, date of application, date of rally and selection process.
GROUP X : Education Instructor Trade 20 – 25 Years Graduate in Arts, Commerce or Science with B Ed degree or two years teaching experience in a Government recognized School/College, with minimum 50% marks in aggregate in Graduation as well as B Ed.
GROUP X : Education Instructor Trade 20 – 28 Years Passed MA English / M Sc in Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science / MCA with B Ed degree or 2 Years teaching experience in a Government recognized School / College.
GROUP Y Trades (Except Med Asst and Musician) 17- 21 Years Passed Intermediate / 10+2 / equivalent examination in any stream / subjects approved by Central / State Education Boards with minimum 50% marks in aggregate and 50% marks in English. OR Passed two year vocational course affiliated / recognized by CBSE / State Education Boards/ Councils duly recognized at par with 10+2 by AIU with minimum 50% marks in aggregate, and 50% marks in English in Vocational Course or in Intermediate / Matriculation if English is not a subject in Vocational Course.
GROUP Y: Med Asst Trade 17- 21 Years Passed 10+2 / Intermediate / equivalent exam with Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate, and 50% marks in English.
GROUP Y : Musician Trade 17 – 25 Years Passed Matriculation /10th class or equivalent with minimum pass marks from any Government recognized School/Boards and should be proficient in playing at least one of the following musical instruments: Trumpet / Bass / Violin / Saxophone / Clarinet / Euphonium / Jazz-Drum / Piccolo / Bass Trombone / Key Board / Guitar / Sarod / Viola / Cello / Contra-Bass (String Bass).
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Schedules tests – Advertisements are published in Employment News/ Rozgar Samachar inviting the application for Scheduled Testing. Eligible unmarried male Indian Citizens (including the citizens of Nepal) are to register their names in the Indian Air Force website airmenselection.gov.in and log in with their registered email id for filling up of online applications. Further, the printout of the online applications along with other testimonials are for be forwarded to the President. Central Airmen Selection Board, Post Box No. 11807, New Delhi – 110010. The Board sends admit cards to eligible and short listed candidates to appear in the Scheduled Tests.
Recruitment rallies – Advertisements for Rallies are published with the details of eligibility conditions, selection program and rally venue in popular local/regional newspapers circulated in the region/area of the rally. For rally recruitment, eligible candidates are to report to the rally venue with the requisite documents. These documents will be scrutinized and verified by the Testing team.
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There are various network calls that we may have to make from your device to server. Internet network connection may not always be available for review. So it is better if we can check if the network is reachable before making the API calls. In this post, we will see the same in Objective C.
First, add SystemConfiguration framework to your project.
To do this double click on your project. This should open your project settings. Select your app target.
Now Expand "Link Binary With Libraries"
Now click on '+' icon and search for "SystemConfiguration"
You should see it would be added under "Link Binary With Libraries"
I have just created a new group called Reachability and added these file in it.
NOTE : #import <SystemConfiguration/SystemConfiguration.h> is inside Reachability.h. You do not have to explicitly import it anywhere. Just add it to the framework.


Fix a corrupted user profile in Windows 7. Content provided by Microsoft. Applies to: Windows 7. Select Product Version. My computer is on a domain . Open Microsoft Management Console by clicking the Start button , typing mmc into the search box, and then pressing Enter. If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation. In the left... If that does not work, boot off the Windows 7 disk and select a Repair setup, that should fix things, although if it's an issue with the administrator user registry or files, things won't work well.
The following are the steps an administrator may take to reset a Windows 7 roaming profile. Back up the users information. Take note of the roaming profile path of the user as displayed in the Active Directory – users profile tab.... Possible Duplicate: How to repair a broken .EXE file association. A system that I'm working on got the Windows 7 Anti-Spyware 2012 virus. Before it was giving to me it had been running a while with it in it.
2/12/2016 · We use this method constantly for windows 7 and windows 8.1. We don't have many windows 10 in the fleet yet but I am sure it will be the same. Rename the user folder and delete the profile list registry key and reboot. Should resolve most issues without a reimage.
To fix this issue, you can boot into safe mode of Windows 10, and change the User Profile Service settings to automatic startup type by following these steps: First open Start Menu, open Power options, and select Restart while holding down Shift on your keyboard.
1/05/2012 · Windows 7 Forums is the largest help and support community, providing friendly help and advice for Microsoft Windows 7 Computers such as Dell, HP, Acer, Asus or a custom build. I accidentally deleted the profile list for the administrator account.


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COVID-19 Legislative Update - 3-26-2020
Policy Resolution Group COVID-19 Legislative Update March 26, 2020
After Senate passage of the CARES Act last night, the $2 trillion legislation will likely become law before the end of the week. Now agencies must promulgate the wide range of guidance necessary to implement the vast array of new assistance programs, while lawmakers have already begun to consider what is necessary for Phase Four of the legislative response to the COVID-19 crisis. Finally, Senate Passage • Senate passage. After last-minute tweaks and threatened delays, late Wednesday evening the Senate passed the CARES Act by a margin of 96-0. After the vote, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) adjourned the Senate until April 20, 2020, although Senators can be called back with 24-hour notice. • House returning. Without a guarantee that the legislation could pass without any objections, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) announced last night that the House will convene at 9:00 am on Friday to debate and conduct a voice vote on the CARES Act . What to Expect Moving Forward • The end of the beginning. We expect that the CARES Act will pass the House by an overwhelming majority on Friday, and it will be signed into law by the President soon thereafter. However, becoming law is just the beginning of the Phase Three relief process, not the end. • How can I get Phase Three help? Individuals and companies are desperate for guidance about how and when they can access assistance, and federal agencies are scrambling to develop the guidance necessary for everyone to understand how the new lending programs will operate. o Right now, the only guidance available comes in the form of legislative language and the summaries provided in "The Library" below. These are short on details and do not address common sector-specific concerns. o As details about implementation become available, we will share them through our regular updates. Bracewell has attorneys across multiple offices and practices preparing to help clients understand and engage the Phase Three assistance programs. • An eye towards Phase Four. As we mentioned in past reports, the White House and Congress understand that more economic assistance will likely be necessary in the coming weeks and months. Lawmakers have already begun to place markers for future COVID-19 relief efforts, and some of the proposals that we expect to be included in those debates are:
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o Renewable energy issues. Renewable energy groups will continue to seek changes to start construction and safe harbor deadlines in response to COVID-19, for expanded use of renewable credits for monetization, and for the creation of a tax credit to support stand-alone energy storage. o Democratic proposals. Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and former Vice President Joe Biden have made clear that they intend to advocate for a range of issues to be included in Phase Four legislation, including expanded OSHA protections for health care workers, additional food stamp funding, further election resources for voting-by-mail, and financial aid for pension funds.
Phase Three Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act • Final legislative text . • Senate Majority Leader section-by-section summary .
• Senate Committee on Appropriations summary of the supplemental appropriations division. • Senate Committee on Finance summary of unemployment insurance and tax provisions. • Senate Committee on Finance summary of health provisions. • Senate HELP Committee one-pager on its provisions. • Senate Small Business & Entrepreneurship Committee section-by-section summary and one-pager of small business provisions. • Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs summary on its provisions. • House GOP Conference one-pager .
• House GOP Conference topline summary . • House Minority Leader topline summary . Previous Stimulus Packages Phase One: Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 • Public Law No: 116-123 text . • Congressional Research Service summary .
Page 3 Phase Two: Families First Coronavirus Response Act • Public Law No: 116-127 text . • House Appropriations Committee summary . • Policy Resolution Group summary . • Congressional Research Service summary of the tax credit for paid leave. • Department of Labor summary of employer paid leave requirements (Note: These will be impacted by the CARES Act that is likely to pass the House imminently). • Department of Treasury news release about the new law. • Kaiser Family Foundation summary . Update from Bracewell's Labor and Employment Lawyers As mentioned in yesterday's update, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) requires that covered employers post a notice that is "prepared or approved by the Secretary of Labor" in "conspicuous places . . . where notices to employees are customarily posted." The Secretary of Labor has published the compliant notice poster to be used by employers. The notice should be posted on or before April 1, 2020, which is the effective date of the Act. The notice, along with several Department of Labor "compliance assistance" resources, can be found here .
Policy Resolution Group COVID-19 Legislative Update March 25, 2020 We Have A Deal
Late Tuesday night, an agreement was reached on a Phase Three deal to provide significant financial relief to individuals and businesses. We expect the legislation will pass in the next 48 hours, depending on how the House decides to proceed. The proposed $2 trillion legislation is vast in scope, and many important implementation details still need to be developed before companies and individuals will know how and when to access relief. The 30,000-Foot Take
Page 4 • Phase Three is upon us in the form of the CARES Act , and it amounts to a massive pool of money meant to backfill a seemingly instantaneous economic black hole. o Note: While the final language of the legislation was being tinkered with as this update was written, most of the key details have been released. If the final version of the legislation changes any of these details, we will update you.  Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Ben Sasse (R-NE), and Rick Scott (R-SC) recently identified a "drafting error" in the bill that, if enacted as currently drafted, would arguably provide unemployment insurance greater than an employee's current rate of compensation. • Here's how we framed it in our initial Phase Three update: "If it doesn't go straight to pocketbooks, payrolls, or social safety net programs, it probably does not fit the bill for inclusion at this juncture." • The package remained faithful to these imperatives, but that does not mean that there's not a great deal here of interest to all businesses: o There may be a tendency to dismiss the bill's contents if it doesn't address a given industry's specific concerns or angles, but this would overlook the broad nature of the package. • Between the "Paycheck Protection Program" for smaller businesses and the $454 billion set aside for larger companies, this bill intends to throw an economic lifeline to all employers, regardless of size, scale, or sector. o Of note: Treasury Secretary Mnuchin signaled his intention to leverage this injection of $454 billion into $4 trillion with the help of the Federal Reserve. • Now that we have this giant pool of money, attention turns toward how to deploy and administer it, while maintaining proper oversight. What Comes Next? • Overall. Expect future iterations of COVID-19 aid to be more targeted—and the ensuing battles to be even more partisan. • Details come next. As discussed yesterday, the single most important aspect of Phase Three might not be the legislation itself, but the efficiency and effectiveness of its implementation. The coming days and weeks are absolutely critical as guidance is issued about to how to access the loans and grants created by the legislation. • Time to leave. Congress will now take a lengthy break as the disproportionately older, more at-risk members of the Senate head home to self-quarantine. They endeavored to add enough liquidity to this bill (up to $5 trillion in some estimations) to avoid having to come immediately back to address any inadequacies. In the meantime they will wait, watch, and assess the country's needs based on how this crisis unfolds. • Items for the next phase. The following items were conspicuously absent from Phase Three, but are very likely to be considered and debated in future iterations:
o Energy tax credits, such as those put forward by House Democrats in the GREEN Act .  Section 45Q carbon sequestration date extensions (and possibly substantive changes).  Section 48 investment tax credit (ITC) safe harbors for facility construction.  Offshore wind tax credits for eligible property upon beginning construction and possible wind energy inclusion in the Section 48 ITC regime.  Increase in manufacturers' electric vehicle credit allocation.  Enhanced tax incentives for alternative/renewable vehicle fueling infrastructure.  Section 25C reform for energy efficient property purchases. o Infrastructure  Surface transportation reauthorization. • Must be reauthorized by 9/20/2020, but funding was thought to be ok through 2021. • Note: Highway Trust Fund revenue outlook will be impacted by COVID-19 economic shock. • Urgent public infrastructure needs that can be tied to COVID-19 response. • Broader multi-modal transportation and infrastructure package? • Oversight is coming. Business that seek and accept COVID-19 assistance will be subject to a range of conditions on that aid, and should expect that oversight of the funds by agencies, inspectors general, and Congress will be rigorous and extend far into the future. What Changed in the Phase Three Legislation • Overall. The Democrats ended up getting most, but not all, of their demands for more funding and oversight, but ended up with very few of the demands that Republicans have been criticizing over recent days (e.g. Green New Deal provisions). A few issues we call particular attention to: o The $3 billion authorization to purchase oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) was removed from the bill. This concession seems to be an easy way to head off Democratic demands for "Green New Deal" provisions in the House bill, such as aviation emissions restrictions, and a late push for renewable energy tax credits. o The paid emergency leave and sick time provisions of H.R. 6201 were not expanded to apply to companies with more than 500 employees. o Language related to insurance coverage for COVID-19 testing remained the same from the initial version of the CARES Act offered by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
Page 6 • Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) is asking Democrats to evaluate the Phase Three deal in comparison to the version of the CARES Act that McConnell offered on Sunday. Schumer's office highlighted a number of changes to the CARES Act that show how the legislation grew in size to $2 trillion. These changes include: o Provisions Schumer is claiming they forced out of the CARES Act include:  $3 billion to purchase oil for the SPR.  Provisions that would have allowed publication of Exchange Stabilization Fund (ESF) loans to corporations to be delayed for 6 months. o Provisions Schumer is claiming credit for include:  Increase in unemployment payments and extension of unemployment insurance benefits from 3 months to 4 months.  $55 billion in funds for hospitals and health care providers.  $150 billion for in relief funds for State, local, and tribal governments.  Enhancements to the small business relief program, including: • $10 billion for emergency grants of up to $10,000 for small business operating costs. • $17 billion to cover 6 months of payments for small businesses with existing SBA loans.  Provisions making rent, mortgage and utility costs eligible for SBA loan forgiveness.  $55 billion in funding for educational institutions and transit systems.  $30 billion in emergency education funding and $25 billion in emergency transit funding.  $30 billion for the Disaster Relief Fund.  More than $10 billion for the Indian Health Services, and other tribal programs.  New restrictions on the use of Phase Three funds, including:
• A prohibition on businesses controlled by the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, and heads of Executive Departments from receiving loans or investments from Treasury programs. • A ban on stock buybacks or dividends for the term of the government assistance plus 1 year on any company receiving a government loan from the bill.
• "Robust worker protections" attached to Phase Three business loans federal loans. • Enhanced public reporting of Treasury transactions under the Act, including terms of loans, investments or other assistance to corporations. • Creation of a Treasury Department Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery and a Pandemic Response Accountability Committee.
o Tax provisions:  Creation of a retention tax credit for employers to encourage businesses to keep workers on payroll during the crisis.  Provide income tax exclusion for individuals who are receiving student loan repayment assistance from their employer. Overall Summary of the Phase Three Deal • Estimated Cost: $2 Trillion. • Direct Payments. $1,200 in direct payments to individuals, with a phase out for those with incomes greater than $75,000 and no benefit for those earning more than $99,000. Families receive an additional $500 per child. • Unemployment Insurance (UC). Extension of UC for four months; increase in benefits by $600 per week; and eligibility expansion to cover more workers, such as the self-employed or those in the gig economy. • Exchange Stabilization Fund (ESF). $500 billion fund for the Federal Reserve to leverage loans to assist distressed businesses, as well as state and local governments, of which $454 billion is allocated to companies economy-wide and $46 billion for industry-specific loans with airlines receiving $29 billion. o Oversight Requirements.  Creation of a new Inspector General.  Five-person panel appointed by Congress.  Limits on executive compensation.  Limits on stock buybacks and payment of dividends on common stock for the length of assistance plus an additional year.  Prohibits businesses controlled by the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, and heads of Executive Departments from receiving loans or investments.  Reporting requirements, including mandated disclosure of the terms of assistance by Treasury, and periodic reports by Treasury and GAO.
 Requirements to maintain a workforce at 90% or more the size it was on 3/24/2020.
• States and Local Governments. $150 billion for state and local stimulus funds. • Small Business Assistance. $367 billion "Paycheck Protection Program" for small businesses. o Conditions loans on keeping steady payrolls throughout the public health emergency. o Small businesses that commit to retain workers also receive cash-flow assistance in the form of federally-guaranteed loans that would be forgiven if the employer continued to pay workers during the public health emergency. o $17 billion for SBA to cover 6 months of payments for small businesses with existing SBA loans. o Makes rent, mortgage, and utility costs eligible for SBA loan forgiveness. o $10 billion for SBA emergency grants of up to $10,000 to provide immediate relief for small business operating costs. • Education. $30 billion in emergency education funding. o Student loan borrowers get a 6-month delay on payments • Business Tax Provisions. o Retention Tax Credit. Creates a refundable payroll tax credit for 50 percent of wages paid by employers to employees during the COVID-19 crisis.  Qualifying Employers are those whose (1) operations were fully or partially suspended, due to a COVID-19-related shut- down order, or (2) gross receipts declined by more than 50 percent when compared to the same quarter in the prior year.  For employers with greater than 100 full-time employees, qualified wages are wages paid to employees when they are not providing services due to the COVID-19-related circumstances described above.  For eligible employers with 100 or fewer full-time employees, all employee wages qualify for the credit, whether the employer is open for business or subject to a shut-down order.  The credit is capped at $10,000/quarter per employee, including health benefits paid.  The credit is provided for wages paid or incurred from 3/13/2020 through 12/31/2020. o Delay of payment of employer payroll taxes. Payment would be due over the course of two years with half due 12/31/2021 and the balance due 12/31/2022. o Modification for net operating losses (NOL). This provision would allow five-year carryback for 2018, 2019, and 2020 tax years, respectively.
o Modification of limitation on losses for taxpayers other than corporations. The 80 percent carryback limitation would be lifted for pass-through entities to harmonize with corporate NOL treatment for 2018, 2019, and 2020. o Modification of credit for prior year minimum tax liability of corporations. This would accelerate the ability of companies to recover AMT credits in the form of refunds. o Modification of limitation on business interest. This would loosen the limitation on interest deduction to 50 percent of EBITDA for 2019 and 2020. o Technical amendments regarding qualified improvement property (QIP). This fix to the so-called "retail glitch" would unlock $15 billion in liquidity for QIP expenses incurred by hard-hit sectors like restaurants, hotels, and retail, among others. • Supplemental Appropriations. o Health Care Providers. $100 billion for a new program to provide direct aid to health care institutions to cover costs related to the public health emergency. o Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) . $16 billion to replenish supplies of pharmaceuticals, personal protective equipment, and other medical supplies. o Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA). $3.5 billion to expand the production of vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics. o Hospital Preparedness Program. $250 million to support emergency preparedness. o Defense Production Act. $1 billion to bolster domestic supply chains. o Public Health Agencies. $4.3 billion to support federal, state, and local public health agencies to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID-19. o Nursing Homes. $200 million for CMS to assist nursing homes with infection control and support states. o FEMA. $45 billion for FEMA's Disaster Relief Fund; $400 million for FEMA grants. o Military.  Navy. $260 million for Navy operations and maintenance, including the deployment of the USNS Comfort and the USNS Mercy .  National Guard. $1.5 billion for National Guard support to States and territories to support Title 32 operations. o Child Care Development Block Grants. $3.5 billion in additional funding to provide child care assistance to health care sector employees, emergency responders, sanitation workers, and other workers deemed essential.
o Housing. $7 billion for affordable housing and homelessness assistance programs. o Transit. $25 billion to aid transit systems. o Airports. $10 billion in grants to airports. o Grants. $6.5 billion in Federal funding for CDBG, the Economic Development Administration, and the Manufacturing Extension Partnership. o Tribes. Over $1 billion to tribal communities. o LIHEAP. $900 million to help lower income households heat and cool their homes. o Veterans. $15.85 billion for treatment and testing of veterans. o Law Enforcement. $850 million in Byrne-JAG grants for state and local law enforcement and jails to purchase PPE, medical supplies, and overtime. o SB Administration. $562 million for SBA administration of Economic Injury Disaster Loans. o Food Banks. $450 million for The Emergency Food Assistance Program.
o Mental Health. $425 million for mental health services. o Elections. $400 million in election assistance for states. o Nutrition. Over $24 billion to programs such as SNAP, among others. Special Update from Bracewell's Labor and Employment Lawyers
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), signed into law last week, mandates that certain employers provide certain paid leave benefits to their employees based on specified reasons relating to COVID-19. These reasons range from employees taking leave due to COVID-19 symptoms or required quarantine to caring for children that are without school or daycare due to the public health emergency. Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) published guidance for both employers and employees, which seeks to provide further explanation of the paid sick time and expanded family and medical leave requirements mandated under the FFCRA, set to take effect on April 1, 2020. The WHD guidance addresses several critical topics and questions, such as counting employees for coverage purposes, the potential for small business exemptions, counting hours for part-time employees, and calculation of wages under the new law. The guidance can be found in the following documents: Fact Sheet for Employees , Fact Sheet for Employers and Questions and Answers . Also, employers should keep an eye out for a workplace poster to be published later this week, as many employers will be required to post this poster at their place(s) of operation.
Policy Resolution Group COVID-19 Legislative Update March 24, 2020 The Red Zone
Tuesday looks to be a make or break day for the current iterations of a Phase Three deal. Right now all signs indicate the Senate will move swiftly and the House follow suit. However, at the time of this update, a few points remain under negotiation and the text of any legislation needs to be finalized. • Signs of a Deal. o Schumer. Following the sixth meeting with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin at midnight, Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said "we expect to have an agreement tomorrow morning. There are still a few little differences. Neither of us think they are in any way going to get in the way of a final agreement." o Mnuchin. Mnuchin similarly expressed optimism, saying on Monday night, "I think we've made a lot of progress…There's still a couple of open issues, but I think we're very hopeful that this can be closed out" in the next day." o Pelosi. This morning House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) signaled satisfaction with the direction of the package saying , "we think the bill has moved sufficiently to the side of workers." The Speaker took credit for securing oversight on the "$500 billion slush fund," asserting that the Senate adopted language from her bill.  This is Pelosi signaling surrender, but with a triumphant flourish. o Trump. President Donald Trump this morning added urgency to negotiations by tweeting , "Congress must approve the deal, without all of the nonsense, today. The longer it takes, the harder it will be to start up our economy. Our workers will be hurt!"  This is a notable reversal from a late night Trump tweet reacting to the House alternative Phase Three package. Progressive provisions in the Pelosi bill make for a useful foil, and their inevitable omission allows Trump and Republicans to claim victory. • McConnell Draws a Line. o Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) gave a blistering speech on the floor of the Senate last night, saying that time is up and that Congress must pass the bill as soon as possible. o This morning, McConnell expressed optimism on the floor of the Senate, "It's taken a lot of noise and a lot of rhetoric to get us here," but it is possible we have reached "the 5-yard line." McConnell
has scheduled time on Wednesday to vote on the Senate bill, but would hold a vote today if a deal is reached. • Deal Imminent. Given the confluence of these factors – finalization of Schumer-Mnuchin negotiations, Pelosi's optimism, McConnell's urgency, and President Trump's pressure – we expect a deal to be announced in the coming hours. What to Expect for Remainder of the Day • The broad strokes of the deal are well in focus, but a number of smaller issues are still percolating beneath the surface. o Mnuchin is likely in a more giving mood than McConnell. o Senate Republicans continue to defend their "red lines." • The concessions that allow Democrats their face-saving victories have largely already been established. • Once a deal is in hand, and it may well be imminent, text will have to be carefully scrubbed. • With drafting occurring in real time, the move from deal to a vote should be swift. o We could easily see this passed tonight, but if there is no deal, another procedural vote is set for 1 pm Wednesday. o If they reach a deal, the Senate could (and likely would) use unanimous consent to skip the procedural tedium and move directly to final passage. This would be the easiest way to pass the bill tonight. A Deal Is Important, But What Happens Next is What Matters • This deal – and its unprecedented scale – is critical for pulling the economy out of its sudden, COVID- induced slide; but what comes next, in the coming days and weeks, is perhaps even more important. • Normally for large-scale changes of this nature, a lengthy and iterative inter-agency process would provide opportunities for stakeholders to provide feedback on proposed regulations. o With the entire US economy on the brink, such a deliberative process will not be possible for the vast majority of this law-in-waiting. o Instead, we will have to rely on rapidly drafted and released informal guidance, notices, FAQs and other sub-regulatory materials from a whole host of sources across the federal government. The Bottom Line: How the federal agencies – and the lending networks they are leaning on to make this new regime work – proceed in the days and hours after a deal will have a profound impact in determining whether the Phase Three effort achieves its aims of keeping individuals, families, businesses, and health providers afloat in the wake of an acute shock to the world economic system. Chaser:
Kayla Tausche Even before a stimulus deal is reached, I'm hearing from many small- and medium-sized business owners, asking, "How do I get this money???" The last time my inbox looked like this was during the process to get excluded from tariffs, which took months to get answers. 8:28 AM · Mar 24, 2020
Federal Agencies Announce Operational Changes in Response to COVID-19 Last week the White House Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") released a memorandum for heads of departments and agencies intended to provide guidance on managing agency resources and operations in a way that aligns with the goal of slowing the transmission of COVID-19. The memorandum instructs agencies to take "appropriate steps to prioritize all resources to slow the transmission of COVID-19, while ensuring mission-critical activities continue." • Agencies are to immediately adjust operations and services to minimize face-to-face interactions. Non- mission critical functions that cannot be performed remotely or that require in-person interactions may be postponed or significantly curtailed. Agencies are to consider streamlining regulations and approval processes for critical services, including issuing general waivers policies and delegating decision-making where appropriate . • Several Federal agencies have begun to announce COVID-19 response plans that include both internal agency operations, as well as how the agency intends to address regulatory and enforcement obligations during the COVID-19 response. Highlights of these actions can be found here .
Policy Resolution Group COVID-19 Legislative Update March 23, 2020 Manic Monday
• Walking to the edge of the cliff. o Today began with a stark contrast in messaging from the Senate party leaders.
 Majority Leader McConnell (R-KY) accused Democrats of exploiting the crisis to try to secure policy wins that are not relevant to the COVID-19 pandemic, and said a deal absolutely needs to be reached today. • One notable mention in McConnell's floor diatribe related to renewable energy credits he says Democrats are demanding in exchange for the bill's $3 billion to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
o With no sign of energy tax provisions in the base bill or any existing Democratic alternatives, we expect this debate to be reprised at a later "phase."  There are a few items, such as the need to address supply chain problems or delay start construction dates for projects eligible to receive various renewable energy tax credits that could plausibly be tied to the COVID-19 emergency. If anything could slip into this round as a face-saving victory for Democrats, it would be these types of provisions.
 Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) countered by saying that he is continuing negotiations with the White House and Treasury Department, indicating that they are "very close," and that he expects a deal on Phase Three soon.  The subtext of this frustration, and the source of the disconnect, lies in the fact that Schumer continues to negotiate directly with Treasury Secretary Mnuchin and White House Legislative Affairs staffer Eric Ueland, a longtime Senate hand, leaving McConnell effectively sidelined.  This quote from a Senior Administration Official sums up the dynamic: "It's hot on the floor but cool in the back room." o After a second vote on cloture failed today by a tally of 49-46, Senate Democrats have now twice blocked a procedural motion to continue to the bill that would carry the Senate's Phase Three CARES Act legislation.  McConnell pointed out after the second cloture vote that the Senate will now depend on unanimous consent to consider any legislation prior to Friday of this week. Every Senator now has a functional veto over ongoing negotiations. • Schumer preemptively indicated that the procedural vote was "irrelevant," pledging to accelerate movement of the package once they had a formal deal.  Of note: After Schumer held his caucus together on the initial vote, Doug Jones (D-AL) broke ranks to join Republicans in support of the motion to proceed.
• What Comes Next?
o More negotiations. This process is not going to end with the failed cloture vote, and Schumer is engaged on ongoing discussions with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and the White House to find an agreement. Reports from today indicate that deal may be imminent. If those leaders end up on the same page, McConnell will likely be forced to join them. o Time is relative. Don't read too much into the cloture vote, because once a deal is cut between the parties, it is likely that legislation can move with a consent agreement, allowing the process to accelerate. o We think a deal may be completed today in the Senate. A review of the issues separating Democrats and Republicans (see previous update), leads us to believe that a deal can be cut allowing both parties to claims victories for their supporters.  As laid out in yesterday's update, the deal is likely to be sealed by what has conspicuously been left out of the current bill.  Remember: USMCA seemingly died a dozen political deaths, with a great deal of theater right down to the wire. • Democrats are reprising this choreography now, with Schumer cast in the Pelosi role.  The path to a Democratic "win" runs through putting restrictions on what they term a "corporate slush fund," and doing more for workers via pensions, health benefits, and wellness issues. • Irony: Schumer is negotiating the terms of the "slush fund" with its ostensible purveyor, Secretary Mnuchin. • The House is Next. o After throwing a wrench in the works yesterday, Pelosi reinforced her intention to leave her mark on the Phase Three legislation. Today she released the House Democrats' version of Phase Three legislation, the Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act.  Pelosi's mammoth 1,432 page bill is mostly a non sequitur, heavy on progressive priorities but seemingly detached from the state of the Senate negotiations. • Notable exception: Keep an eye on policy strings attached to corporate aid discussed below.  This is not a package that will be considered, merely a marker for her caucus and a political
lever to wield on the Senate process. Little (if any) of it will show up in the final bill. • In the context of Phase Three negotiations, this may seem like a curious tactical maneuver; however, Pelosi is likely setting up these priorities for consideration in the inevitable, if not imminent, Phase Four.
 Remaining variable: How and when does the House intend to consider the Senate package? • Unanimous consent seems hard to fathom and remote voting would require a rule change. o We are still reviewing the details of the draft legislation, but some highlights include:  Employee Benefit Expansion. Significant expansions of the employee benefits created by H.R. 6201, including extending the mandates to every business with more than one employee.  Stock Buyback Limits. A broad prohibition on stock buybacks by any issuer that extends for 120 days after the end of the COVID-19 emergency.  SEC Reports. New SEC reports for issuers on topics such as supply chain and worker health issues related to the COVID-19 crisis.  Oversight Panel. Creation of a new oversight panel with broad powers to control federal COVID-19 aid. • The panel would consist of 5 members—one each appointed by the Speaker of the House, the Minority Leader of the House, the Majority Leader of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, and one jointly appointed by the Speaker of the House and the Senate Majority Leader. • Creation of a Special Inspector General with authority over federal COVID-19 aid.  New conditions on federal COVID-19 aid. • Until they have repaid any aid, Corporations receiving federal COVID-19 aid MAY NOT: o Pay a bonus to any executive of the corporation. o Pay any "golden parachute" compensation to executives in connection with the termination of the employment of the executive. o Purchase securities of the corporation. o Pay dividends on the securities of the corporation. o Carry out any federal lobbying activity. • All Corporations receiving federal COVID-19 aid MUST:
o Permanently provide at least 14 days of paid leave to workers who are unable to telework, are quarantined, or who need time off to care for family members.
o Permanently pay a minimum wage of at least $15/hour. o Permanently maintain a CEO to median worker pay ratio of no greater than 50 to 1, and no officer or employee of the corporation may receive higher compensation than the CEO. o Until the end of the COVID-19 emergency, maintain the same workforce levels, pay, collective bargaining right, and benefits that existed before the COVID-19 emergency.
 Accelerated tax filers receiving federal COVID-19 aid are required to: • Have at least 1/3 of the filer's directors chosen by employees in a one-employee- one-vote election process. • File new disclosures on a range of topics, including detailing a wide range of political activities, independent expenditures, and trade association dues.
Policy Resolution Group COVID-19 Legislative Update March 22, 2020 The State of Play Senate Democrats have blocked a procedural motion to continue to the bill that would carry the Senate's Phase Three CARES Act legislation. ○ The vote failed 47-47, with all Democrats opposed. ○ Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) switched his vote to oppose the motion, allowing him to call up the vote again immediately at a time of his choosing. ○ Bottom Line: Talks will continue through the night, and the market is watching warily. There will be tremendous pressure on Congress to show progress early on Monday. The key issues dividing the parties (described below) will drive these discussions. How we got here: ● The party leaders from the House and Senate, referred to as the "Four Corners," emerged from their meeting in McConnell's Capitol Hill office this morning without a deal. ○ Deal or no deal, public rhetoric remained cordial, and by all accounts negotiations continue in good faith.
Page 18 ● House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) struck a more defiant tone, declaring the sides "apart," and indicating her intentions for her caucus to release a COVID-19 relief package of their own, to be finalized today. ○ In reality, the sides are very close, and this is likely sabre rattling by a savvy Speaker looking to maximize her leverage and wring every possible concession out of the Senate, knowing well that her members will have to vote for whatever the Senate sends over. ● The procedural vote originally slated for 3pm slipped to 6pm as the chamber was thrown into chaos by the announcement that McConnell's junior colleague, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), tested positive for COVID-19. ○ The loss jeopardizes Republicans' ability to command a majority on their own. With Paul out, and Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT), Cory Gardner (R-CO) and Rick Scott (R-FL) self-quarantining, they can only muster 49 votes without help, requiring Democrats to pick up the 11-vote cloture slack. ○ While counter-intuitive, the delay should be seen as good news. If the sides weren't so close, McConnell would have forced Senate Democrats to vote against the package and let the chips fall where they may. ■ But pushing forward with a doomed vote at 6pm shows they are nearing the end of fruitful negotiations. ○ The news of Paul's diagnosis hit Capitol Hill hard. The Senator was actively working in the Senate, engaged closely with numerous members and staff, and used various facilities from the gym to the pool. The development increases the urgency for Congress to vote and get out of town for the foreseeable future. ● As discussed yesterday, today's vote was just a procedural one to proceed to the shell vehicle, H.R. 748. ○ This was not a vote on the contents of the CARES Act per se, but on whether to continue the process. ○ Democratic support is also required for the final procedural hurdle, cloture to end debate, by which point the final text would be added as an amendment in the nature of a substitute. ○ A deal in principle would allow haggling over the particulars while providing a bridge to a formal agreement on the final product. ● The House remains the hidden hand. ○ Emergence of Speaker Pelosi as a key player serves as a reminder that the House still must pass whatever the Senate comes up with. ○ The House stands in recess subject to the ruling of the chair, but it remains an open question as to whether members would even return to Washington given COVID-19 concerns and recent member-level exposure.
■ Majority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) indicated that the House would be adjusting voting procedures and that "all options" would be discussed. ■ Hypothetical options include unanimous consent (a la Phase Two), or remote voting. ● Unanimous consent is hard to envision on a ~$2 trillion bill; remote voting is unprecedented and would require a rule change. Key Issues to Watch
● Bottom line: What do Democrats want? What will get them to yes? o Conversations continue over a number of outstanding items.
o The deal is nearly at hand, but everyone needs to save face. Think USMCA. ▪ Possible areas: "bailout" fixes; dialing up unemployment benefits; token tweaks to paid leave o Negotiations over "bailout" restrictions and limits to Treasury discretion continue. ▪ Notable lack of restrictions or conditions on access to the Exchange Stabilization Fund (ESF). The current version of the bill includes mild limits on executive compensation and waivable restrictions on stock buybacks during the duration of the loan. ● Additional restrictions or conditions on ESF access are an easy and obvious "win" for Democrats to take and for McConnell to give. o Democrats have criticized the draft as a "$500 billion corporate slush fund." o Democrats can claim credit for closing the various loopholes. ● Expect Democrats to demand numerous stipulations including but not limited to: o Limiting executive compensation
o Preventing stock buybacks o Ensuring employee retention o Beefing up transparency measures o Checking the wide discretion of Treasury Secretary
o Leave and Sick Time Benefits. Expanding leave and sick time benefits are a common refrain from Democrats, and a consistent flashpoint throughout negotiations, but having just reluctantly swallowed a paid leave bill from the House, Senate Republicans do not feel the need to reopen this issue. The labor provisions from the original CARES Act draft remain, but could easily fall out
as a token giveaway. Notably, the effort to expand the Phase Two mandate to larger (500+) employers lost steam in this round of negotiations. Notable Changes in GOP "Compromise" Product
● Small Business Interruption Loans.
o The fund has now grown to $350 billion from the original $300 billion. o Covered expenses eligible for forgiveness have expanded beyond payroll to also include rent/mortgage, debt obligations, and utilities. o Size cap loosened to allow businesses with under 500 employees "per physical location" in certain industries. ● Exchange Stabilization Fund. o Airline assistance remains the same at $58 billion, but funding for other affected industries has nearly tripled to $425 billion, with an additional $17 billion for national security and defense. ● Business Tax Provisions. The GOP-written "compromise" version of the CARES Act released on Sunday morning largely left the business tax provisions in place, with the exception of three items (detailed below). We expect the remaining changes, which would all be important means by which companies could generate immediate cash flow, to be easily incorporated into the final bill. o What's OUT. ▪ Delay of estimated tax payments for corporations. The impact of this provisions' exclusion is less acute given Treasury's decision to postpone tax filing deadline until July 15. A delay of estimated tax payments for corporations could also possibly be done through further administration action. ▪ Installments not to prevent credit or refund overpayments or increase estimated taxes. Overpayments related to installments of repatriation toll charge under Section 965 will not be refunded. This is viewed as a technical error in TCJA, which remains a political sticking point. ▪ Downward attribution. This is another TCJA technical correction with opposition from Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR). o What Remains IN. ▪ Delay of payment of employer payroll taxes. Payment would be due over the course of two years with half due 12/31/21 and the balance due 12/31/22. ▪ Modification for net operating losses (NOL). This provision would allow five-year carryback for 2018, 2019, and 2020 tax years, respectively.
▪ Modification of limitation on losses for taxpayers other than corporations. The 80 percent carryback limitation would be lifted for pass-through entities to harmonize with corporate NOL treatment for 2018, 2019, and 2020. ▪ Modification of credit for prior year minimum tax liability of corporations. This would accelerate the ability of companies to recover AMT credits in the form of refunds. ▪ Modification of limitation on business interest. This would loosen the limitation on interest deduction to 50 percent of EBITDA for 2019 and 2020. ▪ Technical amendments regarding qualified improvement property (QIP). This fix to the so-called "retail glitch" would unlock $15 billion in liquidity for QIP expenses incurred by hard-hit sectors like restaurants, hotels, and retail, among others. o Conspicuous omissions ▪ Despite lip service from Democrats in both chambers, and aggressive advocacy from industry groups and climate activists, there are no renewable energy tax credits in the bill. ▪ Worth noting: The four Senate "task forces" deputized by Leader McConnell did not include an energy group. ● Any real pressure for inclusion would likely have to come from the House. ● Lone energy-related provisions include a suspension of aviation excise taxes (including jet fuel) related to the airline relief package, and a $3 billion appropriation for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR).
Policy Resolution Group COVID-19 Legislative Update March 21, 2020 (Part 2) Sunday Set-Up
● Closing the Deal. o Senators worked all day on Saturday to reach a bipartisan deal on Phase Three legislation. Saturday night, Majority Leader McConnell (R-KY) announced that:
"The past two days of intense bipartisan talks are very close to a resolution. I believe we are poised to deliver the significant relief that Americans need with the speed that this crisis demands.
The legislation we are finalizing addresses all four of the crucial priorities that Senate Republicans laid out earlier this week. It will send direct relief to the American people, deliver historic assistance to small businesses so workers can keep getting paid, help secure our economic foundations and prevent layoffs, and surge more resources onto the front lines of our brave healthcare professionals' fight to defend Americans and defeat the virus. I have asked committee chairmen to draft final legislative text that reflects their compromise products and deliver that text later this evening. This would allow all Senators to review the complete bipartisan text in advance of our first procedural vote at 3:00 pm tomorrow."
● Process and Timing. o There is still work to be done before there is an actual deal or actual legislation.
▪ Leadership Buy-in . This sprawling bill has been negotiated by separate teams working on individual components. With support in principle from Senate Republicans and the White House, the deal still has to receive final sign-off from Democratic leaders. ● Note: The "Four Corners" of Capitol Hill, McConnell, Minority Leader Schumer, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy are set to meet tomorrow in McConnell's office. ▪ Legislative Drafting. There are hundreds of pages of legislative text that need to be drafted, stitched together, and finalized over the next 12-15 hours, while outstanding issues remain in flux. o The text of the legislation will become available tomorrow, and a vote on cloture is scheduled to take place at 3 p.m. eastern. We will share the text of the legislation as soon as it is available. ▪ It is important to remember that the Senate can still make changes to the text of the legislation after a cloture vote on the motion to proceed ("getting onto the bill") and before the subsequent vote to end debate ("getting off of the bill") that precedes final passage. Sunday's procedural vote will proceed to H.R. 748, the shell bill being used as a vehicle for the CARES Act . If the cloture motion receives 60 votes, the Senate will likely vote on final passage of the Phase Three legislation on Monday. o If the cloture motion receives 60 votes, the Senate will likely vote on final passage of the Phase Three legislation on Monday. ▪ The 60-vote threshold means McConnell will need at least seven Democratic votes to move the Phase Three legislation towards a Monday vote. A deal with the likely support of both party leaders in the Senate, and presumably the President, is very likely to receive more than 60 votes. A big vote margin is key, as the House awaits, and the market watches anxiously.
▪ To stick to McConnell's Monday vote timetable, he needs more than just 60 votes. He will also need to reach a consent agreement with Democrats to accelerate the process and move swiftly to final passage. If and when a deal is struck, this becomes a much easier proposition. ● What to Expect in the Phase Three Deal. o A final cost that is closer to $2 trillion than $1 trillion. It is impossible to overstate the scope of the economic emergency confronting Senators, and it appears that negotiators will err on the side of providing more aid and relief in most cases. o Examples of why the Phase Three deal will grow in size. ▪ Small Business Assistance. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) announced late on Saturday an "agreement in principle" with a bipartisan group for a component of the bill that will give at least $350 billion in assistance targeted at small businesses. ● Eligible companies would be able to receive zero interest "business interruption loans" to pay employees, rent, or mortgages that are backed by the Small Business Administration (SBA), with forgiveness contingent on keeping workers on the payroll. ● While the Democratic proposal on this issue began using the familiar SBA eligibility threshold of 500 employees, there have been efforts to get around this cap in final legislative text to account for hotel and restaurant franchisees and others whose small businesses employ more than 500 workers in the aggregate. ▪ Exchange Stabilization Fund (ESF). ● Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-ID) stated that the final Phase Three package needs to include between $300 and $500 billion in ESF appropriations for the Federal Reserve that can be used to maintain liquidity in the financial markets.
o As in the original proposal, $58 billion would be earmarked for airlines, but the balance, up to $450 billion, would be reserved for larger companies that do not qualify for the business interruption loan program.
● The ESF funds will be used by the Federal Reserve to extend loans to distressed industries, such as U.S. airlines, hotel and restaurant chains, energy companies, and "other eligible businesses." The fund will be administered at the discretion of the Treasury Secretary, and leverage will likely increase the scale of the fund considerably. ▪ Other Issues. ● Business Tax Provisions. There were conflicting reports on Saturday about whether the Phase Three deal would include the package of business tax provisions that Treasury requested. We expect that the strong support for the
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Superintendent Adam Okaro first entered Sun Hill a family man, enthused to take on the role in a station rocked by the scandal caused by the previous Superintendent. Adam didn't have the sordid history of his predecessor Tom Chandler, but he did have a history, one with Inspector Gina Gold. Adam's relationship with Gina had long since passed but with good friendship and a deep understanding of each other they made an invincible team. There were others who didn't appreciate Adam's integrity which made him a victim of a race hate campaign by DC Rob Thatcher and Jerome Taylor. Adam came out on top, his innocence was proved in court that he had been set up and the cannabis had been planted in his car. Adam was supported by his team at Sun Hill if not by his superiors at the MET. He was supported once again by his team after the tragic events one morning when his wife, Denise and their two children were killed in a road traffic accident. Adam believed the best way to get over the tragedy was to bury himself in work and during this time offended many of the relief over his decision to suspend Yvonne Hemmingway. Adam set his sights on a car safety initiative by day and smoking marijuana by night. Inevitably his grief overwhelmed him and he took time out replaced first by DCI Jack Meadows and then by Acting Superintendent Amanda Prosser. Adam will be fondly remembered by all at Sun Hill as an honest, hard working Superintendent who would think nothing of rolling up his sleeves and getting stuck in with the troops. He left Sun Hill to work as borough Commander, returning to the station on occasion in his new role.
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Q: Prove that the integral of $\frac{dx}{\sqrt{x-x^2}}$ is equal to $2\sin^{-1}\sqrt x+C$ using $u = \sqrt{x}$. I know that you have to change $u=\sqrt x $ to $u^2 = x$. But I don't know what to do next?

A: As was suggested in your hint, write
$$\int \frac{dx}{\sqrt{x-x^2}}=\int \frac{dx}{\sqrt{x}\cdot\sqrt{1-x}}.$$
Now substitute $u=\sqrt x$ to obtan
$du=\frac{dx}{2\sqrt x}$ from where you get
$$\int \frac{dx}{\sqrt{x-x^2}}=\int \frac{2du}{\sqrt{1-u^2}}=2\arcsin u+C=2\arcsin \sqrt x+C.$$

A: Hint:
From $u^2=x$ we have $2udu=dx$ and:
$$
\int \frac{dx}{\sqrt{x-x^2}}=\int \frac{2udu}{\sqrt{u^2-u^4}}=\int \frac{2udu}{|u|\sqrt{1-u^2}}
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Australia tour of Sri Lanka 2016 »
Pallekele Test review: Kusal Mendis' splendid knock turned the ...
Pallekele Test review: Kusal Mendis' splendid knock turned the tide
Tags: Australia tour of Sri Lanka 2016, Sri Lanka Vs Australia 1st Test at Pallekele, Jul 26-30, 2016, Australia, Sri Lanka, Balapuwaduge Kusal Gimhan Mendis, Herath Mudiyanselage Rangana Keerthi Bandara Herath
Published on: Jul 31, 2016
Scorecard | Commentary | Graphs
Sri Lanka did not go into the Pallekele Test high on confidence. They were crushed in England, and were on the back foot for one half of the first Test against Australia
Sri Lanka did not go into the Pallekele Test high on confidence. They were crushed in England, and were on the back foot for one half of the first Test against Australia. But, the hosts fought back brilliantly to register a historic win against the Aussies, their first against the number one Test team in the world in 17 years, and only their second overall. Having been bowled for 117 in the first innings, the Lankans had a tough task on hand. But, first their bowlers, and then their batsmen, put their hands up, and eventually, Sri Lanka managed to turn the tide.
While there were a few significant performers in the Test, it was undoubtedly Kusal Mendis' knock that stood out. After, Sri Lanka conceded a crucial lead in the first innings, Mendis walked in with the score at 6 for 2, and Sri Lanka staring at an innings defeat. But, just as Dinesh Chandimal did against India at Galle in the first Test last year, Mendis came in and blasted the Australia bowlers to all parts of the ground. In a match where Steven Smith was the only other batsman to score a fifty, Mendis blazed away to 176. It was a one of a kind knock that caught Australia off-guard.
Truly Mendis' knock was the turning point of the game. But, the performance of Rangana Herath was no less significant. It was clearly mentioned in the preview to the series that the veteran left-arm spinner will have to play a key role if Sri Lanka had hopes of winning. And, he lived up to his reputation. In the first innings, Herath's took four, and in the second, he claimed five to finish with an impressive tally of nine wickets. The Australian batsmen failed to read his variations, and were found wanting. Herath chipped in with the bat as well, making a crucial 35 in the second innings.
Apart from Herath's heroics, the debutant Lakshan Sandakan also impressed. For a newcomer against the world's best side on paper, he displayed good control, and was aptly rewarded. He picked up 4 for 58 in the first innings, and 3 for 49 in the second. Sri Lanka would be mighty pleased with his showing in his very first Test. Although he did not play a big knock, Dinesh Chandimal's 42 in the second innings was worth a lot more. Also, Dhananjaya de Silva contributed a crucial 30, and also picked up the wicket of the stoic Peter Nevill on the last day.
What Sri Lanka have proved with their fight back is that Australia are not invincible. In fact, the hosts exposed the visitors' weakness against spin. The fact that Smith was the only batsman to cross fifty was an indication of the same. While all their main bowlers, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Steve O'Keefe and Nathan Lyon, were impressive with the ball, question marks have been raised about their batting prowess under the conditions. David Warner and co will have a point to prove going into the second Test.
--By A Cricket Analyst
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Current Australian line-up doesn't look very ...Current Australian line-up doesn't look very settled: Sachin TendulkarDec 31, 2020


Good morning!! How are you all today?! First Tuesday where I'm not posting alongside the Twinsies. For those who missed the Update post, the Twinsie's are taking the month of December off to recoup and enjoy the holiday season! We will be back posting the week of Christmas, then back again in January starting fresh!
So without a prompt, that means I was free to create whatever my little heart desired today! Since it's December, well you know that means it's time for me to start some Christmas nail art! I was going to wait a little longer, but with all the new designs I've been finding, and the new glitters screaming to be used, I had to start!
Today's design is a recreation of my peppermint nails I did ages ago! I've seen many different interpretations over the years and wanted to try them last year but never got around to it. Okay, that's a lie. I did them last year, they looked awful, and I never posted them. This year though, with the help of some new stripers, I was able to do it!
I love the base of my manicure! I decided to add a top coat of Moonstone over a plain white because it gave the nails a pearl like finish which is similar to the peppermint candies! When my base was dried, with the Red I <3 Nail Art Brush, I started outlining the peppermints. Took awhile to do on the first few nails because I had to get used to the length of the striper brush. Compared to other stripers I've owned, these are shorter, meaning there is more control. Only downside for me was that polish started to move down the little stick and gather on the brush when I didn't want it to.
The red glitter is FingerPaints Sugar and Spice from the Winter Wishes collection. Such a gorgeous red glitter! In the bottle, you can't really tell that it has all these different size shreds of glitter. I thought it was a simple microglitter. I did one thin coat over my pointer and pinkie. You could get away with two coats on a naked nail and have full sparkly red coverage! Really loving this pretty red for the holidays! I might even be able to use it at Valentine's Day and the Fourth of July :). I love Christmas glitters that can be used year round!
What do you think? Liking this peppermint manicure?
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Olds Replica war eine US-amerikanische Fahrzeugmarke für Nachbildungen im verkleinerten Maßstab, die nur 1968 von der Horseless Carriage Corporation in Fort Lauderdale (Florida) gebaut wurde.

Der Olds Replica war eine Replica des Oldsmobile Curved Dash von 1901, allerdings im Maßstab 1:1,33. Der zweisitzige Runabout hatte einen hinten eingebauten, luftgekühlten  Einzylindermotor ähnlich dem Merry Runabout acht Jahre früher.

Literatur
 John Gunnell: Standard Catalog of American Cars 1946–1975. Krause Publications, Inc. Iola, Wisconsin (2002). ISBN 0-87349-461-X.

Ehemaliger Fahrzeughersteller
Ehemaliges Unternehmen (Florida)
Gegründet 1968
Aufgelöst 1968
Unternehmen (Fort Lauderdale)

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Stefan Schnoor (born 18 April 1971) is a German former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Career
Schnoor was born in Neumünster. He made his name at Hamburger SV but left the club on a free transfer in 1998 to join Derby County. After two and a half years in England, scoring twice against Leicester City and Leeds United, he returned to Germany with VfL Wolfsburg in a swap deal involving Brian O'Neil. After that he played for Holstein Kiel where he ended his playing career in 2007. In 2010 Schnoor returned to active play for one season in the fifth tier Oberliga with Hamburg amateur side Germania Schnelsen.

As of February 2009, he is a player agent. His agency, Kick and Rush GmbH, represents, among others, Colin Kazim-Richards, Mathias Jørgensen, Marcus Tudgay, Giles Barnes, Christopher Poulsen and Wayne Routledge.

Schnoor also works as a pundit for German TV station Sport1.

References

External links

 His agency Kick and Rush GmbH
 Stefan Schnoor Interview

1971 births
Living people
People from Neumünster
German footballers
Footballers from Schleswig-Holstein
Association football defenders
Bundesliga players
Premier League players
Hamburger SV players
Hamburger SV II players
Derby County F.C. players
Holstein Kiel players
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German expatriate footballers
German expatriate sportspeople in England
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Q: json-server-auth for angular guarded routes not working using postman I have a problem now with json-auth-server using the guarded routes in angular.
I wanted to add a guarded route on some location in my db but testing it with the postman application showed that the guarded root does not work.
I added the 600 key in the routes.json file which is: User must own the resource to write or read the resource.
In this way in the postman application in order to access the guarded db route i have to use a key parameter Authorization with value Bearer+accessToken in order to access that route.
In my case it does not work - i can access the guarded route without adding parameters.
Can someone tell me what can be the problem here?
Just to be clear i added the routes.json file in my application and added the needed parameters in json code for my routes that have to be guarded..
Can you please help me?
db.json file contents

{
  "users": [
    {
      "email": "olivier@mail.com",
      "password": "$2a$10$t7tcm61VhhmWnk5U1oWN0.6SF4/.DUZuSKqBNqt06/mVnGYijmLO6",
      "id": 1
    },
    {
      "email": "wtf@mail.com",
      "password": "$2a$10$2clz7R/P7hq41RLcg6P.2.PB3yzlJ.q/i47vQpEw0UCYjURk0owiK",
      "id": 2
    }
  ],
  "posts": [
    {
      "title": "Anther post title.",
      "content": "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.",
      "id": 1
    },
    {
      "title": "Dolore magna aliqua.",
      "content": "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.",
      "id": 2
    }
  ]
}

And the routes.json file contents:

{
"users": 400,
"posts": 660
}

Also here it is the postman request that gets the database data without adding the needed parameters so it can access the guarded route

A: This is the command I use (got it from the docs)
npx json-server-auth db.json -r routes.json
It worked as showed in the below image

As you can see the routes and their's guards are all listed. If you don't see the same, kindly restart your server.
PS: I see in your picture, the headers tab in postman has 6 indicating that the headers aren't empty. So you could try by entering the url directly in browsers.


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This is an amazing cheese alternative. It's made from millet, of course with other ingredients as well. It really tasted as we remembered blue cheese to taste like. We enjoyed it with lovely vegan crackers and some fresh grapes.
Spray 2-3 (depending on size) ramekins with oil, then set aside until "cheese" is ready.
Add the chopped cashews and pulse again.
Add the tahini, lemon juice and miso and again pulse.
Add the seasonings and rest of the ingredients and pulse to blend.
We found it to taste just right at this stage.
Place 1/4 cup cold water in a small sauce pan.
Add the agar agar powder and stir well to mix.
Bring the mixture to a boil stirring constantly.
Add the agar agar mixture to the cheese mixture and stir well.
Pour or spoon the cheese mixture into the ramekins and allow to cool.
Place in a refrigerator for 1-2 hours or chilled overnight.
To remove from the ramekin, run a knife around the ring, and dip the bottom in boiling water for a 30 seconds, then invert onto a plate or lettuce leaf.
We used 2 small baking rings and 1 ramekin as forms.
Serve the blue uncheese with Belgian endive and grapes as appetizer or salad. The blue cheese spread can be spread right away onto the Belgian endive leaves. Or if you wish to serve the blue cheese mixture as a solid, then it should be placed in a refrigerator for 1-2 hours or chilled overnight as described before.
Cut the bottom off the Belgian endive and separate the individual leaves.
Spread each leaf with some of the blue cheese spread.
Cut the grapes in half and pace 2 or 3 haves on each endive leaf.
Arrange on a platter or individual salad places.
Posted by Chris Walker on June 3, 2011 in Appetizers, Belgian Endive, Snacks.


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Eagles call out Terrell Suggs for low hit on Sam Bradford
Aug 23, 2015 | 7:21 AM
Several Eagles players called out Ravens outside linebacker Terrell Suggs for his low hit on quarterback Sam Bradford.
Several Philadelphia Eagles players took issue Saturday night with a low hit on Eagles quarterback Sam Bradford's surgically-repaired knees from Ravens outside linebacker Terrell Suggs.
"He was trying to take a cheap shot at the quarterback," Eagles left tackle Jason Peters said. "I'm pretty sure he planned it. I mean, we've practiced against them all week, so he was probably thinking about it."
Bradford has had two reconstructive knee surgeries, the last of which kept him off the field for all of 2014. He was making his preseason debut Saturday against the Ravens, and when asked whether Suggs was aiming for his knee, said "you would have to ask him, but I think that is what he was trying to do.
"I was a little upset," Bradford said. "I'm not sure if I can repeat what I said to him, but it's part of the game."
Peters called for the league to discipline Suggs.
"I hope so, because he hit him low and he tried to hit him around his knees," Peters said. "I really don't know him personally. He talks a lot, and I think he's that type of player, who is dirty and will take shots on the quarterback."
Eagles center Jason Kelce piled on, saying he "had some words" that he exchanged with Suggs right after that. He didn't think it was malicious, but said it was "weird."
"I'm sure that's something they're taught, to tackle the quarterback out of the read option. But it was a little weird that he went right after the knees, but I don't think it was anything malicious on his end. I want to keep what was said on the field. ... I just thought it was weird that he went right after the knee area."
Suggs took three penalties on the game's first drive, one for his hit on Bradford. Suggs was penalized 15 yards for roughing the passer, though he noted that it wasn't a pass play and Bradford could have kept the ball.
Suggs suggested a quarterback is afforded no such protections in a read-option offense like the Eagles run. The play was a handoff, on which running back Darren Sproles ran around the left end for five yards.
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He said he brought that up with referee Jerome Boger.
"When you run the read option, you've got to know the rules," Suggs said. "If you want to run the read option with your starting quarterback that's had two knee surgeries, that's on you. That's not my responsibility to update you on the rules, you see what I'm saying? I could have hit him harder than that. I didn't. I eased up."
The hit from Suggs was one of two blows Bradford took from the Ravens' first-team defense in the 12-play series he played. Defensive tackle Brandon Williams also leveled Bradford on a rush up the middle.
Peters also made note of Suggs running off the field without shaking hands at the end of the game. Suggs was one of the first Ravens into the locker room after the 40-17 loss to the Eagles.
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Q: Express general monadic interface (like Monad class) in C++ Is it even possible to express a sort of monad" C++ ?
I started to write something like this, but stuck:
#include <iostream>

template <typename  a, typename b> struct M;

template <typename a, typename b> struct M {
    virtual M<b>& operator>>( M<b>& (*fn)(M<a> &m, const a &x) ) = 0;
};

template <typename a, typename b>
struct MSome : public M<a> {
    virtual M<b>& operator>>( M<a>& (*fn)(M<a> &m, const a &x) ) {
        return fn(*this, x);
    }

private:
    a x;
};

M<int, int>& wtf(M<int> &m, const int &v) {
    std::cout << v << std::endl;
    return m;
}

int main() {
//    MSome<int> v;
//    v >> wtf >> wtf;
    return 0;
}

but faced the lack of polymorphism. Actually it may be my uncurrent C++ 'cause I used it last time 8 years ago. May be it possible to express general monadic interface using some new C++ features, like type inference. It's just for fun and for explaining monads to non-haskellers and non-mathematicians.

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C++' type system is not powerful enough to abstract over higher-kinded types, but since templates are duck-typed you may ignore this and just implement various Monads seperately and then express the monadic operations as SFINAE templates. Ugly, but the best it gets.

This comment is bang on the money. Time and time again I see people trying to make template specializations 'covariant' and/or abuse inheritance. For better or for worse, concept-oriented generic programming is in my opinion* saner. Here's a quick demo that will use C++11 features for brevity and clarity, although it should be possible to implement the same functionality in C++03:
(*: for a competing opinion, refer to "Ugly, but the best it gets" in my quote!)
#include <utility>
#include <type_traits>

// SFINAE utility
template<typename...> struct void_ { using type = void; };
template<typename... T> using Void = typename void_<T...>::type;

/*
 * In an ideal world std::result_of would just work instead of all that.
 * Consider this as a write-once (until std::result_of is fixed), use-many
 * situation.
 */
template<typename Sig, typename Sfinae = void> struct result_of {};
template<typename F, typename... Args>
struct result_of<
    F(Args...)
    , Void<decltype(std::declval<F>()(std::declval<Args>()...))>
> {
    using type = decltype(std::declval<F>()(std::declval<Args>()...));
};
template<typename Sig> using ResultOf = typename result_of<Sig>::type;

/*
 * Note how both template parameters have kind *, MonadicValue would be
 * m a, not m. We don't whether MonadicValue is a specialization of some M<T>
 * or not (or derived from a specialization of some M<T>). Note that it is
 * possible to retrieve the a in m a via typename MonadicValue::value_type
 * if MonadicValue is indeed a model of the proper concept.
 *
 * Defer actual implementation to the operator() of MonadicValue,
 * which will do the monad-specific operation
 */
template<
    typename MonadicValue
    , typename F
    /* It is possible to put a self-documenting assertion here
       that will *not* SFINAE out but truly result in a hard error
       unless some conditions are not satisfied -- I leave this out
       for brevity
    , Requires<
        MonadicValueConcept<MonadicValue>
        // The two following constraints ensure that
        // F has signature a -> m b
        , Callable<F, ValueType<MonadicValue>>
        , MonadicValueConcept<ResultOf<F(ValueType<MonadicValue>)>>
    >...
    */
>
ResultOf<MonadicValue(F)>
bind(MonadicValue&& value, F&& f)
{ return std::forward<MonadicValue>(value)(std::forward<F>(f)); }

// Picking Maybe as an example monad because it's easy
template<typename T>
struct just_type {
    using value_type = T;

    // Encapsulation omitted for brevity
    value_type value;

    template<typename F>
    // The use of ResultOf means that we have a soft contraint
    // here, but the commented Requires clause in bind happens
    // before we would end up here
    ResultOf<F(value_type)>
    operator()(F&& f)
    { return std::forward<F>(f)(value); }
};

template<typename T>
just_type<T> just(T&& t)
{ return { std::forward<T>(t) }; }

template<typename T>
just_type<typename std::decay<T>::type> make_just(T&& t)
{ return { std::forward<T>(t) }; }

struct nothing_type {
    // Note that because nothing_type and just_type<T>
    // are part of the same concept we *must* put in
    // a value_type member type -- whether you need
    // a value member or not however is a design
    // consideration with trade-offs
    struct universal { template<typename T> operator T(); };
    using value_type = universal;

    template<typename F>
    nothing_type operator()(F const&) const
    { return {}; }
};
constexpr nothing_type nothing;

It is then possible to write something like bind(bind(make_just(6), [](int i) { return i - 2; }), [](int i) { return just("Hello, World!"[i]); }). Be aware that the code in this post is incomplete in that the wrapped values aren't forwarded properly, there should be errors as soon as const-qualified and move-only types are involved. You can see the code in action (with GCC 4.7) here, although that might be a misnomer as all it does is not trigger assertions. (Same code on ideone for future readers.)
The core of the solution is that none of just_type<T>, nothing_type or MonadicValue (inside bind) are monads, but are types for some monadic values of an overarching monad -- just_type<int> and nothing_type together are a monad (sort of -- I'm putting aside the matter of kind right now, but keep in mind that it's possible to e.g. rebind template specializations after the fact, like for std::allocator<T>!). As such bind has to be somewhat lenient in what it accepts, but notice how that doesn't mean it must accept everything.
It is of course perfectly possible to have a class template M such that M<T> is a model of MonadicValue and bind(m, f) only ever has type M<U> where m has type M<T>. This would in a sense make M the monad (with kind * -> *), and the code would still work. (And speaking of Maybe, perhaps adapting boost::optional<T> to have a monadic interface would be a good exercise.)
The astute reader would have noticed that I don't have an equivalent of return here, everything is done with the just and make_just factories which are the counterparts to the Just constructor. This is to keep the answer short -- a possible solution would be to write a pure that does the job of return, and that returns a value that is implicitly convertible to any type that models MonadicValue (by deferring for instance to some MonadicValue::pure).
There are design considerations though in that the limited type deduction of C++ means that bind(pure(4), [](int) { return pure(5); }) would not work out of the box. It is not, however, an insurmountable problem. (Some outlines of a solution are to overload bind, but that's inconvenient if we add to the interface of our MonadicValue concept since any new operation must also be able to deal with pure values explicitly; or to make a pure value a model of MonadicValue as well.)

A: I would do it like this:
template<class T>
class IO {
public:
   virtual T get() const=0;
};

template<class T, class K>
class C : public IO<K> {
public:
   C(IO<T> &io1, IO<K> &io2) : io1(io1), io2(io2) { }
   K get() const {
      io1.get();
      return io2.get();
   }
private:
  IO<T> &io1;
  IO<K> &io2;
};

int main() {
  IO<float> *io = new YYYY;
  IO<int> *io2 = new XXX;
  C<float,int> c(*io, *io2);
  return c.get();
}


soo the final blushes, a little sister to the cyber cat ninja plushie from the JC Slime pic o3o. Seem she has some hand held games, Thundurus seem to enjoy it, which might be simon says, Landorus, seem he having a hard time and getting little frustrated.
Not long after that, he drops the handheld in frustradtion, and flailing his arms around as he started to cry.