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Canada introduces bill to protect transgender rights
Published: MAY 17, 2016 18:53
OTTAWA - Canada's Liberal government introduced legislation on Tuesday to protect transgender people from discrimination and hate crimes, a move that comes as the push for such rights has sparked controversy in the United States.
"Our laws must reflect the rich diversity and inclusiveness which are among our greatest strengths as Canadians," said Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, who was joined by members and advocates of the transgender community.
"We believe this legislation would ensure that everyone can live according to their gender identity and express their gender as they choose."
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in a statement on Tuesday that even with the legislation, "there remains much to be done."
"Far too many people still face harassment, discrimination, and violence for being who they are. This is unacceptable," he said in the statement recognizing International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia.
The bill would amend the Canadian Human Rights Act to prohibit discrimination on the grounds of gender identity and expression.

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Agencies that have been responsible for marketing a product through whatever means they think are effective are now having their services taken over by consulting firms. Businesses are looking at ways they can increase their exposure to potential customers.
Chief marketing officers (CMOs) of marketing agencies are finding that strategies for advertising are now all down to data. In other words it's not the adverts that are effective, but it's what the customer is really seeking that matters the most. For example, if a business markets minty flavored chocolate and it attracts a certain volume of customers how can it be established that raspberry flavored may sell even better?
The company Omnicom has opened a digital consultancy agency which it calls Hearts & Science that is designed to analyze customer behavior through digital means. It's not quite the old-fashioned TV ad style either. It is building up quite a reputation for its tactics as it has already attracted two big clients Proctor & Gamble and AT&T. It uses specialist consultants to undertake the analysis.
Any type of agency including those involved with legal marketing will have to be really pro-active if they don't have consultants on their payrolls especially in relation to business strategy and the role of technology in marketing, in order to keep pace with consulting firms. There is a bit more to a successful marketer than being creative these days. Data is the tool being used by consultants to market a product not just the creation of an advertising campaign. The data is used to determine what attracts customers and what keeps them buying.
If a legal marketing firm, for example, wants to increase its bottom line and attract customers for its legal clients, it means it will have to invest more in technical talent such as analysts, designers and software agencies who can adjust quickly to changing conditions and construct appropriate tools to entice customers. Creating effective ads on TV is no longer going to be the way of the future. It's through the use of consultants who will determine the next move to drive a product towards the potential customer which will be the key to selling a product while retaining the customer base.
Big consultancy businesses like Accenture and Deloitte are turning into fast growing digital agencies. Deloitte has bought a large number of creative agencies, while at the same time Accenture Digital was recently seen as the biggest digital agency networker and was growing at an unprecedented pace. Ordinary advertising agencies will quickly have to respond to these tactics, including law marketing firms. Even food giants like Del Monte Foods is hiring the data based consultancy firm, Epsilon to develop suitable marketing strategies.
The use of data is sophisticated and specialized, but it gets to the roots of how customers think and react to experiences and what they are after. It's this vital information that enables the development and implementation of a 5 star legal marketing experience that can be customized to individual attorneys or used on a larger scale with a legal firm consisting of many attorneys.


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The German political system is experiencing a major change. This has already been illustrated by last year's parliamentary elections, the difficulties in forming a government, government crises and now, also, the results of the state elections held in Bavaria and Hesse. An Overview.
The parties of the grand coalition have each lost more than 10% of their voters. For the social democratic SPD, this is the equivalent of losing half of their supporters (1.1 m voters), more than 40% of their supporters in Hesse (391,000 voters). Both state elections were heavily influenced by the coalition parties' actions and the way they treated one another.
While in the 2017 parliamentary elections, the governing parties still reached 53% of the vote, one year later, they managed to achieve only 46.9% (CSU: 37.2%, SPD: 9.7%), and in Hesse 46.8% (CDU: 27%, SPD: 19.8%). For the first time, the SPD fell below the 10% mark in a West German state and scored below its hitherto lowest result of 9.8% in the Saxony state elections of 2004.
Also, the CDU/CSU has lost voters, mainly to two other parties. On the right, the AfD has become a serious competitor, while an increasing number of conservative-liberal or Christian voters chose to vote for the Greens this time. This means, that the government – and especially the SPD – is losing its democratic legitimacy, and the governing parties have to deal with increasing pressure to implement fundamental changes.
Angela Merkel's announcement not to put forward her candidacy as CDU chairwoman represents the first reaction. Her potential successors include, amongst others, Friedrich Merz, a business-oriented and neoliberal politician who emphasises the concept of the 'German core culture' (a monocultural vision of German society) and distances himself from Merkel's approach to refugees in 2015. He calls for clear immigration and integration rules.
Before discussing any further consequences, the CSU wants to form a state government with the Free Voters in Bavaria and await the election of their frontrunner for the upcoming EP elections. Also, the Social Democrats would not benefit from an immediate resignation from government without any credible schedule for reforming German social democracy or re-electing a party chairperson without rejuvenating their party programme and strategy. Merely introducing new leading personnel, such as Schulz and subsequently Nahles in 2017, is not enough in order to credibly demonstrate the party's renovation.
After the recent state elections, the AfD will be present in all German state governments, even though its results remained below expectations with 10.2% in Bavaria and 13.1% in Hesse. They are, however, double-digit results, which up until now had only been achieved in Eastern German states. In Bavaria, a part of their potential voters opted for the Free Voters instead, who show a similar attitude regarding refugees, but use a less radical rhetoric. In Hesse, the AfD tried to reach conservative bourgeois voters and abstained from supporting its German nationalist wing. According to polls, 58% of the party's voters share the opinion that the AfD isn't distancing itself enough from right-wing extremist positions – which, however, is not perceived as an impediment to voting for them.
The Greens are the winners of this election, and not just because they are the clear opponents of the AfD. They positioned themselves as a liberal bourgeois counter proposal to the CSU and as a political antithesis to the new developments on the right of the political spectrum. In both states, the Greens have become the second strongest political force with 17.5% in Bavaria and 19.5% in Hesse. The Greens won as a unified force with clear positions regarding climate, environmental, European, and refugee and asylum policy, which isn't necessarily connected to their real everyday political work in various state governments. Their political approach, which is based on substantive work and specific projects, and uses an inclusive political language and a rather anti-populist political style, clearly differed from the bickering between the parties of the grand coalition and the AfD's hate-inciting political style – even though the latter remained less overt during this recent election campaign than in previous ones.
The Greens are dealing differently with the topic of the future. Amongst others, they are addressing problems connected to climate change, which have already been manifesting for some time. They are voicing their concerns regarding democracy and talking about the 'reproduction of sociality' as a specific and topical challenge. They are not discussing 'big concepts', but are focusing on feasible steps and assuming responsibility. In Hesse, they are connecting their governing responsibility with the pragmatism of a down-to-earth party of the 'democratic centre', which advocates an open and tolerant society, for a humane asylum policy. Therefore, in Bavaria, they took to the streets to demonstrate against the tightened police act. The Greens didn't only win in the big cities, but also managed to convince voters in the smaller cities and rural areas by addressing topics such as housing, sustainable development, land use, transport and mobility. Unlike DIE LINKE, the Greens aren't only performing well in the big cities. They reached more than 10% in all regions of Bavaria and Hesse, and between 20 and 30% in the big cities. They addressed old-age poverty and the necessity of a guaranteed child allowance, the obvious problems in the care sector, and the lack of health institutions especially in rural areas. In Bavaria as well as in Hesse, they had the right personnel to authentically represent the party's course. Also, they were backed by the Greens' federal level.
Looking at the substantial gains they received from various political camps, it remains an open question whether the Greens will evolve into some new kind of popular party. It is clear, however, that following their current strategy, they will become a challenge for DIE LINKE as well.
DIE LINKE has managed to increase its share of the vote by 74%; more than 180,000 Bavarians cast their vote for them. Still, a result of 3.2% wasn't enough to enter the state parliament. In Hesse, DIE LINKE also managed to improve its result. It achieved 20,000 additional votes and, with its 6.3%, will be represented in the state parliament. These results, however, remained below their expectations. The reasons for this include the fact that, unlike the Greens, DIE LINKE seems disunited on a federal level – especially in the area of refugee and migration policy – even though it has been reaching very specific party congress resolutions. DIE LINKE has strengthened its profile as a party of social justice and is perceived as competent in the areas of social justice, affordable housing and family policy. However, the party reaches voters in the urban areas and big cities to a much higher extent (even managing to achieve double-digit results) than voters in rural areas. It is also the urban areas where specific projects aimed at social justice have been implemented. Their 'counterparts' tailored to smaller cities and rural areas have yet to be developed further. A precondition for that, however, is represented by active local party branches. In places where DIE LINKE is well-established and active, it achieves good, or even extremely good, results. This means that the question of organisational development must be answered regarding these rural areas too.
At the same time, DIE LINKE's strengths must be developed further. In Hesse and Bavaria, DIE LINKE is a reliable partner for social movements. These include global justice movements, protests against the ECB's austerity policy, against the G20, against large-scale projects which damage the environment, such as the expansion of the Munich airport, and against the tightened police act in Bavaria. It advocates an open and tolerant society, affordable housing, widespread access to care and medical institutions, and education for everyone. DIE LINKE is locally active in welcoming initiatives for the integration of refugees. If, however, the party's representation on a federal level sends mixed signals, it will fail to reach a part of its potential voters in the future too.


Innovative Practices to "Save the Sale"
All too often retailers drop the ball in converting customer demand to revenue by not having the desired goods and services available in the store. In my retail experience, at least 25 percent of the time customers leave the store without what they wanted to buy. In addition to this one lost sale, retailers risk losing the customers, in the long run, who are frustrated by making a special trip only to find items out of stock. These lost sales and damaged customer relationships are the death knell of retailers, and the situation seems to be getting worse every day.
There are ways to "save the sale." Retailers can implement tools to satisfy customers who suffer from the dreaded "Out-of-stockitus" disease. Yes, there always will be the human factor caused by shelving errors, but leveraging integration and the automation of key cross-channel processes can all but cure this disease.
1. Inventory is located within the store.
2. The sales associate volunteers to ship the merchandise to the customer's home at no cost.
3. The sales associate reserves inventory from another store and the customer can pick it up at his or her convenience.
We did an informal survey of sales associates at a retail company and found that 57 percent of them felt option two would satisfy customers most of the time and 17 percent felt it would satisfy customers always. The sales associates believe that the customer would have chosen this option to save the sale 98 percent of the time.
Multiple sources of demand and limited sources of supply often lead to a stock out. The "On Backorder" or "Sold Out" message can "walk a customer" and destroy customer loyalty. Unfortunately, having to deliver these messages will increase as inventory levels are tightened due to credit restrictions. Although shipping product to the customer or offering substitutions can be expensive, the alternative of a lost sale is even more costly. As an example, a retailer with 1,000 stores averaging just 3 additional sales through these programs could generate an additional $27.3 million a year (based on an average $25 item and not including any accessories that might be attached to the sale).
The keys to these save-the-sale efforts are integration and automation. Integrating the store to the distribution center (DC), other stores, merchandising systems, and potentially manufacturers, provides greater visibility and communication to complete the transaction.
One way to think about this process is to consider what retailers do for special orders today. Many of the integration touchpoints are similar, but these processes, in general, have not been automated.
A seamless transaction is necessary, and that requires complete inventory visibility. To achieve this visibility, internal and external systems must communicate near real time to provide the most current inventory availability. A best-practice solution designed to execute this process is a sophisticated sourcing engine that finds the most optimal way to fulfill a store order by searching the complete supply network. Customers then have the choice of various fulfillment options. The engine can seamlessly source products from a store in a given radius, have products transferred from a DC, or have them drop-shipped from a manufacturer. The engine also can leverage the benefits of an endless aisle to fulfill orders through the retailer's vendor network.
Retailers have an opportunity to connect with their customers and prove their customer comes first, regardless of the issue. By offering flexibility and options at critical touch points, retailers can continue to build customer loyalty, revenue, and profits. Leveraging automated processes and integration to fulfill the promise wins the customer over. Customers remember good service and will continue their brand loyalty based on the retailer's execution. Is your organization ready to satisfy a disgruntled customer by being ready and able to save-the-sale?
Jim Bengier is Global Retail Industry Executive at Sterling Commerce.


Ballet West gives a killer performance. Literally.
Salt Lake City's esteemed company Ballet West, from the hit show Breaking Pointe, made a brief appearance in Chicago last weekend with the story ballet Sleeping Beauty as well as a mixed rep performance Sunday.
Sunday's performance proved to be full of surprises. The George Balanchine pieces, Rubies and the Pas de Deux from Diamonds, sparkled as principal Christiana Bennett was a vision in white. Choreographer Nicolo Fonte's world premiere of Presto was an intense, futuristic piece with four dancers, including standout Jacqueline Straughan (who quickly recovered from an onstage fall).
But the KNOCKOUT piece was The Lottery, based on the chilling short story by Shirley Jackson. The famous short story depicts a small town that performs an ancient ritual in which one person is chosen to be stoned to death at random, presumably to condemn the pointless violence in the modern world.
Prior to the show I wondered how this would play out in ballet format. A brutal stoning ritual isn't something you see from a dance company everyday. I think the key for Ballet West's interpretation of the story was the exceptional choreography (Val Caniparoli) and the theatrics. The dancers perfectly depicted the sort of nervous-excited-terrified emotion that the townspeople felt on the day of the lottery. It was fascinating and horrifying to watch, but most importantly superbly danced--it was a joy to watch, despite the creeped out chills I had by the end.
I have one more Ballet West surprise up my sleeve this week--check back for my Q&A with soloist Allison DeBona!


LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (April 16, 2019) – Erin Hills, in Erin, Wis., has been selected as the host site for the 2025 U.S. Women's Open and 2022 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championships. The U.S. Women's Open, the ultimate test in women's golf, will be contested May 29-June 1. The 2022 U.S. Mid-Amateur will be played Sept. 10-15, with Blue Mound Golf and Country Club, in Wauwatosa, Wis., serving as the stroke-play co-host course.
The 80th U.S. Women's Open will be the third U.S. Women's Open to be played in Wisconsin, with Se Ri Pak winning the 1998 playing and Na Yeon Choi winning the 2012 championship, both at Blackwolf Run in Kohler. The U.S. Mid-Amateur will be contested in the Badger State for the second time, with Steve Wilson winning at Milwaukee Country Club in 2008. Blue Mound Golf and Country Club is a Seth Raynor-designed golf course that opened in 1926. It hosted the PGA Championship in 1933, and it also served as the stroke-play co-host for the U.S. Amateur in 2011. These will be the 16th and 17th USGA championships held in Wisconsin, with the 2019 U.S. Girls' Junior set to be held at SentryWorld in Stevens Point from July 22-27.


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Q: Java: How to randomize an array list without duplicates import java.util.Random;

public class Sudoku {
  int[][] SquareNumbers = {
      { 4, 3, 5, 8, 7, 6, 1, 2, 9 }, { 8, 7, 6, 2, 1, 9, 3, 4, 5 }, { 2, 1, 9, 4, 3, 5, 7, 8, 6 },
      { 5, 2, 3, 6, 4, 7, 8, 9, 1 }, { 9, 8, 1, 5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 }, { 6, 4, 7, 9, 8, 1, 2, 5, 3 },
      { 7, 5, 4, 1, 6, 8, 9, 3, 2 }, { 3, 9, 2, 7, 5, 4, 6, 1, 8 }, { 1, 6, 8, 3, 9, 2, 5, 7, 4 } };

  Random Digits = new Random(); // random numbers to exchange Rows
  Random HiddenNumbers = new Random();
  int Grid[][] = new int[9][9];

  public int[][] Generator() {
    for (int x = 0; x < Digits.nextInt(); x++) {
      for (int da = 0; da < 3; da++) {

      }
    }

    return SquareNumbers;
  }

  int[][] Hide() {
    for (int i = 0; i < 9; i++)
      for (int j = 0; j < 9; j++)
        Grid[i][j] = SquareNumbers[i][j];

    int Row, Columns, Concealer;

    Concealer = 55 + Digits.nextInt(1);

    for (int i = 0; i < Concealer; i++) {
      Row = HiddenNumbers.nextInt(9);
      Columns = HiddenNumbers.nextInt(9);
      Grid[Row][Columns] = -1;
    }
    return Grid;
  }

  public int[][] getSquareNumbers() {
    return SquareNumbers;
  }

  public void setSquareNumbers(int[][] SquareNumbers) {
    this.SquareNumbers = SquareNumbers;
  }

  private static Sudoku instance = null;

  protected Sudoku() {
    // Exists only to defeat instantiation.
  }

  public static Sudoku getInstance() {
    if (instance == null) {
      instance = new Sudoku();
    }
    return instance;
  }
}

Instead of a double array list, is there a way to randomize it so it works like a Sudoku game? As in it has no duplicates within columns or rows and every three by three smaller grid uses a number once?

A: One method for generating random sudoku puzzles would be as follows:

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*Generate a random puzzle satisfying the constraints of a sudoku puzzle

*Randomly swap digits (e.g. replace 2s with 3s, 7s with 1s, etc)

*Randomly swap columns or rows within their set of 3 (e.g. swap the first and third column, or the 5th and 6th)

*Randomly switch sets of 3 columns or rows
with another set of columns.

While these will look like different puzzles, they will in fact, all be isotropic latin squares (i.e. all equivalent since they can be reduced to the same puzzle by reordering rows/columns).
If you want a more random solution, this may have already been answered here: https://stackoverflow.com/a/6964044/2471910

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Brian's modern way of making music around the world
Published: 15:08 Saturday 14 May 2016
A Ballymoney musician is at the helm of what has become an international musical collaboration.
Brian Chestnutt has been involved in the music industry for many years, following it the footsteps of his well known musician dad Willie Chestnutt.
A vocalist and guitarist, Brian and his group Chestnutt Groove have released a new single called 'To Tell You The Truth I Lied'.
That would be an exciting enough development for any group but when you take into account the fact that NONE of the musicians has ever actually met or played together in person, it makes the track release all the more remarkable.
Brian has been acquainted with his fellow musicians for many years due to his working at various festivals with many musicians but the members of Chestnutt Groove are spread all over the world.
The drummer is in Serbia, the acoustic guitarist in Canada and lead guitarist in England.
Brian takes up the story: "Chestnutt Groove has been going for just over a year, it's a purely online get together. There's me from Ballymoney on vocals and rhythm guitars, Tim from Canada on acoustic guitars, Paul from Warwickshire who does lead guitars and bass and Milos who does the drums is from Serbia.
"How it works is we decide on a song, we all have studios in our houses, either Paul, Tim or myself lays down a rough guitar backing which we add vocals to. That gets emailed to Milos in Serbia who makes up a proper drum track which gets sent back to Paul (in England) who adds bass and a wee bit of guitar, sent back then to Tim (in Canada) who then adds a proper acoustic rhythm which gets sent back to me for vocal and harmony.
"Then we listen to it, decide what else it needs, the whole process starts again until we think it's perfect and then it gets sent off again for a final master. It sounds complicated but it's not.
"This is not a new way of making an album, people have been doing this for years."
Chestnutt Groove's new single 'To Tell You The Truth I Lied' will be available on iTunes but you can check it out on YouTube now. "When the CD is released, it will be in Northern Ireland, Serbia, England and Canada all on the same day," explained Brian who can be contacted on Facebook under Brian Chestnutt.
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Louisiana's DeSoto and Red River parishes decalred primary disaster areas. Farmers in contiguous parishes also eligible for FSA loans/programs.
Louisiana's DeSoto and Red River parishes have been declared primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused by tornadoes that occurred on April 26 and 27.
The parishes of Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Natchitoches and Sabine were also declared disaster areas because they are contiguous to the primary disaster locations.
Louisiana Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain, D.V.M., said the disaster designation makes farm operators in the primary and contiguous parishes eligible for Farm Service Agency emergency loans and the Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) Program.
Farmers in the eligible parishes have eight months from the June 30 declaration date to apply for the emergency loan assistance.


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If you don't already know this, Trader Joe's is awesome. There wasn't one where I grew up but since I moved to Wisconsin I have access to a TJ's and I love it. When I was there the other day buying the cookies for this recipe, the employee offered me a list of all their gluten-free items. And he asked me about my day in the genuine sort of way that seems almost uncomfortably intimate until you realize how much you miss it in everyday interactions.
This tart is simple, pretty, and delicious. It's a sandwich cookie in tart form….because that needed to happen. I wanted to make a traditional cookie crumb crust, but opted to add cookie crumbs to an almond-flour crust because I didn't want the crust to crumble when I un-molded the tart. It worked perfectly! The tart is filled with sweet and creamy vanilla pudding, which then gets covered with more cookie crumbs.
Place all the cookies in a blender or food processor and blend until crushed into fine crumbs. Dump into a bowl and set aside.
In a large bowl, mix the almond flour, coconut oil, egg, and 1 cup of crushed cookies until mixture forms a ball (I like to use my hands, but a large spoon would work too).
Press this crust mixture evenly into a 10" tart pan, using a knife to level off the top edge. Place the tart pan on a cookie sheet and bake for 15 minutes, until set. Let cool.
Whisk the 1 cup milk, cornstarch, salt, and vanilla together in a bowl. Set aside. Combine the egg yolks, 3 cups milk, butter, and sugar in a saucepan and cook over medium heat until the butter melts and the sugar dissolves.
Whisk in the cornstarch mixture and continue whisking as the mixture thickens to the consistency of pudding. Remove from heat, allow to cool briefly, and then pour into crust, spreading with a spatula if necessary.
Place the tart in the refrigerator until ready to serve (three hours is ideal).
Before serving, sprinkle remaining cookie crumbs over pudding filling and remove tart from pan. Slice and enjoy!


The Central Corridor represents one of the St. Louis region's strongest opportunities for economic development and growth. It is anchored by several prominent institutions, including the Washington University School of Medicine, Barnes-Jewish and St. Louis Children's Hospitals, and the Center of Research, Technology, and Entrepreneurial Exchange (CORTEX) Innovation Community, a tech district. These growing institutions are projected to continue their expansions well into the future.
The purpose of the Central Corridor Transit Access Study was to identify the role of transit and the feasibility of expanded service options. Lochmueller Group (Lochgroup) was the prime consultant and managed a team of experts.
Several transit enhancement alternatives were considered and a preferred alternative selected. One of the improvements included a new MetroLink Station in CORTEX, which would help stimulate economic development. A new station would also maximize the number of new transit riders, boosting system ridership by approximately 900 riders per weekday in 2015 and by as many as 2,000 by 2035. The study found that additional transit enhancements are also needed to address crowding at the Central West End MetroLink Station. The specific enhancement is to be determined by a future study. Lastly, financing mechanisms were identified to help fund the recommended improvements.


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US funeral home owner who sold body parts pleads guilty to fraud
By jessie tan Hot News, World News, US, World 0 Comments
A former Colorado funeral home owner pleaded guilty on Tuesday (July 5) to a federal charge of defrauding relatives of the dead by dissecting their family members' corpses and selling the body parts without permission, a practice exposed in a 2018 Reuters investigative report.
Megan Hess, who operated a funeral home called Sunset Mesa and a human body parts business called Donor Services from the same building, entered the plea to the charge of fraud at a hearing before US Magistrate Judge Gordon Gallagher in Grand Junction, Colorado. Gallagher scheduled Hess, who had previously pleaded not guilty, to be sentenced in January, with the prosecution calling for 12 to 15 years in prison.
Hess, 45, admitted on Tuesday that through her funeral home, located in the town of Montrose in the western part of the state, she defrauded at least a dozen families seeking cremation services for deceased relatives. Instead of cremating the bodies, court records show, her body broker company harvested heads, spines, arms and legs and then sold them, mostly for surgical training and other educational purposes.
Hess had been scheduled to go on trial in three weeks along with her mother, Shirley Koch, who also previously pleaded not guilty. Koch's change-of-plea hearing is set for July 12.
After Assistant US Attorney Jeremy Chaffin made his sentencing recommendation, the lawyer for Hess, Dan Shaffer, urged a lighter sentence of about two years in prison. Hess has been free on bond since her arrest.
During the hearing, the judge asked Hess to describe in her own words the crimes she committed. Hess initially called the whole affair a "legal travesty." When prodded by the judge, Hess agreed with the prosecution that she defrauded her victims, though she declined to go into detail.
Two family members and one friend of deceased people whose body parts were sold without permission by Hess spoke at the hearing. They told the judge that while they were still emotionally reeling from the episode and wanted to learn more details about what occurred, they welcomed the news that Hess had decided to plead guilty.
To increase sales, Hess targeted poor and vulnerable families as they grappled with a relative's final days, according to government court filings.
"Meeting with hospice on the 4th … opening the floodgates of donors," Hess wrote to a prospective body-part buyer in 2014. "They have four or five deaths a day. Get ready!!!! … How about a deal on full embalmed spines … $950?"
Selling organs such as hearts, kidneys and tendons for transplant is illegal in the United States. But the sale of cadavers and body parts for use in research or education, which is what Hess did, is not regulated by federal law.
Few state laws provide any regulation, and almost anyone, regardless of expertise, can dissect and sell human body parts. After the Reuters 2018 investigation, Colorado's legislature strengthened the state's oversight.
Hess charged families up to $1,000 (S$1,405) for cremations that never occurred, prosecutors said, and she also offered others a free cremation in exchange for a body donation. Many families received ashes from bins mixed with the remains of different cadavers, authorities said, and one client received concrete mix instead of a relative's ashes.
FBI agents found that Hess forged dozens of body-donor consent forms. In court documents, a former employee accused Hess of earning $40,000 by extracting and selling the gold teeth of some of the deceased, an allegation first revealed in the 2018 Reuters report.
The Reuters series uncovered the actions of Sunset Mesa and Donor Services. Former workers told Reuters about questionable practices at the facility, including the dismembering of bodies without the knowledge or consent of families.
About a month after the Reuters stories, the FBI raided the site and state regulators shuttered the funeral home and crematory. A federal grand jury indicted Hess and Koch in 2020.
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Michelle Obama in Malaysia: U.S. 'Still Not Where We Need to Be' on Race
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Former first lady Michelle Obama criticized the United States while speaking abroad on Thursday, stating the country is "still not where we need to be" on the issue of racism and scoffed at the notion that former President Barack Obama's election meant the end of bigotry.
"We're still not where we need to be in the United States of America when it comes to race. People thought electing Barack Obama would end racism. That's 400 years of stuff that was going to be eliminated because of eight years of this kid from Hawaii? Are you kidding me?" Michelle Obama said at the Obama Foundation's leadership conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia:
WATCH: Michelle Obama speaks about racism at an Obama Foundation event in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: "We're still not where we need to be in the United States of America when it comes to race." pic.twitter.com/7Bj8dTfniv
— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 13, 2019
Joining the former first lady at the event were husband, former President Barack Obama, Hollywood actress Julia Roberts, and former Miss Malaysia Deborah Henry to focus on promoting women's education in Southeast Asia as part of the Obama Foundation's Girls Opportunity Alliance program. Earlier in the week, Michelle and Roberts visited a high school in Vietnam, where the pair spoke to female students.
Obama's remarks come after she criticized the U.S. for what she described as a lack of understanding about migrants. During her remarks at the annual Obama Foundation Summit, the former first lady singled out white families for moving out of her childhood neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago while black families moved in, likening her plight to today's immigrants.
"As families like ours, upstanding families like ours who were doing everything we were supposed to do and better. As we moved in, white folks moved out because they were afraid of what our families represented," Obama said in late October.
"There were no gang fights, there were no territorial battles. Yet one by one, they packed their bags and they ran from us. And they left communities in shambles," the former first lady continued.
"I want to remind white folks that y'all were running from us," she added. This family, with all the values that you read about, you were running from us. And you're still running because we're no different than the immigrant families that are moving in."
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DMX trained his dog to ad-lib during a rap battle, Murda Mook says
The battle rapper shared the story during a recent episode of "Drink Champs."
DMX's love for dogs has long been evident. A hound solely graces the cover of his album Grand Champ, and if the title Year of the Dog doesn't convince you, he's posted on the front of the album with a canine. From appearances in his photos, album covers and visuals, his dogs have been alongside the Yonkers emcee throughout his music career, even learning a thing or two about ad-libs.
During a recent episode of "Drink Champs," battle rapper Murda Mook sat down with N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN and revealed that X once trained his dog to ad-lib in a freestyle.
According to Mook, the "Where the Hood At?" hitmaker was participating in a rap battle in Harlem when he tapped his dog for some assistance. "He had his dog. So, he battling on the corner and all the niggas around him," he said. "He battled Den on the block on 121st, right, Seventh Avenue." During the showdown, Mook recalled, when X made mention of his hound, the canine growled on cue, and the lyricist picked up and continued on with his freestyle.
Mook's fond memory of DMX isn't the first time the "Slippin'" emcee was brought up on "Drink Champs." In a previous episode, Hitmaka —who was once signed to X's label —shared a story about the time the New Yorker stole one of his groupies and stripped him of the opportunity to lose his virginity.
Per the producer, he'd met a young lady after a night out at a Toronto nightclub and was headed back to his hotel room when the Ruff Ryders rapper interrupted.
He recalled, "I get off the elevator or whatever, I got the girl with me. I'm talking about I'm literally putting the key inside the hotel door, and X's room opens…The nigga, he opens the door soon as I'm walking in ma, he's like 'Ay, ma, uhh.. I think you left your purse in my room.' Mind you, we met these bitches at the club, you ain't never been to his hotel, none of that shit. The bitch goes in DMX's room, and he took my first piece of pussy."
Look below to hear Murda Mook talk about DMX and his dog/hype man.
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Wolves of the World
If you want to see wolves and can't find them in Yellowstone, there are plenty of other places in the world to look.
Outside of Alaska and Yellowstone National Park, I don't recall ever seeing a wolf in the wild. I have seen tracks and have heard their howls, but they continue to elude me. That doesn't say much for my wildlife spotting skills as wolves were once one of the most widely distributed terrestrial mammals on the planet. Even today, according to the International Wolf Center (IWC), wolves still occupy two-thirds of the habitat, worldwide, that they once did.
For wolves to be so successful, they had to adapt to a variety of habitats and become specialists of sorts and maybe I am just too narrow in my searching. Today, there are large numbers of wolves in Alaska (two-thirds of the entire U.S. population), Canada, Russia, China, Mongolia, Israel, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and northern India. Twenty-eight European countries support an estimated 12,000 wolves. Kazakhstan may have the most wolves per square mile with a stable population of about 30,000 wolves. About 2,000 wolves are killed there yearly for a $40 bounty. Kyrgyzstan has a stable population of 4,000 wolves, which are unprotected. I clearly have incentive for world travel.
Wolves are the biggest and baddest of the canid (dog) family which also includes coyotes, foxes, jackals and a bunch of wild dog species. Oddly, wolves are also the direct descendants of Man's Best Friend, the domestic dog.
When I talk about wolves, I am thinking of gray wolves (Canis lupus) and red wolves (Canis rufus). There are other wolves worldwide such as the much smaller maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus) of South America, which are not of the genus, Canis.
Given the worldwide distribution of gray wolves, it is clear that there are likely differences between gray wolves of Canada and gray wolves of Iran. Indeed, there are 24 sub-species across wolf ranges of the world. In North America, it was once thought that there were that many subspecies on this continent alone. However, according to IWC there are only five: "subspecies of gray wolves in North America including the Arctic wolf (Canis lupus arctos), northwestern wolf (Canis lupus occidentalis), Great Plains wolf (Canis lupus nubilus), Mexican wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) and the eastern timber wolf (Canis lupus lycaon)."
This is different from some other things you may hear about gray wolf subspecies, especially where it pertains to the wolves released in Yellowstone and Central Idaho. I found this on Wikipedia: "The subspecies native to the Yellowstone area prior to extirpation was the Northern Rocky Mountains wolf (Canis lupus irremotus), but the subspecies that was reintroduced was the Mackenzie Valley wolf (Canis lupus occidentalis), though both subspecies were similar and their range overlapped across the region." This appears to be dated information with regard to the latest research and diminishes the argument that the transplanted wolves were not the same genetically as those extirpated almost 100 years ago.
The red wolf is a separate species, not a sub-species, and is critically endangered. There are fewer than 20 in the wilds of North Carolina's coastal region. There are another 250 or so being raised in captivity to be released into the wild when appropriate. The red wolf is smaller and adapted to the dense forests of the Eastern US, mainly the Carolinas.
One worldwide trait that all wolves share is the need for room to roam and hunt. This habitat requirement is likely to be the one consistent threat to wolves worldwide. Room to roam requires substnatial habitat in all seasons of the year, not just during the summer months. That will mean that we will need to leave them room not only on the high summer ranges but also in lower country winter ranges where humans and wolves will always be in conflict.
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Q: Find completeness of a local ring. I am studying the book of Commutative Algebra written by Balwant Singh. In the chapter of filtration and completion one exercise says: If $A$ is a complete local ring, $I$ is a proper ideal. Then $A/I$ is a complete local ring.
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*Are we supposed to show that if $A$ is $m$-adically complete then $A/I$ is $m/I$-adically complete?

*How to proceed for this problem?
I was trying to show that the induced filtration of $A/I$ will be separated, i.e., $\cap (m/I) ^n=0$.As the first step and then I would try to show every cauchy sequence is convergent but I'm stuck.
Any help will be appreciated.
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Sherlock Series 4 Begins Filming
By Jamie Lovett - April 6, 2016 09:29 am EDT
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The fourth series of BBC's Sherlock has begun filming.
The start of production on the new series was announced via a Twitter video, in which co-creator Mark Gatiss (who also plays Mycroft Holmes) announces, "We're back. The game is on," before slapping the production slate.
It begins... Filming for series 4 is underway! #221Back @markgatisshttps://t.co/QeAiD1nza0
— Sherlock (@Sherlock221B) April 6, 2016
The slate also reveals that Rachel Talalay is directing the premiere episode. Talalay directed the Tank Girl movie, but more recently directed the Series 8 and 9 finales if Doctor Who.
Sherlock is a modern reimagining of Arthur Conan Doyle's beloved detective. The series stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes and Martin Freeman as Doctor John Watson. The show has been on a long hiatus since the Series 3 finale, but came back for a New Year's Day special titled Sherlock: The Abominable Bride.
Sherlock Series 4 doesn't have an official premiere date yet, but it is expected to air in 2017.
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Six apply to replace Broward schools superintendent — if she leaves
By Scott Travis
Six people have applied to lead Broward County Public Schools to replace a superintendent who isn't ready to leave.
The candidates for interim superintendent are all from South Florida or the Northeast. Three are former superintendents and all have advanced degrees and have worked in education for at least part of their careers.
The school district sought applications for the interim job after the School Board voted 5-4 on Nov. 14 to fire Superintendent Vickie Cartwright, who has led the district since August 2021.
Then on Dec. 13, after several new members joined, the School Board rescinded her termination due to concerns about the process but kept Cartwright on probation. They decided to keep receiving applications in case Cartwright was ultimately fired.
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The applicants who submitted resumes by a Dec. 22 deadline are:
Earlean Smiley, a retired Broward schools administrator who later served as superintendent of the McCormick County Schools in South Carolina.
Wayne Alexander, principal at Bridgeport Public Schools in Connecticut and a former superintendent in Hernando County schools in Florida.
Stacia Foster, a lawyer in Coral Springs and a former teacher in New York and Jamaica.
Nicole Fang Lee, an education administrator for English language learners for the New York City Department of Education.
José Armando Martínez, the principal at Archimedean Academy, a charter school in Miami.
Adam Taylor, an education consultant in New York and a former superintendent in Rutland city schools in Vermont.
Cartwright hopes to persuade the School Board at a meeting Jan. 24 that she can still do the job, but board members have expressed doubts.
The School Board is scheduled to vote Wednesday on whether to hire a search firm to look for a permanent replacement. Most of the applicants for the interim job have said they also are interested in applying for the permanent position.
"I feel there are good candidates for the interim job and for the permanent job who have made their availability known informally," School Board member Allen Zeman said. "This is an enviable job for someone who wants to lead a district this size and set the new tone of the school district."
Earlean Smiley
Smiley has already been considered twice for the job. She was board member Torey Alston's principal at Blanche Ely High in Pompano Beach in the late 1990s. Alston wanted to appoint her on Nov. 15, the day after Cartwright was fired, but most board members decided to accept applications from everyone interested.
Then at a Dec. 13 meeting, Alston and Board Chairwoman Lori Alhadeff asked the board to interview Smiley and consider her for the interim job. But the request was voted down after the School Board voted to reinstate Cartwright.
Former district administrator Earlean Smiley, pictured swearing in board member Torey Alston in August, is one of six applicants to be interim superintendent of Broward schools if the School Board fires current Superintendent Vickie Cartwright. (Joe Cavaretta / South Florida Sun Sentinel)
Smiley has a doctorate from the University of South Dakota and a master's from Nova Southeastern University in Davie.
She started with the school district in 1974 as a teacher and worked her way up to deputy superintendent. She left the district in 2010 to take a job with the South Carolina school district, where she stayed for three years. In recent years, she has worked as a charter school consultant.
"Broward County is a great school district that has had some transition challenges," Smiley told the Sun Sentinel in December. "I'm here if they need someone in the transition who will ensure that teaching and learning continue with a high degree of momentum."
She couldn't be reached for comment recently.
Smiley is the only candidate who hasn't formally applied, but Alhadeff said she's still in the running.
Although Alhadeff asked the board last month to appoint Smiley, she told the Sun Sentinel she would now prefer to interview applicants and select whoever is best, assuming Cartwright doesn't get to keep her job.
Wayne Alexander
Alexander is a school principal in Connecticut, but he has ties to Florida. He received his doctorate in educational leadership from Nova Southeastern in 1995 and served as superintendent for the Hernando County school district from 2007 to 2009.
He started pursuing jobs in New England in 2009 because his wife and stepchildren lived in Connecticut, according to news reports.
Alexander was hired as a special education teacher for Hartford Public Schools. He later became an assistant principal and principal in two other Connecticut school districts. He's now principal at Batalla School, which serves students in pre-K-8, in the Bridgeport Public School District.
"I am and continue to be a change agent who is student-centered and teacher-focused while also remaining sensitive to the broad and all-encompassing needs of the community and its various members," he wrote in his cover letter.
Alexander could not be reached for comment.
Stacia Foster
Foster is the only candidate without recent experience in education. She's been an attorney in Broward County since earning her law degree from Florida State University in 2009.
But law was a second career. She spent eight years as an elementary teacher in Jamaica and then three years teaching students with special needs in New York City.
Now she wants to return to education to become superintendent.
"I believe this is my calling," she told the Sun Sentinel. "I believe education needs a different outlook. Children are not the same as they were in school 20 years ago. These children grew up with social media and their outlook is different. We have to reach down deep into what to do what will meet their needs."
As for leading the chaos in the Broward school district, she said, "It definitely needs a strong person who isn't scared off by the mess. Life is messy."
Nicole Fang Lee
Lee, an administrator for New York City schools, said she didn't know about all the troubles Broward was having when she applied.
"I really want to move my life down to Florida," she said. "I felt this was a good time to showcase my experience."
After she read some articles about the turmoil involving the superintendent, "it did concern me. It made me want to read more about it, so I went to different websites and different articles to get different perspectives. I still believe in a job and a position that would fulfill my goals."
Lee received her bachelor's and two master's degrees from Brooklyn College. Most her career has been spent as a teacher and administrator serving students with limited English skills.
She said she has "an uncompromising view" that all students are given "a positive and welcoming learning environment that encourages exploration and critical-thinking skills to enhance these individuals to be confident members and upstanding citizens of society," she wrote in her cover letter. "I am committed to meeting the needs of students and invested in sustaining that goal."
José Armando Martínez
Martínez has a master's and doctorate from Harvard and has worked in education for 30 years, according to his resume. He started as a bilingual teacher in New York and later became an assistant superintendent of school reform for the Oakland Unified School District in California.
He moved to Puerto Rico in 2003, where he served as a leader at two education advocacy groups but decided to come to Florida after the region was devasted by Hurricane Maria in 2017. He has been a charter school principal in Miami-Dade since 2018.
"I always have kept up with events at Broward schools … as many others around the world did," Martínez wrote in his cover letter.
He said he has a calling to "serve and support students and families in Broward. I am certain that now is a momentous opportunity for me to act and make a contribution."
Martínez could not be reached for comment.
Adam Taylor
Taylor, who lives in Harriman, N.Y., describes himself as an experienced leader "with demonstrated success in increasing student achievement in racially diverse and high poverty schools."
He served as an educator and administrator in northern California from the early 1990s until he accepted a job in March 2018 as the superintendent for Rutland City Public Schools in New York. It was turbulent and short-lived. He took an indefinite leave of absence in August 2019 and remained on leave until his contract expired the next year.
Taylor ignited controversy in February 2019 when he made a speech at a local university comparing the teacher-student relationship to that of a pimp and a prostitute or a pedophile priest and a victim, according to the Rutland Herald.
"It's a foul analogy, but it makes sense," he told the college students, according to the newspaper. "It's about building those relationships where there's trust, where I will do whatever you ask me to."
Taylor told the Sun Sentinel he apologized to his school board, his employees and to the community, through emails and a letter to the editor in a local newspaper.
But Taylor, who is Black, said racism, not the university incident, caused him to leave.
"When you receive threats based on Black Lives Matter and racial bias training, and when your son happens to be in the district and receives the same threats, it was time to take a leave," he said. "I have to be a father to my son first."
Taylor said the turmoil the Broward school district has faced didn't dissuade him.
"The political climate is something you have to consider, but I don't think Florida is different than many other places," he said. "You work at the will of the board. Boards change and you may or may not have the same type of support."
Taylor has a master's degree in education from Patten University in Oakland.


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In the wake of securities lawsuits accusing Bank of New York Mellon Corp. of defrauding investors and overcharging them on billions of dollars in currency trades over 10 years, now comes news that the government had been working with a secret whistleblower. Grant Wilson, who worked at the bank's small trading desk in Pittsburgh, has reportedly been assisting with currency-trading probes into BNY Mellon for the last two years.
Last week, the US Justice Department and New York's attorney general submitted separate civil lawsuits accusing BNY Mellon of misleading or defrauding public and state pension funds, universities, private companies, and banks with their foreign exchange scam. The US Attorney is also claiming mail and wire fraud. Meantime, the New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman wants the bank to pay up $2 billion for the alleged securities fraud. A spokesman for BNY Mellon denies that clients were given the "least favorable" currency rates.
State attorneys general in Florida and Virginia have made similar allegations against BNY Mellon. They too have filed lawsuits based on the information from Wilson's whistleblower case.
Wilson and the whistleblower group that he belongs to could receive up 25% of whatever BNY Mellon ends up paying for lawsuits stemming for the information he provided. Wilson's role was kept so secret that the bank's lawyers never discovered him. He no longer works there.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Wilson kept his involvement a secret by using a shell partnership and holding meetings on the weekends and in different restaurants. In addition to telling attorneys and law enforcement officials about the financial scam and how it worked, he also gave them internal documents that charted BNY Mellon's profits.
Filing a Massachusetts Qui-Tam actions , also known as whistleblower lawsuit, on behalf of the government because of fraud that is being committed against it may result in financial recovery for the whistleblower.
An experienced Boston injury lawyer can help you explore your legal options about filing a Massachusetts whistleblower case.


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Woman kept alive for six days with no lungs
A woman was kept alive with no lungs for six days while she waited for a transplant in April last year.
It is thought to be the first operation of its kind in the world and she was kept alive with a small, artificial lung.
Melissa Benoit, who lives in Canada, had developed life-threatening complications as a result of her cystic fibrosis.
She said: "In my mid-20s I started developing lung infections, and I acquired influenza with this bout which put me in respiratory distress."
Melissa was given hours to live, until doctors undertook the pioneering surgery which she was told had a "small chance" of saving her life.
"I had to live on life support with no lungs for six days while I awaited suitable donor lungs. There was a lot of excitement when I came to, that, wow, this actually worked and we saved her," added Melissa.
This clip is originally from 5 live Breakfast on Saturday 28 January 2017
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-us-canada-38781484/woman-kept-alive-for-six-days-with-no-lungs


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A Voice of Love and Hope for Those with Disabilities
Summer 2020 Announcement
School Year Events
About Alison Gromerrlynn902018-01-08T03:33:31+00:00
Alison GromerFounder
Alison Gromer is a passionate follower of Jesus Christ with a calling and anointing on her life for Special Ministries.
Alison has degrees in Elementary and Special Education from Missouri State University. She has been a teacher in Blue Valley (Kansas) School District, and an online teacher for the Lawrence, Kansas, Virtual School.
Alison was hired by Colonial Presbyterian Church in Kansas City, Missouri to establish a Special Needs Ministry. She formed and directed Abounding Love, serving over 200 individuals with special needs and their families through evening respite care, parent support groups, weekly Sunday School Classes, and Bible Studies in Group Homes. Alison also trained and managed more than 200 program volunteers. Abounding Love is now in its 28th year.
Alison directed the City-Wide Crusade bringing Joni and Friends (Joni Erickson Tada) to Kansas City. This crusade raised community awareness of individuals with Special Needs and helped to equip the Church in Kansas City to establish Special Ministries. Alison traveled throughout the nation with Joni and Friends, helping lead seminars and train church leaders to establish Special Ministries. Alison also accompanied Joni's team to Russia to work directly with orphanages and church leaders. Alison continues to work with numerous churches across the midwest to train staff and launch Special Ministries.
As the National Day Camp Director for Camp Barnabas, Alison established a follow-up ministry for Camp Barnabas Campers in Kansas City, a ministry that meets every month to minister to more than 50 Campers and their families at Hillcrest Covenant Church in Prairie Village, Kansas.
In October 2012, Camp Barnabas discontinued its National Day Camp Programs and released Alison with their blessing to establish Champions Special Ministries, a national ministry designed to help churches and ministries develop and expand services to individuals with special needs and families. Champions also consults with churches that want to establish or expand special ministries programming.
"Thank you for partnering with Champions Special Ministries, and for your interest in our mission to help serve the church and other organizations that reach families and individuals with disabilities. Together, we can make a difference."
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On one level, the 2012 presidential election is a battle between two distinct party coalitions: a Republican coalition heavily centered on males, people over 50—especially seniors—and whites; and a Democratic coalition built around women, younger voters—especially Millennials—and minorities. But it is also a dispute over policy and program, because the party that develops a winning majority coalition will also determine America's new civic ethos and answer the fundamental question of U.S. politics: What should be the size and scope of the nation's government?
An August national survey of nearly 3,300 Americans ages 18-85, conducted by Frank N. Magid Associates, suggests that President Obama's reelection prospects are underpinned by a distinctive demographic voter coalition, whose beliefs will also shape America's next civic ethos in the years ahead.
Since the New Deal, the belief in an activist government has become so ingrained in the American political psyche that a majority of most major demographics now support this concept. Still, not surprisingly, support for governmental activism is greatest among key demographics that also make up the core of the Democratic Party's 21st century coalition: women (55 percent), minorities (59 percent), and Millennials (55 percent).
It is a bit lower within groups that comprise a disproportionate share of the GOP coalition: men (50 percent), whites (50 percent), and seniors (48 percent).
Together, these demographic building blocks result in 70 percent of Democratic identifiers and 35 percent of Republicans favoring governmental activism (although 53 percent of Republicans do prefer a hands-off approach).
The Magid survey indicates that a clear plurality, 47 percent, believes that "the best way to protect America's national security is through building strong alliances with other nations" rather than by "relying primarily on its military strength" (37 percent).
Once again, the demographics that comprise the core of the emerging Democratic Party coalition also favor the position with the greatest support among voters. Majorities of women, Millennials, and minorities all agree that U.S. foreign policy should rely on alliance building.
By contrast, groups that tend toward the Republican coalition more strongly favor relying on U.S. military strength as the basis of the country's foreign policy: men (41 percent), seniors (43 percent), and whites (39 percent).
As a result, a majority of Democratic identifiers favor an approach focused on alliance building, while most Republican identifiers prefer a foreign policy centered on U.S. military strength.
Majorities within left-leaning groups such as women, Millennials, and minorities believe that government should guarantee at least a minimal level of economic well-being. Less than half of groups inclined toward the GOP such as men, seniors, and whites concur.
As a result, perhaps more than any other, this issue separates those who identify with each of the parties: two-thirds of Democrats believe that government should provide a basic standard of living to all Americans, while 59 percent of Republicans are in favor, instead, of allowing each person to get along on his own.
On Nov. 6, voters will not only elect a president and decide which party controls Congress. They will also determine anew just how and to whose benefit government will intervene in the economy and how the country will interact with the rest of the world. While it is too early to know the details of the nation's new civic ethos, recent survey research suggests that these policy issues will be decided based the beliefs of an emerging new majority coalition in American politics centered on women, minorities, and Millennials.


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The warehousing sector is going to experience a sea change in its structure
Cover Story / Dec 01, 2016
The renewed focus on infrastructure development and the manufacturing sector offers opportunities across the logistics value chain, says Dr SAMANTAK DAS, Chief Economist & National Director-Research, Knight Frank India.
Large warehouses will become the way forward after the uniform GST regime comes into force. How do you see the road ahead for logistics providers and warehouse developers?
With the total warehousing space requirement in the country´s top seven markets expected to grow from 621 mn sq ft in 2016 to 839 mn sq ft by 2020, the warehousing sector has shown tremendous traction in the past couple of years. Further, investment in warehousing can provide an opportunity of realising returns in the range of 10-24 per cent per annum.
The renewed focus on infrastructure development and the manufacturing sector offers opportunities across the logistics value chain which has attracted the interest of international financial and development institutions and global institutional investors and developers. The improving regulatory environment for the Indian Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), which also covers the warehousing segment, has added to this inclination. We believe that the warehousing sector is going to experience a sea change in its structure and will open up opportunities for real estate players in the coming years.
How should the industry gear up for the surge in demand for mega-warehousing post the uniform GST tax regime?
The Indian warehousing industry is highly fragmented and unorganised at present. It is still in the initial stage of development and has a long way to go to catch up with most of the advanced economies. However, we strongly believe that the industry is on the cusp of a turnaround and the current environment is likely to accelerate progress, considering the interest from government as well as private enterprises. The Government of India brought out the National Manufacturing Policy with the objective of increasing the share of manufacturing in GDP to 25 per cent. ´Make in India´, the government´s national initiative, places great importance on building best-in-class manufacturing infrastructure. Further, interstate industrial corridors, such as the ambitious Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC), and freight corridors, such as the Western and Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridors, are gaining renewed focus. All these efforts will have a substantial positive impact on the warehousing sector in India in the medium to long term.
From the short-term perspective, two important events are likely to propel growth in the warehousing sector of the country. First, the upcoming Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill will amalgamate several Central and state taxes into a single tax, thereby mitigating double taxation and facilitating a unified national market. The sector will experience a structural change, backed by consolidation and operational efficiency. Second, the emergence of the ecommerce (e-tail) sector and the recent FDI relaxations brought in by the Government of India in the e-commerce marketplace will unleash a huge potential for the sector. In fact, the consumption (retail) led warehousing space demand will be driven majorly by the e-tail sector in the next couple of years. As per Knight Frank Research estimates, retail spending in the top seven cities will more than double to touch Rs.7,650 billion between 2014 and 2019, and e-tail´s share will increase from 2 per cent to 11 per cent - a jump of more than five times.
Keeping in mind both the short-term and long-term perspectives, the total warehousing space requirement (including manufacturing and consumption) in India´s top 7 cities is estimated to grow at a Compounded Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 8 per cent, from 621 mn sq ft in 2016 to more than 839 mn sq ft in 2020. In other words, these markets will witness the requirement of an additional 54 mn sq ft of storage space per annum till 2019.
The GST and flagship scheme of ´Make in India´ will make way for bigger warehouses across all states in India. Is ´Big´ going to be better business as far as warehousing is concerned? How will the scale of size of warehouses impact the warehousing and logistics businesses in India?
Balbirsingh Khalsa, National Director - Industrial, Knight Frank India says, ´The demand for warehousing is on the rise in the manufacturing and consumption sectors with the manufacturing sector dominating the overall space demand. Because of GST, there will be consolidation in the warehousing industry. Instead of state-wise warehouses, companies will consolidate into zone-wise larger warehouses. This will lead to a surge in demand of Grade ´A´ and large-sized warehouses which will ultimately result in an increase in rentals. The ambitious Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC), and freight corridors, such as the Western and Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridors, are gaining renewed focus, thereby giving a further fillip to the warehousing sector. Overall, we expect good growth in warehousing & logistics till 2020.´
The manufacturing sector is being encouraged with various initiatives by the Indian government. Can this help scale up manufacturing operations to increase this sector´s contribution to GDP to a share of 25 per cent as is ambitiously being propounded?
The increased efficiency in the logistics and warehousing sector will facilitate the manufacturing sector with respect to supply chain dynamics. However, for increasing the share of manufacturing, the Government of India has taken several steps such the ´Make in India´ initiative, implementation of GST, development of various industrial and dedicated freight corridors, etc.
How is the current scenario in the logistics industry - in terms of different transport modes (road, rail, air, and water), technology adoption, etc?
Indian businesses have long ignored the significance of the logistics segment, which continues to remain one of the most under-invested sectors in the country. While it undertakes the critical role of connecting production centres to consumption markets, inefficiencies in managing the sector could lead to a severe disruption in the entire supply chain network. In India, the logistics sector experience has not been very encouraging, leading to colossal losses during the entire transaction.
The logistics sector can be broadly classified into three areas - transportation, distribution and storage. In India, the transportation and distribution sectors have traditionally been a part of many studies, with numerous reports and findings affiliated to them. However, it is the storage and warehousing sector that has mainly remained under-researched. Although the warehousing segment constitutes only 15û35 per cent of the total logistics costs, its importance is significant with respect to the role it plays in the smooth functioning of supply chain networks.
Is there a high level of cash-based operations in the logistics and warehousing business operations? And how has the demonetisation exercise impacted the logistics and warehousing sector?
A large number of logistics companies depend on cash for their daily operations, whether it is paying of tolls, driver allowances, meals for drivers during transit and maintenance expenses. The demonetisation exercise has paralyzed the day-to-day operations of a large number of logistics players and this has resulted in short-term disruption of the entire supply chain. Even the warehousing sector, where many operators pay their daily labourers in cash, has been impacted due to this move. However, this is just a temporary setback and we expect operations to get back to normal post December with the availability of ample cash in the system. Recent initiatives by the government such as digital payment acceptance at all toll plazas and fuel pumps have already started showing their impact on the ground, with most of the logistics players moving towards a cashless system wherever it is possible.
Dr SAMANTAK DAS
Knight Frank India
Investment Warehousing
DMIC
Western And Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridors
Balbirsingh Khalsa


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I think this is why the XML sitemap plugin isn't working. If this is the case, then all the wordpress blogs hosted by freehostia should have this problem. So just to confirm, does anyone have this type of problem? Have solved this issue? If yes, how? Thank you!
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China picks Li Keqiang as new premier
BEIJING: China's legislature elected Li Keqiang as premier on Friday, installing an English-speaking bureaucrat as the man in charge of the economy, the world's second-largest, and its aim of reviving growth through consumer-led expansion.
The largely rubber-stamp National People's Congress, as expected, chose Li, 57, to replace Wen Jiabao.
Nearly 3,000 delegates gathered in Beijing's Great Hall of the People to vote on Li's appointment, putting the final stamp of approval on a generational transition of power.
Li drew only three no votes and six abstentions from the carefully selected parliament.
Li rose and shook hands with Xi Jinping, who was elected president by the legislature on Thursday, as legislators applauded. A beaming Wen walked over to Li, shook his hand and exchanged words.
While Xi is the country's top leader, Li heads China's State Council, or cabinet, and is charged with executing government policy and overseeing the economy.
As premier, Li is faced with one of the world's widest gaps between rich and poor, an economy over-reliant on investment spending and a persistently frothy housing market that has stoked resentment among the middle class.
More than any other Chinese party leader until now, Li was immersed in the intellectual and political ferment of the decade of reform under Deng Xiaoping, which ended in the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests that were crushed by troops.
As a student at Peking University, Li befriended ardent pro-democracy advocates, some of whom later became outright challengers to party control. His friends included activists who went into exile after the June 1989 crackdown.
Li, who has a degree in law and a doctorate in economics, will take the reins of an economy whose growth slowed in 2012 to a 13-year low, albeit at a 7.8 percent rate that is the envy of other major economies.
Analysts have described the Wen years as a lost decade during which economic reforms slowed and state-backed industries tightened their grip on the economy.
Both Xi and Li will need to deliver a blueprint to stabilize the real estate market. They need to do this quickly to calm a market in which real estate prices have soared 10-fold in major cities during the last decade.
Across China, people are resentful of the widening income inequality gap. China has 2.7 million U.S. dollar millionaires and 251 billionaires, according to the Hurun Report, but 13 percent of its people live on less than $1.25 per day, according to United Nations data. The average annual urban disposable income is just 21,810 yuan ($3,500).
Failure to close this gap or deflate a dangerous property bubble could create a backlash that could even break the Communist Party's grip on power.
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The new administration must also try to turn legions of cheap, assembly-line exporters into world-beating product-makers, while expanding domestic consumption, the economy's prime focus to ensure growth is more balanced.
Since he was elevated to the No.2 spot in the ruling party hierarchy last November — a departure from the time of Wen, who was third-ranked — Li has embarked on an urbanisation drive.
That project aims to bring 400 million people to cities over the next decade with the hope of turning China into a wealthy world power with economic growth generated by an affluent consumer class.
On the environment, an issue which is causing much anger across the country, Li added his voice to appeals to curb the toxic haze blanketing Beijing in January, but offered few specifics and said there was no quick fix.
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Q: fillna multiple columns of a dataframe with corresponding columns of another dataframe pandas There is a dataframe df_1 which has some nan values. These nan values should be filled by values from another dataframe df_2 with correspond to same column and row.
df_1 = pd.DataFrame([
                   [0.1, 2, 55, 0,np.nan],
                   [0.2, 4, np.nan, 1,99],
                   [0.3, np.nan, 22, 5,88],
                   [0.4, np.nan, np.nan, 4,77]
                   ],
                   columns=list('ABCDE'))

df_2 = pd.DataFrame([
    [0.1, 2, 55, 0.5],
    [0.2, 4, 6, 1],
    [0.3, 7, 22, 5],
],
    columns=list('ABCD'))

The output is expected as:
    A     B      C      D     E
0   0.1  2.0    55.0    0    NaN
1   0.2  4.0    6.0     1   99.0
2   0.3  7.0    22.0    5   88.0
3   0.4  NaN    NaN     4   77.0

I tried with df_1 = df_1.fillna(df_2). But it does not fill up the nans. Is it any way to fix it?

A: For me your solution return expected ouput, maybe problem is NaNs are not missing values but strings, so need df_1 = df_1.replace('NaN', np.nan) first:
df = df_1.fillna(df_2)
print (df)
     A    B     C  D     E
0  0.1  2.0  55.0  0   NaN
1  0.2  4.0   6.0  1  99.0
2  0.3  7.0  22.0  5  88.0
3  0.4  NaN   NaN  4  77.0

df = df_1.combine_first(df_2)
print (df)
     A    B     C    D     E
0  0.1  2.0  55.0  0.0   NaN
1  0.2  4.0   6.0  1.0  99.0
2  0.3  7.0  22.0  5.0  88.0
3  0.4  NaN   NaN  4.0  77.0

A: Another way to do it
df_1[df_1.isnull()] = df_2
print(df_1)

     A    B     C  D     E
0  0.1  2.0  55.0  0   NaN
1  0.2  4.0   6.0  1  99.0
2  0.3  7.0  22.0  5  88.0
3  0.4  NaN   NaN  4  77.0


This library has 44 classes.
EROS (for Eiffel Remote Object Server), is an experimental an XML orientated remote procedure call application framework with an original protocol based purely on XML processing instructions rather that any special XML tags.
Easily create multi threaded XML-RPC applications in Eiffel.
Allows standard XML documents (SVG, XHTML etc) to be turned into procedure calls with the addition of a single processing instruction.
Based on framework that allows flexible mapping of XML data to native Eiffel objects. Represent your XML data in Eiffel any way you want. The fact that you only need to include as much data as you need makes it much more efficient than a DOM based approach.
Deserialization (XML->Eiffel) uses declarative xpath to setter mapping arrays. Multi context mapping greatly simplifies deserialization of complex documents by eliminating the need for absolete XPaths. Instead a small number of XML contexts are defined and attribute mappings use relative xpaths.
Serialization (Eiffel->XML) uses Evolicity the Eiffel Loop templating mini-language. Evolicity is similar to Apache Velocity but supports multi-context serialization. This greatly simplifies serialization of complex Eiffel structures.
Remotely accessible application components can be developed initially with a single threaded console test harness, and then later deployed on multi-threaded server with thread output and performance monitor.
A server GUI controls startup/shutdown and thread log output context switching in command console. Context switching has browser like navigation controls and allows you to easily monitor a large number of threads.
The server GUI monitors 11 different performance characteristics.
Two demo applications are provided that do signal math including Fourier transformations based on Greg Lee's Numeric Eiffel Library.
signal-math.ecf is a multi-mode command-line application with 2 client modes and 2 server-test modes.
signal-math-server.ecf performs the same calculations as the server mode of demo 1 but is multi-threaded and has a graphical user interface to control the thread logging context visible in terminal console.
When including the eros.ecf in your project it is necessary to define a custom variable eros_server_enabled. To build a server application set the value to true. To build a client application set value to false.
Object to handle remote procedure call requests for the duration of a session. A session finishes when the procedure set_stopping is called either by the server shutdown process or remotely by the client.
Communication with the client is via either partial binary XML or plaintext XML. This mode is settable in either direction by set_inbound_transmission_type, set_outbound_transmission_type.