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California's Wildfire Fix is No Fix?
Right after he took office, California Governor Gavin Newsom appointed a commission to study wildfire and to make recommendations on how to prevent them in the future. They held four hearings and took a lot of input from around the state.
Though the final product is due July 1st, the commissioners have given the governor a preliminary report. The main suggestion from the commission is to change the laws that make energy companies like PG&E responsible for all fires caused by their equipment.
It's called inverse condemnation. To put it succinctly, the law says even though the energy company did everything possible, did everything right, and its equipment causes a fire through an act of god, the company is responsible for all losses.
Commission chairman Michael Kuhn said, "We are in a crisis. The current liability and governing system doesn't equitably distribute costs."
His — and the commission's — recommendation going to go anywhere. The governor and leaders in California's Legislature already have their mind made up on how to help utilities like PG&E deal with the problem. Doing away with inverse condemnation is not one of those ideas. They'll leave that issue for other legislatures to solve.
A bridge fund will be established that power companies can use to offset the costs. The fund will be financed by utility customers and can only be accessed in those cases where the utility acted responsibly and fire happened anyway.
Commission member Michael Wara — an energy and climate expert from the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment — doesn't like the idea of the bridge fund. He said it "doesn't address the underlying question around the solvency of utilities."
Also serving on the commission is former California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones, Carla Peterman, a former commissioner on the California Public Utilities Commission and former Assemblyman Pedro Nava.
Source links: Insurance Business America, Utility Dive
Healthcare Costs — A Poll
Monmouth University has a new poll about healthcare. It says in the last two years 27% of us — just over one in four — have skipped healthcare due to the cost or know family members who have because it is unaffordable. That's down from the last survey in 2017 when it was 31%.
The survey also found 45% of those surveyed find it hard to pay their deductible and other expenses that come out of pocket. Another 20% say they have thought about getting a new job or starting a business but didn't because of the need to maintain health insurance coverage.
It is statistics like this that have proponents of Medicare for All saying these are reasons we need a government health insurance program. Healthcare just isn't affordable. Opponents of the idea say there are market-based solutions that have not been considered or implemented.
In the meantime, bipartisan action is being considered in the Senate by Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee and Washington Sen. Patty Murray who is a Democrat. They are trying to find ways to lower healthcare costs by eliminating surprise medical bills and dealing with the high cost of prescription drugs.
Wells Fargo Settles Auto Insurance Scam
Wells Fargo will pay $385 million to the thousands of auto loan customers it forced to purchase auto insurance when it wasn't need or sold them insurance without telling them. National General — the auto underwriter that participated in the scam — will kick in an additional $7.5 million.
A judge still has to approve the settlement.
The company's forced insurance action caused 250,000 customers to go into delinquency. Of the 250,000 going into delinquency, close to 25,000 autos were repossessed.
Wells Fargo says it has spent $2.7 billion so far to resolve this scandal and the scandal involving fraudulent accounts and manipulative sales practices it engaged in to pump up the bank's financial standing and meet sales quotas.
The bank settled with attorneys general from all 50 states and the District of Columbia a couple of years ago for $575 million.
Source links: Insurance Journal, PropertyCasualty360.com, CBS News
The Cost of Living & 13 Affordable Cities
The Census Bureau says the nation's median household income is now $57,617. The bureau's annual Consumer Expenditure Survey says we average $57,311 a year in spending. That doesn't leave a whole lot of wiggle room.
That same report says wages are not keeping up with the cost of living. So as those costs rise around the country, the number of places a person can live affordably is dropping.
Major cities are still more expensive to live in than smaller ones but in most cities — large or small — we just aren't making enough to cover costs.
Forbes Magazine took Census Bureau data and took a look at cities around the country and came up with 13 cities where you can still live fairly cheaply. Four of them — Albuquerque, New Mexico, Tucson, Arizona, Las Vegas, Nevada and Fresno, California — are PIA Western Alliance state cities.
One caution the magazine offers is that along with low cost of living comes a higher cost through crime. NeighborhoodScout says property crimes are rampant in most of these cities. Albuquerque and Tuscon are among them and report between 57 and 70 instances per 1,000 residents.
When it comes to violent crime, Detroit — the second cheapest to live city on the list — has 20 crimes per 1,000 which is one of the highest rates in the nation.
Las Vegas does much better. Property crimes there are down to 29.78 crimes per 1,000 residents.
Here is the list and the PIA Western Alliance state cities are in bold:
1. El Paso, Texas
• Cost of necessities: $25,075
• Income needed to live comfortably: $50,150
• Median income: $43,322
El Paso is military driven. Fort Bliss is one of the largest military complexes in the U.S.
2. Detroit, Michigan
Not only does Detroit have a large auto production industry but it has a large number of biotechnology, nanotechnology and information technology companies.
3. Albuquerque, New Mexico
Technology is a driver of Albuquerque's economy. Several high tech firms and government entities are logged in the city. Many of the high tech companies contract with the federal government. Sandia National Laboratories is there as is Kirkland Air Force Base.
4. Wichita, Kansas
Cessna, Beechcraft and other aviation companies have large workforces in Wichita.
5. Tucson, Arizona
Tucson is a military city. The Davis-Monthan Air Force Base and the U.S. Army Intelligence Center, Fort Huachuca and the University of Arizona are the major employers.
.6. Las Vegas, Nevada
Gambling is the main industry in Sin City. It goes along with entertainment and shopping.
7. Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville has the Kentucky Derby and is a major medical science center. Heart surgery and cancer research and treatment are economic focal points.
8. Memphis, Tennessee
Cultural contributions abound in Memphis. It is also the home of FedEx, AutoZone and International Paper.
9. Tulsa, Oklahoma
Oil used to be king. No more. The city has worked to diversify the economy and now houses industries associated with aerospace, technology and finance.
10. Indianapolis, Indiana
Known mostly for its famous auto race, Indianapolis has diversified into education, health care and finance. It also has a large number of auto-oriented museums and galleries.
11. San Antonio, Texas
Tourism is a major industry but the city also has a high military presence as well as eight universities.
12. Fresno, California
Fresno's main industry continues to be large-scale agriculture production.
13. Columbus, Ohio
Columbus doesn't have much industry but start-up businesses are easy to get going.
Source link: Forbes
Drivers Can Work Around Poor Driving History
TransUnion says consumers can obscure their driving history. In other words, there are ways to cover up poor driving behavior and past violations. Even if a state learns of those violations many are dismissed or downgraded.
That, too, can disguise driving history.
The TransUnion study is titled Violation Downgrades and Dismissals: What Can Be Done? It looked into 39 million violations registered in three states. The shocking part of the study is learning that drivers have access to programs that can reduce — or even remove — tickets and violations including DUIs.
This could have a major negative impact on insurers:
• 57% of major offenses in some states can't be seen because of dismissals or downgrades
• 41% of DUIs are likely to be dismissed
• Driving without a seatbelt is dismissed 10% of the time
TransUnion executive vice president Mark McElroy said what's scary is the more serious the violation, the more likely it is to be downgraded or dismissed entirely. And those with dismissals and downgrades cost insurers 1.7-times more in losses than drivers with a guilty violation on their record.
"When insurers aren't presented with the full picture, this can compromise how well premiums align with risk," McElroy said. "This dynamic, in turn, impacts good drivers who then subsidize insurance premiums for risky drivers."
Speaking of risky drivers, the National Highway Traffic Safety Commission said nearly six out of 10 fatal collisions are one-car crashes. It also put out some stats on when and how crashes occur:
• The most deadly time on the road is Saturday between midnight and 3am
• Four out of 10 fatal crashes happen when an auto rolls or hits a fixed object like a tree or a sign
These are the most dangerous states in the union when it comes to car crashes. Four of them are PIA Western Alliance states.
1. Texas
5. North Carolina
7. Ohio
8. Illinois
9. Michigan
10. Tennessee
12. New York
15. Kentucky
In the meantime, you may want to share these safety tips with your clients. They come from the National Safety Council:
• Practice defensive driving. Buckle up, designate a sober driver or arrange alternative transportation when imbibing, get plenty of sleep to avoid fatigue, and drive attentively.
• Recognize the dangers of drugged driving, including impairment from prescription opioids.
• Learn how to use your vehicle's safety systems.
• Fix recalls and vehicle maintenance issues immediately.
• Talk about these tips with teenagers, who are statistically more likely to be involved in an accident.
National Safety Council spokesman Nicholas Smith said, "Roadway deaths are preventable by doubling down on what works, embracing technology advancements and creating a culture of safer driving."
Source links: PropertyCasualty360.com — link 1, link 2
California — Coffee Cancer Warning: Several years ago a lawsuit was filed saying coffee makers like Starbucks and Nestle needed to put a cancer warning on their coffee bags and cups. Not doing so — the suit said — violated state law that requires cancer warnings for toxic substances.
Coffee is toxic? Really?
Ridiculous said retailers — including Target and Whole Foods — and they defended the suit saying the cancer warning is unnecessary. If found guilty all would be fined millions of dollars for ignoring the law.
After eight years or wrangling a judge just decided the warning is not needed. The state just made it official when the Office of Administrative Law made the exemption official.
No word yet on whether the plaintiffs will appeal.
California — Ranch Fire Decision: The largest fire in California history is the Ranch Fire. It burned in July of last year, killed one fire fighter and destroyed 280 buildings. The fire then merged with the River Fire and it became knowing and the Mendocino Complex Fire.
CalFire has now been determined that the Ranch Fire started by accident when a rancher used a metal hammer to drive a stake into a hornet's nest.
Idaho — Medicare Workshops: Free Medicare Workshops for individuals turning 65 and those approaching Medicare eligibility will be held:
Boise on June 19 from 10:00am to 11:30am and from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Boise Public Library, 715 S. Capitol Blvd, 3rd Floor, Marion Bingham Room.
Caldwell on July 1 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the College of Western Idaho, 2407 Caldwell Blvd. Room 252.
Medicare workshops are designed to introduce the various parts of Medicare and to share some of the costs and benefits associated with the program. Sessions cover enrollment timeframes for Medigap, Medicare Advantage, prescription drug plans, and how the different parts of Medicare work together.
Staff with the state's Senior Health Insurance Benefits Advisors (SHIBA) program, a unit of the Idaho Department of Insurance, conduct the workshops. To register for the upcoming session, please contact the SHIBA Helpline at 1-800-247-4422.
Montana — Expect a Longer Fire Season: Governor Steve Bullock held the state's annual fire roundup to prepare for this year's fire season. The roundup includes state, local, tribal and federal fire officials. Preparedness and finding enough fire fighters to battle this year's blazes is the reason.
The governor said, "As fire seasons have gotten longer, and by many stretches more severe, the duties that face each of our teams to just from a seasonal issue to actually a year-round responsibility to train, prepare, respond and recover from fires continuously."
The biggest fire seasons in history — to date — have happened since 2000. Last year the state spent $400 million fighting fire and the expectation is that amount or more will be spent this year.
Source link: Independent Record
Oregon — From the Department of Insurance: The Oregon Division of Financial Regulation seeks public comment on the following Proposed Bulletin:
DFR 2019-02: Applicability of HB 2010 premium assessment to health benefit plans
The purpose of this bulletin is to clarify the applicability of the 2 percent assessment on heath benefit plan premiums under Enrolled House Bill 2010 (2019).
Draft Bulletin DFR 2019-02 — https://dfr.oregon.gov/laws-rules/Documents/Bulletins/proposed/dfr-2019-02-draft.pdf
Last day for public comment: Monday, July 8, 2019
Comment email: dfr.bulletin@oregon.gov
To read this and other proposed bulletins and get more information, please visit the Division of Financial Regulation's Proposed Bulletins page at: https://dfr.oregon.gov/laws-rules/Pages/proposed-bulletins.aspx
Oregon — Unlimited Jury Awards: It was a rare event. The Oregon Senate killed House Bill 2014 that would have done away with the noneconomic damages caps in civil suits for pain, suffering and loss of enjoyment of life.
Medical associations and businesses opposed the bill. Trial lawyers wanted it and usually get their way with bills like this.
The votes weren't there but it came to the floor anyway and was defeated.
In 1999 the Oregon Supreme Court ruled the $500,000 cap was unconstitutional. Late — in 2016 — the court reversed itself and said it is legal and it is now — and still — law.
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Congress Extends NFIP — But Not for Very Long
Posted By Administration, Tuesday, June 4, 2019
Congress has extended the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) through June 14th of this year. That avoids a coverage lapse. This is the 11th extension since the NFIP expired on September 30, 2017.
While the extension is welcome, the inability of Congress to pass actual NFIP reforms and to pass a permanent extension is not. Jon Gentile is PIA National's vice president of government relations. He said the extension is not only important because hurricane season officially started on June 1st, but because many states are experiencing disastrous flooding.
Good yes, but not good enough.
"PIA National now calls on Congress to pass the disaster relief legislation (H.R. 2157) as its first order of business. H.R. 2157 includes a 4-month extension of the NFIP, reauthorizing it until September 30, 2019. Congress must then get serious about passing a long-term reauthorization of the NFIP before its next expiration date," Gentile said.
Other than an extension, the NFIP has other problems.
In the last 30-years cities and other local governments have spent $5 billion to pick up thousands of properties vulnerable to repeated flooding. Most of that money comes from the the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and its Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant Program.
Data from FEMA and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) says once purchased the properties are destroyed. In 2015 the amount spent was $25 million.
This year's spending has hit $250 million so far.
Thousands more properties are on the list of those to be purchased and since — with climate change and increased flooding — homes that used to be considered safe are endangered.
Oregon Rep. Peter DeFazio is the chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. He says more extreme weather events are on the way and flooding "is going to become more and more of an issue, and there will be more and more properties that are at risk of total loss or near total loss."
He believes changes are in order and "the question is: Are we just going to keep selling them insurance and building in the same place?"
DeFazio wants to expand the purchases and change how buyouts are done. He calls them irrational and inefficient. One idea DeFazio supports is to give homeowners a break on their flood insurance premiums in exchange for an agreement to a buyout if their homes are significantly damaged in a flood.
The National Institute of Building Sciences says the buyouts make sense. At least it might to taxpayers. A study the institute did recently found taxpayers save $7 for every $1 spent on grants to buy or demolish buildings in flood prone areas.
PIA National supports legislation to get more private insurers involved in selling flood insurance and the PIA says it is "working with members of Congress to support legislative solutions to create sensible options for growing the private flood insurance market, promoting flood risk management policies, transitioning to risk-based rates and reforming the NFIP."
Craig Poulton is the CEO of Poulton Associates. His company runs the largest private flood insurance program in the country. He agrees and points to the rate raises that were supposed to accompany the Homeowners Flood Insurance Affordability Act.
Poulton thinks if Congress actually paid attention to how much the NFIP wastes each year, they'd pass some common sense reforms. "Because the NFIP has failed to raise rates as instructed, they've passed up about $9 billion in additional capital that must now fall on the back of taxpayers. It would be hard to blame any Congressman that refused to vote on a temporary reauthorization of the NFIP based on that fact alone," he said. "After all, the NFIP has cost taxpayers around $40 billion over its lifetime which represents over 40% of all claims dollars paid. It's just not working the way it was intended."
His criticism is in line with a lot of those working in the insurance industry.
"I empathize with members of Congress and with the good folks who are trying to steer the NFIP. On one hand, they have allowed the NFIP rate structure to stifle the private market to the extent that the NFIP is absolutely necessary. On the other hand, the NFIP seems unwilling or unable to raise its rates as directed by Congress and continues to engage in efforts that result in impeding the growth of the private market.
That — Poulton notes — is terrible policy.
"The American taxpayer has paid a terrible price for those decisions. At some point, Congress will be forced to allow the invisible hand of the marketplace to make the NFIP our flood insurer of last resort. Doing so is mostly just a matter of raising rates," he concluded.
Source links: PropertyCasualty360.com, PIA National — link 1, link 2, CNBC
Wildfires — Controlled Burns as a Control
Crystal Kolden is an associate professor at the University of Idaho's College of Natural Resources. She just completed a study on controlled burns or prescribed burns as they're often called. Kolden concludes we're not doing enough of them to help stem the glut of wildfires that have plagued the West and Southwest for the last few years.
Kolden said this is a very good way to reduce the threat of wildfire. "Prescribed fire has actually decreased over the last 21 years in the western United States," Kolden noted. "This means one of our best tools to reduce wildfire disasters is not being used."
If you don't know, prescribed burns are fires deliberately set by landowners or by agencies that manage public lands. Under certain conditions they are done and then tightly controlled. They restore fire-prone ecosystems and reduce the buildup of the fuels that fuel wildfire.
That leads to the why not more of them?
Kolden says controlled burns are acceptable — and even encouraged — in the Southwest but not in West. Smoke from the fires aren't popular with the people living in the West and are discouraged.
Another reason for the limit on the practice is burns that get out of control. There's also a huge lack of funding at the federal level to pay for them.
Kolden says a change is needed. "It takes a lot of proactive people to make it happen," she said. "It didn't happen magically in the Southeast. It took some key folks 80 years ago to push for prescribed fire and to work with industry to facilitate that happening, and now it has become something that happens there annually and everyone expects it to happen."
One thing that might drive the approval of more controlled burns has to do with wild game habitat. The burns are good for deer, elk and other species. That's something one federal land management agency — the Bureau of Indian Affairs — has noticed. For the last couple of decades it has used fire to improve wildlife habitat.
"Not only have the tribes been doing more prescribed fire recently, they have all this stored indigenous knowledge," she said. "We can look to partnership and collaborate with tribes to figure out how to implement more prescribed fire across the landscape."
The bottom-line? Kolden says we need to find the political will and funding to do more of them. "If we can't figure out how to do more prescribed fire, we're going to continue to see 'megafires' and wildfire disasters due to climate change," Kolden concluded.
Source links: Lewiston Tribune, AP
California's Lara to Insurers — Extend Benefits to Wildfire Victims
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara wants insurers to extend benefits to the survivors of the Wine Country fires of 2017. He made that statement at a meeting of city officials and victims of the Tubbs Fire.
Lara wants insurers to pay the living expenses of policyholders who are still without a habitable home. He suggests giving them benefits for another year. Lara also wants insurers to voluntarily cover the full replacement value of a home.
Part of the reasons given is a serious lack of contractors, building supplies and the delays being experienced in the demolition of burned homes.
In 2018 the Legislature extended living expense coverage from two years to 36 months. Those laws do not cover the survivors of the fires in 2017 that caused $12 billion in losses while destroying 5,300 homes in five California counties.
Lara said many of those survivors face the loss of benefits in the next few months — benefits that include living expenses like food, housing costs, furniture rental, moving, storage and transportation expenses.
"With labor shortages and other outside factors delaying the rebuilding process, time is running out for many who lost their homes in the 2017 fires," Lara said. "I urge insurers to show good faith with their policyholders by extending living expense payments to those who have endured so many delays beyond their control."
The commissioner also wants insurers to not subtract the value of the land beneath the destroyed homes and businesses when they calculate the replacement costs. This is in case the survivors choose to buy a replacement home rather than rebuild.
Nicole Mahrt-Ganley is with the American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA). It represents 60% of the companies that insure homes in California. She didn't comment on Lara's comments but did note insurers understand the delays and why there are delays.
"The law allows for flexibility," she said. "While insurers cannot increase the amount of coverage under a policy, they can, as the commissioner requested, work with policyholders to provide more time for rebuilding. Policyholders should always have a conversation with their insurer to find solutions."
Source links: San Francisco Chronicle, Insurance Journal
The Future of Autos Might Affect Auto Insurance
The annual Collision Conference has released some interesting information. The phone and some other, new auto-sharing concepts could soon replace the automobile for a lot of people.
Experts like Andre Haddad — CEO of the car-sharing company Turo — say ride-sharing apps like Lyft and Uber, and shared ownership of autos could end up replacing individual autos in the future.
"Your phone will be your car," he said and pointed out that more people may end up renting vehicles from time to time rather than buy. Unaffordable car payments, parking and — yes — insurance are the reasons.
"Many more are realizing they can share their car when they're not using it or rent it out to recover the big costs of ownership," he said.
While auto sales are still high worldwide, car ownership among young adults is dropping and a lot fewer people under age 25 are buying cars. That said, demand for vehicles for weekend trips and vacations will be stable and even go up.
Filld is a mobile gas delivery service. Its CEO Scott Hempy pointed out that more people are working from home these days and that is causing the interest in owning a car to drop.
Then there's autonomous vehicles. Volvo Cars Technology CEO Zaki Fasihuddin said they're going to be used for ridesharing in the future and that — too — is going to drop the demand for cars.
"Give consumers the choice," he said. "Ride-sharing is a viable option. Nowadays people take that for granted, and that's a valid mode of transportation."
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There is a wide variety of private, for-profit alternatives to Michigan Natural Resources magazine.
In the spring of 1996 the Mackinac Center for Public Policy recommended that the Michigan Department of Natural Resources get out of the magazine business.
Specifically, it urged the Department to privatize Michigan Natural Resources magazine, a newsletter begun in 1931 that grew with the expansion of Depression-era government programs.
Now, the market has decreed what the bureaucrats resisted for decades: The magazine expired in early 1999, a victim of its own resistance to economic reality.
In its report, Advancing Civil Society: A State Budget to Strengthen Michigan Culture, the Mackinac Center pointed out the folly of a department of government using taxpayer money to subsidize a full-scale, photo-filled magazine—without advertising—and challenged the publication to find voluntary sources of funding.
This had been tried, in part, already. To its credit, the magazine was able to maintain a barely self-supporting position—hardly profitable—for about 10 years prior to 1993. But in that year, $600,000 in debt and suffocating under political mandates, the task of producing the magazine was contracted out to Kolka & Robb, a Bingham Farms-based firm. The Engler administration hoped this would turn the venture around. But Kolka & Robb failed to live up to its end of the bargain and stopped making the $125,000 annual payments to the DNR it had agreed to pay in its contract with the state.
The magazine limped along doggedly, surviving on what the Department of Natural Resources could squeeze from an increasingly cost-conscious legislature, and employing inexpensive college student labor on a part-time basis.
Unfortunately, the Michigan Department of Civil Service ordered the DNR to eliminate these part-time positions and replace them with full-time employees on Civil Service compensation schedules. This sent costs through the roof and eventually drove the DNR to seek outside help.
Although the DNR took the intermediate step of contracting for its publication, the magazine ultimately became a thing of the past. So what is an outdoorsman to do?
Fortunately, there are many private-sector alternatives to MNR. They include, Michigan Out-of-Doors, Michigan Fishing & Hunting News, Michigan Hunting & Fishing, Michigan Sportsman, and Woods-n-Water News.
Michigan Out-of-Doors is a 37-year-old monthly publication of the nonprofit Michigan United Conservation Club, which also produces the number-one outdoor weekly television program in Michigan and parts of Canada and Michigan Out-of-Doors talk radio on WJR in Detroit. The magazine has a circulation of 116,000. For subscription information contact Cathy Beutler at 517-346-6463.
Michigan Fishing & Hunting News is a two-year old publication of Fishing & Hunting News, which is located in Seattle, Washington. This magazine provides important state news briefs related to fishing and hunting in Michigan including excellent reporting of recent DNR news. For subscription information call 800-488-2827.
Michigan Hunting & Fishing magazine originally began as Michigan Fisherman in the early 1980s. Through a series of buyouts it has evolved into its current title and form, which it has held since 1992. Of all the Michigan-specific outdoor magazines on the market today, Michigan Hunting and Fishing is arguably the best of the lot in graphics, layout, and editorial content. Paid circulation is 29,687. For subscription information call 800-283-2017.
Michigan Sportsman has been publishing in the state for 17 years, with a total circulation of 510,000. As with their competitors, Michigan Sportsman is dedicated to the where and how for hunting, fishing, and recreation in the Michigan area.
Woods-n-Water News bills itself as "Michigan's Premier Outdoor Publication." With a circulation of approximately 70,000 (15,000 paid subscriptions and 55,000 copies delivered to newsstands), Woods-n-Water is by far Michigan's most widely distributed outdoor magazine. It is also a seasoned publication, having brought outdoor news to the people of Michigan for 17 years. For subscription information call 810-724-0254.
In short, the demise of Michigan Natural Resource magazine is no catastrophe. Outdoor life goes on, and is covered by a host of private, for-profit magazines that provide similar, if not identical services.
Among the state's many competing priorities, was becoming a magazine publisher a good choice? Given the wide range of private organizations willing to voluntarily risk their own funds to provide the same service, the answer should be an emphatic no.

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The Second Rhode Island Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment composed of volunteers from the state of Rhode Island that served with the Union Army in the American Civil War. They, along with the 1st Rhode Island, wore a very simple uniform. The uniform composed of a dark blue jacket like shirt, tannish grey pants, and a dark blue chasseur kepi. The 2nd Rhode Island also wore havelocks in the beginning of the war, but after finding them useless they discarded them.
The regiment was organized in June 1861 in Providence. The regiment was initially assigned to the IV Corps of the Army of Northeastern Virginia (later became the Army of the Potomac) and saw its first combat action at the First Battle of Bull Run. The IV Corps later became the VI Corps of the Army of the Shenandoah, and the 2nd Rhode Island participated in several fights in the Shenandoah Valley. The regiment was mustered out of service at Providence on July 13, 1865.
The Second was Rhode Island's fighting regiment. It fired the opening volley at First Bull Run, and was in line at the final scenes of Appomattox. It arrived at Washington, June 22, 1861, and after a few weeks encampment there, marched to the field of First Bull Run. It was then in Burnside's Brigade, of Hunter's Division. Burnside opened that fight with the First Rhode Island deployed as skirmishers, and the Second advancing in line of battle. Its casualties in that engagement aggregated 98 in killed, wounded and missing; among the killed were Colonel Slocum, Major Sullivan Ballou, and two captains. During the Peninsular campaign it served in Palmer's (3d) Brigade, Couch's (1st) Division, Fourth Corps; this division was transferred in October, 1862, to the Sixth Corps as Newton's (3d) Division. The regiment, under Colonel Rogers, distinguished itself in the hard-fought battle of the Sixth Corps at Salem Heights, May 3, 1863, in which action it lost 7 killed, 68 wounded, and 6 missing. At the Wilderness, it lost 12 killed, 66 wounded, and 5 missing; and at Spotsylvania, 15 killed, 32 wounded, and 6 missing. In the final battle of the Sixth Corps—at Sailor's Creek, April 6, 1865—the regiment displayed remarkable fighting qualities, engaging the enemy in an action so close that men were bayoneted, and clubbed muskets were freely used. The original regiment was mustered out June 17, 1864, the recruits and reenlisted men left in the field were organized into a battalion of three companies, to which five new ones were subsequently added in the fall and winter of 1864-5.
Organized at Providence June, 1861. Left State for Washington, D. C., June 19. Attached to Burnside's Brigade, Hunter's Division, McDowell's Army of Northeast Virginia, to August, 1861. Couch's Brigade, Division of the Potomac, to October, 1861. Couch's Brigade, Buell's Division, Army Potomac, to March, 1862. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 4th Army Corps, Army Potomac, to September, 1862. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 6th Army Corps, Army Potomac, to October, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 6th Army Corps, to March, 1864. 4th Brigade, 2nd Division, 6th Army Corps, to July, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 6th Army Corps, Army Potomac and Army Shenandoah, Middle Military Division, to December, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 6th Army Corps, Army Potomac, to July, 1865.
First Bull Run Salem Heights, Petersburg, Yorktown, Gettysburg, Fort Stevens, Williamsburg, Rappahannock Station, Opequan, Malvern Hill, Wilderness, Hatcher's Run, Antietam, Spottsylvania, Sailors' Creek, Fredericksburg, Cold Harbor, Appomattox, Marye's Heights.
Regimental Losses in the American Civil War: A Treatise on the extent and Nature of the Mortuary Losses in the Union Regiments, with Full and Exhaustive Statistics Compiled From the Official Records on File in the State Military Bureaus and at Washington, Fox, William F.
All for the Union: The Civil War Diary & Letters of Elisha Hunt Rhodes, Rhodes, Robert Hunt, ed.
^ Dyer, Frederick H. (1959). A compendium of the War of the Rebellion. T. Yoseloff. OCLC 646869244.
^ textsThe Union army; a history of military affairs in the loyal states, 1861-65 -- records of the regiments in the Union army -- cyclopedia of battles -- memoirs of commanders and soldiers Vol.1. Madison, Wisconsin: Federal Publishing Company. 1908.


A kitchen is a room or part of a room used for cooking and food preparation in a dwelling or in a business establishment. A contemporary center-class residential kitchen is often outfitted with a range, a sink with cold and warm working water, a fridge, and worktops and kitchen cabinets arranged in line with a modular design. Many households have a microwave oven, a dishwasher, and other electric appliances. The primary capabilities of a kitchen are to retailer, prepare and cook dinner food (and to complete associated tasks reminiscent of dishwashing).
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CeCe Winans Joins Hand-In-Hand Hurricane Relief Benefit | Nashville
By Fisher Jack
CeCe Winans & Demi Lovato
*(Los Angeles,CA ) – The entertainment industry showed their love and support for people displaced by recent devastating storms in Texas and Florida.
The talent turned out in full-force for the Hand-In-Hand: A Benefit For Hurricane Relief that was aired on major networks and cable stations.
Special appearances and performances aired live from Los Angeles, New York and Nashville.
CeCe Winans, Demi Lovato & Darius Rucker
Multiple award-winning gospel singer CeCe Winans shared the Grand Ole' Opry stage with Darius Rucker, Demi Lovato and Brad Paisley, performing the Joe Crocker classic, "With A Little Help From My Friends."
Additional artists who showed their support live from Nashville, included: Host Blake Shelton, Nicole Kidman, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, Amy Grant, Usher, Michael W. Smith, and several others.
Visit https://handinhand2017.com/ for more details on how you can participate in helping those in need.
Meanwhile, music legend Stevie Wonder wants people who don't believe in climate change to open their eyes.
"Anyone who believes there's no such thing as global warming must be blind or unintelligent," he said on Tuesday evening at the "Hand in Hand" telethon for hurricane relief.
The irony of Wonder's comment of course is that he has been blind since shortly after birth.
Along with highlighting the devastating effects of climate change, Wonder also appealed for people to love each other and the planet.
"When love goes into action, it preferences no color of skin, no ethnicity, no religious beliefs, no sexual preferences and no political persuasions," he said. "It just loves."
Wonder then launched into a rousing version of Bill Wither's "Lean On Me," backed by the Houston Gospel Choir.
Stevie Wonder has kicked off the hurricane relief telethon in the US. #TMS7 pic.twitter.com/yjCvAZQwJF
— The Morning Show (@morningshowon7) September 13, 2017
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Abstract: This historical novella charts the events as they unfold within Beowulf through the eyes of the minor character Wealhtheow, Hrothgar's Helming Queen. The novella tries to remain as historically accurate to the culture of fifth and sixth century Scandinavia, for this is when most scholars agree the historical events of Beowulf unfolded. This fictional account of the Beowulf-poem presents the story within a different genre in hopes of creating an environment that is vivid and more easily accessible to modern readers, especially young adult readers, not only referencing Scandinavian culture but also the role of Anglo-Saxon women.
[Snip] Introduction: My goal in writing this fictional novella is twofold: to make Beowulf more accessible to modern readers and to expound upon the less articulated female point of view in the poem. As a result, I try to create a culture that is as vibrant as the reader's own and transmit the plausible thoughts and actions of a woman living in Scandinavia during the fifth and sixth centuries. Thomas Prendergast states that "Beowulf has a bad reputation," because of the "lack of pleasure that readers take in the Anglo-Saxon work" (129). I want to change this perception for those who are familiar with Beowulf and for future readers of the poem.


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Tablets - starting in 2013, all sophomores are given these for their science curriculum.


The Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn is a research institute in Naples, Italy, devoted to basic research in biology. Research is largely interdisciplinary involving the fields of evolution, biochemistry, molecular biology, neurobiology, cell biology, biological oceanography, marine botany, molecular plant biology, benthic ecology, and ecophysiology.
Founded in 1872 as a private concern by Anton Dohrn, in 1982 the Stazione Zoologica came under the supervision and control of the Ministero dell'Università e della Ricerca Scientifica e Tecnologica (Ministry of Universities and Scientific and Technological Research) as a National Institute.
Dohrn's idea was to establish an international scientific community provided with laboratory space, equipment, research material and a library. This was supported and funded by the German Government, Thomas Henry Huxley, Charles Darwin, Francis Balfour and Charles Lyell among others. Dohrn provided a substantial sum himself. Running costs were paid from income derived from the bench system, the sale of scientific journals and specimens and the income from the public aquarium. This system was an important innovations in management of research and it worked.When Anton Dohrn died in 1909 more than 2,200 scientists from Europe and the United States had worked at Stazione Zoologica and more than 50 tables-per-year had been rented out.
The oldest building of the zoological station was opened in 1874. A second building connected to the western end of the first by bridges was added in 1886 and a third was built in 1906 for the new science of comparative physiology. In 1910 the 1874 building was occupied by the public aquarium and the library only, the department for collecting and preserving organisms as well as the individual laboratories for zoologists having been relocated in the 1886 addition.
The first assistants were zoologists Nicolaus Kleinenberg and Hugo Eisig and one of the Preparators was Salvatore Lobianco (Lo Bianco)(1860-1910) who wrote The Methods Employed at the Naples Zoological Station for the Preservation of Marine Animals .Others were Dr. Brandt (librarian); Dr. Lang; Dr. Giesbrecht; Petersen (engineer). By 1910 the permanent staff were Professor Dr. Paul Mayer and Dr. Gross, morphology ; Dr. Burian, comparative physiology ; Dr. Henze, chemistry; Dr. Gast, the museum; Hermann Linden,secretary; Sig. Santorelli, Preparator. Zoologists and morphologists were the first guests of the new Institute. Included were Heinrich Wilhelm Gottfried von Waldeyer-Hartz, Francis Balfour, Ray Lankester, August Weismann, Giovanni Battista Grassi, Antonio della Valle, Oskar Schmidt, Ambrosius Hubrecht (Professor of Utrecht University, an embryologist).
Charles Darwin had advised Dohrn that establishing a library would be unwise (Groeben, 1982, p. 29). Dohrn argued that availability of all the major published sources was essential. He gave his own books and scientific journals to the Station and persuaded publishers and scientists to donate their publications. The Naples Station's biological reference collection is still unrivalled in Europe today. The first librarian was Emil Schoebel.
The station maintained a high level of technical services. Ernst Abbe (1840-1905) of the Zeiss factory, a close friend, supplied sets of Zeiss instruments at low prices, thus bringing Zeiss equipment, sometimes improved, to the attention of the international scientific community. Assistants and guests collaborated in improving section-cutting and staining. For collecting there were several manned boats, including the steamers "Johannes Muller" and "Francis Balfour". An engineer and assisting machinists maintained the aquarium and a trained mechanic made instruments for experimental investigations.
The aquarium was constructed by William Alford Lloyd . Dohrn had met Lloyd in 1866 in Hamburg.
Anton Dohrn followed Goethe in considering arts and science inseparable. He was devoted to music and in 1873 employed Hans von Marées (1837-1887) and Adolf von Hildebrand to enhance Stazione Zoologica with art works.
Anton Dohrn's son Reinhard Dohrn (1880-1962) continued his father's work from 1909. Peter Dohrn (1917-2007) acted as Director between 1954 and 1967. From 1967 to 1976 SZN was led by a Commissario Straordinario.In 1976 following the appointment of Alberto Monroy, an embryologist, as Director a radical reorganisation began. SZN was divided into five parts: Biological Oceanography, Benthic Ecology (at the Villa Dohrn in Ischia), Biochemistry, Cell and Developmental Biology and Neurobiology and. In 1982 SZN became an "Ente pubblico di ricerca (National Research Institute) under the directorship of Antonio Miralto.In 1987 Gaetano Salvatore, Dean of the Medical School of Università Federico II in Napoli, was appointed President of the Stazione Zoologica. After his death in 1997 Professor Giorgio Bernardi was appointed as President. He launched the study of molecular evolution "at the institutional level" completing Dohrn's vision.
Gaetano Chierchia Naturalist on the Italian research ship Vettor Pisani.
Gottlieb von Koch(1849-1914) Professor of Zoology at the Technical School, Darmstadt.He wrote "Die Gorgoniden des Golfes von Neapel und der angrenzenden Meeresabschnitte..." published in Berlin in 1887 and published on octocorals between 1874 and 1891.
Raphael Weldon, who visited in summer 1882, working on Lacerta muralis, the common wall lizard, and then later (on his honeymoon) in spring 1883. Pearson's obituary of Weldon (p. 10) reports that "At Easter (1884) Banyuls was visited, and the summer vacation found Weldon in Naples again for the three months preparing his fellowship dissertation (for Cambridge). In Naples the cholera had broken out, and the Weldons experienced not only difficulty in getting the precious dissertation back to England, but in returning themselves."
Francis Maitland Balfour (See Letter 9289 — Charles Darwin to F.A. Dohrn 13 February 1874: "F. M. Balfour to visit Naples").
Jerome Y. Lettvin Researched octopus visual neurophysiology in the summers of 1959, 1961, and 1963.
Christiane Groeben, 2006 The Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn as a place for the circulation of scientific ideas: vision and management in Anderson, K.L. & C. Thiery (eds.). 2006. Information for Responsible Fisheries : Libraries as Mediators : proceedings of the 31st Annual Conference:Rome, Italy, October 10 – 14, 2005.
Dohrn, A. 1892. Aus Vergangenheit und Gegenwart der Zoologischen Station zu Neapel. – Deutsche Rundschau 72: 275–298.
Pierre-Joseph van Beneden The first marine station.Ostend.
↑ "The Methods Employed at the Naples Zoological Station for the Preservation of Marine Animals".
↑ "Le preparazioni di Salvatore Lo Bianco".
↑ "Christiane Groeben,2004 Impact of Travels on Scientific Knowledge: Ralum(New Britain): A Research Station (1894–1897) sponsored by the Naples Zoological Station Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences Volume 55, Supplement II, No. 6, pp. 57–76, 17 figures" (PDF).
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn.
Zoological Collection Database Impressive. Images of specimens and archival documents.Includes a history.
Stazione zoologica di Napoli Guide to the aquarium of the Zoological Station at Naples Leipzig :Breitkopf & Härtel,1913. 8th edition.
BHL Guide to the aquarium of the Zoological station at Naples. Leipzig :Breitkopf & Härtel,1896.
Nature 1872 Letter to Nature Titled "The Foundation of Zoological Stations Full text.


A Lowestoft high school has hit the spotlight – with some of its students being given the unique chance of starring in a new film by renowned movie-makers Danny Boyle and Richard Curtis.
Some of the students who are set to feature in the film have been invited to attend the movie premiere in Leicester Square when it is released in September 2019.
Hannah Morris, Head of Performing Arts at Ormiston Denes Academy, said: "We are delighted that Ormiston Denes Academy was selected as the feature school for this exciting film, and it has been such a fantastic experience for our students and the wider school community.
"Both students and staff have been hugely excited and inspired by the opportunity to see the work of two of the greats of British cinema close at hand and have really embraced every opportunity given to them.


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Former CBN Deputy Governor, Kingsley Moghalu launches New Book 'Build, Innovate, Grow: My Vision for our Country' on Monday, Feb 26th
Former CBN Deputy Governor, Kingsley Moghalu launches New Book 'Build, Innovate, Grow: My Vision for our Country' on Monday, Feb 26th
Professor Kingsley Chiedu Moghalu, former Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and President, Institute for Governance and Economic Transformation is set to launch an inspired masterpiece on strategic policy and political transformation titled, 'Build, Innovate, Grow: My Vision for our Country'.
The new book, with the foreword written by the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II is set for launch on Monday, February 26th, 2018 at the Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos. The event will feature a panel session with influential activists and thought leaders such as Yemi Adamolekun, Executive Director, Enough is Enough Nigeria; Kadaria Ahmed, Media Entrepreneur; Japheth Omojuwa, Founder and Chief Strategist, Alpha Reach, and Ndidi Edozien, President, Growing Businesses Foundation. The session will be moderated by popular media personality, Arit Okpo.
As a global leader who has made contributions to the stability, progress and wealth of nations and communities across academia, economic policy, entrepreneurship, diplomacy and more, Professor Kingsley Moghalu has taught and inspired citizens from more than 40 countries in North America, Europe, Africa and Asia, mentoring men and women for leadership roles in business, military intelligence, non-profits, and government service.
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As Deputy Governor of the CBN from 2009-2014, he led the execution of extensive reforms in the Nigerian banking system after the global financial crisis. He was a member of the Bank's Monetary Policy Committee that brought inflation down into single digits. His latest book has been endorsed by several world leaders including Ambassador Johnny Carson, former United States Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs and David Marsh, Chairman, Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF).
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Generation No. 3
3.JOHN3 SHACKELFORD (LANCELOT2, WILLIAM1DE SHACKELFORD) was born Abt. 1605 in Old Alresford, Hampshire, England, and died Bef. March 26, 1647 in England.
Notes for JOHN SHACKELFORD:
Notes for John Shackleford:
John Shackelford, a butcher in Alresford (pronounced "Alford"),
Hampshire, England, was a descendant of William.His father's name is
believed to have been Lancelot Shackelford.His will, dated 26 May 1647,
left the bulk of his estate to his children: John (baptized 23 Dec.
1627), ROGER [the IMMIGRANT] (bap. 23 April 1629), Charles (bap. 25 Jan
1630), Christopher (bap. 10 Mar 1632), Anne (bap. 16 Mar 1634), Ingram
(bap. 12 Oct. 1636), and Sarah. (Information provided by: J. D.
Brittingham [email protected])
Dates of baptisms confirmed:The Shackelford Quarterly, April 1997, Vol
5, No. 2,
pg 302.
Children of JOHN SHACKELFORD are:
i. JOHN4 SHACKELFORD, b. December 23, 1627, Baptized, England; d. Bef. 1647.
4. ii. ROGER SHACKELFORD, b. April 23, 1629, Baptized, Old Alresford, England; d. 1724, Kings and Queen Co., Virgina.
iii. CHARLES SHACKELFORD, b. January 25, 1629/30, Babtized 1-25-1630, Old Alresford, Hampshire, England.
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Fact 1: January 25, 1628/29, Baptized
5. iv. CHRISTOPHER SHACKELFORD, b. March 10, 1631/32, Baptized 3-10-1632, England.
v. ANNE SHACKELFORD, b. March 16, 1631/32, Old Alresford, Hampshire, England.
More About ANNE SHACKELFORD:
Fact 1: March 16, 1631/32, Baptized 3-16-1632.
vi. ANNE SHACKELFORD, b. March 16, 1633/34, Babtized 3-16-1634, England; d. Bef. 1647.
Notes for ANNE SHACKELFORD:
6. vii. INGRAM SHACKELFORD, b. October 12, 1636, Old Alresford, England.
viii. SARAH SHACKELFORD, b. 1638.


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package io.reactivex.internal.operators.single;

import static org.junit.Assert.*;

import java.util.List;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;

import org.junit.Test;

import io.reactivex.*;
import io.reactivex.exceptions.TestException;
import io.reactivex.functions.Action;
import io.reactivex.observers.TestObserver;
import io.reactivex.plugins.RxJavaPlugins;
import io.reactivex.schedulers.TestScheduler;
import io.reactivex.subjects.*;

public class SingleTimeoutTest {

    @Test
    public void shouldUnsubscribeFromUnderlyingSubscriptionOnDispose() {
        final PublishSubject<String> subject = PublishSubject.create();
        final TestScheduler scheduler = new TestScheduler();

        final TestObserver<String> observer = subject.single("")
                .timeout(100, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS, scheduler)
                .test();

        assertTrue(subject.hasObservers());

        observer.dispose();

        assertFalse(subject.hasObservers());
    }

    @Test
    public void otherErrors() {
        Single.never()
        .timeout(1, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS, Single.error(new TestException()))
        .test()
        .awaitDone(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
        .assertFailure(TestException.class);
    }

    @Test
    public void mainSuccess() {
        Single.just(1)
        .timeout(1, TimeUnit.DAYS)
        .test()
        .awaitDone(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
        .assertResult(1);
    }

    @Test
    public void mainError() {
        Single.error(new TestException())
        .timeout(1, TimeUnit.DAYS)
        .test()
        .awaitDone(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
        .assertFailure(TestException.class);
    }

    @Test
    public void disposeWhenFallback() {
        TestScheduler sch = new TestScheduler();

        SingleSubject<Integer> subj = SingleSubject.create();

        subj.timeout(1, TimeUnit.SECONDS, sch, Single.just(1))
        .test(true)
        .assertEmpty();

        assertFalse(subj.hasObservers());
    }

    @Test
    public void isDisposed() {
        TestHelper.checkDisposed(SingleSubject.create().timeout(1, TimeUnit.DAYS));
    }

    @Test
    public void fallbackDispose() {
        TestScheduler sch = new TestScheduler();

        SingleSubject<Integer> subj = SingleSubject.create();

        SingleSubject<Integer> fallback = SingleSubject.create();

        TestObserver<Integer> to = subj.timeout(1, TimeUnit.SECONDS, sch, fallback)
        .test();

        assertFalse(fallback.hasObservers());

        sch.advanceTimeBy(1, TimeUnit.SECONDS);

        assertFalse(subj.hasObservers());
        assertTrue(fallback.hasObservers());

        to.cancel();

        assertFalse(fallback.hasObservers());
    }

    @Test
    public void normalSuccessDoesntDisposeMain() {
        final int[] calls = { 0 };

        Single.just(1)
        .doOnDispose(new Action() {
            @Override
            public void run() throws Exception {
                calls[0]++;
            }
        })
        .timeout(1, TimeUnit.DAYS)
        .test()
        .assertResult(1);

        assertEquals(0, calls[0]);
    }

    @Test
    public void successTimeoutRace() {
        for (int i = 0; i < TestHelper.RACE_DEFAULT_LOOPS; i++) {
            final SingleSubject<Integer> subj = SingleSubject.create();
            SingleSubject<Integer> fallback = SingleSubject.create();

            final TestScheduler sch = new TestScheduler();

            TestObserver<Integer> to = subj.timeout(1, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS, sch, fallback).test();

            Runnable r1 = new Runnable() {
                @Override
                public void run() {
                    subj.onSuccess(1);
                }
            };

            Runnable r2 = new Runnable() {
                @Override
                public void run() {
                    sch.advanceTimeBy(1, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
                }
            };

            TestHelper.race(r1, r2);

            if (!fallback.hasObservers()) {
                to.assertResult(1);
            } else {
                to.assertEmpty();
            }
        }
    }

    @Test
    public void errorTimeoutRace() {
        final TestException ex = new TestException();
        List<Throwable> errors = TestHelper.trackPluginErrors();
        try {

            for (int i = 0; i < TestHelper.RACE_DEFAULT_LOOPS; i++) {
                final SingleSubject<Integer> subj = SingleSubject.create();
                SingleSubject<Integer> fallback = SingleSubject.create();

                final TestScheduler sch = new TestScheduler();

                TestObserver<Integer> to = subj.timeout(1, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS, sch, fallback).test();

                Runnable r1 = new Runnable() {
                    @Override
                    public void run() {
                        subj.onError(ex);
                    }
                };

                Runnable r2 = new Runnable() {
                    @Override
                    public void run() {
                        sch.advanceTimeBy(1, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
                    }
                };

                TestHelper.race(r1, r2);

                if (!fallback.hasObservers()) {
                    to.assertFailure(TestException.class);
                } else {
                    to.assertEmpty();
                }
                if (!errors.isEmpty()) {
                    TestHelper.assertUndeliverable(errors, 0, TestException.class);
                }
            }
        } finally {
            RxJavaPlugins.reset();
        }
    }
}

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Q: Detect if element has stopped momentum scrolling? Is it possibile to detect if an element has stopped scrolling in Mobile Safari via Javascript?
I have an element that has momentum scrolling by using -webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch, and I need to detect if the element has stopped scrolling, including after the momentum affects the scroll.
Is this possible? Using the onscroll event is not working as it should within my app.

A: You can calculate a swipe velocity and try to figure out if momentum scroll will occur based on some threshold value. I've done some testing and about 0.25 pixels/ms seems to be a good value.
Note: Sometimes momentum scrolling will occur for lower velocities too. The lowest velocity to cause momentum scrolling that I recorded was 0.13 (with very short delta time) so if you need a 100% perfect solution, keep on looking.
The example code also detects and deals with overscrolling.
Using JQuery;
var scrollWrapper = $('#myWrapper');
var starTime, startScroll, waitForScrollEvent;
scrollWrapper.bind('touchstart', function() {
   waitForScrollEvent = false;
});

scrollWrapper.bind('touchmove', function() {
  startTime = new Date().getTime(); startScroll = scrollWrapper.scrollTop();
});

scrollWrapper.bind('touchend', function() {
  var deltaTime = new Date().getTime() - startTime;
  var deltaScroll = Math.abs(startScroll - scrollWrapper.scrollTop());
  if (deltaScroll/deltaTime>0.25
        || scrollWrapper.scrollTop()<0
        || scrollWrapper.scrollTop()>scrollWrapper.height()) {
    // will cause momentum scroll, wait for 'scroll' event
    waitForScrollEvent = true;
  }
  else {
    onScrollCompleted(); // assume no momentum scroll was initiated
  }
  startTime = 0;
});

scrollWrapper.bind('scroll', function() {
  if (waitForScrollEvent) {
    onScrollCompleted();
  }
});

A: In my case this worked perfectly:
var timer;
$(scrollWrapper).on('scroll',function(e){
    if(timer){
        clearTimeout(timer);
    }
    timer = setTimeout(function(){
       $(this).trigger('scrollFinished');
    }, 55)
})

 $(scrollWrapper).on('scrollFinished',function(){
         // will be called when momentum scroll is finished
   })

Publish 'scrollfinished' event when scroll has stopped.

A: You could also add a function that recursivly calls itself until the scrolling has stopped within the element and then call futher function from there.
isScrolling() {
  var scrollStart = <element>.scrollTop;
  setTimeout(function() {
    var scrollPos = <element>.scrollTop;
    if (scrollStart !== scrollPos) {
      this.isScrolling()
    } else {
      // Scrolling has stopped
    }
  }, 100)
}

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The study is carried out to identify the research importance of cooperative society in Orhionmwon Local Government Area of Edo State. Orhionmwon Local Government Area is situated in the Southern and Eastern left bank of the river Nigeria. The area is bounded on the worth by Kogi State on the East by river Niger, on Etsako West, Etsako East, Etsako Central and Etsako North. The administrative headquarters of Orhionmwon Local Government Area is Abudu most of the inhabitant are farmers who main produce are yams, cassava, rubber, coffee and cocoa. There are also traders who trade on food items clothes and petty retail shops are also found in the area. The prominent mineral found in Orhionmwon is lime stone and as such Okpella cement factory is located there.
The report on the introduction of cooperative societies in Nigeria by strict land shows that cooperative societies began to develop in Nigeria about 1925 with the appointment of a registrar of cooperative. A cocoa marketing society was formed in 1925 in Gbedum and many others where later formed. It can therefore be said that, at present many types of cooperative societies exist in Nigeria. They include, agricultural produce marketing societies, consumer cooperative societies, thrift and loans societies and multi-purpose cooperative societies. Some of these societies now exist in Orhionmwon Local Government Area. The cooperative societies were established in Uzairue in 1933 and they were mainly farm produce cooperative society. To this effect, cooperative societies are very important economically; this does not means that they do not have some problem research is therefore an attempt to investigate the favourable and unfavourable impact of cooperative societies in Orhionmwon.
Cooperative societies is of great economic importance in Orhionmwon Local Government Area even with even with these economic importance they still face a lot of problem in the area of formation and activities of the existing cooperative societies in Orhionmwon Local Government Area of Edo State.
It is hoped that at the end of the study, the findings will help to reveal the economic importance of cooperative societies in Orhionmwon Local Government Area of Edo State.
The moiré effective the management of cooperative societies the higher the level of satisfaction derived by customers.
Lack of education and awareness has made the people to neglect the importance of cooperative societies in the area.
The higher the membership, the larger the fund available to the cooperative.
This study is limited to Orhionmwon Local Government Area of Edo State, it was carried out to examine the economic importance of cooperative societies in the area.


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Political Feminism in India: An Analysis of Actors, Debates and Strategies
Political Feminism in India An Analysis of Actors, Debates and Strategies; ISBN 978-969-9675-06-5
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Vibhuti Amar Patel
Advanced Centre for Women's Studies, School of Development Studies*; Advanced Centre for Women's Studies, School of Development Studies*
Radhika Khajuria
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Date Written: October 25, 2017
The last 50 years of feminist activism in India has managed to challenge the 5,000 years of patriarchal order. The main achievements were the deconstruction of violence against women, questioning of male domination within the family, kinship, religion, media and the State, in addition to a series of legal reforms. Understanding of privilege to reshape the world has been the distinct contribution of the feminist movement along with the focus on the marginalised.
The feminist space in India is distinctive and builds upon a diversity of women's groups, political party networks, feminist and HIV/AIDS-related NGOs, nonfunded feminist and queer groups and individuals, democratic rights groups, eco-feminists, non-feminists, research institutes and universities. Despite the broad experience, this space remains rather disunited.
Currently, there is a backlash to feminism, as major insights of women's activism did not succeed in altering the fixed notions of gender roles and traditions. On the contrary, some of these have enjoyed a revival with marketisation and cultural traditionalism. There is a disconnect between theory and practice: study groups and human rights activists seem to work in silos, unlike in the 1970s when there was greater dialogue between the women's movement and women's studies. The gendering of citizenship requires us to question and challenge the fact that citizenship, a supposedly public identity, is produced and mediated by the supposedly private heterosexual patriarchal family. The 'personal' has become 'political' as it is completely submerged in power relations. Like any other structure of power, patriarchy too has an outside, which is what makes possible the different kinds of protests that constantly undermine it.
Feminism today is the constant questioning of the world we perceive and the boundaries we encounter. The more we understand, the more we are able to build a narrative for change. There are innumerable new energies arising from different positions transforming the feminist field: new contestations of patriarchy, and new contestations of the normative feminism itself. It will be the interplay of fields that might change the system altogether.
Keywords: feminism, women's rights movement, violence against women, patriarchy, structure of power
JEL Classification: Z18
Patel, Vibhuti Amar and Khajuria, Radhika, Political Feminism in India: An Analysis of Actors, Debates and Strategies (October 25, 2017). Political Feminism in India An Analysis of Actors, Debates and Strategies; ISBN 978-969-9675-06-5 . Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3181975
Vibhuti Amar Patel (Contact Author)
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3 Epic Walks in Leeds
9 August 2016 · Joseph Sheerin · Culture
If you want to get out there and explore, you don't have to leave Leeds, we've got some epic walks of our own.
Sometimes the best way to discover something new is by getting out and exploring – and in Leeds, there's no better way to do that than by taking on a scenic walk. They circle their way around the city, showing off Leeds' heritage and landscape – two things that are vital to the city's make up.
Leeds Waterfront Heritage Trail
The Leeds Waterfront Heritage Trail is by no means an arduous ramble across the city, but it is one that is overflowing with a sense of history as it tackles some of the most important landmarks of Leeds' past along a four mile stretch.
Kicking off at the iconic Kirkstall Abbey, you'll make your way slowly into Leeds, past Gott's Park in Armley and Cardigan Fields before encountering Wellington Place, Holbeck Urban Village, Granary Wharf, Leeds Bridge, The Calls, Brewery Wharf and Leeds Dock. That's all before making your way back into the city where you'll be able to toast everything you've seen with a drink at one of the many riverside bars.
Meanwood Valley Trail
The H.R. Marsden statue at the very south corner of Woodhouse Moor is where the famous Meanwood Valley Trail kicks off, taking you from the edge of the city centre to the heart of suburban Leeds.
On the seven mile route, you'll get to discover a green side to the city you probably didn't know was there. From Woodhouse Ridge, The Hollies and Scotland Mill's Dam to the Seven Arches Aqueduct, Slabbering Baby Well and Golden Acre Park. It'll be worth the aching legs in the morning, we promise.
The Leeds Country Way
This one definitely lives up to the word epic. The Leeds Country Way is a sixty two mile path around Leeds, never going beyond seven miles away from Leeds City Square, and thankfully, it's split up into four parts.
Each of those parts – from Golden Acre Park to Barwick-in-Elmet, Barwick-in-Elmet to Carlton, Carlton to Cockersdale and Cockersdale back to Golden Acre Park – are split into three themselves. So you can make a weekend of it and tick off one of the routes, never doing more than 6 miles in a day, while seeing some of the most scenic parts of Leeds while you're at it.
Image of Leeds Country Way courtesy of Tim Green. Licensed for commercial reuse under Creative Commons.