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3% of Australia's land mass, 24% of economic activity
Representing only three per cent of Australia's total land mass and accounting for nearly a quarter of economic activity (24% of national GDP), Victoria competes with the largest economies in South East Asia. Our strength is sustained by a diverse economy and a history of prosperity and growth across many industries. It's one reason why Australia was able to weather the 2009 global financial crisis and achieve its status as the 13th largest economy in the world.
Size of economy in US$
US$ billions
Victoria 374.736
Singapore 296.966
New Zealand 185.017
Source: ABS cat. no. 5220.0, AustralianNational Account , State account 2016-17 and World bank GDP ranking table 2016
An economy larger than Singapore or New Zealand
The Victorian economy, as a state economy, is larger than most South East Asian nations. Outstripping national economies such as Singapore, Hong Kong and New Zealand, in 2016-17 our state economy generated A$399 billion Gross State Product (GSP).
Victoria is a key contributor to Australia's status as the 13th largest economy in the world.
The highest possible credit rating
Victoria is one of two Australian states to possess a triple A credit rating from agencies Standard & Poor's3 and Moody's4, a rating we have maintained for the past ten years. This rating reflects Victoria's consistently strong economic performance and good financial management, as well as Australia's extremely supportive institutional framework. It also reflects Victoria's stable investment environment and an economy that has delivered 25 years of continuous growth, including through the period of the GFC.1
The world's top performing companies in Melbourne
Businesses from all over the world celebrate business success in Melbourne. IBM, BP, Siemens, Toll Group, Synnex corporation and Kagome are some of the international companies making their mark in Melbourne.
Five of the top 10, and 36 of the top 100 Australian companies chose to establish their headquarters in Melbourne. There are more top companies located in Melbourne than Sydney (both domestic and foreign-owned).
The Victorian economy has delivered strong and consistent growth for more than last two decades.
While Victoria represents only three per cent of Australia's total land mass, we account for close to a quarter of Australia's economic activity (24 per cent of national GDP).1 Our continued strength is thanks to a diverse economy, and a long history of prosperity, and growth across many industries. The strength of the Victorian economy is supported by the maturity and performance of Australia's national economy, the thirdteenth largest in the world.2
Victoria is one of two Australian states to possess a triple A credit rating from agencies Standard & Poor's3 and Moody's4, a rating we have maintained for the past ten years. This rating reflects Victoria's consistently strong economic performance and good financial management, as well as Australia's extremely supportive institutional framework. It also reflects Victoria's stable investment environment and an economy that has delivered 25 years of continuous economic growth, including through the period of the Global Financial Crisis (GFC).1
Victoria has forecast budget surpluses for the next four years.5 This will support our triple A credit rating, provide a stable taxation environment for Victorian business, and allow the government to expand its ongoing investment in world-class infrastructure.
Five of the top 10, and 36 of the top 100 Australian companies chose to establish their headquarters in Melbourne. There are more top companies located in Melbourne than Sydney (both domestic and foreign-owned), reflecting Melbourne's attractiveness to international business.6
ABS, cat. no. 5220.0, November 2017
IMF, World Economic Outlook Database, November 2017.
Standard and Poor's Ratings Services, Ratings Direct, Victoria, August 2016
Moody's Investor Services, Credit Opinion, Victoria, February 2016
Victorian State Budget 2018-19
IBISWorld Top 2000 Companies May 2018
Australia is an easy and safe place to do business
Get closer to clients in Asia Pacific
IT infrastructure is strong and ready for business
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"Patterns of Telehealth Use Among Rural Medicaid Beneficiaries" by Jean A. Talbot PhD, MPH, Amanda Burgess MPPM et al.
Purpose: Few studies have examined telehealth use among rural Medicaid beneficiaries. This study produced a descriptive overview of telehealth use in 2011, including the prevalence of telehealth use among rural and urban Medicaid beneficiaries, characteristics of telehealth users, types of telehealth services provided, and diagnoses associated with telehealth use.
Methods: Using data from the 2011 Medicaid Analytic eXtract (MAX), we conducted bivariate analyses to test the associations between rurality and prevalence and patterns of telehealth use among Medicaid beneficiaries.
Findings: Rural Medicaid beneficiaries were more likely to use telehealth services than their urban counterparts, but absolute rates of telehealth use were low—0.26% of rural nondual Medicaid beneficiaries used telehealth in 2011. Psychotropic medication management was the most prevalent use of telehealth for both rural and urban Medicaid beneficiaries, but the proportion of users who accessed nonbehavioral health services through telehealth was significantly greater as rurality increased. Regardless of telehealth users' residence, mood disorders were the most common reason for obtaining telehealth services. As rurality increased, significantly higher proportions of telehealth users received services to address attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and other behavioral health problems usually diagnosed in childhood.
Conclusions: These findings provide a baseline for further policy‐relevant investigations including examinations of changes in telehealth use rates in Medicaid since 2011. Reimbursement policies and unique rural service needs may account for the observed differences in rural‐urban Medicaid telehealth use rates.
This research was a product of the Rural Telehealth Research Center and was supported by a Cooperative Agreement with the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) (grant number 6 UICRH29074‐01‐01). The information, conclusions, and opinions expressed in the manuscript are those of the authors, and no endorsement by FORHP, HRSA, or HHS is intended or should be inferred.
Acknowledgments: The authors acknowledge Erika Ziller, PhD, of the Maine Rural Health Research Center for her contributions to the conceptualization and design of this study. We thank Marcia Ward, PhD, and Kimberly Merchant, MA, both of the University of Iowa and Rural Telehealth Research Center, for their comments on an earlier draft of the manuscript.
Talbot JA, Burgess AR, Thayer D, Parenteau L, Paluso N, Coburn AF. Patterns of Telehealth Use among Rural Medicaid Beneficiaries. J Rural Health. 2018; doi: 10.1111/jrh.12324.


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// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
// Licensed under the MIT License.

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Globalization;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using Newtonsoft.Json;
using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;

namespace Azure.Core.TestFramework
{
    public class RecordedTestSanitizer
    {
        public const string SanitizeValue = "Sanitized";
        private List<(string JsonPath, Func<JToken, JToken> Sanitizer)> JsonPathSanitizers { get; } = new();

        /// <summary>
        /// This is just a temporary workaround to avoid breaking tests that need to be re-recorded
        //  when updating the JsonPathSanitizer logic to avoid changing date formats when deserializing requests.
        //  this property will be removed in the future.
        /// </summary>
        public bool LegacyConvertJsonDateTokens { get; set; }

        private static readonly string[] s_sanitizeValueArray = { SanitizeValue };

        public RecordedTestSanitizer()
        {
            // Lazy sanitize fields in the request and response bodies
            AddJsonPathSanitizer("$..primaryKey");
            AddJsonPathSanitizer("$..secondaryKey");
            AddJsonPathSanitizer("$..primaryConnectionString");
            AddJsonPathSanitizer("$..secondaryConnectionString");
            AddJsonPathSanitizer("$..connectionString");
        }

        private static readonly JsonSerializerSettings SerializerSettings = new JsonSerializerSettings
        {
            DateParseHandling = DateParseHandling.None
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        public List<string> SanitizedHeaders { get; } = new List<string> { "Authorization" };

        public void AddJsonPathSanitizer(string jsonPath, Func<JToken, JToken> sanitizer = null)
        {
            JsonPathSanitizers.Add((jsonPath, sanitizer ?? (_ => JToken.FromObject(SanitizeValue))));
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        public virtual string SanitizeUri(string uri)
        {
            return uri;
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        public virtual void SanitizeHeaders(IDictionary<string, string[]> headers)
        {
            foreach (var header in SanitizedHeaders)
            {
                if (headers.ContainsKey(header))
                {
                    headers[header] = s_sanitizeValueArray;
                }
            }
        }

        public virtual string SanitizeTextBody(string contentType, string body)
        {
            bool modified = false;

            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(body))
                return body;

            if (JsonPathSanitizers.Count == 0)
                return body;

            try
            {
                JToken jsonO;
                // Prevent default behavior where JSON.NET will convert DateTimeOffset
                // into a DateTime.
                if (!LegacyConvertJsonDateTokens)
                {
                    jsonO = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<JToken>(body, SerializerSettings);
                }
                else
                {
                    jsonO = JToken.Parse(body);
                }

                foreach (var (jsonPath, sanitizer) in JsonPathSanitizers)
                {
                    foreach (JToken token in jsonO.SelectTokens(jsonPath))
                    {
                        token.Replace(sanitizer(token));
                        modified = true;
                    }
                }

                if (modified || LegacyConvertJsonDateTokens)
                {
                    return JsonConvert.SerializeObject(jsonO, SerializerSettings);
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                }
            }
            catch
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        }

        public virtual byte[] SanitizeBody(string contentType, byte[] body)
        {
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        public virtual void SanitizeBody(RecordEntryMessage message)
        {
            if (message.Body != null)
            {
                message.TryGetContentType(out string contentType);

                if (message.TryGetBodyAsText(out string text))
                {
                    message.Body = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(SanitizeTextBody(contentType, text));
                }
                else
                {
                    message.Body = SanitizeBody(contentType, message.Body);
                }

                UpdateSanitizedContentLength(message.Headers, message.Body?.Length ?? 0);
            }
        }

        public virtual void Sanitize(RecordEntry entry)
        {
            entry.RequestUri = SanitizeUri(entry.RequestUri);

            SanitizeHeaders(entry.Request.Headers);

            SanitizeBody(entry.Request);

            SanitizeHeaders(entry.Response.Headers);

            if (entry.RequestMethod != RequestMethod.Head)
            {
                SanitizeBody(entry.Response);
            }
        }

        public virtual void Sanitize(RecordSession session)
        {
            foreach (RecordEntry entry in session.Entries)
            {
                Sanitize(entry);
            }

            foreach (KeyValuePair<string, string> variable in session.Variables.ToArray())
            {
                session.Variables[variable.Key] = SanitizeVariable(variable.Key, variable.Value);
            }
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        /// <summary>
        /// Optionally update the Content-Length header if we've sanitized it
        /// and the new value is a different length from the original
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        /// wasn't already present.
        /// </summary>
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        protected static void UpdateSanitizedContentLength(IDictionary<string, string[]> headers, int sanitizedLength)
        {
            // Only update Content-Length if already present.
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            {
                headers["Content-Length"] = new string[] { sanitizedLength.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture) };
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}

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Wellbeing in decline in England as loneliness rises, report shows
August 12, 2021 August 6, 2021 oracolxorcom
Wellbeing in England has decreased in the last year while loneliness and mistrust in government has increased, analysis of ONS data shows.
The new report from Carnegie UK comes in advance of the publication on Tuesday of the latest ONS GDP figures, which are expected to show that the UK economy grew in the second quarter of 2021.
Caroline Lucas, the Green party MP, said the analysis highlighted a "worrying decline in collective wellbeing" that suggested the government's priorities were not working for people.
The decline in wellbeing started before the pandemic and continued to drop as the country entered its first national lockdown in March 2020, the data indicates.
The charity predicts that when it reports on 2020/21 levels later this year, this decline will be even worse. It calls for an urgent rethink on the overemphasis on economic data to measure the post-pandemic recovery.
Sarah Davidson, chief executive of Carnegie UK, said anybody who has lived through the last year and a half will have become "so aware of the fact that the things that affect our experience of life goes so much wider than simply things which are captured by by economic data".
"So much of what we've talked about during this pandemic has really reflected the complexity of our lives and the fact that things like our personal relationships, and the extent to which we can influence decisions … and even things like our access to green spaces has an impact," she said. "All of these things actually tell you something really important about the quality of our life."
The charity is proposing a new measure of national progress – gross domestic wellbeing, or GDWe – to measure whether life is getting better or worse. The latest GDWe score, based on ONS data, was 6.79 out of 10 for 2019/20, compared with 6.89 for 2018/19, its lowest level since 2015/16.
"We're not saying that economic factors are not important, because they are, and the model of wellbeing that we talk about highlights the importance of balancing social, economic, environmental [and] democratic outcomes … In order to properly capture what's important to people's lives, you really need to measure all these things," Davidson said.
She added that this data, which shows wellbeing falling in multiple measured areas, including relationships and governance, should then be used to influence policy decisions.
The number of adults in England feeling lonely has been increasing since 2017 and in the last year jumped by 44%, from 2.6 million to 3.7 million. Meanwhile, trust in government is at an-all time low following a nearly 40% drop from 2018/19 to 2019/20 (from 31% to 19%).
The concept of GDWe has had support from 20 cross-party MPs, who have signed an early day motion.
Lucas, one of the MPs who endorses the introduction of GDWe, said: "The worrying decline in collective wellbeing is a sign that current government priorities just aren't delivering for most people. Official measures of success like GDP growth don't translate into people feeling better about their lives."
She added that if we used GDWe instead of GDP growth "as the guiding star" for economic policymaking, it would be "a major step towards measuring what matters most to people".
Carnegie UK said the delay in the release of official data on England's wellbeing must be addressed urgently. At the moment, there is a 17-month wait until ONS data on wellbeing is available, compared with an eight-month delay for economic data.
UK to warn EU it may deviate from Brexit deal on N.Ireland
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Hanna Świętnicka (ur. 1984 w Gdańsku) – polska aktorka teatralna, filmowa i serialowa. W 2007 roku ukończyła Państwową Wyższą Szkołę Teatralną im. Ludwika Solskiego w Krakowie na zamiejscowym Wydziale Lalkarskim we Wrocławiu. Jeden z jej spektakli dyplomowych to "Raj srdce, labirynt sveta" zrealizowany w ramach stypendium w koprodukcji ze szkołami teatralnymi w Pradze i Bratysławie.

Kariera zawodowa
Pracowała w Teatrze Lalek Rabcio w Rabce Zdroju (2007-2008), Nowym Teatrze im. Witkacego w Słupsku, Teatrze im. Aleksandra Sewruka w Elblągu (2009-2013). Od 2013 roku zawodowo związana z Teatrem Lalki i Aktora "Kubuś" w Kielcach, gdzie gra w spektaklach (m.in. Gerdę w "Królowej Śniegu" w reżyserii Roberta Drobniucha i Czerwonego Kapturka w "O Wilku i Czerwonym Kapturku" w reżyserii Przemysława Żmiejko). Prowadzi warsztaty teatralne dla dzieci i dorosłych, a także jest autorką i koordynatorką projektów artystycznych i edukacyjnych. W wolnym czasie dubbinguje bajki na kanale Cbeebies.

Teatr

Filmografia

Życie prywatne
Jest mężatką (Daniel Wiśniewski) i mamą dwójki dzieci.

Linki zewnętrzne
 http://www.teatrkubus.pl/aktorzy/hanna-swietnicka

 http://www.filmweb.pl/person/Hanna+%C5%9Awi%C4%99tnicka-604228
 http://www.filmpolski.pl/fp/index.php?osoba=1152954

Ludzie urodzeni w Gdańsku
Polskie aktorki filmowe
Polskie aktorki teatralne
Urodzeni w 1984

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Nikos Sarganis (Greek: Νίκος Σαργκάνης; born 13 January 1954) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Career
Born in Rafina, Attica, Sarganis started his football career as a fullback at Ilisiakos. He switched to goalkeeper under the guidance of his coach, Christos Rimbas, himself a capable goalkeeper of the 1930s.

Sarganis moved on to Kastoria FC in 1977 and played for the "furriers" until the end of the 1980 season. He was part of the team that shocked the Greek football world by winning the Greek Cup in 1980. Following that triumph, he transferred to Olympiakos where he would play from 1980 until the end of the 1985 season.

Sarganis then controversially joined Olympiakos' arch-rivals, Panathinaikos and played for the greens for the next five years. He continued his career with Athinaikos (1991 and 1992 seasons).

During his career Sarganis was capped 58 times by the Greece national football team. His international high point came on 15 October 1980, when he preserved a 1–0 Greek victory in Copenhagen against Denmark. The Danish press gave him the nickname "Phantom" by which he would be known throughout the rest of his career.

On 8 May 1988, Sarganis helped win the Greek Cup for Panathinaikos in a penalty shootout by saving two Olympiakos penalty shots while scoring one himself.

Sarganis is an active member of Olympiakos Old Players team.

Honours

Club
Kastoria
Greek Cup: 1979–80

Olympiacos
Greek Championship: 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982– 83
Greek Cup: 1980–81

Panathinaikos
Greek Championship: 1985–86, 1989–90
Greek Cup: 1985–86, 1987–88, 1988–89

References

External links

1954 births
Living people
Association football goalkeepers
Greek footballers
Greece international footballers
Panathinaikos F.C. players
Ilisiakos F.C. players
Olympiacos F.C. players
Athinaikos F.C. players
Kastoria F.C. players
People from East Attica
Footballers from Attica


How to Confidently Choose a Plastic Surgeon — Mark H. Jensen M.D.
Remember the days of flipping through the phone book to look for a professional service? Those days are gone. Today word-of-mouth referrals and social media play a huge part in finding a new hair salon, pest control service, and dentist. So how do you find a Plastic Surgeon if you've been contemplating cosmetic surgery?
2. Ask if the surgeon has hospital privileges. Even if you are having a plastic surgery procedure at an outpatient clinic or surgical center, it is worth asking the doctor where they have hospital privileges for this procedure. Hospitals do extensive background checks, thus hospital privileges from a reputable hospital are a good indication that the surgeon is qualified and in good standing. You can also check the surgeon's record. Many state licensing boards list malpractice judgments, plus any disciplinary actions by the board.
3. Ask detailed questions. Some questions may include: How many times have you performed this specific procedure? What specific techniques will be used? Are you insured for malpractice? What contingency plans are in place in the event of an emergency? Realistically, what results can I expect? How many years of experience do you have?
4. Beware of bargain prices. We all like a good deal. If pricing seems too good to be true, chances are it probably is. A cheaper price may become very expensive if revisions are necessary or complications arise. Another reason advertised low prices could be concerning is sometimes the quoted price could exclude other fees or after procedure costs, the facility where the procedure will be performed may be outdated and non-compliant, the surgeon may be using outdated tools, and the surgeon may be in desperate need of new patients.
5. Ask your friends and talk with previous patients. A great way to gain insight on a surgeon is to ask around. Ask friends or family for referrals. Personal recommendations are important. Get opinions from your family doctor and other medical professionals. Surgical technicians and operating room nurses are an excellent source for information about a surgeon's skill in the operating room.


(RxWiki News) For people who have fibromyalgia, tai chi may provide benefits that are similar to or better than those provided by aerobic exercise, according to a new study.
This finding led the authors of this study to say it might be time to consider the ancient martial art an effective treatment for fibromyalgia.
Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain condition that causes depression, trouble sleeping, muscle stiffness and extreme fatigue. Generally, aerobic exercise like jogging is recommended as a treatment. However, aerobic exercise can be difficult or impossible for patients whose symptoms become severe.
The study authors selected 226 people who had fibromyalgia and randomly assigned them to participate in aerobic exercise or tai chi. The aerobic exercise and tai chi groups all saw improvements in their symptoms, but those who did tai chi reported greater improvement at 24 weeks, these researchers found.
Those who participated in tai chi for a longer period of time appeared to see additional benefits, but doing tai chi more than once per week didn't show greater symptom improvements.
Always talk to your health care provider before making changes to your exercise habits.
The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, National Center for Research Resources, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences and other agencies funded this research. The study authors disclosed no potential conflicts of interest.


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Created to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Sage Francis' Epitaph Records debut LP 'A Healthy Distrust'!
Call it a knit hat, a beanie, a ski hat, whatever you please, it'll keep you warm on chilly spring nights and in the dead of winter.
'SAGE' logo from the cover of the 'A Healthy Distrust' album embroidered in Black & White on foldover brim of a RED hat.
Check out this item in more colors & the whole Sage "A Healthy Distrust" collection here!


Two years ago, when I started to write reviews for Metal Addicts, I had a view about Metal. I wasn't that old metalhead dude who thought the best Metal was done and no band could ever get to their point. But I couldn't figure it out how bands have evolved in those years. In fact, I don't if it is me or the bands, but I cant' help it saying that I still get surprised with bands. Surprised is not the right word, amazed I guess it fits best. It's the first doom metal band like Et Moriemur with "Epigrammata" that I hear. I didn't expect so much variety and complexity not only instrumental but also the lyrical content.
Et Moriemur with "Epigrammata" go deeper in terms of religion. Their music is some kind of creepy and twisted mass. Et Moriemur sweat a religious critique from all pores from the band concept to instrumentals and vocals. Take "Offertorium" as a good example and its keyboard intro and the spoken vocals embellished by some background Gregorian chants. Beautiful and disturbing. Anyway, it's exactly the idea. This contrasts of a religious chant with metal rawness. As I keep on saying, the great thing about Metal is this contrast. Following track "Communio" follows the same musical idea, but a bit stronger. Some ups and downs in tempo and pace which work fine with the mood of the song giving it a "sacred" sonance.
"Epigrammata" is an album of strong content. Vocals have a great variety of styles in it. From the sweetest to the bitterest. It's something I respect a lot. "Sanctus" gives a pretty good shoot of it with the defying church organ and some piano passages. But the most impressive track is the last, but not the least, "In Paradisum," I guess to honor the name. But Et Moriemur paradise does not fit really well with he usual concept of it. It's a bit twisted and fuzzy, beautiful at times, but disturbing in other times. The Gregorian chant in it embellishes all the mood. It has lots of plot twists in the middle to end up with a bagpipe and an organ and an enchanting female voice.
Fun fact is that Metal is widely "know" as an airhead musical style, you all know what I mean. But fact is wrote their lyrics in Greek, Latin, and Czech. Most the lyrical content of most pop songs are about twelve lines and no more than twenty words – not counting the repetition – in a good broken English. And we are the airheads?
Bottomline, "Epigrammata" is a challenging effort for whom appreciate the challenge.
Et Moriemur "Epigrammata" was released on March 20th via Transcending Obscurity Records.


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Home Blogs Unknown Karnataka 2 -- Melukote WLS
Unknown Karnataka 2 -- Melukote WLS
Posted by: Suresh K L on Mar 09, 2012
About Melukote: It's a small temple town located in Mandya district of southern Karnataka on top a hill with series of rocky outcrop hills surrounding it. Entering Melukote is like entering into bygone era. Here is a place, where you enter lost world of south Indian temples with priests of Vedic charm. Melukote is the favourite location of South Indian film industry and few Bollywood's films like "Damini". Next to the temple complex is the WLS (49.82 Km2) declared as a sanctuary on 17th June 1974, specifically to protect the wolf. The sanctuary is divided into two blocks, Mudibetta (4.48 km2) and Narayanadurga (45.34 km2). The landscape is rocky, with dry deciduous and scrub vegetation. Being only 45 minutes from my home town, whenever I feel like enjoying history and nature (both being my favorite subjects) in single go, I dash to this place.
Check the following links to know the history of Melukote and Images
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melukote
https://www.premsagar.net/2010/11/03/melkote-melukote/
Geography: Located in the Mandya district of Southern Karnataka. Altitudes vary from 880 to 1127 m, Temparature range from 17 to 38O C and mean annual rainfall is 700 mm.
Flora: Deciduous scrub forest dominates the area. Cycas circinalis, an endangered gymnosperm, is characteristic of this area.
Fauna: Mammals include Wolf, Blackbuck, Jungle cat, Indian fox, Jackal, wild pig, bonnet macaque.
Highlight of the place:
This has the distinction of the southernmost WLS of India dedicated to Wolf.
If anyone checks the forest complex of the south southern Karnataka covering some 8 districts, they encircle the land in crescent shape with Tiger as apex predator and Chital as its prey, typical of Indian forests. No other protected forest patch exists in between this crescent except Melukote WLS and is different from others with Wolf being the apex predator and Blackbuck its prey.
Check the following link to know the location of Melukote WLS
https://www.thejunglelook.com/info/resources/wildlife-parks
Apart from the intricately carved temple complexes and caves of Melukote, the hills and surrounding areas are dotted with some 101 manmade lakes and ponds with beautiful sculptures. These were built way back in the history in such a manner that once the lake on higher elevation is filled, the extra water flows automatically towards the next and so on.
Check the following link and download the attachment to know more
https://www.indiawaterportal.org/node/861
I used to wonder about the discovery of a rare dinosaurs time plant in the rainforest of Australia and the care they took to protect it. But all the time I was unaware of the fact that there is one such rarest plant of dinosaur's time which can be found just 45 minutes from my home in my own district. The Plant- Cycas circinalis.
Check the following link to know more about Cycas circinalis
https://archive.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/mar162004/spt4.asp
Check the following links to know few good efforts helping these forests. https://janapada.net/nene_bana.html%20%0dhttp:/www.mysorenature.org/melkote/melkote-temple-wildlife-sanctuary
https://janapada.net/nene_bana.html%20%0dhttp:/www.mysorenature.org/melkote/melkote-temple-wildlife-sanctuary
This forest sits on a ridge of 15-20 kms. On two ends of this ridge, two famous architectural wonders occur. One is Melukote temple complex which has all the potential to become a UNESCO Heritage site and another one is Shravanabelagola complex of lord Bahubali which falls in neighboring Hassan district, is already in the process of getting UNESCO Heritage tag. So the forest which lies in between has a major potential for eco tourism. But thankfully not many people know of its existence. Since the two places of worship belong to 2 different faiths, hardly few travelers enter from one side and reach another through the forest. But locals and state transport buses do use the asphalt road regularly which connects both places.
Glimpse of Mandya district:
Before the construction of the KRS dam near Mysore in 1938, the whole Mandya district was barren land with Ragi being the main crop and dry deciduous scrub forest covering the undulating plains. Then Kavery water from KRS provided irrigation to more than 2/3 of the district turning it into rice bowl of Karnataka. But still Nagamangala taluk on the northern side could not receive the KRS water and retained original flora and fauna with fringes of KR pet and Pandavapura taluks adding to it. (Point to remember: Karnataka is the second driest state in India after Rajasthan, being in the rain shadow area of Western Ghats). That was the place where Wolves and Blackbuck were running wild even during the 1970's. Then the idea of WLS got its boost and Melukote Wolf Sanctuary was born. Later years saw the waters of river Hemavathy being channeled to Nagamangala taluk improving the standard of living of humans there by islanding the WLS and cutting its connectivity with other populations of Wolves and Blackbucks from nearby districts like Tumkur.
Present Reality about Melukote Wolf Sanctuarly:
•Wolf disappeared during 1980-90's.
Reason-Forest department thought that green covering of protected area will help boost the animal numbers, so the scrub open forest was replaced with fast growing trees of both and native and introduced type. Thick tree cover helped the Leopard to take over the forest with wolf and blackbucks entering fields and getting persecuted by man. No more sighting of wolf from past 15 years. Now a small number of Leopards call these forests as their home but without any prey species apart from wild pig, raid on villages for domestic animals is common.
•Only a small herd of 30- 40 Blackbuck survives
Reason-No more open space for fast moving antelopes. Now a small herd near the forest fringe is said to raid farmer's fields during early morning and evening and returning to forest for the rest of the day. Apart from people from forest department and few interested, nobody seems to know of their existence in our district. I myself made a trip to Mydanahalli Blackbuck sanctuary in Tumkur district some 10 years back to see them, not knowing of their existence in my own district.
•Local ecology lost
Reason-slowly the definition of forest is being understood by forest department. They have decided not to plant any more exotics like Eucalyptus in this forest and other reserves of Karnataka. But as per this sanctuary the irreversible damage has already been done. I don't know how it looked when Wolf and Blackbuck were still roaming. But surely there are considerable amounts of lands around the wildlife sanctuary, where there is considerable amount of original scrub forest patches thanks to their status as reserved forest or either being cleared by human activities or under revenue department.
What could be done?
Keeping present boundary for Leopards and introducing proper prey species for Leopards, such as Chital. But since this sanctuary is completely surrounded by villages and Mandya district being well known for non-vegetarianism and not to follow the law of land; task of safeguarding herbivores will be a great challenge.
Increasing the size of the sanctuary area. There are still many intact patches of original vegetation type available around the sanctuary towards Nagamangala and Mandya which will help in future introduction of wolf.
There are good forest corridors running from this sanctuary. All these corridors are formed on continuous small undulating hill ranges planted with Eucalyptus but having good grassy open spaces in many places. One such corridor reaches Bangalore-Mysore state highway some 35kms from WLS and then moves further towards Karighatta hill & Chamundi hill of Mysore. I enquired few locals in one such place where sugarcane field's ends and dry lands take over with good amount of bald hilly area under reserve forest near to Mandya town itself and was amused that they know Blackbucks very well and even claimed their presence. With ban on Eucalyptus, proper removal of Eucalyptus will help Blackbucks to have their own highway all along these corridors.
Although efforts to help declare Melukote and nearby Thonnur lake complex as UNESCO Heritage site was initiated by District Authority 2 years back, nothing was achieved further. UNESCO tag to these archeological sites will surely help WLS in many ways.
Venkat Gangs
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def test_template_name
  ENV['FOG_XENSERVER_TEMPLATE'] || 'squeeze-test'
end

def test_ephemeral_vm_name
  'fog-test-server-shindo'
end

def valid_ref?(ref)
  (ref =~ /OpaqueRef:/) and \
    (ref != "OpaqueRef:NULL" )
end

def create_ephemeral_vm
  Fog::Compute[:xenserver].servers.create(:name => test_ephemeral_vm_name,
                                          :template_name => test_template_name)
end

def create_ephemeral_server
  create_ephemeral_vm
end

def destroy_ephemeral_servers
  servers = Fog::Compute[:xenserver].servers
  # Teardown cleanup
  (servers.all :name_matches => test_ephemeral_vm_name).each do |s|
    s.destroy
  end
  (servers.templates.find_all { |t| t.name == test_ephemeral_vm_name}).each do |s|
    s.destroy
  end
end

def destroy_ephemeral_vms
  destroy_ephemeral_servers
end


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Q: Just trying to insert a node and set the pointer in it to the next node C++ I feel really silly asking this, as it seems really simple, but I just can't figure it out. All I want to do is set the node pointer to the next node in the list. The function is from a teacher, I wrote the body, so I don't want to mess with the head of the function.
void LList::insert(int num, int at)
{
    node* n = new node(num);
    if (!n) throw runtime_error("Can't allocate node!");

    if(!root || at == 0){
        // if empty list - new node is root…
        if (!root) root = n;
    }

    if(root){
        node* nextNode = new node(num);

        int numF = 0;
        for (node* t = root; t != NULL ; t = t->next){
            numF++;
            if(numF == at){
                n->next=t->next;
                t->next=n;
            }
        }
    }
}

A: Since it seems you are using n for the new node to be inserted into the linked list (I'm inferring that it's a singly linked list from the existing code and class name), there are a few things you have to do off the top of my head:

*

*Identify the existing member of the list after which the new node will be inserted.  You are making an attempt to do this already with that for loop, but in my opinion you may want to rewrite that as a while loop since you probably don't want it to keep iterating after the insertion position has been identified.  Alternately, you could short-circuit out of the for loop with a break once you've found the right place for insertion, but I don't like that for stylistic reasons.  :)

*Set the newly inserted node's next pointer to the same location to which the next pointer of the node identified in #1.

*Set the next pointer of the node identified in #1 to point at the new node, thus re-establishing the integrity of the chain.

Your code looks like it is attempting to do #2 and #3 out of order, which won't work.  You're obliterating the value of t->next before you've had a chance to point n->next at it.
Finally, you may need to define some behavior to which you can fall back in case you are adding to a position not already defined in the list (i.e. inserting into the fourth position of a linked list that currently has three elements).  You may need to re-jigger your loop to terminate when t->next is null rather than when t itself is null - otherwise you lose the hook to be able to connect the (currently) last element of the list to your new node.

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Jennifer Winget biography, age, profession & Career, family, cast, contact details and more
WikiJay–Film Actress, Indian Actress– January 6, 2021 January 27, 2021
Jennifer Winget was born in Goregaon, Mumbai on the 30th of May in the year 1985. By profession, she is a television actress and Indian model. She came into fame when she played the lead role of Kumud Desai in the TV serial Sarawatichandra.
When she was a child she played many roles in various movies and Television serials as a child actress. She is also the ex-wife of Indian actor Karan Singh Grover.
Jennifer Winget Age
Wiki/Short bio
Profession & Career
Jennifer Winget was born on the 30th of May in the year of 1985 in Goregaon, Mumbai. In extras, she belongs to a Christian family his father is a Christian and his mother is a Punjabi.
So, according to her date of birth, she is currently now 34 years old as of 2020. But this year in the month of May, she will turn or celebrate her 35th of birthday. So from my side many-many congratulations to her in advance.
Also read: anupriya goenka Biography
She was born in Goregaon, Mumbai on the 30th of May in the year 1985. She born in Goregaon but she spent her childhood in Yatamal, Maharashtra. She completes her primary and secondary level education from the school St. Xavier high school, Mumbai.
And for graduation, she used to go to KJ Somaiya Jr. College of science and commerce to complete her Bachelor's degree in commerce. Since her childhood she was very interested in acting so, therefore, she started her career in acting,
when she was just 10 years old. She made her debut in the movie Akele Hum Akele tum as a child actress. And with this, she comes to see in many movies such as "Kuch na kaho", "Raja ko Rani se pyar ho Gaya", "Raja ki ayegi barat". And later she comes to see in many movies which you can read below under the topic of "Career".
As I already have mentioned that she had made her debut in movies as a child actress and she has done many movies as a child actress.
Basically, she played the role of an Actress in the famous Television show "Shaka Laka boom boom". And later she also comes to see in many television serials like "Kusum", "Kahin to Hoga", "Sangam", "Karthika". She mainly comes to fame when she played the role of Riddhima Gupta in the television serial Dil mill Gayee and through this she earned much popularity.
In the year 2013, she gets the role of Kumud from the TV serial Sarawatichandra.
Her role played in this serial was liked by the viewers. And that's why she earned the award of Best Actress from the Indian television academy award. And then later in 2018, she played the role of Maya of Beyhadh TV serial which haired on Sony TV. Along with acting in TV serials she had also hosted my TV reality shows such as Nachle be mahi with saroj Khan, laughter ke phatke.
She had also come to see the cover of TMM magazine. Now let's move on to quick recall.
Full/ Real name Jennifer Winget
Nickname Jenni
Date of birth 30th may 1985
Place of birth Goregaon, Mumbai
Hometown Goregaon
Height 165 kilograms
School St. Xavier high school, Mumbai
Zodiac sign/Sun sign Gemini
Qualifications Graduated (B.com)
Religion/Caste Christianity
Color of eye Brown
Fvt. Work/ hobbies Shopping
Married/Unmarried Divorced
Ex-husband Karan Singh Grover
Date of marriage 9th April 2012
Children No
Father Hemanth winget
Mother Prabha Winget
Fvt. Actor Shah rukh Khan
Fvt. Actress Rani Mukherjee
Fvt. Destination Malaysia and Singapore
Fvt. Color White
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Q: How to asynchronously add items to owl-carousel using Angular2 I've imported owl-carousel libraries into my Angular2 CLI project, which displays correctly if I have:

item

item

item

item

but I need the data for the carousel to load asynchronously. So in my component's typescript I've updated to:
...
this.getData().subscribe(
        d => {
            this.data = <Results>d;
        },
        error => {
            console.log(error);
        });
...

Then in my html for the component I now have:

Item name

          {{item.name}}

However it doesn't display correctly. The data is loaded but the carousel doesn't set itself up properly. I've experimented with calling the element's owlCarousel() after the data has loaded but still didn't fix it.
I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong, anyone know how to fix this?

A: It looks like you can initialise the carousel in ngAfterViewInit() rather than detecting change and updating the DOM.
Also think about clearing the carousel object in ngOnDestroy().
Someone else's example here: plunkr example


Addressing performance issues is always tough. Many managers are uncomfortable discussing poor performance issues with poor performers.
First, poorly defined performance expectations. I'm amazed had how many organizations don't put in place well defined performance plans. A quota isn't a performance plan! It's an element of a performance plan, but a good performance plan clearly defines performance expectations, development expectations and a number of other things. It should include quantitative and qualitative objectives. Ideally, the performance plan is developed collaboratively between the sales person and manager. Ideally, we periodically through the year, we review how the person is doing against those criteria. Performance plans can be very powerful in defining the behaviors we expect, creating development and growth plans, and in helping the person understand overall expectations.
But too often, these aren't in place. The sales person has no idea how their performance will be evaluated and no idea whether they are performing well or not.
Overlay this with no or poor coaching from management. As managers, our job is to maximize the performance of every person on our team. The highest leverage tool we have to do this is coaching our people, helping them understand their current performance, helping them discover the problems with that performance, and helping them improve. But coaching poor performers is tough. It's more fun and engaging to work with our top performers. With poor performers, it's a challenge, the conversations are sometimes difficult, the progress is slower than we would like. Sometimes, we struggle in trying to identify how to help them improve.
And that's if we are attempting to coach at all—-the problem is, too often, poor performers just don't get any or the right kind of coaching.
There is a recent study mentioned in the HBR blog that says "poor performers often don't recognize they are poor performers, ……. often vastly overestimating their performance." They cite a study where people were asked to respond to a set of questions, then asked, "How many do you think you got right?" The lowest scorers had an average response of 7 out of 10, when in reality they got 0 right.
It kind of makes sense. If people don't know what good performance is, if they don't understand performance expectations, they are very likely to have a mistaken impression of their own impression. Add to that the fact that it's human nature for most of us to overestimate our own performances; the results of this study are very understandable.
So in addition to their poor performance, poor performers have a lot that's outside their abilities going against them. The bottom line, they just may not realize they are poor performers!
I don't think that's the right answer. We, as leaders, have put them in their jobs. It's our obligation as leaders to clearly define performance expectations, making sure they understand them. It's our job to provide clear and direct feedback on their performance, coupled with coaching on how to improve their performance. We can get poor performers to understand their performance gaps. We can help them improve performance through setting clear objectives and coaching. Some will respond and improve, some may not and we may have to take other actions.
But we can't ignore them and we can't expect them, or anyone for that matter, to understand how they are performing without clear performance objectives and feedback.
Do your poor performers understand your expectations?
Do they understand how they are falling short?
Are you providing effective coaching and ongoing feedback to help them improve?
Do you have an accurate view of your own performance?
What are the top 5 elements you think should be on a performance plan for sales? How would these typically be measured?
Richard: This is really a great question. If you don't mind, I'd like to defer the response to a blog post. I'll put something up in the next couple of days. Thanks for the provocative idea!
You exposed the dark underbelly of performance reviews.
I was shocked when my regional sales managers told me that they spend less than 30 minutes face-to-face with a subordinate during a performance review. The reason being that none of them ever had a boss who took reviews as seriously as they should.
* Tell the employee the % raise and bonus that he/she received.
What about the things the sales person/manager does well or exceptionally well?
To improve Performance Reviews, I developed a list of qualities and capabilities that are keys to success for every person in the sales organization. One list has 20 Personal/Professional attributes. The other list contains 9 Inter-relationship/Skills.
* Reviewers do not make the assessments. That is done by the person being reviewed.
* The person being reviewed brings the completed form to the face-to-face review meeting.
* The boss can boost an assessment where the employee was a bit self-critical.
* This sets the stage for the boss to comfortably discuss the one or two (Max is 2) items that Need Improvement (Improvement in the current position or required for advancement).
* Reviews became open, honest and relaxed.
* All Needs Improvement were mutually agreed upon and the boss had a level of ownership in the outcome.
* The lists were used as worksheets. They were not put in the personnel file.
* Reviews now lasted much longer than 1/2 hour.
* Comments were unconstrained and forthright.
The Regional Managers spent quality time, and lots of it, with each team member.
Reviews were no longer viewed as a trip to the dentist.
Everyone felt valued, appreciated and motivated.
Vince, thanks so much for sharing this with us! You've provided an awesome resource to all of us.
It takes a long time and a lot of money to hire and train someone. If you're doing something wrong and can salvage the employee then by all means do so!
Great observation Gary. We all have to take responsibility for our performance. Blaming others, doesn't help us learn and improve.


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Journal of the House of Commons: Volume 12, 1697-1699
House of Commons Journal Volume 12: 6 January 1698
Journal of the House of Commons: Volume 12, 1697-1699. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1803.
Jovis, 6 die Januarii;
Leave of Absence.
Maesacker's, &c. Nat.
Duties on Leather.
Transport Debt.
Irish Arrears.
Report on Estimates & Accounts.
Report on Estimates and Accounts.
Preventing Correspondence with late King James.
Counter's, &c. Imprisonment.
Timber in New-Forest.
Nono Gulielmi Tertii.
ORDERED, That Mr. William Johnson have Leave to go into the Country for a Fortnight, his Lady being very ill.
An ingrossed Bill, from the Lords, intituled, An Act for the Naturalization of Gerrard Maesacker, and others, was read the First Time.
Resolved, That the Bill be read a Second Time.
A Petition of the Skinners, Leather-dressers, and Glovers, of the Town of Manchester, in the County of Lancaster, was presented to the House, and read; setting forth, That the Petitioners Trades, at best, was but a bare Subsistence for their Families; and, since a Duty of Three Shillings per Pound has been laid upon Leather, the same is much lessened, and the Petitioners much impoverished: And praying Relief in the Premises, by taking off the said Duty.
Ordered, That the Consideration of the said Petition be referred to the Committee, to whom the Petition of the Aldermen, Stewards, and Company, of Fellmongers, Leather-dressers, and Glovers, in the City of Chester, is referred: And that they do examine the Matter thereof; and report the same, with their Opinion therein, to the House.
A Petition of the Fellmongers, Leather-dressers, and Glovers, of the Borough of Whitney, in the County of Oxon, and several others near the said Borough in the said County of Oxford, was presented to the House, and read; setting forth, That the Petitioners have always been famous for dressing Alum-Leather, and making Gloves; and thereby maintained their Families, and contributed to the Poor; but, since a Duty has been laid upon all Leather, the Petitioners Trade is greatly decreased, and they are in great Want: And praying Relief in the Premises.
A Petition of the Company of Glovers and WhiteTawers of the Town and County of Haverfordwest was presented to the House, and read; setting forth, That since a Duty of Fifteen Pounds per Cent. has been laid upon Leather, near Three Hundred People in the said Town now want Bread, for want of Employment, who before comfortably maintained themselves: And praying, That the Monies intended to be raised by the said Duty may be raised by some other Means.
Ordered, That the Consideration of the said Petition be referred to the Committee, to whom the Petition of the Aldermen, Stewards, and Company of Fellmongers, Leather-dressers, and Glovers, in the City of Chester, is referred: And that they do examine the Matter thereof; and report the same, with their Opinion therein, to the House.
The Petition of several Tanners inhabiting in the Borough of Shafton in the County of Dorset, presented to the House on Tuesday last, was read; setting forth, That the great Duty upon Leather hath already much decayed the Petitioners Trade, not only because they are forced to give longer Credit than before, but when they go to any Fair or Market, and there agree to sell their Goods at a certain Rate, and enter the Duty at the full Value, yet the Collectors refuse to do the same, and charge it undersold; and that they will take it at that Price, according to the Power of the said Act; yet perhaps do not pay the Money till the End of the Market or Fair; and then they sell it at the same Price the Petitioners had agreed for: Which neither is the only Grievance; but the Collectors refuse to grant another Permit to remove Goods to any other Market or Fair, without great Delay, which occasions Charge, and sometimes the Loss of the intended Market: And praying, That the House will grant some speedy Relief in the Premises.
A Petition of Jenkin Donne, and several other Masters of Ships and Vessels belonging to the Town of Swanzey in the County of Glamorgan, was presented to the House, and read; setting forth, That the Commissioners for Transport-Service entered into Charter-party in 1693, with the Petitioners; and there is due to the Petitioners thereupon above 1,000l. for Transport-Service; which the Petitioners greatly want, and cannot adjust Accounts with their Owners till paid: And praying, That they may be paid what is due to them on such Account, as aforesaid.
Ordered, That the Consideration of the said Petition be referred to the Committee, to whom the States, Estimates, and Accounts, presented to the House, are referred.
A Petition of Peter Chabet, in behalf of himself, and several others Troopers of the Earl of Gallawaye's Regiment of Horse, was presented to the House, and read; setting forth, That they petitioned the House last Session, That they might be paid their Irish Arrears: Which Petition was referred to a Committee; and, upon Examination of the Matter, it was agreed to refer it to Two indifferent Persons; who have shewed great Partiality, by keeping the Troopers out, and suffering the Agent and Officers to be present; and keeping their Resolutions to themselves till the Parliament was prorogued; by excluding Relations, Executors, and Assigns, from their Right; and by not allowing what was each Man's Due: And praying Relief of the House in the Premises.
And a Motion being made, and the Question being put, That the Consideration of the said Petition be referred to a Committee;
It passed in the Negative.
The House proceeded, according to the Order of the Day, to take into Consideration the Report made Yesterday from the Committee, to whom the States, Estimates, and Accounts, presented to the House, were referred:
And the said Repert was read; and is as followeth; viz.
£. £.
The Committee, in the First Place, proceeded upon the Estimate of the Deficiencies of the last Year's Aid; And it doth appear, That the Aid of 3 s. in the Pound, for the Year 97, is made a Security for Principal-Money, amount . . . to 1,500,000
That, by a Computation made, the Interest of the same, being Part at 6, and Part at 8 per Cent. will, from the time of borrowing, until the time of Repayment, amount to 120,000
So that the Principal and Interest, to be made good out of the Aid of 3s. in the Pound, amounts to 1,620,000
That, by Computation, the Land Tax for the Year 97, will be near the same, in proportion, with the Aid of 4s. in the Pound, for the Year 1696; which produced the Sum of 1,706,869l. 10 s. 1 d. So that it is computed ¾ths of that Sum to be the Produce of the 3 s. in the Pound, for the Year 97: But deducting 8 d. per Ounce, for so much thereof as was paid in hammered Money, before the 1st of June 97, and 2 d. per Ounce, for what was paid in hammered Money, after that Day: Which Deductions were computed at 80,000l.; but the Committee thought, that 67,000l. was sufficient for that Allowance: And then the net Produce of the 5 s. in the Pound, will be about 1,213,000
So that, by this Computation, There is a Deficiency, in the Aid of 3s. in the Pound, amounting to the Sum of 407,000
The next was the Capitation-Tax; which was made a Security to discharge Bills of Credit, amounting, in Principal-Money, to 1,500,000
That the Interest, at the Rate of 5 d. per Day, is to attend the said Bills, when they are not in the Exchequer; or in the Hands of publick Receivers, or Collectors; Which Rate, in the Whole, from the time of making out these Bills, till the time of cancelling the same, is computed at 100,000
So that the Principal and Interest, appointed by Act of Parliament to be made good out of the Capitation-Tax, will amount to 1,600,000
The said Capitation-Tax will, by Computation delivered in to the House, make about 700,000l. out of which deduct 40,000l. for the Payments in hammered Money; and then the net Produce, towards discharging the said Bills of Credit, is estimated at 660,000
By which Computation, there will be a Deficiency in the said Capitation-Tax, amounting to 940,000
The next was the Aid of 1s. in the Pound; which was given for 500,000
It appeared, That the said Aid of 1 s. in the Pound, together with New Subsidies of Tonage and Poundage, were made a Security to discharge Bills of Credit, amounting to 1,200,000l. Principal Money, with Interest, at the Rate of 5 d. per. Day, for every 100l.; and the Interest of so many of the said Bills, as are to be cancelled, on the said Aid of 1s. in the Pound, singly, is estimated at 33,000
By which Computation, the Principal and Interest, to be made good out of the Aid of 1 s. in the Pound, will amount to 533,000
The net Produce of the 1s. in the Pound, which is estimated, in proportion, with the 3s. in the Pound, amounts to 404,000
So that there will be a Deficiency, to be provided for, towards discharging so many of the said Bills of Credit, as are to be cancelled, on the 1s. Aid, with the Interest thereof, amounting to 129,000
By all which Computations, the Total of all the Principal and Interest Monies, appointed by Parliament to be paid out of the Funds given the last Sessions, except the Tonage and Poundage, and Malt-Duty, which are not estimated, amounts to the Sum of 3,753,000
And the Sum Total of all the Monies, which will arise out of the Aid of 3s. in the Pound, the Capitation, and the 1 s. in the Pound, towards discharging the Principal and Interest of the said Loans, is estimated at 2,277,000
So that the whole Deficiency, upon the Aid of 3s. in the Pound, the Capitation, and the 1s. in the Pound, by this Estimation, amounts to 1,476,000
As to the Aid of 3 s. in the Pound, the Committee examined into the Reasonableness of the Computation aforesaid; viz. The 120,000l. Interest upon the 1,500,000l. It did appear, That a great Part of the Interest begun above a Year ago, and will not be paid in a Year's time.
That the Money comes in very slow; and the Agents for Taxes have sent Letters to the Commissioners in the Country to hasten them: Who returned Answer, That there was but very little milled Money. It did appear, That there had not been above 600,000l. brought in, both in new and hammered Money; and that the Receivers have committed very great Abuses; particularly, in keeping new Money in their Hands, and buying up Exchequer-Bills with the same.
As to the Interest of 100,000l. upon ExchequerNotes, That the Abuses committed by the Collectors and Receivers, in taking new Money and Guineas, at 22s. and buying up Exchequer-Bills with the same; and other Abuses by them committed; has occasioned the Interest to be so great.
That there is 100,048l. of the Bills not yet made out: That there is about 570,000l. of the Bills, which are cancelled.
That 2 or 300,000l. of them have been paid to Seamen: That there is about 2,000,000l. now out, that carry the Interest of 5 d. a Day. So that it will be a considerable time, before they are all cancelled; which must necessarily occasion the Interest to be so great.
The Committee examined the Chamberlain of London, in relation to what Money had come in, upon the 3 s. Aid, the 1s. Aid, and the Capitation: Who informed them, That there was come in, upon the 3 s. Aid, 120,000l.; 110,000l. whereof was paid him in old Money, and the rest in Exchequer Bills; and not 200l. in milled Money.
He further informed the Committee, That the 3s. and 1s. Aid, distinct from the Capitation, within the City of London, will fall short, at least, 30,000l. of the 4s. Aid in 1696: That he has received, by the CapitationTax, about 130,000l.; but most in Exchequer Bills, and old Money: That he hath paid into the Exchequer, in hammered Money, about 130,000l.; which produced, when coined, about 110,000l.
The Committee examined Mr. Ryley; and asked him, What the 3s. and 1s. Aid would produce? Who informed them, That he could not give them an exact Account; but did believe, It would hold near the same, in proportion to the 4s. Aid, granted in the Year 96.
He also informed the Committee, That the Duplicates are not yet returned from the Countries; and that the Agents of the Taxes have done all they can, and have pressed the Commissioners for the Duplicates; who have sent Answers to them, That the Reason why the Duplicates are not returned, is, Because of the frequent Removals of Persons and Servants: So that, till the Last Quarter be paid, they cannot return the same.
Memorandum. The new Subsidy, and the 1 s. in the Pound, is charged with the Payment of 1,200,000l. That the 1s. in the Pound will produce, by Computation, 404,000l. But the Subsidy of Tonage and Poundage, which is granted from the 1st of May 97. unto the 1st of February 99, is to make good the said 1,200,000l.
The Committee proceeded upon the Consideration of the Abstract of the Arrear due to the Land-Forces, Guards, and Garisons: And it appeared according to the best Information the Committee could get,
£. s. d. £. s. d.
That there is due, to clear the Arrears of Pay, from the 1st of April 1692, to the last of September 1697, according to the Establishment 1,200,054 16 3
That there is due, to clear the Arrear of Subsistence to the Troops in England, according to the Regulation thereof, between the 1st of January 1696, and the 1st of August following 203,415 7 9½
Most of which is due to Quarters.
That there is due, to clear the Arrear of Subsistence due to the Troop of Scotch Guards in Scotland, and the Regiment and Companies in the West-Indies, from the 1st of January 1696, to the 20th November 97, inclusive; to which time the Army in England have been subsisted, except for the Seven Months, between the 1st of January 1696, and the first of August following 21,348 — 9
Whereof 4,936l. 19s. is set down, as due to the Troop of Scots Guards.
That there is due, to clear the Arrear of Subsistence due to the Troops in Flanders, to the 4th of October last, according to the best Estimate that can be made of the same, 450,816l. 17s. 8d.; and to clear Contingencies to the said time, 28,293l. 2s. 4d. making together, as per Abstract, delivered in 479,000 — — 703,763 8 6½
That there is due to the General Officers, with their Aids de Camp, and the Majors of Brigade, about 50,000 — —
That there will be due, for Arrears of Pay to the Land-Officers, Guards, and Garrisons, which will be due to them from the said last Day of September last, to the 31st of December, inclusive, about 75,000 — —
£.2,028,818 4 9½
Memorandum, It appeared, by an Account delivered in to the Commissioners, by the Lord Ranelagh, there was further due, to clear the Arrear of Subsistence due to the Troops in Flanders, from the 4th Day of October 1697, exclusive, to the last of December, inclusive 195,990 — 9
Towards clearing of which, there has been borrowed, and remitted, and not yet paid here, 100,000 — —
And there has likewise been furnished, by Mr. Hugueton, and others, who are repaid out of the Loans made to the Exchequer in general, 58,000 — — £.158,000 — —
Balance remaining £.37,990 — 9
That, upon Consideration of an Account, signed by the Lord Coningsby, and Charles Fox Esquire, it appeared, That there is due to the several Regiments therein mentioned, to the time they were placed on the English Establishment 99,951 18 41/8
And that it also further appeared, by an Account signed by Jacob Vander, That there is due to the Regiments therein mentioned, to be cleared of their Irish Arrears, till the last of March 1692 27,260 17 1
Ordered, That the said Report be referred to the Consideration of the Committee of the whole House who are to consider of the Supply to be granted to his Majesty.
Resolved, That this House will, upon Saturday Morning next, resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House, to consider further of the Supply to be granted to his Majesty.
Ordered, That all Committees be revived.
Ordered, That Mr. Darrell have Leave to go into the Country, upon extraordinary Occasions.
The House, according to the Order of the Day, proceeded to take into Consideration the Amendments, made by the Lords, to the Bill, intituled, An Act against corresponding with the late King James, and his Adherents:
And the same were read; and are as follow; viz.
1st Skin, 32 L. for "6th," read "14th."
2 Skin, 4 Line, for "6th," read "14th."
4 Skin, 22 L. after. "Treason," leave out to "and," in the 29th L.; and insert Clause A, That if any Person who hath taken any such Grant, or Pardon, as aforesaid, shall deliver up the same, before the 13th of February, he shall not be punishable for the same.
The First and Second Amendments were read a Second time; and, upon the Question severally put thereupon, agreed unto by the House.
The Third Amendment, 4 Skin, 22 L. after "Treason," leave out to "and," in the 29th Line, being read a Second time;
And the Question being put, That the House do agree with the Lords in the said Amendment;
Ordered, That a Committee be appointed to draw up Reasons, to be offered to the Lords at a Conference, for disagreeing to the said Amendment.
And it is referred to Sir William Williams, Sir Richard Onslow, Colonel Granville, Mr. Conyers, Sir John Bolles, Mr. Manley, Mr. Price, Lord Norris, Mr. Pocklington, Mr. Sloane, Mr. Gwynn, Mr. Blake, Mr. Attorney-General, Mr. Berty, Mr. Solicitor-General, Mr. Harcourt, Sir Edw. Seymour, Mr. Tredenham, Lord Ranelagh, Mr. Foley, Mr. Brotherton, Mr. Boyle, Mr. Hammond, Mr. Bromley, Mr. Norris: And they are to meet this Afternoon at Four a Clock, in the Speaker's Chamber.
An ingrossed Bill for continuing the Imprisonment of * * Counter, John Bernardi, Robert Cassells, Robert Meldrum, James Chambers, and Robert Blackborne, committed to Newgate, for the late horrid Conspiracy to assassinate his Majesty, was read the Third time.
An Amendment was proposed to be made to the Bill, by leaving out "and such other Persons who shall hereafter render themselves, or shall be apprehended; and against whom there shall be Evidence upon Oath, of their being concerned in the said barbarous and bloody Conspiracy to assassinate the Person of his Sacred Majesty."
And the Question being put, That the said Words stand Part of the Bill;
It was resolved in the Affirmative.
Another Amendment being proposed to be made to the Bill, by leaving out "and to the End of the next Session of Parliament;"
The Question being put, That the Bill do pass;
The House divided.
The Yeas go forth.
Tellers for the Yeas, Colonel Wharton,
Mr. Norris: 191.
Tellers for the Noes, Mr. Brotherton,
Mr. Arnold: 2.
So it was resolved in the Affirmative:
And that the Title be, An Act for continuing the Imprisonment of * * Counter, and others, for the late horrid Conspiracy to assassinate the Person of his Sacred Majesty.
Ordered, That Mr. Clark do carry the Bill to the Lords, and desire their Concurrence thereunto.
Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday Morning next, resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House, to consider of the Bill for Increase and Preservation of Timber in the New-Forest, in the County of Southampton.
Ordered, That such Persons as were ordered to attend the said Committee this Day, to attend again upon Tuesday next.
And then the House adjourned till To-morrow Morning, Nine a Clock.


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Exciting Stakes-Winner for Rubick
Promising colt Condo's Express (2c Rubick x Braided, by Elusive Quality) blitzed his rivals to score a stunning win in the Listed MVRC McKenzie Stakes at Moonee Valley on Saturday.
A last start winner at the same track at the start of the month, the Richard Laming trained colt was originally headed to the paddock after that win, but the decision to stay in work paid a big dividend.
He tracked the leaders for Linda Meech and kicked away down the running to win the 1200 metre sprint by more than two lengths from classy colt Hightail.
"I said after last start that we were going to the paddock and he went to the paddock for four days and we brought him back in thinking he was going to get sold," Richard Laming said.
"The horse didn't know if he was Arthur or Martha for a couple of days and I just watched him and I thought 'This horse is absolutely thriving and I am going to give him a piece of work' and his work on Tuesday here suggested he'd race like he did.
"There were a few interested after last win and I am sure they will ring again after this."
Condo's Express now has a record of five starts for two wins and three seconds with prizemoney of more than $175,000 and has improved out of sight with the addition of blinkers.
"He just keeps improving," Laming said. "To be honest, after his first couple of runs I was just happy enough for him to win another race or two but the blinkers have gone on and have certainly turned this horse around.
"He's gone to another level there today and he's gone better than I thought he would."
Condo's Express was a modestly priced yearling, bought for just $3,000 from the Middlebrook Valley Lodge draft at the Inglis Scone Yearling Sale by his trainer and is the first winner for Braided, a placed half-sister by Elusive Quality to stakes-winner Wild Ash.
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Little Big Town Becomes Newest Grand Ole Opry Member
Eric T. Parker • October 20, 2014
Photo: 2014 Grand Ole Opry/Chris Hollo
Little Big Town was formally inducted into the Grand Ole Opry on Friday, Oct. 17 by Opry members Little Jimmy Dickens and Vince Gill. The quartet had previously been invited to join the Opry on Oct. 3 by Opry member Reba McEntire.
The evening of the 17th marked a major milestone for Karen Fairchild, Phillip Sweet, Kimberly Schlapman, and Jimi Westbrook, whose first-ever public performance together was on the Opry in 1999. The quartet opened its set with "Bring it On Home," hearkening back to its Opry debut, when – as the members recalled backstage – they had been accompanied by only a borrowed guitar.
After the group's performance of "Boondocks," Dickens and Gill took the stage along with Opry VP/GM Pete Fisher to present the group with its Opry Member Award.
"The word 'family' really means something out here. It really does," Gill said to the group. "You'll make friends like I have with this man right here," he continued, nodding to Dickens. "You'll be so be blessed by the friends you'll make out here, and they'll last your entire life. Welcome to the family, and remember to come here as often as you can."
The members invited Gill to join them on their final song of the night, the Kris Kristofferson classic "Why Me."
"Welcome them home!" Gill cheered before a standing ovation sold out audience.
Backstage, group members reflected on having grown up with the Opry and on its importance to their music. "This feels like the biggest moment of our lives and our career," Schlapman said.
"There's nothing like walking those halls backstage," added Westbrook, later sharing amazement with the other members that the group's name would be added to the Opry Member Gallery at the Opry House backstage entrance.
The Platinum-selling group has earned more than 25 award show nominations. Most recently, Little Big Town completed their sixth studio album with producer Jay Joyce, titled Pain Killer.
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Really, lady. I was just lying here and it exploded.
I think Scout's going to have a hard time arguing her innocence on this one.
Time for another dog show or agility trial to win another stuffed toy!
I'm absolutely CERTAIN that Spencer destroyed the toy, and Scout gathered it all up and was trying to put it back together when you walked in. But I can see how you might make that completely inaccurate assumption that Scout was guilty based only on what you saw, Janet. Thank goodness Scout really IS innocent of the crime. She was trying to spare her brother by fixing the toy real quick.
I DIDN'T DO IT!!!! Too funny - I love when they give you that innocent look.
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What A Depeche Mode Fan Can Learn From President Obama
Did you know there are people who insist Depeche Mode is only an '80's band?
It doesn't matter that Depeche Mode just released their 12th album this past April -- ten years into the 21st century -- or that one of their new songs is being used in TV clips for the HBO hit, True Blood.
Regardless of the truth, Depeche Mode fans are always hearing this thing about the group being an '80's band. I've also heard someone in Texas believes they have a birth certificate for lead singer, Dave Gahan, saying that instead of being born in Epping, Essex, UK, he was actually born in Kenya.
And, the next time a fan says, "Depeche Mode does not perform with illegal synthesizers," someone will probably yell back, "YOU LIE!"
Unfortunately, we fans have no Vice President or Speaker of the House to look like they're going to whoop azz on our behalf. We'll just have to learn from President Barack Obama's cool and classy response to such "You Lie" atrocities: pause briefly, give a fleeting side-eye, and then go on to repeat for the umpteenth time that there is no requirement to buy Depeche Mode's latest record, and they are not an 80's band. Oh, and listening to them won't kill grandma either.
In all seriousness, I'd like to put Joe Wilson in Russia and see what would happen if he yells out, "You Lie!" while Vladamir Putin's giving a formal address. How much do you want to bet that the Russian version of Joe would NEVER be heard from again? Let's all say, "Banished to Siberia!" on the count of three.
If Russia's too extreme for you, let's take the birthplace of Depeche Mode, the UK. Can you imagine anybody yelling at their head of state? I'm not talking about a rowdy session of Parliament with Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Queen Elizabeth II is the head of state in the UK and someone stepping out of line with her while she's giving a formal speech would not be tolerated. You can't even TOUCH her, let alone heckle her.
No other president in modern history while formally speaking to this nation's elected leadership has been heckled and insulted like Obama, and I don't think it's just because a couple of jerks were disagreeing with his policies.
For all of you who 1) believe Obama's not black and 2) this sort of response is not about him being black -- do you still believe that? I mean, really?
Why are people so quick to say it's NOT racism? Are we afraid of what happens if we acknowledge that race is a factor?
As far a policy goes, if it was up to me, this nation would be going single payer a year from now, not maybe a public option FOUR years from now. I don't feel that way because I'm a member of any political party. I am not, never have been, and never will be a member of any party. I just care more about people than health insurance company profit margins.
But, just like the last 30 years have had plenty of annoying people who still insist on saying, "Didn't Depeche Mode have a couple hits in the early '80's?", folks are going to keep lying about what's really true regarding health care.
In that regard, maybe Depeche Mode fans can teach a few lessons to easily discouraged advocates of health care. After all, we know a thing or two about unswerving dedication and loyalty, and we talk about our band even if we are ridiculed and called names. And we know our facts and history about the band, too.
So health care supporters, arm yourselves with truth and loyalty. Know your facts about health care reform, know the truth and share it.
Yes, these are the kinds of thing that I write to keep my heart from breaking over the insidious racism and lack of respect for basic human rights that I see in this world. I, too, need to keep my sanity.
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nick said…
A neat comparison between DP and health reform! Listening to DP won't kill your grandma, I love it. But didn't I hear DP were setting up death panels to deal with over-the-hill rock musicians, lol.
I read Obama's health reform speech and I watched part of it, I was very moved, he was so confident and so passionate about finally creating a decent healthcare system. If enough Republicans can finally see sense and support what he's doing, hopefully he'll get there.
People believe all sorts of things that have nothing to do with the truth. I was quite moved by the speech as well. It really had that ring of truth and hit me in the gut as being sincere.
Isn't it strange how people are more than willing to pay for war but not for health care!
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1969 said…
I don't get how everyone was all for health reform when he was running but now don't want it?
How can we continue to spend billions on a ridiculous war but we don't want all of our citizens to be able to see a doctor or afford medication?
How can anyone think it's okay for a member of Congress to blatantly disrespect the President (regardless of his views or opinions, he is the LEADER of our nation and YOUR boss) in a public forum and on national tv?
How can we have a problem with kids hearing a speech telling them to work hard and stay focused on their educations and we don't have a problem with half the shows on tv like Rock of Love, I Love NY, etc...?
Is it me or is something seriously wrong with our value system?
Definitely was one of the big issues that got debated ALL the time, but now nothing needs fixing?
You know there are nuts out there who are encouraged by the disrespect. It feels like some of these politicians and talking heads are just aching for someone to do something bad to Obama. It makes me so nervous. :(
Jen said…
I couldn't agree with you more. President Obama has been the most respectful and articulate president we've had in years (maybe EVER in my memory) and he's been treated with nothing but disrespect. It truly makes my skin crawl.
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