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If they do, stocks could float to our 3,100 year-end target.
Bottom Line The month of March has roared in like a bull, with the S&P 500 up nearly 20% since Christmas Eve. The charge has reversed much of the damage from the fourth quarter's 20% waterfall decline that was driven in large part by recession fears, uncertain Federal Reserve policy and the onset of the federal government shutdown. The plunge dragged business and consumer confidence with it. Combined with a negative wealth effect, this resulted in the worst Christmas retail sales season in a decade, despite a healthy labor market and declining gas prices.
Brutal winter weather across the country in January and "frugal February" likely kept consumers out of the malls, but they may return for Easter, which is late this year (April 21), aided by a savings rate that soared to a 3-year high of 7.6% in December from 6.4% in the third quarter. Consumers are amassing dry powder, possibly portending a second-quarter rebound in spending.
The Fed's policy-setting meeting on March 20 looms large. We expect it to pull another rate hike or two off the table through 2020 and announce balance sheet runoff will conclude this year, leaving reserves at about $3.5 trillion. The labor market remains robust despite ongoing weakness in autos and housing. We believe the current manufacturing soft patch will bottom as the trade and tariff skirmish with China is successfully resolved, and we think investors will look through these crosscurrents. If they do conclude a recession is off the table, stocks might head back to record highs and to our 3,100 target at year-end.
The flash fourth quarter GDP growth rate released last Thursday was a better-than-expected 2.6% compared with gains of 3.4% in the third quarter and 4.2% in the second. Because of the 20% collapse in stock prices, miserable December retail sales and the start of the government shutdown on Dec. 22, we were expecting only 2%. The Bloomberg consensus estimate was at 2.2% and the Atlanta Fed's GDPNow model was 1.8%.
That brought full-year 2018 GDP growth to 2.9%, exactly in line with our estimate and that of the Blue Chip consensus.
The government shutdown ended on Jan. 25 and the Commerce Department estimates GDP growth was at least a tenth of a percentage point slower for each of those weeks, with some additional weakness stemming from a negative multiplier effect. In conjunction with brutal winter weather across the country and ongoing concerns about manufacturing, trade and inventories, we kept our first-quarter 2019 estimate at 1.7%. The Blue Chip consensus lowered its from 2.2% to 2% (within a range of 1.5% to 2.6%).
In response to the government reopening, winter soon behind us, the Fed on hold, the China trade deal likely resolved and the potential for consumers to spend their savings-rate nest-egg during Easter, we sharply increased our second quarter estimate from 2.1% to 2.6%. The Blue Chip consensus raised its up a tick from 2.5% to 2.6% (within a range of 2.1% to 3.3%).
These positive trends should continue to unfold into the second half of 2019, so we ticked up our third-quarter estimate from 2.5% to 2.6%, while the Blue Chip consensus is standing pat at 2.2% (within a range of 1.7% to 2.7%).
We are expecting a better Christmas this year, so we are raising our fourth-quarter estimate from 2.6% to 2.8%, while the Blue Chip consensus remains unchanged at 2.0% (within a range of 1.4% to 2.5%).
That moves our full-year 2019 GDP growth estimate up from 2.5% to 2.6%, while the Blue Chip consensus remains at 2.6% (within a range of 2.2% to 2.8%).


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Recently, I took a trip to San Antonio with my family, and we stayed downtown at the Hyatt Recency by the river walk. We were so glad we stayed there because the location was close to a lot of the attractions and great food. One of the things I enjoyed most was our river boat cruise. Around every bend of the river, it seemed like there was another interesting architectural detail on the bridges, and buildings. In San Antonio, they have worked very hard to preserve as much of the old architecture as possible. Here are a few of the details that caught my eye.
I loved the brick building with its arches and the reflection of the building on the water.
An old dovecote and the bells. I wonder how they might have sounded back in the day.
There was a lot of the old stone everywhere.
Each bridge was different. This one has the dental molding on the bottom.
I love the circular pattern of this walkway edging.
A lot of interesting Gothic style patterning on the base of this building.
Here is another bridge with two different styles. The upper pattern almost feels disconnected from the lower portion.
Another view this time of the fancy keystone with rosettes and acanthus leaf details.
Last, the Alamo, look at the details of the old stone pillars, keystone, and transom. The shape of the top of the building is really interesting as well.


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American International Group
NYSE: AIG
as of January 30 4:00:00 PM EST
About American International Group
American International Group, Inc. engages in the provision of a range of property casualty insurance, life insurance, retirement products, and other financial services to commercial and individual customers. It operates through the following segments: General Insurance, Life and Retirement, Other Operations, and Legacy Portfolio. The General Insurance segment consists of insurance businesses in North America and International business areas. The Life and Retirement segment includes Individual Retirement, Group Retirement, Life Insurance, and Institutional Markets. The Other Operations segment... Read More
American International Group, Inc. engages in the provision of a range of property casualty insurance, life insurance, retirement products, and other financial services to commercial and individual customers. It operates through the following segments: General Insurance, Life and Retirement, Other Operations, and Legacy Portfolio. The General Insurance segment consists of insurance businesses in North America and International business areas. The Life and Retirement segment includes Individual Retirement, Group Retirement, Life Insurance, and Institutional Markets. The Other Operations segment covers income from assets held by the company and other corporate subsidiaries. The Legacy Portfolio segment consists of run-off insurance lines and legacy investments. The company was founded by Cornelius Vander Starr in 1919 and is headquartered in New York, NY. Read Less
American International Group Company Stats
IndustryInsurance
Founded1919
HeadquartersNew York, New York
CountryUnited States
Chief Executive OfficerPeter S. Zaffino
Employees36,600
Forbes Lists
World's Top Female-Friendly Companies (2022)
America's Best Insurance Firms (2023)
Global 2000 (2022)
#204 - SALES
#91 - PROFITS
#84 - ASSETS
#339 - MARKET VALUE
Best Employers for Veterans (2021)Dropped off in 2022
America's Best Employers By State (2019)Dropped off in 2020
Best Employers for New Grads (2018)Dropped off in 2019
America's Largest Public Companies (2018)
Diversified Insurance
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-$5.9B
-$6M
-$849M
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Jan 30, 2023 63.07 63.48 63.00 63.17 63.17 2,080,712
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Fundraising campaign launched to support Pontefract Tour de Yorkshire land art
Michael Hirst's Tour de Yorkshire land art design for Pontefract.
Laura Drysdale
A campaign to raise £1,300 to create land art showcasing Pontefract during the Tour de Yorkshire has been launched.
Michael Hirst, 34, has drawn up a design, inspired by the town's heritage, which he hopes will put Pontefract on the map when the cycling race passed through next month.
The aerial view art will feature a giant lock and key, made out of recycled carpet and materials, connected together to form the shape of a bike.
It has taken inspiration from Pontefract Castle, which was once hailed the Key to the North.
Mr Hirst, who lives in the Carleton park area of Pontefract, has launched a Go Fund Me Page to raise cash to help make his design a reality.
On the page, he said: "Once known as the Key to the North, Pontefract is now a thriving market town with many stories to tell.
"From horse racing and secret ballots to King Richard II and liquorice roots, there's plenty to discover.
"This piece of land art is a way of getting the nation to see our town and the Key to the North design will leave people wondering why our town had such a title.
"I am very proud of my town and I hope you are too and will help support this initiative."
Self-employed photographer, designer and events organiser Mr Hirst has gained the support of the Pontefract Civic Society.
He will enter his design into the Tour de Yorkshire land art competition, in the hope it will be beamed to a global audience of millions when the race's live television helicopters sweep the county.
Race organisers Welcome to Yorkshire will shortlist the 12 best land art pieces and the public will then be able to vote for a winner.
"It's going to be Pontefract's emblem for the race, " Mr Hirst said.
The county's most celebrated cycling race, which runs from May 3 to 6, will take in South Elmsall, Ackworth, Pontefract and Castleford on a Yorkshire heritage-inspired section of the route.
Riders will pass through the district as they make their way on a 149km journey from Barnsley to Ilkley on May 4.
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2018 NASCAR at Miami odds, Championship Four picks, predictions: Fade Martin Truex Jr., back Brad Keselowski in Ford EcoBoost 400
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It all comes down to Sunday, since the 2018 NASCAR Championship will be Determined at Homestead-Miami Speedway at 3 p.m. ET for Its Ford EcoBoost 400.
Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr. and Joey Logano are the racers who make up this season's NASCAR Championship 4. Harvick and Busch are 11-4 co-favorites in the latest 2018 NASCAR at Miami odds, followed by Truex (6-1) and Logano (10-1). Harvick, Busch and Truex have won titles recently, although Logano is at the finals for the third time. Together with the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup on the line, and other drivers in the area playing for pride, you'll want to check out exactly what former Vegas bookmaker and NASCAR handicapper Micah Roberts has to say before locking in your 2018 NASCAR in Miami picks.
Roberts nailed the NASCAR Playoffs race at Martinsville three weeks before, calling for Logano to take the checkered flag in Martinsville despite being a 12-1 underdog. Logano bumped Truex Jr. out of the way on the final lap for the huge victory.
Roberts also picked the winners of two races of the 2018 NASCAR Playoffs, calling for Brad Keselowski to succeed at Vegas at 12-1 odds and also for Busch to secure his seventh win of the season, he did in Richmond after beginning from the 11th place. Roberts also chose Truex Jr. five months ago at Charlotte, that had been in line to win before Jimmie Johnson wiped him out on the last lap.
In the 2017 playoffs, Roberts chose nine of 10 winners. There was no fluke: In 2016, he told readers to rear Hamlin in 15-1 in the Daytona 500. The result: Hamlin edged Truex for the checkered flag. Roberts also nailed Hamlin in 40-1 to win at Watkins Glen later that year.
Now, he has analyzed the 2018 NASCAR Cup championship field from every possible angle and secured in his Ford EcoBoost 400 picks. It is possible to see his whole projected leaderboard only at SportsLine.
We can tell you he's not going with Truex, who won this race one year ago, to triumph in Miami. In fact, Roberts states Truex is shut out of the top four. Truex has not won since July and has failed to finish better than third since the start of August. He has captured four checkered flags this season, however, Roberts says the are far better values on the NASCAR in Miami odds board.
Instead, one of those 2018 Ford EcoBoost 400 selections he enjoys to finish near the front: Brad Keselowski, a 15-1 darkhorse who has been a front-runner on 1.5-mile paths in the past.
"He has led at 26 laps at his final four starts on 1.5-mile tracks with a third-place ending at Kentucky, a win at vegas, a sixth-place jog at Kansas, along with a 12th-place in Texas," Roberts told SportsLine. "He was seventh at Homestead last year and his best was twice."
For the win, Roberts is moving with a motorist he's been eyeing all season long to acquire the Ford EcoBoost 400. His also has a non-championship competitor finishing at the top four, and anyone who backs them can hit it big.
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Yesterday afternoon, Harland brought Daisy and her new "mom" to our house and put them in the barn. The cow is kinda laid back so rather than go the chute route, he put Daisy in with her to see how they would get along. Daisy immediately made a beeline for the cows udder and went to work nursing. The cow made some half-hearted attempts to evade Daisy, but Daisy is a persistant aggressive calf and kept chasing the cow down and latching on. Then the cow tried a few head butts and feeble kicks at Daisy, but she persisted on with her nursing. The cow knew it wasn't her calf, but wasn't very determined to get rid of Daisy, which is good. And Daisy's attitude was, "Do whatever you want to do "Mom", you've got milk and I'm going to drink it no matter what you do to me." Harland stood by and watched as Daisy filled her tummy. Newborn calves are so skinny you can watch their tummy expand as they eat. After he was satisfied that the cow wasn't going to harm Daisy, he went on about his day.
Last night after I got home from work, I started a pot of chili and then headed out with Harland to work on bonding Donald with his new Mom.
We drove up to the farm and when we got there Harland collected a bucket of grain which I carried while Harland collected Donald from his pen and together we went out to the building where Donald's new Mom had been put. She is a rather excitable cow, and as we approached she looked for a way to escape out of her pen and into the pasture. She measured the walls peering over them to see if she could jump out. The walls are up over her head so that's a no-go. I've seen cows even stare up at the ceiling looking for a hole there they can jump out of. In their minds, cows aren't 1200 pounds of bulk, they think of themselves as nimble deer.
Anywho, we put Donald in a separate pen, and then I stood outside near the chute while Harland drove the cow into it. It was a first for her and she looked it all over before entering. Harland closed the gate behind her and then she stuck her head through the front of the chute hoping to escape but it closed on her and she was caught. She thrashed about for a minute and then settled down when Harland gave her some grain.
Next, we brought out Donald and put him alongside the cow in front of her udder.
Surprisingly, with just a little guidance from us, he figured out pretty quickly how to nurse.
After about a half hour, he had nursed the cow's udder down and his little tummy had filled out. He now knew how to nurse and that's half the battle won.
"I know *KICK-BANG* that's not my calf!!!! *KICK-BANG* Get him the hell *KICK-BANG* away from me!!
So Harland let the cow out of the pen. We set them up in adjoining pens and headed home for supper. It was now 8pm. What a long dismal day.
This morning, Harland drove Donald's mom into the chute again and gave her grain as Donald nursed. At first, he was so excited (OH BOY, MILK!!) that the couldn't latch on. Harland guided him in the right direction, and Donald proceeded to drink from each of the cow's teats filling his little tummy up. As he nursed, the hostile cow from last night thawed a little and made maternal sounds. Low comforting moos to the calf. Well, that's an improvement. Harland smeared some mollasses on Donald and brought him up to the cow's head. She licked him, or tried to. After last night's head-butting kickfest, Donald is kinda afraid of her and doesn't want to be near her head. Harland released her and Donald back into adjoining pens. We don't trust her to be in the same pen yet, but she did behave better towards him this morning than last night.
Things with Daisy took a downward turn though this morning. Her new 'mom" is being more aggressive in her attempts to get rid of Daisy. Daisy is still chasing "mom"around the pen and getting enough to eat, but we're not pleased that the cow is more hostile towards her than yesterday.
The maternal low mooing you hear is not coming from Daisy's 'mom". That's the loving cow in the next pen with her newborn calf.
This morning, Harland fed Daisy's "mom" some grain so she would stand still long enough for Daisy to get a nice peaceful breakfast. He'll keep an eye on her today and if it looks like she's going to hurt Daisy, he'll separate them.
So it's a day by day thing. In a few days we'll know for sure how things are going to work out.
If you're interested in learning more about cow/calf bonding, HERE'S a great article to read.
Oh my…those cows have minds of their own!
Well, it's only been two days. The calves are getting good milk which is an improvement. Still hope.
Instincts are strong. If you think about it, it would be similar to having my newborn baby taken away (in this case, calf's death) and someone handing me another baby and expecting me to accept it as my own. I hope it all turns out okay, and thanks for the posts. Very interesting!
The drama continues…hoping for an A+ for both mommies tomorrow!
I find all of this fascinating. I am a city girl myself, and always have been. But I have always had an interest in all things outdoor and anything related to animals. So in spite of the fact that I know nothing about all of this, I am very interested in it. Thank you for sharing what are probably routine details for you, but brand new stuff for me!
I'm glad that the "kids" are at least getting their nourishment! I certainly hope things improve and the new moms settle down and decided these babies are going to be okay.
How many more are due to calve? I really hope you don't have any more "orphans"!! I'd hate to think of you and Harland having to go through this again this spring!
I'm trying to remember – do the calves have their teeth when they're born? When my mom was milking cows, our thing was to teach the babies who'd been taken away from their moms, to drink from a pail of milk! That was tricky!! Eventually they caught on!
We probably have about 40 more calves to go, more or less. And yes, calves do have teeth as newborns. Thanks Jeanne!


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Vaccination is the process of administration of a vaccine into the body to build immunity against a particular disease. Currently, the safest way to combat COVID 19 is vaccination. On January 11 2020, the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) genetic sequence was published. This provoked a series of investigations and collaborations among biopharmaceutical manufacturers and scientists. Various COVID vaccines were developed and their clinical trials began. There are now several vaccines available for COVID 19.
Which vaccines are currently available for COVID 19?
The vaccines approved by the World Health Organization (WHO) for its Emergency Use Listing (EUI) are Pfizer/BioNtech, SII/Covishield, AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson's Janssen, Moderna, and Sinopharm vaccines.
What are the different types of Covid 19 vaccines?
There are four types of vaccines currently being used in clinical trials:
Whole virus
Protein subunit
Nucleic acid (DNA and RNA)
How do different vaccines work?
Ø AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID 19 vaccine:
To make the vaccine, the Oxford-AstraZeneca team incorporated the gene that codes for the coronavirus spike protein into the chimpanzee adenovirus. This virus enters the host cells but cannot replicate inside them. When the vaccine is injected into the patient, the adenovirus enters the host cell. Once inside the host cell, the virus directs it to read the gene for coronavirus spike protein and copy it into a molecule called messenger RNA or mRNA. The mRNA is then translated into spike proteins that show up on the surface of host cells. This triggers the immune system of our body. The immune system activates T-cells and produces antibodies to eliminate the cells with the spike protein. If a person later gets infected with the coronavirus, T-cells and antibodies are activated to eliminate the virus. AstraZeneca vaccine is administered in a 2-dose series, given 28 days apart.
Ø Covishield COVID 19 vaccine:
The Covishield COVID 19 vaccine is currently being manufactured by the Serum Institute of India (SII). This vaccine works on the AstraZeneca-Oxford Model.
The genetic material is inserted into the chimpanzee adenovirus. The chimpanzee adenovirus is used because humans do not have pre-existing antibodies to this virus. When the vaccine is injected into humans, it stimulates the immunity system of our body to start making T-cells and antibodies. These antibodies and T-cells provide immunity against further coronavirus infections. The Covishield is given in a 2-dose series 12 days apart.
Covishield usually causes mild side effects such as headache, pain at the injection site, joint pain (arthralgia), etc.
Ø Covaxin COVID 19 Vaccine:
Covaxin COVID 19 vaccine is developed by an Indian company, Bharat Biotech, in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research, Delhi (ICMR) and the National Institute of Virology, Pune (NIV). Covaxin is an inactivated vaccine. To make the vaccine, the scientists weakened the coronavirus so that it can no longer replicate inside host cells. The researchers then mixed the vaccine with a compound called adjuvant. Adjuvants boost the response of our immunity system to the vaccine. When the vaccine is administered, the immune system recognizes the dead virus and makes antibodies to eliminate that virus. Covaxin is administered in a 2-dose series, given four weeks apart.
The side effects of Covaxin are usually mild such as pain and swelling at the injection site, fever, weakness, and body pain, etc.
Ø Sputnik V COVID 19 Vaccine:
The Sputnik V COVID 19 vaccine is also an adenoviral vaccine developed by the Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, Moscow. The vaccine uses a combination of 2 genetically modified human adenoviruses (Ad26 and Ad5) that are unable to invade and infect host cells. The gene for the coronavirus spike protein is then added to the harmless adenovirus. When the vaccine is inoculated into human body, it activates our immune system. The immune system starts making antibodies to eliminate the virus. Memory cells are formed that protect the human body from later coronavirus infections.
The most common side effects of this vaccine are fatigue, flu-like illness, pain and swelling at the injection site, etc.
Ø Pfizer/BioNtech and Moderna COVID 19 vaccines:
Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are mRNA vaccines. After injection, the mRNA vaccine enters the host cell and instructs it to make specific proteins (coronavirus spike proteins). These proteins are expressed on the surface of host cells and trigger an immune response. T-cells and antibodies are generated that protect us from further infections.
Ø Johnson and Johnson's Janssen COVID 19 vaccine:
Like AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine, the Janssen vaccine works by introducing a genetically modified harmless virus (human adenovirus) into the body. However, this vaccine requires one shot, rather than two shots of AstraZeneca, for being fully vaccinated.
Ø Sinopharm COVID 19 Vaccine:
Sinopharm COVID 19 vaccine was developed by the Beijing Institute of Biological Products in early 2020. Sinopharm is an inactivated vaccine. It consists of dead viruses that are unable to cause the disease. When injected into the body, the inactivated viruses trigger an immune response. The immune system produces antibodies that protect our body from the actual virus.
Covid vaccination may be the best step to prevent Covid spread. But it is equally important to understand that there are a lot of post covid symptoms including different types of pain in post covid stage.
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/different-vaccines.html
https://www.who.int/news-room/q-a-detail/vaccines-and-immunization-what-is-vaccination?adgroupsurvey={adgroupsurvey}&gclid=Cj0KCQjwna2FBhDPARIsACAEc_Vxbu9hkE9lQsc0YUYxaZFeymRYwJ4CJqLDCbgJkADD2BQOBwOITckaAndBEALw_wcB
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/health/oxford-astrazeneca-covid-19-vaccine.html


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Q: function returning NaN in javascript I am trying to write a function that calculates the average student age in a list of student objects, but when I run the code the function prints NaN as an output
function average_age(){
    let total = 0;
    students.forEach(s => {
        total += Number(s.age);
    });
    return  total/size
}
console.log("Average age is : " + average_age())

this is how i constructed the array ( i got the input from the user)
const size = 5
let students = [size]

for (let i=1; i<=5; i++){
    let name = prompt("Enter student's name: ")
    let gender = prompt ("Enter student's gender: ")

    students.push({
        name: name,
        gender: gender,
        age:Math.round(Math.random() * (35 - 17 + 1) + 1),
        grade:Math.round(Math.random() * (100 + 1))
    })
}

//display student info
students.map(s =>{
    console.log("Name: " + s.name);
    console.log("gender: " + s.gender);
    console.log("age: " + s.age);
    console.log("grade: " + s.grade);
    console.log();
})

i tried to calculate the total of student age (removing the divide operation) to check if the problem was the division but i still got NaN as an output

A: You can check 3 approaches down there for your problem:

const students = [
  { id: 1, name: "john", age: 25 },
  { id: 2, name: "jack", age: 31 },
  { id: 3, name: "joe", age: 26 },
  { id: 4, name: "jamal", age: 21 },
];

// Your approach:
function average_age() {
  let total = 0;
  let numberOfStudents = students.length;

  students.map(student => {
    total += Number(student.age);
  });

  return total / numberOfStudents;
}

// Second approach:
function average_age_second() {
  let total = 0;
  let numberOfStudents = students.length;

  students.forEach(student => {
    total += Number(student.age);
  });

  return total / numberOfStudents;
}

// Third approach:
function average_age_third() {
  let numberOfStudents = students.length;

  const total = students.reduce((partialSum, student) => partialSum + student.age, 0);

  return total / numberOfStudents;
}

console.log("Average age is : " + average_age());
console.log("Average age is : " + average_age_second());
console.log("Average age is : " + average_age_third());

A: Assuming the students array is in the format below (after you collected the inputs):
let students = [
  { name: "aaaa" , gender: "male"  , age: 17, grade: 63 },
  { name: "bbbb" , gender: "male"  , age: 20, grade: 70 },
  { name: "yyyy" , gender: "female", age: 18, grade: 45 },
  { name: "zzzz" , gender: "female", age: 18, grade: 70 },
  { name: "xxxx" , gender: "male"  , age: 20, grade: 83 },
];

One possible solution is the following:

let students = [
  { name: "aaaa" , gender: "male"  , age: 17, grade: 63 },
  { name: "bbbb" , gender: "male"  , age: 20, grade: 70 },
  { name: "yyyy" , gender: "female", age: 18, grade: 45 },
  { name: "zzzz" , gender: "female", age: 18, grade: 70 },
  { name: "xxxx" , gender: "male"  , age: 20, grade: 83 },
];
//------------------------------
function average_age(students){
let total = 0;
students.forEach(s => total +=s.age);
return total/students.length
}
//------------------------------
console.log("Average age is : " + average_age(students));

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Why Caterpillar 3516 hunting starting from 1000 RPM and higher?
One of AHTS CAT 3516 engines starts hunting after reaching 1000 RPM and higher. What to check first?
March 4, 2017, 1:03 p.m.
Some injectors may fail. Fuel injectors cut-off test recommened to identify faulty one. Unfortunately service equipment required for this test. The other option is to replace full set if available.
Check sensors and harness for damage, faulty insulation. In case +5V leaks through damaged insulation ECU may get false sensor data and limits load. There was a report from some AHTS that similar CAT engine got harness clamps damaged. Harness partially dropped and made contact with rotating shaft. Wires were not comletely tear by shaft but insulation get damaged. This caused current leak from sensors +5V circuit and engine hunted badly.
March 4, 2017, 1:24 p.m.


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#endregion

#region Imports

using System;
using System.Reflection;
using Spring.Core;

#endregion

namespace Spring.Core
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Criteria that is satisfied if the return <see cref="System.Type"/> of a given
    /// <see cref="System.Reflection.MethodInfo"/> matches a given <see cref="System.Type"/>.
    /// </summary>
    /// <author>Rick Evans</author>
    public class MethodReturnTypeCriteria : ICriteria
    {
        #region Constants

        /// <summary>
        /// The return <see cref="System.Type"/> to match against if no
        /// <see cref="System.Type"/> is provided explictly.
        /// </summary>
        private static readonly Type DefaultType = typeof (void);

        #endregion

        #region Constructor (s) / Destructor

        /// <summary>
        /// Creates a new instance of the
        /// <see cref="MethodReturnTypeCriteria"/> class.
        /// </summary>
        public MethodReturnTypeCriteria()
            : this(DefaultType)
        {
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Creates a new instance of the
        /// <see cref="MethodReturnTypeCriteria"/> class.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="type">
        /// The <see cref="System.Type"/> that the return type of a given
        /// <see cref="System.Reflection.MethodInfo"/> must match in order to satisfy
        /// this criteria.
        /// </param>
        public MethodReturnTypeCriteria(Type type)
        {
            ReturnType = type;
        }

        #endregion

        #region Properties

        /// <summary>
        /// The <see cref="System.Type"/> that the return type of a given
        /// <see cref="System.Reflection.MethodInfo"/> must match in order to satisfy
        /// this criteria.
        /// </summary>
        public Type ReturnType
        {
            get { return _type; }
            set { _type = value == null ? DefaultType : value; }
        }

        #endregion

        #region Methods

        /// <summary>
        /// Does the supplied <paramref name="datum"/> satisfy the criteria encapsulated by
        /// this instance?
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="datum">The datum to be checked by this criteria instance.</param>
        /// <returns>
        /// True if the supplied <paramref name="datum"/> satisfies the criteria encapsulated
        /// by this instance; false if not or the supplied <paramref name="datum"/> is null.
        /// </returns>
        public bool IsSatisfied(object datum)
        {
            bool satisfied = false;
            MethodInfo method = datum as MethodInfo;
            if (method != null)
            {
                satisfied = method.ReturnType.Equals(ReturnType);
            }
            return satisfied;
        }

        #endregion

        #region Fields

        private Type _type;

        #endregion
    }
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Steven S. DeKnight has talked with Sony about an R-rated God of War movie
June 7, 2018 by Samuel Brace
Sony has apparently discussed with director Steven S. DeKnight about making an R-rated live-action adaptation of God of War.
There isn't exactly a rich history of video game to movie adaptations to point to, but the recently resurgent God of War franchise might be looking to set things right by talking to Daredevil and Pacific Rim: Uprising alum Steven DeKnight about a live action film.
Speaking to ComicBook.com, DeKnight reveals that following a tweet where he praised PlayStation's latest entry in the franchise, he spoke to Sony about a potential movie:
"I had some early conversations with the good people at Sony PlayStation about it and my biggest thing is, look, you gotta approach it like a book. Approach it like adapting Jaws. For people who've read Jaws, the movie is very different but they're both fantastic. So you have to be able to take the source material and make it work as a movie. And I think that's part of the reason oftentimes video game movies don't work is because you can't translate the video game experience into a movie. You gotta take the characters and the situations and the emotions and make it work for a movie. Which means a lot of times you've got to change things, which is very dicey obviously because you don't want to alienate video game fans, but you have to make a film that works within the context of a movie by itself. Very difficult."
While DeKnight admits that he isn't in active talks to direct the movie, it certainly sounds like he might be the man for the job and understands the immense difficulty of pulling off a video game adaptation. We will have to wait and see.
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Las Vinas walk
About 550km south of the Canon del Rio Lobos is the Parque Natural de Sierra Mágina. Established in 1989 the 20,000 hectare protected area is in the province of Jaen. Named by the Moors as the Mountains of the Spirits its rugged limestone peaks reach over 2000 m and are surrounded by the largest olive growing area in Spain. The Jaen province produces 50% of Spain's production and 20% of the world total. That's a lot of picking. Over half a million hectares of olive trees.
The Sierra rises up out of the sea of olives in distinct layers of altitude levels. Forests of pines and oaks give way to juniper, yew and a rich mix of flora species, 45 of which are endemic to the region such as the hedgehog broom. The Sierra's particular ecosystems and climatic niches make it one of the most important environments in Spain and also support endemic fauna such as the rare black cork oak spider, a snail that lives in fissures in the rocks and a high altitude grasshopper. We were disappointed not to sight the rare Betica midwife toad.
For hundreds of years the Sierra was the natural border between the Muslim kingdom of Granada and Christian Castilla and the fortifications and castles from that period still loom over the land.
We parked up above one of the best preserved and oldest in Andalucia in Jódar hoping to visit it and the parks information centre inside but it remained stubbornly closed throughout all advertised opening hours. But the view was good.
Moving on into the park in the morning we drove up to the Area Recreativa Cuadros and walked through the river side oleander forest that housed many shady picnic tables and benches and up on paths of needles and stone into the pines.
We were on the Las Vinas trail, named after the vineyards that predominated here until the late 19th c when the phylloxera epidemic wiped out that livelihood. A 10 km loop it circled up above the River Cuadros valley through the pines and back down through the olives. The woods were thick with the mastic shrub, Pistacia Lentiscus, from which the sap would be harvested by cutting the bark and turned into a substance for everything from chewing gum to varnish.
The aromatic incense juniper was another common species while the colourful leaves of maples reminded us of the season.
Emerging from the trees the views of mountain and plain opened up and the noise of the petrol engined olive rakes buzzed from below.
We stopped at a fuente and were joined by the GR 7 /E4 walking route, on its way across Europe to Greece. Then we continued on a track through the groves on a spur to visit the 11th century Torreón de Cuadros, the Chequered Tower – so called because of its two tone appearance due to its construction of stone from two different quarries.
Jaen province has the highest concentration of castles and defensive buildings in Spain and this 12m high watchtower with its arrow slits stood high over the gorge- guarding the Muslim/ Christian frontier.
Returning to the loop we managed to find our way on an unmarked route back to the oleander forest,( Europe's biggest!), along an acequia which involved a 50m tunnel.
Back in the camper we drove around to the southern side of the park and high up on rough dirt roads, past the Area Recreativa Gibralerca, and on to a fine high park up amidst the Holm oak, with sunset views over the highest peaks of the Sierra.
With the help of walking app Wikiloc I had sorted another 10km loop for the morning but this one involved a bigger elevation gain to reach a summit called Pico de la Laguna at 1525m. Setting off down the track in the morning it was still frosty in the shady ravines but we certainly warmed up when scrambling up the steep firebreak for 400m to follow the ibex we saw running across the rocky shoulder towards the mountain top.
The view more than rewarded our efforts with a magnificent 360 covering a vast area of Andalucia. But the cold wind moved us on over the mountain towards a forest fire lookout station on a lower peak to the northeast. Even on this inhospitable high ground there were signs of land management with traces of stone wall and flat areas of cleared high pasture and coppice Holm oaks.
Down past the herbage manicured by animal teeth and up to the lonely lookout, empty now, perhaps out of season, perhaps the lookout is busy picking olives from the multitude below.
A longer decent on the firebreak and we were on track to the camper again giving us time to visit the park info centre at nearby Mata Bejid where the reconstruction model of our walks did not seem quite so epic as they had appeared to us.
Posted in SIERRA MAGINA, Walking Hiking Rambling and tagged Hiking in Andalucia, Hiking in Spain, Jaen hikes, Las Vinas walk, SIERRA MAGINA, Torreón de Cuadros on December 10, 2021 by stevesally55. 4 Comments


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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

namespace ShaderEditorApp.ViewModel
{
	/// <summary>
	/// Interface for view model objects representing the whole tree in the hierarchical browser.
	/// </summary>
	public interface IHierarchicalBrowserRootViewModel
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The Strangest Valentine's Day Stories
By Robert Roy Britt published 11 February 09
Is Love Good For You?
The approach of Valentine's Day generates more meaningless articles and borderline news than any other holiday. Not to mention some bizarre rituals and events (see Zoorotica, below).
Surveys about love are done, studies having anything to do with relationships or chocolate are held for release this week, and people start to see things (namely hearts) in strange places that they wouldn't have noticed during the other 51 weeks of the year.
So, on the premise there's a little science in these (be it sociology, geography, animal sex or whatever), and that they all are at least a little strange:
Get Naked: Do you know where Valentine's Day comes from? Think naked Romans, paganism and whips, writes John Roach over at National Geographic. "The lovers' holiday traces its roots to raucous annual Roman festivals where men stripped naked, grabbed goat- or dog-skin whips, and spanked young maidens in hopes of increasing their fertility." Okay then. And I'm stressing about roses vs. chocolates!
Get to Work!: A new Harris poll out this week finds 40 percent of U.S. workers have dated an office colleague, with 31 percent of them going on to marriage. That probably says more about the modern lack of time than anything. It also suggests that if the online dating service hasn't found your soul mate, you might just try and get a job. But don't let your spouse get one.
Zoorotica: The Binder Park Zoo in Battle Creek, Mich. on Feb. 14 will discuss animal reproduction and offer an intimate look at mating rituals. The sold-out show promises guests will go where none have gone before. We think we know what that means. From the zoo's web site: "Biting, clawing, scratching and mid-air acrobatics, animals have a way of reproducing that can be beautiful and brutal at the same time!" The three-hour, $50 tour includes hors d'oeuvres. And: "Each couple will receive a small gift to commemorate their experience!" On a local web site, comments about the event range from "This is just weird" to "Anyone who missed out on tickets to the Battle Creek show can go to Lansing and see Michigan's Governor do something similar to the taxpayers." Oh, one last thing from the zoo: "For those celebrating a special anniversary or special engagements or marriage proposals let the Zoo staff know in advance and they can help to incorporate your special celebrations."
Lover's Island: Spotted in Google Earth images, this tiny heart-shaped island is uninhabited — the perfect getaway if you can figure out how to get there. It's in the Adriatic Sea, off the coast of Croatia, between Zadar and the Island of Pasman.
This Day Sucks: At least in Australia, they're not afraid to admit it. Those who hate Valentine's Day see it as "a day of obligation rather than celebration, and one that puts pressure on fledgling relationships while making the pain of the lovelorn even more acute."
Virus Watch: The antivirus software maker BitDefender warns: Virus writers are notorious for launching attacks around major holidays like Christmas, New Year's and Valentine's Day. Last year, the Storm Worm struck millions of Internet users with the lure of receiving a Valentine's Day gift.
Love Is in Your Head: Sorry, you romantic devil, you! Love can be mostly understood through brain images, hormones and genetics. In fact, four tiny areas of the brain are said by some scientists to form a circuit of love. (Wouldn't you sometimes love to reprogram the circuit in your partner's brain?) Part of the evidence: In your mind, love lights up areas also linked to rewards. "Romantic love is an addiction; a wonderful addiction when it is going well, a horrible one when it is going poorly," points out researcher Helen Fisher of Rutgers University. "People kill for love. They die for love."
If I missed a good one (there will be plenty more before the week's out) email me the url and I'll add it.
Robert Roy Britt is the Editorial Director of Imaginova. In this column, The Water Cooler, he takes a daily look at what people are talking about in the world of science and beyond.
Robert Roy Britt
Robert is an independent health and science journalist and writer based in Phoenix, Arizona. He is a former editor-in-chief of Live Science with over 20 years of experience as a reporter and editor. He has worked on websites such as Space.com and Tom's Guide, and is a contributor on Medium, covering how we age and how to optimize the mind and body through time. He has a journalism degree from Humboldt State University in California.
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History of the port of motril, Granada
History and formation of the port of motril
The recent history of the Port of Motril, in its current position, throughout this last century has experienced an intensive and successive process of expansion with continuous socio-political and economical upheavals along the way. The rivalry between the Port of Calahonda and the Cove of Varadero was based on the principles of a difference of interests, which was settled in favor of the Cove of Varadero due to its strategic importance and the specific location of the nearby town of Motril. Ironically in 1883 the original project was located in Calahonda, but due to the unrivalled system of piers in the port of Varadero, Calahonda was relegated to second place and Varadero became the principal port even though the piers didn't actually fulfil the role of port protection.
First movements.
Following the granting to the port of Varadero the status of the second order economically significant port in 1882, a series of individual initiatives aimed at modernizing of the process of loading and unloading of goods in Motril´s roadsteads achieved its target. These changes were based on the Royal Decree, dated July 9, 1882, that established the bases to remain they are, as the government had already studied the model of organization and assembly of port structures in concession regime.
In Motril, the first attempt to build a dock is dated July 26, 1883. On that day, Andres Serrano and Ramón Pelayo drew a project of the pier-wharf that later was sent to the authorities for its approval. In this document both justified the need of "the commercial importance of Motril due to its agricultural prosperity of the soil and extraordinary development of its industry, so all that is demanding the execution of this sort of construction. Just think about the valley that extends between the city and the sea with two thousand hectares of land used for the cultivation of sugar cane; just direct your eyes at six powerful factories that extract the sugar, meanwhile there are only two ways of exportation of these delicious products: the first one is difficult and expensive, and the second one is easy and cheap". (Port of Motril File s/1).
The port shipping statistics of that time showed the urgency of modernization of the process of loading and unloading of goods. In the decade from 1873 to 1883, the Motril Custom registered the shipping traffic of 29,000 tons annually.
The vindication.
The first attempts to request the construction of a port in the roadstead of the Varadero were exercised by the City Council. On February 23, 1902, in the name of the institution was sent an instance to the Minister of Public Works in order to obtain his authorization to begin the preliminary studies that would shape the future of the port of Motril.
On July 9, 1903, the mayor of Motril implored before the highest political authorities to initiate the preliminary studies according to the budget, and asked the work to be controlled by the experienced engineers from the provincial area. The appeal received an immediate feedback; a day later, the Chief engineer of this section was assigned to start the preparations.
On December 22, Julio Moreno, the engineer responsible for the project preparing, began to draw the map of the coast. The project report was completed on October 29, 1904.
THE FIRST PROJECT OF JULIO MORENO.
The task of the major importance for the engineer was to find the most convenient place for the future port location. The area of the city of Motril was limited on the West by the Guadalfeo River, a geographical feature that extremely complicated the communication with the neighboring city of Salobreña. On the East, the Cove Calahonda was situated, and in its proximity, the Sacratif Cape, another natural limit that would be converted into the point of the commercial dock location. When the project of building a port to refuge Nicolas de Orbe had been rejected, its real determination resulted prefixed beforehand: it would be the roadstead of the Varadero, located between the coordinates 3° 30'' of west longitude and 36° 43' 6 '' of north latitude, this was the port's new location.
The communications, still not the most favorable, were also a key aspect for the future development of the port. Motril is linked to the city of Granada by one of the busiest high roads in the province that collected the traffic from the villages of Alpujarras area and even from a part of the province of Jaén. The modernization of the road network could be the great solution for stimulation of delivery of other products to the mentioned regions. But due to the conditions of the roads, big consignments of wood, cement and flour destined for Granada were disembarked in the port of Varadero. But, according to Julio Moreno´s opinion, the main reason was the commercial traffic statistics generated by the Motril beach during last five years, from 1899 to 1903. According to the features that the engineer was provided by the General Customs Directorate, the average of the operations of inputs and outputs of goods was 39,843 tonnes, anticipating that this amount could be increased to 50,000 tonnes in 1904.
The project of linking Motril and the capital by railroad, either with broad-gauge railway, as it was granted to the Marquis of Cavaselice, or a narrow-gauge railway (in case the plan of secondary railways was implemented) would be the required instrument to relaunch the commercial traffic of all its hinterland.
The project offered by Julio Moreno for the Port of Motril was eminently commercial, that's why it was designed with the layout and all the technical means to optimize the process of loading and unloading of goods. These operations require a sheltered space of the sufficient capacity in order to avoid in the future demolishing of the works already executed. At the beginning of the century, the figures demonstrated that the maritime traffic of the Port of Motril left no doubt about the long-term demands for the amplification of the dock. The average number of ships that stayed in the roadstead of Varadero during 5-year period from 1899 to 1903 was 673, which was equivalent to two boats per day.
An objective calculation showed that at certain times of the year an estimate number of ships could rise to 6 or 7 per day. Based on these estimations, Julio Moreno designed the construction of two docks for the same purpose; the first one, with 396.5 meters of moored surfaces, and the other, with 287.5 meters, being surrounded both with a water depth of 8 meters.
This area planned to be complemented with a moored wharf of 101.5 meters and 109.5 meters respectively with a water depth below 8 meters that would descend until a minimum of 3 meters. This lowered depth would extremely facilitate the loading and unloading of small displacement boats and it would be immediately useful when they would be put in operation during the progress of the docks construction. Once the future capacity of the port and the length of the moored wharves had been calculated, it was essential to draw up a plan of the layout of the docks. Julio Moreno projected the construction of two dams, a straight one, on the East, that was drawn up according to the coast conditions, and another, on the West, with a polygonal shape, destined to shelter the dock from the swells descending from the West.
The inauguration of the works in the quarry.
The newspaper reports collected many memorable quotes that demonstrate the expectations of the moment. "These are true facts, not empty promises. The first step for the construction of our desired port has been already taken and we can say that the time when the first ships will put in here is shorter now ...The construction works will soon begin, perhaps within this week, if there are no difficulties in the process, which, we believe, will be immediately solved. Furthermore, these are a few hundred workers employed in these works, in such bad times that we are facing. So who can tell now that this project is a pure fiction and a political maneuvering?.." (Vida Nueva, 8-6-1905; № 17).
The modified project of julio moreno.
The original project of Julio Moreno was returned to the Provincial Headquarters for its modification in accordance with the Royal Decree, dated April 14, 1905. El opinion of the third section of the Public Works Council was decisive for its modification that eventually caused a considerable delay in the beginning of the works.
Julio Moreno, as the most experienced engineer, was put in charge again to write this modified project that was concluded on April 5, 1906. The recommendations of the Public Works Council were taken into account by the engineer, so he designed a new layout of the docks, maintaining the same port location. As the optional conditions that governed its implementation, it was pointed out that the port would be formed by two docks: one on the West, with a greater development, that would make a polygonal surface and would have a greater parallel length next to the coast; and the East one, located on the right bank of the Rambla de los Alamos.
The second modified project.
The objections raised by the Public Works Council in May 1906, required the drawing of the second modified project for the Port of Motril that would meet the requirements imposed by the authorities.
Particularly, it was recommended to shorten the length of the west dock by about 400 meters, and to locate the harbor mouth of the port in the probe of 11 to 12 meters.
The East dock should also be redirected towards the West and replaced by a number of breakwaters to prevent the swell originated in the second quadrant, creating a basin of smaller dimensions. This reduction also affected the quay that would be limited to the first position of the West dock. Finally, it was also recommended for the present to suppress the breakwater tips of the docks and, instead of it, to put a thinking cap on the construction of a circular plan that would be set on a mantle of first category breakwater.
The approval.
From April 1907 the process of negotiations for the approval of the second modified project were accelerated. José María Márquez revealed a personal letter from the Minister responsible for Public Works in Motril, informing that the amount stipulated for the construction of the port of Motril will be included in the future budget.
The second modified project was completed on 19 June, 1907, and it was sent to the General Department of Public Works for its approval. The engineer had expected an operating budget of 3,863,803.5 pesetas, an amount that should be increased with the margin of the contract award. Julio Moreno had to travel to Madrid to clarify certain details not properly interpreted by the authorities. The predominated idea of the head office of the Ministry was to segregate from the project the part assigned for the west dock, an innovation that was not very well accepted by the representative authorities of the city.
On 16 July, José María Márquez annunciated in Motril that the Minister responsible for Public Works had signed in his presence the port project. The construction period was fixed to six years with an annual assignment of three million reales, with the condition of the west dock being built first. In accordance with the Royal Order, dated 25 September, 1907, the General Department of Public Works set the public work auction on the day of 5 November, establishing a contract work budget of 4,520,649.57 pesetas.
Upon finishing the opening session, the project presented by Rafael Montesinos was approved with the amount of 4.245 million pesetas, representing a loss of 275,649.57 pesetas regarding to the contract works budget.
The inauguration of the works.
The ceremony of blessing and positioning of the first stone of the west dock was finally assigned for Wednesday, 21st October.
The impulse of the bernstein-montesinos society.
After the inauguration ceremony, the works took a great activity. In April 1909, Rafael Montesinos Tarín and the German citizen Kurt William Bernstein signed an instance before the Council of Public Works requesting to change the legal status of the contract.
The new company, now called Bernstein-Montesinos, got its registered office in Madrid and it subrogated all the rights and obligations certified by the contractor for the construction of the west dock.
The corrected project.
Giving effect to the proposal made on December 13, 1909, the General Department of Public Works authorized by the Royal Order, dated March 22, 1910, the project of extending and reforming of the Port of Motril. Once again, it was Julio Moreno, the chief engineer who was put in charge to write the works report, completed on 19 December, 1910.
The corrections to be executed were focused, mainly, on the expansion of the capacity and the depth of the basin, justified with a relative increase of the budget.
The construction project of the strategic railway from Torre del Mar to Zurgena had created many promising expectations of increasing of the maritime traffic in this area and it was the main factor that determined the project writing.
The innovations introduced by the engineer referred to a series of reforms of the second corrected project. The west dock now was projected with a water depth between 12 and 13 meters, to adapt moorings to the increased tonnage of the modern ships. Its length was also increased by additional 151.75 meters regarding to the previous project.
The height of the curtain wall, nonetheless, was reduced from 4 to3 meters, and the width of the wharf was set in 6 meters wide, instead of the 4 defined in the previous project.
In 1914 were made a series of the administrative formalities assigned to reactivate the works of the Port of Motril that became a subject of vital importance to the authorities. Towards the month of August the present-day situation was quite disappointing: the works were stagnant and just a few workers maintained their current contracts. The minister José María Márquez, great defender of the port project, conducted intense negotiations with the Minister of Public Works to get the extension of the West dock. At that present, the dock achieved the east dock, and it had been proved that the ocean currents were making their influence in the dock, causing a danger to navigation.
The second corrected project.
The second corrected project, signed as well by Julio Moreno on 28 February, 1916, re-introduced major modifications in the layout of the port. However, the report issued by the Central Service for Ports and Lighthouses on 24th May of the same year would be decisive for its reprobation.
The Public Works Council, in keeping with its own conclusions, returned the project to the Provincial Authorities on August 19, 1916. Both authority departments agreed on the necessity to draw up a new report reflecting the current state of the works and the future ones to be executed to achieve the appropriate levels of functionality.
THE ULTIMATE DESIGN OF THE DOCKS AND QUAYS.
Since 1917 the works of the port had been paralyzed due to reasons not attributable to the contractor. This situation was aggravated by the rescission of the contract that was requested under protection of the Royal Decree, dated July 27, 1918. During this period, the west dock was exposed to the effects of the surge that undermined its structure, causing significant damage in 1918. The Bernstein-Montesinos company ordered to repair it immediately to prevent the future damage, but further fragmentations, this time even major, were occurred again lengthwise of the dock.
So it was during a strong storm, in January 1920, although the strongest one occurred on March 15 that caused the most damage and the power cutoff.
The organization of the administrative commission.
On August 13, 1924, the Administrative Commission of the Port was created, nevertheless, it wasn´t officially constituted until December 30 of the same year.
This entity had been regulated by new regulations that intended to liberate the state from the financial support of the different ports. From now on, some excise taxes were established in order to regulate the business operations of the port, so the income would have a direct application to the future estimates. The organizer was Emilio Martínez y Sánchez Gijón, Chief Engineer of Public Works of Granada, who at the same time was its first vice-president. In its early years, the management of the new organization was ineffectual as it was entirely limited to collect the excise tax.
A NEW CONTRACT FOR THE WORKS.
The project of termination of the shelter docks and the construction of the quays was approved by Royal Decree, dated November 25th, 1922.
However, its implementation would not be executed until 1925. This year the "Gaceta de Madrid" published a Royal Decree, dated January 11th, that authorized the Ministry of Public Works to carry out the works of the Port of Motril. The auction was announced for 21st February, 1925. There were several companies involved in a tender process, including Paul Salinder´s, who offered 2,603,588 pesetas, "Tranvías Eléctricos de Granada" offering 2,689 935 pesetas, José Serrano Mollón with 2,630,000 pesetas and the "Construcciones y Pavimentos" SA that offered 2593.750 pesetas (Lopez Murillo, J. 1989: p. 72). Finally, the tender was granted to the businessman from Granada José Vernal García who offered the lowest budget of 2,555,439 pesetas. The corrected project of the execution of the works of the Port of Motril established new modifications that, according to the completion report, didn´t mean any increase in the budget approved on July 29th. The innovations mainly affected the distribution of the wharves, its width and length. Besides, a 32 meter breakwater was supplemented to the west dock. This last modification had a direct impact on the shelter anchorage, as another brand new idea consisted of locating a beach at the beginning of the dock to let the waves die away there without causing instability.
THE REPUBLIC.
Since 1931, the Administrative Commission of the Port launched several projects to improve its facilities. Thus, in March 1931, the engineer Juan José Santa Cruz drew up the project for the construction of a building assigned for the fish market. Its execution was approved in July with a budget of 41,993 pesetas, and it was declared to be an urgent project because of the appalling conditions of the buildings where the actual fish market was located. In April, the project of the reform of the workshops of the port was released; it was considered essential to provide different services of the port. This project was also drafted by the engineer Santa Cruz on 23rd April, 1931 and approved by the General Department in July with a budget of 33,439 pesetas, an amount that would be funded by the excise taxes.
The civil war.
The rights for the completion of the docks and wharves that had been delegated to the Spanish-Dutch Construction Company during the Republic, were given in 1940 to the constructor José Junquera Blanco, who in that year was in charge of the property at the local Administration. This final phase of the project determined the definite construction of the docks and wharves of the port, which was completed in 1941.
During this time period, especially after the entrance of the national troops in Motril, the port begins to increase considerably its operating levels. In 1937 the volume of goods achieved 24,034 tonnes, a quantity that would be doubled by the year 1938 to 53 533 tonnes. Except for the small recess at the end of the war, which set the traffic of goods at 43,437 tonnes. This short progress gave way to the difficult post-war years following the period of autarchy that Spain lived in at the time and the international blockade of the Franco regime.
Regretion and development: 1950-1970.
During the fifties no significant works were executed, perhaps due to the decline experienced by the commercial traffic at the Port of Motril. According to the records, except slight rising index, the levels were maintained during the first years after the civil war ended. In the beginning of 1950 statistics were very positive with total of 67,774 tonnes. However, in 1951 the records showed just 41,840 tonnes registered, marking the lowest point of this period of recession. The recovery seemed to begin in 1952, with an almost imperceptible rise of cargo handling, which made 43 011 tonnes. This uprising tendency persisted in1953 with 54,270 tonnes. But in 1954, the figures showed again a backward movement marking the lowest level of the whole period since the end of civil war: just 34,330 tonnes.
This short recess would be understood as temporary, as in 1955 the figures were almost doubled regarding to the previous statistics: 67,053 tonnes.
The decade of stabilization: 1970-1980.
At the beginning of the decade of the 70s, the line of stabilization in transactional volume generally remained the same. The statistics of tonnes was quite significant compared to the previous year. In 1970, 333.752 tons were registered, representing an approximate increase of 125,000 tonnes, but from here, a slight oscillation occurred that caused this fluctuating rating. The statistical analysis was very clear in this regard, reflecting alternating figures from one year to the next. In 1971, the traffic ascended to 318,459 tonnes, followed by 405,292 tonnes in 1972, and 387,061 tonnes in 1973.
The definite consolidation: 1980-1990.
During this decade, and in compliance with the Royal Decree 3137/83, dated August 25, July 1, 1983, all dependent fishing ports of Huelva, Cadiz-Malaga and Granada-Almería were transferred to the Autonomous Community of Andalusia, except the ports of Ayamonte and Motril. Thus, the State Administrative Commission was formed by the two cited mentioned above and those in Torrevieja, Gandía and Vinaròs. Then the groups of Balearics Islands, Las Palmas and Santa Cruz de Tenerife joined the Commission. Based on the reported income in that year, the Port of Motril was named second in the ranking, with a total amount of 9,884,752 pesetas, being only surpassed by the Port of Ibiza-Formentera.
The final decision about the future of the Port of Motril, as a commercial port and depending on the State, was made in November. The Board of the Port of Almería was dissolved to create a new public entity based on the law 27/1992 on State Ports and Merchant Marine. The Royal Decree 1590/92 unified the ports of Almería, Motril and Carboneras as a single entity called the Port Authority of Almería-Motril. Its management was characterized by a major autonomy and a considerable commercial importance.
Finally, the Port Authority of Almeria and the Port Authority of Motril were segregated fromthe Port Authority of Almería-Motril by the Royal Decree 940/2005, dated August 1. The Port Authority of Motril was established on October 1, 2005, by granting the concession of an autonomous port management.
Extract from D. Domingo A. López Fernández
Presidents of the port authority
D. PEDRO LOZANO RODRÍGUEZ - The first President of the Port Authority of Almeria and Motril
D. JESÚS ALFÉREZ CALLEJÓN - The second President of the Port Authority of Almeria and Motril
D. JOSÉ ANTONIO AMATE - The third President of the Port Authority of Almeria and Motril
D. ÁNGEL DÍAZ SOL - The first President of the Port Authority Motril
D. FRANCISCO JOSÉ ÁLVAREZ DE LA CHICA – The second President of the Port Authority of Motril