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using Cumulus.Configuration.BusBuilderConfiguration.Pipelines;
using System.Linq;
using Xunit;

namespace Cumulus.Configuration.Tests
{
    public class CommandPipelineConfigurationTests
    {
        private CommandPipelineConfiguration _config;

        public CommandPipelineConfigurationTests()
        {
            _config = new CommandPipelineConfiguration();
        }

        [Fact]
        public void ConfigureHandlerAndCommand_ShouldObserveCorrectAmountOfTypes()
        {
            _config.Handlers(typeof(DummyCommandHandler1));
            _config.Commands(typeof(DummyCommand2));

            Assert.Equal(1, _config.GetCommandHandlerTypes().Length);
            Assert.Equal(2, _config.GetCommandTypes().Length);
        }

        [Fact]
        public void ConfigureTheSameHandlerSeveralTimes_TypeShouldOnlyBeRegisteredOnce()
        {
            _config.Handlers(typeof(DummyCommandHandler1), typeof(DummyCommandHandler1), typeof(DummyCommandHandler1));

            Assert.Equal(1, _config.GetCommandHandlerTypes().Length);
            Assert.Equal(1, _config.GetCommandTypes().Length);
            Assert.True(_config.GetCommandTypes().Contains(typeof(DummyCommand1)));
            Assert.True(_config.GetCommandHandlerTypes().Contains(typeof(DummyCommandHandler1)));
        }

        [Fact]
        public void ConfigureSeveralHandlers_AtSeveralTimes_ShouldObserveCorrectAmountOfTypes()
        {
            _config.Handlers(typeof(DummyCommandHandler1));
            _config.Handlers(typeof(DummyCommandHandler2));

            Assert.Equal(2, _config.GetCommandHandlerTypes().Length);
            Assert.Equal(2, _config.GetCommandTypes().Length);
            Assert.True(_config.GetCommandTypes().Contains(typeof(DummyCommand1)));
            Assert.True(_config.GetCommandTypes().Contains(typeof(DummyCommand2)));
            Assert.True(_config.GetCommandHandlerTypes().Contains(typeof(DummyCommandHandler1)));
            Assert.True(_config.GetCommandHandlerTypes().Contains(typeof(DummyCommandHandler2)));
        }

        [Fact]
        public void ConfigureAnotherTypeAsHandler_TypeShouldNotBeRegistered()
        {
            _config.Handlers(typeof(DummyEvent1));

            Assert.Equal(0, _config.GetCommandHandlerTypes().Length);
            Assert.True(!_config.GetCommandHandlerTypes().Contains(typeof(DummyEvent1)));
        }

        [Fact]
        public void ConfigureThreeDifferentCommands_TypeShouldOnlyBeRegisteredThreeTimes()
        {
            _config.Commands(typeof(DummyCommand1), typeof(DummyCommand2), typeof(DummyCommand3));

            Assert.Equal(0, _config.GetCommandHandlerTypes().Length);
            Assert.Equal(3, _config.GetCommandTypes().Length);
            Assert.True(_config.GetCommandTypes().Contains(typeof(DummyCommand1)));
            Assert.True(_config.GetCommandTypes().Contains(typeof(DummyCommand2)));
            Assert.True(_config.GetCommandTypes().Contains(typeof(DummyCommand3)));
        }

        [Fact]
        public void ConfigureTheSameCommandSeveralTimes_TypeShouldOnlyBeRegisteredOnce()
        {
            _config.Commands(typeof(DummyCommand1), typeof(DummyCommand1), typeof(DummyCommand1));

            Assert.Equal(0, _config.GetCommandHandlerTypes().Length);
            Assert.Equal(1, _config.GetCommandTypes().Length);
        }

        [Fact]
        public void ConfigureAnotherTypeAsCommand_TypeShouldShouldNotBeRegistered()
        {
            _config.Commands(typeof(DummyCommandHandler1));

            Assert.Equal(0, _config.GetCommandTypes().Length);
            Assert.True(!_config.GetCommandTypes().Contains(typeof(DummyCommandHandler1)));
        }

        [Fact]
        public void ConfigureTheSameHandlerSeveralTimes_AndTheSameCommandSeveralTimes_TypeShouldOnlyBeRegisteredOnce()
        {
            _config.Handlers(typeof(DummyCommandHandler1), typeof(DummyCommandHandler1), typeof(DummyCommandHandler1));
            _config.Commands(typeof(DummyCommand1), typeof(DummyCommand1), typeof(DummyCommand1));

            Assert.Equal(1, _config.GetCommandHandlerTypes().Length);
            Assert.Equal(1, _config.GetCommandTypes().Length);
            Assert.True(_config.GetCommandTypes().Contains(typeof(DummyCommand1)));
            Assert.True(_config.GetCommandHandlerTypes().Contains(typeof(DummyCommandHandler1)));
        }

        [Fact]
        public void ConfigureTwoPreHooks_AtTheSameTime_TypeShouldBeRegisteredTwice()
        {
            _config.PreHooks(typeof(DummyPreHook1), typeof(DummyPreHook2));

            Assert.Equal(2, _config.GetPreHookTypes().Length);
            Assert.True(_config.GetPreHookTypes().Contains(typeof(DummyPreHook1)));
            Assert.True(_config.GetPreHookTypes().Contains(typeof(DummyPreHook2)));
        }

        [Fact]
        public void ConfigureTwoPreHooks_AtSeveralTimes_TypeShouldBeRegisteredTwice()
        {
            _config.PreHooks(typeof(DummyPreHook1));
            _config.PreHooks(typeof(DummyPreHook2));

            Assert.Equal(2, _config.GetPreHookTypes().Length);
            Assert.True(_config.GetPreHookTypes().Contains(typeof(DummyPreHook1)));
            Assert.True(_config.GetPreHookTypes().Contains(typeof(DummyPreHook2)));
        }

        [Fact]
        public void ConfigureTheSamePreHookSeveralTimes_TypeShouldOnlyBeRegisteredOnce()
        {
            _config.PreHooks(typeof(DummyPreHook1), typeof(DummyPreHook1), typeof(DummyPreHook1));

            Assert.Equal(1, _config.GetPreHookTypes().Length);
            Assert.True(_config.GetPreHookTypes().Contains(typeof(DummyPreHook1)));
        }

        [Fact]
        public void ConfigureAnotherTypeAsPreHook_TypeShouldShouldNotBeRegistered()
        {
            _config.PreHooks(typeof(DummyEvent1));

            Assert.Equal(0, _config.GetPreHookTypes().Length);
            Assert.True(!_config.GetPreHookTypes().Contains(typeof(DummyEvent1)));
        }

        [Fact]
        public void ConfigureTwoPostHooks_AtTheSameTime_TypeShouldBeRegisteredTwice()
        {
            _config.PostHooks(typeof(DummyPostHook1), typeof(DummyPostHook2));

            Assert.Equal(2, _config.GetPostHookTypes().Length);
            Assert.True(_config.GetPostHookTypes().Contains(typeof(DummyPostHook1)));
            Assert.True(_config.GetPostHookTypes().Contains(typeof(DummyPostHook2)));
        }

        [Fact]
        public void ConfigureTwoPostHooks_AtSeveralTimes_TypeShouldBeRegisteredTwice()
        {
            _config.PostHooks(typeof(DummyPostHook1));
            _config.PostHooks(typeof(DummyPostHook2));

            Assert.Equal(2, _config.GetPostHookTypes().Length);
            Assert.True(_config.GetPostHookTypes().Contains(typeof(DummyPostHook1)));
            Assert.True(_config.GetPostHookTypes().Contains(typeof(DummyPostHook2)));
        }

        [Fact]
        public void ConfigureTheSamePostHookSeveralTimes_TypeShouldOnlyBeRegisteredOnce()
        {
            _config.PostHooks(typeof(DummyPostHook1), typeof(DummyPostHook1), typeof(DummyPostHook1));

            Assert.Equal(1, _config.GetPostHookTypes().Length);
            Assert.True(_config.GetPostHookTypes().Contains(typeof(DummyPostHook1)));
        }

        [Fact]
        public void ConfigureAnotherTypeAsPostHook_TypeShouldShouldNotBeRegistered()
        {
            _config.PostHooks(typeof(DummyEvent1));

            Assert.Equal(0, _config.GetPostHookTypes().Length);
            Assert.True(!_config.GetPostHookTypes().Contains(typeof(DummyEvent1)));
        }

        [Fact]
        public void ConfigureTwoErrorHooks_AtTheSameTime_TypeShouldBeRegisteredTwice()
        {
            _config.ErrorHooks(typeof(DummyErrorHook1), typeof(DummyErrorHook2));

            Assert.Equal(2, _config.GetErrorHookTypes().Length);
            Assert.True(_config.GetErrorHookTypes().Contains(typeof(DummyErrorHook1)));
            Assert.True(_config.GetErrorHookTypes().Contains(typeof(DummyErrorHook2)));
        }

        [Fact]
        public void ConfigureTwoErrorHooks_AtSeveralTimes_TypeShouldBeRegisteredTwice()
        {
            _config.ErrorHooks(typeof(DummyErrorHook1));
            _config.ErrorHooks(typeof(DummyErrorHook2));

            Assert.Equal(2, _config.GetErrorHookTypes().Length);
            Assert.True(_config.GetErrorHookTypes().Contains(typeof(DummyErrorHook1)));
            Assert.True(_config.GetErrorHookTypes().Contains(typeof(DummyErrorHook2)));
        }

        [Fact]
        public void ConfigureTheSameErrorHookSeveralTimes_TypeShouldOnlyBeRegisteredOnce()
        {
            _config.ErrorHooks(typeof(DummyErrorHook1), typeof(DummyErrorHook1), typeof(DummyErrorHook1));

            Assert.Equal(1, _config.GetErrorHookTypes().Length);
            Assert.True(_config.GetErrorHookTypes().Contains(typeof(DummyErrorHook1)));
        }

        [Fact]
        public void ConfigureAnotherTypeAsErrorHook_TypeShouldShouldNotBeRegistered()
        {
            _config.ErrorHooks(typeof(DummyEvent1));

            Assert.Equal(0, _config.GetErrorHookTypes().Length);
            Assert.True(!_config.GetErrorHookTypes().Contains(typeof(DummyEvent1)));
        }
    }
}

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Grant number like: BH-50464-11
BH-50464-11
Chicago Metro History Education Center (Chicago, IL 60610-3305)
Lisa Oppenheim (Project Director: March 2011 to April 2016)
Erik Gellman (Co Project Director: July 2011 to April 2016)
Renaissance in the Black Metropolis: Chicago, 1930s-1950s
Two one-week Landmarks workshops for eighty school teachers on the Chicago Black Renaissance of the 1930s to 1950s.
"Renaissance in the Black Metropolis: Chicago, 1930s-1950s" consists of two one-week NEH Landmarks of American History and Culture Workshops held during summer 2012 for eighty school teachers on the Chicago Black Renaissance of the 1930s to 1950s. The workshops explore the cultural, social, economic, and political experience of Chicago's "Black Metropolis" and are led by Chicago Metro History Education Center's Lisa Oppenheim. NEH Summer Scholars learn about Great Depression Chicago and significant figures such as Margaret Burroughs, Charles White, Langston Hughes, John Johnson, Claude Barnett, Vivian Harsh, and St. Clair Drake. Historian Darlene Clark Hine (Northwestern University) leads off the scholarly program by setting out the context for and significance of the Chicago Black Renaissance. In a session at the Chicago Bee's former offices, Adam Green (University of Chicago) discusses the role of black journalism in the community. The South Side Community Art Center provides both site and subject for a lecture by Andrea Barnwell Brownlee (Spelman College Museum of Fine Art), followed by a visit to the DuSable Museum. Co-director Erik Gellman (Roosevelt University) and Lionel Kimble (Chicago State University) address labor and politics, with sites including the former United Packinghouse Workers union office and the Pullman Porters Museum, where participants learn about the predominantly African-American Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. The end of the week features Jacqueline Goldsby (New York University) on literature, including writers Richard Wright, Lorraine Hansberry, and Gwendolyn Brooks; Davarian Baldwin (Trinity College) on the meaning of Chicago's music; and an extended afternoon of archival work at the Harsh Collection for AfroAmerican History and Culture.
Landmarks of American History
10/1/2011 – 12/31/2012

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BlogHome » Blog » OhioHealth Introduces Smart Phone Application for Women's Health
OhioHealth recently rolled out a new smart phone application for women's health, connecting patients to their obstetric and gynecological care with a stream of pertinent information between physician appointments. The goal of the women's health application is to educate patients about their conditions and enhance communication with their physicians.
Developed by OhioHealth physicians in partnership with Duet Health, a mobile software products company with solutions in health care. The Duet Health app provides expectant mothers with text, images and videos about all aspects of their pregnancies – from timely appointment reminders to screening test explanations. The firm chose the name Duet Health because "the whole concept is you and your doctor together," said company principal and co-founder Jeff Harper. The application also includes information about menopause, fertility and other women's health issues. It is available as a free download from the iTunes store or the Android Marketplace.
"This is something that empowers patients to be more informed when they arrive for their office visits," said OB/GYN Andrew Bokor, MD, Grant Medical Center, one of the first physicians to offer the application to his patients. "It links them to our office phones, provides directions to the hospitals where we deliver and gives them information 24/7 at their fingertips about the stages of fetal development or common pregnancy-related problems such as hemorrhoids. I don't think there is any way it won't improve quality of women's health care and outcomes."
A home screen personalizes the content with the patient's due date that helps determine the timing of updates about gestation periods and screenings. A "memo pad" enables patients to record notes about issues they want to address at their next office visit. About 60 patients at Grant Medical Center and Riverside Methodist Hospital began testing the application in March. "Their response has been overwhelmingly positive," Dr. Bokor said. "They like the idea that they can have instant access at any time to trusted information on their phones."
Dr. Bokor served on a physician task force with Riverside OB/GYN's Mini Somasundaram, MD, and David Bell, MD, to develop content for Duet Health. "So many people are going to the web for health care information that is not always reliable, where it is hard to tell the difference between fact and opinion," Dr. Somasundaram said. "The application guarantees accurate, evidence-based answers to questions such as, 'what kind of medications can I take' or 'what kind of test am I supposed to have next week.' "
Added Dr. Bell: "Patients like the idea they can have quick access to content directed by OhioHealth physicians about concerns such as diet and weight gain. One of the application's best features for physicians is our ability to transmit important notifications to patients about tests at the correct points in their pregnancies."
OhioHealth began offering the women's health application to a limited number of obstetrics patients in March and plans to expand to all obstetric patients by mid-April. They are also preparing applications for orthopedics, sports medicine and other specialties. "We wanted to go down this path because the growing use of smart phones by our patient population is one area of patient education we have not tapped into," said Mrunal Shah, MD, vice president, Physician Technology Services. "OhioHealth is always looking for opportunities to leverage technology to improve patient care and this is just another way to do that."
"The fact is that many patients forget about 80% of what they were told in their office visit," said Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer Michael Krouse. "Our goal is to be a trusted partner for better health, so we have to figure out ways to be available whenever the questions arise and provide timely information and reminders to our patients well outside the office visit. Duet Health helps us deliver on that trusted partnership." Krouse emphasized that the Duet Health application does not exchange personal health information: "This is a HIPAA compliant application," he said. "We're very sensitive to privacy issues."
Health Imaging and IT magazine in 2010 named OhioHealth to its list of the nation's "Top 25 Connected Healthcare Facilities" for the third consecutive year. The healthcare data and consulting firm SDI recently ranked OhioHealth as one of the nation's top integrated health networks. "Using health information technology to enhance the patient experience is what our initiatives such as the smart phone applications are all about," said Krouse.
To learn more about the women's health programs and services available from OhioHealth, please visit www.ohiohealth.com/womenshealth.
About OhioHealth
Named by FORTUNE Magazine as one of the "100 Best Companies to Work For" in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010. OhioHealth is a nationally recognized, not-for-profit, charitable, healthcare organization serving and supported by the community. Based in Columbus, Ohio, it is a family of 18 hospitals, 23 health and surgery centers, home-health providers, medical equipment and health service suppliers throughout a 40-county area. OhioHealth hospitals in central Ohio are Riverside Methodist Hospital, Grant Medical Center, Doctors Hospital, Grady Memorial Hospital and Dublin Methodist Hospital.
For more information, please visit our Web site at www.ohiohealth.com.
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In Northamptonshire we recognised that our Local Transport Plan (LTP) modal shift strategies required greater reference and encouragement to use a motorcycle as an alternative to single occupancy car journeys. The county is expanding at a huge rate which is creating significant pressures on the current road network. We therefore know that greater use of motorcycles can bring environmental, congestion and accessibility benefits particularly on journeys made for commuting to places of employment or education. Riders save considerable time on end to end journeys and take up less space to park. Smaller motorcycles and scooters are more fuel efficient, making travel more affordable, which also means lower CO2 emissions. In addition, and whilst accepting that motorcyclists are a vulnerable road user group, we were encouraged that rider casualties have fallen in the county by nearly 30% over the past 20 years all against an exponential rise in sales.
We were also greatly influenced by the first draft of the Motorcycle Safety and Transport Policy Framework document, 'Realising the Motorcycling Opportunity'. The document entirely captured the advantages of encouraging a culture of motorcycle use whilst ensuring that safety and training components are remodelled to improve confidence, skills and techniques. It also provided powerful and compelling evidence for including motorcycles in core transport strategies as a mainstream and viable alternative to car use.
At around the same time we felt that the best method of determining our own motorcycle strategy was to commission a public survey to help us better understand local motorcycle use and travel habits as well as attitudes to local roads policy, personal safety and training. The survey concluded in May 2015 and over 600 local people responded of which, not surprisingly, 78% already held a motorcycle licence. The results served to reinforce many of the perceived barriers to commuting in the county ie inadequate changing/parking facilities at places of employment, inclement weather, road surface conditions and 'other' road users. Use of bus lanes and advanced 'STOP' lines were amongst the most popular positive suggestions and there was overwhelming support for affordable post-test training schemes. Of the non-licence holders, poor facilities at places of employment were by far the greatest barrier to taking up motorcycling for commuting purposes.
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Q: Confusion about Poisson rectangular pulse model I am reading a paper by Rodriguez-Iturbe et al. from 1986 and am confused by the below derivation. The model they are working with is a Poisson process with rate $\lambda$ in which each occurrence in the process corresponds to a storm. These storms each have a random duration $L$ and a random intensity $X$. Thus, the total rainfall intensity at a time $t$ is the sum of the intensities of all storms active at that time. The lengths all follow the same distribution as each other, and the intensities all follow the same distribution as each other, and everything is independent.
In the below derivation, I understand where the first integral comes from, and I understand the definition of $X_{t - u}(u)$, but I have no clue where the expectation formula comes from (and by extension, where the variance and autocovariance formulas come from). Any explanation of any of it would be appreciated.

A: The integral expression for $Y(t)$ refers to some stochastic calculus
involving the Poisson process. However it can be understood as a sum
of random infinitesimal contributions and handled as such on an intuitive
ground provided that the assumptions are carefully understood and
checked in the derivation.
Note that for the specific problem discussed here an equivalent representation
for $Y(t)$ relies on the infinite sequences of r.vs: the Poissonian event times
$T_i$, the related pulses depth $X_i$ and pulse lengths $L_i$
$$
  Y(t) = \sum_i X_i \, 1_{\{T_i < t < T_i + L_i\}}.
$$
This expression can be used to find the expectation
$$
  \mathbb{E}\{Y(t)\} = \sum_i \mathbb{E}[X_i]\,
   \mathbb{E}[1_{\{T_i < t < T_i + L_i\}}] = \mathbb{E}[X]
   \, \sum_i \mathbb{E}[1_{\{T_i < t < T_i + L_i\}}].
$$
where the independence of $X_i$ and $[T_i,\,L_i]$ has been used in the
first step.  Since $T_i$ and $L_i$ are independent, we have
$\mathbb{E}[1_{\{T_i < t < T_i + L_i\}}] = \mathbb{E}[1_{\{T_i < t <
T_i + L\}}]$. So the sum is the expectation of the number of
events $T_i$ falling in the random interval $(t - L, \, t)$, which
unsurprisingly can be shown to be $\lambda \mu_L$.
Coming back to the integral expression, we can use the equivalent expression
$$
   Y(t) = \int_{s = -\infty}^t X_s(t-s) \,\text{d}N_s
$$
By exchanging the expectation and integral
$$
   \mathbb{E}\{Y(t)\} = \int_{s =-\infty}^t
   \mathbb{E}\{X_{s}(t - s) \,\text{d}N_{s}\} = \int_{s =-\infty}^t
   \mathbb{E}\{X_{s}(t - s)\} \, \lambda \text{d}s.
$$
To justify the second expression, the expectation in the integral is a
product of expectations due to the independence of the sequence
$[X_i,\,L_i]$ of pulse variables and the sequence $T_i$ of events;
moreover $\mathbb{E}\{\text{d}N_{s}\} = \lambda \text{d}s$ is the
expected increment of $N_s$ on the time interval $(s, \,
s+\text{d}s)$.  Now using the distribution of the r.v. $X_{s}(t - s)$
(with mixed type) as provided in (2.4) and the independence of $X$ and
$L$, we get $\mathbb{E}\{X_{s}(t - s)\} = \mathbb{E}[X]
\,\mathcal{F}_L(t-s)$. The result then comes from $\int_{u=0}^\infty
\mathcal{F}_L(u) \text{d}u = \mathbb{E}[L]$.
The formula for the autocorrelation can be derived by writing the product
$Y(t)Y(t + \tau)$ as a double integral and then taking the expectation.
We can use the rule
$$
   \mathbb{E}[\text{d}N_s \text{d}N_{s'}] =
    \begin{cases}
        \lambda \, \text{d}s & s= s',\\
         0 & s \neq s'
         \end{cases}
$$
which relates to the independent increments property of $N_t$.
EDIT: As highlighted by comments by @lmnop, the final part of my answer
concerning the autocovariance is misleading. See section 9.6 of D.R. Cox
and H.D. Miller (1965) The Theory of Stochastic Processes about the linear
filtering of a Point process including the Poisson case. The simplest
case concerns the linear filtering a Poisson process
$$
   Y(t) = \int_{s= -\infty}^{t} g(t- s) \, \text{d}N_s
$$
where $g(t)$ is a deterministic function. The covariance of $Y(t)$ and
$Y(t+\tau)$ can be obtained by writing a double integral, using the
bilinearity of the covariance and
$$ \text{Cov}\{\text{d}N_s,\, \text{d}N_{s'}\} = \begin{cases} \lambda
   \, \text{d}s & s= s',\\ 0 & s \neq s'. \end{cases}
   $$
We get
$$ \text{Cov}\{Y(t),\, Y(t+ \tau)\} = \lambda \, \int_{s= -\infty}^t g(t -s) g(t + \tau -s)
   \,\text{d}s = \lambda \int_{0}^\infty g(u) g(u + \tau)\,\text{d}u
$$
Under some assumptions which hold in the application paper cited in the
OP, this extends to the case where $g(t)$ is a stochastic process
related to the Poisson Process $N_t$, but then we must then use an
expectation in the integral, as in
$$
\text{Cov}\{Y(t),\, Y(t+ \tau)\} = \lambda
   \int_{s= -\infty}^t \mathbb{E}\{g(t-s) g(t+\tau-s)\}\,\text{d}s.
$$
See the book for a derivation based on infinitesimal increments.  I
guess that some more recent references could also be found, in
relation to the formal rule $\text{d}N_s \text{d}N_s =
\text{d}N_s$. Moreover the autocovariance can be found using discrete
sums as done here for the expectation.

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The Blond Ambition World Tour was the third concert tour by American singer-songwriter Madonna. The tour was launched in support of her fourth studio album, Like a Prayer, and the soundtrack, I'm Breathless. The tour reached North America, Europe and Asia. It was a highly controversial tour, mainly for its juxtaposition of Catholic iconography and sexuality.
Rolling Stone called it an "elaborately choreographed, sexually provocative extravaganza" and proclaimed it "the best tour of 1990." In 1991, a documentary film, Truth or Dare (In Bed with Madonna outside North America), was released chronicling the tour. The tour received the "Most Creative Stage Production" at the Pollstar Concert Industry Awards. The tour was named the Greatest Concert of the 1990s by Rolling Stone. In 2015, the BBC credited the tour with "invent[ing] the modern, multi-media pop spectacle".
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Credit Suisse CEO Says Outflows Drop 'Very Significantly' Amid Overhaul
Switzerland's second largest bank, Credit Suisse, is seen here next to a Swiss flag in downtown Geneva.
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Credit Suisse is seeing a sharp drop in client outflows as the ailing Swiss lender presses ahead with its major strategic overhaul, new CEO Ulrich Koerner told CNBC on Wednesday.
The bank in November forecast a $1.6 billion loss for the fourth quarter after announcing a series of measures to address its investment bank's ongoing underperformance and a series of risk and compliance failures. She also revealed at the time that she had continued to experience significant net worth outflows.
"As I said, the outflows have come down very sharply and we are now seeing money flowing back into different parts of the company," Körner said on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
As part of the makeover, Credit Suisse shareholders in November gave the green light to a $4.2 billion capital increase, including a new private equity offering in which the National Bank of Saudi Arabia has a 9.9% stake becomes the largest shareholder.
Körner said the transformation to a "new Credit Suisse" is going well.
"We've put in place a very clear plan and we've been talking to all the different stakeholders over the last three months, as you would expect," he said.
"I think the plan, the strategy resonates very well. We're in full swing so I think we're making really good progress."
Credit Suisse has also solicited feedback from tens of thousands of clients in Switzerland and around the world, Koerner said.
"It's created a very positive momentum and I think that's a momentum that will see us through to 2023," he added.
"No concerns" about small business acquisition
Koerner confirmed that the reported departure of 10% of Credit Suisse's investment bankers in Europe was part of previously announced plans to cut 2,700 jobs by 2023 and cut a total of 9,000 jobs by 2025.
As part of the makeover, Credit Suisse will spin off its US investment banking division and rename it CS First Boston. The new unit will be headed by former Credit Suisse Board member Michael Klein. Credit Suisse is reportedly on the verge of buying Klein's boutique investment advisory firm.
Körner asserted that he had "zero concerns" about conflicts of interest and emphasized that the bank could deal with the situation "very professionally".
"I'm really looking forward to Michael because Michael is an excellent banker, he is an excellent dealmaker and he is very entrepreneurial, so I want to go on a journey with him."
US investor Harris Associates has more than halved its stake in Credit Suisse since June 2022. Koerner said he couldn't judge the firm on its timing, but "we will certainly have talks."


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Q: MySQL in AWS EC2 - How does it scale? When you move beyond using one instance for your database, what is the best practice when using EC2?  If the first instance is a master and you're spinning up slaves, they would need to scan the transaction log and bring themselves up to date before the slaves are useable correct?  If the master had been running awhile and was busy, this could take a very long time, right?  Is it smarter to use something besides master-slave on EC2?  I've seen MySQL Enterprise has support for EC2 but it wasn't clear (to me) on the MySQL site what features this adds.  Does it have some added functionality that makes spawning new instances fast and turnkey-like?
Fundamentally, I'm trying to figure how you auto-scale the database.

A: You could also use the Amazon RDS (their version of MySQL in the cloud) and get out of the running a MySQL server business altogether (you'll pay slightly more per server instance but you can do database snapshots/etc.).
Amazon RDS currently supports five DB Instance Classes, starting at 11 cents an hour going all the way to $3.10 an hour:
* Small DB Instance: 1.7 GB memory, 1 ECU (1 virtual core with 1 ECU), 64-bit platform.
* Large DB Instance: 7.5 GB memory, 4 ECUs (2 virtual cores with 2 ECUs each), 64-bit platform
* Extra Large DB Instance: 15 GB of memory, 8 ECUs (4 virtual cores with 2 ECUs each), 64-bit platform
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* Quadruple Extra Large DB Instance: 68 GB of memory, 26 ECUs (8 virtual cores with 3.25 ECUs each), 64-bit platform


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20-year-old Rega has always been a bright student from the beginning. She scored 95.71 percent in her Standard X exam from ICSE Board. She chose Commerce in spite of scoring such high percentage in 10th Standard.
Rega went on to score 92 Percent in her XII Standard from R.A. Podar College of Mumbai University.
She started the CA course after her 12th Standard by giving Common Proficiency Test (First Level of CA) in the Year 2012 and Integrated Professional Competence Examination (Second Level of CA) in the Year 2013.
She joined PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), one of the big four audit firms for her CA articleship of 3 years.
The reason behind her success is her sincerity and hard work. She dedicates her success to the love, support and blessings of her Parents, family and friends.
Rega Arvee Das is the daughter of Kalyan Das and Subhra Das from Odisha. While her father is Associate Vice-President of Tata Capital Financial Services Limited and mother is a Homemaker.
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Reports: FBI looking into Oregon's O-Care rollout
By Elise Viebeck - 05/05/14 10:35 AM EDT
The FBI is investigating the botched rollout of Oregon's health insurance marketplace, according to multiple reports.
Cover Oregon is considered one of the worst-functioning systems created under ObamaCare. State officials are currently in the process of transferring management of the exchange to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
The probe was reported late Sunday by The Wall Street Journal after local news outlets revealed that FBI agents were conducting interviews on the ground last week as part of a preliminary inquiry.
The agency said it does not confirm or comment on its investigations.
"While the FBI launches their investigation into Cover Oregon, the individuals responsible for this boondoggle are Senator Jeff Merkley Jeffrey (Jeff) Alan MerkleyEnvironmentalists, Oregon senators oppose DOT increasing transport of natural gas by rail Senate Democrat says he is concerned intelligence community is 'bending' Soleimani presentations Democrats conflicted over how to limit Trump's war powers MORE and his co-conspirator Governor John Kitzhaber," Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Preibus said.
He accused Merkley of casting the deciding vote for the legislation, and blamed Kitzhaber for botching the exchange.
"In a few months, Oregonians will finally be able to hold Kitzhaber and Merkley responsible for the failure of Cover Oregon," Preibus said.
The precise subject of the investigation has not been confirmed, though The Portland Oregonian reported Friday that some suspect Oregon officials misled the federal government when it came to the exchange's progress.
Cover Oregon is already facing scrutiny from a variety of federal agencies, including HHS and the Government Accountability Office.
The exchange has cost about $130 million but still won't let registrants buy coverage and qualify for tax credits in one sitting. It had not enrolled a single person online as of early March.
The decision to hand the reins to HHS for the exchange's second year followed an analysis that found that fixing the system would cost Oregon $78 million. Transferring control of the exchange to the federal government will only cost $4 million to $6 million, state officials said.
This story was updated at 1:38 p.m.
Tags Jeff Merkley Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Oregon


Marshfield is getting a needed facelift of the environmental variety.
City officials and local professionals are linking arms with the city's clean-energy advocates to make the community a more eco-friendly place to live, while putting a portion of residents' energy costs back into their pockets.
For example, Sustainable Marshfield is a committee composed entirely of private citizens that was established by the city council in early 2007 and focuses on three avenues of improving the environment: earth-friendly building and developing, carefully monitored water quality and energy-efficient transportation.
"You want to do things that can, as much as possible, work within the natural ecosystem," says Amber Miller, Marshfield's Director of Planning and economic development, who assists the committee.
Sustainable Marshfield has already successfully backed legislation that protects the quality of the city's groundwater and is currently pursuing initiatives encouraging the 11,000 out-of-town commuters to carpool to work, as well as to offer shuttle service between major employers in the city, Miller said.
The city has also adopted one of Sustainable Marshfield's recommendations that called for the replacement of its 49 fleet vehicles with ones that run on alternative fuels such as ethanol, Miller says.
"I guess what we're trying to do is find the most sensible use of natural resources possible and at the same time continue to grow and keep our taxes at a manageable, stable level," she says.
Indeed, the marriage of financial advantage with environmental consciousness is a very happy one, according to Dan Helwig, developer of the Prairie Run complex, which houses both condominiums and businesses around a small lake.
The development will be entirely heated and cooled by geothermal power, using the energy in the water to heat or cool air, depending on the time of year, before returning the water to the lake to be reused.
Helwig added that the beauty of this technology is that this energy-saving method will be virtually invisible.
Other Marshfield establishments, including the local dental practice Dental Crafters, are following suit and employing various environmentally sound aspects in their design. The push to go green has been so successful, Miller said, because the effort is born out of citizens' desire to make a change, not a litany of new regulations by the government.
"You can have the best program in the world, but if no one follows it, it doesn't work," she says.
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I can't believe that I am actually writing this, it's something that I have been saying I will do for quite some time but have never actually gotten around to it. Now here I am!!!
For those of you who have stumbled upon this and are interested, I thought that I would just give a quick summary about me. I am 25, female, and live in Brighton (UK). I grew up here and have never moved away, it's such a great city!
I love books (I work for a publishing company!), clothes, shoes, make up, beauty products, celebrities, trash TV and junk food. I try to sample all of these in moderation, but sometimes fail miserably. I have (very) often been known to go on a huge retail therapy haul, where any sense of moderation goes out of the window (along with the majority of my wages….).
I hope that with my blog I can entertain and inform you. I will mainly be reviewing beauty products, commenting on fashion and as mentioned will try to update you on my travels. If there is anything else that you would like to see as the blog progresses then please let me know. But for now, welcome, and I hope to see you back here soon.


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Christopher and I have been a team since the day he was born. It was always the two of us- until the day Josh was born, but that's another blog post. I thought I could handle being a mom to this precious gift, and I did. It wasn't always easy, but we figured it out, together.
Christopher grew into a toddler before my eyes. I thought I could handle it, and I sort of did. I mourned the baby he had been, but I embraced who he was becoming. He learned to walk, to talk, to run, to color, and to love. We had our struggles, but we still figured it out.
In what feels like the blink of an eye, Christopher was old enough to start preschool. We were blessed to have Ms. Krystal at Happy Tunes Preschool as his first teacher. Although I cried on my way home after dropping him off, I handled it.
Before long, we started Pre-Kindergarten. Christopher was excited to go back to school, and I was glad that he loved school so much. I didn't get to drop him off on his first day of school, as I had a summer job, but I did handle it- mostly. I missed not being there with him. We made it through, though.
Our little world expanded more that year. Christopher made friends at school, and gained more independence than ever before. He was happy, and so I was happy for him.
Summer came, and we talked about how exciting Kindergarten would be. We wondered who would be in his class, who his teacher would be. We bought all his school supplies, and a few new clothes. He was ready, but I wasn't.
Before I knew it, it was the first day of school, and time to leave. I thought I could handle it, but I lost it. I was crying my eyes out. My precious boy- this gift I had been given was no longer a little boy. As I walked him to the playground, and kissed him goodbye, he reminded me that he had this- that he would be fine. And, I knew he would.
I know that he'll still need me for many more years. That I'm not done teaching him, nor he me. But, all I can think now, is, 'If I'm this bad with Kindergarten, how am I ever going to handle college and his wedding?' But, with time and lots of tears, I think I'll be able to handle that too.


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RETURN OF THE BEARD
Spock's Beard have announced that their 13th studio album, Noise Floor will be released on May 25.
The lineup of Ted Leonard, Alan Morse, Dave Meros and Ryo Okumoto will be joined by drummer and original band member Nick D'Virgilio, who left the band in 2011.
Vocalist and guitarist Ted Leonard, says: "We are always about evolution, not revolution. But what we have done this time is make the songs more melodic.
"We still love our crazy prog, but now appreciate how important it is to grab people's attention early on."
As for the recording process behind Noise Floor, Leonard says: "We all do this type of thing in our home studios. So, by the time they reach the stage where the entire band get to judge them, they are really developed, and therefore everyone can make a reasoned judgement."
The album will also feature two violinists, a cello player, a viola player and an English horn, which is said to give Noise Floor a "slightly more evocative and persuasive twist."
The album will be released on CD, LP, and on digital platforms.
Spock's Beard Noise Floor tracklist
Disc 1 – Noise Floor
To Breathe Another Day
What Becomes of Me
Somebody's Home
Have We All Gone Crazy Yet
So This Is Life
One So Wise
Box of Spiders
Disc 2 – Cutting Room Floor
Days We'll Remember
Armageddon Nervous
UTOPIA IS HERE
Todd Rundgren is getting the band back together!
Specifically his '70s progressive rock group Utopia, for a spring tour.
The band started as a larger ensemble and ended up as a four piece from 1977 through 1985, and the four piece incarnation achieved the greatest exposure, including their sole top 40 hit, "Set Me Free."
Fans have been asking for a reunion since the band's last tour in 1985, but save for a few shows in Japan in 1992, the fans have had to wait.
The lineup this time features bassist Kasim Sulton, drummer Willie Wilcox and keyboardist Ralph Shuckett.
Friday Music is reissuing the band's material in a box set complete with bonus tracks-available in the Friday Music store.
SiriusXM Presents Todd Rundgren's Utopia2018 Tour
4/18 – Jim Thorpe, PA, Penn's Peak
4/20 – Englewood, NJ, Bergen Performing Arts Center
4/22 – Houston, TX, House of Blues
4/23 – Dallas, TX, Majestic Theater
4/25 – Broward, FL, Broward Center for the Performing Arts
4/27 – St. Petersburg, FL, Mahaffey Theater
4/28 – Atlanta, GA, Tabernacle
4/29 – Durham, NC, Carolina Theater
5/1 – Huntington, NY, Paramount Theater
5/2 – Washington, DC, Warner Theater
5/3 – New York, NY, Town Hall
5/5 – Philadelphia, PA, Tower Theater
5/6 – Boston, MA, Orpheum Theater
5/7 – Ridgefield, CT, Ridgefield Theater
5/9 – St. Louis, MO, Peabody Opera House
5/10 – Cincinnati, OH, Taft Theater
5/12 – Milwaukee, WI, Pabst Theater
5/13 – Minneapolis, MN, State Theater
5/15 – Grand Rapids, MI, 20 Monroe Live
5/15 – Toronto, ON, Massey Hall
5/17 – Detroit, MI, The Fillmore
5/19 – Cleveland, OH, Hard Rock Live
5/22 – Chicago, IL, Chicago Theater
5/24 – Denver, CO, Paramount Theater
5/26 – Las Vegas, NV, The Joint at Hard Rock
5/27 – Phoenix, AZ, Comerica Theater
5/29 – Los Angeles, CA, The Wiltern
5/30 – San Francisco, CA, the Masonic
6/1 – Seattle, WA, Moore Theater
6/2 – Portland, OR, Revolution Theater
6/4 – Sacramento, CA, Crest Theatre
6/5 – Riverside, CA, Fox Performing Arts Center
45 YEARS YOUNG AND THE ALBUM STILL HOLDS UP


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Young Nation Changers
Blowing the Biggest Political Story of the Last Fifty Years
Politics Neal Gabler - March 14, 2016
The shocking story isn't the rise of Donald Trump but how the GOP slowly morphed into a party of hate and obstruction.
The big picture of how we got into this mess (of Trump) and how...
Politics Robert Reich - December 23, 2017
Best wishes for a 2018 that's better for America than 2017 was.
Trump chides Puerto Rico expenses while US gives $15 billion a year to fossil...
Politics Kate Aronoff - October 6, 2017
The president's upside-down priorities were on full display during his visit to Puerto Rico on Tuesday.
Brussels Is Under High Security Alert, But Will Europe Address Muslims in "Marginalized Ghettos"?
Politics Amy Goodman - November 24, 2015
Belgium's capital city of Brussels is on its highest alert as residents remain on lockdown. People are being told to stay away from their windows, and schools remain closed as police and soldiers carry out raids in the search for suspects in the Paris attacks ten days ago that killed 130 people.
Robert Reich | The art of the autocrat
Politics Robert Reich - December 8, 2016
This is the work of a despot who wants corporate America (and everyone else) to kiss his derriere.
U.S. airstrikes killed 230 civilians in Mosul overnight
Politics Jason Ditz - March 27, 2017
Over 130 civilians were killed in attack on a single building in western Mosul.
With eye on DeVos, students take fight for free higher education to states
Politics Jeff Bryant - April 30, 2017
Students of higher education are joining together to stand up against U.S. Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and President Donald Trump.
Chicago for Sale
Politics Paul Buchheit - February 2, 2015
Chicago has yet to learn that their people and their public services are not products to be bought and sold. Can voters change the direction the state is going come February 24 when they will elect a new mayor?
The Democratic Party must undergo a dramatic transformation to lead America into the future
Politics Michael Payne - January 8, 2017
The Democratic Party has allowed itself to become a part of that problem and now it's time that it and its members break away from that dysfunctionality and return to a strong liberal/progressive agenda.
Tell Congress to pass Automatic Voter Registration
Politics NationofChange Staff - January 3, 2019
Sign the petition now to tell Congress that you support Automatic Voter Registration.


Run Rabbit Run #7 – I'm Just This Guy, You Know?
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Top lawyer remains suspended
Charl Du Plessis
JOHANNESBURG — Labour Court Judge Hamilton Cele yesterday dismissed Glynnis Breytenbach's urgent application to the court to have her suspension by the Natiopnal Prosecuting Authority (NPA) overturned.
Breytenbach, the senior prosecutor responsible for the case in which Lieutenant-General Mdluli is accused of allegedly abusing crime intelligence "slush funds", has argued her suspension was an attempt to protect Mdluli.
She was suspended as regional head of the specialised commercial crime unit on April 30, allegedly for conduct relating to cases allocated to her. She contended that she believed acting national director of public prosecutions, Nomgcobo Jiba, suspended her in an attempt to protect Mdluli.
Cele found that Breytenbach had not shown any "extraordinary or compelling urgent circumstances to justify a final declaration of the unlawfulness of her suspension".
He said that "from the onset, it needs to be observed that an employer has a general right to discipline its employees … It will only be in exceptional circumstances that this court will intervene in uncompleted disciplinary matters."
But Cele also warned the NPA to treat Breytenbach's forthcoming disciplinary hearing with "great circumspection to avoid flouting and frustrating" the investigation into Mdluli.
He was referring to a recent successful court action by rights group Freedom Under Law, barring Mdluli from returning to work.
"If she is found guilty and is dismissed, she will be handicapped from utilising the tools of the trade she might need in those investigations.
"The justice sought … in the matter of General Mdluli would have been seriously compromised."
Cele also dismissed an application by the NPA to strike out Breytenbach's evidence relating to the protection of Mdluli from the court record. When the circumstances and facts around her suspension were "seen together, they create a serious doubt" about the NPA's explanation of her suspension.
Breytenbach's disciplinary hearing is set to go ahead on Monday. City Press has launched an urgent court application for access to Breytenbach's hearing.
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Join us for the Multi-Chamber Partnership Fundraiser. Organized by Gold Coast Regional, Fort Lee Regional, Englewood and NJ Korean American Chambers. To raise $2,000 to purchase Gift Cards to help the Edgewater, Avalon fire families with their basic needs. Complimentary light hors d'oeuvres, cash bar. RSVP Required.
RSVP: $20/person. All proceeds from this event will go towards the purchase of gift cards.
Can't attend? Make a donation. Call the Gold Coast Regional Chamber to learn how to make a donation to the "Gift Card Challenge" at 201-741-3628 or email us at info@goldcoastchamber.org.


I've been trying to change some of my habits in regards to my face. Limit the make-up (obviously that's not a hard one), all-natural one or two ingredient cleanser and moisturizer. And I love it. I use half and half of olive oil and castor oil for my face cleanser and then 100% coconut oil as the moisturizer. I love it, it makes your skin feel amazing. Here's some more information if you are interested: Simple Mom.
But look at these faces! No special soap, cleanser, moisturizer, exfoliator, or cream of any kind needed. Just a wipe down every once in a while. Beautiful!
Isn't this the most amazing thing? Your child reading (!) to your other children! I love it and she takes such pride in it. She's still writing lots of notes and letters. Yesterday she boasted to us that another girl at school said she wanted to be her (or be like her) because Lillian is a good dancer and a good artist. Now there's a confidence booster.
Mom and Dad were here from February 8 -15. We were also so excited since it's been a whole year since we have seen them. The boys and I picked them up from the airport in the morning and went for a brief walk up and on the dam at Lake Waco. It was a bit breezy and cool so we didn't stay long. That evening we celebrated Dad's 65th (!) birthday with an awesome Thai Yellow Curry and rice dinner and finishing with some cupcakes (not quite 65 though).
Unfortunately, Lillian once again missed out on some of the visit with her schooling but she did get a special visit with them when they came to school and had lunch with her, met some of her friends, and teachers.
We had some highs and lows, Wes got sick of course, but altogether had a great visit (though way too short). We went to Chuy's on Friday night to enjoy the free chips and queso (beans, meat, more cheese, and lots of salsa and sauces) plus dinner!
10:00am arrive and check-in at Providence ER. Wes is swarmed by 5+ nurses, aids, doctors.
1:00pm low oxygen levels and high heart rate cause drs. to decide transfer Wes to a hospital with an ICU, just in case. Nearest one is in Temple 45 mins away.
4:00pm Wes and I board the ambulance for a fast ride. Wes quietly and calmly watches as he is secured on a stretcher and enjoys the ride watching traffic out the back doors.
6:30pm Wes falls asleep after a long and tiring day.
They all have to grow up one day, go to school, and learn to read and write. Lillian has found that she can express herself by writing notes or letters. Here are two letters written to us in the last week.
Wesley picked Chuys for dinner and then we came home for cake and presents. He easily blew out his TWO candles but was considerably less interested in the cake.
From the pictures you will see that he: got to drive for the first time, had a train cake topper, made a mess of his push-pop at Chuys, got a train track attachment that Jack loves too, and his favorite present was probably the 25c bouncy ball.
Thanks for all the cards and phone calls.
This video was taken about 5 hours before I went into labor. I was on bed rest and the kids were visiting me before bedtime.
It's been 2 years since I've been pregnant. And it feels good. It's so exciting to watch these kids grow, and now our youngest is turning two. Wes does his best at keeping up with his big brother and sister. Today we went to the zoo without the stroller or diaper bag. Wes and Jack ran or walked the whole way though Wes was feeling it by the end. He was down for his nap an hour earlier today. Unfortunately he has hit the terrible twos pretty hard. He struggles to get his desires known and usually ends up on the floor when his demands are not met, known and unknown.
He was born at 5:41 a.m., he weighed 7 lb 14 oz., he was 19.5 inches.


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November restaurant reviews
We head for brunch at The Anglers and try out the newly refurbed Kings Arms
The Kings Arms, Hampton Court
The Kings Arms has rather a history, dating back to at least 1709 and standing guard to Hampton Court Palace, close to its famous maze. It has recently had a refurb; and the menu given a makeover: Mark Kempson, from Michelin-starred, Kitchen W8, has been brought in to oversee the menu, with Jack Scoines as head chef. The restaurant, The Six (pictured), named after Henry VIII's rather unfortunate wives, has been given a contemporary new look and the menu features a selection of dishes with some ingredients from the palace itself. I tried the starter of palace garden salad, with comice pear, stilton, and rye crumb, a simple but well put together dish. I also enjoyed crispy spiced whitebait – a pub menu staple, enlivened with pickled cucumber and a dill sauce, and, sticking with the fishy theme, I opted for cod with bacon, scorched gem, and garlic buttermilk to follow – a deliciously creamy and perfectly seasoned combination. A baked vanilla and hazelnut cheesecake, confit orange, damsons, and plum sorbet was a perfect finish to an excellent meal. It was a blustery mid-week evening on our visit so it was quiet, but given its prime location, and food as good as this, it is sure to do well. kingsarmshamptoncourt.com
The Anglers, Teddington
With its prime riverside location, The Anglers has always been a popular haunt, particularly in the summer months when walkers, families and locals flock to the vast beer garden. It shut briefly for a refurb earlier this year, reopened to great fanfare, and has been packed all summer, so much so that some guests found it just too busy at peak times. With autumn here though, it comes into its own in a different way, with its cosy interiors featuring welcoming fireplaces and we camped right next to the fire for a leisurely brunch in the front snug, which is full of memorabilia celebrating its past neighbour, the much-loved Teddington Film Studios. On the menu, there's a nice selection of all the favourites – American pancakes, a full English, eggs Florentine, plus a few more unusual ones such as a falafel breakfast salad, and there is an emphasis on provenance with the likes of Fuller's London Porter smoked salmon and Mrs Owton's bacon. We tried the modish avocado on toast – served here with chilli oil and a poached egg, and chorizo hash with a fried egg. Both were delicious with the chorizo hash a flavourful pan of fried cubed potatoes with spicy chorizo. And the soft poached eggs on the avocado were perfectly done. Coffees were excellent and we could have easily passed the rest of the morning chilling by the fire. If you're of the school of thought (and I most certainly am) that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, then this is the place to be.
Breakfast served daily 9am to 11.30am.
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Fun Games for the Whole Family on CBS Columbus
December 9th, 2017 |
Looking for fun games that the whole family can play this holiday season? Toy Insider Senior Editor Ali Mierzejewski stopped by CBS in Columbus to talk about fun games that will get the whole family laughing out loud. For more on the items featured in this segment, check out the product notes below, and for our complete rundown of the best gifts for the holidays, check out our complete holiday gift guide.
SOGGY DOGGY (SPIN MASTER)
It's the showering, shaking doggy bathing board game! Players race around the board washing Soggy Doggy, but watch out – if he shakes, a player gets a little wet then they go back to the start. Be the first to make it around the board to the doggy basket to win!
Available: Amazon, Target, Toys R Us, Walmart
POOPYHEAD (IDENTITY GAMES)
Poopyhead, the game where No. 2 always wins! Two to four players try to beat their opponents in this dirty action game by keeping the right order in mind!
All must play their cards on a pile, keeping in mind that they play the right order: Toilet – Poo – Paper – Wash your hands. Once a player cannot play a card, he or she immediately pushes the whoopie cushion. Now, whoever has the most cards left, will need to place a poo on his or her head. After 5 games, the player with the most poo on his or her head loses!
Available: Amazon, Kmart, Toys R Us, Walmart
WATCH YA MOUTH THROWDOWN (BUFFALO GAMES)
Watch Ya' Mouth Throwdown is a mouthguard party game that pits players against their friends in a head-to-head competition of skill and audacity.
A companion to the authentic Watch Ya Mouth game which originally launched on Kickstarter, "Throwdown" goes beyond simply attempting to read and interpret phrases, and encourages players to compete in over 100 unique challenges to perform while hampered by cheek retractors.
Roll the challenger dice to determine who the next opponent is, draw a challenge card from the deck, and follow the instructions.
The game includes 100 Challenge Cards and 40 Phrase Cards, and is good for groups of two to six players.
Canadian MSRP: $34.99
Available: Amazon, Target, Toys "R" Us, Meijer
HOUSE OF BOING (UNIVERSITY GAMES)
House of Boing is the game that mixes speed, dexterity, and fast thinking. The first player to empty his or her room of balls wins.
House of Boing features 10 games, including House of Boing, Top Boing, Team Boing, Long Boing, and more.
With its elegant design, House of Boing may be enjoyed as a work of art or played as a challenging addition to any game room.
Available: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Toys "R" Us
WORD SLAM (THAMES & KOSMOS)
This fast-paced, word-based guessing game for 3 or more players is a great party game for older kids, teens, and even adults. It's charades, but with words!
In Word Slam, two teams each have a storyteller. The two storytellers are given the same answer term. Playing at the same time, they must give clues to their teams so the teams can correctly guess the answer. And they must do this quickly, because they are racing the timer and each other. But it's not that easy. Speaking and acting is absolutely forbidden for the storytellers! They must tell their stories using only 105 cards, each with one word on it: a noun, verb, adjective, or preposition. The storyteller must be creative in using this limited vocabulary to tell the story. And the team members must think quickly and nimbly to interpret the story cards. The team that correctly guesses the answer first gets a point, and the team with the most points at the end of the game wins. It's like charades, but instead of acting, you can only communicate with word cards!
Available: Amazon, Barnes & Noble
Tags: Ali Mierzejewski, Buffalo Games, house of boing, identity games, Laurie Schacht, NBC Cleveland, poopyhead, soggy doggy, Spin Master, thames & kosmos, The Toy Insider, Toy Insider Mom, university games, Watch Ya Mouth Throwdown, WKYC Cleveland, word slam
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Christmas 2017 Appeal Smashes Records!
We would like to thank all those who helped with the WCG appeal for 2017, whether you volunteered or gave a donation. This a vital fundraiser for the Wheathampstead Community Group. It helps us to assist those people who have be referred to us via health visitors, children's centres, CAB, Scout Leaders, GP's and many different sources.
We are really pleased that we smashed previous donations received and raised an amazing £9,698! This total includes over £1,600 in Gift Aid which makes a huge difference to the overall total.
Without the generosity of the Wheathampstead community, the help that we could provide would be greatly reduced. So thank you!
The WCG 2017 Annual Appeal by numbers:
34 Volunteers delivered to over 1,600 properties on 48 roads in Wheathampstead, approximately 60% of all residential and commercial properties in the village.
Our volunteers made around 5,000 calls to properties in total in delivering and collecting our appeal envelopes.
Each volunteer made on average around 140 calls each.
658 separate donations were made by our generous supporters, totalling £8.000.34
The average donation was £12.15.
17 people donated on line raising £497.61 including gift aid.
390 of those making donations game permission to claim gift aid on their donation, 60% of all those making donations.
This has enabled WCG to claim an additional £1,402.95 in gift aid from HMRC.
A further £1,180.54 of the donations is eligible for the Gift Aid small donations scheme, enabling WCG to claim a further £295.24 from HMRC.
The total gift aid claimed from HMRC is therefore £1,698.18
Including gift aid, the total amount raised by the annual appeal in 2017 was a record £9,698.52.
If you are interested in becoming a volunteer or helping with the 2018 appeal please do get in touch
Voluntary WCG Treasurer post available
Getting to know our Treasurer, Mike Greensmith


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Q: A problem with the sextic Casimir of G₂ I have a dimension problem caused by the sextic Casimir $S$ of $G_2$ (or $E_7$ etc., except maybe $B_3$).

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*See Macfarlane - Lie algebra and invariant tensor technology for g2 for the "tensor technology".

*Let $R$ be the defining irrep (with dimension $d$, here $d=7$). As easily seen from the Clebsch–Gordan series, $\dim(R^{\bigotimes 6})=35$.

*$G_2$ has an antisymmetric quartic Casimir $V$. (It is not primitive, but can still be used for the following, instead of using ternary nodes. Diagram-wise this looks much clearer.)

*With this Casimir plus a tensor for line crossings you can build exactly $40$ tangle diagrams with six open ends and without loops. (Diagrams with loops can always be reduced. Note that a crossing tensor "isn't there" and thus is no part of a loop!)

*$15$ of these have no $V$ involved, $15$ one and $10$ two. (I omitted the firstmost, they are obvious.)

*If you build linear combinations of these tensors adapted to the irreps of the full permutation symmetry group $S_6$, you get (in somewhat arbitrary notation for the irreps) $15=1_{+}+5_{+}'+10_{+},15=5_{-}+10_{-},10=5_{-}+5_{+}'$.

*Because of symmetry, any such "block" can only be zero as a whole.

*Specifically, the Jacobi relation kills one $5_{-}$ (a linear combination of the two occuring $5_{-}$ terms).

*So far, so good: We have $40-5=35$ independent basis tensors of $\dim(V^{\bigotimes 6})$, as above.

*But now the disaster happens. The (symmetric, i.e. $1_{+}$) sextic Casimir $S$ is primitive. If we could kill it, it would not be primitive. If we kill any other basis tensor, we must kill the whole symmetry block. Thus we could at most kill the one of $1_{+}$, but if such an equation would exist, we could easily trace off to get $d(d+2)(d+4)=0$ for the dimension of $R$.

*Thus we suddenly have $36$ independent basis tensors!

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The Violence Prevention Research Program (VPRP), a unit of the Department of Emergency Medicine in the University of California, Davis, School of Medicine, is seeking to fill a faculty position at the Assistant Professor in Residence level. The focus of this position is on the design and execution of large-scale observational and experimental research on the individual and societal causes, consequences, and prevention of firearm violence and other forms of violence. The In Residence title at the University of California is an Academic Senate title assigned to academically qualified individuals who engage in teaching, research or other creative work, and University and public service to the same extent and at the same level of performance as those holding corresponding titles in the Professor series in the same department. Professor in Residence titles are for individuals supported by non-state funds.
As an Assistant Professor in Residence, this faculty member will be responsible for independent research, collaborative research, teaching, mentoring, and public and university service. This position may, at times, require the incumbent to work with, or be in areas where, hazardous materials and/or infectious diseases are present. Specific hazards of the position may include, but are not limited to, ergonomic stress involved in computer work. Field research conducted by VPRP investigators has required data collection under adverse conditions.
This recruitment is conducted at the Assistant Professor rank. The resulting hire will be at the Assistant rank, regardless of the proposed appointee's qualifications.
Candidates must possess a doctoral degree in epidemiology, medicine, public health, or the related social sciences. There must be an established record of independent and collaborative research on violence, including firearm violence. There must be recent peer-reviewed publications and demonstrated experience in the design via publication authorship, conduct, and reporting of large-scale observational and/or experimental studies. Some of this experience must be at the leadership level. Experience teaching at the undergraduate, graduate, or postdoctoral level is required. Additional training during a formal post-doctoral fellowship is preferred. Thorough knowledge and demonstrated ability to apply advanced epidemiologic and biostatistical methods for observational and experimental research are expected. Strong written and verbal communication abilities are required. Candidates must have demonstrated the ability to work cooperatively and collegiately in a diverse environment. Candidates must be able to pass a Department of Justice background check and work with highly sensitive data.
Qualified applicants should upload a cover letter, statement of research (including links to or pdfs of publications), statement of teaching, statement of contributions to diversity, three letters of recommendation, and their curriculum vitae online at https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF02627 .
For first full consideration, applicants must be received by February 28, 2019. This position will remain open until filled through June 30, 2019.
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Das Franklin County ist ein County im Bundesstaat Florida der Vereinigten Staaten. Der Verwaltungssitz (County Seat) ist Apalachicola.

Geschichte
Das Franklin County wurde am 8. Februar 1832 aus Teilen des Jackson County gegründet und nach Benjamin Franklin benannt.

Teile des 1936 ausgewiesenen Nationalforstes Apalachicola National Forest erstrecken sich im County.

Geographie
Das County hat eine Fläche von 2687 Quadratkilometern, wovon 1.277 Quadratkilometer Wasserfläche sind. Es grenzt im Uhrzeigersinn an folgende Countys: Gulf County, Liberty County und Wakulla County.

Demografische Daten

Nach der Volkszählung im Jahr 2010 lebten im Franklin County 11.549 Menschen in 8.652 Haushalten. Die Bevölkerungsdichte betrug 8,2 Einwohner pro Quadratkilometer. Ethnisch betrachtet setzte sich die Bevölkerung zusammen aus 82,6 % Weißen, 13,8 % Afroamerikanern, 0,5 % Indianern und 0,2 % Asian Americans. 1,3 % waren Angehörige anderer Ethnien und 1,7 % verschiedener Ethnien. 4,6 % der Bevölkerung bestand aus Hispanics oder Latinos.

Im Jahr 2010 lebten in 26,0 % aller Haushalte Kinder unter 18 Jahren sowie 34,3 % aller Haushalte Personen mit mindestens 65 Jahren. 64,0 % der Haushalte waren Familienhaushalte (bestehend aus verheirateten Paaren mit oder ohne Nachkommen bzw. einem Elternteil mit Nachkomme). Die durchschnittliche Größe eines Haushalts lag bei 2,29 Personen und die durchschnittliche Familiengröße bei 2,79 Personen.

18,8 % der Bevölkerung waren jünger als 20 Jahre, 28,0 % waren 20 bis 39 Jahre alt, 28,5 % waren 40 bis 59 Jahre alt und 24,7 % waren mindestens 60 Jahre alt. Das mittlere Alter betrug 42 Jahre. 57,6 % der Bevölkerung waren männlich und 42,4 % weiblich.

Das jährliche Durchschnittseinkommen eines Haushalts betrug 37.428 USD, dabei lebten 22,2 % der Bevölkerung unter der Armutsgrenze.

Im Jahr 2010 war englisch die Muttersprache von 93,10 % der Bevölkerung, spanisch sprachen 5,12 % und 1,78 % hatten eine andere Muttersprache.

Kultur und Sehenswürdigkeiten

Neun Bauwerke, Stätten und historische Bezirke (Historic Districts) im Franklin County sind im National Register of Historic Places ("Nationales Verzeichnis historischer Orte"; NRHP) eingetragen (Stand 18. Januar 2023), darunter hat das Fort Gadsden Historic Memorial den Status eines National Historic Landmarks ("Nationales historisches Wahrzeichen").

Orte im Franklin County
Orte im Franklin County mit Einwohnerzahlen der Volkszählung von 2010:

Cities:
 Apalachicola (County Seat) – 2.231 Einwohner
 Carrabelle – 2.778 Einwohner

Census-designated place:
 Eastpoint – 2.337 Einwohner

Die Insel St. George Island, eine Barriereinsel im Golf von Mexiko, bekam am 8. Februar 2012 den Status eines census-designated place und zählte im Jahr 2013 706 Einwohner.

Einzelnachweise

Weblinks

 Franklin County Board of County Commissioners (engl.)

Benjamin Franklin als Namensgeber
Gegründet 1832

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