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These People Are Not Who You Think They Are: Your Celebrity Reality Check
By Courtney Enlow | Celebrity | March 14, 2013 |
We at Pajiba do love blowing your mindholes. It's one of our favorite things to do. That said, like seeing Daddy cry for the first time or finding out there is no Easter Bunny, sometimes, we must grow up and realize that our perceptions may be wrong. That some people and things are different than we have long thought or wish them to be.
What I'm saying is, Taylor Swift doesn't read your fan letters.
This weekend, hundreds of fan letters addressed to Taylor Swift were found in a Nashville dumpster. Unopened. Swift's team had to do some quick damage control, pledging that Taylor, OF COURSE, reads every single letter and if a box of letters was disposed, unread, it simply must be an error and they will do what it takes to find out what monster did this.
For once, I'm not going to slight Taylor. She did nothing wrong here. Because of course she doesn't read her fan mail. Neither does Justin Bieber. And neither did Jonathan Taylor Thomas.
When I was in fourth grade, I sent a long, adoring letter to Jonathan Taylor Thomas. I won't call him JTT, because real fans know he hated that. He also hated Pert Plus shampoo because they tested on animals and he likes animals, college basketball and Boyz II Men, but that's beside the point. So, I wrote him this letter. And he totally wrote me back. I received, months later, a postcard with his picture on it, and a handwritten (clearly it was handwritten, I mean it was in his handwriting and the ink seemed awfully thick, but it was probably with a fancy famous person pen that just looked like a scanned copy) note on the back, ending with a request that I join him on a cruise ship to meet him and several of my other favorite celebrities. My mom wouldn't let me, crushing my perfect dreams.
Years later, I'd find out that my sister-in-law received the exact same postcard. As did this person.
Guys, I'm starting to think my postcard wasn't handwritten exclusively to only me because he loved me and we were going to get married. On a cruise ship.
It's easy to laugh at the misguided hopes of pre-teen girls, but they are not alone in this. Celebrities are basically adult Santa Claus. We all have this image of the famous people we enjoy, and when that is disrupted, it is disappointing. Hell, even The Bloggess had to accept that maybe Nathan Fillion wasn't our universal BFF. Yes, I'm certain there are famous people who are genuinely good, but, ultimately, at a certain level of fame and management involvement, celebrities are pure persona, a conjecture based on meticulous image control and media manipulation.
Take Ben Affleck. Leading up to the Oscars, we saw him out with his wife and children, smiling happily on a daily or weekly basis. The week following his Oscar win, suddenly, it's photographer kicking time.
I'm all for a good photographer kicking, but it really does suck just a little to have it confirmed, that all those smiling photos of their kids were totally fine when there was an award on the line.
It's the same with all of them. Listen to every interview where a famous person laments lost privacy, then look at every smiling, perfectly coiffed image sold to People Magazine, a magazine basically dominated by celebrities and their management teams. It's not all bullshit, but it rings hollow.
And, ultimately, I feel terrible for the ones who actually don't want it, who don't court it, who just live their lives and don't feed the paparazzi machine. But if you think for a second that anyone just happens to be hanging out at a Hobby Lobby when Kim Kardashian comes in and just happens to get her photo, then I have a pregnancy conspiracy to sell you.
And that's where we are now. Where pregnancies are used to create a sense of humanity in an otherwise soulless pair of famewhores, where babies are pageanted like Honey Boo Boo to win awards and where PR pros have to pretend that a 23-year-old singer actually sits there and reads thousands of sparkly notebook pages herself.
They're not monsters. They're people.
They're just probably not the people they've been painted to be.
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Q: Is it possible to make an Expression Column in a view to show row number? I have an Id column in this view, but it jumps from 40,000 to 7,000,000.
I don't want my crazy stored procedure to loop untill it reaches 7,000,000 so i was wondering if i could create a column that was the row number. It would be an expression of some sort, but I don't know how to make it. Please assist!
Thank you in advance.

A: Relational tables have no row numbers. You can project a row number into a result by using the built in ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY ...) function.
Your procedure has many, many problems. It uses loop @counter as lookup key (!!!). It assumes key stability between iteration (ie. assumes @counter+1 is the next key, ignoring any concurent insert/delete). It assumes stability inside the loop (no transactions, no locking to ensure the validity of EXISTS).
What you're tryign to do is try to emulate a keyset driven cursor. Just use a keyset cursor.

A: You really should do what you're doing with updates, not loops.  But if you insist...
declare @ID int
declare @LastID int
select @LastID = 0

while (1 = 1)
  begin
    select @ID = min(Id)
    from [vCategoryClaimsData]
    where Id > @LastID

    -- if no ID found then we've reached the end of the table
    if @ID is null break

    -- look up the data for @ID
    SELECT @claim_Number = dbo.[vCategoryClaimsData].[Claim No],
    ...
    where Id = @LastID

    -- do your processing here
    ...

    -- set @LastID to the ID you just processed
    select @LastID = @ID

  end

Make sure the Id column is indexed.  This will allow skipping the non-sequential Id values.
That being said, it looks like the processing you're doing could be handled with update statements.  That would be much more efficient, and eliminate many of the problems others have brought up.

A: If you can, try and re-write the stored procedure to use sets versus row based processing.
To do what you need, you'll use the ROW_NUMBER function.  To do this, I've provided some sample code below.
USE tempdb
GO

IF OBJECT_ID('tempdb.dbo.IDRownumbersView') IS NOT NULL
    DROP VIEW5 dbo.IDRownumbersView

IF OBJECT_ID('tempdb.dbo.IDRownumbersTable') IS NOT NULL
    DROP TABLE dbo.IDRownumbersTable

CREATE TABLE dbo.IDRownumbersTable
    (
    RowID int PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED
    ,CharValue varchar(5)
    ,DateValue datetime
    )

INSERT INTO IDRownumbersTable VALUES (10, 'A', GETDATE())
INSERT INTO IDRownumbersTable VALUES (20, 'B', GETDATE())
INSERT INTO IDRownumbersTable VALUES (30, 'C', GETDATE())
INSERT INTO IDRownumbersTable VALUES (40, 'D', GETDATE())
INSERT INTO IDRownumbersTable VALUES (50, 'E', GETDATE())
INSERT INTO IDRownumbersTable VALUES (100, 'F', GETDATE())
INSERT INTO IDRownumbersTable VALUES (110, 'G', GETDATE())
INSERT INTO IDRownumbersTable VALUES (120, 'H', GETDATE())
GO

CREATE VIEW dbo.IDRownumbersView

AS

SELECT ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY RowID ASC) AS RowNumber
    ,RowID
    ,CharValue
    ,DateValue
FROM dbo.IDRownumbersTable
GO

SELECT * FROM dbo.IDRownumbersView

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December 16, 2021 10.19 am
Man banned from Newark after "campaign of fear" against residents
Residents became fed up with his behaviour
Nathan Lee. | Photo: Nottinghamshire Police
By Joseph Verney Local News Reporter
A 23-year-old has been banned from areas in and near Newark after carrying out a "campaign of fear" against residents during a wave of crime and antisocial behaviour.
Nathan Lee, of Bentinck Close, Boughton, Newark, had been involved in a number of incidents including violence, drugs and public order offences which he had been sentenced for in court dating back to 2016.
Local residents became fed up with the behaviour of Lee and the impact it was having on the community, so Nottinghamshire Police and council chiefs united to take action.
As a result, Lee is now subject to a court injunction banning him from entering an area in Boughton and Yorke Drive in Newark and engaging in crime and antisocial behaviour.
Residents are also being encouraged to speak out if they see the 23-year-old back in the area, or causing any further issues, as he could be given a hefty fine or jailed for breaching the injunction. The injunction was granted on September 22.
The injunction prohibits a range of activities, including engaging or threatening to engage in any conduct causing or likely to cause a nuisance, alarm, harassment or distress to any person residing or otherwise lawfully int hose areas, using verbally abusive or intimidating language, using or threatening to use violence to any other person and causing damage to any property which does not belong to him personally.
Lee is also prohibited from carrying or having in his possession any weapon or item that would be classed as a weapon by the public. He is also banned from entering into any other property owned by Newark and Sherwood District Council with the exception of one named property in Boughton and one in Yorke Drive.
Injunction map of Yorke Drive estate. | Photo: Nottinghamshire Police
Police and district council offers will be visiting the areas regularly and people are encouraged to report anything they see. If anyone sees Lee committing any crime or antisocial behaviour they are being urged to report it to police immediately by calling 999.
Chief Inspector Heather Sutton, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: "We welcome this injunction placed against Lee after his continued antisocial behaviour throughout the two areas of Newark.
"His behaviour was having a major impact upon the community and by working closely with council colleagues we have been able to successfully secure this injunction to help prevent further harm to residents and help them feel safer.
"If Lee is found to be flouting any of these conditions placed against him by the county court, we can arrest him and haul him back up in front of the courts where he could end up serving time in prison.
"An enormous amount of work has gone into securing this and injunctions like these are just one of many tools we can use to help tackle and reduce violence.
"I want to reassure the public that we will continue to work tirelessly, shoulder-to-shoulder with our partners, to crack down on violent and antisocial behaviour in our communities and that no one should feel scared of speaking to us and asking for help."
Injunction map of Boughton.
Councillor David Lloyd, leader of Newark and Sherwood District Council, said: "Mr Lee repeatedly frightened others with unacceptable antisocial behaviour and serious crime, effectively running a campaign of fear in Boughton.
"We will not tolerate this and the courts too have recognised the severity of the case against Mr Lee and have ordered an injunction against him.
"Residents were terrified of Mr Lee and his two henchman. These residents would report incidents to the Police but no one would give a statement due to the fear of revenge attacks. No-one should be afraid to give evidence against a criminal, but in this case it has happened repeatedly.
"It is for this reason that the injunction now means anyone is able to provide information to the police on Mr Lee and it will be investigated and if proved, the court can issue the appropriate fines or sentences to him."
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I think my blood sugar is all over the place and I haven't really been testing it regularly. I need to get better control I think but when should I check my blood sugar levels because I'm not really sure how often or when is best?
First, let's just recap normal blood sugar levels so you know what to aim for.
You want to aim for 70-110 (4-6.1) fasting or before meals, and under 140 (7.8) after meals.
Here are the charts and if you need a downloadble chart of your own, Click Here for our free downloadable chart.
Most diabetes organizations recommend you test at least 3-4 times per day. But it's even better if you test more, at least until you get good control of blood sugar levels.
If your blood sugar is currently uncontrolled or you want to gain better control here is a testing strategy to get you moving in the right direction. This strategy was adpated from author Jenny Ruhls – Lower Your Blood Sugar book, and it's a method that has been used effectively by many people to successfully get better control of blood sugar…meaning THIS WORKS!
2. Test your blood sugar level upon waking, then test 1 hour after meals, and 2 hours after meals as well.
Write down all your readings and make a note of when your highest reading comes and how long it takes for you to return to normal. This will differ for everyone so you want to know when your own individual high level comes.
It's not typical to test 1 hour after meals but testing 1 hour after eating will give you the most accurate portrayal of how a food affects you. Although it is normal to 'spike', not spiking is a goal for diabetics, or at least minimizing the peak and keeping your levels more on an even keel is what you want to do.
You don't have to keep testing twice after meals, but at first it does help you get a good indication of what your body is doing.
3. Take a note if you have any extra high readings. If you do, do these coincide with certain foods such as a meal with bread, pasta, or other dense carbohydrates?
What you will begin to notice is certain foods that are making your blood glucose levels higher. So this practice is really all about bringing more awareness into your eating routine so you can discover how you react and control your blood sugar level better. This is important because some people are more carbohydrate sensitive than others.
4. To lower blood sugar levels, focus on reducing carbs, and choosing the right carbs. Keep testing and see what happens.
You will notice that your blood sugar levels start coming under better control and this is what this process will help you do. Stick to eating around 50-80 g of carbs per day (read about that here and here, and eat a whole foods anti-inflammatory low carb diet plan as outlined in this food list.
Then, once you get your sugars under control slowly introduce other foods (more/different carbs) to see if they make you spike.
Focus on the things you CAN have and then introduce the things you're not certain about.
Yes, it might be a bit of work and quite a bit of monitoring, but if you want to avoid complications and live a healthy life, it really is worth the effort.
Great advice on using the MyFitnessPal app. I only started using it a few days ago & love it. Much easier and probably more accurate calculating of nutrients in all the foods.
I did notice though that the suggested carb/protein/fat ratios are different in the app than they are on this plan. They are also different than the ADA guidelines.
My insurance pays for just 1 strip a day because I am pre diabetic. I bought generic strips at the pharmacy 50/$9 so I can test more. I also paid for a VIP membership here. It seems work and expense but very worth it as an investment in health.
Thank you for all your helpful ideas, I am type 2, have cut out carbs and Sugar and although my sugar levels are more or less the normal level of a non diabetic I'm still classed as being diabetic as my HBA1C at my last test was 6.5%. I am helping myself by diet alone, so your food guide is perfect thank you .
Sue I have seen your note. I am a type 2 also and will appreciate if you would help me to control my sugar levels, diet alone? tell me about it.
HI Felix, Sue followed our diet food list over here. You can also find some great info to help you get started over here.
I want to know why on a fasting (waking after a sleep of 6-8 hrs ) my sugar testing is between 13-15?
I drink only water upon waking and stil get high readings… it's so depressing ?
Is it me or could there be a fault with my sugar testing machine (acue check)?
It's a common issue Samantha so don't stress or get too upset. Take a look over here for some great info on why it occurs and how you can help reduce it.
That is just the type of info I have been looking for…realy explains alot…thanks heeps!
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For today, Exaudi Sunday, or the sixth Sunday after Easter, or the Sunday after Ascension, in 1725 Bach wrote Cantata 183 Sie werden euch in den Bann tun. When I started listening to this cantata I realized I had already written about this one, recommending a golden recording by Bach Collegium Japan, and highlighting the beautiful, unusual instrumentation of this cantata. You can read that post here.


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Sillinger Done for Season
Posted on January 27, 2009 by Michael Schuerlein
This post was published 14 years 1 day ago which may make its content inapplicable to the current Islanders roster and/or team news. This site is not responsible for any misunderstanding.
Well this is unfortunate, yet not completely unexpected news.
Center Mike Sillinger, who played in only seven games this season will not be returning to the Islanders for the remainder of the season following a second hip surgery completed today. Sillinger had two goals in his seven games and never really looked completely healed and/or comfortable once back with the team after a brief AHL conditioning assignment. Sillinger is in the final year of his three year contract, should he decide to return for 2009/2010 – there is no guarantee that the man we call Silli will don an Islanders crest.
Best of luck in the future Mike, thanks for the memories.
Here is the official release:
The New York Islanders have announced that center Mike Sillinger is out for the remainder of the 2008-09 season after undergoing hip resurfacing surgery in New York on January 26th. It is the second surgery Sillinger has had on his hip in the last year. Sillinger also missed the final 29 games of the 2007-08 season and first 24 games of this season recovering from microfracture hip surgery.
Sillinger played in seven games with the Islanders this season, scoring two goals. Drafted by the Detroit Red Wings with the 11th overall pick in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft, the 37-year-old center has appeared in 18 NHL seasons for a record 12 different teams. Sillinger has played in 1,049 career NHL games, scoring 240 goals and 308 assists for 548 points. In 141 games with the Islanders, Sillinger has tallied 42 goals and 45 assists for 87 points – the highest total for any team in his career.
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It really is a shame.
I know I've heard of this "resurfacing" surgery before (ouch!), but for the life of me can't remember what athlete had it. I wonder if it's just to make life better for him, or if he'll give playing another go next season. Can't hurt to try.
Whoops – as soon as I hit "submit" I remember: StL Cardinals closer (and former Met, actually) Jason Isringhausen had hip "resurfacing" done and returned to pitch at least one decent season before that and/or other injuries got him again.
Of course pitching and skating are very different, so who knows what to expect…
I hope Sillinger can come back as an assistant of some kind, and mentor a few of the younger players.
Dom,
I think the resurfacing is on the ball of the joint – also known as a bone spur. I had a bone spur removed from my right shoulder two years ago and need to go back for the left one now. Not too fun.
Netminder39,
I think Silli has at least another season left in the tank should he fully recover from this surgery. However, I could see him come back as some sort of faceoff coach to get his feet wet in the coaching world.


Height: 5–10 cm (2–4 in.). Stem erect, branched from base, branches erect, tip curving downwards.
Flower: Corolla regular (actinomorphic), (greenish) yellow, approx. 1 cm (0.4 in.) wide; petals five, 3–4 mm (0.12–16 in.) long. Sepals 5. Stamens 10. Gynoecium with separate leaves, pistils 5. Inflorescence a lax cyme.
Leaves: Alternate, stalkless, sparse. Blade quite cylindrical, both sides flat, glabrous, fleshy, initially lime green, later often with reddish brown spots.
Fruit: Cluster of 5 many-seeded, basally united follicles.
Habitat: Rocks, precipices, hill slopes, meadows, walls, fell tundra.
Many of the stonecrops that grow in Finland are ornamentals that have escaped from gardens, and the habitat of Finland's native species has changed as people transplant the plants into their gardens. Short-lived – annual or at most biennial – annual stonecrop is not really suited to rockeries, but its spread is however interestingly split in two.
Annual stonecrop grows here and there on the Åland Islands, coastal areas of south-west Finland and Uusimaa Province and in Kymenlaakso. There are more inland stands in southern and northern Häme, Satakunta and southern Savo. Apart from southern Finland there are also stands in Lapland, on the southern slopes of the large Enontekiö fells, and on e.g. Saana, Malla, Annjaloanji and Saivaara. In southern Finland the species demands acid soil, but even calciferous slopes in the north make suitable habitats. Finland is covered in bare rock and acid soil, but annual stonecrop's habitat is limited by climate.
Annual stonecrop grows both on the coast and in the maritime climate of the north-west of Finland, and inland in the micro-climate of the big lakes. Annual stonecrop often withers and dies before the pleasant midsummer weather begins, so it is unable to exploit its ability to conserve water in its shoots – although perhaps this quality would not be needed in Finland's wet climate anyway. In the case of annual stonecrop, its nature as a nectar plant seems to be inherited from its ancestors – but it no longer requires these properties.


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Silent Lies
Written by: Kathryn Croft
Narrated by: Antonia Beamish, Rosie Jones
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Narrated by: Julie Maisey
Tara Logan adores her perfect little family: husband, Noah, and two children, teenager Rosie and 11-year-old Spencer. But her happiness is shattered when she wakes in her neighbour Lee Jacobs' bed, with no memory of how she got there or what happened between them. And worse - he has been stabbed to death. Convinced she didn't kill Lee, Tara flees home and stays silent, holding her breath as the investigation grips the neighbourhood.
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Narrated by: Lucy Price-Lewis
Three years ago Toni's five-year-old daughter, Evie, disappeared after leaving school. The police have never been able to find her. There were no witnesses, no CCTV, no trace. But Toni believes her daughter is alive. And as she begins to silently piece together her memories, the full story of the past begins to reveal itself - and a devastating truth. Toni's mind is trapped in a world of silence. Her only chance to save herself is to manage the impossible: she must find a way to make herself heard. She must find her daughter.
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I Am Watching You
Written by: Teresa Driscoll
Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden
When Ella Longfield overhears two attractive young men flirting with teenage girls on a train, she thinks nothing of it - until she realises they are fresh out of prison and her maternal instinct is put on high alert. But just as she's decided to call for help, something stops her. The next day, she wakes up to the news that one of the girls - beautiful, green-eyed Anna Ballard - has disappeared.
Irritating writing style
By Madeleine on 2018-08-13
You think you know the truth about the people you love. But one discovery can change everything.... Eight-year-old Billy goes missing one day, out flying his kite with his sister, Rose. Two days later he is found dead. Sixteen years on, Rose still blames herself for Billy's death. How could she have failed to protect her little brother? Rose has never fully recovered from the trauma, and one of the few people she trusts is her neighbour Ronnie, who she has known all her life.
Great book & the Narrator is by far 1 of the best!
By WTHMishell on 2018-11-20
The Girls Next Door
Detective Eden Berrisford, Book 1
Written by: Mel Sherratt
Narrated by: Colleen Prendergast
One warm spring evening, five teenagers meet in a local park. Only four will come out alive. Six months after the stabbing of 15-year-old Deanna Barker, someone is coming after the teenagers of Stockleigh, as a spate of vicious assaults rocks this small community. Revenge for Deanna? Or something more? Detective Eden Berrisford is locked into a race against time to catch the twisted individual behind the attacks - but when her own niece, Jess Mountford, goes missing, the case gets personal.
Pieces of Her
Written by: Karin Slaughter
Narrated by: Kathleen Early
What if the person you thought you knew best turns out to be someone you never knew at all? Andrea Cooper knows everything about her mother, Laura. She knows Laura has spent nearly her whole life in the small beach town of Belle Isle, Georgia; she knows Laura's never wanted anything more than to lead a quiet, normal life in this conventional community; she knows Laura's a kind and beloved speech pathologist who helps others; she knows Laura's never kept a secret in her life. Andrea knows that Laura is everything she isn't - confident, settled, sure of herself.
This is the book that never ends; it just goes on
By Avril on 2018-11-26
Midnight Bayou
Written by: Nora Roberts
Narrated by: James Daniels, Sandra Burr
Declan Fitzgerald had always been the family maverick, but even he couldn't understand his impulse to buy a dilapidated mansion on the outskirts of New Orleans. All he knew was that ever since he saw Manet Hall, he'd been enchanted - and obsessed - with it. So when the opportunity to buy the house comes up Declan jumps at the chance to live out a dream.
Great story, poor narration
By Kierstyn on 2018-09-18
Narrated by: Lisa Coleman
Be careful what you wish for. On the surface, Callie Harwell has it all. Newly married to James, she finally gets the family she has longed for and becomes a mother to his two sons. So why is she arrested for murder? Things are not as Callie hoped they would be and she struggles to be accepted as part of James' family, and to keep hidden the secrets that could destroy her future.
Definitely worth a listen!
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Written by: Emily Bleeker
Narrated by: Dan John Miller
Luke Richardson has returned home after burying Natalie, his beloved wife of sixteen years, ready to face the hard job of raising their three children alone. But there's something he's not prepared for - a blue envelope with his name scrawled across the front in Natalie's handwriting, waiting for him on the floor of their suburban Michigan home.
really enjoyed this book
Written by: Natasha Preston
Narrated by: Anna Parker-Naples
Lylah and her friends can't wait to spend a night out together. Partying is the perfect way to let loose from the stress of life and school, and Lylah hopes that hitting the dance floor with Chace, her best friend, will bring them closer. She's been crushing on him since they met. If only he thought of her the same way.... The girls are touching up their makeup, and the guys are sliding on their coats when the doorbell rings. No one is there. An envelope sits on the doormat. It's an anonymous note addressed to their friend Sonny. A secret admirer? Maybe. They all laugh it off.
Good ending but slow to get there!
By Caity K on 2018-12-20
Twenty-eight years ago, Charlotte and Samantha Quinn's happy small-town family life was torn apart by a terrifying attack on their family home. It left their mother dead. It left their father - Pikeville's notorious defense attorney - devastated. And it left the family fractured beyond repair, consumed by secrets from that terrible night. Twenty-eight years later, Charlie has followed in her father's footsteps to become a lawyer herself - the ideal good daughter. But when violence comes to Pikeville again, Charlie is plunged into a nightmare.
Ok but not great
By Julia on 2018-05-02
Silent Child
Audible's Thriller of 2017
Written by: Sarah A. Denzil
Narrated by: Joanne Froggatt
Introducing Audible's Thriller of the Year: Silent Child by Sarah A. Denzil, performed by Joanne Froggatt. In the summer of 2006, Emma Price watched helplessly as her six-year-old son's red coat was fished out of the River Ouse. It was the tragic story of the year - a little boy, Aiden, wandered away from school during a terrible flood, fell into the river, and drowned. His body was never recovered. Ten years later Emma has finally rediscovered the joy in life...until Aiden returns.
Wish it'd been even longer!
By Ola Maria on 2017-09-01
Written by: Lucy Dawson
Narrated by: Rachel Atkins
A darkly gripping domestic drama about secrets and lies. When you have everything, you have everything to lose.... Alexandra Inglis is a respected family doctor, trusted by her patients to keep their most intimate secrets. And if sometimes the boundaries between duty and desire blur...well, she's only human. But when Alex oversteps a line with Jonathan, one of her patients, she knows she's gone too far.
By Roses on 2019-02-09
The Women: A gripping psychological thriller
Written by: S.E. Lynes
Narrated by: Tamsin Kennard
Samantha Frayn doesn't know why Peter Bridges picks her - a nobody with bitten fingernails and a troubled childhood behind her - but she falls quickly. He's older, charming, likes fine wine and French films, and his beautiful home has real art on its walls. Peter transforms Samantha's life in an instant. He sees the better version of herself - the one she's always wanted to be. It's only normal that there's a little friction, when she moves in, over domestic matters like where things are kept, or the proper times to eat, sleep, and shower.
By Jacqueline Miles Wilson on 2019-06-19
Shaye Archer Series, Book 1
Written by: Jana DeLeon
Narrated by: Julie McKay
Everyone wondered about Shaye Archer's past. Including Shaye. Shaye Archer's life effectively began the night police found her in an alley, beaten and abused and with no memory of the previous 15 years, not even her name. Nine years later, she's a licensed private investigator with a single goal - to get answers for her clients when there aren't supposed to be any. And maybe, someday, answers for herself.
Surprise!!
By Meave on 2018-06-05
Written by: Caroline Mitchell
Narrated by: Steve West, Elizabeth Knowelden
To Rebecca it was a brave decision that led to her freedom from domestic abuse. To Solomon it was the ultimate betrayal. It's been ten years since Rebecca's testimony saw Solomon locked away. Enough time for the nightmares to recede, the nerves to relax; enough time to rebuild her life and put the past behind her. Then one day a phone rings in her bedroom - but it's not her phone.
By Angele Gemme on 2018-08-17
Safe with Me
A psychological thriller so tense it will take your breath away
Thirteen years ago someone did something very bad to Anna. Now it's her turn to get even. Anna lives a solitary existence, taking solace in order and routine. Her only friend is the lonely old lady next door. She doesn't like to let people to get too close - she knows how much damage they can do. Then one ordinary day, Anna witnesses a devastating road accident and recognises the driver as Carla, the woman who ruined her life all those years ago.
It is a tough listen
By Carol Cutforth on 2019-02-27
Vow of Silence
Written by: Chris Patchell
Narrated by: Emily Cauldwell, Kevin Stillwell
Length: 10 hrs and 1 min
Five years after the brutal slaying of her husband, software technology executive Jill Shannon is finally ready to take the next step in her life. With her wedding to Phoenix Arizona prosecuting attorney Conner Manning just eight weeks away, the only cloud on Jill's horizon is her future father-in-law's political ambitions for his son. Jill has dark secrets in her past. Secrets she can't afford to have exposed under the relentless lights of a political campaign.
Entertaining!
By Joanne Curtis on 2018-10-18
Five years rebuilding your life. Five words will destroy it again.
Mia Hamilton lived the perfect life with her husband, university teacher Zach, and their two-year-old daughter. But everything changed when Zach committed suicide on the same night one of his students vanished.
Five years later, just when Mia is beginning to heal, stranger Alison walks into her life, saying her husband didn't kill himself. Fragile, slight Alison leads Mia on a path into Zach's past, and Mia begins to think she never really knew her own husband.
As the secrets revealed get darker, Alison becomes harder to read, and Mia starts to wonder - why is Alison so keen to help? And then a piece of the puzzle appears in an impossible place, and Mia has to ask, is she losing her mind, or should she be afraid for her life?
An absolutely enthralling psychological thriller about obsession and buried secrets, with a brilliant twist. Fans of The Girl on the Train, Behind Closed Doors and Gone Girl will be hooked.
©2017 Kathryn Croft (P)2017 Audible, Ltd
After Anna
At the Existentialist Café
4 out of 5 stars 4.1 out of 5
It was okay
There isn't really an ending. The story cuts out before we know what happens which I don't enjoy in a novel. I didn't get as into the story as most other audiobooks.
L A L
Gripping Story
I was drawn into this story and all of its twists and turns and couldn't wait for my next 'listen'. Although there were a couple of times where I really had to suspend disbelief in the narrative, it nonetheless hung together and led to an unexpected jolt of an ending.
twisted ending
Not sure where that came from. I like to figure out who dunnits but wow.
Debbie Segate
kept me guessing with a added twist I did not see coming good author and enjoyed the speaker
Carla J
Kept me guessing
Absolutely amazing! Kept me guessing until the very end. This is my first Kathryn Croft novel but it will not be the last.
It was a little slow to start...but worth sticking it out....glad I finished it in the end.
Roxie Gallinger
wow..it's all I can say
This book has a surprise ending. I'm totally shocked by it actually, if you like these kind of books, you will love this one.
Debbie Baron
Sometimes you feel like a nut...
I enjoyed this book. I love it when I can't figure out who the bad guy is, and this one did not disappoint.
April Campbell-McMillan
Suspenseful but frustrating
Silent Lies, the well-written saga of a woman trying to heal after the death of her husband, has, from the very first words, an aura of suspense and underlying sadness. We get to know the protagonist slowly, and with misleading simplicity. I quite enjoyed the drawn out suspense.... and the unexpected results as new clues are discovered. #Audible1
DaisyMae
It was good but not great
I finished the book but was a little disappointed in the ending. It did keep me listening till the end though. #audible1
Didn't See it Coming!
I took a chance on this book as it was being compared to "Gone Girl" and the like, as they all seem to be lately. It hooked me from the beginning. Although for some reason, I cringed every time the daughters name, 'Freya' was mentioned, which was a lot. (I guess I just don't care for that name or the way the narrator said it... ) Anyway, the story was told from three different characters' perspectives and really kept my interest. I normally get bored with these type of books because I usually figure them out early on, but this was different. Although a bit improbable, and lacking oomph, the ending caught me somewhat by surprise. The most 'Gone Girly' of all the "Gone Girly" genre books I have read. A great value with the Kindle and Whisper-sync option on this one.
dijjer
Wow!!!!!!!!
Riveting from beginning to end. Great plot development. The last hour continued to build in intensity toward the uncovering of cause of deaths, perpetrator and final twists. I listen to many suspense/murder mysteries so there are few that hold my interest throughput and keep me guessing. Superb narration!
Twisted and Satisfying Beginning, Middle and End.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book just as I've enjoyed other books by this author. It kept me guessing throughout the read at a calm and enticing pace. Never guessed the ending which was a completely unexpected twist, but measured well with the storyline and left me with my imagination to ponder multiple additional chapters. I look forward to many more books from this author.
Shannon Ade
Felt cheated by the ending....
The surprise ending was too far out in left field....didnt fit with the characterizations built throughout the story. Felt contived and out of sync.
Keeps you guessing -quite literally, until the end
I've listened to all of Kathryn Croft's books (except one) and I like them because she gets right to the story so you're never just waiting for it to "kick-in". "Silent Lies" is about a widow, Mia, in her late 30's with a 7-year-old daughter whose husband supposedly killed himself 5 years ago. She is finally moving on, is in a relationship with a great guy who also loves her daughter and has her own counseling/therapy practice. But... a new patient, Alison, comes to her claiming to know the truth about what happened to her husband, Zach, the night he killed himself. The discrepancy is that one of Zach's students went missing that night, but her blood was found all over the crime scene where he killed himself and her body was never recovered. Alison is a very strange girl in her mid-20's and Mia doesn't know what to think about her as all the information she gave her was false. The story is told in two perspectives, Mia (present day) and the student that went missing that night, Josie, via flashbacks. The end was unexpected but not shocking, and it all happened in the last 30 min or less of the book. Therefore, we don't get any additional insight on the characters and their motives. One odd thing that was somewhat forced into the story was Josie's past. She was beyond brutally attacked at age 18 - her home life was awful and her mother should win Worst Mother of the Year award. The author really hammered her life into the story and soooo much more detail was provided about this aspect of her life and very little about Zach. I thought there was going to be an outcome that heavily resolved Josie's situation but it was never fully addressed. There was a twist I predicted that would've been stellar, but it was not even close to what actually occurred. If anything, the story was a cliffhanger and the next book will be a follow-up to this one. This is definitely a stand-alone book, but in consideration of how much information was divulged about Josie's horrible life, it was not satisfying at the end. But that is only for her part of the story, most the book ends satisfactorily. It would have been more satisfying if it was longer and not just packed in the last minutes of the book. Overall though, it was a good read, paced nicely and held my interest and on par with Kathryn Croft's other books.
Ok book. Not worth the credit Nothing really special. But here are some thoughts floating around in my head as I'm listening: Confusing. Wait.. what? Is it over yet? Boring. That's not what people do. Unbelievable characters. Who acts like that? Why didn't you...?
I'm still not sure what to think.
This was my first Kathryn Croft novel. I am not too sure what to think. This wasn't a bad story by any means. The characters were okay. I feel sorry for them all. Some character(s) are downright nuts. Then ending was awful. I finished it and immediately looked for the next one in the series only to discover there wasn't one. It was left wide open. I am American and have listened to several books with a Brittish narrator that took place in London and the surrounding areas however I always have to have an adjustment period to get into it and get used to the accent and dialogue. I will give this author another try. The narrators did a great job. In my opinion all books are worth a credit because they can be returned so easily with no questions asked, what do you have to lose? Just because I thought this book was So-So doesn't mean that the next person won't love it.
The ending ...
I really liked the book but I have no clue what really happened. Disappointing. Almost let Le the author just got tired of writing.
I loved the book...point blank
This is a nice thrill ride...twist and turns in every corner. Just do it
Dardar99
Pretty Darn Good
First part of book was loosing me. Then I was sure of the who done it. But the last two chapters was a holy smokes shocker! Great narrators.


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SolePurposeTest
Review of Retirement Income System
Super Guarantee rate
Submission: superannuation reform package – tranche three
Luke Smith Submissions, Submissions / Leave a Comment	/ Opinion / October 24, 2016 October 24, 2016
Thank you for the opportunity to make a submission in relation to the third tranche of superannuation reform package draft legislation. This submission will deal with two main issues: the insufficient time allowed for consultation and the overly complicated nature of the changes.
Treasury Laws Amendment (Fair and Sustainable Superannuation) Bill 2016
Insufficient time for consultation
More time should be allowed for consultation on the changes to the non-concessional contributions cap due to the recent announcement of the new measures, the substantial reduction in the contribution cap and the complicated nature of the changes – both separately and when combined with changes in the rest of the legislation.
I note that only one week has been allowed for public consultation on this draft legislation, which was released late on a Friday afternoon. This reflects poorly on the consideration given to public views on draft legislation and should be avoided in the future.
More time should be allowed for consultation on these measures, particularly given the substantial changes from what was announced in the 2016 Budget. Also, the new measures can have complex interactions with other changes, in particular the Transfer Balance Cap.
Whereas there has been many months of debate on the changes announced in the 2016 Budget, though not on the exact detail of the measures, the new non-concessional cap changes were only announced just over a month ago. They contain a substantial reduction in the non-concessional contributions cap, complicated changes to the bring-forward provisions and a new restriction on contributions – linking it to the Transfer Balance Cap threshold. More time should be allowed for consideration of such changes from a policy and legislative prospective.
I call on the Government to extend the amount of time allowed for consultation on the changes contained in this draft legislation before it is put before the Parliament
Changes are overly complicated
In my view the changes limiting non-concessional contributions based on a particular superannuation balance, initially $1.6 million, is overly complicated. This is especially the case for provisions dealing with people who are near the cap or have triggered the bring forward rules.
Some of this complication comes from the transition to the lower non-concessional cap for people who have already triggered the bring forward rules. I suggest that where the bring forward has already been triggered contributions should be allowed to continue as expected under the existing rules.
The rules, and resulting timing issues, where people are near or over the Transfer Balance Cap threshold are also complicated. The draft legislation proposes that non-concessional contributions be prohibited where superannuation balances are over the, initially, $1.6 million balance threshold. However there are timing issues in implementing this aspect of the measure. Super fund members, in particular SMSF members, may not be able to get accurate calculations of their superannuation balances until some time after the end of the financial year. This is particularly the case where information to calculate tax amounts are not available for several months after the end of the financial year. This issue was recognised in relation to the Transfer Balance Cap, to an extent, in the second tranche of draft legislation, with a 60 day period allowed to correct excesses. The Explanatory Materials to the draft Bill says:
The rationale for this relief is that it will be difficult for individuals with existing superannuation income streams to predict their retirement phase balances as at 30 June and ensure they are not in breach of their $1.6 million transfer balance cap. Small breaches of less than $100,000 are likely to be unintentional.
However no such provision is included for the non-concessional contributions cap.
The importance the new non-concessional cap rules place on accurate and timely superannuation balance figures can also be an issue for people considering using the bring forward provisions in the future. Small misestimations of balances, for instance between $1,399,999 and $1,400,001 can mean a $100,000 difference in the amount of non-concessional contributions that can be made in a single year.
If these complicated measures are to remain then I recommend that relief provisions be included in the legislation so that people aren't penalised for inadvertently exceeding the new caps.
This is a submission to the Treasury superannuation reform package – tranche three consultation process by SolePurposeTest writer Luke Smith, it has been published here with permission, he retains all copyright.
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This came in an email from the ministry Great Big Life, from whom I subscribe to Breakfast of Champions, a weekday devotional by Andy Elmes.
David Kenney has been doing a series about the seasons in our lives. There was a post more recently about summer which would be far more timely, but perhaps some of you find yourselves spiritually speaking having to Navigate Spiritual Winter.
Last time we looked at the seasons. And of the four, I think we don't want to wade through winter. Can't we get through the hard times or the dark times any quicker? Winter is cold and lonely. In Winter, God seems silent.
Perhaps you're walking through a season of Winter right now.
So I want to offer you a few suggestions for this season of quiet that might help you navigate it.
A close self-examination will require you to go deeper than perhaps obvious things.
God wants nothing more than to be in right relationship with you, and sometimes we just need to say we're sorry to make it all better again.
You know what that means? It means sometimes God is silent and he has every right to be, he's God. He actually doesn't owe you an answer.
During season of Winter, we each like Job, have a choice in how we react. Job faced the choice of acknowledging—or rejecting—the sovereignty of God. In response to his suffering and loss. Job chose to let God be God.
Accepting God's sovereignty also means actively trusting God and realizing He is in control and can be trusted.
Nothing in Job's life, or ours, happens apart from God's knowledge and plan. Remember you are his project, you are his masterpiece. Da Vinci used to walk away from painting the Mona Lisa for years. Can you imagine how she felt? Did I do something wrong? Does Da Vinci still love me? But all the while it is Da Vicni who is the master. He knows what he's doing. He can't be expected to explain himself to a painting.
And if you read the story of Job, as the reader you know that there are no moments where God was not in control. God knows what he is doing and sometimes the hardest moment are just to trust him.
Although God may seem silent regarding a specific request or petition, remember that He is always in a constant state of communication with us. In fact, it is possible that you already have an answer from God. The Bible is full of specific answers about what is right and wrong as well as information about God's character and His intention for us as His children and His followers.
So don't forget to dig into God's Word—even if God seems silent in prayer and life, He is always talking you through his word. To find out what God has to say about the problems you're facing or the questions you're asking; read the Bible. I think many times in silent times, verses in the Bible can have new significance in light of current problems you are facing.
Silence does not have to be bad. Sometimes its a sign of comfort and familiarity. You know, when you are completely comfortable with a person, it is possible to sit in a room together and not utter a single word. When two people are in love, silence can be a sign of intimacy.
It's such a beautiful picture. All of these mighty and disruptive sounds – elements that we might assume would be announcing God's presence, but it was in the last sound, the sound of a whisper where God was heard.
God whispering results in us leaning in closer. Maybe that's what God wants, maybe he's tired of yelling at you. Maybe he's tired of yelling over the distractions in your life. Lean in.
David is expressing anguish in God's silence but notice what he says, "I cry out every day." Just because God is silent, that doesn't mean David has to be. If I baby can't get his parents attention with cute little coos and giggles, what do they do? Cry even louder. Crying is like a baby alarm isn't it?
I think seasons of quiet can be just as much an invitation to us to press forward and seek Him even more boldly.
Ephesians 6:18 Pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying.
Because the truth is, even though it's Winter, there is still activity going on isn't there? Just because it's winter it doesn't mean things aren't growing. Those dead trees sticking out of the snow, they're still alive aren't they? They don't look like it, they aren't bearing any fruit, but deep down inside those roots are still growing. Even in Winter, God is still working.


Which Food Processor Makes Shredding Vegetables Easy and Fast?
Is A Food Processor a Luxury Item ?
If you think a food processor is an unnecessary luxury appliance, especially when making sauerkraut, keep reading because I just may change your mind. It makes life easier, and makes the sauerkraut better, and I have a recommendation of one (or two) for you to help you make the best choice.
I always use my food chopper when making sauerkraut. It shreds the cabbage (and carrots, apples, or whatever else I'm using) into pieces that are more uniform in size than I could ever chop. Uniform size is important when fermenting vegetables, because you want everything to culture at the same pace so that the kraut is crunchy throughout, not mushy in parts and hard-as-can-be in others.
Also, this appliance makes the work super-duper fast. I understand that some people may think that chopping vegetables is therapeutic, and I agree, but when I have a lot to do (like when cooking for 5 or more), all that excess time in the kitchen shredding and chopping takes away from time I could be using to make the rest of the meal from scratch and enjoy it with my family.
What's the Best Food Processor?
Those retailers also have smaller sizes of food processors available.
I like the wide-mouth feed tube, with the smaller tubes nested inside, so I can stack narrower foods like carrots upright in either the wide, medium or small tubes, depending on how many I'm processing, and push only that amount through.
Also, the wide feed tube allows slicing of whole fruits and vegetables like cabbage and squashes, saving me time in preparing the food for processing.
The motor is strong and consistent, and the cutting blade is really sharp!
What Can a Food Processor Do?
A food processor makes it easy to shred cabbage and other vegetables for sauerkraut and its variations. It also simplifies the process of slicing, chopping, julienne-ing, mixing, grinding and pureeing all kinds of foods.
Make appetizers such as hummus, dips, applesauce, etc.
Make homemade baked sweet potato fries (much healthier and much tastier than regular fries). I bought a French-fry blade for this.


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Q: Apply function to column of data frame (column is a list) I have a data frame with 2 columns, the first is the ID number and the second one is a list of numbers. I have defined a function which sums up the list and add 2. What I'd like to do is to do the calculation for all rows without using a for loop. I tried using apply but I can't make it work...
Here's the code:
The test data frame:
d1 <- c(1,2,3,4,5)
d2 <- c(4,6,8)
d3 <- c(5,10)

df1 <- data.frame(cbind(1, I(list(d1))))
df2 <- data.frame(cbind(2, I(list(d2))))
df3 <- data.frame(cbind(3, I(list(d3))))
df <- rbind(df1, df2, df3)

The defined function sum2:
sum2 <- function(a)
{
  sum(unlist(a)) + 2
}

How can I use apply and add a third column to df containing the calculated value?
Thanks!

A: the following works for your example
sapply(df[,2], function(x) sum(x)+2)

A: We can use sapply
df$NewCol <- sapply(df$X2, function(x) sum(x) + 2)

Or using the OP's function, but unlist is not needed
sapply(df$X2, sum2)


Journey to Kinabalu Park, Malaysia's First World Heritage Site fora visit to the Mountain Garden and Exhibition Hall.
Kota Belud, a journey offering a scenic view of paddy fields,villages and pictures sight of Mt Kinabalu.
Snorkel at nearby coral reef.
Meet and greet services at the airport. Proceed to hotel to check in . Late afternoon, depart for Mari-Mari Cultural Village. The village operates as a museum that preserves Borneo ethnic culture. It aims to share the knowledge, history, culture, and tradition of Borneo. Dinner is served. Return to hotel overnight.
(Notes: 1. All the entrance of the visited places are subject to business hours.
Breakfast at hotel. Proceed for Kota Kinabalu city tour which include visit to the Philipino market (handicraft market) famous for souvenirs. Stop for lunch at local restaurant. Return back to hotel. Free at leisure.
Breakfast at the hotel. Free at leisure before check out time. Ready for Kota Kinabalu International Airport.
Prices are based on twin sharing basis and hotel is 4*.
All prices and availability are subject to change upon confirmation.
Peak Season Surcharge will apply.
Transfer / tours ( SIC where applicable) and subject to change base on weather condition.
Child price 85% of adult fare.
All loss, accident or injury happens are under guest own responsibilities.
04 Night accommodation at selected hotel .
Transfers/Tours and meals as stated.


explain to him why he was there.
all screwed it and took it back home."
anything else exciting that happened?"
time and found her. After we all screwed her, we took her back home."
timidly at the young man and said, "I got lost once."


KBPL is an FM radio station broadcasting at 107.9 MHz. The station is licensed to Pueblo, CO and is part of that radio market. The station airs rock programming and goes by the name "Z 107.9" on the air with the slogan "Colorado's Legendary Classic Rock". KBPL is owned by iHeartMedia under the supervision of General Manager Olene Greenwood.


The worldwide trend of head spa services is sweeping the globe. Helping usher them into the United States is Takara Belmont's recently released "YUME." Translated loosely to "dream," it's easy to see how this chair earned it's name after just a few months on the market.
The YUME Espoir model has a sleek, slim body that invites guests to fully recline into comfort. After laying down with a soft pillow, customers remain in hammock-like comfort for even the lengthiest of hair and scalp services. This model includes a fixed shampoo bowl with a chair that lowers and raises with smooth action at the press of a button. The chair can swivel to the side of the bowl, and stylists can position themselves between the bowl and their guest, allowing for maximum versatility. There's also a leg apron option that allows it to raise and lower to the customer's comfort.
Along with this chair is Takara Belmont's ergonomically designed YUME stool. It's tiltable movement is designed to relieve stress on the stylist's spine and other high pressure areas.
That's because the mist heats up to just 40-50 degrees, resulting in minimal hair damage. It also opens the cuticle of the hair, allowing for treatments like conditioning, hair color, and more, to be absorbed effectively.
The YUME Spa System is available in a 3-tier package and will be displayed at various trade shows throughout the year. For more information, contact [email protected] or visit www.takarabelmont.com.


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A Real-Time Music Visualizer Inspired by Buddhism and Science
Using a Monome-controller, Jono Brandel creates real-time animations that perfectly sync with music.
by Julia Kaganskiy
July 12, 2013, 9:03pm
San Franscisco-based artist and designer Jono Brandel has long been fascinated by synesthesia. He admits he's been chasing the concept for years, first as a VJ and now as a creative coder working on Google's Data Arts Team, where he's worked on projects like projects like This Exquisite Forest and ROME: Three Dreams of Black. His latest personal project may be his best synesthetic approximation yet: a real-time animation generating web application called Neuronal Synchrony.
If the name makes the project sound heady, that's because it is. Named after the physical phenomenon in which "neurons across widely separated areas of the brain spontaneously and instantaneously communicate with one another," neuronal synchrony is believed by some theorists to be the very basis of human consciousness. In the case of Brandel's sound visualizer, the browser-based animations are synched to music and controlled via a Monome 128, a midi controller typically used for audio sequencing.
We spoke with Brandel over email to find out a bit more about the tool, the inspiration behind it, and how he's been using it for live performance and installation work.
The Creators Project: This is the latest in a number of audiovisual experiments you've produced over the years. How did you become interested in this kind of work?
When I was living in Los Angeles I was part of a VJ collective, Collabo. We got our start learning from Dutch duo Machine. They taught us how to choose and create small video clips. Through an analog video mixer they showed us how to play these clips with the musician. Since then, I have made a number of music visualizers that are bound to audio input. In other words, the visuals are automatic, similar to the popular iTunes visualizer Magnetosphere by The Barbarian Group. You don't have to do anything.
Can you tell us a bit about how you've been using Neuronal Synchrony for live performance?
I've been performing with it in a number of ways. The most documented use was to record videos of animations to accompany tracks — for instance, the video for Lusine (above) is a single take of me playing the software. I've also used it to accompany live music at shows Lastly, I set it up as an installation at GAFFTA's most recent event. They had a number of DJ's playing through the night and a spot where you could come up and play Neuronal Synchrony. The input from the Monome would show up above the DJs on a large projection. This was by far my favorite because it democratized the performance.
Why did you decide to use a Monome as the user interface for this project?
Agency is an important concept to me. For this project, it seemed important to have a human input rather than automatically playing animations. This isn't an iTunes visualization. There are unexpected moments and it can't do anything without human input. Because I was commissioned by GAFFTA to make visuals for music events, the Monome came as a natural extension of the musician's tools. It is typically used to create sound, rather than image.
What's the benefit of running these real-time generative graphics in the browser? Or is that just a neat trick you wanted to explore?
It definitely informs the aesthetic. What's really nice about real-time graphics is that I can make a lot more decisions and calculations at runtime. This allows for varying size, color, orientation, speed, any number of parameters to be changed on the fly. This type of control isn't really possible with canned animations. That they're in the browser adds versatility. I can have a number of browser windows open and change configurations easily. It also makes installation smoother because most computers have modern browsers.
What informed your aesthetic choices for this work -- the shapes, colors and forms that are generated and how they correspond to sounds?
I've been inspired by a lot of artists before me that are interested in synesthesia. There are so many it's difficult to list… from the stills of Kandinsky to the first moving images of Viking Eggeling to the more iconic Oskar Fischinger. So, the colors and movements are informed by these artists' works. The shapes are created by the mathematical functions sine and cosine. I chose this as the baseline criteria for each animation, because digital music is described in sound waves.
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On March 29, 2015, emotions ran high while 200 ultra trail runners raced through the Cinque Terre for the first ever SciaccheTrail marathon (which I talked about here). The weather was absolutely perfect that Sunday; after days of variable weather, the sun shining down on the runners seemed to denote Mother Nature's approval.
SciaccheTrail was a grass roots success. Complimenti to those who had the vision, dedication and desire to turn a dream into a reality. It's always heartwarming to see a community band together for a mutual cause, and the SciaccheTrail was no exception. It is our hope that the marathon will become a proud annual tradition in the Cinque Terre.
And it wasn't just locals that were inspired by the race.
I don't think a more flattering compliment could have been paid.


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Q: Where do I define dependency properties shared by the detail views in a master-detail MVVM WPF scenario? I can think of two ways to implement dependency properties that are shared between the detail views:

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*Store them in the master view model and add data bindings to the detail view models when they are created, and bind to them in the detail view.

*Don't store them in the view models at all, and use FindAncestor to bind directly to properties of the master view instead.

What are the pros and cons of each, and are there other/better options?
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To clarify, I have a custom control (derived from Control) that uses a master view model for its DataContext. The custom control's control template contains an ItemsControl with ItemsSource bound to a dependency property in the master view model. This dependency property is an ObservableCollection of detail view model objects. The ItemsControl's item template binds to properties in the detail view model. What I need is a single property that is shared by the control template of the custom control (master view) and the item template for all the items in the ItemsControl. The custom control will contain a Slider or something to set the value, and the item template will simply read it.
Sorry if I'm abusing the terms, I'm still trying to get the hang of MVVM. If the problem still is unclear, I can try to write some code for a simple test case.

A: Implementing the dependency properties in the the View's code behind is the most popular practice I have seen. This allows you to interact with the DP via Databinding to the ViewModel. There aren't really any cons, DPs are meant to go one the object that needs to implement databinding.
If the above is not what you are asking, please include a brief Code Example to.


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Why AT&T's Acquisition of AppNexus Is A Big Deal
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Enterprise & Cloud
Pedestrians walk past an AT&T Inc. store in the Times Square area of New York, U.S., on Saturday,... [+] Oct. 22, 2016. According to a statement Saturday, AT&T agreed to buy Time Warner for $107.50 a share. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg
By Joanna O'Connell, Vice President, Principal Analyst
The rumors were swirling during the Cannes Lions Festival last week, though I don't think I expected it to happen so fast. But it did. Yes, AT&T acquired adtech company AppNexus yesterday. Here are the headlines, from my point of view:
AT&T + Time Warner = plugs and pipes meet content. Before we even talk about the AppNexus acquisition, we need to talk about the acquisition that preceded it. In AT&T we have a vast network of distribution – i.e. connection points that get media content in front of consumers across channels, formats and devices – and in Time Warner we have the very premium, proprietary content consumers (and the brand advertisers vying for their attention) crave. While this is no means the first, at least at first glance (think Verizon with AOL), this latest, aggressive move into adtech feels the boldest in its ambitions to shape the advertising industry. Why?
Brian Lesser, AT&T Advertising and Analytics head, is on a mission and he's no slouch. Lesser is a veteran of both adtech and advertising, having entered the agency world through WPP's 24/7 acquisition and going on to build first its trading desk Xaxis and homegrown DMP, turbine, and then to run GroupM North America*. Brian's experience gives him the unique perspective to understand both the mechanics and technical aspects of advertising technology and have a strong, strategic point of view on advertising and the ad ecosystem itself. And, helpfully, he appears to have the full weight and support of AT&T behind him.
AppNexus gives AT&T an instant access point to digital advertising. In its $1bn+ (final price tag as yet unknown) acquisition of AppNexus, AT&T is acquiring its way into digital advertising – ad channels like display and video across desktop and mobile – overnight. AppNexus offers a global footprint, tools for both media buyers and sellers, a massive ad marketplace (aka ad exchange), a roster of existing clients and integrations with a vast array of other adtech providers.
So emerges a material alternative to Facebook and Google, where data is power. AT&T and Time Warner, individually and collectively, are sitting on a massive pool of first-party data. Even better: accurate, deterministic first-party data. Their direct relationships with millions of consumers mean they can build a scaled identity graph, increasingly necessary for omnichannel media buying in a fragmented world where cookies are crumbling and good consumer ad experiences are more important – and elusive – than ever. And what are Facebook and Google, really, other than data-driven, cross-channel access points to a scaled network of consumers?
"Omnichannel advertising" is the real end game for marketers and AT&T knows it. Savvy brands know they need to anticipate consumers' needs, understand them in the moment, and be where they are with the right message, every time. This means doubling down on making marketing experiences that work together by exchanging "channel truth" for "customer truth." With AppNexus in its adtech stack, AT&T can buy and sell against its high-quality data set (read: target the audiences that marketers care about) across an array of ad channels and formats – across digital and television, the workhorse of brand advertising – within premium environments. Sounds a lot like AT&T AdWorks' stated vision of "addressable cross-screen advertising."
Now they just have to pull it off.
*fun fact: Brian Lesser also spent a couple of years on AppNexus' board of directors.
This post originally appeared here.
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Impact of the 2018 Tax Law on Real Estate Owners - Asset Preservation, Inc.
Congress has approved sweeping tax cuts and tax reform that have not been tackled by the federal government in over 30 years (since the Tax Reform Act of 1986.). The tax law, formally referred to as "The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act," will go into effect January 1, 2018. This article has the most up-to-date information along with a summary of how the tax law provisions will affect homeowners and real estate investors who own all types of investment property. Although this article generally does not delve into tax issues not associated with real estate, there are many new tax provisions and this is essential information for anyone that owns real estate to understand.
Any home mortgage interest debt incurred before December 15, 2017, will continue to be eligible for the home mortgage interest deduction up to $1,000,000. Any home mortgage interest debt incurred after this date will be limited to no more than $750,000 qualifying for the home mortgage interest deduction. Beginning in 2018, the deduction for interest paid on a home equity line of credit ("HELOC") will no longer be eligible for the home mortgage interest deduction. However, the tax law preserves the deduction of mortgage debt used to acquire a second home. This should have a positive impact on supporting property values in resort and vacation destinations.
Some investors and private equity firms will not have to reclassify "carried interest" compensation from the lower-taxed capital gains tax rate to the higher ordinary income tax rates. However, to qualify for the lower capital gains tax rate on "carried interest," investors will now have to hold these assets for three years instead of the former one-year holding period.
Investment property owners can continue to deduct net interest expense, but investment property owners must elect out of the new interest disallowance tax rules. The new interest limit is effective in 2018 and applies to existing debt. The interest limit, and the real estate election applies at the entity level.
The tax law continues the current depreciation rules for real estate. However, property owners opting to use the real estate exception to the interest limit must depreciate real property under slightly longer recovery periods of 40 years for nonresidential property, 30 years for residential rental property, and 20 years for qualified interior improvements. Longer depreciation schedules can have a negative impact on the return on investment ("ROI"). Property owners will need to take into account the longer depreciation schedules if they elect to use the real estate exception to the interest limit.
The tax law restricts taxpayers from deducting losses incurred in an active trade or business from wage income or portfolio income. This will apply to existing investments and becomes effective 2018.
This article is only intended to provide a brief overview of some of the tax law changes, which will affect any taxpayer who owns real estate and is not intended to provide an in-depth overview of all the tax law provisions. Every taxpayer should review their specific situation with their own tax advisor.


SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. – July 13, 2009 – To better highlight the latest products of the more than 800 returning Outdoor Retailer exhibitors and the 120+ new exhibitors, Outdoor Retailer is launching new programs and revamped planning features to help attendees find new products and new suppliers/manufacturers at this year's Summer Market.
In addition to adding value to the more than 6,000 expected attending retailers, the new programs and revamped features are focused at responding to key findings from the Outdoor Retailer 2009 Retailer Survey.
The new programs and revamped planning features include the online Product Showcase, New Product Display Case, New Exhibitor Listing Page, New Exhibitor Dossier, along with a more targeted location for the majority of new exhibitors.
Accessible from the Home Page of OutdoorRetailer.com, the online Product Showcase highlights new gear, footwear, components, apparel, accessories and related products with a picture, description, contact info, booth location and link to the exhibiting company's website. While not a complete representation of the new products being launched at the show, the online Product Showcase gives attendees a feel for some of the industry's most innovative products and technologies.
Upon entering the main doors (east side) of the Salt Palace Convention Center attendees will be greeted by a New Products Display Case. This 30-foot-long case will display the latest products from companies including Brunton, Cascade Designs, Energizer, Gerber, Jolly Pets, Outdoor Industries Women's Coalition, Repel Insect Repellents and Timolino.
While planning must-sees, appointments and other Summer Market show activities, attendees can now search out new brands using the New Exhibitor Listing Page. This source is an addition to the searchable exhibitor listing that has been available on the Outdoor Retailer Web site. Attendees can access this source page by clicking on the New Exhibitors button on the homepage of OutdoorRetailer.com.
The New Exhibitor Dossier, a compilation of company names, booth numbers and 50-word descriptions for each of the new exhibiting companies, will introduce attendees to the show's newest brands and companies. The New Exhibitor Dossier will be available with the show addendum, onsite near show entrances.
Attendees will also easily navigate the more than 100 new exhibitor booths that have been conveniently grouped in the Salt Palace Convention Center Grand Ballroom, which divides the east and south entrances to the show. Show signage along with the Ballroom (BR) abbreviation in the exhibitor listing and floor map will give attendees a clear indication of where the majority of new brands are exhibiting.
The next opportunity to preview the future of the outdoor industry will start at the Open Air Demo Pineview Reservoir (near Odgen, Utah) on July 20, 2009, followed by the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market at the Salt Palace Convention Center from July 21-24, 2009 in Salt Lake City.


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SPLASH is Steel Pinging Lead-Alloy Slinging Happiness. This match features mostly static and some reactive steel plates and mind-melting stage designs. Hose as fast as you can go & do speed reloads. Load up your extended magazines in Single Stack, Double Stack, or Open Optic divisions. Time plus scoring. 5 stages, bring 175+ rounds to be on the safe side.
Sign in at 5:30pm, safety briefing required for all new shooters will be held at 6:00pm. Pay range fee ($14) in the office before signing up at the bays. Match fee: $10, 2019 DAPS members get $2 discount.
Please register and squad yourself on Practiscore.
This HYBRID match is a newer type of match we have been exploring since 2017, mixing some elements of steel and paper. This match is considered to be our MOST beginner friendly of all matches we run, but new shooters are always welcomed at both of our match types!
Please signup and squad yourself, on Practiscore.
Our Hybrid Action Pistol match features a mix of paper and steel targets. The base difficulty will be low to moderate with an extended par time and simplified time-plus scoring. We explore stage designs which are otherwise limited by other match formats. Some elements include multiple engagement paths, precision execution tests, mental planning challenges and a variety of prop scenarios. Minimum round count 100, bring 150-200 to be on the safe side.
Setup starts at 4:30pm for those who can help. Match check-in starts at 5:30pm and closes at 6pm (arrive earlier to check in with the range first). Match runs from 6pm-9pm, and we ask all participants to assist in breaking down and loading their stage equipment onto the trailer when the match is over.
This HYBRID match is a newer type of match we have been exploring during the past year, mixing some elements of steel and paper. This match is considered to be our MOST beginner friendly of all matches we run, but new shooters are always welcomed at both of our match types!
Our Hybrid Action Pistol match features a mix of paper and steel targets. The base difficulty will be low to moderate with no par time and simplified time-plus scoring. We explore stage designs which are otherwise limited by other match formats. Some elements include multiple engagement paths, precision execution tests, mental planning challenges and a variety of prop scenarios. Minimum round count 100, bring 150-200 to be on the safe side.
SPLASH is Steel Pinging Lead-Alloy Slinging Happiness. This match features mostly static and some reactive steel plates and mind-melting stage designs. Hose as fast as you can go & do speed reloads. Load up your extended magazines in Single Stack, Double Stack, or Open Optic divisions. Time plus scoring. 5 stages, bring 150+ rounds to be on the safe side.
Our Hybrid Action Pistol match features a mix of paper and steel targets. The base difficulty will be low to moderate with no par time and simplified time-plus scoring. We explore stage designs which are otherwise limited by other match formats. Some elements include multiple engagement paths, precision execution tests, mental planning challenges and a variety of prop scenarios. Minimum round count ~85, bring 150 to be on the safe side.
Sign in at 5:30pm, safety briefing required for all new shooters will be held at 6:00pm. Pay range fee ($14) in the office before signing up at the bays. Match fee: $10, 2018 DAPS members get $2 discount.


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Prager Metis CPAs Expands New York City Presence; Combines with Shine & Company, LLP
Company News | Prager Metis | Jan 03, 2020
January 6, 2020 – New York, NY — Prager Metis CPAs, a leading accounting and advisory firm with offices in North America, Europe, and Asia, announces its combination with Shine & Company, LLP, a full service accounting firm based in New York City. The combination is official as of January 1, 2020. The team from Shine & Company has recently relocated to the firm's New York City office.
"We are excited to have the team from Shine & Company join us," says Stuart Mayer, Office Managing Partner of the firm's New York City office. "This merger enables us to continue to provide excellent, personalized service to the closely-held entities and individual clients that we serve."
Shine & Company, LLP is a full-service accounting firm that provides tax, accounting, auditing, planning and consulting services to a wide variety of closely-held entities and individual clients. Brian Pecker and Stephen Macaluso will be joining Prager Metis as Principals.
"We are excited to join a firm whose philosophy and culture we share," says Pecker. "Prager Metis's reputation for providing high level, personalized service fits with our client service goals, and we look forward to bringing the resources of this new venture to our clients." We feel it is a perfect fit for our team," adds Macaluso. "We are all truly very excited to join the Prager Metis team."
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Posted byProceJureLaw July 13, 2020 Posted inLawTags:analysis, article, author, blog, china, COVID - 19, disease, economics, economy, healthcare, inform, information, Labour Laws, Labourer, Law, law school, law student, Laws, lawyer, legal, lockdown, Pandemic, procedural, procedure, ProceJureLaw, Quarantine, research, USA, virus, World, writing
The Corona-virus pandemic has unsheltered the overdependence of various countries on China. The ongoing crisis had brought everything to a halt in China, which sundered the subsisting "supply chains." Various countries all over the world have paid heed to this gremlin and are now looking to branch out their "supply chains." They are looking for other apposite alternatives that can appropriately cater to their needs. These turns of events bestow India with a golden opportunity to establish itself as a "global manufacturing giant." India can make hay while the sun shines by cashing in on the retreat happening in China.[1]
However, there are a lot of Gordian knots which are acting as a spoilsport in the economic transformation of India. These predicaments have been successful in disincentivizing companies from investing their capital in the Indian market.[2] The industrial giants are regarding other countries such as Vietnam and Taiwan as better options than India. Hence, the Indian government has to take some efficacious exertions before it is too late.[3]
One of the biggest quandaries in establishing a business in India is its exacting "land and labour" precepts. The land requisition process in India is unwieldy. The investors have to 'keep their nose to the grindstone' to requisite suitable land for themselves. This process eats up a lot of their time and resources, which hampers the ease of doing business in India. Another similar issue is of the antediluvian labour laws that have been subsisting for ages. It is nearly obsolete and deflates "large scale manufacturing," which gives the beans to one country's economy.[4]
Hence, there is an urgent need to address these issues. Flexible land and labour laws are the need of the hour.[5] The government has been contemplating bringing in a four code system that will incorporate all the labour codes, which will be helpful.[6] It also has created a pool of over 450,000 hectares of land for the companies that will displace from China. But, it needs to put in a lot more effort into the policy formulation process and make the process a bit more swift and pragmatic through bringing in suitable legislations.[7] Recently, the government of India has declared the agricultural reforms, which will decrease the labour participation in agricultural activities and will increase the same in manufacturing industries. Hence, these reforms are really necessary to exert a proper transition.[8]
Another facet of India's economy, which is in shambles, is the "Power sector." Though it churns out enough power to cater to all the requirements, villainous forces like "corruption, power theft, bad infrastructure, et al." ensure that the power sector is a dog's dinner in India. The inefficiency of the "distribution companies" also adds to the problems.[9] One effective way to deal with the aforestated issues is that the "electricity distribution" process must be privatized in India. It will not only beef up the efficiency quotient of our power sector but will also help the government in focusing more on the infrastructure part, rather than bailing out the lousy "distribution companies[10]
There is no doubt in the fact that the education sector is the nitty-gritty of economic empowerment in this technology-oriented era. The education sector in India harnesses a lot of predicaments and needs a systematic overhaul. It needs to be modified to become more research-oriented. The education sector must be equipped to generate a scientific temper in the Indian populace and beef up their productivity and creativity.[11] India substantially lacks in the arena of "skill development," which can only be cured by an efficacious education system.[12] Hence, relevant propositions, like the ones incorporated in the abovementioned "labour codes"[13], are needed to be introduced in our education system, which will undoubtedly help in the economic emancipation of India. [14]
Another factor that is a massive 'causative factor' behind economic growth is "healthcare." India has not had a good history when it comes to healthcare. Substandard facilities, over the years, have hampered the productivity of the human capital.[15] They have also created a gashed perception about India and its ability to handle dire straits, as far as health care is concerned. Hence, the Indian government needs to act in order to change the status quo swiftly. It needs to create an atmosphere where the citizens become more apprised about their health. It needs to figure out the modalities through which they can provide scrupulous access to "affordable health care." A ballooning and sustainable environment should be prepared where both the public as well as private enterprises, can concertedly operate for the betterment of the current scenario.[16]
India also needs to reduce its imports significantly. It has to dispense feasible resorts so that the dependency on other countries is cut down. Various effective steps like "liberalization of coal mining" will help in rectifying our "trade deficits[17] Apart from that, India also needs to work on its "commercial contract enforceability." It is one of the factors which haunt the country, especially when it comes to ease of doing business. The contracts exerted between the government and manufacturing companies are not adequately enforced. In case of any legal disputes, the inability of Indian courts to resolve them in a reasonable timeframe means that they stretch for a deplorable period.
All these factors cajole the investors to refrain from investing in India.[18] Hence, the government should look into this issue as soon as possible and bring in policy measures, which will help in amelioration of the current scenario. First of all, they should opt for arbitration for the timely disposal of the disputes. They also need to bring in some legislation that will preclude the cancellations of contracts after the transactions reach a particular stage. These measures will entice and allure more investments from manufacturing giants shortly.[19]
The Indian economy has an abundance of potentiality. It has the capacity to establish its pre-eminence in the world economy. But it is abstained by a lot of gremlins that play the role of a wet blanket. However, it can deftly vanquish them if it implements apposite exertions.[20] Some of the aforementioned suggestions can help the cause of the Indian economy and can go a long way in making it the superpower that it intends to be.
[1] Vinod Kumar, Post COVID 19 economy: A great opportunity to do it right, May 23, 2020, available at https://www.newindianexpress.com/opinions/2020/may/23/post-COVID-19-economy-a-great-opportunity-to-do-it-right-2146889.html (Last accessed on June 26, 2020)
[2] Raghuram Rajan, Raghuram Rajan explains how to fix the economy, December 6, 2019, available at https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/20191216-how-to-fix-the-economy-1625364-2019-12-06 (Last accessed on June 26, 2020)
[3] Mridusmita, Companies to move manufacturing out of China-will India benefit?, May 20, 2020, available at http://economyria.com/companies-to-move-manufacturing-out-of-china-will-india-benefit (Last accessed on June 26, 2020)
[4] Devashish Mitra, How labour regulations affect manufacturing in India, March 13, 2018, available at https://www.livemint.com/Opinion/53blF1v8tQKSap0crJ9YxL/How-labour-regulations-affect-manufacturing-in-India.html (Last accessed on June 26, 2020)
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[6] Yogima Seth Sharma, Govt. introduces Labour Code on Industrial Relations Bill in Lok Sabha, November 28, 2019, available at https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/govt-introduces-labour-code-on-industrial-relations-bill-in-lok-sabha/articleshow/72273873.cms?from=mdr (Last accessed on June 26, 2020)
[7] Mridusmita, Companies to move manufacturing out of China-will India benefit? May 20, 2020, available at http://economyria.com/companies-to-move-manufacturing-out-of-china-will-india-benefit/ (Last accessed on June 26, 2020)
[8] Samyak Pandey, Govt. approves big agricultural reforms that'll help farmers trade freely, get a better price, June 3, 2020, available at https://theprint.in/india/govt-approves-big-agricultural-reforms-thatll-help-farmers-trade-freely-get-better-price/435097/ (Last accessed on June 26, 2020)
[9] M Choudhury, Why India's power distribution sector needs reform, May 27, 2020, available at http://economyria.com/why-indias-power-distribution-sector-needs-reform/ (Last accessed on June 26, 2020)
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[11] Abhinav Prakash Singh and Aasheerwad Dwivedi, India's local economies lie outside innovation zone. Can't chase Modi's Atmanirbhar dream, May 28, 2020, available at https://theprint.in/opinion/indias-local-economies-lie-outside-innovation-zone-cant-chase-modis-atmanirbhar-dream/430727/ (Last accessed on June 26, 2020)
[12]Ilhan Ozturk, The role of education in economic development: A theoretical perspective, February 10, 2001, availableathttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/24116294_The_Role_of_Education_in_Economic_Development_A_Theoretical_Perspective (Last accessed on June 26, 2020)
[13] Yogima Seth Sharma, Govt. introduces Labour Code on Industrial Relations Bill in Lok Sabha, November 28, 2019, available at https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/govt-introduces-labour-code-on-industrial-relations-bill-in-lok-sabha/articleshow/72273873.cms?from=mdr (Last accessed on June 26, 2020)
[14] Ilhan Ozturk, The role of education in economic development: A theoretical perspective, February 10, 2001, availableathttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/24116294_The_Role_of_Education_in_Economic_Development_A_Theoretical_Perspectiv (Last accessed on June 26, 2020)
[15] Julio Frenk, Health and the economy: A vital relationship, May 2004, available at https://oecdobserver.org/news/archivestory.php/aid/1241/Health_and_the_economy:_A_vital_relationship_.html (Last accessed on June 26, 2020)
[16] Karan Singh and Parijat Ghosh, Healthcare and economic growth, April 18, 2016, available at https://www.livemint.com/Politics/PuYLifV8TNzD13GqiK3JmN/Healthcare-and-economic-growth.html (Last accessed on June 26, 2020)
[17]RC Acharya, Reducing the trade deficit with China, August 02, 2019, available at https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/reducing-the-trade-deficit-with-china/1663509/ (Last accessed on June 26, 2020)
[18] Mridusmita, Companies to move manufacturing out of China-will India benefit?, May 20, 2020, available at http://economyria.com/companies-to-move-manufacturing-out-of-china-will-india-benefit/ (Last accessed on June 26, 2020)
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[20] Raghuram Rajan, Raghuram Rajan explains how to fix the economy, December 6, 2019, available at https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/20191216-how-to-fix-the-economy-1625364-2019-12-06 (Last accessed on June 26, 2020)
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