runs one of the following operating systems: macOS Yosemite 10.10.3 or later, Ubuntu 14.04 or later, Windows 10 Professional, Enterprise or Education (1511 November update, Build 10586 or later).
In MDS we will use GitHub.com as well as an Enterprise version of GitHub hosted here at UBC, GitHub.ubc.ca. Please follow the set-up instructions for both below.
If you do not yet have one, sign up for a free account at https://github.com/ .
visit Github.ubc.ca to do this.
We will be using the command line version of Git as well as Git through RStudio.
This will install git and many other very useful applications as well (including Make).
If you run into trouble, please see that Install Git > Mac OS section from Happy Git and GitHub for the useR for additional help or strategies for Git installation.
Head to https://www.anaconda.com/download/#macos and download the Anaconda version for Mac OS with Python 3.6. Follow the instructions on that page to run the installer.
If instead you see Python 2.7.X :: Anaconda custom (64-bit) you installed the wrong version. Follow these instructions to delete this installation and try the installation again, selecting Python 3.6.
A browser should have launched and you should see a page that looks like the screenshot below.
We will be using R, another programming language, a lot in the program. We will use R both in Jupyter notebooks and in RStudio. To have R work in Jupyter notebooks we will also have to install the IR kernel.
Go to https://cran.r-project.org/bin/macosx/ and download the latest version of R for Mac (Should look something like this: R-3.5.1.pkg). Open the file and follow the installer instructions.
R version 3.5.0 (2018-04-23) -- "Joy in Playing"
Chose and download the Mac version of RStudio from https://www.rstudio.com/products/rstudio/download/#download. Open the file and follow the installer instructions.
A browser should have launched and you should see a page that looks like the screenshot below. Now click on "New" and then "R" (circled in red on the screenshot below) to launch an Jupyter notebook with an R kernel.
A notebook is using the R kernel if you see R in the right-hand side of the notebook (circled in red on the screenshot below).
Sometimes a kernel loads, but doesn't work if installation was not done correctly. To test whether your installation was done correctly now type (x <- 5) in the code cell and click on the run button to run the cell. If your R kernel works you should see the number 5 printed below the cell.
We need a text editor to be able to write complete applications. One is available through Jupyter, but sometimes it is helpful to have a standalone text editor, for this we will be using the open-source text editor Atom.
Got to https://flight-manual.atom.io/getting-started/sections/installing-atom/ and follow the installation instructions.
If which atom command doesn't return anything then you need to do more work to install the atom and apm commands. Open Atom by clicking on its icon (from Finder, Applications or Launchpad) and then type Cmd+Shift+P to get the "Command Palette" (a free form text prompt - see the image below) and in that type: "Window: Install Shell Commands". You will be prompted for an administrator password.
LaTeX allows to use syntax to write nicely formatted mathematical expressions and equations. For this program we only need the smaller BasicTeX package.
Download the BasicTeX package from here.
Open the .pkg file and run the installer with default options.
We will be using Make to automate our analysis scripts. More on this later! You should have this installed if you ran the command xcode-select --install from the Git installation instructions. If you didn't yet install Git, do this now!
After signing-up and signing into the Docker Store, go here: https://store.docker.com/editions/community/docker-ce-desktop-mac and click on the "Get Docker" button on the right hand side of the screen. Then follow the installation instructions on that screen.
UBC STAT 545 licensed under the CC BY-NC 3.0.


Labor unions are complex and highly regulated entities. A union, by nature, must uphold the values of a democracy while fastidiously fulfilling its obligations as a distinct legal institution. When elections are held within a union to determine who is best suited to be at its helm, the stakes can be very high for members….


text:
Trump rallies supporters against Democrats, impeachment inquiry at Louisiana rally
By Victoria Albert
November 14, 2019 / 10:28 AM / CBS News
President Trump tore into Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards at a rally Thursday night, two days ahead of the state's governor's election. The president also wasted little time in unleashing attacks against the Democrats and the impeachment inquiry hearings.
"The eyes of history are looking upon the great people of Louisiana," Mr. Trump told thousands of supporters in Bossier City, adding, "I really need you, but you really need you, to send a message to the corrupt Democrats in Washington."
Edwards, the South's only Democratic governor, will face off against Eddie Rispone, a construction magnate and GOP donor making his first run for public office. Rispone, who Mr. Trump described Thursday as a "true Louisiana champion," has called himself an outsider who won't be "politically correct."
Mr. Trump, who won the state of Louisiana in 2016 with 58% of the vote, told voters that Edwards is a "tool of Nancy, a tool of Chuck," and said he wants open borders, high taxes and "radical pro-abortion policies."
In fact, Edwards is socially conservative when it comes to abortion, and was one of many governors who signed a bill that would ban abortions after six weeks.
Mr. Trump invited a number of prominent Louisiana politicians to join him onstage, including Senators Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy. Senator Kennedy railed against the "cultured, cosmopolitan, goat's milk latte-drinkin', avocado toast-eating, insiders elite," and repeated call to action from Mr. Trump's last Louisiana rally: "Unless you're happy with crappy, vote Eddie Rispone for governor." Senator Cassidy warned voters that "this is going to be a close election," and urged them to "get your neighbor, and your neighbor's neighbor" to vote.
"By supporting Eddie, you will deliver a powerful rebuke to the socialists trying to sabotage our democracy and to erase your cherished way of life in Louisiana," Mr. Trump added.
This is Mr. Trump's first rally after House Democrats began public hearings in the impeachment inquiry. On Wednesday, the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, Bill Taylor, testified that one of his aides overheard Mr. Trump on a phone call with U.S. Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland, asking about "the investigations." That aide was confirmed by CBS News to be David Holmes, who will be testifying behind closed doors before Congress on Friday.
Republicans, including the president, attempted to dismiss the testimony by Taylor and another career diplomat, State Department official George Kent. The president decried the proceedings as a "witch hunt."
At Thursday's rally, the president slammed the inquiry by saying, "We did nothing wrong, and they're doing nothing" and attempted to label Taylor and Kent as "never Trumpers."
"How about when they asked the two never Trumpers, 'uh, what exactly do you think you impeach him for?' And they stood there and went like, 'what?'" Mr. Trump said, drawing laughs from the audience.
"Their schemes are already unraveling," Mr. Trump said. " Their sinister plans will fail. They have already failed as far as I am concerned."
Mr. Trump added that the inquiry has been "very hard on my family" — but claimed congressional Republicans were asking him to keep it going because it was helping them in the polls.
"Based on the poll numbers, the people in this country aren't buying it, because we're going up and they're going down," Mr. Trump said.
— Fin Gomez and Eleanor Watson contributed to this report.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
import java.util.LinkedList;
import java.util.List;

class MemoryLeak {
    public static int DEFAULT_SIZE = 10000000; // 10 MB

    public static void main (String[] args) {
		List<Byte[]> list = new LinkedList<Byte[]> ();
		int counter = 0;

		String sizeStr = System.getenv("MEM_SIZE");
		System.out.println ("Size: " + sizeStr);
		int size;
		if (sizeStr == null || "".equals(sizeStr)) {
			size = DEFAULT_SIZE;
		} else {
			size = Integer.parseInt (sizeStr);
		}

		System.out.println ("Allocating " + size + " every time");

		while (true) {
	    	counter++;
	    	System.out.println ("" + counter + ". Allocating memory...");
	    	list.add (new Byte[size]);
	    	try {
		    	Thread.sleep (1000);
		    } catch (InterruptedException e) {

		    }
		}
    }
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


text:
Q: IP range of google GCM push notification server? Wonder if anyone here happen to know the ip range of google's gcm server (for android push notification)?
I need the information so that our network team can open the firewall port for our UAT environment for incoming UAT test.
I tried to lookup from developer.android.com/google/gcm/ but no luck.
Our network team refused to open all ip range from asn 15169 which is a rather huge list.

A: To add to what Shobhit Puri already said, I've also tried to find the answer to this question to be able to poke the appropriate holes in my firewall and am extremely disappointed with Google after concluding that the IP address used for Google Cloud Messaging is not obtained using a DNS request, or are obtained using DNS requests that subvert the Always On VPN functionality in Android.
By using the Always On VPN function in later versions of Android, I made sure that all traffic went through one of my servers. This also allowed me to use that server as a DNS Resolver and by activating query logging and rebooting the phone I was able to get a list of all of the DNS requests that it makes. Then, with some scripting magic I checked all of them, but none of them resolved to the IP address(es) that show up in my firewall logs with outbound port 5228 drops.
This leads me to conclude that the IP addresses used for GCM are obtained using a method other than DNS, such as Google Play Store web traffic.
Edit (Solution?): After running a script through all of my firewall logs going back as far as I have them and pulling out all of the dstport 5228 entries, I've been able to compile a list of IP addresses that GCM has tried to connect to. I can't say that this is a complete list, it will likely change based on geographic location, but notice the pattern...
74.125.28.188
74.125.129.188
74.125.20.188
173.194.79.188
74.125.142.188
74.125.192.188
74.125.140.188
74.125.139.188
74.125.137.188
74.125.134.188
74.125.130.188
173.194.68.188
173.194.76.188
I've created a group for all of those IP addresses and have configured my firewall to use that for my GCM whitelist. I have also setup a report to check for any dstport 5228 drops to let me know if I ever need to revisit this.

A: I think there is an existing question IP address for Google Cloud Messaging server and the person found out that those are not published by Google. I also tried to look for it once but couldn't find. I might be wrong but I am pretty sure they don't publish that. Maybe instead of using corporate wifi, you can use direct 3G or 4G data plan.
In a comment on why GCM is not giving push notification in android device? question someone has mentioned that He opened the ports 5258,29,30 and then he was able to receive the regId from GCM server behind firewall.
Also I think the answer by @Eran on Which port and protocol does Google Cloud Messaging (GCM) use? will be of help. It says:

The device accesses the GCM servers on ports 5228-5230. If your organization has a firewall that restricts the traffic to or from the Internet, you'll need to configure it to allow connectivity with GCM. The ports to open are: 5228, 5229, and 5230. GCM typically only uses 5228, but it sometimes uses 5229 and 5230. GCM doesn't provide specific IPs. It changes IPs frequently. We recommend against using ACLs but if you must use them, take a broad approach such as the method suggested in this support link.

This is relevant if your device is connected to the internet via WiFi.
Hope this helps a bit.
Update:
As per Mark Whitaker answer to a similar question here, he mentions that:

Newer versions of Android also fall back to port 443 if ports 5228-5230 are blocked by a firewall.

Although there doesn't seem to be an official list still.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


Hi. Last screen, a minimal-minimal interpretation of E17, over openSUSE10.2.
Dunno how long this one will survive, It's supposed to be my workstation but I got a lot of "hangs" lately, and when you kill the hanging app you can't restart it. No-one can say I didn't wait long enough, Kontact (kmail) crashed @ 11.30am, and I waited (got an outside appointment actually) 'till 2.45pm... It's not a matter of patience, it just crashes. So does Konqueror & Gimp.


1. What happens when 2 tectonic plates collide together? They create MOUNTAINS.
2. What happens when tectonic plates spread apart? They make EARTHQUAKES and cause ocean water to fall into the hole between the 2 tectonic plates.
3. How do volcanoes form? When Tectonic Plates are pushed together, they create mountains that then push the Magma out of the surface.
11. What is a Tectonic Plate? The theory that tectonic plates move making new land forms and natural disasters.
14. How do Earthquakes form? When Tectonic plates spread apart.
22. What are the three minor plates? The Arabian, Nazca, and Philippines.
29. How can Tectonic Plates make Earthquakes? When they Move apart.


As any designer or marketing professional knows all too well, you can't force creative genius. Even the most clever and capable among us will at times find herself scrambling to devise (by 5pm!) a brilliant, industry-disrupting branding concept, and be hopelessly stuck.
Where does creativity really come from, and why does it often seem increasingly elusive the harder you try to summon it? Why is it that I've had more "aha moments" in the shower than I have at my workspace?
Maybe it's less about trying to come up with a good idea, and more about getting into the right mind space from which good ideas can more easily arise; in other words, focusing less on the solution to the project itself, and more on how you feel.
Over time, all designers come to learn our own sacred rituals that put us in that creative sweet spot. It could be a long, wandering jog. It might be death metal blaring through your headphones at medically-inadvisable volumes. Maybe you require a nap every couple hours. Personally, I find it hard to overlook the strong correlation between my beverage choices and the quality of my work.
What you drink, after all, affects your mind and body just as much as what you eat. Some drinks energize; others enhance your focus or help you relax, all of which can result in higher levels of creativity. Next time you hit a wall, the answer might be found in liquid form. I present to you these 6 creative juices: brain fuel for marketers.
Coffee (obviously). Caffeinated (highly). Hot or cold (depends on the weather). Am I addicted? Surely. But there's something to be said for any beverage that makes us into sharply focused, pleasant human beings at 8 in the morning. The problem, in my opinion, isn't coffee itself, but all those fixin's people like to add. Whipped cream??? Just no. You've crossed into dessert territory. Splenda??? Do you even know what that is? No one does. Keep your coffee as close to black as you can stand, and it will be a true friend to your creative process.
Beer. Disclaimer: I'm not advocating anything that will get you fired, so go ahead and check with HR on your company's whole drinking-during-work-hours policy. That said, stepping away from a project with a cold beer or three can be just the thing to get your mind going in new and unexpected directions. Just be sure to get your thoughts down on paper, lest they fall into the great, drunken abyss that has swallowed up countless brilliant ideas that would have surely solved many of the world's problems.
Coconut Water. Coconut water is full of naturally-occuring electrolytes that keep your body hydrated. And when your body is happy, your brain works better, and can excel at higher mental functions, like creative thinking.
Kombucha. People liken the taste of Kombucha to everything from a mild vinegar to an old foot. But those who swear by its health benefits claim it boosts mental clarity, aids digestion, and can even stop an oncoming cold dead in its tracks, all of which amount to higher productivity. As an added bonus, kombucha contains trace amounts of alcohol, so you can strut around on your high horse looking like a champion of health and vitality while also working up a nice little buzz.
Green Juice. Fresh juice pressed from green fruits and vegetables like spinach, kale, green apple, celery, cucumber, mint, avocado, lemon and ginger will supply your body with nutrients that can help improve brain function. And that little extra bit of cognitive ability might be what takes you over your next creative wall.
Rooibos (Red) Tea. Native to South Africa, Rooibos or red tea is a bit of an acquired taste — it's got fruity notes with a vanilla tinge, not to go all wine snob on you. Rooibos is particularly healthful even by tea's high standards, containing 50 times the amount of antioxidants as its green cousin. Health claims notwithstanding, there are few things in this world as comforting as a hot mug of tea in your hands.
And when you need to come up with a killer creative concept, going to your happy place is the best place to start. That's really the whole point here.
A native New Yorker, Raanan ventured west to California to pursue his dream of never having to scrape ice off his windshield again—and a career in graphic design. Over the past eight years, Raanan has built his professional resume delivering unique and compelling design and branding for large corporate clients, local startups and non-profits. A personal passion for health and wellness, food, lifestyle and culture inspires his work as Lead Graphic Design at Shovel Creative.


In a separate bowl mix well, 2 cups sugar and shortening.
Add 4 eggs, 4 cups flour, 2 tsp baking soda, 1 tsp baking powder, 1 tsp salt, 1 cup chopped nuts, 2 bars chocolate.
Finally, pour in the banana and egg mix and stirred it all together.
Oil and flour the bottom and sides of a 12 inch Dutch oven, and pour in the mix.
Bake batter for 45 minutes using 9 coals below, and 18 coals on top, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
In a 6 inch Dutch oven, melt 2 sticks butter, 1 cup sugar, and cinnamon.
Pour sauce on cake, drizzle chocolate sauce on top, and top with whipped cream.


I didn't know what to expect after reading the Prologue but the story that eventually unraveled definitely wasn't it. Darren and Charlene are both damaged in their own way. It was crazy how their relationship worked and for as long as it did considering how emotionally unattached they seemed to be. Darren seemed so dry but really he just hadn't blossomed yet then once he did he completely transformed. There was no denying his love for Charlene even if he wasn't completely sure of what he was feeling at first. I felt awful for Charlene. She was always on edge but when she was with Darren, everything just seemed to fall into place. I really loved how their relationship progressed and how Darren found himself through helping her. The way he'd ask permission or say please when he was unsure was endearing. I really enjoyed this one.


The Industrial Sector was created to meet the needs of industrial market. We reply to every level of the Electrical Installation, develope automatic enhancement and improvement of process, installation of machinery and manufacturing industrial electrical panels.
The Tertiaire and Residentiel Sector develops solutions for Private and Public Works. The main services that we propose are the Electrical Installation, Home Automation, Lighting Efficient Studies - LED, Intrusion Alarm, Fire Detection and Renewable Energy. From the high level of products that we have, we can point out the switchboards tailored to customers needs.
The 10th Portuguese Industrial Exhibition took place from November 8 to 11, at the Exposalão in Batalha, which had the machinery, equipment, raw materials and technology workshop for molds and plastics.
Leirivolt was present once again in this edition where it presented solutions of automation for industry, large electric panels, batteries of capacitors, transformation stations and renewable energies.
For the first time in Portugal, it was held from November 2-4, at the Lisbon Congress Center, Decor Hotel, exhibition dedicated to hotels and the like.
Leirivolt was present and it presented several solutions of energy saving and profitability of costs, such as Self-consumption - producing energy for immediate consumption or for storage, Automation Solutions - Resource Saving and Led Lighting - energy saving.
From 9 to 11 March, the Exposalão promoted the 6th edition of Frutitec / Hortitec, which took place simultaneously with Expojardim and Iberopragas. Where several solutions of machines, equipment, products and technologies for fruit and horticulture were presented.
Leirivolt, as the exclusive representative in Portugal of the brand AWETA, was present to present advanced calibration, packaging and palletizing solutions for fruits and vegetables.
On 3 October, the Leirivolt received the statement by IAPMEI of the award of the PME Leader 2016 statute, following the quality of the performance and risk profile. The company wishes to thank all customers, suppliers, partners and employees the vote of confidence, support, rapid response, dedication and demonstrated commitment to each task. The Leirivolt commits to ensure dedication and professionalism on every project.
Visited by more than 24.000 professionals, the fair MOLDPLÁS held 28-31 October in Exposalão Batalha. The Leirivolt was part of the 200 exhibitors who participated and contributed to the success of one of the best trade shows dedicated to the industry of molds and plastics.
The company promoted the electrical panels, industrial automation, capacitor banks, transformer stations, renewable energy and LED lighting.
Also organized in conjunction with SECOM mark (leading lighting manufacturer in Spain) the conference "LED Lighting in Industry" held on 30 October. There were discussed issues such as lighting concepts; LED lighting and its benefits; energy conversion and savings calculations.
Last day June 14, 2015 Leirivolt, Lda participated at the fair ENERGY TIME. Where we presented several LED lighting system solutions and electrical panels for industry/machinery.
Have you thought about producing your own energy without CO₂ emissions? Reduce the value of your energy bills? And still be able to sell the surplus?
With the Self-Consumption System you have the possibility to do all this and you can still expand it when necessary. This system can be applied in strategic locations such as roof, wall or floor to feed the electrical equipment in your house, warehouse or industrial building. This solution has reduced investment, it is easy to use, cost effective and efficient.
Leirivolt is the ideal partner for installation and maintenance of your Photovoltaic System..
In the days 5, 6, 7 and 8 March 2015, took place at the Exposalão Batalha, ExpoJardim, Frutitec and Iberopragas fairs which involved about 150 exhibitors in total. Leirivolt was present to promote efficient lighting solutions for garden, small electrical panels and autonomous systems for energy production itself.
We take this opportunity to thank all visitors especially those passed by our stand and Exposalão team that made this event possible.
Are you thinking about restoring or building home?
Intends to make your home more efficient housing?
Whatever your problem is, find the best solution in our stand which take place since the day 23/11/2013, in hall 2 of the Efficient House, in the exhibition center Expo Hall Battle until next Sunday, 1/12/2013.
We have solutions in terms of security, video surveillance systems, alarms and central fire, intrusion and flooding; we also present home automation with custom solutions, even the most simple systems, "install it yourself." The LED lighting responds to the level of energy efficiency, as well the autonomous lighting systems for indoor and outdoor.


text:
Jezioro Świeskie – jezioro na Kujawach położone w woj. kujawsko-pomorskim, powiat radziejowski, gmina Bytoń niedaleko Piotrkowa Kujawskiego we wsi Świesz.

W latach 1975–1998 jezioro należało do województwa włocławskiego.

Jest to jezioro rynnowe. Jest niewielkim, płytkim zbiornikiem wodnym. Ma charakter stawu naturalnego. Jest intensywnie użytkowane rybacko. Na południe od jeziora znajdują się oddzielone jedynie wąskim pasem grobli stawy rybackie. Jezioro Świeskie od północy jest zasilane przez wody Kanału Gopło-Świesz. Odpływ znajduje się na południu. Jest podatne na degradację ze względu na niekorzystne warunki morfometryczne.

Jezioro Świeskie wchodzi w skład obszaru chronionego krajobrazu – Jezioro Głuszyńskie.

Jezioro Świeskie poprzez Kanał Gopło-Świesz, który łączy zlewnię rzeki Zgłowiączki ze zlewnią rzeki Noteć (jeziora Gopło) odgrywa ważną rolę melioracyjną.

Z Jeziorem Świeskim związany jest kompleks roślinności łąkowo-bagiennej tzw. kompleks rynny Jeziora Świeskiego. Pełni on funkcję węzła ekologicznego, gromadzącego główne zasoby materii organicznej.

Przypisy

Jeziora na Pojezierzu Kujawskim
Jeziora w gminie Bytoń
Jeziora polodowcowe
Świesz

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


NCFP - Celebrating the privileges of family philanthropy: Happy Holidays!
It was about this time last year that I received a phone call from a very worried trustee of a family foundation. On behalf of her Board she had contacted her investment advisor to alert him to the fact that the trustees were concerned about all the nonprofits in her community. Many of their grantees and applicants were clearly struggling under the weight of the economic downturn and holiday demand. The Board had determined to raise the payout for end of year giving. Their reasoning was simple; if the foundation was affected by the effects of the recession, certainly their nonprofit colleagues were in much more difficult shape.
She went on to tell me that she had explained all this to the advisor and, knowing their investment strategy was flexible enough to accommodate her request, asked him to plan for a larger fourth quarter payout. They were well aware what this might do to their end of year position and to their commitment to perpetuity. They had just decided that the needs were too great to ignore. The advisor told her that if they raised the quarterly payout appreciably, they would be in violation of the prudent investor rule. In a part pitiful, part frantic voice she asked me what she should do.
Now you should know I take all such calls very seriously. I try to be supportive, give good, clear, considered information, and responsible referrals to other sources if needed. I am rarely rash or flip in such cases. So it was a big surprise to me when I immediately replied: "Get another investment advisor!" But I knew there were so many talented, caring advisors out there that surely she could find one more in tune with her values and goals.
One of the great privileges of family philanthropy is the opportunity to make grant, administrative, and financial choices that will best express your values, mission and goals to serve the public good. Some will choose perpetuity; other not. Some will seek an impact in the extent to which they are able to alleviate immediate suffering and need; others will find that impact in longer term work and systemic change. When we build a team of fellow trustees, staff, colleague networks, and advisors, we look for those who will help us realize our goals for our giving. In this case, her advisor appeared less interested in helping the foundation make more generous grants than in preserving the assets to be invested.
For donor families, it is always the season of giving, but the end of the year is always THE SEASON OF GIVING. It might be your religious or holiday traditions that inspire your giving and it might be the need to meet payout by year end. Whatever is driving your generosity, it should be nurtured, encouraged and supported. That is certainly what we try to do here every day at the National Center.
I had a wonderful conversation with that trustee. I was moved both by her compassion and the clear-headed financial sense she and her fellow trustees had brought to their decision. I was especially struck by the commitment she had to her grantees and her sensitivity to their own financial struggles.
As you approach your end of year giving decisions, I hope you find a few minutes to remember the reasons why you do this extraordinary work as well as the privilege of being part of the extraordinary work of your grantees. I think that is just the inspiration needed to get you through all those holiday and end of the year chores on your To Do List. It might also be the inspiration that will encourage your own yearlong commitment to the public good … and sustain the courage of your own convictions whenever you run into someone like that advisor.
I am looking forward to a very special Christmas holiday with my family and, if you are too, I hope it is filled with love and joy. When the New Year comes, I am looking forward to rejoining my National Center family – and that includes you. I wish you the same sense of joy and privilege I experience every day. May it be a New Year filled with good work, good colleagues, and the very best family and philanthropy have to offer.


"We're quite calm about all of that," he said when asked about VAR. "We know controversy is always going to be part of football and other sports. The controversy often depends more on people than the sport itself. We're just going to concentrate on trying to win.
"Obviously, we have to go and try to hurt the opponent because that's how we always like to play. If we don't score, we've got no chance of going through, so we've got to try to score. But we'd do that in a Clasico or any other game.
#Messi's best goals at the Bernabéu!
The match will be Valverde's 100th in charge of Barcelona and gives him the chance to build on their impressive recent away record against Madrid, which has seen them win four of their last five league meetings in the capital.
"I don't really take any notice of those things," Valverde said of that run. "Barca played very well at that ground in recent years but it really means nothing for [Wednesday's] game. It'll be a great game. I don't take statistics too much into consideration.
"I'd love to celebrate [100 matches] with a win, of course. It's a big game, a semi-final and also a Clasico. We don't know what's going to happen, but we know it'll be difficult.
Valverde hopes their 4-2 LaLiga win away to Sevilla at the weekend stands them in good stead for Wednesday's game and the league meeting with Madrid on Saturday.


"Isn't there an easy way for me to get monthly income from my portfolio… kind of like a pension?" my client inquired. She asked a great question, and I was happy to explain to her the pros and cons of bonds and bond funds. For her, the best part was knowing that the bond funds would pay her over $1500 a month in dividends.
What's a bond fund? It's a mutual fund, but instead of fund managers putting the investors' money in stocks, they buy in bonds, and the clients own a proportional piece of the whole thing. There are different types of bonds funds, sometimes referred to as "open end" funds and others are known as Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). Be sure to read the prospectus before investing this way to boost monthly investment income.
What are some benefits of bond funds?
Diversification – As soon as you invest, your money is divided up amongst many different securities.
Professional management – Though it's no guarantee, the pros normally have a better understanding of the markets than amateurs.
Monthly income – Bond funds normally pay dividends on a monthly basis, which is great for your cash flow.
Risk – Mutual funds can lose money.
Taxes – Depending on your situation, a mutual fund could be taxable.
Fees – Different funds have different fee structures, so you should learn the details.
These are just some of the pros and cons of bond funds.
Douglas Goldstein, CFP®, investment advisor is the Director of Profile Investment Service, Ltd., which specializes in helping people who live in Israel with their U.S. dollar assets and American investment and retirement accounts. He helps olim meet their financial goals through asset allocation, financial planning, and using money managers.
Do You Look at the Risk-Reward Ratio of Your Stocks and Bonds?


text:
Replacement Windows Emeryville, CA
Increase the beauty and value of your Emeryville home with our replacement windows! Huge Selection Available! Choose GVD Renovations' Emeryville window contractors for professional window installation & replacement services.
Choose Us For Your Next Emeryville Replacement Windows Project
Energy Efficient, Quality Emeryville Replacement Windows from GVD Renovations Home Windows Emeryville
Call us now for your free Emeryville replacement windows estimate at (916) 269-0761.
From Home Inspection to Replacement - Finding the Right Emeryville Windows Made Easy
Call us today at (916) 269-0761 to find out more about Emeryville replacement windows.
Free Estimate On Your Next Emeryville Replacement Windows Project
About Emeryville
The City of Emeryville, California is located between Berkley and Oakland on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay, directly opposite San Francisco and the Golden Gate Bridge.
Emeryville covers more than a square mile. However, its planned location is near one of the busiest bridges in the world, and transcontinental railroad lines with service to Chicago, Los Angeles, and Seattle, Los Angeles, in the middle of the Bay Area metropolitan core of several major freeways which makes it a very desirable place to shop, work, and live.
The settlement was considered an ideal place for indigenous people to settle in as well as for American and Spanish that followed them long before the settlement was known as Emeryville.
Much the same as these days, the Temescal Creek flowed into the bay from the willow thicket near its mouth and the eastern hills, which provides ideal location for human settlement. Mudflats rich with rocky areas with oysters, clams, oysters, and hunting, fishing and acorns from the local oak trees that provide easily exploited food source. Indigenous People lived her in small villages for thousands of years before European contact.
However, during the 1770's, the Spanish explored the East Bay area and didn't encounter any native settlements in the Emeryville region, while villages were located to the north next to the Carquinez Strait, and to the south next to the San Lorenzo Creek. They believed that the lack of indigenous people in the region to the large abundance of bears. After the Spanish arrived, and archeological evidence, there is any evidence that there was any indigenous habitation and there was no native habitation after the year 1650. Therefore, it appears that the Emeryville region was abandoned by the indigenous people long before the area was settled by European people.
Around the bay, shell mounds composed of human remains, food waste, and sea shells are one of the most distinctive features of early native settlements. These were accumulated over thousands of years. All around the bay there are hundreds of these mounds existing and one of the biggest was at the mouth of Temescal Creek.
The shell mound in Emeryville actually consisted of many mounds of different sizes, and were made at several different times by the pre-Ohlone people. Surviving into the 1900's, the large mound, which had a conical in shape and measured approximately 60 feet tall. The Ohlone might have expanded this mound and had a village atop it. However, the shell mound in Emeryville appears to have been abandoned approximately 700 years ago, around 1250 AD. Built on one of the close by smaller mounds sometime around 1840 was the house of a European settler.
Between 1876 and 1924m for nearly 50 years, large mound was the location of an amusement park, known as Shell Mound Park. However, the mound was leveled to make way for industrial development. During the following 75 years, this location was contaminated extensively by industrial waste, and the shell mound, was mostly forgotten and no longer visible. The only reminder was a dead-end street named Shell mound Street, which provided access steel mills and the insecticide and paint plants in the region.
The industrial buildings were demolished in 1999 by the Emeryville Redevelopment Agency. Remediation of the contaminated site was started in preparation of development of the Bay Street Mixed Use Project. The earliest remains from the shell mound that dated back from the pre-Ohlone period from between 2,000 and 2,500 years ago were discovered, during the process of site remediation. The California Native American Heritage Commission appointed a most likely descendant, to oversee excavation work, and many human and remains and native artifacts were unearthed
In an undisclosed location, the human remains reinterred on the site after the completion of excavation work. One of the streets in the development was named Ohlone Way, which honors the indigenous people who lived at the location. Once the shell mound was abandoned, a memorialization park was established next to the banks of Temescal Creek, which is currently a flood control channel, and an informational website was developed. The Emeryville Shell-mound website offer the native people in the region and the shell mound.
The transformation of Emeryville to a modern mixed-use urban center from an old industrial community Between 1990's and the 2000's, has been completed by a number of community enhancements and development projects. All-together, these projects have added numerous housing units as well as more than a million square feet of commercial space to the Emeryville. Wareham constructed a residential and commercial complex next to the new Amtrak station between the 1990s and early 2000s.This station was named the Emery Station. This includes the Emery Station North laboratory and office buildings across the street, which were completed between 1999 and 2003, as well as Emery station one as well as the 100-unit Terraces residential buildings along the railroad. In 2007, the Emery Station East laboratory and office located on Hollis Street was completed. These buildings house a many different cutting-edge biotech laboratories, that include, among others, Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceutical, JBEI (Joint BioEnergy Institute), Amyris Biotechnologies and the Ernest Gallo Research Institute.
Let's Get You A Free Quote for Replacement Windows in Emeryville, CA


"Saturn" Inflatable boats are Safe, Rapid, Excellent quality & Low Price!
We love Saturn Inflatable Boat SD330 – most Popular Inflatable Boat for family!
How Do You Know Which Style Inflatable Boat Is The Best for You?
Why You Should Choose Saturn Inflatable Boats?


Juventus moved to the top of Champions League Group H with a fine 2-1 win against Real Madrid last night but the match was overshadowed by events off the field.
A minute's silence was held before kick-off after a traffic accident in the Italian Alps claimed the lives of two Juventus fans and injured 20 more.
Alessandro del Piero put the hosts ahead in the fifth minute before Amauri doubled the lead shortly after the restart. Ruud van Nistelrooy replied for Real Madrid.
Elsewhere in Group H, Zenit St Petersburg got their first point with a 1-1 draw at home to BATE Borisov.
Arsenal's Group G rivals Dynamo Kiev are two points behind Arsene Wenger's side after they claimed their first Champions League win in almost four years against Porto.
Oleksandr Aliev's wicked first-half free-kick separated the sides at the Estadio do Dragao. Villarreal have emerged as the main threat to Manchester United in Group E after a 6-3 win against Aalborg, with former Arsenal star Robert Pires among the scorers.
In Group F, Karim Benzema and Fred grabbed braces as Lyon twice came from behind to emerge victorious in an eight-goal thriller against Steaua Bucharest.
That moves the French side into second place in the group behind Bayern Munich, who saw off Fiorentina 3-0.


In a study by psychologists at the University of North Carolina, Duke and Carnegie Mellon, researchers found that overly coordinated outfits weren't deemed fashionable. While Google translate has let us down on an exact translation, we believe that "compositus compositus" is the Latin form of "matchy matchy." You're welcome, scientific fashion community.
While 239 people aren't the broadest representative sample, the art of the clash (colors, patterns) is a somewhat recent hallmark of fashion or style. While Susie Bubble and Leandra Medine capture reader and advertiser interest based (in part) on their stylish mixing abilities, it wasn't that long ago when the arbiters of style practiced and preached extreme coordination.
At least according to this somewhat scientific observation though, a healthy mix of complimentary (but not exactly coordinated) colors is the modern height of style.


text:
Professional Staff Congress
PSC and Local organizations fight for Free Tuition at CUNY
Members of CUNY's union, the Professional Staff Congress and local officials are attempting to make CUNY tuition-free again. When CUNY was established in 1847, tuition did not exist. Matriculated students were able to attend the university for free and non-matriculated students paid a small fee to attend night classes. This changed in 1976 after a […]
Strike authorization vote to begin
Brandon Jordan
While CUNY students prepare for their finals, professors and staff have an assignment of their own—a vote to authorize use of a strike. The Professional Staff Congress, the union representing more than 25,000 professors and staff at CUNY, notified their members that a vote for a strike authorization will begin from May 2 to 11. […]
Arrests made at rally to defend CUNY
Forty-one people were arrested March 24 in front of Governor Andrew Cuomo's New York City office during a protest over proposed cuts to CUNY. Those arrested included students, faculty, staff and Councilmembers Inez Barron and I. Daneek Miller. They participated in a die-in, a tactic used by protesters in which they lie down on the […]
Voting for a strike isn't easy
Since late last year, thousands of professors and staff at CUNY needed to make a major decision that affects their jobs. The decision? Saying yes to a strike authorization vote. "The PSC has used every legal means at its disposal to achieve a fair contract, and we will do everything we can to reach a […]
Rally calls for investment in CUNY
Barbara Bowen
CUNY Rising
Students, professors, activists, religious organizations and labor groups rallied in front of Governor Andrew Cuomo's New York City office March 10 to demand funding for CUNY. The rally featured the CUNY Rising Alliance that included over 20 organizations, including the Professional Staff Congress, which represents all professors and staff, and New York Public Interest Research […]
Labor board to review CUNY contract talks
CUNY submitted a petition to the state's Public Employment Relations Board calling for a mediator after it could not reach a contract with the Professional Staff Congress. The PSC, the union representing more than 25,000 staff and professors, are in their sixth year of negotiations with administration for a new contract. The last contract expired Oct. 19, […]
Union urge CUNY for new contract
The Professional Staff Congress increased pressure on CUNY in past month for a new contract and intended to continue with its strategy. On Nov. 4, the PSC, the union representing more than 25,000 faculty and staff in CUNY, demonstrated in front of CUNY's central office. Fifty-three members sat in front of the building's door and, […]


text:
Enough for Us All Series
Seven Basic Principles
Principles of Abundance
Positive Harmlessness
Moving Beyond Duality
Gender-neutral language
Hidden mobility disabilities
Nonhuman personhood
Whales and dolphins
Other vertebrates
The Vegetable Kingdom
The Mineral Kingdom
"Green" Infrastrusture
Ageless Wisdom
Feminist spirituality
Spiritual will
Harmlessness
Talks & Webinars
Dr. Dorothy Riddle
Recent Radio Interviews
Older Interviews
Women's rights as human rights, including the right to be treated with dignity and respect, are enshrined in the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the 1994 Beijing Conference confirmed that any infringement of women's rights is a human rights violation. However, the World Bank has noted that "women comprise over 50% of the world's population, account for nearly two-thirds of all hours spent working – for which they receive only one-third of the world's income and own less than 1% of the world's property." While consciousness has shifted a bit in the past 40 years, the following statistics show that there is still a lot of work to be done:
Women's work is still undervalued:
Unpaid service work by women in the home and family enterprises is estimated at over US$4 trillion a year.
Women earn 30-40% less than men on average worldwide for doing equal work.
In the U.S.A., women earn on average $0.72 for every dollar that a man earns.
Women still do double work:
In developing countries, women work 4-6 hours a day more than men.
In the U.S.A., women working outside the home still spend on average 12 hours more a week on housework than do their male spouses.
Women still have less influence as decision-makers:
Less than 30% of women employed outside the home work in managerial positions.
Women constitute 50% of the electorate, but only 10% of legislators and less than 6% of heads of government.
Women fill less than 5% of management positions in development agencies.
Women care for others but do not necessarily receive care:
Girls are four times as likely to be malnourished as boys.
70% of persons worldwide who are HIV positive are women 15-25 years old.
Every minute, a woman dies of pregnancy or childbirth related causes.
Violence against women is still the most widespread violation of human rights:
Every hour:
300 women and girls are forced into cross-border sex slavery.
225 women undergo clitoral mutilation.
60 women are sexually assaulted.
2 young girls are sexually abused.
Relatives burn a bride or murder a woman as an "honor killing."
70% of casualties in armed conflicts are women and girls who are raped, mutilated, or abducted as sex slaves.
Get Free White Paper
Download the FREE White Paper, Expanding Our Vision of What's Possible.
How do geese know when to fly to the sun? Who tells them the seasons? How do we, humans, know when it is time to move on? As with the migrant birds, so surely with us, there is a voice within if only we would listen to it, that tells us certainly when to go forth into the unknown.~Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
Dorothy Riddle on LinkedIn
Copyright 2016 Dr. Dorothy Riddle, All Rights Reserved.
Designed by Bigpacific Creative


"Jim came to me in January as a referral from his wife who I had trained for some time.
Jim had two knee operations last year, the most recent being late 2016.
He could barely bend at the knee and had practically no stability. He had a lot of pain when walking for long periods of time, and day to day life was a struggle.
We took an approach of foam rolling, stretching and strengthening the necessary muscles needed to rehabilitate Jim.
Within 4 weeks Jim went on a skiing trip and has since been on another skiing trip and regularly goes walking 3-4 times a week for 2-3 hours at a time. Something that was impossible at the turn of 2017.
Working in the gym, and making time at home to work on his exercises, Jim has completely recovered from what could have been a debilitating condition.
Well done Jim, next stop pull ups and barbell squats!"
Incredible progress, keep up the great work!


text:
Americans Need to Come Together to Fight COVID-19 Before It's Too Late
Why Americans Need to Do More to Fight COVID-19
November 18, 2020 by Karen Snyder Duke
Image Source: Getty / Scott Olson / Staff
I remember sending a note to my manager over Slack: "So, about the coronavirus, maybe we should cover it." It was late January, and the CDC had just issued a travel advisory in an effort to contain what still felt like a distant threat out of Wuhan, China — a novel virus believed to have spread from animals to humans, which had caused dozens of cases of viral pneumonia.
A month later, we'd learn that a US outbreak was "inevitable." I stayed late on a Thursday evening, along with two other editors on my team, to prep stories covering the basics: how to wash your hands properly, what cleaning supplies to use to kill the virus. Little did we know that COVID-19 had already made landfall in New York City, likely weeks earlier as travelers continued pouring in from Europe. Sometimes I think about how the air in offices and residential buildings, on the subway, and in restaurants and bars must have been thick with it — tiny, aerosolized droplets that would soon bring one of the greatest cities in the world to its knees.
By late March, I was one of thousands of New Yorkers who had fallen victim to the virus. For three weeks, I lived in the isolation of my bedroom, talking to my husband over FaceTime, taking meetings from my bed, watching reruns of Parks and Rec. Those are the moments I like to remember, anyway, and the ones I allowed others to see. The reality was far more grim.
People were dying, alone, their bodies piled into refrigerated trucks and mass graves. Hundreds a day.
For four particularly dark days, I worried I might not survive. At night, when my chest always seemed to grow tighter and my breathing more shallow, I'd think about all the things I wished I had done that day or throughout my life: called my dad, hung the photos I had always promised I would frame. It took hours for me to fall asleep, tears quietly soaking my hair and pillow as I tried to steady my breath. Outside helicopters swirled and ambulances wailed, a reminder that there was still a city beyond those four walls — but now people were dying, alone, their bodies piled into refrigerated trucks and mass graves. Hundreds a day.
I was fortunate enough to recover, but the emotional scars remain. I'm reminded of those nights I lay awake every time I look at the photos I've since hung over the couch and our bed. Every couple months or so, when the lingering cough or shortness of breath worsens, I'm overcome with a deep sense of dread. I often spend hours thinking about interactions I've had with strangers sitting outside the vet's office or standing in line to vote. What if I get reinfected, or worse, what if I'm the reason someone else has to suffer the way I did?
Experts Explain Why a Vaccine Is the Only Safe Way to Achieve Herd Immunity For COVID-19
For months, I've calmly urged anyone who would listen to take caution, but I've always stopped short of acknowledging just how frightening COVID-19 can be. The media has frequently been accused of stoking fear during the pandemic. But with the death toll nearing 250,000, and records for new cases and hospitalizations being set almost every day, it's clear to me that Americans aren't scared enough.
Experts always warned that a second wave of COVID-19 infections would arrive in the fall, following seasonal patterns of other flu-like illnesses. Their predictions have proven true in parts of the world that flattened the curve in the spring, as well as in hard-hit cities like New York, which has seen a slow but steady rise in cases in recent weeks, after months of keeping the virus at bay. However, on the whole, this latest surge of COVID-19 cases in the US looks more like a third peak than a second wave. The graph is like a roller coaster, each peak higher and more precarious than the last.
Image Source: Getty / Go Nakamura / Stringer
This third surge is particularly alarming because it's so widespread. While New York was once considered the epicenter of the outbreak in the US — followed by states like Florida, Arizona, and Texas — the virus now covers vast swaths of the country. In the past week, 36 percent of Wisconsin residents who were tested for COVID-19 were positive. The number of ICU beds that were being utilized at referral centers in Utah soared to 89 percent. North and South Dakota reported more deaths per capita than any other state.
There are field hospitals and mobile morgues popping up all over the country. More Americans are hospitalized now than at any point in the pandemic. And unlike past outbreaks, there are simply not enough healthcare workers who are unaffected for cities and states to send in reinforcements. "People were coming to us in our hour of need, but now the entire nation is on fire," Syra Madad, senior director of special pathogens at NYC Health + Hospitals, told The Atlantic. As a result of staff shortages, North Dakota's governor announced that the state would allow healthcare workers who were COVID-positive but asymptomatic to return to work.
If Everyone Wore a Mask, It Could Save 130,000 Lives This Winter, an Analysis Suggests
At some point, Americans became desensitized to the struggles of doctors, nurses, and hospital staff — and also to the tremendous loss this nation has suffered. Between late January and early October, there were nearly 300,000 more deaths in the US than would typically be expected in the same time period. While only two-thirds of those were attributed to COVID-19, the rest were also likely tied to the pandemic. Some probably died with COVID-19 and their case simply went unreported; others may have died at home, unable to seek care for conditions like heart attacks or strokes. For perspective, even if you only count the deaths known to be linked to COVID-19, we've lost more Americans to this virus than several wars combined.
At some point, Americans became desensitized to the struggles of doctors, nurses, and hospital staff — and also to the tremendous loss this nation has suffered.
The country has also suffered economic losses. More than half of the 22 million Americans who lost their jobs at the beginning of the pandemic are still out of work. Millions of renters could soon be evicted. According to Feeding America, one in six Americans could face hunger as a result of COVID-19, with many already relying on food banks to feed their families. People are grieving their loved ones, their livelihoods, and the futures they had planned — and while some of these wounds will never heal, minimizing the pain starts with extinguishing the virus.
After months of failing to mount a national response to the pandemic, there are promising signs that the US could find its way out of this crisis. President-elect Joe Biden has appointed a COVID-19 advisory board of public health experts to help determine the steps his administration will take to curb the spread of the virus, while supporting businesses and families. He has urged Congress to pass bipartisan economic relief before he takes office. And he has plans to ensure that Americans can get vaccinated for COVID-19 at no cost, following the news that at least two vaccines have proven effective in clinical trials. But Biden's presidency and the rollout of a vaccine are months away. If the country continues on this course, Reuters estimates that there could be up to 13 million additional cases of COVID-19 and 150,000 deaths between now and inauguration day. This is an unprecedented crisis, and it calls for unprecedented sacrifice on the part of everyday Americans.
I know many will argue that COVID-19 isn't as dangerous now as it was in the spring. It's true that the death rate is declining among hospitalized patients as doctors become more nimble in treating the virus. But take it from someone who was left to decide for herself what constitutes "having trouble breathing" — treatment is only helpful if it's accessible. As flu season approaches, we're faced with the terrifying reality that there simply won't be enough beds to get people the help they need. Not if we don't also take steps to reduce the spread. By now, we all know what those steps must be. Stay home as much as possible. Wear a mask. Practice social distancing. Avoid gathering indoors with anyone outside your household, especially to eat or drink when masks can't be worn.
The US could very well be headed for another lockdown — but with stay-at-home orders already being challenged in court, we shouldn't rely on government mandates to do the very necessary work of protecting our communities. In fact, if a mandate would significantly change the way you're living, beyond going to work every day, it's time to examine whether you're part of the problem. There is nothing admirable about refusing to live in fear when it comes at the cost of others suffering. What Americans choose to do in the coming weeks will define who we are as a nation — and I, for one, am on the side of protecting the most vulnerable, by any means necessary.
Personal EssayOpinionStaying Home
Euphoria Would Make Much More Sense If It Were Set in College
by Naledi Ushe 23 hours ago
Novak Djokovic Admits Doing an Unmasked Photo Shoot While Knowingly COVID Positive
by Samantha Brodsky 6 days ago
To Sir Sidney, With Love
by Jada Gomez 1 week ago
The Sex Lives of College Girls Is Dismantling TV's "Popular Kid" Stereotype, and It's About Time
by Kamrun Nesa 1 week ago
11 Pieces of Under-Desk Exercise Equipment to Add to Your Office
by Olivia Luchini 2 weeks ago


text:
Blogs - Highlights of First Ever Paperless Union Budget 2021
Highlights of First Ever Paperless Union Budget 2021
This year, Union Budget papers have not been printed for the first time since Independence due to Covid-19 pandemic. All Parliament members will receive the soft copies of Union Budget 2021.
The Union Finance Minister said that the Union Budget 2021 stands on six pillars—
A new scheme, PM Atmanirbhar Swasth Bharat Yojana, will be launched for a period of 6 years. It will strengthen the primary, secondary, and tertiary care Health Systems to detect and cure new and emerging diseases. It will be in addition to the National Health Mission.
To strengthen the nutritional content, delivery, outreach, and outcome, Supplementary Nutrition Programme and the Poshan Abhiyan will merge to make Mission Poshan 2.0. An intensified strategy will be adopted to improve nutritional outcomes.
Universal Coverage of Water Supply
The WHO has stressed the importance of clean water, sanitation, and a clean environment. A prerequisite to achieving universal health, enhancing the same Jal Jeevan Mission (Urban), will be launched.
Swachch Bharat, Swasth Bharat
For swachhta of urban India, a complete focus is upon wastewater treatment, reduction in single-use plastic, source segregation of garbage, reduction in air pollution by effectively managing waste from construction and demolition activities bio-remediation of all legacy dump sites.
Scrapping Policy
This scrapping policy is to phase out old and unfit vehicles. It will encourage fuel-efficient, environment-friendly vehicles, thereby reducing vehicular pollution and oil import bill. Vehicles will undergo fitness tests after 20 years in personal vehicles and after 15 years in the case of commercial vehicles.
The Pneumococcal Vaccine is a Made in India product, is presently limited to only five states will be rolled out across the country.
Physical and Financial Capital and Infrastructure Covered under Union Budget 2021
Following initiatives taken by the government in the different sectors under Union Budget 2021:
Atmanirbhar Bharat (PLI) Production Linked Incentive Scheme
Indian manufacturing companies need to become an integral part of global supply chains and possess core competence and cutting-edge technology. Hence, the PLI Production Linked Incentive scheme is to create manufacturing global champions for an Atmanirbhar Bharat. The initiative will help bring scale and size in key sectors, create and nurture global champions, and provide youth jobs.
To facilitate the textile industry to become globally competitive, boost employment generation, and attract large investments, a scheme of (MITRA) Mega Investment Textiles Parks will be launched in addition to PLI scheme. It will create a world-class infrastructure with plug and play facilities to create global champions in exports.
Infrastructure financing – Development Financial Institution (DFI)
Infrastructure needs long term debt financing. Therefore a professionally managed Development Financial Institution is necessary to act as a provider, enabler, and catalyst for infrastructure financing.
Roads and Highways Infrastructure
Under the Bharatmala Pariyojana project, 3,800 km have been constructed. By March 2022, the aim is to complete an additional 11,000 km of national highway corridors.
Railway Infrastructure
Indian Railways have made a National Rail Plan to create a 'future-ready' Railway system by 2030. Strategy to be made to bring down the logistic costs and enable Make in India. The Western Dedicated Freight Corridor and Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) will be commissioned by June 2022.
Ports, Shipping, Waterways
A scheme to promote merchant ships' flagging in India will be launched by giving subsidy support to Indian shipping companies in global tenders by Ministers and CPSEs. India has enacted the Recycling of Ships Act, 2019, and acceded to the Hong Kong International Convention. More ships to be brought to India from Europe and Japan. The recycling capacity of 4.5 Million Light Displacement Tonne (LDT) will be doubled by 2024.
Petroleum & Natural Gas
The following initiatives are being announced under Union Budget 2021:
Ujjwala Scheme, which has given benefits to 8 crore households, will be extended to cover 1 crore more beneficiaries.
Adding 100 more districts in the next 3 years to City Gas Distribution network.
A gas pipeline project for the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir.
An independent Gas Transport System Operator must be set up to facilitate and coordinate the booking of common carrier capacity in all-natural gas pipelines on the non-discriminatory open access basis.
To consolidate the provisions related to SEBI into a rationalized single Securities Markets Code. The Government supports the development of a world-class Fin-Tech hub. An investor charter has to be introduced as a right of all financial investors across all financial products.
Increasing FDI in Insurance Sector
An amendment in the Insurance Act, 1938, increases the permissible FDI limit from 49% to 74% in Insurance Companies and allows foreign ownership and control with safeguards.
An amendment to the DICGC Act, if a bank is temporarily unable to fulfill its obligations, the depositors of such a bank can get easy and time-bound access to their deposits to the extent of the deposit insurance cover.
NBFCs
To improve credit discipline while protecting small borrowers' interest, for NBFCs with a minimum asset size of 100 crores, a minimum loan size eligible for debt recovery under the SARFAESI Act, 2002 is reduced from the existing level of '50 lakhs to '20 lakhs.
Company Matters
The decriminalizing of procedural and technical compoundable offenses under the Companies Act, 2013, and same is to do with the Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) Act, 2008.
The definition under the Companies Act, 2013 is to revise for Small Companies by increasing their thresholds for Paid-up capital from "not exceeding '50 Lakh" to "not exceeding `2 Crore" and turnover from "not exceeding `2 Crore" to "not exceeding '20 Crore".
Allowing OPCs to grow without restrictions on paid-up capital and turnover, allowing their conversion at any time into any type of company, reducing the residency limit to set up an OPC from 182 days to 120 days, and allowing the Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) to incorporate OPCs in India.
For faster resolution of cases, the NCLT framework will get strengthened. The e-Courts system is likely to be implemented, and alternate debt resolution methods and special frameworks for MSMEs shall be introduced.
During the coming fiscal 2021-22, a launch of data analytics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning-driven MCA21 Version 3.0. It will have additional modules for e-scrutiny, e-Adjudication, e-Consultation, and Compliance Management.
Disinvestment and Strategic Sale
Other than IDBI Bank, there is a proposal for privatization of two Public Sector Banks and one General Insurance company in 2021-22. The government would bring the IPO for LIC to sell its shares.
In the AtmaNirbhar Package, the government has a policy of strategic disinvestment of public sector enterprises. The policy provides a roadmap for disinvestment in all non-strategic and strategic sectors.
Government Financial Reforms
Under the Treasury Single Account System, autonomous bodies directly draw funds from the Government's account at the time of the actual expenditure, saving interest costs.
Inclusive Development for Aspirational India
The following initiatives are taken by the government in the different sectors under Union Budget 2021:
Under SWAMITVA Scheme, a record of rights is being given to property owners in villages. An adequate credit will be given to farmers. The focus will on ensuring increased credit flows to animal husbandry, dairy, and fisheries. To maintain transparency and competitiveness, e-NAM has brought into the agricultural market, 1,000 more mandis will be integrated with e-NAM.
The development of modern fishing harbors and fish landing centers, starting with 5 major fishing harbors – Kochi, Chennai, Visakhapatnam, Paradip, and Petuaghat – will be developed hubs of economic activity.
Migrant Workers and Labourers
Launch of One Nation One Ration Card scheme, under this Migrant worker, staying away from their families can partially claim their ration where they are stationed, while their family can claim the rest in their native places.
Minimum wages shall apply to all categories of workers, and the Employees State Insurance Corporation will cover it.
Women will be allowed to work also in the night-shifts with adequate protection.
Simultaneously, employers' compliance burden will be reduced with a single registration and licensing and online returns.
To facilitate credit flow under the Stand Up India scheme for SCs, STs, and women, reducing the margin money requirement from 25% to 15% and including loans for activities allied to agriculture.
Reinvigorating Human Capital
The National Education Policy (NEP) announced recently has had good reception.
Proposals of 100 new Sainik Schools will be set up in partnership with NGOs/private schools/states.
Setting up the Higher Education Commission of India
Setting up of Central University in Leh for higher education in Ladakh.
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Welfare
Establishing 750 Eklavya model residential schools in tribal areas
Providing Post Matric Scholarship Scheme, for the welfare of Scheduled Castes
Under the Union Budget 2021, the Government proposes to amend the Apprenticeship Act to enhance apprenticeship opportunities for our youth further. The existing scheme of the National Apprenticeship Training Scheme (NATS) provides post-education apprenticeship, training of graduates and diploma holders in Engineering.
Innovation and R&D
There has been a manifold increase in digital payments in the recent past.
A new initiative – National Language Translation Mission (NTLM)-provides knowledge on the Internet being made available in major Indian languages.
As prescribed in Union Budget 2021, The New Space India Limited (NSIL), a PSU under the Department of Space, will execute the PSLV-CS51 launch, carrying the Amazonia Satellite from Brazil and a few smaller Indian satellites.
As part of the Gaganyaan mission activities, four Indian astronauts are trained on Russia's Generic Space Flight aspects. The first unmanned launch is for December 2021.
Minimum Government, Maximum Governance
Enhancing governance, the steps would be taken for reforming the Tribunals for delivery of speedy justice.
The National Commission for Allied Healthcare Professionals Bill to ensure transparent and efficient regulation. Also, the National Nursing and Midwifery Commission Bill will be introduced.
A scheme by the government for the welfare of Tea workers, especially women and children in Assam & West Bengal.
PART-B
Direct Tax Proposals
The series of reforms in the Direct tax system for the benefit of our taxpayers and economy, such as the corporate tax rates, were the lowest in the world. The Dividend Distribution Tax was also abolished. The burden of taxation on small taxpayers is eased by increasing rebates.
Newly introduced Faceless Assessment and Faceless Appeal, the government further plans to ease compliance and reduce litigation as mentioned in Union Budget 2021.
Relief to Senior Citizens under Union Budget 2021
The senior citizens of 75 years of age and above, who only have a pension and interest income, will get an exemption from filing their income tax returns. The paying bank is likely to deduct the necessary tax from their income.
Reduction in time for Income Tax Proceedings
An assessment can be re-opened up to 3 years, earlier it was for 6 years, and in serious tax evasion cases only where there is evidence of concealment of income of '50 lakh or more in a year can the assessment be re-opened up to 10 years fraud cases.
Setting up Dispute Resolution Committee
The Government has come out with the Direct Tax Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme to allow taxpayers to settle long-pending disputes and be relieved of further strain on their time and resources.
Faceless ITAT
The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal can be faceless as the National Faceless Income Tax Appellate Tribunal Centre's new establishment. All communication between the Tribunal and appellant will be electronic. The personal hearing will be done through video-conferencing.
Relaxation to NRI
Removal of double taxation for NRIs (Non-Resident Indians) returns to India.
Exemption from Audit
A tax audit is required for such persons if their turnover exceeds Rs 10 crore now.
Relief for Dividend
To provide ease of compliance, making dividend payments to REIT/ InvIT will exempt from TDS. Further, as the amount of dividend income cannot be estimated correctly by the shareholders for paying advance tax, government to provide that advance tax liability on dividend income shall arise only after the dividend declaration/payment.
Affordable Housing/Rental Housing
The Government wants 'Housing for All' and affordable housing as priority areas. The additional deduction of `1.5 lakh shall therefore be available for loans taken up till 31st March 2022 to purchase an affordable house. The tax exemption given for notified Affordable Rental Housing Projects for migrant workers.
Tax Incentives to IFSC
The tax holiday for capital gains for aircraft leasing companies, a tax incentive for relocating foreign funds in the IFSC; tax exemption for aircraft lease rentals paid to foreign lessors; and to allow tax exemption to an investment division of foreign banks located in IFSC.
Pre-filing of Returns
To ease compliance for the taxpayer, details of salary income, tax payments, TDS, etc., already come pre-filled in income tax returns. To further ease the filing of returns, details of capital gains from listed securities, dividend income, and interest from the post office, banks, etc., will also be pre-filled.
Relief to Small Trust
To reduce the compliance burden on the charitable trusts running educational institutions and hospitals. The exemption is given to entities whose annual receipt does not exceed 5 crores.
Incentives for Start-ups
To extend eligibility for claiming tax holiday for start-ups by one more year – till 31st March 2022.
Custom Duty Rationalization
Custom Duty Policy must have the twin objective of promoting domestic manufacturing and helping India get onto a global value chain and export better. From 1st October 2021, a revised customs duty structure will be implemented as prescribed in Union Budget 2021. Any new customs duty exemption will have validity up to the 31st March following two years from the date of its issue.
MSME Products
There will be rationalizing exemption on import of duty-free items as an incentive to exporters of garments, leather, and handicraft items. Almost all these items are made domestically by the MSMEs.
The customs duties are raised on cotton from nil to 10% and raw silk and silk yarn from 10% to 15%. The government is withdrawing end-use based concession on denatured ethyl alcohol. As per Union Budget 2021, Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess (AIDC) on a small number of items will be implemented. However, while applying this, the government has not put an additional burden on consumers on most items.
This budget provided every opportunity for the economy to capture the pace it needs for sustainable growth. The Atmanirbhar Packages accelerated the pace of structural reforms. Redefining MSMEs, Commercialization, Agriculture and Labour Reforms, Privatisation of Public Sector Undertakings, a policy of One Nation One Ration Card, & Production Linked Incentive Schemes were some of the notable reforms. Faceless Income Tax Assessment and Financial Inclusion are other initiatives of the government.


Floral motifs and intricate embroidery spin enigma as we envision a woman who escapes into a numimous world and lives the beauty that she witnesses. This is the impulse of lehenga saree collection. This peach lehenga saree fabric is georgette and the lehenga potion is of net which is heavy embroideried with diamond, zari work. This saree gives you a fully traditional look.


TELUS, Blockbuster, Enron Trial Streamed Video Service - InternetNews.
[Burnaby, CANADA] TELUS signed with Blockbuster Inc. and Enron Broadband Services to conduct a trial service of streamed real-time video in early 2001.
The service will deliver feature-length movies from Blockbuster to the televisions of 5,000 TELUS high-speed Internet customers in British Columbia, using TELUS' ADSL network and a DSL-enabled set top box.
TELUS plans to continue to partner with content providers and to use its ADSL network infrastructure and portal abilities to deliver free and transaction-based content such as video, audio, animation and live events to Internet and ADSL customers, according to Roy Osing, executive vice-president and president, TELUS Advanced Communications.
Following the trial, TELUS will launch a broadband commercial video-on-demand service on its Internet portals for broadband customers. The TELUS portal network currently consists of MyBC.com, Alberta.com and the soon-to-be launched Toronto portal. The commercial service will let customers choose from a library of videos through their televisions.
Blockbuster Inc. is a publicly traded subsidiary of Viacom Inc. Enron Broadband Services provides high bandwidth delivery and application services. Its business model combines the Enron Intelligent Network, Enron's broadband operating system, bandwidth trading and intermediation services, and high-bandwidth applications to improve Internet experience and functionality. TELUS Advanced Communications, a division of TELUS, offers e-business solutions, Internet access and multimedia services.


text:
Мерцание звёзд — случайные изменения света звёзд, обусловленные, главным образом, турбулентностью атмосферы — аномальной атмосферной рефракцией.

Амплитуда изменений блеска во время мерцания очень зависит от состояния атмосферы и увеличивается с ростом зенитного расстояния. Вблизи горизонта изменения блеска могут достигать одной звездной величины, иногда и больше. Также вблизи горизонта типичным является цветное мерцание, то есть изменение цвета звезды, для ярких звезд заметно даже невооруженным глазом. Частота мерцания лежит в диапазоне от одного герца до сотен герц, но наибольшие амплитуды характерны для узкого диапазона 3—15 Гц.

Во время телескопических наблюдений с большими объективами эффект сглаживается, но остается существенным препятствием для точных астрометрических наблюдений.

Следует заметить, что мерцание касается именно звёзд. Планеты не склонны к мерцанию. Это обусловлено тем, что угловой размер планетных дисков хоть и не различается невооруженным глазом, однако он намного больше, чем у отдаленных звёзд: последние выглядят как точки даже в самых мощных астрономических инструментах. Поэтому когда яркость одних частей планетного диска усиливается мерцанием, яркость других слабеет, и общий блеск планеты остается почти постоянным.

Литература
 Мерехтіння зір // Астрономічний енциклопедичний словник / За загальною редакцією І. А. Климишина та А. О. Корсунь. — Львів : ЛНУ—ГАО НАНУ, 2003. — С. 277. — ISBN 966-613-263-X, УДК 52(031).

Астрономические явления
Звёзды


used small mobile crusher with screne for sale Description : used vibrating screen for sale in india – 8 Jun 2013 … Small Portable Rock Crushers For Sale Africa .
Alibaba.com offers 7,179 small rock crushers for sale products. About 94% of these are crusher, 1% are sand making machinery, and 1% are mining machinery parts. A wide variety of small rock crushers for sale options are available to you, such as jaw crusher, hammer crusher, and impact crusher.
Small portable rock crusher for rent ... portable small rock crusher orange county ca ... Small Portable Rock Crusher For Sale Stone Crushing Machine.


NLP Flow provides the ability to create powerful natural language processing pipelines.
NLP Flow provides the ability to create powerful natural language processing pipelines to ingest and process unstructured text. Built on the proven Apache NiFi platform, NLP Flow complements the standard processors with processors to interact with the NLP Building Blocks and additional backend databases as entity stores. Through the NLP Building Blocks, pipelines can perform tasks such as language detection and named-entity recognition.
Create NLP pipelines without any programming.
Interact with the NLP Building Blocks for distributed and scalable pipelines.


Panel Chair: Sally Jordan (Open University, UK).
Hosted by Dr Mathew Hillier, Monash University, Australia. Starting 07:00AM UTC/GMT. Duration 1 Hour.
This is a joint webinar organised with the Assessment in Higher Education conference secretariat.
A panel of three selected presenters from the International Assessment in Higher Education 2016 professional education seminar (held 30 June) discussed the topic of "Transforming Assessment and Feedback in Higher Education on a wider scale: the challenge of change at institutional level".
The central addressed at the day event was that while many assessment innovations and research studies are carried out by individuals within a specific module or programme and we lack sufficient evidence of successful efforts to make wider departmental or institutional change in line with our growing knowledge of good practice in assessment. The on-site day event included presentations and discussion of initiatives or research projects that address the challenge of establishing wider and more deep-rooted transformation.
This webinar session took form of a panel review of key findings from the AHE2016 day event. Each panel member contributed to the discussion with a short overview of their presentation from the day event followed by questions and discussion between the panel and the webinar participants.
Abstracts of panel session presentions – further details PDF.


text:
Two can keep a secret —McManus, Karen M., author.
Availability: 7 of 22
While true-crime afficionado Ellery and her twin brother are staying with their grandmother in a Vermont community known for murder, a new friend goes missing and Ellery may be next.
The serpent's secret —DasGupta, Sayantani, author.
Up until her twelfth birthday, Kiranmala considered herself an ordinary sixth-grader in Parsippany, New Jersey, but then her parents disappear and a drooling rakkhosh demon shows up in her kitchen, and soon she is swept ...
The magic of the mirror —Stilton, Thea, author.
The Thea Sisters are summoned to the Seven Roses Unit by Will Mystery, but when they get there Will is missing; the sisters follow a trail of clues to the Fantasy Kingdoms, and find out that the Mayhem Mirror has been di...
To be a cat —Haig, Matt, 1975-
Twelve-year-old Barney Willow gets his wish to be a cat but soon discovers that not all felines are cute and cuddly--some are downright evil--and his life is in grave danger, but his missing father may be able to help.
The madman of Black Bear Mountain —Dixon, Franklin W., author.
Bayport High's Green Environment Conservation Club is camping on Black Bear Mountain, but the bears aren't the only danger--rumor has it that a madman with a taste for human flesh lurks in the nearby forest. When the cam...
Escape from the Twin Towers —Messner, Kate, author.
Ranger the time-travelling Golden retriever was trained for search-and-rescue and even though he did not pass the tests he has used his training on his many trips to help people caught up in disasters; now he has arrived...
Thea Stilton and the missing myth —Stilton, Thea, author.
While vacationing in Greece, the Thea sisters are asked to help find an actor who has gone missing right before the opening of his play.
The missing dwarf —Staniszewski, Anna, author.
Snow White's wedding is only a day away, but Ralph, one of the seven dwarfs, has disappeared and it looks like the evil queen may have kidnapped him; Kara and Zed volunteer to rescue him, with Zed's pet sheep Lilly taggi...
The center of the universe —Voros, Ria, author.
"Grace Carter's mother, GG, is everything teenage Grace is not. GG is glamorous and breezy, while Grace is a low-key dreamer. The two may share a name, but that's where the similarities stop. With nothing much in common,...
Thea Stilton and the Niagara splash —Stilton, Thea, author.
The Thea Sisters are taking a trip to Canada! They have been invited to do some bird-watching with a group of friends. The girls are enjoying learning more about Canada and their love for hockey. But during their trip, o...
Turtles all the way down —Green, John, 1977- author.
Sixteen-year-old Aza never intended to pursue the mystery of fugitive billionaire Russell Pickett, but there's a hundred thousand dollar reward at stake and her Best and Most Fearless Friend, Daisy, is eager to investiga...
Peanut and Pearl's picnic adventure —Dotlich, Rebecca Kai.
Two friends set off for a picnic together, but by the time they are ready to eat, they have lost one another.
The final spark —Evans, Richard Paul, author.
The Electroclan embarks on a daring rescue mission when Michael Vey goes missing in this final volume of the series.
Dear Jo : the story of losing Leah--and searching for hope —Kilbourne, Christina, 1967-
Maxine and her best friend Leah used to have so much fun chatting with boys online. They have lied about their ages and where they live. But when Leah disappears, Max realizes that they aren't the only ones telling lies ...
Danger down the Nile —Patterson, James, 1947- author.
"Bick Kidd and his globe-trotting siblings Beck, Storm and Tommy may have completed their first treasure hunt after their father was lost at sea, but their kidnapped mother is still in the hands of nasty pirates. Their s...
Scat —Hiaasen, Carl.
Nick and his friend Marta decide to investigate when a mysterious fire starts near a Florida wildlife preserve and an unpopular teacher goes missing.
The missing chums —Dixon, Franklin W., author.
When the Hardy Boys set out to solve the mystery of their missing chums, they discover a gang hide-out in a cave on an island along the way.
When imposing biology teacher Mrs. Bunny Starch goes missing, Nick and Marta suspect foul play.
Water lily —Farley, Terri.
After a tsunami destroys her grandfather's ranch in Hawaii, Darby must help her friend, Cade, find his mother who has been missing since the storm.
The vanished —Stone, Nic, author.
With the heart-shaped herb thriving, a group of Wakanda's finest engineers working on expanding her dome technology, and the borders more fortified than ever, Princess Shuri can finally focus on what matters most: her tr...