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Q: Coordinates do not match/missing in rworldmap plot I am currently trying to plot some coordinates on a map in the rworldmap package.
From what I've seen looking it up, this should be relatively straightforward, however it is giving me trouble.
An example of my data can be found here
To plot the map (I'm focusing on Eurasia), I've used:
library(rworldmap)
plot(newmap, xlim = c(-27.0, 174.0), ylim = c(17.5, 77.7), col = "grey",border = "darkgrey", bg = "lightblue")
The next step is plotting my coordinates on the map as points. My data frame containing the coordinates is Coordinate_AD_Clean. I've done as follows:
points(Coordinate_AD_Clean$long, Coordinate_AD_Clean$lat, col = "red", pch = "+")
This is where it breaks down however as the resulting plot looks like this.
I know this is wrong as none of my coordinates are in the ocean, and there should be 116 points on the map (the number in my data frame) while there are many fewer on the plot.
I am unsure why I have incorrect and missing coordinates. The coordinates I have in my data frame are from google maps, which shouldn't be an issue since I tested 2 or 3 different coordinates I pulled from google maps at random and these were plotted to the map fine. Is the issue how the data is formatted within my data frame? I also have multiple duplicate coordinates, could this be an issue? I'm at a bit of a loss so any help would be much appreciated.
Many thanks for reading!
A: Do you have any specific reason to use rworldmap ? otherwise leaflet is the best option to generate interactive map !
library(leaflet)
m <- leaflet() %>%
addTiles() %>% # Add default OpenStreetMap map tiles
addMarkers(lng=174.768, lat=-36.852, popup="The birthplace of R")
A: After consulting with someone much more experienced in R than I, the solution has been shown to me.
After using dput to see what was going on within the data, I could see a vast number of levels within the data frame that weren't present when I viewed the data itself. Some sort of hidden formatting has occurred at some point, either in the original .csv data or while I was formatting the data inside R.
The solution to this was to use write.csv(dataframe, "filename.csv") to create a new .csv file of just the data I had subsetted inside R. Then I read the data from this new .csv back in to R, and retried the plot using this dataframe instead, and the problem was solved.
Hope this helps!
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\section{ Introduction}
Quantization relates to geometric structures of a classical theory their
algebraic quantum counterparts. This formalism is well elaborated for
geometrized theories in classical mechanics, gauge theory, and various
constructions for almost K\"{a}hler manifolds, symplectic spaces and Poisson
manifolds.
In our recent work \cite{vqgfl}, we elaborated a deformation quantization
formalism for almost K\"{a}hler models of Lagrange and Finsler spaces. For
this article, the review \cite{vrfg} and monograph \cite{vsgg} are the basic
references on nonholonomic manifolds and generalized Lagrange and Finsler
spaces and applications to standard theories of gravity and and
supersymmetric / noncommutative locally anisotropic generalizations. There
is a large class of geometric and physical models working with metrics of
type $g_{ij}(x^{k},y^{a})$ generalizing Lagrange, or Finsler, metrics (when $%
\ ^{L}g_{ij}=(1/2)\partial ^{2}L/\partial y^{i}\partial y^{j},$ induced by a
regular Lagrangian $L(x^{k},y^{a}),$ or $\ ^{F}g_{ij}(x^{k},y^{a}),$ induced
by a fundamental Finsler function $F(x^{k},y^{a}),$ for $L=F^{2}),$ or any
semi--Riemannian metric $g_{ij}(x^{k}),$ for instance, defined as an exact
solution of classical Einstein equations, where $x^{k}$ are local
coordinated on a manifold $M,$ $\dim M=n,$ in the canonical case $n=4,$ and $%
y^{a}$ are fiber/extra dimension coordinates on a corresponding tangent
bundle / higher dimension, denoted $TM/$ $\mathbf{V}^{n+m},\dim TM/\ \mathbf{%
V}^{n+m}=n+n/\ n+m,$ where a generalized model of gravity is constructed.
Such generalized metrics have been constructed as exact solutions in various
models of higher dimension gravity and commutative and noncommutative
versions of the Einstein and gauge gravity, see Refs. \cite{vhep2,vggr,vesnc}%
, see also references in Part II of \cite{vsgg}. They present a substantial
interest in modern physics in order to analyze possible violation of local
Lorentz symmetry by quantum and/or extra dimension effects, see for
instance, Refs. \cite{kost,clmt,brlv} and a recent review in \cite{lehnert}.
One can be defined canonical lifts/ deformations to $TM/$ $\mathbf{V}^{n+m}$
when a metric $g_{ij}(x^{k},y^{a})$ is related to an effective model of
Lagrange, or Finsler, geometry and its almost K\"{a}hler model; the geometry
of generalized Lagrange spaces and their almost Hermitian models are
analyzed in details in Refs. (\cite{ma1987,ma}). In this approach, one
preserves a number of similarities with symplectic models in geometric
mechanics and the almost K\"{a}hler model fundamental geometric objects can
by induced canonically by a generalized Lagrange--Finsler or Einstein metric.
The goal of this paper, is to perform a Fedosov type deformation
quantization of generalized Lagrange metrics induced by nonholonomic
transforms of certain Lagrange, Finsler, or Einstein, metrics to the tangent
bundle or to higher--dimension spacetimes, generalizing the constructions of
our partner work \cite{vqgfl}. We follow the constructions and methods from %
\cite{fedosov1,fedosov2,fedosov,konts1,konts2,karabeg1}. One should be
emphasized that on tangent bundles and higher dimension spacetime such
geometric quantum models are with violation of local Lorentz symmetry by
corresponding quantum/extra dimension effects. Nevertheless, the method of
Fedosov quantization can be re--defined in such a form when the nonholonomic
deformations are performed canonically on semi--Riemannian spaces. This
allows us to elaborate geometric quantum models of the Einstein gravity
without violation of local Lorentz geometry, see considerations in Refs. %
\cite{vqgd} and the first results on Fedosov--Lagrange and Fedosov--Finsler
spaces, and their versions on nonholonomic manifolds in \cite{esv}.
The plan of the paper is as follows:\ In Section 2 we remember some
necessary results on nonlinear connections (N--connection) on tangent
bundles and nonholonomic manifolds provided with N--connection structures.
There are defined effective Lagrange spaces generated by arbitrary (semi)
Riemannian metrics on base spaces or on tangent bundles. We prove that such
effective geometric models can be reformulated equivalently as almost K\"{a}%
hler--Lagrange spaces in Section 3. Section 4 is devoted to elaboration of
generalized Fedosov quantization for effective Lagrange spaces. There are
defined the canonical Fedosov operators and formulated the Fedosov's
theorems for deformation quantization of effective Lagrange spaces (proofs
are similar to those for usual Lagrange and Finsler spaces, see Ref. \cite%
{vqgfl}).
\vskip3pt
\textbf{Conventions:}\ An integral and differential form calculus and a
corresponding tensor analysis in generalized Lagrange--Finsler spaces
require a more sophisticate system of denotations, see details in \cite%
{vrfg,vqgfl}. We shall use Einstein's summation convention in local
expressions. \vskip3pt
\textbf{Acknowledgments:}\ This work is devoted to Academician Prof. Dr.
Radu Miron at his 80th anniversary.
\section{Effective Lagrange Spaces}
Let us denote by $V^{2n},$ $\dim V^{2n}=2n,$ where $n\geq 2,$ a manifold
(space) of necessary smooth class (for instance, $V^{2n}=TM$ is a tangent
bundle of a manifold $V^{n},$ or $V^{2n}$ is Riemann--Cartan manifold, in
general, enabled with nonlinear connection structure \cite{vrfg,vsgg}).%
\footnote{%
for constructions related to the Einstein gravity, in this work, $n=4$} We
label the local coordinates on $V^{2n}$ in the form $u^{\alpha
}=(x^{i},y^{a}),$ or $u=(x,y),$ where indices run values $i,j,...=1,2,...n$
and $a,b,...=n+1,n+2,...,n+2;$ for $TM,$ we can use the same values for
indices of base coordinates $x^{i}$ and fiber coordinates $y^{i}$ and for
certain geometric constructions such conventional horizontal (h) and
vertical (v) can be contracted.
\subsection{N--anholonomic manifolds and tangent bundles}
A nonlinear connection (N--connection) $\mathbf{N}$ on a space $T(V^{2n})$
can be defined by a Whitney sum (nonholonomic distribution)%
\begin{equation}
T(V^{2n})=h(V^{2n})\oplus v(V^{2n}), \label{whitney}
\end{equation}%
into conventional h-- and v--subspaces, given locally to by a set of
coefficients $N_{i}^{a}(x,y)$ defined with respect to a coordinate basis $%
\partial _{\alpha }=\partial /\partial u^{\alpha }=(\partial _{i}=\partial
/\partial x^{i},\partial _{a}=\partial /\partial y^{a})$ and its dual $%
du^{\beta }=(dx^{j},dy^{b}).$ The subclass of linear connections consists
from a particular case when $N_{i}^{a}=\Gamma _{b}^{a}(x)y^{b}.$ The
curvature of a N--connection is defined by the corresponding Neijenhuis
tensor
\begin{equation*}
\Omega _{ij}^{a}=\frac{\partial N_{i}^{a}}{\partial x^{j}}-\frac{\partial
N_{j}^{a}}{\partial x^{i}}+N_{i}^{b}\frac{\partial N_{j}^{a}}{\partial y^{b}}%
-N_{j}^{b}\frac{\partial N_{i}^{a}}{\partial y^{b}}.
\end{equation*}%
In general, in this work, the spacetimes will be modelled as N--anholonomic
manifolds $\mathbf{V}^{2n},$ i.e. as manifolds, or tangent/vector bundles,
provided nonholonomic distributions defining N--connection structures.
On $\mathbf{V}^{2n},$ there are defined certain preferred frame structures
(depending linearly on $N_{j}^{a}$) denoted $\mathbf{e}_{\nu }=(\mathbf{e}%
_{i},e_{a}),$ where
\begin{equation}
\mathbf{e}_{i}=\frac{\partial }{\partial x^{i}}-N_{i}^{a}(u)\frac{\partial }{%
\partial y^{a}}\mbox{ and
}e_{a}=\frac{\partial }{\partial y^{a}}, \label{dder}
\end{equation}%
and the dual frame (coframe) structure is $\mathbf{e}^{\mu }=(e^{i},\mathbf{e%
}^{a}),$ where
\begin{equation}
e^{i}=dx^{i}\mbox{ and }\mathbf{e}^{a}=dy^{a}+N_{i}^{a}(u)dx^{i},
\label{ddif}
\end{equation}%
satisfying nontrivial nonholonomy relations
\begin{equation}
\lbrack \mathbf{e}_{\alpha },\mathbf{e}_{\beta }]=\mathbf{e}_{\alpha }%
\mathbf{e}_{\beta }-\mathbf{e}_{\beta }\mathbf{e}_{\alpha }=W_{\alpha \beta
}^{\gamma }\mathbf{e}_{\gamma } \label{anhrel}
\end{equation}%
with (antisymmetric) nontrivial anholonomy coefficients $W_{ia}^{b}=\partial
_{a}N_{i}^{b}$ and $W_{ji}^{a}=\Omega _{ij}^{a}.$\footnote{%
We use boldface symbols for spaces (geometric objects) provided with
N--connection structure (adapted to the h-- and v--splitting defined by (\ref%
{whitney}), we say that they are N--adapted). The N--adapted tensors,
vectors, forms... are called respectively distinguished tensors,..., in
brief, d--tensors, d--vectors, d--forms.}
\begin{definition}
A space, i.e. a tangent bundle, manifold,..., $\mathbf{V}^{2n}$ is called
nonholonomic (N--anholonomic) if it is enabled with a nonholonomic
distribution (N--connection).
\end{definition}
In this work, the geometric constructions will be adapted to the
N--connec\-ti\-on structure (\ref{whitney}).
\begin{definition}
A (h,v)--metric on $\mathbf{V}^{2n}$ is a symmetric d--tensor field
\begin{equation}
\mathbf{g}=g_{ij}(x,y)\ e^{i}\otimes e^{j}+h_{ab}(x,y)\ \mathbf{e}%
^{a}\otimes \ \mathbf{e}^{b}, \label{hvmetr}
\end{equation}%
where the first / second term defines the h--metric / v--metric.
\end{definition}
From the class of affine connections on $\mathbf{V}^{2n},$ one prefers to
work with N--adapted linear connections:
\begin{definition}
A d--connection $\mathbf{D}=(hD;vD),$ with local coefficients computed with
respect to (\ref{dder}) and (\ref{ddif}), $\{\mathbf{\Gamma }_{\beta \gamma
}^{\alpha }=(L_{jk}^{i},L_{bk}^{a};C_{jc}^{i},C_{bc}^{a})\},$ preserves
under parallel transports the distribution (\ref{whitney}).
\end{definition}
One defines respectively the nonmetricity field, torsion and curvature of a
d--connection $\mathbf{D,}$
\begin{eqnarray}
\mathbf{Q}_{\mathbf{X}} &\doteqdot &\mathbf{D}_{\mathbf{X}}\mathbf{g},
\label{nm} \\
\mathbf{T}(\mathbf{X},\mathbf{Y}) &\doteqdot &\mathbf{D}_{\mathbf{X}}\mathbf{%
Y}-\mathbf{D}_{\mathbf{Y}}\mathbf{X}-[\mathbf{X},\mathbf{Y}], \label{ators}
\\
\mathbf{R}(\mathbf{X},\mathbf{Y})\mathbf{Z} &\doteqdot &\mathbf{D}_{\mathbf{X%
}}\mathbf{D}_{\mathbf{Y}}\mathbf{Z}-\mathbf{D}_{\mathbf{Y}}\mathbf{D}_{%
\mathbf{X}}\mathbf{Z}-\mathbf{D}_{[\mathbf{X},\mathbf{Y}]}\mathbf{Z},
\label{acurv}
\end{eqnarray}%
where the symbol ''$\doteqdot $'' states ''by definition'' and $[\mathbf{X},%
\mathbf{Y}]\doteqdot \mathbf{XY}-\mathbf{YX,}$ for any d--vectors $\mathbf{X}
$ and $\mathbf{Y}.$ With respect to fixed local bases $\mathbf{e}_{\alpha }$
and $\mathbf{e}^{\beta },$ the coefficients $\mathbf{Q}=\{\mathbf{Q}_{\alpha
\beta \gamma }=\mathbf{D}_{\alpha }\mathbf{g}_{\beta \gamma }\},\mathbf{T}=\{%
\mathbf{T}_{\ \beta \gamma }^{\alpha }\}$ and $\mathbf{R}=\{\mathbf{R}_{\
\beta \gamma \tau }^{\alpha }\}$ can be computed by introducing $\mathbf{X}%
\rightarrow \mathbf{e}_{\alpha },\mathbf{Y}\rightarrow \mathbf{e}_{\beta }%
\mathbf{,Z}\rightarrow \mathbf{e}_{\gamma }$ into respective formulas (\ref%
{nm}), (\ref{ators}) and (\ref{acurv}).
In gravity theories, one uses three others important geometric objects: the
Ricci tensor, $Ric(\mathbf{D})=\{\mathbf{R}_{\ \beta \gamma }\doteqdot
\mathbf{R}_{\ \beta \gamma \alpha }^{\alpha }\},$ the scalar curvature, $\
^{s}R\doteqdot \mathbf{g}^{\alpha \beta }\mathbf{R}_{\alpha \beta }$ ($%
\mathbf{g}^{\alpha \beta }$ being the inverse matrix to $\mathbf{g}_{\alpha
\beta }),$ and the Einstein tensor, $\mathbf{E}=\{\mathbf{E}_{\alpha \beta
}\doteqdot \mathbf{R}_{\alpha \beta }-\frac{1}{2}\mathbf{g}_{\alpha \beta }\
^{s}R\}.$
In the canonical geometric models on $\mathbf{V}^{2n},$ one works with
metrical d--connections for which $\mathbf{D}_{\mathbf{X}}\mathbf{g}=0.$
Following the Kawaguchi--Miron methods (\cite{ma1987,ma,vsgg}), any
d--connection (in general, with nonmetricity) can be transformed into
metrical ones, which, in their turns, can be reduced to the canonical
d--connection.
For bundle spaces and manifolds of dimension $2n,$ enabled with
N--connec\-ti\-on structure $N_{j}^{a},$ it is preferred to work with the
so--called canonical d--connection $\widehat{\mathbf{D}}=(h\widehat{D};v%
\widehat{D})=\{\widehat{\mathbf{\Gamma }}_{\beta \gamma }^{\alpha }\}$ which
is metric compatible, $\widehat{\mathbf{D}}_{\mathbf{X}}\mathbf{g}=0$ and
completely defined by $h\widehat{D}=\{\widehat{L}_{jk}^{i}\}$ and $v\widehat{%
D}=\{\widehat{C}_{jc}^{i}\},$\footnote{%
It should be noted that on spaces of arbitrary dimension $n+m,m\neq n,$ we
have $\mathbf{D}=(hD;vD)=\{\mathbf{\Gamma }_{\beta \gamma }^{\alpha
}=(L_{jk}^{i},L_{bk}^{a};C_{jc}^{i},C_{bc}^{a})\};$ in such cases we can not
identify $L_{jk}^{i}$ with $L_{bk}^{a}$ and $C_{jc}^{i}$ with $C_{bc}^{a}.$
On $TM,$ the h- and v--indices \ can be identified \ in the form ''$%
i\rightarrow a",$ where $i=1=a=n+1,$ $i=2=a=n+2,$ ... $i=n=a=n+n.$} where
with respect to the N--adapted bases (\ref{dder}) and (\ref{ddif}),
\begin{equation}
\widehat{L}_{\ jk}^{i}=\frac{1}{2}g^{ih}(\mathbf{e}_{k}g_{jh}+\mathbf{e}%
_{j}g_{kh}-\mathbf{e}_{h}g_{jk}),\ \widehat{C}_{\ bc}^{a}=\frac{1}{2}%
h^{ae}(e_{b}h_{ec}+e_{c}h_{eb}-e_{e}h_{bc}). \label{cdcc}
\end{equation}%
This connection is uniquely defined by the metric structure\ (\ref{hvmetr})
to satisfy the conditions $\widehat{T}_{jk}^{i}=0$ and $\widehat{T}%
_{bc}^{a}=0$ (when torsion vanishes in the h-- and v--subspaces) but
nevertheless the torsion $\widehat{\mathbf{T}}_{\ \beta \gamma }^{\alpha }$
has nontrivial torsion components
\begin{equation}
\widehat{T}_{jc}^{i}=\widehat{C}_{\ jc}^{i},\widehat{T}_{ij}^{a}=\Omega
_{ij}^{a},\widehat{T}_{ib}^{a}=e_{b}N_{i}^{a}-\widehat{L}_{\ bi}^{a},
\label{cdtors}
\end{equation}%
which are induced by respective nonholonomic deformations and also
completely defined by the N--connection and d--metric coefficients. The
N--adapted coefficients of curvature $\widehat{\mathbf{R}}_{\ \beta \gamma
\tau }^{\alpha }$ of $\widehat{\mathbf{D}}$ are computed
\begin{eqnarray}
\widehat{R}_{\ hjk}^{i} &=&\mathbf{e}_{k}\widehat{L}_{\ hj}^{i}-\mathbf{e}%
_{j}\widehat{L}_{\ hk}^{i}+\widehat{L}_{\ hj}^{m}\widehat{L}_{\ mk}^{i}-%
\widehat{L}_{\ hk}^{m}\widehat{L}_{\ mj}^{i}-\widehat{C}_{\ ha}^{i}\Omega
_{\ kj}^{a}, \label{cdcurv} \\
\widehat{P}_{\ jka}^{i} &=&e_{a}\widehat{L}_{\ jk}^{i}-\widehat{\mathbf{D}}%
_{k}\widehat{C}_{\ ja}^{i},\ \widehat{S}_{\ bcd}^{a}=e_{d}\widehat{C}_{\
bc}^{a}-e_{c}\widehat{C}_{\ bd}^{a}+\widehat{C}_{\ bc}^{e}\widehat{C}_{\
ed}^{a}-\widehat{C}_{\ bd}^{e}\widehat{C}_{\ ec}^{a}. \notag
\end{eqnarray}
It should be noted that geometrically the d--connection $\widehat{\mathbf{D}}
$ is different from the well known Levi Civita connection $\nabla =\{\
^{\shortmid }\Gamma _{\beta \gamma }^{\alpha }\},$ uniquely defined by the
same metric (\ref{hvmetr}) in order to satisfy the conditions $\nabla
_{\alpha }\mathbf{g}_{\beta \gamma }=0$ and $\ ^{\shortmid }T_{\ \beta
\gamma }^{\alpha }=0.$ This linear connection is not a d--connection because
it does not preserve under parallelism the conditions (\ref{whitney}).
Nevertheless, we can work equivalently with both connections $\nabla $ and $%
\widehat{\mathbf{D}},$ because they are defined in unique forms for the same
metric (even these connection have different geometric and physical
meaning). All data computed for one connection can be recomputed for
another one by using the distorsion tensor, $\mathbf{Z}_{\beta \gamma
}^{\alpha }$ when $\widehat{\mathbf{\Gamma }}_{\beta \gamma }^{\alpha }=\
^{\shortmid }\Gamma _{\beta \gamma }^{\alpha }+\mathbf{\ Z}_{\beta \gamma
}^{\alpha }.$ We conclude that a (semi) Riemannian N--anholonomic manifold
provided with metric $\mathbf{g}$ and N--connection $\mathbf{N}$ structures
can be equivalently described as a usual Riemannian manifold enabled with
the connection $\nabla (\mathbf{g})$ (in a form not adapted to
N--connection) or as a Riemann--Cartan manifold with the torsion $\widehat{%
\mathbf{T}}(\mathbf{g})$ induced canonically by $\mathbf{g}$ and $\mathbf{N}$
(adapted to the N--connection structure).
\subsection{Effective Lagrange spaces and (semi) Riemannian metrics}
There is a class of N--anholonomic Riemann manifolds $\mathbf{V}^{2n}$ which
can be equivalently modelled as effective Lagrange and, as a consequence, as
effective almost K\"{a}hler manifolds, see explicit examples in Refs. \cite%
{ma1987,ma,vrfg}. Let us introduce an effective Lagrange function $\mathcal{L%
}$ as a functional of an arbitrary d--metric $g_{ij}=h_{ij}(x,y),$ arbitrary
functions on $(x,y),$ frame transforms in v--space and variables $y^{a},$%
\begin{equation}
\mathcal{L=L}(h_{ij}(x,y),y^{a},e_{\ a^{\prime }}^{a}(x,y),f(x,y),...).
\label{funct}
\end{equation}%
In Refs. \cite{ma1987,ma}, $\mathcal{L}=h_{ab}(x,y)y^{a}y^{b}$ is called the
absolute energy. There were performed constructions with nonholonomically
transformed $h_{a^{\prime }b^{\prime }}(x,y)=e_{\ a^{\prime }}^{a}(x,y)e_{\
b^{\prime }}^{b}(x,y)h_{ab}(x,y),$ in order to generate constant coefficient
Hessians $\frac{1}{2}\frac{\partial ^{2}\mathcal{L}}{\partial y^{a^{\prime
}}\partial y^{b^{\prime }}}=const$ which allowed to define bi--Hamilton and
solitonic hierarchies for (semi) Riemannian and Lagrange--Finsler metrics %
\cite{vrf03}, or with conformal lifts of a metric $g_{ab}(x)$ from $M$ to $%
TM,$ when $\mathcal{L}=f(x,y)g_{ab}(x)y^{a}y^{b},$ see \cite{vrfg}. We note
that in certain particular cases, the nontrivial coefficients $h_{ij}(x)$
(or $h_{ij}(x,y))$ in a functional $\mathcal{L}$, can define an exact
solution of the Einstein equations on a manifold $M$ (or $\mathbf{V}^{2n}$).
For our purposes, it is important to use any ''simple'' geometric or
physical principle to construct a functional $\mathcal{L}$, for instance,
following some classes of conformal transforms, quadratic dependence on
variable $y^{a},$ frame transforms, ... \footnote{%
The explicit form of $\mathcal{L}$ depends on the type of geometric/
physical model one wonts to construct on $\mathcal{L}.$ For simplicity, in
this work, we shall work with a a general class of so--called regular
functionals not fixing an explicit theory on tangent bundle or extra
dimension spacetime.}
\begin{definition}
An effective Lagrange v--metric
\begin{equation}
^{\mathcal{L}}g_{ij}=(1/2)\partial ^{2}\mathcal{L}/\partial y^{i}\partial
y^{j} \label{hessel}
\end{equation}%
is regular if $\det |^{\mathcal{L}}g_{ij}|\neq 0,$ i.e. this metric is
nondegenerate. We call an effective Lagrange function $\mathcal{L}$ to be
regular if its v--metric $^{\mathcal{L}}g_{ij}$ is regular.
\end{definition}
In general, a metric $h_{ij}$ in (\ref{funct}) is not a Lagrange, or
Finsler, type, i.e. $h_{ij}$ can not be represented in the form $%
(1/2)\partial ^{2}L/\partial y^{i}\partial y^{j},$ or $(1/2)\partial
^{2}F^{2}/\partial y^{i}\partial y^{j},$ where $L(x,y)$ is a regular
Lagrangian, or $L=F^{2}(x,y)$ is defined by a fundamental Finsler function $%
F(x,\lambda y)=|\lambda |F(x,\lambda y).$ For instance, a metric of type $%
h_{ij}=e^{2\gamma (x,y)}\ ^{E}g_{ij}(x),$ where $\ ^{E}g_{ij}(x)$ is a
solution of the Einstein equations, conformally deformed from $M$ to $TM,$
defines a generalized Lagrange space, but not a Lagrange space.
Nevertheless, for a regular $\mathcal{L}$ chosen for a theory on $\mathbf{V}%
^{2n},$ we can model an effective Lagrange space and perform a deformation
quantization as we considered in Ref. \cite{vqgfl}.
One hold the results:
\begin{theorem}
For a regular effective Lagrangian $\mathcal{L},$ any metric $h_{ij}$
induces a geometrical model with fundamental geometric structures and
objects:
\begin{enumerate}
\item a canonical N--connection $\ $%
\begin{eqnarray}
\ ^{\mathcal{L}}N_{j}^{a} &=&\frac{\partial \ ^{\mathcal{L}}G^{a}(x,y)}{%
\partial y^{j}}, \label{cncl} \\
\ ^{\mathcal{L}}G^{k} &=&\frac{1}{4}\ ^{\mathcal{L}}g^{kj}\left( y^{i}\frac{%
\partial ^{2}\mathcal{L}}{\partial y^{j}\partial x^{i}}-\frac{\partial
\mathcal{L}}{\partial x^{j}}\right) , \notag
\end{eqnarray}%
where $\ ^{\mathcal{L}}g^{kj}$ is inverse to $^{\mathcal{L}}g_{ij}$ (\ref%
{hessel}), inducing preferred frame structures $\ ^{\mathcal{L}}\mathbf{e}%
_{\nu }=(\ ^{\mathcal{L}}\mathbf{e}_{i},e_{a})$ (\ref{dder}) and $\ ^{%
\mathcal{L}}\mathbf{e}^{\mu }=(e^{i},\ ^{\mathcal{L}}\mathbf{e}^{a})$ (\ref%
{ddif}), with $\ N_{j}^{a}=\ ^{\mathcal{L}}N_{j}^{a};$
\item a canonical (h,v)--metric with $^{\mathcal{L}}g_{ij}=\ ^{\mathcal{L}%
}h_{ij},$
\begin{equation}
\ ^{\mathcal{L}}\mathbf{g}=\ ^{\mathcal{L}}g_{ij}(x,y)\ e^{i}\otimes e^{j}+\
^{\mathcal{L}}g_{ab}(x,y)\ \ ^{\mathcal{L}}\mathbf{e}^{a}\otimes \ ^{%
\mathcal{L}}\mathbf{e}^{b}; \label{hvmgl}
\end{equation}
\item a canonical d--connection $\ ^{\mathcal{L}}\widehat{\mathbf{D}}=\{\ ^{%
\mathcal{L}}\widehat{\mathbf{\Gamma }}_{\beta \gamma }^{\alpha }\}=(h\ ^{%
\mathcal{L}}\widehat{D}=\{\ ^{\mathcal{L}}\widehat{L}_{jk}^{i}\};v\ ^{%
\mathcal{L}}\widehat{D}=\{\ ^{\mathcal{L}}\widehat{C}_{jc}^{i}\})$ with the
coefficients computed respectively by formulas (\ref{cdcc}) with $g_{ij}$
and $h_{ij}$ replaced by$\ ^{\mathcal{L}}g_{ij}.$
\end{enumerate}
\end{theorem}
\begin{proof}
The most important motivation for such constructions is the fact that the
Euler--Lagrange equations, $\frac{d}{d\tau }\frac{\partial \mathcal{L}}{%
\partial y^{i}}-\frac{\partial \mathcal{L}}{\partial x^{i}}=0, $ where $\tau
$ is the variation parameter, are equivalent to the ''nonlinear geodes\-ic''
(equivalently, semi--spray) equations
\begin{equation*}
\frac{d^{2}x^{k}}{d\tau ^{2}}+2\ ^{\mathcal{L}}G^{k}(x,y)=0.
\end{equation*}%
In result, we can define the canonical N--connection $\ ^{\mathcal{L}%
}N_{j}^{a}$ (\ref{cncl}), which for a chosen functional $\mathcal{L}$ is
defined by a d--tensor field $h_{ij}$ and state a preferred frame and
co--frame structure $^{\mathcal{L}}\mathbf{e}_{\nu }$ and $^{\mathcal{L}}%
\mathbf{e}^{\mu }.$ The d--metric (\ref{hvmgl}) is an example of Sasaki lift
when the coefficients are $\ ^{\mathcal{L}}g_{ij},$ which in its turn
defines the canonical d--connection $^{\mathcal{L}}\widehat{\mathbf{D}}.$ $%
\Box $
\end{proof}
One follows:
\begin{remark}
For $^{\mathcal{L}}\widehat{\mathbf{D}},$ the nontrivial coefficients of
torsion $\ ^{\mathcal{L}}\widehat{\mathbf{T}}_{\ \beta \gamma }^{\alpha }$
and curvature $\ ^{\mathcal{L}}\widehat{\mathbf{R}}_{\ \beta \gamma \tau
}^{\alpha }$ are computed by introducing the nontrivial coefficients of $^{%
\mathcal{L}}\widehat{\mathbf{D}}$ and $\ ^{\mathcal{L}}N_{j}^{a},$
respectively, into formulas (\ref{cdtors}) and (\ref{cdcurv}).
\end{remark}
We conclude that for any chosen regular functional $\mathcal{L}$ any
d--tensor field $h_{ij}$ induces an effective Lagrange space enabled with
canonical $\ ^{\mathcal{L}}\mathbf{N,}\ ^{\mathcal{L}}\mathbf{g} $ and $^{%
\mathcal{L}}\widehat{\mathbf{D}}$ structures.
\section{Almost K\"{a}hler -- Generalized Lagrange Spac\-es}
The aim of this section is to prove that any d--tensor $h_{ij}$ for a fixed
regular effective Lagrange structure $\mathcal{L}$ also defines canonically
a nonholonomic almost K\"{a}hler structure on $\mathbf{V}^{2n}.$
We define an almost K\"{a}hler structure using the preferred N--adapted
frames, i.e. the canonical N--connection $\ ^{\mathcal{L}}N_{j}^{a}$ (\ref%
{cncl}) (in this paper, we use the constructions from \cite{ma1987,ma}
generalized for arbitrary functionals $\mathcal{L}$ \cite{vrfg}). The almost
complex structure is stated by a linear operator $\mathbf{J}$ acting on the
vectors following formulas $\mathbf{J}(\ ^{\mathcal{L}}\mathbf{e}_{i})=-e_{i}
$ and $\mathbf{J}(e_{i})=\ ^{\mathcal{L}}\mathbf{e}_{i},$ where the
superposition $\mathbf{J\circ J=-I,}$ for $\mathbf{I}$ being the unity
matrix. By straightforward computations one prove:
\begin{proposition}
\label{pr0}A regular effective Lagrangian $\mathcal{L}(x,y)$ induces a
canonical 1--form $ \ ^{\mathcal{L}}\omega =\frac{1}{2}\frac{\partial
\mathcal{L}}{\partial y^{i}}e^{i}$ and the metric $\ ^{\mathcal{L}}\mathbf{g}
$ (\ref{hvmgl}) induces a canonical 2--form
\begin{equation}
\ ^{\mathcal{L}}\mathbf{\theta }=\ ^{\mathcal{L}}g_{ij}(x,y)\ ^{\mathcal{L}}%
\mathbf{e}^{i}\wedge e^{j}. \label{asstr}
\end{equation}%
associated to $\mathbf{J}$ following formulas $\ ^{\mathcal{L}}\mathbf{%
\theta (X,Y)}\doteqdot \ ^{\mathcal{L}}\mathbf{g}\left( \mathbf{JX,Y}\right)
$ for any vectors $\mathbf{X}$ and $\mathbf{Y}$ on $TM$ decomposed with
respect to the adapted to $^{\mathcal{L}}N_{j}^{a}$ basis (\ref{dder}).
\end{proposition}
One holds:
\begin{theorem}
\label{th0}Any d--tensor field $h_{ij}(x,y)$ for a regular effective
Lagrangian $\mathcal{L}$ induces an almost K\"{a}hler structure for which $%
d\ ^{\mathcal{L}}\mathbf{\theta =}\ ^{\mathcal{L}}\mathbf{\omega }=0.$
\end{theorem}
\begin{proof}
It follows from Proposition \ref{pr0}; computations are similar to those for
usual Lagrange spaces provided in \cite{ma1987,ma}. $\Box $
\end{proof}
\begin{definition}
An almost K\"{a}hler d--connection $\ ^{\theta }\mathbf{D}$ is compatible
both with the almost K\"{a}hler $\left( \ ^{\mathcal{L}}\mathbf{\theta ,J}%
\right) $ and canonical N--connection structures $\ ^{\mathcal{L}}\mathbf{N}$
and satisfies the conditions $\ ^{\theta }\mathbf{D}_{\mathbf{X}}\ ^{%
\mathcal{L}}\mathbf{g}=0$ and $\ ^{\theta }\mathbf{D}_{\mathbf{X}}\mathbf{J}%
=0, $ for any vector $\mathbf{X}=X^{i}\mathbf{e}_{i}+X^{a}e_{a}.$
\end{definition}
By a straightforward computation one proves:
\begin{theorem}
\label{th1}The canonical d--connection $^{\mathcal{L}}\widehat{\mathbf{D}}$
defines also a unique canonical almost K\"{a}hler d--connection $^{\theta }%
\widehat{\mathbf{D}}=\ ^{\mathcal{L}}\widehat{\mathbf{D}}$ for which with
respect to N--adapted frames the coefficients $\widehat{T}_{jk}^{i}=0$ and $%
\widehat{T}_{bc}^{a}=0.$
\end{theorem}
We get a K\"{a}hlerian model if the respective almost complex structure $%
\mathbf{J}$ is integrable.
As a matter of principle, for any d--tensor field $h_{ij}(x,y),$ we can
consider a metric (\ref{hvmetr}) with $h_{ij}(x,y)=g_{ij}(x,y)$ for any
prescribed N--connection structure $N_{i}^{a}(x,y).$ Following formulas (\ref%
{cdcc}), for $g_{ij}=h_{ij},$ we compute the canonical d--connection $%
\widehat{\mathbf{D}}=\{\widehat{L}_{jk}^{i},\widehat{C}_{jc}^{i}\}.$ In this
case, we also can define an almost complex and symplectic structure as in
Proposition \ref{pr0} stating that $\ \mathbf{\theta (X,Y)}\doteqdot \
\mathbf{g}\left( \mathbf{JX,Y}\right) $ and correspondingly construct the
canonical almost K\"{a}hler d--connection $^{\theta }\widehat{\mathbf{D}}=\
\widehat{\mathbf{D}}$ as in Theorem \ref{th1}. This allows us to model a
generalized Lagrange spaces as an almost Hermitian geometry, because in this
case $d\ \mathbf{\theta \neq 0,}$ i.e. this form is not closed. A model of
geometric quantization can be elaborated in the "simplest" way if we work
with closed symplectic forms, which is possible if we use $h_{ij}(x,y)$ in
order to define certain canonical constructions resulting in an almost K\"{a}%
hler structure and not in an almost Hermitian one. That why we considered
effective Lagrange spaces derived for a given $h_{ij}(x,y)$ and regular
effective Lagrange function $\mathcal{L}:$ this way, one obtains an
effective but closed $\ ^{\mathcal{L}}\mathbf{\theta .}$
\section{Generalized Fedosov--Lagrange Quanti\-za\-ti\-on}
We formulate a Fedosov type deformation quantization \cite%
{fedosov1,fedosov2,fedosov,karabeg1} for any d--tensor field $h_{ij}(x,y)$
on $\mathbf{V}^{2n}$ which for a regular functional $\mathcal{L}(x,y)$
defines a canonical effective K\"{a}hler--Lagrange geometry. Proofs of
results will be omitted because they are completely similar to those for
Lagrange (Finsler) spaces presents in Ref. \cite{vqgfl} (the corresponding
geometric objects labelled, for instance, as $^{L}\mathbf{\theta ,}^{L}%
\widehat{\mathbf{D}},$ ... should be changed into $^{\mathcal{L}}\mathbf{%
\theta ,}$ $^{\mathcal{L}}\widehat{\mathbf{D}},...$ which allows to perform
similar constructions for effective Lagrange spaces; this emphasizes the
crucial importance of the methods of Finsler and Lagrange geometry in order
to perform deformation quantization of arbitrary d--tensor structures, see
discussions in the mentioned work).
\subsection{Effective Fedosov operators}
We denote by $C^{\infty }(V)[[v]]$ the spaces of formal series in variable $%
v $ with coefficients from $C^{\infty }(V)$ on a Poisson manifold $%
(V,\{\cdot ,\cdot \}).$ An associative algebra structure on $C^{\infty
}(V)[[v]]$ with a $v$--linear and $v$--adically continuous star product
\begin{equation}
\ ^{1}f\ast \ ^{2}f=\sum\limits_{r=0}^{\infty }\ _{r}C(\ ^{1}f,\ ^{2}f)\
v^{r}, \label{starp}
\end{equation}%
where $\ _{r}C,r\geq 0,$ are bilinear operators on $C^{\infty }(V)$ with $\
_{0}C(\ ^{1}f,\ ^{2}f)=\ ^{1}f\ ^{2}f$ and $\ _{1}C(\ ^{1}f,\ ^{2}f)-\
_{1}C(\ ^{2}f,\ ^{1}f)=i\{\ ^{1}f,\ ^{2}f\},$ with $i$ being the complex
unity.
On $\mathbf{V}^{2n}$ enabled with canonical effective Lagrange structures,
we introduce the tensor $\ ^{\mathcal{L}}\mathbf{\Lambda }^{\alpha \beta
}\doteqdot \ ^{\mathcal{L}}\theta ^{\alpha \beta }-i\ ^{\mathcal{L}}\mathbf{g%
}^{\alpha \beta }.$ The local coordinates on $\mathbf{V}^{2n}$ are
parametrized in the form $u=\{u^{\alpha }\}$ and the local coordinates on $%
T_{u}\mathbf{V}^{2n}$ are labelled $(u,z)=(u^{\alpha },z^{\beta }),$ where $%
z^{\beta }$ are the second order fiber coordinates. We use the formal Wick
product
\begin{equation}
a\circ b\ (z)\doteqdot \exp \left( i\frac{v}{2}\ ^{\mathcal{L}}\mathbf{%
\Lambda }^{\alpha \beta }\frac{\partial ^{2}}{\partial z^{\alpha }\partial
z_{[1]}^{\alpha }}\right) a(z)b(z_{[1]})\mid _{z=z_{[1]}}. \label{fpr}
\end{equation}%
for two elements $a$ and $b$ defined by formal series of type
\begin{equation}
a(v,z)=\sum\limits_{r\geq 0,|\overbrace{\alpha }|\geq 0}\ a_{r,\overbrace{%
\alpha }}(u)z^{\overbrace{\alpha }}\ v^{r}, \label{formser}
\end{equation}%
where $\overbrace{\alpha }$ is a multi--index, defining the formal Wick
algebra $\mathbf{W}_{u}$ or $u\in \mathbf{V}^{2n}$ associated \ with the
tangent space $T_{u}\mathbf{V}^{2n}$ (a boldface letter emphasizes what we
perform our constructions for spaces provided with N--connection structure).
The fibre product (\ref{fpr}) can be trivially extended to the space of $%
\mathbf{W}$--valued N--adapted differential forms $\ ^{\mathcal{L}}\mathcal{W%
}\otimes \Lambda $ by means of the usual exterior product of the scalar
forms $\Lambda ,$ where $\ ^{\mathcal{L}}\mathcal{W}$ denotes the sheaf of
smooth sections of $\mathbf{W}$ (we put the left label $\mathcal{L}$ in
order to emphasize that the constructions are adapted to the canonical
N--connection structure induced by a regular effective Lagrangian). There is
a standard grading on $\Lambda \mathbf{,}$ denoted $\deg _{a}.$ It is
possible to introduce grading $\deg _{v},\deg _{s},\deg _{a}$ on $\ ^{L}%
\mathcal{W}\otimes \Lambda $ defined on homogeneous elements $v,z^{\alpha },%
\mathbf{e}^{\alpha }$ as follows: $\deg _{v}(v)=1,$ $\deg _{s}(z^{\alpha
})=1,$ $\deg _{a}(\mathbf{e}^{\alpha })=1,$ and all other gradings of the
elements $v,z^{\alpha },\mathbf{e}^{\alpha }$ are set to zero. The product $%
\circ $ from (\ref{fpr}) on $\ ^{L}\mathcal{W}\otimes \mathbf{\Lambda }$ is
bigrated, we write w.r.t the grading $Deg=2\deg _{v}+\deg _{s}$ and the
grading $\deg _{a}.$
The canonical d--connection $\ ^{\mathcal{L}}\widehat{\mathbf{D}}\mathbf{=\{}%
\ ^{\mathcal{L}}\widehat{\mathbf{\Gamma }}\mathbf{_{\alpha \beta }^{\gamma
}\}}$ can be extended to an operator on $\ ^{\mathcal{L}}\mathcal{W}\otimes
\Lambda ,$
\begin{equation}
\ ^{\mathcal{L}}\widehat{\mathbf{D}}\left( a\otimes \lambda \right)
\doteqdot \left( \ ^{\mathcal{L}}\mathbf{e}_{\alpha }(a)-u^{\beta }\ ^{%
\mathcal{L}}\widehat{\mathbf{\Gamma }}\mathbf{_{\alpha \beta }^{\gamma }\ }%
^{z}\mathbf{e}_{\alpha }(a)\right) \otimes (\ ^{\mathcal{L}}\mathbf{e}%
^{\alpha }\wedge \lambda )+a\otimes d\lambda , \label{cdcop}
\end{equation}%
where $^{z}\mathbf{e}_{\alpha }$ is a similar to $\ ^{\mathcal{L}}\mathbf{e}%
_{\alpha }$ but depending on $z$--variables (for holonomic second order
fibers, we can take $^{z}\mathbf{e}_{\alpha }=\partial /\partial z^{\alpha
}).$ Using formulas (\ref{fpr}) and (\ref{cdcop}), we can show that $\ \ ^{%
\mathcal{L}}\widehat{\mathbf{D}}$ is a N--adapted $\deg _{a}$--graded
derivation of the distinguished algebra $\left( \ \ ^{\mathcal{L}}\mathcal{W}%
\otimes \mathbf{\Lambda ,\circ }\right) ,$ in brief, one call d--algebra.
This allows us to define on $\ \ ^{\mathcal{L}}\mathcal{W}\otimes \mathbf{%
\Lambda }$ the Fedosov operators $\ \ ^{\mathcal{L}}\delta $ and $\ ^{%
\mathcal{L}}\delta ^{-1}:$
\begin{equation*}
\ ^{\mathcal{L}}\delta (a)=\ ^{\mathcal{L}}\mathbf{e}^{\alpha }\wedge
\mathbf{\ }^{z}\mathbf{e}_{\alpha }(a)\mbox{ and }\ \ ^{\mathcal{L}}\delta
^{-1}(a)=\left\{
\begin{array}{c}
\frac{i}{p+q}z^{\alpha }\ ^{\mathcal{L}}\mathbf{e}_{\alpha }(a),\mbox{ if }%
p+q>0, \\
{\qquad 0},\mbox{ if }p=q=0,%
\end{array}%
\right.
\end{equation*}%
where $a\in \ \ ^{\mathcal{L}}\mathcal{W}\otimes \mathbf{\Lambda }$ is
homogeneous w.r.t. the grading $\deg _{s}$ and $\deg _{a}$ with $\deg
_{s}(a)=p$ and $\deg _{a}(a)=q.$ One holds the formula $a=(\ ^{\mathcal{L}%
}\delta \ ^{\mathcal{L}}\delta ^{-1}+\ \ ^{\mathcal{L}}\delta ^{-1}\ \ ^{%
\mathcal{L}}\delta +\sigma )(a),$ where $a\longmapsto \sigma (a)$ is the
projection on the $(\deg _{s},\deg _{a})$--bihomogeneous part of $a$ of
degree zero, $\deg _{s}(a)=\deg _{a}(a)=0.$ One can be verified that $%
^{L}\delta $ is also a $\deg _{a}$--graded derivation of the d--algebra $%
\left( \ ^{\mathcal{L}}\mathcal{W}\otimes \mathbf{\Lambda ,\circ }\right) .$
The d--connection $\ ^{\mathcal{L}}\widehat{\mathbf{D}}$ on $\mathbf{V}^{2n}$
induces on$\ \ ^{\mathcal{L}}\mathcal{W}\otimes \mathbf{\Lambda }$ the
operators
\begin{eqnarray}
\ ^{\mathcal{L}}\widehat{\mathcal{T}} &\doteqdot &\frac{z^{\gamma }}{2}\ \ ^{%
\mathcal{L}}\theta _{\gamma \tau }\ ^{\mathcal{L}}\widehat{\mathbf{T}}%
_{\alpha \beta }^{\tau }(u)\ ^{\mathcal{L}}\mathbf{e}^{\alpha }\wedge \ ^{%
\mathcal{L}}\mathbf{e}^{\beta }, \label{at1} \\
\ ^{\mathcal{L}}\widehat{\mathcal{R}} &\doteqdot &\frac{z^{\gamma
}z^{\varphi }}{4}\ \ ^{\mathcal{L}}\theta _{\gamma \tau }\ ^{\mathcal{L}}%
\widehat{\mathbf{R}}_{\ \varphi \alpha \beta }^{\tau }(u)\ ^{\mathcal{L}}%
\mathbf{e}^{\alpha }\wedge \ ^{\mathcal{L}}\mathbf{e}^{\beta }, \label{ac1}
\end{eqnarray}%
where the nontrivial coefficients of $\ ^{\mathcal{L}}\widehat{\mathbf{T}}%
_{\alpha \beta }^{\tau }$ and $\ ^{\mathcal{L}}\widehat{\mathbf{R}}_{\
\varphi \alpha \beta }^{\tau }$ are defined completely by formulas (\ref%
{cdtors}) and (\ref{cdcurv}) by introducing the coefficients of $^{\mathcal{L%
}}\widehat{\mathbf{D}}$. For such operators, one hold the formulas $\left[
\mathcal{\ }^{\mathcal{L}}\widehat{\mathbf{D}},\ ^{\mathcal{L}}\delta \right]
=\frac{i}{v}ad_{Wick}(\ ^{\mathcal{L}}\widehat{\mathcal{T}})$ and $\ ^{%
\mathcal{L}}\widehat{\mathbf{D}}^{2}=-\frac{i}{v}ad_{Wick}(\ ^{\mathcal{L}}%
\widehat{\mathcal{R}}),$ where $[\cdot ,\cdot ]$ is the $\deg _{a}$--graded
commutator of endomorphisms of $\ \ ^{\mathcal{L}}\mathcal{W}\otimes \mathbf{%
\Lambda }$ and $ad_{Wick}$ is defined via the $\deg _{a}$--graded commutator
in $\left( \mathcal{\ ^{\mathcal{L}}W}\otimes \mathbf{\Lambda ,\circ }%
\right) .$
\subsection{Fedosov's theorems for effective Lagrange spaces}
We reformulate three theorems (see Theorems 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3 in \cite{vqgfl}%
) generalizing to effective Lagrange spaces the fundamental properties of
Fedosov's d--operators introduced in the pervious section.
\begin{theorem}
\label{th2}Any d--tensor $h_{ij}(x,y)$ and corresponding effective Lagrange
geometry define a flat canonical Fedosov d--connection
\begin{equation*}
\ ^{\mathcal{L}}\widehat{\mathcal{D}}\doteqdot -\ ^{\mathcal{L}}\delta +\ ^{%
\mathcal{L}}\widehat{\mathbf{D}}-\frac{i}{v}ad_{Wick}(r)
\end{equation*}%
satisfying the condition $\ ^{\mathcal{L}}\widehat{\mathcal{D}}^{2}=0,$
where the unique element $r\in $ $\ ^{\mathcal{L}}\mathcal{W}\otimes \mathbf{%
\Lambda ,}$ $\deg _{a}(r)=1,$ $\ ^{\mathcal{L}}\delta ^{-1}r=0,$ solves the
equation
\begin{equation*}
\ ^{\mathcal{L}}\delta r=\ ^{\mathcal{L}}\widehat{\mathcal{T}}+\ ^{\mathcal{L%
}}\widehat{\mathcal{R}}+\ ^{\mathcal{L}}\widehat{\mathbf{D}}r-\frac{i}{v}%
r\circ r
\end{equation*}%
and this element can be computed recursively with respect to the total
degree $Deg$ as follows:%
\begin{eqnarray*}
r^{(0)} &=&r^{(1)}=0,\ r^{(2)} =\ ^{\mathcal{L}}\delta ^{-1}\ ^{\mathcal{L}}%
\widehat{\mathcal{T}}, \mbox{ \ and,\ for\ } k\geq 1, \\
r^{(3)} &=&\ \ ^{\mathcal{L}}\delta ^{-1}\left( \ ^{\mathcal{L}}\widehat{%
\mathcal{R}}+\ \ ^{\mathcal{L}}\widehat{\mathbf{D}}r^{(2)}-\frac{i}{v}%
r^{(2)}\circ r^{(2)}\right) , \\
r^{(k+3)} &=&\ \ ^{\mathcal{L}}\delta ^{-1}\left( \ ^{\mathcal{L}}\widehat{%
\mathbf{D}}r^{(k+2)}-\frac{i}{v}\sum\limits_{l=0}^{k}r^{(l+2)}\circ
r^{(l+2)}\right),
\end{eqnarray*}%
where we denoted the $Deg$--homogeneous component of degree $k$ of an
element $a\in $ $\ \ ^{\mathcal{L}}\mathcal{W}\otimes \mathbf{\Lambda }$ by $%
a^{(k)}.$
\end{theorem}
The next theorem gives a rule how to define and compute the star product
induced by a generalized d--tensor $h_{ij}$:
\begin{theorem}
\label{th3}A star--product on the canonical effective almost K\"{a}%
hler--La\-gran\-ge space is defined on $C^{\infty }(\mathbf{V}^{2n})[[v]]$
by formula
\begin{equation*}
\ ^{1}f\ast \ ^{2}f\doteqdot \sigma (\tau (\ ^{1}f))\circ \sigma (\tau (\
^{2}f)),
\end{equation*}%
where the projection $\sigma :\ ^{\mathcal{L}}\mathcal{W}_{\widehat{\mathcal{%
D}}}\rightarrow C^{\infty }(\mathbf{V}^{2n})[[v]]$ onto the part of $\deg
_{s}$--degree zero is a bijection and the inverse map $\tau :C^{\infty }(%
\mathbf{V}^{2n})[[v]]\rightarrow \ ^{\mathcal{L}}\mathcal{W}_{\widehat{%
\mathcal{D}}}$ can be calculated recursively w.r..t the total degree $Deg,$%
\begin{eqnarray*}
\tau (f)^{(0)} &=&f, \mbox{ \ and,\ for\ } k\geq 0, \\
\tau (f)^{(k+1)} &=& \ ^{\mathcal{L}}\delta ^{-1}\left( \ ^{\mathcal{L}}%
\widehat{\mathbf{D}}\tau (f)^{(k)}-\frac{i}{v}\sum%
\limits_{l=0}^{k}ad_{Wick}(r^{(l+2)})(\tau (f)^{(k-l)})\right).
\end{eqnarray*}
\end{theorem}
We denote by $\ ^{f}\xi $ the corresponding Hamiltonian vector field
corresponding to a function $f\in C^{\infty }(TM)$ on space $(\mathbf{V}%
^{2n},\ ^{\mathcal{L}}\theta )$ and consider the antisymmetric part $\
^{-}C(\ ^{1}f,\ ^{2}f)\ \doteqdot \frac{1}{2}\left( C(\ ^{1}f,\ ^{2}f)-C(\
^{2}f,\ ^{1}f)\right)$ of bilinear operator $C(\ ^{1}f,\ ^{2}f).$ A
star--product (\ref{starp}) is normalized if $\ _{1}C(\ ^{1}f,\ ^{2}f)=\frac{%
i}{2}\{\ ^{1}f,\ ^{2}f\},$ where $\{\cdot ,\cdot \}$ is the Poisson
bracket. For normalized $\ast $ the bilinear operator $\ _{2}^{-}C$ is a de
Rham--Chevalley 2--cocycle. There is a unique closed 2--form $\ ^{\mathcal{L}%
}\varkappa ,$ in our case induced by a regular effective Lagrangian $%
\mathcal{L},$ such that%
\begin{equation}
\ _{2}C(\ ^{1}f,\ ^{2}f)=\frac{1}{2}\ ^{\mathcal{L}}\varkappa (\ ^{f_{1}}\xi
,\ ^{f_{2}}\xi ) \label{c2}
\end{equation}%
for all $\ ^{1}f,\ ^{2}f\in C^{\infty }(\mathbf{V}^{2n}).$ The class $c_{0}$
of a normalized star--product $\ast $ is defined as the equivalence class $%
c_{0}(\ast )\doteqdot \lbrack \ ^{\mathcal{L}}\varkappa ].$
A straightforward computation of $\ _{2}C$ from (\ref{c2}), using statements
of Theorem \ref{th2}, results in a proof of
\begin{lemma}
\label{lem1}The unique 2--form can be computed
\begin{eqnarray*}
\ ^{\mathcal{L}}\varkappa &=&-\frac{i}{8}\mathbf{J}_{\tau }^{\ \alpha
^{\prime }}\ ^{\mathcal{L}}\widehat{\mathbf{R}}_{\ \alpha ^{\prime }\alpha
\beta }^{\tau }\ ^{\mathcal{L}}\mathbf{e}^{\alpha }\wedge \ ^{\mathcal{L}}%
\mathbf{e}^{\beta }-i\ \ ^{\mathcal{L}}\lambda , \\
\ ^{\mathcal{L}}\lambda &=&d\ \ ^{\mathcal{L}}\mu ,\ \ \ ^{\mathcal{L}}\mu =%
\frac{1}{6}\mathbf{J}_{\tau }^{\ \alpha ^{\prime }}\ ^{\mathcal{L}}\widehat{%
\mathbf{T}}_{\ \alpha ^{\prime }\beta }^{\tau }\ ^{\mathcal{L}}\mathbf{e}%
^{\beta }.
\end{eqnarray*}
\end{lemma}
Next, we define the canonical class $\varepsilon $ for $\ ^{N}T\mathbf{V}%
^{2n}=h\mathbf{V}^{2n}\oplus v\mathbf{V}^{2n}$ (\ref{whitney}) with the left
label stating a N--connection structure $\mathbf{N}.$ The distinguished
complexification of such second order tangent bundles is introduced in the
form $T_{\mathbb{C}}\left( \ ^{N}T\mathbf{V}^{2n}\right) =T_{\mathbb{C}%
}\left( h\mathbf{V}^{2n}\right) \oplus T_{\mathbb{C}}\left( v\mathbf{V}%
^{2n}\right).$ In this case, the class $\ ^{N}\varepsilon $ is the first
Chern class of the distributions $T_{\mathbb{C}}^{\prime }\left( \ ^{N}T%
\mathbf{V}^{2n}\right) =T_{\mathbb{C}}^{\prime }\left( h\mathbf{V}%
^{2n}\right) \oplus T_{\mathbb{C}}^{\prime }\left( v\mathbf{V}^{2n}\right)$
of couples of vectors of type $(1,0)$ both for the h-- and v--parts.
Our aim is to calculate the canonical class $^{\mathcal{L}}\varepsilon $
(the label $\mathcal{L}$ is for the constructions canonically defined by a
regular effective Lagrangian $\mathcal{L}).$ We take the canonical
d--connection $\ ^{\mathcal{L}}\widehat{\mathbf{D}}$ that it was used for
constructing $\ast $ and considers h- and v--projections $h\Pi =\frac{1}{2}%
(Id_{h}-iJ_{h})$ and $v\Pi =\frac{1}{2}(Id_{v}-iJ_{v}),$ where $Id_{h}$ and
$Id_{v}$ are respective identity operators and $J_{h}$ and $J_{v}$ are
almost complex operators, which are projection operators onto corresponding $%
(1,0)$--subspaces. The matrix $\left( h\Pi ,v\Pi \right) \ ^{\mathcal{L}}%
\widehat{\mathbf{R}}\left( h\Pi ,v\Pi \right) ^{T},$ where $(...)^{T}$ means
transposition, is the curvature matrix of the N--adapted restriction of the
connection $\ \ ^{\mathcal{L}}\widehat{\mathbf{D}}$ to $T_{\mathbb{C}%
}^{\prime }\left( \ ^{N}T\mathbf{V}^{2n}\right) .$ Now, we can compute the
Chern--Weyl form
\begin{eqnarray*}
\ ^{\mathcal{L}}\gamma &=&-iTr\left[ \left( h\Pi ,v\Pi \right) \widehat{%
\mathbf{R}}\left( h\Pi ,v\Pi \right) ^{T}\right] =-iTr\left[ \left( h\Pi
,v\Pi \right) \ ^{\mathcal{L}}\widehat{\mathbf{R}}\right] \\
&=&-\frac{1}{4}\mathbf{J}_{\tau }^{\ \alpha ^{\prime }}\ ^{\mathcal{L}}%
\widehat{\mathbf{R}}_{\ \alpha ^{\prime }\alpha \beta }^{\tau }\ ^{\mathcal{L%
}}\mathbf{e}^{\alpha }\wedge \ ^{\mathcal{L}}\mathbf{e}^{\beta }
\end{eqnarray*}%
to be closed. By definition, the canonical class is $\ ^{\mathcal{L}%
}\varepsilon \doteqdot \lbrack \ \ ^{\mathcal{L}}\gamma ].$
\begin{theorem}
The zero--degree cohomology coefficient $c_{0}(\ast )$ for the almost K\"{a}%
hler model of effective Lagrange space defined by a d--tensor $h_{ij}(x,y)$
is computed
\begin{equation*}
c_{0}(\ast )=-(1/2i)\ \ ^{\mathcal{L}}\varepsilon .
\end{equation*}
\end{theorem}
For a prescribed regular effective Lagrangian, such values can be defined,
for instance, by an exact solution in Einstein gravity on a manifold $M$, $%
\dim M=n,$ lifted canonically to $TM,$ or extended to an effective Lagrange
model on $\mathbf{V}^{2n}.$
Finally, we note that theorems from this section can be re--defined for
nonholonomic deformations on Einstein manifolds, see \cite%
{vqgd}.
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Democratic Party (Ind.). State Convention (1990), (creator.).
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This collection contains the Indiana Democratic State Convention badge for Allen Hogan.
Indiana Democratic State Convention guest badge for Allen Hogan, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library.
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Thanks to Sherlock's three-episode season structure, the acclaimed BBC drama has come and gone in what feels like the blink of an eye. From the ghosts of Mary Watson's (Amanda Abbington) past to Sherlock's (Benedict Cumberbatch) own history - with a devilish new villain in between - the series has certainly explored some interesting territory. Unfortunately, the season finale, "The Final Problem," has left quite a few fans dissatisfied - in large part due to the number of questions that the episode raised and never resolved.
Sherlock has had its issues with plot holes before, but "The Final Problem" was more like a rickety wooden bridge stretching across a gaping plot chasm. The show's fans have defended it, and co-creator Mark Gatiss has responded to audiences who find the show hard to follow with the recommendation, "Go and read a children's book with hard pages if you don't want to be challenged." However, while it's true that not everything has to be explained to the audience, "The Final Problem" could definitely have done with a bit more exposition.
Here's a breakdown of the biggest and most confusing plot holes in the season finale.
It's nice to get episodes off to an attention-grabbing start, but it's hard to know what to make of Mycroft's (Gatiss) experiences in the opening few minutes of "The Final Problem." At first he appears to be suffering from a terrible nightmare that features a clown with a sword, a little girl in a dress, and a string of home movie clips but - in a twist on the "It was all a dream" gambit (Sherlock has already used that one, and employs it again in this episodee) - the events are not a dream at all. It's actually all a pantomime cooked up by Sherlock, to get Mycroft to sort-of confess to the existence of a third Holmes sibling and hopefully at some point in the process reveal new details about her.
This was no small operation, either. Aside from the actors that Sherlock had to find for the roles of young Eurus and the sword-waving clown, he also had to rig paintings to bleed from the eyes and find a young girl to record dialogue to be played back over hidden speakers in Mycroft's house. He also had to know which movie Mycroft had been planning to watch that evening, and painstakingly cut it together with Holmes home movie footage. While it's not outside the realms of possibility, this stunt would have required a staggering amount of set-up. Surely a mind as brilliant as Sherlock's should probably have been able to figure out a slightly more expedient way to get Mycroft to open up?
Sherlock and Mycroft's long-lost sister (Sian Brooke) sends a drone armed with a patience grenade (more on that later) to 221B Baker Street to blow up the two siblings for whom she has spent five years dreaming up an elaborate sadistic game (again, a plot hole in itself). Fortunately for Eurus, the grenade doesn't actually kill Mycroft, John or Sherlock. In fact, it doesn't even appear to singe their eyebrows; nor do John or Sherlock suffer any bumps or bruises after jumping out of a second story window, as in the very next scene they're cheerfully hijacking a fishing boat with no visible injuries.
If there's a time gap here, the episode doesn't mention it. The final montage of the episode establishes, almost as an afterthought, that Mrs. Hudson also survived the attack - also apparently unscathed. And as for the flat itself, well, it just needs a bit of a tidy up and it's as good as new. Which begs the question... what exactly was the point of blowing it up in the first place?
Who Set Up Eurus' Game?
"The Final Problem" rather glosses over the question of how Eurus, powers of manipulation notwithstanding, was able to brainwash the entire staff of a maximum security prison into doing her bidding. The episode offers the explanation that they're just following orders, but when those orders include ferrying the most dangerous inmate in the asylum back and forth between Sherrinford and London and stringing up three apparently innocent men to be dropped to their deaths on cue, you'd think that at least one guard or janitor or helicopter pilot would start to question the situation.
Eurus' game (which has been widely compared to British game show The Crystal Maze) must have required a lot of work, even outside of the kidnapping and murder: ordering a Molly Hooper-sized coffin and having it shipped to the top-secret island; rigging up a series of screens set to show footage of Moriarty at the press of a button (accompanied by a change in lighting); and setting up cameras in Molly's apartment, just for a start. That leads us to the question of just how she pulled off this Dr. Evil-esque feat.
In order for Eurus to do everything that she does, it's clear that she must have a lot of money to spend (on drones and grenades and secret cameras and disguises), and an army of unseen peons to carry out her bidding. The best explanation for this, although it's unclear in the episode, is that she is using Moriarty's resources - even more than a year after Moriarty's death.
The nature of Eurus and Moriarty's partnership is somewhat ambiguous, though certainly it seemed to involve a lot of video recording sessions. Was Moriarty under Eurus' control, or were they working together? Did Moriarty give Eurus carte blanche when it came to his criminal fortune, even after his death? Was Moriarty's suicide part of Eurus' plan? Apparently so, since the episode suggests that her deductive genius allowed her to accurately predict the future even as far as five years in advance.
Basically, you have to get on board with the idea of Eurus' bottomless bank account and legion of obedient foot soldiers, although they're never really brought up. This part of her plan is a Pandora's box of plot holes; if you start asking questions, you'll never stop.
How Did Anyone Get Anywhere?
Sherlock's showrunners have never really been fans of the nitty-gritty of transportation - as evidenced by the season 4 premiere, which saw Sherlock and John casually hopping continents in order to track down Mary. As such, we never learn exactly how Eurus manages to sneak back and forth between the maximum security island prison and London, appearing in a variety of disguises and showing up regularly for John's therapy sessions - all without Mycroft ever finding out that she's left Sherrinford. Fans might chalk this up (like many other things) to Eurus' indomitable genius, but that's little better than saying "a wizard did it."
The question of how people get from one place to another really rears its head, however, when Sherlock and John are transported from Sherrinford to the Holmes family estate in the space of a single cut. During this time, John is chained up at the bottom of a well and Sherlock is put inside a fake prison cell with collapsible walls that has been built on the Holmes' front lawn (yes, really). Are we to assume that Eurus brainwashed a helicopter pilot to the extent that they transported an extremely dangerous inmate, Britain's most famous detective, and Britain's most famous detective sidekick (both unconscious) from the island to the mainland without any questions?
Why Wasn't Victor Trevor Found?
"The Final Problem" makes a point of emphasizing that young Eurus' riddle song was too complex for anyone to figure out - even Sherlock. However, Mycroft also says that Eurus began referring to Victor as "Drowned Redbeard," and himself states that this is pretty unambiguous. The reveal that Redbeard was a boy, not a dog, raises the question of why so little effort was apparently made to find him - for starters, by searching nearby bodies of water. Generally speaking, parents and police tend to raise a bit of a stink when a child goes missing under suspicious circumstances.
Perhaps the well that Victor Trevor was drowned in was some kind of secret well that nobody - not even the rest of the Holmeses or the local council - knew existed, but which Eurus stumbled across one day. However, if that is what happened then the episode doesn't show it. We also have to assume that Eurus, in her emotionally-wracked, childlike state, was collected enough to tell Sherlock the location of the well in time for the police to show up and rescue John.
Oh, and at some point John got the chain off his leg. So all's well that ends well.
Those are the things that we found most baffling about "The Final Problem." Do you disagree with our judgment, or did you find a plot hole of your own? Let us know in the comments. | {
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Everything else should be standard.
@Gully Game on! Good luck.
I'm going to assume no scramble in Java and Hawai. scramble in Luzon and reroll and edit if necessary.
Bombing raid in Sinai causes 3 damage total. | {
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Q: ASP.NET MVC showing error page on when sending responses with status 500 I have the following action in the server:
[HttpPost]
public JsonResult SearchContracts(SearchViewModel vm)
{
List<string> errors;
if (IsValid(vm, out errors))
{
return Json(service.Search(vm), JsonRequestBehavior.AllowGet);
}
else
{
HttpContext.Response.StatusCode = 500;
return Json(new { Errors = errors }, JsonRequestBehavior.AllowGet);
}
}
Locally, it works great. When the request is not valid, it returns a JSON with the errors and the response has a 500 for the HTTP status code.
When deployed, instead of the JSON described, IIS is returning me this famed error page.
Here is the web.config with the detail for the customErrors section:
<customErrors mode="Off" defaultRedirect="~/error.htm">
<error statusCode="404" redirect="~/errorhandling/pagenotfound" />
</customErrors>
I tried turning it to On but neither worked.
Where should I change to stop recieving that ugly error page instead of my beauty JSON?
Edit:
I changed the status code to 400, now I am getting the text Bad Request as a response, instead of the JSON:
A: From this link:
Solved editing the web.config and adding the following attribute:
<system.webServer>
...
<httpErrors existingResponse="PassThrough"></httpErrors>
...
</system.webServer>
Another bizarre Microsoft story.
A: You are using server error instead of client error. According to Wikipedia for 5XX errors:
"The server failed to fulfill an apparently valid request."
In this case your server works fine and the client send bad request. Use clients errors (4XX) instead.
A: Here's what to do if you need to use both Custom Error Pages and sometimes return custom data for http statuses defined in httpErrors section:
- set existingResponse="Auto" in web.config (httpErrors section, that's where you define Custom Error Pages);
- set TrySkipIisCustomErrors = true in your action (one that returns 4xx status and a content);
- clear server error in global.asax (in Application_Error() - Server.ClearError()) and re-set the status code (Reponse.StatusCode = ((HttpException)Server.GetLastError()).GetHttpCode())
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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix B-13960. Dixie days / American Quartet," accessed April 25, 2019, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200014211/B-13960-Dixie_days.
Victor matrix B-13960. Dixie days / American Quartet. (2019). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2019, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200014211/B-13960-Dixie_days.
"Victor matrix B-13960. Dixie days / American Quartet." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2019. Web. 25 April 2019. | {
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Mortal thoughts
Just got back from my second funeral this week (we've got to stop meeting like this). After the funeral, we all went out to Peggy's house for food. Peggy (the deceased) was the matriarch of her family and always loved big gatherings at her house.
As I was leaving, Mason hailed me from the playset in the backyard. He wanted to show me all the neat swings and slides and stuff on the set that his dad and cousin Chad built. Mason is eleven now; the playset was built when he was five. I stopped and tarried for a good while, as he told me about everything. He also sort of wondered aloud who would buy his great-grandmother's place. Mason wasn't just saying good-bye to Peggy; he was saying good-bye to a major part of his childhood, to something safe and happy and sure.
He's a fine young man and he will grow up to be an even better one, but I had to hear him out, as a mark of respect and because I am his pastor, too. You see, kids mourn differently from adults. I was just turning eleven the year I lost two different grandparents. My son was eleven when my mother (his great advocate) died. They'll tell you really important things if you're not too busy to listen. Important to them, anyway. And after they're all grown up, they'll remember how it felt, and who had time for them.
Pastoring the flock isn't about wowing the crowds with your golden words. It's about listening, even to those who are slow to say what they need to say, but who need to say it. It's about taking time and paying attention. Because every person is important, even the youngest.
My other major reflection of Peggy's funeral is that she wins the prize for the most pregnant ladies in attendance at any funeral I can remember. As we were waiting for the service to start, I found myself wondering why there were so many. I believe it's because her whole family -- four generations' worth -- was there.
So many funerals these days are attended only by the peers of the deceased and a few family members. Which means that if you're eighty-something, there are few people left to come to your funeral. Everybody came to Peggy's funeral, just like they'd have come to her birthday party at her house. And so we had parents and grandparents and boyfriends and newlyweds and little kids and pregnant ladies. It was a Good Thing.
I started the week with Marian's funeral and now I've had Peggy's. Tomorrow, I lead kids in singing at our Back-to-Sunday-School-Fest (in German, that would be something like Sonntagsschulewiederkehrenfest). "Pack up the babies and grab the old ladies and everyone goes, 'cause everyone knows . . ."
Hey, it's what the job's about. And that's another Good Thing. | {
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To learn basics of comparative methodology and to be able to apply these tools in a proper research design.
In the first half of this course, general development of comparative politics will be discussed and comparative methodology will be examined. In the second half, significant political issues such as welfare states, party structures, election systems, unitary-federal states, political economy, will be studied. | {
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This is a cross-post with some modifications from Naked Capitalism.
It is a truth universally acknowledged by all good citizens that markets are the only way to organize a society. The implication is that the role of government is to support and protect the operations of markets, and little else. I've been looking at this in a series of posts here; you can find them on my author page. It turns out that the claims about markets reach back to neoclassical analysis by William Stanley Jevons, and mirrored by other neoclassical writers. In his book The Theory of Political Economy, available online here, Jevons claims to prove that markets maximize utility for all participants. Economists generally, and especially neoliberal economists, take that proof at face value and have exalted it into a principle for the organization of society. The proof doesn't stand up to close examination.
This perfectly expresses the meaning of the word in Economics, provided that the will or inclination of the person immediately concerned is taken as the sole criterion, for the time, of what is or is not useful. III. 2,3, my emphasis.
He uses these definitions to prove that in a perfect market with no constraints people will trade in commodities until any further trades would reduce their personal total utility. That is all there is to the proof for the superiority of markets.
Now whatever the case may have been in the second half of the 19th Century when Jevons wrote, it's ludicrous to suggest that all markets are competitive. It's doubtful that many markets for specific goods and services would meet Jevons' definition.
I examine the definition of utility in this post, following Philip Mirowski. It turns out that the math produces nonsense results. This is known to economists, but ignored. Samuelson and Nordhaus in their basic economics textbook, Economics (2005 ed.) just tell their readers that utility is a "scientific construct", not something subject to measurement or observation. They don't seem to see the oddity of using a term in general use for a completely different purpose. They seem equally indifferent to the oddity of the basic assumption that each of us would know what would improve our total utility if we had an infinitesimal increase of money. Despite the best efforts of decades of economists, the proof for the theory of the superiority of markets hasn't been improved.
Jevons thought that the only valid proofs were mathematical, but there are other ways to derive correct answers. For example, there is little math in Keynes' General Theory, and it has held up quite well, better than the infallibility of markets. Perhaps there is something behind Jevons' argument that would support his claim that markets are superior to other ways of allocating resources.
In this post I look at several definitions of markets. The thing that leaps out is that they are all based on point transactions: each takes place at a specific time and place, and has nothing in common with the next transaction at the same place, or at some other place or at some other instant. If two people are buying something at the same time in different places, there is no connection. The information in any specific transaction only involves the parties to the transaction. Their motives, the benefits they seek, and the satisfactions or lack of satisfactions, are known only to them. Nothing about the last transaction tells anyone or anything about the future.
Jevons concludes that markets facilitate the distribution of commodities (which he defines to include services) from moment to moment. He makes no claims about the future. And he specifically acknowledges that the answers he gets from his markets will give benefit the richest most, and the poorer you are, the worse your outcome. In Jevons' conception, money rules, and the rich get what they want. None of the other definitions offers any other outcome.
There is always someone with a system for beating the stock market. Some are technical analysts, who talk of resistance levels, support levels and such; here's an interesting example discussing oil prices. But there isn't any reason to think this is more than throwing darts. So, believe if you want to. The plain fact is that no analysis predicts the future, and neither do markets.
The proponents of market theory tell us that out of this disconnected series of point transactions, we get the perfect allocation of resources for any situation. Problems with air pollution? Drought? Peak oil? Health care? Answer: Markets.
How is that supposed to happen? Even for Jevons markets are the wrong answer. He would agree that the rich get clean air, water, oil and health care, and the rest of us don't. Let's put this to the test. California is experiencing a horrible drought. In response, business interests are busy sucking up the ground water and using it for agriculture and for fracking. If nothing changes we can expect an Easter Island outcome, and it won't matter which is the main cause, as Gaius Publius explains at Digby. Do you really want decisions about the future of California made by markets in water, as this guy at Forbes wants from his home in Portugal or his armchair theorists in the comment section?
We already have a method for organizing ourselves other than the market. It's called government. The theory was was that the majority of voters would run government, but the "marketplace of ideas" has been overwhelmed by huge piles of money devoted to obfuscation and lies and clutter that makes it impossible to think rationally, and power is controlled by the people we want government to control. But when it comes to planning for a future, government is the only way non-rich people can play a part in deciding whether or how to prevent the disasters staring us in the face, including water vultures. | {
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Another Life - Digital Album
Roan Yellowthorn 's Jackie McLean wrote much of the New York indie-pop duo's new album, Another Life, as a reflection on a childhood marked by frequent mental and emotional abuse that led to debilitating OCD by age 7 and an eating disorder at 13. Abuse that continued into young adulthood, often causing her to question her own reality and sense of self-worth.
"When you're subjected to mental and emotional abuse, just hearing that person's name can make your heart pound and body start sweating," explains McLean. "Psychological warfare. Mind games. Coercive control. Harassment. These elements of fear-based control can make you feel like you have no freedom and like your life is not your own."
Throughout the forthcoming 11-song set, McLean channels her healing process and the rebuilding of her individual identity through laid-back '80s era synths and airy, often bright, dream-pop sounds. With production by John Agnello (Kurt Vile, Waxahatchee, Alvvays), McLean's lush keyboards and keening, incisive vocals are joined by the intricate drums of her partner Shawn Strack, as well as additional keys by Andy Burton, gentle guitar flourishes from Emil Amos, Mary Lattimore's dreamy harp sounds, and haunting basslines from Jesske Hume. "In a song and arrangement sense, I marvel at how the songs build naturally throughout, how choruses open up and become grander," Agnello offers. "And then when you put Jackie's beautiful melodies and voice on top, it's the total package."
Most of the music was composed during the summer of 2019 when McLean decided to set aside a few weeks to spend every day writing on her porch. "I didn't listen to the radio and didn't read the newspapers," she says. "I put myself in a sensory deprivation situation so that I could just really meditate on my feelings and what I had inside of me and try to transform everything I could into music."
This hyper-focused writing time helped her come up with introspective, soul-searching songs full of vivid details, which serve as a nod to McLean's background: McLean studied literature in college, and writes lyrics as poems first. "There's definitely a wide range of songs that are all about different things but, for me, the unifying theme is the idea of other lives," she says. "Lives that are imagined, or remembered, or that are parallel to your own life—or other lives within the one you have."
This idea is particularly evident in "Stranger," which was inspired by McLean's fascination with Australian artist Alex Cameron. "I love observing someone and then writing about them—trying to enter into their world by writing about what I see in them," she says. "It's an ode to this stranger that I don't know, but that I feel like I have a connection to." Elsewhere, "Unkind" is about the experience of falling in love with a stranger—or at least the idea of a stranger—with McLean singing, "If I've learned anything / nothing's what it seems / I'd only disappoint you / another shattered dream."
Another Life often reflects on emotional turbulence and how personal relationships impact someone's path in the world. "Acid Trip" was spawned by a solo car trip that sent McLean into a philosophical mood about life's ebbs and flows and the lasting effects of the abuse she has suffered. "Vampire" describes how helpless she has felt at times while trying to escape her abuser's control, and "Bloodline" details her family's struggle with mental health. The tender "Little Love" explores the nuanced emotions surrounding a terminated pregnancy she experienced when she was 20, and how the experience still lingers today.
Writing and recording an album with such harrowing themes was cathartic for McLean — allowing the songwriter to funnel her pain into her art. "Sharing my experiences was the scariest thing I've ever done. But the response has been mind-blowing. People from far and wide have reached out to me, and I've realized that I am not alone in the experiences I've had. None of us are. Once we start to talk about what we've lived through, it's clear - the only thing that isolates us is silence."
This order includes:
Digital download of Another Life upon purchase
Little Love
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Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Open Day on 25 October.
Hear about the very latest developments in type 1 diabetes research.
An event for families affected by type 1 diabetes and diabetes health professionals to find out more about the latest developments from leading researchers
Time: Saturday 25 October, 10am - 3pm
Location: Michael Smith Building, The University of Manchester
Chair: Professor Neil Hanley, The University of Manchester
Pancreas development: the path to a beta cell
Dr Karen Piper Hanley, The University of Manchester
Embryonic stem cells to beta cells
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Henry Chukwuemeka Onyekuru (Onitsha, Nigeria, 5 de junio de 1997) es un futbolista nigeriano que juega de centrocampista en el Adana Demirspor de la Superliga de Turquía.
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...or why they can't work the way I want them to.
A lot of the stuff I've been writing lately fits a basic pattern: object A calls a method on object B and supplies a callback so that when the operation is completed, object B can supply object A with the result. Generally the sort of thing that object B does involves making a request to the server or querying the user for some information.
An example of this would be a modified window.confirm() method. Assume your favorite browser overloads the function with an additional argument: window.confirm( message, callback ) The function would return immediately, returning control to the calling function and after the user clicks OK or Cancel, the callback function is called with a single value of true or false.
This works pretty well, to a point. If you need to set up multiple levels of asynchronous calls, the code degenerates pretty quickly. Callbacks calling other callbacks, creating closures around other closures, generally doing a good job of concealing or at least confusing the actual flow of the program.
The ServerList class is a model, and there's another class that acts as the view. It handles rendering the list, handling user events, etc. There's a producer-consumer relationship between the model and view classes, and a p-c relationship between the model and the server. Since requesting items from the server is an asynchronous operation, the view class must have a callback (and therefore another closure) to accept the results from a call to the getItems() method. Just one level deeper, and the ratio of algorithm complexity to code complexity has noticably worsened. The logical flow of the program is obscured in a pair of callbacks and closures in two classes.
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Now the complexity has been mostly moved to the view class. Whether the result is preferable to using callbacks is debatable. An object with a lot of observers could result in a lot of noisy traffic, calling methods on observers when they don't care about the result.
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Ex-Lakers Big Man DeMarcus Cousins Signs With Championship Contender
Heavy on Lakers
By Austin Boyd
Updated Nov 30, 2021 at 4:00pm
Getty DeMarcus Cousins with LeBron James and Anthony Davis.
It's been a tough road for DeMarcus Cousins. He was once considered among the NBA's elite players before an Achillies injury derailed his career. He's failed to recapture his early career success and continues to bounce around the league. When the Los Angeles Lakers signed him in 2019, the hope was that he could rehabilitate his career on a good team. Unfortunately, he got hurt again and never played a game with the team.
He then went on to spend time with the Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Clippers but didn't receive long-term deals from either. Cousins is now going to try his shot with the reigning NBA champions as the Milwaukee Bucks announced that they've signed the former All-Star.
Welcome to Milwaukee, @boogiecousins!!
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— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) November 30, 2021
Starting center Brook Lopez hasn't played a game since opening day as he deals with a back injury. He should return at some point but bringing in a veteran like Cousins makes a lot of sense. He can fill in for Lopez while he gets healthy and also provides good depth at the position. This may not be a long-term home for Cousins but there aren't many better situations for the big man right now.
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Bucks GM Praises Cousins
GettyDeMarcus Cousins.
The Bucks haven't gotten to the best start but are now just 1.5 games out of the top seed in the Eastern Conference with a 13-8 record. General manager Jon Horst believes that Cousins will help the team's depth.
"DeMarcus is incredibly talented and his size, toughness and experience will help us," Horst said. "He will provide added depth to our front court rotation and we look forward to working him into our system."
Cousins will likely never reach the heights that he showed with the Sacramento Kings and New Orleans Pelicans, but he's still a capable center.
Anthony Davis Talks Playing Center
Speaking of centers, the Lakers have an issue at the position. The team is 11-11 and continues to start DeAndre Jordan despite calls for him to stop seeing playing time. When they traded for Russell Westbrook, the hope was that Anthony Davis would take over most of the minutes at center. That hasn't been the case so far.
Davis has always preferred to play power forward but that hasn't always been where he's most effective. However, he's leaving all decisions up to the coaching staff.
"I think my two threes came when DJ was at the 5 because I play on the perimeter, and let him be down there. We don't want two bigs in the paint when these guys are attacking," Davis said, via Silver Screen & Roll. "When I'm at the 5 … then Melo is usually the other guy out there who is spacing the floor. So it just all depends on what we're looking for. I think both have helped us win games this year, and it's up to coach to decide what he wants to continue to go with."
Eventually, the Lakers may have to just put Davis at center full-time. The floor spacing is already bad enough with Davis and Westbrook being two of the worst shooters in the NBA. Putting Davis at center would open up the floor and require less shooting the two superstars.
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In a recent interview with the New York Times, NBA superstar Lebron James said he was "not a fan" of Adele's popular song Hello. In response to his comments, Adele took to Twitter and apologized for not being able to do anything about her hit song.
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var leafletDirective = angular.module("leaflet-directive", []);
leafletDirective.directive("leaflet", ["$http", "$log", "$parse", function ($http, $log, $parse) {
var defaults = {
maxZoom: 14,
minZoom: 1,
tileLayer: 'http://{s}.tile.openstreetmap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png',
tileLayerOptions: {
attribution: 'Tiles © Open Street Maps'
},
icon: {
url: 'http://cdn.leafletjs.com/leaflet-0.5.1/images/marker-icon.png',
retinaUrl: 'http://cdn.leafletjs.com/leaflet-0.5.1/images/[email protected]',
size: [25, 41],
anchor: [12, 40],
popup: [0, -40],
shadow: {
url: 'http://cdn.leafletjs.com/leaflet-0.5.1/images/marker-shadow.png',
retinaUrl: 'http://cdn.leafletjs.com/leaflet-0.5.1/images/marker-shadow.png',
size: [41, 41],
anchor: [12, 40]
}
},
path: {
weight: 10,
opacity: 1,
color: '#0000ff'
}
};
var str_inspect_hint = 'Add testing="testing" to <leaflet> tag to inspect this object';
return {
restrict: "E",
replace: true,
transclude: true,
scope: {
center: '=center',
maxBounds: '=maxbounds',
bounds: '=bounds',
marker: '=marker',
markers: '=markers',
defaults: '=defaults',
paths: '=paths',
tiles: '=tiles'
},
template: '<div class="angular-leaflet-map"></div>',
link: function ($scope, element, attrs /*, ctrl */) {
var centerModel = {
lat:$parse("center.lat"),
lng:$parse("center.lng"),
zoom:$parse("center.zoom")
};
if (attrs.width) {
element.css('width', attrs.width);
}
if (attrs.height) {
element.css('height', attrs.height);
}
$scope.leaflet = {};
$scope.leaflet.maxZoom = !!(attrs.defaults && $scope.defaults && $scope.defaults.maxZoom) ?
parseInt($scope.defaults.maxZoom, 10) : defaults.maxZoom;
$scope.leaflet.minZoom = !!(attrs.defaults && $scope.defaults && $scope.defaults.minZoom) ?
parseInt($scope.defaults.minZoom, 10) : defaults.minZoom;
var map = new L.Map(element[0], { maxZoom: $scope.leaflet.maxZoom, minZoom: $scope.leaflet.minZoom });
map.setView([0, 0], 1);
$scope.leaflet.tileLayer = !!(attrs.defaults && $scope.defaults && $scope.defaults.tileLayer) ?
$scope.defaults.tileLayer : defaults.tileLayer;
$scope.leaflet.map = !!attrs.testing ? map : str_inspect_hint;
setupTiles();
setupCenter();
setupMaxBounds();
setupBounds();
setupMainMaerker();
setupMarkers();
setupPaths();
// use of leafletDirectiveSetMap event is not encouraged. only use
// it when there is no easy way to bind data to the directive
$scope.$on('leafletDirectiveSetMap', function(event, message) {
var meth = message.shift();
map[meth].apply(map, message);
});
$scope.safeApply = function(fn) {
var phase = this.$root.$$phase;
if (phase == '$apply' || phase == '$digest') {
$scope.$eval(fn);
} else {
$scope.$apply(fn);
}
};
function setupTiles(){
// TODO build custom object for tiles, actually only the tile string
if ($scope.defaults && $scope.defaults.tileLayerOptions) {
for (var key in $scope.defaults.tileLayerOptions) {
defaults.tileLayerOptions[key] = $scope.defaults.tileLayerOptions[key];
}
}
if ($scope.tiles) {
if ($scope.tiles.tileLayer) {
$scope.leaflet.tileLayer = $scope.tiles.tileLayer;
}
if ($scope.tiles.tileLayerOptions.attribution) {
defaults.tileLayerOptions.attribution = $scope.tiles.tileLayerOptions.attribution;
}
}
var tileLayerObj = L.tileLayer(
$scope.leaflet.tileLayer, defaults.tileLayerOptions);
tileLayerObj.addTo(map);
$scope.leaflet.tileLayerObj = !!attrs.testing ? tileLayerObj : str_inspect_hint;
}
function setupMaxBounds() {
if (!$scope.maxBounds) {
return;
}
if ($scope.maxBounds.southWest && $scope.maxBounds.southWest.lat && $scope.maxBounds.southWest.lng && $scope.maxBounds.northEast && $scope.maxBounds.northEast.lat && $scope.maxBounds.northEast.lng) {
map.setMaxBounds(
new L.LatLngBounds(
new L.LatLng($scope.maxBounds.southWest.lat, $scope.maxBounds.southWest.lng),
new L.LatLng($scope.maxBounds.northEast.lat, $scope.maxBounds.northEast.lng)
)
);
$scope.$watch("maxBounds", function (maxBounds) {
if (maxBounds.southWest && maxBounds.northEast && maxBounds.southWest.lat && maxBounds.southWest.lng && maxBounds.northEast.lat && maxBounds.northEast.lng) {
map.setMaxBounds(
new L.LatLngBounds(
new L.LatLng(maxBounds.southWest.lat, maxBounds.southWest.lng),
new L.LatLng(maxBounds.northEast.lat, maxBounds.northEast.lng)
)
);
}
});
}
}
function tryFitBounds(bounds) {
if (bounds) {
var southWest = bounds.southWest;
var northEast = bounds.northEast;
if (southWest && northEast && southWest.lat && southWest.lng && northEast.lat && northEast.lng) {
var sw_latlng = new L.LatLng(southWest.lat, southWest.lng);
var ne_latlng = new L.LatLng(northEast.lat, northEast.lng);
map.fitBounds(new L.LatLngBounds(sw_latlng, ne_latlng));
}
}
}
function setupBounds() {
if (!$scope.bounds) {
return;
}
$scope.$watch('bounds', function (new_bounds) {
tryFitBounds(new_bounds);
});
}
function setupCenter() {
$scope.$watch("center", function (center) {
if (!center) {
$log.warn("[AngularJS - Leaflet] 'center' is undefined in the current scope, did you forget to initialize it?");
return;
}
if (center.lat && center.lng && center.zoom) {
map.setView([center.lat, center.lng], center.zoom);
} else if (center.autoDiscover === true) {
map.locate({ setView: true, maxZoom: $scope.leaflet.maxZoom });
}
}, true);
map.on("dragend", function (/* event */) {
$scope.safeApply(function (scope) {
centerModel.lat.assign(scope, map.getCenter().lat);
centerModel.lng.assign(scope, map.getCenter().lng);
});
});
map.on("zoomend", function (/* event */) {
if(angular.isUndefined($scope.center)){
$log.warn("[AngularJS - Leaflet] 'center' is undefined in the current scope, did you forget to initialize it?");
}
if (angular.isUndefined($scope.center) || $scope.center.zoom !== map.getZoom()) {
$scope.safeApply(function (s) {
centerModel.zoom.assign(s, map.getZoom());
centerModel.lat.assign(s, map.getCenter().lat);
centerModel.lng.assign(s, map.getCenter().lng);
});
}
});
}
function setupMainMaerker() {
var main_marker;
if (!$scope.marker) {
return;
}
main_marker = createMarker('marker', $scope.marker, map);
$scope.leaflet.marker = !!attrs.testing ? main_marker : str_inspect_hint;
}
function setupMarkers() {
var markers = {};
$scope.leaflet.markers = !!attrs.testing ? markers : str_inspect_hint;
if (!$scope.markers) {
return;
}
for (var name in $scope.markers) {
markers[name] = createMarker(
'markers.'+name, $scope.markers[name], map);
}
$scope.$watch('markers', function(newMarkers) {
// Delete markers from the array
for (var name in markers) {
if (newMarkers[name] === undefined) {
delete markers[name];
}
}
// add new markers
for (var new_name in newMarkers) {
if (markers[new_name] === undefined) {
markers[new_name] = createMarker(
'markers.'+new_name, newMarkers[new_name], map);
}
}
}, true);
}
function createMarker(scope_watch_name, marker_data, map) {
var marker = buildMarker(marker_data);
map.addLayer(marker);
if (marker_data.focus === true) {
marker.openPopup();
}
marker.on("dragend", function () {
$scope.safeApply(function (scope) {
marker_data.lat = marker.getLatLng().lat;
marker_data.lng = marker.getLatLng().lng;
});
if (marker_data.message) {
marker.openPopup();
}
});
var clearWatch = $scope.$watch(scope_watch_name, function (data, old_data) {
if (!data) {
map.removeLayer(marker);
clearWatch();
return;
}
if (old_data) {
if (data.draggable !== undefined && data.draggable !== old_data.draggable) {
if (data.draggable === true) {
marker.dragging.enable();
} else {
marker.dragging.disable();
}
}
if (data.focus !== undefined && data.focus !== old_data.focus) {
if (data.focus === true) {
marker.openPopup();
} else {
marker.closePopup();
}
}
if (data.message !== undefined && data.message !== old_data.message) {
marker.bindPopup(data);
}
if (data.lat !== old_data.lat || data.lng !== old_data.lng) {
marker.setLatLng(new L.LatLng(data.lat, data.lng));
}
if (data.icon && data.icon !== old_data.icon) {
marker.setIcon(data.icon);
}
}
}, true);
return marker;
}
function buildMarker(data) {
var micon = null;
if (data.icon) {
micon = data.icon;
} else {
micon = buildIcon();
}
var marker = new L.marker(data,
{
icon: micon,
draggable: data.draggable ? true : false
}
);
if (data.message) {
marker.bindPopup(data.message);
}
return marker;
}
function buildIcon() {
return L.icon({
iconUrl: defaults.icon.url,
iconRetinaUrl: defaults.icon.retinaUrl,
iconSize: defaults.icon.size,
iconAnchor: defaults.icon.anchor,
popupAnchor: defaults.icon.popup,
shadowUrl: defaults.icon.shadow.url,
shadowRetinaUrl: defaults.icon.shadow.retinaUrl,
shadowSize: defaults.icon.shadow.size,
shadowAnchor: defaults.icon.shadow.anchor
});
}
function setupPaths() {
var paths = {};
$scope.leaflet.paths = !!attrs.testing ? paths : str_inspect_hint;
if (!$scope.paths) {
return;
}
$log.warn("[AngularJS - Leaflet] Creating polylines and adding them to the map will break the directive's scope's inspection in AngularJS Batarang");
for (var name in $scope.paths) {
paths[name] = createPath(name, $scope.paths[name], map);
}
$scope.$watch("paths", function (newPaths) {
for (var new_name in newPaths) {
if (paths[new_name] === undefined) {
paths[new_name] = createPath(new_name, newPaths[new_name], map);
}
}
// Delete paths from the array
for (var name in paths) {
if (newPaths[name] === undefined) {
delete paths[name];
}
}
}, true);
}
function createPath(name, scopePath, map) {
var polyline = new L.Polyline([], {
weight: defaults.path.weight,
color: defaults.path.color,
opacity: defaults.path.opacity
});
if (scopePath.latlngs !== undefined) {
var latlngs = convertToLeafletLatLngs(scopePath.latlngs);
polyline.setLatLngs(latlngs);
}
if (scopePath.weight !== undefined) {
polyline.setStyle({ weight: scopePath.weight });
}
if (scopePath.color !== undefined) {
polyline.setStyle({ color: scopePath.color });
}
if (scopePath.opacity !== undefined) {
polyline.setStyle({ opacity: scopePath.opacity });
}
map.addLayer(polyline);
var clearWatch = $scope.$watch('paths.' + name, function (data, oldData) {
if (!data) {
map.removeLayer(polyline);
clearWatch();
return;
}
if (oldData) {
if (data.latlngs !== undefined && data.latlngs !== oldData.latlngs) {
var latlngs = convertToLeafletLatLngs(data.latlngs);
polyline.setLatLngs(latlngs);
}
if (data.weight !== undefined && data.weight !== oldData.weight) {
polyline.setStyle({ weight: data.weight });
}
if (data.color !== undefined && data.color !== oldData.color) {
polyline.setStyle({ color: data.color });
}
if (data.opacity !== undefined && data.opacity !== oldData.opacity) {
polyline.setStyle({ opacity: data.opacity });
}
}
}, true);
return polyline;
}
function convertToLeafletLatLngs(latlngs) {
var leafletLatLngs = latlngs.filter(function (latlng) {
return !!latlng.lat && !!latlng.lng;
}).map(function (latlng) {
return new L.LatLng(latlng.lat, latlng.lng);
});
return leafletLatLngs;
}
}
};
}]);
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While there is no doubt that higher education courses and qualifications play an important role in achieving your goals in the near future, it is also true that in today's competitive landscape of careers and businesses, having a degree is no longer enough. Now, more than ever, good employability is what will make you reach your professional goals. So what can you do to enhance your chances of success? Here are 3 ways you can start improving your employability starting from today!
During any recruitment process you need to articulate all the skills you have developed and not just those from classes. According to many recent studies, 90% of recruiters believe that volunteer experience has a great effect on career progression. Whatever your motivation is, there is no doubt that volunteer work can bring a great value to you, but also to people you are helping. You'll offer yourself a chance to develop new skills, to extend your network, to build your personality and to gain experience.
From Facebook pages to LinkedIn groups and Tweeter feeds, social media platforms are the most powerful tool to boost your employability. A recent study found that nearly 80% of jobs are secured by making contact with HR and recruiters in companies where job seekers think they would like to work. It is a great idea, therefore, to spend some time finding out the name of companies you are interested in working for and then look for employees and recruiters that currently work there. Social media platforms allow you to write or call contacts you don't already know. You can also post some premium content related to your area of expertise.
Before you apply to any job, you should spend some time to compile the companies you are interested in working for. Find out what does the company do? Which markets does it operate within? What products or services does it sell? What skills and experiences the HR staff value? Adjust your resume to suit the job description and the company you are applying for.
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package com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.api;
import static org.apache.commons.lang3.ArrayUtils.EMPTY_BYTE_ARRAY;
import static org.apache.commons.lang3.ArrayUtils.EMPTY_OBJECT_ARRAY;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
import static org.powermock.api.mockito.PowerMockito.mock;
import static org.powermock.api.mockito.PowerMockito.when;
import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.net.URL;
import java.net.URLConnection;
import java.net.URLStreamHandler;
import java.util.Locale;
import org.junit.After;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.mockito.Mockito;
import nl.jqno.equalsverifier.EqualsVerifier;
public class LocalizedMessageTest {
private static final Locale DEFAULT_LOCALE = Locale.getDefault();
@Test
public void testEqualsAndHashCode() {
EqualsVerifier.forClass(LocalizedMessage.class).usingGetClass().verify();
}
@Test
public void testGetModuleId() {
LocalizedMessage localizedMessage = createSampleLocalizedMessage();
assertEquals("module", localizedMessage.getModuleId());
}
@Test
public void testMessageInEnglish() {
LocalizedMessage localizedMessage = createSampleLocalizedMessage();
LocalizedMessage.setLocale(Locale.ENGLISH);
assertEquals("Empty statement.", localizedMessage.getMessage());
}
@Test
public void testBundleReload_UrlNull() throws IOException {
LocalizedMessage.UTF8Control cntrl = new LocalizedMessage.UTF8Control();
cntrl.newBundle("com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.checks.coding.messages",
Locale.ENGLISH, "java.class",
Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader(), true);
}
@Test
public void testBundleReload_UrlNotNull() throws IOException {
ClassLoader classloader = mock(ClassLoader.class);
final URLConnection mockConnection = Mockito.mock(URLConnection.class);
when(mockConnection.getInputStream()).thenReturn(
new ByteArrayInputStream(EMPTY_BYTE_ARRAY));
URL url = getMockUrl(mockConnection);
String resource = "com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/coding/messages_en.properties";
when(classloader.getResource(resource)).thenReturn(url);
LocalizedMessage.UTF8Control cntrl = new LocalizedMessage.UTF8Control();
cntrl.newBundle("com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.checks.coding.messages",
Locale.ENGLISH, "java.class",
classloader, true);
}
@Test
public void testBundleReload_UrlNotNullStreamNull() throws IOException {
ClassLoader classloader = mock(ClassLoader.class);
String resource = "com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/coding/messages_en.properties";
URL url = getMockUrl(null);
when(classloader.getResource(resource)).thenReturn(url);
LocalizedMessage.UTF8Control cntrl = new LocalizedMessage.UTF8Control();
cntrl.newBundle("com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.checks.coding.messages",
Locale.ENGLISH, "java.class",
classloader, true);
}
private static URL getMockUrl(final URLConnection connection) throws IOException {
final URLStreamHandler handler = new URLStreamHandler() {
@Override
protected URLConnection openConnection(final URL u) {
return connection;
}
};
return new URL("http://foo.bar", "foo.bar", 80, "", handler);
}
@Test
public void testMessageInFrench() {
LocalizedMessage localizedMessage = createSampleLocalizedMessage();
LocalizedMessage.setLocale(Locale.FRENCH);
assertEquals("Instruction vide.", localizedMessage.getMessage());
}
@Test
public void testEnforceEnglishLanguageBySettingUnitedStatesLocale() {
Locale.setDefault(Locale.FRENCH);
LocalizedMessage.setLocale(Locale.US);
LocalizedMessage localizedMessage = createSampleLocalizedMessage();
assertEquals("Empty statement.", localizedMessage.getMessage());
}
@Test
public void testEnforceEnglishLanguageBySettingRootLocale() {
Locale.setDefault(Locale.FRENCH);
LocalizedMessage.setLocale(Locale.ROOT);
LocalizedMessage localizedMessage = createSampleLocalizedMessage();
assertEquals("Empty statement.", localizedMessage.getMessage());
}
private static LocalizedMessage createSampleLocalizedMessage() {
return new LocalizedMessage(0, "com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.checks.coding.messages",
"empty.statement", EMPTY_OBJECT_ARRAY, "module", LocalizedMessage.class, null);
}
@After
public void tearDown() {
Locale.setDefault(DEFAULT_LOCALE);
LocalizedMessage.clearCache();
LocalizedMessage.setLocale(DEFAULT_LOCALE);
}
}
| {
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Bilfinger Power Systems GmbH, based in Oberhausen, Germany, is one of five business divisions of the German multinational construction and services company Bilfinger SE.
Business activities
Power Services primarily provides energy, environmental and pipeline technology. Bilfinger Berger also provides equipment such as steam generators and brine heaters as well as services including maintenance, installation, repair, power plant longevity assurance and power plant rehabilitation.
Bilfinger Berger Power Services focuses on construction, reconstruction and fabrication as well as providing spares and components to industrial plants, oil refineries and sewage treatment plants. A large percentage of these parts, such as pressure vessels and heat exchangers, are also fabricated on-demand from some of its regional manufacturing facilities.
At the end of the 2010 fiscal year, Bilfinger Berger Power Services employed approximately 7,400 specialized technicians, 3,200 administrative employees and 265 trainees.
Subsidiary companies
A dense network of branches links the activities in the group's major markets: Germany, Europe, Middle East, and South Africa.
Babcock Borsig Steinmueller GmbH
Babcock Noell GmbH
BHR Hochdruck-Rohrleitungsbau GmbH
Bilfinger Berger Power Holdings (Pty) Ltd., South Africa
Deutsche Babcock Middle East, United Arab Emirates
Deutsche Babcock Al Jaber, Qatar
Duro Dakovic Montaza d.d., Croatia
MCE Berlin GmbH
MCE Aschersleben GmbH
MCE Machine and Equipment Construction GmbH & Co. KG
Rosink Plant and Equipment GmbH
Rotring Engineering GmbH
History
{|
| style="width:10%;"|Date
| style="width:90%;"|Milestone
|- valign="top"
|08/2003
|Deutsche Babcock AG buys Babcock Borsig Service Group from the bankruptcy of Babcock Borsig AG.
|- valign="top"
|09/2003
|Deutsche Babcock Al Jaber is established by Deutsche Babcock Middle East as joint-venture in Qatar.
|- valign="top"
|12/2003
|Babcock Borsig Service buys Steinmüller-Gesellschaft Steinmüller Engineering Service (Pty) Ltd.
|- valign="top"
|01/2005
|Acquisition of license for flue gas desulfurization by Babcock & Wilcox, USA.
|- valign="top"
|04/2005
|Bilfinger Berger AG acquires all shares in Babcock Borsig Service Group.
|- valign="top"
|05/2006
|Changed name from Deutsche Babcock GmbH to Bilfinger Berger Power Services GmbH
|- valign="top"
|05/2006
|Acquisition of BHR Hochdruck-Rohrleitungsbau GmbH.
|- valign="top"
|04/2009
|Acquisition of 80.5% stake in Croatian company Duro Dakovic Montaza d.d. (formerly of Đuro Đaković)
|- valign="top"
|10/2010
|Bilfinger Berger Power Services GmbH takes over Rotring Engineering AG.
|- valign="top"
|02/2010
|Acquisition of MCE Maschinen-und Apparatebau GmbH & Co. KG as part of the power services segment.
|- valign="top"
|03/2010
|Power services becomes a separate division within Bilfinger Berger AG.
|- valign="top"
|09/2011
|Acquisition of equipment Rosink Anlagen und Apparatenbau GmbH.
|- valign="top"
|10/2011
|Acquisition of the remaining shares of the Duro Dakovic Montaza dd (100%).
|}
See also
Bilfinger Berger
Babcock Borsig Service
Deutsche Babcock Middle East
Deutsche Babcock Al Jaber
References
External links
Bilfinger Berger Power Services Official Website
Companies based in Baden-Württemberg
Construction and civil engineering companies of Germany
Oberhausen
Engineering companies of Germany
Construction and civil engineering companies established in 2003
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Are Ted Cruz, Rick Perry, Jeb Bush, Rand Paul and others all competing for the support of Texas' biggest political spenders?
Republican Senator Rand Paul has announced he's in the running for the White House and the battle for Texas bucks is officially underway.
Paul Jorgensen teaches political science at the University of Texas – Pan American. He studies the intersection of politics and money. | {
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TV Reviews: FTN Reviews Gotham Season 5 Episode 1: Year Zero
January 4th, 2019 by Todd Black Comments
This is the end. Gotham is coming to an end, and the countdown clock has come. And the theme of "No Man's Land" is actually a very adequate way to end things for both the better and the worse. After all, we all know there's no "happy endings" in Gotham, but we can try! "Year Zero" (outside of being a reference to the legendary Scott Snyder arc) did a very good job of setting everything up, and teasing that we don't know how everything is going to fall.
Case in point, though teased heavily in the trailer, we see the GCPD (via Gordon and Bullock), Penguin and Riddler all teaming up to defend the sanctuary of the GCPD. The reason this worked is that it was clearly they all thought this was their last stand, and yet, by the end of the episode, all four characters are in their own worlds, so it's unclear how they all come together. Naturally, we don't see the end result, but that makes it all the more tantalizing that we're going to come to that point eventually.
The true intent of "Year Zero" though was to set up what "No Man's Land" was, and how it affected everyone. Though simple, seeing Gordon narrate how everything was breaking down was very entertaining. Especially since the government is bent on letting Gotham die.
The GCPD are the only "safe haven" in the city, and yet, they're running out of everything. Food, water, supplies, medicine, and more. So when things start to get dark, they have to turn to a risky maneuver to help them extend life. You see the frustration that being cut off from the world for 87 days will bring. All the players interacting in a tentative fashion in order to fulfill their own goals was great.
And we've already had our first casualty in Tabitha being killed by Penguin after a failed assassination attempt on Penguin. The trailers all but confirmed that this was going to happen based on Barbara, but seeing her so close to revenge, only to fail because of a faulty bullet was very heartbreaking. It's better to have such a kill to start off the season to prove that there will be no safe place this year.
Then, there's Selina, who is not only crippled, but she has lost the will to live, even trying to kill herself. But now there's hope via "the witch", but as the trailers show, every victory has a price.
"Year Zero" was a great opening to the season. And with now only 11 episodes left, things are only going to get better.
4.5 out of 5 nerds
Let us know your thoughts below, @NerdFollowing on Twitter or on Facebook
Tags: dc comics, gotham
Todd Black
Todd Black is reader of comics, a watch of TV (a LOT of TV), and a writer of many different mediums. He's written teleplays, fan-fictions, and currently writes a comic book called Guardians (guardians-comic.com). He dreams of working at Nintendo, writing a SHAZAM! TV series, and working on Guardians for a very long time! | {
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Portishead est une ville du Somerset, en Angleterre.
Portishead est un groupe britannique, qui tire son nom de la ville de Portishead.
Portishead est le deuxième album de ce groupe, sorti en 1997. | {
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Architect, fine artist, photographer, b.1970. National Architects Union of Ukraine member, American Institute of Architects associate member. Current time occupied university position of Assoc. Professor of Architectural Design, Candidate of Technical Sciences. 1993 graduated architectural faculty of Kiev National University of Construction and Architecture, 1997 graduated PhD course in Technical Aesthetics and successful defended Candidate of Sciences dissertation. Lives and works in Kiev, Ukraine. | {
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Wrestling Alligators sets out to document the story of James E. Billie, an alligator wrestler, Vietnam war veteran, poet, musician, and chief of the Seminole Tribe of Florida for twenty-two years. In the process, it details the history of gambling operations and legislation on Native American reservations. From the establishment of bingo halls on Seminole land to the purchase of the Hard Rock Café franchise from its English founders, Billie became a trailblazer in fighting for the right to operate casinos on tribal lands.
Born an outcast, Billie was the son of a Seminole woman and a white sailor that left to fight in World War II. His half-breed status would have doomed him, but his mother and her friend managed to save his life. His upbringing, to some extent, reflected changes taking place in his tribe. Native to the Everglades, the tribe supported itself for many years by putting on performances for tourists; Billie recalls singing in Miccosukee and reciting the pledge of allegiance as part of each performance as a child. As a young adult, he made hundreds of dollars a day by wrestling alligators. Even still, the tribe struggled to support itself. At one point, Billie remembers the tribe's leaders receiving two million dollars from the U.S. government. Seeing the money disappear quickly, Billie knew that the tribe needed a means of steady, self-generated income. After a tour in Vietnam, Billie returned home committed to creating change.
Narrating the story of his first bingo hall, Billie recalls an envelope arriving on his desk with reports of the incredible profits that the mob had been making from bingo. Billie responded with 'let's do it' and the first bingo hall on Seminole Tribal land opened in 1975. Despite fears of failure, the plan took off and gathered steam, as the halls multiplied, adding blackjack tables, electronic gambling machines, resorts, and, later, the purchase of the Hard Rock Café brand. Leading the way in Native American gaming, Billie also found himself at the forefront of legislation battles for tribal sovereignty rights regarding taxes on Native American casino profits and the right to operate casinos on tribal lands. He describes each step of this battle as just another alligator to wrestle.
While the film details his legal struggles, it also documents how the tribe changed as a result of its huge influx of casino profits. Billie realized, after making a change in finance software, that fellow tribal leaders had embezzled millions of dollars from the tribe. After launching an investigation into what had happened, Billie was ousted from his position as chief. In response, Billie turned to building chickees, a shelter traditional to the Seminoles. Only years later would tribe leaders vote for Billie to return as chief. Recognizing the need for infrastructure to manage the tribe's incredible profits, Billie implemented a new plan to invest the money destined for young Seminoles until their eighteenth birthday. While this plan successfully passed, debates about how best to manage this wealth for the tribe's future continue today, along with Billie's status as a leader in the tribe.
The film depicts a fairly recent history that remains widely unknown in the United States. Challenging the notion that casinos were somehow always present on native reservations or that this presence has simply been accepted, the film documents the struggles that have led to its existence and the life of the man once at its forefront. Larger-than-life, Billie's persona on film is politically incorrect and uncompromisingly forthright. Like his childhood heroes, Tarzan and Rambo, Billie emerges on film as a hero and a warrior fighting for the future of his tribe. Footage of him wrestling alligators as a younger man, singing and playing his award-winning music, building a chickee and describing its significance, and teaching Miccosukee to younger Seminoles becomes skillfully interlaced with footage of him and others telling the story of their gambling enterprise. Whether or not viewers are familiar with him or with the impact of Native American gambling on Native Americans, the film presents a compelling starting point for learning about this history and this wrestler of many beasts. | {
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describe "ProMotion::TestWebScreen functionality" do
extend WebStub::SpecHelpers
before do
disable_network_access!
UIView.setAnimationDuration 0.01
end
after { enable_network_access! }
def controller
@controller ||= TestWebScreen.new(nav_bar: true)
end
after do
@controller = nil
end
it "should have the proper html content" do
file_name = "WebScreen.html"
controller.mock!(:load_finished) do
loaded_file = File.read(File.join(NSBundle.mainBundle.resourcePath, file_name))
controller.html.delete("\n").should == loaded_file.delete("\n")
resume
end
controller.set_content(file_name)
wait_max 8 {}
end
it "should allow you to navigate to a website" do
stub_request(:get, "https://www.google.com/").
to_return(body: %q{Google! <form action="/search">%}, content_type: "text/html")
controller.mock!(:load_finished) do
controller.html.should.include('<form action="/search"')
resume
end
controller.open_url(NSURL.URLWithString("https://www.google.com/"))
wait_max 8 {}
end
it "should manipulate the webscreen contents with javascript" do
controller.mock!(:load_finished) do
controller.evaluate('document.getElementById("cool").innerHTML = "Changed"')
controller.html.should =~ /<h1 id="cool">Changed<\/h1>/
resume
end
controller.set_content('<h1 id="cool">Something Cool</h1>')
wait_max 8 {}
end
end
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I write things on the Internet
Posted on March 29, 2006 by dylanmatthews
I'm off to Cornell for the weekend. I'll be back Monday.
Only 52!
In this otherwise excellent, though skimpy on details, Slate article by Gary Bass on what causes civil wars, one finds this curious sentence:
Throughout Africa, as the Stanford civil war experts James Fearon and David Laitin point out, 18,000 examples of ethnic groups interacting regularly with each other between 1960 and 1979 led to only 52 civil wars.
I'm sorry, but "only 52 civil wars" really aren't words that should go together. Though it would funny if Republicans started claiming that "only one – one! – civil war" is going on in Iraq.
Caspar Weinberger Dead
Call me tacky, but good riddance to bad rubbish. This guy paid off theocrats in Iran and supported fascist murderers in Nicaragua. He was scum of the highest order.
Card Falls
Andy Card's resigned, to be replaced by Josh Bolten. He may run for governor in Massachusetts, but would lose, like any other Republican, to either Tom Reilly or (if we're lucky) Deval Patrick. I can't say I think this is that big of a deal; Card's fall has been in the, er, cards since the Harriet Miers pick, which he handled instead of Rove. That clearly showed Rove to be the superior political strategist, and Boy Genius will remain what he's been all along: chief of staff in everything but name.
P.S. Todd Gitlin, everyone's favorite SDSer, has some interesting dirt on Bolten.
Ideally, Yossi Beilin and Meretz-Yachad would win, but, well, that's too much to ask with. I could live with a Kadima victory with a strong second-place showing from Labor. At least Bibi's very, very far from regaining the Prime Ministership.
Is it just me, or is it completely bizarre that Maryland Lt. Governor and Senatorial Candidate Michael Steele's former brother-in-law (who he is still friends with) is Mike Tyson?
Corn Flakes At Amazon
I don't know why, but seeing this when I went to look for a book at Amazon was quite disturbing.
The best argument against Williams on integrity I've read
2013 – Best So Far
Great moments in academic laziness
Inverting the stack
@dylanmatt
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will also have a guaranteed minimum "per pupil" increase each year.
setting the level of school funding".
children who require extra resources.
receive this type of education.
duty is currently the responsibility of local authorities.
to place this duty on schools rather than local authorities.
young people in their area.
be down to the government to ensure this happens. | {
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ythology
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See You At The Pole?
She got up that morning and changed the way we pray for our schools. One girl in Texas with a vision to pray for her school. It was raining that morning in 1990 but it didn't discourage her. Now, 22 years later, students are still praying for their schools. She started a revolution, will you keep it going?
I haven't missed one yet. Well, I wasn't there at the first one. But, from the beginning of the movement that following year with about 20,000 students in the Dallas Reunion Arena, See You At The Pole (SYATP) became public. I have seen elementary, junior high, high school, and college students praying for their school. I have seen young adults, parents, policeman, politicians, principals, coaches, and teachers praying at flag poles. We even did an airplane flyover at several schools and announced live on the air. I will be at a high school in Minneapolis. Where will you be?
Don't forget that we are one week away from this world-wide prayer meeting that saw 7 million students praying around flag poles last year. Next Wednesday, September 26th, 2012 at 7am local time. The theme this year is "AWAKEN". It is taken from Ephesians 3.14-21.
"For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father, and I pray that you will grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine..."
-Ephesians 3:14-21
https://www.syatp.com/
Jeff Grenell September 18, 2012
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Development In The YTH Leadership Meeting
y t h o l o g y (u-tha'-la'-gee) | 'The Study Of Youth'
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Al-Farq bayn al-Firaq is a book by the Shafi'i scholar Abu Mansur al-Baghdadi (d. 1037 CE) outlining the doctrinal positions of various sects and schisms in Islam. Written as an explanation of the hadith regarding the division of the Muslim ummah into 73 sects, the book explains the hadith, lays out the various beliefs of 72 "misguided" sects and ends by explaining the beliefs of Orthodox Sunni Islam, according to the author, in 15 points. The book also outlines the doctrinal positions of sects which are not deemed to be included under the hadith.
The Hadith
Abu Mansur lists 3 narrations of the hadith. Regarding the first he writes, after listing his chain of narrators to Abu Hurairah, Muhammad said: The Jews are divided into 71 sects, and the Christians are divided into 72 sects and my people will be divided into 73 sects.
The 72 Sects
This part of the book is split into 8 sections and is divided as follows:
An Explanation of the opinions of the Rafidah
An Explanation of the opinions of the Khawarij
An Explanation of the opinions of the Mu'tazila and Kadiryah
An Explanation of the opinions of the Dirariyah, Bakiryah and Jahmiyah
An Explanation of the opinions of the Karimiyah
An Explanation of the opinions of the Anthropomorphists found among the numerous sects which we have mentioned
An Explanation of the opinions of the Murji'ah
An Explanation of the opinions of the Najjariyah
A number of sects are outlined under each section.
The Orthodox Sect
The book ends by explaining the beliefs of Orthodox Sunni Islam in 15 points. These points span several subjects.
The Universe
Abu Mansur writes that the Orthodox sect confirms, "realities and knowledge, particularly and generally." He also write that it confirms the knowledge regarding the creation of the Universe, its atoms and accidents, i.e. God is the creator of both.
God's Attributes
Abu Mansur outlines the various beliefs of the Orthodox sect regarding God.
Messengers and Prophets
Abu Mansur outlines the position of the Orthodox sect regarding the veracity of Prophethood and its attributes. He also outlines the distinction between Prophets and Messengers.
Consensus of Muslims
Abu Mansur outlines various points he believed the Muslim ummah agreed upon.
The Hereafter
Abu Mansur outlines various events the Orthodox sect confirmed will happen in the future, such as the everlastingness of Paradise and Hell.
The Caliphate
Abu Mansur outlines the position of the Orthodox sect regarding the First Fitna. He writes,They confirm the [Caliphate] of Abu Bakr the Righteous after the Prophet ... They affirm the loyalty of Uthman and they steer clear of anyone who calls him an infidel. They recognize the Caliphate of Ali in its time. They judge 'Ali right in his wars ... and they assert that Talha and al-Zubair repented and withdrew from warfare against 'Ali ... Regarding al Siffin they rule that the right was on the side of 'Ali, while Mu'awiya and his supporters wronged him by means of an interpretation as a result of which they became sinners but not heretics.
References
Kalam
Sunni literature
Ash'ari literature
Islamic theology books | {
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Jenn from Jenn's Review Blog recently wrote a review for the Exergen TemportalScanner Thermometer. Jenn starts out by stating how it is never fun to have sick kids around the house. She explains how big of a pain it is to get children to sit quiet and still for long enough to take their temperature by means of more traditional thermometers. | {
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Are you a gentleman or macho, or are you just outspoken and generous. Well I like a man who is a bit of all these and apart from it he should be reliable, responsible and straightforward.
Only thing lacking in my life is the need of a loving life partner. I have made many new friends both girls and men and now I have a clear idea on what sort of a man I want in my life. | {
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Planning act
The term 'Act' refers to an Act of Parliament that either creates a new law or changes in some way an existing one. Acts of Parliament comprise the UK's statute law.
In the construction industry, the term 'planning' generally refers to the process of obtaining planning permission, or the general subject of town and country planning, that is; plan making and development management.
The term Planning Act is commonly considered to refer to the Town and Country Planning Act, which in 1947 introduced the basis for much of the contemporary planning system. It was subsequently revised in 1968 and 1990.
For more information see: Town and Country Planning Act.
However, there are a number of other Acts that relate specifically to planning, such as the Planning Act 2008, the Housing and Planning Act 2016, and the Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017.
It is wise therefore when referring to planning Acts to identify a specific Act, and the revision that is being referred to.
Housing and Planning Act 2016.
Planning (Hazardous Substances) Act 1990.
Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act.
Planning Act 2008.
Planning and Compensation Act 1991.
Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act.
Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) (England) Order.
Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012.
Town and Country Planning Act.
Town planning.
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Opinion – Classes from Europe for the UK's Battle Towards Financial Inequality
It's simply over a yr because the Conservative Get together convincingly gained the UK Normal Election. Whereas the British Authorities has spent a lot of 2020 tackling the twin challenges of negotiating the UK's exit from the EU and responding to Covid-19, a lot of the Conservative's electoral success stemmed from its guarantees to sort out regional inequality. Large numbers of traditional Labour Party voters in the North of England 'lent' their votes to the Conservatives based mostly on the latter's assist for what they titled the 'Levelling Up Agenda': tackling the financial imbalance between the UK's most rich areas and people which lag behind. Now that Prime Minister Boris Johnson has efficiently concluded negotiations with the EU, the Conservatives can be decided to start fulfilling this key manifesto dedication.
The UK is likely one of the most unequal developed nations on this planet. Solely the US, Romania and South Korea are extra polarised in areas reminiscent of well being, jobs and disposable revenue. Historically, regional inequality has been offered by way of the economic divide between the north and south of the country. The South East of England is by far probably the most prosperous area of the UK, with a disposable revenue of £28,000 per head versus £16,000 per head within the nation's poorest area, the North East of England. The impact of this distinction has had actual world penalties. These born in Glasgow for instance can anticipate to dwell on common ten years lower than these born within the Chilterns, simply outdoors of London.
The hole between the North and South has quickly elevated within the UK from the Nineteen Eighties onwards. Many areas of the North, reliant on conventional industries reminiscent of manufacturing, mining and shipbuilding, noticed huge rises in unemployment and poverty as these professions declined. The South nonetheless, the place manufacturing jobs weren't as important, benefited from the rise of the brand new providers business, and from new legal guidelines which allowed people to buy their council homes at diminished charges. Nonetheless, it can be crucial to not oversimplify this divide, as nice disparity exists between neighbouring native authorities too. For instance, There remains great economic disparity between different boroughs of London – regardless of usually larger wages in London, Barking and Dagenham, within the east of the town, has a median full-time incomes charge 3% lower than the UK nationwide common. Chelsea and Kensington in the meantime is 53% larger than this common.
Addressing inequality is crucial to creating a greater UK for everybody, not simply these dwelling in larger ranges of poverty. A 2014 OECD study discovered that the UK's excessive ranges of inequality meant that financial progress was 6-9% decrease than it in any other case might have been. It is because people dwelling in deprivation usually have decrease ranges of training and find yourself with low-skilled jobs which contribute little to the economic system. This concurrently permits the wealthy to get high-skilled jobs with little competitors, which reduces effectivity. Excessive ranges of inequality additionally injury societal belief and result in larger crime charges. In accordance with the Equality Trust, 'Small everlasting decreases in inequality – reminiscent of lowering inequality from the extent present in Spain to that in Canada – would cut back homicides by 20% and result in a 23% long-term discount in robberies'. People dwelling in areas of excessive inequality additionally show worse ranges of each psychological and bodily well being, together with larger charges of weight problems and youngster mortality. Within the UK, these outcomes will result in elevated pressures on the Nationwide Well being Service, harming well being outcomes for society as an entire. The broader financial influence of psychological sickness in England has been estimated at £105.2 billion every year.
Whereas the British Authorities is formidable in its targets to reverse this sample of regional inequality, it's clear {that a} long-term plan is required, which can prolong far past the lifetime of this parliament. The UK2070 Commission, an independent inquiry into tackling the UK's regional equalities, published its final report in March 2020 which recognized a wide range of areas which the UK Authorities ought to deal with. The Fee recognized ten key areas that this Authorities, and people who succeed it, should deal with with the intention to sort out inequality. These priorities embrace:
Improved inter-city connectivity, providing higher street and rail hyperlinks not solely between main city centres but additionally to marginalised and rural areas
Rethinking the housing disaster, giving devolved and native authorities a higher function in planning and integrating housing growth into wider metropolitan infrastructure planning
Furthering devolution, guaranteeing that native authorities can take the lead in tackling native challenges
Enhancing training outcomes and up-skilling staff to assist people escape being trapped completely within the lowest incomes jobs
Tripling the brand new Shared Prosperity Fund to £15bn each year and persevering with that dedication for 20 years – an additional expenditure of £200bn over that already deliberate
The challenges that the UK faces aren't distinctive. There are a number of insurance policies which have proved profitable in lowering regional deprivation in different nations which may very well be tailored to work within the UK context. Up-skilling the workforce for instance is a key space in tackling long-term financial inequality. Germany for instance has an extended custom of guaranteeing a excessive proportion of its inhabitants obtain sensible, skills-based coaching to prepared them for participation within the labour market. The 'dual training system' permits Germans to attend a vocational faculty whereas additionally working at an organization for a interval of between two and three and a half years. In Germany, about 50% of all school-leavers endure vocational coaching offered by corporations which contemplate the twin system one of the simplest ways to amass expert employees. In contrast to within the UK, in Germany there's a shut collaboration between nationwide and native authorities in addition to business in guaranteeing apprenticeships meet the wants of each enterprise and the apprentices themselves. Firms pay these apprentices, not the state, as often the case within the UK. The system has helped be certain that Germany's economic system is extremely environment friendly in addition to considerably lowering youth unemployment – offering alternatives for many who would in any other case go with out. Quite a few nations are working carefully with Germany to revamp their apprenticeship system, and the UK might efficiently collaborate with Germany on this space.
European nations can also provide valuable lessons for the UK in pre-school education. Denmark legally ensures that every one youngsters from aged 26 weeks can entry pre-school care till they begin major faculty, whereas quite a few different European states present comparable affords. Common, free pre-school care has proven a levelling out impact on college students as they attain secondary faculty age, guaranteeing that there's much less of a spot between pupils from totally different financial backgrounds, not like in nations the place pre-school care is a luxurious accessible solely to the rich. As compared, the typical value of full-time nursery within the UK is £242 per week, which is roughly 50% of the typical family disposable revenue. It additionally has a direct profit, which permits moms to return to the office extra rapidly and simply, lowering long-term unemployment.
The UK Authorities has progressively labored in the direction of enhancing devolution because the late Nineties, and not too long ago this has prolonged to native authorities in England in addition to the nations of Scotland, Wales and Northern Eire. Nonetheless, extra in depth devolution in different European states has been cited as a think about mitigating the injury brought on by deindustrialisation, and subsequent poverty. In Germany for instance, 69 pence in each pound raised in tax is spent by central authorities, in comparison with the UK the place central authorities spends 95 pence. The Social Market Foundation nonetheless be aware that presently within the UK 'Native devolution coverage has been very a lot framed round (financial) progress… little or no has been has been mentioned in regards to the function (if any) of devolution in tackling poverty.' Better devolved powers have allowed cities and areas in Europe to take proactive steps to sort out the basis causes of inequality. Hamburg for instance has been capable of power home builders to make sure that a 3rd of recent properties developed within the metropolis are social housing, and an additional third reasonably priced for the much less prosperous. Given the burden of affordable housing in London, new powers would allow to sort out this type of inequality.
Tackling inequality within the UK would require Authorities dedication to long run planning in addition to using creative coverage making to make sure it stays a sustainable coverage purpose. Whereas the uncertainty of Covid-19 and the UK's exit from EU could make this tougher, tackling inequality is a precious funding in defending the UK's financial future, in addition to a key step in enhancing the lives of its most susceptible residents.
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Where do I even start? Maybe with Hello, Chelly! For a few months now, I'd been thinking about redesigning and reorganizing my blog but it wasn't until my staycation that I finally got around to doing it. I had been helping Alexa and her sister Rachel swap out their blog designs and realized, wait I actually have time to work on mine too! And that's what I did. I bought a template, created a new header and set of graphics, streamlined my features (and renamed a few, like this one!) and put it up in like 2 days. I'm really happy with how it turned out.
It's hard to believe that was only a few weeks ago. Because immediately after that I was in DC for ApollyCon, starting a new job and thinking about what to focus on next. The job search was my #1 goal this year but next on the list was health. I somewhat started on it last year but since I don't work from home on Fridays anymore, that means no more morning zumba. Which means I need find a new routine (yoga at home?) and most important of all, watch what I eat. I decided on a whim after a big Easter lunch that I was going to track my food and omg, it is so hard! But it's also been eye-opening because I thought I was a fairly healthy eater and as it turns out, I'm really not. So I'm going to better. Less junk food and sweets (ugh). Meal prep for lunch instead of buying (double ugh). On a positive note, this will not affect my ice cream habits because i don't want to be miserable.
But the best part about these last couple of weeks was seeing Children of a Lesser God with Estelle and James Bay with Alexa. Estelle and I make a point to see Joshua Jackson whenever he does a Broadway show (we saw Smart People last year) and this is my favorite. It's definitely heavy which I knew going in because I had seen the movie a while ago but seeing it on stage was something else. It's about Sarah Norman, a deaf custodian, and James Leeds, a hearing speech teacher, and how their different points-of-view on speech and deafness create tension and complications in their romantic relationship. The majority of the play is done in sign language although Leeds (Jackson) and other characters do speak. It's just such a different experience for a play and one I'd highly recommend.
Before the show, Estelle and I went to Vida Verde. The food was great + I shazammed half their playlist!
Lauren Ridloff and Joshua Jackson were so good!
And lastly, Jame Bay. This was my second time to see him live (and my first time going to Brooklyn Steel) and I seriously love him more than ever. He already sounds amazing on his albums but he's even better live. He puts some much energy and emotion into every song he plays. It just goes to show that all you really need is an incredible voice, a talented band and music that truly touches people. I'm even more excited for the new album now!
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Radiotherapy (RT), together with a direct cytolytic effect on tumor tissue, also elicits systemic immunological events, which sometimes result in the regression of distant metastases (abscopal effect). We have shown the safety and anti-tumor activity of a novel metronomic chemotherapy (mCH) regimen with dose-fractioned cisplatin, oral etoposide and bevacizumab, a mAb against the vasculo-endothelial-growth-factor (mPEBev regimen), in metastatic non-small-cell-lung cancer (mNSCLC). This regimen, designed on the results of translational studies, showed immune-modulating effects that could trigger and empower the immunological effects associated with tumor irradiation. In order to assess this, we carried out a retrospective analysis in a subset of 69 consecutive patients who received the mPEBev regimen within the BEVA2007 trial. Forty-five of these patients, also received palliative RT of one or more metastatic sites. Statistical analysis (a Log-rank test) revealed a much longer median survival in the group of patients who received RT [mCH vs mCH + RT: 12.1 +/-2.5 (95%CI 3.35-8.6) vs 22.12 +/-4.3 (95%CI 11.9-26.087) months; P=0.015] with no difference in progression-free survival. In particular, their survival correlated with the mPEBev regimen ability to induce the percentage of activated dendritic cells (DCs) (CD3-CD11b+CD15-CD83+CD80+) [Fold to baseline value (FBV) ≤1 vs >1: 4+/-5.389 (95%CI,0- 14.56) vs 56+/-23.05 (95%CI,10.8-101.2) months; P:0.049)] and central-memory- T-cells (CD3+CD8+CD45RA-CCR7+) [FBV ≤ 1 vs >1: 8+/-5.96 (95%CI,0-19.68) vs 31+/-12.3 (95%CI,6.94-55.1) months; P:0.045].
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Transposable elements are potent sources of genetic variation that also regulate the expression of large gene networks. They constitute the majority of genomic DNA in many eukaryotes, and they dramatically shape genetic content by causing insertions, deletions, rearrangements and sequence duplications. Of increasing significance is the link of these mobile elements to diseases such as cancer and neurodegeneration. Sequencing of human populations demonstrates that active transposable elements are substantially more prevalent than previously appreciated. The aims of this conference are to: 1) Apply recent innovations in high-throughput sequencing and genome analysis to the study of transposon biology and genome dynamics; 2) Discuss the discovery of cellular systems that inhibit transposon activity as examples of the evolutionary arms race between mobile DNA and their hosts; 3) Describe active transposition during neurogenesis and in tumor cells and raise questions about the role of mobile DNA in brain development and cancer; and 4) Discern mechanistic aspects of element mobility from bacteria to humans. This symposium is designed to foster ties between leaders in the field of transposon function and biology with the pioneers of genome analysis, a link that is still tenuous and nascent. Discussions of transposon activity and genome dynamics will focus on mechanistic models. Methods applied to these problems will include molecular structures, biochemistry, expression studies and bioinformatic analyses. The transposons and hosts represented in this conference include diverse examples from eubacteria, archaea, protists, plants and mammals.
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Interior designers and entrepreneurs Marcus and Daniella Balscheit chat to us about how they've kept their three businesses and a marriage alive for more than two decades.
The tactic paid off with the duo starting a relationship and a business the very next day. More than two decades later and they're the joint owners of three successful businesses: Surround (an interior design store and consultancy), Team Cycad (a mobile advertising brand with offices in the US and Melbourne) and Goldie (a vintage jewellery label sold online and as a concept store within Surround).
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This is a Kindle. It's not a tumor. (AP Photo/Karly Domb Sadof, File)
A man in England who ordered a waterproof Kindle was surprised to open his FedEx package and see a tumor specimen instead—delivered all the way from California, no less.
"When I opened it I had quite a shock," recipient James Potten tells the BBC. "My name was on the outside, but the contents weren't what I expected." The Bristol resident tweeted FedEx about the error on Saturday with the hashtag "#FedExFail" ("You've swapped my new kindle with a tumor specimen") and told them about it several times, the Bristol Post reports, but was repeatedly informed by customer service that he had received a Kindle.
He still refused to actually open the parcel, which was marked "non-infectious human tumor tissue." As Potten puts it, "Presumably this is a very important package, that needs to get to the hospital as soon as possible." The 37-year-old environmental consultant took a closer look and noticed that several digits in his tracking number matched that of the tumor specimen's.
"The tracking numbers are similar so presumably that is what has happened," he tells Metro UK. "It's a mistake on FedEx's part, rather than the people who posted the items." Eventually FedEx came by and picked up the sample, which was destined for the Royal Free Hospital in London.
Potten also received his Kindle from Waterfi, a US company that protects electronics items with waterproof substances. As Potten tweeted: "Delivered!" And this time it came "without a smidge of an anonymous human being's tissue," says Mashable.
(FedEx may have dealt science a "devastating blow" last year.)
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What better way to reveal the sex of a baby than by dragging a 61-year-old, partially blind alligator into a crowd while blasting music? So thought expectant couple Mike Kliebert and Rebecca Miller. For the reveal, Kliebert had his family gather around an elderly gator named Sally as he yanked off what appeared to be tape wrapped around her mouth. He then pried her jaws open and shoved a watermelon inside, causing blue goo to squirt out when she closed her mouth.
Kliebert is used to exploiting alligators. He and his family own and operate Kliebert's Turtle & Alligator Farm in Ponchatoula, Louisiana, which boasts on its website that visitors can see its "production facilities" of 47,000 turtles as well as more than 300 alligators. In addition to exploiting the animals for entertainment, Kliebert's also slaughters them for meat—which proves how little respect they have for them.
In the gift shop, the website states, "We give you the opportunity to purchase alligator heads, meat, turtle shells, gifts, and other hand crafted novelties." Perhaps following the sex reveal, people could purchase their own souvenir chunk of Sally.
PETA has been working to shut down this abusive roadside zoo for years, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has cited Kliebert's farm for repeatedly violating the minimum standards of the federal Animal Welfare Act, including 14 violations in just over a year. These include failing to provide animals with clean drinking water, failing to maintain an adequate perimeter fence (which endangers the public), failing to clean built-up waste from enclosures, and making no effort to retrieve foxes who escaped through a gate that was left open, causing the USDA to take the rare action of issuing an official warning.
Kliebert's was denied an Endangered Species Act permit to breed reptiles after PETA contested the permit application with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the facility was then cited for exhibiting without a permit and evading inspection.
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>> Minutes after the polling station closed on Sunday, Marine Le Pen, the leader of the far-right National Front, said she would completely overhaul the party. She didn't say exactly what that would be, but clearly she's trying to get away from her crushing defeat. And she's trying to move on and trying to present herself in a new light.
I'm Ingrid Melander Senior Political Correspondent for Reuters in France, here in Paris. For decades, for over 40 years, National Front has been there, it's a very well known brand. So there is a risk entailed into maybe changing the name or changing the party. But at the same time, one of National Front's problem is they're very isolated in the French political scene.
So clearly their hoping by overhauling it, maybe more people, more politicians, more voters will join them. Marine Le Pen and her father Jean-Marie Le Pen, who was a cofounder of the National Front more than 40 years ago, and was convicted several times for incitement to hatred for minimizing the Holocaust, have had a very difficult relation for years.
They say they don't talk to each other anymore, although he still lends her money for her campaigns. So we're standing here in front of the statue of Joan of Arc, in the Place des Pyramides. It's quite symbolic for the National Front. They used to come together every year on May 1st, to honor the memory of Joan of Arc.
But he came uninvited on the stage while she was giving a speech two years ago. Since then, she's kicked him out of the party, and she's not coming here anymore. More than 10.5 million voters backed the National Front on Sunday, so clearly it's a force that's not gonna go away any time soon.
Centrist Emmanuel Macron, who won the election against Le Pen on Sunday, immediately came out and said, in both his speeches, that he was aware that a lot of voters voted backed extremist policies. And that he respected them and that he was gonna try and bring everybody together.>> | {
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I was extremely underwhelmed with Unfriended (2014), the first film in this series. The first film as well as the sequel Unfriended: Dark Web (2018), were directed by Stephen Susco. I felt like Unfriended was a movie I could have made for free using Skype and a few of my friends, so it just didn't impress me at all as a horror film. Fortunately, the sequel Unfriended: Dark Web, is a much stronger film with a very intriguing story that is well executed, has a strong cast, and it is truly scary.
College student Matias (Colin Woodell) is in love with Amaya (Stephanie Nogueras), who happens to be deaf. He has been hesitant to learn sign language, so he develops a software program that will allow him to communicate with Amaya. She isn't happy about the fact he has put off learning sign language and they have an argument while talking on Skype. That night, Matias and his friends Nari (Betty Gabriel), Serena (Rebecca Rittenhouse), Damon (Andrew Lees), AJ (Connor Del Rio), and Lexx (Savira Windyani) get together on Skype for their weekly game of Cards Against Humanity. Amaya is supposed to join them, but is running late. Matias hasn't told his friends that he found a computer at a coffee shop that day or that he is using the computer to chat with them.
While talking with his friends on Skype, Matias is also browsing through the information on the computer he found, including logging into the owner's Facebook page. He ends up chatting with one of the owner's friends and begins to realize something is not right about the computer's owner. He simultaneously receives another Facebook message from a user named Charon who has a mysterious job offer for him. This leads him to look at the files on the computer and while doing that he finds a file containing short videos of random people unknowingly being filmed by a web cam. Matias' friends realize that something is up and he tells them about finding the computer and also shares the videos with them. They eventually find videos that appear to show people being killed in horrible ways.
When the first person Matias has been chatting with on the owner's Facebook begins accusing him of stealing the computer and Charon is also becoming suspicious of him, Matias opens a file that takes him into the dark web. He asks his friend AJ for advice, since he's computer savvy. He finds himself on a site called The River where Charon is asking for confirmation that he will accept the job as well as a payment of ten million dollars to be paid in bitcoin. He maneuvers through the dark web with AJ's help and at the same time, the shadowy owner of the computer seems to be hacking all of their computers and begins sending threatening messages to him.
The owner of the computer says he will kill Amaya if the computer isn't returned immediately, but oddly helps Matias by giving him the password to complete the transaction with Charon on The River. Matias realizes that the job he is being paid for will actually require him to kill someone. Unlike the first film Unfriended, the performances are believable and Unfriended: Dark Web takes you inside the story and makes you feel like you are part of what is happening on the screen.
When one of Matias' friends disappears and is then shown on video being pushed off a building and falling to their death, it becomes clear that Charon is more than one person and they are playing a sick game with Matias and his friends. In fact, there are thousands of Charon and they are all over the world watching everything and everyone.
With a believable concept that is told in a personal and terrifying way, Unfriended: Dark Web is a solid and very scary horror film. | {
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Aircraft Fuelling Data Sheets provide a wealth of important information on the fuelling requirements for the main civil aircraft and helicopters currently in operation. They contain details about fuel tank capacities, fuelling rates and the aircraft fuelling control panel. They also show the location of the fuelling points (including heights and clearances), bonding lugs and tank vents. | {
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Autovista Group's Predictions for 2019
This year could be make or break for the European automotive industry, with the perfect storm of WLTP and ongoing diesel negativity set to impact anyone from dealers and OEMs to Fleet and Finance. Not to mention Brexit. While we do not have a crystal ball, Autovista has gathered predictions for 2019 from our market experts in each of the EU5 countries.
There will be a slowdown in growth in Spain's new car market in 2019 due to greater economic uncertainty and the possibility of a new tax system that discriminates against some technologies. This will especially affect the private channel, which accounts for 51% of all new car sales in Spain.
We estimate the leasing/company cars channel, which has grown considerably in recent years, will continue to develop positively and command more than a 30% market share in 2019.
The decline in diesel continued in 2018, and a further adjustment is expected in 2019. Diesel lost 35 percentage points of share in the new car market between 2010 and 2018.
Demand for hybrid vehicles expanded by close to 40% in 2018 and will grow further in 2019. We also expect that electric vehicles (EV) will exceed the threshold of 1% market share this year. In the next two years, there will be a large number of electric vehicles coming to the market, supporting high demand growth. However, the scope for EVs is still largely limited to the big cities and so significant infrastructure improvements are required.
The implementation of a WLTP-based tax regime in Spain is delayed until 31 December 2020. However, the new standard has already affected the tax liabilities on new cars as they are calculated using CO2 emissions figures. Manufacturers have already reoriented their offer of engines and equipment.
The used car market has experienced several years of growth and expanded again in 2018. The market seems to have already 'digested' the pre-registrations activity that occurred during the summer months - in November 2018 for example there were 30% more transactions of vehicles aged 0-6 months than in November 2017.
Given the current economic uncertainty in Spain and the healthy supply of new cars, it is expected that residual values will remain stable and possibly even show a slight downward trend in 2019. However, discounted vehicle financing offered to dealers by banks is negatively affecting RVs as dealers are passing the discount on by lowering transaction prices.
The drop in diesel RVs became more visible in Spain throughout 2018. The RVs of diesel cars lost between 2 and 5 percentage points throughout the year, depending on the segment and 2019 has begun with slight further downward adjustments. If negative media coverage of diesel resumes and/or if the Government decides to implement higher taxes, residual values will naturally be negatively affected.
Diesel residual values will continue to decline in 2019, especially in segments such as C and D, which have high fleet penetration. This is despite fleets still enjoying financial advantages on diesel, as the VAT deduction is greater than for petrol. The equivalent level of deduction for petrol cars in France is not expected until 2021.
Values of B segment diesels will be less impacted because a switch to petrol has been occurring for several years. Key new model launches in this segment such as the Peugeot 208 and Renault Clio will also increase average diesel RVs.
Petrol RVs will continue to increase, albeit at a slower rate, as fiscal actions are increasingly favouring petrol over diesel. French people are driving less too, further eroding the benefits of diesel.
Plug-in hybrid RVs will continue to increase as there is limited new model activity and premium brands dominate.
Electric RVs will only rise slowly in 2019 as Government actions to support EVs are not yet sufficiently attractive for potential buyers.
WLTP figures will only be introduced to calculate tax liabilities from 2020 in France. SUVs will, therefore, continue to drive value growth in the French market in 2019.
The high number of tactical registrations over the summer of 2018 due to the implementation of WLTP will impact 12-month RVs for some brands more than expected and will be especially felt in the first half of 2019.
The ZDK (German Federation for Motor Trades and Repairs) expects a similar volume of new car registrations in 2019 as in 2018 (about 3.4 million).
Ongoing discussions about diesel bans means buyers, especially user-choosers with higher leasing instalments as well as progressive self-employed and business owners, will increasingly consider electrified vehicles when choosing a new car. The change in taxation on the private use of a hybrid or electric company car will also support demand.
The used car market is expected to decline slightly, as it did in 2018 (down by 1.5% to 7.19 million changes of ownership).
Diesel RVs will continue to decline slightly but will stabilise over the course of the year. A stronger decline is expected for three-year-old cars and a less severe decline for younger used cars.
Petrol RVs will not continue to rise but will remain stable due to the weakening used car demand and less oversupply. The diesel crisis drove the registration volume of petrol cars to all-time highs and in turn boosted the volumes of very young and affordable used petrol cars. The demand and supply situation has therefore been advantageous but seems to have peaked, impacting petrol RVs.
RVs for alternative fuel vehicles - especially hybrids - will grow slightly as the supply and demand situation is still advantageous. This is particularly the case for younger used cars that feature more modern technology.
Alternative fuel vehicles will continue to grow volume-wise, with hybrids at a much stronger rate than EVs (EVs will get a more significant push in 2020).
OEM and dealership registrations of new B and C segment cars will grow and apply further pressure on RVs as supply increases. We expect that the daily remarketing business of dealerships will therefore be dominated by smaller vehicles with lower diesel penetration.
Given the recently confirmed tax changes in effect from 1 March onwards, there will be high volume registrations of new cars with more than 160 g CO2/km in the first two months of 2019.
The boom in new cars which will then go on sale with 0km will create oversupply in the used car market, which has already been impacted by the enormous stock of 0km cars available (there were 178,000 cars at the end of December, equating to almost 10% of the new car registrations volume of 1.9 million units in 2018).
As a consequence, we expect an overall weakening of residual values as these 0km cars will be priced low to be sold on quickly.
Diesel RVs will particularly deteriorate further as almost 70% of the 0km stock is diesel. Demand for new diesels fell by 12% in 2018 with 140,000 fewer cars registered than in 2017, and its share even fell below 50% in the final four months of 2018. Demand for used diesels is dropping similarly – or even more so - because a few cities have introduced bans on pre-Euro 5 diesel cars.
The only vehicles with strengthening RVs in 2019 will be the hybrids – across all segments and body types – and small/medium crossovers.
The only certainty in the UK as far as Brexit is concerned is uncertainty. Nevertheless, Autovista Group has developed the following predictions for 2019:
We estimate that up to 100,000 new car registrations were lost between September and December 2018 due to WLTP and a downturn in demand. Given this, some volume was added to our forecast for 2019. But this did not compensate for the reduction to the base case, downside and upside forecasts because of weakening demand due to rising inflation and falling consumer confidence given the uncertainty surrounding Brexit.
Autovista Group's base case forecast for the new car market in 2019 calls for a contraction in demand, albeit of only 0.6%. However, even this broadly assumes that the UK's departure from the European Union will maintain free trade in a transitional phase, that interest rates and inflation will not rise and that pound sterling will not devalue further. In an upside scenario, which assumes ongoing free trade, stable inflation and interest rates and a strengthening pound, the new car market could even expand by up to 4%. On the downside, assuming the UK leaves the EU with 'no deal' and that WTO trading rules come into effect, consumer confidence and the economy weaken and interest rates and inflation rise, new car registrations could fall by up to 10%.
Demand for used cars was far more resilient than for new cars in 2018. In 2019, the performance of the used car market and residual values will be dictated by the new car market as consumers may opt for a used car more than a new car given the current climate.
Our current residual value outlook calls for stability in residual values in the 12 month/20,000km scenario in 2019. In the 36 month/60,000km scenario, we forecast that values will fall by 1% in 2019. These assumptions will naturally change if the trend of consumers opting more for used cars than new materialises.
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This week I've to deploy an ASP.NET application containing about 20 reports that have been created with the Crystal Reports Basic Runtime which is included in Visual Studio 2008. (By the way, the application also contains a lot of AJAX-Functionality. It uses the "AJAX Control Toolkit-based" MultiColumnDropDown that I've described in a previous post).
The installation is very simple. You doesn't need to click anything, simply run the .msi and you see the window below. Just wait until it closes.
There's also the possibility to include the msi in your setup-application. For more information on that take a look at this thread in MSDN-Forums. | {
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The House of Representatives on Tuesday in Abuja urged the Independent National Electoral Commission to conduct all pending re-run elections into legislative positions in Rivers and Anambra.
This followed the unanimous adoption of a motion under matters of urgent public importance sponsored by the House Minority Leader, Rep. Leo Ogor (PDP-Delta) and five others.
Moving the motion, Ogor said that INEC's inability to conduct re-run elections in the two states had denied the people their constitutionally guaranteed right to representation at the National and State Houses of Assembly.
Ogor said that INEC's failure to conduct the elections violates section 48 of 1999 constitution which provides that the Senate shall consist of three senators from each state and one from the FCT.
He said, "It also violates section 49 which provides that the House of Representatives shall consist of 360 members representing constituencies of nearly equal population as far as possible.
The House Majority Leader, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila (APC-Lagos) said the call became necessary in view of the need to safeguard the country's democracy.
Ruling on the matter, Speaker, House of Representatives, Mr. Yakubu Dogara referred the motion to House Committee on Legislative Compliance and Electoral Matters.
According to him, the committees will ensure that INEC concludes elections in Rivers and other states where elections are not concluded. | {
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ANTI-FRIZZ is one of YUKO products line familiar to overseas hair salons already. It is going to be launched in Japan.
The product will be renewed in other countries.
Maybe, Japanese people do not used to hear about a word ANTI-FRIZZ. It is one of the most popular hair salon menus in USA and Europe.
I have been engaged to research and development to cheer to bring smile for all the people with concern about hair.
Now, the release of ANTI-FRIZZ has finally been realized in Japan.
I am delighted with all the support of a lot of people.
I like to express my sincere thankfulness.
ANTI-FRIZZ will be something which can bring joy to Japanese customers, I believe. | {
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BCA identifies victim, officer in fatal police shooting in Austin
The officer has been with the police department for two years.
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Kokou Christopher Fiafonou
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Authorities have identified the police officer and man he fatally shot following a 24-hour standoff in Austin.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) on Tuesday identified the Austin police officer as Zachary Gast, who has been with the department for two years.
Gast fatally shot Kokou Christopher Fiafonou, 38, on Dec. 23, with the medical examiner saying he died of multiple gunshot wounds, the BCA said.
Investigators found a knife near Fiafonou's body, the BCA said.
Austin police last week said Gast opened fire in the Kwik Trip gas station parking lot around 9:30 p.m. on Dec. 23 following the end of a 24-hour standoff at a nearby apartment building that had started at 3:45 p.m. the day prior (Dec. 22).
Police responded to 7th Street Northwest and 8th Avenue Northwest Wednesday on a report of a man walking in traffic while holding a machete. Police said the man failed to respond to verbal commands and Tasers were "ineffective."
Fiafonou then went into an apartment building on the 1200 block of 4th Avenue Northwest, where he allegedly "threatened to hurt other people," police said.
Negotiators spoke with Fiafonou for more than 24 hours during which police used "pepper gas and less-lethal foam," which were also "ineffective."
Fiafonou left the apartment around 9:30 p.m. on Dec. 23 and walked to the nearby Kwik Trip. Police say in the parking lot of the gas station, the man "confronted officers," and Gast opened fire.
Fiafonou died at the scene. A GoFundMe page set up to help with funeral expenses says he suffered from a mental disorder and was praying out loud when police started harassing him.
The BCA is handling the investigation into Fiafonou's death. When the BCA finishes its investigation, it will send the case to the Mower County Attorney's Office, which will consider charges against the officer.
Note: The details provided in this story are based on the police's latest version of events, and may be subject to change.
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The suspects fired first, and police fired back, the BCA says. | {
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June 11-18, 2018. Devon is a writer in residence at the Weymouth Center. Her project is The Family Elephant's Jewels and–while numbers aren't everything–she puts more than 30,000 words on the page. And enjoys herself enormously. The book is now one section away from being complete in it's first draft.
April 2018. Devon tackles a 20,000 word writing goal for Camp NaNoWriMo, and makes it to right around 13,000. We're blaming it on the 5-day migraine. And life.
March 2018. Devon signs up for Camp Nanowrimo. which is right around the corner, in April. The goal is 20,000 words. Yes, while homeschooling.
March 2018. Devon gets her first-in-a-long-time writing contract, this time with QSR Magazine (a restaurant trade magazine). Her first articles should be appearing in May.
January 2018. Devon is accepted as a writer in residence at The Weymouth Center. She will be staying in their haunted house, in a quiet, internet-free room, for a week in June. She will be working on The Family Elephant's Jewels.
October 24, 2017. Still full-time homeschooling. Illustration work on a reprint has been completed and the final manuscript should be sent to editors before the end of the year. Devon is also pursuing some writing residencies for the summer of 2018, when she will also be doing NaNoWriMo again.
February 16, 2017. Still full-time homeschooling, Devon has joined a new writing group and is about to start another, and is also very busy sweeping distractions from her many spinning plates. Look for new content on The Starving Artist in February, and new stories and books beginning in March. | {
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Q: Vue+Webpack configuration I try to use Vue2 with Webpack4. Command webpack-dev-server finished with success, but it shows me only folders:
My webpack.config.js is:
const path = require('path');
const HtmlWebpackPlugin = require('html-webpack-plugin');
const VueLoaderPlugin = require('vue-loader/lib/plugin')
module.exports = {
entry: './src/main.js',
output: {
publicPath: './',
path: path.join(__dirname, '/dist'),
filename: 'result.js',
},
devServer: {
compress: true,
port: 8532,
},
module: {
rules: [
{
test: /\.vue$/,
loader: 'vue-loader'
},
{
test: /\.js$/,
exclude: /node_modules/,
use: {
loader: 'babel-loader',
},
},
{
test: /\.s[ac]ss$/i,
use: [
{ loader: 'vue-style-loader' },
{
loader: 'css-loader',
options: {
sourceMap: true,
},
},
{
loader: 'sass-loader',
options: {
sourceMap: true,
},
},
],
},
{
test: /\.css$/,
use: [
'vue-style-loader',
'css-loader'
]
},
{
test: /\.(png|jpg|gif)$/,
exclude: [path.resolve(__dirname, "public/fonts")],
use: ['file-loader'],
},
],
},
plugins: [
new VueLoaderPlugin(),
new HtmlWebpackPlugin({
template: './public/index.html',
minify: false,
})
],
};
This is my first experience with Vue.
What am I doing wrong?
Before that I tried to use vue-cli, but as I understood I can't use scss and Pug without Webpack.
Am I right?
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People and the Environment: Approaches for Linking Household and Community Surveys to Remote Sensing and GIS appeals to a wide range of natural, social, and spatial scientists with interests in conducting population and environment research and thereby characterizing (a) land use and land cover dynamics through remote sensing, (b) demographic and socio-economic variables through household and community surveys, and © local site and situation through resource endowments, geographical accessibility, and connections of people to place through GIS. Case studies are used to examine theories and practices useful in linking people and the environment. We also describe land use and land cover dynamics and the associated social, biophysical, and geographical drivers of change articulated through human-environment interactions. | {
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And please note that ALL of our classes are NCBTMB approved for CE hours and recognized by both the AMTA and ABMP.
We are also registered for CEU credit in Florida for massage. Aestheticians should consult with their local boards for CE hour approval.
DISCOUNTS Available: Bring a friend and they will receive a 15% discount.
Attend a Refresher class at a 35% class price reduction.
Note that Trainings on the WEST COAST are with Melanie and Robert and are located in San Luis Obispo, CA.
Trainings on the EAST COAST are with Diamond Way Ayurveda trainer, Dawn Tardif and are located in Beverly, MA.
Many people have expressed to us how difficult it is to manage one of our scheduled class dates. To help you in this regard, we have created 2-day tutorials, that you can arrange to suit your schedule if we have similar availability. Look at the training you would like to receive and contact us. These are tailored for you (and a friend if you want to bring one). The cost is 2 days for $400.
Tibetan Shirodhara , Ayurvedic Face Rejuvenation , and PediKarma .
Description: Kansa Wands are fast becoming the most sought after tool for aestheticians and massage therapists. Their ability to energetically effect positive changes and enhance overall wellness is extraordinary.
Capturing the bio-electromagnetics of the acupuncture meridians and the chakra grid, they are easy to use and bring a whole new level of vitality, vigor, and radiance to your clients. And they are great to use on yourself.
Participants will learn how to use each of the kansa tools; for the face, the body, the feet, and for marma and pressure point work.
Bring your own tools and receive a a 15% discount on the class price. And, those who do not have tools and want to purchase them at class will receive a special discount.
Description: Ayurvedic Face Rejuvenation is a three part series designed to be a 60 to 90-minute hands on service that has three parts.
OPENING - quickly calms, balances and relaxes even the most high drive client.
MARMA - specific points and strokes are used on the face to revitalize the tissues. This sequence fits in well as the massage portion of any facial.
CLOSING - pleasantly invigorating sequence to refresh the body and clear the mind so the client can leave relaxed but alert.
The unique combination of gentle, balancing touch, use of marmas (vital energy) points, stimulating scalp and ear massage, together with aromatic oils/lotions can deeply calm, refresh, re-energize your face and whole being. The parts may be used together and combined with questionnaires, product advice and relaxation time to make a 90-minute service. Segments of this protocol can used as an add on service or can be included and adapted in addressing specific problems such as tired eyes, sinus problems, or jaw tension.
Description: SHIRO means "head" and DHARA means "stream." So SHIRODHARA, literally translated from the Sanskrit means to play a fine stream of warm liquid on the head. In the spa setting, most often the liquid played is oil that may or may not be infused with herbs. Buttermilk,very concentrated salt solutions, and hydrosols can also be used. In general, what we at Diamond Way Ayurveda recommend for spas is to use refined sesame oil. (Many of the herbally infused shirodhara oils are best used in clinical settings and simply add unnecessary expense for spa operators.) In the spa setting,the stream of oil flows between 10 to 25 minutes, using about 1.25 pints of oil. In a more clinical setting under the care of an Ayurvedic physician, the oil may stream up to 48 minutes.
In either a spa or clinical situation, the oil most often flows in a steady stream on the middle of the forehead, the point that is also known as the "third eye" or Ajna chakra. Shirodhara can also be done by playing the oil on the crown of the head, again a chakra point, which is a Tibetan style, or in various patterns on the forehead.
Tibetan Shirodhara is the name we have given to the signature treatment we teach and practice. It is a 90-minute sequence that brings together four Tibetan body therapies in a seamless rhythm and is designed to help balance all of the subtle energies of the body - Vata, Pitta, and Kapha - and take the client on a personal journey into a peaceful and profoundly deep state of relaxed awareness.
Who Benefits from Receiving Tibetan Shirodhara?
Description: Abhyanga is the full-body oil massage of Ayurveda. In this technique, not only are the strokes and points touched and the order in which they are touched important. Likewise, the products that are used, the oil, lotions, and ubtan powders, are also extremely important. They feed the skin and the entire body-mind. In Himalayan Mountain Abhyanga, we combine aspects from both the Indian and Tibetan traditions of Ayurveda. And, it is an excellent technique to use as snehan or massage for purva karma prior to Panchakarma.
Class time will be divided between theory and practice. By the end of the class, participants will have given and received each part of the treatment as well as a full treatment in its entirety.
* Ayurvedic theory behind the marma points on the feet, known in the West as reflexology points.
Description: Insomnia and disturbed sleep are pandemic in our fast-paced society. And over the counter and prescribed medications for sleep are all too common. These may address the symptoms, but rarely do they help to dismantle the stress and lifestyle choices that create the problem in the first place.
In this special 3-day training, Melanie and Robert Sachs will provide you with both the information and techniques that will help your clients to let go of stress and get deep and beneficial rest.
Description: Developed from Robert Sachs' work and study with Tibetan Physician, Dr. Lobsang Rapgay, Tibetan Chakra Stone Ritual is a 90-minute treatment ritual that is not only deeply relaxing, but also put's your client in touch with the profound subtle energies of the chakras. A truly transformational experience both for them to receive and for you to offer.
immediately apply into your massage or spa business.
PREREQUISITES TO ATTENDING are that you have aesthetic or bodywork license or training, are a health care professional, or a student of Ayurveda, yoga, or other esoteric tradition. | {
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Over the past decade, several transport changes have been introduced including significant improvements to key junctions. A draft transport strategy has been developed which looks at a number of measures to further improve transport and travel around the urban areas, including ways to reduce traffic congestion, and improve public transport, walking and cycling provision and access to the town centre.
The views of local people will inform a new shared vision for transport infrastructure improvements and set the priorities for further investment for Basingstoke over the coming years.
The strategy is supported by the Enterprise M3 Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) which has invested up to £36m in Basingstoke's transport infrastructure to support capacity, protect existing jobs and unlock future employment and growth opportunities.
To have your say on the draft transport strategy for Basingstoke, go to: www.hants.gov.uk/basingstoketransportstrategy. The survey is open from Wednesday 28 November 2018 until Monday 28 January 2019. Feedback will be incorporated into the final draft strategy to be approved by both Hampshire County Council and Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council to inform future planning and infrastructure decisions in Basingstoke. | {
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£1,000 deposit contribution on a CR-V at 4.9% APR Representative.
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Sporty and luxurious, the CR-V has been reimagined from the ground up, totally redesigned inside and out, with a 7-seat option. Muscular wheel arches with a sporty, short rear overhang, greater ground clearance and alloy wheels enhance the CR-V's bold stance and attitude.
Plus it is now available at 4.9% APR Representative^^ with a £1,000 deposit contribution† and 5 years' servicing for £599^ when financed on Personal Contract Purchase with Honda Aspirations.
With is new sleek modern design, Honda's new SUV is still recognizable a CR-V - this new range will exceed all your expectations.
The CR-V has been re-designed with smooth flowing lines that never fail to grab attention. Honda have created an interior that's impressive too; one that surrounds you with a luxurious, airy feel with ample leg room for everyone.
The power to move you.
Abundant performance is delivered for Honda's advanced 1.5 VTEC Turbo engine via a 6-speed manual or 7-speed CVT automatic transmission. Combined with its new chassis, the driving experience is agile with a sport soul.
Choice from our variety of accessory packs along with an array of individual items to make this SUV a bit more 'you'. You'll be able to give your new CR-V that extra, head-turning edge with those little touches that'll really make it yours.
On the top grade you can open and close the tailgate by simply passing your foot under the rear bumper - nice and easy. The power tailgate can also be programmed to stop at the height you set; ideal if you have a garage with a low ceiling.
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Vacation in Pamela Anderson's home?
Fancy a little get-a-way in sunny California? Got some cash to spend? Why not spend it on Pamela Anderson? Well, her house that is. Her romantic Malibu Beach House is available for short- and long-term rentals. Even if shared with friends it doesn't come cheap at $20.000 a week and $75.000 a month, but you would be able tell you shared a bed with Pamela Anderson….. I am pretty sure that Miss Anderson herself will be staying elsewhere so don't keep your hopes up.
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54 – We're Back: A Nerdcast Review
54 - We're Back: A Nerdcast Review
Jason, Kyle, and Joe are back! This month we cover Wonder Woman, Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol 2, and Spider-Man: Homecoming. We also discuss current comics including Black Bolt, Snotgirl, and The Old Guard.
53 – New X-Men by Grant Morrison
53 - New X-Men by Grant Morrison
This week on the Amazing Nerdcast you learn about Grant Morrison's run on New X-Men. This includes his epic first story arc: E is for Extinction. We also over the fallout of Magneto as well as the Secret Wars variation on E is for Extinction.
Tags // X-Men
52 – Logan & Iron Fist
52 - Logan & Iron Fist
This week the Amazing Nerdcast reviews the final Wolverine movie: Logan. We also discuss Marvel's latest Netflix Series: Iron Fist.
Tags // Iron Fist, Logan, Old Man Logan
51 – Red Thorn
51 - Red Thorn
The Amazing Nerds are back! This episode we review the Vertigo comic: Red Thorn. A fantasy comic that is embedded with Scottish folklore and Pagan rituals. It's filled with twists and unique perspective on a war that has spanned millennia.
Tags // Character Death Pool, Red Thorn, Spider-Man
50 – Damian Wayne
50 - Damian Wayne
Damian Wayne is the son of Bruce Wayne, the current Robin, and the subsequent heir to the Cowl of Batman. He was trained by the League of Assassins and has little to no consideration for the lives of criminals. In this episode we overview Damian inside Super Sons (Rebirth) #1, Robin Rises Omega, and Robin Rises Alpha. We also cover the newest run of Wildstorm by Warren Ellis.
Tags // Robin, Teen Titans, Wildstorm
49 – Jason Todd
49 - Jason Todd
In this episode we discuss Jason Todd and his role as Robin and also as the Red Hood. We review the infamous "A Death in the Family" story arc and "The Red Hood and the Outlaws" series from both the New 52 and Rebirth. While going down several philosophical rabbit holes involving the symbolism of Jason's death, Batman's disregard for human life, and why you should never date a super hero.
Tags // Batman, Red Hood, Robin
48 – Dick Grayson
48 - Dick Grayson
Dick Grayson has been apart of the Bat-Family since the beginning. He was the first Robin. Later he ascended to Nightwing and even took over as Batman for a time. Since then he's been a secret agent before reacquiring the mantel of Nightwing. The nerds discuss his past and dive into his adventures as Agent 37. As well as his epic tale as the Batman.
Tags // Batman, Nightwing
47.2 – Joe Show: Nightwing & Spider-Man
47.2 - Joe Show: Nightwing & Spider-Man
One of the greatest sidekicks in the world has a secret: he's better than Batman. Dick Grayson lives to protect, but can even Nightwing, the former Robin, live up to the legacy of the Bat? Also why doesn't Spider-Man have organic webbing?
Tags // Batman, Joe Show, Nightwing, Spider-Man
47.1 – Joe Show: Professor X & Archie
47.1 - Joe Show: Professor X & Archie
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Professor X has forever been the face of mutants in the Marvel Universe…but what led him on this path as a militant leader? Joe talks about the villainous nature of Professor Charles Xavier showcasing his exploits and manipulation. Also it's 2017: Why do some comics insist on looking like Archie?
Tags // Archie, Joe Show, X-Men
46 – Legion
46 - Legion
Legion is an Omega-Level mutant with unfathomable power. He's also clinically insane. Every power that manifests is controlled by a separate personality. Each of these personalities surface unpredictably with new ones developing consistently. His primary ability is telepathy, a gift from his father.
Tags // Legion, X-Men, X-Men: Age of Apocalypse
45 – Rando Comrissian
45 - Rando Comrissian
The first edition of Rando Comrissian where everyone picks a random comic book trade. Titles include Boom! Studio's Translucid, Superman: Nightwing & Flamebird, and Joker's Endgame. Also discussed is the state of the DC Rebirth including the Watchmen, the Multiverse, and Batman.
Tags // Batman, DC Rebirth, Nightwing, Superman, Translucid, Watchmen
44 – The Best Comics of 2016
44 - The Best Comics of 2016
2016 was a great year for comic books. There was a gratuitous amount of new indie comics, DC relaunched their universe with Rebirth, and Marvel's Secret Wars spawned great stories and characters. Also there were a lot of great comic book movies. Now that 2017 is here we have a lot more to look forward to.
43 – Marvel Noir: Spider-Man, Iron Man, Daredevil, Punisher & X-Men
43 - Marvel Noir: Spider-Man, Iron Man, Daredevil, Punisher & X-Men
Marvel Noir takes us to Earth-90214, a universe where many of our heroes emerge during the United States' Great Depression. New York City is under prohibition, recovering from the first World War, and run by organized crime. It's a dire world that requires darker "heroes" who are willing to venture through moral ambiguity.
Tags // Alexander Irvine, Autumnlands, Daredevil, David Hine, Fabrice Sapolsky, Frank Tieri, Fred Van Lente, Iron Man, Joshua Williamson, Justice League vs Suicide Squad, Scott Snyder, Spider-Man, X-Men
42 – To Quote the Poets… We're #@(%ed
42 - To Quote the Poets... We're #@(%ed
Two of the greatest fantasy stories have taken the comic world by storm: Autumnlands (a.k.a. Tooth & Claw) by Kurt Busiek and Monstress by Marjorie. Both comics have magic and anthropomorphic characters "animal people," ancient gods, and unbelievable power. However, they are set in completely different worlds.
Tags // Autumnlands, Kurt Busiek, Marjorie Liu, Monstress
41 – Star Wars, Darth Vader & Friends
41 - Star Wars, Darth Vader & Friends
Marvel has recently reacquired the publication of Star Wars comics. Since then they have done a phenomenal job creating and enriching the official cannon of the Star Wars Universe. In this episode we review Chewbacca by Gerry Duggan, Darth Vader by Kieron Gillen, Princess Leia by Mark Waid, Lando by Charles Soule, and the main Star Wars title by Jason Aaron.
Tags // Charles Soule, Chewbacca, Darth Vader, Gerry Duggan, Jason Aaron, Lando, Mark Waid, Princess Leia, Star Wars
40 – Southern Cross & Southern Bastards
40 - Southern Cross & Southern Bastards
A full episode including two new Marvel Now comics: Venom #1 and Ghost Rider #1. Also an overview of the epic space thriller Southern Cross by Becky Cloonan. Lastly a review of Southern Bastards by Jason Aaron and Jason LaTour.
Tags // Character Death Pool, Ghost Rider, Southern Bastards, Southern Cross, Venom
39 – Thor: The Goddess of Thunder
39 - Thor: The Goddess of Thunder
There's a new Thor in the Marvel Universe. She's mightier, more worthy, and has an unprecedented connection to the hammer Mjölnir. However, she has a profound weakness that could easily be exploited if anyone found out who she really is.
Tags // Thor
38 – Luke Cage & Doctor Strange
38 - Luke Cage & Doctor Strange
A review of Marvel's Netflix Series Luke Cage. Including a review of the cast, the series, and easter eggs. In addition there's a quick a guide to Luke Cage in comics.
Also in this episode the nerds review Marvel's Doctor Strange. Including a review of the cast, what magic means to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and notable easter eggs. As well as a guide to the Infinity Stones and additional Dr. Strange comics.
Tags // Doctor Strange, Luke Cage
37 – Serenity: Firefly Class 03-K64
37 - Serenity: Firefly Class 03-K64
Firefly and its follow-up movie Serenity became an instant fan favorite in the early 2000's. Since then several comics have been published that are all within the same universe and timeline. Currently there are three volumes with another in production and set to release late 2016.
Tags // Firefly
36 – The Long Halloween
36 - The Long Halloween
The Long Halloween, by Jeff Loeb and Tim Sale, is the definitive origin story for Two-Face. We all know Harvey Dent as the infamous Batman villain. This story explores what drove the proud District Attorney of Gotham City into this dark place. Perhaps he may have been heading there all along.
Tags // Batman, Saga
35 – The Doctor Formerly Known as Strange
35 - The Doctor Formerly Known as Strange
Reviews of several Sorcerer Supreme comics including Dr. Strange & Dr. Doom: Triumph & Torment, Dr. Strange: The Oath, and Dr. Strange: The Way of the Weird. Also a review of Infamous Iron Man #1.
Tags // Doctor Doom, Doctor Strange, Iron Man
34 – Green Lantern: The Secret Origin(s) of Hal Jordan
34 - Green Lantern: The Secret Origin(s) of Hal Jordan
Hal Jordan, like many of our beloved characters, has had several origin stories. In this episode we take a look at his first appearance in Showcase comics. We compare it to the character defining "Secret Origin" written by Geoff Johns. Also in this episode we review Champions #1, Death of X, and Hadrian's Wall.
Tags // Champions, Death of X, Green Lantern, Hadrian's Wall
33 – Sex Criminals
33 - Sex Criminals
Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky created a pop culture icon with Sex Criminals. Suzie Dickson and Jon Johnson have extra ordinary abilities, fall in love, and have an axe to grind with BankCorp. Obviously the next logical step is to rob banks.
Tags // Sex Criminals, Teen Titans
32 – Superman: The Unchained Death Pool
32 - Superman: The Unchained Death Pool
Superman: Unchained was one of the greatest story arcs to come out of the New 52. This all-star mini-series was written by Scott Snyder and illustrated by Jim Lee. Decades ago the United States military obtained a powerful being, not unlike Superman. After years of using it as a covert weapon Superman realized he is not the most powerful being on Earth. Superman is pushed to his physical and mental limits. With a little help from Wonder Woman and Batman he is able to save the Earth but at a terrible cost. Also: Death Pool II!
Tags // Batman, Character Death Pool, Superman, Wonder Woman
31 – Luke Cage (a.k.a. Power Man)
31 - Luke Cage (a.k.a. Power Man)
Luke Cage has been many things including an Avenger, a hero for hire, a friend, a husband, and a father. After decades of being known as Power Man he became something greater. He became Luke Cage.
Tags // Luke Cage, Seven to Eternity
30 – Batman: The Early Years
30 - Batman: The Early Years
Bruce Wayne's early years as Batman were shroud in mystery for several decades. That is until Frank Miller's Batman: Year One. This beings the true origins of Batman. Also Jim Gordon is a new arrival in Gotham and working his way up the GCPD while battling rampant corruption. In addition, learn about Year Two of Batman. As well as Batman's origins current origins from the New 52 that have carried into DC Rebirth.
Tags // Batman, Doom Patrol
29 – Ghost Rider and the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
29 - Ghost Rider and the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Robbie Reyes is the new Ghost Rider in town and he's not like the others. He has the flaming head and uses chains to force vengeance upon the unjust, but that's just the tip of the iceberg. This is a new Spirit of Vengeance for a new generation.
Tags // Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Cyborg, DC Rebirth, Ghost Rider
28 – Guide to Inhumanity
28 - Guide to Inhumanity
As the "Death of X" story arc approaches, Inhumans have dramatically changed the Marvel universe. Familiarize yourself with Inhuman history including their Kree origin, the Royal Family, and the M-Pox virus that is now killing mutants.
In this episode we review All-New Inhumans (Volume 1), Uncanny Inhumans (Volume 1), Karnak (Volume 1), and Ms. Marvel (Volume 1 & 2). Also we review new comics including Brubaker's Kill Or Be Killed #1 and Blue Beetle: Rebirth.
Tags // Blue Beetle, DC Rebirth, Inhuman, Karnak, Kill or be Killed, Ms Marvel
27 – The NeverEnding Saga
27 - The NeverEnding Saga
This week we do a (mostly) spoiler-free review one of the greatest stories ever told: Saga. It's an epic space-fantasy set in a universe amidst an intergalactic war. The comic is illustrated by Fiona Staples and written by Brian K. Vaughan and receives a five out of five star review from the Amazing Nerdcast.
Also we review Suicide Squad #1, Horizon #1, and Ultimate Thor (Volume 1).
Tags // DC Rebirth, Horizon, Saga, Suicide Squad, Thor
26.1 – Joe Show: Batman Kills
26.1 - Joe Show: Batman Kills
Ever notice how often Batman kills people? Sure, he doesn't use a gun but he still kills them with Batarangs, electrocution, death by automobile…
Tags // Batman
26 – Batgirl's Killing Joke
26 - Batgirl's Killing Joke
After nearly three decades The Killing Joke has finally been made into an animated movie. Written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Brian Bolland, this controversial one-shot is one of the definitive origin stories for The Joker. The heavy references for this book have forced this story into continuity.
Tags // Batgirl, Batman, Spider-Man/Deadpool, The Killing Joke
25 – Suicide Squad vs Justice League
25 - Suicide Squad vs Justice League
The Suicide Squad is the third installment in the new DC Cinematic Universe. It's a bold move having the first "Team Movie" consist of anti-heroes and villains. This episode contains spoilers! After you watch the movie, listen to our review and tell us your thoughts on the movie.
Jonathan Hickman's "The Black Monday Murders" was released this week! In this episode we do a (mostly) spoiler-free review of issue #1. If you love Hickman's writing or just enjoy a damn-good story be sure to check it out.
Tags // Justice League, Suicide Squad, The Black Monday Murders
24 – Locke & Key: Welcome to Lovecraft & Head Games
24 - Locke & Key: Welcome to Lovecraft & Head Games
Locke & Key is a mystery, horror, and fantasy story involving a family who recently went through a traumatic loss. They've recently moved back to an old family home in Lovecraft, Massachusetts. Hidden inside the house are mysterious keys with incredible powers.
Also the nerds review Lady Killy by Joëlle Jones and Suicide Squad: Rebirth!
Tags // Dark Horse, DC Rebirth, Lady Killer, Locke & Key, Suicide Squad
23 – Suicide Squad Guide
23 - Suicide Squad Guide
The Suicide Squad is debuting in theaters on August 5th, 2016. Get prepared with background information on DC's first cinematic team movie. Including a brief rundown of DC's cinematic universe, Suicide Squad comics, and recommended readings!
Tags // Batgirl, DC Rebirth, Nightwing, Red Hood, Suicide Squad
22 – Captain Marvel & The Ultimates
22 - Captain Marvel & The Ultimates
The evolution of Carol Danvers from a colonel in the United States Air Force to becoming the iconic Captain Marvel is an amazing adventure. Kelly Sue DeConnick defined this character in Captain Marvel volumes 7 & 8. Her legacy continues with Captain Marvel volume 9, A-Force volume 2, and The Ultimates volume 2.
Additionally a new hero has taken on Danver's old persona of Ms. Marvel. This new hero, Kamala Khan, has captured the hearts of comic book reads. She's a new hero for a new age.
Tags // A-Force, Batgirl, Birds of Prey, Captain Marvel, DC Rebirth, Hellblazer, Justice League, Ms Marvel, Snotgirl, Ultimates, Venom
21 – Sabertooth Swordsman: Interview with Aaron Conley
21 - Sabertooth Swordsman: Interview with Aaron Conley
The Sabertooth Swordsman is the hero you didn't know you needed. The amazing nerds review the Sabertooth Swordsman and the Mayhem of the Malevolent Mastodon Mathematician! Also an interview with the talented artist of the book: Aaron Conley.
Comic reviews for the week include Nightwing, New Superman, Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps, and Sons of the Devil.
Tags // Aaron Conley, DC Rebirth, Interview, Nightwing, Sabertooth Swordsman, Superman
20 – Spider-Man: Alien Costume Saga
20 - Spider-Man: Alien Costume Saga
Peter Parker's most questionable fashion decision involved an alien symbiote. Spider-Man has an interesting relationship with the Black Cat and the Kingpin wants to rule New York. It all starts with Amazing Spider-Man #252 titled "Homecoming."
The nerds discuss this story's possible implication to the upcoming Spider-Man: Homecoming movie. Our pick of the week was a filler issue of Spider-Man/Deadpool with issue #6. We also continue our coverage of DC's Rebirth with Justice League: Rebirth.
Tags // Spider-Man
19 – Blue Beetle Guide
19 - Blue Beetle Guide
DC Rebirth brought back a classic hero known as the Blue Beetle. Dive into his long, rich history spanning close to a century and several publishers. We cover the origin of Dan Garret(t), Ted Kord, and the most well-known Jaime Reyes.
Tags // Blue Beetle, DC Rebirth
18 – The Flash, Flashpoint & Flash Rebirth
18 - The Flash, Flashpoint & Flash Rebirth
Barry Allen's resurrection back in 2009's Flash: Rebirth set forth the events that lead to the DC's Rebirth. It was later followed by Flashpoint in 2011 which relaunched the DC Universe into the New 52. Flashpoint: Batman ties in Bruce finding the later from his (alternate timeline) father. Also we review Deadpool vs Gambit #1, Action Comics #957, and Superman #1.
Tags // Batman, DC Rebirth, Deadpool, Flash, Flashpoint, Superman
17 – Who Watches the Watchmen?
17 - Who Watches the Watchmen?
With the DC Rebirth in full swing Jason, Kyle, and Joe investigate the Watchmen and their involvement with the "relaunch." Also there's a review of the new Han Solo series. Along with an overview of 2 new Civil War II books.
Tags // Civil War II, DC Rebirth, Flash, Green Arrow, Han Solo, Spider-Man, Watchmen, Wonder Woman, X-Men
16 – The X-Men Aren't Human
16 - The X-Men Aren't Human
Continued coverage of DC's Rebirth including Batman and Green Lanterns. In addition we review Civil War II #1 by Brian Michael Bendis. Discuss of whether X-Men should be considered humans or not. We also cover the mini series: Deadpool & Cable: Split Second.
Tags // Batman, Cable, Civil War II, DC Rebirth, Deadpool, Green Lanterns, X-Men
15 – X-Men: Apocalypse
15 - X-Men: Apocalypse
X-Men: Apocalypse has arrived! Jason, Kyle, and Joe review the 3rd movie in the "relaunched" X-Men franchise. Also a review on Counter-X, a Generation X trade and Nighthawk #1!
Tags // Nighthawk, X-Men, X-Men: Apocalypse
14 – DC Rebirth & Superhero Cities
14 - DC Rebirth & Superhero Cities
Steve Rogers: Captain America #1 & DC Rebirth #1 review! Followed by the release of Rebirth #1's. Also an analysis and guide for Superhero Cities inside the DC Universe.
Tags // DC Comics, DC Rebirth
13 – Robert Kirkman: The Walking Dead, Invincible & Outcast
13 - Robert Kirkman: The Walking Dead, Invincible & Outcast
Weekly picks on Punisher #1 and Civil War II #0. Joe & Jason overview The Walking Dead and compare it to the T.V. show. Jason reviews the greatest superhero comic: Invincible. Kyle does a review of Outcast to prepare you for Cinemax's new T.V. series.
Tags // Civil War II, Invincible, Outcast, Punisher, Robert Kirkman, The Walking Dead
12 – Path to Apocalypse
12 - Path to Apocalypse
A quick guide to Apocalypse inside the Marvel Universe. This overview will contain his origin, best story arcs, and the current Apocalypse Wars series. Also Joe reviews Stray Bullets #1 and a review by Kyle on Kraven's Last Hunt.
Tags // Spider-Man, Stray Bullets, X-Men, X-Men: Apocalypse
11 – Iron Man & Captain America: Civil War
11 - Iron Man & Captain America: Civil War
Review of Captain America: Civil War movie. Along with a guide to additional Avengers comics including Invincible Iron Man, Scarlet Witch, Vision, and All New Hawkeye.
Tags // Captain America: Civil War, Hawkeye, Iron Man, Scarlet Witch, Vision
10 – DC / Marvel Analogs
10 - DC / Marvel Analogs
Review of Black Road #1, East of West (Vol 1), The Phantom: Checkmate, Superman: Black Ring and the Darkseid Wars. This week the crew starts a Character Death Pool with first round picks. Also an analysis of DC and Marvel Analogs.
Tags // Avengers, Batman, Black Road, Character Death Pool, Darkest Night, Darkseid Wars, Doom Patrol, East of West, Flash, Green Lanterns, Justice League, Lex Luthor, Nova Corps, Superman, The Phantom, X-Men
9 – Captain America & The Avengers Guide
9 - Captain America & The Avengers Guide
Review of 2016 Avengers comics including Assault on Pleasant Hill. Also includes overviews of All New, All Different Avengers, Captain America: Sam Wilson, Agents of SHIELD, New Avengers, Howling Commandos of SHIELD, Uncanny Avengers, and Illuminati.
Tags // Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., All-New All-Different Avengers, Assault on Pleasant Hill, Avengers standoff, Captain America: sam Wilson, Howling Commandos of S.H.I.E.L.D., Illuminati, New Avengers, Uncanny Avengers, Walking Dead
8 – Road to Civil War (II)
8 - Road to Civil War (II)
As we march towards the theaters for Captain America: Civil War, Marvel is releasing a new series event: Civil War II. We will cover all you need to know before seeing Captain America 3 on the big screen. There's a complete overview regarding Marvel's original 2006 story arc that inspired the movie. All while preparing yourself for Marvel's Civil War II.
Reviews for indie comics GrizzlyShark #1 by Ryan Ottley and The Fix #1 by Nick Spencer. Also review a new Star Wars mini-series by Charles Soule title Poe Dameron. Along with new Marvel #1's including Black Panther, Gwenpool, Moon Knight, Spider-Women Alpha, and Spider-Gwen #7. Don't miss the review of Bendis' Dark Avengers: Molecule Man trade paperback.
Tags // Black Panther, Captain America, Captain America: Civil War, Civil War II, Dark Avengers, GrizzlyShark, Gwenpool, Marvel's Civil War, Moon Knight, Poe Dameron, Spider-Gwen, Spider-Women, The Fix
7 – X-Men Guide
7 - X-Men Guide
Review of the current X-Men titles including Extraordinary X-Men, Old Man Logan, All-New X-Men, All-New Wolverine, Uncanny X-Men, and Deadpool. Also a review of Wolverine 66-72, the original 'Old Man Logan' story arc, and a brief recap of the Secret Wars: Old Man Logan series.
Leading up to All-New Wolverine and Old Man Logan is a recap and review of the Death of Wolverine series. Also a review of Secret Wars: X-Men '92 that leads in the recently released series of the same name. Tying into Deadpool, Jason does a review on the Spider-Man/Deadpool mini-series.
Tags // All-New Wolverine, All-New X-Men, Deadpool, Death of Wolverine, Extraordinary X-Men, Old Man Logan, Spider-Man/Deadpool, Uncanny X-Men, X-Men, X-Men '92
6 – Daredevil vs Batman vs Superman
6 - Daredevil vs Batman vs Superman
Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice and Daredevil Season 2 all in our longest episode yet! Jason, Kyle, and Joe give an unbiased review for DC's and Warner Brothers' break through movie. Joe takes us to school while breaking down the differences between a Netflix season plot and a movie plot.
We also review Ultimate Elektra and Savage Dragon: Revenge. Don't miss the continuation of the Dark Knight Saga's in-depth review featuring Dark Knight Strikes again by Frank Miller.
Tags // Batman, Batman V Superman, Civil War II, Daredevil, Dark Knight Series, DC Comics, DC Rebirth, Elektra, Frank Miller, Hyperion, Savage Dragon, Superman | {
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Whereabouts Holidays also offers a collection of multi-activity holidays. From £580 per person enjoy a week in the beautiful Salzkammergut region of Austria where the itinerary includes SUP (the Hawiian trend sport stand up paddling), trekking, mountain biking and 'scuben' where you snorkel in the river.
Or from £729 per person enjoy seven nights seeing a different side of Mallorca with a tour that offers coasteering (climbing the cliffs from the sea and then jumping back down into the sea), canyoning and horse riding. The island is a perfect for outdoor enthusiasts looking for a mix of adventure, good food, sightseeing and relaxation.
Hiking is considered to be good for the body and soul, so why not walk the final 113km of Spain's famous Camino de Santiago route? From £449 per person for seven nights, take in some of the most beautiful landscapes in Galicia, from ancient churches and villages nestled in eucalyptus groves to silent side roads and lush forests.
Follow the renowned pilgrimage route of the Camino Path from Sarria to the world-famous city of Santiago de Compostela, where you can explore the historic old city, a UNESCO world heritage site.
Chris Bird, Chief Executive of Manchester-based Sport Tours International, the parent company for Whereabouts Holidays said: "We have worked really hard to pull together a collection of what are arguably the best active holiday experiences you will find anywhere. We are offering some newly devised, truly unique tours as well as some old favourites. | {
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Lala Kent Claims Randall Emmett Repeatedly Cheated on Her, Talks Prenup and Red Flags
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"I just figured, 'Who would creep around with him?'"
Lala Kent spilled about her split from Randall Emmett during an appearance on "Watch What Happens Live" Tuesday night, accusing him of cheating on her with "many" different people.
The "Vanderpump Rules" alum appeared on the show with costar James Kennedy, where they were both asked about their recent splits. Kent and Emmett Kennedy reportedly called it quits in Fall 2021, while Raquel Leviss called off their engagement in December 2021.
During the WWHL appearance, host Andy Cohen asked Kent whether Emmett allegedly cheated once ... or whether it was the "only time he got caught."
"No, this has been going on for quite some time. It's been kind of repeated behavior that I have found out about and it's not just one person, it's many," claimed Kent. "I believe it started after I got sober and it's just, I don't know how I didn't see it."
When asked the last time they spoke with each other, Kent revealed the two only communicate through an app -- and only about their shared daughter, Ocean.
"There was no closure at all when it came to my relationship and exiting it," she added. "Ocean is the main focus and that's how we communicate. If it doesn't have to do with her, I have no desire to communicate with that person."
Lala Kent Calls Randall Emmett 'Worst Thing to Ever Happen' to Her
Though she has talked about some of the "red flags" she saw in the past, she reiterated them on WWHL -- specifically calling out Emmett's allegedly suspicious phone behavior.
"The constant phone use, it was glued to him. He couldn't even go into a massage without his phone on him and he was very funny if I would get anywhere near the phone, that should have been a huge red flag to me," she said. "And the constant being gone, he was never around. But I just figured, 'Who would creep around with him?' I really thought that."
Kent also opened up about her prenuptial agreement with Emmett, saying she was "always very concerned" about protecting her assets before saying "I do."
"I was always very concerned about that because I'm only 31, who knows what my future holds and I just didn't want him to be able to have any piece of what I could potentially have in the future," she told Andy. "I wanted it to be exactly what I said on the show, what's yours is yours and what's mine is mine and I just want you out of my life."
So far, Emmett has kept quiet about the split and Kent's previous cheating allegations. TooFab has reached out for comment.
Lala Kent Reveals She Had a Prenup with Randall Emmett: 'I'm All About a Plan B'
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THE HONOLD CHOCOLATE TRAM 26th OCTOBER – NOVEMBER: Confiserie Honold's Schoggi Tram is back in town – so do hurry and book your ride! Find out all about it and book your tickets here.
KUNST ZURICH 25th – 28th OCTOBER AT ABB HALL ZURICH OERLIKON: Kunst Zurich 18 is taking place at the ABB Hall in Oerlikon from 25th – 28th October. For more information please see here.
MBA TOUR & MASTERS EVENT SAT 27th OCTOBER 2018: Find out all about the MBA and Masters courses from QS on Saturday 27th October 2018 from 12:30 – 17:30at the Zurich Marriott Hotel, Neumuehlequai 42 8006. Click here for details.
EXHIBITION OF ZURICH IN BLACK & WHITE UNTIL 28th OCTOBER: Why not visit the exhibition of photographs of Zurich from 1890 – 1920 at the Photobastei before it ends on Sunday 28th October? Full details with opening times and map here.
GRAFIK-SCHWEIZ 2018 FROM 26th – 28th OCTOBER 2018: Why not visit the GRAFIK-Schweiz exhibition the largest graphic design and technology exhibition in Switzerland? It's at HALLE 622 – see more details here.
MÖVENPICK WINE TASTING PAPIERSAAL ZURICH 27th & 28th OCT: Do not miss this great wine tasting event at the Papiersaal in Sihlcity Zurich on 27th & 28th October. As well as premium wines there will be a selection of rare wines too. Open from 1pm – 8pm on Saturday and 1pm – 7pm on Sunday. Read all about it here.
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THE POWER OF LEARNING 31st OCTOBER: Lean In Switzerland and the Zurich Chapter of Room to Read have a fundraising event on 31st October which is hosted and sponsored by VMware. A segment from the powerful movie 'Half the Sky' will be shown, followed by Valentina S.Velandia's personal story of resilience and the drive to learn. Key note speaker Prof. Dr. Manu Kapur from ETH Zurich will talk about the concept of productive failure. Tickets cost CHF 31.29 and all proceeds go to Room to Read. From 6pm- 9pm at VMware Inc, 161 Hardturmstrasse, 8005 Zürich. Click here for tickets and more information.
JAZZNOJAZZ MUSIC FESTIVAL 31st OCTOBER – 3rd NOVEMBER: There's more than just jazz at the JAZZNOJAZZ music festival taking place in Zurich from 31st October to 3rd November. See the program here and book your tickets before they sell out.
EXPOVINA – WINE BOATS 1st – 15th NOVEMBER & CONTEST: Enjoy wine tasting aboard the ships docked on the lakeside at Bürkliplatz in Zurich for the Expovina wine fair. We have 5 pairs of tickets up for grabs! Simply email us here with your a) Name and b) the word Expovina18 in the subject line your message. The winners will be notified on 30th October. The winning tickets will be ready for collection at the main entrance (Eingang 1) in the names of the winners. If you're a winner please bring ID with you to collect your tickets! Find out all about it here.
CASINO ROYALE AT SAMSUNG HALL 15th NOVEMBER + CONTEST: Don't miss this unique opportunity to see Casino Royale at the Samsung Hall in Dübendorf on 15th November from 8pm – 10pm. James Bond will be in action on the screen whilst an 80 member Czech Symphony Orchestra plays the sound track live. In English with German subtitles. We have 2 great offers for you! Discount: Firstly you can get 20% discount on your tickets using promotional code MA20CR here or via the hotline on 0900 444 262 (CHF 1.19/min.) with the same code. The offer is valid for a maximum of six tickets per person. Raffle: Secondly, we have a raffle for 2 pairs of tickets. Simply email us here with a) Your name and b) the numbers 007 in the subject line. The winners will be notified on 13th November.
NESPRESSO GOURMET WEEKS 4th – 25th NOVEMBER: Enjoy lunch or dinner by top chefs in selected restaurants in Switzerland cooking haute cuisine in combination with a delicate flavour of Nespresso Coffee. A fabulous combination. Find out more here.
NEW LOOK PARFÜMERIE OSSWALD: Parfümerie Osswald in Bahnhofstrasse has been an institution in Zurich since 1921 and has just reopened its doors after a major update and expansion. Managing Director and granddaughter of the founder, Tanja Dreiding (above centre), showed us round the revamped store. Find out all about its new look here.
DERMANENCE SKIN CLINIC IN BAHNHOFSTRASSE: English speaking Dermatologist Dr Marianne Meli and her team are opening their new skin clinic just a stone's throw from Zurich main station on 1st November. Offering both medical and cosmetic dermatology services you can visit their website here.
NEW RESTAURANT IN ZURICH – URBAN FORK: The people running the very popular Fork & Bottle Restaurant have just opened a new restaurant in Zurich called Urban Fork. Offering a great range of burgers, tacos, bao buns as well as amazing truffled fries and Mac and Cheese, you really should give this one a try! Conveniently close to Zurich HB at Ackerstrasse 56, 8005 Zurich. For more information see here.
DR BURGENER SKINCARE AT THE SPA AT THE DOLDER GRAND: The launch of Dr Burgener skincare treatments and products at the Spa at the Dolder Grand took place last week. Find out more about Dr Burgener at the Dolder Grand Spa here.
AWARD WINNING KYBURG CASTLE: Don't miss the opportunity to visit the award winning Kyburg Castle (above) before it closes for the season on 31st October. Just 40 minutes or so from Zurich it's a great half day excursion with plenty to see! Find out more here.
BRUNO WEBER SCULPTURE PARK UNTIL 28th OCTOBER: This very special sculpture park is in Dietikon, Zurich and only open on Wednesdays and weekends. The season ends on 28th October when there will be an Art Brunch taking place. For more information about the park see here.
HEIKO NIEDER OF DOLDER GRAND CHEF OF THE YEAR 2019: Heiko Nieder Fine Dining Chef at the Restaurant at the Dolder Grand has just been named Chef of the Year 2019. Read all about it here.
TESTING OUT COLUMBIA SKI GEAR IN A FRIDGE: The weather has been super sunny and mild in Zurich recently. In search of colder temperatures we met up with Columbia and helped them test their ski gear in a walk in fridge in Zurich. Find out all about their ski gear here.
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It had rained overnight and skies were partly cloudy this morning when we met on the deck near the restaurant at 6:30 to watch the birds coming in to the feeder in the cool air. The howler monkeys that had been howling in the distance had stopped making noise, but the oropendulas and crested guans were still calling loudly, along with the little bird songs. Misty clouds obscured the top of the volcano, moving back and forth as we watched. It was a similar assemblage of birds coming to the feeder as the previous day, with the dominant oropendolas and a few brown jays, and a few smaller birds trying to get in on the action: golden-hooded tanager, emerald tanager, silver-throated tanager. Down below the feeder a coati foraged for dropped bananas, and two male and four female great currasows wandered around.
We rushed into the restaurant as soon as they opened to get our breakfast from the buffet – today with pancakes instead of French toast and tiny beef "enchiladas" topped with sesame seeds instead of banana bread – and eat quickly so we could leave by 7:30. The sun was trying to come out as we descended the bumpy dirt road once again, not stopping for anything until we reached the main road. As we bounced along Margherita told us about Lake Arenal, a man-made reservoir (expanding a small existing lake) that collects water from the rainy Caribbean side and sends water to the Pacific side for irrigation and municipal use. The lake is 30 km long and only 5 km long with a surface area of 85 km2 and produces a significant amount of electricity from the hydroelectric dam. The edge of the road was lined with tall caña brava or giant cane, the native grass Gynerium sagittattum, sometimes used for light construction.
We got onto the smooth paved road, driving over the dam again, but this time going past the turnoff to the Hanging Bridges and climbing up the hill though lush forest. The winding road followed the irregular edges of the lake, with periodic views of the water below us, lit up in the sunshine. Margherita told us to be on the lookout for the tree called burío (Heliocarpus appendiculatus), with matte-finished leaves and pink fruits on the top. We started seeing more open pastures and less forest, went by a German-styled hotel, past areas invaded by tall bamboo, and through more forest. Through a small community with colorful houses, several restaurants and a few souvenir shops, then back to more forest interspersed with occasional cleared slopes of pasture. Light rain speckled the windows as we continued along the winding road with Margherita telling us about the Guanacaste tree and its ear-shaped seeds that we would be seeing many more of later today. The rain came down harder and the lake that had been barely visible between the trees was completely obscured. In another 5 minutes we were back to sunshine, with wet pavement and water drops sparkling on the foliage, but rain squalls streaming out over the lake.
About 8:30 we drove through the small town of Nuevo Arenal, rebuilt here after the expansion of the lake displaced the community, and headed toward Tilerán, one of only two gold mining areas in the country (and only limited illegal mining by Nicaraguans occurs now). On the far hills on the other side of the lake we could see four large wind turbines, but soon everything was once again obscured by rain and clouds. We bounced through the little town of El Aguacate with its bright yellow church, and continued going up the hills on the poorly surfaced road. We passed a living fence of gumbo limbo along a pasture and some large trees of that distinctive species mixed in with the other vegetation; there was a long line of wind generators on the hill opposite the lake off in the distance; through another little town, slowing for the one speed bump there; along the edge of the lake just above shore level now, driving in steady rain. The forest was gradually giving way to agriculture and we passed more and more pastures with cattle and dairy cows and the remaining trees were transitioning from rainforest to deciduous dry forest types, with many more leafless trees here.
It was bright, breezy and a with a light mist blowing over us when we stopped in Tilerán – land of rain and wind – at 9:10 at a local restaurant for a bathroom break and to stretch our legs. We purchased some cookies and sodas before loading up to resume the journal about 15 minutes later. A few minute later, having passed over the Continental Divide into the Province of Guanacaste, it was now sunny with lots of cattle in the golden pastures and the Gulf of Nicoya just visible in the distance ahead of us. There were only a few clouds remaining in the sky and those were all high, thin ones. The vegetation was now very different, with shorter, deciduous trees, and lots of gumbo limbo, pink acacia, and golden grasses.
We drove through the large town of Cañas at 9:45, with its large plaza, and back out into more flat pasturelands, crossing an irrigation canal and going by a tilapia farm of several very large rectangular ponds with aeration devices working and then lots of fields of sugarcane or plowed brown soil ready for planting rice or other crops. Here the trees dotting the pastures have a typical low, spreading mounded habit. A triple trailer truck crossed the road in front of us, filled with harvested sugarcane headed for the refiner. Margherita pointed out water apple, calabash tree, mango trees, beach almond, Norfolk Island pine and cashew as we drove into Bebedero (the name means "place to drink", as in watering the cows). We took a narrow road off the main street to get down to the water where we would start our river tour.
It was warm, sunny and windy when we arrived at Adventuras Arenal at 10:00. Kathy decided to stay behind in the shaded restaurant area, while the rest of us walked down to the river and loaded into one of the long wooden boats with a canopy. There were a few mangrove swallows perching on a branch sticking out of the water near the dock. Our boat driver, Moises, backed away from the dock and pointed us downstream in the muddy brown of the Rio Bebedero, a tributary of the Rio Tempisque. We slowly made out way along the flat, placid river, with Moises pointing out the various wildlife and Margherita mentioning some of the more distinctive trees or other plants. There were lots of green iguanas, with both colorful orange males flapping their dewlaps and the more cryptic, smaller green females in the trees and on the muddy banks. An osprey perched on top of a leafless tree, and later on we saw that one or others flying around overhead; a green kingfisher perched on a branch hanging out over the water. We pulled over toward the other bank where a colony of longtailed bats roosted along the underside of a big branch of a large tree in a long line. Then we spotted a medium sized crocodile swimming in the water, with just its bumpy brown head and back showing in the brown water; a bare-throated tiger heron walking on the bank before flying into a tree; a snowy egret with its black legs and yellow feet; a tropical kingbird; more iguanas; a couple of small (3 year old) crocs blending into the muddy banks they were sunning on.
We headed across the river to a high vertical mud bank where a barn owl was sitting inside a large hole. Moises drove right up to push the nose of the boat into the bank, and motioned Susan to step up on the bow for a better picture. When she did, the bird got nervous and flew out unexpectedly, fortunately making a sharp turn to go away from the boat as it let loose a big splatter of white guano. We pushed back out into the main channel and continues drifting downstream, spotting a little blue heron walking along the edge of the water and further on a group of black stilts resting on the muddy shore, and beyond them a large crocodile lounging half exposed in the shallow water. Then we floated on looking at the ceiba trees (which are much shorter here than in the rainforest where they also occur) with Moises quizzing Margherita on the different species (his father was a woodworker who knew all the trees and their wood, so he knew all of them well), with her passing the test on nearly all of them. Past more crocodiles in the water; a lone juvenile white ibis; more iguanas; and a pair of lapwings (a fairly recent immigrant to Costa Rica from further south, only seen commonly in the last 10-15 years) standing on the muddy bank not far from another group of resting black stilts.
Some of our last sightings were a small group of groove-billed anis foraging in vegetation near the water and three howler monkeys hanging out in the tall trees above us. After an hour we turned around and headed back to the dock, zooming along on the smooth water with a stiff breeze which felt nice in the warm sunshine.
When we got back to the dock, the cook had our lunches ready (we'd placed the order when we'd arrived) and we were served our casado with fried tilapia and sweet tea. This version of the typical Costa Rican meal included creamy zucchini, a large pile of finely shredded cabbage and carrots, and some crunchy tortilla chips to go with the usual rice and beans. It was pleasantly warm in the shade of the covered open air restaurant as we enjoyed the meal, followed by a tiny cup of pineapple custard. By noon we had finished eating and had about 10 minutes to look at the grounds, watching a few tiger swawllowtails, heliconia butterflies and longtailed skippers flitting about on a large patch of multicolored zinnias.
We departed Bebedos and drove back along the same road we'd come in on to get to the Pan American highway at 12:30, going fairly slowly on the two-lane road following behind some large trucks. Pink acacia with its pale pink flowers bloomed in places; we went through an area where teak was planted on both sides of the road; large Guanacaste trees with their rounded canopies dotted open pastures; shops, sodas (little informal restaurants), and colorful buildings. While we were stopped for road construction there was a roadside stand offering with vino de coyol, an alcoholic drink made by fermenting the sap collected from the palm's trunk of the coyol palm (Acrocomia aculeata) which Margherita had just been discussing. So she purchased a small bottle of the wine while we waited and we all got a little sample of the mild, clear liquid that tasted somewhat like a cross between beer and vinegar. A long stream of vehicles kept coming at us, until we were able to go forward several minutes later, going by a road crew clearing a gigantic tree that had fallen across the road.
We continued on under partly cloudy skies along the road surrounded by pastures mixed with trees, at time driving through a tunnel of foliage and others with open fields. Some of the trees here were dripping with epiphytic cacti, but there weren't many bromeliads or orchids in the trees. The sparse brilliant yellow flowers of an occasional buttercup tree (Cochlospermum vitifolium) stood out among the other vegetation. There were also a few corteza amarilla, or yellow poui (Tabebuia ochracea) with their more numerous, softer yellow flowers and Margherita pointed out some of the leafless flamboyant tree (Delonix regia, introduced from Madagascar as an ornamental) with its large seedpods. Roadside stands offered wooden slabs and souvenirs; produce vendors displayed watermelons and vegetables; white cattle grazed in shaded pastures. We passed hillsides covered with young teak trees, while other areas had native vegetation with many leafless deciduous trees amid the greenery. Then it was pineapple plantations or pastures, followed by another short stop for road work shortly before we crossed the Rio Aranjuez with some yellow flowered trees on the banks upstream. Traffic was still moving slowly behind a big truck, with a very long line of vehicles behind us, and the occasional impatient driver trying to pass in the short gaps between oncoming traffic on any even partially straight section of road since there were no passing lanes or pullouts.
We passed around snacks of sugar-coated peanuts, cookies and yuca chips even though it had only been an hour and a half since lunch (mostly to relieve the boredom of the slow, monotonous drive). On and on we went through more deciduous dry forest, interspersed with small pastures, braided rivers, and restaurants and shops, with yellow-blooming trees on the hillsides as the clouds moved in to cover most of the sky. Margherita pointed out howler monkeys in the trees above the road in a couple of places. Finally the big truck pulled off at a crossroads so we could go a little faster. It was still more of the same scenery, just with more bouncing in the back of the van at the higher speed. But a few minutes later we slowed for another line of traffic before turning off onto the road to Puntarenas, what used to be the main port and now is mainly for fishing (there is a tuna processing plant there) and tourism.
At 2:00 we pulled off at a gas station on the outskirts of the city to use the clean toilets and check out the supermarket for about 15 minutes. It was warm outside, especially after being in the air-conditioned van for so long. We purchased some snacks for later, and were on our way to join the queue for the ferry. We could see the estuary lined with red mangroves on one side of the road and the steely green water of the Gulf of Nicoya on the other as Margherita talked about mangroves and other estuarine plants that can tolerate high salt levels – the importance of mangrove ecosystems as breeding grounds for many marine animals, especially crustaceans; the viviparous seeds that help stabilize coastlines; and the need of parrots to obtain salts excreted by white mangrove to counteract chemicals in their diet.
We took a lot of back streets lined with colorful buildings to get to the waterfront about 2:40, well before the 5:00 ferry. She was concerned that we wouldn't actually get on if there happened to be many vehicles attempting to take the ferry – but we were so early that we were the only people waiting at this time. Margherita went to the ticket office to pay, while we hung around in the passenger area, under the canvas tents to shield us from the sunshine. There were high thin clouds overhead in places, so it wasn't as hot as it could have been. Everyone just chatted, people and bird watched, and patiently waited.
Finally at 4:20 it was time to walk on board. Cars, motorcycles and buses were driving into the lower area, while we went up the stairs to the second level to sit indoors in air conditioning for a while. We enjoyed some snacks we'd brought with us while waiting for the engines to start revving. At 5:00 the ship pulled out, turned around and we were on our way, leaving the cloud-topped mountains behind us for the 75-minute journey across the calm ocean to the Nicoya Peninsula. There were a few magnificent frigatebirds and pelicans, and the distant mountains and shores to look at, but not a lot of activity. Some of us went outside and stood at the rails in the light breeze, or sat on the benches chatting, as the sun went down and colored the interesting clouds in the sky. Then we went back inside until we approached the dock around 6:15 in total darkness. A lot of people raced down the stairs to be first off, but our group hung back for a bit, waiting to be some of the last to disembark. We walked to the embarkation area, where vendors hawked local fruits and grilling meat in the darkness. Three large buses waited to transport passengers without vehicles, with people milling around trying to find their rides. Cars and other buses blocked traffic as they stopped in the single lane to take on passengers, so we walked a little further away where there was a clear space on the roadside where Edgar could pull out a little while we hopped in.
At 6:35 we pulled away and headed into the small town of Paquera and out the other side for the 40-minute drive to the other side of the peninsula. There wasn't a lot to see as we drove in the darkness with not much more than the living fences on either side of the road visible. For the first 20 minutes we were stuck going slowly behind a small cattle truck, and then we were stuck behind a slow-moving dump truck. We went through little towns or by small ranchos where there were a few lights, but mostly it was just blackness beyond the back end of the truck as we made our way along the curving road. Finally there was a place to pass the truck and then we could go slightly faster – until we caught up with another truck a minute later. We kept passing one truck after another only to get stuck behind another one, until finally at 7:25 we got past the last one, just a couple minutes before we turned off the main road onto the long driveway to Tango Mar Resort, bumping slowly down the dusty gravel road. Instead of turning into the resort, we went a little further on the road where two common pauraques (a cryptically colored nightjar; a bird that is active at night) sat in the road, easily seen by their eye shine in the headlights, until they flew off in front of the vehicle at the last minute. We turned around and went back to the gate to the resort. It was opened for us and we drove the bumpy avenue lined with palms with the bases pained white, and around and down a curve in the road before we finally arrived at reception for the hotel set right on the ocean about 7:35.
We walked up the wide concrete steps to the open air reception, with the waves crashing on the shore just outside, to be greeted with a chilled towel and welcome drink of papaya and other fruit juice. We sat down for a brief orientation with the Belgian owner and after we learned about meal times, hikes on the property, and optional tours and services, we signed some paperwork to get keys, got our stuff off the bus and found our luxurious rooms with a view of the ocean. Everyone was tired and not interested in dinner, so just headed off to the air-conditioned rooms about 8:30 for a good night's sleep. | {
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Get Digital at Plaza Singapura from 19 October 2018
Written by Joe Teh on October 16, 2018
From 19th October, head down to Plaza Singapura for some exciting activities. Check out the interactive digital bowling alley, digital imaging carnival in collaboration with Sony and more.
That is not all. You can take part in Sony X Plaza Singapura photo contest from 19 October to 4 November, or visit its first Digital Imaging Carnival held at Level 1 Main Atrium, from 29 October to 4 November.
Check out the details in the Press Release below.
Let's Get Digital at Plaza Singapura this October!
Singapore, 15 October 2018 – This October, look forward to an exciting, digital experience at Plaza Singapura, as the iconic lifestyle shopping mall along the Orchard Road belt brings shoppers an interactive digital bowling alley and a digital imaging carnival in collaboration with SONY. The mall will also be unveiling three vibrant art murals by Visual Communications Design students in its inaugural partnership with Raffles Design Institute (RDI).
Strike Amazing Prizes at the First-ever Digital Bowling Alley
From 19 October to 1 November, shoppers will get to strike amazing prizes at the spanking cool digitalised bowling alley in Plaza Singapura! Located right outside Sephora at Level 1 of Plaza Singapura extension, this specially designed 20-metres long interactive digital bowling alley is reactive to the player's actions and the gameplay situation with the use of programmable colourful lighting. Not only can shoppers play a game of bowling, the bowling alley also doubles as a perfect backdrop for anyone looking to achieve Instagram-worthy photos!
Shoppers who spend a minimum of $30 nett (in a single receipt) at Plaza Singapura will get two tries at the digital bowling alley to win instant prizes from the mall's tenants, such as Fayth, Sephora, Laneige, 4 Fingers Crispy Chicken, Eggs 'n Things and many more! In addition, participants who spend a minimum of $500 (maximum three receipts) will stand a chance to win grand prizes such as a Casio G-Shock watch (worth $189), $50 MUJI gift card and $30 Starbucks gift card; as well as bragging rights as their names will appear on the game leader board.
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From 19 October to 4 November, shoppers with a minimum spend of $240 and American Express® CapitaCard members with a minimum spend of $220 will be able to redeem a collectible PS thumb drive showing of the mall's façades over the decades. The promotion is limited to the first 4,000 redemptions.
Flaunt your photography skills at Sony x Plaza Singapura Photo Contest
In collaboration with SONY, Plaza Singapura will present Sony X Plaza Singapura photo contest from 19 October to 4 November; and its first Digital Imaging Carnival held at Level 1 Main Atrium, from 29 October to 4 November.
As one of Singapore's first shopping malls, Singaporeans across all ages have created much fond memories growing up with Plaza Singapura with their families and friends. The photo contest aims to increase shoppers' engagement with the mall and, at the same time, reminisce how Plaza Singapura has evolved with its shoppers over the years as the mall turns 44 this month.
Shoppers can participate at Sony X Plaza Singapura photo contest by posting an image from the past or present depicting Plaza Singapura's iconic façade or even art sculptures found at the mall, such as local artist Ng Eng Teng's Wealth and Contentment in the 1980s, or the Yummy Jelly Babies, on their Instagram* and hashtag #SonyXPlazaSingapura. Contestants will also need to follow @PlazaSingapura and @SonySingapore on Instagram to qualify for the contest that will end on 4 November 2018.
All shortlisted entries will be flashed on a roving digital screen from 19 October. Winners of the photo contest will be announced on 12 November via Plaza Singapura's Instagram. The top prize winner will walk away with Sony's 6000L Mirrorless Camera, and 10 consolation prize winners will each receive a set of Sony Alpha Collectibles which consists of a travel adaptor, water bottle and card holder.
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*Note: Only public Instagram accounts will be taken into consideration.
Collaboration with Raffles Design Institute (RDI) to showcase young artistic talents
As a mall that has always been active in engaging with the community, Plaza Singapura is delighted to partner RDI, where students from the department of Visual Communications Design were given a brief to design a two-dimensional art mural, incorporating elements of Plaza Singapura's heritage and uniqueness. Through this partnership, Plaza Singapura provides youths with not only a place they can express their creativity, but also get to showcase their artistic talents to members of the public.
Amongst the submissions, three designs, shown below, were selected by Plaza Singapura and their murals will be unveiled by end-October across Level 1, Basement 1 and Basement 2 of the mall.
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\section{Introduction}
BERT has achieved unprecedented performance on text understanding~\cite{devlin2018bert}. However, BERT is hard to deploy due to its computation cost. Adaptive Neural Networks (ANN)~\cite{huang2016deep,huang2017multi} solve the problem by adding an exit for each block and allows early-exit for simple examples to save computation time. Inspired by ANN, DeeBERT~\citep{Xin2020deebert} proposed multi-exit BERT, which inserts additional classifiers for each layer of the Transformer~\cite{vaswani2017attention}. DeeBERT adopts a two-stage training style: it first fine-tunes BERT on downstream tasks as usual, and then all exits are trained jointly with the main branch of Transformer frozen. However, the dilemma between performance and computation cost still exists. Although DeeBERT demonstrates the feasibility of ANN on BERT, it suffers from the following problems: 1) Significant drop of the performance for early exits, and 2) Freezing the BERT backbone limits the expressive power of BERT for early exits.
To solve the above problems, we propose RomeBERT based on gradient regularized self-distillation. In RomeBERT, we jointly train the weights of BERT backbone with multi-exit classifiers. However, simply unfreezing the BERT backbone will introduce gradient conflicts during training, and thus hurt the performance of both early and late exits. RomeBERT introduces two techniques for robust training of Multi-Exit BERT, namely Gradient Regularization (GR) and Self-Distillation (SD). SD allows early exits to mimic the soft label of the final exit, and thus enables the consistency across different exits. As a result, SD can increase the performance of early exits while keeping the performance of the final exit comparable to the origin model. Besides SD, we adopt a novel GR approach to balance the gradients for early and late exits.
Extensive ablation studies have been performed on GLUE~\cite{wang2018glue} with the pre-trained BERT model. Experimental results demonstrate that RomeBERT achieves much better balance between efficiency and performance than DeeBERT.
\section{Related Work}
Transformer has achieved success on both visual and textual understanding~\cite{devlin2018bert,wang2018non,tan2019lxmert,geng2020character,geng2020spatio}. However, Transformer has fixed structure and is hard to deploy in practice due to the high computation cost. Many variants of Transformer have been proposed for improving the computation efficiency by means of feature clustering~\cite{vyas2020fast,zheng2020end,kitaev2020reformer}, low rank approximation~\cite{choromanski2020rethinking}, attention sparse regularization~\cite{gao2021fast}, and reversible architecture~\cite{kitaev2020reformer}. Among these variants, we focus on improving Transformer using adaptive architecture. Depth-adaptive neural networks~\cite{figurnov2017spatially,graves2016adaptive,gao2020multi,Xin2020deebert,zhou2020bert,liu2020fastbert} can perform adaptive inference by only activating part of the network thus can reduce computation cost of Transformer. During training, multi-exit classifiers with various depths are trained together. DeeBERT~\cite{Xin2020deebert} tests the feasibility of depth-adaptive inference on multi-exit BERT by exiting early if the confidence criterion is met. PABEE~\cite{zhou2020bert} takes into consideration the agreement among multi-exits and explores inference with multiple classifiers.
Knowledge Distillation (KD) \cite{hinton2015distilling} is a technique for network compression. It has been widely applied in CNN based models~\cite{furlanello2018born,xie2019self,yang2019training}. Recently, DistilBERT \cite{sanh2019distilbert} applies knowledge distillation on the BERT model. Different from knowledge distillation across models in DistilBERT, self-distillation transfer knowledge from late exits to early exits within a model. FastBERT~\cite{liu2020fastbert} proposes a similar structure as DeeBERT by adding knowledge transfer from deep exits to shallow exits. However, knowledge transfer across multi-exits is weak in FastBERT because the whole BERT backbone has been frozen for training stability. In contrast, our RomeBERT jointly trains the BERT backbone and multi-exit classifiers and adds a novel gradient regularization to solve the training stability problem. RomeBERT aims at improving earlier exit classifiers to reduce the performance imbalance among multi-exits. Our gradient regularization is highly motivated by the Gradient Episodic Memory (GEM)~\cite{lopez2017gradient} for life-long learning and Gradient Surgery~\cite{yu2020gradient} for multi-task learning.
\section{Robust Training of Multi-Exit BERT}
\subsection{Revisit DeeBERT}
DeeBERT proposes a two-stage training strategy for fine-tuning the BERT model on downstream NLP tasks. For efficient inference, it inserts an extra classifier (also called \textit{off-ramp}) after each intermediate Transformer layer. Given a data-label pair $(x, y)$ and a pretrained BERT model with $k$ layers. We can denote the output logits of the $i$-th classifier $f_i$ as $f_i(x;\theta_i)$, where $\theta_i$ is the parameters related to $f_i$.
The fine-tuning process of DeeBERT consists of two stages. First, the original BERT components (including BERT embeddings, all Transformer layers, and the final classifier) are fine-tuned with a cross-entropy loss from the final classifier $\mathcal{L}_{ce}(y, f_k(x;\theta_k))$.
Afterwards, all parameters fine-tuned in the first stage are frozen, and all intermediate classifiers but the final one are fine-tuned with the following loss: $\sum^{k-1}_{i=1}\mathcal{L}_{ce}(y, f_{i}(x;\theta_i))$. During inference, DeeBERT can dynamically determine when to early exit according to the confidence of a certain example by setting an entropy threshold $S$. If the entropy of the input example at the $i$-th off-ramp is below $S$ for the first time, the example will exit instantly at layer $i$.
\begin{table*}[htp!]
\scalebox{0.78}{
\begin{tabular}{ccccccccccccc}
\toprule
& \multicolumn{2}{c}{\textbf{SST-2}} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{\textbf{MRPC}} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{\textbf{QQP}} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{\textbf{QNLI}} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{\textbf{MNLI (m/mm)}} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{\textbf{RTE}}
\\
\cmidrule(lr){2-3}\cmidrule(lr){4-5}\cmidrule(lr){6-7}\cmidrule(lr){8-9}\cmidrule(lr){10-11}\cmidrule(lr){12-13}
Methods & Acc$\%$ & Time$\%$ & $\mathrm{F}_{1}\%$ & Time$\%$ & $\mathrm{F}_{1}\%$ & Time$\%$ & Acc$\%$ & Time$\%$ & Acc$\%$ & Time$\%$ & Acc$\%$ & Time$\%$ \\
\cmidrule(lr){1-13}
BERT-base & 93.5 & 100 & 86.9 & 100 & 71.3 & 100 & 90.8 & 100 & 84.1/83.5 & 100 & 69.4 & 100 \\
\cmidrule(lr){1-13}
DeeBERT & 90.5 & 46.6 & 87.4 & 73.9 & 69.7 & 42.6 & 87.1 & 49.3 & 83.4/82.3 & 73.1 & 67.9 & 94.8 \\
DeeBERT+SD & 91.2 & 45.9 & 86.7 & 65.4 & 70.1 & 44.6 & 86.6 & 47.9 & 83.4/82.6 & 73.7 & 67.6 & 90.6 \\
RomeBERT & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf90.6 & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf26.8 & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf86.7 & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf69.1 & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf70.8 & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf34.8 & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf88.7 & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf34.1 & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf83.3/82.6 & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf53.5 & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf69.5 & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf89.4 \\
\cmidrule(lr){1-13}
DeeBERT & 89.0 & 39.2 & 86.4 & 65.7 & 67.8 & 35.3 & 85.5 & 42.4 & 79.2/78.3 & 59.3 & 67.6 & 90.9 \\
DeeBERT+SD & 88.7 & 35.3 & 86.7 & 65.4 & 68.5 & 37.2 & 85.4 & 43.1 & 79.8/78.5 & 59.3 & 67.4 & 86.9 \\
RomeBERT & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf89.0 & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf19.8 & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf86.2 & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf62.7 & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf69.7 & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf22.8 & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf86.1 & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf24.0 & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf82.2/81.4 & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf38.9 & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf68.9 & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf69.2 \\
\cmidrule(lr){1-13}
DeeBERT & 87.7 & 33.4 & 83.6 & 41.0 & 59.1 & 19.3 & 82.4 & 34.0 & 76.3/75.5 & 53.9 & 66.1 & 79.0 \\
DeeBERT+SD & 88.2 & 32.9 & 84.4 & 40.4 & 59.9 & 20.0 & 81.7 & 34.3 & 76.6/75.4 & 52.8 & 66.3 & 71.0 \\
RomeBERT & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf88.7 & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf15.0 & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf83.8 & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf33.1 & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf67.7 & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf15.2 & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf83.2 & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf19.2 & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf77.6/76.9 & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf21.4 & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf66.9 & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf45.2\\
\bottomrule
\end{tabular}
}
\caption{Performance comparison on the \textsc{test} splits of the GLUE benchmark between DeeBERT and RomeBERT.
}
\vspace{0.2cm}
\label{tab:main}
\end{table*}
\begin{table*}[t]
\scalebox{0.78}{
\begin{tabular}{ccccccccccccc}
\toprule
& \multicolumn{2}{c}{\textbf{SST-2}} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{\textbf{MRPC}} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{\textbf{QQP}} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{\textbf{QNLI}} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{\textbf{MNLI (m/mm)}} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{\textbf{RTE}}
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\cmidrule(lr){2-3}\cmidrule(lr){4-5}\cmidrule(lr){6-7}\cmidrule(lr){8-9}\cmidrule(lr){10-11}\cmidrule(lr){12-13}
Methods & Acc$\%$ & Time$\%$ & $\mathrm{F}_{1}\%$ & Time$\%$ & $\mathrm{F}_{1}\%$ & Time$\%$ & Acc$\%$ & Time$\%$ & Acc$\%$ & Time$\%$ & Acc$\%$ & Time$\%$ \\
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BERT-base & 92.1 & 100 & 90.1 & 100 & 87.8 & 100 & 91.3 & 100 & 84.4/85.0 & 100 & 71.1 & 100 \\
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DeeBERT & 89.7 & 44.8 & 89.8 & 72.2 & 85.5 & 45.7 & 87.0 & 50.1 & 83.3/83.6 & 72.7 & 68.2 & 94.2 \\
DeeBERT+SD & 89.7 & 46.2 & 89.5 & 78.0 & 85.0 & 49.3 & 87.1 & 49.0 & 83.3/83.7 & 73.3 & 69.0 & 90.7 \\
RomeBERT & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf90.5 & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf26.8 & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf90.2 & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf66.7 & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf85.8 & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf42.9 & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf89.2 & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf34.6 & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf83.3/84.0 & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf52.7 & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf70.8 & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf88.9 \\
\cmidrule(lr){1-13}
DeeBERT & 87.4 & 37.3 & 89.3 & 64.9 & 83.0 & 37.7 & 85.0 & 42.8 & 78.8/79.3 & 58.7 & 67.9 & 90.0 \\
DeeBERT+SD & 87.7 & 37.2 & 88.8 & 70.1 & 82.8 & 40.8 & 85.3 & 43.8 & 78.8/79.6 & 58.2 & 68.6 & 87.9 \\
RomeBERT & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf88.5 & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf18.6 & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf89.3 & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf59.1 & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf83.8 & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf26.7 & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf86.3 & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf24.7 & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf82.1/82.8 & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf38.6 & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf71.1 & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf69.4 \\
\cmidrule(lr){1-13}
DeeBERT & 85.9 & 31.1 & 86.0 & 39.5 & 70.4 & 20.5 & 81.5 & 34.4 & 75.9/76.1 & 53.4 & 66.4 & 78.7 \\
DeeBERT+SD & 85.5 & 31.5 & 85.7 & 39.5 & 69.9 & 21.6 & 81.4 & 34.7 & 75.7/76.6 & 51.8 & 67.5 & 71.9 \\
RomeBERT & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf86.6 & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf14.2 & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf86.6 & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf32.7 & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf81.6 & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf16.5 & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf83.8 & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf20.1 & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf78.1/78.2 & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf21.1 & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf67.5 & \cellcolor{cyan}\bf43.9 \\
\bottomrule
\end{tabular}
}
\caption{Performance comparison on the \textsc{validation} splits of the GLUE benchmark between DeeBERT and RomeBERT.}
\label{tab:valid}
\end{table*}
\subsection{Self-Distillation (SD) for RomeBERT}
DeeBERT freezes the BERT backbone when training the multi-exit classifiers. This strategy stabilizes the training process of multi-exit Transformer at the price of limiting the expressive power of BERT for early exits. To utilize the expressive power of BERT backbone, we propose to train intermediate classifiers with the final classifier jointly in one stage. However, naively unfreezing the BERT backbone may lead to conflicts between different exits, which will result in performance degradation for all exits. To solve the problem, we propose an additional consistency regularization for all exits beyond the original final-layer cross-entropy supervision from $\mathcal{L}_{final}=\mathcal{L}_{ce}(y, f_k(x;\theta_k))$. Specifically, we enforce the prediction of early exits to mimic the soft prediction of the final exit. The SD strategy can regularize the prediction consistency between all exits and transfer knowledge from the late exit to early exits, thus we can stabilize the training process and enable significant performance improvements for early exits. The SD strategy is shown in the left part of Figure~\ref{fig:model}, all the intermediate exits are supervised by both the soft label (i.e., logit) of the final classifier and the ground-truth label. Specifically, the SD loss ${\cal L}_{sd}$ contains two components: multi-exit cross-entropy loss ${\cal L}_{multi}$ and Kullback-Leibler divergence (KLD) loss ${\cal L}_{kld}$, it can be written as:
\begin{align}
{\cal L}_{sd} & = {\cal L}_{multi} + {\cal L}_{kld} \nonumber \\
& = \sum_{i=1}^{k-1} [ (1-\gamma) \cdot {\cal L}_{ce} (y, f_i(x;\theta_i)) \nonumber \\
& + \gamma \cdot {\cal L}_{kld}^{(i)} (f_k(x;\theta_k) \parallel f_i(x;\theta_i), T) ], \nonumber
\end{align}
where $\gamma$ is a coefficient to balance the two loss terms and $T$ is the temperature of the KLD loss.
\begin{figure*}
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=0.99\linewidth,trim={0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm}]{image/DeeBERT+SD.pdf}
\end{center}
\caption{Performance comparison on the \textsc{validation} splits of the six GLUE datasets among DeeBERT, DeeBERT+SD and RomeBERT.}
\label{fig:curve}
\vspace{-0.3cm}
\end{figure*}
Suppose there are $\mathcal{C}$ classes in a classification task, we can denote the $i$-th layer Kullback-Leibler divergence loss ${\cal L}_{kld}^{(i)}$ as:
\begin{align}
{\cal L}_{kld}^{(i)} = - \sum_{c \in \mathcal{C}} p_k(c\mid x;\theta_k, T) \log\frac{p_i(c\mid x;\theta_i, T)}{p_k(c\mid x;\theta_k, T)} ,\nonumber
\end{align}
where $c$ is a class in $\mathcal{C}$, $T$ is a temperature value, and $p_i(c\mid x;\theta_i, T)$ can be computed as:
\begin{align}
p_i(c\mid x;\theta_i, T) = \frac{\exp(f_i(c \mid x;\theta_i)/T)}{\sum_j \exp(f_i(j \mid x;\theta_i)/T)}
. \nonumber
\end{align}
It is worth noting that FastBERT also adopts self-distillation to transfer knowledge from late to earlier exits. However, FastBERT follows the two-stage training paradigm of DeeBERT, where the BERT backbone is frozen during self-distillation in the second stage. In this paper, we implement DeeBERT plus self-distillation (DeeBERT+SD\footnote{Code is available at \url{https://github.com/romebert/DeeBERT-SD}.}) to reproduce the performance of FastBERT.
\subsection{\mbox{Gradient Regularization for RomeBERT}}
Self-distillation can stabilize training by enforcing consistent regularization over all exits. However, we still observe performance degradation on some GLUE tasks, i.e., RTE, QNLI and MRPC. We hypothesize that self-distillation can ease the conflicts among the training objectives of different exits but the new ${\cal L}_{sd}$ may still suffer from gradient conflicts with the final-exit training objective in these tasks.
Built upon the hypothesis, Gradient Regularization (GR) is proposed to further facilitate self-distillation in RomeBERT.
As shown in Figure~\ref{fig:model}, gradient conflict will arise when the angle between gradients computed by the final-exit loss and the combination of multi-exit loss and KLD loss is larger than $90^{\circ}$.
We denote the gradients of the final-exit loss and the self-distillation loss as $\mathbf{g}_f = \frac{\partial \mathcal{L}_{final}}{\partial \theta}$ and $\mathbf{g}_s = \frac{\partial \mathcal{L}_{sd}}{\partial \theta } =\frac{\partial (\mathcal{L}_{multi} +\mathcal{L}_{kld})}{\partial \theta }$, respectively.
To alleviate gradient conflict, GR will project the gradient of $\mathbf{g}_f$ to the normal direction of $\mathbf{g}_s$ when the angle between $\mathbf{g}_f$ and $\mathbf{g}_s$ is larger than $90^{\circ}$, i.e., $\mathbf{g}_f \cdot \mathbf{g}_s < 0$.
The projection can be formulated as:
\vspace{-0.2cm}
\begin{align}
\mathrm{Proj}(\mathbf{g}_f) = \mathbf{g}_f - \frac{\mathbf{g}_f \cdot \mathbf{g}_s}{\left \| \mathbf{g}_s \right \|^2} \cdot \mathbf{g}_s. \nonumber
\end{align}
$\mathrm{Proj}(\mathbf{g}_f)$ decreases the gradient from the final-layer exit loss while not hurting SD, which can help to produce better intermediate exits.
The modified gradient $\mathbf{g}^\star = \mathrm{Proj}(\mathbf{g}_f) + \mathbf{g}_s$ will then be used to update the model parameters.
In the other case (when the angle between $\mathbf{g}_f$ and $\mathbf{g}_s$ is less than $90^{\circ}$, i.e., $\mathbf{g}_f \cdot \mathbf{g}_s > 0$), the original gradients $\mathbf{g}_f$ and $\mathbf{g}_s$ will be kept as Case 2 shown in Figure~\ref{fig:model}.
\begin{figure}[htbp!]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=1.02\linewidth,trim={0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm}]{image/BIG-QNLI_9.pdf}
\end{center}
\caption{Exit-layer distributions of DeeBERT, DeeBERT+SD and RomeBERT on QNLI validation split.}
\vspace{-0.2cm}
\label{fig:qnli}
\end{figure}
\begin{figure}[htbp!]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=1.02\linewidth,trim={0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm}]{image/BIG-QQP_9.pdf}
\end{center}
\caption{Exit-layer distributions of DeeBERT, DeeBERT+SD and RomeBERT on QQP validation split.}
\label{fig:qqp}
\vspace{-0.15cm}
\end{figure}
\begin{figure}[htbp!]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=1.02\linewidth,trim={0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm}]{image/APP-SST-2_9.pdf}
\end{center}
\caption{Exit-layer distributions of DeeBERT, DeeBERT+SD and RomeBERT on SST-2 validation split.}
\label{fig:sst-2}
\vspace{-0.3cm}
\end{figure}
\section{Experiments}
\subsection{Datasets and Experimental Setup}
\label{sec:datasets}
We train all approaches from the BERT-base pre-trained model~\cite{devlin2018bert}, and conduct experiments on the same GLUE benchmark \citep{wang2018glue} that is used by DeeBERT: QQP, MNLI, MRPC, RTE, SST-2, and QNLI. In our experiments, we maintain the same hyperparameters as DeeBERT. Specifically, we set coefficient $\gamma$ to 0.9, self-distillation temperature $T$ to 3.0 and keep them unchanged for all experiments.
Our experiments focus on two aspects of early-exit performance improvements: 1) Group different models with similar performances by changing their adaptive inference entropy values, then compare the expected running time for these models. We follow this setup to compare RomeBERT with DeeBERT and DeeBERT+SD on both validation and test splits. We also visualize the exit-layer distribution for each approach to show the advantage of RomeBERT.
2) Fix the exit layer and calculate the exit performance for all layers. Based on this setting, we compare RomeBERT with DeeBERT and DeeBERT+SD on the validation split, then conduct layerwise ablation study for the two key components of RomeBERT.
To make better comparison, we summarize the core properties of each approach. In terms of training stage, DeeBERT and DeeBERT+SD follow the two-stage training strategy while RomeBERT conducts joint training in only one stage. DeeBERT and DeeBERT+SD both freeze the BERT backbone during the second training stage. In terms of self-distillation, DeeBERT+SD conducts self-distillation in the second stage while RomeBERT performs self-distillation and gradient regularization together within one stage.
\begin{figure*}
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=0.99\linewidth,trim={0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm}]{image/NEW-VALID-6.pdf}
\end{center}
\caption{Performance comparison on the \textsc{validation} splits of the six GLUE datasets between DeeBERT and RomeBERT. Ablation study on the two key components of RomeBERT is also included. For three datasets (QQP, MNLI, and QNLI), we enlarge details to better compare the performance of SD only with SD+GR.}
\vspace{-0.3cm}
\label{fig:ablation}
\end{figure*}
\subsection{Performance Comparison and Discussion}
\label{sec:compare}
The performance on test splits of GLUE is shown in Table \ref{tab:main}. Here we regard the expected running time of BERT-base as 100\%, and calculate the relative expected running time percentage for DeeBERT, DeeBERT+SD and RomeBERT in adaptive inference mode. If an input example early exits at layer $i$, its running time is $i/k$ of the situation that exits at the final layer $k$. In Table \ref{tab:main}, we group results from different approaches with similar performances, then compare their expected running time. From the table, we can observe that in most datasets and situations, RomeBERT can achieve better performance than DeeBERT/DeeBERT+SD while requiring less running time.
For small datasets such as RTE, RomeBERT can achieve 69.5\% accuracy, which is 0.1\% better than the BERT-base baseline, and with 10.6\% time saving. In contrast, DeeBERT needs 5.4\% more time with 1.6\% worse performance, DeeBERT+SD requires 1.2\% more time with 1.9\% performance drop. In addition, RomeBERT gets 66.9\% accuracy with a 54.8\% time saving, while DeeBERT needs 33.8\% more time but the performance is 0.8\% worse, DeeBERT+SD requires 25.8\% more time but with 0.6\% performance drop.
For middle-sized datasets such as QNLI, RomeBERT can achieve 88.7\% accuracy which is 2.1\% below BERT-base but with only 34.1\% running time. In contrast, DeeBERT obtains 87.1\% accuracy with 15.2\% more time, DeeBERT+SD gets only 86.6\% accuracy at the cost of 13.8\% more time.
If we constrain the expected running time to 34.1\%, DeeBERT can only achieve 82.4\% accuracy compared with RomeBERT's 88.7\%, and DeeBERT+SD can only obtain 81.7\% accuracy.
For large-sized datasets such as QQP, our RomeBERT obtains 70.8\% $\mathrm{F}_{1}$-score which is only 0.5\% less than BERT-base with a huge 65.2\% time saving. Even when the time cost is further reduced to 15.2\%, RomeBERT only drops 3.6\% $\mathrm{F}_{1}$-score than BERT-base, but DeeBERT needs 20.1\% more time to achieve the same performance. If we change the performance standard to 69.7\%, DeeBERT needs 42.6\% time to achieve this goal while RomeBERT only requires 22.8\%. Besides, in Table~\ref{tab:valid}, we also show the performances of different methods on validation splits of GLUE benchmark for reference.
We illustrate the exit-layer distributions on QNLI, QQP and SST-2 in Figure~\ref{fig:qnli}, Figure~\ref{fig:qqp} and Figure~\ref{fig:sst-2}, respectively. From these figures, we can see that the exit-layer distribution of RomeBERT is more prone to earlier exits than DeeBERT and DeeBERT+SD. For QNLI, the exit layer distribution of DeeBERT/DeeBERT+SD is centered at the 4th layer, while RomeBERT is centered at the 2nd layer. For QQP, the exit layers of DeeBERT/DeeBERT+SD are more uniformly distributed. In contrast, the 1st layer gets the most frequent exits for RomeBERT.
For SST-2, the most frequent exit layer for DeeBERT/DeeBERT+SD is the 2nd layer, but the ratio is at most 40\%, while the 1st layer again gets the most frequent exits for RomeBERT and the ratio is at least 60\%. The observation proves that RomeBERT can really improve the performance and maintain a robust training for early exits.
Moreover, Figure~\ref{fig:curve} shows every-layer performance comparison when the exit layer is fixed for all inputs. We can see that the curves of RomeBERT are above those of DeeBERT and DeeBERT+SD in almost all situations. The performance gaps between RomeBERT and DeeBERT/DeeBERT+SD are especially large for early layers and on large-sized datasets. At the first three layers, for instance, RomeBERT increases nearly 20\% performance over DeeBERT/DeeBERT+SD on both QQP and MNLI. We can also conclude that DeeBERT+SD does not beat DeeBERT in terms of layerwise performance. This implies that freezing the BERT backbone during self-distillation may limit the expressive power of early exits.
\subsection{Ablation Study on RomeBERT}
\label{sec:ablation}
In Figure~\ref{fig:ablation}, we also conduct ablation study on GR and SD. Since GR is built upon SD, we directly compare the performances of RomeBERT with or without GR. Due to the large performance gap in early layers of RomeBERT over DeeBERT, we rescale the curves to better evaluate the function of GR. From the figure, we can conclude that GR is generally helpful to improve the performance upon SD. The degree of improvement depends on the level of gradient conflict. Specifically, GR exhibits its superiority on RTE and QNLI since almost all layers get improved accuracy. In addition, GR improves the performance of most layers on QQP and SST-2, while it is partially effective for certain layers on MRPC and MNLI.
\section{Conclusion}
In this paper, we propose RomeBERT for robust training of multi-exit BERT. We validate the effectiveness and efficiency of RomeBERT on six GLUE classification tasks. Compared with the DeeBERT and FastBERT approaches, RomeBERT, which is driven by self-distillation and gradient regularization to facilitate the early exits, achieves better speed-performance tradeoff on all tasks.
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Q: Not using the else I'm try to not use the else in the code and just the if. But when I run it and enter "Q" it say error of converting in the total += Convert.ToInt32(input);. Is there a way around this?
do
{
Console.Clear();
Console.WriteLine("Enter a number or Q to quit", input);
input = Console.ReadLine();
if (input.ToUpper() == "Q")
{
Console.WriteLine("Press any key to continue");
Console.ReadKey();
}
else
{
total += Convert.ToInt32(input);
numbersEntered++;
average = ((double)total / numbersEntered);
Console.WriteLine("Total: {0}\t Numbers Entered: {1}\t Average: {2}\t", total, numbersEntered, average);
Console.ReadKey();
}
}
while (input.ToUpper() != "Q");
A: Try using break; to stop the loop so you don't need the else.
do{
Console.Clear();
Console.WriteLine("Enter a number or Q to quit", input);
input = Console.ReadLine();
if (input.ToUpper() == "Q"){
Console.WriteLine("Press any key to continue");
Console.ReadKey();
break;
}
total += Convert.ToInt32(input);
numbersEntered++;
average = ((double)total / numbersEntered);
Console.WriteLine("Total: {0}\t Numbers Entered: {1}\t Average: {2}\t", total, numbersEntered, average);
Console.ReadKey();
} while (input.ToUpper() != "Q");
A: Use TryParse to test if the input is a numeric. Here's an example for int (you'll need to define the out variable yourself).
else if (Int32.TryParse(input,out inputVal) {
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package core;
import static org.junit.Assert.*;
import org.junit.Test;
import util.FabricaDeUsuario;
import exception.ConversaoDeDataException;
import exception.EmailInvalidoException;
import exception.NomeUsuarioException;
public class FabricaDeUsuarioTest {
@Test
public void construtor() {
try {
FabricaDeUsuario.getInstance().
construirUsuario("", "[email protected]", "abc", "01/01/1989", "/opt/images");
fail("Nome dx usuarix nao pode ser vazio era esperado.");
} catch (NomeUsuarioException | EmailInvalidoException | ConversaoDeDataException e) {
assertEquals("Nome dx usuarix nao pode ser vazio.", e.getMessage());
}
try {
FabricaDeUsuario.getInstance().
construirUsuario(" ", "[email protected]", "abc", "01/01/1989", "/opt/images");
fail("Nome dx usuarix nao pode ser vazio era esperado.");
} catch (NomeUsuarioException | EmailInvalidoException | ConversaoDeDataException e) {
assertEquals("Nome dx usuarix nao pode ser vazio.", e.getMessage());
}
try {
FabricaDeUsuario.getInstance().
construirUsuario("Usuario", "usuarioexemplo.com", "abc", "01/01/1989", "/opt/images");
fail("Formato de e-mail esta invalido era esperado.");
} catch (NomeUsuarioException | EmailInvalidoException | ConversaoDeDataException e) {
assertEquals("Formato de e-mail esta invalido.", e.getMessage());
}
try {
FabricaDeUsuario.getInstance().
construirUsuario("Usuario", "[email protected]", "abc", "1510/10/2010", "/opt/images");
fail("Formato de data esta invalida era esperado.");
} catch (NomeUsuarioException | EmailInvalidoException | ConversaoDeDataException e) {
assertEquals("Formato de data esta invalida.", e.getMessage());
}
try {
FabricaDeUsuario.getInstance().
construirUsuario("Usuario", "[email protected]", "abc", "01/04/199s", "/opt/images");
fail("Formato de data esta invalida era esperado.");
} catch (NomeUsuarioException | EmailInvalidoException | ConversaoDeDataException e) {
assertEquals("Formato de data esta invalida.", e.getMessage());
}
try {
FabricaDeUsuario.getInstance().
construirUsuario("Usuario", "[email protected]", "abc", "32/10/2010", "/opt/images");
fail("Data nao existe era esperado.");
} catch (NomeUsuarioException | EmailInvalidoException | ConversaoDeDataException e) {
assertEquals("Data nao existe.", e.getMessage());
}
}
}
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The Show Must Go On! 55th ACM Awards Resumes on September
The 2020 Academy of Country Music Awards is just weeks away. After being moved from its original date April 15, the 2020 ACM awards will be aired on September 16 at 8 P.M. ET on CBS. Here are some things that you'll want to know about the 55th Academy of Country Music Awards.
LIVE on Three Locations
Despite being delayed for months, the ACM Awards must go on! This year though, the awards will not be held in Las Vegas which we were accustomed to. Instead, it will be aired Live in three different places in Nashville; the house of the Grand Ole Opry, Ryman Auditorium, and the Bluebird Cafe.
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Time for the Rising Stars to Shine
Hosted by the 15-time winner of the ACM Entertainer of the Year, Keith Urban, the 2020 ACM awards would not be less short of the brightest night this coming September. Some awards were handed out earlier. Last week, Urban announced to the public that Tenille Townes and Riley Green both won the New Male and Female Artists of the Year.
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The recipient for the ACM Entertainer of the Year award will also be something to look out for this year. With Garth Brooks announcing prior to the ACM Awards that he will be removing himself from possible future wins, we saw the rise of new contenders. Both first-time nominees Maren Morris and Thomas Rhett are frontrunners for the award after receiving five nominations each. Joining them are two time past winners Luke Bryan and Carrie Underwood and two-time nominee Eric Church.
Great Artists, Great Performances
Any ACM Awards telecast will not be complete without great performances from the industry's best. This year's 55th ACM Awards, of course, won't be short of the best in country music. Below is the list of the confirmed performers and where their performances will be filmed.
Gabby Barrett, "I Hope" from the Ryman Auditorium
Jimmie Allen, "Make Me Want To" from the Bluebird Café
Kelsea Ballerini, "Hole in the Bottle" from the Ryman Auditorium
Luke Combs, "Better Together" from the Bluebird Café
Maren Morris, "To Hell & Back" from the Ryman Auditorium
Miranda Lambert (feat. Natalie Hemby and Luke Dick), "Bluebird" from the Bluebird Café
Old Dominion, a medley from the Ryman Auditorium
Riley Green from the Ryman Auditorium
Tenille Townes from the Ryman Auditorium
Thomas Rhett (Feat. Jon Pardi), "Beer Can't Fix" from the Ryman Auditorium
Tim McGraw, "I Called Mama" from the Bluebird Cafe
Carrie Underwood, Eric church, Keith Urban, Luke Bryan, Maren Morris, Riley Green, Tenille Townes, thomas rhett
The Yellowstone Soundtrack: The Complete List
Eric Church Pays Tribute to Vegas Shooting Victims with the song "Why Not Me"
Maren Morris' "Girl" Debuts as Number 1 on Billboard
Heartwarming Gesture of Luke Bryan: Drink Beer with a Fan
Dierks Bentley Breaks Hand After Biking Incident
The Story of the Song "I Went to Your Wedding"
94th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade will Safely Bring Us the Magic Soon! | {
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#2 in Best Things To Do in Ljubljana
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Natural Wonders, Sightseeing, Free Type
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5.0Value
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Some of Ljubljana's most stunning vistas are front and center from the Ljubljanica River. Weaving its way from the Sava River in Podgrad (an area east of Ljubljana) through the Ljubljana Old Town area to Slovenia's Inner Carniola region, this waterway has played an important role in Slovenia's history for years. Several archaeological sites lie in the Ljubljana Marshes, which the river passes through to get to the city. Additionally, the Ljubljanica river served as a major trade route from when the Romans conquered the region up until the country's rail network was constructed in the mid-19th century.
Today, visitors can enjoy the river in a variety of ways. During the warmer months, the waterway's lush green banks are ideal for picnics. Travelers can also sign up for a two-hour paddleboarding excursion, and for less-active vacationers, there's a two-hour boat cruise that's available every day at 2 p.m. from April through September. No matter the season, the river's multiple bridges – including the Dragon Bridge and the Triple Bridge – are superb spots for photo ops.
Travelers love the river's relaxed, scenic setting, citing its well-maintained Trnovo Pier, beautiful Ljubljana Castle views and proximity to various cafes, bars and restaurants as highlights. In fact, many say the river's banks are terrific for a leisurely stroll on a nice day. Some visitors suggest paying for a river cruise to get a different glimpse of the city. Others recommend arriving in December when lights from downtown's four Christmas markets reflect off of the river's surface.
Almost all of Ljubljana's top attractions are situated within walking and biking distance of the Ljubljanica river. The waterway is free to check out 24 hours a day. But remember, fees apply for most river activities. Noteworthy areas of the river include its numerous bridges, its adjacent covered market buildings and the Ljubljanica River Barrier, a Jože Plecnik-designed structure still used to regulate the flow of the river's water in the city.
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#1 Ljubljana Old Town (Staro mesto)
Ljubljana's past is hard to miss in its historical city center. Home to must-see sights like Prešeren Square, the Triple Bridge and Ljubljana Castle, the Ljubljana Old Town area features a mix of Gothic, Baroque and art nouveau architecture. Throughout the neighborhood, you'll find colorful buildings, pedestrian-only thoroughfares, ample shops and charming open-air cafes that overlook the Ljubljanica river. Plus, several of Slovenian architect Jože Plecnik's most iconic structures reside in this part of town. Don't miss the Plecnik-designed Central Market, which hosts a popular food market (Open Kitchen) every Friday from mid-March through October.
Travelers rave about the Ljubljana Old Town region, saying it offers a perfect blend of old and new. Though many suggest a summer visit so you can attend the weekly food market and people-watch while sipping a coffee outdoors, others highly recommend arriving in December to enjoy the city's festive Christmas decorations and holiday markets. No matter when you visit, vacationers say you'll discover well-maintained buildings, friendly locals and a great selection of eateries and watering holes.
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The Lively, a new live music venue and night club inspired by artistic movements in New York City during the late 1970's, just opened its doors in the Meatpacking District. The venue's themed music programming combines elements of the late 70's, with a live music portion from 5:00 – 10:00 PM and DJ sets from 10:00PM to closing at 4:00 AM, Wednesday through Sunday. Featured genres are house/dance, hip-hop, punk/rock and electronic.
"Artists and musicians are at the forefront of what The Lively represents," says General Manager, Inigo Salazar. "The space is designed to feel like a music hall, where dancing is encouraged and easily generated. We wanted to bring the gritty, downtown vibe back to the Meatpacking District with affordable food and drink options – here, our guests will find their new local hangout."
Creative Director and curator, Manny Del Castillo, along with associate, Emily Sands, helped conceptualize the space from branding to design and programming. Del Castillo and team created a venue that is both aesthetically pleasing and original. The simplistic yet sophisticated space highlights strong design features, such as Jean Purve-inspired stadium benches, high top standing tables, black and white checkered floor patterns and houses an impeccable sound system. Famed New York-based Artist Futura, and son 13th Witness, will be showcasing a father-son installation that exemplifies the DNA of New York City. Futura's mural painted throughout the space highlights the unique underground architectural structures, while 13th Witness' masterful photography, curated specifically for the space, displays his unique style of high contrast and color rich images.
The food and beverage program is also an integral part of the venue's identity with Boozy Snow Cones inspired by kitschy classics. Flavors include the Pina Sno-Lada, The Rocket Bomb, Yuzo Ricky and the Mango Chill, which will be served on a rotating basis. Signature cocktails are inventive takes on late 1970's classics, with playful names such as "The Salty Bitch" (Tanqueray Gin, Fresh Grapefruit, chili-salt rim), "An Offer You Can't Refuse" (Dewar's Scotch whisky, Amaretto di Saronno, Bacardi 8 Year Rum) and "The Grasshopper" (Solbeso, Green Crème de Menthe, Light Cream, Cocoa-Sugar rim).
Both the happy hour and late night menus feature bite-sized options for low-key dining. Notable Chef, Ivy Stark, has created "Hottie Pockets" exclusively for The Lively, which are house made and will be offered in both savory and sweet varieties including Cheese Burger, Cheddar Broccoli, BBQ Chicken and Apple Pie.
The venue is owned and operated by industry giant, BR Guest Hospitality. The Lively is located at 26 9th Avenue between 13th and 14th Streets in New York City. All major credit cards are accepted. For reservations and for more information, visit http://thelivelyspot.com/ or call 212.837.4700. Follow The Lively on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook: @TheLivelySpot.
Since opening its first restaurant in 1987, BR Guest Hospitality has redefined the restaurant experience through an emphasis on hospitality and quality. Current BR Guest properties in New York City include Atlantic Grill East Side, Atlantic Grill at Lincoln Center, Bill's Bar & Burger Meatpacking District, Bill's Bar & Burger Rockefeller Center, Bill's Bar & Burger Downtown, Blue Fin, Blue Water Grill, Dos Caminos Meatpacking District, Dos Caminos Park Avenue, Dos Caminos Soho, Dos Caminos Third Avenue, Dos Caminos Times Square, Isabella's, Ocean Grill, Strip House, Strip House Next Door and Troy Liquor Bar. Other BR Guest locations include Strip House at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino; Dos Caminos at B Ocean Hotel in Fort Lauderdale; Bill's Bar & Burger at the Westin Convention Center in Pittsburgh; and Dos Caminos, Bill's Bar & Burger, and Sammy D's at Harrah's Resort Atlantic City. BR Guest's commitment to service and hospitality is also evident through its dedication of time and resources to community-based organizations including City-Meals-On-Wheels, Memorial Sloan Kettering, PENCIL, and The James Beard Foundation. For more information, visit: www.brguesthospitality.com. | {
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Over the past eight months, the Kingfisher Bluez Recording Company has been releasing a delightful string of singles highlighting Vancouver's D.I.Y. musical lifestyle. Just about everything they put out is a treasure; run by Tim Clapp a.k.a Tim the Mute, it's one of those impossible dream projects that's dedicated itself to releasing the weird, the experimental, the warm and the fuzzy.
The throwback folk rock revival style was one of the best parts from Capitol 6's Pretty Lost last year and I was all about "No One Came" when I first heard it. It's slightly Dylan-esque in the way the lyrics and the rhythms flow but without sliding sideways into a parody of itself. It's a good four minute, leisurely kind of driving song with a dose of psych pop.
The B-Lines though made good use of the single sided single and fit two songs on to their release. They're two quick and sweet punk tunes, "Tell me" is about putting together the pieces of a black-out kind of night, and the thirty four second, "You Are Here," a reflection about truly knowing one's self. B-Lines put a well-defined sense of humour into their music, making for an enjoyable punchy punk jolt whenever you need one.
Besides Capitol 6 the B-Lines there's new 7-inches from White Poppy, Love Cuts, Weed, Apollo Ghosts and at least half of Discorder's cover bands from the last year. A lucky few are getting 12 of these singles mailed to them but you will have to hope and pray that you can score a couple of these singles in stores. | {
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How large is WingSpace? We have 3,000 sq. ft. of space that includes, conference rooms, offices, a shared kitchen, two restrooms, a podcast room, and an open coworking space with desks/chairs, and a beautiful cafe' style seating area for more casual seating..
Are there age requirements? While WingSpace will sometimes host events that are made for all ages, however, memberships are only available to adults 21+.
If there free parking? Yes. We have a parking lot on the back side of the building with 38 parking spaces, and 11 parking spaces on the front side, as well as free street parking with no time limits.
What are WingSpace hours? WingSpace's normal business hours are Monday through Friday from 9:00 am-5 pm. Part-Time and Full Time members will have 24 hour access on those days. Evening programming and networking events may run past 7pm or on Saturdays or Sundays on a case-by-case basis.
How can I justify the cost of membership? Great question!
If you work from a café consider how much you're spending on beverages and food each time you work there. Consider the cost in terms of your stress from worrying whether your personal belongings are safe when you need to just go use the restroom. Consider the cost of losing clients by meeting them in an unprofessional environment. Consider the isolation that you feel working in a space that is not designed for collaboration with other workers and the cost that has on the quality of your life.
If you work from home consider the amount productivity that is lost due to distractions, and no one to hold you accountable, and nobody around to help you with quick answers to relatively minor challenges. Consider the lost daily network by not sitting in close proximity to others who will send new clients your way because you've developed familiar and trusting work relationship with them.
You can also read a few of our blog articles to learn more about the added benefits of membership.
Can you tell me more about the conference rooms?
Can I print/scan/copy at WingSpace? Yes! We have a printer/scanner/copier. Cartridge World/Tekamba Computers provides the printer/copier/scanner for WingSpace members to use. They have us set up on a cloud based system to make printing easy.
How would I use WingSpace as someone who works 9-to-5 or Full-Time job? We think of WingSpace as a place for you to be your best self both personally and professionally - we want our members to actively use everything we have to offer in a way that makes sense for them. While you may not find yourself "working" there 8 hours a day, we've designed WingSpace with flexible memberships as well as features and amenities you won't find at other local business organizations. In addition to our member services, our programming events are meant to empower and enrich our members' lives. They are arranged by monthly theme and covers topics as wide and diverse as Personal Finance to Entrepreneurial Insights and more. This is perfect for those who are working on developing their own business idea or 'side-gig' and want to be around the collaborative environment. | {
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It's interesting and exciting to see how God has been leading us and continues to do so in the transformation of Sierra Leone. About 7 years ago, I was led to teach the Christian leaders in Sierra Leone about spiritual capital, which focuses on living a life of integrity. Then I was led to teach on transformation, which is about adopting a new mindset and a Godly worldview. The goal of these teachings was to help the people of Sierra Leone move out of a poverty mindset so that the kingdom of God could transform their lives and their country.
We have the potential to help these [kingdom] principles spread through an entire country.
Today, here we are teaching these same principles, but not just to the Transformation Sierra Leone team. By God's grace and plan, we have the potential to help these principles spread through an entire country. This is what we have always desired, and now it's starting to grow!
We're now able to talk to the police, to educators, and other government officials about these principles of kingdom worldview and integrity. We believe this will replace corruption with healthy attitudes of hope among the movers and shakers of Sierra Leone. God is good in what He does and what He is leading us to do.
We're now able to talk to the police, to educators, and other government officials about these principles of kingdom worldview and integrity.
be travelling to Sierra Leone in January to again address agriculture and the needs of the local poultry industry. I'm also going to be working with the local government to find ways to spread integrity and problem solving solutions through the agricultural sector and beyond.
Thank you for your continued support, and I hope seeing the growth in our ministry this year encourages you. I thank you also for your prayers, which have covered and protected us as we travel and move into new territory for the gospel.
On behalf of the Hope for Sierra Leone team, I wish you a Merry Christmas and many blessings for the New Year. | {
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A cost-benefit analysis was made. Concern was expressed whether or not out of pocket expenses for underinsured patients might potentially hinder integration of the combined treatment modality. The financial cost of acupuncture care was weighed against potential financial savings from acupuncture care by reductions in hospitalization as a result of improvements in patient outcomes. The research team notes that the overall net cost of care needs to be considered instead of expenses per individual service.
The researchers note, "We showed that acupuncture combined with SSRIs produces statistically significantly larger reductions of HDRS (Hamilton Depression Rating Scale) values than SSRIs alone. This additional benefit was evident from the first week and continued throughout 6 weeks of treatment." The investigators note that these findings are consistent with prior research including a recent 6 week controlled-randomized trial of acupuncture combined with paroxetine (Paxil, Sereupin, Aropax).
Psychiatrists prescribed the SSRIs to each patient in this randomized, controlled study. The acupuncture group received SSRIs plus acupuncture care. The control group received SSRIs but no acupuncture. A differential diagnosis was made by an acupuncturist with a minimum of 15 years of clinical experience and who was certified by the China Association of Acupuncture and Moxibustion. The standard of care was protocolized to a given set of primary and secondary acupuncture point prescriptions. Secondary points were chose from the protocolized selection palette based on diagnostics.
Between 6 and 10 needles were applied to each patient per visit. The acupuncture needles were 0.25×40mm (Huatuo Suzhou China) and the depth of insertion was 10 – 30mm. Needles were stimulated until a deqi needling sensation arrived. Deqi is often reported as a dull ache, numbness or heaviness.
The dao qi acupuncture technique was applied to the primary acupuncture points. Dao qi is lifting-thrusting and rotating the acupuncture needle with gentle and smooth manual stimulation. The amplitude of manual insertion adjustment was 1 – 2mm and the needle rotation was less than 90°. Needle rotation was performed at a rate of 60 – 100 times per minute for a total of 1 – 2 minutes. Both GV14 and GV4 were needled in the sitting position with a 5 minute retention time prior to removal of the needles. Next, patients were in the supine position for additional acupuncture care. Supine needle retention time was 30 minutes. Treatment was applied once per day in the morning at a rate of 5 days per week for a total of 6 weeks.
The primary acupuncture points were GV24 (Shenting), GV20 (Baihui), GV14 (Dazhui) and GV4 (Mingmen). Secondary points were LR3 (Taichong) and SP9 (Yinlingquan) for Liver depression and Spleen deficiency; LR3 and LR14 (Qimen) for Liver Qi stagnation; HT7 (Shenmen) and ST36 (Zusanli) for Heart and Spleen deficiency; KI3 (Taixi) and LR3 fir Liver and Kidney Yin deficiency; CV4 and CV6 for Spleen and Kidney Yang deficiency; HT7 and Anmian for insomnia and forgetfulness; PC6 (Neiguan) for palpitations and chest tightness; and ST25 (Tianshu) and ST37 (Shangjuxu) for constipation.
The study results are consistent with numerous recent research findings. Search the Healthcare Medicine Institute's (HealthCMi) news publishings to view other studies on acupuncture for the treatment of depression. HealthCMi provides acupuncture continuing education for acupuncture CEUs and PDAs online and publishes the latest in Chinese Medicine research and news.
Wang, Tianjun, Lingling Wang, Wenjian Tao, and Li Chen. "Acupuncture combined with an antidepressant for patients with depression in hospital: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial." Acupuncture in Medicine (2014): acupmed-2013. | {
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REACHES $510 MILLIONChina's trade deficit with the United States hit $510 million in the first quarter of 1990, China's state-run news agency Xinhua said, quoting Customs Statistics released in Beijing.
The total import and export trade volume between China and the United States was valued at $2.27 billion for January-March, a 6.1 percent increase over the same period last year.
PARIS - The average unemployment rate for industrial states of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development eased to 5.9 percent in March, from 6.0 percent in February, the OECD said.
This brought the rate to 6.0 percent for the first quarter of 1990, slightly down from 6.1 percent for the third and fourth quarters of 1989.
ROME - Italy's balance of payments was in surplus by $1.83 billion in April, compared with $1.80 billion in April 1989, the Bank of Italy said.
This brought the surplus to $6.7 billion for the first four months of 1990, compared with a $7.5 billion surplus for the same period in 1989, the bank said.
2.48 million in April from March, according to seasonally adjusted figures released by the Labor Ministry.
The unemployment rate fell to 9.3 percent from 9.4 percent in March.
December 1961, the Economic Planning Agency said.
In a monthly report based on a recent set of economic indicators, the agency said sustained and brisk domestic demand - the major driving force behind the second-longest period of economic growth - will likely continue through at least the second half of the current fiscal year ending March 31, 1991.
The record for the longest period of economic growth was the 57 months between October 1965 and July 1970. | {
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DC chefs help kids bring farm to plate
NFSN Staff Friday, September 25, 2015
By Lea Howe, Farm to School Director, DC Greens
(All photos courtesy of DC Greens)
A few months ago, summer school 6th graders at Walker Jones Education Campus excitedly shuffled through the gates of the K Street Farm in Washington, D.C. It was a special day, as two local chefs – Jeremiah and Chris – would be joining the students in the garden. It may seem odd that this encounter did not take place in the school's new state-of-the-art food lab. After all, what were these chefs doing on an urban farm and not in the kitchen?
But farms like K Street are exactly where you'll find Jeremiah Langhorne, executive chef and owner of The Dabney, most afternoons. As he prepares to open his first restaurant this fall, Jeremiah has visited dozens of local farms and urban gardens from which he will source almost 100% of the ingredients needed for his seasonal menus. From heritage breed animals to West Virginia salt, he's taking farm to table to the next level and giving his diners an authentic taste of the Mid-Atlantic.
Today his line cooks were 6th graders. The students led Jeremiah and his sous chef, Chris, around the farm, where together they harvested armfuls of herbs and veggies: basil, mint, swiss chard, collard greens, shiso, garlic, onions, squash, tomatoes and peppers. They hauled their bounty up one block to the Walker Jones Education Campus where in the food lab, students watched with awe as the chefs finely minced the freshly harvested produce. But the chefs weren't the only ones cooking. The 6th graders helped pluck, chop, peel, mix, and – of course – sample along the way. Their final dish: a Johnnycake with smokey pimento cheese sauce and K Street Farm relish.
This was the first time most of theses students had experienced the full cycle of farm to plate – harvesting raw ingredients in the garden, preparing a meal from scratch and eating it together with friends. Yet, the power of gardens and food education to teach life skills, share culture and bring people together was obvious from the start of the day's activities.
Our mission at DC Greens is to use the power of partnerships to support food education, food access, and food policy so that all students can have these kinds of experiences. As part of our effort to build an equitable, sustainable food system, we believe in putting food education on the menu in every District classroom. That's why we deploy our Cooking Corps of healthy eating instructors to DC schools with mobile cooking carts and hands-on lesson plans. To expand our reach, we train DC teachers how to incorporate school gardens and food system knowledge into their curricula year-round. And, we help District youth develop entrepreneurial skills by running School Garden Markets that sell affordable local produce to nearby households. We also operate three thriving urban agriculture sites across DC - including the K Street Farm – and work to unite food-focused organizations in our community to promote smart food policy, identify solutions, and make the most of our shared resources.
We know that the more opportunities young people have to positively engage with fresh fruits and vegetables, the more likely they are to adopt healthy habits that will last a lifetime. That's why programs that connect students with chefs can be so important: it provides an opportunity to introduce students to knowledge, skills and desire to become healthier eaters. We look forward to expanding upon and deepening these opportunities with ongoing chef visits, cooking demonstrations and taste tests throughout the school year, because it's experiences like these that can spark a child's appreciation of good food and healthy eating for a lifetime.
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Beyond Green: How Sustainability Can Be a Core Value for Your Tour Company
BY Nissa Campbell
IN Tourism Best Practices, Tourism Trends
For many of us, sustainability is no longer just a good idea – it's a matter of self-preservation. Tourism is hit particularly hard by changes in climate, particularly in regions where weather is a major driver for tourists.
Just this summer, a popular ski camp shuttered in Whistler, BC after nearly 30 successful years. As its founders explained on Facebook, Whistler's Horstman glacier has lost too much ice to maintain the jumps and runs its campers expect — even after a record-breaking winter snowfall. In one year alone, the glacier lost an irreplaceable 35 vertical feet of ice.
In regions that are less wealthy and less insulated from the impact, the situation can be even more dire. The islands of Vanuatu have supported a small but healthy tourism industry. Now, sea-level rise, coastal erosion and extreme weather threaten not just tourism — which is a significant sector of the island economy — but also access to necessities like food, water and shelter.
These seismic shifts are going to change the face of global tourism, and they're also changing priorities for businesses. For many, "going green" is an insufficient half measure when the stakes are so high and so personal. Embracing sustainability as a core value is an increasingly popular alternative.
What are core values?
Core values drive every major decision your company makes, whether you're aware of it or not. When weighing all the factors that go into a decision, we consciously or subconsciously assign higher weights to things that fit our core values. So if "Profit" is a core value for your company, you'll prefer solutions that lead directly to more money coming in, or less money going out.
But when we fail to define our core values, we end up serving goals we don't intend. Profit is good, but it's generally best when tempered by values like growth and ethical business practices. Similarly, environmental sustainability might not be immediately profitable, but it may provide long-term value that's worth prioritizing. By defining core values clearly, we can turn a passive process into an active part of decision making.
Want to define your company's core values? Start here.
Sustainability is big business
If sustainability is one of your core values, you're in good company. Businesses around the world have embraced the environmental and financial benefits sustainable practices bring. Companies as large as Apple, Coca-Cola and IKEA have gone leaps and bounds beyond what any government regulations require — not only because it's best for the planet, but because it's necessary for their bottom line.
In fact, that may be the biggest myth about environmental sustainability: that it's massively more expensive than the alternative. In reality, companies are finding that the only financially responsible move is to get away from using non-renewables and unsustainable business practices. That's Economics 101: if a resource is going to run out, it's going to be a lot more expensive before it does.
IKEA was once known for nothing more than affordable and disposable furniture. How did it go from that to becoming a corporate sustainability leader?
It wasn't easy, but neither was it a grueling process. Instead, the company embraced the challenge of turning a multi-billion dollar, international company into a sustainable business as a creative opportunity.
Changes vary by country, based on needs, opportunities and local laws. It invests in renewable energy sources like wind and solar wherever it can, with the goal of becoming energy self-sufficient by 2020. It finds creative ways to zero its waste stream — in the UK, this has even been a profitable endeavor. It works with employees to build a culture of sustainability within the company, and invests in helping them make their own lives and homes more sustainable. It owns its own recycling plants, uses cardboard and other waste in its product lines, and reevaluates popular products to find new, more efficient solutions. Recently, it's been investigating opportunities to extend the lifespans of its products.
Last year, IKEA's chief sustainability officer Steve Howard explained the company's aggressive sustainability push at a climate conference in London.
His argument was that for businesses setting 90 percent targets, for example, many staff and colleagues instinctively will try to be part of the remaining 10 percent to preserve the status quo. Meanwhile, setting even lower targets of around 50 percent — or as Howard put it, saying "we're not going to be half as bad as we are today" — is not very aspirational and leaves everybody "completely confused."
"You've not declared what success looks like," Howard said. "If you set 100 percent targets, immediately you stop all research and development in historical technologies, products or services and you put all of your efforts into looking at the future."
So if you want to follow in the footsteps of these giants, where do you begin? The options are almost endless, after all. To narrow it down, look to the experts. Travelife, an organization that certifies sustainable businesses in the travel industry, identifies five key areas where the most improvement can be made:
Office operations, by e.g. saving paper and energy resources, and complying to best labour practices.
Product development, by integrating sustainability principles in the selection process of providers (e.g.
accommodations, transport companies, excursions).
Working with providers, by supporting and motivating existing partners towards sustainability with for example
training, information and incentives.
Customer relations, by creating awareness and responsible choices through for example information and codes of
conduct.
Destinations, by supporting destination stakeholders' efforts to address sustainability issues, and financially
contributing to conservation and development projects.
Those points are listed in a loose priority order. First, you need to have your internal operations and product development headed in a more sustainable direction. That gives you the authority you'll need to encourage providers and customers toward more sustainable practices.
What might sustainable operations look like for your company? Canadian ski resort Whistler Blackcomb might provide a good example. With glacier ice reduction threatening the resort's future, it's made environmental sustainability a core part of its mission. It's goal? A Zero Operating Footprint.
For Whistler Blackcomb, that means two major endeavors: reaching zero waste, and offsetting 100 percent of its energy use.
Whistler glacier. Source: Ruth Hartnup
The resort streamlined its waste management operations, diverted more waste to recycling, compost, or reuse, and started minimizing packaging and other wasteful practices. As a result, Whistler Blackcomb has reached a point where 60 percent of its waste is diverted from the landfill. It's still working toward that zero waste goal, with regular auditing and a clear plan to get there.
To offset its energy use, Whistler Blackcomb worked with local energy providers to install a micro hydro renewable energy plant. Seven years after starting operations, it returns an equivalent of the resort's annual demand to the grid. Whistler Blackcomb reports that its sustainability programs have resulted in $1,000,000 in annual savings and increased employee and guest satisfaction.
Diverting waste and reducing or offsetting energy use are two worthwhile endeavors, but they aren't the only ways to make your business more sustainable. As part of its International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development, the United Nations World Tourism Organization highlights five ways tourism can contribute to sustainability:
Inclusive and sustainable economic growth
Social inclusiveness, employment and poverty reduction
Resource efficiency, environmental protection and climate change
Cultural values, diversity and heritage
Mutual understanding, peace and security
Reducing our environmental impact is just one part of securing a sustainable future for everyone. Whatever your goals, strong leadership and a supportive organizational culture will go a long way to helping you reach them.
Communicating your goals
When it comes to activism-based values, communication can be almost as important as action.
Look at a company like Ben & Jerry's. Despite its focus on product — tasty, rich ice cream — its fans know it a brand with a progressive political agenda. That brand positioning isn't a happy accident, or the result of a few pro-environment carton labels (though that's part of it). It's the result of a lot of hard, sometimes frustrating work.
Over time, Ben & Jerry's transformed its business to support its core value of "linked prosperity" at all levels, from its choice of providers to its philanthropic efforts. The company communicates its values constantly: in its marketing, in annual environmental reports, in its business practices as a B Corp, and its social outreach. Because it takes on this authentic, "inside the pint, out" effort, consumers embrace the messaging. And for Ben & Jerry's, that messaging is part of the work, too. By inviting customers to be part of their efforts, they encourage customers toward similar types of activism in a way that a quiet sustainability plan couldn't achieve.
And that same ethos can serve your tour or activity company. For example, one of the most important rules of any excursion into the natural world is to leave the environment in better shape than you found it. By encouraging guests to embrace that standard through your own words and actions, you create a ripple effect. Some of your guests will carry that tradition forward in their own lives, protecting other regions around the world, and the places their companions visit, and their children, and on and on.
Curious about B Corps? Need some guidance to better align your company's practices to sustainable values? Check out these sustainability resources.
Adopting sustainability as a core value isn't easy, and the benefits aren't always immediately apparent. But with careful planning and implementation, your company can be more sustainable, more profitable, and more popular — and will help create a better future in the process.
Written by Nissa Campbell
Nissa Campbell is an author and blogger who covers tourism and technology . Since 2014, she has been documenting booking software at Rezgo and working with tour operators at all levels of the industry to help them find solutions to their technical needs.
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