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Glossary R
A relatively new DCC standard to implement return messages from a train/decoder. It was originally developed by Lenz, and is now a NMRA standard. Further development is in progress by European companies, and this extension is called RailComPlus.
RailCom works by having the command-station/booster stop driving the rails between DCC packets, during the inter-message idle packets, and then the decoder generates a 20 mA serial encoded signal. This is decoded by the command-station and/or other RailCom decoder(s).
RailCom/Plus allows: the identification of unknown trains; block occupancy; transmission of train information, such as its actual speed; and more efficient 'on-the-main' programming. See: NMRA standard and ESU RailCom Plus.
RASPBERRY PI FOUNDATION provide low-cost, high-performance computers that people use to learn, solve problems and have fun.
Two current models of single board computer running LINUX based system with several development environments…
Pi Zero (aka Pi0) 1 GHz single-core CPU, 512 MB RAM, HDMI, USB and 40 pin GPIO (~ £4)
Pi 3 B (aka Pi3) 1.2 GHz quad-core CPU, 1 GB RAM, Ethernet, Wireless, Bluetooth, HDMI, 4 x USB and 40 pin GPIO (~ £35)
RC filter
A resistance and capacitor network to limit a particular frequency
Or noise rejection from motors
The process of converting alternating current (AC) to direct current (DC). most offten using diodes. The diodes are commonly arranged in a set of 4 combined in one package. See also "Bridge rectifier".
Reed Switch
The contacts of a reed switch (usually SPST) are closed by bringing a small magnet near the switch. They are used in security circuits, for example to check that doors are closed. Standard reed switches are SPST (simple on-off) but SPDT (changeover) versions are also available. Warning: reed switches have a glass body which is easily broken!
This is a typical simple regulator supply using an LM317Integrated circuit. Zener diodes can also be used to regulate low power to fixed levels.
A relay is an electrically operated switch. Current flowing through the coil of the relay creates a magnetic field which attracts a lever and changes the switch contacts. The coil current can be on or off so relays have two switch positions and they are double throw (changeover) switches. Relays allow one circuit to switch a second circuit which can be completely separate from the first. For example a low voltage battery circuit can use a relay to switch a 230V AC mains circuit. There is no electrical connection inside the relay between the two circuits; the link is magnetic and mechanical.
The coil of a relay passes a relatively large current, typically 30mA for a 12V relay, but it can be as much as 100mA for relays designed to operate from lower voltages. Most ICs (chips) cannot provide this current and a transistor is usually used to amplify the small IC current to the larger value required for the relay coil. The maximum output current for the popular 555 timer IC is 200mA so these devices can supply relay coils directly without amplification.
Relays are usually SPDT or DPDT but they can have many more sets of switch contacts, for example relays with 4 sets of changeover contacts are readily available. For further information about switch contacts and the terms used to describe them please see the page on switches.
Most relays are designed for PCB mounting but you can solder wires directly to the pins providing you take care to avoid melting the plastic case of the relay.
Resistor is the name for an electronic component exhibiting Resistance. Resistance is the property of a component which restricts the flow of electric current. Energy is used up as the voltage across the component drives the current through it and this energy appears as heat in the component. Resistance is measured in ohms, the symbol for ohm is an omega. 1ohm (written 1R0) is quite small for electronics so resistances are often given in 'k' (kilo) and M (meg). 1k = 1,000 (1k0); 1M = 1,000,000 (1M0). Resistors used in electronics can have resistances as low as 0.1ohm or as high as 10M.
A set of resistors combined in one package for convenience in assembling circuits. Often abbreviated to "Resnet".
"Resnets" come in 3 basic package types. Pin at one end is common to all (odd number of pins). Individual resistors in single line, pair of pins for each resistor. Individual resistors in DIL, resistors connect to pins on opposite sides of package.
A device used to produce an oscillation of a specific frequency, primarily for use as the clock signal for digital circuits.
The Positive voltage goes to the Negative part of a circuit and vice versa.
Used to reverse DC motors in trains.
Radio Frequency IDentification
MERG Demonstration
An analysis of the risks and the method of management in a strategy or practice.
Root Mean Square. This is what you read on an analogue meter used on AC voltage. It compares to the dc level. So it's an average value.Wikipedia - RMS
Road Vehicle Control
Usually refers to a electronic system to control model road vehicles.
This is used when you operate a set of instructions to drive a train from A»>B with all the instructions to operate points and signals.
Remote Panel Control. RPC System - Remote Panel Interface (RPI)
(RS232 Single Unit PC Interface Module) Includes PCB and all components a MERG system
Remote Panel Interface. RPC System - RPI.
Serial interface module for PC control. RS485 Multi-Drop version. Includes PCB and all components. a MERG system
It is commonly used in computer serial ports. Is a standard for serial binary data signals connecting between a DTE (Data terminal equipment) and a DCE (Data Circuit-terminating Equipment) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RS-232
It is commonly used in computer serial ports. RS485 enables the configuration of inexpensive local networks and multidrop communications links. It offers high data transmission speeds (35 Mbit/s up to 10 m and 100 kbit/s at 1200 m). Since it uses a differential balanced line over twisted pair (like EIA-422), it can span relatively large distances (up to 4000 feet or just over 1200 metres)
The RSA is a RS 232 to RS485 converter a MERG system
RPC System - RSE (Remote Stack Extension)
Allows a stack of RPC modules to be divided into remotely located parts, connected using standard 4 pair Cat 5 network cables. Includes PCBs and all components. A MERG system
Computer controller train controller from the RPC collection a MERG system
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My favorite is that last one. I love it when everything finally comes together!
The first one hit the point home 🙂 we should never ever give up.
Thanks for my Friday fix of writing encouragements.
I always enjoy your Friday postings.


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Scotland's Gardens, a registered charity created in 1931, raises funds for other worthy charities by facilitating the opening of large and small gardens of horticultural interest throughout Scotland to the public.
40% of the funds raised at each garden opening are given to the charity chosen by the garden owner. Over 200 large and small charities benefit annually in this manner. 60% net of the funds raised are distributed to the charities supported by Scotland's Gardens which are:
The Queen's Nursing Institute Scotland which provides support for the professional development of community and primary nurses and the welfare of retired Queen's Nurses.
The Gardens Fund of The National Trust for Scotland which aims to preserve, maintain and develop the many remarkable gardens owned by the Trust.
Perennial, The Gardeners Royal Benevolent Society which is the only charity dedicated to helping Scottish horticulturists in need.
Maggie's Cancer Caring Centres which help anyone affected by cancer through programmes of support designed to give people the tools they need to cope with the major upheaval cancer causes in their lives.
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Wendy Watson is recruited by The Middleman as his protégée. The Middleman, a milk-guzzling comic-book-like superhero, protects humanity from the supernatural forces that lurk in the shadows. Wendy Watson (Natalie Morales) thought mindless temp jobs were tough. Then she bravely faced a creature way beyond the bounds of her reality, and in so doing, impressed the straight-laced hero known as the Middleman (Matt Keeslar). Hello, new career! Now she's balancing her art, her friends, and saving the planet while battling alien evils for the world's most ludicrously secret organization.
The Middleman is based on Javier Grillo-Marxuach's series of graphic novels.
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An all-around solid high school lacrosse game between two quality teams as Issaquah lost a heartbreak to Rutgers Prep in double overtime 10-9.
Prep possessed the ball nearly the entire first quarter. Issaquah defense played outstanding but failed clears kept giving Prep possession. Somehow Issaquah made the most of it's two minutes of possession and scramble plays at the end of the period to lead 3-1. It started with a fluke goal from Zach Fritz on an intended pass with 2:32 on the clock. Kevin Powers scored his first with 0:29 left and Ben Director got his first with 0:02 left.
In the second quarter Issaquah continued to shoot themselves with failed clears from unforced errors. Playing too much defense began to catch up to the purple and gold and Prep began finish. Two goals for Rutgers Prep in the last two minutes of the half, both off simple backdoor cuts on the crease seemed to be back breakers. To make matters worse, Issaquah took a penalty with just 10 seconds left in the half.
Starting man-down and tired in the 2nd half, things looked bleek for Issaquah, but they managed to kill the penalty and Powers second goal immediately after gave Issaquah life. Issaquah carried the momentum, Powers began winning faceoffs and Issaquah owned the quarter on back of two goals from Matt O'Neill to take an 8-7 lead into the fourth.
Rutgers Prep regrouped and took back the lead with two goals in the first four minutes of the period. The rest of the period saw great defensive work from Issaquah's Aidan McDonald and Austin Richert to keep winning chances for Issaquah to equalize. Prep's keeper made some big saves including a chance from Powers but a great kick save sent the ball out of bounds on the sideline and Prep won the race with just over 2 minutes left. As Prep tried to stall out the time, Issaquah ran the double to perfection as Richert and Lindor stripped the ball to earn Issaquah a final chance. With 20 seconds left, Matt O'Neill was able to dip inside for a shot, the keeper made a great first save but ended up on his seat and Director put back in the rebound to tie it with 12 seconds left.
Issaquah actually won the next faceoff; after a slight bobble, Lindor came up with the ball and pushed to Powers. Powers drove and ripped a shot that found the back of the net but it was a second after the whistle... overtime.
In OT, Rutgers Prep had first possession, but Issaquah had the best chances in the period. First chance came off a great one-two passing combo that found Michael Hatcher cutting right down on cage but his shot hit a defender sliding in front. Jake Fritz came up with a huge strip on the resulting clear and won a second chance for Issaquah. With under 30 seconds left, Director ran past his man from top center and was able to get within 10 yards of the cage but was handcuffed as he attempted to get a shot off and the ball fell easily to the keeper. Prep cleared and called timeout with 5 seconds left but was able to produce nothing... double overtime.
In the second OT Prep managed to call timeout a split second before Issaquah stripped the faceoff and Issaquah would never see the ball again. Issaquah stymied Rutgers Prep for a minute but the winning goal finally came when Prep initiated from X. A slight slip from an Issaquah defender gave the attackman a step and forced Issaquah to slide early. Prep was able to get a pass across the face of the goal to the back pipe for a catch and low bouncer finish.


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Legal Aspects of International Trade
1800 Argyle Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Legal Aspects of International Trade outlines the concepts and sources of public and private international law. It discusses the international organizations, such as the United Nations and the World Trade Organization, whose work has enabled developed countries to expand their trade agendas fairly and has brought developing countries into international trade. LAIT also explains the impact international conventions such as the Vienna Sales Convention and regional trade agreements such as NAFTA have on the flow of business between countries. It clarifies the effect of national legislation, regulations and court systems on national and international business, and describes how legislation contributes to the market appeal a nation will have for international traders.
The course includes issues such as:
- legal, ethical, technological challenges
- negotiating firm and transparent contracts
- legal jurisdiction, payments, currency
- transportation and delivery
- intellectual property rights
- partnerships and investments
- confidentiality and dispute resolution
Read more about FITTskills ►
Learn about the Certified International Trade Practioner (CITP) designation ►
Contact Sandy Gordon
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Financial support for course fees is possible for Nova Scotia companies through the ExportAbility program.
Course Facilitator
Leroy Lowe is a former Aerospace Engineering Officer and Project Manager in the Canadian Airforce. He previously worked for Sparton of Canada. As Director of Business Development, he recruited and managed a diverse network of agents, distributors and strategic alliance partners in over 20 countries. Currently, he is a full-time faculty member in International Business at the
<?xml:namespace prefix = ns0 /> Nova Scotia Community College and an active international business development specialist for Mxi Technologies Inc. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree, a diploma in engineering and Master Degrees in Adult Education (MAEd) and Business Administration (MBA). He is also a Certified International Trade Professional (CITP).
Work in recent years has taken him to numerous
Pacific Rim countries as well as the United Kingdom , and the United States . Leroy was part of the NASBITE task force that helped develop the Certified Global Business Professional (CGBP) designation in the United States . He was also one of the senior task force members who helped FITT update the competencies required for the comparable designation in Canada , the Certified International Trade Professional (CITP).
After completing this course, you will have a solid understanding of the international legal frameworks within which trade is conducted, as well as best practices for navigating the complexities of international trade laws governing imports, exports, taxation, product liability, intellectual property and anti-competition.
"Prior experience and learning do count in the CITP designation process. Participants can obtain exemptions from FITTskills course requirements through FITT´s Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) process which provides credit for previous work experience and/or education."


Cancun, Q.R. – After Benito Juarez recently received its sixth Blue Flag beach certification, local authorities want to work toward getting that same global recognition for an additional four beaches. The four local beach areas include Tortugas, Mirador II and two places in Puerto Morelos.
Gaining international Blue Flag status is not an easy task and, at the very least, includes a dedicated amount of ongoing work from state environment authorities as well as municipal offices. The goal is to show that all beaches are cleaned on a regular basis, free of litter, have proper infrastructure, are pollution free and in general, in proper condition.
Benito Juarez is the only municipality at a national level to have this amount of certified beaches. According to José Eduardo Mariscal de la Selva, director of the Federal Maritime Zone (Zofemat), Mexico has 20 beaches registered with the infamous Blue Flag status.
Zofemat has had meetings with hoteliers in Puerto Morelos in order to help them join in and learn about the rehabilitation and preservation of local beaches, so they are not dependent on government agencies.
The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (Semarnat) reported that evaluations are carried out beginning October 2015, and it is paramount to keep accurate records of cleaning, security and infrastructure for the beaches that have already been given the "green light".
The official recognition and ceremony for Cancun's latest Blue Flag certified beaches will be held on July 1, which will officially make ChacMool, Las Perlas, Delphines, Playa del Niño, Ballenas and Marlín all Blue Flag certified.
As of July 1, the state of Quintana Roo will have 40 percent of its beaches certified with the international Blue Flag status. The popular tourist state of Guerrero has four Blue Flag beaches, while Baja California Sur has three.


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Most of the objects are continuous moving, making new connections. Often, materials and pieces are derived from a specific in-situ project, in the studio, they obtain a new and autonomous value.
I like to present my work as as 'Tables Of Contents', showing materials, compositions and plans on a flat field, on a table, indicating stories. Also because a table implies some kind of use, on a daily and shared manner.
On a playful manner, the studio is a place for recreation, realisation and reflection.
photographic material, paper drawings, etc.


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When we look back on 2020's headline market return in years to come, it will tell us very little about this extraordinary year.
Columbia Threadnedle Investments
2020 brought about the deepest global recession since World War II.
This reinforced the importance of being active asset allocators with longterm investment mindsets.
STANLIB's Global Balanced portfolio managers found opportunities in these unusual times.
While the immediate economic outlook remains uncertain, we must share the optimism reflected in risk markets today.
The astonishing volatility disguised by that number did bring with it some important reminders, for us, two in particular. The first is the importance of being active, something we at Columbia Threadneedle Investments believe is vital in both asset allocation and security selection. The other is the need to think – and invest – for the long term. In other words, we must be able to hold our nerve, as there were remarkable profits to be made last year by those brave enough to 'lean in' to risk, when others might panic.
Both financial markets, and our expectations, have come a long way since those dark days of spring. And being active when opportunities presented themselves (but always with an eye to the future) proved a successful strategy for investors in the STANLIB Global Balanced portfolios.
From the dark days of spring
Back in March, as countries were essentially shut down to contain the spread of COVID-19, fear and uncertainty permeated the valuation of pretty much every asset class. Investment grade corporate bond yields (Figure 1), for instance, were compensating investors for 50 times the historical rate of defaults, while several equity indices were priced at or close to their book value. We, like most others, marked our expectations sharply lower for economic and corporate earnings growth in 2020.
Yet at the same time, unprecedented global policy stimulus was released into credit and labour markets, dwarfing anything we have seen before in both scale and speed of delivery. It was our view that – although sharp recessions were likely – this would ultimately prove to be a temporary shock, as policymakers committed vast resources to prevent the public health crisis morphing into a deeper structural one.
STANLIB Global Balanced portfolios were presented with a rare opportunity to 'lean in' to those markets that had been badly beaten up, but which looked well-positioned to benefit from the extraordinary policy measures, notably global equities and higher-grade corporate credit.
It felt bold explaining to clients in late March – arguably the point of maximum fear – that we were increasing our allocations to risky assets. But we expected investors to be overcompensated for the economic risks ahead – substantial though they were.
The strength of the market recovery that followed brings us back to where we started: the ability to hold your nerve. Those who were not able to think long term and avoid knee-jerk reactions might have missed out on the fleeting opportunity to participate in the strongest month for global equities since 2009.
But just as policymaker interventions dragged risk markets higher, there was huge variation in the post-crash return profile of different asset classes and companies. The ability to be active within asset classes too, was even more important in a year when certain sectors became almost un-investable. It was our expectation that both economies and corporates would emerge from the crisis saddled with higher levels of debt. An overarching theme across assets we held within the Global Balanced portfolios was quality. In equities, for instance, our stock-picking colleagues were seeking companies with strong balance sheets, high free cash flow and healthy returns on capital, well-placed to grow earnings in a sea of companies burdened with financial leverage.
To the brighter days of winter?
COVID-19 case count was rising rapidly in January 2021across the US and Europe, the immediate economic outlook associated with renewed lockdowns darker. Yet risk asset prices have never been higher.
It is worth remembering that stock markets – large, public companies – are only a subset of the economy and, as long-duration assets, equities are forward-looking. So we must be too, and in looking to the future, share the optimism reflected in risk markets today – for three chief reasons.
First, a relatively favourable US election outcome has removed some large tail risks and brought with it some (unanticipated) fiscal reprieve. Second, the number of vaccines with greater-than- expected efficacy creates investment opportunities in more cyclical areas of the world. And last, economic contractions in 2020 have been shallower than previously feared, leaving us – in certain regions – with almost 'V-shaped' recovery forecasts. While the immediate economic outlook remains uncertain, these factors have set the foundations for a more sustainable cyclical recovery.
Our most recent moves within the STANLIB Global Balanced portfolios have been to tweak our equity allocations higher once more, this time, with a joint focus on quality companies that also stand to benefit from a cyclical upturn. For instance, Pernod – a high-quality drinks business – should benefit from a re-opening of hotels, bars and restaurants, and Disney (a new holding, bought at a substantial discount) has already seen considerable uptake on its Disney+ subscription service, but the broader business stands to benefit as its parks and cruise lines re-open.
Meanwhile, within the global bond sub-portfolios, we have trimmed our duration overweights. This proved helpful in 2020 as government bond yields found new lows, but the outlook for sovereign duration may be challenged in the recovery scenario we anticipate. Importantly however, our expectations are that there will not be a meaningful rise in bond yields, and those low discount rates remain a powerful support to sustain risk asset valuations.
Volatility will probably continue to dominate markets in 2021, as the world takes on the monumental challenge of a global vaccine roll-out, but to our minds it would be a mistake to make knee-jerk reactions. As active, but long-term investors, we must maintain our strategic positions and continue to look for the winners of this ever-changing world.
This article appears in the Q1 February 2021 edition of our StandPoint publication. Click here to download a copy of the full publication.


bgc: software for Bayesian estimation of genomic clines. This software implements Bayesian estimation of genomic clines and can be used to estimate hybrid index and quantify genome-wide variation in introgression. Locus-specific measures of introgression can be used to study the genetics of adaptation and speciation. This software is compatible with traditional genetic data and next-generation sequence data with genotype uncertainty. An updated version of this program will be available soon!
gbs2ploidy: software for inference of ploidy from GBS data. This R package contains functions for inference of ploidy from GBS data, including a function to infer allelic ratios and allelic proportions in a Bayesian framework. A paper describing the methods implemented in this software package is currently under review. E-mail me if you want the current draft. The package will also be available from CRAN.
introgress: software for analysis of introgression. This R software package provides functions for quantifying introgression between hybridizing populations. This includes a likelihood-based method for estimating genomic clines using multilocus data and testing for deviations from null expectations. This software also implements a maximum likelihood estimate of hybrid index and provides several graphical summaries of genome-wide introgression.
spatpg: software to infer selection from genetic time series. This program can be used to estimate variance effective population size and environment-dependent selection from genetic time-series data (allele frequencies) from multiple populations. Selection is allowed to vary among populations and from generation to generation. Inference is made in a Bayesian framework.


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day's news in the week's top stories from r.t. savers in cyprus real from the shock of a highly controversial e.u. bailout which will see large depositors losing up to sixty percent of their cash and saddle the island nation with rigid capital controls. rising powers the fifth summit of brics economies pushes ahead with the creation of a joint development bank but set to make waves on the global financial scene. putting their lives on the line guantanamo bay detainees who've been a hunger strike now for nearly two months say they're ready to go all the way. over again even if you just joined us for a viewer watching around the world kevin owen here tonight from moscow with
a round of the big stories from r.t. for the last seven days in our weekly program and first avoiding bankruptcy has come at a steep price for cyprus while the wealthiest save his face losing up to sixty percent of the deposits ordinary residents have also been subjected to and president of capital controls daily cash withdrawals are limited to three hundred euros per person now per bank no checks can be cashed payments and transfers outside cyprus are limited to five thousand euros a month and those traveling abroad won't be able to take more than a thousand euros with them the restrictions have been imposed for an indefinite period two and a tester is still a found out families are already feeling the pinch. like many in cyprus later leaders agreed this is simply stunned at the speed and manner will finish the banking crisis in his country seems to be spiraling out of control he shows us his wallet yo cash a lean lottery tickets a single parent unemployed and caring for his sick mother in raveling of cyprus's
financial woes couldn't have come at a worse time and i feel shame that i live with the pension of my mom all of your life is coming up so i don't you make a plan for the future the people in the younger. you hear of the economy of your country or in the park system these. so. you standing with an empty hands. a sentiment echoed throughout the tiny island nation. scenes like these becoming a daily occurrence another day in nicosia cyprus another protest though this one in particular is a gathering about the poor use of the country's largest lender the bank of cyprus but they're worried that the company is headed for collapse and they may eventually lose their jobs though many cypriots told me that they are well aware that this is just the beginning of a long hard road i believe that. europe. germany strolled
because we're a small economy they felt that the consequences would be minimal what they don't know is that the president has been said and what happened today in cyprus could easily happen tomorrow to italy to front soon to spain we just want to be left alone to pick up the pieces and get on with our lives the prison is part of your peer european union system falls and for. paying the money through the european union to help. the other two contras you may embarrass. no but is that cyprus have a problem or it's because you know economy or something else as economic drama continues the politicians and bankers drawing up painful measures to execute the years old i.m.f. back to the bailout plan it's all too clear to ordinary cypriots who is going to be
very deprived need is his mother for example have a monthly pension cut from one thousand one hundred eighty nine year olds to just over one thousand a month ago why they cut from the simple people who have special needs they cut from the people for his part allies question all cypriots would like answered as well. yes or sylvia r.t. because c.s. cyprus. the capital nicosia has indeed been hit by a wave of protests throughout the week about all this with people venting their frustration over the controversial measures business insults in germany to favor says the e.u. is approach to solving the cypriot crisis has been far from ideal i think the debate here is obviously much broader than the particular case of cyprus and the political message that's being conveyed behind the the high end of the base and have been going on for the last week or so are clearly underlining. the lack of
a lack of vision behind europe's bailout the particular case of cyprus shows a political move where we're we're we're trying to. to heal a deep wound with a band-aid obviously cyprus is again a particular case but the overall discussion and the overall worry and fear that is that is underlying here is is for for every european citizen. thoughts too from wall street journal correspondent matthew dalton he says the financial shock waves from cyprus are being felt across europe. the euro group president your own diesel gloom caused a lot of havoc in the markets earlier this week when he suggested that yes in fact the cypriot template would be used to deal with other failing banks throughout the euro zone and that's that includes imposing losses on an insured bank depositors this is something that is still quite controversial among other eurozone countries and you had a number of countries such as luxembourg france and others saying wait
a second you know we've got to think about this before we go down that road a lot of other people say look you're playing with fire when you when you try and impose this kind of solution in a crisis you're really going to have to guarantee a significant portion of bank liabilities that ludes depositors that includes even some bondholders and that was the approach earlier on in the crisis with ireland for example where every single bank liability was basically guaranteed at the start so there's a wide gulf between what they've done for ireland and what they did for cyprus and probably the solution will end up being somewhere in between but it's difficult to say where it will play out. so that as we've been reporting the repercussions of the super bailout deal of being debated right now are t. dot com that's where we want to know what you think about the mass seizure of funds from large cypriot deposit is its big story it's ongoing we will know what you
think about it r t they'll call a lot of chatter there about it tonight and this is what's been telling thanks for voting if you have done so far yes pretty much the same as last small change they'll get out of the minute and the majority of those you that you can see the sixty one percent normally are votes of more evenly split than this but you know all kind of talk of the same book they're saying oh you. used to you think it will become you know welcoming the white model for future bailouts and that is a worry. as you can see twenty four percent just done a percent from last you think is going to trigger one of the banks across the e.u. again that is the worry ten percent of you think is going to. be overturned by public opposition ever the optimists five percent you think it's going to be a one off it's not going to be repeated because of all the farseer still plenty of time to make that change let us know what you think make a comment about over stories as well at r.t. dot com.
get mono the big story for the week lawyers for guantanamo bay detainees say some of their clients are preparing to die as the mass hunger strike of a citizen is the two month mark but the u.s. military claims only thirty seven captors are refusing all food and continues to deny the other claims that more than one hundred detainees are starving themselves to death in protest against mistreatment and indefinite detention while human rights groups about in vero cry at the crisis urging officials to take decisive action amnesty international went as far as calling guantanamo an american gulag and says the facilities brought pain and suffering instead of justice the white
house insists that its monitoring the situation it remains committed to closing guantanamo the twist in the tail end of the pentagon in the last week or two now saying it wants to renovate the facility saying congress has decided to keep it open indefinitely out of those two things meet what it leaves the detainees in limbo anyway and desperate to draw attention international attention if they can to their plight one lawyer who's advocated for guantanamo prison has told us that the mainstream media is helping cover up the scale of the crisis this is what he had to say to me. if you talk to people in the united states they simply don't know about kuantan m o they don't know today that eighty six of one hundred sixty six people down there are innocent have been clear have already been cleared many of the others are also innocent they don't know that the people at guantanamo weren't picked up on a battlefield they were sold for bounties by northern alliance people they don't know these facts anymore because there is no coverage in the united states the white house has said that it's still interested in closing guantanamo but i think
it's delegated the issue to other people and it's also thrown up at hand and said well congress is stopping us from doing anything my former client. fozzy our. condrey our innocent people who are wrongly held the president can get in and make sure that those people are released and sent home they don't carry pose a danger those people are desperate they want to die if they can't get out of guantanamo the u.s. courts have no authority to order a release of someone who's in guantanamo they're in the hands of the president the president has the authority to do it congress has said he could do it only with difficulty but he has the authority to do it he needs to step up to the plate and get it done the u.n. has condemned indefinite detention to graham turner who is a former top ship red cross spokesman someone shown no says the captives the defense has because the legal vacuum that they found themselves in. from our
observations and we those tensions and and this anguish that detainees are experiencing these clearly related to the lack of a clear legal framework in guantanamo and this is now adding a real impact and as an impact for detainees for some time on their mental health on their emotional for us would be the issue beyond just what you know we are seeing right now in guantanamo is this issues that lawyers are talking about the issue of the legal framework that regiments the detention of guantanamo and this is the issue that administration must address. course we're committed to bringing you the full story of a hunger strike a quantum obey as you'll know if you've been watching us over the months or years it's an issue that the mainstream media is preferring to ignore still we got a comprehensive tire lima vence complete with quotes from officials attorneys and detainees and a website com. fresh revelations on the last days of boris berezovsky life emerge in britain we'll talk about that shortly then the broke russian tycoon said to have big massive cash payout before his death last
week and learned where the money was going to come from than just a few minutes from now.
the international airport in the very heart of moscow. a law against russian tycoon boris berezovsky was a line for a three hundred million dollars payday shortly before his death us according to a british newspaper report just over a week after he was found dead at his mansion in england the details now from r.t. sara first. these are the leaked email and police documents that is being reported say that an investment company which controls three all of. these offshore trusts
said c b going to liquidate his assets between teva t. thousand and twelve and march two thousand and thirty own family with the aim of providing him with around three hundred million dollars in cash now at the time of course president last saturday it's been widely reported he was under pretty severe financial pressure not least because of his recent high profile call case which he lost against fellow oligarch graeme in a primate it and i certainly it's been said by his friends and family lots of people he were at that call case at the time to not just to put him under financial pressure but psychological pressure as well and the police at the inquest that was a fair and a wednesday said that the cause of death was consistent with hanging that boris berezovsky was found with a ligature around his neck there's no evidence at the moment of third party
involvement or of foul play but police haven't ruled that out yet as he said that he took that have emerged as some sort of intriguing facts to this we had a report of record interview that he gave live a journalist the day before he died in which he's speaking about losing hope in his life in then of course he got the family and friends coming out to say that this wasn't a man that they would have thought would have committed suicide despite the financial pressures so it's very difficult i think tally up all the evidence right now. so first well for use as a shady power broker alongside the russian government or the ninety's bros or ski float multiple fraud charges by moving to london his story from where he still tried to pull political strings talk to during the goals we depend an expert on russian feels it was all ski never believed that he'd lose hold of power. i don't think that there is much doubt that you know barry's ascii thought was somebody that he could control that he would you know let's previous financial dealings
he water under the bridge and of course president putin said no he stood up to the oligarchs who was first elected in this was the reason that. russia a number of mr very soft friend and confidant have come forward and said that it's very depressed and had lost meaning over the past couple of days we do have to remember that he had just lost an extremely high profile legal case which not only with the financial cost that british judge had attention we call him a liar on record i mean this was a broken in defeated man. online couple stories to look into tonight china's economy is running rampant and the boom is taking its toll on the nation's waterways we'll tell you about that online so interesting read a report suggesting real number of rivers in china is less than half of what beijing's estimate is of the real need for water there we've got to count on our website the u.k. flat bedroom tell us why hard pressed brits will take the latest well for schoolies
lying top rather to the. next the leaders of the world's biggest emerging economies the so-called brics have agreed to enter formal talks about creating a joint development bank that could potentially rival the world bank and the international monetary fund or to go to prison offspring following that blocks fifth annual summit in south africa. leaders of all five brics member states were very optimistic in terms of the future of the organization they all stressed that it is potential is still far from being used to the fore and actually one of the latest initiatives to change that is the creation of the so-called business council to get the business of the five states to get directly engaged in more joint ventures in various fears also earlier china and brazil decided to use their national currencies in the least while in nearly a half of the payments between them only the trade turn or between the two states
stands at around seventy five billion euros dollars and the general idea is for all other members of the brics to do the same to protect their economies from things like currency wars or the possible negative consequences of the change of the dollar of war the us also the five leaders of the world alternately able to agree on which we should know of a joint development bank possibly with a starter capital of around fifty billion us dollars but it's a massive project and it's going to take time to work out all the details but in general for the past two decades these five economies have been the most rapidly developing ones in the world currently it's estimated that their growth is around seven times faster than that of the g seven economies it's also thought that by the year twenty twenty combined the brics states will make up around twenty percent of the global g.d.p. so it's no wonder why they want to protect their economies why they want to trade freely and how they wish between themselves and be less dependent on the western
financial institutions especially in light of the the latest problems with the western economic model in general and what we witnessed here at this summit in south africa is that brics as an organization is transforming from a forum for dialogue to a full scale mechanism for strategic cooperation and so more states are voicing their desire to join the. rationing according to egypt and russia's president vladimir putin has also met with his egyptian counterpart the ties between the two countries are quite strong both economic and court last year or egypt was visited by around two and a half million russian tourists despite all the turbulence in the middle east and northern africa these issues have also been discussed including of course the conflict in syria. dr see charlie is a professor at the school of international affairs in india and says the blocks made huge progress over the past five years from the early days when it was seen as an upstart that was still getting its act together and resolving and ironing out
some differences we have come a long way in five years the fact that the summits are continuing to be held all of the life some of the critics who said that this was just a marriage of convenience or just a short piece i don't for a photo op and nothing more what we're seeing now is that their agenda is quite advanced especially the economic economic integration and one latin america asia and africa is being spearheaded by the legal of the brakes definitely russia and china are i would say the central pillars of bricks if you remember this you deal with the old unit of the concept and many of us brought along so to africa india and brazil to play a larger ruler and also russian turner much more global in their overall approach towards the world order and trying to transform the world order the other three are i would say a little more student school east although they do want to move towards more people already.
come president hamid karzai is in can't start peace talks with the taliban the group's opening a political office in the capital but has so far refused to talk to president karzai describing him as an american puppet washington's pushing both sides in the go ceding table with the looming handover deadline a course of and the twenty fourteen security honesty pachter party joins me now in london let's talk about this with other deepak good evening to you oh if these talks do happen can we expect any positive results though judging by the way the utterances so far. informal contacts have been taking place in your heart for the last couple of years but then those informal talks did break down for two reasons first of all the taleban accuse the americans on being shaky and vague. they wanted an exchange of prisoners president
obama didn't want to have anything to do with any exchange of prisoners because of merely congressional pressure but also outside the congress from his opponents and secondly president karzai himself suspect that he was being sidelined because the americans were in direct touch by i mean cities with. under president of us and he resisted the idea so that thoughts if they were going on they couldn't progress so there's nothing new when. it starts to declare yes but i'm not a deeper there seems to be a lack of trust or run of the karzai government in washington recently but having spat with a withdrawal of troops on tuesday president karzai appeared to suggest america's big colluding with the taliban why would he say that in the countdown to taking control of security where these talks may be on the cards as well. as i say
president karzai. has hand if you can do is with the americans serving for two or three years sir especially with president obama there are internal events that are taking place in which have undermined president karzai as authority continuing attacks etc by the need of forces in which civilians human children are being killed every now and again and the americans have openly accused president karzai of being incompetent and corrupt so there's no love lost between president karzai and the americans and and president karzai doesn't want to be undermined by the external forces but what about the opening of this taliban office saying qatar is going to soften the taliban or indeed give them more credence more power. well they're americans hope that if. i didn't mention one aide to.
the taliban to open an office then somehow. would be able to influence them in a positive way in a way that the americans would want the taliban to be influence that possibility is still not very close i think there will be problems. even if. they are going to open an office the taliban have always insisted that afghans have a summer right to decide what the world they want to do and one of the main demands of the americans is that the taliban will cut off all relations with the hideout. not as close as there where a few years ago but also commitment to peace and the taliban again regarded as undermining their sovereign right come the end of twenty four taking this bit of
confusion to about the overall size of the american contingent is actually needed to support afghan security after the majority of the soldiers leave reports differ in between six and twenty thousand that's quite a big difference that there will stay beyond how much do you think of really needed there. well i think in the end. any arrangement above the completion of a troll will leave several cars and maybe five maybe six thousand maybe up to ten thousand. first of all to provide stability through the current government of president karzai president gul leg says that he will not contest the next election but whoever comes in place of president karzai as president and secondly for training purposes and training is something that. armed forces if this government remains and the current arrangement of hogan armed forces and police
forces continues then the training will be needed for many many years to come to a party for example so much security has to apply to parts of their life from london on the line. they involve a known thursday twenty one doctors finally walk free after spending two years in jail accused of taking part in antigovernment protests they were initially convicted of instigating hatred and quote participating in a legal go brings and quote the doctors insisted they were only doing the job though in treating the wounded and claimed that they were tortured into confessing crimes they didn't commit but acquittal didn't fully deflect attention from the gulf states massive internal problems though and the crackdown on dissent that the sort of molecules been suppressing and the regime running since two thousand and eleven using violence to disperse campaigners asking for jobs and freedoms that week i spoke to physician dr fred about how g. she recounted her own experience while being held by the country's security forces . when they get disappearing from their houses after house right.
there and we just have to sit here and he left a lot to get for both the lawyer out of the. line for the most of the. who were forced to sign also fashion line you know that we did them and that. didn't really think you know. if you have to ok and i mean by their physical very thankful akiko ok we didn't deny from speaking for. the family not given food. you know where we where are you getting. so we get our word for lockdown you think the phone. call is that is that like oh by electrocution and then have fictional her acting and that should be you know and free all of that to get traction on the question.
putting programs ahead next in fact after spending three decades in penal colonies we want you to meet the man who turned his own life around by helping other former prisoners on to the right path for the break. plans to create a war medal for cyber warfare have been put on hold by a new defense secretary chuck hagel but should they have been put on hold i mean hackers a drone operators do play a real important role in modern militaries and there are already u.s. military medals for things that don't involve people shooting at you the antarctic a service medals given by the department of defense for service between fifteen and thirty consecutive days in antarctica although the cold down there is potentially
deadly no penguins are going to storm the base with kalashnikovs the homeland security distinguished service medal has also never been issued to anyone on a battlefield because thankfully for america there haven't been any invading armies in the homeland so is there precedent for a medal like cyber warfare battles i mean yes just there is but when you think about it giving someone a medal for using a mouse to blow up blips on a monitor really seems to devalue the medals of the guys who are brave enough to storm the beaches on d.-day or slog through disease and sneak field swaps in vietnam so maybe for the sake of the prestige of the of their medals let's just let the cybersecurity one go but that's just my opinion.
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If you still don't want to write, record your truths. Take any sentence start from YOU WANT ME TO DO WHAT? JOURNALING FOR CAREGIVERS and start talking into a tape recorder. You or a trusted friend can transcribe what you like and let the rest go, if you want to.
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One of the highlights of the Faire for me was seeing Steve Davee's work-in-progress Maker's Notebook hacks. He's adding a binary page indexing system with a conductive bookmark and LEDs on the cover that tell you where the marker is in the book. He also has plans to solarize the book and to add an Arduino and capacitive touch to the cover to do something (play sounds, maybe).
He says he has trouble following through on projects, so Steve, if you're reading this: follow through! We'll send you more Notebooks if you finish this one, document it, and send us the docs. This is just the type of project we were hoping to inspire with the book. We want more of this!
If YOU have a physical computing/electronics hack of your notebook, or any sort of mod, send us pics. We want to see what folks are doing with their notebooks. Also: If you've designed a cool project IN your notebook, we'd like to see how people are actually using the book.
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Winter Storm Juno results in less snowfall than expected
By Zeke Rosenberg | Feb 1, 2015
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The Northeastern U.S. bundled up in anticipation of Winter Storm Juno early last week. Pittsburgh was firmly within the designated disaster zone and prepared accordingly, canceling more than three dozen flights out of Pittsburgh International Airport, among other moves to combat the Steel City's impending weather.
The predictions didn't pan out. The fear that the whole Northeast was moments from becoming a tableau in The Day After Tomorrow turned out to be based on a forecast error by the National Weather Service (NWS).
The storm hit slightly further north and to the east than initially expected. The storm turned out to be problematic for places like Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island, which did receive record snowfall of over two feet, interrupting many citizens' daily activities.
This saved Pittsburgh from the brunt of the storm. The official tally, according to The Weather Channel, turned out to be 4.3 inches of snow, still a heavy snowfall considering Pittsburgh's usual January totals. On average, only 0.8 days in January per year receive three inches of snowfall, and 0.2 receive five inches, according to currentresults.com.
Using the site's provided data, there would be approximately 0.33 days receiving the level of snowfall Pittsburgh got, meaning this kind of storm only happens once every three years. That level of impact is not something to just brush off, but it does not compare to the estimates of between one and two feet, with rates predicted to reach two feet of snow per hour.
Given the forecasts, students at Carnegie Mellon were unimpressed by the storm.
"I thought school would be canceled," said sophomore physics major Anthony Paone. "But then it barely snowed at all."
The contrast between expectation and reality was echoed by much of the student body with common terms like "underwhelming" and "anti-climactic."
The contrast between the predictions and reality led to some anger with local politicians and the NWS.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said that the city may experience a "potentially historic blizzard," which some saw as an overreaction to the models given the reality of the storm in New York, which saw less than a foot despite predictions nearing three feet. The mayor received backlash for his decision to shut the city down, but defended the decision to The Weather Channel saying, "We heard from meteorologists all over the region, that this was going to be two feet or more of snow. If that had proven to be true ... it was a no-brainer this was the right thing to do."
Additionally, the NWS claimed that their prediction was largely correct in predicting the shape and intensity of the storm, but their projections were about 50 to 100 miles off.
While the snow was unusually intense, it did not reach the heights initially predicted. Pittsburgh residents were able to go about their daily activities without severe disruptions, except for flights into and out of the city.


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LeBron James is one of America's best basketball player who is playing for the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA. He is often considered one of the best basket basketball players and have won a lot of awards which include four NBA most valuable player award, Three NBA finals MVP award, Two Olympic gold medals, an NBA scoring title and is all-time NBA playoffs scoring leader.
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MP Peacock is the nom de plume of a brother and sister writing team based in East Sussex, UK.
Maddy read English at Oxford and worked in journalism, including a spell as Features Editor on Brides Magazine. Paul studied Drama at Nottingham and has worked as a Marketing Director in Europe.
Before starting work on Murder on the Strike of Five, Maddy was writing a family history memoir and had done writing courses with the Arvon Foundation and Oxford University Continuing Education. Paul was a member of the Madrid Writers' Club, writing both military fiction and poetry.
If you enjoyed reading the first chapter of Murder on the Strike of Five you will shortly be able to buy the book on Amazon to read on your Kindle or as a paperback.


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Body Weight Work: Calisthenics! While it's important to strength train with weights, its also important to do body weight training to help build lean muscle and to help maintain cognitive function.
Muscle Activation Techniques: This total body process is designed to improve the communication between the nervous system and the muscular system. This sort of activation technique helps to identify muscle dysfunction that causes pain in body and finding the source of pain is always beneficial to overall body composition and overall health.


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sys.path.insert(1, "../../../")
import h2o

def imbalanced(ip,port):

    # Connect to h2o
    h2o.init(ip,port)

    covtype = h2o.import_frame(path=h2o.locate("smalldata/covtype/covtype.20k.data"))
    covtype[54] = covtype[54].asfactor()

    imbalanced = h2o.random_forest(x=covtype[0:54], y=covtype[54], ntrees=50, balance_classes=False, nfolds=10)
    imbalanced_perf = imbalanced.model_performance(covtype)
    imbalanced_perf.show()

    balanced = h2o.random_forest(x=covtype[0:54], y=covtype[54], ntrees=50, balance_classes=True, nfolds=10)
    balanced_perf = balanced.model_performance(covtype)
    balanced_perf.show()

    ##compare error for class 6 (difficult minority)
    ##confusion_matrix element at position A,P for N classes is at: model$confusion[P*(N+1)-(N-A+1)]
    ##Here, A=6 P=8, N=7 -> need element 8*(7+1)-(7-6+1) = 62

    class_6_err_imbalanced = imbalanced_perf.error()[6]
    class_6_err_balanced = balanced_perf.error()[6]

    if (class_6_err_imbalanced < class_6_err_balanced):
        print("--------------------")
        print("")
        print("FAIL, balanced error greater than imbalanced error")
        print("")
        print("")
        print("class_6_err_imbalanced")
        print(class_6_err_imbalanced)
        print("")
        print("class_6_err_balanced")
        print(class_6_err_balanced)
        print("")
        print("--------------------")

    assert class_6_err_imbalanced >= 0.9*class_6_err_balanced, "balance_classes makes it at least 10% worse!"

if __name__ == "__main__":
  h2o.run_test(sys.argv, imbalanced)

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Home » Racing » The Toyota Supra Vs BMW Z4 Drag Race We've All Been Waiting For
The Toyota Supra Vs BMW Z4 Drag Race We've All Been Waiting For
You know it's bound to happen but which do you think crossed the line first?
It's not a secret that the latest generation of the Toyota Supra is highly based on the BMW Z4. In fact, the two cars are so alike that they both have the same interior, the same infotainment system, and yes, the same BMW B58 3.0-liter straight-six engine. These similarities have made Supra fans a bit furious, saying that the Toyota halo car is better off without the help of the German brand.
But Toyota did so for a good reason: an all-new, non-BMW Toyota Supra would have pushed back its launch later. Nonetheless, that doesn't make things any better for the Supra's diehard fans.
But really, how different is each car in terms of performance, well, at least in a drag race? We're pretty sure that's a question you would like to be answered. Good thing, CarWow has put up the mother of drag races: The Toyota Supra versus BMW Z4. Let's crunch the numbers here first.
As mentioned, both cars use BMW's straight-six engine, which produces 335 horsepower (250 kiloWatts) and 369 pound-feet (500 Newton-meters of torque), sent to the rear axle via an 8-speed ZF 8HP automatic torque converter transmission. The one on the video above didn't use the U.S. version of the Z4, which has a tad bit of power at 382 hp (285 kW).
Their difference, however, is quite obvious with the Supra having a hard top and the Z4 sporting a ragtop. With this, the Z4 is a bit heavier by around 88 pounds (40 kilograms), which isn't much, really. So, it all boils down as to which car was able to utilize the BMW engine better.
Watch the video on top of this page to see which one crossed the finish line first. CarWow even redid the drag race to make sure that the results were consistent.
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Stumps can be ugly, a safety hazard and get in the way of a beautiful landscape redesign. That is why we also offer stump grinding and removal. Depending on what is to be done with the spot after the stump is removed, our team will determine the depth the stump must be ground down to. Once sawed down, we use a stump grinding machine to finish the job.
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Business rates are set to rise in April this year and it has caused panic and uproar from some businesses who worry their payments could rise by up to 400%. These business rate rises have been delayed for two years which has made it a more difficult pill to swallow for some who feel the rates could push their finances into a place where they can no longer manage month to month.
The way business rates are calculated is the rental value of the business premises times the business rate multiplier which is set by the government. For many businesses, their rates will drop, for most they will stay the same but for a small minority, mainly those located in London and the South East, they will rise.
As property prices in London and the South East are starting to stagnate and fall, businesses in these areas do not feel their new, mostly higher, rates will be representative of the current economy they find themselves in.
This is a particular worry for small businesses in areas where property prices have risen sharply since 2010 because alongside high rents, their business rates bill will also be rising significantly. The main issue is not just the timing of these rises, in post-Brexit Britain with a weaker pound and higher inflation, but because they are based on the rental value of the business premises in 2015.
Senior ministers in these areas have written to Conservative MP's to try to stave off a rebellion over the revaluation of business rates. Senior Conservative MP, Mark Field, said that most businesses who are facing the rises would prefer a 'smoother transition period' to give them time to 'adapt or plan in full'.
Findings released in October show that there were 15 shop closures a day across the UK in the first half of 2016, the majority of these shops were independent retailers.
These closures are as a result of a difficult time for bricks and mortar shops as people turn towards the internet to do their shopping. As high streets lose shops and are lacking in investment, the footfall in town and city centres is dropping making it more difficult for these independent retailers to attract customers.
There are ways they can deal with this, such as putting up prices and cutting staff number but this only goes so far to getting finances back on track. The worry from many economists, ministers and businesses is that a sharp rise in business rates could push some businesses as far as insolvency as they struggle with rising bills and lower profit margins.
These rate changes will affect everyone from supermarkets, restaurants, pubs and cafes from local independents to chain stores. Pubs and restaurants have called on the chancellor to help by lessening the impact of the changes by providing more transitional relief for businesses in this sector.
It's not just local businesses which are worried about the rate rises in April as Sainsbury's CEO, Mike Coupe, spoke out about this earlier this month. He has called for fundamental reforms to business rates as the current system is archaic and ignores out-of-town warehouses which are the bases for online retailers.
Mr Coupe also feels that "there's a strong case for a level playing field in business rates and taxation more generally" as many big name internet retailers will be seeing their business rates slashed considerably come April.
Analysis from CVS, the UK's business rate and rent reduction specialist, suggests the nine Amazon distribution centres in England and Wales will see around £148,000 taken off their property tax liabilities in 2017 while Boohoo, the online fashion retailer, will have a cut of around 13% on their property tax bills including business rates.
These findings have sparked the Institute of Directors' (IoD) comments which urge the chancellor Philip Hammond to tackle these irregularities in the tax system where vast warehouses used by online retailers are taxed less than small High Street stores. They suggest the government put together a new tax system which take into account internet shopping and the increased use of warehouse space.
Whether the concerns, recommendations and gripes of the business community, especially the independent business community, are taken into account before the budget and the rises take place remains to be seen. All businesses seem to be able to do at the moment is prepare and make their views known to try to change the system for the modern age.


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So many of today's production companies choose to put on "safe" shows—the old standbys that everyone knows and trusts. Even the more daring companies stick a safe show or two into their line-ups, which makes it all the more bold for new company, Common Wealth, to choose a fresh and edgy show for its debut performance. That show, The Innocents, in its United States premiere at Common Ground Theatre, is a fun, bitingly comic, and completely charming masterpiece, one that this new company did absolute justice.
The story focuses on five misguided-in-different-ways twenty-somethings living in Ontario. While it would appear that Aaron (Scott Heath), who is locked away for an out-of-character murder confession, is the most messed-up of the bunch, the story leaves that up for debate. His bumbling, nerdy lawyer, Stanley, brilliantly portrayed by the adorable Matthew Hager, gets more than he bargained for when he takes on the case. Stanley quickly becomes enmeshed in Aaron's world, mingling with his sweet, slacker friend Jude (Ishai Buchbinder) and his on-again off-again flame Jackie (Alice Rose Turner). He's also introduced to headstrong, overly ambitious journalist Laura (Hilary Edwards), who brings his intimacy issues and his failings with the ladies into clear focus in an uproarious early scene.
The set design, with pieces all furnished (and for sale after the production) by IKEA, is simple and tight. Carefully-sectioned areas, which mirror the characters' carefully-sectioned lives, define the different spaces. Quirky music choices fill in the brief pauses in this fast-moving show, and while all of these things are wonderful, the perfect casting and equally perfect performances, no doubt greatly helped by strong direction from Gregor McElvogue and Rachel Klem, are are what this production the awesome experience that it is—hands down, it's the best 75 minutes you can spend in a theatre.
Filled with references to Twitter and Facebook, the show perfectly captures the aimless desperation that so characterizes 20-somethings in today's world. Even more so, however, the story is about the walls that people erect between themselves and that often keep them in that isolated and hungry state well into the later years of life.
Common Wealth presents THE INNOCENTS, a new play by Daniel Karasik, at 8 p.m. March 15 and 16, 3 p.m. March 17 and 8 p.m. March 21-23 at 4815B Hillsborough Rd., Durham, North Carolina 27705.
TICKETS: $15 ($10 students, seniors, and active-duty military personnel).
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Daniel Karasik: http://www.tangoco.net/Who_We_Are.html (his Tango Co. bio), https://www.playwrightsguild.ca/playwright/daniel-karasik (his Playwrights Guild of Canada bio), https://www.facebook.com/danielkarasik86 (his Facebook page), and https://twitter.com/TangoCo (his Twitter page).


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Hall of Fame - H
Shaun Harrison
Long-time angler Shaun caught his first carp in the snow during the winter of 1977. More amazingly it was caught from the River Trent weighing in at 2lb 14oz, and from that moment onwards a carp angler was born.
Raised in the East Midlands, Shaun has worked in the angling industry since 1981. His first role was as a Junior Ranger for Leisure Sport Angling whilst at school, followed by him gaining his first proper job at the renown Walkers of Trowel tackle shop in the same year; where he worked for the next 24 years. His current profession is as the director of Quest Baits, a company which he formed in 2005.
Shaun has been a regular contributor to angling media since having his first article published in Coarse Angler magazine in August 1988. He has also been heavily involved with the British Carp Study Group for many years, acting as the East Midlands and Lincolnshire Regional Organiser and as one of the current members of the Steering Group.
As an angler, Shaun has fished far and wide across the UK, and to date has landed UK thirties from ten different counties. He has fished such well-known waters as Baston Fen Ocean, Baston Long Island, Patshull Church Pool, Mangrove, Savay, Grenville, to name just a few, as well as plenty of no publicity and off the radar venues.
Terry Hearn
His string of huge fish for more than a decade, including a record breaker of 55lb 13oz from Wraysbury, besides being the first angler to catch two different English fifties from different waters, has put Terry right at the top of the tree.
A prolific writer and author of two outstanding books In Pursuit of the Largest and Still Searching, Terry's writing is consumed by a huge army of fans both young and old.
He has made numerous TV and DVD appearances, the latest being 'Quest for Black Eye', beside headlining at carp shows and carp anglers' get-togethers. His animated open style of talking is so infectious to watch, making him one of the best speakers around.
His catches are truly breathtaking with many carp of over 40lb, plus a number of 50-pounders to his credit. His special angling talent has tripped over into other species with him banking big barbel, perch, dace, grayling, etc. along the way.
In Pursuit of the Largest - Terry Hearn
Still Searching - Terry Hearn
In Pursuit of the Largest 'The DVD'
Rob Hughes
Rob has been actively involved in carp fishing at lots of different levels over the last 20 years. Born in Oswestry, he began his fishing life on the pits around the English / Welsh border, progressing to the well-known waters of the Midlands when he moved to Wolverhampton to begin life as a qualified solicitor.
It was in the early 1990s when Rob's carping career took a dramatic turn. Through his friendship with Simon Crow, the lads created a bait firm. This led to writing articles in carp magazines as well as an involvement with the Carp Society as a regional organiser and eventually as a governor. In 1996 he partnered Crowy to win the first ever World Carp Cup; an event which triggered Rob's creation of the British Carp Angling Championships in 1998.
Now a regular face as a Sky Sports presenter, Rob was the brains behind the first ever carp fishing television series titled The Carp Show, which aired at the turn of the millennium and ran for four series. He was also the first British carper to land 70-pounders from two different countries (France and Germany). He has co-authored two books and been a regular face in the carp magazines around Europe for many years. Today he works as an angling consultant for Fox International and is a volunteer member of the Predation Action Group committee.
Discover Carp Fishing - Crow & Hughes (Hardback)
Strategic Carp Fishing - Rob Hughes & Simon Crow
Extreme Carp - Big Water Carping USA
Rob Hughes - Guide to Carp Fishing
The Ultimate Angler's Guide 2 (3 Disc Box Set)
A quite extraordinary angler and major influence in the sport for the last 35 years through his catches and writings. Rod pioneered the use of particle or mass baits for carp fishing in the early 1970s, he also realised the importance of highly nutritional boiled baits.
Rod introduced the general angling public to the 'Spod' and 'Throwing stick' through his marvellous book, Rod Hutchinson's Carp Book published in 1981.
His exploits at Redmire, various lakes in Kent, Savay and later at Lac De Cassien, France alone has made him one of the most enduring and pathfinding anglers ever to appear on the scene.
Rod Hutchinson easily takes his place in Carp-Talk's Carp Fishing Hall of Fame and today he is still catching the whackers both home and abroad.
The Carpscene Years - Rod Hutchinson
The Carp Strikes Back
Thoughts on Bait - Rod Hutchinson
Carp Now and Then - 25th Anniversary Edition
Rod Hutchinson's Carp Book
The Life and Times of Bill Quinlan - Bob Buteux
The Savay Chronicles