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India Proves Power is in the People
Isabella Gattuso
14 Dec 2020 • 2 min read
In a time of such political turbulence, it's easy to feel that the government may not be listening. That its interests may run counter to yours. That they won't listen. Workers from India are proving that idea wrong.
Over 250 million workers over several sectors have unified in what some call "arguably the largest strike in human history."
An incredible number of workers have unified, but what is their driving force? Following the introduction of new laws by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Punjab farmers may soon lose the minimum support required to sustain their agribusiness. Currently, farming is usually controlled by small landowners. However, those farmers have the Arthia to sell their crops. Farmers are able to sell their crops to the Arthia, who broker sales with larger corporations. The bill, which hopes to open up the agricultural sector to corporations, cuts out the middlemen and forces the small landowners to negotiate with larger businesses themselves. With the Arthia system, farmers were able to receive immediate payment and negotiate according to their needs. They would be under the thumb of a larger business, with nothing to defend themselves with.
The government had planned to pass the bill quietly beneath the chaos of the Covid-19 pandemic but instead has only outraged its citizens more. Under Covid, India has fallen into a deep recession. Their GDP has sunk to 23.9%, while its unemployment rates have shot up to an outstanding 27%.
As a result, workers have organized for more than two weeks, while threatening they had the supplies to last months. Besides being one of the largest protests in human history, what makes these demonstrations unprecedented are the fiery reactions to the government's pushback. Earlier this year, the government had used the pandemic as an excuse to silence most physical protests. As the government recognized the intent of the protesters, they allowed workers to meet up at a distant location outside Delhi, far from the city's concentrations of powers. Most avoided the site and went to the borders instead, refusing to leave until their demands are met. The government has met activists with water hoses, barricades, tear gas, and arrests, but are still yet to break the spirit of the crowd.
India's government must realize the world is watching. People all over the world have held their own protests in solidarity with workers in India. Leaders have applauded the worker's peaceful fights for human rights, watching the agriculture which globalization has led the world to rely on. The fight for general worker protections is far from over in India, but as long as the people are relentless, the government will have to listen.
- https://www.jacobinmag.com/2020/12/general-strike-india-modi-bjp-cpm-bihar
- https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/farmers-protest-explainer
- https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/250-million-indian-workers-and-farmers-strike-breaking-world-record/
- https://www.apwu.org/news/250-million-people-join-massive-two-day-strike-india
- https://countercurrents.org/2020/11/250-million-workers-and-farmers-strike-nationwide-in-india/
- https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/talks-between-protesting-farmers-and-indian-government-fail-again-1.5218529 (Picture)
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George Dockrell Cricketer, Batting career, wife and bowling average
June 27, 2018 By Live Sports
George Dockrell is an Irish cricketer who plays One day International and T20 International cricket. His full or real name is George Henry Dockrell. Dockrell learning his cricket at The Leinster cricket club, in Dublin. He has represented Ireland team from Uthe -13 level in 2009.
Also, he was playing the U-19 Cricket World Cup 2010. Dockrell made his Youth One Day cricket debut against South Africa U-19 team. In 2012 County Championship opening match Dockrell took 6 wickets off 27 in the second innings.
His first twenty international debut he took 2 wickets by 11 runs and they won this games by 5 wickets. In August Under-19 World Cup 2012 Docktell was the captain for the tournament.
Anyway, his first ODI or One Day International cricket has played 15 April 2010 against West Indies. And also, the first T20 international cricket was playing on 1 February 2010 against Afghanistan.
In fact, his batting style is the Right-handed batsman and also bowling system Slow left arm-orthodox. Generally, he is one of the most important bowlers of the Ireland team. He was born on 22 July in 1992.
Moreover, cricket lover will get here Dockrell of batting and bowling average, personal life, girlfriends, wife, age, wiki and also information.
In truth, he is a bowler of the Irish cricket team. In this way, his bowling average in T20I cricket bowling average is 17.82. And also his ODI match bowling average 35.30. Craig Young is the same bowler of the Irish team.
George Dockrell Cricketer of career
George Dockrell
Real name: George Henry Dockrell
Nickname: Dockrell
His playing teams: Somerset 2nd XI, Ireland Under-19s, Ireland Under-15s, Ireland Under-13s and Ireland
First ODI debut: 15 April 2010 against West Indies
And first T20I debut: 1 February 2010 against Afghanistan.
His Batting style: Right-handed
Bowling style: Slow-left arm-orthodox
Playing rule: Bowler
His bowling average
ODI series 43, 68 3284 2507 35.30
First Class 77, 46 9022 4322 30.22
George Dockrell age, height, and personal details
Full Name: George Henry Dockrell
Height in feet inches: Not known
Hair color: Black and Brown
Date of birth: 22 July 1992
Dockrell age: 28 years, 6 months and 15 days
Birth Place: Dublin, Ireland
Religion: Not known
George Dockrell Family, wife, and favorite things
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Back in the day: Honda offered a number of sportscars in the 1980s and 90s such as the Integra (left), CRX, Prelude and S2000.
HONDA Australia has its hands up high for an affordable sportscar to fill a gap in its line-up and to try and recapture some of the magic of its 1980s and 90s high performance heyday.
The Japanese car-maker now has a performance car offering in its line-up with the 427kW/646Nm NSX petrol-electric hybrid supercar, but its $420,000 plus on-road costs pricetag places it well out of reach of most Australians.
Following the demise of the hybrid-powered CR-Z early last year, the NSX is Honda's only sportscar offering, and the company says a more attainable driver-focused model would be a good fit in its local line-up.
As GoAuto has reported, Honda has trademarked the ZSX name in Europe as well as the MSX name in Australia, reigniting intense speculation that the company would re-enter the entry-level sportscar segment.
Honda Australia director Stephen Collins denied the existence of a smaller, more affordable sportscar in Honda's product pipeline but said he would be keen on such a model if one surfaced.
"There is no model available at this point in time but what I would say is that for us it is clear there would be an opportunity," he told journalists at a media event in Sydney this week.
If such a model was given the green light, it could face off against the likes of Toyota's 86, rekindling a rivalry that dates back to the 1980s when Toyota offered models such as the Celica, MR2 and Supra – which is rumoured to be returning as a joint development with BMW.
Mr Collins acknowledged that until recently Honda's sporty reputation had taken a hit, but said there was global demand for a more affordable sportscar.
"It is the same in many other advanced countries with a similar position to us.
In the US, back in the 80s and 90s, there were Integras and Preludes and all these pretty cool coupes. I think sporty wise ... we lost our way a little bit.
While the addition of a sportscar would be welcomed, Mr Collins said more performance focused versions of existing passenger and SUV models would also invigorate the line-up.
Mr Collins highlighted Honda Motor Company president and CEO Takahiro Hachigo's commitment to ensure more freedom in the company's research and development division in a bid to inject some more excitement into the Honda brand.
"I think at the end of day it's the company's will to go down the track of sporty cars. Our president Hachigo has said he wants to give more freedom to R&D.
When asked whether there would be freedom to produce a rear-wheel drive platform for a possible future sportscar, or if it would need to be based on an existing platform, Mr Collins said it would have to make economic sense.


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An address from Robert Goodloe...
An address from Robert Goodloe Harper, of South Carolina, to his constituents containing his reasons for approving of the treaty of amity, commerce, and navigation with Great Britain
Harper, Robert Goodloe
Jay, John
Philadelphia T. Bradford 1796, 1796
Great Britain / Treaties, Etc / United States / 1794 Nov. 19
United States / Foreign Relations / Great Britain
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Making of the Modern World - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Goldsmiths'-Kress no. 16563.6-4. - OCLC, 24704172. - Reproduction of original from Sterling Memorial Library, Yale University
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An address from Robert Goodloe Harper, of South-Carolina, to his constituents containing his reasons for approving of the treaty of amity, commerce, and navigation with Great-Britain
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An address from Robert Goodloe Harper, of South-Carolina, to his constituents containing his reasons for approving of the treaty of amity, commerce and navigation, with Great-Britain
An address from Robert Goodloe Harper, of South-Carolina, to his constituents containing his reasons for approving of the treaty of amity, commerce, and navigation, with Great Britain. To which is annexed, a letter from Governor Jay, to the author, printed from the original
An address from Robert Goodloe Harper, of South-Carolina, to his constituents containing his reasons for approving of the treaty of amity, commerce, and navigation, with Great-Britain. To which is added, a letter from Gov. Jay to the author, explaining his sentiments respecting the French Revolution
Treaty of amity, commerce, and navigation, between His Britannick Majesty, and the United States of America By their president, with the advice and consent of their Senate


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An attractive remuneration package with a bonus scheme and fully paid executive health care package will be awarded to the successful candidate.
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Is this possible with cindent or do I have to go to indentexpr?

A: Your method with cinkeys should work as long as you are one indentation level in with a {. Here is what the vim documentation says about cinkeys indentation:
Note that 'cindent' indenting does not work for every code scenario.  Vim
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If this does not meet your needs you will have to use indentexpr.

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This recipes comes to us from Kathy Scholz.
Combine the above six ingredients in a large bowl (use largest mixing bowl).
Mix above dry ingredients in a large bowl, and the four liquid ingredients in a small bowl, then add the butter mixture and yeast mixture to the dry ingredients. Beat on high for 2 minutes. Use two small greased bread pans, as one large one seems to cause the bread to rise too high and become like a mushroom. Allow to rise in pan, then bake at 350 degrees 20 - 25 minutes. Adjust time depending on size of loaves. Can also be made as sandwich rolls, as indicated below: use small individual pie tins (about 4 across, purchase in paper goods supply store, round out the bottom crease with your thumb and finger, or press the tin down on the bottom of a jar the appropriate size to round out the crease, these may be reused time and time again) spray the tins with cooking oil, divide dough to make about 12 sandwich rolls, place pie tins on two cookie sheets, allow to rise, if desired brush with a mixture of egg and water, sprinkle sesame seed or poppy seeds over top, before baking. Bake until nicely browned in 15 -20 minutes.
This looked like a great recipe - I followed it religiously - after 20 minutes of baking I gave it another 10 minutes & after cooling the center was still very raw. What a waste of time & money - too bad it tasted very good at the edges.
I use this recipe all the time, in fact I have 'modified' it for use in my bread machine. I always get a light loaf that reminds me of white wheat bread. I also use this to make hot dog and hamburger buns.
This is the best recipe for gluten free white bread that I have found yet. It is more like a wheat bread and even my family and friends enjoy it.
This is the best I have ever had!!! I have tried a lot of recipe's and this is just phenomenal!
What did I do wrong? For me too, the first time I baked it the batter was very thick and it took a long time to bake. The second time the batter wasn't even a dough! But the first one tasted great!
I love this recipe! My family gobbles it up! It is very easy to make, I do leave it in the oven for about 10 minutes longer stated. My only problem is that the bread keeps collapsing as it cools after de-panning. Any help that you can offer would be great.
I know that if I put too much dough in the bread pan it will be still doughy in the middle. Careful with how much you put in. I only fill it up about 2'- 2 1/2'. I let it rise for about 1 1/2 hour. The unfortunate part is it does collapse a little. I haven't figured that out yet. Susan...the reason the batter could have been more thick and then not as thick was how long you blended or left something out of the ingredients. It is best to blend it until it is like a paste. Just don't put too much batter in the pan and allow it to rise and it should turn out fine. Also...wait to take it out of the oven until the top is brown. Hope this helps!
This recipe is terrible. I spent all the time preparing the ingredients and the money purchasing them, only to have the bread fall. It came out looking great but it ended up looking like a brick. What a disappointment.
I made this bread for my family (we have three celiacs in our family of six), this bread went over very well. My four year old took some convincing that it was actually gluten free. He kept poking it and saying "no special bread does not feel soft, gluten bread feels like this." He finally ate it and was very happy. I am going to try to use this recipe for cinnamon rolls.
Would it be possible to get the 'modified' bread machine version of this recipe from you?
I have baked my entire life and this recipe failed miserably !
How did you modify the recipe?? My daughter is 6 years old and is on a gluten free diet. I'm in search of a bread that she likes. She says she wants something soft like the "real bread"
Mix everything together with the exception of the bananas. In a separate bowl, beat the bananas with a mixer until smooth. Combine the two and mix thoroughly. Bake in a loaf pan at 325F for 60-70 minutes (or longer) until a toothpick stuck in the center comes out clean.
This recipe comes to us from Tom Van Deman.
Prepare flax meal: Whisk flax meal and 1 cup water in a small saucepan. Bring to boil; simmer for about 5 minutes; stir occasionally. The mixture will become slightly thicker. Set aside.
Combine dry ingredients. Combine brown rice flour to yeast; blend thoroughly. Add cider vinegar and 1 cup of warm water to the flax meal mixture. Start mixing the dry ingredients on low speed; slowly add flax meal mixture. Increase speed of blender to medium; add more water until you have a very thick cake-like batter. (Do NOT let the batter get too runny.) Beat on high for 4 minutes.
Preheat oven 400F. Spray French bread pan with Pam. Sprinkle pan with cornmeal until completely dusted. Spoon bread dough into two pans (Dont worry, the dough is supposed to be more runny than normal bread dough). Using a pastry brush and olive oil, brush the tops of the loaves to smooth them out. Cover with plastic wrap. Place in a warm, draft free place to rise for about 20 minutes - or until the loaves about double in size. Bake for 35-40 minutes. They are done if the loaves sound hollow when tapped. Cool on a cooling rack.
I'm a sucker for good gluten-free cornbread. I'm an even bigger sucker for this gluten-free bacon and cheese corn-bread.
I like to make this with Bob's Red Mill Gluten-free Cornbread Mix, but you can use your favorite kind. You might need to play with the recipe a bit to get it just right, but when you do, the pan will be empty, and the family happy and smiling. I like to serve this with gluten-free stews or chili for a sure-fire dinner hit.
The corn, bacon and cheese work well to offset any dryness that so often goes with gluten-free baked goods. I like to serve this fresh out of the oven and slathered with butter and honey, alongside my favorite stew, soup, or chili.
Mix cornbread as per directions. When mix is ready, stir in corn, bacon and cheese. Remember to allow for extra room in the pan due to the bacon, cheese and corn. I often make muffins for this reason.
Bake for 20-25 minutes at 375 degrees F., or as directed. It's done when you can insert a toothpick and it comes out clean.
Celiac.com 12/27/2012 - Making sourdough 'starter' is the first step in the traditional fermentation process for sourdough bread. You begin the process by "growing" strains of lactobacillus bacteria and yeast together in what bakers call the 'starter.' When the 'starter' is added to flour, the organisms produce enzymes that break down the gluten protein in the flour in a process called 'hydrolysis.' Hydrolysis is the breakdown of larger particles into smaller ones, specifically amino acids.
Some studies show that these amino acids are no longer toxic to individuals who are sensitive to gluten. Basically, these cultures partially digest the wheat or other grains; doing part of the stomach's job in advance part of the digestive process.
When you add the gut healing benefits of lactobacillus, the result is bread that acts like medicine; delicious medicine, at that.
Using sourdough starter to bake breads using gluten-free grains is an excellent way for people with celiac disease and gluten-intolerance to get the benefits of sourdough cultures and to enjoy delicious fresh bread.
Combine all ingredients in a 1-quart container. It will be thick.
Cover loosely with plastic wrap or foil and let stand for one to three days in a warm place, stirring 2 or 3 times daily.
The starter will rise and fall during the fermentation process.When it is ready to use, it will be bubbly and may have a layer of hooch, or liquid, on top of the starter, which can be stirred back in.
Use the starter right away, or put it in refrigerator.
You can easily replenish your starter by keeping at least one cup of finished aside. Add 1 cup water and 1 1/2 cup white rice flour. Cover loosely and let stand in a warm place for 12 hours, stirring once or twice. Use what you need, and refrigerate the rest. Replenish as needed.


This warm, spicy, with a touch of sweet, concoction was inspired by a special at the Five Seeds Restaurant. Sautéed cauliflower, onion, garbanzos, almonds, raisins and dates spiced with harissa, cinnamon and cumin seeds. So good for you and so tasty. Serve over whole grain basmati or quinoa, with toasted whole grain pita, or on its own.
1. Over medium heat in large pan, sauté onion, garlic and olive oil about 5 min. 2. Add cauliflower, water spices and bouillon. Cook until soft, about 15-20 minutes. Stir occasionally. 3. Add garbanzos, raisins, dates, and almonds. Cook another couple of minutes. Water will be absorbed. 4. Stir in hummus. 5. Serve alone, over whole grain basmati or quinoa or with whole grain toasted pita.


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Innovation Summit 2018: Building the Intelligent Company, March 22 2018, The Westin Chicago River North, Chicago
March 8, 2018 By TechnologyConference.com
The Economist Events will bring together the world's leading minds in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to discuss the opportunities created by these technologies for business, as well as their implications on society at large on March 22, 2018 in Chicago. Featuring an audience of Fortune 500 CEOs, policymakers, academics and disruptive entrepreneurs, the event will be held at The Westin Chicago River North.
In 2017, adoption of AI technologies grew over 60 percent (Outlook on Artificial Intelligence in the Enterprise 2018). As businesses scale their innovation strategy by investing in these technologies, Economist Events will analyze where AI is poised to make the biggest impact and identify how it will undermine existing business models. Speakers will also address how AI and machine learning will impact today's human workforce and explore novel ways of collaborating with machines.
"It is an exciting time for artificial intelligence and machine learning as startups and established firms alike develop new ways to apply these technologies to everyday business," said Vijay Vaitheeswaran, United States business editor, The Economist. "We look forward to the insightful discussions and robust debates to take place at the Innovation Summit, which will point the way for forward-looking firms looking to embrace these technologies."
Confirmed speakers to date include:
Fei-Fei Li, Chief Scientist, Google Cloud AI
Fiona Tan, Head of AI and Customer Technology, Walmart
Jim Swanson, Chief Information Officer, Monsanto
Jim Fowler, Chief Information Officer, GE
Bask Iyer, Chief Information Officer, VMware, Dell
Soma Somasegar, Managing Director, Madrona Venture Group
Mike Beebe, Chief Executive, Mayfield Robotics
Jaykumar Menon, Chair and Co-Founder, Open Source Pharma Foundation; McGill University
Naveen Jain, Chief Executive, Viome
Kristen Hamilton, Chief Executive and Co-Founder, Koru
Tenzin Priyadarshi, Director, ethics initiative, MIT Media Lab
Jacob Mullins, Partner, Shasta Ventures
Pedro Domingos, Author, 'The Master Algorithm: How the Quest for the Ultimate Learning Machine Will Remake Our World'
Tolga Kurtoglu, Chief Executive, PARC
Avi Goldfarb, Professor, University of Toronto and Co-author, 'Prediction Machines: The Simple Economics of Artificial Intelligence'
Chris Urmson, Co-founder and Chief Executive, Aurora
Esther Dyson, Executive Founder, Way to Wellville
Alex Salkever, Futurist and Co-author, 'The Driver in the Driverless Car'
Danielle DuMerer, Chief Information Officer, Department of Innovation and Technology, City of Chicago
Busy Burr, Head of Healthcare Innovation and Trend, Humana
Jennifer Wortman Vaughan, Senior Researcher, Microsoft Research
Laurie Tolson, Chief Digital Officer, GE Transportation
Bastian Lehmann, Chief Executive, Postmates
Caleb Harper, Principal Investigator and Director, Open Agriculture Initiative, MIT Media Lab
Aija Leiponen, Associate Professor, Innovation Strategy, Cornell SC Johnson College of Business
Billy Bosworth, Chief Executive Officer, DataStax
Tom Bianculli, Chief Technology Officer, Zebra Technologies
Tim Baxter, President and Chief Executive Officer, Samsung Electronics, North America
Brenna Berman, Executive Director, City Tech Collaborative
Jeff Burnstein, President, Association for Advancing Automation
Kevin Sterneckert, Group Vice-President, Innovation Strategy and Solutions Marketing, JDA Software
Postmates and DataStax are the event's diamond sponsors, Zebra is a platinum sponsor and Looker is a silver sponsor. The event's public relations agency is Zeno Group.
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Mary Byrom lives on the southern seacoast of Maine within close reach of her favorite painting locations, the marshes and the rocky coast. A trained designer, illustrator, and painter she has an academic background in fine art. She paints from life with a focus on plein air landscape painting and is outdoors year round painting on location.
Mary has received numerous awards for her paintings that are found in private collections around the world. She is a member of the American Impressionist Society and the North Shore Arts Assoc.


Monday, August 1st marked the end of No Child Left Behind as the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) became the major K-12 federal education law of the land. NCLB isn't ending its reign that easily, however, as the 2016-2017 school year is a year of transition for schools across our nation. That means that NCLB is still being enacted as the standing education law to allow schools, districts and states to build their school, district and state plans to meet the goals of ESSA for the 2017-2018 school year. This timeline of ESSA implementation from the Foundation for Excellence in Education is a good resource to understand how ESSA will roll out across the nation, keeping in mind that states may move more quickly in developing their state level plans than the deadlines included here.
End of Waivers – for real!
August 1st did mark, however, the end of ESEA waivers offered by the U.S. Department of Education. These waivers, held by 46 states, drove education reform across our nation under the Obama administration, including requiring state data systems; the implementation of College and Career Ready Standards (most often Common Core State Standards); the creation of teacher evaluation systems tied to measures of student growth (often tied to the tested subject areas); and a focus on supporting the persistently lowest achieving schools via school improvement grants. With the exception of the focus of school improvement, much of what was required under the system of waivers is now optional under ESSA. Of particular interest to music educators will be how states handle teacher evaluation systems moving forward – will they continue as they are or consider other options which may be a better fit for the 69% of teachers who do not teach in the tested subject areas like music?
On behalf of the Music Education Policy Roundtable, NAfME submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Education on Monday, August 1st regarding draft rules or regulations for accountability systems and state plans under ESSA. NAfME expressed concern with the requirement that any nonacademic indicator states select for their accountability systems be supported by research linking that measure to student performance. Such limitations could hinder states including music education-friendly indicators such as access and participation rates in music and arts education. In addition, NAfME commented on the created of a summative score for each school, voicing a concern that such a score, heavily weighted in tested subject results, could unintentionally limit student access to music and the arts just as Adequate Yearly Progress under NCLB kept administrators focused on reading and math to the detriment of all other subjects.
Many states are in the process of seeking input from people like you – music teachers and music education advocates – about what your state plan should look like under ESSA. NAfME encourages you to get involved and give input on your state plan. You can look at a template of possible state level asks for music education here.
As always, if you should have any questions at all, please contact your state MEA or the NAfME policy team.


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Q: C# WPF. Хранение приватных данных Доброго времени суток!
Такой вопрос: допустим у меня есть данные от входа в SQL DB. Мне их надо где-то хранить. А вот где?
Как это правильно делается?
Ибо хранить в коде - бред. Обычный реверс раскроет все карты.
Помогите пожалуйста!)

A: не храните данные. используйте хеши. логин можно сохранять по подтверждению пользователя в любом файле конфигурации. пароли рекомендуется не хранить вовсе. пользователь отправляет данные формы -> пароль хешируется, шифруется, отправляется.


Vienna has temperate climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average temperatures in the summer highs into the mid 20Cs and overnight lows into the high 10Cs; although the winter highs are just above freezing and the overnight lows just below.
The main voltage in Austria is 220 V AC.
Connector plugs or outlets generally correspond to the Euro-norm, but as a precaution one should still bring an adaptor.
Outside of banks cash can be withdrawn around the clock at cash dispensers throughout Vienna. National and foreign Maestro cards (cash cards) are accepted. Other automated teller cards are national and foreign Master Cards, American Express cards, Visa credit cards and Diners cards as well as the Cirrus and Visa-Plus cash cards that belong to this payment system.
Via motorways and main roads from the city of Vienna or surrounding regions.
From downtown Vienna to the airport: via Erdberger Lände to the motorway A4 (travel time, depending on the traffic situation: approx. 25 min).
From the southern or eastern districts of Vienna or Lower Austria via the city motorway A23 ("Tangente") and then the motorway A4 (Ostautobahn).
From the southern or western districts of Vienna to the motorways S1 and motorways A4 (travel time from exit A2 (Südautobahn) depending on the traffic situation: ca. 20 min.
Motorways and main roads leading from the Austrian provinces or from the eastern part of the catchment area to the airport.
Non-stop from the Vienna International Airport to the City Air Terminal (Wien-Mitte train station) for EUR 8,- (one way – online rate) or EUR 9. – (ticket vending machine rate). The (CAT) operates between Vienna International Airport and City Air Terminal (Wien-Mitte train station) situated in the heart of Vienna. With a journey time of only 16 minutes non-stop, the City Airport Train is the fastest means of transport between the city centre and Vienna Airport. CAT runs every day at 30-minute intervals – 05:38 a.m. to 11:35 p.m.. Passengers may also check in their luggage and get their boarding pass in the City Air Terminal at Wien-Mitte station.
The Schnellbahn ( S-Bahn) is a metropolitan railway system which connects the city of Vienna with the surrounding countryside of Lower Austria and Burgenland. S-Bahn Line 7 goes to and from the City of Vienna to Vienna International Airport. From/to station Wien-Mitte and Station Wien-Nord (Praterstern): S-Bahn (Federal Railway System - ÖBB): approx. 25 min.
From/to the centre of Vienna (Schwedenplatz/ Morzinplatz/Westbahnhof/Südbahnhof) and from UNO-City/VIC in Vienna byVienna Airport Lines . Time of travel: approx. 25 - 35 min.
Vienna is well known for Wiener Schnitzel, a cutlet of veal that is pounded flat, coated in flour, egg and breadcrumbs, and fried in clarified butter. It is available in almost every restaurant that serves Viennese cuisine. Other examples of Viennese cuisine include Tafelspitz (very lean boiled beef), which is traditionally served with Geröstete Erdäpfel (boiled potatoes mashed with a fork and subsequently fried) and horseradish sauce, Apfelkren (a mixture of horseradish, cream and apple) and Schnittlauchsauce (a chives sauce made with mayonnaise and old bread).
However there's a huge variety of restaurants in Vienna which serve national as well as international cuisine.
Viennese cafés have an extremely long and distinguished history that dates back centuries, and the caffeine addictions of some famous historical patrons of the oldest are something of a local legend. Traditionally, the coffee comes with a glass of water. Viennese cafés claim to have invented the process of filtering coffee from bounty captured after the second Turkish siege in 1683. Viennese cafés claim that when the invading Turks left Vienna, they abandoned hundreds of sacks of coffee beans. The Emperor gave Franz George Kolschitzky (Polish - Franciszek Jerzy Kulczycki) some of this coffee as a reward for providing information that allowed the Austrians to defeat the Turks. Kolschitzky then opened Vienna's first coffee shop. Julius Meinl set up a modern roasting plant in the same premises where the coffee sacks were found, in 1891.
In Vienna you can find some nice local markets where you can mostly buy fresh fruit, vegetables, meat and fish. The most famous and biggest market is Naschmarkt which you can reach buy underground lines U1,U2,U4 via Karlsplatz or by U4 via Kettenbrückengasse. Another nice market is Brunnenmarkt which you can reach by U6 (Thaliastraße/Josefstädterstraße) and which has the atmosphere of a turkish market.
The most famous shopping streets are Mariahilferstraße, Kärntnerstraße, Landstraßer Hauptstraße, Favoritenstraße, Meidlinger Hauptstraße. Moreover you can find shopping centres located in those shopping streets as well as separate shopping centres like: Millennium City (U6 Handelskai), Gasometer (U3 Gasometer) and Donauzentrum (U1 Kagran), Stadion Center (U2 Stadion). Just at the Southern city border of Vienna there's "Shopping City Süd", another huge shopping centre.


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Q: How to get the E[x] and Var[x]? While several million cars drive on the Pennsylvania Turnpike over a holiday weekend, the number of passenger cars taking a specific exit off the Turnpike on Thanksgiving weekend averages $5$ per minute. Of those $50$% have only the driver; $30$% have $2$ people in the car; $10$% have three people and $5$% have $4$ people; and $5$% have $5$ people. Let X = the total number of people that are in the cars passing through a tollbooth at this exit in the next $10$ minutes. Find E(X) and Var(X). How to solve this problem? I don't have any clue about it.

A: Total number of cars passing in 10 minutes is $10 \times 5 = 50.$ Hence,
\begin{align}
\mathbb{E}[X] & = 50 \times \left[\left( 1 \times \dfrac{50}{100} \right) + \left(2 \times \dfrac{30}{100} \right) + \left(3 \times \dfrac{10}{100}\right) + \left(4 \times \dfrac{5}{100} \right) + \left( 5 \times \dfrac{5}{100}\right)\right] \\
& = 50 \times (0.5 + 0.6 + 0.3 + 0.2 + 0.25) = 92.5
\end{align}


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Backer Motivation in Crowdfunding New Product Ideas: Is It about You or Is It about Me?
Haisu Zhang, Weizhi Chen
MT School of Management
Entrepreneurs are using crowdfunding to reach out to the general public to obtain financial support for their new product development. Those who offer project creators financial support are called backers. In this research, the authors examine two types of backer motivation, other-orientation and self-orientation, and their respective effects on a backer's funding decision on new product ideas at the reward-based crowdfunding platform. Other-orientation is defined as a backer's altruistic motivation to help others when making a funding decision; and self-orientation is defined as a backer's egoistic motivation to pursue internal feeling, such as personal satisfaction and power to control the project. They find that self-orientation has a stronger positive effect than other-orientation on the backer's funding decision. Furthermore, the authors examine the difference between men and women, and find that the relationship between other-orientation and funding decision is stronger for women than men, but the relationship for self-orientation is stronger for men than women. The authors conduct three empirical studies to test the hypotheses in both the backer's and the project creator's contexts. In Study 1, they adopt a survey method to investigate effects of the backer's motivation on his or her funding decision in the film category. In Study 2, they use data of 600 film projects from kickstarter.com to examine linguistic cues used by project creators that stimulate backer motivation. In Study 3, they conduct an experiment to further validate results of the difference between men and women. Although some research suggests that extrinsic reward is a reason for backers' funding behavior, the authors emphasize that their psychological need also plays an influential role. In addition, findings of the difference between men and women enrich the crowdfunding literature by discovering distinct backer subgroups.
Journal of Product Innovation Management
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Zhang, H., & Chen, W. (2019). Backer Motivation in Crowdfunding New Product Ideas: Is It about You or Is It about Me? Journal of Product Innovation Management, 36(2), 241-262. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpim.12477
Zhang, Haisu ; Chen, Weizhi. / Backer Motivation in Crowdfunding New Product Ideas : Is It about You or Is It about Me?. In: Journal of Product Innovation Management. 2019 ; Vol. 36, No. 2. pp. 241-262.
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St. Joseph Township is a township in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,924 at the 2010 census. The township borders the western side of the cities of St. Cloud and Waite Park, and completely surrounds the city of St. Joseph. All are components of the St. Cloud Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History
St. Joseph Township was organized in 1858, and named after a local church.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of ;  is land and , or 1.60%, is water.

St. Joseph Township is located in Township 124 North of the Arkansas Base Line and Range 29 West of the 5th Principal Meridian.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,449 people, 845 households, and 637 families residing in the township.  The population density was .  There were 876 housing units at an average density of .  The racial makeup of the township was 94.12% White, 0.49% African American, 0.16% Native American, 3.55% Asian, 0.37% from other races, and 1.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.35% of the population.

There were 845 households, out of which 40.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.2% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.6% were non-families. 17.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.30.

In the township the population was spread out, with 30.5% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 7.0% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.1 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $45,396, and the median income for a family was $51,321. Males had a median income of $32,039 versus $22,288 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,384.  About 3.7% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.8% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.

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Townships in Stearns County, Minnesota
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Lewis Hamilton vs Max Verstappen battle ending in crash would be 'sad for F1', says Damon Hill
By Sports Staff
Damon Hill believes it would "be sad for F1" if Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen 's fierce rivalry this season is settled by a crash.
Verstappen leads Hamilton by eight points in the drivers' standings but the Briton has won the last two races and is expected to have superior pace in the penultimate race of the season in Saudi Arabia this weekend.
The pair have already collided twice this season, at Silverstone and Monza, before another incident in Brazil where Verstappen escaped punishment after forcing Hamilton off the track.
Former world champion Hill hopes the battle for the championship can be settled without any unnecessary controversy.
"I think it is sad for F1 [if the title is decided in a crash]," said Hill. "I just feel like we've got an obligation to be sporting, I think.
"It would be great if there was a way of getting it resolved, not amicably, but certainly to a satisfaction of... I want to come away with a feeling that this has been a great championship, closely fought by two worthy opponents and the best man in the best team won.
"You don't want that kind of thing hanging over the championship at the end."
Hill was famously taken out by Michael Schumacher at the Australian Grand Prix in 1994 in a crash that forced both drivers to retire from the race, handing the German the first of his seven world titles.
Hill fears a similar move may not be out of the question over the course of the final two races, in Jeddah and Abu Dhabi, and believes the FIA should make sure there are clear boundaries in place.
"Let's say Max is in the lead and it comes to a wheel-to-wheel thing, I would say that for a driver to resist the temptation to be an aggressive defender is extremely high and it's very difficult to resist that," he explained.
"I think the point is how can the sport take steps to prevent an unhappy ending to this, you know? We've had enough of these championships decided controversially.
"And I think that for all the good work that the sport does it's slightly undone when we have an unsatisfactory resolution.
"Maybe some sort of clear indication before we go into this that they may decide to impose a points penalty if we have a clash that is deemed to be unfair. And that may be the only way of preventing something like that happening."
Lewis Hamilton retirement fears ridiculed by F1 pundit Martin Brundle in a bold statement
Lewis Hamilton has been a constant presence in the news ever since the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and some people are of the opinion that Lewis Hamilton is going to retire from Formula1. However, it has been stated in the Express that according to the sky sports pundit Martin Brundle,...
The 2021 F1 season was arguably the greatest in Formula One's history. This was not just because of a year-long, controversial and highly charged fight between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton, but also due to the midfield closing up. McLaren won their first race for nine years and there were podiums for every team but Alfa Romeo and Haas.
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Seven-time champion and Mercedes Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton could be poised to stun the F1 community, possibly by sensationally calling it a career. Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff is one of those hearing the rumors and is reportedly set to meet to discuss the matter with new FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem.
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Red Bull name five junior drivers in Formula 2 ranks to follow Max Verstappen F1 plan
Red Bull have five junior drivers on the grid for the 2022 Formula 2 season, as they seek to follow the same succession plan as Max Verstappen. The former junior won his maiden Formula 1 title in dramatic circumstances a month ago in Abu Dhabi, overtaking Lewis Hamilton on the final lap following controversial incidents.
An emotional Andy Murray saw his hopes of a long-awaited trophy end with defeat against Russia's Aslan Karatsev in the final of the Sydney Tennis Classic.The Scot put together his best week since claiming his 46th career title in Antwerp in October 2019 but he found himself outmuscled by the blistering power of Karatsev.The top seed thumped winners from all parts of the court and wrapped up a 6-3 6-3 victory for his third title on the ATP Tour.A *stunning* performance 🤯Championship point as @AsKaratsev defeats Murray in Sydney! pic.twitter.com/0ofkiq0D3u— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) January 15, 2022Murray's voice cracked as he...
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Novak Djokovic has never hidden his craving to be remembered as the greatest men's tennis player of all time, but his chance to make Grand Slam history is over for now -- and perhaps indefinitely. The Serbian world number one had been the overwhelming favourite to win a record-extending 10th Australian Open, and in doing so become the first man to clinch 21 Grand Slam crowns. But his refusal to get vaccinated against Covid-19 and imminent deportation from Australia after losing his court fight Sunday has halted him in his tracks and thrown huge question marks over the rest of his season, and perhaps even beyond. His long-held number one spot could also come under threat.
A resurgent Ferrari enjoyed a much more competitive 2021 season after finishing a lowly sixth the year before and challenged McLaren to third place, which the Woking team claimed in 2020. A tight battle between McLaren and Ferrari ebbed and flowed for most of the season until the Scuderia surged...
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We, the undersigned, an ad-hoc group of professionals with experience in regulatory and energy economics, share a desire to help end the current crises, and to do so by using public policy solutions that enhance consumer welfare and economic well-being.
We have convened under the auspices of the Institute of Management, Innovation and Organization at the University of California, Berkeley, and embrace faculty from other universities, former public officials, and consultants. We put forward our own ideas. We do not pretend to be "representative;" nevertheless we cut across a wide range of backgrounds and expertise. Our common goal is to see California solve its current energy crisis and develop a well-performing electricity sector.
We have come together quickly because we are alarmed. A financial crisis caused by extremely high wholesale prices compounded by concerns about ability to pay has exacerbated already tight supplies and led inevitably to rolling blackouts. Rolling blackouts impose tremendous social and economic costs on California society and threaten to wreck its economy. The situation is very serious and endangers the livelihoods of many citizens in and out of state. The situation does not appear to be well understood.
Electricity has now become a political commodity, not an economic one. As a consequence, we no longer have just an electricity crisis; we have a serious financial crisis as well. If not managed astutely, the collateral damage to other industries and states could well be quantitatively more significant than the direct damages to California electricity consumers and distributors.
This manifesto endeavors to provide a clear, fair and effective way out of the current financial-energy crisis.
California is confronting an unprecedented electricity crisis which threatens to wreck its economy and cause collateral damage throughout the West. The initial causes of the high wholesale market prices reflect a complex mixture of a faulty restructuring plan, faulty regulation, environmental regulations, and unanticipated reductions in the supply and increases in the demand for electricity. These problems have now been compounded by the potential financial insolvency of the investor-owned utilities. The financial crisis must be solved immediately. Accomplished properly, there will then be the opportunity to develop and apply long-term solutions that enhance supply, reduce prices and encourage conservation.
The crisis had its origins in mistakes and miscalculations at the time the electricity sector was restructured. Two of many shortcomings stand out at the present time. First, utilities were strongly encouraged to divest a substantial portion of their generation, while being blocked by CPUC regulations from entering into stable long-term contracts. Put differently, the utilities were forced to procure their unmet needs on the spot market where extreme price volatility has been realized, especially in the past year. Second, California froze retail rates at low levels and banked on low wholesale prices to support a profit margin high enough to enable the utilities to pay off historical, uneconomic investments.
This arrangement appeared to work with only modest problems for two years. However, since May of this year, wholesale market prices soared, due to rising demand, dramatically higher natural gas prices, lower imports from other states, and strategic behavior by suppliers. Fixed retail prices blocked conservation efforts by insulating consumers from market realities and reduced consumer incentives to turn to competitive retailers. The heavy reliance on spot market purchases, combined with demand that was unresponsive to prices, helped drive prices higher.
Meanwhile, the investor-owned utilities are losing money on the electricity they buy for resale to their customers. The inversion of the typical wholesale-retail price relationship has brought these utilities to the brink of bankruptcy. Perceived risk of nonpayment has in turn caused generators to be reluctant suppliers, even at dramatically elevated wholesale prices. The natural reluctance of suppliers to supply voluntarily when they did not expect to get paid was a substantial contributor to rising prices and rolling blackouts during the past month.
The destruction of the utilities' credit and the resulting responses by suppliers has shattered all vestiges of a normal market. As a consequence, California now has both a financial crisis and an electricity supply crisis.
The first crisis must be dealt with immediately before it gets further out of hand. If the credit worthiness of the investor-owned utilities can be restored, California can both solve the immediate supply shortage problems resulting from credit risks and then look to proper long-term solutions to its electricity problems.
Solving the financial crisis will require sharing the pain amongst the various stakeholders. But an essential element of the solution is to raise retail prices on at least the volume of electricity which the investor-owned utilities do not self supply and to commit to recovery of a sufficient fraction of their accumulated debt to allow them to return to the credit markets to finance their obligations to suppliers and their ongoing investment responsibilities. Raising rates would have the salutary effect of both causing some reduction in demand (which would itself help reduce wholesale prices) while simultaneously restoring financial viability to the utilities, thereby eliminating a risk premium in the current wholesale supply price of electricity and bringing more supplies to California, reducing the likelihood of shortages. Restoring the credit worthiness of buyers would both reassure investors in existing plants that they will get paid if they supply and reinstate the confidence of investors in the many new generation projects in the construction and permitting pipeline that their investments will pay off in the future. A virtuous circle of this kind could settle down the wholesale market quickly. Unfortunately, there is no other way out. Either retail prices go up, or the frequency of rolling blackouts will accelerate, absent even more costly and draconian governmental measures.
The long-run solution requires creating an environment in which the market can work more effectively. Four key elements must be an integral part of that solution: freedom to engage in long-term contracts, retail price flexibility, competition at both the wholesale and retail levels, and more effective cooperation between federal and state regulators to fix a variety of market imperfections and resulting market performance problems. Some of this will take time, but experience in other jurisdictions in the US and abroad indicates that benefits from deregulation are indeed achievable.
Quick action must be taken to manage the crisis. It is also important to avoid actions which will make matters worse, or simply push the problems on to taxpayers. In particular, a state takeover of the business would make matters worse, as would turning the State into a permanent electricity purchasing authority. It would also be unfortunate if the State were itself to commit to long-term contracts for a large portion of California's electricity needs. The State's credentials as an astute player in the electricity market aren't impressive, and there is no reason to expect major improvement in the future. Accordingly, emergency state contracts should be avoided if at all possible. Nor would the State buying up existing generation assets add to supply. In the end, new power plants are needed, and the State should focus on creating a supportive environment for necessary new private investment. State ownership is not a solution at all – merely a guarantee that the taxpayers will be saddled with additional obligations for decades to come.
In crafting new arrangements to solve the short-term problems, two fundamental points must be recognized. First, putting questions of bankruptcy law to one side, there must be a firm commitment to pay all legitimate power bills, those so far incurred as well as those to be incurred in the future. Such arrangements will require some sharing of the pain amongst the various stakeholders. Second, there must be a firm commitment to raise the retail price at least for incremental energy usage to a level sufficient to cover the bills and provide an incentive for conservation and demand-side responses.
We see no escape from the harsh reality that the California Public Utilities Commission must raise customer prices at least for incremental electricity usage. For now, the major utilities can maintain existing rates for the volume of electricity that they generate themselves or already have under lower-cost long-term contracts. But the retail prices for any usage above some base level must be raised to the market price. This approach should preserve the commitment to maintain rates for some portion of the electricity production over which California has control. It would also promote conservation, including voluntary demand reductions and self-supply efforts – which, in turn, will help reduce wholesale prices by taking some pressure off the market. Time-of-use rates would be even better, where metering is available. But quick action is required to ensure that retail prices reflect fundamental scarcity. Each additional day under the current unsustainable price caps adds to the problem and makes the crisis more difficult to resolve.
Immediate commitments to meet obligations and raise the retail prices on all power not under California's control would improve conditions for longer-term contracts, and reassure investors in new California power plants. Without these commitments, rational suppliers will continue to demand high spot prices. Anticipation that future spot prices will be high, will cause long-term contract prices to be high. Furthermore, the chance that some obligations might not be met will also keep prices high. But if the market going forward can include reduced demand, required spot and contract prices should fall.
There is no other way out. Either retail prices must go up, or blackouts will continue with the consequent high costs to the California economy. Facing the pain now should reduce the ultimate price increase. We must put the horse before the cart. We must raise the retail price for electricity usage for at least those volumes that cannot be secured at existing rates. Only then should we seek contracts to help stabilize prices for the two- or three-year transition until more permanent solutions can be put in place, specially as new power plants already approved (totaling some 6,000MW) come on line over the next two years.
A number of groups and individuals have expressed concerns that wholesale market prices have increased beyond what would be expected merely from changes in supply and demand conditions in a competitive market as a result of suppliers engaging in strategic behavior aimed at reducing supplies and driving up prices. We are of different opinions regarding the existence or importance of the effects of such inappropriate behavior. However, it is clear that the faith of many California stakeholders and government officials in competitive electricity markets will only be restored if these market power issues are properly and fully evaluated and resolved. Accordingly, we urge FERC, the CPUC and the ISOs Market Surveillance Committee to work together to gather and analyze the information necessary to identify any such problems and to implement market reforms to fix them. At the very least, resolving the allegations of market abuse in a fair way, and implementing any indicated reforms, will help to gain support for the view that the retail price increases are justified by changes in competitive market conditions. However, we must not let this debate detract from dealing with the fundamentals.
The long-run reforms that will ensure that similar crises do not reappear in the future require creating an environment in which the market can work. California's flawed efforts at deregulation have not yet allowed this to occur. For the price mechanism to allocate resources effectively, supply and demand pressures must be allowed expression, and not be impeded by unnecessary rules and regulations. Competition must exist to discipline pricing. Absent these elements, market solutions simply won't produce satisfactory results. Experience in other jurisdictions in the U.S. and abroad indicates that effective deregulation works – and works well – where adequate care is taken in restructuring rules and market design.
Three key elements compose the right long term approach: freedom to engage in long-term contracts, retail competition and pricing flexibility, and a competitive market environment. It is critical that distribution companies be allowed to enter into long-term contracts in a way that is symmetrical with the commitments of their customers to pay for the associated costs. Long-term contracts provide generators the confidence that they can recover their investments, while granting utilities and their customers protection against price spikes. In the long run we expect to see participants in the industry adopt a judicious balance of long term, medium term, and short-term (spot) contracts. The investment and permitting environment must also be such that additional power plants can be built expeditiously. Only by allowing new entry will rigorous competition characterize the marketplace, letting Californians enjoy supply reliability, efficient supply, and competitive prices. As the long term contracting process takes hold, the influence of spot market prices on rates will drop dramatically. While spot prices may remain high until the real electricity supply expands, Californians' reliance on the spot market will be reduced.
Second, California should not abandon its goal of fostering retail competition. New competitors need the ample, stable and reliable electricity supplies that a reformed market system will promote. Retail competition can help bring new types of contracts and metering systems, and better awareness of environmental effects as entrants introduce "green" packages, and demand-side innovations. This is another reason why consumers must pay the real cost of electricity, as retail competition cannot thrive in an environment in which supply companies lack retail pricing freedom. As a consequence, companies involved in retail supply, including the California utilities, should be allowed to pass-through their energy costs in a competitive environment.
Finally, oversight of the electricity business will always be needed. The cornerstones of electricity regulation must be oversight of the distribution function, and ensuring that any anticompetitive behavior by suppliers is circumscribed.
California must act quickly to manage the crisis, and we have outlined the essential elements of the solution. The atmosphere is currently too politicized. We are fearful that a rush to seek easy solutions will make matters worse, and shackle the economy and consumers for many years to come. Accordingly, we also offer advice on what not to do.
1.	Don't solve today's crisis by foreclosing tomorrow's solutions.
As explained earlier, we now face an immediate financial crisis in finding credit (and cash) to keep the lights on. But this crisis is different than the longer-term answer to California's energy woes. We need to bridge the immediate financial gap without making quick – and ill-considered – irreversible commitments that will hamstring future solutions. Solving the financial crisis will also calm the electricity markets and allow better long-run answers to be found.
For example, the current crisis can be addressed without problematic steps such as trying to isolate California from the western electricity market, turning the State into the permanent electricity purchasing authority for consumers, or committing taxpayer funds to large energy-related projects. Thoughtful long-run answers will be easier to recognize once the crisis is eliminated.
2.	Don't over-commit to long-run electricity contracts.
Electricity prices are now high because of the credit risks of the utilities, high natural gas prices, reduced supplies from other states, unprecedented outages of generating plants in California, high prices for NOx emissions credits, and inflexible electricity demands by customers. Prices will fall when the financial crisis is managed, and retail price increases and conservation help moderate customer demands.
Now is precisely the wrong time for the State to commit to long-term contracts for a large portion of California's electricity needs, since below-market prices now can only come at the expense of above-market consumer prices in years to come – which would create new problems. Emergency State contracts should last no more than two years, and should be kept small.
3.	Don't nationalize California's electricity system.
New government ownership of generation and distribution facilities won't solve the crisis or deliver below-market power prices. The State must pay full market value for any plants it acquires, even though record electricity prices also mean record purchase prices for energy facilities. For consumers to obtain bargain electricity rates would then require permanent taxpayer subsidies – saddling the State budget in perpetuity.
It is bad public policy to have taxpayers take up the risks of financing new generation plants in a volatile market. The risks of electricity investments can be managed by the private sector, where profit and loss incentives will minimize electricity costs for California.
California has a crisis which has been deepened by inaction, and by political tradeoffs trumping good public policy analysis. Time is running out. Electricity should not be a political commodity. The laws of supply and demand cannot be ignored except at great peril.


Starting March 26 @ 11:59pm PDT until April 9, 11:59 PDT, every time you complete a daily quest, you'll also be rewarded a card pack. They will be from Journey to Un'Goro, Knights of the Frozen Throne, Kobolds & Catacombs and even The Witchwood. The Witchwood packs can be opened after it goes live. NOTE: The Play a Friend quest will be disabled during the event and back after. Be sure to use it before then.
The Witchwood schedule has been sent out.
There is a reveal livestream on March 26 @ 11am PDT on Twitch.
There will be 55 cards revealed over the next 2 weeks throughout the community.
This is a brand new brawl!
The brawl celebrates the 20th anniversary of StarCraft.
The three portal cards represent the three races of StarCraft – Terran, Protoss, and Zerg.
Your reward for this brawl is 3 Kobolds and Catacombs card packs.
Choose your hero and receive a 10 card deck.
Choose one of three portals at the start of the game to fill your deck with 20 additional cards.
The portal cards added to your deck each have different cards they can add to your hand and reduce their cost by 3 mana.
2 mana, Warrior spell, Echo. Deal 1 damage to all minions.
3 mana, Legendary Rogue, Echo. Battlecry: Add a random Legendary minion to your hand.
Great episodes! I'm also still listening to parts of the "back catalog".
I fully agree that Dungeon Run is great, but I end up feeling conflicted. I'd be "gaining" more if I was on the ladder, but I also really am having a ton of fun going after my second win in the Dungeon (losing and learning!). I'll be curious to see if the Monster Hunt lets you work towards more of the daily quests.
You mentioned that you were considering some more "newbie" content in the future so I thought I'd throw out some quick ideas. I've already dug into some of these myself, but I think they might make good episodes.
Please keep up the card reviews/discussions with Witchwood! I'm learning a lot from how you think about these cards.
@LotiPodcast You guys helped with this more than you know – keep doing what you do !!!!!


I've felt for a while that I had drifted away from the intimacy I once shared with the Lord. I'm still steadily involved with good and godly things, and I haven't gone off the deep end. But I began to take inventory of how I had been spending my time and energy, and I wasn't too surprised.
In this age of streaming everything, I admitted to myself and some trusted friends that I binge-watch a lot of Netflix. I often stay up super late, which of course doesn't put me in a great position to get up early and spend any time with Him.
I thought back to twenty years ago when I first gave my life to Christ. It was my joy and delight to sacrifice anything and everything to dig into His Word or spend time in prayer and worship. I still do those things, but they just happen in my car, on the go, hurried and sporadic. I don't intentionally sit down nearly as much as I used to or create space to sit and simply listen to what He is saying.
I knew this needed to change, and I'm in the beginning of this process of re-cultivating my first love with God.
Every sermon or song I've listened to lately has circled around this Scripture. We, as busy believers, have forgotten our first love. We don't do it on purpose. We don't do it because we think our ways are better. Forgetting our first love doesn't happen overnight. It is a slow fade. It begins with one compromise, with giving in to one distraction. It happens when we give in to our flesh and when we don't prioritize well.


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The Times of London turns to a 'digital butler' named James to increase subscriptions
March 15, 2018 | By Jessica Davies
To accelerate subscriptions growth and reduce churn, The Times of London and Sunday Times are embarking on an ambitious machine learning project.
The News UK-owned publisher is developing its own self-learning algorithm to serve subscribers the kind of content most relevant to them based on their reading patterns, at the time and frequency most suited to their habits. This algorithm will essentially act as a "digital butler," serving up content to individuals in the way and format that best suits them. Internally, staffers refer to the butler as James.
The plan is not just to serve relevant content to subscribers and readers who have registered to the Times, but for James to ingest all customer data, including information on customers' propensity to convert to subscribers, as well as churn propensity.
"The idea is, if we have hundreds to thousands of subscribers, we should have hundreds of thousands of journeys into the product," said Alan Hunter, head of digital at the Times.
Nine people from News UK's data science team and from the publisher's project partner, Belgian digital publishing company Twipe, will be dedicated to developing James, with 20 people overall, including journalists and marketers, contributing.
The Times has won €1 million ($1.2 million) in funding from Google's Digital News Initiative, an investment pot Google puts aside to help European publishers experiment with new technologies that can help strengthen business models.
The Times has 463,000 print and digital subscribers, 220,000 of whom have digital-only subscriptions. Last year, the publisher began a strategy to get people to register details like name and email address in exchange for free access to two articles. Its bank of registered users has shot up from 1.8 million last October to 3 million, according to the publisher. The plan is to use the digital butler to help nudge those 3 million registered users toward becoming paying subscribers.
The Times has rich data insights and predictive data models that will be incorporated into the butler, in order to calculate how to word messages to people and at what time of day to send them to most likely to result in a conversion, or to prevent subscriber churn, according to Mike Migliore, senior retention and engagement manager at News UK. "We're making a CRM [customer relationship management] nirvana," said Migliore.
Phased tests will roll out within the next six months, according to the publisher. For now, the publisher will start with email as the main format for the personalized communications, with subscribers receiving emails with content specifically relevant to them at times the algorithm has deemed they'd most like to receive them. In time, that will extend to push notifications and text messages. Figuring out a way to extend this communication to subscribers or registered users that prefer to consume content via social platforms is also part of the plan.
As platforms like Facebook have found out the hard way, one of the biggest criticisms of personalizing news experiences is that it can end up creating an echo-chamber effect, where the reader can only view articles relevant to their own personal and political preferences. The Times plans to avoid this trap by only altering the distribution of its content, not the experience of the main site, which updates three times a day with different editions. Those visiting the homepage and main site will see what everyone else sees. But outside the main site, each reader's experience with the Times' content will differ.
"Our human-curated and human-written editions are hugely important, and [that human element is] what readers tell us they want," said Hunter. "It's our communication and distribution to readers that will become personalized with James. We're writing by humans, curating by humans, distributing by robots."
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However, Fitzco's research "has consistently shown that environmental issues and sustainability are important topics to younger skewing audiences. The focus on social, along with visual representation of data, aligns with the type of content a younger audience consumes," she said. Joyce, on the other hand, said interest in sustainability content from advertisers and consumers "has […]
The Washington Post invests in climate coverage as its team expands to over 30 journalists
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Lester Corrin Strong (1892–1966) was an American diplomat. From 1953 to 1957 he was the United States ambassador to Norway.

Biography
Strong was politically appointed ambassador and was nominated for the embassy mission by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. He presented his credentials on August 10, 1953, to King Haakon VII of Norway, and served until February 16, 1957.

Strong had great interest in visual art. In 1953, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City formed The International Council of The Museum of Modern Art to facilitate exhibitions of American art around the world. In cooperation with MoMA, Strong and his wife hosted a trial exhibition of American art in his residence Villa Otium in Oslo. Several works from MoMA were lent to the residence including Alfonso Roybal's Green Corn Ceremony, John Kane's Homestead, Walter Kuhn's Apples in the Hay, and Stuart Davis' Summer Landscape.

The trial formed the basis for the Art in the Embassies Program, which still exists today. Strong left his post on February 16, 1957.

After his tenure in Oslo, Strong served as president of the National Cultural Center, a forerunner to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Strong died in 1966.

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1892 births
1966 deaths
Ambassadors of the United States to Norway


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Tiny Wofford has shot its way into the Top 25 from distance
By PETE IACOBELLIFebruary 26, 2019 GMT
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Little-bitty Wofford was a long shot to make a run into the Top 25.
So the No. 24 Terriers embraced the challenge — literally.
Led by the 3-point shooting of Fletcher Magee, the Terriers have won 15 straight and jumped into the national rankings for the first time in school history.
Magee, second all-time in NCAA made 3-pointers after surpassing the likes of Stephen Curry and J.J. Redick, believes this is just a warm up for what Wofford (24-4, 16-0 Southern Conference) is capable of achieving this season with March looming.
"I don't want to get caught up in what I'm doing individually," Magee said. "I just want to concentrate on what I can do to help us win."
The Terriers have done plenty of that this season.
Their victories include an 81-61 beat down at South Carolina in November. Their run of 15 in a row is second in the country behind the 18 straight won by No. 1 Gonzaga. Wofford and the Zags are the only remaining undefeated Division I conference leaders left in college basketball.
"We've got a pretty good thing going here," said Mike Young, in his 17th season.
The Terriers play for the first time as a ranked team Thursday night at Chattanooga (12-7, 7-9).
Success on the hardwood at Wofford starts with Magee . He's a 6-foot-4 senior from Orlando, Florida, who Young said was the best shooter in the Sunshine State coming out of First Academy school.
Magee hasn't disappointed. He has 477 career 3-pointers, 27 short of the mark of 504 set by Oakland's Travis Bader from 2010-2014.
"I always felt I was able to score," he said.
Magee has consistently demonstrated that during his Wofford career, helping the mid-major program to upsets of Power Five teams Georgia Tech, North Carolina and the Gamecocks the past two seasons.
He hit the game-winning three with less than two seconds left to beat the Yellow Jackets and made a go-ahead layup with less than two minutes left to shock the Tar Heels for Wofford's first ever win over a ranked opponent in Division I history.
But a 56-55 loss to top-seeded UNC Greensboro in the Southern Conference Tournament semis ended Wofford's season short of its goals.
After going through NBA evaluations last spring, Magee was certain he'd return for a final try at getting Wofford to its first NCAA Tournament.
"I knew pretty much I was coming back," Magee said. "We had things to accomplish."
Magee and Young swear Wofford is more than one-man team. Forward Cameron Jackson, a senior, is second behind Magee in scoring with 14.4 points and leads the Terriers with 7.8 rebounds a game. Nathan Hoover, a junior guard, is also averaging in double-digit points and is second to Magee with 70 threes of his own. Hoover made nine 3-pointers in the win over South Carolina.
Wofford is a private liberal arts college of fewer than 1,600 students, perhaps best known to NFL fans as summer home of the Carolina Panthers. But the Terriers have had a strong basketball presence this decade, Young leading them to four NCAA Tournaments during a six-season stretch from 2010-2015..
Magee said he and his older teammates see the past banners and trophies and long for a piece of their own history.
"It's something we've wanted since I came here, playing in the NCAA Tournament," he said.
The Terriers have already clinched the No. 1 seed in the Southern Conference and are strong favorites to win the league's tournament — and gain its automatic bid to the NCAAs — next month. If Wofford stumbles, Young believes his team has an at-large resume impressive enough to sway the most skeptical of NCAA selectors.
Wofford's only defeats this season have been to Power Five programs in North Carolina, Oklahoma, Kansas and Mississippi State. The Terriers are 19th in the NET rankings, ahead of expected NCAA teams in Kansas in 20th, then Maryland, Louisville, Auburn and Cincinnati.
"We've done what they asked us to do," Young said.
Magee, who leads Division I with 126 3-pointers this season, can't totally escape hearing about his record chase. Friends and classmates keep him updated on the tally. Redick, who Magee spoke to about basketball and life before the season began, sent him a congratulatory text after he moved past the Philadelphia 76ers sharpshooter into second on the college list. Those will be cherished memories for later on, Magee said.
"It's something I can look back at someday and be proud of," Magee said. "Right now, I'm focused on the present and on us continuing to play as well as we have."
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http://www.php2python.com/wiki/class.arrayaccess/

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from objconfig.exception import IndexException

class ArrayAccess():
    """Emulates the ArrayAccess "interface" as a class in Python"""

    def __getitem__(self, key):
        """Get an item from the array."""

        raise IndexException("ArrayAccess: __getitem__ not implemented in child class")

    def __setitem__(self, key, value):
        """Set an item in the array."""

        raise IndexException("ArrayAccess: __setitem__ not implemented in child class")

    def __delitem__(self, key):
        """Delete an item from th array."""

        raise IndexException("ArrayAccess: __delitem__ not implemented in child class")

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If you are planning to make investment in overseas property, and especially keen on overseas property for sale in France, then let me share a fact with you that this is the best time for buying overseas property in France. And if you are cash rich, and are well funded you are indeed lucky!
The reason for this is that (according to leading financial newspapers in France) 2008 is the first time in last ten years or more that property prices in France have come down. And with prices of houses and properties falling, and as obvious fallout of it - credit more difficult to obtain, cash buyers are enjoying win-win situation. Believe me, people with cash literally hold all the cards.
Not very long ago the French estate agents association FNAIM had reported that house prices in France have dropped by approximately 3.5% in the third quarter, and were now on an average approximately 5.9% lower than they used to be in the same period last year in 2007. The noose tightening of credit-conditions has proved to be a crucial factor that has affected the market conditions.
The interest rates have gone up from what used to be at around 4% per annum to close to around 6% in today's date. Not only have the interest rates gone up but also the sanctioning of loan for buying property has become far stricter. The banks in France have incorporated documentation, paper work and terms and conditions, which are difficult to furnish.
As far as the prices of apartments in France are concerned they have also dropped by 2.3% in last quarter, and by 3.1% in the past twelve months.
Needless to even mention that France is a great place to live. The quality of life is such a lot better in France. The infrastructure, especially the roads there deserve a special mention as they are an absolute joy to drive on, and the weather can beat that of United Kingdom.
Whether you are looking for a chalet or a farmhouse, even if you are looking overseas property for sale in France for your first home, a family residence, a holiday apartment or a comfortable retirement home, make sure you are approaching the right and honest Overseas Property Dealer in France. Choose a real estate agent who is capable of guiding you through the legal process of buying overseas property in France. He/she should be in business for some time and should have thorough knowledge about the legal intricacies involved in buying overseas property in France.
Investing in property involves a fortune so you better do your homework properly because once your funds or deal falls in the wrong hands that's the end of it. I don't mean to scare you by any means. I am just trying to be as straight forward as possible so that you don't regret it later and your property does what it is suppose to. Increase your self worth in more ways than one. Good luck!


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