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Finance Budget Analyst (AA/S Ex. II) (2 positions) (507473)
CSU, Sacramento
Full Time Accounting and Finance Administrative Analysis and Research
Working title: Finance Budget Analyst (2 positions)
Classification title: Admin Analyst/Spclst - Exempt II
Posting Details
Priority Application Deadline (Posting will remain open until filled): Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at 11:55 p.m.
Hiring Preference
Eligible on-campus applicants in California State University Employees Union (CSUEU) Bargaining Units 2,5,7, and 9 will be given first consideration in the recruitment.
Budget Planning & Administration is a dynamic environment, which serves as the central budget office for the campus and provides interaction with a variety of constituents. Reporting to the Associate Vice President of Budget Planning & Administration (AVP), the Finance Budget Analyst (Administrative Analyst/Specialist - Exempt II) performs various processes/projects and develops a thorough understanding of campus funds, budgeting, financial information, and reporting. This position supports the University Budget Advisory Committee and supports the AVP in planning, coordinating, and implementing the annual campus budget process. In addition, this position works closely with the Chancellor's Office and campus enterprise units to produce financial plans required for capital projects and reporting requirements. The incumbent collaborates with internal staff and with various campus colleagues to find solutions to issues, trains others on various procedures or campus reporting, and acts as backup to other Finance Budget Analysts, and as needed. This position will also be one of the lead employees managing the position management efforts for the campus.
FLSA: Exempt
CSU Classification Salary Range: $4,693 - $8,489 per month
Hiring Range: $4,693 - $6,000 per month
Recruitment Type: Regular (probationary)
Time Base: Full-Time
Pay Plan: 12 month
Work Hours: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm; other hours as required
Administration & Business Affairs at Sacramento State is one of the University's chief support divisions, providing integrated and comprehensive administrative, business, financial, operational and logistical support services to students, faculty and staff.
In addition, ABA encompasses planning, operation and maintenance services for the campus facilities and environment, which includes major responsibility for capital construction projects, as well as police and safety services for the campus community.
Entry to this classification requires general knowledge and skills in the applicable administrative and/or program field with a foundational knowledge of public administration principles, practices, and methods. This foundation would normally be obtained through a bachelor's degree and/or equivalent training and administrative work experience involving study, analysis, and/or evaluation leading to the development or improvement of administrative policies, procedures, practices, or programs.
Required Qualifications Must be comparable to the Minimum Qualifications, appropriate to the skill level of the position, and would allow an incumbent to satisfactorily perform the Essential Functions of the position.
Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or related field, with a concentration in public or business administration, Accounting, or Finance and/or equivalent training and administrative work experience involving study, analysis, and/or evaluation leading to the development or improvement of administrative policies, procedures, practices, or programs.
Progressively responsible experience in budgeting, financials, and/or accounting related fields.
Experience with automated financial systems, complex spreadsheets, databases, and/or database query tools.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
Excellent organizational, prioritization and multi-tasking skills, with the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills (i.e. complex financial and data analysis, multiple fund sources).
Proficiency using standard office software programs (e.g. Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Outlook calendar/email) in a Windows Operating System environment.
Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills, with the ability to consult, advise and train others (e.g. present and explain budget topics to various constituencies).
Ability to monitor and reconcile financial activity, as well as make financial projections and prepare related reports (e.g. budgeting and reconciliation for capital projects, multiple fund sources).
Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a diverse environment.
Conditions of Employment:
Ability to pass a background check.
11. Experience in a higher education environment, a California public agency, or the California State University institution.
12. Experience using CMS/CFS (Common Management System - Financials, HR) or other similar software enterprise systems.
13. Experience using and managing the Tableau software tool.
14. Experience in Position based budgeting and position management.
15. Experience in financial forecasting and data analytics.
Required Licenses/Certifications
Documents Needed to Apply
Resume and cover letter. Failure to upload these documents with the online application may result in disqualification.
About Sac State
Sacramento State is located in the heart of California's capital city, five miles from State Capitol. The lush, 300-acre campus is situated along the American River, close to numerous bike trails and other recreational areas. Sacramento, also known as the "Farm-to-Fork Capital," is one of the most ethnically diverse and livable cities in the country, with a population of half of a million. Sacramento State's 31,000 students come not only from the Greater Sacramento Region, but also from across the state, country, and world. Our 1800 faculty and 1,500 staff are committed to meeting our mission: " As California's capital university, we transform lives by preparing students for leadership, service, and success. Sacramento State will be a recognized leader in education, innovation, and engagement. " As the regional hub of higher education, Sac State is dedicated to student success, diversity, equity and inclusion, community engagement, philanthropy, and campus safety.
As evidenced by the values embedded in our Hornet Honor Code, Sacramento State is committed to creating an inclusive environment where all faculty, staff, students, and guests are welcome and valued. Our commitment is more than simply ensuring that our campus is free from bias and discrimination, but is one devoted to celebrating many diverse identities, life experiences, and perspectives that enrich our community, teaching and learning.
To learn more about why you should join the Hornet Family, please visit the Why Sac State? page.
Background Check Disclaimer
A background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate can be offered a position with California State University, Sacramento. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the application status of applicants or continued employment of current California State University, Sacramento employees who apply for the position.
California State University, Sacramento is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and has a strong institutional commitment to the principle of diversity in all areas. We consider qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, genetic information, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, or disability. Sacramento State hires only those individuals who are lawfully authorized to accept employment in the United States.
It is the policy of California State University, Sacramento to provide reasonable accommodations for qualified persons with disabilities who are employees or applicants for employment. If you need a disability related reasonable accommodation as part of the application and/or interviewing process, visit https://www.csus.edu/administration-business-affairs/internal/your-hr/benefits/disability-parental-leave.html#reasonable-accommodations-interactive-process .
The University is committed to creating an education and working environment free from discrimination, sexual harassment, sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking. For more information on mandatory training for new employees, visit https://www.csus.edu/compliance/hr-compliance/mandatory-dhr-training.html .
Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act and Campus Fire Safety Right-To-know Act Notification:
Pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, the current Annual Security Report (ASR) is available for viewing at https://www.csus.edu/clery .
The ASR contains the current security and safety-related policy statements, emergency preparedness and evacuation information, crime prevention and sexual assault prevention information, and drug and alcohol prevention programming. The ASR also contains statistics of Clery Act crimes for Sacramento State for the last three (3) calendar years. Paper copies are available upon request at the Police Service Center located in the University Union.
COVID-19 Vaccine Certification Information:
CSU requires faculty, staff, and students who are accessing campus facilities to be immunized against COVID-19 or declare a medical or religious exemption from doing so. Any candidates advanced in a currently open search process should be prepared to comply with this requirement. The systemwide policy can be found at https://calstate.policystat.com/policy/9779821/latest/ and questions may be sent to hr-empservices@csus.edu
Selected candidate must furnish proof of eligibility to work in the U.S.. California State University, Sacramento is a sponsoring agency (i.e. H-1-B Visa).
Note to Applicants:
Possession of the minimum qualifications does not guarantee an interview unless required by collective bargaining agreement.
The duties of this position include participation in decisions that may have a material financial benefit to the incumbent. Therefore, the selected candidate will be required to file Conflict of Interest Form 700: Statement of Economic Interest when they first occupy the position, an on an annual basis, complete ethics training within 6 months of appointment, and attend this training every other year thereafter.
Sacramento, California 95819 United States View Map
About CSU, Sacramento
Sacramento State, ranked the fourth most diverse university in the western United States, according to U.S. News and World Report (2019), is at the forefront of issues paramount to the region, such as environmental research, politics, business, arts, healthcare, entrepreneurship and more. The University is preparing tomorrow's leaders to embrace California's opportunities, solve its challenges, and redefine what's possible.
The University offers 64 bachelor's degree programs with 70 concentrations, 51 master's degree programs with 26 concentrations, and five doctoral degrees, in Audiology, Physical Therapy, School Psychology, Public History and Educational Leadership, with two concentrations in Ed.D. It also offers 28 post-baccalaureate certificates and 10 credential programs, and houses numerous research and community service centers. Sacramento State is impactful globally and locally, with more than 240,000 alumni around the world and with 1-in-20 residents of the Sacramento region as proud alumnus or alumna.
Sacramento State At a Glance:
Founded: 1947 (as Sacramento State College)
President: Robert S. Nelsen
Campus: 300 acres, six miles from the State Capitol; a designated "Tree Campus USA"
Six-County Service Region: Sacramento, Placer, Yolo, El Dorado, Sutter, Yuba
Athletics: NCAA Division I
Key Rankings and Distinctions:
Fourth most diverse University in the western United States (US News and World Report, 2019)
17th best undergraduate teaching in the Western Region, United States (U.S. News and World Report, 2019)
1 in 20 adults in the region is a Sac State grad
Top 20 Best Bang for the Buck for Western Colleges (Washington Monthly, 2019)
Capital Fellows Program, which offers public policy fellowships in California State government, is ranked as one of the best internships in the nation for career development. Fellows are placed at some of the highest levels of state government.
Bachelor's in gerontology degree is ranked fifth-best in the U.S. (College Choice)
The School of Nursing averages the CSU's highest first-attempt pass rate, with scores higher than UC Irvine and UCLA
Master of Science in Accountancy program ranked third nationally for Best Online Program and sixth most affordable (SR Education Group)
Fall 2019 total enrollment: 31,156 (full-time: 24,888; part-time: 6,268)
Student-to-faculty ratio: 24:1
Enrollment by Ethnicity (Fall 2019):
Hispanic: 34%
White: 26%
Asian American: 19%
Other/multiracial: 6%
African American: 6%
Unknown: 4%
Non-resident alien: 4%
Pacific Islander: 1%
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What the heck does "Asian flush" mean?


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Исмаил Ахмед Кадар Хасан (на арабски език - كادار أحمد إسماعيل حسن) е френски футболист от джибутски произход, полузащитник.

Кариера
Исмаил Хасан е юноша на Лил, но не успява да се наложи в тима и изкарва две години в четвъртодивизионния френски Лескин, след което преминава в Дунайска Стреда от Словакия.

Национален отбор
Именно с изявите си в Дунайска Стреда става национал на Джибути и изиграва четири срещи в световните квалификации за първенството в ЮАР през 2010 г. Към момента има 10 мача и 4 гола за арабската страна.

Източници

Френски футболисти
Джибути
Родени в Лил

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Since I have moved back to New York, I have felt a little lost and disconnected. It takes an adjustment to move and then to move yet again- even if the final territory is familiar. In an effort to make some positive changes in a somewhat muddled and distracted state, I signed up for a weekend retreat. It was easy enough to make reservations for the Yoga and Hiking Weekend at Mohican Outdoor Center. I received my online confirmation and my informational packet. I packed the suggested items on their list in preparation for the upcoming activities and possible weather conditions. No list could have prepared me for that weekend.
In hindsight, it is pretty funny. People go to far flung monasteries in Tibet in search of a spiritual awakening. I stumbled upon it in Jersey of all places with no such intentions at all.
I am no yogini but no complete novice to it as well. This weekend was about Kundalini yoga- all focused on the breath. One instructor, named Megan, was dressed from tip to toe in white. I initially met Megan at the first evening's get together at Blueberry lodge. She is a plump, shiny-faced lady with long straggly white-blond hair. She sat on the sofa and spoke energetically as the weekend's participants munched away on cookies. Her blue eyes connected to you as she spoke. Every time she was around, I noticed how magnetic she was- how others would pause in their conversations to listen to her. Her joyful spirit simply pulls you in and it was a lovely thing to be around.
During our first full day, while our cross-legged selves sat in the creaky boat house, she told us a story. There was an experiment using injured vets that had lost their limbs and healthy participants. Both groups had to do yoga. The healthy group did the postures completely. The injured parties did what they could and imagined themselves doing the postures perfectly even if the reality was quite different. When studied, it was found that the vets received the same benefits as those who were able to fully engage with their physical body. Their brains activated similarly to the control group because of this mental focus. By extension, no matter where we were in our personal practice, we should envision ourselves doing everything- postures and breath work- perfectly. I realized that for me Kundalini yoga was about acceptance. I accept myself as I am but visualize my best self and intentions. I think that this can be applied to our approach to living as well. Acceptance becomes our gateway to other experiences, allowing ourselves to respond and not react and to genuinely hear ourselves and others. Thank you for that first little drop Megan.
I met Megan again as I was quickly doing my New York stride along the graveled path from point A to B, or in this case from the Boat house to the lodge. She smiled her bright smile, brought her hands together in prayer position and 'Sat Nam-ed' me. I slowed and greeted her as she explained the significance of the phrase. 'Sat Nam' is used as a greeting to recognize the spirit within another – the awareness of another soul. 'Sat Nam' also can be interpreted as 'Truth is my destiny'. I Sat Nam-ed the little guru back, not realizing the depth of awareness and recognition to come.


In each of these experiences, connect your heart with your animal's heart. Focus on one animal per experience. All you have to do is think about doing it. You can say "I'm connecting my heart to my animal's (or state their name) heart." Remember intention is powerful!
· Energy work is a buzz word, no pun intended. It can bring you and your animals energy along with peace and harmony. A simple exercise is to sit on the ground or a piece of furniture you feel comfortable with. Try to have your feet touching the ground. It's great if you can do barefooted. Do this in the presence of your animal.
Tap on the center of your chest with the palm of your hand three times.
Rub your hands together then place them upright (palms are upward) on your thigh/knee area, depending on how your are sitting.
Close your eyes and envision your hands as allowing energy to flow into them. If you need to, think of a color that brings you peace. If your hands feel cool, warm or tingly, that is normal. If you don't feel anything, that is normal, also.
When you feel comfortable, then envision your hands allowing energy to flow into your animal with the intention that they receive only the energy they desire. You may also experience sensations in your hands. Do not worry about where your animal is. Keep your intention. Your animal may come up to you or they may walk away. Wherever they are, they will receive the energy they are meant to receive.
Do this experience for at least 5-10 minutes. Repeat as often as you and your animals desire – the more, the better.
· Music can be powerful. Music we have found to touch the heart and soul is truly special. We have found that Deva Primal's music does just that. Sit by your animal and play the music. Get in a relaxed state and just soak it in. If you have special music you like to use already, then do the same and remember to connect your heart to your animal's heart.
· Before you go to this last experience, try the other two experiences first. They will help prepare your body, mind and spirit. You can do this with your animal in another room or out of sight. You might find this to be more powerful.
Sit on the ground or a piece of furniture. Shoes off is ideal.
In each hand, please a piece of rose quartz and close your hands around it. Rose quartz helps to connect to the heart. If you have other crystals you prefer, use them but a pair of the same type of crystals is great.
Focus on your breathing, keeping it slow and calm.
Focus on your heart beating.
Connect your heart to your animal's heart.
Breathe and listen to your heart and soul and the heart and soul of your animal. Allow your mind to open up. You may feel emotion or sensations. You may see images. You may receive information. Just let it happen. It may take you a number of times before you can open up. So just keep doing it. Know that every time you do this, the more connected you are becoming. The more you can do it, the better.
I hope you will give these holistic indoor experiences a try. They can really help you connect more to your pets and to yourself. Give it a go. You and your animals are worth it!


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How do you find the perimeter of 40 acres square acres that is?
Firstly we need to convert 40 acres into square yards. There are 4,840 square yards in an acre. Now we multiply that by 40, and we get 4,840 x 40 = 193,000 square yards. If that were a big square then each side would be √ 193,600 = 440 yards long. So, if that is one side, the perimeter is 4 times that = 4 x 440 = 1,760 yards - which equals 1 mile.
What is the perimeter of 40 square acres?
The perimeter is exactly one mile (5,280 feet).
How many yards long is 40 acres square?
A square with an area of 40 acres measures 440 yards on each side and the distance diagonally is 622.3 yards. The perimeter of the square is 1,760 yards long.
What is a long 40 acres?
1 acres is 10,000 square meters. 40 acres of the 400,000 square meters. 1 hectare is equal to 2.471054 acres. 98.84216 acres is equal to 40 acres. 0.154440868 square miles is equal to 40 acres.
How many square chains in 40 acres?
40 acres is 400 square chains.
How many square meters in 40 acres?
40 acres is 161,874.258 square meters.
If the perimeter of a square is 40 mm what is the area of the square?
If the perimeter of a square is 40 mm the area is: 100 mm2
How many acres in 40 square miles?
40 square miles equates to 25,600 acres.
How many square feet is in 40 acres?
40 acres = 1,742,400ft²
What is the area of a square that has a perimeter of 40 metres?
The area of a square that has a perimeter of 40 meters is: 100 m2
What is the area of a square which has a perimeter of 40 meters?
The area of a square which has a perimeter of 40 meters is: 100 m2
What is the perimeter of 40 acres?
One mile (5,280 feet).
What is the perimeter of a square if it has an area of 100?
It has a perimeter of 40.
How many miles is in 40 acres?
40 acres is 0.0625 square mile.
If a square has an area 100 square inches what is the perimeter?
The perimeter is 40 inches.
What is the perimeter of a 10 by 10 square in inches?
The perimeter of the square is 40 inches
How many square miles is 40 acres?
40 acres = 0.0625 sq miles
How many acres in a sixteenth of a square mile?
There are 40 acres in 1/16th of a square mile 1 square mile = 640 acres
What is the perimeter of an area of an 40 unit square?
If 40 is the measure of one side, the perimeter is 160.
What is the perimeter of 10cm of square?
For a square geometry, the perimeter is four times the side. Accordingly the perimeter equals 40 cm.
How many acres is 40 thousand square feet?
40,000 square feet is 0.91827365 acres.
How many square miles are there in 40 acres?
1 square mile = 640 acres ⇒ 40 acres = 40 ÷ 640 sq miles = 1/16 sq mile = 0.0625 sq mile
What is the area of square that has a perimeter of 40 meters?
If perimeter is 40 then side is 10 and area is 100 sqm
How many square feet in 40 acres?
1 acre = 43 560 sq feet so 40 acres = 43 560*40 = 1 742 400 sq feet.
If the perimeter of a square is 40 inches what is its area?
A square with a perimeter of 40 inches has sides 10 inches long which will give it an area of 100 inches2
What is larger area or perimeter?
It depends. With a square with a side of 2, the perimeter is 8 while the area is 4. With a square with a side of 10, the perimeter is 40 while the area is 100. Usually, though, you'll find that the area is larger than the perimeter.
AreaMath and ArithmeticGeometryGeography

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Meet the Shinabargers. Jeff is a social entrepreneur and founder of Plywood People, a non-profit in Atlanta that leads a community of start-ups doing good. He and his wife, Andre, have been married for nearly 15 years and have 2 kiddos, ages 4 and 7—Neko and Jada.
Having been a part of nearly 400 startups and constantly focused on helping others, Jeff and Andre noticed a tension they were facing: Is it possible to change the world, stay in love and raise a family?
What does it mean to live on purpose? They began asking people who they believed were doing just that, and it suddenly took on a life of its own: a project called Love or Work. Jeff and Andre are on a mission to introduce their kids to people across the world who wrestle with getting this right. Which is where you come in!
Who should they interview along the way? Can you change the world, stay in love and raise a family? What do you think? And if you have advice, they'd love to hear it.
The Shinabargers will be traveling out of Atlanta each weekend interviewing people from all walks of life to gain their perspective and wisdom on love and work. First stop: Chattanooga!
Follow their journey via Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. We can't wait to see where this Caravan takes them!


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/** @file
 *  @brief Specialization for fixed-size, fixed-memory vectors.
 */

#ifndef fixed_vector_h
#define fixed_vector_h

#include <cml/core/fixed_1D.h>
#include <cml/vector/vector_expr.h>
#include <cml/vector/class_ops.h>
#include <cml/vector/vector_unroller.h>
#include <cml/vector/external.h>
#include <cml/util.h>

namespace cml {

/** Fixed-size, fixed-memory vector. */
template<typename Element, int Size>
class vector< Element, fixed<Size> >
: public fixed_1D<Element,Size>
{
  public:

    /* Shorthand for the generator: */
    typedef fixed<> storage_type;
    typedef fixed<Size> generator_type;

    /* Shorthand for the array type: */
    typedef fixed_1D<Element,Size> array_type;

    /* Shorthand for the type of this vector: */
    typedef vector<Element,generator_type> vector_type;

    /* For integration into the expression template code: */
    typedef vector_type expr_type;

    /* For integration into the expression template code: */
    typedef vector_type temporary_type;
    typedef vector< Element, fixed<Size-1> > subvector_type;

    /* Standard: */
    typedef typename array_type::value_type value_type;
    typedef typename array_type::reference reference;
    typedef typename array_type::const_reference const_reference;

    /* For integration into the expression templates code: */
    typedef vector_type& expr_reference;
    typedef const vector_type& expr_const_reference;

    /* For matching by storage type: */
    typedef typename array_type::memory_tag memory_tag;

    /* For matching by size type: */
    typedef typename array_type::size_tag size_tag;

    /* For matching by result-type: */
    typedef cml::et::vector_result_tag result_tag;

    /* For matching by assignability: */
    typedef cml::et::assignable_tag assignable_tag;

  public:

    /** Return square of the length. */
    value_type length_squared() const {
        return cml::dot(*this,*this);
    }

    /** Return the length. */
    value_type length() const {
        return std::sqrt(length_squared());
    }

    /** Normalize the vector. */
    vector_type& normalize() {
        return (*this /= length());
    }

    /** Set this vector to [0]. */
    vector_type& zero() {
        typedef cml::et::OpAssign<Element,Element> OpT;
        cml::et::UnrollAssignment<OpT>(*this,Element(0));
        return *this;
    }

    /** Set this vector to a cardinal vector. */
    vector_type& cardinal(size_t i) {
        zero();
        (*this)[i] = Element(1);
        return *this;
    }

    /** Pairwise minimum of this vector with another. */
    template<typename E, class AT>
    void minimize(const vector<E,AT>& v) {
      /* XXX This should probably use ScalarPromote: */
      for (size_t i = 0; i < this->size(); ++i) {
        (*this)[i] = std::min((*this)[i],v[i]);
      }
    }

    /** Pairwise maximum of this vector with another. */
    template<typename E, class AT>
    void maximize(const vector<E,AT>& v) {
      /* XXX This should probably use ScalarPromote: */
      for (size_t i = 0; i < this->size(); ++i) {
        (*this)[i] = std::max((*this)[i],v[i]);
      }
    }

    /** Fill vector with random elements. */
    void random(value_type min, value_type max) {
        for (size_t i = 0; i < this->size(); ++i) {
            (*this)[i] = cml::random_real(min,max);
        }
    }

    /** Return a subvector by removing element i.
     *
     * @internal This is horribly inefficient...
     */
    subvector_type subvector(size_t i) const {
        subvector_type s;
        for(size_t m = 0, n = 0; m < this->size(); ++ m)
            if(m != i) s[n++] = (*this)[m];
        return s;
    };

  public:

    vector() : array_type() {}

  public:

    /* Define common class operators: */

    CML_CONSTRUCT_VEC_2(/**/)
    CML_CONSTRUCT_VEC_3(/**/)
    CML_CONSTRUCT_VEC_4(/**/)

    CML_CONSTRUCT_FROM_SUBVEC(/**/)

    CML_VEC_COPY_FROM_FIXED_ARRAY(array_type::array_size,/**/)
    CML_VEC_COPY_FROM_VECTYPE(: array_type())
    CML_VEC_COPY_FROM_VEC
    CML_VEC_COPY_FROM_VECXPR

    CML_ASSIGN_VEC_2
    CML_ASSIGN_VEC_3
    CML_ASSIGN_VEC_4

    CML_VEC_ASSIGN_FROM_VECTYPE

    CML_VEC_ASSIGN_FROM_VEC(=, cml::et::OpAssign)
    CML_VEC_ASSIGN_FROM_VEC(+=, cml::et::OpAddAssign)
    CML_VEC_ASSIGN_FROM_VEC(-=, cml::et::OpSubAssign)

    CML_VEC_ASSIGN_FROM_VECXPR(=, cml::et::OpAssign)
    CML_VEC_ASSIGN_FROM_VECXPR(+=, cml::et::OpAddAssign)
    CML_VEC_ASSIGN_FROM_VECXPR(-=, cml::et::OpSubAssign)

    CML_VEC_ASSIGN_FROM_SCALAR(*=, cml::et::OpMulAssign)
    CML_VEC_ASSIGN_FROM_SCALAR(/=, cml::et::OpDivAssign)
};

} // namespace cml

#endif

// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
// vim:ft=cpp

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As you might have noticed I've moved this blog under pythonaro.com, and to celebrate the event I'm abandoning the blogger-supplied template. Things will break for a few weeks, bear with me.
Well, the green/yellow colour theme (maybe Pythonic? A bit of old and new, but where is the blue?) is nice, though it reminds me of Lemonsoda.
The font used for the headers is great!
Yeah, the colour combo was meant to be a bit pythonic and different from your average blog... Somebody already said that "it doesn't look like a blog": mission accomplished!
It's a bit flat, would probably do with a background image of some sort (was thinking about a pixelated python skin in a corner somewhere), but my photoshop sk1LLz are not exactly up to speed.
2) because it makes it harder for spammers to look for patterns.


Firewheels cover a field alongside a dirt road in the Texas Hill Country. Wildflower sightings such as this are common in the spring, especially after a wetter than average month. Photo © copyright by Rob Greebon.


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EWING TO TESTIFY ON SEX CLUB
By Al Guart
July 15, 2001 | 4:00am
Former Knick Patrick Ewing is to testify this week about allegations he got free oral sex from dancers at an Atlanta strip club accused of luring celebrity guests to boost its business.
The ex-Knick center will be the first sports hero called to the sensational Gold Club racketeering trial, in which prosecutors charge the landmark joint engaged in prostitution and funneled cash to the Gambino crime family.
Ewing, now in the midst of contract negotiations with the Orlando Magic, is expected to be grilled about oral sex he received in 1996 in the club.
Witnesses in the case have claimed former Knick Charles Oakley was in the room with two dancers and club owner Steven Kaplan when the 7-foot Ewing received the sexual favors.
"The girls were having a good time jumping on the players," former club manager Thomas "Ziggy" Sicignano testified.
Ewing is not expected to deny getting the sex or being "comped" by the club for drinks, food and use of the $500-an-hour Gold Rooms.
But he also is not expected to shed light on whether the sex was paid for by a third party or if it was just consensual.
The feds are expected to introduce comp slips for five nights in April 1998 for "Patrick Ewing and friends" that total more than $2,000 as evidence in the case. Kaplan has denied the charges.
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The NAB engineering sessions on Tuesday April 13 will offer a sampling of new technologies that are being developed for radio. In the morning, focus will be on "Radio Data Services" covering topics related to RDS, HD Radio and other technologies to deliver more content and applications to receivers. The session chair is Dom Bordonaro of Cox Radio.
Tuesday morning's presentations start with Mike Starling, NPR's vice president and chief technology officer and the executive director of its Technical Research Center and NPR Labs.
In "Emerging Bonded Metadata Applications and Accessible Radio Services," Starling will provide an update of the Technology Research Center's work on a initiative to support synchronized bonded metadata services, for live and delayed broadcast, in the rollout of the next-generation Public Radio Satellite System (Radio World, March 1).
The TRC is a new service initiative of NPR Distribution, which now houses the NPR Labs operating unit. One of the new bonded metadata applications under development is Captioning for Radio, an emerging digital service feature previously unavailable to analog-only radio.
Papers by individuals involved in employing alert technologies will focus on using RDS/RBDS technology on FM stations.
He will discuss how emergency alerts can be done via RBDS, and technologies that can be more granular at assigning alerts than traditional FIPS codes used in EAS broadcasts. Alerts using these types of technology can be assigned to smaller and specific areas, such as a Zip code.
While this technology now requires receivers meant to decode the warning messages, Straeb sees these features integrated into more common devices — specifically the cell phone, should U.S. carriers start including FM radios in their cell phones.
Straeb states that 40 percent of cell phones outside of the United States have integrated FM radios; if that were to be extended inside the United States, it would create a valuable platform for mass notification of alerts to the public. Straeb said many design issues related to the implementation of this technology in cell phones has been achieved.
He adds that some 500 million FM/RBDS chips have been shipped since 2001.
"The Benefits of Using FM RBDS Data in Integrated Public Alert and Warning" is by Bill Marriott, chief technology officer of viaRadio.
While Marriott would like to see implementation in cell phones, he said other issues need to be considered. Phone manufacturers will have to coordinate and agree with the carriers to incorporate these features; he doesn't foresee that happening quickly. Other items such as giving control over the phones software to a third-party alerting service and even controlling the FM tuner to monitor alerts will be issues to work out. Having the user of the phone listening to an FM station, and having the phone listening for alerts, can present a competing use for the tuner. He feels this will take time to resolve and is instead focusing on devices that are radios, such as a clock radio, with two tuners; one tuner to monitor for alerts, and one for the listener to control.
He will discuss the basics of RDS displays and the use of software to improve the listener experience.
Roberts also will address more advanced RDS concepts such as interleaving messages, linking messages to audio and how to utilize RDS to improve promotions and advertisements.
He'll also talk about RDS tagging and the implementation of tagging via social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook to make tagging accessible to more listeners without the need for specific mobile devices or special receivers.
"Providing Media-Rich Content Using Digital Radio" will be presented by Tim Anderson, manager of strategic market and product development at Harris Broadcast.
He will discuss new applications for digital radio; the paper will focus on HD Radio technologies and developments, but he said many of these advances apply to international DRM/DAB platforms as well.
Exciting applications such as transmitting graphical slide shows are being developed and could be used for sending station logos, album art, advertisements and weather graphics synchronized to audio content. Other applications include electronic program guide (EPG), 5.1 surround sound, Traffic Message Channel, conditional access and Journaline, a service that provides structured text data to radio receivers to present "magazine content" or news content on the radio display.
Anderson will outline some of the transmission and receiver sub-systems and protocols required to do this as well.
Pizzi will share his experiences working on some of these new technologies and provide a status of their development. For instance, the electronic program guide could enhance the listening experience.
"There's a lot of content on radio that people don't know about unless they stumble on it," he said. "This puts terrestrial radio at some sort of parity with other mediums" such as television.
RadioDNS/RadioVIS is another technology he will address; it leverages the power of the Internet for connected radios. New receivers are being designed that not only tune in terrestrial broadcasts but can be connected to a network and have access to the Internet, creating exciting opportunities for the radio to download content and graphics to the display.
The afternoon sessions, "Radio Case Studies," will present a range of topics ranging from non-traditional STLs, interference/noise analysis on the FM band and satellite delivery networks to enhancing digital content on the web, using computer modeling for reradiating structures on AM, and using voice over IP in a broadcast environment. The chair is Andy Laird of Journal Broadcast Group.
The first, "Satellite Distribution of HD Radio and Analog FM Using HDC," is presented by Mike Pappas, chief engineer of KUVO(FM) in Denver.
For stations that need to deliver STL-quality audio to multiple transmitters across large distances, the costs of data links to these locations can be expensive, especially when you consider HD1/HD2/HD3 streams along with the traditional analog FM audio. Pappas will share his experiences in a project involving a satellite network to deliver audio to two distant sites via satellite using the 300 kbps HDC "HD Radio" audio codec and then deriving the analog FM audio from this stream.
Doing such provides significant savings over the long term when considering two or more stations, and becomes "a cost-effective solution to roll out HD" in those situations, Pappas said.
While broadcasting solutions that use 2.4 GHz and 5.8 GHz unlicensed spread-spectrum technologies have been popular to deploy and offer a lot more capacity, Shulins said he experienced problems with reliability as these unlicensed bands became saturated.
He will outline his successes and challenges using licensed 11 GHz and 18 GHz links, bands that were traditionally off-limits to broadcasters for STLs due to FCC rules.
Steve Johnston of Wisconsin Public Radio will present "Indoor Noise Conditions in the FM Broadcast Band," sharing his experience of finding devices in homes and businesses that create noise that interferes with FM broadcasts.
"It's hard to put absolute numbers on this," he states, but he will present data comparing the FM band inside and outside of homes and offices.
"As soon as you step in the door … the noise floor rises significantly, covering up the weaker signals." Some of the worst noise polluters include newer TVs and lightweight AC adapters to charge smaller devices like cell phones.
"Due to the relatively low power of HD carriers, this could be partially to blame for the poor indoor HD reception," he said.
Outdoor and indoor measurements showing noise in the FM band from a presentation by Steve Johnston. "Case Study: PRSS Next-Generation Content Delivery" by Pete Loewenstein, vice president of distribution for NPR, focuses on important upgrades planned for the Public Radio Satellite System, which is used by some 400 NPR and other public stations and serves hundreds more.
New receivers are being tested, with an eventual goal to ship to stations in 2011 and converting to the new system in 2012.
Engineers whose stations use the system may wish to attend as Loewenstein will outline the new features and benefits, an updated timetable for the project and what interconnected stations must do to convert.
A.J. Janitschek of Radio Free Asia will share ideas to improve your on-air and interactive offerings.
In his presentation "Radio Living in a Multimedia World," he will discuss the use of video and social media by your station's reporters and personalities to help capture more than audio when they're at an event or covering a story.
"We are no longer in just the radio business, we're in the multimedia business," he said. Radio Free Asia has had success adding such content to its web site and social media sites and YouTube. Including this content on other popular sites has been helpful as the Radio Free Asia site is censored in some nations.
"Detuning in the MoM Era," presented by John Warner, vice president of AM engineering for Clear Channel, will focus on new rules under consideration by the FCC that would allow other licensees building or making modifications to towers near AM stations to use Method of Moments (MoM) computer modeling to determine if a proposed tower will impact the AM station.
If the MoM analysis shows adverse effects, they can use the computer modeling to determine the detuning solution and impact. This is in contrast to current rules that require field measurements before and after construction. These rules could be enacted as early as this spring.
Warner will cover how to interpret reports that might be served as notification to a station, and what you should do if you get the paperwork. He also will talk about detuning and some of its myths.
"There are a lot of towers that have been detuned that didn't need to be," he said. Using MoM should help in understanding the difference between a tower that will affect the entire pattern vs. having just a localized effect on a single area or monitor point.
The presentation "Telephones in Your Studio or Newsroom: Big Changes Coming" is by Joe Talbot, director of engineering of Citadel Broadcasting in San Francisco.
"The handwriting is on the wall. POTS is done," Talbot says. He will talk about how voice-over-IP technologies can be leveraged in a broadcast environment to reduce costs while improving the quality of the content and making it easier for your operation to use.
"You don't have to spend much money … to enjoy the benefits of these changes," he said. "You are no longer tied to a single vendor for everything." Talbot will share experiences with name-brand and open-source solutions.
And "Power Quality in Communications Facilities" is intended to recommend wiring and grounding techniques and practices that should be part of new or renovated structures.
"We will examine several case histories, including television, radio and 911 communications centers," stated David Brender, national program manager for the Copper Development Association, in an NAB summary.
Alan Jurison, CSRE, AMD, DRB and CBNT, is a regional IT manager/broadcast engineer for Citadel Broadcasting in Syracuse, N.Y.


Motherhood experiences from my sister and I – By Emma Hawkins.
We know that women come in all different shapes and sizes and women have different pregnancies, births and babies. We know this. It's factual. So why, WHY do we always compare ourselves to others?
When I was pregnant, I was so sick of people jokingly asking if I was carrying twins and saying how big I was. Yet, I have become aware that some women find it hard when people say they look so tiny. So before we have even had our babies, we are comparing how we carry babies and how we are faring through our pregnancies.
Next step is the labor. Did you have natural? Did you have drugs? No matter how comfortable we are with our decision (or lack thereof) sometimes we still find ourselves comparing our experience to others.
Next comes breastfeeding questions along with does your baby sleep? Are you going back to work? When are you going back to work? Why aren't you? Do you have help? It's endless. Most of the time these questions are harmless and form part of a conversation amongst friends so you don't take too much notice. Its innocent exchanges of information. Sometimes however, depending on how you are feeling, it can make you question your decisions and actions. It's just human nature.
So with this in mind, I thought it would be a fun experiment for my sister and I to answer the same questions about our pregnancies and births to show you all how two sisters can have completely different experiences. As sisters we make totally opposite decisions and have completely opposing views and yet we are great mothers and despite our differences, we have one goal in common which is to raise healthy babies.
Emma: It's no secret I found pregnancy a challenge. There are women who have definitely had harder pregnancies than myself. However, everything is relevant and I honestly can't remember loving one week of it. I was either sick or in physical pain for the majority of my pregnancy.
Caroline: I was really fortunate to have an easy pregnancy. I felt well for most of it and I carried small. This meant I could continue travelling, exercising and working. I continued working (night shifts and all) until 35 weeks.
What did you love most about pregnancy?
Emma: I did love the feeling of creating life. As corny and cheesy as that sounds, it is amazing what our bodies can do. I also loved those kicks.
Caroline: The kicks! They were amazing.
What did you find difficult about pregnancy?
Emma: Osteitis pubis – I found that harder than the sickness.
Caroline: Because I carried small I would always get asked, "You have such a tiny bump. Is everything ok? Is the baby ok?' During your first pregnancy you're constantly wondering if everything is all right and these types of comments don't help!
Caroline: Trusting my obstetrician implicitly and of course the epidural!
Emma: As I said above, epidural all the way.
Caroline: I'm a doctor so I was always going to have an epidural!
Emma: Strictly only two visitors a day.
Those first 6 weeks. How were they?
Emma: Apart from struggling to breastfeed, Belle was a really cruisy and happy baby.
Emma: Both until 8-10 weeks then exclusively bottle.
Caroline: Exclusively breast-fed for 8 months, then combination until 12 months.
Post pregnancy body. Did you snap-back? Worked hard or still working?
Emma: I've been working so hard but still have 8kg to go. It's been the same for 4 months.
Caroline: I was one of those irritating women that walked out of the hospital in their pre-pregnancy jeans. I'm finding it harder to keep weight off/stay fit now as a working mum with a 2 year old.
What did you find the most difficult during the first 6 months of being a mum?
Emma: Definitely breastfeeding and the identity crisis I went through. I felt this unnecessary pressure to be everywhere and do everything and be a new mum. It was unrealistic.
Caroline: Victoria was a really unsettled baby with terrible reflux. I also suffered from post-partum depression. I found the first 6-12 months of motherhood really difficult.
Were you pleasantly surprised or shocked by anything?
Emma: I was lucky my husband was so hands on and an absolute natural. It didn't surprise me but it certainly was a welcoming quality.
Caroline: People talk about how amazing the love for your child is but I was still shocked by how powerful it is.
Emma: I contract so I am able to pick and choose what works for me. But I did do a styling shoot when Belle was 6 weeks.
Caroline: I went back at 12 months.
Did you want to go back to work?
There you have it! It's brief snapshot of some questions we thought were worth asking and hopefully this shows you how different we all are even when we are genetically bound.


5th Grade Robotics Module 2 Begins!
The second 5th grade PLTW module started on Monday and students will now be focusing on autonomous robotics and learning how to program them to complete various tasks. We started the module by researching at different autonomous vehicles and then completed an hour of code activity to review basic programming strategies that we will need when learning to program our robots.


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Mats Kristoffer Olsson (born 30 June 1995) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish club FC Midtjylland, on loan from Belgian club Anderlecht, and the Sweden national team.

Club career

Early career
Born in Norrköping in Sweden, Olsson started his career at IK Sleipner. When he was 13, Olsson was offered a trial at English club Chelsea, however he didn't attend and subsequently moved to IFK Norrköping. When he was 16, Olsson garnered interest by European clubs such as Juventus and Ajax, as well as domestically from IFK Göteborg. However, he signed for Arsenal in 2011 for £200,000 after having spent two previous trial periods with Arsenal. While on trial at Arsenal, he played for Arsenal's under-16s against Crystal Palace and was invited to take part in the Ferrolli Cup and the Nike Cup as a result of his performances. Olsson revealed that it was the drive of Arsenal Academy manager, Liam Brady, who persuaded Arsène Wenger to sign him, that persuaded Olsson himself to sign for Arsenal.

Arsenal

Olsson first played for Arsenal during their 2013 pre-season tour of the Far East. He scored his first goal for Arsenal against the Indonesia national team at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta following a cross from Tomáš Rosický. Olsson made his full competitive debut for Arsenal on 25 September 2013 as an 84th-minute substitute for Isaac Hayden in a League Cup game against West Bromwich Albion, in which he scored a penalty kick where Arsenal came out winners and proceeded to the next round.

FC Midtjylland
On 2 September 2014, Arsenal announced that Olsson moved to FC Midtjylland in Denmark on loan until the end of 2014. He made his debut for the club in a 3–2 home win against OB Odense, coming on for Pione Sisto in the 78th minute. On 27 December 2014, the Danish club announced that a permanent deal had been agreed with Arsenal to make Olsson's loan move permanent, with the player himself signing a new three-and-a-half year contract.

AIK
On 31 January 2017, Olsson signed for Allsvenskan club AIK.

Krasnodar
On 7 January 2019, it was announced that Olsson had signed a contract with FC Krasnodar of the Russian Premier League.

Anderlecht
On 21 July 2021, he signed a four-year contract with Belgian club Anderlecht.

Loan to FC Midtjylland
On 31 August 2022, Olsson returned to his former club FC Midtjylland on a season-long loan deal with a purchase option.

International career
Olsson has represented Sweden at various youth levels and his style of play has been compared to former Swedish Arsenal players such as Freddie Ljungberg and Sebastian Larsson. In January 2015 he received his first call up to the senior Sweden squad for friendlies against Ivory Coast and Finland. However, in his first training session with the team he broke his leg. Olsson was, in May 2017, called up to the Sweden's squad for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship to be held in Poland.

On 20 November 2018, Olsson played his first competitive match for Sweden against Russia at Friends Arena in Stockholm, in the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League. Olsson started in the midfield and played almost the entire match. It ended as a 2–0 victory for the home side, which earned Sweden promotion to League A in the next edition of the tournament, as well as a play-off spot for UEFA Euro 2020.

Career statistics

Club

International
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Honours

Midtjylland
 Superliga: 2014–15

AIK
 Allsvenskan: 2018

Sweden U21
 UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2015

References

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1995 births
Sportspeople from Norrköping
Living people
Swedish footballers
Sweden international footballers
Sweden youth international footballers
Sweden under-21 international footballers
Association football midfielders
Arsenal F.C. players
FC Midtjylland players
AIK Fotboll players
FC Krasnodar players
R.S.C. Anderlecht players
Danish Superliga players
Allsvenskan players
Russian Premier League players
Belgian Pro League players
UEFA Euro 2020 players
Swedish expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in England
Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
Expatriate footballers in Russia
Expatriate footballers in Belgium
Swedish expatriate sportspeople in England
Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Russia
Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Footballers from Östergötland County


Part 2: "FINISH. Just finish and be happy."
Mother Nature didn't have time for us on Marathon Monday. Sure, she graced us with blue skies and sunshine for the two days prior, but as we unloaded the bus in Athletes Village in Hopkinton, we were greeted by 20 mph wind, rain, and cool temperatures.
I hid inside a garbage bag.
Of course I did. Everyone did.
Weather is about as fickle as running. Rain? OK, sure. If I have to, I can deal with it. Forty-two degrees? Perfect. Wind? Hell no. No every time. I asked the Department of Nope about running in the wind, and they referred me to NOPE.
All three at once? I just… no.
Needless to say, morale was low.
My pals and I huddled on the ground on top of garbage bags while inside garbage bags, anxiously chatting and nibbling on bagels, attempting to stay warm and dry. I tried, somewhat unsuccessfully, to keep my mind off the fact that I'd be spending the next few hours in the wet, cold weather.
It was right about then that I began negotiating with my goals.
Then 3:45. Three hours and 45 minutes was definitely it.
OK, can I just break 4 hours today?
FINISH. JUST FINISH AND BE HAPPY.
The long walk to the starting line allowed plenty of time for my nerves to peak. THIS IS THE BOSTON MARATHON. I'M ABOUT TO RUN IT. Self, remember all that time you spent moaning and bitching about winter and running awful, long miles on the treadmill while the temperature dipped below zero and you cursed the day someone scheduled the Boston Marathon for April? IT'S HERE!
Despite the cold rain, the little bits of excitement began to warm me up.
And then, in the most surprising and random turn of events, I ran into an old friend and running teammate from high school. I hadn't seen Sarah in 15 years, yet here we were, halfway across the country, at the starting line of the Boston Marathon, in a sea of more than 30,000 runners. The two of us, who started running as kids and spent years as cross country and track teammates, would end up running nearly half of biggest race of our lives side by side.
I KNOW. Blew my mind, too.
But before that we had to start.
The start of the Boston Marathon was strangely anticlimactic. My wave didn't begin until 10:25 a.m. (nearly a half hour after the race officially started), so all the fanfare and national anthem-ing and starting gun hullabaloo had already passed. There were so many people around, I wasn't even sure where the exact start line was, nor did I hear any actual signal to start running. Suddenly everyone just started running.
And just like that I was running the Boston Marathon.


Here are five takeaways from the third preliminary game of the 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship. The U.S. fell to Sweden, 5-4, in overtime, on Saturday at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre in Victoria, B.C.
Trailing by three goals entering the final 20 minutes of the game, Oliver Wahlstrom stated in the intermission interview that this game wasn't over. He was right.
After the U.S. fell behind 4-0 after a sensational backhander by Swedish captain Erik Brannstrom, they turned a corner. Mikey Anderson tallied for the U.S. with 10:26 remaining for a power-play goal, setting the stage for a dramatic four-goal third period to tie the game.
It showed a lot from this group to not just roll over, especially with the deficit at four goals and only half of a period remaining. Earlier in the tournament Jason Robertson told us that this team has the heart to battle back from adversity, and they really showed it tonight.
The comeback doesn't happen without the heroics of Ryan Poehling. One of five returners from last year's bronze-medal winning team, Poehling put together a natural hat trick in a span of 6 minutes and 11 seconds. He scored two goals in the final minute, just 11 seconds apart.
The Montreal Canadiens first round selection in 2017 (25thoverall) has been heralded for his 200-foot game. He showed it with a stellar play on 5-on-3 penalty kill, stripping Erik Brannstrom and clearing the puck when Sweden looked prime to strike and double their lead in the first period.
All three of his goals came from being in the right spot and finishing. The first one, sitting back door, and the second getting lost behind the play. The third goal was his finest, forcing a turnover before receiving a pass from Joel Farabee, who had a natural hat trick of his own against Kazakhstan, and beating Samuel Ersson.
The U.S. only took two penalties in the game, the only downside of that being they occurred four seconds apart.
Josh Norris was called for cross-checking and off of the ensuing face-off, Dylan Samberg flipped the puck into the crowd trying to clear it.
However, the U.S. hung in there. Sweden had one really prime opportunity that was stopped by Keyser, one of his 28 saves. There was that Poehling clear and clears by Phil Kemp and K'Andre Miller as the U.S. navigated through a span of 1:56 down two men.
With 5 minutes remaining in the opening period and down 1-0, another goal could've sunk the Americans. After the kill, it was a moment that looking back could have been a turning point if they did end up coming back in this game.
Through three games, the U.S. has now killed off all seven of its penalties. Switzerland is the only other team to not surrender a shorthanded goal, killing off all 11 of their instances down a man. On the other side of the special teams' coin, the U.S. went 2-for-3 on the power play. Their total 5-for-12 conversion rate (41.7%) is the top mark in the tournament.
Jack Drury didn't factor much into the United States' opener vs. Slovakia, but tonight the Winnetka, Ill., native made his presence felt.
With Jack Hughes still listed as day-to-day with an injury, the Harvard freshman stepped up and was strong on the forecheck eliminate the time and space for the Swedes' potent blueline crew.
He certainly showed that tonight.
The comeback against Sweden was huge and it netted the U.S. a point, giving them seven for the preliminary round. While Sweden has a hold on the top seed of Group B, the U.S. will control its own destiny against Finland (2-0-0-1), who are currently in third place in the group with six points.
The Finns fell to Sweden, 2-1, in its opener before the Nordic nation beat both Kazakhstan and Slovakia by scores of 5-0 and 5-1, respectively.
Finland have a trio of players who have played in the NHL this season. Defenseman Henrik Jokiharju (Chicago, 32 GP) and Urho Vaakanainen (Boston, 2 GP) as well as forward Eeli Tolvanen (Nashville, 7 GP). Four players have a team-leading three points, Jokiharju, forward Aarne Talvitie (NJ), 2019 NHL Draft Eligible Kaapo Kakko and the Scottsdale, Ariz., born Jesse Ylonen (MTL).
Buffalo Sabres prospect Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, who has a 1.52 goals-against average and 94.3 save percentage in two WJC appearances, will likely get the start in net.


Irish Citizens for Trustworthy eVoting (ICTE) have finally had a meeting with the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and officials from his department. Representing ICTE at the meeting yesterday were Colm MacCárthaigh, Margaret McGaley and Adrian Colley. You can find a preliminary report on the meeting on the archives of the e-voting mailing list.
about voting systems than the Franchise section. I pointed out that we had been trying to communicate with the Department on this matter since 2001, but without success, and that as a result we had been involved in a dialogue of the deaf for much of the intervening time.
As we only have this preliminary and informal report so far, I won't comment further at this stage.
This entry was posted in eVoting on 19/1/2005 by ryano.


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Wonder what is the correct method and perfect time to use cleanser, toner and moisturizer?
We have all heard about cleansing, toning and moisturizing but what most people don't realize is that this routine is the most crucial one for maintaining healthy, clear and glowing skin as you age.
Let's go through each step and the right method of application. To get the best results you need to understand your skin, your products, and their proper use.
People often confuse cleansers and face-wash. Although both products have the same goal of cleaning the skin, cleansers are far more effective. They clean more deeply and are more moisturizing and gentler on the skin. Your skin type will help determine which one will be most effective for you. If your skin is dry, you will most likely want to use a cleanser only. If you have oily skin or are exposed to high levels of dust and pollutants, you may need both a face-wash and a cleanser to fully clean and protect your skin.
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This information will help give you the healthiest glowing skin in an all-natural way.


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6 social media challenges for journalists in 2020
byDamian Radcliffe
Mar 10, 2020 in Social Media
According to new research from We Are Social and Hootsuite, there are 3.8 billion social media users around the world.
"Nearly 60% of the world's population is already online," said Simon Kemp, Chief Analyst at DataReportal (who produced the research), "The latest trends suggest that more than half of the world's total population will use social media by the middle of this year."
With this type of reach, social media use is essential for most journalists, both in terms of story gathering and distribution. It's a fast moving space, so journalists need to be alive to the challenges – and opportunities – that this space affords.
Below are six emerging issues and considerations for journalists in 2020.
[Read more: How WhatsApp could collaborate with journalists to spread news — not misinformation]
(1) Mis- and disinformation
A fundamental challenge for social media users is that mis- and disinformation typically looks exactly the same as real news in your feed. As a result, at first glance, it can be very hard for journalists and non-journalists alike, to discern fact from fiction.
As a result, we all need to "think before we tweet," check the provenance of material we are sharing or using in our work, and be aware of the latest techniques being used to spread misinformation, conspiracy theories and partisan agendas.
To address this, these 11 tips from National Public Radio's On The Media are also a useful starting point. Digging deeper, I highly recommend the training materials and the newsletters produced by First Draft, a global nonprofit specializing in disinformation and other media trends. These are valuable resources that all journalists should be familiar with.
(2) Weaponization of social media
The spread of mis- and disinformation can be accidental, for example when people share stories from satirical websites like The Onion, but assume they're true.
Who can blame them? Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction. Remember those stories from last year about President Trump wanting to buy Greenland? You couldn't make this stuff up!
However, sharing this information isn't always an accident. We also see the weaponization of social media by state actors and opportunists with the intention of influencing what we see, and our view of the world around us. Driven by financial, as well as ideological motives, this type of online activity is only going to increase.
That means news consumers — and producers — need to be more media literate than ever.
As journalists, we need to be able to interrogate sources in new and more sophisticated ways. These requirements will only increase as deep fakes and other manipulation techniques become more advanced.
This appears to be the first deep fake used in an election. A BJP candidate for the legislative election (remember, the BJP mounted a massive domestic disinfo campaign during the PM election) made a deep fake to show him speaking in a different language.https://t.co/7d8S3Lo7RK
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(3) Privacy concerns
Journalists and anyone using social networks needs to be cognizant about the potential repercussions of what they say online. These spaces aren't safe from onlookers, and actions taken in these spaces are not without consequence.
In Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, for example, people have been imprisoned for online posts and WhatsApp messages.
And it's not just what you personally say online, you can also be impacted by association.
Last year, incoming Harvard freshman Ismail Ajjawi, a Palestinian from Lebanon, was initially denied entry into the United States, purportedly due to social media posts from his Facebook friends that expressed political opposition to the U.S. Ajjawai was eventually allowed into the country and able to start his classes.
[Read more: 5 tips for journalists on Facebook]
(4) The move to closed networks
Because of these trends, we are witnessing a rise of self-censorship, as consumers become increasingly wary about what they say and post online.
In the U.S., research from Pew Research Center highlighted a desire to avoid contentious conversations or expressing opinions which may be in the minority.
Elsewhere, conversations are moving to closed networks like WhatsApp groups and Telegram channels due to their encryption and a perception that these channels can bypass digital eavesdropping. In recognition of this, Facebook announced a pivot to privacy last year.
A key challenge for journalists is that conversations move from the open internet to closed spaces. Being able to access these discussions is not easy, and if you do gain access, do you identify as a journalist? Does this skew the conversation and, in some cases, create risks to your personal safety? Work by former BBC Social Media Editor Mark Frankel offers a good starting point to these issues and considerations.
(5) Filter bubbles
Tech platforms are designed to show us more of what they think we like, rather than what we need.
Essentially your news feed on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram is a giant recommendation machine. These recommendations are based on what the platform thinks you want, which makes it difficult to be introduced to views which differ from our own.
For journalists, that means we have to remind ourselves that online discussions are not representative of populations at large, and that they are deeply filtered by both platform algorithms and what people choose to post.
As storytellers, we need to work hard to be exposed to different points of view. Social media is a tool to help us in our work, but traditional methods of identifying and building relationships with sources remain just as pertinent.
This is especially true in countries and regions where many voices and experiences go unheard on social media, either because people do not have access to the technology, or they do not understand how to use it.
Social Media is a complement to tools and techniques that journalists have always used, but not a substitute for it.
(6) Where to invest your time and energy
"The world's internet users will spend a cumulative 1.25 billion years online in 2020," said Simon Kemp, "with more than one-third of that time spent using social media."
One final challenge for journalists and media organizations is understanding where audiences are spending that time — and the implications of this.
The average internet user had an average of 8.5 social media accounts, according to data from GlobalWebIndex in 2018, up from 4.8 social media accounts in 2014. However, the way users divide time between these platforms varies. Although Facebook is the overall market leader, time spent on different networks changes by demographic and country.
Moreover, because each platform has its own characteristics, social media strategies that work for one platform don't necessarily work for another.
As a result, diving into data from DataReportal, GlobalWebIndex, the Digital News Report and other sources is vital if you're to understand local trends and their implications.
In a time-pressured newsroom you cannot be everywhere online, so alongside the wider trends outlined in this piece, determining where your audience is — and what they want from their time on a given platform — is essential for your social media success.
Damian Radcliffe is the Carolyn S. Chambers Professor in Journalism at the University of Oregon, a fellow of the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia University, an honorary research fellow at Cardiff University's School of Journalism, Media and Culture Studies, and a fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA).
He initially presented some of these thoughts at the United Nations' 2019 International Media Seminar on Peace in the Middle East, as part of a panel on "Hashtag Activism."
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Sacu, Mozambique fail to reach agreement to cushion Brexit impact
Business Report | 18 March 2019
by Edward West
CAPE TOWN – Trade representatives of the Southern African Customs Union (Sacu), Mozambique and UK failed to reach an agreement on Friday on an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), which would have been a first step to prevent trade disruptions between the regions after Brexit.
Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies said on Monday that the differences were "narrowed" in relation to timeframes for the continued recognition of sanitary and phytosanitary import requirements, with both parties acknowledging that market access for agricultural access is critical for Sacu and Mozambique.
Another issue still not resolved involved the terms of "cumulation," which relates to certificates of origin required by exporters to both regions. The rules of origin exist to ensure the benefit of preferential access in terms of a free trade agreement, goes to the countries that are party to the agreement.
"The EPA does not provide for cumulation on the basis being advanced by the UK, namely full cumulation with EU material, especially when the.EU material is subjected to a higher duty when exported to Sacu and Mozambique, than when the material is exported from the UK. Sacu and Mozambique are unable to give any better treatment to the UK than the EU."
The parties have agreed to continue engaging to revolve the differences, said Davies.
He said if the UK somehow reaches a withdrawal agreement with the EU on the terms of Brexit, (its Parliament has already voted against it twice), all trade relations with the EU would remain in place until 2020, or until a bilateral agreement between Sacu and the UK is reached.
If Brexit is extended for another three months from March 29, "it gives us time to negotiate the EPA roll-over and for it to go through our Parliament, so if the UK leaves the EU without an agreement, we will have a bilateral agreement in place."
If at the end of March the UK does not manage to get a withdrawal agreement, South African exporters would have to rely on import tariffs and tariff-rate quota's recently published by the UK government, which will pose some challenges for the local automotive industry.
He said the ongoing trade talks were aimed at navigating the region's trade with the EU and UK without disruption, through the uncertainties that the world is facing on the trade front from Brexit.
source: Business Report
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Words to Remember, Especially for Never-Trumpers
CACrabtree
I don't agree with everything that Kevin Williamson has to say but a recent article of his contained a few sentences that should be required reading for those who "just can't get past" Trump's volatile personality. And, it's a reminder for all of us that, even though the poster child for senility has taken the lead in the Democratic race, it's still the party of AOC and Bernie.
When James Carville warns about driving away blue-collar and rural voters, Democrats in Brooklyn hear that Southern accent and quietly whisper, "Good riddance." The Democrats are in the mood for culture war, not for coalition-building and reconciliation. They do not wish to win with moderation and compromise, because they do not wish to govern with moderation and compromise.
Williamson touched on their ideology,
They are committed to their belief that Alger Hiss and the Rosenbergs were "on the right side of history," that those who opposed them were monsters, and that those who rallied to the flag of Lenin, Stalin, and Mao were only humanitarians with excessive enthusiasm — "liberals in a hurry," as they used to say.
When reading Williamson's article, I thought about the consummate Never-Trumper, Bill Kristol. Even when he claimed to be a conservative, I had little use for him (with his condescending, arrogant manner, I always pictured him in a black uniform wearing a coal scuttle helmet). That these "ideologically pure" windbags would choose a candidate from today's Democratic Party over Trump, out of sheer spite, is unconscionable.
When it comes to Donald Trump, there is clearly much to dislike. However, when it comes to today's Democratic Party, he is a knight in shining armor.
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Mark Camp
@MarkCamp
6:47 PM PDT ⋅ Mar 25, 2020
CACrabtree,
Both of the Williamson quotes were excellent! Thanks.
rgbact
@romanblichar
Good luck with that lazy argument this fall versus Biden. He sure doesn't strike me as a guy on the culture war path. And he doesn't strike me as a guy that hates compromise. Did Williamson say this back before Super Tuesday when Bernie was the favorite? Cuz I have no clue why a serious political commentator would be touting Bernie right about now.
Biden had many suburbanites turn out for him in the Dem primary that didn't turn out for Hillary. I doubt they did that for culture wars and Williamson's better come up with some better arguments for them,
Jon1979
@Jon1979
11:34 PM PDT ⋅ Mar 25, 2020
Many of the #NeverTrump hard-cores were breathing a sigh of relief after South Carolina, because they truly were worried they were going to have to spend the summer and fall attempting to make the True Conservative case for Bernie Sanders. Wacky-but-lovable Uncle Joe in their minds is the far easier candidate to spin as a 'conservative' alternative for Trump due to his inherent wackiness and lovableness that on the surface seems to make him a non-threatening alternative. It would be like having Grandpa Simpson with plastic surgery and hair plugs as president.
The problem at the moment is every time the presumptive Democratic Party nominee has poked his head in front of a TV camera in the past week, he's been less reassuring than his looking more and more like he's going to be in full John Gill mode by Memorial Day…
…that, in turn could leave the #NeverTrump people with the looming quandary of not only having to try and make the True Conservative case for Joe Biden, but also make it for his vice-presidential pick, because there will be no way to avoid talking about whether or not Biden would make it through his term (or, possibly, even make it to Election Day). The True Conservative case for Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren, or Biden and Kamala Harris would be a lot tougher one to peddle and then be able to sleep soundly at night, so I'd expect those same folks in the upcoming weeks to really start pushing for a Biden-Kloubuchar ticket. That would make their future lives a lot easier, even if neither of them offers much of anything (other than not being Donald Trump) to bring the Bernie Bros to the table.
E. Kent Golding
@EKentGolding
4:46 AM PDT ⋅ Mar 26, 2020
Biden is just placeholder for whoever is his VP. If Biden wins, his VP will be President soon after inauguration.
Biden is truly non – ideological. He will say whatever it takes to get elected. When he still had some functioning brains, he governed to his base — the democrat party. The democrat party has gone very left wing. Biden is non-ideological, his administration would be very left wing.
DrewInWisconsin, Negative Infl…
@DrewInWisconsin
I have no use for Williamson. Our jobless claims have just skyrocketed to over 3 million. Does KW still want to see blue collar towns in flyover country die? Because he's getting his wish.
@CACrabtree
10:57 AM PDT ⋅ Mar 26, 2020
E. Kent Golding (View Comment):
Spot on. Watch who Biden selects as his running mate. He almost has to select a leftist fire breather to avoid a scenario where the AOC and Bernie followers stay at home. "When he still had some functioning brains" is the operative phrase; his last few forays into the public eye have shown that, as for some "functioning brains", that train has left the station. I think there's a lot of deal making going on right now by Biden's handlers. I wouldn't rule out the selection of Andrew Cuomo as his running mate if the "moderates" get their way. Yeah, Yeah, I know that there's no such thing as a moderate in the Democratic Party but, in their own minds…well, you get the picture.
Mark Camp (View Comment):
@BillNelson
CACrabtree: When it comes to Donald Trump, there is clearly much to dislike. However, when it comes to today's Democratic Party, he is a knight in shining armor.
Well, no. The fact that the democrats have become so radical does not increase the appeal of Pres. Trump. Both are capable of doing considerable damage. Yesterday, in his daily briefing he went on a rant about the Europeans. Very odd and unnecessary.
The Reticulator
@TheReticulator
Bill Nelson (View Comment):
The fact that the democrats have become so radical does not increase the appeal of Pres. Trump.
Fact check: False.
Henry Castaigne
@HenryCastaigne
DrewInWisconsin, Negative Infl… (View Comment):
He wanted to see poor people on welfare move to actual blue collar towns to get jobs. There is nothing wrong with a city dying if the people move to somewhere better. The point of things are individual persons and not locations.
Williamson can be criticized for being blasé about how hard it is to move to a new city but he is still correct that poor folks tend to do better when they move to where the jobs are.
Jon1979 (View Comment):
…that, in turn could leave the #NeverTrump people with the looming quandary of not only having to try and make the True Conservative case for Joe Biden, but also make it for his vice-presidential pick, because there will be no way to avoid talking about whether or not Biden would make it through his term (or, possibly, even make it to Election Day). The True Conservative case for Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren, or Biden and Kamala Harris would be a lot tougher one to peddle and then be able to sleep soundly at night,
Overall, Biden's age is a major plus. The small probability he actually dies and gets replaced by Kamala Harris or whoever, is totally negated by the major plus that he almost certainly wouldn't run for a second term and would give the GOP a great chance for a 2024 fresh start. So, by all means, bring up Biden's age……cuz its even more reason to go NeverTrump. So, lets talk about one term and done Joe.
rgbact (View Comment):
So do you care who he picks as VP across the spectrum of Democratic possibilities, since he's either going to be one-and-done or possibly even replaced during his term (or during the fall campaign cycle, if he faces Trump and makes Admrial Stockdale's debate appearance in 1992 look like the epitome of cognitive accuracy by comparison?)
I'd think there's be some consideration taken into whether Biden selects Amy Kloubchar or Liz Warren as his running mate, in terms of ideology. But if you're hard-core #NeverTrump, you might not care if he named Liz, Stacey Abrams or Daenerys Targaryen to the bottom half of the ticket (which would spawn the obligatory "No True Conservative would be afraid of killer dragons" think pieces….)
So do you care who he picks as VP across the spectrum of Democratic possibilities, since he's either going to be one-and-done or possibly even replaced during his term
Not really. Kamala Harris would be the most troubling, since she was the person I thought had a great chance this time…..so presumably with 3 or 4 years of seasoning…..she'd make the most formidable 2024 opponent and would be prime age then. Booker too. Very good chance its one of them. But again, the fact that I'm more worried about Kamala in 2024 than Biden in 2024, shows that Biden's age is a plus.
Who should I be worried about? Its doubtful a VP slot would make any liberal far more palatable in 2024 as Biden's successor. Even Harris would need a major upgrade in likability in 4 years. Warren….forget it.
Gary McVey
@GaryMcVey
Henry Castaigne (View Comment):
I thought Williamson was harsh, but he also had a point. After decades of hearing bleeding heart liberals tell ghetto stories about how Nixon and Reagan practically forced city people to smoke crack, I wasn't too thrilled with conservative bleeding hearts tell stories about how Obama was practically forcing rural people to cook meth.
Rightfromthestart
@Rightfromthestart
I've asked this several times on Ricochet , with what we now know about the shenanigans of JFK, LBJ and WJC, What is it about Trump that makes him uniquely vile? All I can see is that he refuses to play by the media's rules or take The NY Times seriously , I've been waiting for someone like that most of my life.
Gary McVey (View Comment):
My feeling was if you were in a Red part of a deep Blue state, such as Upstate New York or Inland California, and you saw your state government not simply not helping your areas, but actively impeding their economic hopes in order to pander to the urban area majorities (Cuomo with his ban on fracking and pipelines in the Marcellus Shale areas and Brown with his water rights thefts from the Central Valley), the handwriting's pretty much on the wall. The only real options there are move or deal with the declining quality of life.
Biden, in addition to his cognitive problems, has a quick temper. He insulted the worker who recently asked him about guns and he insulted the young female reporter who asked a while back about how many genders there were. He's all in on the culture wars (Beto will lead the charge on guns).
@Suspira
Rightfromthestart (View Comment):
He does not know how to comport himself in public or how to speak in such a way as to inspire confidence. His fans can't seem to grasp that you can't browbeat the public into liking Trump. Sorry. I don't like him. I AM making my peace with the idea that I must vote for him in November.
Gary Robbins
@GaryRobbins
I never fail to be amazed as how "NeverTrumpers" are continually reviled. The Dems hate us because we believe in markets and freedom, and the current Republican Party hates us because we believe in Conservatism as practiced by Reagan.
There is little to be gained by arguing. I will simply say that I dissent.
Gary Robbins (View Comment):
NTers like Rick Wilson and Bill Kristol have ill disguised contempt for Trump supporters. They were wrong about 2016 and can't forgive those who were right about it. Reagan wanted the borders enforced. That's a priority for Trump supporters but is not for NTers.
The Reticulator (View Comment):
Good. Pull the lever for the candidate with "D" following his name. Be my guest.
Rick Wilson is too acidic for my tastes. I certainly don't have I'll-disguised contempt for Trump supporters.
I certainly don't feel that I was wrong about 2016 when I voted third party, and I am glad that the one of the most moderate of the Democrats will be nominated, even though I preferred Montana Governor Steve Bullock.
Yes I want the borders to be enforced, but instead of a wall, how about a universal ID card?
How many of the NTers want the borders enforced? https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/feb/9/bill-kristol-asks-if-lazy-pockets-of-white-working/
NTers like Rick Wilson and Bill Kristol have ill disguised contempt for Trump supporters.
"Ill-disguised" suggests they're making an attempt and failing. They aren't even trying to hide it. Rick Wilson has been singularly awful these last few weeks — wishing Covid-19 on the first lady, joking about Andy Ngo getting coronavirus from Antifa, among other horrible, sexist nonsense — and his baseline for awfulness was already a record-breaking low.
I hate to disagree with my Ricochet pals–honest!–but immigration is one case where Reagan's views, formed in the Sixties and Seventies, are of a different time with limited relevance to now. Reagan's California "kitchen cabinet" was largely made up of guys who got rich in low-wage businesses, like restaurants, farms and hotels. By today's standards RR would be a Gang of Eight member–"But they're just here to do jobs Americans won't do!"
That wasn't a Democrat idea and never was. It was GOP all the way. It wasn't based on shared family values; it was based on keeping wages low. This is not a knock on Reagan, really; times change.
See Reagan's comments about the 1986 bill. I think it's close to Trump's view. https://www.ontheissues.org/celeb/Ronald_Reagan_Immigration.htm
Headedwest
@Headedwest
The Euros need to be brutalized. Not odd and necessary.
Headedwest (View Comment):
What, exactly, did he say? Exact quote, in context, please. I've found that the media/NeverTrump axis usually distorts everything the President says because of their deep hatred of him.
You do not have any point of view that will make any difference. Just quit and join the Dems.
How many of the NTers want the borders enforced?
Plenty. Trumpers have been pushing that immigration strawman for 4 years now. Its supposed to give Trumpism the illusion of caring about something besides just Trump idolatry and nastiness. Meanwhile, Trump did nothing on immigration for 2 years and they barely said a word. Even now, he's spent a fortune…built about as much wall as George W, but the Trumper strawman continues. As for legislation or accomplishments or 2020 goals….forget it. But hey, Bill Kristol said the word "lazy" back in 2017.


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