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Online learning resources (COVID-19)
The ISM has collated a selection of online learning resources from our corporate members and partners. These include resources for primary, secondary and instrumental learning, as well as other useful resources. Many are free or discounted during the COVID-19 pandemic.
We hope you find these ideas helpful whether you are a music teacher, a parent home schooling children, or a learner looking for inspiration.
Resources for primary teachers and students
BBC Ten Pieces has created Ten Pieces Tasters, which are simple, fun, creative activities for primary age children. The activities are easy to follow and do not require any specialist knowledge or equipment. Each activity is led by an artist or specialist in their field and offers different ways to get creative with classical music.
Charanga has produced seven new resource packs (one for each year group) using Yumu, Charanga's online learning space. The 'Music At Home' series complements all existing, shareable content available in the Musical Schooland Music Professional programmes. Teachers can upload and share their own resources via the platform too. For complimentary access to it, type in the name of your school here.
Collins Music are offering free access to Music Express, their digital resource for teaching primary music that's easy to use and accessible to non-musicians as well as music specialists. Teachers can visit their teacher support page. Free access for parents can be obtained by visiting their learn at home page.
English Touring Opera have released Al-Haytham's Light, a free online, curriculum-based opera for key stage 2, alongside a 10 lesson plan teachers' pack. They also have a free online series of singing lessons for kids.
Hal Leonard Europe have published 27 free lesson plans for teaching music lessons at home on the Musicroom blog, all written by Rhinegold Education authors, covering KS1, 2 and 3. They also contributed the sheet music for Gareth Malone's Great British Home Chorus, which attracted thousands of singers every day through the lockdown. A commemorative book to support the project is also available, with some of the proceeds supporting the NHS.
Hertfordshire Music Service has put together a page of free online content including weekly online music activities collated by their Primary Music Consultancy team and templates for planning online resources.
Inspire-works are offering daily free live online drumming workshops for KS1 and 2 children. They have also created special home school versions of their award-winning online learning platform world music courses in African drumming and Brazilian samba drumming. Participants will be able to achieve their Arts Award Discover qualification by completing the course. ISM members get a 10% discount on course fees.
They have also launched the #BodyPercussion #RecoveryCurriculum; a toolkit of videos and online resources to improve the health & wellbeing of children and school staff upon return to school after the COVID-19 lockdown.
Lindsay Music offer curriculum packs suitable for KS1, 2 and 3 as well as several books with CDs that would be helpful to those getting to grips with instruments including ukulele, percussion and drumkit. Find out more.
M:Tech Education has created a free online music platform for all KS2 children and primary schools called Team Tutti.
Naxos Music Box is a fantastic new online in-depth resource of classical and world music for KS2 and KS3. To support online learning in the current lockdown, Music Box is free to use for all schools and institutions until 12 February 2021. The offer is only available by contacting Julian Edwards on [email protected] or 07768 448381.
Orff UK has put together videos to encourage young children to do simple composing at home.
Portsmouth Music Hub has launched Song Source, a free digital song bank with over 200 original songs for primary-aged children.
Pro Corda has launched Create Together, Wherever!, live online workshops taking place every Thursday and Sunday, specially created for children with special educational needs and disabilities. The resources can be downloaded any time.
Starshine Music are offering 30 free story and song downloads for KS1 and 2 through their new home schooling hub.
Resources for secondary teachers and students
BCMG (Birmingham Contemporary Music Group) has developed online resources for children, Creating Music at Home. These resources are a collection of fun ways to create music at home with new activities added each week. Designed for both children who play an instrument, including at a beginner level, and those who don't. Each resource has a downloadable PDF as well as online pages.
Charanga are offering free access to VIP Studio Sessions, which gives young people online access to an award-winning range of music creation tutorials and a new-look online studio. KS3/GCSE/BTEC students can use VIP to record performances, to finish their coursework and to make music at home.
NMC Recordings has a range of digital education resources including their GCSE Composition Resource providing creative inspiration for students, r:strng, an app which allows students to create their own remixes, and a free GSCE Dance resource in partnership with Rambert Dance Company.
Resources for instrumental and vocal teaching and learning
ABRSM has launched Performance Grades, a remotely-assessed exam focusing on performance, and PlayOn, an online platform designed to support and inspire music making at home. They also have a Teacher support page, and you can enrol on their Becoming a Better Music Teacher online course for free.
Composers Edition has put together a list of contemporary works for students broken down by instrument. Teachers and students can contact composers directly about their works, which can all be previewed online and purchased in both printed and digital editions. They are offering anyone who joins their CE Club mailing list during April a 10% discount.
Faber Music has pulled together some of their most helpful books and resources to make the transition to home learning easier.
LCME (London College of Music Examinations) has introduced a range of recorded exams which assess a candidate's musical performance by uploading a video of their playing to a newly developed, secure platform. They also have online exams available for all subjects which provide a live, online assessment for the candidate. All the components of a face-to-face exam are assessed in the online exam and this is conducted in real-time.
Len Rhodes Music is offering Teaching Composition in the Private Music Studio, a practical guide to help teach music students about composing, at the special price of $3.95 during the pandemic.
The Music Teachers' Board's grade 1-8 exams will continue without disruption during the Covid-19 outbreak. They have introduced several new measures to support affected teachers and learners, including exams over webcam, free choice pieces and optional accompaniments.
Ocarina Workshop resources offer whole-family fun and musical learning for instrumentalists and singers. They are running video tutorials, and offering downloadable sheet music and a free book with every ocarina purchased.
Oxford University Press are offering a selection of free instrumental and vocal resources. The materials include highlights taken from well-known Oxford University Press series such as Piano Time, Fiddle Time, Violinworks, Voiceworks and more.
The Curious Piano Teachers are giving piano teachers free access to their online membership site for one month. This includes 100% access to their library of ready-to-use teaching resources and videos, the member-exclusive forum and live community chats.
The Piano Teachers' Course UK has launched PTC Online, a brand-new initiative bringing you easy-to-follow video tutorials and exclusive downloadable content from expert piano tutors. ISM members can access 30% off these modules.
RSL Awards are offering video exams for music students studying the Rockschool syllabus, and from other examination boards. They have extended the range of music accepted for use in their examinations, and have recently released a new Classical Piano syllabus.
RSL has also launched Practise with Purpose, a free practice diary to help musicians vary their routine to stay positive and motivated. Aspiring teachers and musicians can earn an undergraduate level qualification in just 40 guided learning hours with Rockschool Professional Diplomas. Music teachers can also sign up to the RSL Learning Platform for free – an app that will transform online music teaching.
The Academy of Music & Sound are offering free guitar lesson videos, a free songwriting course and free online courses in hip hop and rap songwriting, and sound production.
Trinity College London has launched a range of free resources and videos to help teachers, parents and learners explore online teaching and learning whilst developing a range of 21st century skills.
Trybooking.com allows music teachers to organise virtual music lessons via their easy online booking platform, and to take payment without the need to raise and chase invoices. You can book a music lessons demo and open a complimentary account at Trybooking.com, by calling 0333 344 3477 or emailing [email protected].
WKMT (West Kensington Music Team) are running online lessons and offer a discount on trial lessons.
Resources for students and recent graduates
Young Classical Artists Trust's free 21cMusician toolkit has a range of online resources for students and recent graduates on topics including Creative Planning, Finance and Getting Noticed. They also offer free group coaching sessions for musicians, led by affiliated coaches.
Other relevant resources
ABCD (Association of British Choral Directors) has published a page of online resources for choral leaders and choirs, as well as remote learning resources and some free sample articles from their Mastersinger archive.
Allianz Musical Insurance has relaxed and amended aspects of their cover during COVID-19 and published Coronavirus FAQs to help and support musicians. ISM members can get a 10% discount on an Allianz Musical Insurance policy.
BAPAM (British Association for Performing Arts Medicine) has switched all of their healthy practice training to free online webinars. Topics covered include vocal health, physical health and injury prevention, and keeping mentally well.
BCMG (Birmingham Contemporary Music Group) has a selection of free learning resources for young people and for adults that work with young people - secondary music teachers, generalist primary teachers, instrumental teachers, community musicians, composer-educators and parents. There is an emphasis on resources to support young people composing but there are also resources to support the performance of new music and project reports.
Boosey & Hawkes have released a video showing how their4 Strings collections of contemporary string quartet repertoire can encourage and facilitate the development of ensemble playing during lockdown.
Dalcroze UK are putting on Zoom sessions to provide support and inspiration to Dalcroze practitioners.
Derbyshire Music Education Hub has launched Music at Home - weekly activities, ideas and resources for continuing music learning from home, for all ages and stages of education.
EFDSS (English Folk Dance & Song Society) offer an online resource bank. It contains free, downloadable materials for using English traditional folk song, music, dance, drama and other arts in formal and informal education, including primary, secondary, SEND, youth and community settings.
ERA (Educational Recording Agency) are offering various resources to help classroom teachers teaching remotely to find useful TV and radio broadcast material, including Subject Playlists, Subject Collections, Search Tool and Articles & Case Studies.
Gresham College are livestreaming music lectures for free online, including lectures on the Ballets Russes and Musical Endings. They also have a back catalogue of music lectures, which is especially strong in Christian music, guitar music, Russian music, and has an interesting series on listening.
Impulse Music Consultants are offering a 20% discount on sheet music, exam music and CDs purchased from their sister site tutti.co.uk.
Informance has made their two-week Practice Tools Email Course free to view. They have also extended their online workshops programme, and offer special discounts to ISM members.
Lark Music provides a 20% discount on musical instrument insurance for ISM members, and you can also enjoy a further 20% no claims discount. In addition, Lark Music offers a cost-effective Practice at Home policy which is ideal for the current COVID-19 travel restrictions. Get your quote.
Leeds College of Music are offering ISM members 10% off all LCoM short courses, including online courses.
London Sinfonietta has created an online page of free online resources for young people, teachers and families, which support music making and composition. They have a variety of resources from activities to performances to watch, suitable for KS2 through to GCSE age and families.
Making Music has produced a Staying Connected resource which offers ideas about how groups and individuals can make and share music during lockdown, and links away to various other external sites and resources.
The Mark Allen Group are offering ISM members a 20% discount on digital subscriptions across their music portfolio, which includes Music Teacher, Classical Music, International Piano, Choir & Organ, Gramophone and Opera Now. These offer a range of resources including the latest digital editions, their digital archive, reviews databases, online teaching materials and newsletters.
Music Education Solutions has reduced the price of all its online courses from £99 to just £10 during the current COVID-19 pandemic. There are courses for primary specialist and non-specialist teachers, instrumental and vocal teachers, and secondary teachers, which are delivered through a mixture of video tutorials, interactive study guides, and online research.
Music for All has listed some recommended some online learning platforms and resources listed on their website (click on online resources).
Music Mark has put together a page of Home and School Online Resources for students, parents and teachers. There are categories for EYFS & primary, secondary, parents and general music education resources. They also have advice on speaking to young people about coronavirus.
Music Production Nerds is a research-driven blog dedicated to finding the best music production gear and software, and providing helpful buyers guides and music production tips and tricks.
OCA (Open College of the Arts) are running online music courses. Their Foundations course takes you to a level approximately equivalent to Grade 5 theory and prepares you for further study at HE level, while their degree programme is designed to take students to degree level after four years of full time study. They also offer courses in visual arts and design subjects.
Practice Pal has developed a video teaching app for music teachers, offering automatic scheduling, virtual sheet music annotation and child safeguarding measures. To unlock a two-week free trial, email Encore Musicians referencing 'ISM Online Resources'.
RCO (Royal College of Organists) has made access to iRCO, their digital content hub for organists and choral directors, free to all. They are publishing weekly learning and development suggestions on their StopPress blog and have started a new series of webinars.
RCS (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland) has launched RCS at Home, an online community to spread joy and combat isolation by showcasing work, ideas and conversations from students, staff and alumni. It offers livestreams, practical advice and support, and the sharing of heart-warming and humorous clips and stories.
RSCM (the Royal School of Church Music) offer various online resources to support churches and church communities, including webinars, daily Hymn for the Day, Sunday Self-Service and vocal warm-ups.
SAME (Scottish Association for Music Education) has released a package of support learning and activities, including COVID-19 info and guidance, as well as primary, secondary, music tech and instrumental resources.
Sing Up has launched Sing Up at Home, an online hub containing songs and resources. It has been specially curated to support parents, families, schools and virtual choirs to keep singing and making music during this challenging period.
Stagecoach Performing Arts has launched stagecoachathome, an online learning studio providing free singing, dancing and acting education for young people aged 4-18 years.
Take it away has published an article about the benefits of making music to encourage people to pick up and instrument in lockdown.
TiME (Technology in Music Education) has compiled a page of music tech resources for teachers, parents and learners, as well as audio exercises to help people with stress.
Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance is offering a selection of online courses for musicians of all genres and experience levels to engage with during this period of isolation. They have also put together Making Music with Others, a free online course in collaboration with FutureLearn, giving an introduction to group music-making and the social contexts in which musicians participate.
The Voices Foundation are running #VFVirtualSing, a live daily 10-15 minute sing for children, parents and teachers. Tune in live on their Twitter page and view replays of their recent streams.
Transitioning to online teaching
Advice on moving to online teaching from an ISM member, musician Pippa Reid Foster.
Remote teaching: Software basics
How to offer instrumental or vocal lessons online
Safeguarding for music teachers giving lessons remotely
Guidance on safeguarding for online teaching
Copyright: Where you stand as an online musician
If you're performing or teaching online, what copyright issues do you need to consider?
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News Release | MASSPIRG | Public Health, Food
Coalition Urges Lawmakers to Save the Bees
MASSPIRG joins coalition of beekeepers and public health, farming and agriculture, and environmental organizations calling for passage of the Pollinator Bill today at a State House press conference. This week marks the 11th annual National Pollinator Week, a time to celebrate and protect pollinators.
Blog Post | Public Health
Toxic triclosan in toothpaste? | Dev Gowda
A recent article in the LA Times revealed that a new study found that the toxic compound triclosan, which is commonly found in toothpaste as well as other consumer products such as cosmetics, children's toys, and yoga mats, "could cause adverse effects on colonic inflammation and colon cancer."
News Release | U.S. PIRG Education Fund | Public Health
L'Oréal commits to disclose fragrance ingredients
We applaud L'Oréal, the manufacturer behind popular brands like Garnier, Maybelline, and numerous perfumes and colognes, for its commitment today to tell customers the ingredients in its product line. But L'Oréal needs to set a timeline to disclose its ingredients. Customers deserve to know what ingredients we are using, because "we're worth it."
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Anti-public health Farm Bill fails in House
The U.S. House of Representatives has voted down the Farm Bill (H.R. 2) by a vote of 198-213. The bill was loaded with provisions that would have put public health at risk and increased the use of toxic chemicals and pesticides. House Speaker Paul Ryan (WI) has called for a motion to reconsider.
European government agencies order Claire's to stop selling asbestos-contaminated makeup products
In the wake of a recent U.S. PIRG study showing that U.S.-based retailer Claire's is selling makeup contaminated with asbestos, a government agency in The Netherlands confirmed the results of U.S. PIRG's study. The Dutch Health and Safety Authority (ILT) ordered Claire's to remove several makeup products from Dutch store shelves after the agency's lab testing confirmed that there is asbestos in two makeup products.
News Release | MASSPIRG | Public Health
It's Time to Get the Lead out of School Drinking Water
MASSPIRG launches campaign to get lead out of drinking water at schools and day care centers.
Statement on Unilever's Decision to Disclose Fragrance Ingredients in Personal Care Products
MASSPIRG applauds personal care product giant Unilever US, the maker of popular brands like Dove and Axe, for its announcement today that it will increase fragrance ingredient transparency in its personal care brands.
Starbucks Ditches Routine Use of Medically Important Antibiotics in Poultry
Starbucks announced a commitment today to serve only poultry raised without the routine use of medically important antibiotics in U.S. stores by 2020 after dialogue with Green Century Capital Management, a leader in environmentally responsible investing. The Seattle-based chain's commitment may help push the meat industry further away from overusing life-saving medicines.
Statement on Procter & Gamble's New Preservative Tracker in Personal Care Products
Personal care product giant Procter & Gamble (P&G) recently unveiled a new preservative tracker, which lets consumers know which preservatives are included in various categories of P&G's products, such as baby wipes, skin care, and hair care products. Consumers can search the tracker by ingredient or by product type.
News Release | MASSPIRG | Food
Fight for GMO Labeling Continues
(Northampton) Local, state, and federal officials joined leading public health, food and consumer advocates pledging to continue the fight for food transparency with meaningful GMO labeling while denouncing the recently passed, industry backed, national GMO labeling law, also known as the DARK Act (Denying Americans the Right to Know).

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Q: How to create local database for universal app in Visual Studio 2015? How can I create a local database for universal app in visual studio 2015?
I can't find any solution for it. I found some solutions like SQLite for Windows Phone 8.1 but those solutions can not available in VS2015. Can anyone help me how to create this local database?
I want to create a WP 8.1 application and to have a local database to the phone itself. I don't want any online database like Azure.

A: You have to install the correct VS extension depending on the project type. For a universal app, the correct extension is named "SQLite for Universal App Platform" and can be download here : https://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/4913e7d5-96c9-4dde-a1a1-69820d615936?SRC=VSIDE. For a WP 8.1 project, the correct extension is SQLite for Windows Phone 8.1.
Next, you have to add a reference in your project (available with the previous extension) : References > Universal Windows > Extensions > SQLite for Universal App Platform.
For simplicity, you need a nuget package : SQLite-Net-PCL (keep case).
In the code, you can create an entity with some attributes :
public class Test
{
    [PrimaryKey, AutoIncrement]
    public int Id { get; set; }

    public string Value { get; set; }
}

Next, you can open a connection populate and read the database by this way :
await Task.Run(() =>
{
    ISQLitePlatform platform = new SQLite.Net.Platform.WinRT.SQLitePlatformWinRT();
    using (SQLiteConnection connection = new SQLiteConnection(platform, Path.Combine(ApplicationData.Current.LocalFolder.Path, "mydb.db")))
    {
        connection.CreateTable<Test>(); // create if not exists
        var test = new Test
        {
            Value = "test"
        };
        connection.Insert(test);
        //var lastInsertedId = platform.SQLiteApi.LastInsertRowid(connection.Handle);
        var lastInsertedId = test.Id; // more simple
        var value = connection.Find<Test>(lastInsertedId);
        Debug.WriteLine(value);
    }
});

Note : the api is fully synchrone, so a Task.Run (like in my sample) can be a good practice.

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Boom Gold Coast youngster Matt Rowell has already drawn comparisons with Geelong star Joel Selwood and now it seems fans will be able to compare the pair side-by-side. The Suns will take the momentum of a three-game winning streak into Saturday's AFL clash with the Cats as they attempt to secure their first-ever victory at GMHBA Stadium. Cats coach Chris Scott has floated the prospect of tagging the Rowell in just his fifth AFL game, such has been his influence. But Gold Coast coach Stuart Dew has a plan of his own for the 19-year-old star. "I'm sure at some point Matt will line up next to Joel and have a bit of interaction and that's good for the game," Dew said. "It will be a great moment for him and something to learn from. "Rowelly is a sponge, he loves to play on the best and test himself. "It's going to be a really good battle in the midfield." It will be a big occasion for Geelong, with Selwood to play his 300th AFL match and Gary Ablett his 350th, with 110 of those coming during a seven-season stint with the Suns. The seventh-placed Cats will be looking to notch consecutive wins for the first time this season following last week's narrow win over Melbourne. "We've just got to play the right footy at the right time," Selwood said. "We've seen this year that it's up for grabs ... everyone's just having their day. "We've just got to play some better footy than what we've been playing. "We'll find our touch. "The Suns are 3-1 and we should treat them like that ... they're a good side. "They'll come down here hungry." Geelong added Harry Taylor and Quinton Narkle for the clash to replace injured pair Tom Stewart and Tom Atkins. Gold Coast stuck with the same line-up that defeated Fremantle last week. Australian Associated Press
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Cats skipper, Suns star to face off in AFL
Gold Coast rookie Matt Rowell is set to measure himself against Geelong superstar Joel Selwood.
Boom Gold Coast youngster Matt Rowell has already drawn comparisons with Geelong star Joel Selwood and now it seems fans will be able to compare the pair side-by-side.
The Suns will take the momentum of a three-game winning streak into Saturday's AFL clash with the Cats as they attempt to secure their first-ever victory at GMHBA Stadium.
Cats coach Chris Scott has floated the prospect of tagging the Rowell in just his fifth AFL game, such has been his influence.
But Gold Coast coach Stuart Dew has a plan of his own for the 19-year-old star.
"I'm sure at some point Matt will line up next to Joel and have a bit of interaction and that's good for the game," Dew said.
"It will be a great moment for him and something to learn from.
"Rowelly is a sponge, he loves to play on the best and test himself.
"It's going to be a really good battle in the midfield."
It will be a big occasion for Geelong, with Selwood to play his 300th AFL match and Gary Ablett his 350th, with 110 of those coming during a seven-season stint with the Suns.
The seventh-placed Cats will be looking to notch consecutive wins for the first time this season following last week's narrow win over Melbourne.
"We've just got to play the right footy at the right time," Selwood said.
"We've seen this year that it's up for grabs ... everyone's just having their day.
"We've just got to play some better footy than what we've been playing.
"We'll find our touch.
"The Suns are 3-1 and we should treat them like that ... they're a good side.
"They'll come down here hungry."
Geelong added Harry Taylor and Quinton Narkle for the clash to replace injured pair Tom Stewart and Tom Atkins.
Gold Coast stuck with the same line-up that defeated Fremantle last week.


I'm a procrastinator, but I know it. I'm also driven, and I've come to terms with that, too. I have discipline…sometimes. So it's always a challenge for me to find balance. I try to cram too many things into too small a time frame, and then I get frustrated. So I try to come up with ways to manage my time and life, to work everything in.
I do better in life, as well as writing, when I have structure. I'm not saying it always works, but it gives me something to aim for. And when I fail, I don't beat myself up. Life happens. But now that two sets of kids have grown up and moved on, I have the luxury to write every day of the week. I start out with a half hour or hour on social media while I sip my coffee and let my brain turn on. Then I rewrite whatever I wrote the day before, and then I start writing the new stuff for each day. I'm not fast. I'm slow, so it might take me most of the day to hit ten pages I like. My friends write faster. Some of them write better. But I'm me, and I plug away.
Everything else in my life follows pretty much the same pattern. I clean the house and piddle around in the yard on Saturdays or the weekend. I love to cook, so I cook suppers almost every night. And I have a method for that, too.
I love it, because I get bored cooking the same things, so I started saving recipes, buying cookbooks, and making menus–but I have a method that makes it easier for me. Most Saturdays, I cook beef. It can be ribeyes, skirt steak, hamburgers, meatloaf, or roasts. Doesn't matter. It just has to be a different recipe every Saturday. On Sundays, it's pork–chops, tenderloins, roasts, Italian sausages, or ham; Mondays are ethnic–Italian, Mexican, or Chinese, etc.; Tuesdays are chicken; Wednesdays–soup/salad/sandwiches/or one-dish meals; Thursdays are fish or seafood; and Fridays, I DON'T COOK. We go out. If company comes over, I can switch things, trade one night's meal for another. I make a grocery list while I plan the menus, so I have all the ingredients I need. The thing is, I have a starting point to work from. And that makes it easier, and I end up with variety and new recipes to try. Just like when I make plot points for my writing.
Menus don't work for my daughters. They like spontaneity, surprises. I'm not a big fan of suprises. I think they can go either way. And plot points don't work for most of my writing friends. I might be a little too security minded, a little too cautious. Whatever. But to each, his own. And however or whatever you do, happy writing!


What is the best way to go about splitting a BOM item's quantity among multiple operations? Looks like I can make multiple BOM line items for the same item and then attach the line items independently, however then the pick list has them as separate line items. I can adjust the pick list query as well, which I think is the direction I'm going to go. Just looking to see if anyone has a better solution.
dworkman, I think your idea is the best approach. If you'd be willing to contribute it back, I think it would be a terrific pick list option to include in the application.


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package org.opencb.opencga.storage.hadoop.variant.executors;

import org.opencb.commons.datastore.core.ObjectMap;
import org.opencb.opencga.storage.core.exceptions.StorageEngineException;

import static org.opencb.opencga.storage.hadoop.variant.HadoopVariantStorageOptions.MR_EXECUTOR;

/**
 * Created on 14/02/19.
 *
 * @author Jacobo Coll <jacobo167@gmail.com>
 */
public class MRExecutorFactory {

    public static MRExecutor getMRExecutor(ObjectMap options) throws StorageEngineException {
        MRExecutor mrExecutor;
        Class<? extends MRExecutor> aClass;
        String executor = options.getString(MR_EXECUTOR.key(), MR_EXECUTOR.defaultValue());
        switch (executor.toLowerCase()) {
            case "system":
                aClass = SystemMRExecutor.class;
                break;
            case "ssh":
                aClass = SshMRExecutor.class;
                break;
            default:
                try {
                    aClass = Class.forName(executor).asSubclass(MRExecutor.class);
                } catch (ClassNotFoundException | ClassCastException e) {
                    throw new StorageEngineException("Error creating MRExecutor '" + executor + "'", e);
                }
                break;
        }
        try {
            mrExecutor = aClass.newInstance();
        } catch (InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException e) {
            throw new StorageEngineException("Error creating MRExecutor '" + executor + "'", e);
        }

        // configure MRExecutor
        mrExecutor.init(options);

        return mrExecutor;
    }

}


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Invisia Designer Grab Bars, manufactured by Healthcraft Products, are innovative Grab Bars that are designed to look so sleek and stylish that you would think they were in place for decoration, rather than Fall Protection. These Grab Bars for Bathrooms are disguised as a beautiful soap dish, a sleek towel bar, a stylish toilet paper holder, or as a convenient flat shelf for extra storage. The Grab Bars come in a variety of finishes, so that you can choose the one that best suits your bathroom design.
Even the wall mountings on these grab bars are designed with the same eye for design. Once mounted, these pieces are completely hidden by the grab bars. The flat surfaces on the soap dish and the corner shelf are designed to be mildew resistant, so clean-up on these bathroom accessories is simple. These Grab Bars for Bathrooms can support up to 500 lbs., so you can rest easy when relying on them for your or your loved ones safety.
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I purchased the toilet roll holder and the wife loved it. I may spring for the matching soap dish.
The Invisia grab bars are great! I can live worry free, without my bathroom looking like a nursing home.


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Blekinge Governor's Residence
The county (Blekinge) governor's residence in Karlskrona, Sweden. It is also called Palanderska Gården.
Karlskrona is a locality and the seat of Karlskrona Municipality, Blekinge County, Sweden. It is also the capital of Blekinge County. Karlskrona is known as Sweden's only baroque city and is host to Sweden's only remaining naval base and the headquarters of the Swedish Coast Guard. The city of Karlskrona is spread over 30 islands in the eastern part of Blekinge archipelago, Trossö being the main one; another is Saltö. The islet of Stumholmen was formerly property of the Navy and today it houses the National Naval Museum (Marinmuseum). Outside the city lies the archipelago of Karlskrona, the most southern of the Swedish archipelagos. Several islands are connected to the city by ferries. The city was founded in 1680 when the Royal Swedish Navy was relocated from the Stockholm area to the Trossö island which had up until then been used chiefly for farming and grazing. At the time Sweden was the dominant military power in the Baltic sea region, but needed a better strategic location against Denmark, since southern parts of Sweden had been conquered only a few decades ago (see the Torstenson War). The Swedish fleet tended to get stuck in the ice during winter while located to Stockholm and was therefore moved south. The island had a very strategic position with short sailing distances to the German and Baltic provinces. The city name means Karl's Crown in honour of King Karl XI of Sweden, the name being inspired by the name of the city Landskrona.
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A USB to UART Bridge is connect at the Controller, the Bridge is supplied over the USB-Power.
The problem occur when the USB is connect and the Power of the controller is down. The TXD of the Bridge give a high level signal (3,3V) to a controller-pin. This voltage level make a indirect power supply on the 3,3V rail of the controller.
Hi Stephan. The KV5X has GPIO pins that can cause this issue. The datasheet mentions that the pin voltage should be no higher than VDD +0.3V. This is the requirement for powered and unpowered operation. While you can get away with biasing GPIO on some other unpowered Kinetis MCUs, the KV5X and other high speed Kinetis devices exhibit the behavior you see - the VDD node will be biased internally through the biased PFET driver. This change was required for the high speed parts.
The only solution is to insert a switch between your Bridge I/O and the KV5X GPIO, and control it with an active signal from the KV5X.


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Q: The circuit with 74HC138 is working, but with 74LS138 it is not, why?
I used 74HC138 in the first circuit and 74LS138 in the second circuit.
Only the one with the 74HC138 is working.
Why?

A:
The 74ALS138 device that you found was unable to drive the output LEDs is operating (more than likely) correctly - the output high drive current is only specified at 400 uA in the data sheet.
Compare this with the 74HC138 - it can drive a high output current of 4 mA.
ALS device: -

HC device: -

So, given that the ALS device is pretty good at pulling down its output (note that 8 mA can be obtained), I would recommend that you turn the diodes round and have the anodes up to + 5 volts instead BUT, don't forget to use current limiting resistors like 220 ohms or thereabouts.

A: LS TTL logic high output is extremely weak and can only source very weak current out. In real world, the LED would be quite dim. However, what you have is not a real world scenario, that is just how your emulator works.

A: 'ALS devices have very weak high drive, so that's why your LEDs don't light.
The question is, why does it work with the CMOS version? Two reasons:

*

*CMOS has roughly equal high and low drive (typically 4mA or so)

*CMOS has inherent current limiting in the form of Rds(on), which kind of acts as a load resistor

So what will happen is, when the CMOS out is high, the pin will be clamped to the LED forward voltage, Vf, which is 2-3V depending on the LED color. Rds(on) is dropping the rest of the voltage internally.
You can calculate the approximate Rds(on) for a CMOS device from the 'HC138 datasheet values of Ioh/Iol and Voh / Vol:

*

*Rds(on) = (Vdd - Voh) / Ioh = (5V - 3.7V) / 4mA = 325 ohms (minimum.)

Nevertheless, you should add an appropriate limiting resistor - about 300 ohms or so - to limit the LED current to about 4mA.
For the 'ALS version you either need to add inverting buffers, or drive the LED on the cathode (low) side. Given that the 'ALS138 and 'HC138 have active-low outputs, that's a change you should do for both circuits anyway.


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Results 101–120 of 807 for speaker:Stephen Lloyd
Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Jobcentre Plus (7 Mar 2011)
Stephen Lloyd: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in each region were referred for job training by Jobcentre Plus to a training provider in the last 12 months for which figures are available; and what proportion this represented of the number of those on jobseeker's allowance in each region.
Written Answers — Home Department: Animal Experiments (19 Nov 2010)
Stephen Lloyd: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many regulated procedures were carried out on animals under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 to test the potency of botulinum toxin in 2009.
Stephen Lloyd: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what strategy her Department plans to adopt to reduce the number of animals used in experiments.
Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Housing Benefit: Landlords (26 Apr 2011)
Stephen Lloyd: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether the portion of universal credit awarded as housing benefit can be paid directly to landlords.
Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Universal Credit (26 Apr 2011)
Stephen Lloyd: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how those without access to a bank account will receive universal credit payments.
Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Further Education: Higher Education (26 Apr 2011)
Stephen Lloyd: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what plans he has to increase the number of higher education places offered in further education colleges.
Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Higher Education: Finance (26 Apr 2011)
Stephen Lloyd: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether he will permit higher education courses currently delivered by further education colleges funded by a university to be funded directly by the Higher Education Funding Council for England in (a) 2011-12 and (b) 2012-13.
Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Work Capability Assessment (21 Mar 2011)
Stephen Lloyd: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether his Department has engaged Unum in the (a) design and (b) administration of the (i) work capability assessment and (ii) appeals process.
Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Employment and Support Allowance (30 Nov 2010)
Stephen Lloyd: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many people are claiming income-based employment and support allowance; and how many of those people cited a mental health condition as their primary reason for claiming; (2) how many people are claiming income-based employment and support allowance in the support group; and how many of those people cited a mental health condition...
Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Mobility Allowance: Children (1 Dec 2010)
Stephen Lloyd: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) whether the removal of mobility allowance for disabled children after 84 days in residential care will also apply to children in residential education settings; (2) whether residential schools for disabled children will be classified as care homes for the purposes of the proposed changes to the mobility element of disability living...
Stephen Lloyd: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what plans he has to review the provision of non-prescribed higher education funded via the Skills Funding Agency; and if he will make a statement.
Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Vocational Training (27 Jun 2011)
Stephen Lloyd: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether he has plans to encourage the Skills Funding Agency and the National Apprenticeship Service to share services; and if he will make a statement.
Adoption (Leave, Pay and Allowance Arrangements): Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill (29 Jun 2011)
Stephen Lloyd: Does the hon. Lady agree that the reforms will be a tragedy for the citizens advice bureaux, which have a tremendous reputation for serving those very disadvantaged individuals who will lose out as a result of these cuts in legal aid?
Public Bill Committee: Pensions Bill [Lords]: Clause 1 - Equalisation of and increase in pensionable age for men and women (5 Jul 2011)
Stephen Lloyd: Does the hon. Lady agree with my recollection that the Secretary of State said that there would be transitional agreements?
Stephen Lloyd: On that specific point, and to allude to what I said to a colleague earlier, does the hon. Lady not believe that the Secretary of State will implement a transitional arrangement?
Stephen Lloyd: I concur with many of the points the right hon. Gentleman makes; they are very valid and serious points. My question is that we are talking about, relatively speaking, a minimal difference. Exactly the same issues that the right hon. Gentleman is discussing would have applied to his Government when they were in power, where women who, as the right hon. Gentleman said, started work at 15 or...
Stephen Lloyd: I thank the hon. Lady for reminding me of that, which I really appreciate. I return to what I asked several Opposition Members this morning: does she agree that the Secretary of State made a commitment to transition arrangements, or is she saying that he is not telling the truth?
Stephen Lloyd: That is why I look forward with—I would even say—excitement to the Secretary of State's transition arrangements, which I am told will come out in the very near future.
Stephen Lloyd: I thank the right hon. Gentleman for giving way, even though I am looking forward to hearing his response to the Minister's doubt. I have enjoyed the amendment and what the right hon. Gentleman has said. I would add that it not only affects people who work in the construction business. My partner is a community matron. Nurses who have been nurses for 30 years find it more challenging as...
Oral Answers to Questions — Education: English Baccalaureate (11 Jul 2011)
Stephen Lloyd: What assessment he has made of the effects of the decision not to include religious education in the English baccalaureate.


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@omni Yeah, probably. Makes sense to assume such.
So, how is everybrony doin'?
These hooves were made for walkin', and that's just what they'll do, these hooves were made for walkin' ... and so I'll use them to magically turn doorknobs.
Eclipse - The Nightmare was revealed in control of Twilight too late, and she has taken over the Kingdom. Celestia has been imprisoned on the dark side of the Moon, the other elements of harmony are powerless, and Luna is missing. When they are contacted by the missing Princess and are alerted of her plan, they begin a mission that just might work. If they win, they get their friend back, but if they fail … the world is doomed forever!
New Moon - After Princess Luna's suggestion to tame the magic using the Nightmare, Twilight succeeded in overcoming the evil influence the being. However, did she really? As life goes on, her friends begin to notice things about Twilight: is this really her, or is the Nightmare fooling them?
Twilight - In a bizarre accident, Twilight Sparkle's powers go wild, putting the world in danger. Nothing seems to be able to stop her, but when the only option is banishment to the moon, will her friends and mentor be able to make the right choice?
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@iluvzfluttershy That awkward moment when you meet someone you know in real life somewhere on the internet ...?
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I just had the worst idea EVER! :D The 24 hour RDN Challenge! The objective: stay on RDN for 24 hours straight.


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Caleb Holley (born December 26, 1990) is a Canadian football wide receiver for the Vegas Knight Hawks of the Indoor Football League (IFL). He has also been a member of the Buffalo Bills (NFL), Los Angeles Kiss (AFL), Sioux Falls Storm (IFL), Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL), Ottawa Redblacks (CFL), and Edmonton Elks (CFL). A native of Anchorage, Alaska, Holley played college football for the East Central Tigers in the Great American Conference (GAC).

Professional career

Early career
Holley was signed by the Buffalo Bills in 2014 as an undrafted free agent. He didn't catch on despite two training camps with the team. Holley spent the first part of 2016 with the Sioux Falls Storm of the Indoor Football League. Holley played 11 games in the mid-western indoor league, catching 40 passes for 650 yards and 21 touchdowns. Holley also returned kicks for a total of 168 yards. Holley was named IFL Offensive Player-of-the-Week for Week 9, and by the end of the season, the Storm won the United Bowl championship.

Saskatchewan Roughriders
In August 2016, Holley signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). During the two years of the rookie contract, Holley surpassed 600 yards each season, and partway through 2017 he was signed to a one-year extension. The Roughriders paid Holley an immediate $20,000 CDN bonus, and the contract was reportedly worth $104,500 CDN for the 2018 CFL season, provided Holley played every game and met performance benchmarks. However, Holley played only 9 games in 2018, and had a career low in catches and yards with just 14 receptions for 213 yards. In addition, Holley did not have a touchdown catch in 2018, and for the second year in a row, Holley missed the Roughriders' playoff games. Following the season Holley and the Riders did not come to an agreement on a new contract, and Holley became a free agent on February 12, 2019.

Ottawa Redblacks
On February 14, 2019, Holley signed a one-year contract with the Ottawa Redblacks. The 2019 difficult for the Redblacks, finishing with a league-worst 3–15 record. The offense struggled all season after  and offensive coordinator Jaime Elizondo's resigned shortly before the start of the season to pursue job in the XFL. Holley's status as a deep threat was not utilized, with the patchwork offensive committee calling up bubble screen for Holley instead. Nevertheless, Holley saw more playing time in Ottawa than he did while with the Riders catching 48 passes for 487 yards. He became a free agent upon the expiry of his contract on February 11, 2020.

BC Lions
On February 21, 2020, Holley signed with the BC Lions. However, the 2020 CFL season was cancelled and he became a free agent again on February 9, 2021.

Edmonton Elks
On January 26, 2022, Holley signed with the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). On July 29, 2022, Holley was released by the Elks.

Vegas Knight Hawks
On September 1, 2022, Holley signed with the Vegas Knight Hawks of the Indoor Football League (IFL).

Statistics

References

External links
NFL.com Profile
ECU Tigers bio
Career transactions

Living people
1990 births
Players of American football from Anchorage, Alaska
American football wide receivers
African-American players of American football
City College of San Francisco Rams football players
East Central Tigers football players
Los Angeles Kiss players
Sioux Falls Storm players
Saskatchewan Roughriders players
Canadian football wide receivers
American players of Canadian football
Ottawa Redblacks players

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Waltham Getting Ever Hipper; Boston Massacre Anniversary
By Tom Acitelli@tomacitelli Mar 5, 2015, 3:00pm EST
WALTHAM—This might mark the first time that the words "increasingly hip" have been used in all seriousness to describe Waltham. Bring it, Van Voorhis: "Though the storms have put a dent on sales in Watch City, condo prices, especially in the city's increasingly hip downtown, have kept on rising, brokers say. They rose 2.2 percent in January, hitting a median of $359,000, according to The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman." [Boston.com]
DOWNTOWN BOSTON—'Twas 245 years ago today that British troops murdered five protesters: "The 'Boston Massacre' became a rallying cry for Patriot leaders like Samuel Adams, and the colonies teetered on the brink of insurrection for several days. Future President John Adams would later successfully defend the British soldiers in court, but the incident served as a bloody warning that revolution was just around the corner." [History]


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deadmau5 circa 1998-2002 è la prima compilation realizzata dal disc jockey e produttore discografico canadese deadmau5.

Pubblicata sotto lo pseudonimo di Halcyon441 sulla sua pagina SectionZ. Contiene la canzone Aural Psynapse che poi ha perfezionato e pubblicato nel 2011, e la traccia Feelin' Fresh su cui si sarebbe basata Cthulhu Sleeps pubblicata nel 2010. La compilation contiene anche canzoni incluse in Get Scraped.

Tracce
 Xeogenesis
 Another Mistake
 Dig This
 Drifting Away
 Reakt (Version 0.5_beta)
 Section Z
 Washed
 Mentasmic
 Do It Again
 I Don't Want No Other
 Good Karma
 No Title
 The Big Difference
 Elephants on the Loose
Rubik Obsidian (Halcyon441 Remix)
 Mental Image (Trance Remix)
 Hiatus Fantasy
 How to Flame
 Release v288
 Screen Door
 Superlover
 My Opinion
 Feelin' Fresh
 Aural Psynapse
 The Oshawa Connection
 Milk
 Intelstat
 Audro (Viscosity Remix)
 Cafe del Spain
 Bored of Canada
 American Slushie
 Long Walk off a Short Pier
 Homeland Security
 Hello Sugar
 Uploadin' and Downloadin'

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Caelus Re V Ltd. (Series 2017-1)
Caelus Re V Ltd. (Series 2017-1) – At a glance:
Issuer: Caelus Re V Ltd. (Series 2017-1)
Cedent / sponsor: Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co.
Placement / structuring agent/s: Goldman Sachs and Aon Securities are joint structuring agents & bookrunners. Deutsche Bank Securities and BNP Paribas are co-managers
Risks / perils covered: U.S. named storm, earthquake, severe thunderstorm, winter storm, wildfire, meteorite impact, volcanic eruption, other perils
Caelus Re V Ltd. (Series 2017-1) – Full details:
The latest multi-peril catastrophe bond from Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company
For this issuance, a new Cayman Islands special purpose insurer (SPI) Caelus Re V Ltd. has been established to issue to issue four tranches of notes which will be sold to ILS and capital market investors in order to fully collateralize reinsurance agreements between the SPI and sponsor Nationwide Mutual.
We understand from sources that the reinsurance coverage from this Caelus Re V 2017-1 cat bond will benefit Nationwide Mutual and its subsidiaries including Titan Insurance Company which is a dedicated auto insurers for the firm.
The four tranches of Series 2017-1 notes issued by Caelus Re V will provide Nationwide and its subsidiaries with a $300 million three-year source of collateralized reinsurance protection against losses from multiple U.S. perils, including U.S. named storm, earthquake, severe thunderstorm, winter storm, wildfire, meteorite impact, volcanic eruption, and other perils.
This is the first cat bond from Nationwide that has expanded its coverage to include other perils, which are identified as any other catastrophe event causing a loss to the firm that a reporting agency identifies as qualifying, we're told.
Coverage from the four tranches of Caelus Re V cat bond notes will be on an indemnity trigger and annual aggregate basis, sources said, and the subject business includes personal, commercial and excess & surplus or specialty risks.
A currently $60 million tranche of Class A notes will cover losses from an attachment point of $2.5bn of losses to an exhaustion at $2.75bn, giving them an initial attachment probability of 1.01% and expected loss of 0.78%. This tranche of notes are offered to investors with coupon price guidance of 3.25% to 3.75%.
A $120 million Class B tranche would attach at $2bn of losses and exhaust at $2.5bn, with an attachment probability of 2.33% and expected loss of 1.58%. This tranche has price guidance of 4.5% to 5%.
A $60 million Class C tranche covers losses from $1.75bn to $2bn, with an initial attachment probability of 3.58% and an expected loss of 2.98%. This tranche is offered to investors with price guidance of 6.5% to 7.25%.
Finally, the riskiest tranche is a $60 million Class D, which would attach at $1.5bn of losses and exhaust at $1.75bn. This tranche has an attachment probability of 6.32% and an expected loss of 4.86%. These notes are marketed with coupon guidance of 9.25% to 10%, we understand.
We understand that all four tranches of notes have increased in size during the marketing process, with the total cat bond deal size now expected to grow by 25% to reach $375 million.
At the same time investors have shown their appetite for new cat bonds once again, helping pricing fall to the bottom of guidance across all tranches.
The Class A tranche of notes launched at $60 million has grown to $75 million in size, we're told, while the initial coupon price guidance of 3.25% to 3.75% has now been lowered to the bottom of that range at 3.25%.
The $120 million Class B tranche has grown to $150 million in size, while the launch price guidance of 4.5% to 5% is now set to complete at the lower end of 4.5%.
The $60 million Class C tranche has grown to $75 million in size, while the price guidance of 6.5% to 7.25% has dropped down to the bottom at 6.5%.
Finally, the riskiest $60 million Class D tranche has also grown to $75 million, while its coupon guidance of 9.25% to 10% has fallen again to the bottom at 9.25%.
Update 5th December 2017:
2017 catastrophe events look set to trigger this aggregate multi-peril catastrophe bond, as Nationwide Mutual's loss estimates have now risen above the trigger for the riskiest Class D notes.
Sources told us that an update to catastrophe loss estimates from Nationwide Mutual today shows that its aggregated losses in the current risk period have now reached approximately $1.77 billion and after accounting for a $50 million franchise deductible for one loss event, the qualifying aggregated losses are now approaching $1.73 billion.
The $75 million Class D tranche of notes issued by Caelus Re V are the riskiest, attaching at $1.5 billion and covering losses up to $1.75 billion.
As a result, based on where the loss estimate currently sits, it looks likely that this Caelus Re V 2017-1 Class D tranche of cat bond notes is heading for a total loss, which could add another $75 million to the 2017 ILS market loss toll.
Update, February 22nd 2018:
The latest loss report, which was published on February 15th and features loss data up to the end of 2017, shows that Nationwide's groun-up losses have now reached roughly $1.91 billion, with increases from the California wildfires largely the reason for the rise, especially the Thomas wildfire in December.
The riskiest $75 million Class D tranche of notes issued by Caelus Re V are now set to become a total loss, as they attach at $1.5 billion and covered losses up to $1.75 billion for Nationwide.
Investors in the Class C tranche of Caelus Re V notes, which sit directly above Class D, are now also set to experience losses, with the ground-up loss tally now having eaten roughly 63% through that layer, which attached at $1.75 billion and cover losses to $2 billion.
The ground-up loss total suggests that currently the also $75 million Class C tranche of Caelus Re V notes now face around a $47 million loss of principal.
Update April 2018:
Nationwide Mutual's ground-up catastrophe losses continue to increase, with sources saying they now sit at around $2 billion and hence the Class B tranche of this deal is now also seen as at risk.
As the situation now stands and including qualifying losses from winter storm Riley impacts, Nationwide Mutual's ground-up aggregate catastrophe losses are around $2 billion, sources said.
Some investors we've spoken with said that there is an expectation that Nationwide Mutual will also likely be able to include some severe thunderstorm losses within its aggregate before the end of the current risk period, at May 31st, which suggests the ground-up loss total could creep even higher, which puts a third tranche of Caelus Re V 2017 cat bond notes at risk as well.
If losses surpass the $2 billion mark, which we're told is almost a given, then the $150 million Class B tranche of notes issues by Caelus Re V in the 2017 deal also come into play, as they attach at $2 billion and cover losses up to $2.5 billion for Nationwide.
With recent severe weather in the United States assumed to have caused a reasonable level of losses in Q1 and now also in Q2, there is a good chance that Nationwide may find it can add some of the impacts of recent convective storm events to its aggregate loss amount, triggering the Caelus Re V 2017-1 Class B notes as well.
Should there be further deterioration of its losses from prior events, such as the hurricanes and wildfires in 2017, then the aggregate catastrophe loss total could rise even further, placing more ILS investor capital at risk.
Currently, brokers secondary pricing sheets suggest that the $150 million of Caelus Re V 2017-1 Class B notes are definitely at-risk, with them marked down between 10% and 20% on sheets we've seen. So right now that suggests the potential for another $15 million to $30 million of cat bond losses to be added to the Class C and D tranches $150 million.


Three 1.5-room apartments as well as 19 apartments with 2 to 4.5 rooms are available in this residential complex, totally 56 accommodations. They are partly equipped with balconies or terraces.
All apartments are unfurnished, kitchen furnishings are provided. In the basement you find washing machines and tumble dryers. A garden with a children's playground is beside the house.
Both the University and the University of Applied Sciences (FH) can be reached in a few minutes walk. For shopping you find the Unicenter in a distance of 200m.
For this accommodation you need a Wohnberechtigungsschein (WBS) = official document certifying tenant's financial hardship! The rental prices are not included in the utility charges.


Add Date Granularity Change as a "Before Render Snippet" trigger.
I have a chart that needs to show the hours per day when the granularity is set to day and average hours per day when any other granularity.
I was planning to use the "Before Render Snippet" option, but this isn't triggered when the date granularity is changed.


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Seeking Accountability From CIHR for its Failed Decision-Making
April 10, 2014 ·	by impact ethics ·	in Canadian Bioethics, CIHR, Impact Ethics, Research Ethics	· Leave a comment
Canadian health ethics researchers request action on problems at CIHR in letter to members of the Canadian Parliament and Senate.
Division of Community Health and Humanities
The Health Sciences Centre
St. John's, NL Canada A1B 3V6
Tel: 709 777 6213/6652 Fax: 709 777 7382
www.med.mun.ca
Ms. Rona Ambrose, Minister of Health
Mr. James Moore, Minister of Industry
Mr. Greg Rickford, Minister of State (Science and Technology)
Mr. Ben Lobb, Chair, House of Commons Standing Committee on Health
Dr. Hedy Fry, Vice-Chair, Standing Committee on Health
Ms. Libby Davies, Vice-Chair, Standing Committee on Health
Mr. David Sweet, Chair, House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology
Mr. Chris Charlton, Vice-Chair, House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology
Ms. Judy Sgro, Vice-Chair, House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology
Mr. Kennedy Stewart, New Democratic Party Critic, Science and Technology
Mr. Ted Hsu, Liberal Party Critic, Science and Technology
Mr. Jack Harris, MP St. John's East
Dr. Kelvin Ogilvie, Chair, Senate Standing Committee on Social Affairs, Science, Technology
Mr. Art Eggleton, Deputy Chair, Senate Standing Committee on Social Affairs, Science, Technology
Dear Honourable Members of Parliament and Senators,
We are writing to draw your attention to a significant problem with ethics at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).
A Task Force on Ethics Reform at CIHR was formed in November 2012. The mandate of the Task Force was "to evaluate whether CIHR currently meets its ethics mandate and whether the current organizational structure is optimal to do so." The Task Force issued a final report in Spring 2013 and therein made a series of findings and recommendations.
The findings included the following:
…CIHR has a clear legal obligation to have a strong and substantive ethics programme as an essential part of its broader mandate to improve the health of all Canadians. [emphasis added]
We emphasize again that CIHR's ethics mandate is derived directly from the CIHR Act. As a result, CIHR is obligated legally to ensure that ethics has a central place within the organization. This is not optional; it is legally required. No one at CIHR has the authority to denigrate the value or place of ethics because the central place of ethics is prescribed by law. A refreshed vision for ethics must reclaim and re-establish the centrality of CIHR's ethics mandate by recommitting to its obligations outlined by statute through strong leadership. [emphasis added]
In sum, the Task Force's findings make it clear that CIHR has not been meeting its statutory mandate.
The recommendations included the following:
We have one key recommendation from which all others flow: provide ethics leadership to CIHR. Fulfilling its legislated mandate in ethics requires both a vision for ethics and responsible ethics leadership at every level of the CIHR corporate structure (including GC and the executive leadership) across all Institutes and programs. … "A first (and this is only the first) step is to create a position of Vice President of Ethics (VP Ethics), or a position of equivalent stature, and then hiring a strong individual to fill that role.
In order to properly reflect the prominence of ethics within the CIHR mandate, this person must have earned a standing within the research ethics community that is at least analogous to that of the Institutes' Scientific Directors. He or she must have the knowledge, skills and experience to elevate the status of ethics to a position within the organization that more fairly reflects the prominence of ethics in the CIHR mandate, and to develop and execute innovative, world-class programming in research ethics and related research policy. The person in this position should be recognized nationally and internationally as a leading scholar and researcher in ethics familiar with interdisciplinary approaches to research in and application of ethics.
The CIHR Governing Council has elected not to create the position of Vice President of Ethics. Governing Council has instead decided to appoint Dr. Jane Aubin (a bone biologist and geneticist and Chief Scientific Officer/Vice-President, Research and Knowledge Translation at CIHR) as the "Ethics Champion," and Dr. Paul Garfinkel (professor of psychiatry at the University of Toronto and member of CIHR Governing Council) as the Chair of the Standing Committee on Ethics. Neither of these individuals has ethics expertise and neither is "recognized nationally and internationally as a leading scholar and researcher in ethics."
The members of the Task Force on Ethics Reform have expressed their disappointment with the CIHR Management Response: "To speak plainly, we do not see the plan proposed as a significant advance beyond the current situation at CIHR – one in which ethics has been pushed to [the] periphery." A similar concern is evident in the letter from the Vice-Chair of the CIHR Standing Committee on Ethics: "I must express my disappointment that the primary recommendation of the Ethics Task Force Report [expert leadership devoted to ethics] has been abandoned." As well, the CIHR Institute Advisory Board Ethics Designates have registered their concern that the CIHR response to the Task Force report "sends a contradictory message that leading ethics within CIHR does not require relevant knowledge, expertise or experience in spite of CIHR's commitment to evidence-based medicine."
The full details and supporting documentation are all available online at
http://noveltechethics.ca/what-we-do/governance-of-research#Ethics.
Given the failure of CIHR Governing Council to respond appropriately to the Task Force on Ethics Reform findings and recommendations and the concerns expressed by its own internal ethics advisors, it is imperative that Parliament make it clear to the CIHR President and Governing Council that the mandate set out for CIHR in the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Act must be met.
We are therefore writing to you who are leaders in Parliament in the areas of health, industry, and science and technology to request that you take whatever steps are necessary to ensure that the President and Chair of the Governing Council of CIHR (Alain Beaudet) is called to appear before the relevant House/Senate Committees to respond to the deficiencies with respect to ethics at CIHR. You then will be able to ensure that the legislated ethics mandate will indeed be met. The public interest and trust in health research in Canada depends upon this.
Chris Kaposy, Memorial University
Dave Snow, Dalhousie University
Fern Brunger, Memorial University
Matthew Herder, Dalhousie University
Jonathan Kimmelman, McGill University
Angus Dawson, University of Birmingham, UK
Sheila Wildeman, Dalhousie University
Samantha J Brennan, Western University
Françoise Baylis, Dalhousie University
Jocelyn Downie, Dalhousie University
Trudo Lemmens, University of Toronto
Carolyn McLeod, University of Toronto, Western University
Gillian K. D. Crozier, Laurentian University
Ross Upshur, University of Toronto
Walter Glannon, University of Calgary
Nuala Kenny, Dalhousie University
Wayne Sumner, University of Toronto
Jeff Nisker, Western University
Kirstin Borgerson, Dalhousie University
Abby Lippman, McGill University
Jennifer Flynn, Memorial University
Susan Sherwin, Dalhousie University
Janet L. Storch, University of Victoria
Jennifer Chandler, University of Ottawa
Paul Byrne, University of Alberta
Beatrice Godard, Université de Montreal
Constance MacIntosh, Dalhousie University
Angela Cameron, University of Ottawa
Glenn G. Griener, University of Alberta
Cheryl Cline, Queen's University
Ian Mitchell, University of Calgary
Sue McRae, University of Toronto
Elaine Gibson, Dalhousie University
Jeremy Snyder, Simon Fraser University
Meredith Schwartz, Ryerson University
Kieran O'Doherty, University of Guelph
Patricia Rodney, University of British Colombia
Solomon Benatar, University of Toronto
Pat Murphy, Health Care Ethics Service, St. Boniface General Hospital
Michelle Giroux, University of Ottawa
Alana Klein, McGill University
Barbara Secker, University of Toronto
Roxanne Mykitiuk, York University
Vardit Ravitsky, Université de Montreal
Juliet Guichon, University of Calgary
George C. Webster, St. Boniface General Hospital, Health Care Ethics Service
Lisa Schwartz, McMaster University
Erin Nelson, University of Alberta
Udo Schuklenk, Queens University
Ian Kerr, University of Ottawa
Task Force on Ethics Reform FINAL REPORT
Task Force on Ethics Reform [selected excerpts]
Letters from: Task Force on Ethics Reform, VP Standing Committee on Ethics, Institute Advisory Board Ethics Designates
Article in Research Money
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The Cornwall Aquatic Centre, a beautiful facility, houses the Kinsmen Pool, a six-lane 25-metre tank, along with a two-story waterslide, toddler leisure pool and spacious whirlpool.
Bring your swimsuit, towel and sense of adventure! Swimming is just the beginning... Your Aquatic Centre is the place to build friendships, confidence, skills and well-being - a healthier community for all.
Before you visit, consult the pool rules and swimming guidelines.
The Aquatic Centre is open year-round with public swimming separated into a variety of sessions aimed at meeting different needs. Given the type of swim, there may be some restrictions on the use of the slide and diving boards.
The Cornwall Aquatic Centre will be closed Friday April 19th for Good Friday & Sunday April 21st for Easter.
*All Adult / Senior & Leisure Swims have 1 lane fitness unless otherwise indicated. Early Bird & Fitness Swims are for adults or competitive swimmers swimming laps only. Monday to Friday 2:00 - 3:25 pm Leisure Swim - slide only open if lifeguard numbers permit. The pool is sometimes shared with other programming.
Closed at 5 pm on Saturday August 24 to Sunday September 15, 2019 & re-open Monday September 16, 2019 for regular programming.
Early Bird Swim: For the early rising adult or competitive swimmer. A great way to start your day! The pool is set up for lap swimming with slow, medium and fast lanes to meet the needs of all swimmers.
Adult/Senior Swim: Socialize with friends and feel great! Diving board & slide are not open.
Fitness Swim: The pool is set up for lap swimming with slow, medium and fast lanes to meet the needs of all swimmers. Come get fit in the pool.
Preschool Swim: For children 6 and under, accompanied by an adult in the toddler pool only. Enjoy the warm pool with toddler slide, umbrella & spray features.
Rehab Swim: For all ages with those who have special needs. Fully wheelchair accessible with water wheelchair and pool side chairs available.
Leisure Swim: Everyone is welcome! Come out and have lots of fun at the pool. Large tank, toddler pool and slide available.
Family Swim: A great opportunity for some family time together. All children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Water slide is open.
Having a Birthday? What better way to celebrate than throwing a fun-filled party at the Cornwall Aquatic Centre? Check out our birthday party packages. We also have time slots available for private pool rentals (corporate parties, family reunions, fundraisers, etc.). Call 613-933-3586 for more information or to book your party today.
For the pool party rental form and rental policies, please click here.
For school rental rates please contact the Aquatic Centre.
The number of patrons can be increased for an additional fee.
The Kinsmen Pool at our Aquatic Centre hosts various levels of swimming programs. Our main objective is to promote safe and enjoyable aquatics.
Please click here to browse the swimming programs and lessons available at the Aquatic Centre.
*Start & end dates pending on day selected.
*Registration for Winter 2 & Spring swimming lessons will commence on Monday January 7, 2019.
**Summer registration start date to be determined.
"AquaFit Programs to "Fit" everyone's needs"
A deep water exercise experience developed for the beginner to advanced individual that is comfortable in the deep water. With the use of aquabelts the client will be exposed to a motivating and fun workout designed to increase body awareness, muscle toning and endurance as well as cardio respiratory enhancement.
This multilevel circuit style timed station workout allows you to use water resistance to increase muscular strength while working to maximize your cardiovascular system. Individualized intensity options for all fitness levels.
Please be advised the April 18th 6pm Aquafit class is cancelled.


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import hashlib

try:
    import simplejson as json
except ImportError:
    import json

CACHE_BOX = dict()

# memory cache , if you have enough phsical memorys.
def cache(func):
    '''
    When method/function is called, returns the cache if it exists;
    otherwise executes the method and cache results.

    Specific to make_http_request() function, because it uses 'url'
    argument to create the cache key.
    '''

    def _wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
        cache_key = hashlib.sha1(args[0].encode('utf-8')).hexdigest()

        # print('Looking for cache: %s' % args[0])

        data = CACHE_BOX.get(cache_key)
        # Check the value is cached, if cached return cached content
        if data:
            # print('Cache found: %s' % args[0])
            return json.loads(data)
        else:
            # print('Cache not found, making request: %s' % args[0])
            # Cache returned data of the caller function and finally return the data
            json_data = func(*args, **kwargs)

            CACHE_BOX[cache_key] = json.dumps(json_data)

            return json_data

    return _wrapper


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Q: Multiply each element of an array by another array? I would like to multiply an array by each element of another array, and am having a lot of trouble finding a built-in or automated method of doing.
Here is an example of what I'd like to achieve:
a = 0.5;
b = 4.0;

mat = {{0, 1}, {a, b}};
Rmat = RandomInteger[10, {4, 4}]
m11 = mat[[1, 1]]*Rmat;
m12 = mat[[1, 2]]*Rmat;
m21 = mat[[2, 1]]*Rmat;
m22 = mat[[2, 2]]*Rmat;

fmat = ArrayFlatten[{{m11, m12}, {m21, m22}}]

As you can see, the first matrix mat is multiplied by each individual element of Rmat.
I feel like this should be easy, but I'm not finding a built-in function that works?
Thanks!

A: ArrayFlatten[Outer[Times, mat, Rmat]]

A: Try this:
ArrayFlatten[Map[Rmat*# &, mat, {2}]]

A: It was apparently missed by the other posters that KroneckerProduct[] is built-in:
KroneckerProduct[mat, Rmat]


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Who received the Young Career Award in Nano Science & Technology for the year 2020?
Dipan Ghosh
Saurabh Lodha
Biman Bagchi
Jagadish Shukla
Correct Answer : Option (B) - Saurabh Lodha
Note : Professor Saurabh Lodha from Electrical Engineering, IIT Bombay, received the Young Career Award in Nano Science & Technology for the year 2020. The award is instituted by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India. The award recognized his contributions in the development of logic transistor technologies beyond silicon and nanoelectronic devices based on two-dimensional Van der Waals materials.
Which of the following State Governments is to launch the "Nigah" Scheme to properly sensitize and educate family members of people coming from other states?
Correct Answer : Option (D) - Himachal Pradesh
Note : Himachal Pradesh State Government is to launch the "Nigah" Scheme to properly sensitize and educate family members of people coming from other states so that social distancing is effectively maintained. The announcement was made by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur.
What is 'Mayflower 400', which was making news recently?
Solar Probe
Mining Robot
Artificial Intelligence Ship
Vaccine Delivering Robot
Correct Answer : Option (C) - Artificial Intelligence Ship
'Mayflower 400' is the world's first Artificial intelligent ship. This ship is covered in solar panels and will study marine pollution and analyse plastic present in water and track aquatic mammals.
Hundreds of individuals from different countries such as India, United States and Switzerland, were involved in the making of this ship.
Who is the longest-serving female Chief Minister of any Indian state/UT, as of May 2021?
Mayavati
J Jayalalitha
Sheila Dikshit
Correct Answer : Option (C) - Sheila Dikshit
Mamata Banerjee was sworn as Bengal Chief Minister for the third time. She has been the Chief Minister of the state since 2011.
Veteran leader Sheila Dikshit is the longest-serving Chief Minister of Delhi, as well as the longest-serving female chief minister of any Indian state. She served for a period of 15 years since 1998.
Which country's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released the 'New Climate Normals'?
The United States' National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released the new climate normal. The data reveal that weather across the US is getting warmer.
NOAA releases the climate normals every 10 years and they reflect the data from the past 30 years. The recently released data set comprises of the average temperature, precipitation and rainfall from 1991 to 2020.
India announced a USD 1.4 billion of private-sector trade and investment, with which country?
Correct Answer : Option (A) - UK
India and UK announced 1 billion pounds (USD1.4 billion) of private-sector trade and investment. It also includes a 240 million pounds investment by the Serum Institute of India
The Serum Institute, in collaboration with Codagenix, has begun early-stage trials of a one-dose nasal vaccine against Covid-19. Trade between the India and UK accounts for about 23 billion pounds annually.
'Significant Economic Presence (SEP) principle', is a concept used to levy which category of tax?
Digital Tax
Correct Answer : Option (B) - Digital Tax
Significant Economic Presence (SEP) principle was introduced in the Finance Bill 2018-19. It widened the scope of 'business connection' to include download of data or software, if aggregate payments from such transactions exceed a prescribed amount, or a prescribed number of users.
India recently notified a revenue threshold of Rs 2 crore and a limit of 300,000 users for non-resident technology firms such as Google, Facebook, to pay tax in India.
What is the name of the operation launched by the Indian Armed Force, to tackle Covid-19 pandemic?
Operation AatmaNirbhar
Operation Bharat
Operation CO-WIN
Operation CO-JEET
Correct Answer : Option (D) - Operation CO-JEET
The Indian armed forces have launched operation "CO-JEET" to support anti-COVID-19 efforts of the country.
It aims to strengthen medical infrastructure and oxygen supply chains and to ensure mental wellbeing of people. The personnel of the Army, the Air Force and the Navy have been engaged to help restore oxygen supply chains, set up COVID beds and provide help to the administration.
Russia announced that it is to launch the country's first satellite for monitoring the Arctic climate and the environment from the Baikonur space center on 9 December 2020. What is the name of satellite?
Arktika-A
Arktika-G
Arktika-M
Arktika-S
Correct Answer : Option (B) - Arktika-M
Note : Russia announced that it is to launch the country's first Arktika-M satellite from the Baikonur space center on 9 December 2020. The announcement was made by the General Director of the Lavochkin aerospace company Vladimir Kolmykov.The number one Arktika-M spacecraft which has been developed is undergoing radio-electronic testing. The satellite will be used for monitoring the Arctic climate and the environment.
Government suspends all visas, bars travel by OCI card holders. What is full form of O in OCI?
Correct Answer : Option (C) - Overseas
Note : Government suspends all visas, bars travel by OCI card holders. The government has suspended all the existing visas, except for a few exceptions, granted to foreign nationals till international air travel remains suspended to and from India due to coronavirus pandemic. The Home Ministry has also barred travel by Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) cardholders till international travel remains suspended.


Although I doubt Gov. Perry would wear tinfoil on his head – and muss up that beautiful head of hair!? – he's most definitely thrown in with the conspiracy theory crowd on the wacky "Climategate" affair. Yesterday, Perry sent a letter to EPA administrator Lisa Jackson demanding that she withdraw the agency's finding, announced yesterday, that greenhouse gasses pose a threat to public health and welfare.
Perry's letter is two-and-a-half pages of invective dressed up as rational argument culled, one assumes, from the climate denial camp's Internet outposts.
If you don't follow these sort of things, "Climategate" is the latest scandal du jour hyped by skeptics as the final blow to anthropogenic global warming. The tornado-in-a-shot-glass controversy revolves around the stolen emails of researchers at the University of East Anglia's Climate Research Unit in England.
Because the all-powerful enviro-fascists have taken over the universities, the peer-review process and the United Nations. Duh. Evidently, the vast plot has been so successful that they've fooled the governments of the world into meeting this week in Copenhagen, Denmark to work on a climate treaty.
The diabolical scheme has played out for decades and perhaps began as early as 1824 when Joseph Fourier first posited that atmospheric gasses might increase surface temperatures. You think it's just a coincidence that the Rothschilds were coming to power around that time?
The disclosure of potentially fraudulent and criminal behavior requires that the EPA conduct an independent and public review of the science prior to implementing these findings and regulations. It would be unsconscionable for the EPA to ignore what appear to be systematic attempts by certain scientists to achieve preordained results, as well as efforts by the same scientists to discredit and censor others who reached conclusions differing from official [Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change] dogma.
Presumably, Perry is referring to a handful of emails – out of thousands spanning a decade – that if read in the worst possible light could indicate some funny business.
For example, in one message one scientist writes about a "trick" that allows him to "hide the decline." The skeptics think – or want the lay public to think – that this is some sort of "smoking gun," proving that researchers are going out of their way to disguise the cooling of the planet. An understanding of the technical issue being discussed shows that their is no nefariousness involved.
British science journalist Fred Pearce has a nice capsule summary of the issue in a longer article on how climate scientists screwed up their response to the scandal.
Even a cursory reading of the e-mail shows that is not the case. In fact the "trick" — more sensibly described as a graphic device — was used by Michael Mann in a 1998 paper in Nature in which he added aggregated temperature records from instruments to complete a set of temperature data derived from tree rings.
Although there may have been some unprofessional behavior indicated in the emails there is no indication that any temperature data was deleted, much less anything that would undermine the overwhelming amount of evidence that catastrophic climate change is highly likely in this centuary.
While the emails do raise some valid concerns about scientific integrity, the email content being quoted does not indicate that climate data and research have been compromised. Most importantly, nothing in the content of these stolen emails has any impact on our overall understanding that human activities are driving dangerous levels of global warming. Media reports and contrarian claims that they do are inaccurate.
The thousands of stolen emails span more than a decade. Whoever stole them could only produce a handful of messages that, when taken out of context, might seem suspicious to people who are not familiar with the intimate details of climate science.
Opponents of climate action have been attacking climate science for years. The fact that out-of-context personal attacks on scientists are the most successful argument they can offer speaks volumes about their failure to gain any traction by arguing against the evidence.
Their strategy has unfortunate consequences, too. On December 8, the Guardian reported that University of East Anglia scientists have been receiving death threats.
Rather than making it more difficult to produce domestic energy and build new facilities that provide good jobs for our citizens, the EPA and other federal agencies should focus on streamlining the regulatory process and removing barriers for air permits. This would allow replication of Texas' economic, energy and clean air successes in other states.
The governor takes a high-minded, considered tone in this letter but really this is just another chapter in his seemingly never-ending crusade against the world of facts and science.
Calling for an abandonment of greenhouse gas regulation because of some relatively minor academic unprofessionalism, as Perry is doing, is like scrapping a new truck because you scratched the bed when moving a desk. Such a radical act leads a reasonable person to conclude that you might have ulterior motives.


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Biodiesel producers feel burned by proposed RFS
07/12/17 5:31 AM By Philip Brasher
WASHINGTON, July 12, 2017 - The new biofuel targets proposed by the EPA left the biodiesel industry downbeat even as they pleased ethanol producers. While the ethanol industry was glad that EPA is seeking to maintain the mandate for conventional corn ethanol at 15 billion gallons, the agency's proposed rule, issued July 5, contained some ominous signs about the Trump administration's approach to biodiesel.
EPA said it was reluctant to propose increases in the mandates, or Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs), for biodiesel and renewable diesel because of the impact on other industries, and also announced that it is considering using its statutory authority to reduce the future targets for advanced biofuels.
Demand for biodiesel is driven by two types of mandates, one specifically for biomass-based biodiesel (BBD), and the other for advanced biofuels. The proposed rule would fix the BBD mandate through 2019; the advanced biofuel target applies to only 2018.
The National Biodiesel Board asked EPA to raise the advanced biofuel mandate for 2018 to at least 5.25 billion gallons and increase the BBD requirement for 2019 to 2.75 billion gallons. Instead, EPA proposed to lower the advanced biofuel mandate slightly to 4.24 billion gallons for 2018 and freeze the biomass-based diesel target at 2.1 billion gallons through 2019, a modest 100 million gallons above the 2017 mandate.
The advanced biofuel requirement proposed by EPA for 2018 includes 2.5 billion gallons of BBD and renewable diesel (a product made from fats and oils that is identical to petroleum diesel).
EPA gave several reasons for the proposed biodiesel targets. One concern is that the $1-a-gallon tax credit that subsidizes biodiesel production expired at the end of 2016 and hasn't been renewed. Another concern: Mandating increased biodiesel production could squeeze other industries that rely on soybean oil and other biodiesel feedstocks. The agency also suggested that increasing the mandate also would encourage more biodiesel imports.
EPA opened the door to lowering its proposed biodiesel requirement for 2019 in response to imports of foreign products. The agency, which requested comment on the import issue, noted that 731 million gallons of biodiesel and renewable diesel were imported in 2016. "Due to their origin outside the United States, imported renewable fuels may not have the same impact on energy independence as those produced domestically," the agency said.
Also ominous for the biodiesel industry, EPA said it was considering "resetting" future usage laid out in the 2009 energy law. Beginning with this year, a provision in the law requires EPA to do such a reset if the agency uses its waiver authority to lower the mandates by at least 20 percent for two years in a row or at least 50 percent in a single year.
The 2009 law set the advanced biofuel target at 9 billion gallons for 2017, growing to 11 billion gallons in 2018 and 13 billion gallons in 2019. Cellulosic ethanol, which is made from corn stalks, wood chips and other sources of plant cellulose, was expected to fill much of the advanced biofuel requirement, but the product is still only produced in limited amounts; EPA expects only 238 million gallons to be produced in 2018.
"We're looking at this and monitoring it and paying close attention" to the possibility of a reset, said Anne Steckel, vice president of federal affairs at the National Biodiesel Board. "We know the intent of Congress when they passed the RFS was to grow these advanced volumes."
Analysts at ClearView Energy Partners said in an analysis of the proposed rule that the reset threat could "potentially motivate" Congress to consider reopening the 2009 law to change the Renewable Fuel Standard.
The more immediate concern for biodiesel producers is the proposed targets for 2018 and 2019 and the EPA's concern about imports. EPA shouldn't assume, Steckel said, that the biodiesel tax credit has ended permanently. The industry is asking Congress to resurrect and overhaul the tax credit as part of the tax reform package that is a major priority for Congress and the White House. The industry wants to convert the tax credit to a producers' credit that would no longer apply to imported biodiesel.
EPA's concern about biodiesel's impact on feedstock supplies seems to stem from the livestock industry's reliance on soybeans for feed. In a worst-case scenario, increased use of biodiesel "could cause supply disruptions to a number of markets as biodiesel and renewable diesel producers seek additional supplies of advanced feedstocks and the parties that previously used these feedstocks, both within and outside of the fuels marketplace, seek out alternative feedstocks," the agency said. "This could result in significant cost increases, for both biodiesel and renewable diesel as well as other products produced from renewable oils."
Bruce Babcock, an economist at Iowa State University, said EPA's concern makes no sense given that biofuels, by definition, compete with other crop uses. "If that was a valid argument for holding back the RVO, then they should eliminate the RVO," Babcock said. "Perhaps EPA is worried about feedstock prices with higher RVOs but where is their analysis? I have not seen that vegetable oil prices have spiked."
Steckel said biodiesel "feedstock prices have been relatively stable and in several instances have actually gone down the last several years."
The good news for the biodiesel industry is that industry profits have been on the rebound in recent months despite the expiration of the tax credit. Biodiesel "profits turned increasingly positive during 2017; just the opposite of the 'famine' tendency for years after the tax credit expires," University of Illinois economist Scott Irwin wrote in June. Producers usually lose money during periods when the tax credit is not in effect, but that hasn't happened this year. Profits have risen steadily since March, reaching a peak of 25 cents per gallon in recent weeks, Irwin wrote.
RFS, biodiesel tax credit drives jump in biodiesel imports
Democrat Senators push for new RFS and tax credits for biodiesel
Philip Brasher


Queen Margo and the Cotswold Gems invited all to the Sixth South West Regional International Red Hat Day Gathering which was held on Saturday, 27th April 2013 at The Tortworth Court Hotel, Falfield, South Gloucestershire.
To honour the International Sisterhood of the Red Hat Society, the theme for 2013 would be "Red Hatters around the World". This would give each Chapter the opportunity to put on their Red Thinking Caps and chose a country or culture then dress to represent it in our glorious Red & Purple colours.


University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust has teamed up with Bristol Community Health and North Bristol Trust to offer the first opportunity for local residents to collaborate with NHS decision makers to shape the future of healthcare. At these events you'll be able to find out more about the ethos behind the initiative, the commitment involved and the level of training on offer. If you need extra help with the application we can also do this here. Light refreshments will be provided.
For more information contact Nick Dean on 07824 866365 or email Nick.dean@briscomhealth.nhs.uk. Alternatively drop in on the day.