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Living standards 2
Participation 2
Discrimination arising from disability 3
Indirect discrimination 2
Reasonable adjustments 3
Victimisation 1
International frameworks
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol (CRPD) 1
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD) 1
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) 1
County Court 1
Court of Appeal (Civil) 1
High Court (Admin Court) 1
Settlement 3
Intervention (section 30 of the Equality Act 2006) 1
Indirect discrimination
Reasonable adjustments
Challenging a Council's housing list policy (R (TW) and R (Gullu) v London Borough of Hillingdon)
Hillingdon Council's housing rules said that a person must have lived in the area for at least ten years before they could apply for a house. The council refused two people, a refugee who had been given permission to stay in the UK and an Irish Traveller, on these grounds. We saw this as discriminatory and we intervened in their cases in the Administrative Court and the Court of Appeal.
Self-employment: protecting the equality rights of self-employed people (Pimlico Plumbers and another v Smith )
We know that some companies have people working for them who are technically self-employed.
This meant that thousands of workers did not enjoy some of the employment rights and protections that employees do.
We supported a man who had worked on a self-employed basis for the same firm for six years.
When the firm refused to make adjustments to his work after a heart attack, he successfully took his disability discrimination case to the Employment Tribunal.
The firm appealed, arguing that the man was not protected by the Equality Act 2010.
Improving public transport for disabled people (Paulley v First Group PLC)
A disabled man was unable to board a bus because a passenger with a pushchair refused to vacate the wheelchair space. The man successfully brought a claim for discrimination against the bus company. The company appealed twice in the Supreme Court, which is where our involvement began.
Helping disabled tenants to make reasonable adjustments to their homes (Andrew Smailes, Stacey Poyner-Smailes and Clewer Court Residents Ltd )
A disabled woman needed to make reasonable adjustments to her home, but because she was renting, they were refused by the landlord. We successfully funded this case to clarify whether a term in the lease prohibiting alterations is contrary to the Equality Act.
Challenging discrimination of a homosexual couple by a hotel (Bull and another (Appellants) v Hall and another (Respondents))
When a private hotel run by committed Christians refused the booking of a double bedroom by a homosexual couple in a civil partnership, we provided legal assistance and the couple successfully won their claim of direct discrimination.


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Now, I Know Lorena Ochoa Is Good
…but she ain't this good
But Ochoa returned last spring and chased down Norway's Suzann Pettersen with four birdies in the final three holes, a victory that springboarded her to the No. 1 ranking last April.
Even Tiger couldn't do that.
Chuck Norris, of course, has done it several times.
Fun | Mr. Bingley | March 27, 2008 12:24 pm
4 Responses to "Now, I Know Lorena Ochoa Is Good"
Of course he can. When Chuck Norris is two under par for a hole, it's called a double-birdie, because Chuck Norris doesn't shoot eagles. EVER. He will, however, shoot any announcer who says he does.
The_Real_JeffS says:
I believe that Chuck Norris shoots a hole in one on every leg. Or he shoots the game officials.
Dave J says:
What do you mean, "or," Jeff? You say that like the two are mutually exclusive.
Good point, Dave.
My apologies, Mr. Norris. Please forgive me.

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Cat Fancy
Nicole Kidman Has Expanded Her "Fur Family"
The self-proclaimed "cat girl" welcomes Louis to the fold.
By Vera Anderson/Getty Images
Nicole Kidman has had her fair share of grand romances both on and off the screen. But Keith Urban might want to watch out because all of those relationships seem to pale in comparison to the newest love of her life—a little man who goes by the name of Louis.
The actress shared a photo of herself with her new black-and-white beloved touching their noses together on Instagram on Monday, writing in the caption, "Meet the newest member of our fur-family, Louis!," adding a big red heart emoji and "#rescuecat." She also shared a video of Louis sleeping upside down on a chair while kneading the air, in which she can be heard saying, "Louis, Louis, hi cat, welcome! We love you, Louis," making a kissy noise before reaching down to pet him.
Louis is the latest addition to the Kidman-Urban household, which already has two other cats, Ginger and Snow, and a dog, Jules, Kidman's first-ever puppy which joined their family in July 2019. On International Cat Day last August, Kidman shared a carousel of images of cats she's owned througout her life, writing, "I've always been a cat girl (and now I'm a cat and dog girl!😉)."
In a June 2019 interview with You magazine, she once again discussed her passion for felines, saying, "I really am a cat person. I've just got one of those carriers. Have you seen those? Those backpacks that you can put them in?" Kidman revealed that she bought a version with a little window for Ginger and Snow so that she could take them hiking with her, adding that, "it is really cute. They hop in. They can't wait to get in." Hopefully, Louis feels the same about hiking via knapsack.
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Scrobipalpa erichiodes is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Oleksiy V. Bidzilya and Hou-Hun Li in 2010. It is found in China in Gansu, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Ningxia, Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi and Xinjiang.

The wingspan is . The forewings are covered with light-grey brown-tipped scales. There is a large black spot at one-third and a small black spot at two-thirds length of the costal margin. There is also a diffused black spot at the base near the posterior margin and there are two small black dots at the base of the cell and large black spot, sometimes separated into two small dots, at the corner of the cell.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Lycium barbarum.

Etymology
The species name refers to the close relationship with Scrobipalpa erichi.

References

Scrobipalpa
Moths described in 2010

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Nintendo have uploaded a just Tennis Aces. Dry Bones is next to join the roster in May and will be obtainable by participating in an online tournament. You can check out the Mario Tennis Aces – Dry Bones trailer below.
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It's A Me, Mario! has uploaded a new video and this time, it's all about Nintendo Labo VR. Luigi comes to check in on Mario as Mario has spent the last 5 days non-stop playing Labo VR. You can check out the new video below.


Despite increased competition from segment newcomers, the Toyota Tacoma continues to lead the midsize truck segment thanks to superior performance, styling, and features. The 2020 Toyota Tacoma will boast a number of new upgrades that should keep it at the head of the pack.
The 2020 Tacoma ushers in the third generation of this efficient and advanced pickup. As part of this new generation, the Tacoma will boasts a new grille design and wheel design on almost all trims. Toyota has also upgraded the multimedia system, now with Apple CarPlay™ and Android Auto™ smartphone integration for easy access to apps on the go, as well as Amazon Alexa™ compatibility.
TRD Pro models in particular will get a number of new features, including a sequential LED headlights, a new wheel design, and a new exclusive Army Green colour. Inside, TRD models get new 10-way power seats and Smart Key functionality.
TRD Pro models aren't the only Tacoma grades to get specific upgrades for 2020. The Tacoma SR model, for example, gets an intermittent wiper and new grille design, as well as a larger touchscreen (7 inches). Tacoma SR5 models get a new 160-inch dark satin wheel colour and upgraded fabric design for the seatbacks.
Visit High River Toyota for details on all the 2020 Tacoma upgrades.
The Toyota RAV4 revolutionized the crossover segment when it first joined Toyota's lineup, and now the 2019 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid seeks to be just as groundbreaking. The RAV4 Hybrid is available across five models and delivers best-in-class fuel economy from the 2.5-litre Dynamic Force four-cylinder Atkinson Cycle Engine, which makes 219 net horsepower. Specifically, this engine delivers 5.8 L/100km in the city, 6.3 on the highway, and 6.0 combined.
2019 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid LE: Comes standard with a 7-inch display audio system with Entune 3.0 Audio, as well as Toyota Safety Sense 2.0.
2019 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid XLE: Adds 17-inch alloy wheels, a power back door, a power moonroof, projector LED headlamps, and a heated leather-wrapped steering wheel.
2019 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid XSE: Offers sporty performance thanks to 18-inch alloy wheels, a sport-tuned suspension, and more.
2019 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid XSE with Technology Package: Adds a number of technologies to the XSE grade, including a nine-speaker JBL Premium audio system with Clarify technology.
2019 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid Limited: Adds numerous luxury features, including chrome exterior door handles, hands-free gesture power back door, and heated and ventilated front seats.
Stop in at High River Toyota this spring to test-drive the new RAV4 Hybrid lineup.
After a 21-year hiatus, the Supra is returning to North America. Though Toyota teased this last year in England at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, the automaker officially confirmed the 2020 Toyota Supra at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, last month.
Toyota promises the new Supra will nod to the 1967 2000 GT and the Supra that lived from 1993 to 2002, both in design and mechanics. But the 2020 Supra will also be a model all of its own. The new Supra will take its power from a 3.0-litre twin-scroll turbo six-cylinder, paired with an eight-speed automatic transmission with paddle shifters. This engine will throw down 335 horsepower and 365 lb-ft of torque and enable the Toyota Supra to rocket from 0 to 96 kilometers an hour in just 4.1 seconds.
But the Toyota Supra has always been about design as much as it's been about performance. Toyota promises eye-catching colours like red, yellow, and blue hues, though you'll also be able to get the Supra in traditional colors like white and silver.
The interior of the Supra is wholly race-inspired, including sports seats with integrated head restraints.
The 2020 Toyota Supra will go on sale here at High River Toyota this summer.
Early this year, Toyota announced that its 2019 Toyota Highlander SE — the sportiest trim in the Highlander range — would get a new special edition. This model is called the Nightshade special edition, and it injects a new pop of fun into the Highlander lineup. According to Toyota, the Nightshade special edition will be offered in three colors: Blizzard Pearl, Midnight Black Metallic, and Salsa Red Pearl.
What special design features does the special edition model include? The 2019 Toyota Highlander SE with the Nightshade package will ride on 19-inch black alloy wheels. The black accents continue with black outer mirrors, a black trunk garnish, black window trims, a black Highlander badge, black door handles, a black rear spoiler, a black SE badge, a black all-wheel drive badge, and a black rear taillight.
The 2019 Highlander, which can seat up to seven or eight passengers, is powered by a 3.5-litre V6 engine, mated to an eight-speed automatic transmission. The Highlander, including the SE model, prioritizes safety with Toyota Safety Sense.
For more information on the Highlander, contact us at High River Toyota today.
It's no secret that the Toyota RAV4 carved out the compact crossover SUV segment when it arrived in Canada 22 years ago. But now, the 2019 Toyota RAV4, heralding in the fifth generation, seeks to revolutionize the segment with some major updates to improve versatility, handling, fuel economy, and comfort.
For starters, the new powertrains offered on the 2019 RAV4 boost performance while simultaneously improving fuel economy. The new powertrains include the Dynamic Force 2.5-liter engine the Toyota Hybrid System powertrain.
In addition, second-generation Toyota Safety Sense (TSS 2.0) is standard across the RAV4 lineup. This includes a Pre-Collision System with Pedestrian Detection, Full-Speed Range Dynamic Radar Cruise Control, Lane Departure Alert with Steering Assist, Automatic High Beam, and Lane Tracing Assist (new). In addition, Toyota has added even more features and functionality to the standard Entune™ 3.0 system, which now boasts Apple CarPlay™ compatibility.
Toyota has "refined" and "re-defined" the 2019 RAV4 with an updated interior that feels more upscale and "premium" than ever before. The interior boasts user-friendly multimedia technology, sophisticated interior materials, and comfort and convenience features such as standard two-zone front heated seats and a wider centre console. The RAV4 is even available with a wireless charging pad for smartphones.
Test-drive the 2019 Toyota RAV4 at High River Toyota.
Are you a frequent road tripper in need of a new set of wheels? Enter the 2019 Toyota Highlander, Canada's premier road trip vehicle.
What makes the 2019 Toyota Highlander perfect for road trips? For starters, it can seat up to seven or eight passengers (depending on whether you go with the bench seat or captain's chairs for the second row). Either way, you will have lots of space for luggage — especially if you fold down the rear seats during a solo or two-person road trip.
Technology is also an important piece of the road trip puzzle, and the Highlander has plenty of it. The backup camera makes reversing in unfamiliar territory much safer while the 6.1-inch touch screen audio system makes connectivity on the go a piece of cake. Three zone independent climate control and available heated seats keep passengers comfortable on long trips.
Test-drive the 2019 Toyota Highlander at High River Toyota.
*Fuel efficiency estimates were determined using approved Government of Canada/Transport Canada Test Methods. Actual fuel consumption will vary based on driving habits and other factors. Learn more about Fuel Consumption Ratings.
You can now test drive the 2019 Toyota Prius c at High River Toyota, which is the perfect city car for those who crave high efficiency in their daily commutes.
Though small on the outside, the Toyota Prius c is surprisingly roomy on the inside, offering up to 484 L (17.1 cubic feet) of cargo space thanks to the 60/40 split folding second-row seat. Other interior features include the tilting and telescoping steering wheel, power door locks with keyless entry, and a wide range of entertainment technology. That technology starts with a 6.1-inch touch screen for the Display Audio System and continues with Bluetooth® connectivity, a USB audio input, and a 4.2-inch multi-information display.
Safety is paramount in the 2019 Toyota Prius c. The standard Toyota Safety Sense C suite of systems includes Automatic High Beams, Lane Departure Alert, and the Pre-Collision System. Other safety features include nine airbags and a backup camera.
Visit High River Toyota to learn more about the 2019 Prius c.
The 2019 Toyota Tundra is Canada's fiercest pickup truck. Powered by a legendary 5.7-liter i-FORCE V8 engine that generates 381 horsepower and 401 lb-ft of torque, the new Toyota Tundra is capable of towing up to 10,000 pounds (that's 4,535 kgs).
Inside, the Toyota Tundra is packed with innovative technology, like the touchscreen audio and backup camera. The audio system in the 2019 Tundra includes USB and auxiliary inputs, AM/FM, and Bluetooth®, all of which can be controlled via steering wheel-mounted controls or the touchscreen itself. Navigation is available via a 7-inch touchscreen. Other tech features include keyless entry and available power tailgate lock.
More importantly, the Tundra is loaded with innovative safety technologies, like available Blind Spot Monitor with Rear Cross Traffic Alert. Auto Limited Slip Differential and eight airbags come standard, as does the Toyota Safety Sense™ P suite of technologies; these include Lane Departure Alert, Automatic High Beams, the Pre-Collision System with Pedestrian Detection, and Dynamic Radar Cruise Control. The standard Star Safety System™ adds even more safety perks, such as Brake Assist, an Anti-Lock Brake System, Vehicle Stability Control, Traction Control, Smart Stop Technology, and Electronic Brake Force Distribution.
You can test-drive the 2019 Toyota Tundra at High River Toyota.


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Home News The bulletin, in Fvg 1,601 new infections and 4 deaths. The positives in the region are 34,484
The bulletin, in Fvg 1,601 new infections and 4 deaths. The positives in the region are 34,484
UDINE. Today in Friuli Venezia Giulia on 3,798 molecular swabs 667 new infections have been detected, with a positive percentage of 17.56%. There are also 7,322 rapid antigenic tests carried out, from which 934 cases (12.76%) were detected. There are a total of 1601 cases. There are 41 people admitted to intensive care, while 354 patients are hospitalized in other departments.
This was announced by the deputy governor of the Region with responsibility for Health Riccardo Riccardi.
As regards the trend of the spread of the virus among the population, the age group most affected is 0-19 years (20.99%), followed equally by 40-49 and 50-59 (17.99 %), from 20-29 (15.18%) and from 30-39 (14.49%). The positive cases today are given for 50.72% by males and 49.28% by females.
Today the deaths of 4 people are recorded: a 91-year-old woman from Gemona del Friuli (who died in hospital), an 84-year-old man from Trieste (who died in hospital), an 83-year-old woman from Pordenone (who died in hospital ) and finally a 67-year-old woman from Monfalcone (who died in hospital).
Overall deaths amounted to 4286, with the following territorial subdivision: 1,038 in Trieste, 2,097 in Udine, 794 in Pordenone and 357 in Gorizia. The totally healed are 143,411, the clinically healed 579, while the people in isolation are 34,484.
Since the beginning of the pandemic in Friuli Venezia Giulia, a total of 183,155 people have been positive with the following territorial subdivision: 43,391 in Trieste, 76,094 in Udine, 39,815 in Pordenone, 21,094 in Gorizia and 2,761 from outside the region. The total of positives was reduced by three units following two negative molecular swabs after positive antigen test (2 in the province of Pn) and following 1 positive test removed after case review (province of Ud).
As far as the regional health system is concerned, the following positives were found: in the Giuliano Isontina university health care unit 6 nurses, 1 socio-health worker, 2 radiology technicians; in the Friuli Centrale University Healthcare Company 2 administrators, 1 specialized auxiliary, 6 nurses, 4 doctors, 4 social health workers, 1 midwife, 3 technicians; 3 nurses, 1 socio-health worker in the Western Friuli health authority; in the maternal and child Irccs Burlo Garofolo 1 nurse, 1 doctor, 1 social health worker.
With regard to residences for the elderly in Friuli Venezia Giulia, six guests (Latisana, Trieste, Rivignano and Pordenone) and six operators (Udine, Azzano Decimo, Pordenone, Cordenons, Pasiano di Pordenone and Moggio Udinese) were infected.
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Biography – WIER, BENJAMIN – Volume IX (1861-1870) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography
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WIER, BENJAMIN, entrepreneur and politician; b. 9 Aug. 1805 in. Newport Township, Hants County, N.S., the son of Benjamin and Phebe Wier; d. 14 April 1868 at Ottawa, Ont.
The Wier family migrated to Nova Scotia in the early 1760s as part of a band of Ulstermen brought out by the land speculator, Colonel Alexander McNutt*. Succeeding generations provided Anglican vestrymen, justices of the peace, and members of the provincial assembly. When Benjamin Wier's father died about 1827, however, his family was forced to auction off his property in order to satisfy his creditors.
By this time young Benjamin had married a cousin, Phoebe Wier, and had gone into business as a country storekeeper a few miles outside Windsor. Attracted by Halifax's commercial bustle in the prosperity of the late 1820s, Wier moved to the capital in 1830 and attempted to establish himself as a member of the Water St commercial gentry. His expectations suffered a severe blow, however, when Halifax's commercial boom collapsed in the mid 1830s. Deprived of his waterfront property by relentless creditors and reduced from the status of merchant to that of retail grocer, Wier nevertheless remained in Halifax. When trade revived in 1838 he formed a partnership with John Bowles Woodworth and moved back to the waterfront to conduct a modest wholesale-retail trade in everything from herring to shingles. The partnership collapsed, however, amidst a new trade recession in 1841, and Woodworth's subsequent bankruptcy placed Wier's credit in jeopardy.
During these difficult years Benjamin Wier acquired the reputation of being an unmannered malcontent. In 1836, for example, he received a 10s. fine for assault and a £10 fine for selling liquor without a licence. Wier also became known as a political agitator. His name appeared on various petitions drawn up by Halifax shopkeepers demanding reform of the municipal administration and its allegedly discriminatory tax structure. In the mid 1830s, when warfare between the Halifax Banking Company and its new rival, the Bank of Nova Scotia, disrupted credit and spawned numerous business failures, Wier attended protest meetings and signed petitions which denounced Halifax's moneyed élite as being dangerously irresponsible. By the end of the 1830s he had become identified with the campaign against oligarchy led by Joseph Howe*. Like many other small property owners in Halifax, Wier saw reform as a means of achieving municipal incorporation under a democratic charter which would enable them to oust the traditional merchants from their position of dominance in civic affairs. Confronted with Howe's relative moderation on the issue of municipal reform, Wier did not see his ambitions fulfilled until the latter half of the 1840s when he helped democratize the 1841 city charter through a lowering of the property qualifications for councillors and electors. In 1851, after brief service in the new city council which gave him the reputation of being a Liberal partisan and advocate of the spoils system, Wier secured election to the provincial assembly for Halifax Township.
By this time Wier had finally established himself as a successful businessman. About 1845 he moved into the wholesale trade and began specializing in commerce with New England, shipping out fish in exchange for American foodstuffs, tobacco, tar, and other staple commodities. In 1847 he put two small sailing vessels on a regular packet run between Halifax and Boston. The service proved profitable and was continued until 1860 when steam replaced sail. During the 1850s Wier acquired a fleet of schooners which traded throughout the Gulf of St Lawrence, supplying the outports from Halifax and bringing back fish, oil, and timber for trans-shipment to New England.
As business expanded, Wier began taking in partners: Reuben Ingriam Hart in 1850, followed by his son-in-law John Thomas Wylde, Levi Hart, and Charles James Wylde. Benjamin Wier and Company's premises on Lower Water St were valued at £12,000 in 1851, a considerable improvement over the £200 credited to Wier by municipal assessors in 1834. Wier had also purchased in 1849 a £1,400 residence amongst the Hollis St urban gentry. Before long the joint-stock companies spawned by mid Victorian prosperity had made these neighbours Wier's business associates. By 1860 he sat on the board of directors of such varied enterprises as the Halifax Marine Railway, the Grand Lake Land Company, the Chebucto Marine Insurance Company, the Union Marine Insurance Company, the Union Bank of Halifax, and the Acadian Iron and Steel Company, firms whose capital investment totalled around $2,800,000. As a mark of honour Wier was asked to assume stewardship responsibilities, such as serving on the directorate of the Halifax Visiting Dispensary. Wier's new respectability was further secured when he joined the masons, the Oddfellows, and the Halifax Yacht Club. In 1852 he was initiated into the Charitable Irish Society, the most influential lay organization within the local Irish community, and four years later became its president.
Wier's rise in society had a profound impact on his political views. Although his early assembly speeches argued for manhood suffrage and the ballot, by the mid 1850s his business, social, and political career had changed his attitude. He abandoned the pursuit of extended democracy and eventually began attacking those who dared question the institutional status quo. By now his political principles had been reduced to a few basic convictions: the construction of railways through state enterprise, free trade with the United States, retention of liberal liquor laws in the face of temperance agitation, and, above all, retention of power by the Liberal party.
Although "without education except what he has picked up for himself," Wier constituted a powerful presence on the floor of the legislature. A tall, large-framed man, with "a great massive face . . . and a harsh expression of countenance which he improves the wrong way by scowling," Wier possessed the energy and adroitness needed to bluster his way successfully through debate. Personifying the new breed of shrewdly ambitious businessmen-politicians emerging in mid Victorian society, Wier did not go unnoticed. In 1856 he was appointed to the Executive Council by Premier William Young*. The promotion came at a time when the Liberal party had begun to disintegrate as Irish Roman Catholics and Protestants divided over the issues of separate schools and volunteer enlistments for Britain's Crimean War. Despite the prestige he enjoyed as president of the Charitable Irish Society, Wier proved unable to reconcile the opposing factions, and the Young government fell early in 1857 [see Joseph Howe]. Wier's only accomplishment while in power had been allegedly to promote implementation of the spoils system within the provincial civil service.
During the late 1850s Wier and Charles Tupper*, the Conservative leader, became bitter political foes, and their exchanges in the assembly frequently deteriorated into vicious name-calling. This rivalry was at full strength after the Liberals returned to power in the early 1860s. The new government found itself caught up in the frenzy of a Nova Scotian gold-rush, and although Premier Howe personally avoided the temptations of illicit profit, some of his colleagues proved less virtuous. Financial Secretary William Annand* and Benjamin Wier became the focal point of a major controversy in 1862–63 when Tupper discovered they had used privileged information available to them as cabinet members to speculate in gold mine property and also try to sell worthless real estate to unsuspecting British investors. Both men survived an inquiry by the lieutenant governor, but the scandal contributed to the government's and Wier's personal political downfall in the 1863 provincial election.
Loss of his seat proved to be of little consequence to Wier's personal well-being, since his business interests were expanding. In addition to large blocks of real estate in the province's gold fields, he acquired another $50,000 worth of Halifax waterfront property and some new corporate stock; he became a director of several additional enterprises such as the Nova Scotia Electric Telegraph Company, the Nova Scotia Permanent Benefit Building Society and Savings Fund, the Acadian Fire Insurance Company, the People's Bank of Halifax, the North Sydney Marine Railway Company, and the Sea Bay Coal Mining Company. A number of new social distinctions came his way, including a seat on the Halifax Chamber of Commerce and the commodoreship of the Halifax Yacht Squadron. His philanthropic donations increased, and he took an active interest in an Anglican chapel in the city where the poor could worship without paying pew rent.
Wier's most famous, or infamous, business venture in this period consisted of acting as Halifax agent for many of the Confederate blockade runners active during the Civil War. Profit rather than patriotism probably motivated this activity. In return for ship repair facilities in Halifax, the Confederates could supply him with valuable cotton for re-export to Britain, a lucrative but hazardous course for Wier which required severing his business connections with New England. By late 1864, faced with the imminent collapse of the Confederacy, Wier found himself in an awkward position. Although he ultimately did re-establish trade with the north and become agent for a steamer service linking Halifax with the Grand Trunk terminus at Portland, Maine, he remained persona non grata in the eyes of the American government and could not get a visa to visit American territory. Therefore, despite his dislike of Tupper, Wier embraced the cause of British North American union as a solution to his own difficulties as well as to the problems of Nova Scotia when faced by a hostile United States. Furthermore, at meetings held to debate the union issue, Wier forcefully Argued that construction of a Halifax to Quebec railway, something he had urged 20 years earlier, would give Nova Scotia a new future as a base for manufacturing. In other words, Wier had already perceived the dry rot of technological obsolescence in Nova Scotia's "Golden Age." Although he could not persuade many of his Halifax business colleagues to commit themselves to an urban-industrial future, his efforts obtained for him the reward of a seat in the Canadian Senate in 1867.
Wier's death in Ottawa early in 1868 abruptly ended his career just as it reached its peak. The anti-confederate Morning Chronicle admitted that the province had lost its "most enterprizing" merchant. The truth of this assertion was demonstrated by Wier's estate inventory which listed assets in excess of $200,000. Obituaries suggest Wier had inspired not affection but grudging admiration, and the dozens of Haligonians who turned out for his funeral did so in commemoration of one whose career had embodied a successful application of the contemporary gospel of self-help.
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What will it take to reduce the burden of cancer in Washington state? Add your thoughts to the discussion at "Preventing Cancer in Washington State: Proven and Novel Initiatives" Friday, May 31, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. in Pelton Auditorium.
Hosted by the Hutchinson Center's Drs. Christopher Li and Jonathan Bricker, the purpose of the half-day symposium is to build consensus regarding effective cancer-prevention strategies for implementation.
Li, who co-heads the Public Health Sciences Division's Translational Research Program, will open the symposium and present "Proven Strategies to Reduce Cancer Incidence/Mortality."
PHS epidemiologist Dr. Steve Schwartz will address "Current Approaches to Cancer Control in Washington State."
Dr. Jonathan Bricker, a psychologist in PHS working to help people adopt healthier habits, will discuss tobacco control strategies to reduce cancer risk and mortality.
Dr. Beti Thompson, whose research in PHS focuses on reducing health disparities, will present recent work on the elimination of colorectal cancer disparities in the state of Delaware through implementation of a comprehensive colorectal cancer control program.
The symposium's guest speaker Dr. Lee Hood, president of Institute for Systems Biology, will discuss potential new or alternative strategies in his talk "Systems Approaches to Cancer Prevention."
A pioneer in the systems approach to biology and medicine, Hood's research has focused on the study of molecular immunology, biotechnology and genomics. He is the recipient of numerous prestigious awards, including the 2011 National Medal of Science.
Following Hood, Dr. Shirley Beresford, a nutritional epidemiologist in PHS, will discuss "Workplace Strategies."


By Russ Imrie from San Francisco, February 17, 2017.
Over 700 million Chinese are online today and that Internet market has room to grow; in technical development and global influence—a lot of room to grow.
Meanwhile the United States, with a total population of a mere 340 million or so struggles and tries to uphold its Internet primacy.
Yes, the Internet emerged in the US but control of standards, managerial values, and culture of users' social values is slipping away, eroding as Oroville Dam's emergency spillway was chewed up as unprecedented volumes of water flowed over a backup that had never been needed in 48 years.
The sheer mass of China's user base enables a robust divergence from the ebbing paradigm, another "Spillway" if you will. This extends to politics, national security issues, and social issues such as crime, climate change, water, etc. etc. China's dealings with these is often problematic for the US, as they are in China 's self interest and less and less under US control.
An example of these huge global issues is the near-extinction of wild Rhinoceros [to the disgust of the West] herds by poachers supplying the horns for their so-called medicinal powers to the Chinese market. Huge influence there but the slaughter goes on. China's "Great Firewall" blocking offshore Internet, and a murky regulatory environment awash in corruption and crony collusion are components of a western mindset of China as well; sort of ugly.
On another note though, the outsized sway of Chinese markets is breaking ground on another nasty problem. Controls have been laid on carfentanil, a synthetic drug that is fueling a deadly epidemic in China and the US. Struggling law enforcement has been hapless in stopping the rash of overdoses and criminal marketing of opioids.
So size does matter, enhanced with Rhino horn or not as the world changes and China edges into the "good guy" circle.


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Swiss court orders UBS to release Malaysian corruption records
LAUSANNE (SWITZERLAND) In November 2014, Swiss prosecutors confiscated confidential bank records on UBS' relationship with Musa Aman, a Malaysian politician involved in a US$ 90 million corruption scandal. Musa has been accused of collecting bribes for the granting of concessions for logging of tropical rainforests in Malaysian Borneo. The payments, some of which were earmarked as "deposits for logging concessions" were collected through UBS bank accounts in Singapore and Hong Kong. Following a complaint under criminal law by the Bruno Manser Fonds, the Swiss Attorney General's office opened criminal proceedings against the bank in 2012.
Despite its public announcement that it was fully cooperating with the investigation, UBS had key documents on its relationship with Musa Aman sealed and refused to share them with the prosecutors. The bank argued that no accused could be forced to testify against itself, an argument which the Swiss federal court refused to follow in this case. The court stated that the investigation of this grave case of international corruption and money-laundering justified the release of the relevant bank records to the prosecutors. The judges also said that bank records field for regulatory purposes must be made available to prosecutors in criminal proceedings.
The Bruno Manser Fund welcomes this important decision by the Swiss Federal Court and expects that UBS will be charged for money-laundering in the Musa Aman case within the next weeks.


The arts and entertainment award season may be over, but we are not done at Pointwise. Pointwise appreciates the art of a well designed mesh and will honor someone for their mesh generation skills with the Meshy Award at the Pointwise User Group Meeting, 29-30 October 2014 in Anaheim, California. We are now accepting entries for the Meshy Award for the most outstanding mesh generated using Pointwise.
Figure 1: CRAFT Tech's 2013 Meshy Award winning image.
The winning mesh will be featured on the 2014 Pointwise User Group Meeting T-shirt given to all user group attendees and its creator will receive a trophy. Also, the winner will have the opportunity to make a short presentation about their mesh during the meeting.
Figure 2: Dr. Michael Boettcher of Karlsruher Institut fuer Technologie was the 2011 Meshy Award winner.
The winner of the Meshy Award will be the toast of the mesh generation community. Interested parties may enter the contest by filling out the form found on the Pointwise User Group Meeting web site at www.pointwise.com/user-meeting. All entries must be received by 15 September and will be judged soon thereafter.
More information about the Pointwise User Group Meeting may be found at www.pointwise.com/user-meeting.


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Juan Vallejo Larrinaga (Soto de Cameros, 1844-Madrid, 1892) fue un periodista español, que colaboró en diversas publicaciones republicanas.

Biografía
Nacido en la localidad logroñesa de Soto de Cameros en mayo de 1844, tuvo como hermano a Mariano Vallejo, también periodista. Inició sus estudios en su localidad natal, para más tarde, a la edad de doce años, empezar a estudiar filosofía en el Seminario de Nobles de Vergara; de ahí marcharía a Alemania junto a sus tíos maternos José y Bonifacio Larrinaga, donde residiría hasta 1862. Al volver a España retomó los estudios de Filosofía y trabajó como marino mercante, oficio que dejó en 1867 para dedicarse al periodismo y la literatura. Después de la Revolución de 1868 formó parte de las redacciones de El Solfeo y El Jaque Mate, ambos periódicos de Antonio Sánchez Pérez, además de colaborar en La República de Pablo Nogués.

Fue profesor auxiliar de la Institución Libre de Enseñanza durante un breve periodo de tiempo. Fundó junto a José Nakens y Eduardo Sojo la publicación satírica El Motín, en la que trabajó hasta su muerte. A raíz de su participación en prensa fue encarcelado en la Cárcel Modelo, una de ellas a mediados de la década de 1880. Director de El Pueblo Español, fue también colaborador a comienzos de la década de 1880 de El Buñuelo, dirigida por Eduardo Lustonó, o de la publicación taurina La Lidia. Entre su círculo de amistades se encontraron nombres como los de Juan Utrilla, Juan Álvarez Guerra, Marcos Zapata, Antonio Sánchez Pérez o Ricardo Oyanarte.

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Referencias

 Esta entrada es una obra derivada de un artículo publicado en la revista Gente Vieja (), publicada en 1901, obra de Eduardo de Lustonó (1849-1906), que entró en el dominio público según la Ley de 10 de enero de 1879 sobre Propiedad Intelectual 80 años después de la muerte de su autor, es decir, el 1 de enero de 1987.

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Periodistas de España del siglo XIX
Profesores de la Institución Libre de Enseñanza
Nacidos en Soto en Cameros
Fallecidos en Madrid


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Luxor and the Valley of the Kings
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We'll leave for a full-day excursion to Thebes, the ancient capital of the Pharaohs: You'll discover Luxor and the Valley of the Kings (lunch included - driving time is approximately 9 hours round trip). The Valley of the Kings is one of ancient Egypt's top tourist destinations. Located in a deep valley just 2 km from the edge of the plain, the site contains over sixty tombs. Only the openings dotting the face of the cliff remain as tell-tale signs of the tombs below. This valley is one of the main complexes of the Ancient Theban Necropolis, located on the left bank of the Nile, directly across from the city of Luxor. It was here, in this setting, that the Pharaohs awaited immortality in their sarcophagi. Further along, dominating the eastern bank, the 18-meter-high Colossi of Memnon—faceless effigies sitting on a throne—are the ruins of the mortuary temple of Amenhotep III. Our afternoon will be spent visiting the Karnak Temple Complex. Connected to Luxor by a corridor of ram-headed sphinxes, this grandiose site dedicated to the god Amun, was continuously expanded for 1500 years. At the heart of this site stands the colossal Precinct of Amun-Re, enclosing a sacred lake that was used by priests in a purification ceremony before performing rituals in the temple. An important place of worship, it contains the Great Hypostyle Hall, a spectacular forest of gigantic columns. This historically significant complex is breathtakingly beautiful.
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Foundation grant to support investment in health sciences
In a significant show of support for Merrimack's academic momentum, the Department of Health Sciences has received a $100,000 grant for new technology through the Cummings Foundation's "$100K for 100" initiative.
Dr. Kyle McInnis Professor/Chair Health Sciences Department
The Massachusetts-based foundation will help fund cutting-edge research equipment for one of the college's largest and fastest-growing academic programs.
"The Health Sciences undergraduate program prepares leaders and innovators who excel in a wide variety of careers in the health professions," said professor Kyle McInnis, the department chair.
The Cummings grant represents "a tremendous opportunity to provide state-of-the-art laboratory equipment that will enhance student experiential learning and faculty scholarly achievements," McInnis said.
Mary Noonan, dean of the School of Science and Engineering, said Health Sciences is a burgeoning field of study at Merrimack because it marries students' passion for improving people's lives with cutting-edge education and research. The program blends interactive lectures, laboratory experience, directed research and internships.
"As the population ages and health-care becomes an ever-larger piece of our economy, society will need more and more professionals with experience in the latest techniques and technologies," said Noonan.
"The Cummings Foundation, in providing this funding, recognizes that Merrimack is one of the institutions that will make a difference to the future of health care."
The Cummings grant follows on the heels of funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to support McInnis' innovative program combatting childhood obesity. That program involves Merrimack undergraduates in hands-on, community-based research with area youth, and includes planning for a national rollout of the program through YMCAs.
For more information about the Cummings Foundation and its "$100K for 100" initiative, see http://www.cummingsfoundation.org
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package gaia3d.persistence;

import java.util.List;

import org.springframework.stereotype.Repository;

import gaia3d.domain.data.DataAdjustLog;

/**
 * 데이터 geometry 변경 이력
 * @author jeongdae
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 */
@Repository
public interface DataAdjustLogMapper {

	/**
	 * 데이터 geometry 변경 요청 수
	 * @param dataAdjustLog
	 * @return
	 */
	Long getDataAdjustLogTotalCount(DataAdjustLog dataAdjustLog);

	/**
	 * 데이터 geometry 변경 요청 목록
	 * @param dataAdjustLog
	 * @return
	 */
	List<DataAdjustLog> getListDataAdjustLog(DataAdjustLog dataAdjustLog);

	/**
	 * 데이터 geometry 변경 이력 조회
	 * @param dataAdjustLogId
	 * @return
	 */
	DataAdjustLog getDataAdjustLog(Long dataAdjustLogId);

	/**
	 * 최근 데이터 geometry 변경 요청 목록
	 * @return
	 */
	List<DataAdjustLog> getListRecentDataAdjustLog();

	/**
	 * 스케줄러에 의한 다음년도 파티션 테이블 자동 생성
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	 * @param startTime
	 * @param endTime
	 * @return
	 */
	int createPartitionTable(String tableName, String startTime, String endTime);

	/**
	 * 데이터 geometry 변경 이력 저장
	 * @param dataAdjustLog
	 * @return
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	int insertDataAdjustLog(DataAdjustLog dataAdjustLog);

	/**
	 * 데이터 geometry 변경 요청 상태 변경
	 * @param dataAdjustLog
	 * @return
	 */
	int updateDataAdjustLogStatus(DataAdjustLog dataAdjustLog);
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Q: Toggle heroku maintenance mode without CLI or Web UI I'm using Jenkins to run tests before deploying to Heroku using a git publisher plugin. I want to sandwich my deploy with maintenance mode ON/OFF but don't want to install the heroku toolbelt (reference) on my jenkins machine (nor do I want to go to the Web UI and toggle the maintenance mode manually). I don't want to install the heroku toolbelt on jenkins because it adds to the customization and configuration I'd need to do to the jenkins installation and I want to keep my jenkins instance as disposable as possible...driven rather by source code pipelines (Jenkinsfile).
Ideas:

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*utilize a docker image that has the heroku toolbelt installed on it

*utilize a multi-buildpack that does it for me?

Any suggestions or experience on how I might accomplish this?

A: You can use heroku's platform api to do this:
https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/platform-api-reference#app-update
The following curl request will put your app into maintenance mode:
curl -n -X PATCH https://api.heroku.com/apps/$APP_ID_OR_NAME \
  -d '{"maintenance": true}' \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.heroku+json; version=3"
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <heroku token>

You will just need to replace the app name, as well as the token.
You can generate OAuth tokens using the cli-oauth cli plugin locally.

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Augmentin is an antibiotic that kills various types of bacteria that cause infections. It contains two active ingredients, being amoxicillin and clavulanic acid. Amoxillin is a penicillin and clavulanic acid helps to broaden the spectrum of this penicillin.
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My Granny baked a huge batch of these for my wedding reception.
Luckily, I managed to eat at least one before the guests gobbled them down and the whole tray was emptied!
Sift dry ingredients together onto a piece of wax paper. In a large bowl, cream margarine, sugar, egg, and vanilla. Stir in sour cream.
Add the flour to the margarine mixture, stirring until well combined. Divide the dough into two equal portions (see slideshow on right). Shape each portion into a ball, then flatten the balls into disks. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate 3-4 hours or overnight. Let the dough soften slightly at room temperature before continuing.
Prepare the filling: In a saucepan, mix flour and sugar. Then add lemon juice, water, and raisins. Boil mixture until it starts to thicken, about 8-10 minutes, stirring often. Cool completely before filling the cookies. Note: The filling can be made the night before and refrigerated.
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Coat two large baking sheets with non-stick spray or line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
On a work surface lightly sprinkled with powdered sugar, roll out a dough disk 1/4 inch thick. Using a 2-inch round biscuit cutter or drinking glass, cut circles from the dough. Transfers the cookies to the baking sheets and dot the center of each cookie with a tablespoon of the raisin mixture. Roll and cut out remaining dough. With a small 1/2-inch round biscuit cutter or a pairing knife, cut a small circular opening in the center of the cookie "tops" and press over each of the filled cookies on the tray. Bake 15-18 minutes until the cookies are lightly browned and the dough is firm.
Cool completely on a wire rack before tasting, the filling is quite hot! Sprinkle with additional powered sugar if desired. Cool completely before refrigerating in an airtight container for up to one week.
Nutritional Stats Per Serving (1 cookie): 124 calories, 1 g protein, 27 g carbohydrates, 1 g fat (0 g saturated), 0 mg cholesterol, 0 g fiber, 37 mg sodium.


The "glowthrough" is a common term for a technique used by scientific illustrators. Fish are perfect subjects for this as their skeleton can be directly related to exterior structures and can tell you much more about the fish.
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Traci Wilde is a member of the After Midnight Press cooperative, penning hot, steaming,
erotic shorts stories and novels deep into the night.
Here's what her colleagues at After Midnight Press have to say about her: "The
name seems to fit, as our self-described wild-child sometimes draws from her own real-life
experiences for her tales."
That's not to say every story she writes happened, but quite a few of them have a
basis in real-life events. She's single (and says she will always remain so), lives
in North Carolina at present (though she moves around every so often), and counts among
her hobbies running, watching the stars at night, and...well, having sex. Often.
Visit the author website at:http://aftermidnightpress.blogspot.com/
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Detective Angela Martin returns to pick up the pieces of her life – and track down a killer – in the darkly erotic thriller HELPLESS, the sequel to the acclaimed erotica suspense tale TAKEN: Fatal Obsession Book 1.
In TAKEN, Angela found herself in the clutches of a BDSM master who knew exactly how to control her body and mind, to make her feel pleasure – mingled with a hint of pain and submission – in ways she had never imagined. Then women started turning up dead in her town of Moose Creek, N.C., bound and tormented in ways eerily similar to what Angela's mysterious master had done to her, victims of a serial killer with a dark BDSM appetite.
Despite the danger to her life and career, Angela couldn't stop herself – she kept going back to him, ostensibly to learn more about him as she investigated the deaths, but in truth because she craved his touch, his control. She belonged to him, body and soul, though her devotion had tragic consequences.
In HELPLESS, she is working through the guilt of having killed, the grief of having lost, trying to rebuild her life and career. She is driven to seek out darker, more dangerous sexual thrills, even when the bondage killer, or a copycat, returns to Moose Creek.
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But the killer, or a skilled, depraved copycat, resumes the killings, and soon Angela finds herself fighting not only for her career and life, but maybe to save those closest to her as well.
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Vancouver, BC – February 14, 2011. The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) residential sales in the province climbed 7 per cent in January from December 2010, on a seasonally adjusted basis. Compared to January of last year, MLS® residential unit sales were down 10 per cent to 4,137 units. The average MLS® residential price rose 11.5 per cent to $548,183 in January compared to the same month last year.
"Consumer demand continues to normalize alongside overall economic conditions," said Cameron Muir, BCREA Chief Economist. "However, the pace of growth in home sales experienced since last summer is likely to moderate in the coming months as tighter credit conditions and upward pressure on mortgage interest rates impacts affordability and purchasing power."
The inventory of homes for sale remained below 47,000 units for the third consecutive month in January, down 14 per cent from the spring of last year. "While demand and supply conditions province-wide exhibited balance last month, regional differences are pronounced," added Muir. "Housing markets in the Lower Mainland/ South Coast exhibited stronger conditions than in the Kootenays and Okanagan, which remained in buyer's market territory in January."


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The world never runs out of battles, competitions, and showdowns especially when it comes to electronic products. In the arena of smartphones, we have Android vs. iPhone; in the tablets division, we have Android tablets vs. iPads, and it never seems to end. Each day seems to be the beginning of a tech war and this year, it appears gaming consoles will be breathing down each other's necks.
This year's console war has another contender in the form of Ouya, a Boxer8 product which was launched on June 25 and was developed in collaboration with Yves Behar of the Jawbone tech firm. A day after its anticipated launch, Ouya consoles were already sold out in major online retailers like GameStop and Amazon. Its development was funded via Kickstarter with a goal of just US$ 950,000.
OUYA's Success
In the span of one month, Ouya was able to raise US$ 8.5 million, making it the second highest earning project in the crowd-funding company's history. What made Ouya stand out among many start-up consoles are the new features it introduced—features you wouldn't find on major consoles like the Xbox, PlayStation, or Wii. Among them are the TwitchTV application, the OnLive video game streaming service, and an exclusive version of the Android operating system. Users can also use all Ouya systems as development kits, which means that any Ouya owner can become developers without having to avail of licensing fees. Isn't that great?
Pingo is OUYA's Not So Secret Weapon
Hardcore gamers will never run out of games with Ouya as it carries more than 100 downloadable titles. Don't be surprised if they will soon launch other types of apps like VoIP or chatting apps because Boxer8 seems to be on a roll these days. Among the most anticipated Ouya games is Pingo, a poker-puzzle hybrid used by the company in its pre-launch contest. The game was created by Eve Park, the same name behind 1-Pup Games. Pingo is a card-based puzzle game wherein players need to earn points by creating poker hands on a 5×5 grid. Park believes that with Pingo, Ouya will become a very attractive console for consumers, most especially for poker players. She said that the combination of luck and skill can keep gamers coming back. Pingo's design was highly inspired by some of the most popular games today which include Plants vs. Zombies, Tetris, Zuma, Bejeweled and even Peggle. It also has the appeal of a modern casual puzzle game and can be played in one player and two player modes.
Boxer8 made the perfect decision in using Pingo to spread the word about their console. Different card games have become the most popular games today and anything that involves money has a great potential of drawing in more users. Poker games have been adapted by many if not all gaming consoles. It also helped that Facebook, the most influential social networking today, made some poker games readily available on their site for users to enjoy.
Other Consoles and Poker
Most consoles today have their own brand of poker games. Wii has Texas Hold'em, Playstation has Poker Night 2, Xbox has Full House Pro, and smartphones have almost all poker game portals. Upcoming gadgets also promote poker as one of their flagship games. In a deal with Sweetlabs, future Acer PCs will now come pre-loaded with Zynga games. Zynga is one of the biggest poker game providers in the gaming industry, most notably Zynga Poker. Ouya's Pingo can pose a challenge to any of these games. Aside from the fact that it is different from traditional poker because of the incorporation of various game elements, Pingo is a solid meta game that boasts of social components and some tasty eye candy gamers will surely love. Ouya is now available worldwide on major online shopping stores for US$ 99.
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A balance sheet for projects
a guide to risk-based value--part 2
Article Risk Management, Benefits Realization, Scope Management June 2000
Goodpasture, John C. | Hulett, David
Goodpasture, J. C. & Hulett, D. (2000). A balance sheet for projects: a guide to risk-based value—part 2. PM Network, 14(6), 63–71.
by John C. Goodpasture, PMP, and David Hulett
In Part 1 [May PM Network], we set up the following proposition: Business leaders are really investors, and they make investment decisions when they charter projects. They have expected outcomes that usually are couched in business improvement terms. Project managers have a mission to deliver on the chartered scope, taking measured risks to achieve the value proposition of the project. These three elements make up the project balance sheet: business investment on the left side, balanced with scope and risk on the right side.
Risk as the Balancer. On the executive's side of the balance sheet, the assignment of resources is precise and deterministic. It is not probabilistic, approximate, or statistical. But on the project side of the balance sheet the situation is different. Forecasting project results can only be approximate, at best. So, how is alignment achieved between management expectation and the estimates of the project team? Enter statistics. Statistical estimation provides the project manager a means to reach agreement with the management team on a point solution for the project completion date or budget. Such a point solution is actually a statistic—a data point—that has been picked from a range of possibilities with agreement between the project manager and the executive. Once picked, it is conveyed to the project balance sheet as the project estimate. The project manager must then manage the project in a manner that defeats the statistical possibility that this estimate may, in fact, be overrun! The task of the project manager in risk management is to defeat the quantitative prediction of a risk analysis and bring the project in for the value assigned by management.
Schedule Risk Analysis. Because schedule has such a high leverage on project success, usually much more than cost, let's focus on the schedule risk as the primary balance sheet risk to manage. (See also "Schedule Risk Analysis Simplified" by David Hulett, PM Network, July 1996). There are three main purposes of a schedule risk analysis: to determine the likelihood of overrunning the schedule; to estimate the likely exposure or contingency needed to drive the remaining risk of overrun down to a level acceptable to the company; and to identify the locus of the key risks in the schedule to guide risk management efforts.
Quantitative schedule risk management is statistically based. The basic statistics terminology can be found in any statistics text. In the PMBOK® Guide chapter on risk management and risk quantification (Chapter 11) can be found the probability density functions most used in schedule analysis: the triangular distribution and the beta distribution. The equations for mean, variance, and standard deviation for these distributions are likewise found in the PMBOK® Guide.
In developing a risk-manageable schedule, an understanding of the following scheduling fundamentals is essential.
Critical path schedules are deterministic. That is, a critical path method (CPM) schedule has at least one path through its network—the critical path—that determines the length of the project. The duration of the critical path schedule is computed by adding single-point estimates of activity durations along the longest contiguous path through the network. The critical path predicts the completion date only if everything goes according to plan. This method is limited because durations really are not certain. Using probabilistic analysis, we find that there is some likelihood that the durations will conspire so that a path that is not the critical path will really become critical. Thus, we define the near critical path: a path that is not deterministically critical, but statistically may become critical, thereby delaying the project.
Activity duration estimates are really probabilistic assessments about what can happen in the future. That is, when the task leader schedules the tasks, the duration, although a single number, is in fact an estimate of the statistically most likely duration of the task.
Exhibit 4. Schedule risk has three basic components.
Well, at least if you use the most likely estimates of duration you'll come up with the most likely completion date, won't you? No, actually you will not, as will be made clear. The completion date is not even the most likely date, much less a date with an acceptable level of risk!
Three Fundamentals of Schedules. To understand how useful statistics can be to risk management of the schedule, consider that schedules are really made up of three basic primitives, as shown in Exhibit 4.
The first component is the single task with an activity duration risk. Each activity appears in the schedule with a duration that represents the most probable number of work periods necessary to accomplish the task.
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Exhibit 5. Duration risk can be managed to reduce variance.
The second schedule risk component is the path. A path is composed of at least two activities linked by a relationship, most commonly finish-to-start when using precedence diagramming methods (PDM).
The third component is the merge point where n-paths join at a milestone. In this case, the milestone is not complete until all paths are complete. Schedule risk often increases at a merge point where any of the paths can delay the project. If each path is statistically independent, then the likelihood of completing the milestone is their probabilities multiplied together.
Schedules and Statistics. Now, let's put schedule elements and statistics together to get a view of the uncertainties in the schedule and a quantitative estimate of what they will do to the CPM dates. Ultimately, a measure of these uncertainties will be transferred to the project balance sheet. We've already made the point that it is common practice to use fairly simple probability distributions to model the uncertainty of the durations caused by various risk factors. Because they model real task behavior quite well, either the beta distribution or the triangular distribution is often used. Their asymmetry is key to modeling the real world, which rarely has perfect symmetry.
The task of the project manager in risk management is to defeat the quantitative prediction of a risk analysis and bring the project in for the value assigned by management.
First, we can deal with the uncertainty in the most fundamental schedule element, the single task. The schedule error in one long task can be "managed" in the following sense. In an example shown in Exhibit 5, the single baseline task is labeled WBS Activity 1.0. It is assumed that its probability distribution can be modeled with a triangular probability distribution. The metrics of interest are the average duration and the standard deviation. The latter is a measure of the dispersion of duration errors, and generally for this statistic, the smaller the better. To examine the risk of the baseline we look at the detailed statistics where the risks can better be identified and quantified. (Also see "Effective Sizing and Content Definition of Work Packages" by Tzvi Raz and Shlomo Globerson, Project Management Journal, December 1998).
In Exhibit 5, we show how subdividing one long task into four subtasks can moderate its risk. Notice that the overall variance and standard deviation are improved for the group of four subtasks as compared to the singular baseline task.
Monte Carlo Simulation. But what about our confidence of making the most probable date, or the average date, or any other date the project manager might have picked from the distribution? To avoid the complexity of the mathematics involved in looking at all the statistics of all the activities, a process known as a Monte Carlo simulation is used to statistically estimate the overall schedule and set confidence limits. This is simply a procedure whereby many iterations of the schedule are calculated, or run. Each iteration uses a different combination of possible durations for the uncertain activities. These durations are chosen at random from the full range of possible durations. The full range is specified by the risk analyst, usually after interviews of experts, and expressed as the probability distribution. We see the results in Exhibit 6, where the probability distribution and the cumulative distribution for a four-task, one-path project are shown. Parameters were selected as minus 10 percent from mean for the most optimistic, and plus 25 percent from the mean for most pessimistic estimate in a triangular distribution. Notice that the average duration date, 30 March, is about 40–50 percent likely, but other dates, particularly the CPM most likely date of 25 March, is about 5 percent likely. In fact, the CPM date is not really close to being the most likely date! The risk analysis shows that to be about 30 March.
Exhibit 6. The CPM date is not close to the most likely date.
The critical path predicts the completion date only if everything goes according to plan.
Next, we want to deal with the whole schedule network and see what insights statistics bring. Exhibit 7 illustrates a Monte Carlo analysis of all three schedule primitives. Triangular distributions are used consistently with the parameters of minus 10 percent, plus 25 percent for minimum and maximum from the most likely, respectively. We've already seen the impact of the simple activity and the activity string. Let's look at the example of the two paths merging. To do this, we examine a new project with two identical paths.
Exhibit 7. Parallel paths cause shift right bias.
Each path is made up of risky activities and the project ends in a finish milestone. We can see that confidence of meeting a date for the merge milestone is approximately the product of the confidences of each path, and for a given confidence, the date is "shifted right." For instance, in the single path, as previously shown in Exhibit 6, recall that the confidence in meeting 30 March is about 50 percent. At the merge point, as shown in Exhibit 7, the confidence at 30 March is approximately 50 percent times 50 percent, or 25 percent. Note that the CPM date of 25 March, which was about 5 percent likely with one path, is just barely on the map with two paths. Finally, we should pause to remind ourselves that the CPM says each of these projects finishes on 25 March, which is further evidence of the need for risk analysis. What is the most likely date? It is "shifted right" to about 1 April or 2 April with two paths, not 30 March as it is for one path, or certainly not 25 March as predicted by the CPM!
Two very important observations emerge from the schedule risk analysis:
The most likely duration is never the sum of the most likely durations of each schedule activity. That is, most likely calculations (the modes of the distributions) cannot be added! However, averages can be added along a single-path project, so the sum of all the average task durations is the average duration of the whole schedule. But the worst problem, as seen in Exhibits 6 and 7, is that picking the CPM date as the most likely date is rarely a good bet. Even with a single-path project, the CPM date is almost always far too optimistic!
Perhaps most important for risk management purposes, there is a phenomenon at the merge point called merge bias. Merge bias means that at a merge point, the probability that the milestone will finish later than planned is nearly a certainty. (Also see Network-Based Management Systems (PERT/CPM) by Russell Archibald and Richard Villoria, 1967, Wiley, Appendix C, pp. 447–461. The original description of this bias was by Kenneth MacCrimmon and Charles Ryavec while they were at The Rand Corporation.) This is because the likelihood of meeting the merge date is the product of the likelihoods of each of the joining paths, if the paths are independent of each other. Schedule merge points stand out almost automatically as shift-right risk. If the merge point is on the critical path, then any shift-right problems translate directly into a lengthened project schedule! With complex schedules and many parallel paths and merge points, this effect is pronounced. Project managers ignore risk at their peril.
What Have We Learned? Here are the important points:
Risk on the project balance sheet comes from risk analysis. Risk analysis, at least quantitative risk analysis, uses the concepts of statistics. This means, as a practical matter, that schedule elements and cost elements should be statistically estimated. The simplifying tool is the Monte Carlo simulation. The simulation results give the project team and the project manager the information necessary to construct a workable project balance sheet.
Project managers have a mission to deliver on the chartered scope, taking measured risks to achieve the value proposition of the project.
The highest-risk architectural element in a schedule is the merge point of multiple tasks. There is a bias, the merge bias, toward a shift right of the schedule at merge points.
Risk can be quantitatively managed for both cost and schedule elements of the WBS by using the concepts of statistics to minimize the probability of extended durations and overrun cost.
THE PROJECT BALANCE SHEET and the underlying concepts of project value and risk management are effective tools to manage projects for value returned to their investors. These tools provide the mechanisms to relate the traditional triple constraint to the project balance sheet with the project equation. Applying these tools to troubled projects may cause them to be restructured, deferred, or even canceled before harm to the firm is done. But the good news is that many projects that might otherwise get in trouble may stay out of trouble and be successful for all concerned. ■
John C. Goodpasture, PMP, has 26 years of experience in project and program management. He is vice president for Professional Services Operations, Lanier Worldwide Inc., a company specializing in document management solutions.
David Hulett, Ph.D., is president of Hulett & Associates of Los Angeles, Calif. He consults and trains in project management disciplines, including risk assessment and management, cost estimating, and project scheduling.
This material has been reproduced with the permission of the copyright owner. Unauthorized reproduction of this material is strictly prohibited. For permission to reproduce this material, please contact PMI.
June 2000 PM Network
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We automatically upload everything we've changed in-game to the opt-in Nightly branch each night.
When we've completed the update we're working toward, we push the update to the Unstable branch. You can learn more about opting in to the Unstable branch here.
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