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Category: Indian Government
Rupee Vs fuel prices
So a government which is very concerned about economy and the.people of the country.. What should it do? Obvious answer is to tackle the economy issues and not burden the common man!
But not this government… It can't do a jackshit about falling rupee, rising inflation, corruption.. It can only raise fuel prices.. So that the so called public sector companies can make profit and the government – central and state.. Can make more money through taxes.. After all the deficit has to be managed.. Who gives a shit about what happens to you and me!
By samirdatarin Business issues, Indian Government September 2, 2013 September 2, 2013 97 Words1 Comment
Two women persecuted and prosecuted for Facebook status. Cops suspended and the political party calls a bandh. A youth persecuted for another update (supposedly not even by him). Two editors of a television channel caught for asking bribe from an industrialist MP. Of course channel hits back saying he wanted to kill the story and was ready to give bribe. PMO is asked by HC if Robert Vadra had involved in the alleged scams he is accused of. And obviously PMO says no (seriously.. did anyone really expect them to say otherwise?). Brazenness of this Government is getting appalling by the day.
This new scheme that everyone is talking about as game changer for the UPA. Absolute trash. It will be announced with much fanfare but will never take off. The people it is meant for, they don't even have a bank account or aadhar cards! And we can be sure that there will suddenly be thousands of such fake cards and bank accounts so that the money can be siphoned off.
Talking of schemes… it was hilarious that the so-called low-cost Tablet that government was talking about as innovation.. Made in China!!
And FDI in retail. Ikea is coming and wonder who all are getting excited over it? 95% of the population wont even know what Ikea is or what does it do. Talking about FDI, no one seems to be flying into India to buy stakes in airlines. Why? Because government has ensured that the aviation sector which was shining few years back is gasping for breath. Much like the telecom sector.
Couple caught for committing fraud worth 500 crores. Wonder how they were able to live such a lavish lifestyle without being noticed. Banks which are supposed to be very particular about who has an account, never figured out where they were getting money from? I think banks don't bother checking if large sums of money are involved. It's the average person they make suffer. And talking of banks, what exactly were they doing lending money to Kingfisher Airlines when it was not making profits or even able to clear debts??
IOC wants to suspend IOA because of the way the elections are being manipulated. IOC needs to get real. This is how things functions in India! and like cricket, in next few decades India will be the money center for Olympics too.. so the sooner they accept IOA the way it is, the better. Suresh Kalmadi made money, let others make money too. After all, the Commonwealth Games were a big success!
And all this is happening, the economy is increasingly going downhill and 2013 seems to be the year when everything will fall apart and what is this Government with so many financial stalwarts up to? Trying hard to ensure they last the full term and come up with populist schemes which will help them get to power in next election. Of course, the opposition is no better. They are clueless. They accuse the incumbent of corruption when there are enough corrupt people in their own parties.
FIPB clears IKEA's FDI proposal (rediff.com)
IOC to propose suspension of Indian Olympic Association (sports.ndtv.com)
Is India ready for the cash transfer scheme? (zdnet.com)
India To Roll Out World's Biggest Direct Cash Transfer Scheme For The Poor (ibtimes.com)
PM launches Aadhar-based direct cash transfers in 51 districts of India (ndtv.com)
India Billionaire Watching His Kingfisher Airlines Disappear (forbes.com)
Cashing in on schemes for poor (thehindu.com)
Mumbai Women Arrested for Political Facebook Comment (mashable.com)
By samirdatarin Commonwealth Games 2010, Finance, Indian Government, Random thoughts November 29, 2012 594 Words1 Comment
Arrogance or Head in the Sand Syndrome?
All relevant economic indicators are screwed. What should be up is down… what should be down is up. Standard & Poor downgrades India and what's the reaction of this government?? Standard & Poor is not transparent! Seriously? I mean SERIOUSLY?
Who are we kidding? How come in the past no one ever commented on this transparency shit? How come when the rating was decent for India, nobody said that "hang on… this rating can't be right.. they don't understand our economic structure!"? Mr. T C A Anant.. why didn't you say that earlier? I bet somebody else will now say it is a conspiracy against India. Wonder who will it be? Vylar Ravi said it day before, so some other minister now.
Is it absolute arrogance of UPA that makes them refuse to believe the reality? or is it the Ostrich syndrome?
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Standard-Poor-method-not-transparent-Government/articleshow/14076194.cms
http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/sp-has-always-been-very-pessimisticindia-t-canant/477162/
http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/sandp-rating-bjp-says-wake-up-call-cong-says-not-gospel-truth_781410.html
By samirdatarin Finance, Indian Government, Uncategorized June 13, 2012 166 WordsLeave a comment
It is downright funny!
Check out the link… It is hilarious. Congress seriously needs to do some thinking and ban these people from coming anywhere close to a mic or media! The leaders have become delusional. They think that any attack on the party is actually attack on the country and there are forces that seek to destabilize the country… Seriously?
The world doesn't need to make efforts to destabilize us. We are doing it ourselves! or rather Congress is doing a very good job of it. Actually let me rephrase.. it is UPA, led by an ineffective leader. So blaming others or Anna Hazare is not going to help… Not that I am a fan of Anna but then comments like these will only make him more popular.
Vylar Ravi who is heading the coal ministry… he should first figure out the coalgate before pointing fingers at Anna. Find something more useful to do… and if you can't, go back to wherever you have come from and let the nation live in peace.
http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/265314/team-anna-receiving-funds-from-us-vayalar-ravi.html
By samirdatarin Indian Government, Random thoughts June 12, 2012 177 Words2 Comments
A wonderful 'Civilization' called India
Been a while I have posted anything. Lack of time is the excuse I would peddle but the truth is the writer's block 😛
But a few things happening around me and I felt that I think I should express my views.
And it so happens that tomorrow is 26th January so makes this post rather apt.
So the video link did not work for Rushdie to read out a few more verses. Why is everyone so surprised or aghast over it. Obviously the link would not have worked. In this country, the technology also works the way political system does. Of course, I am unable to understand all this controversy.
I don't think we should have banned or stopped Rushdie from visiting India on account of religious sentiments. We should have stopped him from coming because the event in Jaipur is a Literature Fest and he doesn't belong there. His writing is pretentious and cure for insomnia.
It's the western world which considers him a writer. I think he is full of ….
But nope this secular country which has this fundamental right about freedom of speech stops him from coming over because there are elections happening in a few crucial states and it is very important to listen to the views of a very critical ingredient in the electoral mix
Elsewhere, this secular country wants to push its 'oh so secular views' in other countries. Jay Leno must be thinking up of some more funny and interesting stuff to talk about this controversy on what he said or showed. Imagine, the one person who should have been really upset over his comments should have been Romney but we don't know what his reaction was. I think US firmly put us in our place by telling us that free speech (in spirit and action) exists in their country and we should shut up.
Just the way we should have shut up when there was a court case about Bhagwad Gita happening somewhere deep in the frozen environments of some gulag in Siberia. Who are we to get all charged up about what happens in another country.
And we should not have be commenting on what the talk show host says in New Zealand about someone in India.
In fact, we should not be saying anything about anything about who says what in any country.
Aren't we supposed to be one of the oldest civilization? And supposedly about tolerance?
But I guess as country, a mix of various religions and run by a political alliance, we are supposed to make all the right noises to appease everyone.
Also we should not let anyone say anything about political leaders even within the country. All the shit that has happened about banning a Facebook or Google.
We are also the moral police because we don't want sex to be one of the most searched word coming out of this country. How dare anyone search for sex!! it is such a taboo word.
Enough of ranting. Hopefully I will have something nice to say in the next post.
Till then, life goes on in this wonderful civilization..
Rushdie blames politics for his gagging at JLF (ibnlive.in.com)
Rushdie video link at JLF unlikely: police (ibnlive.in.com)
India must chose to defend Right to Speech (kractivist.wordpress.com)
Muslim activists scuttle Rushdie video link (thehimalayantimes.com)
By samirdatarin Indian Government, Random thoughts January 25, 2012 566 WordsLeave a comment
So no paying less tax
How could we have been thinking that the proposals for tax reforms would go through in their entirety?? The same set of people who voted for themselves to get hikes… even went through the charade of going on strike are the people who ensured that the common man does not get any significant tax benefits. After all the common man has to give money which would pay their salaries! Approx Rs. 37 lakhs per Member of Parliament into 500+ MPs… about 180 crores+. That's a lot of money to be accounted for considering that only single digit population of this country actually pays the income tax. So they had to make modifications in the proposal and let the man on the street suffer rather than curtail all the freebies of the elected representatives…And not to forget that every state assembly would also want to increase salary and perks for their MLAs!
Direct Taxes Code Bill gets Cabinet nod (thehindu.com)
By samirdatarin Indian Government August 27, 2010 161 WordsLeave a comment
"Common"wealth and Patriotism
Have been reading about all the controversies surrounding the Commonwealth games and had stayed away from writing anything about it. After all in a corrupt country.. when controversies happen about corruption, it obviously means that there are some people who have not been able to dip into the free flow of money and want to ensure that others don't get it either.
But when someone I respect a lot and consider a real woman of substance questions the patriotism of people who are commenting on the preparedness of India for these games.. I felt I had to write. Ms Sheila Dixit has made the blunder of same proportion as MS Gill telling Parliament that if any Member of Parliament wants details about financial misappropriation, they should file an application under RTI!
Ms Dixit, I have lived in Delhi for close to 15 years and have seen the city transform for the better and the public of Delhi has also reposed faith in you over and over by electing you but please do not question our patriotism for the mess delhi has been in past couple of years and the mess it is in today… just month and half away from the Games.
Read a week back that all facilities for London Olympics in 2012 are ready and are being tested!! And everything would be in a state of preparedness a year in advance. So where did we go wrong? Forget taking digs at Mr Aiyer and have an action plan in place for a clean up. Either you are completely blind to say that clean up has happened or under the pressure from the party that you are part of, you are forced to utter such inanities.
However, the larger question is… why did India opt to host the Commonwealth games? We do not have a sports culture at all. And no cricket, hockey and soccer on TV does not constitute sports culture. And more importantly why should we be getting orgasmic about Queen's Baton?? We do not owe allegiance to the Queen nor to anyone else in the world!
The country has been taken for a ride in the name of hosting such an elite event (and I do question the eliteness of CWG). If this hosting of games was going to be exciting, Mr Kalmadi would not have been trying to twist BCCI arm to give out Rs 100 crores and scrounging for sponsorships. Airtel is a sponsor of a complete non event called Champion's League to be played in South Africa. If they had believed that CWG would be big, they would have been the first one to be the lead sponsor and of course various other brands would have lined up to be part of the event (just a month back every brand worth something was trying to be part of World Cup Soccer where India does not even participate). If people and the brands would have believed that sponsoring or being part of CWG would heighten the national interest and patriotism, we would have already seen various campaigns. I am absolutely sure that many brands are already working on communication strategies that they want in place for the 2011 Cricket World Cup.
Of course, if the telecast rights had been with a channel other than Doordarshan, things might have been better.. mind you just a wee bit better. And no surprises if the rights were to be sold for the Games, none of the leading channels would have even bid. If anything, they would have asked the government to pay for the production cost!
So the common public is not interested. Corporates are not interested (no Public Sector company would have sponsored either if they had a choice) so who are we holding the Games for?
Reminds me of few instances in the corporate world where I have been part of. In a completely inward looking strategy brands and corporates believe that there will be a huge audience just waiting to lap up their offering. Numbers and projections are made and the product is launched… only to fail miserably.
The tourism industry must be in utter shock (their fault entirely if they believed that there will be a huge tourist crowd linked with the games). All the capacity that was built in the hotel industry would soon bring the rack rates crashing down.
All the business loss that shopping establishments in places like Cannaught Place have suffered, they would never be able to recover them for years after the beautification in the name of Games is over.
And not to forget egg on our collective faces when facilities at various stadias would be up for the entire world to view. We should not talk about patritotism and global conspiracy against India when the foreign journalists take pictures of the shoddiness and show it to the world.
I think Mr Fennel had visited Delhi few months back and he was extremely worried and the entire media and the CWG people had piled on to him for having doubts. Well he would probably have the last laugh now.
Though I do hope that in a manner typical to us, we will manage to have things in place at the last minute. Won't be world class but would be "Chalta hai" and hopefully our sports people would win a few medals and media too in its usual way would move on to other stories for getting TRPs. But only if the malaise that is called the Indian system of 'make hay while the sun shines' can be addressed… This country has the potential to be the best… if only we start believing in ourselves rather than finding ways of how to get things done.
By samirdatarin Advertising & Marketing, Indian Government, Sports August 11, 2010 952 Words3 Comments


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package rx.internal.operators;

import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.never;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.times;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;

import org.junit.Test;

import rx.Observable;
import rx.Observer;
import rx.functions.Func1;
import rx.functions.Functions;

import java.util.Arrays;

public class OperatorAnyTest {

    @Test
    public void testAnyWithTwoItems() {
        Observable<Integer> w = Observable.just(1, 2);
        Observable<Boolean> observable = w.exists(Functions.alwaysTrue());

        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
        Observer<Boolean> observer = mock(Observer.class);
        observable.subscribe(observer);
        verify(observer, never()).onNext(false);
        verify(observer, times(1)).onNext(true);
        verify(observer, never()).onError(org.mockito.Matchers.any(Throwable.class));
        verify(observer, times(1)).onCompleted();
    }

    @Test
    public void testIsEmptyWithTwoItems() {
        Observable<Integer> w = Observable.just(1, 2);
        Observable<Boolean> observable = w.isEmpty();

        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
        Observer<Boolean> observer = mock(Observer.class);
        observable.subscribe(observer);
        verify(observer, never()).onNext(true);
        verify(observer, times(1)).onNext(false);
        verify(observer, never()).onError(org.mockito.Matchers.any(Throwable.class));
        verify(observer, times(1)).onCompleted();
    }

    @Test
    public void testAnyWithOneItem() {
        Observable<Integer> w = Observable.just(1);
        Observable<Boolean> observable = w.exists(Functions.alwaysTrue());

        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
        Observer<Boolean> observer = mock(Observer.class);
        observable.subscribe(observer);
        verify(observer, never()).onNext(false);
        verify(observer, times(1)).onNext(true);
        verify(observer, never()).onError(org.mockito.Matchers.any(Throwable.class));
        verify(observer, times(1)).onCompleted();
    }

    @Test
    public void testIsEmptyWithOneItem() {
        Observable<Integer> w = Observable.just(1);
        Observable<Boolean> observable = w.isEmpty();

        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
        Observer<Boolean> observer = mock(Observer.class);
        observable.subscribe(observer);
        verify(observer, never()).onNext(true);
        verify(observer, times(1)).onNext(false);
        verify(observer, never()).onError(org.mockito.Matchers.any(Throwable.class));
        verify(observer, times(1)).onCompleted();
    }

    @Test
    public void testAnyWithEmpty() {
        Observable<Integer> w = Observable.empty();
        Observable<Boolean> observable = w.exists(Functions.alwaysTrue());

        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
        Observer<Boolean> observer = mock(Observer.class);
        observable.subscribe(observer);
        verify(observer, times(1)).onNext(false);
        verify(observer, never()).onNext(true);
        verify(observer, never()).onError(org.mockito.Matchers.any(Throwable.class));
        verify(observer, times(1)).onCompleted();
    }

    @Test
    public void testIsEmptyWithEmpty() {
        Observable<Integer> w = Observable.empty();
        Observable<Boolean> observable = w.isEmpty();

        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
        Observer<Boolean> observer = mock(Observer.class);
        observable.subscribe(observer);
        verify(observer, times(1)).onNext(true);
        verify(observer, never()).onNext(false);
        verify(observer, never()).onError(org.mockito.Matchers.any(Throwable.class));
        verify(observer, times(1)).onCompleted();
    }

    @Test
    public void testAnyWithPredicate1() {
        Observable<Integer> w = Observable.just(1, 2, 3);
        Observable<Boolean> observable = w.exists(
                new Func1<Integer, Boolean>() {

                    @Override
                    public Boolean call(Integer t1) {
                        return t1 < 2;
                    }
                });

        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
        Observer<Boolean> observer = mock(Observer.class);
        observable.subscribe(observer);
        verify(observer, never()).onNext(false);
        verify(observer, times(1)).onNext(true);
        verify(observer, never()).onError(org.mockito.Matchers.any(Throwable.class));
        verify(observer, times(1)).onCompleted();
    }

    @Test
    public void testExists1() {
        Observable<Integer> w = Observable.just(1, 2, 3);
        Observable<Boolean> observable = w.exists(
                new Func1<Integer, Boolean>() {

                    @Override
                    public Boolean call(Integer t1) {
                        return t1 < 2;
                    }
                });

        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
        Observer<Boolean> observer = mock(Observer.class);
        observable.subscribe(observer);
        verify(observer, never()).onNext(false);
        verify(observer, times(1)).onNext(true);
        verify(observer, never()).onError(org.mockito.Matchers.any(Throwable.class));
        verify(observer, times(1)).onCompleted();
    }

    @Test
    public void testAnyWithPredicate2() {
        Observable<Integer> w = Observable.just(1, 2, 3);
        Observable<Boolean> observable = w.exists(
                new Func1<Integer, Boolean>() {

                    @Override
                    public Boolean call(Integer t1) {
                        return t1 < 1;
                    }
                });

        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
        Observer<Boolean> observer = mock(Observer.class);
        observable.subscribe(observer);
        verify(observer, times(1)).onNext(false);
        verify(observer, never()).onNext(true);
        verify(observer, never()).onError(org.mockito.Matchers.any(Throwable.class));
        verify(observer, times(1)).onCompleted();
    }

    @Test
    public void testAnyWithEmptyAndPredicate() {
        // If the source is empty, always output false.
        Observable<Integer> w = Observable.empty();
        Observable<Boolean> observable = w.exists(
                new Func1<Integer, Boolean>() {

                    @Override
                    public Boolean call(Integer t1) {
                        return true;
                    }
                });

        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
        Observer<Boolean> observer = mock(Observer.class);
        observable.subscribe(observer);
        verify(observer, times(1)).onNext(false);
        verify(observer, never()).onNext(true);
        verify(observer, never()).onError(org.mockito.Matchers.any(Throwable.class));
        verify(observer, times(1)).onCompleted();
    }

    @Test
    public void testWithFollowingFirst() {
        Observable<Integer> o = Observable.from(Arrays.asList(1, 3, 5, 6));
        Observable<Boolean> anyEven = o.exists(new Func1<Integer, Boolean>() {
            @Override
            public Boolean call(Integer i) {
                return i % 2 == 0;
            }
        });
        assertTrue(anyEven.toBlocking().first());
    }
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Fire ants in the south have now exploded following the heavy rains. Here's the updated 3-Step Organic Program that works to control this man-made problem.
1. Treat the site. Apply beneficial nematodes. These are living organisms and must be used before the expiration date and/or before they die in the package. They will also control other insect pests in the soil. The alternative is to apply dry molasses at 20 lbs. per 1000 sq. ft.
3. Go organic and use the entire Basic Program. The biodiversity of microbes, insects and other animals is the long term control.
We have several species of ants in the garden and sometimes in the house. Most of the ants other than fire ants are beneficial in the garden. Some in the house are easier to control than others. If you have the kinds of ants that need controlling, I can help you. There are several non-toxic ant controls that are cost effective and easy to use.
Most ants in the garden are either beneficial or just a nuisance. The three most troublesome in north Texas are odorous ants, fire ants and various carpenter ants. Fire ants are best controlled with mound drenches of citrus-based products. There are now commercial products, but the formula for a homemade version is available here on the web site. Beneficial nematodes and going totally organic is the rest of the fire ant program that really works.
Member tip: Here is my take on why grits or cornmeal can inhibit Fire Ants.
Fire Ants vary their diet seasonly. Typically they go after proteins more in the summer (worms or dead bugs or meats or animal oils, etc.). In the Fall and Winter, they diet more on carbohydrates. This is when starches (grains) are more appealing to their diet.
Probably what makes the cornmeal (or the cornmeal nature of grits) more effective in inhibiting fire ants is that they feed this substance to their larvae in order to break it down into a digestible food source for the adult fire ants. Their food source normally is based upon a type of fungal breakdown in concert with their young. This is inhibited by the cornmeal. The antifungal nature of the cornmeal/grits upsets this feeding cycle where the adults can not obtain their final food product (a fungus-based food secreted via the larvae). Essentially, the fire ants start to starve because their primary food source isn't happening - it has been "infected" as a result of the antifungal activities of the grits or cornmeal.


We have had a wonderful response to sorella & me's recently launched mens collection and we have been very busy bees getting the orders out to you all!
Breakfast and a paper in bed on Father's Day – a Dad's dream!!
Men have certainly been very excited to get their hands on our sleepwear – but it seems that our beautiful female customers who love the organic sleepwear themselves, have also got quite excited about pampering their man and dad with a luxurious short or pant for Father's Day.
And why not? Don't they deserve the best too?!!!
Dad and baby. A unique love!
Father's day this Sunday is a great excuse to let Dad know that they do in fact deserve the best, by honoring and celebrating father's and father figures (stepfathers, fathers-in-law, guardians, foster parents and family friends).
The craziness of our day to day routines has us perhaps not taking the time to say "thank-you" enough. Unfortunately this year my husband will be away (yes, we will all be very sad!), so we will be celebrating "him" and all the wonderful, amazing things he does and the absolute joy he brings to our lives, when he is home. My kids will be 'borrowing' a dad at the school/kindy events so apologies in advance if you find an extra child attached to your leg during the Father's Day morning tea!!
My husband with our baby girl (who is now 6!). Love this photo – capturing comfort and love.
My husband being away will give me the opportunity to dedicate the actual day to MY Dad. A man who has always been there for me, and my children as a grandfather they adore. My Dad is the BEST and I know how lucky I am to have him in my life!
Last year we had some Dads share what they love about being a dad and here is a great quote I thought we would share again…..
We say HAPPY FATHER'S DAY to all the dad's in the sorella-hood, but in particular to new dad's who are celebrating the joys of being a dad for the first time! Enjoy your poem, card, breakfast in bed, painted footprint, handprint, homemade rocky road from the school stall and maybe, if your super lucky, your new sorella & me sleepwear!!!
Do you have a tradition you like to uphold each year for Father's Day?


I have just returned from a week in India, where I was running a training course for one of my UK clients who have an office out there. Sadly, I had little time to explore and sightsee, but did have direct experience of one particular Indian phenomenon – the traffic.
I spent quite a bit of time in taxis, travelling to and from the airport and each day between the hotel and client's offices. I wasn't so much struck by the volume of traffic (living in London, I'm used to that!) more by how the traffic behaved. It was an absolute free for all, with vehicles of all shapes and sizes vying for position and stretching things the nth degree as they did so – often at great speed. On several occasions I saw mopeds or auto rickshaws sandwiched between trucks or buses with barely inches to spare on either side, cars cutting across lanes, again with barely a hairs breadth between them and other moving vehicles.
Many a time, I found my heart was in my mouth.
And yet, this seemed to work. I realised that the magic formula was aided and abetted by use the horn. I'd go as far as to say that Indian drivers seem to drive as much with ears as they do with their eyes. At first, it appeared (to my own untrained Western ears) that Indians used their horns willy nilly. Yet, it seems the horn is what makes all the difference when people are driving there. Drivers appear to use it to gauge the exact location of other moving vehicles, large and small.
And, some kind of order seems to emerge from this chaos, which becomes increasingly fascinating to watch.
These guys seem to be on the ball. Having said this, I haven't looked up India's road accident stats, but I'm guessing incidence of accidents is probably quite high. Yet, in my brief time there, my impression was that the "system" seems to work most of the time. I even pondered whether, with my visual impairment, I could drive in India, given the reliance drivers have on their ears! I wasn't quite brave enough to give it a try – I have a partner and children at home who wanted me back alive.
This also got me thinking in broader terms. If left to our own devices, with minimum rules and regulations, can things actually work better for us in some ways? Do all the restrictions we have laid down make us less sharp, less aware, more complacent and so, ironically, more vulnerable? Are we in the West, through being increasingly controlled in all sorts of ways, in danger of losing our capacity for risk and staying alert and sharp to what the world throws at us?
Maybe so. However, I was pulled up short on my way back to Bangalore airport when, driving through a light rain shower, my taxi went into the most dramatic and magnificent skid, finally coming to rest about a millimetre from the van in front.
And, what did the driver then do? Sounded his horn.
Hi Chris, Your points at the end of this blog really struck a chord with me.
I do think that by being protected and controlled that we are completely losing our instinct to survive. My elderly Mum (89)came to visit recently, she is from London, and has always lived in towns, but her ability to cope when we had a power cut was amazing, she knew just what to do and took total control, no one had time to panic. She was in London during the Blitz and wasn't even slightly phased Whereas my sister who had moved away from London to the burbs, didn't have a clue. I was an amazing thing to watch. I am making sure my daughters learn what to do in an emergency, but then they do know a lot, as I have lived in rural Wales for the last 15 years and survived flood, snowstorm, extreme cold heat and a dried up water supply, not to mention invasion from bats, mice and deer! We'll be fine but I pity the others.
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IsraelPB.com was launched about a year ago, enabling searching of Israeli phone numbers in English, however it seems that this site in not well-known yet, as I and my Israeli colleagues still get frequent queries from overseas colleagues about locating people in Israel. As I was wondering who is behind this site and how does its transliteration mechanism works – I sent a message via the "contact us" link at the bottom of the screen, and got an immediate response. After a few days, I had a very pleasant phone conversation with Shaun Waksman (28), who built this website, and I now feel that IsraelPB.com should be promoted as an important tool not only within the Jewish genealogy community but also within Hebrew-disabled Jewish communities world-wide. This is an English version of the original Hebrew post.
It is important to recall that the Israeli phone company, Bezeq, operates a full English version of its online directoy, however Waksman's transliteration mechanism outperformed Bezeq's, and as his website relies on more resources – it is much more extensive.
How did it all start? Shaun Waksman was born in 1982 in Montreal, Canada, where one of the largest and strongest Jewish communities in North America is to be found. His grandfather had immigrated from Chelm (Poland) and was active in Montreal's Chelm Landsmanschaften organization (one of many such organizations that were active in Montreal). Waksman went to a Jewish school, like many of the Jewish children in Montreal, and after graduating from high-school he was awarded with a scholarship for 1 year of studies in The Hebrew University in Jerusalem. "After I came to Israel," he tells, "I understood how much I love Israel, the university, and the Israelis." He decided to stay, got a BA in Computer Science, and an MBA, worked in a few high-tech company, and moved to live in the Tel Aviv area.
After arriving to Israel, Shaun's father had asked him to locate Israeli relatives ("he read their names from a wedding invitation found in my late grandfather's belongings"), and then Shaun realized the difficulty in finding Israeli phone numbers if you don't read/write Hebrew. The website is a private initiation, being taken care when he has time ("it's a hobby"), but he is serious about it. Waksman is also active within the genealogy scene and currently serves as the Webmaster for the Chelmer Organization of Israel.
How does it work? The website relies on online and free databases ("asking lawyers about it, I realized there's no problem with it"), and covers Israeli land-lines and mobiles country-wide; the site is being updated once so often. For me, the transliteration mechanism is the most interesting part of this site. "I've built a lexicon of names," Waksman tells, "with every name in Hebrew has multiple variations in English." This lexicon is based on both manual transliteration of the most common names, and an automatic Hebrew-to-English transliteration suggested in an article by Stephen Morse.
Advantages of the site (also to Israelis!). The two biggest advantages of searching this website are auto completion (while typing) of the city, and the fact that search results are not limited by their number. The latter is a great advantage even for Israelis, as Bezeq's online directory limits any results-list to 15 records.
In addition, names and addresses from this site's database are accessible to crawlers, hence Israeli people can be found even by a Google search. Indeed, Waksman tells that the site has many daily visits referred from Google. Another feature, tough less effective in its current form, allows to search by city only. In that case, the location of this city in Israel is clearly shown on a map, and if the city has enough records – a tag cloud will appear showing the most common names in that city; clicking a name will lead to the search results of that name in that city (the homepage presents a tag cloud of Israel's names). As for now, first names and surnames are being analyzed together with regards to the cloud, but that might be improved.
While discussing interesting comments he has got, Waksman tells that since Bezeq also supplies service to the Palestinian Authority, their numbers also appear in his database. Frequently, he gets thank you messages from relatives of Palestinians who live in the States – they thank him for being able to find their relatives in an English search.
As we talk about our motives towards the genealogy research, Waksman says that "I've had many exciting discoveries and I've met with many relatives in Israel. I now understand that it's totally random that I was born in Canada and you were born in Israel. It could have been the other way around." So, for all of you who "randomly" happened to be born and raise without knowing Hebrew – you now have the option to easily find your Israeli relatives.


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Directions to our San Francisco Office
Below are directions to our main San Francisco headquarters at 110 The Embarcadero, where most Club events are held. You can also use Google Maps for custom directions. Scroll down for directions to our Silicon Valley office.
Via BART
Take BART to the Embarcadero station. Walk down Market (toward the bay) until you get to Steuart Street, turn right; walk down Steuart until you get to Mission Street, turn left; walk one block to The Embarcadero and turn right, and The Commonwealth Club is the second building on your right at 110 The Embarcadero. For schedule information, visit BART online.
Via Muni
The Commonwealth Club is easily accessible by Muni. Many additional Muni lines stop nearby and are within easy walking distance.
A number of Muni trains stop at the Embarcadero station (see BART directions above; both BART and Muni use the Embarcadero station); and many of them also go to the Muni light rail station at Folsom and The Embarcadero, about two blocks from The Commonwealth Club.
Visit Muni online or call 817-1717 (415, 510 and 511 area codes) for route and schedule information.
Driving from East Bay
Take the Fremont Street exit from the Bay Bridge. Turn right and head to The Embarcadero. The Commonwealth Club headquarters is at 110 The Embarcadero.
Driving from South Bay
Highway 101: Take the Fourth Street exit off Highway 101. Take Bryant to The Embarcadero; turn left on The Embarcadero. The Commonwealth Club headquarters is at 110 The Embarcadero.
Highway 280: 280 turns into King Street; stay on King Street, which turns into The Embarcadero. The Commonwealth Club headquarters is at 110 The Embarcadero.
Driving from North Bay
From Golden Gate Bridge, follow US 101 (taking a right when it turns into Van Ness Ave.) to Broadway; turn left on Broadway. Continue on Broadway all the way to The Embarcadero; turn right on The Embarcadero. The Commonwealth Club headquarters is at 110 The Embarcadero.
Parking Near 110 The Embarcadero
There are many parking garages close to The Commonwealth Club's downtown San Francisco headquarters. Below is a selection of them. Please note that this information may change at any time; contact the garages to make sure you have the latest information.
Rincon Center
121 Spear St.
Rates (tax included):
Each 30 minutes: $6
Daily maximum: $30
Evenings (Monday–Friday): in after 5 p.m.: $10 early bird
In by 8:30 a.m., out by 6 p.m.: $21
Saturday–Sunday: $10
Holidays: $10
Oversize: $40
Hills Plaza Garage
15 minutes (Monday–Friday): $3
Daily maximum (Monday–Friday): $25
Daily maximum (Saturday–Sunday): $10
One Embarcadero Center
Rates: (cash only)
Monday–Friday 10 a.m.–5 p.m.: $6/30 minutes
Weekends/evenings: $3/hour
Daily: $34/24 hours (overnight permitted)
Three Embarcadero Center
The Commonwealth Club is not associated with and is not responsible for the operation or the policies of the parking garages.
For information about other parking garages in the general vicinity, visit parkingquest.com.
Directions to our Silicon Valley Office
To Silicon Valley
Below are directions to our Silicon Valley administrative office, at the Sobrato Center for Nonprofits. (Our events in Silicon Valley are held at a number of different sites, which are noted on each event listing.)
From Highway 237 or 880
From any direction, exit onto Calaveras Boulevard heading east. Make a left at the first stoplight onto Abbott Avenue. Make your first left onto Valley Way. (There is an Arco gas station at the corner.) Go straight into the Sobrato Center for Nonprofits campus and continue to the end of the parking lot to Building 5—600 Valley Way.
From Highway 680
From any direction, exit onto highway 237/Calaveras Boulevard heading west to Central Milpitas. Stay on Calaveras Boulevard for 1.3 miles and turn right onto Abbott Avenue (just before the 880 interchange/overpass). Make the first left onto Valley Way. (There is an Arco gas station at the corner.) Go straight into the Sobrato Center for Nonprofits campus and continue to the end of the parking lot to Building 5—600 Valley Way.
Free parking is available all around the campus.
Free Transportation Access
The Sobrato Center for Nonprofits is located 12 miles south of the BART station in Fremont and 1.5 miles east of the 880/Alder Light Rail station in Milpitas. The center is accessible via the Santa Clara VTA and AC Transit bus systems. Visit 511.org for detailed transit routes, schedule and fares.
Bike Parking at San Francisco Headquarters
If you ride your bike to The Commonwealth Club's San Francisco headquarters, there are numerous bike racks and bike rental locations nearby.
On The Embarcadero, the nearest racks are right across the street on our side of the Ferry Building (https://www.ferrybuildingmarketplace.com/new-bike-rack-near-old-lagoon/). There are additional bike racks on the plaza side of the Ferry Building (https://www.ferrybuildingmarketplace.com/visit/faq/).
On the block behind our building—on Steuart Street—there are 7 or 8 bike racks, including in front of the entrance to the post office, outside of the Rincon Center entrance, and 2 just a few feet from our Steuart St. entrance.
There are also Ford GoBike rental stations at the end of our block (where Steuart ends at the cul-de-sac), across the street at the Ferry Building, and on Steuart at Market Street.
The Commonwealth Club is not associated with and is not responsible for the operation or the policies of any bike rental companies, nor is it responsible for the security of any bikes parked near our events.

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Songs »Empire State of Mind Part II
by Alicia Keys (2009)
One good thing about winter isolation is that I rarely have to inadvertently listen to the radio playing in stores, that plus an ability to fast forward commercials? I've heard nary a Sugar Ray or an American Idol winner song in months and months.
The down side is that once and a while an uplifting gem slips through my radar, like Alicia Keys' Empire State of Mind Part 2.
I am not sure if it makes me lame to the broader world that I didn't know this song (when I asked the manicurist who sang it, she was polite enough to not give me an "are you serious?" look, yet I could tell that something had been decided for her about me right then and there). It was, as I've since learned, all the rage almost two years ago.
But then again, among the I-only-listen-to-radio-for-NPR crowd, it might make me just as lame to be so in love with such a popular hit – after all, it played right after the Gin Blossoms' "Hey Jealousy".
But lame or not – this sounds like modern day Donna Summer and there's not a thing wrong with that. It makes one feel all alive with excitement, teaming with the hope of Diana Ross' Mahogany stepping out to make her dreams come true in a huge shawl and a maxi skirt.
It reminds me of the initial thrill of coming to New York, when it felt as exciting in it's vast energy as it was intimidating. And while I don't walk down a street in Soho with the same dreamy eyes I had back in those days, the city can still amaze: when you drive back home during dusk and the skyline welcomes you, when snow first starts falling in the night time street lights, when… see look at me. I am super sentimental and it's all because of this song.
But not the original Jay-Z version, I get less emotional to raps about Robert DeNiro.
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Q: Computing average of non-zero values I have lists from whose I what the average of non-zero values.
E.G
 [2,2,0,0,0] -> 2
 [1,1,0,1,0]  -> 1
 [0,0,0,9,0] -> 9
 [2,3,0,0,0] -> 2.5

Current I'm doing this:
list_ = [1,1,0,1,0]
non_zero = [float(v) for v in list_ if v>0]
averge = sum(non_zero)/len(non_zero)

How can I do this operation more efficiently?

A: Here's a vectorized approach with summing after converting list of lists to a 2D array -
from __future__ import division
a = np.asarray(list_)
a.sum(1)/(a!=0).sum(1)

Sample run -
In [32]: list_  #  Input list of lists
Out[32]: [[2, 2, 0, 0, 0], [1, 1, 0, 1, 0], [0, 0, 0, 9, 0], [2, 3, 0, 0, 0]]

In [33]: a = np.asarray(list_) # Convert to array

In [34]: a.sum(1)/(a!=0).sum(1) # Divide row sums by count of non-zeros
Out[34]: array([ 2. ,  1. ,  9. ,  2.5])

A: You could use np.nonzero:
l = np.array([2,2,0,0,0])

l[l.nonzero()].mean()
Out[17]: 2.0

A rough benchmark wrapping your current approach and this one in functions:
def luis_way(l):
    non_zero = [float(v) for v in l if v>0]
    average = sum(non_zero)/len(non_zero)
    return average

def np_way(l):
    return l[l.nonzero()].mean()

In [19]: some_l = np.random.randint(2, size=10000)
In [20]: %timeit luis_way(some_l)
100 loops, best of 3: 4.72 ms per loop
In [21]: %timeit np_way(some_l)
1000 loops, best of 3: 262 µs per loop

For small inputs, though, your current approach is probably fine.
It is however worth noting that your current answer is not actually taking all non-zero elements, but only positive elements.

A: If you start with a numpy array, you can use np.nonzero to filter the array, then take the mean:
a = np.array([2,3,0,0,0])
average = a[np.nonzero(a)].mean()

You could also filter by boolean indexing, which appears to be faster:
average = a[a!=0].mean()

You could also easily change the method above to filter for positive values by using a>0.
Timings
Using the following setup:
a = np.random.randint(100, size=10**6)

I get the following timings:
%timeit a[a!=0].mean()
100 loops, best of 3: 4.59 ms per loop

%timeit a[a.nonzero()].mean()
100 loops, best of 3: 9.82 ms per loop

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Q: Debugging webpage for IE9 on Windows XP I just realized I cannot install IE9 directly, as I have Windows XP. Is there some other way to debug webpages for IE9 on Windows XP?

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*I know there is IE Netrenderer, but it is just static renderer, I need to check dynamic functionality also, and I need to log in, which is not possible in Netrenderer.

*I know there is IE Tab Plus Add-on for Firefox, but this probably works only if you have IE9 already installed??

Thanks for your help!

A: I'd say your best bet is to install Windows 7 or Vista in a virtual machine and test IE9 there.
You can get a 90-day evaluation version of Windows 7 Enterprise here:
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Renewing America, revamping immigration
Jennifer Hunt Wednesday, December 7, 2022
For media inquiries, contact:
Marie Wilken mwilken@brookings.edu 202-540-7738
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In a Hamilton Project proposal, Jennifer Hunt identifies reforms to the U.S. immigration system that would increase its economic benefits to the native born, enforce its fairness, and strengthen the application of its laws.
Because immigration to the U.S. is low by international standards, increasing immigration is a policy that could have positive economic, cultural, humanitarian, and geopolitical impacts. This proposal suggests improvements to immigration policy that balance different objectives while considering social science theory and empirical findings, ethical issues, public opinion, and associated political constraints.
Jennifer Hunt
Professor of Economics - Rutgers University
There are long-standing and substantial weaknesses in the current immigration system that invite wide-ranging reforms. The incomplete application of immigration laws—evident in the nexus of unauthorized immigrants who have been in the country for some time, ongoing border crossings without inspection and overstays of visas, and asylum seekers at the border with Mexico whose numbers periodically overwhelm American administrative capacity—is a salient and acute problem.
Furthermore, the current immigration system fails to provide the greatest possible economic benefits to the native born. One reason for this failure is that immigration is relatively low. Another is that the system does not prioritize the immigration most beneficial to the native born. Immigration to the U.S. does not affect native-born workers' employment rate or average wages but does reduce the wages of earlier immigrants and native-born individuals who have not completed a high-school education. For example, there are special provisions for admitting the most highly skilled mid- or late-career professionals but not for admitting their younger counterparts.
Hunt proposes improvements to the immigration system within its existing framework because the current system has many good features, smaller changes are easier to implement, and the implications of these relatively small departures from the existing system are better understood economically.
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Increase immigration inflows in all categories except family-based immigration, where inflows would be reduced by ending the eligibility of most siblings of U.S. citizens.
Shift inflows from family-based immigration to employment-based and humanitarian immigration, while high-skill workers' share of employment-based inflows would increase.
Facilitate long-term immigration and promote high wages for the most skilled immigrants of all ages.
Facilitate entry for immigrant health and care workers of both medium and low skill to increase provision of crucial services.
Render legal agricultural immigration more attractive, to reduce extralegal immigration.
Provide new legal channels for temporary low-skill immigration outside agriculture.
As a result of these reforms, the stock of immigrants would increase by more than the inflows as high-skill immigrants on temporary visas take advantage of uncapped transitions to a green card. New immigrant arrivals would initially increase by approximately 130,000 annually, with caps subsequently expanded in line with GDP growth. Hunt notes that these reforms to the immigration system should be accompanied by legalization of undocumented immigrants and improved interior enforcement of the laws, though without recommending specific proposals.
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Below is a list of the Official Vendors of Greenbuild. Please note: if you do not see a vendor listed here and they claim to be an "official" vendor, please contact us immediately.
Electrical, Cleaning, Catering, Internet/Phone, Rigging over 200 lbs.
If you have any questions / issues regarding any of the above Official Vendors or receive information from anyone not on the above list claiming to be an Official Vendor, please contact us at 972.536.6363.
OnPeak is the only OFFICIAL housing provider for Greenbuild and therefore the only company that can sell rooms in our official housing blocks.
Housing providers other than OnPeak are not able to secure rooms within the official housing blocks.


Below is a planning page for your wedding ceremony. Per your update of February 15, all Ceremony music (bride's processional, bridesmaids' processional, and recessional) will be sung by the vocalist only.
The violinist will perform 30 minutes of Prelude music as guests arrive. This will include classical, traditional, and romantic music which the violinist will select from the Prelude repertory. This music will set the mood for the wedding ceremony. The Prelude music will begin at 4:30 p.m. for a 5:00 start of ceremony.
1. Bridesmaids' Processional - Will be sung by vocalist only.
2. Bride's Processional - Will be sung by vocalist only.


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Pizza first became most popular in America after soldiers stationed in Italy returned from World
War II. During the second half of the 20th century, pizza became an iconic dish of considerable
popularity in the United States.
The United States pizza restaurant industry is worth $37 billion and has an organized industry
association. The pizza is normally consumed hot (typically for lunch or dinner) but sometimes it
is eaten as cold leftovers, even for breakfast.
Since its humble beginnings in Italy, pizza has gone through numerous transformations to
become the dish that a significant number of people know and love today.
At its very core, pizza consists of three main items: sauce, toppings, and dough (or four, if you're
like me that likes to put cheese in its own category).
Amazingly, this simple mix of ingredients has mutated into hundreds of variations with a cadre
of pizza makers and chefs who have made perfecting this single dish their life's mission.
What type of pizza do you want? It's a simple, common question that most pizza-loving
Americans don't give nearly enough thought to.
The Original: Neapolitan
Neapolitan pizza is the first pizza that left Italy and touched base with Italian immigrants in theUnited States. This is the pizza that launched the fanaticism of American pizza. In fact, Italy hassought the protection of the UNESCO heritage for Neapolitan pizza.The dough is made with wheat flour Type 00 and the crust is thin, crispy and cooked in a woodoven. The pizza should have a minimum of seasonings, perhaps the San Marzano tomatosauce, the buffalo mozzarella, and the basil because too much sauce or cheese will weigh downthe crust and make it soggy.
Sicilian pizza, also known as sfincione, may appear to be a distant cousin of a Chicago style pie, but the two have their differences. It's not even the same pizza you would have in Sicily. So, what's the problem with this complicated pizza? Well, no matter in which country you get this delicious and thick crust pizza, it should always have a spongy consistency compared to other pizzas. However, the sfincione is typically seasoned with a tomato sauce, onions, herbs, anchovies and then covered with bread crumbs. This version is typically served on holidays like Christmas and New Year in Sicily. But in America, Sicilian pizza presents a simple combination of tomato sauce and mozzarella and is consumed throughout the year.
California Style
Californian-style pizza uses a Neapolitan or New York-style pizza-based pasta base and jazzes the base with unusual and uncommon ingredients. This style of pizza is generally attributed to the chef Ed LaDou who developed a pizza with ricotta, red peppers, mustard and paté, which chef Wolfgang Puck tried and loved in the early 80s. Chef Puck immediately employed chef LaDou to work at the newly opened Spago in 1982 and chef LaDou continued to create innovative pizzas, incorporating varieties with duck sausage and smoked salmon. In 1985, chef LaDou created the first pizza menu for California Pizza Kitchen, including his signature grilled chicken pizza, which spread California-style pizza to a national audience.
Chicago Deep Dish
In the 40s, Pizzeria Uno in Chicago developed the deep pizza, which has a deep crust that forms a deep dish, similar to a large metal cake or a pan. Even though the whole pizza is quite thick, the crust itself is only thick from thin to medium, and the pizza has a very thick layer of toppings. Because the pizza is so thick, it requires a long cooking time and, if the cheese has been added on top, as usual with most of the pizzas, the cheese would burn.
So, in a deep pizza, condiments are usually assembled "upside down" with cheese, vegetables, and meat placed over the crust and a raw tomato sauce on the top layer, to help vegetables and meat cook all the way through the oven.
In the mid-1970s, Chicago restaurants Lou Malnati's Pizzeria and Giordano's Pizzeria developed a variant of the deep dish pizza, known as the stuffed pizza, which is even deeper and has a broader topping density than any other type of pizza. To keep the cheese and the toppings contained, add a thin layer of dough over the tomato sauce with a hole in the crust (similar to a pie) to let the steam escape and add the tomato sauce over the top crust.
Chicago Thin Crust
The thin crust of Chicago is more crispy and crunchier than the New York style and usually cuts into squares (or cut-away taverns) rather than diagonal slices. The area of Quad City, a group of five cities between Iowa and Illinois, has developed a subtle variation of Chicago crust that uses a spicy sauce, a huge amount of meat and is cut into strips or squares.
Detroit Style
The Detroit style pizza is a square pizza, similar to Sicilian style pizza, with a deep plate crust and marinara sauce sometimes served on top. The crust is usually cooked in a well-oiled pan to develop caramelized crisp edges. Detroit-style pizza has developed a broader fan base with Detroit-based Little Caesars, who has launched a Detroit-style deep dish pizza available in its national chains.
New England Greek Style
Greek style pizza is normally referred to the pizza served at Houses of Pizza, run by the Greek immigrants in New England. The pizza crust is found between the crunchy New York style pizza and its Sicilian cousin more often and is cooked in a heavily greased cake or in a cast-iron pan, which translates into a thick golden crispy crust. Many of these pizzas are seasoned with typical Greek ingredients, such as feta, artichokes and kalamata olives, although a Greek pizza can simply be topped with tomato sauce and mozzarella.
New York Thin Crust
The New York style pizza was born in New York in the early 1900s and is a mild bastardization of Neapolitan pizza. The pizza has a thin crispy crust with a perfect balance of thin tomato sauce and lots of grated mozzarellas. Pizza is designed to be folded when eaten. Most pizzerias in the United States tend to serve a New York style pizza shape.
St. Louis Style
The St. Louis style pizza, a unique example of New York style pizza, was born in the '60s by Ed and Margie Imo of Imo's Pizzeria. The pizza has a thin crust similar to a cracker, made without yeast, and is topped with Provel cheese rather than mozzarella. The Provel cheese is a white-paste cheese, produced by combining cheddar, mozzarella, and provolone cheese and used mainly in the St. Louis area.
Tomato Pie: New Jersey style
The tomato pie is a type of pizza created in the early 1900s by Italian-Americans in the metropolitan area of Philadelphia. Papa's Tomato Pies, in the Trenton area of New Jersey, claims to be the second oldest pizzeria in the United States. Unlike the New York style pizza, where cheese and condiments are placed over the sauce, in the tomato pie, the cheese and fillings are placed under the tomato sauce. Because of this differentiation, the dominant flavor of pizza is the sweet and sour tomatoes that make the pie.
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Carmageddon developer Stainless Games recently stated that "humor is the key" when it comes to selling games and making them worthwhile.
Neil Barnden, Carmageddon reboot director, said to a crowd at Develop that the studio never expected to offend anyone with the original Carmageddon title and he would be "heartbroken" if the reboot doesn't do the same. The game's co-director Patrick Buckland also stated that the violence found in the upcoming reboot is that like a "Tom and Jerry cartoon".
"There are so few games that let people laugh out loud," he said. "We really hope this one will."
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We've got a great run planned this week. About 4.75 miles. Running around the back 9 of Myers Park CC golf course. And near the 3.5 mile marker, we'll do 4 sets of hill repeats near the tee box for #10. And, yes, that's "ending on a high note…."; on the higher-ground!
Cart paths are much better now given the drier weather lately so very low probability of any black ice. Still a good idea to bring a flashlight or, even better, wear a head lamp. We'll go at a moderate pace on the cart path portion of the planned route.
Meet outside the Cornwell Center at 5:45 am ready to go! Temps will be in mid 30's at run start; crisp and dry. Plan accordingly.


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You Crazy Dictator: Bread and Circuses in Turkmenistan
By Grant Podelco
In Central Asia's most oppressive country, a once-banned pastime receives a visit from the country's all-powerful "Protector."
Turkmen president Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov claps as he is inaugurated on February 14th, 2007. (Reuters)
There's no freedom of the press or assembly, the barest hint of political freedoms or civil liberties, outright disdain for human rights, and few permissible contacts with the outside world. But say what you will about Central Asia's hermit republic, Turkmenistan does have the circus.
Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov paid what was billed as an unannounced visit to the State Circus on Saturday, in the company of what state media said was his grandson. (Little is known about Berdymukhammedov's private life and family.)
Video broadcast on state television shows the 55-year-old Turkmen leader -- known in-country as "Arkadag" or "Protector" -- arriving in faded jeans and a casual weekend shirt at the funky Soviet-era Ashgabat State Circus building to the rapturous welcome of hundreds of young people, many resplendent in traditional Turkmen dress and singing patriotic songs.
(Despite his visit ostensibly being unannounced, a teacher in a local school in Ashgabat said that the children in attendance were selected several days ahead of time and had been rehearsing for days before Berdymukhammedov's arrival.)
In the video, the children can all be heard chanting "Glory to the Protector" as Berdymukhammedov arrives. But Berdymukhammedov, in a clever twist on his self-declared Era of Supreme Happiness in Turkmenistan following his reelection (with 97 percent of the vote) in February, says, "Glory to the kids, who live in an era of supreme happiness." To which they all repeat: "Glory! Glory! Glory!"
It's all a bit North Korea-ish.
Berdymukhammedov performs a few awkward dance moves before presenting the director of the circus with a small wooden box that we're told contained a check for the equivalent of $50,000, aimed at supporting the further development of the circus in Turkmenistan.
According to the official website of the Turkmen government:
The news was welcomed with a storm of applause. Inspired artists sincerely thanked the President of Turkmenistan for such a generous gift and assured the Turkmen leader that they would spare no effort for the inspired and dedicated work to bring the national circus school up to the highest level, to raise its prestige in the world. At the request of the specialists of the State of Circus, the President of Turkmenistan had a collective photo together with them on the memory of this remarkable event. Once again, wishing good luck to the circus artists, the President left the circus building.
Time was, the circus didn't exist in Turkmenistan. It was banned in 2001 under Berdymukhammedov's predecessor, Saparmurat Niyazov, as being representative of an "alien" culture and "contrary to the Turkmen mentality."
Niyazov died in 2006. It didn't take long for Berdymukhammedov, walking a nationalistic tightrope, to bring back the Big Top, even if its traditions were not strictly Turkmen.
(Berdymukhammedov has slowly dismantled Niyazov's personality cult and odd social policies, reinstating the circus, 3-D cinemas, opera, lip-synching and even gold teeth.)
In 2010, the funky, saucer-shaped State Circus building, which had fallen into disrepair, was given a marble and granite facelift at a cost of $18 million. Clowns, jugglers, fire-eaters, lion tamers, and trapeze artists were persona non grata no more.
Bread and circuses (n) -- a palliative offered especially to avert potential discontent.
Video: A day at the circus with Turkmenistan's president:
This post appears courtesy of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.


When you visit our Scotts Valley dental office, your smile is our top priority. Dr. John Stevens and his entire team are dedicated to providing you with the personalized, quality dental care that you deserve.
Our Philosophy is to treat every patient with personalized care.
We believe that the dentist and the patient together should be responsible for their oral health.
We offer convenient office hours, Monday through Friday.
Our office is supplied with with state of the art equipment.
We have a clean, friendly environment. We meet or exceed American Dental Association Standards.
We accept most dental insurance and will help process the claim forms.
My Team and I have now been practicing here in Scotts Valley for over eighteen years. I have been voted FAVE (favorite dentist) by the readers of the Scotts Valley/San Lorenzo Press Banner for a fourth year in a row! Thank you to all my loyal patients for their vote, support and referrals, which allows us to continue to provide outstanding service to the nicest dental patients in Santa Cruz County. Here is a brief overview of why you should choose me as your dentist. My practice continues to be upgraded with a number of enhancements and I'd like to share the great news with you.
First and best, I've now increased the number of hours available to you, my patients, for you to schedule your ongoing maintenance of your teeth and gums. We alter our weekly schedule so we offer appointments both on Mondays and Fridays for those who prefer those days Schedule more easily than ever with either of my caring registered dental hygienists, Sandy Stobbe or Jan Netto.
As of June, 2018 we welcomed Dr. Kevin Ma to our practice. He is an experienced dentist who grew up in Scotts Valley. He attended dental school at Western University in Southern California. He can provide care in all aspects of dentistry. He is currently accepting new patients!
Then there are the high tech diagnostic and treatment modalities I've invested in for your convenience and comfort. Imagine, same day CEREC E max all ceramic crowns and fillings, intraoral imaging and highly diagnostic, ultra low dose X rays. We offer two different types of professional dental whitening (bleaching) for your convenience. We have answers for your concerns regarding snoring and sleep apnea. We offer Invisalign, the clear, sanitary alternative to braces. We have the entertaining and informative CAESY patient education system to help answer your questions about dental problems, solutions, and options. It's all here!
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Books have been banned for various reasons. For instance, some have been banned for sexual content, uses of slurs, or anything that is "age inappropriate." In addition to this, books can also be challenged and banned for their political and religious bias, and if they bring up any current social or political issues. It is ironic because most books have been challenged because of their political viewpoint, but books are often challenged in the first place because of politics.
Quite a few of the top recently challenged books were challenged simply because they deal with LGBT characters and related topics. This implies that the books and topics are unsuitable and unsafe for children or others to read simply because they do not agree with one's political views. Reading novels that deal with LGBT characters and other minorities can also help children get a better idea of the world and how they fit into it. While a parent may not want their child to read a novel because of a theme for any reason, they should not have the right to restrict others from reading that book by banning it.
Banning books also interferes with The First Amendment. In addition to protecting one's freedom of speech, The First Amendment also protects freedom of religion, which books are often banned for. For instance, J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series was continuously challenged because people saw its topics and "promotion" of witchcraft and wizardry as sacrilegious.
Banning Books by Katherine is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
I really like what you're trying to say here, Katherine. Books have always been a big part of the human experience and by banning certain topics, awareness about the world is being taken away from children. This reminds me of how Nazis attempted to burn all the books relating to subjects that they did not agree with. People have the right to read what they want. You said, "Banning books also interferes with The First Amendment. In addition to protecting one's freedom of speech, The First Amendment also protects freedom of religion, which books are often banned for." I'm really interested to see what else you have to say on this subject. Well done!


Recognizing that the drug and alcohol dependent offender poses special challenges to the criminal justice system, the Court has created the Logan County Recovery Court with the intent of protecting the community by reducing the recidivism of drug and alcohol dependent offenders, and by improving and expediting the delivery of services to the addicted criminal defendants through intense supervision and treatment in the Common Pleas Court, General Division.
Rule 2.02 Eligibility for Admission to the Recovery Docket.
The Recovery Docket is a program for individuals who have been granted Intervention in Lieu of Conviction, or have been convicted of a felony offense and have been placed on Community Control including judicial release, and who have been determined to be drug or alcohol dependent and who are amenable to treatment.
A) The Participant must be diagnosed as substance dependent, and have completed drug/alcohol assessments by a certified licensed provider.
C) The Participant must comply with such other criteria as more specifically set forth in the Program Description.
A) The Participant must have no physical health issues which might hinder participation in the program (This will be reviewed on a case by case basis).
B) The Participant must score 15 or higher on the Ohio Risk Assessment System (ORAS) as a result of the Presentence Investigation.
C) The Participant must be a resident of Logan County, unless otherwise approved by the Court.
D) The Participant must be receptive to receiving treatment.
E) The Participant must understand that the Judge has the sole discretion in the admissibility to Recovery Docket.
Rule 2.03 Referral to Recovery Docket.
The judge, defense counsel, prosecuting attorney, or probation officer may make a referral to the Recovery Docket. However, the Participant must agree to enter the program.
Rule 2.04 Screening and Assessment Process for Recovery Docket.
Upon motion filed by the defendant , a case may be referred to the Program Coordinator or the Recovery Court Probation Officer who will screen the defendant for eligibility. The defendant must complete and sign releases of information to facilitate inter-agency communication on behalf of the defendant and Recovery Court Team. Upon completion of the eligibility screening and consideration of all applicable criteria and circumstances, the Program Coordinator or the Recovery Court Probation Officer will provide a written recommendation to the Court. Based upon their recommendation and all applicable criteria and circumstances, the Judge shall determine whether the defendant enters the Recovery Court as a condition of community control or intervention in lieu of conviction.
Docket prior to entering the docket.
The court will schedule regular review hearings to monitor compliance with the original orders as set forth in the Program Description, including treatment, in accordance with the client program phases. The Recovery Docket team is responsible for obtaining and presenting information at the docket hearings regarding defendant's progress. It is the responsibility of the Recovery Court team to monitor compliance through communication with the designated treatment providers, and through direct monitoring and meeting with the defendant. The Recovery Court team is comprised of the Judge, Recovery Docket Probation Officers and treatment agencies, and such other persons as, from time to time, are appointed by the Judge.
(E) A serious Community Control or Intervention in Lieu violation or a series of Community Control violations or Intervention in Lieu violations.
(C) Depending on the circumstances, the defendant may be subject to prison, jail or other penalties.


My daughter Jordyn and her friend Alysha wanted to do photos today! I'm always excited to hear that! "Lets do photos" is like music to my ears! I pulled out my special "ugly chairs" that everyone hates except me! It was freezing out but the girls were into it, we even got a few shot in with out jackets! Thanks Ladies!


Berthing bunk curtains for ships come in many colors, and have features like black-out lining and cut-outs if needed. Custom sizes also available.
We manufacture berthing bunk curtains for ships. All of our berthing bunk curtains are produced here in the USA at our factory in Chula Vista, California.
One color option for our berthing bunk curtains is Hunter Green Bannox. This is one of our top selling colors. All types of customers purchase this bunk curtain from Navy ships to Coastguard cutters, and anyone else looking for a high-quality, long lasting commercial grade of berthing bunk curtain for their yachts or boats.
Our Bannox material is also available in Royal Blue and Red. Other colors can be special ordered. Bannox is 100% cotton, so it breathes and keeps air flowing in tight or cramped quarters. It also has a very thick weave, so it blocks a almost all of the light.. For complete black out, liners may be ordered as an extra feature.
The ship ordered our berthing bunk curtains for their entire ship. They ordered a pair of 2 per bunk, and included a small center Velcro closure to maintain privacy.
Our best pricing is on sets of 72 or more. The standard size curtain is 45" wide x 22" high, however we can manufacture any size you need.


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Entertainment Bollywood 14 Mar 2018 Ileana D'Cruz sports a tattoo but it isn't for her lover Andrew Kneebone
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Ileana D'Cruz sports a tattoo but it isn't for her lover Andrew Kneebone
THE ASIAN AGE. | LIPIKA VARMA
Published : Mar 14, 2018, 3:14 pm IST
Updated : Mar 14, 2018, 3:22 pm IST
Ileana D'Cruz has always been vocal about her love for her profession as well as family.
Ileana D'Cruz gets clicked by Andrew Kneebone.
Mumbai: Ileana D'Cruz has always been vocal about her love for her profession as well as family. Ileana has always believed in striking a balance between personal front and professional front. She has always been very close to her parental family, especially to her mom and two sisters.
"Yes, I did go on holidays and took a break even while I had just entered the field of Glitz and Glamour. I then never cared for people who told me not to go home often as you may lose some great assignments. But I am of the opinion that family bonding and their love brings loads of happiness in the life of every individual," she told us.
She adds, "My mom is soon gonna receive graduating degree from the USA in cookery and culinary, so after my film 'Raid's promotional activities, I am planning to go down to the USA to be with her on this great moment. Dad is in Goa but all my sisters will also be attending these celebrations."
While speaking to us, we noticed a tattoo on Ileana's hand, which was a cryptic tattoo of three dots. When asked about it, Ileana mentioned that it was for her sisters, which was indeed a sweet gesture for the family, rather than her alleged hubby Andrew Kneebone.
Ileana D'Cruz flaunts her tattoo to AA.
"These three round tattoos stand for all three sisters…The first is for my elder sister, while the middle one is for myself and the last but not the least stands for our beloved the youngest one," said the actress before embarking on her next journey.
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