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Data Visualization in Data Science
Introduction to Data Visualization
Data visualization is the process of creating interactive visuals to understand trends, variations, and derive meaningful insights from the data. Data visualization is used mainly for data checking and cleaning, exploration and discovery, and communicating results to business stakeholders. Most of the data scientists pay little attention to graphs and focuses only on the numerical calculations which at times can be misleading. To understand the importance of visualization let's take a look at Anscombe's Data Quartet in Figures 1 and 2 below.
Figure 1. Anscombe's Data Quartet showing how a pair of X and Y can have different values yet have different central tendency and correlation values. Data Credits — Anscombe, Francis J. (1973)
The same data points, when represented using visualization in Figure 2 below, depicts a different trend altogether.
Figure 2. Illustrates how four identical datasets when examined using simple summary statistics look similar but vary considerably when graphed. Image Credits — Anscombe, Francis J. (1973)
It is important to visualize the data before any calculations are carried out. The visual representation can convey much more information when compared to descriptive statistics.
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Uriah Dietrich
How To Build A Data Science Career In 2021
For this week's data science career interview, we got in touch with Dr Suman Sanyal, Associate Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at NIIT University. In this interview, Dr Sanyal shares his insights on how universities can contribute to this highly promising sector and what aspirants can do to build a successful data science career.
With industry-linkage, technology and research-driven seamless education, NIIT University has been recognised for addressing the growing demand for data science experts worldwide with its industry-ready courses. The university has recently introduced B.Tech in Data Science course, which aims to deploy data sets models to solve real-world problems. The programme provides industry-academic synergy for the students to establish careers in data science, artificial intelligence and machine learning.
"Students with skills that are aligned to new-age technology will be of huge value. The industry today wants young, ambitious students who have the know-how on how to get things done," Sanyal said.
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'Commoditization Is The Biggest Problem In Data Science Education'
The buzz around data science has sent many youngsters and professionals on an upskill/reskilling spree. Prof. Raghunathan Rengasamy, the acting head of Robert Bosch Centre for Data Science and AI, IIT Madras, believes data science knowledge will soon become a necessity.
IIT Madras has been one of India's prestigious universities offering numerous courses in data science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence in partnership with many edtech startups. For this week's data science career interview, Analytics India Magazine spoke to Prof. Rengasamy to understand his views on the data science education market.
With more than 15 years of experience, Prof. Rengasamy is currently heading RBCDSAI-IIT Madras and teaching at the department of chemical engineering. He has co-authored a series of review articles on condition monitoring and fault detection and diagnosis. He has also been the recipient of the Young Engineer Award for the year 2000 by the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) for outstanding engineers under the age of 32.
Of late, Rengaswamy has been working on engineering applications of artificial intelligence and computational microfluidics. His research work has also led to the formation of a startup, SysEng LLC, in the US, funded through an NSF STTR grant.
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What Are The Advantages and Disadvantages of Data Science?
Data Science becomes an important part of today industry. It use for transforming business data into assets that help organizations improve revenue, seize business opportunities, improve customer experience, reduce costs, and more. Data science became the trending course to learn in the industries these days.
Its popularity has grown over the years, and companies have started implementing data science techniques to grow their business and increase customer satisfaction. In online Data science course you learn how Data Science deals with vast volumes of data using modern tools and techniques to find unseen patterns, derive meaningful information, and make business decisions.
Advantages of Data Science:- In today's world, data is being generated at an alarming rate in all time lots of data is generated; from the users of social networking site, or from the calls that one makes, or the data which is being generated from different business. Because of that reason the huge amount of data the value of the field of Data Science has many advantages.
Some Of The Advantages Are Mentioned Below:-
Multiple Job Options :- Because of its high demand it provides large number of career opportunities in its various fields like Data Scientist, Data Analyst, Research Analyst, Business Analyst, Analytics Manager, Big Data Engineer, etc.
Business benefits: - By Data Science Online Course you learn how data science helps organizations knowing how and when their products sell well and that's why the products are delivered always to the right place and right time. Faster and better decisions are taken by the organization to improve efficiency and earn higher profits.
Highly Paid jobs and career opportunities: - As Data Scientist continues working in that profile and the salaries of different position are grand. According to a Dice Salary Survey, the annual average salary of a Data Scientist $106,000 per year as we consider data.
Hiring Benefits:- If you have skills then don't worry this comparatively easier to sort data and look for best of candidates for an organization. Big Data and data mining have made processing and selection of CVs, aptitude tests and games easier for the recruitment group.
Also Read: How Data Science Programs Become The Reason Of Your Success
Disadvantages of Data Science: - If there are pros then cons also so here we discuss both pros and cons which make you easy to choose Data Science Course without any doubts. Let's check some of the disadvantages of Data Science:-
Data Privacy: - As we know Data is used to increase the productivity and the revenue of industry by making game-changing business decisions. But the information or the insights obtained from the data may be misused against any organization.
Cost:- The tools used for data science and analytics can cost tons to a corporation as a number of the tools are complex and need the people to undergo a knowledge Science training to use them. Also, it's very difficult to pick the right tools consistent with the circumstances because their selection is predicated on the proper knowledge of the tools also as their accuracy in analyzing the info and extracting information.
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50 Data Science Jobs That Opened Just Last Week
Our latest survey report suggests that as the overall Data Science and Analytics market evolves to adapt to the constantly changing economic and business environments, data scientists and AI practitioners should be aware of the skills and tools that the broader community is working on. A good grip in these skills will further help data science enthusiasts to get the best jobs that various industries in their data science functions are offering.
In this article, we list down 50 latest job openings in data science that opened just last week.
(The jobs are sorted according to the years of experience r
1| Data Scientist at IBM
**Location: **Bangalore
Skills Required: Real-time anomaly detection solutions, NLP, text analytics, log analysis, cloud migration, AI planning, etc.
Apply here.
2| Associate Data Scientist at PayPal
**Location: **Chennai
Skills Required: Data mining experience in Python, R, H2O and/or SAS, cross-functional, highly complex data science projects, SQL or SQL-like tools, among others.
3| Data Scientist at Citrix
Skills Required: Data modelling, database architecture, database design, database programming such as SQL, Python, etc., forecasting algorithms, cloud platforms, designing and developing ETL and ELT processes, etc.
4| Data Scientist at PayPal
Skills Required: SQL and querying relational databases, statistical programming language (SAS, R, Python), data visualisation tool (Tableau, Qlikview), project management, etc.
5| Data Science at Accenture
**Location: **Bibinagar, Telangana
Skills Required: Data science frameworks Jupyter notebook, AWS Sagemaker, querying databases and using statistical computer languages: R, Python, SLQ, statistical and data mining techniques, distributed data/computing tools such as Map/Reduce, Flume, Drill, Hadoop, Hive, Spark, Gurobi, MySQL, among others.
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LG Leon Review, A Sweet Lollipop LG Experience On A Budget!
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LG Leon, when this phone was first announced in PH few months back, it's supposedly the must buy entry level phone from a well established and trusted international brand. However, it faced some difficulties as the level of competition and pricing gets tougher. Fortunately LG Philippines was up to that challenged as they just slashed 1,000 Pesos off from its original price tag which make this device now priced at just 4,990 Pesos.
In that way the LG Leon was able to position itself a bit better against their other well known rivals from the big boys of the smartphone industry. Then luckily we we're able to secure a demo unit from LG to share with you guys what we think about it.
In case you missed it, LG Leon is a 4.5 inch device that's powered by quad core processor that has the design language that and most features made the LG G2 and LG G3 highly successful. Let's go thru the specs first.
The LG Leon comes with a simple white box that has most of the basic information you need to know about the phone. After opening the box due to massive excitement, I was able to see a standard wall charger, micro USB data cable / charger, some paper manuals / documentations and the LG Leon itself.
What LG should consider next time it to make the package more value packed, they can add a silicon case or even just a screen protector just like what others normally practice.
The LG Leon is designed like the little brother of their popular models especially the LG G3. It also has a semi curve back design that can give you a better grip. Then the ergonomically placed buttons at the back contains the volume rocker and power switch.
What I liked with this phone is it feels very well made and durable. The Leon still has all plastic feel, but a sincerely solid one. They just have to make the phone a bit thick to my liking have that type of ruggedness.
The LG Leon was supposedly a bad display due to the use of an FWGA screen with low resolution, but I was wrong. LG was able to do some sort of magic here that made the display look actually decent. It's bright, quite sharp, has a balanced tone, has good viewing angles and a nice touch response.
Upon inspection I noticed that the LG Leon is arguably the most affordable handset right now that has 10 point multi touch on a smaller screen! That is a good sign for those who love mobile gaming and for people who can navigate really fast in their screen that requires a lot of responsiveness.
Maybe the only thing missing here is some sort of glass protection to prevent scratches. Fortunately that can be remedied by adding a screen protector film or tempered glass. It's still not the best display here, but it's right there in the middle of those who have a decent one.
LG is one of those few brands that really cares about the quality of audio and the Leon is fortunately one of them even on a low budget. While the speakers isn't the best out there, it has nice clarity and probably one of the airiest outputs out there. It also has a louder than average out that lets me use just 60 - 70% of the volume to get my desired loudness.
Then here comes the revelation, the LG Leon is one of the best sounding budget smartphone I've tried apart from MyPhone Rio 2 and SKK Lynx. It has a very clean sound with neutral sound and great clarity. This phone also presents a louder than the average driving power against the competition. The best part again here is the separation of sound and soundstage, as this device features one of the best I've heard from a budget phone. They really used a good type of audio chip here which I liked.
By the way I almost forgot to mention that the use of a dual microphone setup was able to make this device a good phone for calls and alike.
Overall, it would be a more than decent alternative for those who have a dedicated HiFi player and a main music phone for those who don't have one.
Rated at just 1,900 mAh of battery, even with a smaller type of screen and resolution, I did not expect this type of performance from Leon. It's long lasting, efficient and doesn't drain that fast. LG did a good job in optimizing the power of this one that makes it last with me on a full day in a single charge of normal usage. Under heavy gaming, watching movies and data on harsh setting the battery life is still quite impressive as it lasted over 5 hours on our test.
The camera, there are some positive points here and some parts that needs improvement. The rear camera is actually decent and performs well in good lighting condition, however it falls short at night which is commonly found in budget devices. It also struggles with macro focusing on subjects near to you. What I like with it's back camera is the speed of shutter and the focus is pretty fast too. In general, the rear camera used here is decent for the asking price.
The weakness that I was talking about earlier is the front camera. It uses just a VGA display that's quite pixelated even with good lighting. The good things of having it is the point of having it instead of not and the you can use the screen as a flash replacement when taking photos in the dark. LG should not use this type of front camera in their future releases.
The LG Leon does most of the little things right in for your first Android device. It has pretty good speed, responsiveness and overall performance even if it has some pre-installed apps (bloatwares). The Android 5.0 Lollipop custom UI they used here is also quite easy to understand. This phone also has my favorite LG feature which is the knock code that enables you to open and close your screen by double tapping it and some basic Android gestures.
What I like here is it has good memory management even if it only has 768 MB of RAM. You'll only experience some lags when you try to open a bit too many apps at the same time. I also noticed that the internal storage of 4 GB only gives you usable space of just 1.56 GB. That may require you to use an external micro SD card for additional space.
First I'd like to laud LG for coming up with something decent at this price point which is quite rare from a well known international brand. Not even It may not be the best performing device in this price range, but this phone boast long battery life, one of the cleanest audio out thru headphones on a budget and runs on Android Lollipop on board against Kitkat only from other phones. Overall, I'll recommend this to those who wanted a decent entry level phone from LG.


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How to win free McDonald's for life this holiday season
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McDonald's is doing some serious giving this year.
The fast food giant has announced it's bringing back the McGold Card for the first time since 2018. The card gets three lucky people free food for life.
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In a press release the company said it's launching the "SZN of Sharing" campaign, getting people deals and even merchandise through the McDonald's app.
"Our fans have been fascinated by the lore of the McGold Card and if it really exists. And now, we'll make this McDonald's legend a reality for our fans by giving them the ultimate holiday gift – a chance to win a card and then share access to it with three of their family or friends," Tariq Hassan, McDonald's chief marketing and customer experience officer, said in the release.
McDonald's has not announced how much the card will be worth this go around but in 2018 the prize was valued $52,350. The card will entitle the holder to two meals per week for 50 years.
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To score the card one needs to use the restaurant's app. Each purchase has within the app starting Dec. 5 counts as an entry toward obtaining the McGold card. Winners will be notified on Dec. 25.
Along with the chance to win the card, each purchase in the app of at least $1 allows the chance to snag merchandise like a Chicken McNuggets stocking and even hoodies in Egg McMuffin or cheeseburger prints. There will also be Hamburglar graphic tees created with Diamond Supply Co.
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During the SZN of Sharing promotion McDonald's is also offering big food deals. In app with a $1 minimum purchase you could buy a Big Mac or Crispy Chicken Sandwich and get one free, or a 6-piece McNuggets, or a 50 cent Double Cheeseburger.
Hurry up and order in the McDonald's app as the McGold card won't be available for long!
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Vivaldi 3.5 for Android introduces new privacy and usability features
by Martin Brinkmann on December 03, 2020 in Internet - Last Update: December 03, 2020 - 16 comments
Vivaldi 3.5 for Android is now available. The new stable version of the Vivaldi web browser for Android introduces new privacy and usability features among other changes.
The new mobile browser version is available already, but it may take some time before updates are pushed to user systems because of how updates are delivered via Google Play.
Privacy is one of the main areas of improvement in Vivaldi 3.5. The browser includes two new features related to privacy. The first enables users to disable the leaking of IP addresses when WebRTC is used, the second enables them to clear select types of data when the browser is closed.
Both of these options are found under Vivaldi Menu button > Settings > Privacy. The option "Broadcast IP for best WebRTC performance" is enabled by default; this is the default on most browsers, and users may tap on the toggle to turn it off.
The second feature can be accessed with a tap on "clear session browsing data on exit". A new page opens that displays a toggle to enable the feature, and to select some of the data types that are cleared if the feature is turned on. These are:
Browsing history -- this clears the list of visited sites and auto-completes in the address bar.
Cookies and site data -- clears all cookies and site data (including first-party).
Cached images and files -- clears these browser cache items to free up space.
Close open tabs -- closes all tabs open in Vivaldi to start with a blank tab.
Bookmarks and Notes sorting
Vivaldi 3.5 introduces support for sorting Bookmarks and Notes in multiple ways. The available sort options differ between bookmarks and notes. For bookmarks, the following needs to be done:
Open the bookmarks from the New Tab Page by tapping on the icon in the bottom left corner of the screen. Select Bookmarks to display the bookmarks interface in the browser.
The four horizontal bars at the top display the sorting options when you tap on the icon. Vivaldi supports:
By Nickname
By Description
All with the exception of manual are self-explanatory. Manual gives you free control over the order, as you may move bookmarks up and down individually when you select that option.
You may switch to Notes by tapping on the third-icon in the bottom toolbar while bookmarks are open. Tap on the sort icon to find manual, by title, by content, and by created options.
Vivaldi Technologies continues to add usability and privacy features to its products. While new sorting options may not be for everyone, those users who have hundreds or more bookmarks or notes will surely appreciate the new options. As for privacy, it is always good to get more options.
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Allwynd said on December 3, 2020 at 3:06 pm
And yet it still doesn't support extensions, therefore it's completely useless like all other Android browsers on Android except Kiwi.
EliJ said on December 3, 2020 at 6:59 pm
I'm a dedicated Vivaldi user on desktop but it's just Kiwi on Android
Would love to change over but without extensions, it's a no-go
Mo said on December 4, 2020 at 1:35 am
Isn't development on Kiwi stopped?
T said on December 4, 2020 at 4:48 am
It has been resumed.
It's still being developed, I guess. They open sourced it earlier this year.
Bony said on December 5, 2020 at 6:02 am
Get firefox android which supports extensions.
Iron Heart said on December 5, 2020 at 8:18 am
@Bony
*supports a limited set of extensions.
Fixed that for you. Firefox on Android no longer supports all Firefox extensions, only a curated list of extensions defined by Mozilla. Iceraven is a fork of Firefox which tries to circumvent the limitation, but not all extensions work there, either.
Kiwi is the only browser on Android supporting all extensions, in this case Chrome extensions from the Chrome Web Store.
ShintoPlasm said on December 6, 2020 at 10:18 am
@Iron Heart:
Restoring access to all extensions is already in the works in Nightly, if I'm not mistaken?
Qihoo Opera said on December 7, 2020 at 4:09 am
The nightly version does not restore access to all extensions, and you still need to fill in a valid AMO "collection" URL in the complex hidden "advanced options".
Even if this advanced option is enabled, firefox-approved extensions can only be used, and even in your "collection" list, other extensions are still unavailable (you canot even see them).
Anonymous said on December 3, 2020 at 8:24 pm
Thanks for the update. Been using it as my main browser on android and it works great. Everything I need is built-in.
I tried Vivaldi for Android quite some time ago and it was meh. Nothing really differentiated it from the other browsers then. I guess I'll give it another spin now.
On desktop though, Vivaldi is really good.
TacoT said on December 4, 2020 at 11:22 am
Kiwi has always looked sketchy
@TacoT
It's not. It's an open source project and there have been no reports to that effect.
clake said on December 4, 2020 at 5:17 pm
The 'clear on close' feature makes it much more convenient now. That, along with the internal ad block filtering gets it closer to the ideal.
The secure dns manual setting is handy especially on mobiles.
Yet Another Jason said on December 6, 2020 at 6:08 pm
I tried the feature to clear data and it didn't do anything. When I press "Exit", Vivaldi shuts down but the data are all still there.
Maybe an update will fix this in future.
mo said on December 8, 2020 at 12:24 pm
Very good feature to have, deleting cookies upon exit. Been using in Firefox for Android for a while now.


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ACTION ALERT: Pentagon Spending Bill Passes House with 70 No Votes. Now Goes to Senate
December 9th, 2021 - by Carley Towne / CODEPINK & Public Citizen
House Passes $768 National Defense Authorization Act in 363-70 Vote
Carley Towne / CODEPINK
(December 8, 2021) — Last night, the US House of Representatives voted on the $768 National Defense Authorization Act. The Senate must pass the same version of the bill in order for this to be sent to the President.
There were 70 members of the House who voted no — 51 Democrats and 19 Republicans.
Here are the Democrats who voted no:
Auchincloss, Blumenauer, Bonamici, Bowman, Brown, Bush, Chu, Clark, Clarke, Connolly, Cohen, Davis, Defazio, DeGette, Doggett, Malinowski, Maloney, Doyle, Garcia, Gomez, Green, Huffman, Jacobs, Jayapal, Johnson, Jones, Khanna, Lee, Levin, Lowenthal, McGovern, Meng, Moore, Nadler, Neguse, AOC, Omar, Pallone, Payne, Pocan, Porter, Presley, Raskin, Schakowsky, Takano, Tlaib, Torres, Velaquez, Watson, Welch, Williams, Watson-Coleman
Here are the Republicans who voted no:
Biggs, Bishop, Buck, Cline, Gohmert, Good, Gosar, Greene, Griffith, Hice, Lesko, Massie, Miller, Norman, Posey, Rice, Rosendale, Roy, Schweikert.
Campaign Cash from Military Industry Subsidizes Bad Politics
Stephen Semler / SPRI & Substack
The House passed the NDAA last night, 363-70, which authorizes the Pentagon to spend $768 billion in fiscal year 2022 (pending approval in the Senate). You might've come across an amount that isn't that one, like $740 billion (which refers only to the Department of Defense budget) or $778 billion (= Defense Department budget + nuclear weapons funding under the Pentagon's control in the Energy Department + military-related spending that happens outside the NDAA's formal jurisdiction). The $768 billion figure is the sum of Defense Department money + Energy Department nuke money.
Corrupted Redistribution of Wealth
Of that (let's say) $778 billion Congress will likely approve for the Pentagon, over half of it will be delivered to for-profit companies via contracts. And, eventually, a portion of that money will find its way back to Congress via campaign donations from those military contractors — disproportionately to the members who are both friendly and useful to the weapons industry. We saw this theme play out with last night's vote.
ACTION: Tell the Senate to Reject the $768 Billion Pentagon Budget
Robert Weissman / Public Citizen
(December 8, 2021) — The Pentagon's budget for next year is now in the hands of the Senate after the House approved over three-quarters of a trillion dollars in military spending last night.
Here's the actual number: $768,000,000,000.
• It's staggering how much more the US devotes to military spending than other countries. In fact, we spend more than the next 11 countries combined: China, India, Russian Federation, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Germany, France, Japan, South Korea, Italy, and Australia.
• $768 billion is *more than four times* what President Biden's Build Back Better plan would cost per year. Yet politicians in DC — from both major parties — say we can't afford key elements of that plan, like paid family leave, free community college, or even basic dental care for seniors.
• And it's $25 billion more than the Biden administration even asked for. As Public Citizen has calculated, $25 billion is the cost of producing enough vaccine to end the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide. Our country has (so far) refused to make that crucial investment, but Congress may give that exact amount to the Pentagon *over and above* what the White House requested.
More tanks will not help make life easier for everyday Americans.
More fighter jets will not end the coronavirus emergency in America or around the world.
More nuclear missiles will not save humanity from the existential threat of catastrophic climate change.
ACTION: The military-industrial complex is a bloated, insatiable, stampeding dinosaur. Enough is enough. Add your name to tell the Senate: Vote NO on the $768 billion National Defense Authorization Act. Thanks for taking action.
Robert Weissman is the president of Public Citizen


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This week I've been making binding, by the mile! Now I've got these sewn on to my quilts and I'm actually looking forward to the Super Bowl this year. Not because the Patriots are playing, because it means I'll have 3 hours to snuggle up on the couch and tack down these binding: ) As an added bonus, keeping my hands busy sewing will keep me from stuffing my face with snacks.
Finished quilts on the way, now that's something to cheer about!
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Institutional adjustments for coping with prolonged and severe drought in the Rio Grande Basin
Frank A. Ward
Ronald Lacewell
J. Philip King
Marshall Frasier
J. Thomas McGuckin
Charles DuMars
James Booker
John Ellis
The Rio Grande originates in the southern Colorado Rocky Mountains, flows through New Mexico, and forms the border between the U.S. and Mexico on its way to the Gulf of Mexico. Serving over one-million acres of irrigated land and the municipal and industrial needs of cities like Albuquerque and El Paso, the Rio Grande represents a significant resource in the arid southwest.
In 1938, Congress approved the Rio Grande Compact which divided the annual water flow among the three states of Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas. The U.S.-Mexico Treaty of 1906 divides the river flows between the U.S. and Mexico. The Compact acknowledges the Treaty in Articles IV and VI by stating that the Compact shall not diminish the allocation of water to Mexico and shall not degrade its quality.
Since that time, significant growth in the Rio Grande Basin's demand for water due to increasing populations, growing economies, and emerging policies toward fish and wildlife habitat emphasizing endangered species, has stressed the region's already scarce water supply. Although the inevitable severe drought would cause significant economic damage to the regional economy, present institutional arrangements have not had to confront such an event since the 1950s. The objective of this research is to test the hypothesis that new institutions for interstate coordination of surface water withdrawal and reservoir operations could reduce economic losses resulting from water shortfalls in periods of severe and sustained drought.
A three-state research team of economists, hydrologists and a lawyer was formed to perform the analysis to test this hypothesis. A fully-integrated hydrologic-economic model was developed which extends the basin optimization procedures developed by Vaux and Howitt for California and by Booker and Young for the Colorado River Basin. The geographic scope included the Rio Grande Basin, from Colorado through New Mexico to Fort Quitman, Texas, downstream of El Paso. The objective was to identify hydrological and economic impacts of possible changes in institutional structure for coping with drought.
This study was an effort to examine options facing river basin managers when confronted with the extenuating circumstance of a major drought. It did not attempt a precise description of the current system as it is managed. The research team realizes that many considered institutional changes for managing water considered in this report would be difficult to do, costly, and in some cases fought bitterly. Nevertheless, like other analyses of proposed changes in water policy, there are several reasons for conducting these policy experiments. Estimating impacts of a proposed water policy change can be a cheap substitute for carrying it out, especially if carrying it out has potentially high but unknown political or economic costs or benefits. If a proposed policy change produces a low economic benefit and high cost for many water users, information on the size and distribution of those benefits and costs is important. This information is a valuable resource for formulating or executing this action should it be considered is a real possibility. If, however, there is a high benefit and low cost to most water users, this is also important information to get out, for it may influence the shape of future policies pursued.
The general approach used in this study reflected the random supplies and uncertain demands for water. They also reflect river and reservoir management rules resulting from economic growth and competing demands for water to meet future needs such as endangered species habitats. Water supplies, which included all major tributaries, interbasin transfers, and hydrologically connected groundwater, were represented in a yearly time-step over a forty-four year planning horizon.
Agricultural water uses, the major source of water demands, were split into major crops for four major demand areas. Municipal and Industrial (M&I) and recreational demands were also identified. Separate economic values were identified for each water use at each major location. Information on the economic value of each water use at each location provides important facts to decision makers who wish to know impacts of complex proposals whose implementation affects several uses at many locations.
A mathematical model was developed that kept track of economic benefits subject to hydrologic and institutional constraints, and was solved with GAMS optimization software (Appendix CD ROM).
Each institutional innovation considered was tested against the baseline Law of the River, the current set of rules for storing, allocating, and using water in the basin. Each proposal was tested for its impact on reducing total economic damages under a future, long-run drought scenario defined by inflows produced by the drought of the 1950s. Results are presented as economic and hydrologic impacts of measures for coping with drought by state, economic sector, and institutional alternative.
One baseline and three alternative institutional innovations were selected for evaluation. The baseline Law of the River focused primarily on the Rio Grande Compact and related rules for allocating the total quantity of water entering the Rio Grande Basin and available for use. Total economic benefits were calculated for: (1) long run normal inflows, (2) a sequence of drought inflows, defined by historical inflows for the period 1942-1985. This period was chosen to represent the severe drought of the 1950s bound by the years leading up to and following that drought. The period was extended to 1942 and 1985 because spills occurred in these two years, wiping out accrued debits and credits under the Compact. For that period, average inflows summed over six headwater stream gages used for this study were 1.40 million acre-feet per year, about 11 percent below the long-run average of 1.57 million.
Total drought damages were computed as the reduction in future economic benefits if future inflows to the basin averaged 1.40 million acre-feet per year compared to economic benefits if inflows averaged 1.57 million. Future economic activity is based on best available estimates for growth in M&I uses based on projected growth of the Albuquerque and El Paso areas.
Long-run annual average future drought damages, defined as the direct economic value of damages caused by the reduced streamflows to water users, were estimated at $5.8 million for the San Luis Valley (Colorado), $3.37 million for New Mexico, and $8.0 million for west Texas, or about $101 per acre-foot of water supply reduction. Indirect economic impacts, resulting from interactions among drought-damaged water-users and the rest of the economy, were not measured.
The first institutional adjustment analyzed was increased carryover storage at Elephant Butte Reservoir. This carryover storage was based on reducing Rio Grande project deliveries downstream of Elephant Butte by 25,000 acre-feet per year in normal years, to be stored for use in drought years. The long-run average annual economic value of drought damages mitigated by this institutional change was zero for Colorado, minus $200,000 for New Mexico, and minus $433,000 for west Texas. This means that the current Law of the River produces less drought damage than the proposed institution of storing the added water at Elephant Butte.
The second institutional adjustment analyzed was a proposal to invest in technical measures to increase irrigation efficiency for the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District, in which net stream depletions required for application to crops would be reduced by 18 percent. This institutional change produced virtually zero drought damage mitigation to each of the three states. Reduced water diverted from the Rio Grande brought about by greater irrigation efficiency would also considerably reduce irrigation return flows to the river. The result would be virtually zero water saved and essentially zero economic benefit. Zero drought damage mitigation benefits accrued to Colorado, $7,000 per year to New Mexico, and $15,000 to West Texas. This means that the cost of technologies needed to implement these increased irrigation efficiencies would have to be virtually zero to justify such investments economically.
The final institutional adjustment analyzed was to build 100,000 acre feet of new reservoir storage in northern New Mexico above Cochiti Lake. This action produced zero long-run average annual benefit to Colorado, $134,000 to New Mexico water users, and $685,000 to West Texas water users. The bulk of these benefits would result from reduced reservoir evaporation and reduced Rio Grande Compact over-deliveries by New Mexico to Texas.
Although the model developed for this study was comprehensive and detailed, it has several limitations in its current state. Overall, it does not precisely represent the behavior of the Rio Grande Basin system. One special area where further improvement is needed is to develop a better understanding and modeling of connections among economics, surface water movement, groundwater hydrology, and behavior of water users.
If improved models are to be used to support development, execution, and evaluation of proposed decisions, considerable resources need to be put into model development and use. The kind of integrated, basin-wide modeling described in this report is a new area of research. The integrations required between modeling the behavior of water users and underlying natural processes are quite complex, poorly understood, and will require much work and patience to bring to full fruition.
Nevertheless, this study succeeded in organizing a highly integrated interdisciplinary study dealing with water management in an important western river basin. Most western river basins are under stress, from natural factors like drought, institutional factors such as endangered species requirements, and external factors like economic growth. The use of interdisciplinary teams to build and apply models such as described in this report, helps prepare society for dealing with unexpected circumstances, such as drought, to cope with future stresses on river basins.
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Keywords: drought, Rio Grande Basin, economics, hydrology, law management, policy


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Maria Brauns äktenskap (originaltitel: Die Ehe der Maria Braun) är en västtysk dramafilm från 1979 i regi av Rainer Werner Fassbinder.

Handling
Filmen börjar i Tyskland 1943, då Maria Braun (Hanna Schygulla) har gift sig med en soldat som heter Hermann Braun (Klaus Löwitsch). När andra världskriget tar slut kommer Hermann inte tillbaka. Efter att varit sin make trogen under kriget inleder hon nu ett förhållande med en svart amerikan.

Maria kommer även i kontakt med en man som heter Karl Oswald (Ivan Desny), en fransk-tysk textilfabrikant, som erbjuder henne ett arbete som hon tar.

En dag dyker maken upp och hittar Maria och hennes färgade älskare i sängen. Maria dödar sin älskare. Hermann tar på sig skulden och hamnar i fängelse.

Karl Oswald älskar Maria och när maken sitter i fängelse så inleder de ett förhållande.

Medverkande i urval
 Hanna Schygulla – Maria Braun
 Klaus Löwitsch – Hermann Braun
 Ivan Desny – Karl Oswald
 Gisela Uhlen – Moder
 Elisabeth Trissenaar – Betti Klenze
 Gottfried John – Willi Klenze
 Hark Bohm – Senkenberg
 George Byrd – Bill
 Claus Holm – Doktor
 Günter Lamprecht – Hans Wetzel

Externa länkar

Filmer 1979
Filmer i regi av Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Västtyska dramafilmer
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Tepoztlán, Morelos
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Tepoztlán is one of the strangest and most beautiful towns in Mexico. Largely undiscovered by foreign tourists, it occupies the floor of a broad, lush valley whose walls were formed by bizarrely shaped mountains that look like the work of some abstract expressionist giant. The mountains are visible from almost everywhere in town; even the municipal parking lot boasts a spectacular view.
Tepoztlán remains small and steeped in legend and mystery — it lies adjacent to the alleged birthplace of Quetzalcoatl, the Aztec serpent god — and comes about as close as you're going to get to an unspoiled, magical mountain hideaway. Eight chapels, each with its own cultural festival, dot this traditional Mexican village. Though the town stays tranquil during the week, escapees from Mexico City descend in droves on the weekends, especially Sunday. Most Tepoztlán residents, whether foreigners or Mexicans, tend to be mystically or artistically oriented — although some also appear to be just plain disoriented. The village wears its New Age heart on its sleeve — homeopathic pharmacies and health-food stores coexist happily alongside Internet cafes, tortilla stands, and satellite-dish companies.
The town is famous throughout Mexico as a symbol of fierce civic pride and independence. In 1994, a multinational firm secretly negotiated a deal to build a Jack Nicklaus golf course and residential development on communally held lands; part of the plan involved construction of a heliport and a funicular to the top of Tepozteco pyramid. When the project came to light, townspeople joined forces, ran the city government out of town (hanging them in effigy), and occupied the Ayuntamiento (town hall), sealing off the city limits and repelling state military forces until the developers backed out of the project.
Aside from soaking up the ambience, two things you must do are climb up to the Tepozteco pyramid and hit the weekend folkloric market. In addition, Tepoztlán offers a variety of treatments, cures, diets, massages, and sweat lodges. Some of these are available at hotels; for some, you have to ask around. Many locals swear that the valley possesses mystical curative powers.
If you have a car, Tepoztlán provides a great starting point for traveling this region of Mexico. Within 90 minutes are Las Estacas, Taxco, las Grutas de Cacahuamilpa, and Xochicalco (some of the prettiest ruins in Mexico). Tepoztlán lies 20 minutes from Cuernavaca and only an hour south of Mexico City (that is, an hour once you're able to get out of Mexico City), which -- given its lost-in-time feel -- seems hard to believe.
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Václav Slavík (born 23 September 1906, date of death unknown), was a Czech architect. His work was part of the architecture event in the art competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

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🏅Cole the Deaf Dog — An Official Good Dog
When Chris Hannah showed up at the Cumberland County SPCA, there was an especially cute 4-month-old puppy that potential adopters were lining up to meet. His big floppy ears and bright white fur drew everyone toward his kennel. But as people walked away, Chris kept hearing the same things:
"He's so sweet... it's a shame he's deaf."
"That seems like a lot of work."
"He'll never be like a normal dog."
"I don't want a dog that's broken."
When it was finally Chris's turn to meet this puppy, he didn't see any of those things. He didn't see a charity case or a dog who needed work. He saw a sweet puppy who was different, but still deserving of love and acceptance. Chris knows better than most that differences are meant to be celebrated.
Cole as a puppy
Chris took Cole home and soon realized that Cole was extremely bright. He began training him as a therapy dog and was amazed to see how quickly he took to it. Training commands are a bit different with a deaf dog, but Cole keeps his eyes glued to Chris for cues.
Making masks for Veterans
Chris's nephew is also deaf — a fact that's been a driving force behind Chris's dedication to showing others that something perceived as a disability is not the same thing as an inability.
As an elementary school music teacher, Chris on the frontlines when it comes to teaching important lessons about empathy and compassion. By seeing Cole in the classroom each day, students recognize that being different isn't cause for fear or discomfort, but is instead something to be accepted and celebrated.
Cole sporting his vest from the Veterans Memorial Home
In just a few short years, Cole has gone from a "broken" puppy in a shelter to a pillar of his community. From holding down a full-time job as a therapy dog at the elementary school where Chris teaches to TV appearances on GMA and Rachael Ray, it's been a wild ride for this sweet rescued pit bull.
Cole's GMA Pet of the Week Award!
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How Long It Takes The Typical Couple To Reach 8 Major Relationship Milestones
Guess how long it takes to make a relationship social media official.
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While every couple is different and every relationship moves at its own pace, recent research has shown commonalities when it comes to how long it takes couples to reach relationship milestones.
From the first kiss to the first baby, this is how long it takes the typical couple to achieve eight important relationship goals:
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1. Have a first kiss.
A 2017 survey of 2,000 American adults conducted by Groupon found that 28.85 percent of people believe a couple's first kiss should (perhaps unsurprisingly) happen on a first date. That was followed closely behind with 26.60 percent of respondents saying that couples should wait until the second date to pucker up.
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2. Have sex.
Nearly 50 percent of straight couples reported waiting between one week to a month before having sex for the first time with a new partner, according to a 2017 survey of 1,000 Americans and Europeans from DrEd.com.
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3. Become exclusive.
The typical couple becomes exclusive in less than four weeks, according to a 2015 Google Consumer Survey conducted by Mic of 3,058 individuals. While it wasn't an overwhelming majority, 45.2 percent of respondents reported dating their current S.O. less than a month before defining the relationship, compared to 28 percent who took one to two months.
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4. Become social media official.
According to Shutterfly's 2018 survey of 2,057 American men and women, 31 percent of couples wait one to three months before sharing a couples' picture with the Internet, effectively becoming social media official. Believe it or not, the second most common amount of time people wait is a year or more, as that's how long it took 23 percent of respondents.
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5. Say "I love you."
The majority of both men and women (56 and 52 percent, respectively) wait three months or longer before dropping the "L" bomb, according to a 2018 survey of 1,000 British adults conducted by Mattress Online.
6. Move in together.
Over one-third (37 percent) of couples move in together when they've been dating anywhere between six months and a year, according to a 2015 Rent.com survey of 1,000 American renters. Comparatively, 29 percent of couples start cohabitating after a year together.
7. Get married.
Interestingly, the response to this Shutterfly survey question was a near-even split. A slight majority (29 percent) of couples got married after dating one to two years, while 27 percent tied the knot after a year or less. Another quarter of respondents dated for two to four years before marriage, and one-fifth of people dated for five or more years before their wedding day.
8. Have a baby.
Using info from the U.S. Census Bureau and the CDC, the website Vocativ found that, on average, American couples wait three years between tying the knot and welcoming their firstborn. While exact response percentages were unavailable, Vocativ was able to break down the wait time state by state.
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package swagger

// CheckReq check input params of request (url or body) and params of method
// If params doesnt match - return errors as a map
// methodParams: [{in:form, name:my_param, description:super, format:int16}]
// reqParams {my_param:req_value1, other_param: req_value2}
func CheckReq(methodParams []InParam, reqParams map[string]string) (map[string]interface{}, map[string]ValidCond) {

	validCondParams := make(map[string]ValidCond)

	var fixedParams map[string]interface{} = make(map[string]interface{})

	for _, mp := range methodParams {

		// Send req value to inparam
		// IsMatchValue("superdatafromurl")
		// If reqParams["some"]  doesnt exists - send empty string ""
		reqParamVal, reqParamOk := reqParams[mp.Name]

		// if reqparam is not exist and it is not required - return null
		// else - check and convert
		// if validCond is not empty - outValue is nil
		outValue, validCond := mp.IsMatchValue(reqParamVal, reqParamOk)

		if validCond.IsValidated() == false {
			//result = false
			validCondParams[mp.Name] = validCond
		} else {
			fixedParams[mp.Name] = outValue
			//fmt.Printf("outvalue: %v %T", outValue, outValue);
			//fmt.Println()
		}
	}

	return fixedParams, validCondParams
}


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Q: Ported OSX Obj-C/CG Screenshot Code to js-ctypes - crash on final line I ported some objective-c/CoreGraphics code that takes a screenshot of multiple monitors but it's not working. The jsctypes guys won't be able to help because the section is just me answering questions lol
The objc/cg code is from here: https://stackoverflow.com/a/28247749/1828637
My jsctypes type/struct/declares are here: https://github.com/Noitidart/NativeShot/blob/mac-troubleshooting/modules/ostypes_mac.jsm
The jsctypes port is here: https://github.com/Noitidart/NativeShot/blob/mac-troubleshooting/modules/workers/MainWorker.js#L443-656
And the last line is line 643 which causes the crash:
var rez_writeToFile = ostypes.API('objc_msgSend')(data, ostypes.HELPER.sel('writeTofile:atomically:'), myNSStrings.get(OS.Path.join(OS.Constants.Path.desktopDir, 'full_ss.png')), ostypes.CONST.YES);

This coincides with the objectivec of
[data writeToFile:@"/tmp/screenshot.png" atomically:YES];

except i changed path to ...desktop/...png
I wrote to sepearte gists, to align the lines in text diff software to make sure I did everything.

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*Here is objc/cg: https://gist.github.com/Noitidart/8affcd8bee60d22dcb52

*and here is jsctypes: https://gist.github.com/Noitidart/3d4a4e8df625dbea8cc1
I dont think i missed anything i dont know why it crashes on that final line
Do any of the ObjC/CG people see any type definition that is wrong or something that I missed (for example the ObjC code uses compound statments I'm not sure I understood/translated them correctly in the port).

A: Wowww so after struggling for like some hours then posting this I realize it right away haha
Casing typo in selector!! I had writeTofile:atomically instead of writeToFile:atomically!
If anyone would like to test this out, it's a simple firefox addon test case.

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*Install an addon that allows installing addons from github repos from here: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/github-extension-installer/

*Go to commit on this branch that works here: https://github.com/Noitidart/NativeShot/tree/f5f2e8606d3c5c657e901239d3ceb8c8c79a4494

*Then click the "Add to Firefox" button at bottom right, below the "Download Zip" button

*Click on the toolbar button icon that gets added to firefox, as seen in this screenshot: http://i.imgur.com/n7lSxje.png

*Check desktop you now have a single png file with a screenshot of all the monitors, huge props to @KenThomas!

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package com.matianl.explore.java8.ch9.sec05;

import java.util.*;
import java.util.logging.*;

public class Misc {
   public static void main(String[] args) {
      double x = Double.parseDouble("+1.0");
      int n = Integer.parseInt("+1");
      System.out.printf("%f %d\n", x, n);

      Logger.getGlobal().info("x=" + x);

      try {
         new Misc().process(null);
      } catch (Exception ex) {
         ex.printStackTrace();
      }

      byte[] bytes = { (byte) 0b10101100, (byte) 0b00101000 };
      BitSet primes = BitSet.valueOf(bytes);
      System.out.println(primes);
      long[] longs = { 0x100010116L, 0x1L, 0x1L, 0L, 0x1L };
      BitSet powersOfTwo = BitSet.valueOf(longs);
      System.out.println(powersOfTwo);
      for (byte b : powersOfTwo.toByteArray())
         System.out.print(Integer.toBinaryString(Byte.toUnsignedInt(b)));
      System.out.println();
      System.out.println(powersOfTwo.stream().sum());
   }

   private String directions;

   public void process(String directions) {
      this.directions = Objects.requireNonNull(directions,
         "directions must not be null");
   }
}


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Simon Li Marks 10th Anniversary with Sales Awards
April 20, 2015 by in Business Strategy, Industry
Leather upholstery supplier Simon Li Furniture honored members of its team for outstanding sales achievements for 2014.
In conjunction with the 10th anniversary of Simon Li's participation at the High Point market, the awards were handed out at the company's jazz night party hosted each market in the High Point showroom.
"Our sales team has been an integral part of the substantial growth over the past few years, so our aim when we structured the criteria for the achievement awards was to acknowledge top performers for both our container direct and warehouse business units based on a weighted combination of overall sales volume, as well as year-over-year growth in both sales volume and number of accounts," said Larry Little, vice president of sales.
The achievement award for direct container business was given to the the team of Larry Simon and Lynne Breland who represent the company in Texas.
The warehouse achievement award was given to Paul Cirino who represents the company in Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan.
The Simon Li Spirit award Orange Award was given to Steve Coupe in recognition of his support of the company throughout the years in New York and as the first sales representative to join Simon Li 10 years ago.


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UK Dog News
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Dog News Editor June 2, 2020
Top 3 Heartwarming News About Dogs During Covid-19 Coronavirus Lockdown in the UK
The dogs and pets are a big source of uplifting the people spirit and keeping them sane in these times. Covid-19 has impacted a lot on every day routine of people and had lead to an increase in domestic and economic problems. This further have took people to depression and anxiety. There are small things that people try to find hope in.
Some of the heartwarming news about dogs during lockdown are:
• In a cute dog news, the group of dogs have been visiting the Cornish Seal Sanctuary to give company to the sea lions in the times of Covid-19 lockdown. Link: https://www.piratefm.co.uk/news/latest-news/3112597/dogs-visit-residents-at-the-cornish-seal-sanctuary-during-lockdown/
• The cute pic circulating the internet has our heart when the dog became a best man in a wedding ceremony but stole the show. The bride and the golden retriever have a loving bond and the way the dog is staring at the bride with his paws in her hand is the sweetest moment for everyone. Link: https://www.republicworld.com/entertainment-news/whats-viral/dog-as-best-man-holds-brides-hand-and-gives-affectionate-gaze.html
• One of the most helpful and loyal pet, dogs have been very helpful to their owners. Their acts of kindness is great as the dogs in Colorado is being used to deliver the food and necessary supplies to a neighbor in quarantine. It has been proved that animals and pets cannot catch Coronavirus. Link: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/coronavirus-dog-quarantine-colorado-neighbour-food-deliveries-a9432271.html
Top 4 Places and Websites to Adopt Dogs from in 2020 in the UK
Top 3 English Celebrities with Dogs in the UK
Top 5 News Headlines in 2020 That Concern Dogs in The United Kingdom During the Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic
Top 4 Online Shops for Dog Food and Pet Supplies Based in The UK during Coronavirus Lockdown
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Moon's Putin mystery
President mistakes wishful thinking for diplomacy
Belated as it may be, we want to raise an issue over President Moon Jae-in's recent brush with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
During their Sept. 6 summit in Vladivostok, Moon called on Putin to cut off oil supplies to North Korea to force it to stop its nuclear and missile programs. Putin rejected Moon's request flat-out, arguing that it would hurt ordinary North Korean people. It was nothing short of a diplomatic body blow to the President, a former human rights lawyer.
Two days earlier, Moon called up Putin to ask for an oil cutoff to Pyongyang and deportation of North Korean workers in Russia, a key source of cash to the destitute nation. The Kremlin said that the situation on the Korean Peninsula should be settled by diplomacy. In what could be interpreted as a deliberate snub, the Russian vice foreign minister warned against "hasty behavior" that could lead to a military conflict.
Moon's act is beneath his position as head of state and doesn't conform to diplomatic protocol.
However eager he may have been, the President should have acted prudently because he represents the nation and its people, and damage to his prestige is equal to that of the nation. Being rejected twice in as many days and openly by the leader of another country should be taken with a great deal of gravity. It is only assumed that Moon thinks his wonder-working charm of informality can automatically apply on the international stage and in diplomacy with big powers past and present.
If so, the President is mistaken. Diplomacy is based on a strict set of give and take for the blind pursuit of competing national interests. Asking for a favor repeatedly won't bring forth the desired results but will only cause scorn on the receiving end of the request.
Moon is a domestically-oriented politician-turned president so he can be weak with protocols and skills of diplomacy, therefore the blame for his amateurish show of over-eagerness should fall on professional diplomats. Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha and her ministry should have prepared Moon better and saved this embarrassment for her boss as well as the nation. The appointment of a translator-turned diplomat triggered concern that she might end up only to grace the male-dominated inaugural Cabinet rather than become a real power to bring balance to Moon's ideologically-influenced foreign affairs agenda. The President's mishandling of Putin indicates those concerns remain valid. Kang should be a more forceful counsel to Moon and prove her detractors wrong.
Finally, one mystery remains about the President. Moon has acted with the zeal of a born-again Christian in his pursuit of sanctions against the North, although he has established himself as a successor of the inter-Korean reconciliation or "sunshine policy" led by his liberal predecessors, Kim Dae-jung and Roh Moo-hyun. He owes the nation an explanation as to whether he is adjusting himself to a given turn of the North Korean situation or forsaken his political credo altogether.


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Unlike other scoring jobs, where her focus was mainly on heightening viewers' experience of onscreen action, this commission would also involve "creating a bridge to another time," as she put it. Thanks to a grant from the Foundation for Jewish Culture's New Jewish Culture Network, audiences at the New York Jewish Film Festival will have a chance to cross that bridge when Svigals and Canadian pianist Marilyn Lerner perform the score live at a screening of "The Yellow Ticket" at the Film Society of Lincoln Center's Walter Reade Theater on January 10. A subsequent tour will travel to Vancouver, Miami, Boston, Philadelphia and Houston.
"The Yellow Ticket," set in Poland and Czarist Russia, portrays a young Jewish woman named Lea (played by Polish actress Pola Negri, Hollywood's first European silent film star) as she overcomes adversity to succeed at the university in Saint Petersburg. It is a story of secret identities and the redeeming power of love. For 1918 audiences, the meaning and implications of possessing a "yellow ticket" — a permit held by undesirables like prostitutes and Jews, allowing them to reside in St. Petersburg — would be clear. Now, it is Svigals' remit to convey through her music the shame and hardship associated with such a document, as well as the risks Lea takes in assuming a false identity in order to pursue her studies.
Warsaw stands in for St. Petersburg in the film, which was made in the last year of World War I by Germany's leading film studio, UFA, and was released in the U.S. by Paramount in 1922. Considered very progressive for its time, "The Yellow Ticket" was based on Abraham Schomer's 1911 Yiddish melodrama, Afn Yam un "Ellis Island" (At Sea and Ellis Island), which was subsequently produced on Broadway in 1914 in an un-authorized English-language version.
Indeed, she used the score as a means of clarifying the story's structure and highlighting its still relevant themes of religious discrimination, ethnic tensions, human trafficking and other social ills.
This story "Setting 'Yellow Ticket' to Music" was written by Renee Ghert-Zand.


The Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar California is a thoroughbred race track for horse racing at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. The racetrack is famous for its scenic location and is renowned for being one of the few racetracks to be built around a beach. The slogan for the racetrack rightfully highlights this feature through the line, where the turf meets the surf. The city of Del Mar has a very limited population with only four thousand one hundred and sixty one people living in the city according to the census carried out in 2010. But as a beach town, most of the people living in the city are very affluent and indulge in very expensive hobbies for entertainment.


I want to take a 3 day trip with different start and stop times - is this possible ?
Hi Bill, and welcome to the forums. Could you please elaborate a little bit more. What software do you have in mind, and/or what software do you currently use, etc.
Could you give us a hint which navigation software you are using. If Streets & Trips, create your route and right click on the stop you want to be the end of the first day. Choose Schedule stop and Depart at:. You can set your new start time for that day. Do the same for the second day.


How is my pension taxed? How is my pension taxed?
You may need to pay tax on your retirement income. While we can't personalise how much that might be, we can give you some general information about how tax works.
You're entitled to take up to 25% of your total retirement savings tax-free. You can take this all in one go or as a series of smaller cash sums.
If you take all your tax-free entitlement in one go, you can't leave your remaining 75% untouched in your plan. You'll need to either buy a secure income or put the rest of your savings into a plan that offers you flexible access to your money – though you can choose not to take any income from it.
With flexible access, your savings stay invested in your plan. While this means they can continue to grow, it also means they can fall in value. So you could get back less than you started with.
The government allows you to receive a certain level of income each year, without taxing you. It's called your 'Personal Allowance'.
For the tax-year 2019/2020, the standard Personal Allowance is £12,500. This can be subject to change.
Any tax-free cash you take doesn't count towards your Personal Allowance.
The table below shows the income tax bands for a UK taxpayer with the standard Personal Allowance.
As you can see, someone with a standard Personal Allowance wouldn't pay any tax if their total income from all sources during the year was less than £12,500.
The table also highlights how taking large sums of cash from your retirement savings could push you into a higher rate tax bracket – meaning you'd hand more of your savings to the taxman.
Tax treatment depends on your individual circumstances and can be subject to change.
If you're a UK taxpayer living in Scotland, please visit hmrc.gov.uk to find the tax rates which apply to you.