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Gary Jones, president of the United Auto Workers union addresses the media after the union's bargaining convention in Detroit, Wednesday, March 13, 2019. Jones earlier said he is "deeply saddened and irritated" by a corruption scandal in which union officials are accused of accepting bribes from Fiat Chrysler executives. According to Jones, the union is "engaged in comprehensive reforms to make sure that this behavior never happens again." (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
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DETROIT, Mich. (AP) - Former United Auto Workers president Gary Jones has resigned his union membership.
The union announced Friday that the 62-year-old Jones had left the UAW, after stepping down as its chief earlier in November.
A widening federal bribery and embezzlement probe of the UAW has resulted in more than a dozen people being charged.
Jones has not been charged, but federal agents searched his suburban Detroit home in August in connection with the investigation.
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August 28, 2006 2:38PM
One Way Medicaid Rations Care to the Poor
By Michael F. Cannon
Click here for a brief AP article about how government-set prices under Medicaid (the federal-state health care program created for poor people) ration access to medical care. The study on which the article is based can be found here.
General, Health Care, Tax and Budget Policy
A Drug Warrior Almost, Sort of, Nearly Gets to the Truth
By Radley Balko
No nation has suffered as much — or sacrificed more — in the global war on illegal drugs than Colombia, says Karen Tandy, administrator of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
As drug policy blogger Pete Guither notes, Tandy wasn't apologizing.
But she should have been.
Constitution, the Law, and the Courts
Tierney Goes Dutch
John Tierney wrote his Saturday New York Times column from Amsterdam, where he found that contrary to what U.S. drug warriors would have us believe, lenient Dutch drug policy hasn't wrought the end of Dutch society.
I do think, however, that libertarians should hesitate before citing the Dutch as a model. Last year, I attended a forum at the Dutch embassy on drug policy in the Netherlands. I was underwhelmed.
The Dutch treat drug use a little like the way the public health crazies in this country would like to treat obesity. That means there is freedom to ingest some illicit drugs, but with massive government intervention, oversight, and a panoply of PR campaigns and state-funded treatment, and very little in the way of holding users responsible for using drugs, well, responsibly.
At the forum I attended, Dutch officials were quick to correct any misunderstanding Americans might have that Dutch citizens are actually given any real freedom over what they put into their bodies. The Dutch government, they assured us, loathes and despises marijuana every bit as much as the American government. They just prefered to steer the Dutch people away from it with propaganda and heavy regulation.
That's certainly a step up from no-knock raids, mandatory minimums, and confidential informants. But it's still a far cry from a government that treats its citizens as adults capable of making their own decisions about intoxicants.
General, Constitution, the Law, and the Courts
Rants vs. Reason
I have received hundreds of incoming emails in response to my articles suggesting that federal civilian workers are overcompensated (see here and here).
Many emails have been rants claiming that I'm an idiot or don't know what I'm talking about. Very few of those opposed to my arguments expressed any interest or curiosity in the actual underlying government data.
Some emails have been supportive. Here are two that suggest reasons why federal pay has been growing much more quickly than private pay.
This one came from a federal worker in Maryland:
I thoroughly enjoyed reading your 13 August opinion piece in the Washington Post–thanks!! As a senior military officer in a command that employs a large number of civilians, I have become increasingly frustrated at the excesses of the civil service system. Not only have the salaries gone up through the cost of living increases, we're also paying more because of little control on promotions which has resulted in significant "grade creep." Until your article, however, I continued to hear the confusing mantra that our civil servants were underpaid. I am grateful because you have provided me with some ammunition for my next command personnel discussion.
Here's another from a retired federal worker in Virginia:
I would like to offer what I think are contributing explanations for the problem of excessive pay and benefits among the members of the Federal workforce.
First, the most salient explanation for overgrading in the Federal civil service is the conflict of interest posed by having the personnel function embedded within each Federal agency. Directors of personnel of Federal agencies report directly to their respective agency heads, all of whom have a vested interest in having as high a graded workforce as possible. Reporting to the directors of personnel are specialists called position classifiers. To be cynical about it, the responsibility of the classifiers is to write job descriptions that justify whatever grade levels that their respective managements want the jobs under them to have. In short, classifiers are wordsmiths who rationalize with contrived language raising position grades, almost never lowering grades. The result is that, over time, Federal job grades (and often titles) bear little relation to the real duties and responsibilities of the jobs to which they are applied. (Classifiers are a kind of inside joke among Federal employees.)
The remedy, it is obvious, is to take the personnel function out of the agencies and place it solely in an independent agency responsible to the White House, at least indirectly. Once that is accomplished, all the jobs in the Federal workforce should be reclassified and given realistic and appropriate grade/pay levels.
Read more public comments on my arguments here, here, and here.
General, Government and Politics, Trade Policy
Social Security – Worldwide Failure
By Michael D. Tanner
Social Security may still be something of the political third rail in this country, but the rest of the world continues to turn away from the traditional government-run model for retirement programs. A new survey by HSBC of industrialized countries finds that only 30 percent of their citizens believe that government should be primarily responsible for funding their retirement, compared to 43 percent who believe that individuals should bear the cost of the own retirement.
Regardless of country, there is little confidence in Social Security. Just 29 percent believe that their governments will be able to pay the benefits it has promised. When asked how to reform their country's Social Security systems, 37 percent favored the introduction of some form of mandatory savings or personal account program, while just 13 percent would increase taxes to pay for promised benefits.
International Economics, Development & Immigration, Social Security
Geography Teacher Rapped in Flag Kerfuffle
By Andrew J. Coulson
From today's Best of the Web:
"A Jefferson County [Colo.] geography teacher was placed on paid administrative leave on the second day of school for hanging several flags from other countries in his classroom," Denver's KMGH-TV reports.
The school district placed Eric Hamlin, a teacher at Carmody Middle School, "on administrative leave for insubordination, citing a Colorado law that makes it illegal to display foreign flags permanently in schools… . The school's principal escorted Hamlin out of class Wednesday morning after he refused to remove the flags of China and Mexico."
A district spokesman tells the station: "Under state law, foreign flags can only be in the classroom because it's tied to the curriculum." And what subject does Hamlin teach?
Uh, world geography.
Hat tip to James Taronto – who, interestingly enough, shares the name of the Canadian capital.
[Editor's note: Though he spells "humor" without a second "u," Andrew Coulson was born and raised in Canada. He is aware that the nation's capital is Ottawa, and that its Prime Minister is not Tim Hortons.]
Education and Child Policy, General
Seizures for SWAT
TheNewspaper.com reports that several towns in South Texas are ratcheting up money and property seizures from motorists:
In the South Texas city of San Juan, population 26,200, police have begun seizing ever greater amounts by taking both cash and vehicles from motorists. In 2005, officers collected $4400. This year, however, the force has collected $67,000. Pharr, with a population of 47,000, collected $422,000 last year. McAllen, a bigger city with 106,000 residents, collected $484,000. A federal appeals court ruling this week concluded that driving with a large amount of cash is sufficient justification for police to confiscate it, even if there is no evidence that a crime has been committed.
Guess what these towns are apparently doing with the money?
On a related note, a number of cities and towns across the country have apparently been given between $100,000 and $200,000 in Homeland Security funding to purchase armored personnel carriers for their SWAT teams. If I remember correctly, the Department of Homeland Security was supposed to be a government agency charged with fighting terrorism and responding to natural disasters.
I suppose it's possible that places like Lake Canyon, Idaho, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and Tuscaloosa, Alabama are high-risk terror targets. But my guess is that their new federally-funded military-grade toys will primarily be used for routine enforcement of drug laws. This quote from an official in Eau Claire seems to confirm my suspicions:
An armored truck isn't necessary for all situations where SWAT teams are used, Matysik said.
"But because it's available, we'll probably use it just to be cautious," he said.
The militarization of domestic policing continues.
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Urinary bladder paraganglioma
By Gundeti Dwethi, Chennamaneni Vikas, and Tippani Ramesh
A 22-year-old pregnant female with gestational age of 12 weeks presented with a history of headache, sweating, hypertension, palpitations, lower abdominal pain, and post-micturition syncope. Routine laboratory investigations like complete blood picture, complete urine examination, liver function test, renal function test, thyroid profile and electrolytes were found to be normal with slightly elevated random blood sugar (205 mg/dl) and blood pressure (170/110 mmHg). The patient's 24-hour urine catecholamine value of noradrenaline (NE) was 646.5 microgram/day, 7 times higher than normal, while adrenaline (E) was 12.99 microgram/day, and metanephrines were 72.21 microgram/day, all within normal range. Cystoscopy findings included slightly congested mucosa with normal left lateral wall and mucosal bulge of size 5 × 5 cm noted in the right posterolateral wall.
IMAGING FINDINGS
USG findings included a well-defined heterogeneously echogenic lesion of size 4 × 4 × 5 cm noted in the right posterolateral aspect of the urinary bladder with significant internal vascularity (Figure 1). Noncontrast MRI performed on Philips Achieva 1.5 Tesla scanner revealed a well-defined, multilobulated lesion of 40 × 43 × 60 mm arising from the right posterolateral aspect of the urinary bladder, which was heterogeneously hyperintense to muscle on T1 with few hyperintense foci and hypointense foci (flow voids) representing classical salt and pepper appearance suggestive of paraganglioma. These lesions appeared heterogeneously hyperintense on T2 SPAIR imaging (Figure 2). A contrast-enhanced study was not performed in light of the patient's early gravid status.
The tumor was locally resected and a sample was sent for histopathology (Figures 3, 4). On histopathology, the tumor cells were arranged in nests and a trabecular (Zellballen) pattern within a prominent vascular network. Individual cells were round to oval with abundant granular eosinophilic cytoplasm with vesicular nuclei exhibiting pleomorphism and hyperchromasia (salt and pepper nuclei). Occasional mitotic figures were noted, along with hyalinised and congested blood vessels, and adjacent fibrocollagenous tissue.
s/o urinary bladder paraganglioma
Paragangliomas of the urinary bladder are very rare tumors that originate from chromaffin tissue of the sympathetic nervous system associated with the urinary bladder. These tumors may be functional or nonfunctional. The functional paragangliomas present with symptoms of catecholamine excess, which include hypertension, palpitations, diaphoresis, headache, and post-micturition syncope.3 The earliest case of paraganglioma of the urinary bladder was reported by Zimmerman et al in 1953.4
Urinary bladder paragangliomas account for fewer than 0.05% of all tumors and fewer than 1% of all pheochromocytomas; those associated with pregnancy are extremely rare. The urinary bladder is the most common site for paragangliomas (79.2%) in the genitourinary tract, followed by the urethra (12.7%), pelvis (4.9%) and ureter (3.2%).5,6 They are more common in females than males (3:1) and occur primarily between 30 and 50 years of age.7 The majority of extra-adrenal tumors occur intra-abdominally; 85% occur below the diaphragm along the sympathetic chain at the bifurcation of the aorta or at the origin of the inferior mesenteric artery; ie, from the organ of Zuckerkandl. The least common location of appearance is in the urinary bladder.8
Paragangliomas associated with pregnancy may present with a spectrum of clinical manifestations, such as pre-eclampsia, episodic hypertension, palpitations, sweating, pallor, orthostatic hypotension and glycosuria. Among all the causes of hypertension, the paraganglioma and pheochromocytoma are the rarest causes, accounting for 0.1-1%.The prevalence of paraganglioma and pheochromocytoma during pregnancy is 5 per million.8
The diagnosis of the paragangliomas during pregnancy is often missed, as the clinical picture mimics pre-eclampsia, leading to lethal complications.9 Malignant paragangliomasof the bladder constitutes 10-15% of these tumors.10 Malignant pheochromocytomas cannot be differentiated from benign lesions based on the gross anatomy or histology. The malignant nature of the paraganglioma is determined based on its deep invasion, lymph-node involvement, and metastasis to local or distant organs.11
Grossly, bladder paragangliomas can be found anywhere on the bladder wall as well-circumscribed nodules or nodular aggregates. On microscopy, paraganglioma cells are arranged in a Zellballen pattern11 and surrounded by a fibrous network that is rich in blood vessels. On immunohistochemical analysis, the chief cells will be positive for neuroendocrine markers like chromogranin and synaptophysin and the sustentacular cells will be positive for S-100 protein but negative for cytokeratin, which is an epithelial marker. This feature differentiates paraganglioma from urothelial cancers and carcinoid tumors, which are positive for cytokeratin.12
Paragangliomas have nearly identical imaging features, including a homogeneous or heterogeneous hyperenhancing soft tissue mass on CT. On MRI, multiple areas of signal voids interspersed with hyperintense foci with a characteristic salt-and-pepper appearance are noted. On angiography, an intense tumor blush with enlarged feeding arteries is seen.
The treatment of choice is surgical resection with appropriate preoperative and intraoperative management to prevent hypertensive crisis. In both pregnant and nonpregnant individuals with functional paragangliomas, phenoxybenzamine is the alpha blocker of choice.13 The reported options of surgical treatment for localized or advanced disease of the urinary bladder include radical cystectomy, partial cystectomy, and transurethral resection.14
Paragangliomas are rare neuroendocrine tumors that arise from the neural crest cells. They are extra- adrenal pheochromocytomas. The most common location of paragangliomas is the retroperitoneal space and its location is rare in the pelvis. This case is reported because of its rarity.
McNichol AM. Update on tuors of the adrenal cortex, phaeochromocytoma and extra adrenal paraganglioma. Histopathology. 2011;58(2):155-168.
Kajeyogesh D, Tanwar H, Vedpalsingh S, et al. Paraganglioma of urinary bladder presenting as an early preeclampsia with successful perinatal outcome after surgery. J Clin Diagn Res. 2015;9(9): PD01-PD02.
Sheps SG, JiangNS, Klee GG. Recent developments in the diagnosis and treatment of pheochromocytoma. Mayo Clinicproc. 1990; 65:88-95.10.1016/S0025-6196(12)62113-2.
Zimmerman IJ, Biron RE, Macmahon HE.Pheochromocytoma of the urinary bladder. NEJM. 1953; 249:25-26.10.1056/NEJM195307022490106.
Hanji AM,RohanVS, Patel JJ,Tankshali RA.Pheochromocytoma of the urinary bladder: A rare cause of severe hypertention. Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl. 2012; 23(4):813-816.
Dahm P, Gschwend JE. Malignant non-urothelial neoplasm of the urinary bladder:areview. European urology. 2003; 44:672-681.10.1016/S0302-2838(03)00416-0.
Yadav R, Das AK, Kumar R. Malignant non-functional paraganglioma of the bladder presenting with azotemia. Int Urol Nephrol. 2007; 39:449-451.
Kalra JK, JainV, Bagga R, et al. Pheochromocytoma associated with pregnancy. J Obstet Gynaecol Res. 2003;29(5):305-308.
Pearson GAH, Eckford SD, Levy A. A reason to panic in pregnancy. Lancet. 2009;374 (9691):756.
Ahmet MH, Cengiz M,Veli U,Abdullah M. Malignant paraganglioma of the urinary bladder. Eur J Radial Extra. 2006; 58:53-58.
Kairi-vassilatou E, Argeitis J, Nika H, et al.Malignant paraganglioma of the urinary bladder in a 44-year-old female: Clinicopathological and immunohistochemical study of a rare entity and literature review. Eur J Gynaecol Oncol. 2007;28;149-151.
Jiang Z. Bladder paraganglioma pathology. http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1627819-overview#aw2aab6b5. Updated July 14, 2011. Accessed October 24, 2012.
Wald O, Shapira OM, Murar A, Izhar U. Paraganglioma of the mediastinum: Challenges in diagnosis and surgical management. J Cardiothorac Surg. 2010; 5:19.
Kempasiddaiah GM,Thimmaiah R, Desai MG. A rare case of early pregnancy with paraganglioma of urinary bladder. IJCRR. 2014; 6(4):15-20.
Dwethi G, Vikas C, Ramesh T. Urinary bladder paraganglioma. Appl Radiol. 2019;48(3):48A-48C.
By Gundeti Dwethi, Chennamaneni Vikas, and Tippani Ramesh| June 06, 2019
Categories: Section|Clinical Departments|Imaging Modalities
Gundeti Dwethi, Chennamaneni Vikas, and Tippani Ramesh
Ms. Dwethi is a postgraduate student, Dr. Vikas is a Professor, and Dr. Ramesh is a Professor and Head of the Radiology Department at the Prathima Institute of Medical Sciences, Karimnagar, Telangana, India.


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Мапам-Юмцо, Мапа́мъюм-Цо, Манасаро́вар, Мафамцо ( ma-pham gyu-mtsho, , ) — пресное озеро на Тибетском нагорье в Тибетском автономном округе Китая, расположенное в 950 км к западу от Лхасы.

Рядом с озером расположены горячие источники, вокруг него совершаются ритуальные обходы — коры.

География

Озеро Мапам-Юмцо располагается на высоте 4557 м над уровнем моря и является одним из самых высоких озёр мира. Площадь озера составляет около 520 км², глубина — до 82 м. Зимой озеро замерзает. Долина, в которой находится озеро, ограничена с юга Гималаями, а с севера — хребтом Кайлас. Немного западнее озера Мапам-Юмцо расположено озеро Ланга-Цо. Их соединяет естественная протока длиной 10 км, по которой в многоводные периоды идёт сток воды в озеро Ланга-Цо. Истоки рек Сатледж, Брахмапутра, Инд и Гхагхара (Карнали) располагаются рядом с этими озёрами.

Место в культуре

Вместе с горой Кангринбоче (Кайлас) озеро Манасаровар является местом паломничества, привлекая религиозных людей из Индии, Тибета и других окрестных стран. Чтобы избавиться от грехов, люди купаются в озере и пьют его воду.

По легенде, озеро Манасаровар было первым сотворённым в сознании Брахмы объектом. Поэтому на санскрите название озера «Manas sarovara» образовано от слов manas (сознание) и sarovara (озеро).

Последователи буддизма также полагают, что Манасаровар является легендарным озером Анаватапта, где королева Майя зачала Будду. На берегах озера расположены несколько монастырей, самый крупный из которых называется Чиу Гомпа.

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Литература

Озёра Тибетского автономного района
Священные озёра
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Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman supports equality for all Arizonans
Signs ONE Community's UNITY Pledge in support of equal treatment in employment, housing and public accommodations
(Phoenix, AZ) – Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman has signed the UNITY Pledge in support of full inclusion and equality in employment, housing, and public accommodations for all Arizonans, including gay and transgender people.
Superintendent Hoffman is the second statewide public official to sign the UNITY Pledge. She joins over 20,000 individuals and over 3,200 businesses including GoDaddy, Yelp, American Airlines, the Arizona Diamondbacks, PetSmart, Fry's Food Stores, and Coca-Cola in supporting a fully inclusive Arizona. Currently, only five Arizona cities have ordinances that ban discrimination; however, Arizona has no statewide laws that protect people from being fired based on their sexual orientation or gender identity or discriminated against in housing and public accommodations.
"No matter who you are or who you love, you are welcome in our schools," said Superintendent Hoffman. "Signing the UNITY Pledge is an extension of our commitment to our staff, teachers and students to treat everyone with dignity and respect, and ensure equal opportunity for all," concluded Hoffman.
"We are proud to welcome Superintendent Hoffman into the UNITY Pledge family," said ONE Community and ONE Community Foundation President and Co-Founder, Angela Hughey. "She has been a fierce alley and leader on issues of equality. She is making it safer for our students to be their authentic selves and succeed without fear. We are grateful for her leadership," concluded Hughey.
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A "multi speed" recovery is underway, with key data showing the United States in a stronger economic position than the Eurozone.
EUR/USD exchange rate to hit two-year low?
ING Bank head of macro and consumer economics Maarten Leen said in the latest eZonomics economic update video that the implications of the multi speed recovery were widespread.
He said the "monetary cocktail" could push down the euro-dollar (EUR/USD) exchange rate to the lowest level in two years.
The falling unemployment rate and rising levels of consumer confidence showed the strength of the US economy, said Leen. In contrast, the Eurozone had a rising unemployment rate and low levels of consumer confidence.
The mood of financial markets improved over the last month – but ING economists ask if it will last.


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^ James Mallinson, "Sāktism and Hathayoga," 6 March 2012. PDF file Archived 16 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine [accessed 10 June 2012] pp. 20–21 "The Buddha himself is said to have tried both pressing his tongue to the back of his mouth, in a manner similar to that of the hathayogic khecarīmudrā, and ukkutikappadhāna, a squatting posture which may be related to hathayogic techniques such as mahāmudrā, mahābandha, mahāvedha, mūlabandha, and vajrāsana in which pressure is put on the perineum with the heel, in order to force upwards the breath or Kundalinī."
In 1990, professional wrestling promoter Vince McMahon announced that he was forming a new bodybuilding organization named the World Bodybuilding Federation (WBF). McMahon wanted to bring WWF-style showmanship and bigger prize money to the sport of bodybuilding. A number of IFBB stars were recruited but the roster was never very large and featured the same athletes competing; the most notable winner and first WBF champion was Gary Strydom. McMahon formally dissolved the WBF in July 1992. Reasons for this reportedly included lack of income from the pay-per-view broadcasts of the contests, slow sales of the WBF's magazine Bodybuilding Lifestyles (later WBF Magazine), and the expense of paying multiple six-figure contracts while producing two TV shows and a monthly magazine.
In the 1970s, bodybuilding had major publicity thanks to the appearance of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Franco Columbu, Lou Ferrigno, and others in the 1977 docudrama Pumping Iron. By this time, the IFBB dominated the competitive bodybuilding landscape and the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) took a back seat. The National Physique Committee (NPC) was formed in 1981 by Jim Manion,[7] who had just stepped down as chairman of the AAU Physique Committee. The NPC has gone on to become the most successful bodybuilding organization in America and is the amateur division of the IFBB. The late 1980s and early 1990s saw the decline of AAU-sponsored bodybuilding contests. In 1999, the AAU voted to discontinue its bodybuilding events.
Some popular beliefs attached to weight loss have been shown to either have less effect on weight loss than commonly believed or are actively unhealthy. According to Harvard Health, the idea of metabolism being the "key to weight" is "part truth and part myth" as while metabolism does affect weight loss, external forces such as diet and exercise have an equal effect.[43] They also commented that the idea of changing one's rate of metabolism is under debate.[43] Diet plans in fitness magazines are also often believed to be effective, but may actually be harmful by limiting the daily intake of important calories and nutrients which can be detrimental depending on the person and are even capable of driving individuals away from weight loss.[44]
Bhakti yoga is a devotional form of yoga, usually associated with Theistic Hinduism. It is therefore focused on faith, love for and worship of a personal God, such as Shiva, Shakti or Krishna. It is taught in key works like the Bhagavad Gita as one of the forms of yoga, and became a major current of Hindu yoga in the second half of the 1st millenium CE, when it was promoted and celebrated by south Indian poet saints like the Alvars and Nayanars. Forms of Bhakti yoga include the singing of hymns, stories and songs (Kirtan), dancing, prayer, bowing, and performing puja rituals.
These meditations were seen as being supported by the other elements of the eightfold path, such as the practice of ethics, right exertion, sense restraint and right view.[244] Two mental qualities are said to be indispensable for yogic practice in Buddhism, samatha (calm, stability) and vipassanā (insight, clear seeing).[245] Samatha is the quality of a stable, relaxed and calm mind. It is also associated with samadhi (mental unification, focus) and dhyana (a state of meditative absorption). Vipassanā meanwhile, is a kind of insight or penetrative understanding into the true nature of phenomena. It is also defined as "seeing things as they truly are" (yathābhūtaṃ darśanam). The true nature of things is defined and explained in different ways, but an important and unique feature of classical Buddhism is its understanding of all phenomena (dhammas) as being empty of a self (atman) or inherent essence, a doctrine termed Anatta ("not-self") and Śūnyatā (emptiness).[246][247] This is in sharp contrast with most other Indian traditions, whose goals are founded either on the idea of an individual soul (atman, jiva, purusha) or a universal monistic consciousness ( Brahman). Vipassanā also requires an understanding of suffering or dukkha (and thus the four noble truths), impermanence (anicca) and interdependent origination.
Alexander the Great reached India in the 4th century BCE. Along with his army, he took Greek academics with him who later wrote memoirs about geography, people and customs they saw. One of Alexander's companion was Onesicritus, quoted in Book 15, Sections 63–65 by Strabo, who describes yogins of India.[107] Onesicritus claims those Indian yogins (Mandanis ) practiced aloofness and "different postures – standing or sitting or lying naked – and motionless".[108]
Many governments view occupational health as a social challenge and have formed public organizations to ensure the health and safety of workers. Examples of these include the British Health and Safety Executive and in the United States, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, which conducts research on occupational health and safety, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which handles regulation and policy relating to worker safety and health.[63][64][65]
Ascetic practices, concentration and bodily postures described in the Vedas may have been precursors to yoga.[59][60] According to Geoffrey Samuel, "Our best evidence to date suggests that [yogic] practices developed in the same ascetic circles as the early sramana movements (Buddhists, Jainas and Ajivikas), probably in around the sixth and fifth centuries BCE."[9]


Collaborators Laurieann Gibson and Fernando Garibay discuss new clip.
Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" video is a dark sci-fi thriller about birthing a new race of non-judgmental people. Gaga's Little Monsters have been consuming the Nick Knight-directed, Laurieann Gibson and Haus co-created clip at epic proportions.
The visual spectacle is part fashion shoot, part alien horror flick, and all Gaga. MTV News rounded up some of Mother Monster's collaborators — her choreographer (Gibson) and Born This Way musical director Fernando Garibay — to talk about the meaning behind the visuals.
"This is the first statement and the opening statement of this Born This Way album," Garibay explained.
"When she played it for me, it took me a while to find out the visual interpretation that I could give back to her. And so I woke up one night and I got it, and I said, 'I got it: We have to birth a new race,' " Gibson recalled. "From the gate, Gaga was like, 'I want Nick Knight for this video. I want a visual.' She was always birthing something visual in her head, and Nick Knight is just, well, he's prolific but he's so genius."
The video, complete with its messages about acceptance and love, fit with the theme of the song. "To write, particularly a dance record, I think dance records are the most hardest songs to write," Garibay explained. "But to write a statement within a hit record, I think is the holy grail, and I think she was able to do it this time."
Gibson recalls having to work with Gaga on the dancing in the video. "It took two days, and when Gaga was making the album, she wanted it to be in New York. We shot the video in Brooklyn over two days. We had to hide the location," she said. "To get her to be a better dancer, it's just a process of getting it out of her and getting her confident. So I just told the story of the record. There's lots of pushing and birthing. There's lots of punching the adversity. It's very symbolic."
"We were just blown away, of course," Garibay said of seeing the video be made from beginning to end. "It's amazing. Her talent, I mean, she's so talented, but in combining the imagery, the dance and how it's expressed with the song is truly amazing ... It's of cultural relevance, and hopefully helps people that are an outcast, bullied. Hopefully makes people aware that it's OK to be yourself."
Gibson admitted there was one main goal with this video: "It was about pushing the bar of what a music video should be and can be," she said. "It's a different time; it's a different era; there are no limits. It is a viral message. I think that there's something in there for everyone, and that's what's so amazing about the video and so specific about the message."
Give us your review of the "Born This Way" video in the comments below!


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Preservation Fund Grant Program
Keep Georgetown Historic
Preservation Georgetown (PG) established a fund dedicated to preservation of historic structures within the greater Georgetown area. The fund will be administered by the PG Board to promote the importance of preserving historic structures, to operate a grant program to assist with the cost of preserving structures listed on the City of Georgetown's 2016 Historic Resource Survey (as amended), and to carry out other projects to preserve historic structures.
The Preservation Fund will be managed by the PG Treasurer in accordance with PG by-laws. Preservation Fund monies will be kept in a bank account separate from other PG funds and accounted for separately on the books. Accounting procedures will be established such that records show funds as being encumbered when commitments are made in order that new commitments will be approved only from unencumbered funds.
Funds will be sought from multiple sources. Donations will be solicited from PG members and members of the community specifically for the Preservation Fund. As resources permit, funds may be allocated from the general funds of PG through the annual budget or by special action of the PG Board as provided in the bylaws. PG may apply for grants from other entities.
Grant Program FAQs
When will the grants be available?
The fifth annual cycle of grants will be awarded in 2020. The window for applying opens June 20, 2020 and ends July 17, 2020 at 4:30 pm.
If you are interested in applying or learning more about the application process, please attend our Fund Applicant Workshop on Saturday, May 9, 2020 at Grace Heritage Center, 817 S. Main St., Georgetown.
Please note there are restrictions. For example, if a building permit and/or HARC approval is required for the project, these must be acquired before applying. Projects which have been completed or even begun will not be eligible. Anyone considering applying for a grant should read the entire application form in order to understand the process.
How does one obtain a grant application form?
The application may be viewed on-line and printed from the link above or picked up during Thursday and Friday office hours at the Grace Heritage Center, 817 S. Main St., Georgetown.
What buildings are considered eligible for the Preservation Grant Program?
Historic structures (built before 1960) listed as such in the City of Georgetown 2016 Historic Resource Survey, as amended, are eligible. More information on the Historic Resource Survey is available on the City of Georgetown web-site.
What aspects of work will the grants cover?
Grants are intended to help keep historic structures structurally sound. Generally, think of the exterior envelope; the foundation, walls, windows, and roof. For more details, see the application form.
What amounts are usually granted?
Grant applications must be supported by firm bids. The size of grants will depend on a number of factors, including the amounts requested that are judged to meet PG guidelines, PG judgment of the significance and need of the structures for which grants are applied, and the amount of money we are able to raise and dedicate to the grant program.
Where can I learn about The Secretary of the Interior standards for historic properties?
You can find them here.
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The purpose of the Preservation Fund is to promote the importance of and encourage preservation of the stock of historic structures for the betterment of the entire community. Your gift to the Preservation Fund supports the Grant Program and future preservation activities approved by the PG Board of Directors, enabling current and future generations to protect our remarkable past.
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Your gift to Preservation Fund supports the Grant Program and future preservation activities approved by the PG Board of Directors.
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Your contribution promotes the importance of and encourages preservation of the stock of historic structures for the betterment of the entire community by directly funding restoration and construction projects on homes listed on the City of Georgetown's Historic Resource Survey.
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Membership dues along with fundraising opportunities like the Home Tour support the general operating expenses of PG. Those include programs, events, maintenance costs for the upkeep of Grace Heritage Center, staff compensation. Certain benefits that come with membership, such as complimentary admission tickets, may reduce the tax-deductible amount of Membership dues.
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File photo. A pedestrian crosses Grand Street while talking on his cell phone. APD Chief Paul Rolleri expressed his concern about pedestrians being too focused on their devices.
Alameda Police Department (APD) Chief Paul Rolleri said he doesn't know whether it's gratifying or horrifying that officers in his department wrote 62 tickets in five hours during February's pedestrian crosswalk sting.
An employee of All Ways Towing braved the waters of a mini-lagoon on Monday to hook up an automobile that had hydroplaned into the marsh off Doolittle Drive just south of Harbor Bay Parkway.
Because it traverses the marshland between Alameda and San Leandro, this stretch of Doolittle is especially treacherous when the roads are wet. If an automobile hydroplanes chances are good that the vehicle can wind up in the soggy marsh as this car did.


Discussion in 'Engine, Drivetrain, Fuel and Exhaust' started by Austy, Nov 7, 2018.
Having an intermittant fault with the actuator, only happens if car has been moved quick from a standing start eg leaving a junction after which the car lacks power. Have had it diagnosed by my indy.
Any advice on finding a replacement or repair service?
I used this place http://www.theturbocentre.co.uk/new-exchange-turbos on the recommendation of Lostkiwi.
Thanks very much. Out of interest, did you have similar problem?
Mine has only presented the problem twice and was exactly the same as yours, foot planted and going nowhere, although both times had been after a quick getaway from a junction. I thought it was a kickdown issue but diagnosed as the actuator on its way out. Car has been fine this past few months to be honest.
As Emily's Dad says , worth a look inside , there is some stuff on YouTube that explains that some of the small wires are prone to breaking loose . I recently took mine apart after a limp mode issue for 300miles . I didn't find any broken wires but there was a fair bit of carbon dust . I cleaned it out with electrical cleaner and on the advice of another member (Larkone) I put a tiny smear of high temp grease on the worm drive and wheels .
Another thing I checked on my later E class , on advice of others was to check engine bay fuse F44 (15amp) which may have been an inlet port motor fuse and other connected items .
Not saying for a Minuite that these are your faults but worth doing if you have the time and don't want to immediately spend the money . I also found you can get the actuators reconditioned for around £100 .


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Stone Temple Brothers To Pilot Alien Ant Farm Album
Dean, Robert DeLeo to produce follow-up to 2001's ANThology.
archive-Jon-Wiederhorn 03/10/2003
Alien Ant Farm are about to find out how good Stone Temple Pilots' Dean and Robert DeLeo are at the producer type thing.
The DeLeos, whose production résumé is currently the big empty, will man the boards for the Southern California rock band's still-untitled follow-up to 2001's ANThology.
"Them never having produced a record was appealing to us because we figured that a great engineer and them combined [would make an amazing team]," Alien Ant Farm singer Dryden Mitchell said. "It seemed a little bit more exciting not knowing what to expect. Also, anyone can record a record, and [we thought] they were maybe more capable than some producers out there of getting some good songs out of us and being there for the project and not just overseeing all the work."
Signing on with the DeLeos was a leap of faith, but Alien Ant Farm were convinced the guys could pilot them through the record because not only are AAF longtime STP fans, they're also impressed that the band's decade-long recording career has focused more on albums than singles.
"We wanted musicians in there and people who were very aware of harmony," Mitchell said. "I'm sure there are a lot of producers who are great piano players and vocalists, but we wanted someone who fit that description and had also been on the band side of things. We didn't want someone saying, 'This is radio, this is radio,' and by the time you're done you have a bunch of little radio songs, which might not be the best thing."
As pleased as they are about working with the writers of hits like "Sex Type Thing," "Vasoline" and "Big Bang Baby," Alien Ant Farm's first choice was Jon Brion, who has worked with Fiona Apple and Badly Drawn Boy. The bandmembers also considered ex-Talking Heads guitarist Jerry Harrison, who has produced material for Live and No Doubt. But when they met, they didn't vibe with Harrison. Then somebody suggested the DeLeos.
"When we met them it just didn't feel like a meeting," Mitchell said. "That's the kind of recording environment that we wanted — like, having a good time while we're doing it and then when we're done [realizing], 'Whoa, we just finished a record.' "
Alien Ant Farm and the DeLeos have been in pre-production for two weeks and will work on songs for another two weeks before recording begins in Los Angeles.
"We've already decided what songs are going to be used," Mitchell said. "We're just going to work out the kinks and work on the lyrics a little more and then just rehearse in the last week so that we can be a little quicker in the studio."
If all goes well, Alien Ant Farm will have the album done by May for a fall release.
Last year, the DeLeos wrote a batch of songs with Glen Campbell (see "Stone Temple Pilots Saddle Up With Rhinestone Cowboy"), which may surface on his next album. Stone Temple Pilots are on hiatus while singer Scott Weiland works on a second solo record, but the band plans to reconvene later this year.


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Five Priority Sectors set in IR's 2017 State Budget Draft
Source: Tempo.Co
Public Works and Public Housing Minister Basuki Hadimuljono announced on Tuesday, August 16, 2016 in Jakarta that the Indonesian government will focus on five priority development sectors in the 2017 State Budget Draft: infrastructure, food and energy, education, health and social protection. The government has allocated IDR 2,1 trillion (USD 159,2 billion) to finance developments in these five areas.
According to Basuki, the government's infrastructure plans include the construction of 815 kilometers of roads, 9,9399 meters of bridges, 550 kilometers of railroads, 14 new airports and facilities in 55 sea ports.
Increasing by 5 tons compared to the target set in the Revised 2016 State Budget, the government has set a target to produce 77 million tons of rice for 2017. Bambang Prodjonegoro, Indonesia's National Development Planning Minister explained that the target will be realized by improving irrigation systems, providing fertilizer subsidies and expanding paddy fields by 144,613 hectares.
The government already has initiated gas network developments for 64,200 households in the energy sector. In the 2017 State Budget plan, it adds the target to build 128 units of renewable energy power plants and reach an electrification ratio of 92,75 percent.
In order to develop the education sector, the state plans 360,500 scholarships for university students, school operational assistances for 8,5 million students, operational assistances for 107 state universities, Indonesia smart cards for 19,5 million students and certification bonuses for 101,100 teachers and 10,200 professors.
For the health sector the government has initiated four priority programs: a basic immunization fund for 92 percent of children under the age of one year, a health insurance for 94,4 million people, accreditations for health community centers in 700 districts and the recruitment of 6,97 million people to join the family planning program.
To further improve the social protection sector, the government will provide several programs. Besides others a conditional cash assistance for 6 million target households and food subsidies to 14,3 million households are planned.


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Jeppe Allerslev Thomsen, født 10. januar 1977, er en dansk atlet.

Thomsen er opvokset i Jylland i den lille by Langå 10 km uden for Randers, men flyttede til København 2000.
Han var frem til 1999 i Randers Freja, derefter i Sparta Atletik foruden en kort periode 2006-2007 da han var medlem af Københavns IF. Han bor nu i Malmø hvor han løber for Malmö AI, 2009 vandt han det svenske mesterskab med sin svenske klub på 4 x 1500 meter.

Han har vundet seks danske mesterskaber på 800 (4) og 1500 meter (2). Han var på landsholdet på 1500 meter ved Europa cuppen i 2002 og på 800 meter i 2003 og 2005 med en fjerdeplads som bedste resultat.
Han deltog også i de nordiske mesterskaber i cross 2003, hvor det blev til en 18. plads.

Thomsen er uddannet folkeskolelærer.

Danske mesterskaber
  2008 800 meter 1.56.30
  2008 1500meter 3.52.19
  2007 1500 meter 3:54,71
  2007 1500 meter inde 3:58.11
  2006 1500 meter 3:53.91
  2006 800 meter inde 1:54.83
  2004 800 meter 1:56.65
  2004 1500 meter 3:51.21
  2004 800 meter inde 1:53.12
  2004 1500 meter inde 3:56.30
  2003 800 meter 1:53.71
  2003 1500 meter 3:49.00
  2003 1500 meter inde 3:50.59
  2002 800 meter 1:53,21
  2002 1500 meter 3:51,87
  2002 1500 meter inde 3:51.10
  2001 800 meter 1:51,73
  2001 1500 meter 3:51.51
  2001 1500 meter inde 3:56.40

Personlige rekorder
 800 meter: 1:52.10 Cardiff 17. juli 2004
 1500 meter: 3:48.02 Crystal Palace 25. august 2007

Eksterne henvisninger
 DAF i tal – Jeppe Thomsen
 Statletik.dk Jeppe Thomsen

Mellemdistanceløbere fra Danmark
Atleter fra Randers Freja
Atleter fra Sparta Atletik
Atleter fra Københavns IF
Lærere fra Danmark
Personer fra Langå


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Skowhegan man faces OUI charges after two-car collision in Thomaston
Police say man was driving on other side of road
A Skowhegan man faced OUI drug charges after a head-on collision with a car carrying five children in Thomaston Saturday morning, Thomaston police said.Police said they received a call reporting a two-car, head-on collision at the intersection of New County and Old County roads just before 11 a.m. Six minutes earlier, they had received a complaint that someone had run another car off the road on Route 131 in South Thomaston.Ben Murdock, of Skowhegan, was traveling north on the wrong side of the road when he collided with Jessica Kirkham, of Warren. Kirkham had five children in her vehicle. The children weren't harmed while Kirkham suffered minor injuries.Both vehicles were totaled.Drugs were a factor in the collision, police said.Murdock is currently facing drug-related OUI charges. Once he is released from the hospital, Thomaston police say he will be held at the Knox County jail.Get the WMTW App9234908
THOMASTON, Maine —
A Skowhegan man faced OUI drug charges after a head-on collision with a car carrying five children in Thomaston Saturday morning, Thomaston police said.
Police said they received a call reporting a two-car, head-on collision at the intersection of New County and Old County roads just before 11 a.m. Six minutes earlier, they had received a complaint that someone had run another car off the road on Route 131 in South Thomaston.
Ben Murdock, of Skowhegan, was traveling north on the wrong side of the road when he collided with Jessica Kirkham, of Warren. Kirkham had five children in her vehicle. The children weren't harmed while Kirkham suffered minor injuries.
Both vehicles were totaled.
Drugs were a factor in the collision, police said.
Murdock is currently facing drug-related OUI charges. Once he is released from the hospital, Thomaston police say he will be held at the Knox County jail.


Jackie Fo: Paul and Cori's Wedding Photos Are Here!
Back in April I coordinated a wedding reception for an uber sweet couple, Paul and Cori. I've been waiting anxiously for the photos and they are finally here! Paul and Cori's wedding style was funky, rustic, colorful, casual and downright sweet. Here's a sampling of their photos for your viewing pleasure.
VERY IMPORTANT NOTE! All photos were taken by the absolutely wonderful Elizabeth from Almond Leaf Studios. Thanks to Elizabeth for your beautiful work!
The bride's bouquet was colorful and gorgeous. If you can believe it, all the flowers were from the farmers market and put together by friends of the couple! I think you can get such great deals from the farmers market and a huge variety of flower types.
I loved the simplicity of the groomsmen's boutonniere. Baby's breath is always so pretty and works perfectly for a rustic themed wedding.
The bridesmaids wore navy dresses with AWESOME yellow pumps. I love the color combo!
How beautiful are Paul and Cori as a couple?! I just love her birdcage veil. I think they could be bridegroom models!
This picture is so sweet and I love Cori's yellow sweater that matched her bridesmaid's shoes.
Here's a picture of the reception which was held at the Charlotte Trolley Museum. The photo was taken from inside the real trolley in the venue looking out at all the action!
You can get a better view of the yellow trolley in the photo on the left. The dessert table (there were two!) had a great burlap bunting that aptly said " 'Tis So Sweet." Similar to the flowers, all the desserts were made by friends of the bride and groom. I loved the generosity of all their friends, I thought it was so sweet.
Here's a collage of the desserts and decor!
Paul and Cori made a happy, sparkly exit!
Paul and Cori were wonderful to work with and I wish them a lifetime of happiness!
I'm off to a friends wedding myself this weekend. In addition to seeing a group of great friends, the wedding happens to be back in my college town at Miami University of Ohio, so you know I'll be hitting up my favorite college dive bars and late night food joints. Bagel & Deli is first on my list, for those of you that are familiar with their steamed bagel deliciousness. Hope you have a great weekend too!
Paul and Cori really made for each other. I love all picture but my favorite one is last one which is sparkly exit. so much happy this couple and why not, great day and occasion for them.
What an incredibly beautiful wedding! It's gorgeous without all the over-the-top additions that are so common. I especially love the bouquets and the burlap!
What a gorgeous wedding! I love that the shoes complement but do not match the dresses exactly. I am always intrigued by the interesting color customizations that brides come up with!


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II. The latent structure of the adult attachment interview: Exploratory and confirmatory evidence
John D. Haltigan, Glenn I. Roisman, Katherine C. Haydon
Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development
https://doi.org/10.1111/mono.12111
10.1111/mono.12111
Haltigan, J. D., Roisman, G. I., & Haydon, K. C. (2014). II. The latent structure of the adult attachment interview: Exploratory and confirmatory evidence. Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 79(3), 15-35. https://doi.org/10.1111/mono.12111
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Maureen Colquhoun
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Maureen Colquhoun (Maureen Morfydd Colquhoun, born 2 August 1928) is an economist and Labour politician.
In 1974 she was elected as Labour MP for Northampton North. She appeared to be a happily married woman with three grown up children, but she soon left her husband to set up home with a female partner, magazine publisher Barbara Todd, thereby becoming Britain's first openly lesbian MP. This came as a shock to the Labour Party. As her local party chairman Norman Ashby said:
"She was elected as a working wife and mother... this business has blackened her image irredeemably."[1]
She was deselected as candidate for the seat by the local Labour association. This was reversed by the national party, but she lost the seat to the Conservatives at the 1979 election.
She served on Hackney Borough Council from 1982 to 1990 and, after moving to the Lake District, on the National Park authority there between 1998 and 2006.
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Q: How to pass non-python compatible arguments to rpy2 imported functions from R I have the following R-code that I would like to implement in rpy2:
surv_function <- Surv(data_frame$life, data_frame$survival==0)

So I tried using the robjects.r()method and it works fine, but I need to access the return of the function in python environment, so how can I pass the arguments data_frame$life, data_frame$survival==0 if i use the following code in Python:
survival = importr('survival')
surv_function = survival.Surv(????)

So the problem is the $ and ==0 parts of the argument.
What goes instead of '????' Is this even possible?
Thank you in advance.

A: Would the rpy2 documentation be helpful ?
https://rpy2.github.io/doc/v2.9.x/html/introduction.html#linear-models

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You may soon have to pay to drive in the UK
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Chancellor Sunak is considering new road taxes as a way of plugging a big deficit.
The UK government reckons it could do with an extra £40 billion or so of extra taxes. Perhaps surprisingly, this is not because of extra spending during the coronavirus pandemic (although there's plenty of speculation they'll increase tax as a result of that too). Instead, it's because of electric cars.
Drivers of electric cars currently pay less tax than regular car drivers. That's because the government imposes two taxes on fuel (VAT and fuel duty). As more and more people switch to electric cars, less fuel is bought and the amount of tax the government receives goes down. The government could reverse this trend by putting in new taxes that would affect all cars, including electric ones. It already levies an annual vehicle tax on all car owners so Rishi Sunak is thought to be considering taxing the actual activity of driving, via tolls. At the moment, the UK only has one toll road, plus a couple of tunnels and bridges that also charge a fee to drivers who use them.
How Brits will feel about this plan if it's adopted will depend partly on what they think driving-related taxes should be for. There are several options. The first is that they're just a good way to raise money for the government. Lots of Brits drive, so it's a broad tax base, but car ownership is also correlated to wealth so the taxes are mostly falling on people who are more likely to be able to afford them. The UK government made about £40 billion - that's 5 percent of its total revenue - from vehicle-related taxes last year. That money can then be spent on schools or police officers or other public goods and services.
The second reason to tax driving is that cars create specific costs that the government then has to pay for. This includes the roads cars need to drive along and the medical costs of car accidents. For both this and the above tax rationale, it makes sense that electric car drivers should be taxed at the same rate as other drivers. However, that is not true of a third reasoning behind driving taxes: discouraging an environmentally-unfriendly activity.
Electric cars have a significantly smaller carbon footprint than their non-electric equivalents, which pump out the carbon dioxide that contributes to climate change and also reduce local air quality (which can lead to major health problems). Taxes may either nudge people towards greener options like cycling, or give the government more revenue with which to tackle the environmental damage caused. But for this instance, it follows that only dirtier, non-electric cars should be slapped with (higher) taxes.
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The shooting took place about 8:15 p.m. Wedensday in the 100 block of Wisteria Avenue, police said in a news release.
The wounded person was taken to an area hospital, police said.
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While falling earnings hurt cab drivers, poor service irks the costumers.
The big challenge is it's hard to confidently say that Uber's business works under normal conditions — because conditions haven't been normal for all of Uber's life.
Unlike factories or airlines, tech companies live and die on their ability to attract and retain top talent. A shortage of skilled workers has led to lucrative bidding wars, tipping the balance of power in workers' favor.
Uber introduced 'Movement' last year in 10 cities globally, including locations like London and Cincinnati. As part of the second phase, 12 more cities, including 4 Indian cities, are being added, Uber said.
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The results of a snapshot NEU survey of 1,026 primary and secondary school teachers in England has shown the alarming levels of inadequate and underfunded provision for pupils with SEND.
School and local authority budget cuts are making it increasingly difficult to provide the quality of education that every child with SEND is entitled to and which teachers, SENCOs and school staff want to be giving.
• 81% said that there was 'less than enough' staff.
• Only 14% believed that there was 'about enough' or 'more than enough'.
• 73% confirmed there were now fewer posts.
• As a consequence of these staff cuts, 94% of respondents confirmed that it was having a negative effect on the support which schools are able to give SEND pupils.
• Excessive waiting times for access to CAMHS, speech and language or behaviour support, is true for 95% of primary schools and 75% of secondary schools, according to respondents.
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• Over one-third of primary school respondents (38%) said that a school or parent must personally fund pupil assessments as the local authority cannot. This compares with a quarter (25%) of secondary respondents.
• Across the board, 82% of respondents confirmed that SENCOs do not have enough time to support classroom teachers.
"These are shocking reports from the frontline of teaching. The infrastructure to support SEND pupils is wearing away. Schools do everything they can, but the barriers and waiting lists created by this Government's actions, are having terrible effects on pupils who need help now.
"It is alarming that excessive waiting times are more pronounced in primary schools, where early intervention is so vital, and that so many children are on part-time timetables.
"These facts are plain to schools and parents. It therefore beggars belief that in spite of successive reports showing the real experience of teachers and school leaders, the Department for Education simply digs its heels over funding.


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A Date-Date by BRIX Real Estate: BRIX Real Estate showcases neighborhoods by creating engaging short films that explore the perks of living in the Twin Cities or one of the surrounding suburbs by creating a narrative that helps reveal and celebrate the area on a new level. BRIX's community and building guides help round out consumer education when it comes to shopping for (and finding) a dream home.
Century 21 Rebrand: It's rare that a rebrand is so widely hailed as the best possible reiteration of a company, but Century 21's clean and sweeping rebrand was so sophisticated and modern that it was immediately accepted and celebrated throughout the real estate industry. The effort shed all of the clunky, dated visuals and branding that was affiliated with its previous version and has emerged from the ashes like the proverbial phoenix, stronger and better than ever before.
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Q: How do I write a join with this unusual matching criteria? I want to "left join" a table so that a value is joined not just to a matching row, but also to any subsequent non-matching rows, up to the next matching row. To put it another way, I want to fill in nulls with the previous non-null value.
Sample data and desired result:
Table x:
 id
----
  1
  2
  3
  4
  5

Table y:
 id | val
----+-----
  1 | a
  4 | b

Result of select x.id, y.val from x left join y on x.id=y.id order by x.id;:
 id | val
----+-----
  1 | a
  2 |
  3 |
  4 | b
  5 |

Desired result:
 id | val
----+-----
  1 | a
  2 | a
  3 | a
  4 | b
  5 | b

A: Indices
Create indices on x.id and y.id - which you probably already have if those are your primary keys.
A multi-column index may help, too, especially with index only scans in pg 9.2+:
CREATE INDEX y_mult_idx ON y (id DESC, val)

However, in my tests, this index was not used at first. Had to add (otherwise pointless) val to ORDER BY to convince the query planner that the sort order matches. See query 3.
The index makes little difference in this synthetic setup. But for tables with more columns, retrieving val from the table becomes increasingly expensive, making the "covering" index more attractive.
Queries
1) Simple
SELECT DISTINCT ON (x.id)
       x.id, y.val
FROM   x
JOIN   y ON y.id <= x.id
ORDER  BY x.id, y.id DESC;

SQL Fiddle.
More explanation for the technique with DISTINCT in this related answer:

*

*Select first row in each GROUP BY group?
I ran some tests because I had my suspicions that the first query wouldn't scale well. It's fast with a small table, but no good with bigger tables. Postgres doesn't optimize the plan and starts with a (limited) cross join, with a cost of O(N²).
2) Fast
This query is still rather simple and scales excellently:
SELECT x.id, y.val
FROM   x
JOIN  (SELECT *, lead(id, 1, 2147483647) OVER (ORDER BY id) AS next_id FROM y) y
       ON  x.id >= y.id
       AND x.id <  y.next_id
ORDER  BY 1;

The window function lead() is instrumental. I make use of the option to provide a default to cover the corner case of the last row: 2147483647 is the biggest possible integer. Adapt to your data type.
3) Very simple and almost as fast
SELECT x.id
     ,(SELECT val FROM y WHERE id <= x.id ORDER BY id DESC, val LIMIT 1) AS val
FROM   x;
Normally, correlated subqueries tend to be slow. But this one can just pick a value from the (covering) index and is otherwise so simple that it can compete.
The additional ORDER BY item val (bold emphasis) seems pointless. But adding it convinces the query planner that it's ok to use the multi-column index y_mult_idx from above, because the sort order matches. Note the

Index Only Scan using y_mult_idx ..

in the EXPLAIN output.
Test case
After a lively debate and multiple updates I collected all queries posted so far and made a test case for a quick overview. I only use 1000 rows so SQLfiddle does not time out with the slower queries. But the top 4 (Erwin 2, Clodoaldo, a_horse, Erwin 3) scale linearly in all my local tests.
Updated once more to include my latest addition, improve format and order by performance now:
Big SQL Fiddle comparing performance.

A: select id,
       first_value(t.val) over (partition by group_flag order by t.id) as val
from (
  select x.id,
         y.val,
         sum(case
            when y.val is null then 0
            else 1
          end) over (order by x.id) as group_flag
  from x
    left join y on x.id=y.id
) t
order by id;

SQLFiddle example: http://sqlfiddle.com/#!12/38903/1

A: SQL Fiddle
select
    id,
    first_value(val) over(partition by g order by id) val
from (
    select
        x.id, val, count(val) over(order by x.id) g
    from
        x
        left join
        y on x.id=y.id
) s
order by id

A: SELECT
  m.id,
  y.val
FROM (
  SELECT
    x.id,
    MAX(y.id) id_y
  FROM
    x INNER JOIN y ON x.id >= y.id
  GROUP BY
    x.id
  ) m INNER JOIN y ON m.id_y = y.id
ORDER BY
  m.id

Please see fiddle here.

A: I like to express the aggregate functions MIN(), MAX(), or closer_to() in terms of (NOT) EXISTS.
SELECT x.id, y.val
FROM   x
JOIN   y ON y.id <= x.id
WHERE NOT EXISTS (SELECT *
        FROM y y2
        WHERE y2.id <= x.id -- same condition AS main query
        AND y2.id > y.id    -- but closer to x.id
        )
        ;

My gut feeling is that this will generate exactly the same query plan as Erwin's answer.

A: Use COALESCE and Subquery for the logic.
The subquery will retrieve the last val value.
Try this:
SELECT x1.id,
       coalesce(y1.val, (SELECT val
                       FROM   y
                       WHERE  id = (SELECT Max(x2.id)
                                    FROM   x AS x2
                                           JOIN y AS y2
                                             ON x2.id = y2.id
                                    WHERE  x2.id < x1.id)))
FROM   x AS x1
       LEFT JOIN y AS y1
              ON x1.id = y1.id
ORDER  BY x1.id;

sqlfiddle : http://www.sqlfiddle.com/#!12/42526/1

A: I am not sure how you would achieve this using single stored procedure. Logic similar to following would return you the desired result
create PROCEDURE GetData
AS
BEGIN
    Declare @resultTable TABLE(
    id int,
    value varchar(10))

    Declare @id int
    Declare @previousValue varchar(10)
    Declare @currentValue varchar(10)

    DECLARE x_cursor CURSOR
    FOR SELECT id FROM x order by id

    OPEN x_cursor
    FETCH NEXT FROM x_cursor into @id;
    WHILE (@@FETCH_STATUS = 0)
    BEGIN
        select @currentValue = isnull(val,@previousValue)  from Y where id = @id
        insert into @resultTable values(@id,@currentValue)
        set @previousValue = @currentValue
        FETCH NEXT FROM x_cursor into @id;
    END

    Close x_cursor
    Deallocate x_cursor

    select * from @resultTable
END
GO


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Q: Equivalence of measurable functions I want to prove the following Lemma:
Let $\mathcal{A}$ be a $\sigma$-algebra in $X$ and let $f:X\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$, then TFAE:

*

*$f$ is measurable.

*For each Borel set $B\subset\mathbb{R}$ holds $f^{-1}(B)\in\mathcal{A}$.

*For each open set $B\subset\mathbb{R}$ holds $f^{-1}(B)\in\mathcal{A}$.

I don't know how to start. I think one implication is some more work, but the other must follow. I think you have to prove 1-->3-->2-->1.
Some help maybe? Thanks

A: Define $\mathcal V:=\{A\mid f^{-1}(A)\in \mathcal A$}. It is routine to show that $\mathcal V$ is a $\sigma$-algebra. In 3) it is stated that $\mathcal O\subset \mathcal V$, where $\mathcal O$ denotes the collection of open sets in $\mathbb R$. Consequently $\sigma(\mathcal O)\subset \mathcal V$ where $\sigma(\mathcal O)$ denotes the smallest $\sigma$-algebra that contains $\mathcal O$, which is exactly the collection of Borel sets. So 3) implies 2), which is the main job here.