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Review of Universal Service and Access Obligation (USAO) framework
[27 February 2018] ICASA has invited the public to comment on an application filed by Telkom on 16 November 2017 for the amendment of its Universal Service and Access Obligations ("USAOs"). ICASA commenced with the review of USAOs of licensees in 2008/09, with the intention of amending the obligations taking into account the changed circumstances in the market.
Telkom Amendments of USAOs Feb 2018
Written comments must be submitted by 23 March 2018, marked for the attention of Moyeni Nkosinkulu: USAO Project Leader, email: usoproject2016@icasa.org.za
Telkom shall be entitled to respond in writing to written representations made by interested persons in response to ICASA's notice.
Telkom's application highlights the fact that ICASA amended the USAOs applicable to MTN. Vodacom and Cell in 2014 but failed to effect any amendments to Telkom's licenses.
[20 February 2017] ICASA have requested comment on proposals by Sentech, WBS and Telkom for the amendment of the universal service and access obligations (USAOs) imposed on them under the licences issued to them by ICASA.
The deadline for submissions is 24 February 2017 and written comments can be directed to Moyeni Nkosinkulu (USO Project Leader) / usoproject2016@icasa.org.za. / enquiries – 011 566 3976.
Original obligation Amended obligation
To roll out internet access at the e-rate to 1,500 rural public schools To provide connectivity to all TVET campuses allocated by ICASA
To provide internet access to no less than 1,000 rural and urban public schools To provide connectivity to 62 TVET campuses allocated by ICASA
Rollout of 120 000 public payphones Rollout and maintenance of 25 000 public payphones
[29 December 2015] ICASA is undertaking a regulatory impact assessment (RIA) on the universal service obligations imposed on electronic communications services (ECS) and electronic communications network services (ECNS) licensees under the Electronic Communications Act of 2005. After an initial informal consultation – RIA – USO Phase II Informal Questions Aug 2015 – ICASA has now provided a "problem statement" together with various options for responding.
General Notice – Regulatory Impact Assessment – USO Phase II 20 Dec 2015
Responses are due by 20 January 2016.
The problem statement reads as follows:
The South African ECS/ECNS market has total of 771 licensees and counting. Of these licensees in the market only 1% have universal service and access obligation with the objective closing the ICT gaps within the communities.
The Definition Of Under-Served Areas Regulations as published shows a list of District Municipalities in the country for availability and accessibility of internet, computers, telephones and cell phones. The first 200 districts in the list have a combined average of internet, computers, telephone and cell phone at penetration rates of less than 30%, the lowest district has 12.7% average. The lowest internet access and availability in a district is 0.0% and highest is 12.5%. Access to computers is lowest at 0.3% and the average for all districts is 15.6%. Contrary to common perception the average for the districts with regards to access and availability of mobile phone services is 72.7%.
It is clear from the above that there are gaps within our communities with regard to availability and accessibility to ICT's. The South African market has licensees providing services at district and national levels. Their services range from wireless and fixed internet access to voice services. Entities providing these services are mostly WISP, however due to their size most WISP have limited network infrastructure and rely heavily on established entities for backhaul fibre and access to international fibre. WISP often provide their own last mile connectivity to the customer premises which is mostly wireless, however they make use of the ISM band spectrum.
Uptake of services must be considered when issues of universal service and access obligation are being resolved. Currently 5250 public schools have been targeted for roll-out of access to internet services. This forms approx. 22% of all public schools within the country. There is a need for the remaining schools be provided with access including other government service departments that are located within the of communities' e.g. police stations, community halls, community clinics and fire stations. If these are targeted for initial uptake it might make it easier for surrounding communities' to accesses these services.
There is need for backhaul fibre to be made accessible and to be in close proximity for WISP and other players to pick-up in order to install base stations/wireless access points. Whilst some backhaul fibre is made available on a commercial basis there is limited access or no access in under-served areas. However, there is considerable backhaul fibre in the country but it serves mainly towns and cities, this needs to be extended to under-served areas.
[7 June 2014] ICASA has finalised this review process through the publication of amended universal service obligations on 4 June 2014. These are effective as at 1 April 2014.
Cell C Amended Universal Service Obligations June 2014
MTN Amended Universal Service Obligations June 2014
Neotel Amended Universal Service Obligations June 2014
Vodacom Amended Universal Service Obligations June 2014
[12 January 2014] The date for submissions was extended to 21 January 2014 by way of a gazette published on 20 December 2013.
[update 28 November 2013] ICASA has advanced (or attempted to advance) this process through the publication of a "Draft Amendment On USAO". Comment is due by 19 December 2013.
According to the accompanying press release:
"ICASA has published the Draft Amendment of the Universal Service and Access Obligations (USAO) of the main network operators for the purposes of ensuring compliance within a specified time period. In terms of the proposed amendment, licensees will be required to provide internet access as well as computers, servers, printers and other local area network related equipment as stated in the ICT Solution provided by the Department of Basic Education (DBE) for school connectivity purposes.
The amendment further proposes the removal of the sim-card and handset distribution obligations as well as the reduction in the number of schools to be connected by each licensee.
The Authority commenced with the review of Universal Service Access Obligations in 2008/2009 where an external consultant was appointed and tasked with international benchmarking exercise, and to also take into account adopted approaches in implementing USAO.
In 2010, the Authority published a draft findings document in which it was found that the Community Service Telephones (CSTs) were the only obligation that was fully completed, whereas the sim card and handset obligations were not fully completed. The Authority conducted public hearings in 2011 based on the draft findings document. Subsequently, the Authority undertook a review process of all imposed obligations based on the findings of 2010 and found that sim-card and handset distribution obligations were no longer relevant. In September last year, the Authority published Final Findings Document where it was recommended that licensees implement Internet Access "schools Connectivity" obligations and to review sim-card, handset and public payphones obligations."
[update 16 September 2012] The final Findings of the Review into Universal Service and Access Obligations was published on 1o September 2012, and it makes for interesting reading.
Findings Universal Service and Access Obligations Review (GG35674)
The document charts ICASA's intended approach to universal service and access obligations. Their central challenge is that only certain licensees have USAOs and many of these have not been complied with.
This is worth a read but below is a summary of ICASA's recommendations:
– obligations which were imposed during the Telecommunications Act are still binding. Licensees have a continuing obligation to ensure that services provided remain available until such time the Authority reviews such under section 67(8) of the ECA
– where a licensee has not implemented existing USAOs then it will be required to renegotiate these with ICASA under s10(1)(g) of the ECA
– licensees from the same category need not be subject to the same obligations in other words they cannot be compelled to carry equal obligations by virtue of the type of licence category alone, other factors must be considered; such as market presence, size of the entity and revenues generated
– in contributing into the USAF each licensee is contributing towards the goal of achieving Universal Service ("US")/Universal Access ("UA"). The fund can be utilised to support projects for the provision of communication services in under-serviced areas
– all broadcasters should pay directly into the USAF as it is not equitable for them to utilise funds from the Fund if they do not contribute
– ICASA proposes that a "pay and or play model be invoked. In other words funds will be used by any ECNS provider to meet the needs of under-serviced areas (in terms of Section 90) as predetermined by ICASA in terms of Section 88 (subsections 2 and 3)
– ICASA will not act only subsequent to a market access gap study: "The Authority cannot rely on market access gap studies alone, for instance where communities approach the Authority, the Authority should be free to investigate and consider their needs without having to conduct protracted market access gap studies. Further, new technological developments may compel the Authority to ensure that all communities gain access to new services as provided in terms of Section 10(1)(d). For example, the rapid geographic spread of 4G services cannot be delayed or curtailed by market access gap studies.
As long as consumers benefit from the service/s, there is no need to review related obligations."
ICASA has launched a long-overdue review of the regulatory framework surrounding the attainment of Universal Access (UA) and Universal Service (US) in South Africa through the publication of a Discussion Document and an accompanying report on the extent to which the existing framework has succeeded (or failed).
At the heart of the debate is whether SA should retain a system of imposing Universal Service and Access Obligations (USAOs) on licensees or whether we should move to a methodology which sees licensees participating in competitive processes using funds from the Universal Service and Access Fund (USAF) and voluntarily assuming obligations in the event that they are succesful in such process.
Another burning question is what to do with the USAOs imposed on incumbent operators such as Telkom and the mobile networks under the Telecommunications Act. It is apparent from the report on compliance that very few of these obligations have been met and that the incumbents seem to blame a lack of clarity from ICASA and the Universal Service and Access Agency of South Africa (USAASA) for such failure.
Note: the Discussion Document and Report are too big for upload. They can be obtained on request or from the ICASA website.
USAO Compliance Review Report
Public hearings were held on 8 and 9 December 2010 – USAO Review Hearings Schedule
The following written submissions were made to ICASA:
MNET and Multichoice
MWEB (.doc)
NAB (.doc)
Neotel
Qualcomm (.doc)
SABC (.docx)
Smile (.doc)
Telkom submission regarding attaching USAOs to spectrum
The report was based on answers received to the following questionnaire:
ICASA Concluding Questionnaire
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Frontiers Music Srl is excited to announce the release of DGM's first live album, entitled "Passing Stages", on June 2.
DGM's last album (their eighth), "The Passage" was released in August 2016 and marked the culmination of almost 20 years of hard work that started back in 1997 and has pushed the Italian band into the elite rankings of the international progressive metal scene. Over the years, DGM has managed to tour the world, taking part in some of the biggest and most celebrated metal festivals around the globe and sharing the stage with the likes of Heaven and Hell, Dream Theater, Symphony X, Avantasia, Scorpions, and many others.
With a bulletproof line-up comprised of producer/guitarist Simone Mularoni, singer Marco Basile, bassist Andrea Arcangeli, drummer Fabio Costantino, and keyboardist Emanuele Casali, DGM can now share their awesome musicianship and songwriting skills with all audiences via the release of this truly beautiful live release!
This is an unmissable opportunity to witness the superb qualities of the Italian quintet in the live environment and also opens the door to newer fans (of which there are quite a few) to experience their excellent and older repertoire.
You need a bit of variety in your music and this month it is DGM from Italy, presenting their 8th studio album! Yes, 8. This is however the first I've heard from them, but it's enough to get my attention right from the start.
Performing a mix of progressive metal and European symphonic hard rock, Evergrey singer Tom Englund and Symphony X guitarist Michael Romeo both appear as special guests and the band thanks both bands plus Secret Sphere, Pagan's Mind and Circus Maximus in their liner notes.
That should give you some indication of where the band sits musically.
That established, it is all about the songs and much like others of this ilk, this record is not a one-listen and appreciate kind of deal. Its only over repeated listens that the true melodies and the intricacies of the songs show themselves.
There's a lot of Dream Theater in these guys too. The hooks and chorus structures aren't obvious, but they are there.
Songs range from 2 to 8 minutes in length, with melodies often revealing themselves in the vocals within verses, much like that of Circus Maximus.
I can't quite rank this album up with the artists that influence the sound of DGM, but the impressive and likeable lead vocals, plus the intelligent arrangements and powerful performances do make this album one to remember and check out if you're a fan of the progressive way of life.
Frontiers Music Srl is excited to announce the release of the brand new album from Italian prog metal masters DGM, entitled 'The Passage', on August 26.
'The Passage' is DGM's eighth studio album and is the culmination of almost 20 years of hard work that started back in 1997 with the release of their self-produced mini-album, 'Random Access Zone'. The band went through several incarnations and lineup changes during the years, but since singer Mark Basile joined the group in 2007, DGM evolved and developed their sound into what they have now become.
It was probably the release of 'Frame' (2007) that pushed the band into the top of the league of international prog metal. It was also on the strength of this material that DGM managed to tour for almost four years around the world, taking part in some of the biggest metal festivals, supporting Symphony X on their European tour, and sharing the stage with Pagan's Mind too. In 2013, DGM came back with "Momentum", an album which showed the full stylistic maturity of a band which felt fully confident with their abilities, both on the songwriting and the musicianship side. The last album was promoted with more shows and after several gigs in Europe, they performed for the second time at ProgPower USA and started their first Asian tour in November 2014 playing Beijing, Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka as headliners.
The new album, 'The Passage' is another substantial step forward for DGM. Sounding like a hungry, urbanized version of Symphony X, with substantial hard rock influences, the new record is remarkable in several aspects. The compositions are phenomenal, with sweeping choruses, technical passages, lightning fast fretwork, big vocals and bombastic transitions. The playing is simply faultless and the melodies are perfectly woven into the killer guitars, epic keyboards, and pounding drums!
'This album can easily be seen as our most ambitious work to date,' says guitarist and producer Simone Mularoni. 'This time we tried to evolve to an even more personal sound. We took all the elements we developed through all these years and we tried to take them to the limit. Throughout the whole record you will hear a recurrent musical theme. Instead of doing a usual concept album with the lyrics, we decided to do a sort of musical concept with this melody that repeats in every song but every time with different time signatures and keys,' tells drummer Fabio Costantino. 'This album will offer to the listener a key for a positive dimension. A path made of sound vibrations: The Passage to our dreams and hopes,' concludes bassist Andrea Arcangeli.
'The Passage' tracklisting includes: The Secret (Part 1); The Secret (Part 2); Animal; Ghosts Of Insanity; Fallen; The Passage; Disguise; Portrait; Daydreamer; Dogma; In Sorrow.
Power Metal. Symphonic Metal. Progressive Metal.
If you like any or all three of those, get ready for DGM. Coming August 2016.
DGM started in 1994 as an instrumental band and evolved over the years into a formidable and tight unit, offering super heavy riffs, tight drum patterns, beautiful melodies, classy arrangements, and top notch musicianship!
The band also spent a good amount of their time touring worldwide, taking part in some of the most important metal festivals including ProgPower USA, ProgPower Europe, PPM Festival and Gods Of Metal to name a few. They also supported Symphony X on their 'Iconoclast' European tour in 2010 and headlined an Asian tour in 2014, with shows in Japan and China.
Band guitarist and producer, Simone Mularoni says: 'We are really excited to start this new journey with Frontiers Music Srl! We feel blessed and honoured to see our name close to the bigger acts of the rock scene we all love and to be part of a label we follow since the beginning of its career. In particular we think this new album perfectly suits the path that Frontiers pursued over the years, since it's extremely melodic, epic but in the same time with all the usual DGM's trademarks! We cannot wait for all of you to listen to the new songs and to meet everyone on the road!"
DGM new album will be released in late summer and be sure to look out for the band's live show in a town near you!


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Game theory and Jeopardy!
This is a specialized blog: "The Final Wager." It (mostly) concerns itself with how a player should bet during Final Jeopardy.
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Daily Caller: "Pelosi acts as if she is powerless in disaster 'Daily Show' appearance." To his credit, Stewart keeps trying to press the point that the case for Big Government requires some level of competency on those who would expand the government. Pelosi blames the Republicans (of course) and then actually says things like "It's not my responsibility" and "I don't know" to simple questions.
Extra - From the Free Beacon.
Couldn't happen to a worser network
If you're a conservative who loathes everything about NBC, you'll enjoy watching its death spasms. All their semi-popular shows are circling the drain, "Meet the Press" has historically low ratings, and now "MSNBC and Its Subsidiary NBCNews Fall to Bottom of Poll on Public Trust in News Organizations."
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Totally worth it
Fox News: "California spends $1.37 million on Obamacare web stream featuring Richard Simmons." I just found out that Olivia Wilde was also in this video and I can think of many ways that she could have convinced Californians to sign up for health care.
Whole lot of mumblin' goin' on
This takedown of Harvard-educated Matt Yglesias' writing style (hat tip: Maggie's Farm) is laugh-out-loud funny if only for the well-written insults within:
All aspiring writers should read Slate's Matt Yglesias. There's no better way to stress the importance of not writing like Matt Yglesias.
That doesn't jump off the page, but at least it doesn't appear to be written by a college sophomore on an Adderall jag.
Yglesias' writing is also cluttered like a hoarder's living room with instances of "I think," "in my opinion," "something I find," and other redundant phrases. Readers can discern whose opinion is being presented by the name at the top of the article.
This last one is a pet peeve of mine. I know that this is an opinion piece and I also know you're writing it. You need not worry that I'll mistake your blather for gospel.
The NY Times is the MSNBC of print
What happened to the New York Times? When I was growing up in New Jersey it was considered the "Paper of Record" and an unimpeachable source. Sure it leaned to the Left but nothing like the current incarnation which is a straight echo of White House talking points. But it goes beyond regurgitating Jay Carney: the Times is now actively agitating against opposing viewpoints, the First Amendment be damned. Powerline took on the Decrepit Old Lady's latest editorial in: "The NY Times Editorial Board: Bitter Opponents of Free Speech." In this example, the Times tries to defend the outright lies of a Michigan Democrat running for the Senate:
More temperate, sophisticated commentary from what used to be the Paper of Record, and is now the Paper of Partisan Hysterics.
It accuses Mr. Peters of lying when he said the law bars cancellations of insurance policies. Mr. Peters happened to be right, as millions of people who once faced losing all insurance after they got sick now appreciate. The 225,000 Michigan residents who the ad said received "cancellation notices" were actually told that they could change to a better policy; they were not told they could no longer have insurance, as the ad implies.
This is a laughable argument, even by the Times's low standards. Millions of Americans, including hundreds of thousands in Michigan, lost their health insurance coverage because their policies were terminated. They were terminated because under Obamacare, it was illegal to sell them. The paper's argument–they weren't cancelled, they were only terminated!–is fatuous. And who could write this line with a straight face?
The Volokh Conspiracy - now at the Washington Post - expands on this illogic:
You haven't been divorced, you've been given the opportunity to change to a better spouse.
You haven't been expelled, you've been given the opportunity to change to a better school.
You haven't been evicted, you've been given the opportunity to change to a better apartment.
You haven't received a cancellation notice for your pre-Obamacare insurance policy, you've been given the opportunity to "change to a better policy."
Has it really come to this, NY Times? At long last, have you left no sense of objectivity?
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Fact: Bender is great
Trivia about one of my favorite shows: Futurama.
You're an idiot
So says that shrimp at the NY Times: "The condescension of Paul Krugman." "Just to get citizens into a suitably docile condition to receive the President's State of the Union address, Paul Krugman reminds them in a recent New York Times column that they aren't bright enough to criticize government policy." A recent column? He's been writing the same column for four years now.
Burgertime!
The Economist has their yearly Big Mac Index showing the purchasing power parity between different countries. It's a think piece on the cost of materials, labor, and currency values.
Yay - you voted for the cool guy!
Here's Ben Domenech in the Federalist: "Congratulations, Progressive Millennials: You're the cheapest date in town."
Today, one out of three of Millennials aged 18-31, the young progressives who gave Obama's campaign its inspirational heart and voted for him overwhelmingly, are living at home with their parents. They put their heart and soul into campaign after campaign, believing they could change the country and the planet. And after all their effort, what do they have to show for it? "Free" birth control that you have to pay for in higher premiums to big insurance? Talk about a cheap date.
Don't forget the cheap college loans and soaring student debt. You're welcome kids.
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B-b-baby you ain't seen nothin' yet
Megan McArdle: "Resolved: Obamacare is now beyond rescue." "The law still lacks the political legitimacy to survive in the long term. And in a bid to increase that legitimacy, the administration has set two very dangerous precedents: It has convinced voters that no unpopular provisions should ever be allowed to take effect, and it has asserted an executive right to rewrite the law, which Republicans can just as easily use to unravel this tangled web altogether."
The newly-hired company Accenture has two months to fix a health care system that couldn't be built over three-and-a-half years.
Extra - From Q&O.
Lying about Social Security
It's a slow news day so let's go to my old standby topic. WashPost: "Democratic PAC plays an unwarranted 'scare seniors' card on Social Security." The attack ads are starting early in Arizona and we're already up to three Pinocchios.
During the 2008 presidential campaign, both The Fact Checker and FactCheck.org were highly critical of the Obama campaign for asserting that McCain supported a plan that would put Social Security in the stock market. FactCheck.org said the claim was "deceptive" and The Fact Checker (then written by Michael Dobbs) said it was worthy of Three Pinocchios.
Yet here it is, six years later, and Democrats are still using the same old playbook of scaring seniors. Polling must show that such false attacks work.
Yup. The voting seniors go ballistic at every mendacity while younger voters - who will see their benefits cut - keep Twittering for their buddy in the White House. Although maybe that's finally changing.
The retail death spiral
A little sad. Zero Hedge: "What recovery? Sears and JC Penney are dying."
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Damn, this Seattle-San Francisco game is really good. But...Downton Abbey.
This story about pistachio thieves is just...what's the word I'm looking for?
Crazy. Boston Globe: "California nut farmers band together to fight theft, organized crime."
The soaring value of California's nut crops is attracting a new breed of thieves who have been making off with the pricey commodities by the truckload, recalling images of cattle rustlers of bygone days.
This harvest season in the Central Valley, thieves cut through a fence and hauled off $400,000 in walnuts. Another $100,000 in almonds was stolen by a driver with a fake license. And $100,000 in pistachios was taken by a big rig driver who left a farm without filling out any paperwork.
Sounds to me like some kind of shell game. I hope they crack the case.
Instead of "Hail to the Chief" they should play "What's Going On?"
The Corner: "Our perpetually surprised President"
While President Obama gives (yet another) speech today on NSA surveillance, the New York Times reports White House aides say "Mr. Obama was surprised to learn after the leaks by Edward J.Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor, just how far the surveillance had gone."
Our president's time in office has been one of wonder and astonishment.
He's shocked...shocked!...at what he saw on the news.
Factcheckin' ain't easy
The WashPost Fact Checker announced that he was duped by the Administration's bogus (is there any other kind) Obamacare sign-up numbers. Hot Air: "WaPo gives 3 Pinocchios to Medicaid-enrollment claim … and itself."
It's almost like he wanted to believe it was true and suppressed his journalistic objectivity.
All the news that's fit to save Hillary
Politico: "'Journalism has died' at New York Times: Graham, McCain slam Benghazi report"
Senators Lindsey Graham and John McCain harshly criticized The New York Times on Thursday over a recent report which concluded that Al Qaeda was not involved in the Sept. 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi.
In remarks on the Senate floor, Graham said "journalism has died at this paper," while McCain called the paper "an ever-reliable surrogate for the Obama administration."
In a fit of insanity, I recently read a NY Times editorial (no link) that tried to explain away December's awful jobs report. It was like reading Pravda on West 43rd Street, as dictated by David Axelrod, and indistinguishable from a White House press release. There was literally no daylight between the two which depends on bringing back jobs by making labor more expensive (raising minimum wage). Don't these midtown clowns have any self-respect at all?
Related - Fiscal Times: "We finally know where the buck stops in Benghazi." Media: "Where's dat?"
Just get the NSA to scan everybody's computers
Geez, can't Obama just sign an executive order to make it so? Legal Insurrection: "Just like Amazon.com, Obamacare has no idea who has paid for stuff already shipped … oh, wait."
Thanks for all the cash, kids
Naturally, I liked the part about how today's young generation is paying for Social Security benefits they'll never see. Hot Air: "Jimmy Kimmel on how Obamacare hoses young adults."
NY Times laments opposing viewpoints
Free speech for all? No! VodkaPundit: "Breaking news: Advocacy group found advocating."
You keep using that word "deadline"
I do not think it means what you think it means. The Hill: "White House delays another Obamacare deadline."
Cthulhu All-Spark McLaughlin
This guy is running an Internet vote to name his daughter with predictable results. I voted for the middle name "Waitfor-it."
Stories like this are just starting
The Daily Caller has a first person account of an Obamacare supporter who is experiencing real and metaphorical headaches: "An Obamacare supporter recounts his misadventures dealing with HealthCare.gov":
Three days into 2014, Miles took his Obamacare out for its maiden drive. His stop at the doctor went fine. At the pharmacy, it crashed.
His medication — which has cost us a co-pay of between $10 and $30 under every other plan he's had since 2004 including one under Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan — would not be covered. At all.
That's $438 out of pocket. Every month. And it won't even go against the plan deductible.
In other words, this nifty $246 Obamacare plan would actually cost $686 a month.
The author spends a few heartbreaking days calling Obamacare and insurance company hotlines trying to find out why his partner's medication was not covered, to no avail.
Sorry, pal, but they lied and they're going to keep on lying.
Extra - Medicaid stats are just made up.
Forget it Jake, it's Chinatown
Hot Air: "Report: No federal criminal charges expected in IRS targeting of tea-party groups." "The DOJ lawyer who's heading the investigation is an Obama donor and the FBI, after seven months of supposedly investigating this, only recently contacted tea-party groups targeted by the IRS. But other than that, everything here seems legit."
Whatevs, man, whatevs.
Investor's Business Daily: "How bad is Obama's jobs record? Let's count the ways."
Zero Hedge says to get used to it:
According to the just released Occupation Outlook Quarterly (OOQ) looking at the period from 2012 to 2022 released by the BLS, in the future the US will be in a significant need of jobs, which is good for all those worried that the economy is grinding to a halt, or those demoralized from not having a job for months on end and unsure if this will ever change.
That's the good news.
The bad news is that as in the case of today, the vast majority of future jobs will pay absolutely miserable salaries.
Temp jobs for everybody. I was checking this Forbes list of the top startups in 2013 and they're nearly all tech startups to do fun things on your smartphone like Snapchat and Tinder. In short, we're amusing ourselves to death - and unemployment - on Candy Crush. Instead of big factories full of workers, we have a bunch of kids coding out of a Silicon Valley loft.
Extra - 92 million Americans are checking out.
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I, for one, welcome our new tigerfish overlords
Nature: "This is the first confirmed record of a freshwater fish preying on birds in flight, the team reports in the Journal of Fish Biology." I subscribe myself and can confirm this.
Go home, Harry - you're drunk
Here's Harold Meyerson in the WashPost, typing under-the-influence:
Despite the treasured right-wing talking points, it's increasingly clear that Obamacare is a success. Moreover, in places where Obamacare is not succeeding, it's also clear that the right wing is to blame.
Natch. This is the classic Obama pronoun shift: when things are a success, it's "I" but when they're a failure it's "we" then later "you" by which he means "Republicans who didn't clap for Tinkerbell."
Charles Gaba, an enterprising Web site designer, has taken it upon himself to track the number of Americans who have gained health insurance under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Tallying those who have signed up on the state and federal exchanges (2.1 million), those who have obtained Medicaid coverage (4.4 million) and those who gained coverage through the law's requirement that private plans allow parents to cover their children up to age 26 (3.1 million), he cites more than 9 million newly insured through Obamacare.
The "9 million newly insured" has become the new mantra for the Democrats as demonstrated in Nancy Pelosi's churlish "don't call it Obamacare" press conference. It's complete nonsense. The 2.1 million is based on estimates of Americans who have chosen a plan but may or may not have paid for it; it's the "Amazon shopping cart" estimate. Also it doesn't account for the 4.7 million Americans who have lost the health insurance plans they liked but weren't allowed to keep. Some states have reported that the payment rate so far is only around 50% so there's a million people who are not actually and factually insured.
The 4.4 Medicaid coverage number is even shakier. It's counting for all gross enrollments in Medicaid whether or not Obamacare had any motivating impact:
Which brings us back to our number above: 1.9 million total enrollees approved in October or November in states that actually expanded Medicaid. If we are correct in our assumptions above—that is, if 10 percent of these enrollees are due to the Obamacare expansion—then we have an actual estimate for Medicaid enrollment due directly to the ACA's expansion of Medicaid: 190,000.
That's a yawning chasm from 4 million but - as Rachel Maddow shows us - reality is what we choose it to be.
Finally, there's the "Pajama Boy" demographic of hot cocoa, warm government, and delayed maturity.
This brainfart of a "law" was worth the economic disruption and Constitutional crisis to extend coverage to a sliver of Americans who will probably never see a doctor anyway.
A rude awakening awaits
Can this possibly be true, after all this time?
It found that eight in 10 uninsured adults were unaware of the need to sign up for insurance by March to avoid a fine, under the so-called individual mandate.
Eighty percent! But wait, there's more: for the uninsured giving a reason why they didn't buy a health plan, more cited the cost than "technical problems." The #1 response was "weighing options" which I'm going to interpret as "hoping the cost will go down." Maybe that's why nobody refers to it as the "Affordable Care Act."
I tried to warn you kids
The College Fix: "Under Obama, Youth Misery Index hits all-time high." Mostly due (in this measure) to rising debt which will be paid off by future generations. Throw into the mix rising health care costs due to the wealth transfer scheme of adjusted community rating. And you might as well forget about Social Security.
Christie kinda sorta takes responsibility
A couple of thoughts on Chris Christie's apology today. First, I always think it's a cop-out when an executive says "hey, man, I didn't know what was goin' on." It's not like you're writing a book or digging a ditch or something: your job is to govern and control the staff that helps advance your agenda. You didn't know this was going on? That doesn't evince control.
Let's assume you didn't know, big guy. I get the feeling there was a little bit of "will no one rid me of this turbulent priest" going in in Trenton. Christie throws a lot of sharp elbows - his staff followed his lead.
Finally, because leaders of large organizations cannot do everything, it's critical to use judgement to pick the best people. These were not and it doesn't show executive-level acumen.
Is there no respite?
Politico: "Obamacare ads to hit the Olympic slopes." That's right: HHS is spending taxpayer money on commercials to run during the Winter Olympics.
The agency declined to specify the size of the ad buy.
I'll bet. What's worse is that Kathleen Sebelius is hoping some young invincibles crash horribly so everybody understands that it's important to get insurance:
No word on the images that might be used along with the usual messaging, although high-injury events such as the giant slalom or snowboarding offer immediate visuals to underscore the risk of going without health insurance.
It's come to this.
Viva la exodus
Newsweek: "The fall of France"
Since the arrival of Socialist President François Hollande in 2012, income tax and social security contributions in France have skyrocketed. The top tax rate is 75 percent, and a great many pay in excess of 70 percent.
As a result, there has been a frantic bolt for the border by the very people who create economic growth - business leaders, innovators, creative thinkers, and top executives. They are all leaving France to develop their talents elsewhere.
For those that remain, things are turning desperate: "Angry French union workers take two bosses hostage" at a Goodyear plant.
In completely unrelated news, people are leaving California for some reason.
Bill de Blasio's favorite prop
In case you missed it, the incoming mayor of New York had 11-year-old Dasani Coates join him on stage during his inauguration, as a potent symbol of the institutionalized inequality that led to the girl's homelessness.
It's worth reading this piece by Kay Hymowitz in City Journal: "Did inequality make Dasani homeless?" Or could it be - just spitballing here - her unemployable parents who spend their days zonked out on methadone? Oh but there I go again with my bend towards parental responsibility and "the politics of blame."
In any case: your move, Mayor. I fully expect after your many reforms take place that those "piles of unwashed clothes" will be clean and Downy-fresh. I'll check back later.
(Hat tip: Maggie's Farm)
Vince Gilligan has one regret about "Breaking Bad"
Jesse didn't have "meth mouth."
Chip *hearts* Applebee's
Atlantic: "This guy has a months-long Facebook Conversation With an Applebee's." Geez, get a room, you two.
Great ideas, comrade!
I can't believe I used to subscribe to this magazine back when, you know, it wrote about music. Some dummy at Rolling Stone has posted "5 economic reforms millennials should be fighting for" which reads like Karl Marx as written by Groucho Marx. Twitchy has already taken aim but for real comedy, read the comments under the article. Even the millennials aren't buying it.
I'm just going to leave this right here for Jesse.
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Straight to the ER
Peter Suderman writes: "No, Obamacare won't reduce emergency room usage". In fact, expanding Medicaid is going to make the most expensive form of primary care more of a burden to hospitals.
But the best evidence has never really supported the hope that the law would reduce emergency room usage. That's because much of the law's expanded coverage comes via Medicaid, the jointly run federal-state program for the low income and disabled. And Medicaid beneficiaries tend to visit the emergency room more often than the uninsured.
A new study of Medicaid beneficiaries in Oregon makes a strong version of this case. The study, published today in the journal Science, finds that adult Medicaid beneficiaries rely on emergency rooms about 40 percent more than similar uninsured adults.
Gosh, if only there was an independent press pointing out similar results in Massachusetts under Romneycare before plunging headlong into this mess.
Extra - From Ace: "Is there a single claim about this program that wasn't a "wrong promise"?"
More - Samefacts: "This talking point was never properly evidence-based or even particularly plausible given prior research." We'll throw that in with "if you like your health plan you can keep it" pile.
Addendum - Or maybe ER visits went down in Massachusetts.
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Meh - wasn't so bad
Everybody's home from work/school today: "Massive winter storm wallops Northeast, dumps 22 inches of snow in Massachusetts." That's the count out near Boston. Here in Western Massachusetts it's looks like maybe eight inches of fluffy (easy to shovel) snow.
Gee my living room is warm and there are snacks here
Finally, there's a backlash against outrageous NFL prices: "NFL should be alarmed that three of four playoff games, including Green Bay's home game, still not sold out."
A quick glance at Ticketmaster on Wednesday afternoon showed the face-value prices for the Packers playoff game ranged from $313 and $102, not counting Ticketmaster fees. If you've attended a NFL game, you know that the cost doesn't end with tickets. Parking is outrageously and insultingly high at most NFL games. Concessions aren't cheap either. NFL teams have gouged and gouged and gouged, and maybe there's a breaking point.
I haven't been to a game in years but my sister still goes to Jets games at Metlife Stadium and she told me that parking requires some kind of permit that runs into the hundreds of dollars - extra if you want to show up early and tailgate. Beers inside the stadium are $12. Twelve dollars!
NASCAR allows spectators to bring in their own drinks but that still hasn't stemmed the tide, which is obvious from all the empty seats in the stands during races.
Boston Strong
Here in Western Massachusetts, the story of the year - by far - is the Boston Marathon bombing. This was weird for me because the only vacation I took last year coincided with the Massachusetts school vacation so we would sightsee during the day then watch the news at night. Here's hoping that 2014 will bring solace to everybody.
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Big Government: "White House: Seven million Obamacare enrollments 'was never our target.'" And, of course, "enrollments" is whatever phony-baloney definition they decide: "However, even the administration's two million figure is inflated; half of the people who have applied for Obamacare in 17 states have yet to activate their plans by making their first payment, reports the Wall Street Journal."
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Professor Meier received his PhD from Harvard University (1987) in Hebrew and Semitic Languages and Literatures. He began teaching at the Ohio State University in 1986 in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, and is the author of The Messenger in the Ancient Semitic World (1988), Speaking of Speaking: Marking Direct Discourse in Biblical Hebrew (1992), and Themes and Transformations in Old Testament Prophecy (2009). He also serves as adjunct professor of History, where he teaches the History of Ancient Israel. Among honors that he has received, he has been a guest at the Rockefeller Study and Conference Center in Bellagio (Italy), has been the Edwards Lecturer in Philosophy and Religion, was recognized as the Bronfmann Distinguished Visiting Professor of Jewish Studies (College of William and Mary), and has received the Ohio State University Alumni Distinguished Teaching Award, as well as the Rodica C. Botoman Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching and Mentoring. He is presently engaged in research in the Deuteronomistic History and prophecy in ancient Israel.
"Baal's Fight with Yam (KTU 1.2) - A Part of the Baal Myth as Known in KTU 1.1,3-6?" Ugarit Forschungen 18 (1986) 241 -54.
"Let Your Garments Always Be White. . .," Xenos Theological Journal 1 (1987) 91-105.
"2 Peter 3:3-7 - An Early Jewish and Christian Response to Eschatological Skepticism," Biblische Zeitschrift 198 (1988) 255-57.
The Messenger in the Ancient Semitic World. Harvard Semitic Monographs 45; Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 1988.
"Job I-lI: A Reflection of Genesis I-Ill," Vetus Testamentum 39 (1989) 183-93.
"House Fungus - Mesopotamia and Israel (Lev 14:33-53)," Revue Biblique 96 (1989) 184-92.
"A Ugaritic Convention in Biblical Dialogue," Ugarit-Forschungen 21(1989) 277-82.
"George Foot Moore," "G. Ernest Wright," "C.C. Torrey," "James Moffat," "Frederick C. Grant," "Burton Scott Easton," "Willis Judson Beecher," Dictionary of Christianity in America (InterVarsity, 1990).
Review of John T. Greene, The Role of the Messenger and Message in the Ancient Near East, in Journal of the American Oriental Society 109 (1990) 752-53.
Review of Choon Leong Seow, Myth. Drama, and the Politics of David's Dance in Journal of Biblical Literature 110 (1991) 142-144.
"Linguistic Clues on the Date and Canaanite Origin of Genesis 2:23-24," Catholic Biblical Quarterly 53 (1991) 18-24.
"The Sabbath and Purification Cycles," 1-11, The Sabbath in Jewish and Christian Traditions Ed. Tamara Eskenazi, Daniel Harrington, William Shea; Crossroad, 1991.
"Women and Communication in the Ancient Near East," Journal of the American Oriental Society 111 (1991) 540-47.
"The King as Warrior in Samuel-Kings," Hebrew Annual Review 13 (1991) 63-76.
"Editorial Appendix," Hebrew Annual Review 13 (1991) 42-44.
"Beth-Eden," "Calneh," "Canneh," "Cuthah," "Hammurabi," "Rephan," "Sakkuth and Kaiwan," "Shahar" Anchor Bible Dictionary (Doubleday, 1992).
Review of Alviero Niccacci, The Syntax of the Verb in Classical Hebrew Prose and Mats Eskhult, Studies in Verbal Aspect and Narrative Technique in Biblical Hebrew Prose in Critical Review of Books in Religion 5 (1992) 153-155.
Speaking of Speaking: Marking Direct Discourse in Biblical Hebrew . Vetus Testamentum Supplements 46; Leiden: Brill, 1992.
Review of G. J. Botterweck and H. Ringgren, eds., Theological Dictionary of the Old Testament Volume VI: yobel-yatar I, in Hebrew Studies 34 (1993) 103-106.
"Angels," "Evil," "Immanuel," "Theophany," The Oxford Companion to the Bible (Oxford University, 1993).
"The Heading of Psalm 52," Hebrew Annual Review 14 (1994) 143-158.
Review of Ernst Jenni, Die Hebraischen Prapositionen Band I: Die Praposition Beth in Journal of Biblical Literature 113 (1994) 315-316.
"Angel I," "Angel of Yahweh," "Destroyer," "Mediator I," in Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible (Brill, 1995).
"Willis Judson Beecher," "Burton Scott Easton," "Frederick C. Grant, "James Moffat," "George Foot Moore," "C.C. Torrey," "G. Ernest Wright," in Concise Dictionary of Christianity in America (D. Reid, ed. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity, 1995)
"Lack, need, want," "Place, Put," "Agree, Consent" in New International Dictionary of Old Testament Theology (Zondervan, 1996)
Review of Ulrich Hubner, Spiele und Spielzeug im antiken Palastina in Journal of the American Oriental Society 116 (1996) 534-535.
Review of David A. Dawson, Text-Linguistics and Biblical Hebrew in Journal of Biblical Literature 115 (1996) 723-724.
Review of Mohammed El Faiz, L'Agronomie de la Mesopotamie antique: Analyse du Livre de l'Agriculture nabatenne de Qutama in Agricultural History 71(1996) 97-98.
Review of Yitzhak Avishur, Studies in Hebrew and Ugaritic Psalms in Hebrew Studies 38 (1997) 152-155.
Review of B. J. Revell, The Designation of the Individual: Expressive Usage in Biblical Narrative in Journal of Biblical Literature 117 (1998) 521-523.
"Meekness," "Motives," "Money" in Dictionary of Biblical Theology (Baker, 1997).
"Dog," "Morning," "East," "West," "North," South," "River" in Dictionary of Biblical Imagery (InterVarsity Press, 1998)
"Orienting the Mappa Mundi in Judaism's Earliest Traditions," Shofar 17 (1998) 19-28.
Review of Andrew George, The Epic of Gilgamesh: A New Translation (Penguin, 1999) in London Times Literary Supplement March 29, 1999.
Review of Cynthia L. Miller, The Representation of Speech in Biblical Hebrew Narrative. A Linguistic Analysis in Jewish Quarterly Review (1999) 230-235.
Review of Michael Rosenbaum, Word-Order Variation in Isaiah 40-55. A Functional Perspective in Critical Review of Books in Religion (1999).
"Job and the Unanswered Question," Prooftexts 19 (1999) 265-276.
"Angel I," "Angel of Yahweh," "Destroyer," "Mediator I," in Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible (Revised Second Edition; Brill, 1999).
"George Foot Moore," American National Biography (Oxford University; 1999) Vol. 15, 754-755.
"William Judson Beecher," "George Foot Moore," "G. Ernest Wright," in Dictionary of the Presbyterian and Reformed Tradition in America (InterVarsity, 1999) 29, 165, 283.
"Diplomacy and International Marriages," in Amarna Diplomacy: The Beginnings of International Relations (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2000), 165-173, 259-262.
"Angels," "Immanuel" in The Oxford Guide to People and Places of the Bible (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001)
"Signs and Wonders" Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch (InterVarsity Press, 2002), pp.755-762.
Review of Raymond F. Person, The Deuteronomic School: History, Social Setting and Literature (Atlanta: SBL, 2002) in Review of Biblical Literature 2/2003 accessible at http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=2841&CodePage=2432,2841; republished in Journal of Biblical Literature 122 (2003) 160-165.
Review of Katsuomi Shimasaki, Focus Structure in Biblical Hebrew in Journal of Hebrew Scriptures 4 (2002-2003) accessible at http://collection.nlc-bnc.ca/100/201/300/journal_hebrew/reviews/2003/1104/review102.htm)
Review of Kusatu 2-3: Kleine Untersuchungen zur Sprache des Alten Testaments und seiner Umwelt in Journal of Hebrew Scriptures 4 (2002-2003) accessible at http://collection.nlc-bnc.ca/100/201/300/journal_hebrew/reviews/2003/0608/review104.htm
Review of Roy L. Heller, Narrative Structure and Discourse Constellations: An Analysis of Clause Function in Biblical Hebrew Prose (HSS 55; Eisenbrauns, 2004) in Review of Biblical Literature 10/2004 (accessible at http://www.bookreviews.org/pdf/4143_4037.pdf)
"History of Israel 1: Settlement Period," pp.425-434 in Dictionary of the Old Testament: Historical Books, ed. Bill T, Arnold and H. G. M. Williamson (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity, 2005)
"The Sword from Saul to David," pp.156-174 in Saul in Story and Tradition (Forschungen zum Alten Testament 47; Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2006).
Review of Jonathan Owen, A Linguistic History of Arabic in Diachronica 24 (2007) 423-427.
"Imprisonment Imagery," pp. 320-323 in Dictionary of the Old Testament:Wisdom, Poetry, and Writings, ed. Tremper Longman III and Peter Enns (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity, 2008)
"Granting God A Passport: Transporting Gods across International Boundaries," p.185-208 in Moving Across Borders: Foreign Relations, Religion and Cultural Interactions in the Ancient Mediterranean, ed. P. Kousoulis & K. Magliveras (Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta 159; Peeters: 2008).
"Ambassador," "Angels and Angel-Like Beings," Encyclopedia of the Bible and its Reception (DeGruyter, 2009) Volume 1.949-950, 1167-1173
Themes and Transformations in Old Testament Prophecy. Downers Grove, Illinois: InterVarsity, 2009.
"Response to Reviewers," Ashland Theological Review 43 (2011) 131-146.
"Angels, Messengers, Heavenly Beings," pp. 24-29 in Dictionary of the Old Testament: Prophets, eds. Mark Boda and J. Gordon McConville (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity, 2012)
"Diplomacy, Ancient Near East," Encyclopedia of Ancient History, ed. Roger Bagnall (Wiley-Blackwell, 2012)
"Performative Speech," Encyclopedia of Hebrew Language and Linguistics (Brill, 2013)
"Ugaritic Epic Poems," p163-185 in Gods, Heroes, and Monsters: A Sourcebook of Greek, Roman and Near Eastern Myths in Translation, ed. Carolina Lopez-Ruiz (Oxford, 2013)
"To Stop the Wind from Blowing: Stifling the Spirit of Prophecy in the Old Testament," Holy Spirit: Unfinished Agenda (p.86-90 in Johnson T. K. Lim, ed., Singapore: Armour Publishing, 2015).
"Ptolemy II and the Translation of the Septuagint," ABC-Clio Encyclopedia of Religious Events (2016).
"1-2 Chronicles", "Prophecy in the Old Testament World," Baker Illustrated Bible Background Commentary (2017).
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Paeonia (Paeoniaceae) expressed sequence tag-derived microsatellite markers transferred to Paeonia delavayi
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Genet. Mol. Res. 12 (2) : 1278-1282 DOI: https://doi.org/10.4238/2013.April.17.6
D.X. Wang, H. Ma, Y.L. Zhang, A.A. Duan, W.J. Li, Z.H. Li (2013). Paeonia (Paeoniaceae) expressed sequence tag-derived microsatellite markers transferred to Paeonia delavayi. Genet. Mol. Res. 12(2): 1278-1282. https://doi.org/10.4238/2013.April.17.6
Paeonia Franchet contains approximately 30 species of perennial herbs and is the only member of the family Paeoniaceae. Paeonia delavayi is an endangered ornamental plant that has a compound flower color and is endemic to southwest China. Its optimal habitats have been fragmented and its population size has greatly decreased as a result of human activities. Using a modified biotin-streptavidin capture method, 51 primer sets were identified in 3 wild populations of P. delavayi in this study. Ten primers displayed polymorphisms and 41 amplified no products, gave weak or indistinct bands, or gave larger sizes than expected. The number of alleles per locus ranged from 1 to 3, and the values for observed and expected heterozygosities ranged from 0.000 to 0.571 and from 0.000 to 0.509, with averages of 0.113 and 0.295, respectively. These markers will be useful for further investigations in resource conservation, selection of parental types in cross-breeding, the molecular evolution of this species, and for related research in Paeonia species.
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Q: How to show values in hidden columns for 'datatable' (R) in a correct format? There is an extension for "datatables" in R called "Responsive". It adds the "green plus" button on the left side of the row. By clicking on it we can get the view with "hidden" columns.
Here is an example. The "visible" column "mpg_percents_visible" has correct format (3%) when
"hidden" column "mpg_percents_hidden" has incorrect formatting in extended view (0.0326644890340644).
library(DT)

# 1. Data set
df_mtcars <- mtcars %>%
  mutate(
    mpg_percents_visible = mpg / sum(mpg),
    mpg_percents_hidden = mpg / sum(mpg)) %>%
  select(mpg_percents_visible, everything())

# 2. Datatable
datatable(df_mtcars, extensions = c('Responsive')) %>%
  formatPercentage(c('mpg_percents_visible', 'mpg_percents_hidden'))

How show hidden column "mpg_percents_hidden" in a correct format (3%)?
Thanks!

A: The formatPercentage function overwrites the cells data with the help of the rowCallback option of Datatables, and this has no effect on the hidden columns. The thing to do is to make the change in the render function of the columnDefs option (so you have to write the formatting in JavaScript).
library(dplyr)
library(DT)

df_mtcars <- mtcars %>%
  mutate(
    mpg_percents_visible = mpg / sum(mpg),
    mpg_percents_hidden = mpg / sum(mpg)) %>%
  select(mpg_percents_visible, everything())

render <- c(
  'function(data, type, row, meta){',
  '  if(type === "display"){',
  '    return (100*parseFloat(data)).toFixed(0) + "%";',
  '  }else{',
  '    return data;',
  '  }',
  '}'
)

datatable(
  df_mtcars,
  extensions = c('Buttons', 'Responsive'),
  options = list(
    responsive = TRUE,
    columnDefs = list(
      list(targets = 13, render = JS(render))
    )
  )) %>%
  formatPercentage('mpg_percents_visible')

I learnt that here. Note that:

The only potential gotcha with this would be if something changes -
  columns.render is only called once and then cached, whereas that
  calculation in rowCallback is called on each draw. If the data is
  static, then what I suggested would be fine.

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We used to say "no perfect people allowed", however, if you believe you are perfect - you are still welcome. If you are like the rest of us (flawed, hurt, lacking, trying hard) then you will feel right at home. We are an eclectic church with all kinds of backgrounds. Come and join us - there is no requirement for us all to agree on everything. Here is a map to help you find us.
We have a number of opportunities and activities going on outside of sunday morning. plus, if you are looking for a place to plug in and serve in our community, take a look at these opportunities and sign up.
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For our members and regular attenders, giving back joyfully is part of what we do - both because we believe that God has called us to join Him in what he is doing and because generosity is life-bringing.
Our team is the best around. Feel free to reach out to any of them if you have questions about a specific area of ministry here at the River.
Our church exists far beyond what happens on Sunday mornings. Sunday may be the best place to plug in first - but it is likely that you will look for more. These are some other areas of ministry in our community.
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GUANGZHOU, China – Oct. 24, 2018 – NetEase, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTES) has today announced that real-time strategy game, Legend: Rising Empire, is now available as a free download on Google Play and launching on the Apple App Store on October 26th. Take the helm of a small medieval village and through construction and conquest build it into a thriving empire capable of seizing control of the entire world of Favilla. The latest offering from NetEase Games, the folks behind Identity V and Rules of Survival, Legend: Rising Empire lets you do just that and much, much more.
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Russia learns compassion
Published time: 1 Jun, 2007 14:13 Edited time: 1 Jun, 2007 18:13
It's world Child Protection Day. In Russia, children's charity UNICEF is working hard to break the stigma attached to children with disabilities, bringing them into mainstream schools through its inclusive education programme.
UNICEF launched the initiative back in September 2005. It's now underway in five Moscow schools. It's a project, they say, designed to change attitudes, making the school fit the child, and not vice versa – and one they want to see expanded over the next ten years. Together with its local partners, UNICEF offers teacher training in working with disabled children, and gives financial and emotional support to the families.
It's a daunting task in a country which lags far behind its European counter-parts in its acceptance and tolerance of disability.
"The fist thing is to change the attitude and prospective of the policy makers. How does one do that? By practical work. One has to prove it on the ground with a small number of schools. The critical mass – once one achieves it, then hopefully one can change the mindset at the policy level. That's the way to go forward," believes Karl De Roy, UNICEF president in Russia and Belarus.
Estimates put the number of mentally and physically disabled children in Russia at over 600,000. And although Moscow's deputy Mayor's pledged to plough $US 1.6 MLN into making the capital "child friendly", nearly 50% of such children receive no education at all or are segregated into special institutions.
But through the support of Russian celebrities, like pop star Oleg Gaspanov or a former Miss Universe Oxana Fedorova, UNICEF is hoping the message will spread.
Olga, who suffers from cerebral palsy, goes to a school, which takes part in the UNICEF inclusive education programme. Olga is a bright and happy nine-year-old. She's popular with her classmates, joining in with as many extra-curricular activities as she can.
Irina, Olga's mother believes her daughter is living proof that when disabled children attend a normal school, it doesn't only benefit their physical and mental development.
"Olga's classmates' see adults working and interacting with her and they accept her and her disability. It teaches them acceptance and compassion," she says.
Caring for her child is a full time job, but Irina says she thanks God everyday for the help they receive. She remains upbeat about Olga's future in Russia. Things here, she says, are getting better, however slowly.


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The Walnut Club was founded to support the growth, development, and betterment of professional women. As such, we encourage you to continue to grow, to connect with one another, to discuss where racism has affected your lives, to address white privilege, and to promote anti-racist initiatives. We are committed to evaluating our organization's role in racial justice and creating a course of action to set equity goals. We are also committed to improving ourselves and sharing those lessons learned with you.
We encourage you to each create your own action plan and help lead informative conversations that influence positive change. Take action in the fight for racial equity. Below are some helpful resources to assist you.
Anti-racism resources: provides a list of common questions and definitions, books to read, online resources, leaders to learn from, and more
Podcast: Brené Brown with Ibram X. Kendi on How to Be an Antiracist
Talks to help you understand racism in America (TED Talks)
How White Managers Can Respond to Anti-Black Violence (Yale Insights)
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Racism+Violence: Helping Kids Handle the News (Child Mind Institute)
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fifty years! what a beautiful blessing. everything looks so lovely, and you my friend look beautiful in the sari. i've always loved saris. i almost wore one to my prom!
This is so beautiful, and naturally...made me tear up. Marriage is meant to be such a sacred thing, EVERYWHERE in the world. Blessed me so much to see this!!!
I've never been to a party like that before but um SO FUN!! And 50 years, that's awesome!
everything about this is just beautiful - the colors of the tent and the celebration of marriage!
Fifty years!! That is so wonderful and beautiful. Looks like it was such a fun time. Love the sari.
300 people? Sounds like it could have been just like their wedding 50 years ago! I would love to have a beautiful and colorful party like this at my 50th anniversary!
Oh this is amazing. I love the celebration! Fifty years is definitely something to celebrate!! Plus I LOVE all the colors and patterns of the fabric!
I WANT MORE. Why do I always want to cry when looking at your photos? So lovely.
i love your sari- you look gorgeous!


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Q: got error with android cordova project when testing it in eclipse,nullpointerexception I'm doing a work to transform a cordova iOS app to android version.I create a new cordova android project using the cordova bin/create and then put the files in the www directory of ios project into the android project.I can compile it successfully.But when I test it in the AVD,I got the following exception:
06-27 08:26:44.512: D/DroidGap(815): onMessage(onPageStarted,file:///android_asset/www/index.html)
06-27 08:26:45.073: W/dalvikvm(815): JNI WARNING: JNI method called with exception pending
06-27 08:26:45.083: W/dalvikvm(815):              in Landroid/webkit/JWebCoreJavaBridge;.nativeServiceFuncPtrQueue:()V (FindClass)
06-27 08:26:45.083: W/dalvikvm(815): Pending exception is:
06-27 08:26:45.083: I/dalvikvm(815): java.lang.NullPointerException:
06-27 08:26:45.083: I/dalvikvm(815):    at android.content.res.AssetManager.openAsset(Native Method)
06-27 08:26:45.083: I/dalvikvm(815):    at android.content.res.AssetManager.open(AssetManager.java:315)
06-27 08:26:45.083: I/dalvikvm(815):    at android.webkit.BrowserFrame.inputStreamForAndroidResource(BrowserFrame.java:765)
06-27 08:26:45.083: I/dalvikvm(815):    at android.webkit.BrowserFrame.shouldInterceptRequest(BrowserFrame.java:852)
06-27 08:26:45.083: I/dalvikvm(815):    at android.webkit.JWebCoreJavaBridge.nativeServiceFuncPtrQueue(Native Method)
06-27 08:26:45.083: I/dalvikvm(815):    at android.webkit.JWebCoreJavaBridge.handleMessage(JWebCoreJavaBridge.java:113)
06-27 08:26:45.083: I/dalvikvm(815):    at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
06-27 08:26:45.093: I/dalvikvm(815):    at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:137)
06-27 08:26:45.093: I/dalvikvm(815):    at android.webkit.WebViewCore$WebCoreThread.run(WebViewCore.java:812)
06-27 08:26:45.093: I/dalvikvm(815):    at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:856)
06-27 08:26:45.093: I/dalvikvm(815): "WebViewCoreThread" prio=5 tid=11 NATIVE
06-27 08:26:45.093: I/dalvikvm(815):   | group="main" sCount=0 dsCount=0 obj=0x40cd81b0 self=0x2a1804d8
06-27 08:26:45.093: I/dalvikvm(815):   | sysTid=829 nice=0 sched=0/0 cgrp=apps handle=706257264
06-27 08:26:45.103: I/dalvikvm(815):   | state=R schedstat=( 863831102 1599283145 193 ) utm=65 stm=21 core=0
06-27 08:26:45.134: I/dalvikvm(815):   #00  pc 000012a0  /system/lib/libcorkscrew.so (unwind_backtrace_thread+27)
06-27 08:26:45.134: I/dalvikvm(815):   #01  pc 0005faa8  /system/lib/libdvm.so (dvmDumpNativeStack(DebugOutputTarget const*, int)+35)
06-27 08:26:45.143: I/dalvikvm(815):   #02  pc 00053914  /system/lib/libdvm.so (dvmDumpThreadEx(DebugOutputTarget const*, Thread*, bool)+303)
06-27 08:26:45.143: I/dalvikvm(815):   #03  pc 000539ae  /system/lib/libdvm.so (dvmDumpThread(Thread*, bool)+25)
06-27 08:26:45.143: I/dalvikvm(815):   #04  pc 00038aba  /system/lib/libdvm.so
06-27 08:26:45.143: I/dalvikvm(815):   #05  pc 000417a0  /system/lib/libdvm.so
06-27 08:26:45.143: I/dalvikvm(815):   #06  pc 00381ea0  /system/lib/libwebcore.so
06-27 08:26:45.143: I/dalvikvm(815):   #07  pc 0023ad2e  /system/lib/libwebcore.so
06-27 08:26:45.143: I/dalvikvm(815):   #08  pc 00234e64  /system/lib/libwebcore.so
06-27 08:26:45.143: I/dalvikvm(815):   #09  pc 00233822  /system/lib/libwebcore.so
06-27 08:26:45.143: I/dalvikvm(815):   #10  pc 0023386a  /system/lib/libwebcore.so
06-27 08:26:45.143: I/dalvikvm(815):   #11  pc 00233896  /system/lib/libwebcore.so
06-27 08:26:45.143: I/dalvikvm(815):   #12  pc 00232af4  /system/lib/libwebcore.so
06-27 08:26:45.153: I/dalvikvm(815):   #13  pc 00181646  /system/lib/libwebcore.so
06-27 08:26:45.153: I/dalvikvm(815):   #14  pc 0017fdec  /system/lib/libwebcore.so
06-27 08:26:45.153: I/dalvikvm(815):   #15  pc 00142986  /system/lib/libwebcore.so
06-27 08:26:45.153: I/dalvikvm(815):   #16  pc 00141e40  /system/lib/libwebcore.so
06-27 08:26:45.153: I/dalvikvm(815):   #17  pc 0014205e  /system/lib/libwebcore.so
06-27 08:26:45.153: I/dalvikvm(815):   #18  pc 00136ba2  /system/lib/libwebcore.so
06-27 08:26:45.163: I/dalvikvm(815):   #19  pc 00135a98  /system/lib/libwebcore.so
06-27 08:26:45.163: I/dalvikvm(815):   #20  pc 0013332e  /system/lib/libwebcore.so
06-27 08:26:45.163: I/dalvikvm(815):   #21  pc 001329a4  /system/lib/libwebcore.so
06-27 08:26:45.163: I/dalvikvm(815):   #22  pc 00135814  /system/lib/libwebcore.so
06-27 08:26:45.163: I/dalvikvm(815):   #23  pc 001360ce  /system/lib/libwebcore.so
06-27 08:26:45.163: I/dalvikvm(815):   #24  pc 00136548  /system/lib/libwebcore.so
06-27 08:26:45.163: I/dalvikvm(815):   #25  pc 0013ecd6  /system/lib/libwebcore.so
06-27 08:26:45.163: I/dalvikvm(815):   #26  pc 0011ec3c  /system/lib/libwebcore.so
06-27 08:26:45.173: I/dalvikvm(815):   #27  pc 002ed62a  /system/lib/libwebcore.so
06-27 08:26:45.173: I/dalvikvm(815):   #28  pc 002e2c8e  /system/lib/libwebcore.so
06-27 08:26:45.173: I/dalvikvm(815):   #29  pc 003b9272  /system/lib/libwebcore.so
06-27 08:26:45.173: I/dalvikvm(815):   #30  pc 003b976e  /system/lib/libwebcore.so
06-27 08:26:45.173: I/dalvikvm(815):   #31  pc 003218b4  /system/lib/libwebcore.so
06-27 08:26:45.173: I/dalvikvm(815):   at android.webkit.JWebCoreJavaBridge.nativeServiceFuncPtrQueue(Native Method)
06-27 08:26:45.173: I/dalvikvm(815):   at android.webkit.JWebCoreJavaBridge.handleMessage(JWebCoreJavaBridge.java:113)
06-27 08:26:45.173: I/dalvikvm(815):   at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
06-27 08:26:45.173: I/dalvikvm(815):   at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:137)
06-27 08:26:45.173: I/dalvikvm(815):   at android.webkit.WebViewCore$WebCoreThread.run(WebViewCore.java:812)
06-27 08:26:45.173: I/dalvikvm(815):   at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:856)
06-27 08:26:45.183: E/dalvikvm(815): VM aborting
06-27 08:26:45.183: A/libc(815): Fatal signal 11 (SIGSEGV) at 0xdeadd00d (code=1), thread 829 (WebViewCoreThre)

I'm using android sdk version 4.3.I've tried to change the sdk version and avd version,have no effect on it.Some one can help me?