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Where Democratic presidential candidates stand on housing issues
by Ashley Bowden
Of the dozens of candidates currently in the running for the Democratic Party's nomination for president in 2020, several frontrunners have made housing and real estate central pieces of their platforms. Here's where the current frontrunners in the Democratic primary race stand on these issues:
Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has not gone into much detail about his housing policies, but he previously said in 2015 while he was still in office that housing costs were too high for millions of families. Biden pledged in his first debate appearance to increase the energy efficiency of low-income housing and make it easier to construct denser affordable housing near public transportation. This plan ties into Biden's climate policy since it would help reduce the country's greenhouse gas emissions in addition to shortening commute times.
Sen. Bernie Sanders aims to expand government funding for affordable housing, specifically in rural areas. He also has tied much of his housing policies to issues surrounding climate change, which, according to his campaign site, "is already negatively impacting real estate values due to sea level rise and global agriculture and food security through changing water availability, flooding, and drought." Sanders supports a Green New Deal that would fund public transit projects as well as other infrastructure development that would protect communities most vulnerable to climate change-related natural disasters.
Sanders also has plans to work toward ending housing discrimination segregating rural communities by ethnicity and income. By expanding federal assistance, he hopes to lessen the cost burden on renters who pay more than a third of their income in rent. He has advocated capping interest rates at 15 percent on consumer loans and credit cards across the country. This is in addition to a public option for banking that would operate through the U.S. Postal Service and provide basic services such as checking and savings accounts, debit cards and direct deposit services. These actions would support ending racial disparities in access to banks, according to Sander's site.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants to place a spotlight on housing integration and reduce housing costs for lower- and middle-income families. She plans to invest $500 billion in various federal housing funds to develop 3.2 million new housing units. Warren also has a proposal to advance housing protections for people of color who've previously faced discrimination. Warren's plan would provide grants for down payments to first-time homebuyers in neighborhoods that were once officially segregated. She intends to ensure at least 75 percent of single-family properties acquired through foreclosure are ultimately sold to owner-occupant buyers by the Federal Housing Administration, according to an article on Data for Progress.
Her expansive housing proposals also prioritize selling federally backed mortgages to community groups and affordable housing developers. Warren plans to implement a homeownership assistance program in minority communities that were denied FHA-backed mortgages in the era before the Fair Housing Act, and the bill outlines new lending requirements. Her plan would also enforce rules that banks be required to invest in communities where they have branches.
Pete Buttigieg, currently mayor of South Bend, Indiana, wants to invest in affordable housing construction as well as expand federal protections against eviction and harassment against homeowners and renters. His policy focus in this regard is on ending homelessness for families with children, in addition to reforming land use rules that stifle affordable homebuilding. Some of these policies are part of his larger platforms on infrastructure (which calls for investments in water supply, transportation and rural broadband access) and consumer protection (like bolstering the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, regulating predatory lending and making it easier for consumers to sue businesses by reforming the Federal Arbitration Act).
Senators Kamala Harris and Cory Booker both focus on reducing the burden of renting in their housing policies. As Senator for California, Harris proposed the Rent Relief Act that would give a tax credit to renters who spend 30 percent or more of their income on rent and utilities. She wants to reverse the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and instead provide a $6,000 credit to working families, she said in her debate appearance. The credit would go to families that earn up to $100,000 annually, and only a portion of the rent above 30 percent of income would be reimbursed. Harris also supports the Green New Deal and investment in cleaner energy solutions.
As president, Booker plans to grant cost-burdened renters with a tax credit equal to the difference between their rent and their earnings. Eligible families would get a median tax credit of $4,800, and research from Columbia University cited by Booker shows that this could bring 9.4 million people out of poverty. Booker also hopes to guarantee legal representation for owners facing eviction, ban landlord blacklisting for those who have previously gone to court over eviction, and restore fair housing protections that the Trump administration previously eliminated to free historically segregated communities of discrimination.


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Q: I want to re-present to the user data user entered in a form My php form validation is OK.  I want to keep user entered data in the form when it is represented to the user (i.e., if an error occurs).  I can do with for text entries using this code:
    <input type="text" name="firstname" id ="firstname" value = "<?php echo $firstname;?>"      >

And for radio buttons using this code:
    <input type="radio" name="entree" <?php if (isset($entree) && $entree =="chicken") echo "checked";?> value = "chicken">Chicken

But I can't get it to work for decimal inputs, using the following code.
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I will appreciate any help from Stackoverflow

A: There is no 'Decimal(4,2)' input type in html. Just use <input type="number"... />
You can set a max and a min value on the input by using max and min attributes. Checkout the spec on input number types: http://www.w3.org/TR/html-markup/input.number.html
Also you can use the php number_format function to format the values when you are rendering the form and limit it to 2 decimals. That doesn't mean the user will submit only 2 decimals. You would need to add something to verify / correct values at they are posted to the server.
Putting it all together, you should change
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COVINA – Some late-season lineup changes seem to be just what the doctor ordered for the San Dimas High School softball team.
The eight-time defending Valle Vista League champion will finish third this year, but the Saints showed that they'll be a force to be reckoned with in the upcoming CIF-Southern Section Division V playoffs.
The Saints (14-9, 7-5) pounded out 12 hits, including two home runs, in a 7-1 win over previously unbeaten (in league) Northview (17-5, 11-1).
Saints coach Don Pollard moved second baseman Shelby Dopps into the number two spot in the batting order and dropped freshman Courtney Hine to the five spot.
Dopps had three sacrifice bunts and a key RBI single to break a scoreless tie in the fifth inning.
The Saints scored three runs in the fifth and four more in the sixth to break open the game.
Sophomore Kayla Norrie led off the sixth with a home run over the left-field fence.
Another sophomore, Saints starting pitcher Kortnie Clark, drove the final nail in the coffin with a three-run blast to put the game out of reach.
Clark went the distance for her eighth win.
Pollard made another move in the first inning that cost Northview the first run of the game.
With runners on first and third and two out, Pollard moved Hine in from right field to the edge of the infield. Hine grabbed what appeared to be a single and threw the runner out at first for the final out.
The Saints ended Vikings pitcher Hannah Fraijo's bid for her fourth consecutive no-hitter in the third inning when Victoria Quintana beat out an infield single.


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Workplace stress epidemic: 64% of UK employees struggling
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Employees in the UK are struggling with a workplace stress epidemic, with 64% suffering with poor or below average mental wellbeing. The news comes as International Stress Awareness Week begins, highlighting the need for action from British employees.
In a survey conducted by The Stress Management Society for workplace consultants Peldon Rose, and measured by the widely recognised Short-Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale, 41% of UK workers had workplace stress measured as 'poor', while a further 23% were measured as 'below average'.
36% of people reported such workplace stress as having been on-going for at least five years, while 48% said they had needed to take at least one day off for their mental health.
"This new research is an urgent wake up call for employers to start assessing what their people and business really need to be healthy and productive, and start addressing the concerning levels of stress amongst the nation's employees," said Jitesh Patel, chief executive at Peldon Rose.
Key causes of workplace stress
The biggest cause of stress in the workplace was increasing workloads, with 56% of respondents citing this as a primary concern.
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However, the length of time working was also key, with 36% of people reporting working over 9 hours a day, and 75% of respondents in a sedentary occupation. These two factors combine to create an environment where workers are sitting for very long periods, and for 46% this lack of time to focus on wellbeing and exercise was a key cause of stress.
Another key cause was slow or out of date technology, which presents a barrier to efficient work. 37% of respondents cited this as a key source of stress.
The workplace environment was also seen as important, with 51% saying their office or other work environment fails to have a positive impact on their mental health.
"As the pressures and demands of life just keep increasing and the pace of life continues to accelerate more and more people are finding themselves overwhelmed," said Neil Shah, chief de-stressing officer, The Stress Management Society.
"The consequences of this are far reaching, both to the individual, the team and the organization. It is clear that if we want our organisations to succeed and thrive we need to focus on our most important asset – our people."
Combatting stress in the workplace
Aside from the obvious step of reducing workloads and hours, the survey also identified a number of key ways in which workplace stress could be reduced.
Almost half of workers (49%) would like to see their companies introduce a yoga and meditation room, while 50% want to have exercise facilities provided. In both cases, these would combat both stress and the issues surrounding sedentary work.
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44% also wanted improved heating and ventilation being improved, reflecting the importance of a good-quality working environment.
Many also indicated the need for more flexible working spaces, with 42% wanting quiet working areas and 38% calling for the introduction of breakout spaces.
Action from employers needed
The research highlights the need for employees to take action on workplace stress, particularly in light of the operational improvements it can bring.
"Workers are appealing to employers to help them to build time into their working day to focus on exercise and wellbeing and to provide the right office environment to facilitate this," said Patel.
"Employers must listen, stand back and introduce the necessary, bold, new changes that will transform the culture and mental health of their workforce."


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A propafenona é um fármaco do grupo dos antiarritmicos da classe I (1C), que é usado no tratamento das arritmias cardiacas. É seguro e eficaz na redução da recorrência de fibrilação atrial.

Usos clínicos
Arritmia supraventricular;

Mecanismo de acção
Bloqueia com dissociação lenta os canais de sódio nos miócitos condutores. É um bloqueador beta-adrenérgico fraco.

Administração
Oral com metabolização no figado.

Efeitos clinicamente úteis
Diminui a frequência cardiaca e suprime batimentos extra.

Efeitos adversos
Obstipação
Gosto metálico.
Arritmias
Lupus eritmatoso reactivo
Confusão e outros sintomas mentais.

Estereoquímica
Propafenona contém um estereocentro e consiste em dois enantiómeros. Este é um racematO, ou seja, uma mistura 1:1 de ( R )- e ( S )-:

Antiarrítmicos
Bloqueadores dos canais de sódio
Éteres fenólicos
Cetonas

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Can we using some chart library like D3 in framer X?
My daily job creates some dashboard, it takes much time for me to create Chart manually. So really make sense if I can create this thing just drag and drog and type some parameters.
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We are eternally grateful to our friend Paul for loaning us his car. He has fearlessly allowed us to careen heedlessly across the Spanish landscape in his baby. What a friend we've got, right?
When he first told me that the front right tire had been replaced with a spare tire or "donut," I felt no apprehension whatsoever. I once drove on a donut for about three months during my Italian-style pie delivery days. I knew from my experience that as long as we didn't try to set speed records we would be fine for the duration of our car trip.
My parents and my wife don't have this type of valuable pizza delivery experience to draw on. They each felt varying degrees of worry about traversing Spain on a spare tire and for various reasons. The best reason for worry (which I agreed with) was that if another tire were to impale itself upon some sharpened piece of road flotsam we would be stranded.
Thusly did we find ourselves inquiring at the local Alcampo (Spain's version of Wal-Mart) after an appropriate wheel and tire.
That is a picture of a nice man telling Sarah that he has no wheels for sale and directing her to an Alfa Romeo dealership which might service us appropriately.
But contrary to the nice man's best intentions, we found no appropriate service to be had at the Alfa Romeo dealership. This nice lady was happy to direct us to a local junkyard which she suggested might provide a solution to our dilemma.
We came upon said junkyard in short order. Actually, it was quite a busy place for a junkyard. Or maybe Spanish junkyards are often busy places, who can say? Certainly not my parents or Sarah, and certainly not myself. My Mom did express her assessment of our increasingly bizarre predicament in the following photo:
The third nice person we met gave our car a once-over, then disappeared behind huge piles of scrap and debris surrounding the shop.
He returned to inform us that although his shop was a veritable treasure-trove of wheels, he had none for our particular vehicle.
We looked at each other, threw our hands up in the air and drove off, resigned to placing our trust in our rolling donut. It's been five days since we were forced to make that leap of faith and we've had no mechanical trouble to speak of, tire related or otherwise (fingers crossed).
While our search for a wheel was certainly eventful, the most interesting thing happened about an hour later:
This is a picture of the largest bee I have ever seen nestled into a seam on the seat back.
The four of us had been chatting and passing the time as we rode our donut down the road when a loud THWACK! sounded from the driver's side window. Sarah was our pilot at the time, and we were as interested as she was to find out what item had fallen into the open window to make such a noise.
Our search of the floorboards and the console turned up no evidence of the enormous leaf or twig we expected to find. We soon gave up the search. I believe my quote at the time was something like, "Hmmm."
Then we went back to talking. And an hour passed by.
And when Sarah leaned forward to adjust to a more comfortable position in her seat I spied a massive wing and a glistening yellow thorax peeking out from just behind the soft cotton of her dress.
I put it together immediately and almost shouted. But the air caught in my throat and Sarah leaned back into the seat. And pressed the exposed flesh of her back into the monster insect again.
"Okay," I said. "I need you to pull over to the side of the road right now."
"Right now," I repeated, in a voice that I hoped didn't sound too panicked. She looked at me puzzled and asked questions, but it's a credit to Sarah and to our relationship that she pulled the car over and climbed out as I instructed her to with no further clarification on my part.
I was afraid, above all else, that if she knew what beast lay comfortably near the skin of her armpit that she would feel too much fear and revulsion too quickly and blindly plunge our car into a guardrail at high speed.
Once everyone was out of the car we took stock of our passenger. It was unmoving.
"I think it's dead," my Dad said and tentatively brushed at it with the map he had been reading in the backseat.
But as soon as the map lightly brushed the wing of the behemoth it darted off into the country sky like an angry helicopter.
Sarah seemed only a little shaken and we soon continued our journey down the road. But all throughout the day I remembered that prehistoric bug, which had traveled for an hour wedged between my wife and the driver's seat without moving a centimeter or making a sound.
Had she never leaned forward, and had I not turned my eyes at just the right millisecond, it's conceivable that it could still be our undiscovered traveling companion.
How many dinosaur bees pass invisibly through our lives every day?
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Number of Territories: 118 like the actual table.
Special Features: Up to 12 players, random start with lots of neutrals.
What Makes This Map Worthy of Being Made: If you went to Middle School your familiar with The Periodic Table of the Elements. Colorful, interesting and packed with information. Simple standard bonuses such as Noble Gases, Rare Earth Metals, Halogens and Transition Metals. New bonuses like Nuclear (marked with the nuclear symbol), Known to the Ancients (with the Stonehenge symbol) Nation of Discovery (showing the corresponding national flag) and Magnetics with the horseshoe symbol.
PTE V.6 Just want to keep the ball rolling. EBConquer will still be the designer as the skill level needed is high.
Also, 14 of the elements will have the national flag of the country that discovered it. United Kingdom, United States, Sweden, Germany, Russia, Austria, Denmark, France, Japan, Italy, Spain, Finland and the now defunked Austria Habsburg. I would like the flags to look real like the Spanish image. Focused in and angled. The Finland flag looks good also.
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Wikipedia, The Royal Society of Chemistry, and the deadicated website PTable all show different groupings on the right side of the chart. There are also very strong differences in discovery date, nation of discovery, and type of matter. So, all this will be decided (by one creative cow) using fun and enjoyable gameplay. Purists will be redirected to this post.
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The elements in the Lanthanoid series have all the coolest name. Gadolinium. Praseodymium. Ytterbium. Dysprosium. I love saying those names.
All the other elements should hang their head in shame. They're boring. The Lanthanoids speak!
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I voted for the square one, I'm used to see this one at school, not the others.
I will be using the PTable as the basis. 118 is too large and complicated. To improve game play some areas will be grouped in twos or threes. Around 60-70 territories is the goal.
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HitRed wrote: I will be using the PTable as the basis. 118 is too large and complicated. To improve game play some areas will be grouped in twos or threes. Around 60-70 territories is the goal.
You are the mapmaker so you decide. But when I look at the periodic table, and imagine a risk map out of it, I really don't think 118 regions is too much.
What is the issue with it ? To build bonus ? I think the map will be very clear, thus 118 territories won't be an issue for the players.
In think almost the same than Done, If I'll play this kind of map, I'd like to be able to reach any elements.
SOmething else, when I see this link you sent about Ptable : Did you try to change the temperatures? It also change colors of the square depending if they're solid, liquid or gaz.
Maybe you could think about a gameplay for that!
you could set a thermometer aside the periodic table. thermometer is set with different temperatures (could be starting points). Then you could have 12 differents T°.
Depending the temperature you own, your bonuses are not set the same, and can be a part of somebody else's bonus.
One element can fit into your GAZ bonus because your starting point is 256°F (just an example, I didn't check ).
But it is also part of the SOLID bonus for another player because he own the 187°F starting point.
I like the changes you've made so far. However, just as a procedural thing, I would like to see you maintain an archive of previous versions as most mapmakers do.
For instance, I see you've now ruled out the round version. Which is fine, but you've also removed the image. So now, someone who comes upon this thread for the first time will have no idea about what that discussion was about. Especially as you go through more versions, it will be interesting for people to follow the progression and see what was changed with each succeeding version. You will notice that back when the Foundry was a going concern, most mapmakers did this (maintain an archive) although sadly a lot of the links are now broken.
Ok, reposted the round map link. Also, we'll use all 118 territories!
The continents are clear. Bonuses are easy to calculate. I'm working on the placement of extra bonuses. Should be nice.
Up down, left right number order. So, Mg #13 can attack 11, 13 , 4 and 20. Francine 87 can attack 86, 88 and 55.
Each player will get 3 totally random starting terr.
I'm thinking each box should have the atomic number, symbol, troop circle and area for 1 special symbol (flag, MA, Radioactive, or Ancient.
there is clearly some interest here, so let's do what we can to move this project to the next step.
the main thing needed is an image produced by u, to which u'll give a version number. at this stage, it can be hand-drawn or on software. this is so we can see the things to which u're referring. are u basing ur bonuses on an image that is NOT one of the three images that u've posted?
we have actinoids, so lanthanoids, not lanthanides, must accompany them.
there is potentially some doubt about movement from the actinoids and lanthanoids, for example can 97-Bk and 69-Tm assault 65-Tb and 39-Y respectively? although i'm expecting the answers to be "yes" and "no", ur confirmation is required, as some tables are drawn differently from others.
do u call it the periodic chart? all of ur links call it the periodic table. if elements is the name of the map, then make it the first word in the title.
I think periodic table would be a more appropriate name. Hope you choose that one !
For what it's worth I like this idea.
iancanton wrote: there is clearly some interest here, so let's do what we can to move this project to the next step.
Map Version 1 is now the working map.
Yes, 97 will assault 65. 69 won't assault 39.
Map title will be either Elements or Periodic War. Thinking it over and getting input.
More smaller bonuses would be better than the current setup. I know I'm outspoken on that, but it's really the only thing that would make me care.
DoomYoshi wrote: More smaller bonuses would be better than the current setup. I know I'm outspoken on that, but it's really the only thing that would make me care.
Please add more of your thoughts. The map is in the early stages and bonuses can change.
Just to be sure is it clear each flag, Ancients, radioactive and Middle Ages marker is +1? So, 32 of the 118 terr (27%) are +1 bonuses. Do you think that is too low?
It was written early in the thread but isn't on Map Version 1.
6 Radiation symbol +1 each"
Thanks I didn't notice that. I think it's a great idea!
as we have an image, this map is hereby [moved] into the drafting room proper.
why are there only 6 radioactive element bonuses? everything with brackets around the atomic weight, such as 43-Tc and 84-Po, is highly radioactive.
iancanton wrote: as we have an image, this map is hereby [moved] into the drafting room proper.
Yes. Numbers 43, 61 and 83-118 are radioactive elements.
We could add all the radioactive elements. It can be done. If we also add all the flags, Ancients and other symbols. The map might become cluttered.
This is a game of course. A sampling of the radioactive elements, flags and other symbols should add interest and encourage gameplay. CC players could always research more on their own.
The 6 radioactive elements were chosen because I needed to balance out certain areas.
We could add more but they would be worth less.
If we triple the number to 18 then every 3 is +1. This might be cool.
All 38. Every 6 is +1. These would be so worthless they might be a hindrance.
HitRed wrote: Yes, 97 will assault 65. 69 won't assault 39.
i strongly recommend splitting the transition metals into periods 4, 5, 6 and 7, as a single bonus of +13 for holding all 38 of them will be ignored in almost all games.
HitRed wrote: We could add all the radioactive elements. It can be done. If we also add all the flags, Ancients and other symbols. The map might become cluttered.
the map need not become cluttered, since flags and ancients are mutually exclusive, while we can denote radioactivity by an inner glow, for example, rather than by a radiation symbol.
HitRed wrote: The 6 radioactive elements were chosen because I needed to balance out certain areas.
if we show all radioactive elements as being radioactive, then why would they be worth less than +1 for every 3?
there are 38 radioactive elements, of which 10 occur in nature and 28 are artificial. this forms a neat division into two bonus groups, which can be denoted visually by different glows. to represent radioactive decay, the radioelements can decay by -1 per turn.


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When we will reflect upon the 1967 riots we remember so much and we often laugh about certain episodes that happened during the riots . WE do thank God for where we are now through it all we are still in the Big D and through the riots and the violence and everything else we still have Hope in this city . WE've raised our four children and adopted one more .
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GridLiance Holdco, LP ("GridLiance") today announced the appointment of leading electric utility and transmission executives Terry Boston and Michael G. Morris to its Board of Directors, effective March 31, 2016, according to a Business Wire press release.
"Terry and Mike share our commitment to create a strong, proactive entity that will represent and serve Public Power's needs in regional and national transmission planning and award processes," said Ed Rahill, GridLiance's President and CEO, and member of the Board.


While on vacation last week, I made this for our family. It was a total hit! My little brother even said, "I love this chicken!" TWICE! haha Pioneer Woman also serving this as a sandwich, which my husband did the following night. He thought that it was tasty as a sandwich as well. If you wanted to skip the frying step, you could probably just grill the chicken, top it with the bacon and cheese, then pop it in the oven. Either way, it's good! I served mine on top of mashed potatoes.
In a large bowl mix together ½ cup Dijon mustard with ½ cup honey, juice of ½ lemon, ½ teaspoon paprika, and ½ teaspoon salt and whisk until smooth. Sprinkle in some crushed red pepper flakes or cayenne if you want to add some kick. Set aside.
Next, add the chicken to the bowl with the marinade, cover and place in the refrigerator for 1 to 3 hours.
While the chicken marinates, cook some bacon. You can fry it, microwave it, or bake it. I baked mine. When finished cooking, reserve ¼ cup of the bacon grease and clean out the skillet.
Lay bacon over each chicken breast. Sprinkle shredded sharp cheddar cheese over the top of the chicken. Return pan to oven for an additional five minutes until cheese is melted and bacon is sizzling.


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Just in time for summer of 2022, Mat and Savanna Shaw are thrilled to announce the release of their 5th studio album - "Happy Like That". The record features a wide range of music styles, with every song resonating around a theme of joy. This Father-Daughter Duo has received worldwide recognition for their smooth vocal blend, wholesome and uplifting arrangements, and mission to share hope and spread joy through music. "Happy Like That" also includes three new original songs, and features collaborations with best selling artists Jim Brickman, Dave Barnes, Nathan Pacheco, and more. This album is sure to bring sunshine to listeners of all ages.
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There has been a fair amount of activity and debate with HMRC recently about whether or not property letting businesses are, in fact, businesses for the purpose of Capital Gains Tax Rollover Relief and/or Inheritance Tax Business Property Relief. The general consensus of decisions seems to be that for property letting activities to qualify as businesses the owners need to provide substantial additional services and not just those that are commonly associated with landlord activities.
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Emily Aguilar '22 and Elinor Berger '22 Present at Conference in Medieval Studies
Posted November 25th, 2019 at 9:25 am
Alex Kelly '22
Two students have had abstracts accepted to the Moravian College Undergraduate Conference on Medieval Studies. Emily Aguilar '22, a Classical Languages major, and Elinor Berger '22, an English major, will attend the conference on December 7 to present their papers.
The Medieval Studies is one of many undergraduate conferences hosted by Moravian College. The conference will involve three sessions of paper presentations, as well as a plenary lecture by Bryn Mawr professor of Medieval history Elly Truitt. Her talk is titled "Demons and Divination: Artificial Intelligence Before AI".
Student abstracts:
Elinor Berger: "Deep Within a Fairy Forest: An analysis of the conflation of the fairy otherworld with the Roman underworld in Middle English Romance."
Fairy lore in medieval romance often merges British folklore with Greco-Roman classics. Relating British culture to an already well-established and academic canon. Consistent parallels are made between the classical underworld and the fairy "otherworld," whether that otherworld is the Arthurian "Avalon" or the Irish "Tír na nÓg." These parallels not only emerge through scenery and theme but also through the recycling of characters such as Pluto and Prosperpina. The use of Greco-Roman imagery in the context of the Middle English Romance indicates a cultural shift towards appreciating and validating folklore which had been previously barred from academic study. By evaluating the conflation of the fairy otherworld with the underworld, and the cultural implications of such a conflation, we can determine the reason as to how and why fairy lore became such a staple in British culture in later centuries and led to the creation of fairy myths that are still being retold and reenacted today.
Emily Aguilar: "Masculinity, Power, and Death: Cleopatra in Boccaccio's De Mulieribus Claris"
While the Roman Republic collapsed, Cleopatra VII ruled Egypt as the most powerful woman in the world. Nearly 1400 years later, Giovanni Boccaccio wrote De Mulieribus Claris to honor women who overcame the limitations of their sex with a "manly spirit" (virilus animus). However, Cleopatra was a puzzle to Boccaccio: while she undeniably displayed the "manly"characteristics of intelligence and bravery, Boccaccio's Roman sources portrayed her as an uncontrollable corrupting influence. In this paper I will explore Cleopatra's masculinity and power in De Mulieribus Claris, specifically through her interactions with men. Because Boccaccio's intended audience was educated men, Cleopatra could not seem to justify female sexuality and ambition, lest she be seen as a threat to her male reader's power. The result is a vilified and demeaned Cleopatra, who must be destroyed by honorable men.
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This book explores the interaction of the EU in Greece, Slovenia, Croatia, and Macedonia in three key policy sectors - cohesion, border managements and the environment - and assesses the degree to which the European Union's engagement with the democracies of South East Europe has promoted Europeanization and Multi-Level Governance. Although there is a tendency to view the Balkans as peripheral, this book argues that South East European states are central to what the EU is and aspires to become, and goes to the heart of many of the key issues confronting the EU.
It compares changing modes of governance in the three policy areas selected because they are contentious issues in domestic politics and have trans-boundary policy consequences, in which there is significant EU involvement.
The book draws on over 100 interviews conducted to explore actor motivation, preferences and perceptions in the face of pressure to adapt from the EU and uses Social Network Analysis.
Timely and informative, this book considers broader dilemmas of integration and enlargement at a time when the EU's effectiveness is under close scrutiny. The European Union and South East Europe will be of interest to students and scholars of European politics, public policy, and European Union governance and integration.


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Очень может быть. Точнее собака предана хозяину, а кошка просто имеет привычку в одном месте питаться и отдыхать.
В старом СССР-ом мультике, снятом по мотивам произведений Киплинга, очень хорошо показано отношение собаки и кошки к человеку.
Hello, RimaBarseghyan, There are a english transcription of this animovie. You could put it in the descriptor of the video. If you want. I found out rummage in internet. Im so happy!!
(1) CAT: Stop... stop crying, human kitten.
Darkness has never yet harmed anyone.
CHILDREN: But I thought... you'd also left.
CAT: No, no. My time to leave has not yet come.
I thought we agreed a thousand years ago that you would not grab my tail.
CHILDREN: But I don't remember.
We'll have to repeat everything from the beginning.
Attune your ears, and listen. and observe, and attend, and understand.
This happened, this took place, this came about, in those age-old in those far-off, pre-historic times.
This was... the Earth's childhood. and she just adored, moulding and colouring her tumultuous continents and turbulent oceans with the brightest, most striking, and wildest paints.
And in the greener-than-green forests overwhelmingly loud sang marvellous birds.
And the darkness hid all sorts of different animals. And all of them were so wild as can be only trully wild beasts. The Dog, too, was wild. He shivered from cold and howled from hunger in the darker-than-dark forest and snapped his white teeth.
The Horse, too, was wild. He tossed his wild mane above the wild, tall grass. And stomped his heavy-as-granite hooves. And galloped and flew and raced like the wind through numerous open places.
The Cow, too, was wild. She lay in a warm silted puddle in a waterhole and shivered with her whole body because of the horribly awful rustling in the bushes. And displayed the tips of her vastly long horns to guard against her many enemies.
But the wildest of all wild animals was the Cat. She walked by herself, completely alone. Both in the hot, wonderful noon. And in the warm, pleasant evening. And in the black, magical midnight. And waved her wild tail. Because all of this absolute wildness of the Earth she awfully liked.
The Man was completely wild.
The Man was dreadfully wild.
The Man was astoundingly wild.
And of course, he would have forever, for ages and ages, remained impossibly, unthinkably, horribly wild if not for the Woman.
She told him, "I do not like your wild lifestyle." You have a terribly neglected appearance, and bad manners.
You probably never wash yourself, and sleep in a heap of wet leaves. But I picked out a nice dry cave, and covered the floor with clean sand. And together they went to the cave, passing by lavishly-coloured magnolias blooming fig trees and oleanders, sweet-smelling wild potatoes, and tomatoes.
And yet, here were a mother and father, only from prehistory.
(4) MAN: What is Wild Horse doing here?
What is Wild Horse doing here?
WOMAN: His name is not Wild Horse any more, but the First Servant he will carry us from place to place on the Earth for always and always and always.
Get up on his back, and ride him.
CAT: How the Man first mounted the Horse. But the man didn't know how one should mount a horse.
After all, nobody in the world had ever yet ridden a horse.
DOG: Oh, I don't know; I won't advise.
HORSE: Took a running start to where?
CAT: And the unbroken, never-once-ridden Horse, submitted!
That is how the Man first mounted the Horse.
HORSE: We've galloped 5000 miles from the Old World!
the mighty Northwest, scouts ahead of the brave adventurers!
HORSE & CHILD:We are the first who will travel the limitless prairies of America!
CHILD: But what's unfolding before us?
beyond which we so yearn to look!
There is only sand here.
HORSE: *** Авторизуйтесь, чтобы увидеть ссылку *** the scorched sky.
The lone horseman here feels that he is a lost grain of sand.
CHILD: Not a mouthful of water.
HORSE: Not a handful of hay!
The hot breath of the sandstorm blinds the proud adventurers.
overcome the merciless Sahara desert!
we so yearn to look!
Now this is a mountain!
It touches the very sky!
HORSE: It is called Chomolungma. 8848 metres above sea level.
HORSE: one can only go with a true friend!
You and I are on top of the world!
And the wild dog Dingo!
HORSE: above the manly explorers of Antarctica.
CHILD We're on the edge of the world.
Here the foot of Man has not yet trod!
Ahead - the uncharted path!
It's too bad you're not alive.
did the Wild Dog and Wild Horse not return?
CAT: And the Wild Cow went alone.
the world's third Singing Magic.
WOMEN: O, owner of the sky, the Moon!
as you shelter your own herds.
Where have the Wild Dog and Wild Horse gone, mm?
But for this quiet dwelling.
COW: That seems to be so.
and you will always live in this comfy abode.
but she is still not so clever as I am.
CAT: How the Cow became short-horned.
where she no longer needed to defend herself from anyone.
That is how the Cow became short-horned.
I will give you my milk every day.
CAT2: that is a very foolish Cow.
More than once will she regret this.
MEN: I think we're heading the right way.
What is Wild Cow doing here?
What... what is Wild Cow doing here?
for always and always and always.
not one of the wild animals came to the cave.
But the Cat... went there.
the Cat began to think sweet thoughts.
which so ceaselessly circle this meadow.
Who're, by the way, quite near to me.
maybe one would get white milk from this?
No. This I do not eat.
of course, I simply made a mistake.
who so freely flutter around this meadow.
Actually, right in front of my nose.
and of course to this, one must add violet Night Butterflies.
Maybe from this one would get white milk?
I, for one, do not eat this.
and of course, to them one must add violet columbines.
what makes up the white light?
And if you spin it?
(3) CAT: The Dog is running across the snow reading the White Book.
There are tracks in the Book, these are the letters.
And the animals, those are the words.
Behind each phrase in the book hides a live soul.
Guess, Dog, who left this straight narrow line upon the fluffy snow?
This is a mouse, hiding, in a burrow. Who drew out this wily zigzag in the empty field?
It's a Hare, tried to throw me off his scent.
On the fragile snow crust, who signed herself with a swoosh and vanished?
DOG: Wow... someone here made a great unholy mess.
Maybe it was... a bear?
CAT2: No. this was done by Man.
DOG: Only a very wild Man acts like this. Now, my master treats nature with care.
Give me your next riddle.
CAT2: Now the riddle gets harder. Try to remember, Dog, whose track is this?
DOG: This was a Quagga.
CAT: Today her name is forgotten.
You will never see this small, cheerfull equine.
CAT: She was very trusting, and approached Man on her own.
Man, heartlessly, only for sport, forever severed her track on this Earth.
This is why today, there is a Red Book.
CHILDREN: What is a Red Book?
and beasts whose tracks may sever at any time.
CHILDREN: This is not a Cat.
checked if the bone that had been buried was whole.
CAT: The bone was whole.
But the Dog meticulously sniffed out the whole cave.
Then it circled a bit.
I think you know how this is done by all dogs everywhere. And... went to sleep.
But the Woman... let loose her dense hair, painted yellow clay on her face and hands, took a sickle and went out into the pre-dawn twilight.
the world's second Singing Magic.
WOMAN: O, my peer, the Sun Everything alive rejoices when you appear in the sky.
You are far, but your beams reach the Earth. Everything you prepare is so wise, and so beautifull.
O kind and caring Sun, Choose for me from your golden herds a servant as true as the Wind.
and listened to the distant echo of the Woman's voice.
I will go, and see, and say why Wild Dog has not returned.
CAT2: No. I am the Cat. I walk by myself.
CAT: The Wild Horse proudly shook his head, and went alone!
WOMAN: Thank you, oh Sun!
CAT: Near the meadow, Wild Horse became fearful and decided to go back.
the magic scent of the fresh hay called out to him and beckoned him.
WOMAN: Wild thing of the wild woods, what do you want?
HORSE: O, my enemy and wife of my enemy where is Wild Dog?
WOMAN: you did not come here for Wild Dog, but for the sake of this aromatic grass.
HORSE: That is... true. Give it to me to eat.
bend your wild head and wear what I give you and you shall eat this wonderful grass three times a day.
CAT2: this is a very clever Woman, but she is still not so clever as I am.
HORSE: O, my mistress, and wife of my master, for the sake of this wonderful grass, I will be your servant.
CAT2: that is a very foolish Horse. More than once will he regret this.
But the Woman took the Horse by the headcollar, and led him behind her, to the cave.
(2) WOMAN: First of all, at the entrance, you must wipe your feet, dear because here we'll keep house.
Here will be our family fireplace. And here will be our bedroom Here we will keep our food stores.
WOMAN: At home you must speak in an even voice. This red flower will be our best friend. It will keep us warm and protect us from wild animals and bake us tasty food.
WOMAN: You poor thing. What terrible manners are these? A fire must never be touched with your hands.
Food must be thoroughly chewed.
the world's first Singing Magic.
when you awaken and rip apart the darkness.
Oh, creator of hearth and home. Give me a loyal friend.
Let his heart be as hot as is yours, oh Fire!
Let his tongue be as reds is yours, oh Fire!
Let him bite painfully my enemies as you bite, my protector Fire.
With the dark mother, Lightning!
Connecting the sky with the earth!
Before your minuscule sparks... tremble the great Giant Trees!
And when you go to the forest, for your big hunt, all wild animals run from you! They run from you!
Why is the Red Flower glowing in that big cave?
What harm will it do us?
But nobody, nobody among the wild animals knew the answer.
CAT: But Wild Dog smelled... the smell of cooked meat.
DOG: I will go, and see, and investigate, and find out.
I am the Cat. I walk by myself, and in completely different places.
CAT: And Wild Dog went by himself.
CAT2: All places are alike to me Why should I not go as well, and see everything, and look around everywhere, and come away when I want to?
CAT: At the very mouth of the cave, Wild Dog became fearful and decided to go back.
CAT: But the magic smell of the cooked meat called out to him and beckoned him.
WOMAN: Thank you, oh Fire!
Wild thing of the wild woods, what do you want?
DOG: O, my enemy and wife of my enemy what is this that smells so good in the wild woods?
WOMAN: Wild thing out of the wild woods, taste it. Try this.
DOG: O, my enemy and wife of my enemy, give me another.
and I will give you as many roast bones as you want.
CAT2: This is a very wise Woman, but she is not so wise as I am.
DOG: O, my friend and wife of my friend, through the day I will help your Man to hunt, and at night I will guard your cave.
CAT2: that is a very foolish Dog.
More than once will he regret this.
This is how the first bone was buried.
DOG: And what if my stomach explodes?
CAT: But he remembered the dark nights in the darker-than-dark forest.
DOG: I can't leave it.
CAT; how he howled from hunger and shivered from cold.
DOG: Maybe I should hide it?
CAT: And he walked around the whole cave Just try and find it and found a concealed corner, and buried the last bone.
DOG: I'll mark where it is.
CAT: That is how the first bone was buried.
MEN: What is Wild Dog doing here?
because he will always, and always and always, will be our friend.
WOMAN: Take him with you, when you go hunting for food, but not for amusement.
CHILDREN: Look, the tracks of wild animals are left here.
it's possible to solve everything which is written in the White Book of Nature.
Я не понял суть этого фильма. Ваще ни че не ясно. Мешанина какая-то.
Под Новый год резко возрастает интерес к новым предметам, появившимся дома. Всё надо потрогать, попробовать на вкус, поиграться.
I love the cat so much !!!!!!!!!!!!
why is it le gato and not el gato?
Because it's a pun, the guy is whispering a mix of spanish and mock french.
lol . I like cats and they are cute. But cats are also little hunters.
If cats were this big, they would definitely hunt you.
So, how does that cat get out of the house? Or even that one room?
В рекламе британский или шотландский короткошерстный рисунчатого серебристого окраса "макрель" (mackerel). Цены за таких котят доходят до 1000$.
После выхода рекламы таких котят стали называть "породы вискас".
Да уж котик - звезда.
Сказки Киплинга обожаю, а кошек - уважаю за их независимость.
Котята в рекламах просто очаровательны, умеют же подобрать таких красавчиков!
Ой, замечательные коты в рекламах. И представляю как уютно рядом с таким большим котом сидеть. Правда, если он завибрирует, кофе пить будет тяжело.
Нашла статус в одноклассниках: "Говорят, коты помогают снять стресс. И ведь действительно - пнешь засранца, и сразу легче!"
Ну как его - такое умное - можно пинать???
@ivanzelenko77 Примите мои запоздалые соболезнования.
Трясущийся хвост у кошек это не проявление любви,а метка теретории.
У неё хвост тресётся потому что её валерьянкой накачали и теперь заставляют делать всякие трюки за дозу.
Your cat is just way too cool for school!
Love it. The last clip reminds me of Tom Cruise as Les Grossman from Tropic Thunder. Try putting Get Back by Ludacris at the end, it's hilarious.
which mission imposslibe version is in the second part of the music?
If you don't watch 'till the end, you lose.
Now that is paw to eye coordination!
А это из личного архива.


A Welsh girl in Australia: I'm too young to look that old!
I'm too young to look that old!
I recently had to take a trip to the post office for the dreaded passport photo.
"You're not supposed to like your passport photo" said the lovely photographer as I groaned.
"But I bet you'll like it in 10 years time" she added with a chuckle!
Sometimes it seems like a lifetime ago that I was sitting in the tiny photo booth in my local Tesco supermarket waiting for the machine to throw out those four little photos for my last passport that would allow me to go to Spain on a last minute holiday. I look...well...ten years younger!
I remember the very short hair style, the blond (!) highlights, the subsequent holiday in the Spanish mountains where it took us a few days to find out that about the terrorist attacks that had taken place in the USA.
The big hair and earrings and crease free face.
I remember the carefree days of being a student. The photo booth in Swansea market that would take the photos for the passport that would take me backpacking with two good friends.
Now I wonder what I'll remember about this year's passport photo in another 10 years?
When did life speed past so quickly?
to the one that looks back at me from today's mirror?
for I don't know what will greet me when I look at the next one!!
I am just about to renew mine too..time speeds by and I think you're right, who knows how we'll look in another ten years!
Beth I think it fair to say I've never liked any of my passport photos. Ever!
Newydd ddarganfod y pasbort cyntaf ges i pan o'n i'n 16. 27 mlynedd wedi gadael eu hôl, heb amheuaeth. Ond faswn i ddim yn dymuno bod yn 16 eto am aur y byd. Taset ti'n cynnig bod yn 25, yna falle y byddwn i'n ystyred... Ac eto, erbyn meddwl, na. Rwy'n hoffi bod yn 43, ac mae gen i wyneb sy'n stori fer o grychau.
Good final point! I actually liked my most recent Passport photo, but the two before that were hideous. I looked stoned in my second to last, and I don't even smoke pot. :) I love the idea of counting the stages of your life by what you were doing when you got your passport photos. For me, it was a) traveling with my parents b) studying abroad c) hoping to get a chance to travel internationally soon/taking a work trip to Canada.
I never manage to hold on to a passport for ten years! I've had one lost passport, one defaced passport (coffee stain not subversive political gesture!), and one stolen passport. The only benefit is not having to do contemplate how much you've aged in 10 years!!


Ardha means half. This posture is dedicated to Matysendrasana. Matsyendra is translated as lord of the fishes. Matsyendra is traditionally considered to be the founder of hatha yoga.
Ardha Matsyendrasana is part of the intermediate series of ashtanga yoga. Ardha Matsyendrasana is entered from adho mukha shvanasana, the downward facing dog pose. On the exhaling breath hop the legs through the arms and place the pelvis on the floor. Bend the left leg under the right leg, placing the left knee on the floor and the left foot to the right of the right hip. Bend the right leg and place the sole of the right foot on the floor to the left of the left knee. Twist the torso to the right and place the left elbow to the right of the right knee. Then straighten the left arm and take hold of the inside of the right foot. Reach the right arm behind the body and take hold of the left hip. Rotate the head to the right and practice parshva drishti, look to the right. Breathe deeply for 5 to 10 breaths. Release the twist. Place the palms of the hands on the floor to either side of the hips. Inhale raise the legs and hips, exhale swing the legs back between the arms in chaturanga dandasana, four limbed staff pose. Inhale urdhva mukha shvanasana, upward facing dog pose. Exhale adho mukha shvanasana. Then practice Ardha Matyendrasana on the left side. Enjoy this wonderful yoga pose!


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Can't We All Be More Like Scandinavians? Asymmetric Growth and Institutions in an Interdependent World
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Harvard University - Department of Government and Paris School of Economics (PSE)
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Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Entrepreneurship Center and Harvard University - Department of Government
Growth, institutions, property rights, divergence, industrialization, urbanization, population.
CEPR Discussion Paper No. 3219
Development, institutions, Africa, political economy
The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development: An Empirical Investigation
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Revista de Economía Institucional, Vol. 7, No. 13, 2005
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Daron Acemoglu, James A. Robinson and Simon Johnson
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NBER Working Paper No. w20766
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) - Faculty of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Entrepreneurship Center and Harvard University - Department of Government
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Reversal of Fortune: Geography and Institutions in the Making of the Modern World Income Distribution
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Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, James A. Robinson and Pierre Yared
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Democracy Does Cause Growth
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From Education to Democracy?
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Economic Backwardness in Political Perspective
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Social Structure and Development: A Legacy of the Holocaust in Russia
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Reevaluating the Modernization Hypothesis
Journal of Monetary Economics, Vol. 56, No. 8, pp. 1043-1058, 2009
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Institutions, Human Capital and Development
Daron Acemoglu, Francisco A. Gallego and James A. Robinson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile - Institute of Economics and Harvard University - Department of Government
Economic Development, Institutions, Human Capital
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Daron Acemoglu, Francisco Gallego, Francisco A. Gallego and James A. Robinson
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Institutions, Human Capital, and Development
Annual Review of Economics, Vol. 6, pp. 875-912, 2014
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Institutions as the Fundamental Cause of Long-Run Growth
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Kleptocracy and Divide-and-Rule: A Model of Personal Rule
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Economics Versus Politics: Pitfalls of Policy Advice
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Daron Acemoglu, James A. Robinson and Rafael J. Santos
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Economic and Political Inequality in Development: The Case of Cundinamarca, Colombia
Daron Acemoglu, M B, Pablo Querubin and James A. Robinson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, affiliation not provided to SSRN, New York University (NYU) - Department of Politics and Harvard University - Department of Government
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Democratization or Repression?
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Daron Acemoglu, Camilo Garcia-Jimeno and James A. Robinson
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Daron Acemoglu, Camilo García-Jimeno and James A. Robinson
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Colonialism and Economic Development in Africa
Leander Heldring and James A. Robinson
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The Political Agenda Effect and State Centralization
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Income and Democracy
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The Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Vol. 115, Issue 2, pp. 260-291, 2013
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When is Democracy an Equilibrium? Theory and Evidence from Colombia's La Violencia
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Land and Power
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Land Reform and the Political Organization of Agriculture
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The Real Swing Voter's Curse
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He Who Counts Elects: Determinants of Fraud in the 1922 Colombian Presidential Election
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Interlinking and Collusion
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Insect Populations Plummet 75 Percent; 'Cascading Effects' On Food Chain
More than 75 percent of the flying insects in German nature reserves have been wiped out in the past 27 years according to a published in the scientific journal PLOS that also asserts the problem – if worldwide – could have a negative effect globally.
"The flying insect community as a whole … has been decimated over the last few decades," researchers from Radboud University and the Entomological Society Krefeld reported. At the end of the study, flying insect populations were 25 percent of what they were at the beginning.
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"Loss of insect diversity and abundance is expected to provoke cascading effects on food webs and to jeopardize ecosystem services," the researchers stated.
The falling insect population — which includes honeybees — might affect human supplies because bees and other flying bugs are needed to pollinate crops.
"There's no reason to think this isn't happening everywhere," Tanya Latty, researcher and teaching fellow at Sydney University's School of Life and Environment Sciences, told CNN. "If you see these sort of dramatic declines in protected areas, it makes me worry that this (trend) could be everywhere."
"We don't often think about insects other than 'eww, an insect,'" Latty said. "But these are the organisms running the world. Insects pollinate the crops we eat, they contribute to pest control, we'd have to use more pesticide. They're even crucial in waste control — most of the waste in urban areas is taken care of by ants and cockroaches."
Said researcher Caspar Hallman, "These are not agricultural areas, these are locations meant to preserve biodiversity, but still we see the insects slipping out of our hands."
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For the first time in nearly two decades, Marquette basketball has a point guard problem.
This is hard to believe for a program that, since 1992, has consecutively relied on the able skills and high basketball IQs of Tony Miller, Aaron Hutchins, Cordell Henry, Travis Diener, Dominic James and (gasp!) Maurice Acker. Nevertheless, Marquette's run of excellence at the point is over and no relief is in sight.
While this year's team has a variety of issues, the lack of a 'Traditional Marquette Point Guard' has cost the Warriors a chance at a handful of victories. This year MU surely leads the nation in last-second shots not taken, and the team's struggles to maintain large leads (and late leads) often boils down to poor decision-making and a lack of the appropriate skills for the moment.
The problems are not limited to only the very close games. In the second half against Georgetown the offense endured a turnover rate of 24%, meaning MU coughed the ball up once every four times down the court. The pattern continued against St. Johns where poor decision-making and turnovers doomed the Warriors. All told, Marquette point guards combined for eight turnovers against the Johnnies and MU had a turnover rate of 25% for the game and 31% in the second half alone. Opponents have figured out MU and the team is struggling to adjust in the season's final stages.
Dwight Buycks, forced to play out of position as this team's de-facto point guard, was strong out of the gate but his effectiveness has waned noticeably in recent weeks. Still, Buycks' selflessness and his willingness to learn a new position nearly allowed MU to bridge from the "Golden Era of Marquette Point Guards" while not being one himself. Unfortunately, this may be a bridge to nowhere.
Junior Cadougan, supported by incoming freshman Derrick Wilson, figures to be the starting point guard on next year's team. Still, the sophomore shows few signs of being the solid 30-35 mpg team leader the program needs. Cadougan is an 'east to west' player who currently struggles to defend, struggles to challenge defenders off the bounce, and is no threat to score. While he is improving -- his A/TO ratio is very good -- the Toronto native is role player at a position where the program needs so much more.
Looking ahead, next season the Warriors will be loaded, returning two of the Big East's 10 best players in Jae Crowder and Darius Johnson-Odom. Jamil Wilson figures to be one of the league's top newcomers and a full year of maturity for what will be a more veteran roster will pay dividends.
Perhaps Cadougan will channel Maurice Acker -- oft-maligned by yours truly heading into his senior season -- and step up his level of play to unexpectedly. One can hope.
While it could be a reach, Buzz Williams could consider shifting Vander Blue to the point. Blue is not a classic '2' and seems to be more of an 'Alpha Dog' - a guard who plays better with the ball in his hands, breaking down defenders off the dribble. While this might be the kind of player Blue develops into, it would be a tall order to assume a lead role like this as a sophomore on a team that needs a savvy distributor who can shoot. His development at this position might depend on how Buzz uses the final two available scholarships for next season.
What about the bigs? Game by game (year by year?), Marquette fans lament the program's lack of skilled big men. However as Pudner pointed out and Rosiak noted earlier this week, Marquette in good shape on the baseline. Chris Otule continues to make great strides and freshman Davante Gardner also shows great promise. Few big men dominate offensively or defensively so a core of serviceable big men is a more realistic and attainable strategy for most high-major programs.
Who knew the strength of the program would shift to the front court in just a matter of months.
Without a natural point guard who has the basketball intellect to make good decisions consistently, the ability to set up his teammates, and the skill to score, the team is at a disadvantage. Buzz Williams has two open scholarships and must find a way to improve at the point or risk running a rudderless but talented bunch out onto the court next season.


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Q: POI performance I am using POI in my J2EE web application to generate a workbook.
However, i find that POI takes around 3 mins to create a workbook with 25K rows(with around 15 columns each).
Is this a POI performance issue , or is it justified to take that much of time?
Are there other APIs known for better performance ?

A: If none of the other answers work out, see if Andy Khan's JExcel will be better.  I've found it to be far superior to POI for dealing with Excel in Java.

A: The performance of writing large files with POI can be heavily reduced if you used the 'streaming' POI API instead of the standard one. Indeed by default POI will keep all your data in memory before writing all in one go at the end. The memory footprint of this can be ridiculously large for big files. Instead using the streaming API you can control how memory is used and data is written to disk progressively.
In order to create a streaming workbook, use something like :
  SXSSFWorkbook book = new SXSSFWorkbook();
  book.setCompressTempFiles(true);

  SXSSFSheet sheet = (SXSSFSheet) book.createSheet();
  sheet.setRandomAccessWindowSize(100);// keep 100 rows in memory, exceeding rows will be flushed to disk
  // ...

A: I would be very surprised to see POI take that much time to generate such a file. I just generated a sheet with 30000 rows x 10 cells in about 18s (no formatting, to be fair). The cause might be one of the following:

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*POI logging might be turned on, as described here

*you are running from swap memory

*your VM available heap might be very low

A: We also use POI in our web app and do not have any performance issue with it - although our generated documents are far smaller than yours. I would first check if POI is the real issue here. Try to generate those documents without the J2EE-overhead (Unit-Test) and measure the performance. You could also monitor the load and memory usage on your J2EE server to see if the problems come from some suboptimal system settings.

A: I've compared Apache POI with JExcel library. It seems that JExcel is about up to 4x faster than Apache POI but memory consumption seems to be more or less the same:
@Test
public void createJExcelWorkbook() throws Exception {
        WritableWorkbook workbook = Workbook.createWorkbook(new File("jexcel_workbook.xls"));
        WritableSheet sheet = workbook.createSheet("sheet", 0);
        for ( int i=0; i < 65535; i++) {
            for ( int j=0; j < 10; j++) {
                Label label = new Label(j, i, "some text " + i + " " + j);
                sheet.addCell(label);
            }
        }
        workbook.write();
        workbook.close();
}

@Test
public void createPoiWorkbook() throws Exception {
    Workbook wb = new HSSFWorkbook();
    Sheet sheet = wb.createSheet("sheet");
    for ( int i=0; i < 65535; i++) {
        Row row = sheet.createRow(i);
        for ( int j=0; j < 10; j++) {
            Cell cell = row.createCell(j);
             cell.setCellValue("some text " + i + " " + j);
        }
    }
    FileOutputStream fileOut = new FileOutputStream("poi_workbook.xls");
    wb.write(fileOut);
    fileOut.close();
}

I've tested it with JExcel version 2.6.12 and Apache POI version 3.7. You need to download the latest library versions yourself and run the simple tests above to get more accurate numbers.
<dependency org="org.apache.poi" name="poi" rev="3.7"/>
<dependency org="net.sourceforge.jexcelapi" name="jxl" rev="2.6.12"/>

Note: there is a limit in Apache POI of 65535 rows per sheet.

A: By default POI stores the document in memory using XmlBeans, which is a lot of stuff to store for a large XLSX document.
It only becomes an XLSX document (a zip file) when you stream it out.
For large documents this is a memory hog and can be slow.
The SXSSF classes avoid some of this overhead by writing the data file to disc as it gets built up, merging that with the rest of the file (from memory) when the XLSX is output.
This is a LOT faster for large workbooks, but does have limitations.
There is another approach, which is much less flexible, but a lot more efficient.
This approach is to treat most of the files in the XLSX as almost fixed and to stream the whole lot out as you generate.
This has its own limitations (you will have to k ow all yiur formatting up front), but is fast and memory efficient.
My implementation of this approach is here: https://github.com/Yaytay/vertx-xlsx-writer, but it's pretty straightforward.
My assumption would be that the in-memory model used by Excel has very little in common with the XLSX format and that it builds up each file on at a time by scanning that model for the relevant information.
You can do the same, just picking up the bits of the file format that you need.


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Us Against The World EP - Splash
I linked up with Makin' It Mag to pick one of its Mimbers' content to cover on my blog. After going through a lot of talent on The Wire, I came across Splash and the new project he released with producer, Zamari, "Us Against The World". The duo from South Carolina put together a dope and unique body of work that I was able to enjoy from beginning to end. Filled with different vibes, Splash's favorite record is the intro song "The Jefferson's", while Zamari's is "Don't Tell Nobody" and mine is "I'm So Fancy". The title of the project was inspired by their attitudes to do whatever it takes to manifest their dreams into reality, they feel that persistence, determination and dedication is all you need to accomplish goals and be successful. I was very impressed with this project and look forward to seeing more from the Ne'Mari Ent. label mates, both Spash and Zamari did their thing on "Us Against The World". Check it out on whatever streaming platform you use and listen to my favorite track on the project "I'm So Fancy" below.
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