The nine-storey Metro Building on Donegall Square South has been purchased in a deal well in excess of its £21 million asking price.
A PROMINENT Belfast city centre office building has been sold in the biggest deal of the year so far.
The nine-storey Metro Building on Donegall Square South has been purchased by a private property trust in a deal said to be "well in excess" of the £21 million asking price.
Developed in 2003, the Grade A office space, placed on the market in May, is home to a host of tenants including Capita, Johnston Publishing and Yell, while the property also features two levels of underground car parking, accommodating 50 cars.
Nicky Finnieston, investment director at Lisney, who handled the sale along with Osborne King, believes the price achieved represents a "great result" for the client and rounds off a busy summer for the firm.
"The office sector in Belfast presents a great opportunity for investors and as such, the level of competitive demand for this asset was not surprising," he said.
"The process has yielded an excellent result with active competitive bidding. The sales evidence is some of the strongest on record. With the Belfast office market having seen prime rents move from £15 per square foot to £21.50 over recent years the new purchaser has an excellent platform in the Metro to exploit its considerable reversionary potential.


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Oxitec and Piracicaba City Hall start downtown release of Friendly™ Aedes
Expanded project begins Tuesday July 19th; São Judas is the first central neighbourhood to receive the mosquito that fights the primary vector of dengue, Zika and chikungunya
Oxford, UK, 19th July 2016 - Oxitec and Piracicaba City Hall today start the release of Friendly™ Aedes mosquitoes in downtown Piracicaba, Brazil. São Judas is the first central neighbourhood to receive the mosquito that fights the primary vector of dengue, Zika and chikungunya. A contract for the expansion of the project was signed late May and will benefit 10 other neighbourhoods as well. Overall, the 11 neighbourhoods host an estimated population of 60,000 residents in an area of 12.5 km2.
"The results obtained so far show that Friendly™ Aedes works and is able to control a serious public health issue that has been affecting the health of Brazilians for decades. We are investing in the expansion of Friendly™ Aedes into the downtown area because, besides working, it is an innovative, sustainable and environmentally friendly tool. I am sure that, by having Friendly™ Aedes, Piracicaba will be a reference point in the fight against dengue fever, Zika and chikungunya across Brazil and across the planet", said Pedro Mello, Piracicaba City Hall's Secretary of Health.
"The Friendly™ Aedes project in the central region will help protect the health of at least 60,000 people. After São Judas, we will begin the treatment of the 10 other neighbourhoods before the end of 2016. We hope to see the first results after 3 to 6 months using Friendly™ Aedes. With this expansion, we reach a new level of operation, helping an increasing number of people and showing that Friendly™ Aedes can be used at any scale", said Glen Slade, Oxitec do Brasil's director.
The neighbourhoods listed along with São Judas for this phase are Centro, Cidade Alta, Cidade Jardim, Clube de Campo, Jardim Monumento, Nova Piracicaba, Nhô Quim, Parque da Rua do Porto, São Dimas and Vila Rezende.
The release of Friendly™ Aedes begins after more than seven weeks of public engagement work in which Oxitec's technicians, supported by the Secretary of Health, explained to Piracicaba's citizens what Friendly™ Aedes is and how it works. An advertising campaign was published in newspapers, billboards and bus door posters in the city. The campaign will proceed for the following months along with radio spots and an information kiosk at Piracicaba's largest shopping mall.
"In our work with the population we also explain why the Friendly™ Aedes is safe and that it has already been approved for use all over Brazil", said Guilherme Trivellato, Friendly™ Aedes Project Manager in Piracicaba. Mr. Trivellato continued, "The Friendly™ Aedes is a male mosquito, unable to bite and transmit diseases. The one who bites is the female, which needs the blood to mature its eggs".
The public support for the Friendly™ Aedes project has been strong. A survey conducted by the CW7 Market Research Institute in early June 2016 shows that 97.6% of Piracicaba's citizens support the use of innovative tools to fight dengue, Zika and chikungunya, and 88.3% support the use of Friendly™ Aedes.
According to Pedro Mello, Secretary of Health, "The project in CECAP/Eldorado is a success, but it is important to remember that Friendly™ Aedes doesn't act by itself. It is of key importance that the population keeps eliminating breeding spots, cleaning their houses and following the guidelines of the City Hall to avoid the proliferation of Aedes aegypti, the main vector of Zika, dengue fever and chikungunya."
All three of these arboviruses that are primarily transmitted to humans by Aedes aegypti can lead to a number of neurological disorders including acute myelitis, meningoencephalitis, and Guillain-Barré syndrome.
Outcomes and extension in CECAP/Eldorado
Besides expanding the project into the downtown area, Oxitec has extended the project duration for one more year in CECAP/Eldorado, the neighbourhood where the technology has been deployed since April 2015. In that area, preliminary results of the Friendly™ Aedes project show an 82% reduction in wild Aedes aegypti larvae population, compared to a non-treated area.
In the 2015/2016 dengue year, the number of dengue cases registered in CECAP/Eldorado dropped by 91%, in comparison with dengue year 2014/2015. According to data from the city's Epidemiological Surveillance service, only 12 cases were registered in the 2015/2016 year, compared to 133 cases in the preceding period.
How Friendly™ Aedes works
Oxitec has been working in Aedes aegypti control for more than a decade. It is a pioneer in the use of a biological method to suppress wild populations of this dangerous mosquito species through the release of Friendly™ Aedes males, which don't bite and don't transmit disease. When released, these males search for wild females to mate, and their offspring inherit a self-limiting gene that makes them die before reaching functional adulthood. Friendly™ Aedes' offspring also inherit a fluorescent marker that makes them easy to identify in the laboratory. This allows tracking and measuring at a level never before achieved, making effectiveness assessment and monitoring more accurate throughout the whole Friendly™ Aedes deployment programme.
Unlike other approaches, Friendly™ Aedes mosquitoes don't leave any ecological footprint. Friendly™ Aedes die along with their offspring, so that their presence doesn't linger in the environment.
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You need to take good care of yourself! That statement may be obvious to most people, but it has a certain urgency for college students.
After all, if you miss too many classes because of health problems you may find it difficult to keep pace for the semester.
Winter has its own health challenges as bugs and close quarters increase the chances you will get sick. Here's what you can do to promote wellness throughout the year.
Get enough sleep. You tend to burn the midnight oil, right? And maybe you get up at 6 a.m. the next day to take a shower, grab breakfast and head out to an early class. Do this often enough and you'll wear yourself down. Try to get at least seven hours sleep at night. If you find yourself running out of energy, a short nap can give you the boost that you need. Avoid long naps as these can make you feel groggy.
Eat balanced meals. Pizza and beer are two of the staples of many college students. Too much of both can cause you to add weight. Endeavor to eat more balanced meals, including fruit, vegetables, meat and dairy products. The occasional pizza is fine, learn portion control and when to hold back on fatty foods. Take a nutrition seminar if your college offers one.
Handle the munchies. You may find that you're hungry between meals. Instead of heading to the cafeteria for cake and ice cream, to turn your private stash of snacks to much on. Fill this stash with fresh and dried fruit, cut vegetables, granola bars, Cheerios, and other light but filling fare. You'll handle the hunger pains without incurring a sugar rush and the resultant crash.
Drink plenty of fluids. One or two coffees won't hurt you, but use cream and sugar in moderation. Drink soda pop sparingly. Your best bet for refreshment is water — if plain water has little appeal for you, add in lemon. Stay hydrated all day especially on hot days where frequent replenishment is a must.
Get some help. If your dietary habits begin to intrude on the way you live, seek out assistance from your college's health services department. Dietary changes can affect your mood, your sleep and your waking hours. You may need to be checked for other health problems too. Don't delay — get help today.
Maintain your dental health. You may be miles away from the family dentist, so schedule your visits during your breaks and returns back home. If you cannot maintain your same dentist, your college may have a dental clinic that will perform quality work at a low cost. Your teeth are too important to neglect, so stay on top of your dental health.
Stay physically fit. You're hitting the prime of your adult life and your bodily fitness should be preserved while attending college. Walk to class. Bike around campus. Join a gym. Participate in intramural sports, Work out with a friend. Do what it takes to exercise consistently throughout out the week, at least four to five times per week.
Handle your stress. Your college schedule may balance classes, study, research, work, club activities and other responsibilities and tasks. It may be a heavy load with little down time to enjoy. You're stressed and there are times you feel that you will "lose it." If you are struggling, ask for help. A roommate or friend may be able to help. If the stress remains high, make an appointment with the college counseling department to learn how to cope.
Wellness is not just a goal, it is a state of being. Be in tune with your body and understand that its warning signs are there to help you.


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Impaired Authority: Obeying God in a Time of Chaos
By Stephen Noll
"In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes (Judges 21:25). There come times in the history of God's people when, under divine judgment, legitimate authority breaks down and groups of believers must fend for themselves.
WHEN Solomon's son Rehoboam arrogantly asserted his royal power, ten tribes defied him, saying "To your tents, O Israel!" (1 Kings 12:16). John the Baptist was beheaded for telling King Herod that he had no authority to marry his brother's wife (Mark 6:18). And the apostles refused the order from the High Priest and the Sanhedrin not to preach the Gospel, saying: "We must obey God rather than men" (Acts 5:29).
Many loyal Episcopalians are shocked and grieved when they come to realize that their beloved Church has entered into such a time of chaos. But wishing it otherwise does not change the reality.
The Episcopal breakdown
The spiritual breakdown in the Episcopal Church is not new. It dates back as far as Bishop James Pike's glorification of heresy in the 1960's. Since 1979, a growing number of bishops has openly rejected biblical and traditional norms on homosexuality, invoking conscience and "justice" as their guide, and their colleagues have failed to hold them accountable for their disobedience.
The 1997 General Convention has brought the crisis to a head. First, the Convention made clear that it will not uphold the biblical standard of sexual morality, even when it gives verbal assent to marriage. It welcomed openly practicing homosexuals (including one bishop!) to its microphones and onto its committees without any acknowledgment that their behavior is contrary to Scripture and the Church's official teaching. It elected a Presiding Bishop who, like his predecessor, has publicly advocated the ordination of practicing homosexuals and rites for same-sex unions. The House of Bishops deep-sixed the Kuala Lumpur statement on sexuality that had been unanimously affirmed by eighty Third World representatives of the Anglican Communion.
Second, the Convention made clear that it will exclude anyone who opposes its version of sexual "justice." In 1997, its wrath was turned on Episcopalians who do not accept the ordination of women as God's will for the Church. As of next January 1, they will be officially disenfranchised. Only fools can doubt that, by the same rhetoric, opponents of the gay agenda will find themselves scapegoated in the near future.
One year ago, the American Anglican Council adopted "A Place to Stand: A Call to Mission" as its witness to Christ in a divided Church, saying: We desire to be supportive of congregations, dioceses, provinces, and the national structures of the Episcopal Church and the worldwide Anglican Communion. However, when there arise within the Church at any level tendencies, pronouncements, and practices contrary to biblical, classical Anglican doctrinal and moral standards, we must not and will not support them.
Such tendencies, pronouncements, and practices were on full display at the General Convention, and with approval in high places. For this reason, we have concluded that the Episcopal Church is now functioning in a state of "impaired authority." Impaired authority means that some Church laws and leaders are legitimate and should be obeyed, while other laws and leaders should be disobeyed, out of reverence for a higher law and a greater Lord.
As events of the Convention unfolded, Bishop Fitz Allison gave the following advice: "Stay. Don't Obey. Don't Pay. Pray." In a state of impaired authority, it is our responsibility to those who have gone before us both to stay and resist, praying that God will restore and reform the Episcopal Church.
What kind of actions are consistent with this response? The AAC includes those who believe that drastic action is required, e.g., formal breaking of communion, withholding of funds from revisionist bureaucracies, and providing of alternative episcopal oversight to beleaguered parishes. It includes others who intend to witness to the truth within present laws and structures and hope that the new Presiding Bishop will offer a bold plan of power sharing to give us proportionate influence in national church affairs.
AAC members share a radical commitment to stand with all those individuals and groups that are contending for the biblical faith in a godly manner. We urge those who disobey to take action openly, lovingly, and responsibly, and we will assist them in their witness. We will also be open to "win-win" solutions from Church authorities. But we will not compromise historic and biblical principles.
In his famous "Letter from a Birmingham Jail," Martin Luther King wrote: "I have wept over the laxity of the church. But be assured that my tears have been tears of love. There can be no deep disappointment where there is not deep love. Yes, I love the church; I love her sacred walls…. But oh! how we have blemished and scarred that body through social neglect and fear of being nonconformists."
Sexual libertinism is the particular "social neglect" of our Church. Instead of offering the bread of healing and order to a generation of sexually broken people, the Episcopal elites have given them the stone of consensual sex as an "experience" and a "right." In so doing, they shortchange the grace and power of God to align our lives with his order, attested to by many ex-gays, and they make impossible true pastoral care and proclamation.
The apostles foresaw our day when they warned against divisions in the Church caused by "worldly people, devoid of the Spirit" (Jude 19). The world has been too much with the leadership of the Episcopal Church. We call them to turn back from an agenda that is destructive to lives and souls and to the peace and unity of the Church.
We love the Church, yes our branch of the Church, for whom Christ died so that he might present her spotless to his Father. Even in its impaired condition. With a clear conscience, we will disobey human authority in order to obey God. And we will also heed the apostle's word of comfort in such a time: "But you, beloved, build yourselves up on your most holy faith; pray in the Holy Spirit; keep yourselves in the love of God; wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life" (Jude 20-21).
I wrote this article after the 1997 General Convention. Two years later, I went further in proposing "broken communion" with bishops who openly defied Scripture.
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Glatt to spend four years in prison for cattle crimes
A Mandan, N.D., man will serve four years in federal prison for bank fraud and transporting stolen livestock across state lines.
Today, U.S. District Judge Daniel M. Traynor sentenced Kelly Anthony Glatt, age 39, to 48 months' imprisonment on the fraud conviction and 36 months' imprisonment on the transportation conviction. The sentences will run concurrently. Glatt will then serve a three-year term of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay $1.84 million in restitution and $200 in special assessments.
The sentencing follows Glatt's convictions in U.S. District Court on Oct. 13. A jury found him guilty of the crimes committed between February 2014 and July 2017.
Glatt took out a loan from a North Dakota bank for $1.5 million to purchase cattle and livestock-related supplies. The bank obtained a security interest in the cattle, which were left in Glatt's custody. Additionally, Glatt took custody of multiple other individuals' cattle. Evidence showed that Glatt took affirmative steps to hide collateral and assets from the bank and other victims, fraudulently filed an agricultural statutory lien in another person's name and transported stolen cattle from North Dakota to South Dakota.
In court documents, Glatt is said to have told another man, "I believe I was just able to rob a bank without using a gun."
"The defendant took advantage of and defrauded both hardworking ranchers and a North Dakota financial institution," said Acting U.S. Attorney Nick Chase.
North Dakota Stockmen's Association (NDSA) Chief Brand Inspector Blaine Northrop was a lead investigator in this case. He was joined by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Morton County Sheriff's Department. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jonathan J. O'Konek and Eric Lundberg and Department of Justice Trial Attorney Joseph McFarlane.
"The Stockmen's Association was founded to help put a stop to livestock theft," explained NDSA President Jeff Schafer, a New Rockford, N.D., cow-calf producer and feeder. "More than nine decades later, protecting against livestock theft is still a pillar of what we do. We are proud to have worked this case along with our other law enforcement partners and are pleased to finally see some justice for the producers and bank who fell victim to Kelly Glatt."
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Whether you're a student, a performer, or simply a fan, this book makes music theory easy, providing you with a friendly guide to the concepts, artistry, and technical mastery that underlie the production of great music. You'll quickly become fluent in the fundamentals of knocking out beats, reading scores, and anticipating where a piece should go, giving you a deeper perspective on the works of others — and bringing an extra dimension to your own.
Tracking to a typical college-level course, Music Theory For Dummies breaks difficult concepts down to manageable chunks and takes into account every aspect of musical production and appreciation — from the fundamentals of notes and scales to the complexities of expression and instrument tone color. It also examines the latest teaching techniques — all the more important as the study of music, now shown to provide cognitive and learning benefits for both children and adults, becomes more prevalent at all levels.
Wherever you want to go musically — as a writer or performer, or just as someone who wants to enjoy music to its fullest — this approachable guide gives you everything you need to hear!
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£40m aerospace fund to launch in the West Midlands
Posted on 4 Feb 2014 by The Manufacturer
A £40m fund to support growth in the UK's aerospace industry will be based in Coventry, aiming to create or retain 1,200 jobs.
The Aerospace Growth Partnership's National Aerospace Technology Programme (NATEP), designed to aid innovation of technologies for new products or manufacturing processes, will allocate funding from now till next year.
More than 30 small and medium-sized suppliers have applied for a share of the NATEP funding, with the programme being sponsored by industry giants such as Airbus and Rolls-Royce.
Five industry experts based at the University of Warwick Science Park's Business Innovation Centre in Binley will work with a team in each of the UK's regional aerospace alliances in managing NATEP.
Programme director Dave Dawson said: "The aim of the programme is to aid innovation in UK aerospace sector in order to allow us to produce new technologies at a greater rate than our competitors.
"The regional version of this programme had initially taken place here in Binley with help from the Midlands Aerospace Alliance so it seemed like a great place to work from, to build on the success of that scheme."
Last month (January 2014), Chancellor George Osborne announced a £60m investment in the development of high-tech aerospace technology.


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География
Устье реки находится в 106 км по левому берегу реки Лыжа. Длина реки составляет 37 км.

Данные водного реестра
По данным государственного водного реестра России относится к Двинско-Печорскому бассейновому округу, водохозяйственный участок реки — Печора от водомерного поста у посёлка Шердино до впадения реки Уса, речной подбассейн реки — бассейны притоков Печоры до впадения Усы. Речной бассейн реки — Печора.

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Michael Power » The Privacy Case of the Year?
The Privacy Case of the Year?
As we mark the technical end of summer, I can't help but think that we've already seen the privacy case of the year. Granted we still have another three months left in 2013 but R. v. Telus has a lot going for it – especially in this increasingly "mobile" world.
The essence of the case can be seen as a police request for the production of text messages using a general warrant. General warrants are authorized by section 487.01 of the Criminal Code. A judge may issue a general warrant permitting a peace officer to "use any device or investigative technique or procedure or do anything described in the warrant that would, if not authorized, constitute an unreasonable search or seizure". Section 487.01(1)(c) provides that this general warrant power is residual: a "fall back" if there is no other basis available – whether under the Code or another federal statute — to approve of the proposed police action.
TELUS objected to the request, taking the position that a wiretap authorization was required because it was really an "interception of private communications". The counter argument was that this was not an interception but rather an access request to data held in a database. This argument was available because TELUS, unlike the other two large wireless providers in Canada, stores every text message before delivery. The SCC adopted the TELUS position, quashed the general warrant order as well as a related assistance order.
4. Text messages engage privacy rights: "Text messages are private communications".
The effect of this decision will depend on its interpretation and application is subsequent legal decisions but it may be viewed as significant in delineating privacy boundaries for not just for civil libertarians and police but everyday people who increasingly communicate using text messages. Perhaps not much comfort in a post-Snowden/NSA world of mass surveillance but every little bit helps.


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Stress-shift
I have been exchanging emails with a professor from Slovakia on the subject of stress-shift in English. I had a look at Wikipedia to see what the received wisdom was on the subject and found that there is no WP article. This is quite surprising – I tend to think of this as an interesting self-contained topic, the sort of thing you might set as a student essay topic. If you type 'stress-shift' into WP, you get offered a lot of articles on specific languages where stress-shift is believed to occur, but the first article to come up with anything related to English phonology comes way down the list, in Metrical Phonology. Metrical Phonology has, I suppose, made more of stress-shift than any other branch of phonetics and phonology, but I don't think it has exclusive rights to the topic.
The article, when it gets on to this topic in the 'Metrical grids' section, says that "... stress shifts to avoid a 'stress clash'. A stress clash can occur when two stressed syllables are too close to each other". I feel very suspicious about this sort of post-hoc reasoning – what does "too close" mean here?. Speakers are perfectly capable of producing strongly stressed syllables next to each other, without feeling that a "clash" is going on – for example, "We had a hard-nosed team-talk at half-time" seems perfectly easy to say. It's a bit like the explanations for coarticulation that tell us that we tend to assimilate sounds to be more like their neighbours so that they are easier to say, ignoring the fact that these "difficult" sound combinations may be managed perfectly well by speakers of other languages.
Non-native pronunciation of English - and a jingle
Now I'm back in the UK for a while, and at last have an internet connection good enough to use for editing, I'm planning to work through the Wikipedia material in Non-native pronunciations of English to try to weed out mistakes. It will be a long job. There are many languages that I have no expert knowledge of. I'll start with some of the problems I see with the Overview paragraph.
To start with, we are told "The speech of non-native English speakers may exhibit pronunciation characteristics that result from such speakers imperfectly learning the pronunciation of English, either by transferring the phonological rules from their mother tongue into their English speech ("interference") or through implementing strategies similar to those used in primary language acquisition. They may also create innovative pronunciations for English sounds not found in the speaker's first language." I expect this would make sense if it provided some examples, but without them (or without going and reading the one reference supplied) I don't see it. What are "strategies similar to those used in primary language acquisition"?
In among the very general remarks about L2 phonology acquisition, we get a sentence on a couple of specific English pronunciation matters: firstly, "English is unusual in that speakers rarely produce an audible release between consonant clusters and often overlap constriction times". I think the writer meant to say that English speakers rarely produce an audible release between the consonants in consonant clusters. I don't know of any evidence that English is unusual in this respect, so I would be glad of a reference. Then we get "Speaking English with a timing pattern that is dramatically different may lead to speech that is difficult to understand". The use of "dramatically" is one of several cases where subjective words are used inappropriately.
Reading further, I have to struggle with "More transparently, differing phonological distinctions between a speaker's first language and English create a tendency to neutralize such distinctions in English, and differences in the inventory or distribution of sounds may cause substitutions of native sounds in the place of difficult English sounds and/or simple deletion. This is more common when the distinction is subtle between English sounds or between a sound of English and of a speaker's primary language". I don't know what "More transparently" means here, and more importantly, I don't understand what is meant by "differing phonological distinctions between a speaker's first language and English", given that the issue of size of phoneme inventory is mentioned in the next clause. There is more subjectivity in the use of "difficult" and "subtle", neither of which should be used without explanation.
Finally, we read "… several theoretical models have presumed that non-native speech perceptions reflect both the abstract phonological properties and phonetic details of the native language." But surely we aren't talking about perception here?
Since this is the silly season, I will finish with a trivial cross-language observation I have made in France and the UK. There is a company that repairs car windscreens, called Autoglass in the UK and (I don't know why) Carglass in France. They advertise on TV in both countries, and have a jingle that goes "Autoglass repair, Autoglass replace" in UK and "Carglass répare, Carglass remplace" in France. The English version is sung in 4/4 time, but in French this timing would make it necessary to give two beats to the vowel of "Car". Since the vowel in "Car" isn't long in French (which doesn't distinguish long and short vowels) this wouldn't be appropriate, so the French version is in 3/4 (Waltz) time, though otherwise identical. I think that is very sensitive of Autoglass/Carglass.
Estuary English update
Just a note to say that I have finally got round to editing the Wikipedia article on Estuary English so that it reflects more clearly the views of those who don't see EE as a real English accent.


BISMARCK, N.D. - Five hundred fourth through eighth grade kids from across south central North Dakota got to be their own Ben Franklin's Wednesday.
As the North Dakota Heritage Center hosted Marketplace for Kids. The event allows children to come up with their own inventions.
Organizers say it promotes innovation and entrepreneurial spirit among the kids.
"All we're trying to do is get in front of those careers and opportunities and look at entrepreneurship and see if it's something they might like," said Bob Heitkamp.
The event started in 1995 in Jamestown by a group of teachers.


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Steve Irwin to get Hollywood star
Terri Irwin
Amy Stevenson
22 June 2017, 6:42 pm
American-Australian zoologist, conservationist and television host
Australian environmentalist and television personality
The late, great Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin is set to get his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
The news was shared by his widow Terri Irwin and their two children Bindi and Robert on social media, with the family revealing Steve will be honoured for his wildlife conservation documentaries.
Steve Irwin is getting his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame! Source: Getty
Bindi shared the news on Instagram. Source: Instagram
"I am beyond excited to share with you all that we have just received the news that Dad will be honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame," 18-year-old Bindi wrote on Instagram alongside a gorgeous throwback pic of herself and her late father.
"Dad changed the world by reaching out to people through their television screens to bring them on the adventure of a lifetime. To have his name on a Hollywood Star means the world as we carry on his important work."
Meanwhile Robert, 13, shared a video of himself, Bindi and Terri finding out the news of Steve's star via a video.
The family, who are currently in the outback, were surrounded by emus and admitted they only had a small amount of wifi signal so they could watch the surprise news on the back of Steve's old ute.
Robert recently shared this sweet photo of himself and his dad. Source: Instagram
Someone I love is a star... pic.twitter.com/kmzyExiRu2
— Terri Irwin (@TerriIrwin) June 22, 2017
Terri and Steve in 2002. Source: Getty
The couple with eldest child Bindi in 2002. Source: Getty
"I am so proud of my dad getting a star on the walk of fame in Hollywood. He was the the best conservationist and inspired so many people and he was also the greatest dad in the world," Robert captioned the video.
"I am so excited that everything he loved and was passionate about will carry on."
Terri also shared her excitement on Twitter, posting the same video as Robert and writing, "Someone I love is a star..."
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Steve tragically passed away in 2006. Source: Instagram
Terri with Bindi and Robert earlier this year. Source: Getty
Steve tragically passed away in 2006 after being stung by a sting ray while filming an underwater documentary in Queensland.
Terri recently shared an emotional tribute to Steve, on what would have been their 25th wedding anniversary.
The 52-year-old took to Twitter to share the heartfelt post alongside a photo of herself and Steve kissing, with a lizard perched happily on top of their heads!
"Today would have been our 25th wedding anniversary. I miss you so very much, and I am grateful every day for the time we had together," Terri tweeted earlier in June.
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In order to express our anger at the arrest of our comrade and to send our solidarity to prisoners behind the walls, we fired 50 rockets of fireworks near the prison of Nancy-Maxéville tonight, 3rd September. The fireworks were met with a loud reaction from the prisoners.
We also intend this action as a modest contribution to the week of actions and meetings in opposition to the CIGEO project in Bure from 3rd September to 10th September.
We wish you a successful week!
Freedom for Loïc  and all the prisoners of social war everywhere!
'In response to Linksunten's call on the occasion of the anniversary of the shutting down of their Indymedia website, some people went to express themselves on the walls of Nancy.
 Loïc, a comrade in struggle against the CIGEO project in Bure, had been in hiding since the beginning of January as he was wanted following the anti-G20 revolts of Hamburg in July 2017 (the German authorities had issued an arrest warrant against him). He was arrested by police in Laxou on Friday 17th August 2018 and imprisoned the following day in Nancy-Maxéville. The German authorities are to demand his extradition in order to put him on trial. In active solidarity with him, a vehicle of a Vinci subsidiary was set on fire in Berlin on 24th August. To write to him, more info here.


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August 6th – International News Round-Up (Part I)
August 6, 2017 Team TPPAlt Right, International News Round-Up, Internet, Neo Nazi, RaceLeave a comment
Alt-Right/ Neo-Nazi
I highly recommend Right Wing Watch. It's this website which does a round-up of stuff around the internet that is right-wing content. I've pretty much wanted to do the same kind of stuff since I saw it.
Stormer article on a video that Molyneux put out. Couple of thing that stand out here. The first is where Molyneux fits into this entire narrative. He does share some alt-right views, but there's a curious kind of vague, mystical tone to what he says. Though, fundamentally, he's a guy who stands against what the alt-right considers the whole "politically correct" SJW brigade, whatever that means. In the video, he talks about what he considers his "red pill" moment. For him, it was the fact that a democrat and a liberal (Clinton) got away with what most considered sexual assault. He thought that since Nixon got his reputation muddied because of Watergate, Clinton should have too. This is something that often gets repeated by alt-right individuals. The fact that they feel that feminists and liberals have a double standard.
The second that I would like to point out is the fact that the article boasts about the fact that the alt-right is winning the war on the internet. I would agree with this, even though I personally don't like it. You just have to get on Youtube or Twitter to see the kind of disparity that exists between liberals and the number of nationalists/alt-right individuals. This applies to India too. It's like they're fighting for their lives. I have never seen an individual as motivated as a right-wing troll.
Bradford Delong
Extremely interesting article on negotiations and the creation of a contract. I think we would all agree that is the model for how a constitution is created. You have various interest groups and then they for the most part agree on this legal document. Except, like the author points out, the slaves were never considered to be of equal standing and so were never really part of the negotiating process of creating the constitution. I haven't done any more reading on this, so I'm going to trust what the author says as being true (that black people were in no meaningful way consulted in the initial drafts of the constitution), and that I interpreted it correctly. What this implies is very interesting. Once they were legally on equal footing, after the whole civil rights movement happened, you have an entire group of people, who were retroactively added to the constitution (which they were never a part of in the first place). If African Americans took this to court, they would win.
Cyborology
Article on cam models (by a cam model) on ideas of consent on the media that you create, and ownership of said media.
Zoey Foxx (Image Source: Wiki Commons)
August 5, 2017 August 5, 2017 Team TPPAlt Right, International News Round-Up, Race, Steve Bannon, UnionsLeave a comment
Steve Bannon found a guy who managed to find his way to the white house with a book. He also endorsed him in a photo that's doing the rounds. A lot of people were mad because this was like the Ivanka Trump endorsement fiasco, except with a poorly written book. In this excerpt from Breitbart, the author makes his point about how the left is the real bastion of fascism. I really hate reacting emotionally to stuff that I write about and I usually try as best as I can to avoid berating people and using emotive language to describe something that somebody wrote and clearly believes in, but this is the most patently absurd idea that I have ever heard.
He also gets it ass backwards by trying to explain why nationalism does not get to the core of what fascism means.
You can be nationalist without being a fascist, but fascism has always needed nationalism, ethnicity and religion, as a means to mobilize people. This isn't particularly difficult to see. Literally every time this has happened in the history of the damn world, you can observe this pattern.
I'm not going to get into this in detail here, first because I don't have the time and second because I really don't want to engage with an idiot who can't figure this out.
Steve Bannon (Image Source: Wiki Commons)
Coates on the series that the GoT writers (I think?) are going to make. Alternate history shows are fascinating as an idea, but Coates makes some very good points. It's one thing to have an alternate history show where Nazi's have won. Nazism in America obviously does elicit the kind of response that Confederate causes do. Nazis were tried and executed for their crimes. Confederate generals are still seen as an integral part of southern (white) history.
Splinter News
Slate's staff are trying to unionize and apparently the management are against it. They have their reasons and the staff obviously have enough incentives to want to unionize. The language that the management are employing to dissuade them is really dodgy though.
August 4, 2017 August 4, 2017 Team TPPAffirmative Action, Furry Community, International News Round-Up, LGBT, Manufacturing Jobs, Race, Real Estate, TrumpLeave a comment
Very thorough article on the nature of what we call the opioid epidemic in the United States and the fact that it's really about more than just opioids and it's a lot deadlier than people think. It's also true that this affects poorer people disproportionately. Most people agree that middle America is already having a tough time with the exodus of manufacturing jobs. Those started leaving in 90s, I believe.
Manufacturing jobs might not be dead in America. They might have just migrated to the coast. Trump also said that he wanted to make encouraging people to move, a part of the outreach to his voter base. He wants to send the message that if you want jobs, you might have to move for it. There's a hitch though (it's also mentioned in the article). The 2008 mortgage crisis made the homes of individuals worthless. Most of them lost their homes. Some of them managed to pay off the debt, but are stuck with homes that nobody wants to buy. That's an enormous sunk cost to just leave lying around.
I think that is we have a romantic view of what it might be to part of communities such as the furry community. It seems to be a way for people to connect sexually in a manner that makes them feel more comfortable. For young LGBT kids, as the article points out, the furry community can be very important. I get all of that, and I think that it's pretty great, but I can't help feeling like our sexuality is slipping further and further into the realm of the imagination. Our ideas of sexuality have changed so drastically over the past century. Just think about that for a second. In all the years of human existence, even modern human existence, we haven't seen a period of such rapid change. There's no way all of this will turn out to be positive in the long term.
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It is not that difficult–if you have access to capital. Here are the steps:
(1) Buy an apartment complex for $10,000,000 at a 4.5 percent cap rate with a 35 percent downpayment; finance $6,500,000 with an interest only loan at 3.5 percent that comes due in five years.
(2) Let's say 35 percent of the value of the property is land and the remainder is improvements. Improvements on apartments are depreciated on a straight line basis over 27.5 years. So taxable income is
450,000-227,500 (interest) – 236,363 = -13,863 or a taxable loss.
Meanwhile, cash flow is 222,500 per year. So one gets cash while taking a tax loss.
(3) It gets better. Suppose when refinancing happens in five years, the property has gained 20 percent in value. Now one gets a 65 percent LTV loan on a $12,000,000 property–and gets to pull $1,300,000 out of the property. Suppose NOI has also gone up 20 percent. Sow now taxable income is
540,000-273,000-236,363 = 30,636.
Assume that the owner's all in marginal tax rate is 50 percent. In exchange for a one time $1,300,000 in cash and cash flow of $267,000, the owner pays a little over $15,000 in taxes and 3.5 percent in interest on the extra money. No matter how one looks at it, this is a tax rate on cash of less than 10 percent.
It keeps going for 27.5 years, at which point the owner can defer taxes via a like-kind exchange. All of this is perfectly legal. And it explains why salaried workers pay more in taxes than owners of capital.
Affirmative action is controversial in any country that it is practiced in. In India, it's a bit (very) different. Government institutions have quotas to fill. Also, we deal with caste, and not race. Very different monster, but that's a story for another day.
I know you're not a lawyer, but what's your sense of how this might play given the Supreme Court has repeatedly said some consideration of race is kosher?
It's very difficult to know what the Supreme Court would decide given the recent personnel changes. But even before, it's a very divisive topic. One judge could change the ruling. And the Supreme Court has already made it more difficult for institutions to implement affirmative action. They want some more accountability. So an institution cannot just say they gave admission to a minority student because they want diversity. That's not enough. The institution has to bring evidence that it tried every other option available that is race-neutral to increase racial and ethnic diversity, like implement various programs, before they started using affirmative action. The court sees the benefit of diversity but would prefer that people achieve that with race-neutral means. Of course, that's quite impossible. And that's a very important point to keep in mind. But the institution has to prove they tried.
So the University of Texas did a great job demonstrating they had these programs, which is why the court granted them the option to continue with Affirmative Action. There will be another institution that is less diligent in designing race-neutral admissions policies before they do racial preferences. I don't know what the court decision will be then."
July 26th – International News Round-Up (Part II)
July 26, 2017 July 26, 2017 Team TPPAmerica, Finance, Kid Rock, Philosophy, Race, Senate, Sudan, USLeave a comment
A poll conducted by Delphi Analytica concluded that Kid Rock had a slight edge over the incumbent democrat who occupies the Michigan senate seat that he is apparently going to contest. An absurd 44% of those who were polled were undecided. It seems ludicrous that someone like Kid Rock could win a senate seat, but stranger things have happened. The Dem's blue wall fell in 2016 and I don't see any real effort by them to repair the damage done by Clinton. Everybody seems to think that Trump is doing irreparable damage to the Republican party, but having Clinton as a candidate has done untold damage to the democratic cause. We'll have to wait for the mid-terms to see if the democrats can make some gains off the fact that the Trump presidency has been doing nothing more than fending off allegations of Russian influence, though I'm not too optimistic about their chances to do that.
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In what might be its biggest move yet, the House passed bipartisan legislation that would impose sanctions against Russia for its role in the 2016 elections. The bill also extends to Iran and North Korea.
Article by Joan who was born in Africa and moved to America when she was very young. She speaks of the troubles of being African and struggling to hide her "African-ness" from others. Interesting thoughts on integration and holding on to what you would consider central to your identity.
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Author (Robert Hartman) evaluates our response to a hypothetical situation of drinking and driving. He points out that we feel, for some odd reason, that someone who drinks and drives and does not end up killing anyone is better off morally than someone who does end up killing someone. Luck, then, ends up being a part of what we would consider right or wrong. Which then leads him to consider different ways of reacting to stimulus and whether or not it matters.
The United States Securities and Exchange commission has stated that Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs), might be considered securities under certain circumstances and would thus be subject to laws that govern securities. I'm not a finance guy so I don't really know how this would impact cryptocurrency or its value, but I do know that part of the charm of digital currency is the fact that it is completely anonymous. You don't have to reveal your identity if you don't want to. You have a digital wallet that has a unique identifying code and that's all you need to reveal for transactions. Digital currencies till now have not been very heavily regulated, but governments will try to cash in on this as and when they can. If the SEC considers certain types of ICOs to be securities then the companies in question would have to reveal the identities of those involved in the transaction. Apart from this, I'm sure that the US government would also like to tax these transactions more and also regulate it if possible. You can still be taxed for digital currencies now. Right now, it's treated as an asset and you still have to report capital gains and losses that you make. Just like any other financial instrument.
The US Embassy in Khartoum called for the Sudanese Government and the Sudanese Liberation Army to allow the UN to establish an UNAMID mission in the Jebel Marra town.


The summer operation of the chairlift will be aborted because of power cuts (caused by the power distributor) at the turn of August and September. A daylong shutdown will be on Wednesday 31 August, Friday 2 September and then Friday 9 September. On those days the sport resort Ski&bike Špičák will be completely out of operation.


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Szpital Żydowski we Wrocławiu – pierwsza stała żydowska placówka medyczna we Wrocławiu, mieszcząca się przy ulicy Pawła Włodkowica 19 (obecnie nr 33).

Historia
Szpital został założony w 1760 roku w specjalnie do tego celu zakupionym budynku. Wkrótce jednak szpital okazał się za mały. W latach 1787–1788 na jego miejscu wzniesiono nowoczesny, dwupiętrowy szpital. Fundusze na jego budowę uzyskano ze zbiórek oraz dotacji finansowej bankiera Hirscha.

W czasie oblężenia Wrocławia w 1806 roku budynek szpitala został uszkodzony. Jego remont przeprowadzono w latach 1807–1809. Pod koniec XVIII wieku, najprawdopodobniej w latach 90. szpital zakupił część zabudowań obecnie nieistniejącego cmentarza żydowskiego przy ulicy Gwarnej. Ulokowano w nich oddziały dla psychicznie chorych oraz oddział dla osób chorych przewlekle i zakaźnie. W 1823 roku budynki te zostały rozbudowane i gruntownie wyremontowane.

W 1841 roku szpital przeniesiono do nowej siedziby mieszczącej się przy ulicy św. Antoniego (obecnie nr 15). W jednym z pomieszczeń szpitala przez cały jego okres istnienia znajdowała się synagoga przeznaczona dla personelu oraz pacjentów.

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Nieistniejące szpitale we Wrocławiu
Architektura żydowska we Wrocławiu
Wyburzone obiekty budowlane we Wrocławiu
Stare Miasto (Wrocław)
Żydowskie szpitale w Polsce


The sun is still strange. In the page-turning sequel to Letters from the Apocalypse, Roger escapes north only to find his wife is not waiting for him as planned. Accused of crimes he did not commit, Roger must find help in unlikely places to aid him through a world threatened by the rise of the Freedom Republic. Can he find his way to her side without losing his own humanity?


Couples who can no longer stay married will often choose divorce in order to move on towards a better situation. Over 50% of marriages end in divorce and it is up to the separating couple to decide how to proceed. In some situations, emotions run high, issues are deeply contested, and a couple cannot work together to resolve their matter. Spousal maintenance, division of assets, high net worth, and shared marital businesses complicate the matter for many couples. Some find themselves litigating to conclude their marriage. Some couples can find themselves in court over one or two issues related to the marriage. If you find yourself facing a divorce matter, contact Penichet & Alberga LLP to represent your interests and advocate on your behalf.
When a married couple cannot resolve their differences, divorce may be an option they choose to dissolve the relationship. The process of divorce has the potential to be lengthy and complicated, depending on the degree of contention between the spouses. There are many instances of couples who see the inside of a courtroom to address unresolved issues of the marriage. When this happens to you, it is best to know the general divorce process.
When a marriage ends and issues are unresolved, a couple can easily find themselves engaged in a contested divorce. Divorces can be contested and uncontested. When a couple can agree to all issues related to their marriage, they may be able to complete the process and move on quickly. This is not always the case and topics like child support, child custody, spousal maintenance, and property distribution can easily send a couple to a contested divorce, sometimes over just one issue.
Spousal maintenance can be a major factor in a divorce case. Some people find themselves engaged in litigation based on the one issue. Spousal maintenance is also known as alimony. Simply, it is the obligation of one spouse to support the other when a marriage ends. The purpose is to help the paid spouse become financially independent as soon as possible.
When a couple gets divorced, one of the most disputed topics leading to a court case is property distribution. The process can become heated and emotional, as both parties believe they are entitled to certain assets and have a vision of how they should be split. Most of the time, parties don't agree on how things should divide. Furthermore, both parties usually don't agree with how the state will split their assets.
Divorce is the most commonly used option for couples that want to end a marriage and can no longer live together. When these individuals want to end the relationship but stay legally married, they have the option to legally separate. Legal separation is a way for a couple to end their relationship but retain the benefits of the marriage.
Divorce is a complicated matter to resolve. Parties hope to get past troubling times and move towards a better situation. When a marriage ends with an increase in assets, possession, money, and debts, the already complicated matter becomes overwhelmingly complex. Divorces that involve individuals with a combination of monies and assets that meet or exceed one million dollars are considered high net worth divorces.
Protecting assets from an unknown future seems alien to many people who just proposed to their loved one. The fact is that over 50% of marriage end in divorce. When people consider prenuptial and postnuptial agreements only for the untrusting and untrustworthy, they are doing themselves a serious disservice. When you take the money out of the equation, a couple can focus on the lasting relationship they are about to embark on.
When a spouse or couple owns a business, it makes an already complex situation too much to handle when faced with divorce. Property distribution is an often contested matter that becomes harder when a business is established as marital property and distributed equitably by the state of New York. Whether one couple owns the business or both, they are most likely entitled to some portion of the appreciation, at the very least, unless agreed to in writing. A couple could face a highly contested court case on the issue with the potential to impact the business itself.
Divorce is a complicated matter for most. When military members are faced with a divorce, they have a more complicated matter on their hands. Similar to civilian divorces, military members will have to address the same list of relevant issues, including spousal maintenance, child support, child custody and visitation, and property distribution.
At the end of any family law matter heard in court or agreed to outside of litigation, the judge will issue an order that each party will be legally obligated to follow. Some of the many issues a judge may decide include child support, spousal maintenance, child custody and visitation. If a person was to defy the ruling handed down by a judge, they could face some serious consequences. This does not mean that the judge's say is set in stone. Court's are open to hearing requests for modification based on these issues.
At the end of a divorce or family law matter, the court will issue an order to be followed by the parties engaged in the case. These orders are legally binding and come with consequences when not followed. Courts will issue orders for a variety of matters, including but not limited to spousal maintenance, child support, child custody, child visitation, property distribution, relocation.


The honours boards in the Assembly Hall were really a central focus of the school. Most of us would never expect to have our names painted in neat gold, but we all remember the boards. Whether it was a moment of inattention during assembly, or while seeking inspiration during an examination, we all looked at those names.
Now, so many years after the school closed, we are very grateful that the successors to BHCHS in Roding Lane - Guru Gobind Singh Khalsa College - were willing to retain the original honours boards.
All the following photos were taken by Ken Bray (BHCHS 1940-45). Click on image for a larger version.


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A: Use a double-ampersand, so '&&' instead of '&'.  (& is reserved character used for keyboard shortcuts)

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MOU on crime to be signed by political parties
Prime Minister Andrew Holness (right) and Opposition Leader Dr Peter Phillips at a Crime Summit in downtown Kingston
The governing Jamaica Labour Party and the Opposition People's National Party (PNP), will on Monday sign a memorandum of understanding with members of the Committee on National Consensus on Crime.
Prime Minister Andrew Holness and Opposition Leader Dr Peter Phillips will be in attendance at the event which will take place at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston.
The MOU is to outline the steps that must be taken for a sustainable reduction in crime, inclusive of milestones and agreement on a monitoring and reporting mechanism.
In 2018, private sector groups commenced the process to get consensus with Government, Opposition, Civil Society and Security experts to develop a National Strategic Programme.
This was presented to the National Partnership Council.
In October last year, a summit was held which included members of civil society as well as political representatives.
Child sex ring broken up by German authorities as three arrested and a fourth is being sought
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Writing formula. Subtracting Count between 2 tables.
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Re: Writing formula. Subtracting Count between 2 tables.
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Thanks for the soultion above. I Have another case where the Field is not same, as in the name is same but in table1 and table 2 names are like ABC, abc. The problem with the uppercase and lowercase. How can we resolve this?
Thanks You can rename the field like Rename field abc to ABC.


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[![Peppermint](https://github.com/another-guy/Peppermint/raw/master/Peppermint.png)](https://github.com/another-guy/Peppermint)

Provides a bit of C# syntactic sugar

## Code Example

StringToEnumExtension:

```cs
enum MyEnum
{
  One = 1,
  Two = 2
}

string @string = "One";
MyEnum value = @string.Parse<MyEnum>();
```

DictionaryExtensions:
```cs
IDictionary<string, object> dict = null;
dict = dict.NullToEmpty();
var size = dict.Count; // size == 0, no exception here.
```

IEnumerableExtensions:
```
new int[] { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 }
	.TakeProject(
		item => item % 2 == 0,
		item => $"{item} Mississippi"); // ->  { "2 Mississippi", "4 Mississippi" }

new int[] { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 }
	.SkipProject(
		item => item > 2,
		item => $"{item} Mississippi"); // ->  { "1 Mississippi", "2 Mississippi" }

new int[] { 1, 2 }
	.TakeProjectMany(
		item => item < 2,
		item => new int[] { item, item, item }); // ->  { 1, 1, 1 }

new int[] { 1, 2 }
	.SkipProjectMany(
		item => item < 2,
		item => new int[] { item, item, item }); // ->  { 2, 2, 2 }
```

ArrayExtensions:
```cs
string[] array = null;
array = array.NullToEmpty();
var length = array.Length; // length == 0, no exception here.
```

ListExtensions:
```cs
string[] ints = new[] { "Alice", "Bob" };
list.SwapAt(0, 1); // Swaps items in place. The array is now []{ "Bob", "Alice" }
```

Sequence:
```cs
// Other sequence types or even custom sequence generators can be used.
var integers = Sequence
	.WithoutDuplicates(Sequence.NaturalNumbers)
	.Take(5)
	.ToList(); // Results in a List<int>() { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 }

// Sequence start number and sequence step can be explicitly provided if necessary.
```

## Motivation

Syntax sugar is syntax sugar: it's not a necessary thing per se but it can improve code quality.

## Installation

Peppermint is a available in a form of a NuGet package.
Follow regular installation process to bring it to your project.
https://www.nuget.org/packages/Peppermint/

## Tests

Unit tests are available in Peppermint.Tests project.

## License

The code is distributed under the MIT license.

## Reporting an Issue

Reporting an issue, proposing a feature, or asking a question are all great ways to improve software quality.

Here are a few important things that package contributors will expect to see in a new born GitHub issue:
* the relevant version of the package;
* the steps to reproduce;
* the expected result;
* the observed result;
* some code samples illustrating current inconveniences and/or proposed improvements.

## Contributing

Contribution is the best way to improve any project!

1. Fork it!
2. Create your feature branch (```git checkout -b my-new-feature```).
3. Commit your changes (```git commit -am 'Added some feature'```)
4. Push to the branch (```git push origin my-new-feature```)
5. Create new Pull Request

...or follow steps described in a nice [fork guide](http://kbroman.org/github_tutorial/pages/fork.html) by Karl Broman


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Q: Proof of the normal equations theorem
Thm: Let the minimization problem be: $$ \min_{y \in \mathbb{R}^{n}}{\| Ay - b\|_{2}^{2}} = \| Ax - b\|_{2}^{2}$$
the problem admits a solution if and only if: $$ A^{\mathrm{ T }}Ax = A^{\mathrm{ T }}b$$
with A a tall matrix: $ A \in \mathbb{R}^{m \times n}$
b a vector: $ b \in \mathbb{R}^{m}$
and $m \geq n$

I wanted to demonstrate this theorem and I proceded this way so far:
$$ \| Ay - b\|_{2}^{2} = (Ay - b)^{\mathrm{ T }}(Ay - b) = (y^{\mathrm{ T }}A^{\mathrm{ T }} - b^{\mathrm{ T }})(Ay - b) = y^{\mathrm{ T }}A^{\mathrm{ T }}Ay - y^{\mathrm{ T }}A^{\mathrm{ T }}b - b^{\mathrm{ T }}Ay + b^{\mathrm{ T }}b \tag{*}\label{*} $$
Now calculate the derivative with respect to $y$ and impose it to be equal to zero
This is where I'm having problems.
I tried and this is what I get:
$$ \frac{ d }{ dy }\eqref{*} = 2A^{\mathrm{ T }}Ay - b^{\mathrm{ T }}A - b^{\mathrm{ T }}A $$
imposing it to be eqal to zero:
$$ 2A^{\mathrm{ T }}Ay - b^{\mathrm{ T }}A - b^{\mathrm{ T }}A = 0 $$
I get
$$ A^{\mathrm{ T }}Ax = b^{\mathrm{ T }}A$$
which is different from the Theorem. What am I doing wrong?

A: Rather than expanding the function into 4 separate terms as your first step, you should collect everything into a single term. Differentiate that, and perform a change-of-variables as you proceed. This approach greatly reduces the visual clutter.
Define $x=(Ay-b).\,\,$ The function is then simple to differentiate
$$\eqalign{
 f &= x:x \cr
df &= 2x:dx \,\,\,= 2x:A\,dy \,\,\,= 2A^Tx:dy \cr
\frac{\partial f}{\partial y} &= 2A^Tx \cr
}$$ where colon represents the inner/Frobenius product, i.e. $A:B={\rm tr}(A^TB)$. For vector arguments, it is simply the dot product.
Set the gradient to zero to obtain
$$\eqalign{
  A^Tx = 0 \cr
 A^T(Ay-b) = 0\cr
 A^TAy = A^Tb \cr
}$$

A: As all terms are scalars, you can transpose them.
$$y^TA^Tb+b^TAy=2y^TA^Tb.$$


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Home Entertainment Young Thug responds to the challenge for a boxing match with the...
Young Thug responds to the challenge for a boxing match with the rapper's Sauce Walka
Sauce Walka, and challenged the Young Thug to a boxing match, but the Thug has a better idea.
The boredom of quarantine, it affects all of us in different ways. For Sauce Walka, apparently, it means trying to do a battle of the celebrities??? The rapper has shared a video yesterday on her Instagram, declaring their intent to fight any celebrity in the 'real' you would agree with that, as long as it showed the various piles of money. Among the celebrities who have he called that is Young Thug.
Thug and Sauce Walka, have a history of bitter rivalry, mainly consisting of a Sauce Walka-provoking Thug in the way that you can. In the past year, Willow has provoked a Thug for his technique in boxing, or the lack of it. Even so, when the Thug saw the Sauce, and 2 Chainz is apparently your relationship is in good standing, he gave his approval.
Now, the latest iteration of its beef comes in the form of these jabs to the Instagram. In the video, Willow proclaims, "I'm going to hit Logan Paul, Jake Paul, or any of the song, which is a bit of a celebrity for real, that you want to fight me," a Thug came up in the comments section.
In spite of the Sauce to try and show off the piles of money that he has in his hands, the Thug, in truth, scorn,of the rapper in his comments. "You need to put this money on your friends, to build her music label. I'm sure they got shit for it, you put the brothers to work together well. it is a leader's little brother… and I don't want to fight with you…. In fact, I've spent that money just on the market this month," he writes, confirming the fact that you don't want anything to do with him, and asking him or her to use all of that money in the right way.
Thug, simultaneously, put Sauce Walka in his place, while it comes out from the top and holds it all in one comment is an achievement. Take a look at the comment of a Thug, and in the post early video from Sauce Walka below.
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The four-year-old daughter of Bernardini and recent BSW private purchase on behalf of Doheny Racing Stables and Madaket Stable, joining original owner Mathis Stables, took her second stakes victory in a row after posting an easy 1 3/4 length victory in the G3 Comely at the end of November.
Mind Control also came through for BSW client Madaket Stables when taking the G3 Toboggan on Saturday at Aqueduct in his four-year-old debut.
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