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At 75, This Incredible Granny From Pune Trekked to the Nathula Pass All Alone!
"My parents were very forward-looking even in that era. In the '30s my eldest sister completed her graduation staying in a hostel away from all of us. My father was a firm believer of educating his girls," she adds.
by Vidya Raja March 5, 2019, 1:33 pm
We all have at least one story within us waiting to be told. 87-year-old Reena Varma, a resident of Pune, is one such person who has many interesting stories and fond memories to share with us. Who is Reena Varma? A regular senior citizen who proves that age is most certainly just a number and never a deterrent to pursuing one's dreams.
In this exclusive interview with The Better India (TBI), Varma speaks about her enthusiasm for life, her memories of participating in India's first Republic Day parade, and meeting dignitaries like Pandit Nehru, Queen Elizabeth, and The King of Nepal.
Having seen the many ups and downs of life, she also shares with us three valuable tips—her mantra for a happy life.
Growing up years
Born in 1932 in Rawalpindi (now Pakistan), Varma says that the atmosphere then was very different from what it has become today.
"I cannot remember there being any communal discord during the years I spent in Rawalpindi. It was all very cordial, and we all lived peacefully," she recalls.
Reena Varma
With her father posted in Murree, a hill station in the outskirts of Rawalpindi region, Varma grew up amongst many British families. "We were brought up in a very open atmosphere," she says. "Those days were different," she muses, "I never knew I would end up doing all the things I did."
First Republic Day parade
Recounting her experience of being a part of India's first ever Republic Day parade, Varma says, "I was in college in Delhi. I remember some Punjabi theatre artists looking for performers for a particular part of the programme, and I was very keen on participating."
Varma soon joined the Punjab float and performed on a song titled 'Nikka Mota Bajra.' The charm of participating in the parade was high, "I was thrilled that I got to be a part of that performance."
"I have always enjoyed singing and dancing and saw that as a perfect opportunity."
The troupe that performed in the Parade
Music played a vital part in Varma's life, and she says that her earliest memories revolve around the records playing on the gramophone at home. When asked if she has a favourite song, she quickly breaks into music maestro K L Saigal's. . .babul mora naihar chhooto hi jaye.
Meeting the King of Nepal
Varma got married and moved to Bengaluru after completing her college education. She started working in the Cauvery Emporium – retailer of locally handcrafted artefacts. The emporium attracted—and still does—the who's who of the city as well as tourists looking for ethnic artisan merchandise.
Narrating an incident while meeting the King of Nepal, she says, "Since the King was visiting the emporium it was shut down for the general public."
"I remember the King coming to my counter and inquiring about some of the items on display, and that gave me the chance to interact with him even."
With the King of Nepal.
"It is a memory that I cherish and will always remember."
Memories of Pandit Nehru
"I somehow had the chance to meet Pandit Nehru not once, but almost on five different occasions," she says. The first time she met him was in Rawalpindi as a child. "He was there to deliver a speech, and I happened to meet him. However, the next time I met him was when my brother was in the National Defence Academy (NDA)."
She goes on to say, "Pandit Nehru was present at the passing out dinner. While I spoke very little to him, I remember my father speaking a lot and the memory of meeting him at such close quarters is still very vivid."
At another function, Varma saw Pandit Nehru shed tears at Lata Mangeshkar's soulful rendition of Ae Mere Watan Ke Logo at a gathering after the 1962 war with China. "I was sitting right behind Nehru and remember seeing him cry. He stood up clapping. These are memories that I will never forget," she says.
Her struggles in life
While there were several high points in Varma's life while growing up, she witnessed many lows too.
Just before her husband's retirement from the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in Bengaluru, he had a paralytic stroke affecting the family adversely. "There was a time when there was a huge financial strain on the family. My husband's job was not pensionable, and the paralytic attack before retirement put us in a difficult situation. I had two young children and their education to support," she says.
When asked about what kept her going, she is quick to respond, "I have immense inner strength, and I have never wanted to ever ask anyone for anything in life."
At a fashion show, she participated in.
"I attribute this to the upbringing and values my parents instilled in me."
Unfortunately for Varma, the troubles did not end there. Her son turned to substance abuse, and after a trying period, he succumbed to it. "That was a huge shock to me. At least my husband's situation was one in which he could not have done anything, but it was not the same with my son," she says.
The years since her son's demise were painful, yet the lady with the indomitable spirit persevered.
Trek at 75
"I am a fighter. I do not give up, and am almost always ready to take on whatever comes my way," says the fiery 87-year-old Varma.
It was the fascination for the hills that prompted Varma to plan a trek across the Nathula Pass. "I was in Siliguri, and since no one had the time to come along with me, I decided to go on the adventure by myself. I took a bus and off I went," she recalls fondly.
The trek to the top was not a strain on Varma.
"It was when people started congratulating me that I realised that the height I had scaled was rather high."
During the trek
"It was my love for the hills and the sense of adventure that it brought along that pushed me to do that."
Even today at 87 years of age, Varma actively participates in walkathons. "I won the last three walkathons I participated in," she says with immense pride.
Reena Varma's mantra for a happy life
1. Be self-reliant
Try as much and for however long as possible to be self-reliant. You will see how much happiness such independence brings to you.
2. Take up a hobby
Ensure that you stay busy with doing something that you enjoy; be it a hobby or a job. It is essential that you find that 'something' for yourself. If you are busy with that, it will give you the energy to keep going.
3. Look after your health
Prioritise your health before everything else. If nothing else then at least walk every day which will not only take care of your physical health but also your mental well-being.
In speaking to her, I am yet again convinced that the power of one's belief in self and the determination to succeed go a long way to ensure a life well-lived.
Do watch this video of Varma celebrating her 87th birthday dancing away.
https://www.thebetterindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/video-1551366250.mp4
(Edited by Saiqua Sultan)
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Q: Python - how to add property accessors programmatically class A:
   def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
      for item in ["itemA", "itemB"]:
          setattr(self, item, property(lambda : self.__get_method(item)))

   def __get_method(self, item):
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I am trying to come up with above example to create class properties during init. Items list will get bigger in the future and don't want to add @property every time new entry is added.
However can't get the result from property but object location.
a = A()
a.itemA # returns <property at 0x113a41590>

Initially it was like this and realized this could be better.
class A:
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    @property
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How could I add new properties just by adding new entries to the items list and the class itself will create accessor for it?

A: Additional to @juanpa.arrivillaga comment.
You also can implement __getattr__ method
For example:
class A:
    def __getattr__(self, name):
        #make everybody happy

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The abuses revealed in federal investigations of the Reading First program are not, as the normally levelheaded U.S. Rep. George Miller of California asserts, the product of a Republican "culture of corruption." Nor do they spring from a vast business conspiracy, as opponents of privatization would have us believe; an autocratic bureaucrat ideology, as the Bush administration seems inclined to suggest; or an isolated set of circumstances, as all reasonable people hope. The scandal is part of a pervasive pattern in public education today, and is the predictable result of elected officials' well-intentioned but incomplete approach to school reform legislation.
Since the early 1990s, federal and state government has rightly moved public education in the direction of standards, accountability, and competition. By any reasonable assessment, the programs that schools purchase, not just teachers and the bureaucracy, bear some responsibility for the conditions that led to legislative change. Capped by the federal No Child Left Behind Act, the legislative framework political leaders established aims at compelling public schools to purchase new, innovative programs from the private sector. But in the process, policymakers unwittingly took aim at deeply entrenched purchasing relationships involving school districts, federal and state education agencies, large multinational publishing firms, and an expert class of consultants in academia and the think tanks. Elected officials failed to change the rules of that game. Instead, they left the making of their new market to this syndicate.
• By making the decision to grant charters a political, rather than objective, process and failing to give chartering agencies the staffs required for adequate financial oversight, we have a never-ending supply of stories about financial corruption in charter schools.
• By permitting school districts to avoid normal government-contracting procedures for school improvement products and services, we have developments such as those in Prince George's County, Md., where a LeapFrog Schoolhouse employee allegedly provided $10,000 of her commission on a nearly $1 million purchase by the county to her boyfriend, who was the district's superintendent at the time. Similar abuse has been widespread in the implementation of the federal E-rate program.
• By thinking that education agencies are doing "God's work," we get the kind of internal review that allowed then-Superintendent Linda Schrenko of Georgia to defraud her agency of some $300,000 to fund her gubernatorial campaign.
• By leaving the U.S. Department of Education to its informal regulatory process, we see districts acting in flagrant disregard of federal law on supplemental educational services, years of inaction on a reliable definition of "scientifically based research," cozy federal contracts for political allies like the group founded as the Education Leadership Council, the secret use of journalists for pro-administration propaganda, and now the abuse of Reading First.
Experience in post-Communist nations demonstrates that market transitions tend to combine the value that monopoly bureaucracies place on efficiency and responsiveness with the emphasis on fairness and equity of unrestrained capitalism. Government insiders feel safe acting in ways that don't upset the status quo of business relationships. Firms profiting from entrenched relationships do not need to ask for favorable treatment and can hardly be expected to protest when long-standing relationships with consultants and government officials work in their favor. Outsiders are almost forced to buy their way in, a practice commonly understood as "pay to play." While elected officials intended their efforts to foster an open market in school improvement services, they failed to see how this recent history of Eastern Europe applies to American school reform.
Students, taxpayers, political leaders behind reform, and the emerging school improvement industry all have been hurt by these abuses. Students are denied access to the wide range of new programs with a reasonable chance of improving performance. Taxpayers continue to pay for the same programs that didn't help schools meet standards and accountability requirements. Reform politicians discredit themselves and their ideas while handing ammunition to opponents. The entrepreneurial firms created to meet the challenge of reform legislation are frozen out of the market. Investment capital senses the political risk and stays away from what might be a very promising opportunity. Reasonable people are left wondering why we should exchange one failed system for another.
We need legislation designed to produce clear decision criteria on education programs eligible for government funding.
It should not be surprising that systems are gamed on behalf of self-interest. Elected officials cannot legislate morality, but they can create rules that channel normal impulses in productive directions and discourage the blatant abuses we've experienced. Public education's transition from state monopoly to market democracy need not follow the learning curve of Eastern Europe. It is neither too late to fix this mess nor incredibly difficult. The root cause is a lack of sunlight—on charter authorizing and review, the procurement of programs designed to improve teaching and learning, and the regulation of government programs.
We need legislation designed to produce clear decision criteria—arrived at openly—on education programs eligible for government funding. We need laws that mandate a rational basis for government contract decisions on charters and programs, and we need it reduced to writing. These reforms will encourage the best providers to rise to the top.
Many, especially pro-market Republicans, despise formal regulation. Typical American markets may well be overregulated, as was the old government education monopoly. But the new market lacks the fundamental basis of regulation that exists for every other market in this country. On top of everything else, Reading First-gate should convince pro-reform politicians that it is also the right pattern for public education's emerging school improvement industry.
Marc Dean Millot has been a senior social scientist at the RAND Corp, the chief operating officer of New American Schools, the founding CEO of a K-12 investment fund, and the president of a national charter school organization. He founded K-12Network.com in 2003 and edits its Web-based trade publications, New Education Economy and K-12 Leads and Youth Service Markets.


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Q: Select a Control alone inside a ListView not the whole ListViewItem I have a ListView with ItemTemplate contains an Image, TextBox, ComboBox, TextBlock etc when selecting any control should highlight the selected control not the whole ListViewItem any style would be fine.
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A: What you want is to disable event bubbling. Sure, it hits the control first, but the click event bubbles to the list item, too. In order to stop it, you have to put an event handler on all the controls (button, etc) and set e.Handled = true in the handler to prevent it from going to the ListViewItem.
See: disable event-bubbling c# wpf for more info.
If you never want items to be selected at all (hard to tell with your example), then you'd want to use an ItemsControl instead. That will let you bind to a collection of items and display all of them but it doesn't have the concept of a selected item.


* these telephones are only active during the tourist season – from May 25 to September 31. Outside of that period, use the emergency telephone numbers 150 or 112.
Clearly state the name of your hotel, your room number, as well as the name and age of the patient. On the phone you will be informed as to how long it will take for the doctor to arrive and what to do in the meantime.
In case you want to go to the medical centre – it is right behind the "Dobrudja" hotel/the tallest building, which can be seen from anywhere in the complex/.
At the reception, you will be directed to the specialist that you need, in which you can receive information about the working hours on telephone 0885 853 573/from May 25 to September 31/from 8:00 am to 6 pm.
In case you have a tourist or another kind of voluntary insurance, bring the card or policy to the reception in order to fill out the form that your insurer demands. The Medica – Albena medical centre works with nearly every European insurance company, but does not work with the obligatory "blue card". In that case, the examination and manipulations carried out are to be paid in cash.


Arnold Lane is also worth backing at 10/1 or 11/1. He wasn't beaten that far in the Middle Park Stakes on his last run last season, considering that he should have been out-classed, and that it all seemed to happen a little quickly for him over six furlongs on fast ground, despite the fact that he finished 14th of 16.
On his previous run, he had run a cracker to finish second to Artistic Jewel in what is turning out to be a really hot four-horse conditions race at Salisbury over six furlongs on soft ground. The winner went on to win a listed race at Newmarket on her next and only run since, while the fourth horse, Gusto, has now won all of his subsequent five races.
Arnold Lane is bred to appreciate this step up in trip, he should handle the ground, he has the plum draw in stall one ,and the fact that this is his seasonal debut is not a major concern, given that he sprang a mild surprise by winning on his racecourse debut at Leicester last May. He has been overlooked a little by the market.


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Home » Blog » Features » ENOLA GAY 40th Anniversary
ENOLA GAY 40th Anniversary
September 26, 2020	by	Paul Browne
This kiss you give, it's never going to fade away…
It's one of OMD's most iconic songs and gained them their first UK Top Ten – as well as their first international hit single. 'Enola Gay' remains a classic OMD song – and today celebrates its 40th Anniversary.
The release of OMD's second album Organisation in 1980 saw a shift in OMD's sound. From the 'garage punk' aesthetics that had dominated their debut album, Organisation instead opted for more gothic, broody tones and soundscapes. Yet, in the midst of all this solemnity, was a pop song which seemed curiously out of place with its broody neighbours.
'Enola Gay' actually dated back to the era of OMITD, the band's eponymous debut album, in particular a period where Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys were penning new material (much of OMITD's content actually dates back further, to the days of The Id). 'Enola Gay' (along with 'Motion And Heart') had been written by Andy in the back room at Paul's mum's house in the week before the first album had been released.
'Enola Gay' had originally been composed on the trusty Korg Micro-Preset (OMD's particular workhorse of choice at the time) with the bass accompaniment of the song supplied by a Roland SHO9. In its original incarnation, 'Enola Gay' had lacked the distinctive drum machine rhythms that give the song its unique identity. In fact the drum elements, culled from a Roland CR-78 drum machine, were the last parts to be added to the song.
The band teamed up with producer Mike Howlett (formerly a member of Gong, who had previously worked his magic on 'Messages') to record 'Enola Gay', initially at Ridge Farm and then Advision Studios.
No one could make a clear decision on how to get the song sounding the best, a situation made worse by record label DinDisc's hurried insistence at getting a single out. In fact even when a decision was made and DinDisc were pressing the single, Andy had a crisis of confidence and ordered the pressings to be scrapped. Taking time to reassess things, Howlett managed to get a new, much improved vocal from Andy by encouraging him to just relax and sing along to the speakers.
The final version of the song was actually assembled from a composition of the various vocal takes from both the Ridge Farm and Advision sessions.
Despite Andy's concerns over the song, 'Enola Gay' surprised everyone when it was released in September 1980 and reached no. 8 in the UK charts. Although OMD had made an impression on the public with the success of 'Messages' in May the same year, something about 'Enola Gay' struck a much stronger resonance in the record-buying public.
The single took the No. 1 spot in France, Italy, Spain and Portugal and sold more than 5 million copies worldwide. Even today, the song remains popular in many of these countries and has become OMD's signature song for many.
It's also a popular touchstone for remixes and cover versions from a broad selection of artists and bands. In 1988, Sash (see Messages interview previously) produced a remix to coincide with the OMD Singles compilation release. More recently, contemporary electropop duo Ooberfuse collaborated with Japanese chiptune artist Hibari for their own take on the song to coincide this year with the 75th Anniversary of Hiroshima.
Today, 'Enola Gay' remains as one of the most potent weapons in OMD's live arsenal and has rightly established itself as a classic example of synth-pop perfection.
To celebrate 'Enola Gay's anniversary, Hot Chip have produced a new remix of the song which opts for a more spacey approach with more of a lean-in to the bass and percussion elements.
Meanwhile, a special 40th anniversary reissue of 'Enola Gay' on limited 12″ coloured vinyl is now available for pre-order via the OMD Website.
Scheduled for release on 27th November, the 12″ will feature two brand new mixes created by OMD: 'Enola Gay (Extended Mix)' and 'Enola Gay (Slow Mix)'.
You can read more about Enola Gay in the following Messages articles:
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This Weather Channel viz drops you into a raging California wildfire
By Mark Wilson 1 minute Read
The last generation of data visualization was about stoicism, experimentation, and clarity. But the next generation might look a lot more like Michael Bay.
I say this as The Weather Channel (TWC) has debuted its fourth Immersive Mixed Reality studio spectacle, which uses real-time graphic effects to put its meteorologists in the middle of some of the world's most dangerous weather. In the first, released back in June, we watched a tornado rip apart the studio. In the second, a flash flood filled streets during Hurricane Florence. And in the latest, Stephanie Abrams takes us right inside a California wildfire. At one moment, the flames have literally surrounded her.
But it's proving to be compelling, informational content. And already, we're seeing TWC tone down the sensational moments–the inaugural tornado dropped a full-size car into the studio–and focus on clear stats amongst the visuals. Furthermore, in this wildfire episode, we're seeing the segment zoom out to offer a broader overview of conditions in the region rather than just the terrifying on-the-ground perspective. It's not just showing a dramatic scene; it's giving it context.
And above all else, it's a humbling reminder of why I will never, ever move to California.


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NEPC reports DEI progress
in Consultants, ESG, Investor News
By Rawpixel
Boston investment consulting firm NEPC found that 59% of its clients use diverse managers with $41 billion in client assets being placed with diverse firms, according to its second annual Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Progress Report.
"Our goal is to be a change agent for the democratization of access to capital," Sam Austin, partner and governance board member, manager of NEPC's Western U.S. Public Funds Team, and chair of NEPC's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Board. "To do that, NEPC is committed to being radically transparent at all levels — from the way we hire talent to the way we engage with diverse investment managers."
Last year, NEPC launched its Explorer Program that was designed to identify and engage with diverse-owned and -led investment management firms that are not currently top-rated by NEPC. The firm thoughtfully increased its vetting of diverse managers by almost 30% in 2021 due to the initiatives such as the Explorer Program.
The firm, which has $1.4 trillion in assets under advisement, completed 315 meetings with diverse managers over the past two years. This surpassed NEPC's original goal of 132 meetings.
"The industry is aware of the importance of increasing diversity at all levels, but we've come to realize that it's a goal that can only be achieved through bold action by investment consultants," said Mike Manning, managing partner and president of NEPC. "As gatekeepers for trillions of dollars of assets, consultants have the power to ensure that governments, institutions, families and individuals are preserving and growing their capital across asset classes and market cycles in ways that create enduring, equitable, and inclusive change for the investment industry and our world."
The firm reported that 30% of its partners are also from diverse backgrounds. In September, NEPC is planning to host in Atlanta the Investment Diversity Advisory Council National Summit on DEI.
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If you're a residential customer experiencing a temporary financial crisis, such as a loss of employment or benefit income, unanticipated medical expenses, or a death in the family and you've fallen behind on your BC Hydro bill, you may be eligible for a grant payment to avoid disconnection of your service.
The Customer Crisis Fund is a program that offers support for residential customers who are facing disconnection of their BC Hydro service, despite attempting to make payments.
You can apply for a grant towards an overdue balance (arrears) and the amount of the grant will vary depending on your amount owing. Maximum grants available are $600 for customers who heat their homes with electricity, and $500 for customers with non-electrically heated homes (e.g. natural gas heat).
You need to be the residential account holder.
Only your primary residence is eligible.
Your account must have overdue payments and be facing disconnection. Your current bill isn't eligible for a CCF grant if it is not overdue or if there are credits on the account.
You must have experienced a life event, within the last 12 months, that caused a temporary financial crisis.
To apply for a grant, you need to have an outstanding balance of $1,000 or less, and should have demonstrated some attempt to make payments towards your bill.
You may receive one CCF grant per account-holder annually (one per year). If a grant application is denied and your circumstances change, you can apply again in the same year.
The fastest way to have your application reviewed is to apply online, but you can also fill out and submit a paper application. Service BC locations across the province have copies of the paper application form [PDF, 600 KB].
Bring it to your local Service BC location for customers outside the Lower Mainland. Find a location near you.
Fax the completed application to 604 909 4861.
If you need help filling out the online application form, you can get assistance over the phone from BC211 by calling 1 844 708 3208.
You can also visit a participating community service organization in your area for assistance with submitting an online application. Find a participating organization in your area [PDF, 68 KB] .
The Customer Crisis Fund is just one way that customers with difficulty paying their bills can get assistance from BC Hydro. We offer flexible payment arrangements including installment plans for customers who need longer to pay their amount owing. Customers can make payment arrangements by calling our customer team at 1 800 BCHYDRO (1 800 224 9376). Other payment options such as our equal payment plans can help spread higher seasonal bill costs through the year.
Learn about ways we can help if you're having trouble with your bill.
Why is BC Hydro offering grant payments?
Following a regulatory process that involved discussions with stakeholder groups representing our customers, BC Hydro was asked by the BC Utilities Commission to bring forward a crisis fund pilot program proposal. The BC Utilities Commission approved the crisis fund pilot after considering the views of a range of stakeholders and groups involved. The Customer Crisis Fund is an opportunity to provide our customers with better service and to help those in need. The three-year pilot will run until 2021.
Who's paying for the program?
Residential account holders will see a new line item on their BC Hydro bill starting June 1, 2018 - a charge of 0.82 cents or $0.0082 per day (approximately 25 cents per month) on residential accounts that will fund the program. Only residential customers pay the CCF charge on their bills, as only residential customers are eligible to apply.
How much money is the program going to collect from customers? What happens to the money that isn't spent?
The Customer Crisis Fund is currently a three-year pilot program running until 2021. We anticipate that it will collect approximately $5 million per year from residential customers – or 25 cents per month from each customer – to fund the program.
If the program continues after the pilot, any unused funds will be carried into the ongoing program. The $0.0082 charge for residential customers may also be adjusted if revenues collected are found to exceed grants and administration costs. If the program isn't continued after the current pilot, the BC Utilities Commission will assess how any unused funds should be directed. This will ensure our customers are only paying the actual cost of the program.
Do I need to be a low-income customer or on income-assistance to receive a grant?
No, this program is available to all residential customers who are facing a temporary financial emergency, regardless of your family's income or whether you currently receive other forms of assistance. You may be required to demonstrate financial need to determine your eligibility for a grant, as you need to be having trouble paying your BC Hydro bills and facing disconnection to be eligible.
I'm not the account holder but I pay the bill - can I apply?
Only the main residential account holder can make an application to receive a grant for their primary residence.
If you're not the account holder (for example, a tenant who pays a landlord for the BC Hydro bill in the landlord's name), you aren't eligible to apply.
However, you can apply on behalf of another qualified account holder if you're acting as their authorized representative (e.g. assisting an elderly parent).
If your application is successful, we'll apply a grant amount equal to your arrears (amount owing) directly to your BC Hydro account. The maximum you can receive is $600 (for electrically heated homes) or up to $500 (for non-electrically heated homes), but your total grant will depend on your amount owing. For example, if your arrears (overdue amount) is $375, you may be eligible for a grant of $375.
Typically, we're able to evaluate a grant application with 21 days of it being received. You won't be disconnected while we review your application. Applying online is the fastest way to have your application reviewed.
Will I be disconnected while you review my application?
No, if you have a pending CCF application, you won't be disconnected while we evaluate your application. Once we receive your application, a hold will be placed on your account to prevent disconnection of your service while we process your application. Once a decision is made related to your CCF application, the hold on your account will be removed.
Applying online is the fastest way to have your application reviewed.
I didn't receive the maximum amount - can I apply again?
No, you'll only receive a grant up to the amount of your arrears (amount owing). You'll be eligible to apply for a grant again in 12 months.
You may apply to receive a grant once per year, i.e. 12 months from the claim date of your successful application from the previous year. For example, if you receive a grant in September 2018, you would be eligible to receive another grant in September 2019.
If your application was denied and your circumstances change, you may apply again within the same year.
Will I receive a cheque? Do I have to pay the grant back?
If your application is approved, the grant amount will be applied directly to your BC Hydro account against your arrears (amount owing). You don't need to pay it back.
Please note that your application may be selected for a random audit where we request additional documentation. If you're selected for an audit and you're unable or unwilling to provide the necessary documentation, then the CCF grant may be reversed and the credit removed from your bill.
Can I receive a CCF grant to cover a security deposit assessed on my account? What about my equal payment plan annual adjustment?
Customer Crisis Fund grants can't be used for security deposits. You'll receive your security deposit back after a year of on-time payments, so we can't offer a grant to cover it. There may be other options available to you instead of a security deposit such as a letter from another utility or having another customer act as a guarantor. Learn more.
Your equal payment plan adjustment may be considered as part of your CCF grant application. Receiving an unexpected annual adjustment from an equal payment plan doesn't qualify as a crisis on its own, and will not be eligible for a CCF grant on its own. That's because for equal payment plans, you'll see a summary of how much electricity you're using and how much you've paid on each bill, so your adjustment wouldn't be an unexpected expense. We also make adjustments to your payment amount at regular intervals if it doesn't match well with the amount of electricity you're using.
However, if you're experiencing a temporary financial crisis for other reasons, the amount of your annual adjustment will be considered part of your total amount owing (arrears) and would be considered in evaluating your eligibility and a grant amount.
If you're facing a large annual adjustment from your plan, please contact our customer team to discuss other options to pay the amount owing, such as an installment plan.
My application for a grant was denied. Can I appeal the decision?
Yes, if you feel your CCF application was denied in error, contact our customer team at 1 800 BCHYDRO (1 800 224 9376) to escalate your request and it will be reviewed by our escalation team.
My application was selected for an audit, what does that mean?
An audit is a check that we do on a small number of successful grant applications, where we request documentation to verify information that was provided on the application form. The audit process helps to reduce fraudulent applications so that the program funding is available to the people who need it. Applications are selected for an audit through an anonymous, random process.
During the audit process, we may request documents that verify the information you provided on your application form such as a Notice of Assessment, a bank statement, or verification that you or an individual at the address are participating in an income or housing assistance program. The type of documentation that we request will depend on your specific situation.
Your application may be selected for a random audit anytime for 36 months (3 years) after you receive a grant. Please retain any documentation that you need to support your application for 36 months (3 years).
If you don't wish to provide the requested information, we will need to reverse the grant amount. If you no longer have access to the documentation required, or it's insufficient, we'll discuss other options with you to verify your application.


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Elezioni comunali

Emilia-Romagna

Forlì
Data: 12 novembre

Toscana

Pisa

Siena

Marche

Ancona

Puglia

Lecce
Data: 12 novembre

Elezioni provinciali

Provincia di Forlì

Note

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Sex Educator and Relationship Therapist
You have a great office for entertaining, it's no wonder people can get so relaxed in here.
It's sort of set up for a drink like this. We have a wine cooler and an espresso machine, we hang out in here.
Is this how we'd typically find you, hanging out overlooking Michigan Avenue?
Yes, you would find me hanging out here in the afternoon—with my wine spritzer!
We came prepared. When did you first become interested in this field?
In sex? I didn't grow up knowing I was going to be a sexpert. I knew pretty early that I was going to be a therapist because I was the therapist for my family. I was the problem solver and the listener so I knew I was attracted to that but it really wasn't until graduate school that I became interested in being a sex therapist. I remember I was doing my first field placement and the couple I was working with brought up a sexual problem. I went to my supervisor and said, "They say she has low desire and isn't interested in sex. What should I do?" and she looked at me blankly like, "What do you mean? They said that to you?" She didn't have anything to offer. Evidently it was unusual for therapists to ask about their sex lives but I grew up in a family where it was a natural thing, it wasn't taboo. To find that couples therapists had not been dealing with sex was so bizarre to me.
Do you ever get tired of talking about it?
No. In fact, my husband jokes that the moment he fell in love with me was not long into our dating relationship when I had said, "Look, you have to understand that I am 90 percent sex. I'm writing about it, I'm talking about it, I'm thinking about it, I'm studying it. This has to be something you're comfortable with." I didn't do it to make myself more attractive to him, it was more of a warning. I had learned that if I was serious about a guy I had to give him the speech. But according to my husband, that's how he knew he was in love with me.
He really hit the jackpot.
Do you have ground rules for dating and sex?
If you're looking for a serious and monogamous relationship, especially if you are a women, you don't want to have sex too soon. The rule of thumb should be to say to that person on the first, second, third date or whenever you feel it's appropriate, "Look, I just want you to know I find you really attractive but I make it a rule that no matter how attracted I am to someone, I don't have sex with them until we're both clear we only want to be with each other for the time being." That may change and you can talk about it but until you know you're only going to be with them and they're only going to be with you, you should wait to have sex.
Eva Longoria is producing a show based off of your life. How did that come to be?
It was a weird serendipitous series of events that brought me to her but I have had an idea for a scripted show for awhile because you just couldn't make up the kind of stuff that happens in my life. I enjoy watching scripted shows myself so I had written one up a long time ago that was based on myself in graduate school. It was this whole crazy confessions of a sex therapist in training kind of thing. I ended up meeting someone in Hollywood through another project, I showed them my script and they showed Eva and one thing led to another. It was actually Eva who wanted to change it to a 30-something divorced mother of two, but it's still based on my life.
What was it like being a regular guest during the height of "The Oprah Show"?
When I first moved here my husband had taken me out to a business dinner, he had went to get us a drink and when he came back he was mortified because one of his female colleagues was telling me about her orgasm problems. He's gotten used to it now because it's at the point where people will come up to him and ask him about their problems, like he's an expert by proxy. He kind of is! Now he can answer those questions. I don't mind when women come up to me, sometimes he minds if we're trying to have a romantic dinner. The kids think it's hilarious when people recognize me and if they don't they go, "Um, do you know who Dr. Laura Berman is?"
Your sons are going to have very happy partners.
That's my mission! I think that's why God gave me three boys, it's to raise three men who know how to treat women and know where the clitoris is. Those are my two goals.
Did you grow up in Chicago?
No, I actually spent the first half of my life in Manhattan and the second half of my life in southeast Georgia. My husband was from here and I was living out in L.A. when we started dating, this was about 11 years ago now. I was thinking about leaving L.A. but wasn't sure where to go next and he convinced me to come to Chicago. It was the best decision I have ever made.
As a therapist, you can't vent about work the same way other people can. Is it tough to keep it all to yourself?
Sometimes I'll say to my husband, "I can't stop thinking about this couple," but he knows not to ask me for specifics. Sometimes I'll just get really stuck, I'll feel their pain and take it home but for the most part I've gotten really good at separating it. You have to.
Who do you go to for advice?
I have therapists! Every therapist has therapists. When you're sponging it all in you have to have someone to wring it out, for sure.
What do you remember most about your first day on "The Oprah Show"?
The first time I went on was probably in '98. In fact, ironically the first time I did her show was the first time I saw my husband in 20-something years. He had reached out because he was a friend of my sister, they were in the same class together in New York City and our families were friends but my family had moved away and none of us kept in touch. He saw we were doing a book tour and he emailed saying, "If you're ever in Chicago, let me know," so when we came to do "The Oprah Show" the first time I saw him was in the lobby of Harpo Studios. He came to watch the show and then we went out to lunch. I remember I had this girlfriend with me and I was analyzing him across the table like, "Hey, he's pretty smart," and he caught me totally checking him out. Our eyes locked across the table.
And then the rest was history?
About a month after he emailed me and said he would be out in L.A. for business. I found out later he fabricated the trip out to L.A. [as an excuse to see me again] and that was the beginning of everything.
Does being a relationship expert make marriage a little easier?
You would have to ask my husband, he often asks me why I don't practice what I preach more. If only it were that easy! It's much easier to help other people with their relationships than be perfect in mine. I'm far from perfect, far from it but I think that I recognize more quickly when things are going awry. I am very good at taking responsibility for the crap that I'm bringing into the situation.
Where can we find you dining in the city?
I don't get out that much with the three kids but I always go right here when I'm at the office to Coco Pazzo Café, that's a good daytime standard for me. Piccolo Sogno is a restaurant I love. Also, there's a sushi restaurant that just opened in our neighborhood called Juno that has really good sushi.
What neighborhood do you live in?
Lincoln Park.
Looking back on your 20s, is there anything you wish you would have known?
The main thing that I wish all women knew, myself included, is that if you can focus on being a complete person and a really full person with friends and hobbies and a life and you want to meet someone but you're also blissfully single, that is when you really attract someone into your life that is going to be at that level. There is not a more unattractive perfume than the scent of desperation and men can smell it on you from a mile away.
Oh gosh, I wish I had heard this question in advance. You know, I think what I would like and what I crave most is girl time. At your age and stage in life it's easy to get together with your girlfriends but for me it's hard so when I think about someone I would really like to have a drink with, I'd like to get together with my girls.
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By David Dunn Trending
The Rock Set To 'Shazam!' Into Theaters
Sorry, I had to do that. Couldn't resist.
Much speculation has been made in the past months over what DC Comics role Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson was going to accept for the upcoming expanded film universe. First, it was speculated that he was going to portray Shazam, a.k.a. Captain Marvel, for the upcoming movie. Then, it was rumored that he was going to portray his arch-enemy Black Adam instead. Now, it has officially been confirmed: Johnson will be portraying Black Adam in the upcoming Shazam film set for release sometime in 2016.
"We Love Dwayne and have had nothing but success with him over the years," said Toby Emmerich, President and COO of New Line Picures. "When I look at Dwayne both off screen and on screen, he is such a larger than life character and it just made perfect sense to me that we put him in a DC comic movie."
I personally am very excited for this bit of news. This news has been circling around of months with fans wondering which character Johnson was set to portray. While I think he would have done well portraying the character of Shazam, I think Black Adam is a much better choice for him. It's a darker, more brooding and menacing role Johnson isn't normally used to playing, and perhaps it will help him break out of the family-friendly roles he's been more or less trapped in for a few years now.
"Young Billy Batson finds himself gifted with the power of the wizard Shazam to fight against the forces of evil. With the wisdom of Solomon, the strength of Hercules, the stamina of Atlas, the power of Zeus, the courage of Achilles and speed of Mercury, he is the holder of the power of the hero Shazam." – Description courtesy of iMDB
What do you guys think? Is Johnson right for the role, or would you have preferred him for the lead instead? Either way, sound off below to let me know what you think.
-David Dunn
SOURCE: Entertainment Weekly, Variety


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I spoke with a candidate the other day. He was worked up – agitated and frustrated like a caffeine addict weaning off the java. He sent his mediocre resume with an unimpressive work history, and without any frame of reference, he felt he was the best candidate for a job he knew nothing about.
While he deserved a quick nod for his follow up, he did so minutes after submitting his resume and was bothered that I hadn't stopped what I was doing to review his resume. Sounds ridiculous, but it's sadly true. This knucklehead may be talented, but being talented isn't enough anymore. Everyone is talented, and it's a good candidate's job to separate himself from the competition throughout the interview process, every step of the way.
How do you distinguish yourself when you don't know your competition?
You must first acknowledge – like it or not – that there are other people interested in the same company and/or position as you. Even with the most sophisticated technology, the process of reviewing resumes takes time. It's reasonable to think that your resume will be reviewed within 24 hours. It's not reasonable to expect that your resume will be reviewed in 24 minutes. Patience is a challenge whether your 5 of 55, but demonstrating patience, reasonable expectations, and follow through at the right time are simple ways to set yourself apart from the crowd.
Next – and take a moment to let this sink in – forget your competition.
You will never know whom you're up against in an interview process. Instead, start thinking about the things you've done (and do consistently) that have built the skills you possess today. Think about the messages your mentors have drilled in you. Think about the challenges you've overcome. It is through these experiences that your character and professional acumen are developed.
Strong character leads to strong decision making, investment in career, and escalated competence. With the right preparation, you can demonstrate each throughout an interview process. If you're successful in delivering your unique imprint, then you will begin to create distance between you and your competition.


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These flowering gardens are known as Chinampa (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinampa for more than you'll ever need to now on the subject) and the famous tourist attraction is found at Lake Xochimilco.
Being there on a week day was absolutely ideal, with hundreds or even thousands of brightly painted sightseeing boats lying empty. But during weekends and public Holidays, the canals must be heaving with them. In between the tourist bands, there are others selling food, drinks, souvenirs or even with musicians – complete Mariachi bands – entertaining the tourists. We managed to capture it all on digital images and video.
Apart from some display gardens that could be visited, with some plants for sale, there was also a small exhibit of reptiles.
Alain complained of being hungry. BTW the snake (below) is a real Boa constrictor!
The weather forecast had warned of thunderstorms around 17:00 hrs, and sure enough, 30 minutes earlier and safely at the Hotel, copying our image files, the rain burst out. By 17:00 hrs, it was all over so that we can venture out for a Margarita!
HOORAY, it's official : Final score: Cactus Explorers 3 – corrupt Mexican Police 1!!! For Cactus Explorers read Alain Buffel who again performed magic by weaving our car safely through the mad Mexico City traffic, safely back to the Europ Car depot. Yes, you're right; we're a day early! While we hugely enjoyed the hotel and some rest in Tehuacán, Alain suggested that if we went back a day early, we could spend the day (tomorrow) at the floating gardens of Mexico City, built by the Aztecs hundreds of years ago. Monty Don did a BBC TV documentary on the subject. Tomorrow it is our turn.
Today we dropped the car off at 13:00 and by 13:30 were at a cheap(er) hotel at the airport, stuck between the expensive hotels where we can use the ATM machine and the pedestrian footbridge to Terminal 1 from where we leave on Wednesday. The first part of the walk to the airport is along a narrow, uneven pavement – no joke with 7 weeks of luggage + souvenirs, so we may pay a few pesos for a taxi.
Faced with an afternoon of doing nothing, we asked the reception desk if they could recommend a good reliable taxi – they could, so that by 15:00 we found ourselves on the Zócalo, the common name for the Plaza de la Constitución, the main square in Mexico City.
Mexico City Cathedral, with the Metropolitan Tabernacle to the right.
I spotted the Mexican equivalent of the London City bus, an open double decker from where you can see the town at your leisure and hop on and off, if time permits. It didn't. We made it back to the pre-arranged taxi pick up point exactly one minute before our man arrived, exactly on time. So he has been hired as our driver for tomorrow's trip – if it doesn't rain! We had a few spats while sitting on the open top deck of the tour bus.
The commentary on the bus claimed that the Zócalo is one of the largest squares in the world, but a search on the internet reveals that it was 'only' the 70th largest.
You need to take my word for it that Sunday was a 'No News' day, in fact a repeat of our last day in Tehuacán with Chris and Jonathan, getting the car washed – they remembered us!
We went to the shopping mall to find a barber, for Alain to have his traditional haircut while on holiday – he succeeded eventually just around the corner of the hotel!
Lots of margaritas were enjoyed (last night) and waiters cried as we said our goodbyes.
No images taken today, so a good excuse to fill the space to the right with another image of Ferocactus haemathacanthus in flower yesterday at S3649.
In addition lots more plants in advanced buds.
Before coming on this trip, I had never heard of these two towns, nor of the Mexican State of Tlaxcala, of which Apizaco is the second largest city. Now I have spent a very pleasant night at each and have taken pictures to remember impressions. I also have a day's worth (48) of 3 minute long movie clips, as we drove through the often dramatic scenery, including the pickup truck with cover for the back that seemed to explode as it came past us. It's quite time consuming to go through 48 x three minute film clips to see what, if anything, I caught on film. 95+ % will probably never be viewed again, but it is good to have options!
Only two picture stops, non of which featured any cacti or other succulents (again – is this really a cactus trip? Why?) The first was just for pictures along the side of the road, such as stands where women were selling fruits etc, and a sign that struck me as funny such as 'No Pisar, El Pastor'. In time, translation software will tell me what it means in English. The second stop was for sightseeing in Apizaco. We stayed at the City Express Hotel, brand new and part of a complex that is a restored version of the old railway station. Soon after we had signed in and began to explore the facilities, such as the internet, we were reminded of what it means to be in a railway station – the haunting sound of train whistles! Fortunately, it was the one and only time that we heard them.
My fitness instructor dragged me for a walk around the town which yielded more pictures and did actually make me feel better after a day in the car. Unfortunately, the feeling of well being did not extend to my fitness instructor, but all is well a day later after his last Ferocactus stop. Just withdrawal symptoms then.
Heavy rain was reported by Alain before I woke up. It still looked grey and threatening at 7 but only gently dripped as we packed the car at 9. For the first time for days we had a target plant stop – for Melocactus delessertianus, said to be another synonym of M. curvispinus. We had seen M. curvispinus, posing as M. oaxacensis on the Pacific Coast, and as a result were aware that plant would be difficult to find here in the much more lush vegetation. The plant was reported by Alfred Lau as Lau 1104 'from Jalapa to the sea at Palma Sola at 0-800 m altitude – quite a range. It was said to grow with Mammillaria eriacantha, M. heyderi, Pilosocereus sartorianus and Selenicereus coniflorus. The problems were: there was no town called Jalapa, we assume the current spelling is Xalapa, farther in land. But we had driven from Veracruz – along the coast road, at 10 m above sea level. I had relied on being able to spot the Pilosocereus from the car, but the flora was still too lush. We had a time budget, as we also wanted to see the largest of four archaeological sites before finding our hotel and the Mex 180 Libre proved slower than expected, so we gave up. The overnight rain had brought even more trees out in flower and as we drove around the village of Palma Sola I managed to get some close ups of the flowers and also of the fruits, that clearly showed the trees as members of the legume, pea, or bean family, but the flowers do not immediately support this. A bit more searching back in the UK.
For much of the trip we just drift from day to day – only the names of the days on my pill boxes and the headings of my Blog entries keep me in touch of the reality that this time next week we'll be landing at London Heathrow T5 and a more regular life starts again.
It was 14:00 hrs when we arrived at the Temples of Tajin. This was by far the largest and most impressive sites visited and we spent some two hours around the site, taking many images of the remnants of what must have been a large and flourishing town. We did manage to see and photograph some cacti: Rhipsalis baccifera and a Hylocereus sp.(?). Again, there was no problem taking pictures and no high visibility security presence. Compared to the crowds visiting Stonehenge everyday, it was very quiet. As a result we were able to take lots of great pictures. Again, my fitness instructor marched me around for nearly two hours – well worth it in terms of pictures!
The town of Poza Rica is only some 20 km from El Tajin, with plenty of hotels to chose from. The Best Western was close to the entrance to town, so will give us a quick get away tomorrow.


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What if Europe has its own base from which to send tourists into space? And what if Sweden became Europe's door to outer space tourism? Somewhere near North Sami, Swedish scientists have worked tirelessly to give life to this crazy project in a domain previously dominated by Americans.
Spaceport Sweden
It's not news that the Americans are pretty much ready to launch its first commercial space tourist flight out of Earth's atmosphere. The first flights are scheduled already for 2014. Last year, Richard Branson, head of the most advanced company in this field – Virgin Galactic – inaugurated the first space airport in a desert in New Mexico.
"Spaceport Sweden" was created in 2007 and has been developing plans to launch its first space flights within ten years.
"More than a hundred kilometres above the Arctic Circle, in the land of the Northern Lights and the midnight sun, a project is underway that has the potential to chance the way people identify with their planet in the universe,"
reads the website of the company who is developing the project. Based in Kiruna, there is already a small international airport built which can connecting flights to London, Copenhagen and Tokyo as well as the Swedish space centre (officially the Swedish Institute of Space Physics) which has been conducting research since 1957.
Experience no gravity
What can a space tourist expect? First of all you'll blast off in a space shuttle that looks a lot like what you'd expect in a science fiction comic; half-plane, half-space shuttle, for a suborbital flight at 100km altitude and experience a few minutes of true weightlessness. But the "technology is not there yet. Flight tests are currently being performed in the USA," says the director of the company.
As you can imagine, this kind of joy ride won't be in the budget for just any traveller. To blast yourself up into orbit isn't like booking a Ryanair flight. In the US, more than 1,000 tickets have already been reserved with flights going for an average of $200,000.
Up in Lapland
Spaceport Sweden already offers a hot of attractions and activities for visitors in the beautiful region of Lapland, the land of space exploration and incomparable wilderness.
For example, visitors can combine stays at the iconic ICEHOTEL with passes to the local ski resorts, trips to Abisko National Park, a discovery tour of the space facilities and test training for a future space flight. The best part: spotting the Northern Lights will be the icing on the cake.
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Auditor finds Ontarians pay millions for ineligible power generator costs
IESO hasn't implemented repeated recommendations from the OEB, including one that could save $30 million a year.
by Allison Jones
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Consumers are footing the bill for industrial power user savings.
TORONTO — Ontario electricity ratepayers are paying millions for power generators' ineligible expenses – including scuba gear and raccoon traps – and are footing the bill for large industrial companies' savings, the province's auditor general reported.
Auditor general Bonnie Lysyk said in her annual report that the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) hasn't implemented repeated recommendations from the Ontario Energy Board, including one that could save ratepayers $30 million a year.
Lysyk also wrote that teachers and other school board employees are taking more sick days – almost 12 days each per year up from nine days five years ago – that more families are waiting for social housing than are actually living in social housing, and that Ontario is paying tens of millions to send cancer patients to the US for stem cell treatments that don't exist in the province.
In the energy file, a frequent target of Lysyk's, her report looked at a program that pays power generators for fuel, maintenance and operating costs when the IESO puts them on standby to supply energy.
Nine generators claimed up to $260 million in ineligible costs between 2006 and 2015, Lysyk said, and about two-thirds of that has been paid back. One natural gas plant in Brampton, Ont., "gamed" the system for about $100 million, the OEB has reported.
Generators claimed thousands of dollars a year for staff car washes, carpet cleaning, road repairs, landscaping, scuba gear and raccoon traps, "which have nothing to do with running power equipment on standby," Lysyk wrote. One generator claimed about $175,000 for coveralls and parkas over two years, she said.
The program was originally started in 2003, when Ontario's grid had supply issues, though now the province has surplus power.
The OEB found in 2014 that the standby program was relied on less than one per cent of the time to meet domestic demand, and has recommended repeatedly that it be scaled back to stop reimbursing generators for certain operating and maintenance costs. Doing so would save ratepayers $30 million a year, the OEB says.
The IESO is working on a redesign of the electricity market, but Lysyk noted that some members of a working group advising the system operator on that work for companies that have claimed ineligible costs. One member resigned his post on Friday.
Lysyk also found that as electricity charges for large industrial ratepayers decrease under a program that gives them savings when they reduce consumption during peak demand, that results in higher costs for residential and small business ratepayers.
The Industrial Conservation Initiative reduced charges for the large ratepayers by $245 million in the first 10 months of its operation in 2011, and that same amount was directly added to residential and small business electricity bills, Lysyk wrote.
Since then, electricity charges for residents and small businesses have nearly doubled, while they have decreased for large industrial ratepayers, the auditor found.
Those charges come in the form of the global adjustment, a charge consumers pay for above-market rates guaranteed to power producers in long-term contracts. In 2016, the global adjustment accounted for 85% of residential consumers' electricity charges, Lysyk said.
The energy ministry says lowered peak demand ultimately reduces system costs.
Lysyk also announced through her report that her office would be auditing the IESO's books. That comes amid one of two accounting disputes the auditor has been engaged in with the Liberal government.
She recently accused the government of purposely obscuring the true financial impact of its 25% cut to hydro bills by keeping billions in debt used to finance that plan off the province's books. Lysyk said she will audit the IESO because of its role in the hydro plan's complex accounting scheme.
Lysyk has previously clashed with the government over how public pension plan surpluses are accounted for, suggesting that the government's method makes its bottom line look better and hides a deficit. The government disputes that and tapped an independent panel to look at the issue. It sided with the government.
The auditor has also frequently complained of the government's changes to advertising rules, which she says forces her office to rubber stamp government ads they feel are partisan.
In the 2016-17 fiscal year, the government spent a record $58 million on advertising – 30% of which Lysyk would not have approved under the old rules, she said.
Some of that advertising, such as promoting the 2017 budget and ads about the creation of daycare spaces, could be seen as political given their timing just ahead of the 2018 election, Lysyk said.
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We sat down with our CEO, Sarah Fader, today to ask her a couple of questions about a hashtag that emerged on Twitter – #MakeMeASockPuppet. We wondered what the origin of this unique hashtag could be. The answer – and what sock puppets mean to Sarah – turned out to be deeper than we ever could have imagined.
What made you decide to start this hashtag?
I was having a hard day. I felt myself crashing from hypomania into depression. I thought long and hard about what to do. Then, it came to me. I wanted a sock puppet. But, I didn't have any energy to make one. Sure, I could theoretically find an old sock and start crafting a puppet, but the truth is – my heart wasn't in it. And As Aaron J. Smith says about me, "I live through my heart." He knows me so well. If he were here right now, I'd ask him to make me a sock puppet. I know he'd do that for me. Unfortunately, he's not around. So, I'm asking you, who are reading this, to make me a sock puppet. I don't have googly eyes, that's another conundrum, I cannot make a sock puppet in good conscience without those. You might have different sock puppet morals. But I can't let go of that.
What would your ultimate sock puppet look like?
The penultimate sock puppet would have googly eyes at the bare minimum. The ultimate sock puppet would have pipe cleaners for hair, a felt tie, and pinstriped pants. The puppet would have a tongue (obviously) and it would be capable of a variety of expressions, because puppets don't always smile, contrary to popular sock puppet legend.
Is there something that feels special to you about hand-made and/or personalized crafts?
When someone takes the time and effort to make you an artistic item, it comes out of their soul, directly from the depths of their spirit. I'm so grateful, eternally so, for that individual's dedication to my mental health in the form of crafting.
What about sock puppets specifically bring you enjoyment?
If you're reading this, I would like you to make me a sock puppet. Please go on Twitter and use the hashtag #MakeMeASockPuppet to support my cause. Thank you!
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While she was at school, Alison Biskup was academically gifted enough to be identified as a potential university student.
But there was a drawback – going to university was the last thing she wanted to do. She wanted to find a job. Derby College has helped her realise that dream.
Alison, 19, from Long Eaton, dropped out of sixth form college after a year, having completed four AS Levels.
Through Derby College she found an opportunity to become an apprentice case administrator at growing Derby business Create Finance.
Now she is working towards her NVQ Level 3 in Business Administration at Derby College, having already passed Level 2 during her year as an apprentice.
Alison has been taken on as full-time administrator, and has seen her responsibilities grow as she gains more experience. Her role involves working one-to-one with a Create Finance Mortgage broker, looking after documentation and handling calls.
In the future Alison intends to either become a mortgage broker herself or become an expert in mortgage-based administration. She is aiming to take her industry recognised CeMAP qualifications.
Riverside Chambers-based Create Finance was launched in August 2015 by Derby men Gindy Mathoon, who attended Derby Moor Community College and Karl Yeoman, who went to Allestree Woodlands, along with Pete Mugleston, (correct) who is originally from Nuneaton.
The business has grown to employ 26 people, including the three directors.
Gindy said Alison has been with the company for nearly two years and is a very popular member of the team, who gets her work done effectively and with minimal supervision.
He added: "Derby College sources suitable candidates who potentially have the right qualities to work for Create Finance. The administrators are the backbone of the business and without high quality administration we can't grow as a business. We're expanding gradually, and our link with Derby College has allowed us to progress."
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Chapter 2540 - Xianhai Shuoyi
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"Buzz~~~"
At practically the moment when Chu Feng touched that gate, the two other gates disappeared.
Following that, the gate before Chu Feng opened.
In an instant, a boundless attractive force sucked Chu Feng into it.
At the moment when Chu Feng managed to stabilize his body, he was surprised to discover that he was currently in another palace hall.
Compared to the palace hall that he was in before, that palace hall was much smaller.
However, it was still extremely large, so large that it felt overly spacious and empty. The reason for that was because there was nothing in that palace hall at all, not even a single pillar.
That said, there was a platform in the center of the palace hall. That platform seemed to be made of gems. It was sparkling with light and very pretty.
That deep blue platform of gems had a circular shape. It was only a meter tall and ten meters in diameter.
However, being placed in a palace hall that seemed to be completely made of gold, the platform of gems that emitted a blue light appeared exceptionally beautiful.
It was gorgeous and dazzling, like a blue rose within a sea of peonies.
Most importantly, above the blue platform floated a fist-sized gem.
"That gem?"
Upon seeing that gem, Her Lady Queen's expression immediately changed.
Compared to Her Lady Queen, Chu Feng was much more excited and emotional.
The reason for that was because that gem was no ordinary gem. That gem was emitting a very intense amount of power.
As for that power, it was source energy.
That was a gem containing source energy.
"Seems like I've chosen correctly."
Chu Feng was wild with joy.
He had actually chosen the World Spirit gate with only a very simple purpose in mind. That is, he hoped to obtain something that would increase Her Lady Queen's cultivation.
Chu Feng knew very well what sort of personality Her Lady Queen had. She was actually a very prideful individual. She was someone who feverishly pursued strength.
However, due to special causes, her cultivation was progressing extremely slowly right now, distinctly slower than the speed at which Chu Feng's cultivation increased.
Although Her Lady Queen was not concerned with it, Chu Feng felt a great amount of guilt because of it.
If he hadn't had Her Lady Queen with him, if he hadn't had Eggy's assistance, Chu Feng wouldn't have been able to attain his current level of success.
In fact, Chu Feng would not have been able to even survive for so long.
Thus, what he wanted to do the most right now was repay and help Her Lady Queen.
And now, his cherished desire had finally come to fruition. He knew very well that gem would be able to help Her Lady Queen increase her cultivation.
However, right at the moment when Chu Feng was planning to approach the gem, a dazzling light suddenly appeared on the other side of the gem platform.
That dazzling light lasted only a single instant. At the moment when the light disappeared, a person appeared.
"I wouldn't be this unlucky, right?"
At that moment, Chu Feng's heart tightened.
He had heard from that girl Li Ming that one would generally never return empty-handed after entering the Sacred Heavenly Temple. However, there was one exception to this case.
That is, one could enter the Sacred Heavenly Temple at the same time as someone else.
Furthermore, both individuals could decide to choose the same treasure.
That said, something like that was a very rare occurrence.
However, at that moment, something that was practically impossible actually happened to Chu Feng.
"Fuck! You must be kidding, how could I be so unlucky to encounter this!"
At that moment, that other individual spoke with great displeasure. Evidently, that individual had noticed Chu Feng.
At that moment, Chu Feng also began to size up the individual before him. After all, that person would be his opponent.
That individual was a young man. Judging from his appearance, he should be around the same age as Chu Feng.
He had a very handsome appearance. Furthermore, it was not the pretty-boy sort of handsomeness. Rather, he had a very manly handsomeness.
Merely from his appearance, the young man would be capable of attracting countless women, making them want to throw themselves into his arms.
As for the outfit that young man wore, it was also very gorgeous. At a glance, one could tell that not only was his clothes precious, but each and every item on him was exceptionally precious as well.
However, in terms of what was the most precious, it would be a title plate on that young man's waist. Not only was that title plate extremely exquisite, it was also a quality and refined work of art.
That title plate should be made out of some sort of treasure, an extremely rarely-seen and also extremely firm treasure.
Chu Feng felt that something like that should be meant to be used to forge weapons with.
To use a treasure like that to create a title plate was truly extravagant in Chu Feng's eyes.
However, it was precisely because of that that Chu Feng was able to determine that the young man possessed an extraordinary origin.
Thus, Chu Feng remembered the two characters on the title plate, Xianhai. [1. Xianhai → Immortal Sea.]
At the same time that Chu Feng was sizing up that young man, that young man was also sizing up Chu Feng.
At the beginning, he had a very displeased expression. However, after sizing up Chu Feng, he revealed a relaxed expression.
Then, the corners of his mouth actually lifted into a smile.
"Alas, although I am unlucky, I am extremely fortunate to actually encounter trash," That man said.
"Who are you talking about?" Chu Feng asked coldly.
"There's only you and I here, who do you think I'm talking about?" That man said.
Hearing those words, Chu Feng wanted to talk back.
However, right at that moment, that man's expression changed. Then, a boundless oppressive might swept forth from within him.
"This aura!!!"
At that moment, Chu Feng's expression changed enormously. Even though that man possessed a similar age to Chu Feng, his aura was actually that of a True Immortal.
Furthermore, that aura was extremely powerful. Not only was he a True Immortal-level expert, but he was also not just a rank one True Immortal.
His power had surpassed the limits of Chu Feng's perception.
Everything happened too quickly. Chu Feng simply did not even have the time to react, he did not even have the time to take out his Evil God Sword. That man's powerful oppressive might had already completely engulfed Chu Feng.
In that one instant, Chu Feng felt that he would undoubtedly be killed.
However, when that oppressive might swept through him, Chu Feng discovered that he was actually completely unscathed.
"Damn it, I forgot that cultivation is useless here," At that moment, that man shook his head in disappointment. Then, he revealed a proud smile on his face and said to Chu Feng, "Boy, consider yourself lucky. Else… you wouldn't even know how you died today."
"What arrogance," Chu Feng smiled coldly. He now looked to the man with a gaze filled with hostility.
That man had attacked him right after a verbal confrontation. Furthermore, he was planning to kill him earlier.
Fortunately, cultivation was useless here. Otherwise, Chu Feng would've already been killed by him. As such, how could Chu Feng have a favorable impression of someone like that?
"What, you're unconvinced?" That man narrowed his brows.
"I am, what can you do about it?" Chu Feng revealed a provocative expression.
Although that man was stronger than him, Chu Feng was not afraid of him since cultivation was useless here.
"You!!!" Seeing such a reaction from Chu Feng, that man immediately revealed a displeased expression. Then, he asked, "Boy, do you dare tell me your name?"
"Uneducated trash, have your parents not taught you that you should give your name first when asking for another's name?" Chu Feng mocked.
"What? You want to know my name? Could it be that you want to find me to settle things?" The man asked.
"Why can't I?" Chu Feng said with a faint smile.
"Haha. It is not that I am looking down on you. However, if you are to know my name, I'm afraid that you will piss your pants in fear," That man said with mocking laughter.
"If you don't dare to tell me your name, you don't have to," Chu Feng said indifferently.
"Don't dare? This Young Master doesn't know those words. Boy, listen carefully. This Young Master is called Xianhai Shuoyi," The man said.
"Xianhai Shuoyi?"
"You're surnamed Xianhai?" Chu Feng had a surprised expression on his face. This was the first time he had heard such a surname.
""You've actually never even heard of our Xianhai Clan?" That man was surprised. Evidently, he was slightly disappointed by Chu Feng not knowing about his name. Then, he curled his lips and said, "You truly are a country bumpkin."
"No, no, no, since I've never heard of you before, it would only mean that your Xianhai Clan is not famous enough," Chu Feng said with a beaming smile.
"What a sharp tongue. Exactly who are you? Do you dare give your name?"
That man by the name of Xianhai Shuoyi was angered. Evidently, he cared greatly about his reputation. Chu Feng's contemptuous behavior had enraged him.
"Perk up your ears and listen carefully. Your granddaddy here will not change his name standing, nor will he change his surname sitting. I am surnamed Chu and named Feng. I, your granddaddy, am named Chu Feng," Chu Feng said.
"Impudent little thief, you dare address yourself as granddaddy before this Young Master?! You're courting death!!!" Xianhai Shuoyi was completely enraged by Chu Feng, He shot forth a palm strike, and his overwhelming Immortal-level martial power moved toward Chu Feng oppressively like a giant tide.
His martial power was extremely fierce. In a blink of an eye, it completely swallowed Chu Feng. Like a group of wolves surrounding a little rabbit, it began to attack Chu Feng nonstop.
However, even though that attack seemed to be able to easily obliterate Chu Feng was wreaking havoc through Chu Feng's surroundings, Chu Feng himself was completely unscathed.
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Digital health wallet is an electronic application through which students can access, manage and share their health information in a private, secure, and confidential environment. Whether in the classroom, cafeteria, or playground, or on the sports field or a school trip, a DHW puts the most important information about your students' health needs right at your fingertips. In addition to making action plans and emergency contacts available, when student data is stored in an electronic system, it is easy to pull summary reports about a group of students. An DHW can also help the school proactively communicate with parents and faculty when a situation arises.
Digital health wallet help providers better manage care for students and provide better health care by:
Providing accurate, up-to-date, and complete information about patientsat the point of care
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Improving patient and provider interaction and communication, as well as health care convenience.
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Contain a student's medical history, diagnoses, medications, immunization dates, allergies, radiology images, and laboratory and test results
It is built to share information with other health care providers and organizations – such as laboratories, specialists, medical imaging facilities, pharmacies, emergency facilities, and school and workplace clinics – so they contain information from all clinicians involved in a patient's care.
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Q: Undefining min and max macros In a source code, I saw that min and max were being undefined.  What could be the reason for that?
// remove stupid MSVC min/max macro definitions
#ifdef WIN32
   #undef min
   #undef max
#endif

A: Some MSVC header has pre-processor macros to define min and max. This is bad for many reasons. First, they are not reserved names, second, there are standard library functions with the same names.
So MSVC or whatever was breaking the rules and code by defining min and max as macros, and the use of undef is a work-around to fix that problem.
See this related question, which shows how the defines can break code.


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NAME_CHOICES =  (
	('Apparel/Accesory', 'Apparel/Accesory'),
	('Entertainment', 'Entertainment'),
	('Food/Beverage', 'Food/Beverage'),
	('Skin care/Cosmetics', 'Skin care/Cosmetics'),
	('Computer/Mobile', 'Computer/Mobile'),
	('Books/Newspapers', 'Books/Newspapers'),
	('Other', 'Other'),
)

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Have libsourcekitdInProc.so and Swift 3 available.
Install the jazzy ruby gem.
Build Swift Package Manager module.
Generate JSON docs for SwiftPM module using SourceKitten.
Generate HTML docs using jazzy and JSON from step 5.