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Большие Кургузи () — село в Зеленодольском районе Республики Татарстан. Административный центр Большекургузинского сельского поселения.

Расположено на реке Петьялка в 26 км к северо-востоку от Зеленодольска.

История
Основано в период Казанского ханства.

В XVIII—XIX (1-я пол.) вв. жители относились к категории государственных крестьян.

Основными занятиями были: земледелие, разведение скота, тележный промысел, изготовление рогожных кулей.

В начале XX века в селе функционировали мечеть, мектеб, 3 ветряные мельницы, кузница, 8 мелочных лавок; базар по четвергам. В этот период земельный надел сельской общины составлял 2358,6 дес.
 До 1920 село входило в Кукморскую волость Казанского уезда Казанской губернии.
 С 1920 в составе Арского кантона ТАССР.
 С 10.8.1930 в Дубъязском районе.
 С 4.8.1938 в Юдинском районе.
 С 16.7.1958 в Зеленодольском районе.

В «Списке населенных мест по сведениям 1859 года», изданном в 1866 году, населённый пункт упомянут как казённая деревня Большие Каргузи 3-го стана Казанского уезда Казанской губернии. Располагалась при безымянном ключе, на почтовом тракте из Казани в Царёвококшайск, в 30 верстах от уездного и губернского города Казани и в 42 верстах от становой квартиры в казённой деревне Верхние Верески. В деревне, в 130 дворах проживали 1105 человек (547 мужчин и 558 женщин), были мечеть, базары по четвергам.

Население
Число жителей: в 1782 году — 264 души мужского пола.

Инфраструктура
 Детский сад
 Большекургузинская общеобразовательная школа
 Фельдшерско-акушерский пункт
 Сельская библиотека
 Почтовое отделение
 Мечеть
 Клуб
 Пекарня
 ЛПХ «Зиганшина»

Источники и литература
 [Татарский энциклопедический словарь]. — Казань, 1999.
 Портал муниципальных образований Республики Татарстан

Примечания

Литература

Населённые пункты Зеленодольского района

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Read all about it! CMP adds rimfire distinguished badge; lowers centerfire standards!
On December 30, the CMP posted rule changes to their Pistol Competition program to attract new shooters and adapt to changing times. By clicking the Distinguished Badge, below, you will be taken to the CMP's official press release.
In NRA Registered tournaments, there is usually an official NRA Referee assigned to each tournament. The Referee is present to address scoring challenges, range malfunctions (alibis), interpret rules, and assure the tournament is run according to the NRA rules. Strictly following the NRA tournament rules is important because only at Registered Tournaments can National Records be set. As long as range standards and rule standards are uniformly enforced, it does not matter whether the record score was fired at Camp Perry or the local range because the conditions are supposed to be the same regardless of the location.
There are usually two block officers required at all outdoor bullseye matches. The Range Officer is responsible for the safe and orderly conduct of the range and he "runs" the match and the Block Officers assist the Range Officer by acting as additional eyes and ears. One Block Officer will be in charge of the right side shooting positions and the other Block Officer will be in charge of the left side shooting positions. At our club, we always try to have two sets of Block Officers: one set scheduled to arrive before the match begins and the other set scheduled to arrive about three hours later to relieve the first set.
Before the match begins, the Block Officers will help set up the range for the day's match. This includes setting targets in the frames, bringing out replacement centers, setting up the public address system and speakers, and the equipment that turns the targets.


Eva Peterson is a licensed human massage therapist who does equine bodywork in Massachusetts and NH with over 30 years' experience.
Eva studied at the Swedish Institute in New York, the Therese Pfrimmer School for Deep Muscle Therapy in Ontario, Canada (where she trained with Jack Meagher), and she received a masters degree in Sports Science in l985.
A member of the board that established the National Certification for Massage Therapists (human) in the United States, Eva is a past president of the American Massage Therapy Association in Vermont.
Eva travels to four states to work on both horse and rider. She is at Green Mountain Horse Assoc in the summers for horse shows, and Eastern States Exposition for horse shows in Mass. In the winter, she is at the Killington Grand Spa at Killington Vt to do sports massage on skiiers.
Older horses are her specialty.


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require 'fileutils'
require 'digest'
require_relative '../test_helper'

class ParseExamplesTest < Test::Unit::TestCase

  ERROR_DIR = File.join('tmp','errors','parse')
  EXAMPLE_ROOT = File.join('..','..','..','..','source')
  XSD_ROOT = File.join('..','..','..','..','schema')

  # Automatically generate one test method per measure file
  example_files = File.join(EXAMPLE_ROOT, '**', '*-example*.xml')

  # Create a blank folder for the errors
  FileUtils.rm_rf(ERROR_DIR) if File.directory?(ERROR_DIR)
  FileUtils.mkdir_p ERROR_DIR

  Dir.glob(example_files).each do | example_file |
    root_element = Nokogiri::XML(File.read(example_file)).root.try(:name)
    next if (root_element.nil? || ['Workbook', 'div'].include?(root_element))

    # TODO: probably want these eventually
    next if EXCLUDED_RESOURCES.include?(root_element)

    example_name = File.basename(example_file, ".xml")
    define_method("test_#{example_name}") do
      run_parse_test(root_element, example_file, example_name)
    end
  end

  def run_parse_test(root_element, example_file, example_name)
    orig_xml = File.read(example_file)
    model = FHIR.const_get(root_element).from_xml orig_xml
    assert !model.nil?

    xml = model.to_xml
    assert xml.length > 0

    xsd = Nokogiri::XML.Schema(File.open(File.join(XSD_ROOT, "#{root_element.downcase}.xsd")))
    errors_orig = xsd.validate(Nokogiri::XML(orig_xml))
    errors = xsd.validate(Nokogiri::XML(xml))

    original_errors = false
    if (errors_orig.present?)
      puts "\t WARNING: errors in example validation"
      if (errors_orig.length == errors.length)
        errors_match = true
        (0...(errors_orig.length)).each {|i| errors_match &&= (errors[i].message == errors_orig[i].message)}
        original_errors = errors_match
      end
    end

    if errors.present? && !original_errors
      File.open("#{ERROR_DIR}/#{example_name}.err", 'w') do | file |
        file.write "#{example_name}: #{errors.length} errors\n\n"
        errors.each do |error|
          file.write(sprintf("%-8d  %s\n", error.line, error.message))
        end

        if errors_orig.present?
          file.write("ORIGINAL ERRORS: ")
          errors_orig.each do |error|
            file.write(sprintf("%-8d  %s\n", error.line, error.message))
          end
        end
      end
      File.open("#{ERROR_DIR}/#{example_name}.xml", 'w') {|file| file.write((Nokogiri.XML(xml) {|x| x.default_xml.noblanks}).to_xml(indent: 2))}
      File.open("#{ERROR_DIR}/#{example_name}_ORIG.xml", 'w') {|file| file.write(orig_xml)}
    end
    assert errors.empty? || original_errors, "Schema Validation errors: \n #{errors.join('\n')}"

  end

end

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Template:Mk Sabbir Rahman
Mk Sabbir Rahman
এমকে সাব্বির রাহমান
Sabbir Hossen
Gazipur, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nazir Hossain, Rehana Akter
Mk Sabbir Rahman is a Bangladeshi musical composer, rock guitarist, Blogger, Writer, lyricist and essayist. He currently living in Gazipur, Dhaka, Bangladesh. [1] He was born and brought up in Gazipur, Bangladesh. From childhood, he wanted to do something different. He started working in music when he was only 18 years old. Since then he started to working as a child musical artist. [2]
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Sabbir was a student at Tangail Polytechnic Institute. From childhood, he wanted to do something different. He started working in music when he was only 18 years old. Since then he started to working as a child musical artist.Sabbir also a influnecer[3] [4]now. He has been brought up in the midst of songs and music since childhood.
He has many credentials as a music composer, rock guitarist, blogger, writer,youtuber[5], lyricist and essayist. But he feels more comfortable in his career as a music composer. His composers "Mk Addiction" received special praise from the audience. That music is at the top of the list of favorites of many viewers in other countries including Bangladesh.
Mk Addiction (2021)
Fake Romance (2021)
Best Of Mk Sabbir Rahman (2021)
↑ Newstracklive.
↑ UsTimesnow.
↑ Bd-journal
↑ Daily Bangladesh
↑ Vents Magazine
Mk Sabbir Rahman- YouTube
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Bangladeshi singers
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Daily subway service frequency on weekdays was 4,486 times(2012), and it increased dramatically with the opening of the Shinbundang Line
The daily service frequency of the subway on weekdays gradually decreased from 2003 until 2010 before increasing dramatically starting in 2011. The reason for the fall in the service frequency in 2008 was that Seoul Metro had increased the service intervals due to a drop in the transportation demand resulting from school breaks and as a means to save energy. With the opening of the Shinbundang Line on October 29, 2011, the absolute subway service frequency increased again.
Source : Seoul Statistics (http://stat.seoul.go.kr/)
1.2. Passengers
The number of transported subway passengers (boarding and transferring passengers) in Seoul was 2,518,165,000, which increased at an average annual rate of 2.1 % since 2006
The total and daily average number of transported subway passengers in Seoul has been increasing annually. The total number of transported passengers increased by 248,755,000 from 2,269,410,000 in 2006 to 2,518,165,000 in 2011, while the number of daily average passengers was recorded to be 6,899,000.
The number of passengers transported on Line 2 in 2011 was 747,578,000, accounting for the highest proportion (29.7%) among the 9 lines
A review of the number of transported passengers for each subway line in Seoul showed that Line No. 2 transported the largest number of passengers, accounting for nearly 30% of the total passengers, followed by lines 3, 4, 5 and 7 (approx. 11 to 14%), lines 1 and 6 (approx. 6 to 7%) and lines 8 and 9 (approx. 3 to 4%).
1.3. Congestion Level
The subway congestion level in Seoul in 2011 was 164%, with the highest congestion level observed on Line 2
As for the congestion level of the subway system in Seoul, it was set to be 34% when the number of passengers and the number of seats were equal, and determined every 2 years. In 2011, the average congestion level of the subway system in Seoul was calculated to be 164%. It began increasing in 2001 before dropping again in 2007. As of 2011, the lines found to be the most congested were Line 2, operated by Seoul Metro, which had a congestion level of 196% , and Line 7, operated by Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation, which had a congestion level of 182%.
1.4. Fare System
Seoul subway fare system : base fare of 1,050 KRW and distance-based rate system
The base subway fare had initially been 30 KRW in 1974 at the start of the subway operation. The base subway fare as of 2012 is 1,050 KRW, indicating a 35-fold increase over the course of 40 years. A review of the changes in the subway fare system in Seoul showed that the fare was adjusted arbitrarily and there were no specific standards in relation to the fare increases. At present, the subway fare system applied in Seoul is a distance-based rate system, where all sections of the railway system are considered unitary, and the integrated distance-based rate system is applied in the case of bus transfers.
Seoul Metro, 2013 Seoul Metro Transportation Plan, 2013
Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation, 2013 Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Transportation Plan, 2013
2.1. Number of Routes and Vehicles
Seoul operated 361 bus routes and 7,522 buses in 2012
Following the reorganization of the bus operation system in July 2004. the number of routes and vehicles for each bus type changed drastically. For instance, the number of routes and vehicles for the arterial road bus (blue bus) lines decreased, while the number of routes and vehicles for the local road (green bus) lines increased. Compared to the year 2000, 34 fewer bus routes and 1,029 fewer buses are in operation in Seoul (361 bus routes and 7,522 buses in operation).
The number of transported bus passengers in Seoul in 2011 was 1,684,312,000, which was an increase from 2005
The number of passengers transported by the intra-city buses of Seoul decreased from 1,772,859,000 in 1996 to 1,772,859,000 in 2004 before soaring to 1,631,004,000 in 2005. The reorganization of the bus system in Seoul in 2004 is speculated to have had an impact on this trend. The number of passengers transported by the intra-city buses of Seoul in 2011 was 1,684,313,000, which accounted for 30.4% of the total number of transported bus passengers in the nation.
2.3. Busway Alignment
Increased number of median-aligned busway dedicated to improve system quality in seoul (13 sections with a distance of 122.1km in 2012)
Since the designation of the median-aligned busway on Cheonho-daero, there have been a total of 13 sections designated as median-aligned busway (as of 2012). With the simultaneous launch of the three bus routes along the median-aligned busway in 2004, the nember of sections and extensions of the curb-aligned busway declined. In 2012 in Seoul, there were 40 sections of curb-aligned busway near the roadsides that extended 88.3km in distance and 13 sections of median-aligned busway that extended 122.1km.
2.4. Low-floor Buses
As of 2012, there are 2,018 low-floor buses in Seoul, with a goal to increase it to 3,685 by 2015
The "vulnerable transportation users" refer to those who face challenges in using the various modes of transportation and they include the disabled and the elderly. As part of an effort to ensure their mobility right, low-floor buses were officially introduced in 2004 following a pilot operation in 2003. The low-floor bus services contributed to the improved convenience in movement for not only the vulnerable transportation users but also the general public. In 2012, there were 2,018 low-floor buses in operation. There are plans to introduce an additional 1,667 low-floor buses by 2015 with a goal to increase its proportion up to 50% of the total buses in operation, and to provide more low-fl1oor bus service information via the websites of welfare facilities and organizations assisting the disabled and the elderly population.
Source : Seoul of Hope Living Index(http://socialindex.seoul.go.kr/)
2.5. CNG Buses
The natural gas bus penetration rate in Seoul is 100% (7,896 vehicles)
As part of the low-pollution project involving intra-city buses, with high service frequency in metropolitan cities, the Ministry of Environment took the initiatives to distribute buses running on compressed natural gas (CNG) starting in September 1999. The penetration rate of CNG buses increased every year starting from 0.5% in 2000, and reached 100% by 2012 with all 7,896 buses replaced with CNG buses.


1 What is a Project The discussion will develop the subject into the need for project management. What is PMO and how it can help the organizations? What exactly is the role of a project manager? These are some of the questions that the topic addresses.
2 Life Cycle The module discusses the project phases and project governance across the Project Life Cycle.
3 Standard / Organizational Influence A project is influenced by several factors in an organization. The structure, policies, and the reporting relationships can impose various restrictions on the project work. The module discusses how an organization evolves over a period of time by improving the Organizational Process Assets.
5 Integration Management Project Integration Management includes the processes and actions required to identify, define, combine, and coordinate the various processes and project management activities within the Project Management Process Groups.
6 Scope Management Project Scope Management includes identifying all the work that is necessary for the project completion. The module includes Collection of Requirements, and encompasses scope control.
7 Time Management This section discusses the methodology for the timely completion of projects. Adherence to project schedule is of utmost significance to the project success.
8 Cost Management It is one of the most important disciplines of Project Management and the core of the project success. The methods for cost estimation, and preparation of project budget are discussed. Earned Value Management is an essential component of evaluation and monitoring of project costs and schedule.
10 Quality Management The module includes execution of the quality management system by appropriate quality policy and procedures, with continuous process improvement activities conducted throughout the project life cycle.
11 Communication Management It includes the processes required to ensure timely and suitable generation, collection, distribution, storage, retrieval, and disposition of project information. Proper and timely communication with stakeholders has a great influence on the project success.
12 Risk Management It includes the processes of conducting risk management planning, identification, analysis, response preparation, monitoring and control on a project.
13 Stake Holder Management his module includes the processes essential to develop strategy to manage project stakeholders.
1 and 2 year Govt Approved Diploma in Project Management on experience base is also Available.
This certainly is not a question which invites a brief answer. Technical Data used in the field explained in pmp certification in Islamabad. It is difficult to give a single line definition for a Manager. One who manages a business is a manager. It sounds too generic. What could be the right definition for a manager. It is difficult to say and so is the making of a manager. A manager could not be made in day. No business schools promises a great manager if he or she does a course on management.
A good business school teaches the management theories and tools to it's students. They also guide them through several case studies in the real industry so as to give them some exposure. But is it enough to make a Good Manager. Not really. So what are the essentials a management graduate shall familiarize himself before getting into the real business. Let us discuss point by point. Some more details of pmp lahore are as under.
Management is all about communication. A minor communication error at any level could ruin an entire project and the outcome will be something which is unexpected. This must be avoided. Familiarize with communication channels and oversee all the communications are routed in the way it is meant to be. communication is a bilateral or rather a multilateral affair. For every output of information you make an input is expected from the other end. So to increase the clarity of communication organizations train their employees to speak same language. Here the language does not mean the mother tongue or the regional dialects. Every organization has its own vocabulary and unique phrasing which is better understood among the employees of that organization. So train your subordinates to communicate at the right time with the right inputs. TSK Training for Skills and Knowledge is the best institute in Rawalpindi Islamabad lahore for Pakistani Students who wants to join Management field after pmp certification in lahore.


Earlier this year, I found this sage advice at the end of my meal: "Failure is the mother of success." I don't often subscribe to the fortune cookie school of thought, but the words resonated with me. Failure is an expected complication of a successful career; and in research, it's basically required.
Research is now standard for radiation oncology residents, with most producing at least one first-author publication.1 More than 90% of chief residents have done retrospective research, half have pursued basic science or translational projects, and 1 in 5 have conducted resident-led prospective clinical trials.2 Small and large failures lead to all this success. Research often doesn't work; experiments fail, IRBs reject ideas, or trials don't accrue. Research is always two steps forward, one step back.
1. Find a Good Mentor, Find Several. Mentors should be available and generous. They should be able to meet on a semi-regular basis and allow you to take ownership of projects. As more than half of rad onc applicants already have publications,3 many residents are walking in the door with mentors. A good mentor is your mentor for life; a bad mentor (even one with a famous name) may not be worth maintaining. Working with a variety of mentors broadens your skillset, and lifts pressure if a specific relationship or project goes sideways.
2. Ask Questions That Matter (to You and to Patients). I always think: How can this information eventually improve cancer care for my patients? Meaningful research generates passion and enthusiasm; this is the fire that drives you to continue when you cannot look at one more spreadsheet, gel, or DVH. If your research doesn't "spark joy," it's time to thank your mentor for their time and find a new project.
3. Ask Questions That Can Be Answered. I keep a list of interesting clinical questions waiting for answers. Some require large datasets, others need new data acquisition. Knowing which questions can be answered how and which resources are available to you is vital.
4. Make Sure Your Work is New. The first thing I start when thinking of a research idea is the "References" section. I collect the prior work on the topic to assess the novelty of the idea and the previous methods used to explore it. This saves work in the end and allows you to shape the project to truly fill the unmet need.
5. Aim High (and Expect to Miss). I often joke about how many times I have "donated" $60 to the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Desk rejects sting. My first 5 grant applications failed. I started my dedicated research time with the lofty goal of 10 accepted first-author publications in 12 months; I fully expected to fail but told all my research mentors my plans in order to set the bar high. It was amazing how much support I got for my ridiculous goal. Five original research articles, 2 case reports, 1 review article, a commentary, and a book chapter later I realized I never would have been this productive if I hadn't had this insane expectation. Of note: Missing the mark ("What only 7 manuscripts?") would also have clearly been acceptable.
I started residency knowing I wanted to do clinical research. For the past 5 years, I've worked hard to carve a niche for myself studying financial toxicity and how out-of-pocket costs can have real world effects on quality of life and quality of care.4 I set high goals and failed more times than I can count. And I've often wondered if we wouldn't all do better—have less burnout, be happier residents, have more genuine success—if we embraced failure.
Failure is an option. Just fail forward.
Verma V, Burt L, Gimotty PA, et al. Contemporary trends in radiation oncology resident research. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2016;96:915-918.
Nabavizadeh N, Burt LM, Mancini BR, et al. Results of the 2013-2015 Association of Residents in Radiation Oncology Survey of Chief Residents in the United States. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2016;94:228-234.
McClelland S 3rd, Thomas CR Jr, Wilson LD, et al. Association of preresidency peer-reviewed publications with radiation oncology resident choice of academic versus private practice career. Pract Radiat Oncol. 2017;7:364-367.
4.Chino F. My unfortunate introduction into the financial toxicity of cancer care in America-march forth. JAMA Oncol. 2018;4:628-629.
Chino F . Resident Voice: "Failure is the mother of success" and other advice on resident research. Appl Rad Oncol. 2019;8(1):5-6.
Dr. Chino is chief resident at Duke University Radiation Oncology, Durham, NC.


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package org.pinae.pumbaa.data.excel;

public class ExcelStyle {
	public final static String CELL_NAME = "name";
	public final static String CELL_TITLE = "title";
	public final static String CELL_WIDTH = "width";

	public final static String ROW_STYLE = "row_style";
	public final static String ROW_HEIGHT = "row_height";

	public final static String SHEET_STYLE = "sheet_style";
	public final static String SHEET_LABEL = "sheet_title";
	public final static String SHEET_HEAD = "sheet_head";

	public final static String TITLE_HEIGHT = "title_height";

	public final static String DATA = "data";
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A Nipsey Hussle Biography Is In the Works, Drops In 2020
The Marathon continues, and the story gets officially told in March.
By: Martin Berrios
As expected the last chapter on Nipsey Hussle's story has yet to be written. It is has been confirmed his life will soon be captured in book form.
HipHopDX is reporting that a biography on the slain MC is in production. Penned by former Vibe Magazine editor Rob Kenner, The Marathon Don't Stop: The Life and Times of Nipsey Hussle intends to detail his come up from growing up in the streets of Crenshaw to becoming of the most beloved rappers of our generation.
"The last time I spoke with Nipsey Hussle, he told me, 'I ain't outside giving out jewelry or dropping off bags of money on people, but I'm giving out game,'" Kenner told Complex. "This book is my attempt to help fulfill that intention" Kenner also shared how he intends to the "Racks In The Middle" rapper's contributions in and outside of the booth. "The Marathon Don't Stop will also place his accomplishments in proper historical context, giving Nipsey Hussle his rightful place in the history of hip-hop, Los Angeles, and America. It will include interviews with people who haven't spoken before, as well as insights into the forces that shaped Hussle into the man he became."
The Marathon Don't Stop is currently scheduled for a March 24, 2020 release. It will be published by Atria Books.
Photo: Bernard Smalls
A Nipsey Hussle Biography Is In the Works, Drops In 2020 was originally published on hiphopwired.com


Thursday was a big day for the Coxless Crew. I went down to Southampton docks to oversee putting Doris into a container to be shipped to San Francisco. She will travel across the Atlantic, through the Panama Canal and up the West Coast of America before we see her again!
The drive down from London was under blue skies and it looked like it would be a beautiful day to see Doris off on her journey. Sadly, by the time we arrived at Rossiters boat yard in Christchurch some good old English rain had set in and was to last for the rest of the day. I met with the Cris and the team at Rossiters to make a few last minute adjustments to Doris. Our final Solbian solar panel was installed and some adjustments made to our Lewmar hatches and to the area on deck where we will be stowing our Crewsaver life raft.
Tony Humphreys, who will be our on-shore support during our row, was on hand to oversea the final packing of the hatches and cabins and to tow Doris on the trailer through the New Forest across to Southampton docks.
On arrival in a very very wet Southampton we had a warm welcome from the team at J&A Marshall Ltd and from Brian from PSP Logistics. Then the real fun started. I must admit, I had no idea how to go about getting a 29ft ocean rowing boat weighing nearly a tonne off a trailer and into a 40ft container! But, as ever, Tony had all the answers.
And it was easy as that! Thank you to everyone who helped out yesterday and along the way to get Doris ready for her journey.
Saying goodbye to Doris has made our departure suddenly feel just around the corner. It is exciting, but also a reminder of how much there is still to do before we head off to San Francisco ourselves. The next few weeks will be filled with training, press events, sponsorship meetings, fundraising and much much more, so watch this space!


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Sony Hopes to Extend Spider-Man Deal with Marvel
Posted 2018/12/17 15 0
It looks like Spider-Man is going to be part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe for years to come. Back in 2015, Sony, who still owns the rights to the character and his entire rogues gallery, cut a deal with Marvel Studios to allow for Peter Parker to appear alongside his fellow Avengers over in the MCU. The contract is set to expire after a third solo movie is made, but according to producer Amy Pascal, Sony is eager to extend the deal beyond that.
This reveal comes as part of a wide-ranging interview, in honor of the release of the animated Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, which arrives in theaters this weekend. Amy Pascal was asked about the possibility of Marvel Studios and Sony parting ways once their current contract ends. Pascal, a key producer of the Spider-Man franchise and other related spin-offs, for her part, seems more than eager to keep this train on the tracks. Here's what she had to say about it.
"I think about crying. I can only hope for a future where things work out. I've known Kevin since he was Avi's very, very quiet assistant, who for many years sat in that room listening to us and being so much smarter than any of us without any of us realizing. I will say that working with Marvel has been one of the highlights of my professional career."
While Amy Pascal doesn't speak for all of Sony, she clearly represents the studio's best interests and, so far, it would seem that this deal has worked out quite well for them. Spider-Man: Homecoming made $880 million worldwide last year and was met with a great deal of praise from both fans and critics alike. That's more than The Amazing Spider-Man 2 made and the quality was trending downward with that series. Tom Holland's Peter Parker, meanwhile, has been widely embraced and brought something fresh to the character.
While Marvel Studios produces the solo movies with Sony, it's Sony who retains the profits at the box office. And those profits are surely bolstered by the appearances Spidey makes in movies like Captain America: Civil War and this year's Infinity War. It stands to reason that next year's Spider-Man: Far from Home well benefit greatly from the part the character had to play in those movies, as well as the upcoming Avengers: Endgame.
Related: First Official Far from Home Image Shows Spider-Man's Stealth Suit
The contract initially included three MCU movies, which will have been finished up after Avengers: Endgame, and three Spider-Man solo movies, leaving one left after Spider-Man: Far From Home hits theaters in July 2019. For Sony, there could be some value in taking control of the character fully again, as Venom was a huge hit and they could possibly make use of him in their blossoming spin-off universe. But really, they're probably much better off letting Spidey do his thing in the larger MCU, while mining the other characters they have for further spin-offs. In any event, it doesn't sound like fans need to be concerned about this deal coming to a close. This news was first reported by Vanity Fair.
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This small-group study is more than a small-group study. It provides the components to create a powerful small-group experience, including video presentations, a leader's guide with activities for class sessions and home use, and a thoughtful, inspiring participant's book written by Adam Hamilton, the dynamic young pastor of The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kansas. But it is more than that. A Pastor's Guide with CD-ROM provides the information and tools needed to create a congregation-wide event that will reach beyond the classroom, beyond the sanctuary, and into the community, bringing young people and families into the church who ordinarily might only stop by on Christmas or Easter.
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The Bishops Conference of Venezuela issued a statement yesterday announcing that the body's president, Archbishop Baltasar Porras, has traveled to Rome to inform the Holy See about the crisis currently enveloping the country.
The statement says Archbishop Porras has traveled to Rome "to visit the Roman dicasteries and to inform the Vatican Secretariat of State about the situation the country is currently enduring."
According to the official declaration, "the situation currently affecting the Venezuelan people has caused the Holy See unease and concern, and even more so have the continuous attacks on the Venezuelan clergy by the president of the Republic."
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Thermodynamic Properties of Block Copolymer Electrolytes Containing Imidazolium and Lithium Salts
Wanakule, Nisita S. and Virgili, Justin M. and Teran, Alexander A. and Wang, Zhen-Gang and Balsara, Nitash P. (2010) Thermodynamic Properties of Block Copolymer Electrolytes Containing Imidazolium and Lithium Salts. Macromolecules, 43 (19). pp. 8282-8289. ISSN 0024-9297. http://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20101028-094727435
We report on the thermal properties, phase behavior, and thermodynamics of a series of polystyrene-block-poly(ethylene oxide) copolymers (SEO) mixed with the ionic species Li[N(SO_(2)CF_3)_2] (LiTFSI), imidazolium TFSI (ImTFSI), and an equimolar mixture of LiTFSI and ImTFSI (Mix). Differential scanning calorimetric scans reveal similar thermal behavior of SEO/LiTFSI and SEO/ImTFSI at the same salt concentrations. Phase behavior and thermodynamics were determined using a combination of small-angle X-ray scattering and birefringence. The thermodynamics of our mixtures can be mapped on to the theory of neat block copolymer phase behavior provided the Flory−Huggins interaction parameter, χ, between the blocks is replaced by an effective χ (χ_(eff)) that increases linearly with salt concentration. The phase behavior and the value of m, the slope of the χ_(eff) versus salt concentration data, were similar for SEO/LiTFSI, SEO/ImTFSI, and SEO/Mix blends. The theory developed by Wang [ J. Phys. Chem. B. 2008, 41, 16205] provides a basis for understanding the fundamental underpinnings of the measured value of m. We compare our experimental results with the predictions of this theory with no adjustable parameters.
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© 2010 American Chemical Society. Received June 21, 2010; Revised Manuscript Received August 25, 2010. Publication Date (Web): September 13, 2010. This work was supported by the National Science Foundation (DMR-0966662, CBET-0965812, and CBET-0966632) and the Batteries for Advanced Transportation Technologies (BATT) Program, supported by the U.S. Department of Energy FreedomCAR and Vehicle Technologies Program. N.S.W. was supported by a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. The Advanced Light Source is supported by the Director, Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, of the U.S. Department of Energy, under Contract No. DE-AC02-05CH11231. Portions of this research were carried out at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, a national user facility operated by Stanford University on behalf of the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Basic Energy Sciences. We thank Shrayesh Patel for helpful discussions and Ariel Tsui for experimental help.
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Researchers at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have created the world's highest peak-power laser diode array, capable of creating up to 3.2 megawatts. The new device will be used in Europe's new Extreme Light facility, which will be as bad-ass as it sounds.
The diode array will sit within the High-Repetition-Rate Advanced Petawatt Laser System at the European Union's Extreme Light Infrastructure Beamlines facility, which is being built in the Czech Republic. The new array is designed as a replacement for flashlamps, which are currently used as the primary light source for laser sources in extreme light testing facilities. Flashlamp installations typically create light pulses once per second; the new array can fire 10 times per second, sending out kilojoule laser pulses each time. Andy Bayramian, one of the researchers working on the project, explains:
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(When) should we retire?
January 13, 2014 by Ian Paul
The questions around an ageing population and retirement are perhaps the biggest social and financial challenges to Western democracies. To realise this you just need to know some basic statistics on UK Government spending in the current year.
Defence £46.6 bn 6%
Education £49.5 bn 12%
Welfare £112.5 bn 16%
Health care £129.7 bn 18%
Pensions £144.1 20%
If you were going to reduce the Government deficit, which of these would be easiest to cut back on? Of course, pensions—and yet David Cameron, following by Labour, has just committed to continue to increase pensions by at least the value of inflation after the next election. Think about that: he has just committed to grow the largest element of Government spending at a time when he is also committed to reducing the total—and add to that the increasing number of pensioners. Does that make any economic sense at all?
Of course not. Neither does the fact that (as I remember seeing on BBC News) in the last ten years the income of those in retirement has gone up by 21.4% whilst average earnings have gone up by 8.4%. This would make sense if pensioners were a group who were relatively poor as a whole—but in fact this is a generation who have benefited from unprecedented growth in both pension investments and housing value. (When I worked in business for Mars Confectionery, joining in 1985 it was possible to plan to retire at age 50. On average life expectancy, that would have meant most of those in management working for less than half their adult life!) The net result is extensive poverty amongst the working.
So this issue is an economic problem and a political challenge—but it is also a key social issue, for at least two reasons. Firstly, the work environment is the place that provides many people with their main context for forming relations, building a sense of esteem, and contributing something to wider society. No surprise, then, that loneliness is a major issue in retirement—to our national shame.
But retirement is set to become socially divisive too. As average life expectancy becomes greater, it also becomes more differentiated; those who are wealthier, better educated and working in non-manual jobs live disproportionately longer than those who are poorer, less well educated, and working in manual occupations. So as the Government increases the retirement age, a significant proportion of the population will never live to see it.
Martin McKee, professor of European Public Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and fellow of the Faculty of Public Health, said that if the Government wanted to raise the pension age, they must first tackle health inequalities.
"George Osborne is thinking about the average life expectancy. The average life expectancy is fairly meaningless if you're living in a former coal mining village in Nottinghamshire or in inner-city Glasgow," he told The Independent. "There are many parts of the country where people have nowhere near the average life expectancy and, crucially, nowhere near the average healthy life expectancy. It's not just the fact people will be dead before they reach pensionable age, it's that they will be unfit to work."
This looks like an intractable problem, and there are few signs that there is even the beginning of political will to tackle it. But there is a simple solution: scrap the idea of retirement. Or at least, scrap the idea of retirement as a cliff-edge drop-off from full-time work to full-time retirement.
There is, of course, no mention of retirement in the Bible. There are several obvious practical reasons for this:
the lack of a structured 'welfare state' alongside the assumption that the extended family is the primary context for continued care of all members of society. The support of those in old age is the first implication of the fifth commandment (Ex 20.12) since it is directed to adult members of the community, not children.
the near-substitence level of much of society for most of the historical period. (A lot of research has been done recently on understanding economic stratification in the Roman Empire, the leading authorities being Steven Friesen, Peter Oakes and Bruce Longenecker.)
the much lower average life expectancy than in modern developed countries. But note that 'average' life expectancy is a misleading term, since in any pre-modern or under-developed context high levels of infant mortality massively reduce the 'average'. Even in the ancient world, people did live into their seventies and beyond; it is believed that the Apostle John lived into his eighties and Polycarp, second-century bishop of Smyrna, was martyred at the age of 86. On the other hand, a Roman soldier who completed his 20 years' service and was 'pensioned off' (often to work in farming) was doing quite well.
But the Bible does contain rich resources for reflecting about our work, or occupation. Right at the beginning, we were created for work in the image of a God who works—Adam was created to manage the earth's resource (Gen 1.26—28) and to till the ground, not just to enjoy the creation (Gen 2.15). (There is a really good reflection on this, and on our understanding of work, in an early Grove Ethics booklet God at Work by John Goldingay and Robert Innes.) And it is important to note in the creation account that it is only God who rests from his work. When humanity is created on the sixth day (Gen 1.31) so the first thing we have to do is enjoy the Sabbath! God rests from work, but humans can only properly work from rest, from their enjoyment of who God is, why he has created us, and what he has called us to.
In the West we have moved away from an understanding of employment—or, better, occupation—as a vocation which allows us to find fulfilment through exercise of our God-given abilities to serve wider society. Instead, we see work as employment where pay is compensation for the disbenefit and inconvenience for having to give up our time, energy and freedom to our employers. (See Rob Innes' chapter in the Grove Booklet for an account of this.) In fact, we have moved further still in so-called 'free market' economies, so that the workplace is a market where we sell our skills to the highest bidder, and of course those who control the market are the ones who earn the most. In this context, retirement is either the compensation for a lifetime of inconvenience, or the reward for our negotiation in the market of work. Our loss of understanding of work as vocation, as service or as fulfilment are reflected in our education system, which is seen increasingly as a mechanism for accumulating skills for the workplace, rather than as a place for nurturing wisdom, discerning vocation, or developing passion.
Rediscovering work as a life-long vocation will also allow us to recover a vision for a sustainable working life, rooted in community. When I lived on a kibbutz in Israel, I was struck by the fact that all members of the community had a job—regardless of age. As people got older, they worked fewer hours, and moved into roles that were appropriate in their physical demand. Work, as much as anything else, was part of their belonging to the community.
Could something like this happen in a whole society? I think it could—if the Government introduced a tapered pension provision, starting at, say, 60, and continuing to 75, when the full pension would be paid. This would encourage both a move to more sustainable, part-time working in one's 60s, but a continuing involvement in appropriate work beyond current retirement age. This would have both economic and social benefits.
When do I plan to retire? Actually, never. As long as I have something of value to contribute, which will serve others, and God gives me the ability to offer it, I plan to carry on!
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John Allister
Actually, I think there are two mentions of retirement in the Bible (though possibly not by that name, depending on the translation).
The Rich Fool decides that he has enough stored up for many years, so he can stop working and take life easy. That doesn't go well.
But priests were also expected to retire from the Temple at age 50, IIRC. I guess Eli would be an example of that – he's not doing the day-to-day business and lifting of carcasses but still has some influence.
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As someone who is still working part-time at the age of 68, it's hardly surprising that I'm not very keen on compulsory retirement at 65 (or at any other age).
That said, however, there is another side of the coin. If there is no final cut-off point for senior staff in an organisation, career- and succession-planning start to become much more difficult. Kibbutzniks may well work fewer hours and, as they get older, move into roles that are appropriate in their physical demands – but it's unreasonable to expect a Permanent Secretary arriving at his or her 60th birthday to remuster as an Executive Officer. And it's equally unreasonable to expect the new PS to have his or her former boss knocking around the place in a lower capacity. And if you don't know with a reasonable degree of certainty when your senior management is moving on, how do you plan their replacements?
I'm certainly not suggesting that these issues are insoluble; but they do present something of a challenge from the HR point of view.
So what does the Government spend the other 28% on?
Can that be cut?
Chris the other 28% is listed on the UK spending website that I link to. Have a look at the other elements—I don't think there is much slack, and if you are finding a fixed amount it is easier to do it from a large pot that a smaller pot, since it it a smaller proportion of it.
John, thanks for those two mentions. Do you have a reference for the retirement of priests? I don't recall that (but I now know what IIRC stands for!).
Certainly High Priests stepped down, but I think that is because they had fixed terms of service.
But I am not sure it undermines the general point that Scripture does not view work as something of fixed duration only, after which we 'put our feet up'.
Ian, I see your point about funding proportions. Like you, I don't want to retire as I fear I might stagnate otherwise,
As I grow older I am always encouraged by the fact that Moses did his main work with God long after he got his bus pass..
Patrick Heaps
I think the arguments you put forward are slightly simplistic. For instance, many people do consider their paid work to be a vocation but still see retirement as an opportunity to do a different type of work in the voluntary sector and therefore give something of themselves, rather than their money, back to society. Have you noticed the astonishing amount of excellent work done in this sector by those who have retired? However I do agree with you that the idea that pensions can go on increasing as infinitum is plainly unworkable and simply raising the age at which pensions are paid may not be the answer. I hesitate to use the phrase but maybe some benefits paid to pensioners should be means tested – it is plainly ridiculous to pay a winter fuel allowance to a multimillionaire.
Levites retired from temple service at 50 – Numbers 8:25. I think that's the reference I was half remembering.
Richard McArthur
David Cameron may just be playing clever politics. He is making commitments about the level of the basic state pension. However the government have proposals on the table to raise this further in 2016 but to do away with the state second pension at the same time. I am now 50 and recently calculated how much I will lose under these changes. The answer is approx £2000 a year and the TUC have said someone on the av income of £26000 will lose about £1600 a year. So in reality most peoples state pension is going to be cut whilst still paying the same level of national insurance. However the headlines will read – State Pension increased from £110 to £140 per week. So it maybe that your concerns are already being addressed!


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Press release: Guto Bebb: UK Government is committed to tackling poverty in Wales
UK Government Minister Guto Bebb MP set out the UK Government's commitment to tackling poverty in Wales at a Policy Forum for Wales event in Cardiff today (12 October).
The Minister told an audience of senior politicians and academics about the Prime Minister's mission to "build a country where no one and no community is left behind," by improving access to employment and making it pay to be in work.
In his speech to the forum, the Minister demonstrated the impact that record employment across the UK (as well as 93,000 more people in work in Wales than in 2010) and the introduction of the National Living Wage is having on reducing absolute poverty.
The Minister also spoke about UK Government plans to reduce the number of children living in workless families, by introducing statutory measures to address parental worklessness and children's educational attainment, areas known to make the biggest difference to disadvantaged children.
UK Government Minister for Wales Guto Bebb said:
This government is serious about tackling poverty in Wales. We've taken decisive action to create the right conditions for employment, making sure that more people are in work and are earning a living wage.
Welfare reform in Wales is transforming the lives of those from the most disadvantaged backgrounds for the better. Universal Credit is simplifying the tax and benefit system while supporting those on the lowest incomes.
Creating the correct conditions for job creation through the ambitious Industrial Strategy remains at the heart of the UK Government's priorities. I am optimistic that as we leave the EU, we will develop a new and lasting partnership which enables businesses across the UK to continue to trade with their partners in the EU.
The UK Government recognises how important the availability of affordable housing is in the fight against poverty. That's why last week the Prime Minister announced £2bn to be made available to increase the affordable housing stock in England, and I ask the Welsh Government to consider if a similar policy is needed in Wales.
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Different Faiths Quotes
Faith is different from proof; the latter is human, the former is a Gift from God.
Faith, Different, Proof
"Pensées" by Blaise Pascal, 1669.
88 Copy quote
I believe in the fundamental truth of all great religions of the world.
Faith, Wise, Spiritual
Mahatma Gandhi (2005). "All Men Are Brothers", p.57, A&C Black
While we may be of different faiths, we have a strong sense of faith, family, community. We hold the values of freedom and human rights very high and I think that those are all a part of a very strong quilt that binds us together.
Bob Menendez
Strong, Quilts, Thinking
Those of different faiths and no faith should seek areas of common agreement based on their different perspectives.
Agreement, Perspective, Different
"Faith and Politics: Party Leaders Respond". "Faith Today" Magazine, January 11, 2006.
I have the utmost respect for the different faiths professed by my fellow men.
Leverett Saltonstall
Respect, Men, Different
It's important to note that Jesus and Christ are two different faith affirmations. Hardly any Christians have been taught that - they think "Christ" is Jesus's last name.
Christian, Jesus, Thinking
Source: ryanthomasneace.com
If you listen to two people who are arguing about something, and they each of them have passionate faith that they're right, but they believe different things---they belong to different religions, different faiths, there is nothing they can do to settle their disagreement short of shooting each other, which is what they very often actually do.
Believe, Two, People
It's really important to say this. Often the faith schools were founded before the state provided education. I want good education in this country so I'm not going to slag off faith schools. I think that it's important that people of different backgrounds and different faiths go to school together and many faith schools do that.
Country, School, Thinking
Under the bright sun, many of us are gathered together with different languages, different styles of dress, even different faiths. However, all of us are the same in being humans, and we all uniquely have the thought of 'I' and we're all the same in wanting happiness and in wanting to avoid suffering.
Ego, Style, Suffering
And I communed with many different faiths and even when I wanted to be rebellious I never did not believe in Him. I never believed the people who said God was destructive or punishing.
Alfre Woodard
Believe, People, Different
The big issue of our time is trying to deal with extremism based on a perversion of religion and how you get peaceful coexistence between people of different faiths and cultures.
Issues, People, Peaceful
We have nearly complete misunderstanding between people of different faiths in Lake Wobegon, and that's probably one reason why we get along so very well. It's when you are trying to convince another person to think the same way that you do that there is friction and trouble between people. But when you feel that the other person is dumber than dirt, too dumb for words - why waste your breath - you get along pretty well. There's no bond between people that's quite so strong as when people each feel slightly superior towards the other one.
Strong, Thinking, Lakes
That's what American values and ideals are all about: We can come here and be different and celebrate different faiths and be OK with that.
Different, Celebrate, American Values
Source: www.mtv.com
I believe in the fundamental truth of all great religions of the world. I believe that they are all God- given and I believe that they were necessary for the people to whom these religions were revealed. And I believe that if only we could all of us read the scriptures of the different faiths from the standpoints of the followers of these faiths, we should find that they were at bottom all one and were all helpful to one another.
Believe, People, Diversity
Mahatma Gandhi (1980). "All Men are Brothers: Autobiographical Reflections", p.55, A&C Black
God is not upset that Gandhi was not a Christian, because God is not a Christian! All of God's children and their different faiths help us to realize the immensity of God.
Christian, Children, Upset
Let children learn about different faiths, let them notice their incompatibility, and let them draw their own conclusions about the consequences of that incompatibility. As for whether they are 'valid,' let them make up their own minds when they are old enough to do so.
Children, Mind, Different
Atheists are my brothers and sisters of a different faith, and every word they speak speaks of faith. Like me, they go as far as the legs of reason will carry them -- and then they leap.
Brother, Atheist, Legs
Yann Martel (2009). "Life of Pi", p.31, Vintage Canada
[The Persian Empire] left a dream of the Middle East as a unit, and a unit where people of different faiths could live together.
Neil MacGregor
God, Dream, People
Americans practice different faiths in churches, synagogues, mosques and temples. And many good people practice no faith at all.
Practice, People, Religion
"The Inaugural Redux" by Hendrik Hertzberg, www.newyorker.com. February 2, 2009.
Terrorism constitutes a direct attack on the values the UN stands for: the rule of law; the protection of civilians; peaceful resolution of conflicts; and mutual respect between people of different faiths and cultures.
Law, People, Peaceful
I completely can't understand people of different faiths who say that their children will choose when they grow up. I think that if you believe in a religion, most people believe that it's right.
Children, Growing Up, Believe
I know how much respect I have for people of all different faiths, but especially for my family, who are the most important people in my life, and who are still practicing, and deeply religious.
Religious, People, Important
Source: www.commonwealmagazine.org
I grew up in a Catholic family in the Midwest. And I knew people of different faiths and people that were atheists and people that were agnostic.
Atheist, People, Catholic
"Comic Jim Gaffigan On Stand-Up, Faith And Opening For The Pope". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. September 24, 2015.
Those are big challenges in our age, not just how we live as co-citizens in societies with people of different faiths and different cultures - I mean, that's a big challenge itself - but how we think about all that as Christians, or as Jews, or as Muslims, or as Hindus. How do we think about the religious other? There's a theological dimension as well as a civic dimension to our pluralism.
Diana L. Eck
Christian, Religious, Mean
Source: www.huffingtonpost.com
For people of different faiths to coexist, it's going to take maturity, wisdom, and patience. All of which come, eventually, with tolerance. And it's a process of time.
Maturity, People, Tolerance
Albert Einstein Theoretical Physicist
Barack Obama 44th U.S. President
Mark Twain Author
Benjamin Franklin Founding Father of the United States
Oscar Wilde Writer
Mahatma Gandhi Civil rights leader
Friedrich Nietzsche Philologist
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George Bernard Shaw Playwright
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Q: Valor errado ao criar dataFrame Estou querendo criar um dataFrame com 2 colunas - meses e valor. Só que os valores da coluna valor estão vindo de forma errada. Mostrando passo a passo do que estou fazendo:
Soma o total de cada mês de outros arquivos:
janeiro = round(sum(lic01.Valor_Licitação), 2)
fevereiro = round(sum(lic02.Valor_Licitação), 2)
março = round(sum(lic03.Valor_Licitação), 2)
abril = round(sum(lic04.Valor_Licitação), 2)
maio = round(sum(lic05.Valor_Licitação), 2)
junho = round(sum(lic06.Valor_Licitação), 2)
julho = round(sum(lic07.Valor_Licitação), 2)
agosto = round(sum(lic08.Valor_Licitação), 2)

E com isso crio um novo dataFrame:
meses = pd.DataFrame({'Meses' : ['Janeiro', 'Fevereiro', 'Março', 'Abril', 'Maio', 'Junho', 'Julho', 'Agosto'], 'Valor':[janeiro, fevereiro, março, abril, maio, junho, julho, agosto]})
meses.to_csv=()

E o dataFrame fica assim:

Como posso resolver isso de modo que os valores sejam apresentados de forma correta?

A: Dei uma estudada melhor e consegui resolver. Obrigado e desculpe por qualquer coisa.
Apliquei:
pd.set_option('display.float_format', '{:.2f}'.format)

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Rich Client Platform (RCP, платформа насичених клієнтів) — набір модулів для розробки програмного забезпечення, що складається з компонентів
 ядро;
 фреймворк для розробки;
 набір віджетів;
 засоби для роботи з файлами;
 робоче середовище (панелі, редактори, проєкції, майстри).

RCP надає програмістам засоби побудови власних застосунків на основі готових модулів. Це дозволяє знизити витрати на розробку, оскільки не потрібно самостійно розробляти типові блоки програм, а можна скористатися вже готовими відтестованими рішеннями.

Також це підвищує сумісність застосунків, що розробляються, оскільки використовується загальне API.

Прикладами застосування концепції платформи у світі вільного програмного забезпечення є Eclipse та NetBeans для платформи Java.

Дивись також
 Eclipse RCP

Посилання
 Spring Rich Client Project
 NetBeans RCP

Програмне забезпечення
Засоби розробки


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Biking for a cause
December 18, 2012 by Terry Barner
Rachel Birchmeier helped build affordable housing during a 3,600-mile cross-country journey. Photo by B.A. Rupert
With her Missouri S&T college degree in hand and a nice job awaiting her, Rachel Birchmeier left campus to embrace a summer of flat tires, aching muscles and sleeping in horse manure.
Birchmeier volunteered for Bike and Build, a gathering of college students from across America who bicycled from coast to coast along nine different routes and built affordable housing at selected stops. Birchmeier's group built parts of nine homes along the 3,600-mile journey from North Carolina to San Diego.
"The hardest part was being mixed in with 20 different people and trying to make decisions together," says Birchmeier, a May 2012 nuclear engineering graduate. The group averaged about 70 miles each day before teaming with local Habitat for Humanity staff and low-income homeowners to do everything from pouring foundations to hammering roof shingles.
"Laying a foundation was like putting LEGO blocks together," Birchmeier adds. "You think of house building as so complicated, but it isn't."
What was complicated was the endless pedaling through mountains and deserts.
"The hardest days that stick out were when things went wrong," Birchmeier recalls. "I rode 90 miles through the desert in 100-plus degrees. There was no water and no civilization. The whole time, I thought, 'This is so awful.'"
And there was a "Rocky Mountain High" as they crossed the Colorado mountains.
"We rode 2 mph for six hours. One girl cried when she got to the top because it was such an empowering experience. You earned the view," Birchmeier says.
But while they were building a home in Colorado Springs, Colo., Birchmeier watched helplessly from a valley as wildfires consumed homes in the mountains above. "I had a 360-degree view of all the burning," she recalls. "Seeing the houses burning brought tears to your eyes. I thought, 'Why do I ever worry about anything?'"
But welcomed rains there also brought other hardships. Birchmeier and two male riders were caught under a thunderstorm and ducked into a barn. "We hid in a horse stall for four hours. I lay down and used horse manure as a pillow. That could easily ruin your day, but then I got nine flat tires that day. You have to roll with the punches," Birchmeier says.
After 70 days of biking and 13 days of building, the group dismounted their matching Giant bicycles and bobbed in the Pacific Ocean in a group hug to celebrate.
Birchmeier then traded bike shorts for business attire and started her career at Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory in New York where she designs nuclear-powered submarines for the U.S. Navy. She is already in a fast-track course for management while enrolled in a graduate program where she switches jobs every nine months.
"Throughout getting my degree, I have really learned how all the different avenues of engineering tie in," she says. "I don't feel like I just have a nuclear engineering degree, I feel like I can do anything."
Story and video by Terry Barner
Learn about opportunities for S&T students to serve in the community.
Filed Under: Features Tagged With: 'rachel birchmeier' 'bike and build' 'nuclear engineering' 'missouri sandt' 'missouri s&t" 'missouri university of science and technology'
Manoj says
Thanks for sharing this inspirational story.
Congrats to Rachel for the selfless service and for successful completion of the trip..
Wishing her all the best.


PAY IT FORWARD! – It Works For Bobbi!
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ETA: All you do here is leave a comment and you are entered. I will draw 3 names from all the comments and mail you something I made from the heart 🙂 If you are one of the winners, you need to then do this same contest on YOUR blog – draw 3 names and send them something (bought or handmade), and so on. In other words….Pay it forward! Does this make sense?
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Only comment on this post if you are willing to play the game.
Previous Soft Light Tutorial and fun stuff!
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I LOVE contests…even though I never win. But what a good idea. I'm going to do it on my blog!
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I have wanted to have another contest on my blog so this will be the perfect reason!!!
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Netflix: Next In Fashion | Tan France Does It Again
By Fatima Khalid	 Last updated Feb 4, 2020
This post is for the fashion reality TV enthusiasts. Among the many big names out there such as Project Runway, Netflix has added another hit show called "Next in Fashion". The hosts of the show are the famous fashion designers: Tan France and Alexa Chung. People have already devoured the 10 episodes of Season 1 and can't wait for the next one. It's very inclusive and diverse!
Related: Where To Watch 'The Circle' Reality Show?
Tan France | Next in Fashion
He was born in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, to Pakistani parents. In 2011, Tan France became an entrepreneur and founded the clothing brand Kingdom & State in the UK. In 2013, he decided to move to the US. A fashion designer, TV personality and author, he is truly versatile. Tan France acted as the fashion expert for the Netflix series Queer Eye. He got married to Rob France in 2007 and lives with him in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Related: Tan France & Jameela Jamil's Joke At Emmys 2019 Only Brown People Would Get
She is a fashion model turned designer. It had been a long time since she appeared on TV, which was Fuse News. Alexa Chung used to interview bands, but she got bored with it. After that, she completely focused on her fashion-related work. Before starting her fashion line, she enjoyed writing for Vogue. Chung has won the British Style Award at the British Fashion Awards multiple times. Due to her strict schedule, she couldn't give time to new projects. But as soon as she was offered Next in Fashion with Tan France, she said yes. When asked about her experience she said:
I laughed every day! It was delightful.
Next in Fashion | The show's theme
The show involves 18 experienced designers looking for their chance in the world. They face various challenges based on global design styles or trends. The winner debuts their collection with luxury fashion retailer Net-a-Porter and wins a cash prize of $250,000. Additionally, the show also features various guest judges like Elizabeth Stewart, Eva Chen, Tommy Hilfiger, and Adriana Lima.
Related: Tan France Helped Sophie Turner With a Fashion Emergency At Emmys 2019
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2 June 2015, Gateway House
The Pacific Alliance & India
The Pacific Alliance—Mexico, Colombia, Peru and Chile—is one of the newest and most vibrant regional groupings in Latin American. Apart from the liberal foreign trade policies of these countries, they also have higher growth and lower inflation rates than their neighbours. India's trade with the grouping has been growing, and as an observer member of the bloc, there is scope for much deeper engagement.
BY R. Viswanathan
Former Distinguished Fellow, India-Latin America
The Pacific Alliance (PA) is the latest addition to Latin American regional groupings that include MERCOSUR, Andean Community, ALBA and SICA. Comprising Mexico, Colombia, Peru and Chile, the PA is a vibrant, dynamic and ambitious group, while the other four blocs are struggling with internal political and economic difficulties.
The PA's dynamism can be linked to the fact that the macroeconomic fundamentals of its members, dubbed the Pacific Pumas, are stronger and more solid than the other Latin American countries. They have higher growth with lower inflation, and projected to grow by 3% or more in 2015, while Latin America as a whole is expected to grow only by about 1%. The average inflation of the PA region is less than , which is half the annual Latin American inflation rate.
The policies and tax regimes of the PA countries are more stable, transparent and predictable, as well as investor-friendly. Unsurprisingly, the four countries lead the region in the World Bank's 'Ease of Doing Business' survey of 2014. Their global rankings (Colombia-34, Peru-35, Mexico-39 and Chile-41) are way ahead of India's lowly 142nd rank.
They have lower tariffs, more liberal foreign trade policies and among Latin American countries, they have signed the most free trade agreements (FTA). Chile has signed with 60 countries, Peru with 50, Mexico with 44, and Colombia 30. All four have FTAs with the U.S., as well as the European Union. Mexico, Peru and Chile are part of negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership and Colombia is also keen to join. Chile and Peru have FTAs with China and Colombia has just announced its intention to negotiate a FTA with China.
India's trade with the PA, which accounts for 40% of its trade with Latin America, has been growing rapidly, and has the potential to reach $30 billion in the next four years from $15 billion in 2014. Mexico, Colombia, Peru and Chile are the second, third, fourth and fifth largest destination of India's exports in Latin America, after Brazil. Mexico and Colombia have become regular source of crude oil, while Chile and Peru are sources of copper and gold imports for India.
India's private sector, and its public sector utility ONGC Videsh have recognised the lure of the large and growing market of the PA, which has a total population of 214 million, GDP of $2 trillion, trade of $1 trillion and average per capita GDP of $10,000. Accordingly, over 30 Indian companies have invested in the PA in areas such as IT, pharmaceuticals, energy, mining and manufacturing.
Ten companies from the PA have invested in India, most notably, the Aje Group from Peru which has successfully entered the soft drink market in India with its brand 'Big Cola'.
How can India improve its partnership with the Pacific Alliance?
Signing FTAs with Mexico, Colombia and Peru will enable its exports to compete with those of the PA's other FTA partner countries. India already has a PTA with Chile which is being widened and deepened. India should open a large line of credit of at least $500 million to the PA bloc to promote and facilitate investment and project exports of Indian companies. India has become an observer in the PA since February 2014. Using this status, India could engage with the group and consider participation in the next summit of the PA to be held in Peru this year.
While the group as a whole may not have direct lessons for India, it could learn from the Pact for Mexico under which a dozen major reforms have been brought about in the last two years under an unprecedented consensus between the ruling and the opposition parties. The success of Mexico in making itself as a manufacturing hub of the Americas can provide a template for the 'Make in India' campaign.
Ambassador Viswanathan is Distinguished Fellow, Latin America Studies, Gateway House. He is the former Indian Ambassador to Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and Venezuela, and Consul General in Sao Paulo.
India-Latin America Engagements, September 2013
India-Latin America engagements, May 2014


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Placing my trust in worldly things had been done for many years without actually knowing it.
When I was finished with school I needed to find a job and basically a direction for my life to go in. I applied to become a learner at out local steel factory but before that I found a two week temporary job at a animal food store. After my time was up I only worked a few Saturdays and two other days for a construction company for the rest of the year.
The next year I finally got accepted into the learner program at the steel factory. I thought the direction that I seeked after school had finally been found. Everything went well until the fifth month when the job started getting to me. The job was very repetitive and almost half of the work days were twelve hour shifts. At one point I just thought everything is over now. The direction I had was downhill and it felt like my life was just going to be constant torture. I was very thankful for the job even while I was feeling like that but in the end I was miserable. One day out of complete desperation and hopelessness I asked God what should I do. I instantaneously got an answer.
The answer I received was to become a teacher. I always thought about one day doing a degree in history because it is one of my main interests. I had the direction from God but did not know how it will be possible to study because of financial reasons. To sum it up God provided for every year and not once throughout did I ever short any money.
And as God had it be, the town where I live had a campus of one of our biggest universities, only 6km from my house. The Lord even provided the means to continue with my postgraduate studies and while currently writing this I am busy with the third degree.
Back to finishing my first and second degree, I started searching for a job thinking now my working life officially starts. I wasn't not filled with enthusiasm and from the beginning thought that I will only work at the school for maximum one year before finding a better position. I started as an arts and culture teacher at a primary school. My situation was I studied history and also furthered my studies to end up teaching art and culture at a primary school.
The school itself was also horrible. The children went out of their way to defy the teachers; they did as as they pleased because of the limited rights that teachers have in my country. So to sum it up, I was basically where I was five and a half years before, having no direction and feeling like my whole world crashed in an instant.
Better positions passed me by that I was more than qualified to get. I left the school for two reasons. One to be instantly available for a better position and two, because I could just plainly not take it any more. It was at that school for the first time in my adult life I wished death upon people. So I quit.
On the day I quit, I felt like a complete failure. After I worked my notice period when I was at home during the day for the first time I just cried out of the feeling of being a complete failure. Then it dawned on me. From the time I was finished with school I always told myself that if I get a qualification then everything will be great. The problem being my trust was shifted to worldly possessions and not God. When I actually thought it through, I placed my trust in a piece of paper and not completely in God. It was done consciously but I was never conscious about it. For eigt years I placed my trust in a qualification, first to get one and then when I had two God had to remove the shells from my eyes, the shells of trusting worldy possessions over him whilst thinking I am only trusting him. My eyes were opened and I confessed and placed everything at his feet.
The second day after I finished at the school I got a temporary assistant job at the university and I could work from home. I also got a few other assistant jobs there. The salary was good and the jobs were great. I had a good income but still had no new direction. Everyday I prayed for the right job because my assistant jobs had limited lifespans. The one way my prayers changed was to ask for God's will only and not mine in anyway. I did not ask for a specific job that I thought will be perfect because my will always ended up in a massive crash. I placed God's will at the centre of my prayer for a job.
One day when finishing discussing work at the university one of my bosses asked if I would lecture history the following year. I quickly replied with a "definitely". It was completely unexpected and I had to wait a week for final confirmation. When he confirmed I was just extremely thankful. I always wanted to lecture history and could not figure out how I will get a lecturing job at the university because they already had one. The curriculums and structures changed at the university and they needed an extra lecturer.
Through a rough year spiritually even when I just left a job God still provided in ways that I could not have imagined. So now I have my dream job and focus on only seeking God's will in all aspects of my life. His will is good and the wills of people lead to destruction and chaos.
Up until this point in my life I have learned to only seek the will of God and also to ask for it in all things. I have seen and experienced how God can use anything to get us on the correct path, even that which is deemed extremely valuable can be "wasted" so that is will come to pass and that he can be glorified. This shows that we need not worry because he can provide in all ways and also everything according to His will.
To anyone who faces such a situation or any situation for that matter, place your trust upon God and ask for his will to come to pass and not yours. Sometimes God's will is tough to live through but in the end when you look back it may be clear how God worked to let everything work out for those that love him to glorify him.
With a thankful heart I can confess that God is good.
Praise the Lord. What an encouraging testimony!


Catch a sneak peek of Overwatch League Season 2!
Hyped for Overwatch League Season 2? Can't wait until 2019? You're in luck, Overwatch fans, because Blizzard will be holding an Overwatch League Watchpoint Season Preview show, live later this week.
The Overwatch League 2019 season preview will show us our first look at the opening week schedule for the upcoming new season, which will officially begin on February 14, 2019. Additionally, fans can look forward to exclusive insights and analysis on each of the league's 20 teams including 8 brand new additions like the Chengdu Hunters and Washington Justice.
Hosted by Overwatch League team reps Overwatch League talent Chris Puckett and Malik Forté, the Season 2 Preview will also feature commissioner Nate Nanzer and special guests from the Overwatch community like Brennon "Bren" Hook, Josh "Sideshow" Wilkinson, and Soe Gschwind.
The Overwatch League Watchpoint Season Preview will air live from the Blizzard Arena Los Angeles on Wednesday, December 5 at 4:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. That translates to Thursday, December 6 at 8.00 a.m. for those in Malaysia, Singapore, and other GMT+8 countries like Hong Kong and the Philippines.
It will be streamed live on the official website, Twitch, Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, and more. Video-on-demand will be available on ESPN.com and other platforms.
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