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RBI approves Piramal Group' proposed takeover of DHFL
Mumbai Press
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved the takeover of Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Ltd (DHFL) by Piramal Group.
The development comes just a month after the Committee of Creditors (CoC) of DHFL voted in favour of Piramal's bid with 94 per cent votes and approved its resolution plan.
"We understand that the RBI has approved the DHFL resolution plan from Piramal Capital and Housing Finance, submitted by the CoC," said a statement by Piramal Group.
Now, the proposed takeover requires the approval of the National Company Law Tribunal.
The other major contender for the debt-ridden NBFC was US-based Oaktree Capital which secured around 45 per cent of the votes from the lenders in the voting process last month.
The total offer of Piramal was Rs 37,250 crore, compared to Rs 38,400 crore offered by Oaktree. However, Piramal had offered higher upfront cash payment.
The total dues of DHFL stand at around Rs 90,000 crore.
Piramal, in its bid, has offered an additional amount in the resolution process to fixed deposit holders, over and above what the CoC offers them through the IBC resolution.
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According to the company, the Ex-showroom prices of the new vehicle will be announced in March 2022 before the start of the deliveries in April 2022.
"Today, as India continues to make larger economic strides, many customers are seeking a sophisticated lifestyle vehicle that delivers exceptional on and off-road prowess and fulfil their daily urban mobility needs be it work or pleasure," said Masakazu Yoshimura, Managing Director, TKM.
As per the company, the Hilux is loaded with features like a heavy-duty turbo engine and diamond-like carbon coating on the piston rings for maximised frictional efficiency.
"The result is a whopping 500Nm of Torque which is by far the best in the segment," the company said.
"The Variable Flow Control' to the power steering has boosted drivability making the steering lighter at low speed in city traffic condition and heavier at higher speeds cruising on a highway."
Besides, the Hilux comes with an unmatched water wading capacity of 700mm.
It features the same platform (body-on frame chassis construction) that underpins the Innova Crysta and Fortuner.
Globally, the Hilux sales has surpassed 20 million units.
India's FY23 GDP is expected to grow 7.6 per cent year-on-year basis, said India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra).
As per the ratings agency, after a gap of two years, the Indian economy will show a "meaningful expansion", as the real GDP in FY23 will be 9.1 per cent higher than the FY20 (pre-Covid) GDP level.
"However, the size of the Indian economy in FY23 will be 10.2 per cent lower than the FY23 GDP trend value," the agency said.
"A continued weakness in private consumption and investment demand is estimated to contribute 43.4 per cent and 21.0 per cent, respectively, to this shortfall."
However, it pointed out that if the impact of Omicron on 4QFY22 growth turns out to be greater than the estimate then there could be some upside to the FY23 growth originating from the base effect.
"Nonetheless, there are risks to the ongoing recovery."
Notably, the agency cited that National Statistical Organisation's (NSO) advanced estimate (AE) of FY22 showed that private final consumption expenditure (PFCE), grew by only 6.9 per cent YoY in FY22, despite a low base and sales data of many consumer durables showing robust growth.
"This indicates that the consumption demand is still weak and not broad based. In fact, the slowdown in PFCE had begun even before the Covid-19 pandemic had hit the Indian economy."
"Robust PFCE growth is a must for a sustained growth recovery."
Besides, it said that wage growth both in the rural and urban areas is facing significant headwinds and has been declining since mid-2020.
"More importantly, real (inflation-adjusted) wages are indicating an erosion of household's purchasing power. Another factor that has impaired the consumption demand lately is an abrupt rise in the health expenditure of households."
"These trends may be cyclical in nature, but the picture even at the structural level is not healthy for households."
Consequently, household savings have declined and their leverage has gone up significantly since FY12, the agency said.
In addition, it estimated that investments, as measured by gross fixed capital formation (GFCF), to grow 8.7 per cent YoY in FY23.
"However, private investments have been down and out over the past several years and Ind-Ra believes the revival of private investment demand will be a slow and drawn-out process."
"The two developments that can, however, hasten this process are merchandise exports which have shown a surprise turnaround in FY22 and the Production-Linked Incentive Scheme announced by the union government in April 2020."
Higher standard deduction for salaried may be part of tinkering
The Union Budget 2022 may include a higher standard deduction for salaried taxpayers and tax incentives related to affordable housing.
Emkay Global Financial Services said in a report that on the revenue front, gross tax/GDP ratio is expected to increase to 10.7 per cent amid healthy tax buoyancy across segments. Though we do not see any major changes in taxes, we do not rule out minor tinkering in the form of higher standard deduction for salaried taxpayers; tax incentives related to affordable housing; or marginally higher customs duties on PLI-related finished/semi-finished products. Separately, lower non-tax revenue will be led by lower RBI dividends.
The spending focus will likely be on welfare, rural, health and MSMEs. We will also watch for financial sector initiatives (resolutions, higher FPI limits to facilitate divestment in select PSBs on sale, etc.), which could improve the efficacy of the financial sector's ability to fund the recovery better, the report said.
Amid various push and pull, FY22 GFD/GDP could just about balance at 6.8 per cent. Positive buffers such as bumper RBI surplus, robust tax collection, and higher nominal GDP could get offset by higher payouts than budgeted on food, fertiliser subsidy, health, NREGA, Air India SPV; and possible miss on ambitious divestment targets (despite possible mega LIC IPO in March 2022).
Asset-sale execution will undeniably become the key balancing aspect, especially with a healthy NMP pipeline. We pencil in a modest divestment of Rs 800 billion, and do not account for any major 5G spectrum windfall amid limited clarity on the reserve price, the report said.
The upcoming Budget faces acute policy trade-offs between nurturing a nascent growth recovery and diminishing fiscal space with challenging debt dynamics. The uneven recovery post the pandemic raises questions about the sustainability of demand, especially as the labour market is also potentially divided. For targeted policy responses, fiscal policy tends to be more effective than monetary policy. Thus, a delicate balance needs to be maintained, ensuring the fiscal impulse is maximized to boost potential growth, even as policy adherence to medium-term fiscal sustainability is signalled, the report said.
This would require the expenditure-to-GDP ratio remaining healthy, front-loaded investment-focused stimulus, especially amid its larger multiplier effect on growth and employment. This necessitates innovative reforms, better resource allocation, and possible fiscal funding by aggressive asset sales in the form of existing functional infrastructure monetisation, disinvestments, and strategic sales, among others.


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Spanish/Mexican Language and Culture Kit
Charro: The Mexican Cowboy. Ancona, George. Harcourt, 1999. ISBN: 9780152010461. This photo-essay depicts the stories and practices around the charrera in Guadalajara, Mexico. A brief historical background is provided as well as information on the specific training required to become a charra or charro.
Day of the Dead/El día de los muertos. Barner, Bob. Teresa Mlawer, Ill. Holiday House, 2010. ISBN: 9780823422142. This rhythmic narrative explains how a family prepares for and celebrates the Day of the Dead; a Mexican tradition that honors and remembers those who are not among us anymore. Bright colors on a black background highlight the artifacts.
Diego. Winter, Jonah. Jeanette Winter, Ill. Random House 1991. ISBN: 9780679856177. The author and illustrator combine written text and visual images to create small masterpieces telling the story of the famous Mexican artist Diego Rivera.
The Diving Bell. Strasser, Todd. New York: Scholastic Press (1992). ISBN: 9780590430456. Set during the Spanish colonization of Mexico, a Mexican indigenous girl learns the Spaniards' ways in order to save her brother and her community. Her relationships with the village monk and other Spaniards, explore different layers of trust, respect and loyalty among the colonized and colonizers in that time period.
El Cucuy! Hayes, Joe. Robledo, Honorio, Ill. Cinco Punto Press (2001). ISBN: 9780938317784. El cucuy is a traditional Mexican story about a man who lives in the mountains and kidnaps children who misbehave. Parents frequently share this story to teach social norms.
Elena's Serenade. Geeslin, Campbell. Juan, Ana, Ill. New York: Atheneum, 2004. ISBN: 9780689849084. Elena learns to be a glassblower like her father when she travels to Monterrey to learn from master glassblowers. The story presents a Mexican practice that might be unknown to many.
Esperanza Rising. Muñoz-Ryan, Pam. Scholastic Press, 2009. ISBN: 9780439120425. Esperanza lives a wealthy lifestyle on a ranch in Mexico, until her father dies and she and her mother must cross the border in order to survive. Living as a migrant worker, she learns about being humble and hard working, as well as the importance of family and friendship.
Fiesta/Fireworks. Ancona, George. Lothrop, Lee & Shepard (1998). ISBN: 9780688148171. Tultepec, Mexico is well known for the making of spectacular explosives and celebrations, especially during feast of day of San Juan de Dios. This book exposes children to the richness of Mexican culture in an urban area.
Frida. Winter, Jonah. Juan, Ana, Ill. Scholastic, 2002. ISBN: 9780590203203. This biography tells the story of Frida Kahlo, one of the most eccentric and emotive artists in Mexico. The illustrator plays with imagination and color to represent Frida's way of thinking, living, and painting.
Funny Bones: Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras. Tonatiuh, Duncan. Abrams, 2015. ISBN: 97814119716478. Funny Bones tells the story of how the amusing calaveras—skeletons performing various everyday or festive activities—came to be. They are the creation of Mexican artist José Guadalupe (Lupe) Posada (1852–1913), best known for his literary calaveras, brief and amusing rhyming poems about skeletons dressed in clothes, going about their daily business.
Holy Molé! McAlister, Carline. Czernecki, Stefan, Ill. August House, 2007. ISBN: 9780874837759. In a monastery in a Mexican town, the orphan child who works in the kitchen prepares the famous Mexican mole for the first time using chocolate with turkey, spices, and nuts. The story is authentic but the illustrations are stereotypical and problematic.
Isabel's House of Butterflies. Johnson, Tony. Guevara, Susan, Ill. Sierra Club, 2003. ISBN: 9781578051281. Every autumn, monarch butterflies migrate to the mountainous area of Michoacán, Mexico where Isabel and her family live, returning to roost in the single tree outside their house. When Isabel's father decides that he must chop down the tree and sell its wood to buy food, Isabel comes up with a plan that gives her family hope and a way to spare the oyamel tree.
Just a Minute. Morales, Yuyi. San Francisco: Chronicle Books (2003). ISBN: 9780811837583. Framed in a Mexican context, Yuyi has created a funny and attractive character that represents the topic of death in a symbolic way. Señor Calavera visits Grandma Beetle because it is time for her to travel with him, but she has several things to do first, described numerically from 1 to 10.
Just in Case. Morales, Yuyi. Roaring Brook Press (2008) ISBN: 9781596433298. On Grandma Beetle's birthday, Señor Calavera tries to find the perfect present with the support of Grandpa Zelmiro. The collection of gifts creates a bilingual alphabet. The book is supported with highly emotive illustrations, which reveal that Grandma's wish is to see her beloved husband.
La llorona/The Weeping Woman. Hayes, Joe. Hill, Vicki & Pennypacker. Mona, Ill. Cinco Punto Press 2004. ISBN: 9780938317395. La llorona is one of the most popular cuentos of Hispanic America. The weeping woman tells the scary story of a woman who lost her children and spent her afterlife searching for them. The story is often told to children to scare them into coming home on time at night.
La señora regañon. Sanromán, Susana. Domi, Ill. Fondo de Cultura Económica (1997) ISBN: 9780613280594. In this simple story, a frightened child keeps a light under her covers to scare away the night, which she calls Señora Regañona – Old Grouch. She has a dream that helps her learn not to be afraid of the moon. Written in Spanish.
Light foot/Pies ligeros. Toledo, Natalia. Toledo, Francisco, Ill. Groundwood, 2006. ISBN: 9780888997890. This intriguing fable is based on Francisco Toledo's series of engravings of Death, a dominant figure in Mexican culture. Death, concerned by overpopulation in the world, decides to solve the problem by challenging everyone to a skip-rope contest where the losers die.
Lucha libre: The Man in the Silver Mask. Garza, Xavier. Crosthwaite, L.H., Ill. Cinco Punto Press (2005). ISBN: 9781933693101. Garza draws from his experiences with the lucha libre in a small border town. Carlitos engages in the fascinating world of lucha libre as he buys his first mask and faces his favorite luchador, the Man in the Silver Mask. The graphic-novel style illustrations in acrylic show the excitement of this sport.
M is for Mexico. Cordero, Flor de Maria. Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2008. ISBN: 97818845075934. This alphabet book is filled with fabulous photographs of Mexico. The author/photographer captures the people, customs, and culture of her country both in historical and contemporary context.
Mayeros /A Yucatec Maya Family. Ancona, George. Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1997. ISBN: 9780688134662. This photographic essay comes from the author's own experiences growing up on the Yucatan Peninsula. The book depicts daily life for a modern Mayan Indian family engaged in practices associated with their Mayan heritage and the Spanish explorers.
My Big Book of Spanish Words. Emberley, Rebecca. Little Brown Kids, 2008. ISBN: 9780316118033. This colorful text introduces readers to colors, numbers, animals and much more. This is a perfect beginning bilingual book to help facilitate the learning Spanish.
My First Book of Proverbs/Mi primer libro de dichos. González, Ralfka. Ruiz, Ana, Ill. Children's Book Press, 1995. ISBN: 9780613887991. This bilingual text presents a collection of popular sayings and proverbs from Mexico and other Latin-American countries. Children can identify the English version of each saying while learning about the importance of context in understanding these sayings.
My First Book of Spanish Words. Kudela, Katy. Capstone Press, 2009. ISBN: 9781429632984. How do you say hello in Spanish? Explore the pages of this Spanish English picture dictionary to learn new words and phrases. Colorful photographs and simple labels make learning Spanish fun.
The Piñata Maker/El piñatero. Ancona, George. Harcourt, 1994. ISBN: 9780152000608. One of Mexico's most famous artifacts is piñatas, but many do not know the stories and experiences of how piñatas are made. Ancona takes us into the life of Don Ricardo Nuñez Gijon, or Tío Rico, a piñatero, who gives life to piñatas and to his own town.
Play and Learn Spanish. Lomba, Ann & Summerville, Marcela. McGraw-Hill, 2011. ISBN: 9780071759281. At the core of Play and Learn Spanish are 50+ everyday conversations between Spanish parents and their children. These conversations will help you fine-tune your ear to fluent, everyday Spanish that you can use. The book also has many songs and games, including two new board games at the end of the book.
Playing Loteria/El juego de la lotería. Colato-Laínez, Rene. Arena, Jill, Ill. Luna Rising, 2005. ISBN: 9780873588812. While Mexican children today may not play La Lotería, the game was a common part of their parents' childhood. This board game is similar to Bingo, but played with beans and cards with pictures of significant elements from Mexican culture. In the book, a Mexican-American child spends a summer in Mexico learning the language and the culture as he plays La Lotería with his beloved grandmother.
Princess and the Warrior: A Tale of Two Volcanoes. Tonatiuh, Duncan. Abrams, 2016. ISBN: 9781419721304. Award-winning author Duncan Tonatiuh reimagines one of Mexico's cherished legends. Princess Izta had many wealthy suitors but dismissed them all. When a mere warrior, Popoca, promised to be true to her and stay always by her side, Izta fell in love. The emperor promised Popoca if he could defeat their enemy Jaguar Claw, then Popoca and Izta could wed. When Popoca was near to defeating Jaguar Claw, his opponent sent a messenger to Izta saying Popoca was dead. Izta fell into a deep sleep and, upon his return, even Popoca could not wake her. As promised Popoca stayed by her side. So two volcanoes were formed: Iztaccíhuatl, who continues to sleep, and Popocatépetl, who spews ash and smoke, trying to wake his love.
The Tree is Older than You Are: A bilingual Gathering of Poems & Stories from Mexico. Nye, Naomi Shihab. Simon & Schuster, 1995. ISBN: 9780689820878. A bilingual anthology of 102 poems and stories features the work of 64 Mexican writers and artists. Through their work, readers can delve into the rich culture of Mexican life.
Truth and Salsa. Lowery, Linda. Peachtree 2006. ISBN: 9781561453665. After her parents divorce, Hayley Flynn lives with her grandmother in San Miguel, Mexico for six months. Her experiences challenge her stereotypes about Mexican culture and the Spanish language. While struggling to find her place in this new context, Hayley empathizes with others and becomes active in the struggle for justice for migrant workers in Michigan.
Very Hungry Caterpillar/La oruga muy hambrienta. Carle, Eric. Philomel, 2011. ISBN: 9780399256059. The time-honored classic The Very Hungry Caterpillar bilingual edition brings together two languages for a reading and learning experience. With easily readable side-by-side English and Spanish text, it's perfect for children learning to speak either language.
What Can You Do with a Rebozo? Tafolia, Carmen. Cordova, Amy, Ill. Tricycle Press, 2008. ISBN: 9781582462202. This book focuses on the creative ways that one family uses a rebozo–mother wraps her baby, sister dances la Bamba, younger brother plays superheroes, and father uses it to clean.
2 thoughts on "Spanish/Mexican Language and Culture Kit"
Rocio Martinez says:
I would love to use this kit to teach more culture in my class.
Rebecca Ballenger says:
Hi Rocio! Glad to see you're interested in this kit. Are you local to Tucson? If so, you can request the kit here: http://wowlit.org/links/language-and-culture-resource-kits/kit-request/ Otherwise, we can get you an updated bibliography, so you can find the books at your local library. We try to select books that are widely available. -Rebecca

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Earlier this year a Facebook page popped up called "The ALP Spicy Meme Stash", which pumped out pro-Labor memes like this one.
Several months later, not to be outdone, Liberal party people started their own called "Innovative and Agile Memes" and churned out some quality pro-Turnbull ones.
And for a short time, that was that. Labor and Liberal meme factories battled it out in their little communities, out danking each other with amazing/awful memes.
But late on Saturday night it all changed. "The ALP Spicy Meme Stash" declared war on "Innovative and Agile Memes" with this post: "This memes war."
They were up to the task though, throwing down the gauntlet, claiming, "welcome to the #memesboom".
BuzzFeed News can reveal the war started over this meme posted yesterday, taking the piss out of the former Labor prime ministers Julia Gillard and Kevin Rudd.
The Labor page accused the Liberals of "stealing" the meme, pointing to this very similar style from last month.
BuzzFeed News spoke to an admin of the "Innovative and Agile Memes" page, who said "If it is a war that they want. It is a war they will get."
"This election is the end of Labor dominated memes. We will not be beaten again," said the admin, who said they set up the page in direct response to the appearence of "The ALP Spicy Meme Stash" earlier this year.
The admin then spouted off a series of memes to outline the page's position.
"The ideas boom is delivering wonderous amounts of jobs and growth in the meme sector. There has never been a more exciting time to wage a meme war."
"The earth has been around for 4.5billion years and we happen to live at the same time as the Innovative and Agile v ALP Meme Stash wars."
The ALP Spicy Meme Stash did not immediately return a request for comment.
As the official meme war begins, it's important to reflect on what a truly glorious and dumb time to be alive.


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Comrade Mao
Kingsman of the Movie World Chapter 1519
Now that the gems in William's hand are destroyed, although the Demon Kings actively enter the main material world and are suppressed by the plane, they still can't beat William.
But William also did not dare to enter the abyss and face them like Demon King.
Since everyone is once again in a position where no one can do anything, Mephisto and Lucifer, who have lived for countless years and have seen and encountered too many things, will not be easy. Playing by himself,
Instead, he kept testing, until William showed fatigue, he would pounce on William and swallow him.
But Domam, who was born as the Earth Demon Sorcerer, turned to defeat the former Demon King of Dark Space, and he couldn't help it.
After finding out that Casillas actually mastered hundreds of American disciplines, Domam immediately began to think about how to control these hundreds of people.
When Casillas started yelling madly because of the dark energy he had taken in, a seductive, gloomy voice rang in his mind,
"Believe in me, Serve me, a mortal, you will gain the power and power of Supreme, and even eternal life."
"Immortality?" The thought in Casillas's heart that had been silent for more than ten years came to mind again.
He would look for Kamar-Taj at first, just to resurrect his wife and child who died in a car accident. Now someone tells him that he can live forever,
Not that it is possible to resurrect. His relatives.
"No, no, no, I don't need eternal life, I only want you to resurrect my wife and child".
Casillas said with a look of expectation and a frantic expression, "As long as you can do it, whether it is my body or soul, I will dedicate it to you."
"Deal", Domam promised without the slightest hesitation. As for whether he could do it, he didn't care about it, let alone how Casillas would retaliate against him after despair.
If you want to retaliate against him, you have to enter the Dark Space.
Don't say Casillas is just a mortal, even if Gu Yi dare not enter the Dark Space and confront him.
In the comics, Doctor Strange stupidly enters Dark Space.
If Kirstranger hadn't been assisted by Dommam's niece, Kerry would have been killed by Dommam.
Casillas, who received Domam's promise, quickly let go of his mind, although he could not escape Domam's control if he did not let go,
But after completely letting go, even the soul, Domam can inject more dark energy into his body.
After ten seconds, a curse was reminded in Dark Space, Domam wanted to input more power, but Casillas is just a mortal, and there is a limit to the strength the body can withstand .
After getting angry for a while, Domam turned his attention to Casillas's American disciplines.
Only three days, on a farm on the outskirts of New York City, 350 Americans, like Casillas, had dark, cracked skin around their eyes.
"To find, seduce, and win over Kamar-Taj's secret technique Sorcerer, summon my methods are all in the "Book of Cagliostro".
"Understand, the Darkness Lord of Supreme".
Casillas and 350 fallen people kneeling on the ground, after respectfully kowtow and praise, began to enter Kathmandu in batches.
After being driven away by William that year, Casillas was in Kathmandu, searching for Kamar-Taj for three full years, and was a Hindu cultivator of painstaking cultivation for five years. He was not familiar with the surrounding areas of Kathmandu. Cook again.
After finding more than a dozen hiding places in the city, Casillas began to send people to use dark energy in Kathmandu to secretly search for people with magical energy.
William, who had been staring at Casillas, recruited Fatty Wang. Soon Kamar-Taj's secret technique Sorcerer was recruited one after another, and received a holy light test once a year.
William is not stingy this time only to detect holy light, but to change become Saint light baptism.
Not only used holy light to enhance the physical fitness of the Sorcerers, but also enhanced their affinity for the holy light element, so that the holy light scriptures that have been kept in the Kamar-Taj library finally played out The role it should have.
Soon the number of holy light magics is no longer more than twenty. It is exclusive to Sorcerer, the cultivation of holy light magic. Kamar-Taj ushered in the upsurge of cultivation holy light magic.
In only three days, half of the two hundred secretary Sorcerers can release low- and medium-level magic such as holy light bombs, blessings, purification, and protection.
And what is the secret technique Sorcerer best at?
Not all kinds of big William magic, but by power.
It can be said that the secretary Sorcerer's life was spent in the process of borrowing the power of others and then being backlashed by the power.
William had to set up a holy light recovery magic array in the library after the massively borrowed holy light energy in the holy light scripture.
Unfortunately, not everyone really has a heart toward the light. There are more than a dozen people out of more than two hundred Sorcerers. No matter how cultivation, they are all imperceptible to holy light elements, even from holy light scriptures. It can't be done with strength.
And among these people, there is no accident, Lucian who stabbed Strange in the heart.
If it weren't for Casillas and his 350 men, who were scared and scared witless to escape from Kathmandu three days ago by the extremely huge and strong holy light three days ago,
darkness The fallen may have been in contact with the dozen or so Sorcerers, a secret technique that cannot cultivation the holy light.
In the past, there were more than 20 magic Sorcerers who were able to cultivate holy light. Among the other nearly two hundred Sorcerers, with a one-tenth probability, everyone just envied their innate talent.
But now more than 100 people can directly cultivate holy light, more than 90 people can borrow the holy light in the holy light sacred book, and even the backbone of the secret technique Sorcerer such as Fatty Wang, can directly Borrow Holy Light Power from William.
Then a dozen remaining people who can't get cultivation, and cannot borrow holy light, become outliers in Sorcerer.
Even if no one ridicules or sneers, the dozen or so people will not fall for it.
But among them, there must be someone who can't pass his own pass.
Anxious, feel ill at ease, unable to calm down, some people are thinking about going out for a trip, or a penance to get spiritual comfort,
Or simply find a senior Sorcerer, Even William asked for help.
There were also complaints, feeling that everyone looked at him with sympathy, strangeness, and contempt, and then a little bit of hatred towards his surrounding companions.
To be honest, if Gu Yi is still Paragon Sorcerer, she should talk to them one by one.
But for a person like William, don't expect him to pull all the dozen people ashore while thinking about dealing with and plotting against Domam.
On the contrary, they will watch their performance with cold eyes.
If you perform well, those who have stood the test will definitely be favored by him. After all, the magic he possesses is not only holy light.
Thunderbolt represents the theocracy of Olympus, space, time, and darkness are too dangerous, even threatening himself, and will certainly not be spread,
but frost, flame, low-level The sorcerer incantation of Sorcerer can't be compared with the secretary Sorcerer. Where are the powers borrowed from Emperor Weishan and where other high-level creatures exist?


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Fernic T-9 (FT-9) este un avion timpuriu cu trei suprafețe dezvoltat de proiectantul și aviatorul român, George Fernic care emigrase în Statele Unite în perioada interbelică. Aeronava a dispus de o remorcare a aripilor prin ridicare în tandem. A fost o aeronavă ușoară de tip monoplan cu două motoare, destinată pentru stabilirea unui nou record de distanță de zbor.

T-9 a efectuat primul zbor la Roosevelt Field în New York, la 10 septembrie 1929. Trenul de aterizare și aripile au fost avariate în a doua zi de testare a avionului. Un zbor record din Statele Unite și până la București a fost planificat cu prototipul respectiv. Fernic însă nu a efectuat zborul planificat din cauza unui accident fatal suferit în timp ce efectua o aterizare cu noul său avion Fernic FT-10 "Cruisaire" în 1930.

Referințe

Legături externe
Un scurt video cu T-9 în zbor pe youtube.com

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Q: SQL dates returns 12/20/18 when it should be 12/20/17 Any help would be appreciated. it works for 2/10/18, 3/10/18 but not 4/10/18
This is to get a date range for a report that runs every month on the 10th for all accounts that are 75 day past due and not reported on last month report
DECLARE @TODAYS_DT DATE = '4/10/2018'

DECLARE @START_DT CHAR(10)
DECLARE @END_DT   CHAR(10)

SELECT
    @START_DT = CONVERT(VARCHAR, DATEPART(MM, DATEADD(MM, -1, DATEADD(DAY, -75, '4/10/2018')))) + '/20/' + CONVERT(VARCHAR, DATEPART(YEAR, DATEADD(DAY, -75, '4/10/2018')))

SELECT
    @END_DT = CONVERT(VARCHAR, DATEPART(MM, DATEADD(DAY, -75, '4/10/2018'))) + '/20/' + CONVERT(VARCHAR, DATEPART(YEAR, DATEADD(DAY, -75, '4/10/2018')))

SELECT
    @START_DT, @END_DT

A: You need to go further back in time to get to 2017.  Try subtracting 100 instead of 75.
DECLARE @TODAYS_DT DATE = '4/10/2018'

DECLARE @START_DT CHAR(10)
DECLARE @END_DT   CHAR(10)

SELECT
    @START_DT = CONVERT(VARCHAR, DATEPART(MM, DATEADD(MM, -1, DATEADD(DAY, -100, '4/10/2018')))) + '/21/' + CONVERT(VARCHAR, DATEPART(YEAR, DATEADD(DAY, -100, '4/10/2018')))

SELECT
    @END_DT = CONVERT(VARCHAR, DATEPART(MM, DATEADD(DAY, -100, '4/10/2018'))) + '/20/' + CONVERT(VARCHAR, DATEPART(YEAR, DATEADD(DAY, -100, '4/10/2018')))

SELECT
    @START_DT, @END_DT

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Cedrelinga cateniformis je jediný druh rodu Cedrelinga z čeledi bobovité. Je to jeden z nejmohutnějších stromů jihoamerického pralesa, dorůstající výšky až 70 metrů. Vyznačuje se velkými dvakrát zpeřenými listy, drobnými zelenavými květenstvími a rozpadavými tenkými plody, které jsou šířeny větrem.

Popis
Cedrelinga cateniformis je gigantický strom, dorůstající výšky až 70 metrů a průměru kmene (ve 150 cm od země) téměř 2 metry. Kůra je červenavá, řídce žlábkovitě rozpukaná. Listy jsou dvakrát zpeřené, na hlavním vřetenu listu je několik (většinou 4) postranních vřeten, na každém z nich jsou 3 až 4 páry lístků. Lístky jsou poměrně velké, 6 až 11 cm dlouhé a 3 až 5,5 cm široké. Květy jsou drobné, zelenavé, v drobných hlávkách uspořádaných po několika ve svazcích skládajících vrcholové laty. Kalich je zvonkovitý. Koruna je pětičetná, s laloky delšími než korunní trubka. Tyčinek je mnoho, dlouze vyčnívají z květů a ve spodní části jsou srostlé do trubičky. Plody jsou visící, ploché, stopkaté, pokroucené a mezi semeny zaškrcované. Za zralosti se rozpadají na 2 až 6 plochých jednosemenných dílů. Semena jsou velká, plochá, okrouhlá, s tenkým osemením.

Rozšíření
Druh je rozšířen v nížinných deštných lesích Jižní Ameriky od jihovýchodní Kolumbie a jižní Venezuely po Peru a Brazílii. Vyskytuje se v nezaplavovaných nížinných lesích v nadmořských výškách 100 až 300 metrů.

Ekologické interakce
Tenké rozpadavé plody Cedrelinga cateniformis jsou šířeny větrem.

Význam
Cedrelinga je jedním z nejdůležitějších amazonských stromů těžených pro dřevo, a to zejména v oblastech s chudými půdami. Dřevo je obchodováno pod názvem pakuli a je používáno zejména na nábytek, podlahy, stavby a podobně.
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These Rubik's Cube records are made to be broken, but congratulations to Mats Valk who is now the official world record holder with a time of 4.74 seconds.
Mats used the Valk3M cube to set the record, which could be broken by a fraction of a second as soon as next week.
But for now, Valk is the man atop the leaderboard, and for that, we commend him and his freaky fast fingers.


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package com.microrisc.simply.iqrf.dpa.v30x.devices.impl;

import com.microrisc.simply.CallRequestProcessingInfoContainer;
import com.microrisc.simply.ConnectorService;
import com.microrisc.simply.di_services.MethodArgumentsChecker;
import com.microrisc.simply.iqrf.dpa.v30x.DPA_DeviceObject;
import com.microrisc.simply.iqrf.dpa.v30x.devices.IO;
import com.microrisc.simply.iqrf.dpa.v30x.di_services.method_id_transformers.IOStandardTransformer;
import com.microrisc.simply.iqrf.dpa.v30x.types.IO_Command;
import com.microrisc.simply.iqrf.dpa.v30x.types.IO_DirectionSettings;
import com.microrisc.simply.iqrf.types.VoidType;
import java.util.UUID;

/**
 * Simple {@code IO} implementation.
 *
 * @author Michal Konopa
 */
public final class SimpleIO
extends DPA_DeviceObject implements IO {

    private static IO_DirectionSettings[] checkIoDirectionSettings(
            IO_DirectionSettings[] ioDirectionSettings
    ) {
        if ( ioDirectionSettings == null ) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Direction settings cannot be null.");
        }

        if ( ioDirectionSettings.length == 0 ) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Direction settings cannot be empty.");
        }

        return ioDirectionSettings;
    }

    private static IO_Command[] checkIoCommands(IO_Command[] ioCommands) {
        if ( ioCommands == null ) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("IO commands cannot be null.");
        }

        if ( ioCommands.length == 0 ) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("IO commands cannot be empty.");
        }

        return ioCommands;
    }

    public SimpleIO(String networkId, String nodeId, ConnectorService connector,
            CallRequestProcessingInfoContainer resultsContainer
    ) {
        super(networkId, nodeId, connector, resultsContainer);
    }

    @Override
    public UUID call(Object methodId, Object[] args) {
        String methodIdStr = transform((IO.MethodID) methodId);
        if ( methodIdStr == null ) {
            return null;
        }

        switch ( (IO.MethodID)methodId ) {
            case SET_DIRECTION:
                MethodArgumentsChecker.checkArgumentTypes(
                        args, new Class[] { IO_DirectionSettings[].class }
                );
                return dispatchCall(
                        methodIdStr,
                        new Object[] { getRequestHwProfile(), (IO_DirectionSettings[])args[0] },
                        getDefaultWaitingTimeout()
                );
            case SET_OUTPUT_STATE:
                MethodArgumentsChecker.checkArgumentTypes(
                        args, new Class[] { IO_Command[].class }
                );
                return dispatchCall(
                        methodIdStr,
                        new Object[] { getRequestHwProfile(), (IO_Command[])args[0] },
                        getDefaultWaitingTimeout()
                );
            case GET:
                MethodArgumentsChecker.checkArgumentTypes(args, new Class[] { } );
                return dispatchCall(
                        methodIdStr,
                        new Object[] { getRequestHwProfile() },
                        getDefaultWaitingTimeout()
                );
            default:
                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unsupported command: " + methodId);
        }
    }

    @Override
    public String transform(Object methodId) {
        return IOStandardTransformer.getInstance().transform(methodId);
    }

    // ASYNCHRONOUS METHODS IMPLEMENTATIONS

    @Override
    public UUID async_setDirection(IO_DirectionSettings[] directionSettings) {
        checkIoDirectionSettings(directionSettings);

        return dispatchCall(
                "1", new Object[] { getRequestHwProfile(), directionSettings },
                getDefaultWaitingTimeout()
        );
    }

    @Override
    public UUID async_setOutputState(IO_Command[] ioCommands) {
        checkIoCommands(ioCommands);

        return dispatchCall(
                "2", new Object[] { getRequestHwProfile(), ioCommands },
                getDefaultWaitingTimeout()
        );
    }

    @Override
    public UUID async_get() {
        return dispatchCall(
                "3", new Object[] { getRequestHwProfile() }, getDefaultWaitingTimeout()
        );
    }

    // SYNCHRONOUS WRAPPERS IMPLEMENTATIONS

    @Override
    public VoidType setDirection(IO_DirectionSettings[] directionSettings) {
        checkIoDirectionSettings(directionSettings);

        UUID uid = dispatchCall(
                "1", new Object[] { getRequestHwProfile(), directionSettings },
                getDefaultWaitingTimeout()
        );
        if ( uid == null ) {
            return null;
        }
        return getCallResult(uid, VoidType.class, getDefaultWaitingTimeout() );
    }

    @Override
    public VoidType setOutputState(IO_Command[] ioCommands) {
        checkIoCommands(ioCommands);

        UUID uid = dispatchCall(
                "2", new Object[] { getRequestHwProfile(), ioCommands },
                getDefaultWaitingTimeout()
        );
        if ( uid == null ) {
            return null;
        }
        return getCallResult(uid, VoidType.class, getDefaultWaitingTimeout() );
    }

    @Override
    public short[] get() {
        UUID uid = dispatchCall(
                "3", new Object[] { getRequestHwProfile() }, getDefaultWaitingTimeout()
        );
        if ( uid == null ) {
            return null;
        }
        return getCallResult(uid, short[].class, getDefaultWaitingTimeout() );
    }
}

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Q: IOC's not being injected into the service It was working then it suddenly stopped working. I must have did something.
I'm calling my service from an MVC controller. I'm using NHibernate with a service runner I found in this SO answer
Service.Session and Service.RequestContext are null.
public class AppHost : AppHostBase
{
    static ILog log;

    //Tell ServiceStack the name and where to find your web services
    public AppHost() : base("Play it Forward", typeof(GiveawayService).Assembly)
    {
        LogManager.LogFactory = new Log4NetFactory();
        log = LogManager.GetLogger(typeof(AppHost));
        // This is a singleton NHibernate session factory.
        Container.Register(SessionManager.SessionFactory);
    }

    public override void Configure(Container container)
    {
        SetConfig(
            new EndpointHostConfig
            {
                GlobalResponseHeaders =
                {
                    { "Access-Control-Allow-Origin", "*" },
                    { "Access-Control-Allow-Methods", "GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, OPTIONS" },
                },
                EnableFeatures = Feature.All.Remove(GetDisabledFeatures()),
                ServiceStackHandlerFactoryPath = "api"
            });

        var appSettings = new AppSettings();
        Plugins.Add(
            new AuthFeature(
                () => new SteamUserSession(),
                new IAuthProvider[] { new SteamOpenIdOAuthProvider(appSettings) }));
        Plugins.Add(new SessionFeature());

        container.Register<ICacheClient>(c => new MemoryCacheClient());
        // TODO: Implement Redis
        //container.Register<ICacheClient>(c => new BasicRedisClientManager());
        container.RegisterAutoWired<GiveawayService>();
        container.RegisterAutoWired<UserService>();
        container.RegisterAutoWired<SecureUserService>();
        container.RegisterAutoWired<GamesService>();

        ControllerBuilder.Current.SetControllerFactory(new FunqControllerFactory(container));
        ServiceStackController.CatchAllController = reqCtx => container.TryResolve<HomeController>();
        log.InfoFormat("AppHost Configured: {0}", DateTime.Now);
    }

    public override IServiceRunner<TRequest> CreateServiceRunner<TRequest>(ActionContext actionContext)
    {
        return new BaseServiceRunner<TRequest>(this, actionContext);
    }
}

This one of my services where I'm having the problem.
public object Get(FindClosedGiveaways request)
{
    if (request.Take > 50 || request.Take == null)
    {
        request.Take = 50;
    }
    if (request.StartIndex == null)
    {
        request.StartIndex = 0;
    }
        //return RequestContext.ToOptimizedResultUsingCache(
        //    base.Cache,
        //    cacheKey,
        //    TimeSpan.FromMinutes(15),
        //    () =>
        //    {
                var session = RequestContext.GetItem("session") as ISession;
                IQueryable<Entities.Giveaway> q =
                    session.Query<Entities.Giveaway>()
                        .Fetch(x => x.Giveable)
                        .Fetch(x => x.User)
                        .Fetch(x => x.Winner)
                        .Where(x => x.EndDate > DateTime.UtcNow.Subtract(new TimeSpan, 0, 0, 0)));

                if (request.UserSteamID != null)
                {
                    q = q.Where(x => request.UserSteamID == x.User.SteamID);
                }
                else if (request.UserID != null)
                {
                    q = q.Where(x => request.UserID == x.User.ID);
                }
                q = q.OrderByDescending(x => x.EndDate).Skip(request.StartIndex.Value).Take(request.Take.Value);
                List<GiveawaySummary> list = q.ConvertAll(
                    x =>
                    {
                        // If GiveawaySummary contains another class as a property, it
                        var giv = x.TranslateTo<GiveawaySummary>();
                        giv.GifterUsername = x.User.Username;
                        giv.GifterSteamID = x.User.SteamID;
                        giv.WinnerUsername = x.Winner.Username;
                        giv.WinnerSteamID = x.Winner.SteamID;
                        if (x.Giveable.Type == "PiF.Entities.Subscription")
                        {
                            giv.Subscription = x.Giveable.TranslateTo<Subscription>();
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            giv.App = x.Giveable.TranslateTo<App>();
                        }
                        return giv;
                   });
                return list;
        //});
    }


Choosing a Halloween costume each year is not something that I take lightly. It requires much thought to capture the essence of the character you wish to portray. A few years ago my subject was the one and only Dolly Parton. I must say this was my favorite costume ever! Should you chose to be Dolly for Halloween, allow me to fill you in on the must have's to pull off your look.
First, you must have big, and I do mean BIG, blonde hair. My hair is blonde, but even this Texas girl couldn't get my real hair big enough for Dolly. I decided instead on purchasing a wig. This one is similar to the style I had and can be found at Amazon.
I could no longer find my original Express tank top, but anything with sequins would do fine, such as this one.
My costume consisted of a blue jean jacket similar to this one from Old Navy. Just make sure to have one with extra space as you will need to stuff it Dolly style!
I purchased my belt at Sam Moon. There are so many options of rhinestone belts there.
The skirt I originally wore I picked up at Old Navy on sale for $12. This one has a similar look though from Amazon.
I couldn't find the exact boots that I had originally purchased. Really any cowboy boots would work if you happen to already have a pair. With Dolly though it is always good to be a little extra sparkly! These are by Miranda Lambert.
And I used lots of it. Just a warning, this gets a little itchy after a few hours. Due to this, I combatted the itchiness by wearing a tube top style top underneath and put the Poly-fil between that and my sequin top so that it wouldn't touch my skin as much.
Also, if you have access to a guitar that makes a great accessory as well. You can also throw on random pieces of jewelry for more shine. Most importantly remember to smile as big as Dolly!
I hope you enjoyed this how to! Should you decide to dress like Dolly please share your pics!!
What a fun costume – you look great! I love putting costumes like this together each and every year!
Thank you so much Debra! Me too! It is so fun piecing together a look to make it original.
I LOVE Halloween and I totally agree about taking it seriously and getting into character. You only get to be somebody else once a year, you gotta make it count! Cute and simple idea!
Thank you so much Shelby! So true! Halloween is the one day a year we can truly go all out. Why not!
I love this, Dolly Parton is a legend and her attitude towards the way she dresses is amazing! She once said something like, "it costs a lot of money to look this cheap" and this made me love her even more, I would definitely channel her at Halloween!
Charlotte, I completely agree. The fact that she is so unapologetic about her look makes her so loveable. She is truly a gem!
Karen you know me too well! LOL! Thank you so much!
I laughed out loud when I first saw this!! But seriously, this is a great idea and you look adorable!!
Thank you Jena! Dolly certainly isn't understated! LOL!
This is hilarious! Love Dolly & these are great costume ideas.
I can never think of a good costume for me. This is a great, fun idea!
Thank you so much Amanda! It can be so difficult to think of a costume every year. Some years I just end up buying something, but others I like to put them together from scratch.
Thank you Amanda! It was really fun being completely over the top! LOl!
You're so cute! I love it very much! It suits your fun personality.
Thank you so much Ron! I appreciate that!
You look so cute and I love your Dolly Parton costume. This is a great how to!
Thank you so much! I appreciate that. It was so much fun to dress up like Dolly!
I believe this is my first time seeing a Dolly Parton costume. I love it!
Thank you!! She was so much fun to dress up like!
Great ideas! I love Dolly Parton! I think she is truly an amazing human being!
Roxanne thank you! I love her so as well. She is such a great role model for her long lasting career, humility, and personality.
You are much too kind Intense!! Thank you!
What a cute idea. She is a favorite of mine! I'd have to stuff my bra, lol. But I would love to go as her.
Such a great halloween outfit! Halloween is definitely my favorite holiday. You nailed this look!
Thank you Krystel! It was a lot of fun to be Dolly for a day!
What a creative idea! For some reason I don't ever think about celebrity costumes, but they can be the most fun.
Thank you Rebecca! I usually do something Disney themed, but I had wanted to do the Dolly costume for years before I actually decided to go with it.
I love this! I've always had a love for Dolly Parton and this would be the perfect costume! I wonder if I could convince my husband to join up with me and do a fun costume!
Wouldn't it be cute if he would! I love couples costume, but it is very hard to get the hubby to agree to some of my ideas! LOL! Though he was Prince Eric to my Ariel so I can't complain too much! Thank you for stopping by my blog!
Girl, you ROCKED this costume! Halloween is one of my favorites as well! I especially love the big blonde wig! You're adorable!
Thank you so much Donna! Halloween is so much fun to just become someone else for the day!
You did a great job with your costume. You looked adorable and I agree, the hair has to be big and blonde!
Thank you so much! It was so funny with that wig because it was so huge when I first saw it, but it totally worked for Dolly because she is so over the top!
Dolly is such a character! I'm not surprised if people go as her during the Halloween! I think you nailed the look, your costume is on point! Really awesome!
Thank you so much Amanda! I really appreciate that! She is such a fun character to be for a day!
You look awesome! What a simple but amazing Halloween costume, I love Dolly!
Christina thank you so much!! Isn't Dolly the best!? She was my favorite costume ever!
Oh my goodness! You nailed this Dolly costume! Such a fun idea for a last minute Halloween costume!
Thank you so much! I am so glad you liked it!!
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Chaetomitrium wheeleri är en bladmossart som beskrevs av Georg Ernst Ludwig Hampe och C. Müller 1896. Chaetomitrium wheeleri ingår i släktet Chaetomitrium och familjen Hookeriaceae. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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Ah, his sinusitis is back Get better soon, Misha!
There's one technical problem - Team Russia never submitted any substitutes... so what are they going to do about that?
I don't know how it works...the deadline was 28 March and I doubt that it is possible to change the list in the ISU Online Registration System.
I don't know how it works...the deadline was 28 March and I doubt that it is possiblle to change the list in the ISU Online Registration System.
I'm so sad about Misha I was so excited to see him skate again and I really hope this problem will be solved soon. Seems like something very annoying to be dealing with so much.


Boostrapper's Guide to Launching WordPress for Under $25 bucks. Really!
You've got a lot of experience to share.
Some of your colleagues and friends have said you should start a blog.
You've got tons of stories, from travels, from business.
So what's stopping you? There are usually four things that stop you from starting a blog.
Not sure what to write about.
I will tackle the time issue in another post. Today, I want to show you that you can setup your own, self-hosted blog for less than $25. Don't believe me? Look below.
This only costs you time. So if time is one of your excuses then you'll have to read the one I do on that issue. The important thing to note is that knowing the strategy and plan for your website will save you time in the long run.
I'll keep it simple and just tell you what I recommend.
*Note: Namecheap hosting is a good start, but if you can spend a little more I recommend starting with Bluehost.
Email – Mailchimp – free for first 2,000 subscribers. No autoresponder.
Building the site is the fun part. It doesn't cost anything if you are writing your own content. Get used to using the wordpress environment and everything else will be a piece of cake.
Some recommended plugins that I like to use.
Take a step to really look at your site and refine the look and feel of it. Play around with the customizer to choose your options wisely. This can take some time so block it out and get focused. Use the one song technique to help with your focus if you need to.
Create your starter graphics using powerpoint.
By this time you are pretty much there. All you have to do is tell people about it and start sharing those wonderful stories of failure and triumph.
Tell your friends, family and colleagues about your blog. This will help get some buzz going for it.
There you go. A quick and dirty breakdown of how to build your own blog for less than $25.
Cost is not an issue to get started. Time can be a challenge and we'll be tackling that soon.


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from skimage import transform
from fylm.service.utilities import ImageUtilities, timer
from fylm.service.base import BaseSetService
from skimage.morphology import skeletonize
from fylm.model.constants import Constants
import nd2reader
import numpy as np
import math
import logging

log = logging.getLogger(__name__)

class RotationSet(BaseSetService):
    """
    Determines the rotational skew of an image.

    """
    def __init__(self, experiment):
        super(RotationSet, self).__init__()
        self._experiment = experiment
        self._name = "rotation corrections"

    @timer
    def save_action(self, rotation_model):
        """
        Calculates the rotation offset for a single field of view and time_period.

        :type rotation_model:   fylm.model.rotation.Rotation()

        """
        log.info("Creating rotation file %s" % rotation_model.filename)
        # This is a pretty naive loop - the same file will get opened 8-12 times
        # There are obvious ways to optimize this but that can be done later if it matters
        # It probably doesn't matter though and I like simple things
        nd2_filename = self._experiment.get_nd2_from_time_period(rotation_model.time_period)
        nd2 = nd2reader.Nd2(nd2_filename)
        # gets the first in-focus image from the first timpoint in the stack
        # TODO: Update nd2reader to figure out which one is in focus or to be able to set it
        image = nd2.get_image(0, rotation_model.field_of_view, "", 1)
        offset = self._determine_rotation_offset(image.data)
        rotation_model.offset = offset

    @staticmethod
    def _determine_rotation_offset(image):
        """
        Finds rotational skew so that the sides of the central trench are (nearly) perfectly vertical.

        :param image:   raw image data in a 2D (i.e. grayscale) numpy array
        :type image:    np.array()

        """
        segmentation = ImageUtilities.create_vertical_segments(image)
        # Draw a line that follows the center of the segments at each point, which should be roughly vertical
        # We should expect this to give us four approximately-vertical lines, possibly with many gaps in each line
        skeletons = skeletonize(segmentation)
        # Use the Hough transform to get the closest lines that approximate those four lines
        hough = transform.hough_line(skeletons, np.arange(-Constants.FIFTEEN_DEGREES_IN_RADIANS,
                                                          Constants.FIFTEEN_DEGREES_IN_RADIANS,
                                                          0.0001))
        # Create a list of the angles (in radians) of all of the lines the Hough transform produced, with 0.0 being
        # completely vertical
        # These angles correspond to the angles of the four sides of the channels, which we need to correct for
        angles = [angle for _, angle, dist in zip(*transform.hough_line_peaks(*hough))]
        if not angles:
            log.warn("Image skew could not be calculated. The image is probably invalid.")
            return 0.0
        else:
            # Get the average angle and convert it to degrees
            offset = sum(angles) / len(angles) * 180.0 / math.pi
            if offset > Constants.ACCEPTABLE_SKEW_THRESHOLD:
                log.warn("Image is heavily skewed. Check that the images are valid.")
            return offset


#boycottPublix was trending because Publix donated $670,000 to Adam Putnam's campaign.
David Hogg, a student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School where a mass shooting took place in February, called on Publix Super Markets to give $1 million to the school's victim fund.
While Publix is not doing that at this point, the grocery store chain did decide Friday afternoon to suspend all political donations in the wake of a protest.
The Associated Press reported that survivors of the Parkland school shooting lay down in "die ins" at two Publix supermarket stores Friday to protest the chain's support for a gubernatorial candidate, Adam Putnam, who is a National Rifle Association supporter.
Hogg, the face of the current gun control movement, called for a 12-minute "die in" at 4 p.m. Friday at all Publix stores to hone the message further.
Hogg is targeting the Lakeland-headquartered Publix for its support of Putnam, a Republican gubernatorial candidate and also an unabashed supporter of the NRA.
Putnam currently is Florida's agricultural secretary.
The suspension of donations announced Friday applies only to money from the company, which has given $413,000 to Putnam over about three years, the AP reported.
Seventeen people were killed at Marjory Stoneman when former student Nikolas Cruz opened fire on students and teachers. It has sparked a fierce debate about guns, mental health and school security.
Publix, one of Florida's most beloved companies and its largest privately-run employer, operates 20 stores in Brevard County.
While Hogg has support in some quarters — including a group behind a Memorial Day weekend boycott effort of Publix — many passionate Publix supporters also have been vocal also, asking people to leave the grocer out of the debate.
"I like Publix," said Diane Lanoie of Palm Bay. "This really pisses me off. Do you know how much Publix does for the community? The homeless? I'll probably shop there more now."
For its part, Publix says it doesn't donate to the NRA.
"We regret that some of our political contributions have led to an unintentional customer divide instead of our desire to support a growing economy in Florida," the grocer said in a statement earlier this week. "Publix cares about our associates, customers and the communities we serve. It is important to understand that the vast majority of our giving is focused on organizations whose mission supports youth, education and the plight of the hungry and homeless within our area of operation."


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Oct 8, 2008 5 min read Health Policy Today
Health as an issue in the US election – Health Policy Today, 8th October 2008
In 27 days time, voters in the US will decide between Barack Obama and John McCain in an election that will have ramifications for the rest of the world. Drawing on recent analysis in the BMJ and this week's Economist, this issue looks at the two candidates' positions on healthcare, an issue that 44% of US voters place among their top three concerns.
In the 1960s, when Medicare was founded, it seemed this would be the first step towards universal coverage, but subsequent steps were never taken.
WHY IS REFORM SO DIFFICULT?
In the BMJ, Vidha Alakeson , argued that 'two facts begin to explain the puzzle: 94% if Americans who vote have health insurance and nearly three quarters of people who have insurance think that what they have is either good or excellent.' The implication is that voters do not want radical reform, and therefore there is no pressure on politicians to deliver it.
Yet a need to reform the US system has been a political issue for years. The Economist this week argues that two issues have made this impossible. 'The first is expense. Costs in this sector have been soaring for decades'. Unchecked, 'the Congressional Budget Office estimates that Medicare and Medicaid will soar to 20% of GDP by 2050'. 'The second big headache is coverage', which drives up costs too, because expensive emergency care for the uninsured is subsidised by premiums and creates no incentives for preventative measures.
Therefore 'reforming the system will require addressing both cost and coverage together'.
COST VERSUS COVERAGE
The emphasis, since Hilary Clinton's failed attempt to promote universal coverage, has been cost. The Clinton administration 'attempted to slash costs through the "managed care" movement, which was hated for restricting patients' choices.' George Bush has promoted health savings account, but his attempts to cut costs are overshadowed, says The Economist, by his 'bowing to a demand in 2006 from the elderly for subsidised prescription drugs at a cost of perhaps $500bn'. This 'almost certainly fuelled another round of nasty health-cost inflation'.
Although both McCain and Obama say that their proposals will address both cost and coverage, The Economist says, 'this is not so'. The candidates differ in their emphasis. 'Look closely and it becomes clear that the two men have, in fact, made a clear choice to go after one of the two goals with more gusto. Mr Obama's plan focuses on coverage, while Mr McCain aims at cost'.
OBAMA'S HEALTH PLAN
Obama's most popular promise is to extend healthcare coverage, working towards a universal scheme.
Obama aims to achieve wider coverage 'through a mix of new regulations, policy reforms and subsidies. 'Under his plan insurers would no longer have the right to reject anyone as too ill or too costly'. He would create a 'National Health Insurance Marketplace' where private plans and public alternatives, modelled on Medicare, would be available. Only those with less than 12 employees would be able to avoid a requirement to fund health plans. Those who ought to and don't will be fined.
With one crucial difference: it is based on the Massachusetts 2006 plan. It is 'designed to fill the gap between Medicaid at the bottom and employer-based insurance at the top. The crucial difference from the Massachusetts plan is that it does not mandate individuals to buy a plan.
The Economist cites Hilary Clinton's objections to Obama's plan, made while they were competing for the Democratic nomination. She didn't think the plan would work without a legal requirement on individuals to buy an insurance plan. Reform will be stymied without a mandate because of the problems of adverse selection, with healthy people avoiding adding their money into the pool, leaving a more difficult casemix amongst the insured.
As Alekeson writes in the BMJ, 'for insurance pools to be cost-effective, the healthy have to buy in to offset the costs of treating the sick'.
One plus point from Obama's plan is that is does require children to be insured (even if not their parents).
McCAIN'S ALTERNATIVE
John McCain says he will remove the tax advantage enjoyed by employer-provided health insurance, making it cheaper than deals gained by individuals purchasing directly from an insurance firm.
Says The Economist, 'Mr McCain's reforms would replace that corporate subsidy with a refundable tax credit, worth up to $5,000 per family, for people to buy their own insurance from anyone they like. He would allow them to purchase insurance across state lines and through such organisations as churches. Unlike Mr Obama, he will not force insurers to accept everyone, but he will offer federal funding for state-run "high-risk pools" which (he claims) will defray the cost of covering the sickest.'
Barbara Markham Smith, writing in the BMJ, explains the most radical part of Mr McCain's plan. He proposes 'to substitute the tax emption with a universal flat tax credit of $2500 for individuals and $5000 for families'. His aim is to shift people away from group plans and into insurance plans and to 'free the insurance industry from state based regulation that currently requires minimum benefit levels.
'Mr McCain expects that this unfettered market opportunity will entice insurance companies to start offering low benefit, low cost options.' Markham Smith believes 'this will create strong financial incentives to buy policies with fewer benefits'.
The fundamental flaw in McCain's plan is that his tax benefit does not make health insurance affordable. The most fragmented part of the insurance industry, catering to individuals, charges $12,000 for a comprehensive policy. A $2,500 rebate leaves a large short-fall.
Markham-Smith argues that 'adding dollars to the individual market subsidises the least efficient, administratively top heavy, most exclusionary part of the system. Put another way, this approach could eliminate existing employer coverage for many families while providing no robust alternative source of insurance'.
In response to the question, 'who would do a better job on healthcare?', Barack Obama polls over 40% support with McCain receiving less than 30. But in reality, the US election will not be decided by health policy but by the candidates' economic stance.
It could be argued, however, that attitudes to health and economic reform are closely related.
Writing in the BMJ, Alakeson clearly believes that a move toward universal coverage is right. She says the US should build on Medicare with its low administrative costs and existing infrastructure. The problem, however, is that 'the most promising solutions on paper are often the least popular with American voters because they involve giving up too much of what they already have', particular patient choice. 'Unlike citizens in other nations, Americans do not naturally turn towards government to tackle social problems. On the contrary, the average American is more concerned about government failure than market failure'.
It may be that the recent economic crisis has changed this view. While 'fear of a big government solution was one of the reasons for the failure of the Clinton health plan 15 years ago', the experience of the last few weeks may lead to a political change and a view that the government can play a productive role in spreading risk and protecting vulnerable members of society.
Obama's plan promises to cover more people, but at a high cost. McCain's plan is likely to cover less people but it will help to remove the link between healthcare and employer contributions, which is a major obstacle to reforming the system.
Alekeson writes, 'McCain's proposals are unlikely to make any dents in the numbers who are uninsured. Even with the new tax credit, premiums for people with pre-existing conditions will remain unaffordable. Mr Obama's plan will give more people access to insurance but with the real risk of exploding costs'.
The Economist says Obama's plan is winning more people over amid 'an increasingly common view that this is a scandal for a country as rich as America – never mind the 46 million people with no health insurance at all – voters may prefer the plan that promises to cover everyone quickly, and let future voters worry about the cost'.
Markham-Smith concludes, 'the key differences between the plans are views of what drives health system costs. The McCain plan reflects the belief that aggregate individual choices drive health spending. Thus, Mr McCain focuses on shifting costs to individuals to drive down demand for health services and limit benefits. Mr Obama's plan reflects a view that individuals have little control over total health system costs and the large market forces must be harnessed to bring down costs and improve access'.
As in England, a real political challenge in Britain as well as America is to engage the public in a discussion of the financial implications of their choices.
Health Policy Today 3rd October 2011: Labouring over late diagnosis
Health Policy Insight associate editor Dr Tom Smith continues his series from the party conferences, reporting on the debate from
Health Policy Today 26 September 2011: Responsibility for early diagnosis
Dr Tom Smith, associate director of Health Policy Insight, returns to the fray with this report on the first of
A trial without evidence - Health Policy Today, 15th July 2008
Health Policy Insight associate editor Tom Smith on the debate of the day At 9 am this morning, BBC Radio
Tax breaks for health? Policy update from the 2008 Lib Dem party conference
by Andy Cowper, editor, Health Policy Insight The Liberal Democrats go into the party conference season as the only major
A radical, unavoidable future for the NHS, whoever wins: Health Policy Today 6 May 2010
Tom Smith, associate director of Health Policy Insight and chief executive of the British Society for Gastroenterology, discusses the impact


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Q: MOVSD performance depends on arguments I just noticed a pieces of my code exhibit different performance when copying memory. A test showed that a memory copying performance degraded if the address of destination buffer is greater than address of source. Sounds ridiculous, but the following code shows the difference (Delphi):
  const MEM_CHUNK = 50 * 1024 * 1024;
        ROUNDS_COUNT = 100;

  LpSrc := VirtualAlloc(0,MEM_CHUNK,MEM_COMMIT,PAGE_READWRITE);
  LpDest := VirtualAlloc(0,MEM_CHUNK,MEM_COMMIT,PAGE_READWRITE);

  QueryPerformanceCounter(LTick1);
  for i := 0 to ROUNDS_COUNT - 1 do
    CopyMemory(LpDest,LpSrc,MEM_CHUNK);
  QueryPerformanceCounter(LTick2);
    // show timings

  QueryPerformanceCounter(LTick1);
  for i := 0 to ROUNDS_COUNT - 1 do
    CopyMemory(LpSrc,LpDest,MEM_CHUNK);
  QueryPerformanceCounter(LTick2);
   // show timings

Here CopyMemory is based on MOVSD. The results :

Starting Memory Bandwidth Test...
LpSrc  0x06FC0000
LpDest 0x0A1C0000
src->dest Transfer: 5242880000 bytes in 1,188 sec @4,110 GB/s.
dest->src Transfer: 5242880000 bytes in 0,805 sec @6,066 GB/s.
src->dest Transfer: 5242880000 bytes in 1,142 sec @4,275 GB/s.
dest->src Transfer: 5242880000 bytes in 0,832 sec @5,871 GB/s.

Tried on two systems, the results are consistent no matter how many times repeated.
Never saw anything like that. Was unable to google it. Is this a known behavior? Is this just another cache-related peculiarity?
Update:
Here are the final results with page-aligned buffers and forward direction of MOVSD (DF=0):

Starting Memory Bandwidth Test...
LpSrc 0x06F70000
LpDest 0x0A170000
src->dest Transfer: 5242880000 bytes in 0,781 sec @6,250 GB/s.
dest->src Transfer: 5242880000 bytes in 0,731 sec @6,676 GB/s.
src->dest Transfer: 5242880000 bytes in 0,750 sec @6,510 GB/s.
dest->src Transfer: 5242880000 bytes in 0,735 sec @6,640 GB/s.
src->dest Transfer: 5242880000 bytes in 0,742 sec @6,585 GB/s.
dest->src Transfer: 5242880000 bytes in 0,750 sec @6,515 GB/s.
... and so on.

Here the transfer rates are constant.

A: Normally fast-strings or ERMSB microcode makes rep movsb/w/d/q and rep stosb/w/d/q fast for large counts (copying in 16, 32, or maybe even 64-byte chunks).  And possibly with an RFO-avoiding protocol for the stores.  (Other repe/repne scas/cmps are always slow).
Some conditions of the inputs can interfere with that best-case, notably having DF=1 (backward) instead of the normal DF=0.
rep movsd performance can depend on alignment of src and dst, including their relative misalignment.  Apparently having both pointers = 32*n + same is not too bad, so most of the copy can be done after reaching an alignment boundary.  (Absolute misalignment, but the pointers are aligned relative to each other.  i.e. dst-src is a multiple of 32 or 64 bytes).
Performance does not depend on src > dst or src < dst per-se.  If the pointers are within 16 or 32 byte of overlapping, that can also force a fall-back to 1 element at a time.
Intel's optimization manual has a section about memcpy implementations and comparing rep movs with well-optimized SIMD loops.  Startup overhead is one of the the biggest downsides for rep movs, but so are misalignments that it doesn't handle well.  (IceLake's "fast short rep" feature presumably addresses that.)

I did not disclose the CopyMemory body - and it indeed used copying backwards (df=1) when avoiding overlaps.

Yup, there's your problem.  Only copy backwards if there would be actual overlap you need to avoid, not just based on which address is higher.  And then do it with SIMD vectors, not rep movsd.

rep movsd is only fast with DF=0 (ascending addresses), at least on Intel CPUs. I just checked on Skylake: 1000000 reps of copying 4096 non-overlapping bytes from page-aligned buffers with rep movsb runs in:

*

*174M cycles with cld (DF=0 forwards).  about 42ms at about 4.1GHz, or about 90GiB/s L1d read+write bandwidth achieved.  About 23 bytes per cycle, so startup overhead of each rep movsb seems to be hurting us.  An AVX copy loop should achieve close to 32B/s with this easy case of pure L1d cache hits, even with a branch mispredict on loop exit from an inner loop.

*4161M cycles with std (DF=1 backwards). about 1010ms at about 4.1GHz, or about 3.77GiB/s read+write.  About 0.98 bytes / cycle, consistent with rep movsb being totally un-optimized.  (1 count per cycle, so rep movsd would be about 4x that bandwidth with cache hits.)

uops_executed perf counter also confirms that it's spending many more uops when copying backwards.  (This was inside a dec ebp / jnz loop in long mode under Linux.  The same test loop as Can x86's MOV really be "free"? Why can't I reproduce this at all? built with NASM, with the buffers in the BSS.  The loop did cld or std / 2x lea / mov ecx, 4096 / rep movsb.  Hoisting cld out of the loop didn't make much difference.)
You were using rep movsd which copies 4 bytes at a time, so for backwards copying we can expect 4 bytes / cycle if they hit in cache.  And you were probably using large buffers so cache misses bottleneck the forward direction to not much faster than backwards.  But the extra uops from backward copy would hurt memory parallelism: fewer cache lines are touched by the load uops that fit in the out-of-order window.  Also, some prefetchers work less well going backwards, in Intel CPUs.  The L2 streamer works in either direction, but I think L1d prefetch only goes forward.
Related: Enhanced REP MOVSB for memcpy  Your Sandybridge is too old for ERMSB, but Fast Strings for rep movs/rep stos has existed since original P6.  Your Clovertown Xeon from ~2006 is pretty much ancient by today's standards.  (Conroe/Merom microarchitecture).  Those CPUs might be so old that a single core of a Xeon can saturate the meagre memory bandwidth, unlike today's many-core Xeons.

My buffers were page-aligned.  For downward, I tried having the initial RSI/RDI point to the last byte of a page so the initial pointers were not aligned but the total region to be copied was.  I also tried lea rdi, [buf+4096] so the starting pointers were page-aligned, so [buf+0] didn't get written.  Neither made backwards copy any faster; rep movs is just garbage with DF=1; use SIMD vectors if you need to copy backwards.
Usually a SIMD vector loop can be at least as fast as rep movs, if you can use vectors as wide as the machine supports.  That means having SSE, AVX, and AVX512 versions...  In portable code without runtime dispatching to a memcpy implementation tuned for the specific CPU, rep movsd is often pretty good, and should be even better on future CPUs like IceLake.

You don't actually need page alignment for rep movs to be fast.  IIRC, 32-byte aligned source and destination is sufficient.   But also 4k aliasing could be a problem: if dst & 4095 is slightly higher than src & 4095, the load uops might internally have to wait some extra cycles for the store uops because the fast-path mechanism for detecting when a load is reloading a recent store only looks at page-offset bits.
Page alignment is one way to make sure you get the optimal case for rep movs, though.
Normally you get best performance from a SIMD loop, but only if you use SIMD vectors as wide as the machine supports (like AVX, or maybe even AVX512).  And you should choose NT stores vs. normal depending on the hardware and the surrounding code.


Above the 2nd or 3rd node there are several larval chambers in the culm, one above the other, each with one larva or pupa. The culm is locally sclerified, and its weak swelling is almost hidden by the surrounding leaf sheath.
Schedonorus arundinaceus subsp. orientalis, giganteus, pratensis.
Buhr (1964a), Claridge (1961a), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Henneicke, Dawah & Jervis (1992a), Houard (1908a), Popescu & Fusu (2003a), Tomasi (2014a).


COMEDY duo The Grumbleweeds' appearance in Aladdin brings them back to the city where they first trod the boards in panto - nearly 40 years on.
COMEDY duo The Grumbleweeds' appearance in Aladdin brings them back to the city where they first trod the boards in panto - nearly 40 years on.
Playing the Chinese Policemen whose attempts to catch John Barrowman's Aladdin always end in disaster at Birmingham Hippodrome this month, their madcap antics have children, and adults, screaming with laughter.
And bearing in mind they have done panto nearly every year of their performing lives, it is hard to believe this is their first Christmas and New Year at the Hippodrome.
But not their first in the city. "Birmingham is very special to us because it is where we did our first panto," says Robin Colvill. "It was at the Alexandra Theatre with Jimmy Tarbuck in Jack and the Beanstalk. I remember the giant broke his foot on about the second night."
And their love of panto has been there ever since. Formed in 1962 in Leeds, Robin and partner Graham Walker launched the Grumbleweeds on an unsuspecting public in the popular talent show Opportunity Knocks. In the more than 40 years following they have taken their act around the world.
"We don't need to rehearse it as we bring our act into the pantomime," says Robin. "Wait until you see the bit where I rollerskate across the stage naked. So many people have said it is the funniest thing they have ever seen."
Panto has become a Christmas tradition for the duo although last year they decided to try something different.
"We were actually on a cruise ship round the Caribbean," says Graham. "It was bizarre. There we were celebrating Christmas and it was about 110?F! They still had Father Christmas though, he came down the funnel."
But this year they were keen to come back to pantoland.
"Panto is unique," adds Robin. "There really is nothing like it, making all those people laugh. And it is something that we do well."


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