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In this follow-on blog post Stephen Moncrief, of the IFoA's COVID-19 Action Taskforce (ICAT) Social Security Group, continues to take us on a journey to consider whether the Coronavirus pandemic should alter our views on the desirability of Universal Basic Income (UBI) approaches.
In my first blog we looked at what Universal Basic Income is and how the concept has developed since it was first put forward by writer Thomas More in his 1516 novel, "Utopia".
In this blog we look at the history of where UBI has been used and what we can learn from the experience.
UBI history
There have been numerous UBI schemes trialed worldwide.
Details of some of the UBI schemes implemented worldwide are set out below:
Canada: In 1974 the Canadian province Manitoba launched a five-year experiment called Mincome.
Finland: A trial scheme was introduced in January 2017 to run until December 2018 for 2,000 randomly selected unemployed people (aged between 25 and 58). A monthly payment was made of €560 Euros for 2 years (total cost 20m Euros). The study compared the employment and well-being of basic income recipients against a control group of 173,000 people who were on unemployment benefits. The trial only applied to the unemployed and so was targeted rather than a full UBI.
In August 2020 Germany announced a pilot UBI scheme. The scheme will apply to 120 people for 3 years who will receive €1,200 per month (just above German's poverty line). The study will compare their experiences with a control group of 1,380 people not receiving UBI.
The study, conducted by the German Institute for Economic Research, has been funded by 140,000 private donations. The intent is to improve the debate about universal basic income by producing new scientific evidence. Supporters say it would reduce inequality and improve well-being, while opponents argue it would be too expensive and discourage work.
Italy: Italy's "citizens' income" scheme was introduced in 2019. It requires recipients - people with very low income and savings - to retrain, as Italy's unemployment rate is among the highest in the EU. It was 8.4% in March 2020, and the economic paralysis under the pandemic is expected to push it higher.
India: In 2010 a project was launched across 20 villages in the Indian state Madhya Pradesh (designed by Professor Guy Standing and funded by UNICEF).
Kenya: "Give Directly" is a targeted UBI experiment in Western Kenya providing each eligible adult $22 per month for 12 years (Note: some receive for 2 years and others a lump sum) to see if this helps lift them out of poverty. Payments are received by mobile phone and it is targeted to rural areas.
Namibia: In 2008, a two-year experiment in Namibia provided around 1,000 people in the villages Otjivero and Omitara with 100 Namibian dollars (around £10 at the time) a month.
Spain: Spain is planning to pay a basic monthly income to about a million of the country's poorest households to help them weather the impact of the coronavirus outbreak.
USA – Stockton, California: Scheme: In February 2019 the city (prompted by bankruptcy in 2012) introduced a $500 per month UBI (on a pre-paid Debit Card) for everyone for 18 months.
USA - Alaska: In October each year every individual receives a payment into their bank account from the "Permanent Fund Dividend" which is funded by the profits from the state's oil industry.
Whilst the objectives of various schemes and trials differ, one of the principal concerns about UBI is that it results in a "disincentive to work". The following have been extracted from conclusions on these schemes:
Finland: No significant impact on employment but some minor positives were found. For a 12 month period those on basic income worked 6 more days (78 days) compared with the control group. The findings suggest that basic income doesn't seem to provide a disincentive to work, but there had been an expectation it would provide an incentive to work.
Canada: The main reported outcome was a 9% reduction in working hours among two main groups of citizens:
Married women used the income to extend maternity leave or look after infants.
Teenage boys were using the income to stay in education beyond age 16.
USA: Trials covering 8,500 Americans to support the Nixon proposal of 1969:
Reductions of working hours of about 9% were initially reported (mainly women with young children, and young adults) but when adjusted for unreported income there was virtually no reduction in working hours.
Most trials and schemes have produced evidence of less tangible benefits:
People had benefitted from security, empowerment, reduced stress and generally felt happier.
When surveyed they reported better financial well-being, mental health and cognitive functioning, as well as higher levels of confidence in the future.
Some improvement in trust in people, companies and politicians.
Kenya:
Governments are not best placed to determine how people should spend their income and UBI enables people to make choices between short-term (food) and longer-term (sustainability).
Professor Standing describes its "overwhelmingly positive" effects: "Improved sanitation, improved child and adult nutrition, better health, better healthcare, and improved school attendance and educational performance. In general, people spent the extra money sensibly."
He claims social equity improved, with marked benefits for people with disabilities, women and those from lower castes.
It seems reasonable to conclude that UBI can provide some intangible benefits and that the impact on employment might not be as adverse as generally assumed. This may depend on the culture of the relevant nation and how developed the economy is. However, the trials so far have largely been targeted or limited in nature and therefore a larger scale empirical study would be beneficial to form any firm conclusions.
In my first blog I mentioned we introduced a family level pseudo-UBI unconditional pocket money for my children. Historical experience has been mixed. It is true they feel a sense of worth and independence from their own income. It is also true that not linking the income to work (chores) results in a greater propensity for those chores not to be completed! However, true UBI does not require any work in return so I should really trial additional funds for extra chores!
In a future blog we will look at more recent views on UBI and whether the current pandemic should alter our thinking on the future of this concept.
The IFoA Covid-19 Action Taskforce Social Security group comprises Laura Llewellyn-Jones, Stephen Moncrief, Alan Newton, Peter Tompkins, Chris Sutton and Tawanda Chituku.
Alan Marshall, Review Actuary in the IFoA Actuarial Review Team, talks about the success of the first Thematic Review Report and looks ahead to the next reviews being planned.
What is the goal as we build back better from the aftermath of COVID-19?
Josephine Robertson, MA FIA CERA MPH, with inputs from the workstream, discusses the importance of revisiting the definition of goals we strive to achieve while we rebuild our post-pandemic societies.
The road ahead to motor insurance reserving
Harshitta Malakar, from the IFoA's COVID-19 ICAT General Insurance Claims Inflation group, looks at the impact of the pandemic on the frequency and severity of motor claims and the issues which reserving actuaries should consider.

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Bill Balog of Hartland, originally from Alaska, might have liked some of the cool native land temperatures following a hotly contested a late race win in the 30-lap Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association (IRA) feature highlighting Wilmot Raceway's Father's Day weekend racing action Saturday, June 16. Genoa City's Nick Simons picked up his first 20-lap modified feature of the season taking the lead in the closing laps.
Ion Stear of Harvard, Illinois chalked up his third 20-lap Wisconsin-Illinois mini-sprint feature of the season at Wilmot.
Chase Briscoe of Mitchell, Indiana was fourth. Jake Blackhurst of Hanna City, IL was fifth.
Eagle's Steve Mueller was third. Cedarville's Joe Huenfeld was fourth. Franklin's Scott Barnharst fifth.
Waukesha's Mark Heinert came on to take second. Nick Petska of Spring Grove, IL was third, coming from 11th in the original starting grid. Tim Brannam of Holiday Hills, IL was fourth. Slinger's Jeff Schmidt fifth.
Family Night sponsored by William W. Meyer & Sons of Libertyville, IL is scheduled Saturday, June 23. Michael Glasder of Harvard, IL, 29-year-old 2018 U.S. Olympic Team Trials Champion and Ski Jumping Team member, sponsored by Meyer & Son, will be on hand to meet fans. Competing on the 1/3-mile clay oval will be AutoMeter WingLess Sprints, modifieds, street stocks and Bandit 4-Cylinder Stock Cars.
Grandstands open at 5:00 p.m. with on track activity at 6:00 and racing to follow. Family Night grandstand admission is $15.00 for anyone ages 12 & over with everyone ages 11 & under admitted free. Active military with an ID card receive a $5.00 discount.
For updates check the Wilmot Raceway Facebook page or website wilmotraceway.com.
BUMPER TO BUMPER INTERSTATE RACING ASSOCIATION OUTLAW SPRINTS: 30-LAP FEATURE: 1. Bill Balog, Hartland; 2. Scott Biertzer, West Bend; 3. Scotty Nietzel, Beaver Dam; 4. Chase Briscoe, Mitchell, IN; 5. Jake Blackhurst, Hanna City, IL; 6. Scotty Thiel, Sheboygan; 7. Todd Daun, Pleasant Prairie; 8. Mike Reinke, Howards Grove; 9. Brandon McMullen, Plymouth; 10. Matt Vandervere, Zion, IL; 11. Jordan Goldesberry, Springfield, IL; 12. Steve Meyer, Sheboygan Falls; 13. Justin Henderson, Tea, SD; 14. Scott Uttech, New Berlin; 15. Russel Borland, Kewaskum; 16. Trey Datweiler, Herscher, IL; 17. Wayne Modjeski, Oak Creek; 18. Jereme Schroeder, Lake Villa, IL; 19. Mike Decker, Silver Lake; 20. Bill Wirth, Cudahy; 21. Jim Moughan, Springfield, IL; 22. Kris Spitz, Salem; 23. Jeremy Schultz, Beaver Dam; 24. Raymond Hensley, Trevor.
12-LAP "B" MAIN: 1. Henderson; 2. Moughan; 3. Schroeder; 4. Datweiler; 5. Dave Uttech, Kenosha; 6. Austin Deblauw, Holiday Hills, IL; 7. Nick Matuszewski, Antigo; 8. Jimmy Fifield, Hewitt, IL; 9. Keith Fellner, Sturtevant; 10. Hunter Custer, Chippewa Falls; 11. Alan Gilbertson, Kasson, MN.
10-LAP HEAT WINNERS: Wirth; Nietzel; Thiel; Daun.
MODIFIEDS: 20-LAP FEATURE: 1. Nick Simons, Genoa City; 2. Mike Knurr, Mukwonago; 3. Steve Mueller, Eagle; 4. Joe Huenefeld, Cedarville; 5. Scott Barnharst, Franklin; 6. Tony Izzo, Capron, IL; 7. Lee Tibbitts, Hebron, IL; 8. John Dost, Bristol; 9. Dustin Kroening, Hebron, IL; 10. Al Atkinson, Muskego; 11. Mike Simons II, Genoa City; 12. Mike Conn, Big Bend; 13. Dustin Jackson, New Berlin; 14. John Hill, Waterford; 15. Terry Hilgendorf, McHenry, IL; 16. Andrew Kiedrowski, Waupaca; 17. Jack Williams, Rockford, IL.
8-LAP HEAT WINNERS: N. Simons; M. Simons.
FAST QUALIFIER: N. Simons(:16.558 seconds).
WISCONSIN-ILLINOIS MINI-SPRINTS: 20-LAP FEATURE: 1. Ion Stear, Harvard, IL; 2. Mark Heinert, Waukesha; 3. Nick Petska, Spring Grove, IL; 4. Tim Brannam, Holiday Hills, IL; 5. Jeff Schmidt, Slinger; 6. C.J. Malueg, Johnsburg, IL; 7. John Smith, St. Charles, IL; 8. Mike Neau, Kenosha; 9. Ron Brannam, Barrington, IL; 10. Michael Ungar, Madison; 11. Morgan Sheppard, Genoa City; 12. Nick Sheridan, Fox Lake, IL; 13. Bob Andrews, Kenosha; 14. Josh Rehberg, Milwaukee; 15. Adam Schroeder, Zion, IL.
8-LAP HEAT WINNERS: Malueg; Heinert.


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Harley-Davidson unveils its largest-ever product development project
Harley-Davidson Inc. has unveiled its largest product development project ever: eight redesigned cruiser motorcycles for 2018, including bikes that have been a mainstay of the Milwaukee-based company for decades.
Harley says the new Softail models, available this fall, come with the most powerful engine ever offered on its cruisers.
The new bikes, aimed at Harley's 115th anniversary year, are being rolled out as manufacturers of cruiser and touring motorcycles have seen a decline in U.S. sales.
Harley has a 10-year goal of attracting several million more customers, which is important as baby boomers age out of riding.
The company says a massive amount of research and testing went into the makeover of some of its best-known motorcycles, including the Heritage Classic.
"The new Softail models are the result of the most extensive research and development program in the company's history," said Paul James, product portfolio manager.
Harley's Softail and Dyna product lines, as riders have known them, are gone.
"It's now one platform for them all," James said.
There's a "new frame, new chassis, new suspension, new metal. New everything, really," he said.
As part of the research, Harley-Davidson says it interviewed more than 3,000 riders for their views on cruisers — a versatile style of bike with a relaxed riding position, suitable for long-distance riding but more nimble than a big touring motorcycle.
"We were literally in people's homes and garages, talking with them about their motorcycles," James said.
The eight new bikes — Fat Boy, Heritage Classic, Low Rider, Softail Slim, Deluxe, Breakout, Fat Bob and Street Bob — have an all-new chassis and suspension system that Harley says delivers a much better ride.
The bikes are powered by a specially configured version of the Milwaukee Eight engine Harley introduced a year ago for its touring motorcycles. The company says the 107 cubic inch version of that engine provides 10% quicker acceleration, from 0-60 mph, than the High Output Twin Cam 103 engine on previous models.
Four of the new Softails — Fat Bob, Fat Boy, Breakout and Heritage Classic — are available with a more powerful 114 cubic inch Milwaukee Eight.
Up to 35 pounds lighter than 2017 models, Harley says all eight bikes have an improved power-to-weight ratio for quicker acceleration, better braking and handling.
"Every component of the bikes had a weight-reduction target, and we rigidly monitored it through the program," said Ben Wright, chief engineer for the Softail redesign program.
"Every little bit of weight savings counted."
The company gave the bikes a healthy dose of classic cruiser looks — some of it vintage 1950s — while incorporating modern features such as anti-lock brakes, LED lighting, a digital instrument screen, keyless ignition, a USB charge port, mono-shock rear suspension and lockable saddlebags.
Some of the new Softails have a dark, muted finish, while the Deluxe and Low Rider models glisten with chrome.
The new Heritage Classic has a darker, more sinister appearance.
Remake is 'massive undertaking'
The last time Harley-Davidson did a makeover of the Softail lineup was in 1999 for model-year 2000.
Harley says its largest product development project until this announcement was the Rushmore line of touring motorcycles unveiled in August 2013.
Eight models were retooled under Rushmore, including the venerable Electra Glide Ultra Classic.
Harley says the Softail redesign was even bigger and more complex, including roughly 300 parts and accessories created specifically for the new bikes.
"It was a massive undertaking, a complete redesign from the ground up of our cruiser portfolio," James said.
Tuesday, Harley unveiled model-year 2018 motorcycles — not including 115th anniversary models coming later — at its annual dealership meeting in Los Angeles.
The 2018 Softails will be available, in limited quantities, at dealerships as early as this week.
Bikes begin in product development center
Motorcycle design involves generous portions of engineering and emotional appeal.
The Willie G. Davidson Product Development Center, in Wauwatosa, is where Harley has designed motorcycles for the last 20 years.
The center's tall glass windows have motorized shades to keep prying eyes from getting even a glimpse of bikes that might not be released to the public for several years, if ever.
The styling department has a 1950s-vintage Harley FL, one of the company's most famous bikes, that designers turn to for inspiration.
"We want to make sure that our motorcycles speak to some of our key DNA," said Brad Richards, vice president of styling and design.
"That motorcycle (the 1950 FL) in particular really does show some of the bones that we were trying to capture with the new Softail platform," Richards said.
The product development center has "mood boards" in the studio to communicate the emotional side of the designers' work.
There's a sound chamber, approximately 60 feet by 60 feet, with wedges on the walls to simulate an outdoors acoustic environment.
The wedges are filled with 50,000 pounds of fiberglass. The entire room, weighing nearly 3 million pounds, rests on 61 pneumatic mounts that isolate the room from any vibrations from adjacent laboratories.
There's also a "structures lab" that can simulate a lifetime of real-world customer road damage in only a few weeks.
New models are still put through hundreds of thousands of road-test miles, but lab testing speeds up the process.
Not that riding a motorcycle all day long on a test track wouldn't be a lot of fun.
But "we can get results more repeatedly without beating riders up on the track in the Arizona heat," said Ev Paddock, test lab manager.


Heart's Delight Cards: Mom's Coming!
Yesterday was our anniversary, but we were too tired to go out and celebrate after working in the yard and garden. Today was spent preparing for Mom's two week visit, so we were tired again, but we did manage to go to Sagebrush Steakhouse for a fabulous dinner. Best steak we've had in a long time! Might have been partly due to we hadn't eaten since breakfast and we were FAMISHED, but still, the steak was tender, juicy, seasoned and cooked to perfection.
Our server was great, very attentive, and surprised us at the end with a brownie sundae dessert. We were absolutely stuffed from dinner, but ate most of it anyway. Couldn't get it to go, since it involved a warm brownie and ice cream, and we certainly didn't want it to go to waste!
Then, coming home, this was the view as we came down our driveway. The garden is coming along nicely! Beans have sprouted, corn is about six inches high, and we have baby tomatoes!
Soooo, I don't have a card for you today, because the past few days have been focused on things other than my craft room (darn it!). Once we get Mom settled in tomorrow, I hope to sneak in and get a quick card made.....especially since UPS brought more stamping goodies today!


Many AWS customers use Amazon ElastiCache to implement a fast, in-memory data store for their applications.
We launched Amazon ElastiCache for Redis in 2013 and have added snapshot exports to S3, a refreshed engine, scale-up capabilities, tagging, and support for Multi-AZ operation with automatic failover over the past year or so.
Sharded Cluster Support – You can now create sharded clusters that can hold more than 3.5 TiB of in-memory data.
Improved Console – Creation and maintenance of clusters is now more straightforward and requires far fewer clicks.
Engine Update – You now have access to the features of the Redis 3.2 engine.
Geospatial Data – You can now store and process geospatial data.
Until now, ElastiCache for Redis allowed you to create a cluster containing a single primary node and up to 5 read replicas. This model limited the size of the in-memory data store to 237 GiB per cluster.
You can now create clusters with up to 15 shards, expanding the overall in-memory data store to more than 3.5 TiB. Each shard can have up to 5 read replicas, giving you the ability to handle 20 million reads and 4.5 million writes per second.
The sharded model, in conjunction with the read replicas, improves overall performance and availability. Data is spread across multiple nodes and the read replicas support rapid, automatic failover in the event that a primary node has an issue.
In order to take advantage of the sharded model, you must use a Redis client that is cluster-aware. The client will treat the cluster as a hash table with 16,384 slots spread equally across the shards, and will then map the incoming keys to the proper shard.
ElastiCache for Redis treats the entire cluster as a unit for backup and restore purposes; you don't have to think about or manage backups for the individual shards.
You can also create sharded clusters using the AWS Command Line Interface (CLI), the AWS Tools for Windows PowerShell, the ElastiCache API, or via a AWS CloudFormation template.
Enforced Write Consistency – the new WAIT command blocks the caller until all previous write commands have been acknowledged by the primary node and a specified number of read replicas. This change does not make Redis in to a strongly consistent data store, but it does improve the odds that a freshly promoted read replica will include the most recent writes to previous primary.
SPOP with COUNT – The SPOP command removes and then returns a random element from a set. You can now request more than one element at a time.
Bitfields – Bitfields are a memory-efficient way to store a collection of many small integers as a bitmap, stored as a Redis string. Using the BITFIELD command, you can address (GET) and manipulate (SET, increment, or decrement) fields of varying widths without having to think about alignment to byte or word boundaries.
Our implementation of Redis includes a snapshot mechanism that does not need to fork the server process into parent and child processes. Under heavy load, the standard, fork-based snapshot mechanism can lead to degraded performance due to swapping. Our alternative implementation comes in to play when memory utilization is above 50% and neatly sidesteps the issue. It is a bit slower, so we use it only when necessary.
We have improved the performance of the syncing mechanism that brings a fresh read replica into sync with its primary node. We made a similar improvement to the mechanism that brings the remaining read replicas back in to sync with the newly promoted primary node.
As I noted earlier, our engine is compatible with the comparable open source version and your applications do not require any changes.
GEOADD – Insert a geospatial item.
GEODIST – Get the distance between two geospatial items.
GEOHASH – Get a Geohash (geocoding) string for an item.
GEOPOS – Return the positions of items identified by a key.
GEORADIUS -Return items that are within a specified radius of a location.
GEORADIUSBYMEMBER – Return items that are within a specified radius of another item.
Sharded cluster creation and all of the features that I mentioned are available now and you can start using them today in all AWS regions.


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Has anyone looked at Darebee?
Clearly it's aimed at the beginner market and I confess that the RPG element appeals to my nerdier side ... but from the brief amount of time I've spent looking at it I think it looks alright. And it's certainly comprehensive.
Does anyone else have an opinion?
"Evil does not wear a bonnet!"
While I don't, it's interesting just how *successful* the gamification of fitness has become.
As a fitness plan they are really quite good.
The USP of being based around gaming or superhero workouts is a touch of genius in my opinion!
I was looking to do a few of the superhero workouts at club over the summer, the workouts are all balanced and well thought through.
Thanks Michael. It's good to know that I am not the only person who looked at this and thought it sounded useful.
I am honestly in favour of doing any sort of programme as long as it's sustainable, there's a plan and there's a way to measure progress/set targets.
I'm a big fan of the Starting strength programme when you're starting back at the gym. Far too many fencers neglect strength training, especially as you're not quite the youngster you once were plus it strengthens your back, posterior chain, legs arms and shoulders with your core as a side bonus. The one suggestion that I add to it is to do a plyo workout and a flexibility workout alongside.
Jason Nesmith : You WILL go out there.
Alexander Dane : I won't and nothing you say will make me.
Jason Nesmith : The show must go on.
Alexander Dane : ...Damn you.


We offer Kathmandu Tours Nepal which include City sightseeing in Bhaktapur, Patan, Boudhanath, Swayambhunath Monkey Temple, Nagarkot, Pashupatinath. Kathmandu Valley has been covered by mountains so it is called as Valley. It is situated 400 ft. above the sea level and the valley have presented as combination of the heritage and fundamental site itself. We find many heritages, historical and natural places in Kathmand Valley; seven sights have been listed as World heritage site. There are three main city in Kathmandu valley; Kathmandu, Bhaktapaur and Patan (Lalitpur). Kathmandu city is the capital of Nepal. Bhakatapur and Patan are situated nearby the Kathmandu city. All cities are very beautiful and rich in the view of heritage site, historical site, culture, locality and nature scenery. Kathmandu valley tour covers sightseeing in major places of the cities and culture and nature tour in and around Kathmandu Valley.
Our office represent meets you at the airport and pick up you from airport to Hotel. We serve welcome drink in Hotel and describe about your tour package. Overnight at hotel.
Have a breakfast and starts sightseeing with our tour guide.
Morning: Kathmandu Durbar Square and Swaymbhu.
After sightseeing drive to hotel and overnight at Hotel.
Durbar literally mean Palaces is in the heart of old city Kathmandu in Basantapur. There are around 50 temples in the vicinity including the temple Taleju Bhawani which was brought from Indian continent by Mallas with them in around 9th Century. The Durbar is divided into two courtyards, the outer comprising Kasthamandap, Kumari Ghar, and Shiva-Parvati Temple, and the inner consisting of Hanuman Dhoka and the main palace. Important ceremonies, including the coronation of the Nepali monarch, are held in the Kathmandu Durbar Square.
Swayambhu literally means 'Self-Existent One.' Swoyambhunath is believed to have been established more than 2,500 years ago. An inscription dated 460 A.D. states that the construction was carried out by King Manadeva. By the thirteenth century Swoyambhunath had developed into an important Buddhist learning site. The history of Kathmandu Valley is said to have started with the beginning of Swoyambhu. The largest image of the Sakyamuni Buddha in Nepal is in a monastery next to the Stupa. Behind the hilltop is a temple dedicated to Manjusri of Saraswati – the goddess of learning. Statues and shrines of Buddhist and Hindu deities dot the Stupa complex. Large numbers of Buddhists and Hindus alike visit Swoyambhunath. Swoyambhu is perhaps the best place to observe the religious harmony in Nepal.
Pashupatinath is one of the four most important religious sites in Asia for Shiva devotees. Pashupatinath, dedicated to Shiva the Destroyer, is the holiest Hindu pilgrimage destination in Nepal. Although the Pashupatinath Temple was only built in the fifth century and later renovated by Malla kings, the holy site is said to have existed from the beginning of the millennium. A gold-plated roof, four silver doors, and wood carvings of the finest quality decorate the pagoda temple of Pashupatinath. Temples dedicated to several other Hindu and Buddhist deities surround the temple of Pashupatinath. Behind the temple is the River Bagmati. On the banks of Bagmati are raised platforms used as cremation sites for Hindus. Pashupatinath, in a limited sense, literally means the Lord of the Animals. But animal is also a term that denotes the animal like instincts in human beings.
Bouddhanath is the center of Tibetan culture in Nepal. The 36-meter-high Stupa of Bouddhanath is one of the largest stupas in South Asia. Bouddhanath Stupa was renovated by Licchavi rulers in the eighth century. The Mandala design in Bouddhanath is a copy of the one in Gyangtse in Tibet. The Stupa is located in the area of ancient trade route to Tibet.
Breakfast and drive to Bhaktapur and start sightseeing. After that you will drive to Nagarkot and enjoy the beautiful sunset view. Overnight at hotel.
Bhaktapur Durbar Square another palace complex of the Malla King's during 9th – 18th Century is located in the center of Bhaktapur. The Square is one of the most charming architectural showpieces of the Valley as it highlights some of the finest medieval arts of Nepal. The main items of interest in Bhaktapur Durbar Square are the Lion Gate, the Golden Gate and the statues of kings on stone monoliths. The Golden Gate was erected by King Ranjit Malla as the entrance to the main courtyard of the Fifty-five Windowed Palace. The Palace of Fifty-five Windows was built during the reign of King Yakshya Malla in A.D. 1427 and was remodeled by King Bhupatindra Malla in the 17th century.
This is the spot you are going to visit for one night so that you can have a view of Sun seat as well as next day Sun rise. Located 30 km to the east of Kathmandu on the valley rim, Nagarkot is the favorite weekend getaway for those who seek Himalayan scenery and rural serenity. From Nagarkot, you witness the stunning view of mountains that extend all the way from Dhaulagiri in the west past Mt. Everest to Kanchenjunga in the east. The surrounding countryside of Nagarkot is great for walking. Accommodation in resort hotels and lodges. The View : Nagarkot is situated at an elevation of 2,175 m and provides a grandstand panorama of the Himalaya . You can see five of the world's 10 tallest mountains – Everest (8,848 m), Lhotse (8,516 m), Cho Oyu (8,201 m), Makalu (8,463 m) and Manaslu (8,163 m) – and many other lesser summits. The snow peaks look especially gorgeous during sunset and sunrise.
Get up early in the morning and watch spectacular mountain view and amazing sunrise view then have a breakfast. You may hike around Nagarkot village and drive to Patan Durbar Square for sightseeing. After that you will drive to Kathmandu. Overnight at hotel.
Patan Durbar Square another royal palace complex of the then Malla Kings during 17th century is situated in the center of Patan city. This was taken as the youngest Kingdom. The Square and its surroundings provide very good example of ancient Newari architecture. Patan City is taken as Buddhist city and can be seen many Buddhist shrines, stupas, monasteries etc. The palace has three main courtyards the central and the oldest is Mul Chowk. To the west of the complex are a dozen free standing temples of various sizes and styles. Krishna Temple widely worshipped on Krishna's Birthday, Bhimsen Temple, the Golden Temple of Hiranya Varna Mahavira and Sundari Chowk ( the bathing complex of the then Malla King's ) mark the architectural excellence of its era. The Sundari Chowk with the sunken bath of Tusha Hiti, contains exquisite woodcarvings, stone, and metal sculpture. Patan Durbar Square also houses a temple of Taleju Bhawani. In this complex, there is amazing museum of art where the collection of Hinduism and Buddhism are displayed.
Morning have a breakfast and transfer to the airport as per your flight time.


Bernardine Monastery - an old historical and architectural landmark of the XV century, which until now never ceases to please the eyes of Lvov citizens and guests of our city. Former Bernardine Monastery is located on the square, which is now called the Cathedral. At one time it was called Bernardine. It is very simple to get to the monastery - there is a street Serbska from the Town Hall up here. Now the main church of the former monastery - St. Andrew Church – is owned by the Greek-Catholic believers. And before that it was the main center of the Roman Catholic Order of Bernadine in Ukraine.
It is interesting to know, in Europe there were two orders of Bernardine. In Western Europe, it was the former Order of Cistercians, which was renamed in honor of Bernard of Clairvaux. This cleric was still living in the 12th century. He was an active promoter of the Crusades, and participated in the creation of the spiritual and the Knights Templar, actively fought against the heretics. But in Poland and Lithuania Bernardine Order was called an offshoot of the great Franciscan Order, mostly, Franciscan observant. Members of this order have rather strict rules: they do not have the right to own property and capital. For external strict asceticism, Franciscan observant is much respected. One of the most famous representatives of this order was Bernardine of Siena. This famous preacher died in 1444, and in 1450 he was canonized. And three years later, the Polish King Casimir IV Jagiellon built Franciscan church of the Bernardine of Siena for observant. Since then, the Order in Poland is called Bernardine. The first mention dates back to 1460 year, where the place of the present monastery was a small wooden church. Bernardine monastery was built outside the city walls that's why it had its own system of fortifications, which can withstand more than one brutal siege. As of this time of the defense wall was only a Glinyanskaya tower (built in 1618) and the eastern part of the fortifications. The Church Basilica of St. Andrew was built over the 1600-1630's in the style of the Italian Renaissance. Next to the church, from the north, were built the monastery cells. The architect of the lower part of the temple was the most famous Italian architect in Lvov Paul Roman. Church was built of hewn stone, as Basilica in the Renaissance style. The height of the temple - 22m, length - 57.5 m. In 1618, Peter the Roman dies, his work is continued by his successor Swiss architect Ambrose Prihylny. For him and the Polish king Sigismund III the previous plan seemed too modest, so Ambrose made the new plan and built it in a shield-gable sophisticated, imaginative form. This is the most valuable part of the attraction of the Bernardine convent. The last third tier of the church completes Wroclaw architect Andreas Bemen. It is speculation that he was the author of 38-meter tower of the church, which in 1753 set the clock to fight. The tower is made in baroque style, the silhouette is of very complicated cut, but refined and harmonious. It also completes the facade. The first service in the church was performed on December 13, 1611, hence the name - Andrew Church.
On the facade of the temple there are sculpted statues of saints Bernardine Order, in niches of the second tier there is a sculpture of Our Lady, of the Apostles Peter and Paul. The interior of the temple is rich with murals of 1738-1740 and with 18 wooden altars from 1630-1640s. First floor of the temple was made of hewn stone, and in 1738 - converted to marble. In the temple there are metal doors of XVII century. In December 2007, in this building the mural was found in cells from the XVII-XVIII centuries - the only one self-painted in Ukraine. On the left from the main entrance to the church there is a well, which is shrouded in legends. Bernardine Monastery (Andrew Church) – is one of the main attractions of the city.


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Good article Jeremy. I work with the problem of PTSD every day in what I do. It is not the only thing I must do but in my personal opinion is one of the most important issues combat veterans face. The interesting thing about PTSD is that it is not restricted to only combat veterans. It is a problem that can result from any or several traumatic events but is most closely related to that of combat. The VA chooses many times to medicate the problem away and that, also my opinion, is not and nowhere near the answer. It is a deep subject for sure and I won't get into too much here but I like your thoughts. Scars, whether emotional or physical, become part of who we are and they cannot and, more importantly, should not be forgotten. Rather incorporated into who we have become, realizing who we have become and why and dealing with the issues that have brought us to that point. It is hard to put forth what I mean in a comment forum and can be misconstrued by many, as I am often told I am full of it, many times by my colleagues and others. However, PTSD is a complex issue involving not one but a whole range of emotions. See you around brother.
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That's a great article Jeremy. I can definitely relate and admit that it is a problem that most of us face today including myself. Many of us struggle with the transition back to civilian life. Embarrassingly I was one of those people who thought PTSD was just a made-up sickness just for the weak at heart weak minded individuals. Yet here I am struggling with all those same issues. Constantly being angry aggravated being told it's all in my mind, i'm just going through life with tunnel vision. I let my anger and my hate and all my issues consume so much of my life so much my positive energy. But it just doesn't affect the day to day life effects everything, you can't think straight you question every judgment you make knowing it's the right decision but yet you still question it. And most people don't deal with their issues we just become the best pretenders. Pretend everything is okay pretend we're not bothered by certain things pretend that everything is fine and dandy but late at night when everyone else is asleep we are awake constantly up looking over shoulder wondering if today's the day that im going to snap or I'm going to get better.
Don't get me wrong we don't walk around on egg shells in fear it's just we have never let our guard down never taken the flak and helmet off. Some might just say it's being hyper vigilant. But now I'm just ranting and raving like I said it's a great article Jeremy good job brother.
For personal reasons, your words have hit home very deeply….as a person with a family member who struggled for years with PTSD and the ravages it causes, please know you have the love and support of many….keep working through your pain, anger etc and know that you are not alone…may God continue to bless America and those who love and serve her.


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Q: How to center divs on css? Well , I want to center my banner text, and image as the psd, but however I tried with margin: 0 auto, margin: 0 auto 0 auto,  and other things , but it didn't work even if I use tag center, how can I fix it ?  when I want to see my html to a larger page it looks bad, and not centered, I don't know what to do someone can help me.
css:-
.banner{
    width: 100%;
    height: 500px;
    background-color: #505a78;
}

.banner p{
    display: block;
}

.banner_text{
    color: #fff;
    padding: 150px;
}

.banner_text h1,
.banner_text h1 span{
    font-size: 35px;
    font-family: 'Montserrat Black';
}

.banner_text .banner_wrap{
    margin:0 auto 0 auto;
    width:auto;
}

.banner_text p{
    color: #a5abbb;
    font-family: 'Montserrat Light';
}

.banner_text p > span{
    display: block;
}

.banner_text a {
    margin-top: 25px;
    display: block;
    color: white;
    text-align: center;
    width: 62px;
    padding: 4px 25px;
    text-align: center;
    background-color: #7cdf95;
    font-weight: bold;
    font-family: 'Montserrat Black';
text-align: center;
}

.banner_text img {
    width: 75%;
    margin-top: -275px;
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A: Try adding:
.banner_text .banner_wrap{
    margin:0 auto 0 auto;
    width:50%;
}

The width:50%; will center the div in the middle of the page, if that is what you want !

A: You set the div center this way
margin: auto;
width: 50%;

If you don't set the width or set the width to 100% then the div will never center.
If you want to center the text inside the div then use
text-align: center

If you want to center an image then use
display: block;
 margin: auto;

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Q: Visual formatting language, button width and height constraint Is there any way to set UIView width and height with NSLayoutConstraints?
for example i have the following constraint setup
subView.setTranslatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints(false);
        let cons:NSArray =   NSLayoutConstraint.constraintsWithVisualFormat("[subView(99)]", options:nil, metrics: nil, views: ["subView":subView]);
        self.view.addConstraints(cons);

this sets only width, how to add also a height?

A: For vertical layouts, simply add V: to the start of the VFL string:
  subView.setTranslatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints(false);

  let horizontalCons:NSArray = NSLayoutConstraint.constraintsWithVisualFormat("[subView(99)]", options:nil, metrics: nil, views: ["subView":subView]);
  let veritcleCons:NSArray = NSLayoutConstraint.constraintsWithVisualFormat("V:[subView(50)]", options:nil, metrics: nil, views: ["subView":subView]);

  self.view.addConstraints(horizontalCons);
  self.view.addConstraints(veritcleCons);

A: Two possible options:
[view setTranslatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints:NO];
NSArray* vConstraints = [self addConstraints:[NSLayoutConstraint constraintsWithVisualFormat:@"V:|[view(25)]|" options:0 metrics:nil views:view]];
[parentView addConstraints:vConstraints];

or
NSLayoutConstraint* vConstraint = [NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:view attribute:NSLayoutAttributeHeight relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual toItem:nil attribute:NSLayoutAttributeNotAnAttribute multiplier:1.0 constant:25];
[parentView addConstraint:vConstraint];


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This is the offending Passover Blueberry Muffin! It is SOOO Delicious!
I just finished cooking a few of my family's favorite Passover dishes. I used 10 eggs in 2 dishes. I think there were 3 cups of sugar too! OY!
Passover began last night at sundown. It's an eight-day holiday during which we celebrate the Jews being freed from slavery in Egypt. Not only do we celebrate with a Passover Seder on the first TWO nights (think multi-course meal, big calories, lots of carbs, wine, dessert and pants with an elastic waist), but we also eat special foods for the duration of the holiday. This holiday, while one of my very favorites, can be a nightmare for anyone trying to lose weight. I affectionately refer to Passover as the carbohydrate and cholesterol high-point holiday.
Yes, there are many great vegetarian options during Passover and plenty of ways to make it weight loss-friendly. And, I do this quite a bit during the holiday, but we have family favorites — Matzah pizza (9 points), Matzah Brei (7 points), caramel matzah crunch (5 points), Banana Nut Kugel (10 points), Passover blueberry muffins (9 points) and, of course, Sponge Cake (9 points). With eight nights, you can see how this will get difficult to manage within my point allotment for the week — each of these things is just part of a meal, not the whole thing! And, I have to plan it out to guarantee we eat all the favorites during the week. Not only is it a lot of cooking, but it is also plenty challenging to ensure we don't have a kugel on the same night as we have Passover lasagna! Talk about a starch-laden meal!!
I've learned that one of the keys to success in the long haul of weight loss is not feeling deprived (whether a high calorie holiday is involved or not.) So, while I can adjust ingredients or choose to not eat certain Passover foods, I would feel left out and be unhappy because I wouldn't be observing my holiday the way I've done it my whole life! I want to enjoy my holiday and the food that goes with it! It's tradition. I don't want to have guilt or shame for doing that. Truly, it is no different than celebrating Easter or Christmas — except it lasts for 8 days!
I focus on NSVs — non scale victories! Ultimately, my goal is to come out of this week weighing the same as when I started it. In the meantime, I'm looking for the NSVs — not having seconds on my favorite desserts and tracking my food every day. Every. Single. Thing. (Have you seen how many crumbs a piece of matzah generates? This might require higher math skills.) This will be a great time to take my measurements. As much as I hate the numbers, I bet that they are smaller than the last time I took them! Other NSVs might be meeting my step goal more days than I did last week. Going to bed on time, or planning and prepping all the healthy snacks to have on hand for the week to help offset the high point foods.
In making major lifestyle changes and committing to lose 150 pounds, I'm willing to take a week of no weight loss to enjoy my holiday and observe it the way it was intended to be done. Being realistic, recognizing the importance of NSVs and knowing my own limits are all part of making changes for the long haul.
What NSVs do you celebrate?
This is so hard!! But I think you hit the nail on the head—not feeling deprived is essential (at least to me). Sometimes I'll just take a bite of dessert, instead of eating the whole thing. Of course, that's easier when it's not very good–ha ha!
But there are days, that I just have to give myself grace. One day will not make or break it!!
I agree Jodie! When it's a true lifestyle change, you have to allow yourself to enjoy — within reason. But, I've found that if I over-enjoy I feel icky! Does that happen to you?
Precisely! I couldn't agree more — especially if you eat standing up!
I think everyone finds it hard not to overeat in holiday periods. But I agree – depriving yourself too much and not enjoying the holiday isn't worth it.
I completely agree with all your points!


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Nirbhaya convict writes to Prez, seeks withdrawal of his mercy plea 'sent without consent'
Press Trust of India | New Delhi Last Updated at December 7, 2019 19:05 IST
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Nirbhaya gang-rape convict Vinay Sharma seeks withdrawal of mercy petition, claims he never signed it
Reject mercy plea of Nirbhaya case convict, Delhi L-G recommends to Home Ministry
Nirbhaya gang-rape convict approaches President to withdraw his mercy plea
MHA recommends to Prez to reject mercy plea of Nirbhaya gang-rape convict
NCW chief writes to Kovind demanding rejection of mercy petition of accused in Nirbhaya case
Vinay Sharma, one of the four convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case, on Saturday sought immediate withdrawal of his mercy plea from President Ram Nath Kovind, saying it was sent without his consent.
The convict wrote to the president, alleging his mercy plea, which was forwarded to him from the the Ministry of Home Affairs, had been sent by the Tihar jail authorities with a "malafide intention" and in "criminal conspiracy" with the Delhi government.
Sharma said he was yet to exhaust all legal remedies available to him before filing the mercy plea as he has not filed any curative petition before the Supreme Court.
"It is therefore prayed to your kind honour that until the exhaustion of the judicial remedies, including those yet to be filed and/or pending in the Delhi High Court and the Supreme Court by me as well as my co-accused, you may allow me to withdraw this mercy petition which has been filed without my consent and signature.
"Additionally, you are requested in the interim not to take any decision on my mercy petition," Sharma said in the letter, sent through his lawyer A P Singh.
In his letter to President Kovind, Sharma also said his mercy plea was sent "fraudulently", without annexing to it any document detailing the mitigating circumstances of his case and by concealing various important facts so that the same is rejected.
The convict also pleaded that taking any step on his mercy plea would amount to a grave injustice as he was yet to exhaust all his judicial remedies.
A Delhi court had recently directed Tihar Jail authorities to produce the four convicts before it on December 13 so that they can apprise the court about the status of their petitions.
The court was hearing a plea by the victim's parents who have sought a direction to the jail authorities to expedite the execution of the convicts.
The victim's parents had approached the court saying the convicts have exhausted all legal remedies.
In December last year, Nirbhaya's parents had approached the court to fast-track the procedure to hang all four convicts in the case.
The Supreme Court on December 12, 2018, had dismissed a PIL seeking direction to the Centre to execute the death penalty awarded to the four convicts -- Mukesh, Pawan, Vinay and Akshay -- in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case.
Nirbhaya is the changed name of the December 2012 gang rape-cum-murder victim, a 23-year-old physiotherapy intern, who was gang-raped and brutalised in moving bus in South Delhi by six persons, including the bus driver, conductors and helpers.
The woman had boarded the nearly vacant bus in Munirka in South Delhi along with her male friend on her way back home on December 16 that year. After raping and brutalising the woman and beating her friend, the assailants had thrown them out of the bus.
After receiving initial treatment in New Delhi for a few days, she was transferred to the Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singaporea, where she succumbed to her injuries on December 29, 2012.
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Future Hospital Development Sites Aim To Improve Care Of Frail Older Patients
October 2, 2014 October 2, 2014 News	Care, News
The Royal College of Physicians has chosen to partner four NHS Trusts across England and Wales as Future Hospital Development Sites. The RCP's Future Hospital Programme was developed from the RCP's Future Hospital report published in September 2013. The Programme aims to implement the RCP's vision in improving the care of medical patients by bringing medical specialist care closer to the patient wherever they are, in hospital or in the community.
NHS Trusts were invited to apply to become development sites, and from the 20 applications received, the RCP has invited four projects to become partners in implementing and evaluating the Future Hospital in practice. The work of the four 2014 sites comprises the first phase of the Future Hospital Programme, committed to making the RCP Future Hospital vision a clinical reality for patients and physicians.
Three of the projects aim specifically to improve the care of frail older patients, and the fourth aims to streamline the care of patients admitted via acute medical admissions services, including frail older patients, by amalgamating several assessment and admission pathways on a single emergency floor of the hospital:
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Dr Olwen Williams will lead a team aiming to improve access to care for frail older patients in rural Wales. The objective is to enhance the response to healthcare needs, including end of life care, by bringing access to specialist care within easy reach of those living at considerable distance from hospital, principally through the use of telemedicine.
Mid Yorkshire Hospitals
Dr Dinesh Nagi and colleagues aim to develop an older people's assessment service as a part of an acute care hub, with a particular focus on frail older patients with fragility syndrome. The team will seek to transform the 'front door' experience for older patients.
Royal Blackburn Hospital
Dr John Dean and colleagues aim to deliver better quality and more effective services for frail older patients using integrated community teams working in partnership with primary, community, social and mental health care services.
Worthing Hospital
Dr Roger Duckitt and colleagues aim to standardise pathways, streamline care and achieve safe, efficient clinical management for all patients. Key elements include early physician assessment of all patients including those with suspected surgical conditions, reduced transfer of patients between teams, and maximising opportunities to treat patients without hospital admission.
The RCP will support the development sites by helping them implement new ways of working, providing access to quality improvement expertise, and assistance in evaluating their individual programmes of work. The lessons learned by the FH Programme team and each development site will be collated and shared with other partners in the Future Hospital Programme and beyond to spread good practice and foster system-wide improvement in the care of medical patients.
Dr Anita Donley, chair, Future Hospital project board and RCP clinical vice-president, said:
We promised that the Future Hospital report wouldn't languish on a shelf, and we are keeping that promise with our Future Hospital Programme of health improvement initiatives. I'm delighted to welcome the first four development sites to the Programme – together we're harnessing the enthusiasm and willingness of NHS Trusts to innovate where it matters – in improving direct patient care.
Dr Mark Temple, Future Hospital officer and consultant physician said:
The Future Hospital report received wide support from patients, NHS staff and healthcare leaders when it was published in September 2013. The Royal College of Physicians is committed to taking the key recommendations in the report from the page to clinical practice.
The selection of the first four Future Hospital development sites is an exciting stage in the realisation of the Future Hospital vision. The evaluation of new ways of delivering healthcare at these sites is important for patients, carers and healthcare staff, as the results will be shared widely to help enhance patient care in the NHS.
Dr Adam Gordon, Honorary Secretary of the British Geriatrics Society, said:
The focus of the report of the Future Hospital Commission on delivering high quality care to patients with multi morbidity and frailty was very welcome. It's great to see that these first four development sites have a strong focus on optimising care for older people, with geriatricians and their specialist multidisciplinary teams playing a key role. A challenge for implementation of the Future Hospital recommendations going forward will be ensuring that other hospital specialists interface with and support these types of services. All physicians need to recognise the importance of supporting the acute medical take if we are to make the strides forward in quality which the report envisaged.
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So, here we have it! All the handmade goodies I'm traveling with this year. A lot of them are either from last year or throughout this year, and a few were made by friends too!
Last year's duffel bag + luggage tag (pattern), last year's boxy cosmetic bag (tutorial), and a sweet handmade pillowcase made for me by Darci!
Last year's tote bag (pattern), last year's artist size drawstring bag (pattern), a covered notebook (tutorial), and a travel sewing case (pattern).
Tova tunics (pattern), schoolhouse tunic (pattern), lots of tanks/shirts (pattern), and a skirt (tutorial).
Sidekick tote (pattern), frame purse (tutorial), fabric envelopes (tutorial), coffee cozy (tutorial), mini zippy pouch, and a typewriter zipper pouch made by Amber!
Last year's project size drawstring bag (pattern), and a travel sewing kit (book).
Last but not least, a regular drawstring bag (tutorial), and a camera strap made by Terri!
I love that huge duffel bag! I might have to look into making one of those!
Everything looks wonderful. Let the amazement begin!
I love all the mix-matched colors that are so bright and cheery! Have an awesome time!
Wow! Impressive! I hope you have lots of fun!
Good to see that they've done the distance and are fit to come out again this year. I love the typewriter pouch by Amber!
Jeni you seriously blow me away!!! Look at everything you made! You should be so proud. Happy summiting!
Wow Jeni! It all looks great. Can't wait for your recap, have fun!
You've been busy ~ love all that travely stuff! Have a great time!
Wow, all of those projects are wonderful and thank you for all the links in one place.
Travelling in perfect style Jeni! Have fun!
You'll have a great time! Looks like you'll have plenty of room to bring back some treasures!
Wow! What great travel gear you have. I bet you get asked where you "bought" some of your stuff. Very cool. Hope you have fun!
Wow! is right. All of those mass produced from somewhere-other-than-the-USA accessories will be envious. Very nice collection. Have fun, and those of us who can't attend, eagerly await your return and all of the details.
Just looking at all those wonderful goodies brings a smile to my face. Have a wonderful time and know that all your peeps are wishing they were there with ya!


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Securitatea socială şi administraţia publică în România
Alina Livia Nicu University of Craiova, Faculty of Law, Calea București nr.107D, Craiova, Dolj, Romania
Keywords: social security, legislative corpus, public administration, action, social partners
The restoring of the state of law in Romania has determined, within the Romanian society, a deep process through which its fundamental values have come to be endowed with new definitions. The Romanian legislator has established an especially chosen situation within the legislative corpus to the concept of social security since, as we can see, some among its own composing elements may be found in the Constitution of Romania itself, thereby enforced as fundamental social values. Romania's adhesion to the European Union has brought the Romanian perspective upon the social protection to harmonize itself in accordance with the European Union'social policies. The present study is the result of the interest we hold in the analysis of the actual degree into which the composing elements of the concept of social security are or not actually implemented and/or ruled at an adequate extent and in identifying the most suitable vectors for the possible actions due to be taken so that, should they be applied, all of the social partners would be able to contribute to the improvement of the mechanisms through which social security could effectively become a really existing phenomenon. Our conclusion is that nowadays in Romania, in spite of the whole current bunch of economical difficulties, social security is a domain of action inside of which, under the coordination of the Government of Romania, the public central and local administration does indeed dedicate all of its efforts to the goal of rendering effective the concerned juridical norms. Yet, unfortunately, these efforts do seem not to be enough. It would be necessary that all of the social actors, including the Romanian citizens understood as individual persons, should support the public administration's action. We are also formulating a few personal opinions concerning the specific modalities of action for all among the social actors.


Lee Walton earned his MFA from the California College of Arts in 2000 after receiving his BFA from San Jose State University. Walton studied with Master Printers at Crown Point Press in San Francisco, where he later became a professional printmaker from 1999-2001.
For over ten years, Walton has lectured, delivered artist talks, facilitated workshops, and participated in panel discussions. Topics have ranged experiential art, social media, public engagement, psychogeography, and play. Selected invitations include Carnegie Mellon, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Portland State University, Parsons, The New School For Art and Design, Art Institute of Boston, Sarah Lawrence College, Haverford College, Maryland Institute College of Art, The Kitchen (NY), University of Ulster (Belfast, Ireland), San Francisco State University, San Francisco Art Institute, and Emory University.
Most recently, Walton was nominated for both a Teaching Excellence Award (2013) and the Betty Cone Medal of Arts Award (2011) in the College of Arts & Sciences, UNCG. In collaboration with Jon Rubin, he received a Year in Review Awards (2011), by Americans for the Arts for top 50 most outstanding public art projects of the year. In 2007, Walton was a selected artist from 100 Years of California College of the Arts. In 2006, Walton received the S.J. Truman Award at the National Academy Museum in New York, NY, as well as The Bartlebooth Award from The Art Newspaper (London, UK). As an MFA student, Walton was granted the Top Studio Award from the California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA and received a one-year residency at the Headlands Center for the Arts, Marin.
Since 2000, Walton has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions both nationally and internationally. Notable solo-exhibitions venues include Kraushaar Galleries (New York, NY), Olson Gallery, Bethel University, (Saint Paul, MN), RAYGUN LAB (Toowoomba, Australia), Crisp-Ellert Art Museum (St. Augustine, Florida), and 667 Shotwell (San Francisco, CA).
Group exhibitions include: More Love: Art, Politics, and Sharing Since the 1990s Ackland Art Museum, The University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill, NC); Liquid Light: Watercolors from the KMA Collection Knoxville Museum of Art (Knoxville, TN); Hotel Maria Kapel (Hoorn, Netherlands); Eyebeam (New York, NY); Haskins Laboratory at the Yale Research Center (New Haven, CT); The Power Plant (Toronto, Canada); Schroeder Romero Gallery (New York, NY); The City Museum of Ljubljana (Ljubljana, Slovenia); Naples Museum of Art (Naples, Florida); Artists Space (New York, NY); Columbus Museum, (Columbus, Georgia); Telfair Museum of Art, (Savannah, Georgia); Knoxville Museum of Art (Knoxville, Tennessee); Oakland Museum of California (Oakland, CA); Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery (New York, NY); Island #6 Art Center (Shanghai, China); National Academy Museum (New York, NY); and White Columns (New York, NY).
Lee Walton is recognized as one of the first artists to create web-based participatory art works. As early as 2001, Walton's interactive web project Red Ball: San Francisco explored social media, daily video logging (now know as vlogging), and online voting. Other projects that utilize the social aspects of the web include One Shot A Day (2003), Free Throw Competition with Shaquille O'Neal (2005), Wappenings (2005-present), and F'Book, What My Friends Are Doing On Facebook (2009).
Lee Walton's projects have been written about extensively through a variety of media channels. From the New York Times, Art Fag City, Art News, SF MOMA, Art Forum, Monopol Magazine (Berlin) and Rhizome. Walton's work and writings have also been part of book and catalogue publications such as "Mapping: A Critical Introduction to Cartography and GIS," by Jeremy W. Crampton (Blackwell Publishing); "Net Works: Case Studies of Web Projects," by Xtine Burrough (Routledge); "More Love: Art, Politics, and Sharing since the 1990s," by Claire Schneider; and "Walking and Mapping: Artists as Cartographers," by Karen O'Rourke (MIT Press).
Currently, Walton is an Associate Professor of Art and the Exhibition Director of The Gatewood Gallery at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Walton has developed new courses into the undergraduate and graduate curriculum that introduce participatory art and social practice, leading to the development of a concentration in Social Practice in the MFA program. In 2010, Walton and community activist Donovan McKnight created the Super G Experiential Residency Program, in Greensboro, NC, a nationally competitive program located inside an international food mart. In 2009, Walton co-curated with Xandra Eden the international exhibition "Our Subject Is You" at the Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, NC. Additionally, Walton has served as a curatorial advisor for Flux Factory and Art in General, both in New York.
Martin Z. Margulies Warehouse, Miami, Florida; Hood Museum, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire; Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, Tennessee; The Columbus Museum, Columbus, Georgia; Reykjavik Art Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland; Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, Arkansas; Deutsche Bank, New York; Jeannene Przyblyski, S.F.B.U.S., Permanent Collection and Archive; California College of Arts, San Francisco; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The First Annual Printable Principles of Dialogue Print Portfolio, New York.


My first exposure to Nick Offerman was as the enigma of Ron Swanson on the fanastic TV comedy Parks and Rec. So I am going to apologize in advance for the many gifs that I've added to this review.
Ron Swanson is one of my all time favourite TV characters and because of that, I love Nick Offerman. I don't like to be that person who equates an actor to be the same person they play in a TV show but I have a feeling Nick and Ron share a lot of commonalities and view points. What those were exactly had me excited to listen to this audiobook. No way was I going to miss out on Nick Offerman's verbal humour by reading the novel via paper!
Like most celebrity memoirs, this novel is a mix of life stories and life philosophies. It isn't anything new or unexpected on that front.
I love the way Nick Offerman delivers his sarcasm and wit. He's a funny guy but also very intelligent. Like his character of Ron, he often delivers these unexpected nuggets of wisdom that just make you think.
However, I did find this novel excessively long. The audio version is close to 10 hours in length and I don't want to listen to anyone for that long. 5 hours is my max for a memoir.
I really liked how Nick reminds people to keep it simple in life. He's blunt and straight-forward and I appreciated that a lot.
Great review. I love the gifs!
Thank you! I'm normally not one for gifs but he has so many gifs I couldn't resist. It was hard to choose which ones to use!
Love Ron Swanson SO MUCH.
I think I need to read this one. I totally forgot that he wrote a book. I remember Amy Poehler talking about how he wrote and published his in the time it took her to not-finish hers and she was annoyed.
He actually has another one too!
It's very Ron Swanson-esque I think. And he does talk a bit about the character so I really enjoyed that.
Pick it! I'm sure you will enjoy it!
Great review with some wonderful gifs!
Thank you! I had a lot of fun picking them out! There are so many!


The Nissan Kicks compact SUV made its debut in World this year. Its prices falls in-between the range of INR 9.55 lakh to INR 14.65 lakh (ex-showroom). With this, it competes against the likes of Hyundai Creta, Maruti Suzuki S-Cross and the Renault Captur. It has been launched in World with two engine options i.e. petrol and diesel. However, there is only one transmission option on offer which is a 6-speed manual unit. Also, the top-end variants are only available with the diesel derivative.
The Nissan Kicks mileage for the petrol derivative is clocked at 10 km/l. While the mileage of the Nissan Kicks's diesel derivative stands at 14 km/l.
As mentioned before, the Nissan Kicks is available with a total of four variants. Out of these, the petrol engine is available only on two variants while the diesel across all the four variants. The prices for the base petrol variant of the Kicks starts at INR 9.55 lakh. On the other hand, the top-spec diesel motor is going to cost you INR 14.65 lakh (ex-showroom).
The Nissan Kicks is going to launch in World with the same engine specifications as that of the Renault Captur. It means that this compact SUV will launch in World in both petrol as well as diesel powertrain options.
The diesel engine is going to be a 1.5-litre unit. This 4-cylinder engine is capable of churning out 110 BHP of power along with 240 Nm of peak torque. This engine will offer a 6-speed manual gearbox as standard.
The Nissan Kicks for World is slightly bigger than its European counterpart. In terms of dimensions, the Kicks measures 4,384 mm in length, 1,813 mm in width and 1,656 mm in height. It has a wheelbase of 2,673 mm. It has a ground clearance of 210 mm while the boot space stands at 400-litres.
Almost a year ago, Nissan showcased the Kicks concept. The production-spec model seen in the images here is nearly identical. The concept's headlamps and tail lamps have given way to production spec units.
It gets new alloys and some of the orange highlights around the bumper and grille area have been lost. Nissan's now characteristic window line has been retained. And so has the dual tone paint scheme.
On the inside, a 7-inch touchscreen display takes centre stage. The dashboard has been given a dual tone treatment while the steering wheel gets silver highlights. Nissan Kicks small SUV gets digital-analogue instrument console.
Also Read: Toyota RAV4 World Launch Makes Sense? Ideal Rival For Jeep Compass!
The SUV employs four cameras that give the driver a 360-degree view of the car. The equipment list is the recent featuring kit like a smart key, push-button start, touchscreen with navigation, auto aircon, etc.
As a first for any automobile manufacturer, Nissan World is also offering the Kicks to its customers through a unique subscription based scheme. Under this the buyers can take home their vehicle without any down payment but through a monthly subscription plan, Nissan says through this one can own the Kicks with a cost of just 11 Rs/km.
As mentioned before, the Nissan Kicks is going to compete in the compact SUV segment in World. Its prices are likely to fall in-between the range of INR 9 lakh to INR 15 lakh. Its competition will include the likes of Hyundai Creta, Renault Captur, Maruti S-Cross and Honda BR-V.
Stay tuned to CarBlogWorld for more news on the Nissan Kicks World launch, price and other details.


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Goldi \g(o)-ldi, gol-di\ as a girl's name is a variant of Golda (Old English). See for meaning of Goldi.
The baby name Goldi sounds like Goldia, Goldy and Goldie. Other similar baby names are Hildi, Codi, Cordi, Gilda, Gladi, Goldina, Goldee, Holda, Holde and Kodi.


I am a huge collector and wearer of T Shirts. It is my go-to clothing of choice for anytime I'm not at work. My mother hates it, but she can't complain too much because she bought most of them for me. I have a lot of vacation t-shirts.
It only seemed natural that when I found these two items, I had to buy them! Have you seen them? Do you own them yet yourself?
I got this one in a extra large size for sleeping… Love it!
I got home really, really late last night. Everyone was asleep already, piled in my bed. So I headed to the guest bedroom and found my squishy package from Fat Quarter Shop. I opened it up and had my night shirt ready to go!
Speaking of which – I decided on a little change up in the backing squares for the GGS quilt. I got my Bella solid light gray fabric last night also (along with the shirt), but I also found on sale a light gray/white paisley fabric which I think will work better. I took advantage of FQS shipping sale this week and I should have that delivered tomorrow or Thurdsay. Then I'll make my final selections and get this back pieced and off to Linh!
I was a little nervous to cut the hour glass units to piece in the sides and top, but it went together just perfectly!
I am wrapping up a very busy week(s) today and hope to jump back on my sewing machine by tomorrow night. I'm anxious to get another block or two or three done on the Reach for the Stars quilt.
Great star!! I do love the slogans on the t shirts!!! Very apt!


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Anna, a young lady that lost her family in a tragic shipwreck, is trapped in a three-quarters immerged temple.
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A mystical armor full of abilities to recover piece by piece.
A very diverse and sometimes dangerous underwater fauna.
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Sharp Clinical Services Centre passes MHRA inspection
New facility in Wales by the packaging company has received approval from the Medicines and Healthcare Product Regulatory Agency in the UK to begin production
L-R: Frank Lis, President of Clinical Services at Sharp, and Steve Lesbirel, MD Beacons Business Interiors; main contractor for the Rhymney site
Sharp, part of the global contract packaging and clinical supply services UDG Healthcare, has received approval from the Medicines and Healthcare Product Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to begin production at its Clinical Services Centre of Excellence in Rhymney, Wales.
Following a successful inspection by the MHRA, Sharp can now offer a range of clinical trial and commercial services from brand new facilities including primary and secondary packaging with low humidity control, labelling, storage and distribution, QP services as well as controlled drug storage.
Sharp said the Centre is a £9.5 million investment and enables the company to offer a broader range of integrated services including serialisation and Interactive Response Technology (IRT) solutions for clinical trial management.
Frank Lis, president of Sharp Clinical Services, said: "The Clinical Services Centre of Excellence in Rhymney has tripled Sharp's clinical service capacity for the pharmaceutical, biotech and clinical research sectors.
"With the integrated capabilities on offer, the facility also better enables us to offer full-service support and meet the increased global demand for Phase III clinical trials and commercial pharmaceutical services.
"We are dedicated to supporting our customers for years to come and the Rhymney site is a sign of that commitment."
The MHRA approval comes as Sharp celebrates its 30th year of clinical operations in the UK.
Lis added: "To be able to celebrate two such significant achievements at the same time is a testament to the effort and dedication of everyone involved in the success of Sharp."
Sharp has also invested in a solar panel system at the site that will generate approximately 20% of Sharp Clinical Services' total annual electricity requirements, further reducing the company's carbon footprint and increasing environmental performance.
Takeda opens first API facility in Ireland
Clear Sphere builds Irish packaging cleanroom for ILC Dover
LC Packaging opens second production facility in Bangladesh
Herma begins production at new labelling machines facility
Placon taps into medical market with new cleanroom
Three new cleanrooms enter operation in the US and Europe
PCI Clinical Services soon to move into expanded European site
Datwyler plans new $100m plant in US
Gerresheimer modernises its Pfreimd site
Stradis Healthcare opens new surgical pack and contract packaging facility
Vetter groundbreaking ceremony heralds a new €70m production building
Signs of the future


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