With different cities differ the real estate scenario and their rulebooks. Depending upon the area, the respective building bye-laws, development control regulations, permissible FSI, ground coverage and other common jargons with city-specific standards should all be taken into consideration before you decide a house construction. Also, the recent changes or amendments in the real estate bills and acts, any updates or allowances made in this respect must be carefully noted to avoid any inconvenience, unanticipated costs or delay in sanction of plan and to ensure maximum transparency.
1. Appointing a reputable developer, a reliable contractor and efficient architect for construction of your house is of utmost importance which will determine construction from the scratch to the finishing touches. One should select a building project plan for bungalow or row house with the help of a good architect who has made successful projects of the same. If you have never been involved in overseeing the construction of a house and are new to act or supervise, hire a building contractor to supervise you and the building of your new home for a much smaller fee than their nominal fee. You may ask your friends or relatives for a reputed builder who has a good experience in the construction business and carefully employ the one whose name is repeatedly suggested by a few.
2. Compliance of Vaastu & Feng Shui factors in designing of a house can be considered if one attaches importance to these sciences that are believed to facilitate positive energy inflow, and thereby create the plan accordingly as such changes are difficult to make once the construction is completed. Moreover, to avoid any misbeliefs later due to luck and misalignment of the house as may be stated by fortune tellers/pandits, it is better to contemplate over them beforehand.
3. It is imperative to decide whether to hire a builder or to be an owner-builder. One can hire a builder according to the house plan with or without material and personally supervise the house to see that proper quality of materials as fixed/decided is being utilized.
4. Getting documents ready, agreements signed, plans sanctioned – A clear title from the seller must be bought which should state the land use as non-agricultural (NA) where construction can be started immediately with or without a construction loan. Additionally, improvised drawings, designs layouts, height, carpet area, FSI being availed of, built up area being provided, necessary approvals for construction or extension, consultation with an advocate for registration and legal purposes, sales deeds, sales agreement, material costing must be properly executed.
5. Area, dimensions, design, space requirements – It is necessary to finalize your own requirements, size and number of bedrooms, chart out and place them before the architect to show your minimum requirement. Try to make the best use of natural sunlight and ventilation to minimize the need for artificial lights during daytime. Try to keep the lift, staircase etc. with large glasses on one side to avoid the requirement of lighting during daytime. These days, architects make use of 3D visualization software to showcase how the house would look like so you can take the advantage to cross-check for elevation/section/dimensions on paper and virtually so as to make changes as per your taste, since what may seem good on paper may not necessarily look good after construction.
6. Electrical fitting, plumbing and other fixtures – Contracts with various contractors should cover a period of 3 years after the house construction is over so that any problems arising out of faulty construction is taken care of by the contractor even after completion. Since the pipelines are laid when there is no water in the lines there is a great chance of mix-up between the hot and cold lines. Hence, it must be made sure that these connections are properly checked after the water supply connection has been provided. Also, one must ensure that the water and electricity meters are installed for each dwelling unit separately to avoid any conflicts later. The contract with the building contractor should provide for rectification of leakages, damp spots, seepage of water for the maximum period of 2-3 years. The guarantee cards must also be retained in case any of them become defective and for future maintenance purposes as well.
7. Man, materials, and money- Managing contractors to finish the House Construction in time have to be administered as there are times that labor does not show up for work or if work has to be paused due to the shortage of raw materials. More time means more money required and which correspondingly defines the need to borrow more money or refinance your construction loan.
8. Valuation and comparison of prices- Take out an estimated cost breakup of your home of each cost of construction such as foundation, RCC, brickwork, plaster, electrical work, plumbing, woodwork, door frames, kitchen, trolleys, interiors etc. Good builders will give you all the cost breakup and come up with the total cost to build your new home. One must remember that extra costs may be incurred which are sometimes unpredictable and vary according to the market situation. Make a contract with the builder and architect about the time schedule for stages of payment to be given with delay clauses. It must be seen that the cost of construction is under our control as it tends to increase over time. Also, if they have more money they have a tendency to delay your work and most of the disputes arise because the contractor has taken more money than dues.
9. Consideration for the environment while constructing a house is attached high importance these days. Techniques like rainwater harvesting and solar water heating can also be considered while constructing a home so that you may save money and energy for you as well as the society in the long-term.
10. Last but not the least for House Construction, the thing to be considered is the insurance while constructing the house thereby enabling a safe game. One must also periodically supervise the construction of the house, list out and convey to the respective contractor about these shortcomings and the required modifications accordingly.
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I love book lists. With back-to-school season at its peak, lists recommending reads for different age groups and occasions are ubiquitous. What is a rare treat, however, are lists that house a fair number of contemporary books. Picture book and chapter book lists remain pretty current, but have you noticed how many novels for juvenile fiction readers or the family read aloud are those same-'ol-oldies-but-goodies? Their original publishing dates are at least 20 years old.
Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder (1932), The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien (1937) , The Lion, the Witch, & the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis (1950), or Charlotte's Web by E.B. White (1952), Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell (1960) or A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle (1962), Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce (1983), Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card (1985), The Giver by Lois Lowry (1993), Golden Compass by Philip Pullman (1995) or Holes by Louis Sachar (1998).
The list can become lengthy and shaving any off to include more contemporary titles or authors can seem traumatic. I am all for having the staples, but I am starting to wonder if we aren't being daring enough. With Diversifying lists, we need to revisit lost gems of the 15+ years ago. And I wouldn't mind revisiting the buzzed-about books of their year who could become staples given time and, well, room. I still recommend Fly by Night by Frances Hardinge (2005) and its brilliant sequel; and the May Bird series by Jodi Lynn Anderson (2005). I wish more people knew about Alex and the Ironic Gentleman by Adrienne Kress (2007). –All of which are great for the read-aloud.
25-50 Novels Young People Could Read that Never Seem to Make the Lists because We'd Feel Guilty (or Embarrassed) for Not Including Tolkien, Wilder, Carroll, White, Lewis, Rowling, Lowry or DiCamillo?
ANOTHER: 50 Potentially Timeless Novels (for Young People) Published in the Last 10 Years.
–The Lost Conspiracy by Frances Hardinge (2009). I actually found this on a list the other day & it made my week; mostly neglected though, and it is genius writing/storytelling!
–same goes for Un Lun Dun by China Mieville (2007), she's no Alice either!
–A Wish After Midnight by Zetta Elliott (2009).
—Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones (1986).
–Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy (2007). I've yet to complete the series and am slowly collecting these, but he is just too hilarious to miss.


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BRIEFING BY A VERY STABLE GENIUS
This past Friday, as he always does, our president Melania's husband and Ivanka's dad, held a briefing at his residence. And for the life of me I cannot understand what the hell he said.
Here's an excerpt.
THE PRESIDENT: Well, you're asking that because of what happened — it's a fair question, too — what happened in Denver. Because in Denver, I've never seen — I said, "What's going on?" We're looking at this graph where everything's looking beautiful and it's coming down and then you got this one spike. It's — I said, "What happened to Denver?"
And many people, very quickly, and they — by the way, they were on it like, so fast, you wouldn't believe it. They knew every aspect. They had people go and — not only testing, "Who did you see? Where were you? How many people did you meet? Were you out to dinner in somebody else's home? Where were you?" Where did — where did this number of people come from? How did — they are totally on it.
Now, this just happened. I just saw it this morning. I'm looking at everything smooth, going down, topping out. And then you have this one spike in Denver. It's like, where did this come from?
So we'll be looking at that. And we don't want cases like that happening. This was — but this — this is the kind of thing can happen. This is very complex.
This is a very brilliant enemy. You know, it's a brilliant enemy. They develop drugs like the antibiotics. You see it. Antibiotics used to solve every problem. Now one of the biggest problems the world has is the germ has gotten so brilliant that the antibiotic can't keep up with it. And they're constantly trying to come up with a new — people go to a hospital and they catch — they go for a heart operation — that's no problem, but they end up dying from — from problems. You know the problems I'm talking about. There's a whole genius to it.
We're fighting — not only is it hidden, but it's very smart. Okay? It's invisible and it's hidden, but it's — it's very smart. And you see that in a case like a Denver.
But, you know, I think we're doing well, and they're on Denver like you wouldn't believe. I came in this morning; it was a flurry. I said what's going on? They said, "Denver." I said, "What happened to Denver?" Because Denver was doing pretty well. And they've got that under control. But, yeah, that would be a case where you do some very big testing.
Q Mr. President, we've learned that more than 16 million Americans filed for unemployment over the past three weeks. It's Good Friday. It's payday. We are seeing troubling, paralyzing lines at food banks around the country. What do you say to those Americans in need right this moment?
THE PRESIDENT: Number one, I love them. Number two, we're working really hard. It wasn't their fault, what happened. Sometimes they don't do a good job and they lose their job. That's one thing. This is a case where we take the strongest economy in the history of the world, which is what we had. More people working in the United States, Peter, than ever before. Almost — I mean, look at the numbers: 160 million people, almost. Just short of 160.
Q (Inaudible.)
THE PRESIDENT: Excuse me.
So, we have the greatest economy we've ever had. And, by the way, black unemployment, Hispanic unemployment, Asian unemployment — the best numbers we've ever had in virtually every way. And then you get hit like this, and it's traumatic.
People that had great jobs, that went out to dinner, and they didn't have any problems, they'd take their family, they were making good salaries, all of a sudden — you know, you use the term, "cold turkey." It's cold turkey. They go from that to having no money and waiting for their checks, which are being processed very rapidly. But they still — they have to go out and look for money.
It's a terrible thing. All I say is: We love them, we're working so hard, and they're going to be back. And I hope they're going to be back even stronger than before.
Q Let me ask you about that, if I can, just to follow up then. You chose not to do a national stay-at-home order. Now that you say you want to reopen parts of the economy, what authority do you have to do that? Isn't that ultimately up to the states to do that?
THE PRESIDENT: Yeah. Yeah — no, it's really — the states can do things if they want. I can override it if I want. But the national stay-at-home — just so you understand, 95 percent of the country is stay-at-home.
Like, as an example, I was speaking with the great governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, the other day. He has a stay-at-home. A lot of people didn't even know it, but he had a stay-at -home. Some people reported Texas wasn't. He had a very strong — actually, a very strong stay-at-home.
Ninety-five to ninety-six percent in South Carolina, as you know, has it, which at one point, a week ago, they didn't have. South Carolina — another great governor — McMaster.
SOURCE: Remarks by President Trump, Vice President Pence, and Members of the Coronavirus Task Force in Press Briefing -- April 10, 2020
It seems to be primarily about dinner.
Every word of it is English.
The best words.
Avoid Denver.
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SOMETHING GOT IN MY EYE
GOOD, CLEAN, AND WHOLESOME
TALENT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT
THE SOCIAL GRACE OF A PIT VIPER
THANK YOU JESUS, HAMBERDERS!
AN INFESTATION OF WILD LIFE
IT MAKES MY FUR SHINY
THINKING ABOUT PIZZA
SCUM-SUCKING CRETINS AND GOOD PEOPLE
TASTES LIKE MASTODON
THE BUZZARDS
THANK GOOBUS IT'S FRIDAY
HERE TO PRESENT TALENT
THE NEWS IS REALLY REALLY GOOD
HUNTING YOUR BREAKFAST
KAY MUSS!
IT SPOKE TO ME THEN
IN MANY WAYS IT'S THE HAT
MAGIC PILLS
WHY IS HE STILL BREATHING?
HONG KONG IS COVERED WITH IT
PISTACHIO HUED HAT
YOUR TENDER SENSIBILITIES
HEAD FOR THE WINCHESTER AND WAIT FOR THIS TO BLOW ...
EXELSIOR!
WELL-ORGANIZED DISORDER
THAT'S NOT HOW IT WORKS, LITTLE FELLA!
IT LOOKS AT YOU THOUGHTFULLY
THAT WAS EIGHT BLOCKS
SUNSHINE MAN
IS IT FINASTERIDE OR ADDERALL?
THE SMOKE BELT
THE TOTAL WADS
FILLED WITH DARKNESS
SOMETHING FRAGRANT THIS WAY
COFFEE, PIGEONS, MEDULLA OBLONGATA
BLACK DATES MATTER
DIFFERENCES OF ERAS
CHAG HA CHOCOLATE BUNNIES
IT'S NOW ALWAYS TIME FOR TEA
WHEN THERE IS NO RED HERRING
A SMELLY PLOT
THE WAY THINGS ARE
SYNAPSES FIRING AT A MOVING TARGET
IT SUITS ME TOO
THEY'VE ALL GOT PINK EYES!
THE POLIS IS CURFEWED
AND THERE MAY BE GHOSTS
THEY COVER EVERYTHING WITH THEIR OILY PINK SLIME
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A REFLECTION REMEMBERED
MARMALADE GUINEA PIG
FOOD WITH SPIRITUAL SIGNIFICANCE
FOUR GENTLEMEN BAY
THERE'S A GOAT IN MY SOUP
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Hi to all in this wonderfull forum.
I am also lurking around here for weeks (now for month) and felt in Love with GUS.
this is th highest position of the arms.
The Hotend is a dummy, i plan th put a E3D into GUS.
I use RAMPS 1.4 and Repetier Firmware 0.83 with Mr. Sewards Settings. I have wirded up xyz and the endstops to RAMPS and i can moving the arms.
So what should i do next and how is the calibration done? Is there a HowTo anywhere around ? This is my first 3d printer build and i want the other side of "utter havoc"
Congratulations, that's a very impressive result! I see you have the same relatively lower power steppers as I have. Were you able to get fairly fluid movement without friction?
this force it is only my personal feeling and the spools are mounted wrong.
I agree, a good looking build.
I don't think it matters which way round the spools are mounted. Mine are the same as yours with the spool grub screws lined up with the holes in the motor arm.
The first part of calibration is the arm movement value, steps/mm. I use Marlin, but I'm sure Repetier will have XYZ values for this. These values are adjusted so that the arm movement measured across the axis of the two arm end bolts equals the value sent by software (or LCD panel). A big Vernier caliper is useful for this but it can be done using a good quality ruler.
The second part of calibration is getting bed zero values, but this is probably best done when you have a permanent hot end fitted.
I wish you good progress.
I still have not got repeatable movement on mine, and I thing it's mainly a problem with friction. It it worth putting grease on the thread?
Thank you tim, yesterday my GUS did his first cordinated move and homing. For now, i dont have screwed my spools and have only one mounted in the correct way. I did homing with g1 x-1000 y-1000 z-1000. It helps a lot that i have installed my endstops in the right way. now i think it is time to collect some values for the bed.
I dont have a problem with friction, have 3 wraps around the spool downsides and 4 wraps upside.
today GUS prints for the first Time. And as you can see a first result.
Thats a great looking first print. A squirrel if I am not mistaken!!
I had many distorted and failed prints before I got anything near that quality.
Wow! Great work! I'm still messing around with my first arm, getting movement to be reliable, low friction etc. Still a *long* way off a finished machine. Can you answer a few questions?
- What size / model motors do you have?
- Did you end up getting the grub screws to fit to the motor shaft correctly?
- Can you please take several close up shots of shaft, spool, threading around the bolts, etc for me to use as a reference?
- How did the print turn out when finished? Any problems with scale, distortions to shape, skipped steps etc?
Overall, great work, it's really made me want to get mine finialised and working now!
ajiau - Standard NEMA17 motors. i have to adjust the motor current in the way that when one arm is closed to the max, the two other arm are open (endstop). then i tried to open the closed arm. If i heard and see missing steps (the spools shrugs) i turn the little pot an my stepper driver a little bit clockwise.
- i have a lot of photos from my build and i think i can share them via Gogle+ or so.
- the print has a lot of errors but it is one of the first prints on my GUS and iam absolutly happy with the results.


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Q: In Azure Devops, how can i use pipeline variables in a "Azure CLI task v.2" running shell script? I am trying to execute a task using Azure CLI and bash in Azure Devops. I am using Azure CLI task v.2 and choosing shell as script type as below.

I want to use pipeline variables in bash script. I run the command below inside the script:
#!/bin/bash
az role assignment create --role "Lab Admin" --assignee $(ownerEmail) -g $(rgName)

and i got the error below:
 line 2: ownerEmail: command not found
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I don't understand. Normally, i should be able to use azure cli in a bash script.
Does anybody have an idea?

A: Variables are passed in as environment variables. The variables are all uppercased and case-sensitive on linux.
Thus, $OWNERNAME and $RGNAME are likely the values you're after.
See the section on variable usage in scripts:

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*https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/process/variables?view=azure-devops&tabs=yaml%2Cbatch#environment-variables
There are some tasks that don't populate the environment at all, these have an environment section where you can manually pass in the environment variables.

A: There are a couple of ways you could read the pipeline variables in your bash script:

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*(Suggested) Read them straight as environment variables in the script. Azure DevOps pipeline variables are added as environment variables that can be accessed by your bash script. So just by defining/setting the pipeline variables you can access them from the bash script. i.e in your script reference them as $OWNERNAME and $RGNAME.
See > https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/process/variables#environment-variables

*Reference the direct argument in the bash script. Bash arguments are numbered and can be referenced as such. e.g for your aruments $1 is the string "-labOwner" $2 is the value contained within the ownerEmail pipeline variable.
See > https://tecadmin.net/tutorial/bash-scripting/bash-command-arguments/

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This paper examines a few of the numerous factors that may have led to increased youth turnout in 2008 Election. First, theories of voter behavior and turnout are related to courting the youth vote. Several variables that are perceived to affect youth turnout such as party polarization, perceived candidate difference, voter registration, effective campaigning and mobilization, and use of the Internet, are examined. Over the past 40 years, presidential elections have failed to engage the majority of young citizens (ages 18-29) to the point that they became inclined to participate. This trend began to reverse starting in 2000 Election and the youth turnout reached its peak in 2008. While both short and long-term factors played a significant role in recent elections, high turnout among youth voters in 2008 can be largely attributed to the Obama candidacy and campaign, which mobilized young citizens in unprecedented ways.
I am an Arts and Science student in Vanderbilt's class of 2011. I am originally from Columbus, Ohio, the home of The Ohio State University. As a double major in Political Science and Medicine, Health, and Society my primary scholastic interests are Health Policy, Congressional Politics, and Federal Elections. In the fall of 2008, I was Registration Director for Vanderbilt's chapter of the Student Association for Voter Empowerment (SAVE). I currently hold the position of Scholarship Chair in the Panhellenic sorority, Kappa Kappa Gamma. In addition to politics, I have a passion for College football (especially Ohio State), the ocean, and international travel.
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Home World Africa Guterres 'remains committed' to maintaining 1991 ceasefire in Western Sahara
Guterres 'remains committed' to maintaining 1991 ceasefire in Western Sahara
In recent days, the UN has been involved in multiple initiatives to avoid an escalation of the situation in Western Sahara's Buffer Strip in the Guerguerat area, the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General said in a statement issued on Friday.
According to Stéphane Dujarric, UN chief António Guterres has warned against violations of the ceasefire that was agreed upon in 1991 and the serious consequences of any changes to the status quo.
"The Secretary-General regrets that these efforts have proved unsuccessful and expresses grave concern regarding the possible consequences of the latest developments", the statement said.
In late 1975, fighting broke out between Morocco and the Frente POLISARIO, known in English as the Polisario Front, as the Spanish colonial administration of Western Sahara was ending.
A ceasefire was reached on 6 September 1991 and a UN mission – known as MINURSO – was tasked with monitoring it and organizing a referendum on self-determination in Western Sahara.
However, in the absence of an agreement between the parties, the referendum was not held.
In August 2017, the UN chief appointed former German President Horst Köhler as his Personal Envoy for Western Sahara.
During his tenure Mr. Köhler convened two roundtable meetings on in December 2018 and March 2019 that created a new momentum in the political process.
Standing strong
The UN spokesperson upheld that the Secretary-General "remains committed" to doing his utmost to avoid the collapse of the 1991 ceasefire and is determined to "do everything possible to remove all obstacles to the resumption of the political process".
"MINURSO is committed to continue implementing its mandate and the Secretary-General calls on the parties to provide full freedom of movement for the Mission in accordance with its mandate", the statement concluded.
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TICC
Tokyo International Children's Choir (TICC) was formed in 2012 by members of St. Paul International Lutheran Church and completed its seventh full season in May 2019. Although most of our members have some connection with the international community TICC is open to all elementary and middle school children upon audition. English is the language used for instruction but our musical works know no linguistic boundary; French and Latin join English in being commonly heard emanating from our rehearsal room. We strive for high musical standards but maintain a fun, welcoming environment in which our choristers develop their musical skills and make the commitment required for successful public performances. Our musical director, Ms. Ema Horn has worked with many choirs and has earned a very high reputation.
TICC is a non-profit organization. Our board of directors and others from the field of music, journalism and business volunteer their time but we incur direct costs in engaging a professional music director and accompanist, renting a venue and paying music licensing and copying fees. Support from corporate sponsors offsets some of these costs. The tuition fee for the season running from September through April is ¥70,000. Early payment discounts and need-based scholarships are sometimes available. Siblings receive a 50% discount on tuition. Parents of our choristers also volunteer to help with various tasks in running the group and spreading the word.
We sing a variety of music from diverse cultural traditions, which include classic choral works stemming from Christianity (e.g Bach, Handel) and secular works drawn from Broadway, pop and folk music.
Season & Rehearsals
Our season runs from September through April. We rehearse from 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. on Mondays. Apart from a break over the Christmas and New Year period, rehearsals are planned for almost every Monday. This coming season we will have one major performance and a number of smaller performances. We expect a high level of attendance at rehearsals and the major performance is a mandatory event. Our rehearsals are held at the the Franciscan Chapel Center in Roppongi, Tokyo.
The next auditions for the 2019-2020 season will be held on Monday, January 13 after our rehearsal at 7 p.m. If you are interested in joining the choir or have any questions about the choir please send an email to us at manager@tokyochildrenschoir.com.
Even if you are unable to join TICC you can support us in many ways. Of course, we would love for you to attend our concerts but please also tweet about us, connect to us on Facebook and tell your friends who may be interested in joining.
About the Director (left)
Ema Horn is a native of Slovenia. Music has been a part of her life since she was 6 years old when she started singing in a church choir. After playing piano and singing in choirs her whole life, Ema decided to pursue a music degree at the University of Ljubljana where she earned a masters in Musicology and Czech language and literature. She has sung with APZ Tone Tomšič Univerze v Ljubljani and the Tokyo Embassy Choir. Ema is currently the choral director and music teacher at the International School at Sacred Heart. She loves music, snowboarding, hiking and is passionate about teaching and leading children to become great and confident singers.
About the Accompanist
Eri Tsuchiya is an accomplished concert pianist and spinet player of solo and chamber music, and has been the accompanist for the TICC since 2013. She teaches piano, solfege, and music theory in the Tokyo area, and often writes articles of music analysis for Japanese music journals. Ms. Tsuchiya graduated from the Tokyo College of Music, pianist-course, and has earned diplomas in master classes in Italy. Ms. Tsuchiya was awarded a scholarship as a finalist in the 24th Le Muse International Piano Competition (Italy). Ms. Tsuchiya is a former official accompanist for "Corso internazionale di Avviamento Lirico" (Italy), and is currently a member of the Japan Federation of Musicians.
Location Franciscan Chapel Center in Roppongi (Rehearsals)
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Billionaire Democrat Jim Justice Won't Support Hillary
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By Cathy Burke | Monday, 22 August 2016 02:06 PM
A billionaire Democrat and coal mine owner who's running for governor in West Virginia said Monday that he won't support Hillary Clinton in her White House bid because of her environmental policies.
In an interview Monday on MetroNews's radio show "Talkline," Jim Justice declared the Democratic presidential nominee's positions will hurt the coal industry.
"I cannot be a supporter of Hillary Clinton," Justice said. "The reason I can't be is her position on coal is diametrically, completely wrong in many, many different ways."
"My reason that I ran for governor was not the presidential race, my reason I ran for governor is West Virginia and our people in West Virginia," Justice added.
He did not say who'd he vote for president instead.
Clinton triggered a firestorm of criticism across coal-dependent regions in May when she said that under her presidency, "we're going to put a lot of coal miners and coal companies out of business," later explaining it was a "misstatement."
But she has pledged to double down on President Barack Obama's environmental policies, including regulations harmful to the coal industry like the Clean Power Plan, The Hill notes.
Justice, however, is optimistic about coal's future in the state.
"Everybody had their heads stuck in the sand and said, 'It's over,'" he said.
"I'm the one that said, 'Wait a minute. Full stop. I'm not willing to give up on our miners. Full stop.' I'm the one that said, 'Really and truly, I believe there's good days in front of us as far as the metallurgical market.'"
"I'm a coal guy," Justice pledged, calling GOP claims that he supported Clinton "completely crazy" and allegations that he donated money to President Obama "absolutely wrong."
Justice is running against GOP state Sen. Bill Cole in the gubernatorial race. The only billionaire in West Virginia, he purchased the Greenbrier Resort in 2009.
Polling predicts Clinton will lose West Virginia by a significant margin to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.
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Sinead Kelly, Collyer Bristow, outlines what to look out for when using zero-hours contracts.
Casual working arrangements are popular in the construction industry as they allow for flexibility and cost saving where there may not be a constant need for workers.
One example of this is the use of 'zero-hours contracts'. This is where an employer does not offer any guaranteed hours to the worker. Such agreements may take the form of a written contract or could simply be an agreement for a business to contact a worker as and when work becomes available.
It is not uncommon to see zero-hours contracts attracting negative media publicity amid concerns that their use can be exploitative of workers. However, many construction businesses find it beneficial to create a workforce which can adapt to fluctuations in demand, particularly in times of economic uncertainty. Many workers also appreciate the flexibility offered by zero-hours contracts.
Is the individual working under a zero-hours contract a 'worker' or an 'employee'? It is important to note the distinction as employees are afforded far more rights than workers.
Workers under zero-hours contracts have a number of basic employment rights including the national minimum wage, paid annual leave and rest breaks, and protection against discrimination. However, protection for employees is much greater, for example the right to maternity, paternity, shared parental or adoption leave, the right not to be unfairly dismissed and the right to a statutory redundancy payment, although certain employees' rights are subject to accrual of a minimum length of service.
There are a number of factors to consider when determining an individual's employment status; one of which is whether there is any obligation on the business to provide work and whether there is any reciprocal obligation on the worker to accept that work. If there is an obligation on the individual to accept work offered, and if work is offered by the business on a regular basis, this may increase the likelihood of the individual being deemed to be an employee rather than a worker. This is why it is important that a zero-hours contract is carefully drafted.
When considering this issue, an employment tribunal will look at the true nature of the working relationship rather than to simply consider any written terms which may be in place. So it is important that the individual's working practice tallies with the zero-hours contract.
In 2015 the law changed making it no longer permissible to include an 'exclusivity clause' in a zero-hours contract. This means that a business cannot require a worker to work solely for them.
In an effort to avoid this, some businesses have introduced 'short hours' contracts offering minimal guaranteed hours for workers with an option to offer additional hours. However, these forms of contracts are more likely to give rise to 'employee' rather than 'worker' status.
From 6 April 2019, all workers (including those on zero-hours contracts) will have a right to receive an itemised payslip. If workers are paid by the hour, then the payslip will need to clearly set out the number of hours the worker has been paid for.
All workers will also be granted a right to a written statement of terms effective from their first day of work, although this change will not be implemented until April 2020.
Sinead Kelly is an associate in the Employment team at Collyer Bristow. She can be reached by email: sinead.kelly@collyerbristow.com.


Federation Kids & Family and its sister prodco Cottonwood Media have forged a new key partnership with leading Chinese family entertainment company UYOUNG for preschool animation hit The Ollie & Moon Show (52 x 11'), covering all SVOD, broadcast and licensing rights to the property in mainland China.
Based on the best-selling books by author/illustrator Diane Kredensor (also creative producer on the show), The Ollie & Moon Show stars two cute, kooky cats with a knack for turning everyday life events into zany globetrotting adventures. Kredensor developed the series with Robert Vargas (Wonderpets, Henry Hugglemonster) and David Michel (Totally Spies!, Get Blake). Broadcast in 150 territories, the show earned a Common Sense Media Seal in the US for offering an exceptional media experience for families.
As one of China's fastest-growing and most highly regarded kids' and family production, sales and merchandising companies, UYOUNG is the ideal partner to give Ollie & Moon a solid pawprint in Asia's biggest market.
The Ollie & Moon Show is produced by Cottonwood Media and distributed by Federation Kids & Family. The show has been picked up by Universal Kids' Sprout (US), Netflix (US & Canada), France Televisions), Discovery Kids (Latin America, Middle East), TVO (Canada), VRT (Belgium) and Knowledge (Canada).


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Episode-62: North American Sake Rice & Agriculture with Isbell Farms Part 1
When it comes to producing sake outside of Japan, still one of the most significant hurdles to crafting the sake of a brew-master's dreams is access to the ideal resources needed in order to realize the vision, and included in those resources are the raw materials.
Sake specific rice varieties from Japan are in high demand from sake makers across the globe–and for good reason–but there's also something to be said for being able to craft an incredible beverage from the resources available close to home.
While consistent access to a good number of sake brewing tools and resources still remains rather elusive for a significant number of international sake breweries, when it comes to sake rice in the U.S., the family at Isbell Farms is on a mission to make Japanese rice and sake rice varieties an accessible, quality, and viable option for a new world of sake breweries.
After a successful foray into the production of koshihikari, a Japanese staple table rice variety that put the family's rice (and faces) on televisions and convenience store shelves across Japan in the 80s, demand from the rapidly growing number of Japanese restaurants across the U.S., along with a handful of major sake breweries setting up operations on North American shores led to opportunities to double-down on a then relatively niche market. Since then, they've grown and evolved to become a go-to supplier of established sake rice varieties, including yamada nishiki and gohyakumangoku, amongst others, to breweries large and small across the U.S.
This week (and next) we speak with the Isbell family as we explore the origins of cultivating Japanese rice varieties in the heart of Arkansas, the expansion to sake rice varieties, and just what it means to be a grower in the U.S. today.
We'll be back with Part 2 of this special look at sake and rice growing in the U.S. next week, as we join the family at Isbell Farms once again to more closely examine the nature of sake specific rice varieties, as well as the future of rice farming and agriculture in the U.S. Stay tuned.
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Researchers from the CNRS and université Toulouse III – Paul Sabatier (UT3) show that fruit flies possess all of the cognitive capacities needed to culturally transmit their sexual preferences across generations. The study, published on November 30, 2018 in Science, provides the first experimental toolbox for studying the existence of animal cultures, thereby opening up an entire field of research.
While the cultural process is often thought of as being the unique to humans, the existence of persistent behavioral variation that cannot be ascribed to genetic or ecological variation in primate or bird strongly suggests the possible existence of cultural transmission within certain vertebrate species. For the first time, researchers from the Évolution et diversité biologique (CNRS/UT3/IRD)1 laboratory of the Centre de Recherches sur la Cognition Animale (CNRS/UT3), along with their international collaborators, have demonstrated that all of the mechanisms required for cultural transmission actually exist in the fruit fly.
"Learning" situation: two "observer" females watch a green male copulating with a "demonstrator" female, as a pink male is rejected.
1. This research began thanks to the New Frontiers project conducted by the Labex Tulip in 2012, and later received financing from the Toulouse Idex, the French National Research Agency, as well as a European grant. It was also supported by the Labex IAST.


Want to learn how to engage and build dialogue on Twitter? Find new business opportunities? Say MiHi to Twitter training.
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Often overlooked, you can also find out exactly what your competitors are doing and what their customers are saying.
High quality training is about meeting the needs of the delegates. That's why our training is designed around your level of Twitter expertise.
We'll talk to you about what you are looking to achieve from your Twitter account, your existing level of knowledge and agree what you would like to cover.
If you are new to Twitter we can set you up with your account and talk you through the basics. Even if you're already using Twitter or are an advanced user we can still help you focus your activity and ensure you are gaining the most from your time.
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It can sometimes be difficult to take half or a full day out of the office at training. That's why we offer to perform our training at your place of work, as well as our own offices, depending on which works for you. If you need a series of shorter sessions we are also able to meet your requirements.
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Story 3 David Orme https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Orme
It was a great day for a trip to the seaside. Glen and Sarah were sitting in the back, Mum was driving, and Dad was studying the map.
"How much longer, Dad?" said Sarah.
"A few more miles. There's a long road tunnel coming up. It's quite new. I've not been through it before."
There were steep hills around them now. The road was full of bends.
"Here's the tunnel!" Mum said.
It was a very long tunnel, and quite dark. At first, they couldn't see the other end. Then there was a bend and in the distance, they could see daylight.
"It's a lot longer than I thought" said Dad.
At last the tunnel ended and they drove out into the sunshine.
"What's going on? Quick, stop!" Dad yelled.
Mum slammed on the brakes. Ahead of them the road had disappeared. There was just a rough track.
"Turn round and go back!"
Mum turned the car. But there was no road tunnel, just a cave in the side of a high cliff.
"What's happened? Where are we?" said Glen in a scared voice.
"I don't know," said Mum. "It looks like we've come into a different world."
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Cautiously, everyone got out of the car, and stared in wonder at this new world. "Where are we? What did you do Dad?" Sarah yelled in distress. The sky was pale, and the clouds covered the entire atmosphere. The thunder roared, and the wind blew aggressively. Sarah's hands were shaking from the icy, cold wind, and despite the fact that everyone was terrified, Sarah was intrigued. "Where did you take us Mum?" Glen questioned, desperate for an answer. "I should have taken you here years ago." Mum whispered. "What?!" Everyone exclaimed. Mum laughed to herself and continued walking towards the tall, rusty gate. "Follow me." As they followed, the car disappeared from sight. "The car! That cost me a fortune." Mum ignored him and continued forward. Each step they took, the wind grew stronger and stronger. Confused faces were like plastered on everyone's face, while Mum looked like she was coming home. Glen has tears streaming down his face. They halted. The gate swung open at Mum's touch. Sarah noticed that her mother's usual clothes faded off, revealing an odd outfit that she wore with her head held high. Mum snapped her fingers. The sound echoed through the land beyond the gate, creating a wave of authority throughout the people. The people smiled at the sound of music growing faintly. Glen and Sarah felt a wave of relief washing over them, knowing they were safe here. "Attention please!" Although her voice was quiet, everyone heard it very clearly. "This is my family" She wrapped her arms around her two kids, as the Dad came closer and felt more at home. "Sarah, my daughter, Glen, my son, and my lovely husband". They cheered and welcomed the family they had been longing to meet for years. Mum turned to her family, with a huge grin on her face, and announced, "this is your new home." The gloomy sky transitioned into a bright, blue sky, the sun's rays shone over everyone, leaving a beautiful glow over the land beyond the gate.
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Suddenly, emerging out of the blue a petite, ancient, grey-haired wizard addressed the Mum about a serious problem. All the mum was thinking about was how the wizard's coat was floating in the air. Soon it became apparent that the mum was really a witch.
"The goblins again?", yelled the mum....the husbands face changed in confusion.
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He opened his mouth to talk but nothing came out. He seemed to be confused by this whole new world thing. Suddenly, the little kids came out with a deep secret that they had never told anyone one before this mysterious moment in time.
"we're goblins!" said the twins
"what ?!" exclaimed the farther "you mean I have been raising green gross goblins as my children wh why did you not TELL ME THIS!"
His face turned purple in anger. He seemed to be confused at the same time as his family hadn't even been human. He turned away not wanting to see the faces of the people that had lied to him for so long.
"I'm leaving don't bother coming back with me it's over between us 17 years down the drain because of this idiotic lie."
He turned to leave but soon realised that the tunnel had disappeared not long before along with his car, life and family. There was no way out he had to stay here no matter what. It soon came to him that in this world happened to have an entrance but no exit. There was no way out, no way home and no way back to his old peaceful life that he always loved so much.
Suddenly, as he was in deep thought, the ground began to shake. An overly large and deep pit opened beneath him. He began to fall into the clearest place he had ever seen and everything was crystal white.....
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He landed with a thud, his head spinning. He slowly sat up, groaning in pain. The confused man was captivated by the sheer beauty of the crystals dancing around the room. He looked for the slightest possibility for escape but there was nothing. No tunnels, no doors, no foot holes on the walls, nothing.
A glimpse of light shined down from a crack in the wall, illuminating the already blinding room. A small serpent slithered from the crack, blocking any signs of light. The snake was bright orange, with black stripes. The dad was frightened yet entranced by the serpents golden eyes. It had a small silver marking running along its back. It gradually made its way out of the crack and raised its head - suddenly morphing into the petite wizard they had met earlier.
The dad cried,
"What is going on?!"
The wizard replied calmly, taking off his bright orange robe.
"Don't worry your family are safe. You however, are not." The father, even more confused felt that any minute now would explode of confusion. He screamed out,
"My wife is a witch and I have fathered two goblins, my best car has disappeared, I am stuck in this crystal cave and I'm talking to a wizard that can turn in to a snake!"
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A smile appeared on the wizard's smug face. He stared for a long, hard time at the dad and then finally said to him, "You really want to get out of here, don't you?"
The dad replied, "Yes, desperately!" another smug smile appeared on the wizard's face. "I have an offer, with consequences, of course," the wizard sneered.
"What's the offer, then?" asked dad, who was very confused. "You know I'll do anything!"
"I'll let you go under one condition: you must kill your family and then bring their bodies back to me before the strike of TEN!"
"No! I can't do that! They're all I have, even if I have lost them to that world…"
The wizard nodded, and paused for a moment, then sighed as he proposed his next offer, "You are a difficult man to please. However, I can make a compromise, with another condition. You may bring your family to me and I will get my servants to bake a cake. We will have a farewell party"
The dad stared, this was too good to be true, "Really, you'll let us go?" he queried.
"Yes and even better. No cost included!" the wizard walked up to the dad and added, "Of course, if you'll accept my offer?"
"Yes, yes of course I will accept your wonderful, generous offer!" he cried at once.
"Fine then, it's settled, bring your family to me and we will have the biggest party our world has ever had," the wizard laughed, that man and his family would make a lovely topping to the cake he had promised.
He suddenly shouted, "SERVANTS!"
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Suddenly two bright purple swirling portals appeared as if by magic behind the wise wizard. Around a hundred curious pixies tumbled out.
'Grab this man and lead him to the castle'
The wizard smirked maliciously as the father was forced through a portal and out of the crystal cave. The wizard pulled up his orange sleeves and slunk into the shadows. Meanwhile back in the mysterious kingdom the wizard watched as around fifty other pixies yanked the mother and two little goblins also through the portal. The castle was dark and spooky and candles lit up as the scared family walked through the towering halls. The wizard sat on a throne of bones his red pupils glinting in the light. He had a staff filled with little sparkles.
'How would you little people like to be baked huh?'
The family quivered in fear as the wizard cackled.
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The father told his family, "We all need to split up and escape from the kingdom."
Little did the family know, the wizard could see and hear everything that the family said or did. As they all went their own ways, the kids fell through the portals which went into the crystal cave. The parent heard the screaming kids and ran as fast as they could after them. They were too late, and the portals had already closed up. The wizard announced to the mother and father that he had their kids had been captured and were safe with him until they could figure out a way to get to them. The mother and father whispered to each other that they have to stay together and trick the wizard to get their kids back safely.
While the family was searching, the wizards and other pixies were busy baking the kids into a cake. The wizard opened a portal for the family to to come through and get the kids from the crystal cave.
"Give us our kids back now," said the father.
"They are in the back helping bake a cake for us to share."
After a couple of minutes, the pixies brought a huge cake out and said, "You can start sharing this while your kids are cleaning in the back."
The parents started eating the cake and dropped to the ground because of the poison that was put in the cake. The wizard laughed mischievously.
"Surprise, I put your kids and the evil poison in this cake."
The parents were beginning to hallucinate and could not feel anything. They suddenly died and were eaten by the pixies as a special treat. Not only were they dead, the kids were baked alive and eaten. Since the mom was a leader of the kingdom, the wizard was jealous and wanted to rule so killed her and covered it up so he could take over the land.
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"Finally!!!" The wizard said," I am in rule of the kingdom and no one can stop me!!" After the feast on the family, the wizard went to the people outside and told them the royal family left and announced him the king while she is gone. Feeling very happy with himself, he went off to his chambers to go to sleep. While he was sleeping he drifted off into a jumble of thoughts and dreams. Most of his dreams were about events that had happened earlier that day. He thought about what he had done to the family. Satisfied with the thought, he drifted off into more dreams without thinking about the consequences.
During his dream, a vision of the family appeared to him. This scared him so horribly with all of the things he did to them they did to him. He woke with a start, sweat coming off of his forehead, he rushed to his steward to tell him about his dreams. "Billy!!" the wizard shouted to his steward," come here and I have to tell you about something very important!!" As Billy walked over, the wizard looked around franticly for any signs of the dead family. The wizard suddenly stopped and paused, "Did you hear that," said the wizard. " I didn't hear anything," said Billy," what did you hear." " I heard the sound of a child weeping," said the wizard. " I swear I didn't hear anything," said Billy. "Well, I must be hallucinating," said the wizard." " Well anyways, I called you over here because I had some dreams last night and it was very weird." said the wizard. "Oh really?" said Billy," Well it is probably a one time thing or something." "Yeah, you are probably right, thanks Billy." said the wizard.
The hauntings of the dead family only just got worse. The wizard started seeing the family everywhere throughout the castle and no one else seems to see anything. He starts seeing the family in ironic places. For example, the children in the bakery, and the father in the crystal cave. The family is starting to appear in his dreams more often. The events are starting to replay in his head over and over again, the kids in the cake, the mother all through out the castle. He can hear the voice of the father from his room and in his dreams saying "no, no, don't bake my children." The wizard frequently attempts to chase the ghosts of the dead family but always gets nowhere. With all of his attempts to chase the ghosts, he is frequently viewed as if he has gone crazy.
After a week of hauntings from the dead family, he decided to try to take a break and get some peaceful sleep. In his chambers, he is getting ready for bed and preparing himself for the endless dreams of the family. The instant he closed his eyes, he heard a loud BOOM!! He got up with a start, but only to see the family standing at the end of his bed. "No!" the wizard exclaimed. "Your time has come to a close, wizard, the mother said. "Noooo!!!" the wizard exclamed. That would be his last and final words in his life. After that day, he was never heard from again. Nobody ever went up to his chamber or checked on him ever again. A new ruler was crowned after the disappearance of the wizard. Nobody ever knew of him or remembered him ever again.
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Or so they thought. The story told over generations and generations had been twisted. This is the real story. The wizard smirked and left to talk to his servants about baking them into a cake while the family developed a plan on an escape. The room was slowly filled with flour and sugar while cracked eggshells lay on the floor. Mum sat there as her mind began to fill with frustration.
"Stop! Let them go it's me that you want," shouted Mum as she leapt from the floor.
"What makes you think I should do that?''
The wizard and witch continued to dispute as the father and the twins found a way out of the kitchen and into the potions room. Eyes filled with wonder as they entered a room filled with multi colour potions sitting on wooden display shelf. As they hunted for any form of escape the twins came across an unusual book. It had a tatted and browned cover which held together with wrinkly, old pages with ancient markings inscribed on each page. As they flicked through the pages they came across of a 'spell of escape'. Realising that they had found the incantation that would help them escape from the wizard's grasp, they quickly made their way to their mother, while their father continued to search for an escape potion unaware that his children were gone. Finally he came across an exquisite potion so powerful that it could tear the world into two. Dad grabs the potion admiring it unaware of the protection spell set on these potions the wizard had a sense that something was wrong but he dismissed the feeling and continued fighting
As the children return to the kitchen, they were greeted by colourful arrays of multiple spells being shot across the room. The kitchen was turned upside down with pots and pans on the floor and glass plates shattered everywhere.The room only held the wizard and mum as the servants had left in fright. Mum and the evil wizard continue to battle with rage,
"Just let us go, we've done nothing wrong to you!'' called mum as she shot another powerful spell.
The Dad grabs the potion and hurriedly runs to his children's aid, as they let out a shrilling scream,
''Mum, we need to go, now!"
As Mum hears her call from her children, she turns around and is drawn to the unordinary book, staring at it with wonder.
As the wizard sees the potion in the father's hand a feeling of rage takes over his head.
"No! That potion isn't yours to touch!" he screamed with fear.
Quickly Mum ran to her family outrunning the evil
wizard and read the spell of escape.
Landing back where they started in this weird world their time with the evil wizard hadn't come to an end. Desperately searching for his potion he quickly turns into a snake,and winds around Dad, he picks him up and begins to interrogate him ready to pluck the potion away from him.
Quickly Mum grabs the ancient book which helped them escape previously and begins to look for an erase spell furiously. Just as the evil wizard had gotten his potion, the Mother said the incantation out loud and the potions splashed to the ground and the snake figure disappeared. The family was then transported back to their world as a punishment for using magic.


We recently published in the Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development the final paper related to our MUS research in Senegal. I have provided the abstract to the paper below.
Abstract: In 2015, African ministers established the Ngor Declaration to achieve universal access to adequate sanitation and hygiene services and eliminate open defecation by 2030. Realizing this target will require significant public and private investment. Over the last two decades, there has been increasing recognition that sanitation programs should be demand driven, yet limited information exists about how much rural residents in developing countries are willing to pay for sanitation improvements. This paper applies the contingent valuation approach to evaluate how much households in rural Senegal are willing to pay for a ventilated improved pit (VIP) latrine. The analysis uses data from 1,635 household surveys that were conducted in 47 rural communities across four regions in Senegal. The willingness to pay model found that respondents were more willing to pay for a VIP latrine if they had plans to improve their existing latrine, lived in districts located nearer to the capital city of Dakar, were dissatisfied with their existing sanitation service, and were male. The analysis also indicates that the current household contribution of 5% of the costs of constructing a VIP latrine could be increased to 30% with only a modest decline in the number of households willing to pay this amount.
If you are a student at Virginia Tech, please consider applying to the Experience WASH in Malawi study abroad course. The course will run from July 11–29, 2016 (Summer II). The application deadline is February 1, 2016.
At 12pm on Thursday, October 22, Sophie Wenzel and I will give a seminar on our research group's work relating to rural water services planning. We will support the presentation with a story map that can be accessed by clicking on the image below.
Since the webcast will not enable viewers to ask questions, I have set up a public Google Doc in which viewers can ask questions or provide feedback/comments. We will do our best to respond to these questions at the end of our presentation. If we run out of time, I will post a written response to questions we were unable to address on this blog.
In 2010, a milestone was reached when the UN General Assembly recognized the human right to safe and clean drinking water and sanitation. Yet, water also plays an important role in realizing other human rights such as the right to food and livelihoods, and in realizing the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. These broader water-related rights have been recognized but not operationalized. This (draft) policy brief argues for a more holistic interpretation of existing international human rights law that supports a broader range of water-related rights. In addition, it raises the question of whether the current formulation of the human right to safe and clean drinking water, could limit development opportunities for people in rural and peri-urban communities who also use water for productive activities around the homestead.
We would welcome any comments you might have on this policy brief that should be viewed as a working draft.


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The curse of owning a business
The common advice salaried workers nearing retirement hear from people who already retired is to think twice about starting your own business. They are warned that they can lose their health and money from doing so. The curse of owning your own business is already well known. Of five newly opened businesses, one closes down within a year. After five years, seven out of 10 are out of business. The industry has become overly competitive amid demographic changes from the low birthrate, fast aging and the retirement of the baby boom generation. The pie is becoming smaller, but new entries are getting bigger.
Recent data adds more gloom. It shows that more businesses close down every year. The age group giving up their businesses the most has also lowered to people in their 40s from people in their 50s. According to the Hyundai Research Institute, people registering to close their businesses totalled 660,000 in 2013, outnumbering the 580,000 applying to open businesses. Exits have gotten faster than entries. One out of two owners quitting their businesses was in their 40s. The age group most crucial in the working population has become vulnerable. The data underscores how hard it has become to do business and how scarce jobs are.
The labor market has become harsh for people in their 40s and 50s due to the prolonged economic slowdown and the extension of the retirement age. Large business groups have reduced as much as 30 percent of their senior positions. Companies facing slumps such as shipping, refinery and construction have slashed their senior employees. From the financial sector alone, 50,000 people received redundancy notices last year. These people are mostly in their 40s and 50s and are still able and eager to work. With few job positions open, they have no other choice but to open their own business. Self-employed people have been on a sharp rise since 2009 and reached 5.37 million by the end of 2013.
If job opportunities increase, they will not have to take the risk of opening their own business. But the economy is failing to pick up. New openings remain stubbornly low. Reforms in the labor sector are slow. The government must come up with a radical and comprehensive measure to overhaul the labor market and increase employment. If the post-baby boomer generation falls, there is no future for our economy.
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"I'm trying to build myself up as the biggest obstacle you can overcome" – John Cena recalls backstage meeting before WrestleMania matchup
WWE superstar John Cena at WrestleMania
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Modified 19 Sep 2021
WWE superstar John Cena was at the Florida Supercon panel this past week.
The franchise player took some questions during the Q&A session and discussed his first championship win against John Bradshaw Layfield at WrestleMania 21.
John mentioned that he felt let down when he heard Bradshaw's incredible entrance in a limo with money raining down from the rafters. Cena recalled a backstage meeting before the match with JBL and Vince McMahon where Bradshaw told him that he'd be winning the championship that night.
The 16-time champ acknowledged that JBL taught him an important lesson that night. Cena added that after the conversation, he focused on what he was getting that night: an opportunity to win the WWE championship for the first time.
"John was always great about keeping you grounded, and he did a lot for me and I'm forever thankful to him. That's the one thing I remember from that day, him turning to me deadpan and saying, 'You are winning!' And almost like, 'Get over yourself man, I'm trying to build myself up as the biggest obstacle you can overcome which is why it's raining money and you're going to win so that's going to be enough for this evening so just take that and you're going to be good.' I really thank him for not only that lesson but he gave me a bunch of lessons through my career."
You can watch the full video of the panel discussion here:
John Cena was a star in the making at WrestleMania 21
WrestleMania 21 will be an important event in Cena's career. It was the night that the franchise player won his first WWE Championship.
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JBL was the top heel on SmackDown, heading into WrestleMania with a 280-day title reign. It was a rare instance when Cena was the underdog heading into the matchup looking for his first world title. Cena countered Bradshaw's Clothesline from Hell into an Attitude Adjustment for the win. This would be the first of Cena's record 16 world title reigns.
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Gyrocarpus es un género de plantas con flor en la familia de las hernandiáceas. Comprende 12 especies descritas y  5 aceptadas.

Descripción
Son árboles o arbustos deciduos con madera suave; plantas poligamodioicas. Hojas enteras o con 3 lobos poco profundos hasta profundamente 5-lobadas, palmatinervias, membranáceas a cartáceas, cistolitos presentes; pecíolos largos. Inflorescencia un dicasio con numerosas flores estaminadas o hermafroditas, pequeñas, ebracteadas; flores estaminadas agregadas distalmente en el dicasio, tépalos 4–8, algunos frecuentemente reducidos a estaminodios, estambres 4–5, pistilodio pequeño; flores perfectas con 6–8 tépalos, 2 grandes, 4 pequeños y unidos con los más grandes, y 2 pequeños y libres, ovario ínfero, tomentoso, óvulo solitario, estigma capitado. Fruto ovoide o elipsoide, con 2 tépalos subyacentes acrescentes, en forma de alas; semilla solitaria, cotiledones arrugados o espiralados.

Taxonomía
El género fue descrito por Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin y publicado en Selectarum Stirpium Americanarum Historia ... 282, t. 178, f. 80. 1763. La especie tipo es: Gyrocarpus americanus Jacq.

Especies aceptadas
A continuación se brinda un listado de las especies del género Gyrocarpus aceptadas hasta mayo de 2014, ordenadas alfabéticamente. Para cada una se indica el nombre binomial seguido del autor, abreviado según las convenciones y usos.
 Gyrocarpus americanus Jacq.
 Gyrocarpus angustifolius (Verdc.) Thulin
 Gyrocarpus hababensis Chiov.
 Gyrocarpus jatrophifolius Domin
 Gyrocarpus mocinoi Espejo

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Q: How to convert custom class list to two dimensional array I have class Box, which describes parameters of box (height, width, length):
public class Box {
public int h;
public int w;
public int l;

public Box(int h, int w, int l) {
    this.h = h;
    this.w = w;
    this.l = l;
}

In input i have list of boxes, how to convert it to two dimensional array? One row = one box:
 List<Box> listBox1 = new ArrayList<>();
 listBox1.add(new Box(12, 11, 12));
 listBox1.add(new Box(11, 12, 12));
 listBox1.add(new Box(1, 1, 1));
 listBox1.add(new Box(67, 34, 13));

Output:
12 11 12 // 1st box and e.t.c...
11 12 12
1  1  1
67 34 13

A: Your two dimensional array should of size (m * n) where m is length of box list and n is fixed 3 for three properties (h, w, l).
Get the length of arrayList  int length = listBox1.size();
A sample code as below.
      int[][] array = new int[length][3];
      for(Box box : listBox1){
            int index = listBox1.indexOf(box);
            array[index][0] = box.h;
            array[index][1] = box.w;
            array[index][2] = box.l;
        }

      for(int i=0 ; i<array.length; i++){
         System.out.println(array[i][0] + " " + array[i][1] + " " + array[i][2]);
       }


just kate.: back in business.
Finals are over and I'm finally back home for winter break! Surprisingly, it hasn't been overly cold lately, so on days that are "warm" I try not to even touch my coat. Layering a bit helps and some days have even allowed me to bare my ankles and wear flats! I like to think this outfit is a "typical Kate outfit" because it's a great go-to with neutral pieces.


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'Inside Out' project shines light on Edison neighborhood and residents
Written by Christina Carter on October 24, 2017
Information provided by Kelly Clarke, Executive Director, Kalamazoo County Land Bank What is Inside Out, and how did it come to Kalamazoo? Inside Out is a global participatory art project organized by JR, a winner of the 2011 Ted Prize at the TED Conference in Long Beach, California. Inspired by JR's large‐format street "pastings,"…
Westmoreland County's redevelopment authority and land bank tackle affordability and accessibility
Written by Christina Carter on August 10, 2017
Westmoreland County, located southeast of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has an active redevelopment authority and a land bank. It also has a large, and growing, aging population and a housing affordability problem. A new grant award will make it possible for the redevelopment authority and land bank to help with those challenges. The Redevelopment Authority of…
Five years in, New York's land bank movement offers lessons for national field
Written by Tarik Abdelazim on May 23, 2017
It was September 2013, and I was in a conference room somewhere in the City of Syracuse with about twenty other individuals from across New York State for our first meeting of New York land bank leaders. At the time, I was the Director of Planning, Housing and Community Development for the City of Binghamton,…
Land Banks & Community Land Trusts: Not Synonyms or Antonyms. Complements
Written by Kim Graziani on November 22, 2016
By: Emily Thaden, Kim Graziani, Annie Stup This blog post also appeared on the Shelterforce blog, rooflines.org. "For land banks to get into the affordable housing business, which is a discipline in itself, there could be claims that it's off mission. But it's not always off mission, particularly when it comes to improving or emerging…
Dollars and sense: The search for sustainable land bank funding
Written by Luke Telander on July 7, 2015
Frank Alexander, in his newly released second edition of Land Banks and Land Banking, talks about well-run land banks as nimble, flexible tools. No two land banks are exactly the same, as each is adapted to its own particular local conditions. If there is one common challenge that binds together nearly all of the estimated 120 land banks nationwide, however, it would probably be…
The state of land banks in 2015: An interview with Frank Alexander
Written by Luke Telander on June 30, 2015
The second edition of Land Banks and Land Banking, the ground-breaking book by Frank S. Alexander, was released earlier this month. It builds on the legacy of the 2011 first edition with fresh insights and resources for practitioners and policy-makers. With about 120 land banks and land banking programs now located around the country, we spoke with…
Today's land bank boom could lead to the extinction of land banks
Written by Cassie Owens on June 19, 2015
Cross-posted from Next City, this article is one of a ten-part series inspired by the 2015 Reclaiming Vacant Properties Conference. Frank Alexander wasn't expecting his book, Land Banks and Land Banking, to wind up so big. "In 2010, when we created the Center for Community Progress one of the reasons we did so, Dan Kildee and I, is [because] we…
Spring cleaning: Vacant lot maintenance through community engagement in Flint
Written by Luke Telander on March 24, 2015
Spring is here at last, and for many Legacy City blight fighters, that means one thing – lot mowing and maintenance season. Maintenance, which includes mowing, waste removal, and other activities to keep lots clean and green, can be costly and time consuming. In order to make sure lots are kept up, some cities rely on strong…
How the Cuyahoga Land Bank is helping refugees "Discover Home"
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Land banks can work in concert with a whole host of private, public, and nonprofit partners, using those creative partnerships to help the communities they serve. An example of one such partnership is the Cuyahoga County Land Reutilization Corporation (Cuyahoga Land Bank)'s Discovering Home program–described in Take it to the Bank: How Land Banks Are…
Easy as A-B-C: The Chautauqua acquisition model
How should a land bank decide which properties to acquire? Researching our recent national land bank report confirmed it's a major question that virtually all land banks grapple with. In Take it to the Bank: How Land Banks Are Strengthening America's Neighborhoods, we found that "though the majority of land banks are practicing more selective acquisition…
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Just a 20 minute drive from Shannon International Airport located at the gateway to the Wild Atlantic Way. King John's Castle, situated on 'King's Island' in the heard of medieval Limerick City, overlooks the majestic river Shannon and was built between 1200 and 1210.
The courtyard and the Castle display some of the trades and traditions of the 16th Century and visitors can enjoy panaoramic views of Limerick City and the surounding countryside.
Spanning 800 years of Irish history, King John's Castle tells our story through its walls, the people who built and lived within them as well as those who lived outside. As such King John's Castle represents an incredible education resource for many teaching aspects of the school curriculum.
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Erica Mena Flaunts Curvy Figure in an All-Black Outfit – See the Grateful Message That Came with the Pic
By Afouda Fortune
https://news.amomama.com/223476-erica-mena-flaunts-curvy-figure-all-blac.html
Erica Mena dazzled her fans with a picture that showed her rocking an outfit that hugged her body and highlighted her curves.
If the latest Instagram post is any indication, then TV personality, singer, former model, and video vixen Erica Mena has a lot to be thankful for. The celebrity caused a social media frenzy after she shared a picture of her in a form-fitting gown.
Snapped from the side, Mena was wearing a tight black off-shoulder top and a skirt set. The outfit, which highlights her toned abs, was paired with hoop earrings, minimal makeup, and manicured nails.
Erica Mena at MCM x Super Bowl LIII on February 2, 2019 | Photo: Getty Images
The "Love & Hip Hop: New York" star placed one hand on her waist as she flashed a dazzling smile at the camera.
Mena and Samuels' wedding has only been rivaled by the Met Gala-themed baby shower they threw for their first child together.
Her wavy locks weren't left out of the pose as they cascaded down her back and a side of her face. Through the caption, Mena wrote: "Many reasons why I have everything I want."
Even though she dropped it a few hours ago, the post is already buzzing with over 30,000 likes and nearly 200 comments.
Mena seems to be enjoying her life following her 2019 wedding to rapper, songwriter, and TV personality, Safaree Samuels. Mena and Samuels' wedding ceremony warmed the hearts of their many fans, especially when they saw that the couple wore matching outfits.
While Mena wore a long white dress, her beau opted for a white tuxedo instead of the traditional black suit.
The wedding, which was attended by family and close friends of the "Love & Hip Hop" stars, was held at Legacy Castle in New Jersey. Some of their famous guests included "Love & Hip Hop" co-stars, Sierra and Karlie Redd, Remy Ma, Papoose, and Joe Budden.
Their wedding has only been rivaled by the Met Gala-themed baby shower they threw for their first child together. For the baby shower, Mena and her man opted for pink roses and balloons, designer baby clothes, a baby carriage, and images of the mother-to-be.
The expectant mother even wore a rose-colored gown that came with a thigh-high slit and a sleeve that was decorated in crystals and pearls.
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Federation Square with St. Paul's Cathedral at the back.
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Smoking – On Ethics
Examining the facts and the myths about smoking
On Ethics
The argument against tobacco
Challenging the conventional wisdom
Preventable deaths, premature deaths and "a billion lives"
It is not about you, it is about me
The societal cost of smoking
They cannot be trusted
The statistics of smoking
Smoking-related illnesses
Relative risks, absolute risks
The Japanese Paradox
It's not about you, it's about me
The past, the present, the future
The pursuit of a safer cigarette
From harm reduction to "quit or die"
The e-cigarette debate in an historical context
Back to the future in harm reduction
Start→The Paper→Challenging the conventional wisdom→They cannot be trusted
"The evidence presented also permits the jury to find a tobacco industry conspiracy, vast in its scope, devious in its purpose and devastating in its results."
District Judge Sarokin, the Cipollone Decision, April 21 1988
"… at all material times and in particular by 1964 the general public in the United Kingdom were well aware of the risks to health associated with smoking, above all the view that cigarette smoking could cause lung cancer"
Lord Nimmo Smith, McTear case, 31 May 2005
The release of secret industry documents as part of the litigation wars in the US in the 1990s has fomented the idea of a vast industry conspiracy to hide the truth about the risks of smoking. Moreover the past is regularly raised as a reason not to trust the industry today, as stated explicitly by Article 5.3 of the WHO's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.
It is certainly the case that the industry challenged the epidemiological evidence linking smoking with illness over very many years, and to suggest that it did not would be simply wrong. It also raised questions regarding addiction, but quite fairly in my opinion. But to suggest that the tobacco industry, and the industry alone, framed the debate about smoking's risks in the period is equally wrong.
Roy Norr, author of "Cancer in a Carton" published by Readers' Digest in 1952 gave a speech in 1953 in which he referred to the warning of Ewing in 1926 that "cancer propaganda should emphasise the danger signs that go with [smoking]" and highlighted similar concerns from Tylecote (1927), Hoffman (1929), McNally (1932), Lickint (1935), Arkin and Wagner (1936), Raffo (1937), Muller (1939), Proetz (1939), Flory (1941), Ochsner (1949), Wynder and Graham (1950) and, of course, Doll and Hill (1952). As those "secret" documents make clear the suggestions of a link between smoking and ill health "have been given extensive publicity in magazines of national circulation". Despite all of these warnings, in 1957 the Surgeon General did not advise smokers to give up and the view that causality did not follow necessarily from correlation was not a view held solely by the industry.
On 13 February 1954 the UK Government declared that the relationship between smoking and lung cancer should be regarded as established. Since that time there has been an ever rising level of regulation of the product and packaging; consistently tightening restrictions on advertising and promotion; and restrictions on where and when smokers can smoke. Health warnings have been introduced, enlarged and made graphic. In addition taxes have risen inexorably. Smoking has not, however, been prohibited (except in Bhutan). To suggest that the tobacco industry has successfully lobbied against any of these developments is to ignore the evidence that every demand made by Tobacco Control to date has been implemented.
While fully recognising the (increasingly distant) past, it is also important, in our view, to consider the present and the future. The fact is that for almost two decades the various tobacco companies have made no secret of the fact that smoking comes with risks. It is also the case that each of the majors now has at least one form of product in the category of "reduced harm" be it in nicotine replacement, snus, heat-not-burn or e-cigarettes. A number of the companies have much longer histories in attempting to develop "less hazardous" products for consumers, based on the knowledge and understanding of the complex nature of the risk exposure as it was understood at the time.
Until relatively recently reduced harm products have had very limited experience of success with customers. Reasons for this are many including, but not restricted to, the failure of the product to replicate "the theatre of smoking" much less the physical experience of smoking. It is also the case that attempts to introduce potentially safer products have encountered hostility from regulators and/or Public Health bodies where the attitude in the 1960s of "harm reduction" had stiffened into the harder line of "quit or die".
The increasingly hard-line attitudes of some elements of Public Health have been vividly demonstrated by the response to the latest innovation in reduced harm, namely e-cigarettes. The behaviour of some elements of Public Health, in questioning the accumulated and accumulating science in favour of e-cigarettes and in dismissing the views of proponents of e-cigarettes, is reminiscent of the behaviour of the tobacco industry in the 1950s so lambasted by Tobacco Control campaigners. Opponents of e-cigarettes are accused, fairly we believe, of selective use of science, of ad hominen attacks on opponents, and of creating increasing uncertainty with respect to the relative safety of e-cigarettes compared with combustible cigarettes.
The science of tobacco smoke is no less complicated today than it was in the 1950s but today it is only the tobacco industry which has the financial resources and more importantly the inclination to pursue the science to seek a reduced harm product which is acceptable to consumers. Of course the tobacco companies have a vested interest in this, but the whole point about e-cigarettes surely is that they have been a free market answer not having been sought, financed or developed by Public Health or by tobacco regulators.
The interesting question is the degree to which the e-cigarette debate being had within Public Health today reveals a new policy or simply one which has highlighted past behaviour by Tobacco Control. In our opinion the traits are not new, and have been justified previously by being part of a noble lie that "smoking is bad". But a lie repeated often does not become the truth, and our reading of the analysis is that the case against tobacco has been wilfully exaggerated by a relatively small number of individuals with a personal dislike of smoking and smokers. We may share that dislike of smoking, but ultimately that is a personal opinion not an ethical stance.
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Music videos are, like movie trailers, a much maligned art form. Done wrong all they are is locking the camera off on the artist in the same warehouse a thousand others have been shot in. Done right they take the song and focus it, using a second medium to create something complex and interesting and different.
This is an exceptional music video for an exceptional song. Kezia Tan perfectly captures that not quite laugh, not quite scream that late adolescence embodies. The desperate need to do something at war with the desperate need for everything to stay exactly the same lies at the heart of both the song, by Lorde, and the video. It's funny and frightened and defiant all at once. It's a beautiful video for a beautiful song and it's this week's Sunday Moment of Zen.


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The evolution of cooperative norms: evidence from a natural field experiment
Bandiera, O.; Barankay, I.; Rasul, I.; (2006) The evolution of cooperative norms: evidence from a natural field experiment. B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy , 6 (2)
We document the establishment and evolution of a cooperative norm among workers using evidence from a natural field experiment on a leading UK farm. Workers are paid according to a relative incentive scheme under which increasing individual effort raises a worker's own pay but imposes a negative externality on the pay of all co-workers, thus creating a rationale for cooperation. As a counterfactual, we analyze worker behavior when workers are paid piece rates and thus have no incentive to cooperate. We find that workers cooperate more as their exposure to the relative incentive scheme increases. We also find that individual and group exposure are substitutes, namely workers who work alongside colleagues with higher exposure cooperate more. Shocks to the workforce in the form of new worker arrivals disrupt cooperation in the short term but are then quickly integrated into the norm. Individual exposure, group exposure, and the arrival of new workers have no effect on productivity when workers and paid piece rates and there is no incentive to cooperate.
http://www.bepress.com/bejeap/advances/vol6/iss2/a...
Article number 4. The Berkeley Electronic Press © 2006
https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/17103