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Systemic Racism in America
A History of Racism
Why has racism persisted in the United States for so long? A reason may be that racism has been deeply woven into the fabric of our nation from its very founding and therefore in many cases is baked into the system, causing discrimination against Blacks that is harder to see (and fight) than overt bigotry.
Pre-Civil War Era
Thomas Jefferson had a beautiful idea that "all men are created equal". He also owned many slaves. This seeming contradiction was resolved by Jefferson declaring that "Negro inferiority" was "obvious", and to call for "science" to determine the nature of this "obvious" inferiority.
This idea that there is a scientific, biological difference that made Black slaves inferior to White American citizens allowed slavery to persist in the United States until 1863, and required a Civil War that killed up to 750,000.
Learn more: The use of dubious science to defend racism is as old as the Founding Fathers
After the Civil War, deeply racist Jim Crow laws enshrined many discriminatory practices into law throughout the nation to disenfranchise and segregate Black America from White America. Segregation would remain the law of the land for a century, and kept Black communities impoverished and without access to many opportunities afforded White communities.
Learn More: Khan Academy - The Origins of Jim Crow
California Newsreel - The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow
Civil Rights Movement to Present Day
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s 1967 speech at Stanford University.
The landmark ruling in Brown v. Board of Education in 1954 declared state-sponsored school segregation to be unconstitutional, representing one of the first key victories in dismantling racial segregation in the United States. In many areas, racial tensions began to increase, and white supremacists committed horrendous acts of brutality. The lynching of Emmit Till and the horrific images of his tortured body galvanized a movement committed to nonviolent protest and civil disobedience lead by Martin Luther King Jr. and others. The movement had many great successus, including civil rights legislation, voting rights legislation, and end to the ban on interracial marriage, and legislation mandating fair housing. Still, there were horrible acts of retaliation by white supremacists, most notably the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
Since the Civil Rights movement, progress against racism has advanced more slowly. Hundreds of hate groups are still operating in the United States, often utilizing the Internet to spread their vile messages. 145 Black Southern churches were set on fire in the 1990s, and mass shooters have also targeted minorities, as was the case when Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church was attacked in 2015, killing 9 and wounding 3.
Learn More: History of the Civil Rights Movement (YouTube)
Current Disparities
There is perhaps no clearer sign that there is still much work to do than looking at the clear disparities we see in the United States when we compare Black America and White America. To list just a few examples:
Health Disparities:
Black children are twice as likely to die of diabetes than White children.
Black children are 5 times as likely to die of asthma than White children.
Black infant mortality is 2.3 times higher than White infant mortality.
Black maternal mortality is 3.2 times higher than White maternal mortality.
Criminal Justice Disparities:
Black Americans are incarcerated in state prisons at 5.1 times the rate of White Americans.
Black Americans are 3.7 times more likely than White Americans to be arrested for marijuana possession, though the usage rate is the same.
When stopped by the police, Black drivers are 3 times more likely to be searched, and twice as likely to be arrested than White drivers.
Black Americans charged with a crime are twice as likely to be charged the maximum mandatory sentence as compared with Whites charged with similar crimes.
Education Disparities:
Non-white school districts get $23 Billion less funding than White school districts.
Among Black and White students with similar test scores, Black students were 54% less likely to be recommended for gifted education programs.
Black students are 3.8 times more likely than their white peers to receive one or more out of school suspensions.
Economic Disparities:
The median white family owns 41 times more wealth than the median Black family.
72% of White families own their own home, versus only 44% of Black families.
Black male executives earn $0.79 for every $1 a white male executive earns.
Identical resumes sent with different names found 50% more white-sounding names were called back than black-sounding names.
A Path Forward - Antiracism
It seems that almost every time social scientists compare White outcomes to Black outcomes, they find a disparity. These disparities almost always persist when controlling for other factors such as income. If Blacks are not biologically inferior to Whites, the only way to describe these disparities is systemic racism. Put another way, it is harder for Black Americans to achieve the same outcomes because the system is biased against them.
According to scholars such as Ibram X. Kendi, systemic racism is a difficult but solvable problem. The systemic nature of racism means that merely being "non-racist" will not change the system. We must instead make choices that actively counter the racist system, to be "anti-racist".
Antiracist actions can be as simple as choosing to shop at a black-owned business or as difficult as confronting racist thoughts or behaviors in yourself and your loved ones.
Learn more: Watch Ibram X. Kendi's TED talk
Are you ready to join the fight against system racism?
Here are some direct actions you can take, and ways you can support those already in the fight.


Innovative Jack Technology Streamlines Audio Connectivity On-board Passenger Aircraft by Leveraging Patented Electronics with USB-C.
SoundChip and Long Prosper unveil three consumer-grade Serenity S1 headphones for commercial aviation together with new, ValuePlus™ headphone service and repair plan.
Innovative active noise cancelling enabled wireless and wired modules to empower next generation headphones.
Global leader in wearable sound technology teams up with internationally renowned design firm to craft airline headphones that combine breakthrough sound performance with world-class design.


Today I am reviewing Rebecca Thompson's just published book, Consciously Parenting: What it Really Takes to Raise Emotionally Healthy Families and she is reviewing mine! Rebecca's site: The Consciously Parenting Project is totally helpful. There are online parenting forums, tele-classes, and more. Your community of support for better parenting starts here! Creating, nurturing, repairing…that says it all. Enjoy the review below and read Rebecca's write-up of mine here.
Before I even cracked open my copy of Rebecca's book, I was struck by the nuance in the title. I noticed that she said "emotionally healthy families," not, "emotionally healthy kids." She intentionally, I am guessing, took into consideration theentire family unit. Wise woman—I hadn't yet opened the book and already I was learning something.
Once I dove in and start reading, I got to about page six before I started folding down pages and reaching for my highlighter. This book is a treasure trove of good, solid information for parents. It is truly connection-based and teaches parents step-by-step how to shift the way we are looking at our children, not just their behavior.
The approaches in this book are rooted in neuroscience, but are written in language that is accessible to anyone with a high school diploma. Rebecca gives the reader a framework for "beginning the journey of change" from the parent you are (with good explanation for how that came to be!) to the parent you may want to become.
Chapter seven which is entitled, Feelings: Messages from Our Internal Guidance Systemis such an excellent guide for understanding emotional intelligence and literacy that it alone is worth the price of the book. The repurposed story of The Three Bears brilliantly illustrates how easily we humans can become emotionally dysregulated. Through the tale of Goldilocks, she shows what hyperarousal and hypoarousal actually look like when they play out in family dynamics, including how one regulated person can help others maintain their equilibrium.
Rebecca uses a warm, encouraging tone and weaves personal and real-life stories throughout. She takes the time to dissect interactions thoroughly enough for many "a-ha" moments to occur. She also underscores the importance of self-reflection at the end of each chapter with a list of Questions to Ponder. Rebecca's insights about setting limits, supporting children, honoring adults' feelings, and decoding behavior are all well organized and very easy to understand.
I love this book's stake-in-the-ground tenet that relationship is the foundation for everything. This is well described in chapter three: "Only the Relationship Matters: The parent-child relationship is more important than any behavioral intervention, consequence, or punishment." Who doesn't want to read more about that? Consciously Parenting is a hugeresource for families all on its own, so the great news is that it is book one in a series of four. Stay tuned for more helpful advice from Ms. Thompson.


Believed to have been a photographer for a brief time in 1867. He became a well-known businessman in Southern Oregon.
1866: "A new map. The American Continental Topographical and Railroad map of the United States … The agent, Mr. Volney Colvig, is authorized and now canvassing Douglass and Coos Counties for subscription to the above map. …" Oregon Sentinel. (Jacksonville) February 24, 1866, pg. 2, col. 2.
1867: "Volney Colvig, Notary Public, Canyonville, Oregon…" (repeating advertisement) Oregon Sentinel. (Jacksonville) May 25, 1867, pg. 1, col. 2.
1880: "Census Enumerations. The following appointments of enumerators or census takers have been made … Jackson county, six districts; …Volney Colvig, …" Oregon Sentinel. (Jacksonville) May 19, 1880, pg. 3, col. 1.


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Kate Chopin (February 8, 1850 – August 22, 1904) Born Katherine O'Flaherty; of maternal French and paternal Irish descent, Chopin was born in St. Louis, Missouri. She married and moved with her husband to New Orleans. They later lived in the country in Cloutierville, Louisiana. From 1892 to 1895, Chopin wrote short stories for both…
Bayou Folk
A Night in Acadie
The White Comrade and Other Poems
Amelia Beers Warnock Garvin (13 August 1874 – 7 September 1956), who wrote under the pen name Katherine Hale, was a Canadian poet, critic, and short story writer. Hale was born in Waterloo, Ontario, in 1874, to James Warnock and Katherine Hale Byard Warnock. She was educated in Galt, Ontario before traveling to New York…
The New Joan and Other Poems
Morning in the West
Grey Knitting and Other Poems
The House of the Trees & Other Poems
Ethelwyn Wetherald 26 April 1857 – 9 March 1940 Ethelwyn was born of English Quaker parents at Rockwood, Ontario, on April 26, 1857. She was one of eleven children of Jemima Harris Balls and William Wetherald (founder/principal Rockwood Academy and later Quaker minister). Her family then made the move to Pennsylvania where her father William…
The Land of Little Rain
The Land of Little Rain is a book written by American writer Mary Hunter Austin. First published in 1903, it contains a series of interrelated lyrical essays about the inhabitants of the American Southwest, both human and otherwise.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


Living off the land eh ... Not as easy as one might think. We need some basic rules and a small back story to start!
Picture in real life trying to move to an area and live off the land, you would more than likely starve to death very quickly so kids ... Don't try this at home! The intention is to start with nothing more than somewhere to sleep and some where to store some stuff so I'll add a mod that has a map marker, a bed with the well rested perk and 4 trunks. Maybe a roof over my head if possible! I'll add it close to riverwood for easy access to shops and tools (smithing, enchanting and alchemy, you can use Anise's cabin for the latter or finish the first parts of the main quest to access Delphine's gear).
So item 2 in the first list of rules can be a bit of a game breaker for playing a hunter / woodsman / bushcrafter type chap! Making potions and enchanted gear quickly spoils the fun and finds you very rich so I've had to modify the rules a bit.. These modification only apply to rule 2 in basic play.
I've also modded the rules on fast travel. With Hearthfires installed you can find yourself a wee bit out of the way when at home (2 hours walk to the nearest merchant) so fast travel from your Hearthfires home to a city is fine. As is fast travel from a city to the nearest city to your home.
NEVER loot anything from human corpses IE; those you kill!.
Anything you need you make OR make things to sell to get the money to buy what you need.
DO NOT make enchanted gear to sell!
IT'S OK to make wood, leather, iron, steel armour and weapons to sell!
Stay out of gated cities unless for quest / business related purposes.
Cutting wood / mining and the like is acceptable for making money.
Do not buy ANYTHING you can collect and craft yourself!
Other items under 1 pound in weight NOT potions.
Add the words "had keyboard"


Lowering your motorcycle insurance premiums is not a bad idea, isn't it? But compromising on your coverage would be a disaster. So, then what else can you do to get cheap motorcycle insurance. Read on to find these amazing hacks to get cost-effective bike insurance.
Calling out to all the bikers who love zooming away on their motorcycles and getting an adrenaline rush! Be it those adventurous and crazy road-trips with your homies or speedy rides with that special someone – your bike never fails to disappoint you. So, why should you deprive it from getting covered with the best two wheeler insurance?
You could also be someone who has long been dreaming of possessing a motorcycle and finally managed to get one! Irrespective of your reason for owning a motorcycle, getting a two wheeler insurance is imperative.
As you know that riding motorcycles on the fast lanes is a bit dangerous, you cannot ignore not having insurance.
Unfortunately, most of the times, like any other insurance, two wheeler insurance is packed with technical jargons and unfamiliar terms that could be a hindrance in getting the cheapest deal.
You may have been paying high costs all this while but you failed to realize it.
Don't panic! Even if you already have your two wheeler insurance in place, it is never too late to discover these best-kept secrets to lowering your premium.
If you want cheap motorcycle insurance, you have to be simplistic about the choice you make! At the time of writing a two wheeler insurance policy, motorcycles are perceived to be riskier.
Sports bikes and mean machines command higher insurance rates. Hence, getting affordable insurance here is out of the question.
Choosing a cruising bike or a motorcycle model that your insurance company favors would be a wise decision that you can make.
Did you know that your insurance cost depends on several factors – location, age, driving record, bike model, and occupation? In short, premiums would differ from one individual to another. So, what would be the cheapest option for you, may not necessarily be the cheapest option for someone else.
Find out what suits you best by devoting time to RESEARCH!
There is a whole load of information available online; out of which 50% of it has to be ignored. That's because you need to access the right data.
Inquiring on the phone or browsing the web for insurance quotes by different insurers can help you do the needful.
An insurance broking portal like Coverfox.com can surely make your life easier with two wheeler insurance quotes and unbiased advice on a plan that is apt for you. Thus, you are assisted in making an informed purchase as per your budget and requirement.
If you aren't cautious about the way you store your bike, you can be assured that robbers are going to have a field day.
Any solution for this? Yes! You can save yourself the trouble by storing it in a secured garage and preventing risk of theft and damages due to heavy downpour and blazing heat (some insurers offer covered parking discount).
In fact, there is also a discount of up to 2.5% on your premium that you can avail if you want, by installing anti-theft system devices that are approved by Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI). Some insurance companies specially offer this discount.
Don't go by the funny commercials that so-and-so insurance company is airing on TV or by the suggestion that your nosy neighbor gave you.
Like we mentioned before, since the cost and benefits of two wheeler insurance plans vary from one individual to another, you need to compare bike insurance quotes. After taking that into consideration, you'd be able to evaluate what works best for you.
Earlier only few insurance companies offered motorcycle insurance. Today, the scenario has changed.
Remember… it's a buyer's market out there!
Comparing multiple bike insurance price list online, also helps you understand the current quotations that are doing the rounds in the insurance industry. It gives you more clarity on which plan can give you more value for money.
So as you see, getting cheap motorcycle insurance requires a little extra effort from your end. Just a little!
Nope, we aren't talking about any random club.
Membership with Automobile Association of India (AAI), an organization that is powered by IRDAI can get you up to 5% concession on own-damage premium.
Nevertheless, it is always good to join a riders club to hone your riding skills even if it does not offer discounts on premium. You may have taken riding lessons at the time of applying for a driver's license. But, polishing your skills is never a harm. It's a one-time investment. Rather than wrecking your motorcycle each time, it's better to learn and refine your riding skillset. This would reduce chances of accidents and making claims. So, indirectly, you get No-Claim Bonus (NCB) which lowers your insurance premium helping you get cheap motorcycle insurance.
Note: Stop making claims for small accidents as it could take down the NCB to zero.
The part of the monetary loss that is borne by you on account of repairs at the time of claim is called as deductible. This can be categorized as voluntary and compulsory deductible. While the compulsory deductible amount is fixed by the insurer, you have the freedom to choose your voluntary deductible. If you wish to lower your own-damage premium, you can choose a higher voluntary deductible.
However, when you initially pick a high voluntary deductible, ensure you have adequate funds to put away, if at all you need to cover your repair costs in the event of an accident. Those who are confident of their riding skills and know they have less chances of making claims, should opt for a higher voluntary deductible.
If your riding skills are weak and the probability of accidents are more, then you shouldn't mind paying high premiums rather than spending a massive amount on voluntary deductible during claim settlement.
In a way, balance the odds and figure out what's best for you.
The average biker covers approximately less than 3,000 miles a year. If you are someone who enjoys hitting the streets on weekends, then you can think of capping your mileage. Lowering your annual mileage has more chances of lowering premiums.
Perhaps, you take your motorcycle out for 15 sunny days and ride up to 100 miles each time. In a way, it's worth keeping a tab on your mileage if you wish to keep your costs down and get affordable bike insurance.
Getting cheap motorcycle insurance is no rocket-science. Really.


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package org.apache.cassandra.simulator.test;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.EnumMap;
import java.util.IdentityHashMap;

import org.junit.Test;

import org.apache.cassandra.concurrent.ExecutorFactory;
import org.apache.cassandra.concurrent.ExecutorPlus;
import org.apache.cassandra.distributed.api.ConsistencyLevel;
import org.apache.cassandra.simulator.ActionList;
import org.apache.cassandra.simulator.Debug;
import org.apache.cassandra.simulator.cluster.ClusterActionListener.NoOpListener;
import org.apache.cassandra.simulator.cluster.ClusterActions;
import org.apache.cassandra.simulator.cluster.ClusterActions.Options;
import org.apache.cassandra.utils.concurrent.CountDownLatch;

import static org.apache.cassandra.simulator.cluster.ClusterActions.InitialConfiguration.initializeAll;
import static org.apache.cassandra.simulator.cluster.ClusterActions.Options.noActions;

public class TrivialSimulationTest extends SimulationTestBase
{
    @Test
    public void trivialTest() throws IOException // for demonstration/experiment purposes
    {
        simulate((simulation) -> {
                     Options options = noActions(simulation.cluster.size());
                     ClusterActions clusterActions = new ClusterActions(simulation.simulated, simulation.cluster,
                                                                        options, new NoOpListener(), new Debug(new EnumMap<>(Debug.Info.class), new int[0]));
                     return ActionList.of(clusterActions.initializeCluster(initializeAll(simulation.cluster.size())),
                                          simulation.schemaChange(1, "CREATE KEYSPACE ks WITH replication = {'class': 'NetworkTopologyStrategy', 'replication_factor' : 3}"),
                                          simulation.schemaChange(1, "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS ks.tbl (pk int PRIMARY KEY, v int)"));
                 },
                 (simulation) -> ActionList.of(simulation.executeQuery(1, "INSERT INTO ks.tbl VALUES (1,1)", ConsistencyLevel.QUORUM),
                                               simulation.executeQuery(1, "SELECT * FROM ks.tbl WHERE pk = 1", ConsistencyLevel.QUORUM)),
                 (config) -> config
                             .threadCount(10)
                             .nodes(3, 3)
                             .dcs(1, 1));
    }

    @Test
    public void componentTest()
    {
        simulate(arr(() -> {
                     ExecutorPlus executor = ExecutorFactory.Global.executorFactory().pooled("name", 10);
                     CountDownLatch latch = CountDownLatch.newCountDownLatch(5);

                     for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++)
                     {
                         executor.submit(() -> {
                             latch.decrement();
                             try
                             {
                                 latch.await();
                             }
                             catch (InterruptedException e)
                             {
                                 throw new RuntimeException(e);
                             }
                         });
                     }
                 }),
                 () -> {});
    }

    @Test
    public void identityHashMapTest()
    {
        simulate(arr(() -> new IdentityHashMap<>().put(1, 1)),
                 () -> {});
    }
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


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From public service to private security with MSA Security
Connecting Vets
Our Employer of the Week series features one company each week that has made a commitment to hiring and supporting veterans. This week's employer is MSA Security.
MSA Security provides security, intelligence, training, and investigative services in order to protect personnel, property, and peace of mind. The company was also recognized as one of Monster's 2019 best companies for veterans.
In 2019, 30 percent of MSA Security's new hires were veterans — adding to the company's overall 40 percent veteran workforce.
"MSA is dedicated to being straightforward and transparent in direction and expectations to eliminate much of the ambiguity returning veterans face when entering the public and private sectors," Monster wrote in its evaluation of the company.
"We have a broad scope of veterans from every branch and I'm pretty proud of that," said Joe Beglane, Director of SmartTech® at MSA Security. "It benefits us too. They come trained. They come well disciplined. They're used to teamwork. It benefits both the veterans and the company."
Many of the opportunities and roles with MSA Security directly utilize skills that veterans learned in the military. This, along with targeted transition assistance from the company, helps veterans find a stable civilian career path.
"It's not just words to us," said Peter Capizzi, Chief Human Resources Officer. "We respect their service and their commitment to our country — and they translate that to a commitment to our company."
To learn more about the opportunities available with MSA Security, click here.


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\section{Introduction}

 The coefficient of determination (or squared multiple correlation coefficient), $R^{2}$, is a well-known and well-used statistic for linear regression analysis.  $R^{2}$ summarizes the ``proportion of variance explained'' by the predictors in the linear model and is equal to the square of the Pearson correlation coefficient between the observed and predicted outcomes \citep{nagelkerke1991note, zou2003correlation}.  Despite the $R^{2}$ statistic's ubiquitous use, its corresponding population parameter, which we will denote as $P^{2}$,  as in \cite{cramer1987mean}, is rarely discussed.  $P^2$ is  sometimes known as the ``parent multiple correlation coefficient'' \citep{barten1962note} or the ``population proportion of variance accounted for'' \citep{kelley2007confidence}; see \cite{cramer1987mean} for details.

 \citet{campbelllakens2019} introduced a non-inferiority test (a one-sided equivalence test) for $P^{2}$ in order to test the hypotheses:

 $H_{0}: 1 > P^{2} \ge \Delta$,\\
 \indent $H_{1}: 0 \le P^{2} < \Delta$;

 \noindent where $[0, \Delta]$ is the non-inferiority margin representing a range of effect sizes of negligible magnitude.  The test is useful for determining whether one can reject the hypothesis that the total proportion of variance in the outcome, $Y$, attributable to the set of covariates, $X$, is greater than or equal to $\Delta$.  Or phrased somewhat differently, the test asks whether we ``can disregard the whole model''?   \citep{campbelllakens2019}.

 \citet{campbelllakens2019} compared their frequentist non-inferiority test with a Bayesian approach based on Bayes Factors and also provided a version of the test for the $\eta^{2}$ parameter in a fixed effects (or ``between subjects") analysis of variance (ANOVA). However, the non-inferiority test put forward only applied to cases with fixed regressors.  The sampling distribution of $R^{2}$ can be quite different when regressor variables are random; see  \cite{gatsonis1989multiple}.

Indeed, depending on whether regressors are fixed or random, certain inference procedures for $P^{2}$ will be different.  Random regressors are more common in observational studies, whereas fixed regressors are more common in experimental studies where the regressors are randomized by experimenters or otherwise fixed by some study intervention.  For a standard null hypothesis significance test (i.e.,  $H_{0}: P^{2} = 0$), the same central $F$-distributed statistic can be used for random regressors and fixed regressors.  This is due to the fact that when the null hypothesis is true, the sampling distribution of $R^{2}$ is identical for both cases.  However, when $P^{2} \ne 0$, the sampling distribution of $R^{2}$ does indeed depend on whether the regressors are fixed or random.

 In this short article, we propose a $P^{2}$ non-inferiority test for situations with random regressors.  In the social sciences and many other fields of study, the assumption of fixed regressors is often violated and therefore it is important to consider for this possibility \citep{bentler1983covariance}.  In Section 2, we describe the proposed test and in Section 3 we conduct a small simulation study to examine the test's operating characteristics.

 \section{A non-inferiority test for random regressors}

Let $N$ be the number of observations and $K$ be the number of covariates in a standard multivariable linear regression analysis.  Let $Y_{i}$ be the outcome variable for the $i$-th subject and $X_{i}$ be the vector of covariates, $(X_{1},..., X_{K}$, for the $i$-th subject.  Then the matrix $X$ is a $N$ by $K$ design matrix and the linear regression model can be summarized by:

\begin{equation} Y_{i} = \beta_{0} + X_{i}\beta + \epsilon    _{i}, \quad \textrm{where:} \quad  \epsilon_{i}\sim  \; \mathcal{N}(0, \sigma^{2}), \quad \quad \forall \; i=1,...,N;
\label{regress}
\end{equation}

 \noindent where $\beta  = (\beta_{1} , ... , \beta_{K} )^{'}$ is the column-vector of regression coefficients and $\sigma^{2}$ is the residual variance.

As mentioned in the Introduction, we are specifically interested in the scenario of ``random regressors,'' in which the covariates, $X_{1},...,X_{K}$, are assumed to be stochastic rather than fixed.  In practice, the assumption of ``fixed regressors'' would be more appropriate for a randomized trial, whereas the assumption of ``random regressors'' would be more appropriate for an observational study.  We require that the rows of X be independent of each other and independent of $\epsilon_{i}$.

  A non-inferiority test $p$-value can be obtained by inverting a one-sided confidence interval.  However, constructing a confidence interval for $P^{2}$ with random regressors is not at all obvious.  Several procedures have been proposed in the literature. These include Wald-type confidence intervals and bootstrap-based confidence intervals \citep{tan2012confidence}.  However, neither of these approaches have particularly good finite sample properties; see \citet{algina1999comparison}.

 \citet{helland1987interpretation} proposes obtaining a confidence interval for $P^{2}$ by relying on a scaled central $F$ approximation of $\tilde{P}^{2} = P^{2}/(1-P^{2})$, and provides a simple iterative procedure that provides ``surprisingly good'' \citep{helland1987interpretation} accuracy.  \cite{tan2012confidence} agrees. After reviewing a number of alternative methods, \cite{tan2012confidence} concludes that ``the scaled central $F$ approximation [method] seems to be a simple and good procedure to construct an asymptotic confidence interval.''  We will therefore use this proposed confidence interval, inverted, for our non-inferiority test.   Note that the scaled central $F$ approximation method is based on the assumption that the covariate matrix $X$ has a multivariate normal distribution.

 For a given value for $\alpha$ (e.g.,  $\alpha=0.10$), and taking for an initial value, $R^{2*}_{\alpha} = R^{2}$, we can obtain a one-sided confidence interval for $P^{2}$ (e.g., a one-sided upper 90\% CI) by iterating between calculating $v$ and $R^{2*}_{\alpha}$ until convergence, where:

 \begin{equation}
     v = \frac{\Big((N-K-1)R^{2*}_{\alpha} + K \Big)^{2} }{N - 1 - (N-K-1)(1-R^{2*}_{\alpha})^{2}}
 \end{equation}

 and

 \begin{equation}
     R^{2*}_{\alpha} = \frac{(N-K-1)R^{2} - (1-R^{2})KF_{\alpha, v, (N-K-1)}}{(N-K-1)\Big[R^{2} + (1-R^{2})F_{\alpha, v, (N-K-1)}\Big]},
 \end{equation}

  \noindent where $F_{\alpha, v, (N-K-1)}$ is the $\alpha$\% percentile of the central $F$ distribution with $v$ and $n-p-1$ degrees of freedom.

 We then calculate the upper ($1-\alpha$)\% confidence interval,  $\textrm{CI}(P^{2})_{(1-\alpha)\%}$, as follows:

 \begin{equation}
 \textrm{CI}(P^{2})_{(1-\alpha)\%} = \Big[0, \frac{(N-K-1)R^{2} - (1-R^{2})KF_{\alpha, v, (N-K-1)}} { (N-K-1)( R^{2} + (1-R^{2})F_{\alpha, v, (N-K-1)})} \Big] .
 \label{eq:CI}
  \end{equation}

Note that in the R package ``MBESS'' \citep{kelley2007confidence}, the function ci.R2 can be used to calculate a one-sided confidence interval for $P^{2}$ with random regressors.  This calculation is based on the scaled \emph{non}-central $F$ approximation of \cite{lee1971some} and, in our experience, will provide a very similar result.  Note that there is also SAS code and SPSS code made available from \citet{zou2007toward} for the  calculation of confidence intervals based on the scaled \emph{non}-central F approximation.

 In order to obtain a $p$-value for a non-inferiority test ($H_{0}: 1 > P^{2} \ge \Delta$), we must invert the upper one-sided confidence interval.  We proceed as follows.  First, we calculate the following $F$-statistic:

 \begin{equation}
     F_{\Delta} = \frac{(N-K-1)R^{2}(\Delta-1)}{(R^{2}-1)(\Delta(N-K-1) + K )}
 \end{equation}

 We then iterate between calculating $v$ and $R^{2*}$ until convergence:

\begin{equation}
     v = \frac{\Big((N-K-1)R^{2*} + K \Big)^{2} }{N - 1 - (N-K-1)(1-R^{2*})^{2}}
 \end{equation}

 and

 \begin{equation}
     R^{2*} = \frac{(N-K-1)R^{2} - (1-R^{2})KF_{\Delta}}{(N-K-1)\Big[R^{2} + (1-R^{2})F_{\Delta}\Big]}.
 \end{equation}

The $p$-value for the non-inferiority test can then be calculated as:

\begin{equation}
p-\textrm{value} = p_{f}\left(F; v, N-K-1 \right),
\label{eq:pval}
\end{equation}

 \noindent where $p_{f}(\cdot \quad ; df_{1}, df_{2})$ is the cdf of the central $F$-distribution with $df_{1}$ and $df_{2}$ degrees of freedom.  It is important to remember that the above test makes the assumption that the residuals and the regressors are independent of one another and that both are normally distributed.

 \section{Simulation Study}

We conducted a simple simulation study in order to better understand the operating characteristics of the non-inferiority test and to confirm that the test has correct type 1 error rates.  We followed a very similar design for the simulation study as \cite{campbelllakens2019}.  We simulated data for each of \textcolor{black}{thirty} scenarios, one for each combination of the following parameters:

\begin{itemize}
     \item one of three variances: $\sigma^{2}=0.4$, $\sigma^{2}=0.5$, or $\sigma^{2}=1.0$;

    \item one of five sample sizes: $N=60$, $N=180$, $N=540$, $N=1,000$, or, $N=8,000$;

    \item one of two values for $K=2$, or $K=4$; with $\beta=(0.11, -0.15)$ or $\beta=(0.11,  0.10, -0.05, -0.10)$, ($\beta_{0}=0$ for all scenarios). The covariates values are sampled from a multivariate normal distribution.  For $K=2$, we have:
\begin{equation*}
 X_{i}
\sim \mathcal{MVN} \begin{pmatrix}
(0,0),
\begin{pmatrix}
1.00, \quad 0.05 \\
0.05, \quad 1.00 \\
 \end{pmatrix}
\end{pmatrix}, \forall i = 1,..,N.
\end{equation*}

\noindent For $K=4$, we have:

\begin{equation*}
 X_{i}
\sim \mathcal{MVN} \begin{pmatrix}
(0,0,0,0),
\begin{pmatrix}
1.00, \quad 0.05 , \quad 0.05 , \quad 0.05 \\
0.05, \quad 1.00 , \quad 0.05 , \quad 0.05 \\
0.05, \quad 0.05 , \quad 1.00, \quad 0.05 \\
 0.05,\quad 0.05, \quad 0.05 , \quad 1.00 \\
 \end{pmatrix}
\end{pmatrix}, \forall i = 1,..,N.
\end{equation*}

\end{itemize}

\noindent For each single simulated dataset, we sampled a new $X$ matrix from the chosen multivariate normal distribution.  Depending on the particular values of $K$ and $\sigma^{2}$, the true coefficient of \textcolor{black}{determination} for these data is either $P^{2}=0.034$, $P^{2}=0.065$, or $P^{2}=0.080$.    Parameters for the simulation study were chosen so as to obtain three unique values for $P^{2}$ approximately evenly spaced between 0 and 0.10.

\textcolor{black}{ For each of the thirty configurations, we simulated 50,000 unique datasets and calculated a non-inferiority $p$-value with each of 19 different values of $\Delta$ (ranging from 0.01 to 0.10).  We then calculated the proportion of these $p$-values less than $\alpha=0.05$.  }

\begin{figure}
    \centering
    \includegraphics{RDMtrunc.pdf}
 \caption{Simulation study results.  Upper panel shows results for $K=2$; lower panel shows results for $K=4$.  Both plots are presented with a restricted vertical-axis to better show the type 1 error rates.  The solid horizontal black line indicates the desired type 1 error of $\alpha=0.05$.   For each of thirty configurations, we simulated 50,000 unique datasets and calculated a non-inferiority $p$-value with each of 19 different values of $\Delta$ (ranging from 0.01 to 0.10).}
    \label{fig:trunc}
\end{figure}

\begin{figure}
    \centering
    \includegraphics{RDMfull.pdf}
    \caption{Simulation study, complete results.  Upper panel shows results for $K=2$; Lower panel shows results for $K=4$.  The solid horizontal black line indicates the desired type 1 error of $\alpha=0.05$.  For each of thirty configurations, we simulated 50,000 unique datasets and calculated a non-inferiority $p$-value with each of 19 different values of $\Delta$ (ranging from 0.01 to 0.10).}
    \label{fig:full}
\end{figure}

Figures \ref{fig:trunc} and \ref{fig:full} plot the results.  Note that Figure \ref{fig:trunc} is on restricted vertical axis to better show the type 1 error rates.  We see that when the non-inferiority bound $\Delta$ equals the true effect size (i.e., 0.034, 0.065, or 0.080), the type 1 error rate is exactly 0.05, as it should be, for all moderately large values of $N$.  This situation represents the boundary of the null hypothesis, i.e. $H_{0}: \Delta \le P^{2}$.  When $N$ is smaller (i.e., when $N=60$ or $N=180$), the type 1 error is slightly larger than the desired rate of $\alpha=0.05$ when $\Delta$ equals the true effect size.

As the equivalence bound increases beyond the true effect size (i.e., $\Delta > P^{2}$), the alternative hypothesis is then true and it becomes possible to correctly reject the null. \textcolor{black}{
As expected, the power of the test increases with larger values of $\Delta$, larger values of $N$, and smaller values of $K$.  Note that in order for the test to have substantial power, the $P^{2}$ must be substantially smaller than $\Delta$.}

 \section{Conclusion}

If none of the explanatory variables in a linear regression analysis are statistically significant, can we simply disregard the full model?  How can we formally test whether the proportion of variance attributable to the full set of explanatory variables is too small to be considered meaningful?  In this short article, we introduced a non-inferiority test to help address these questions.  The test can be used to reject effect sizes that are as large or larger than a pre-determined $\Delta$ as estimated by $R^{2}$.  Note that researchers must decide which effect size is considered meaningful or relevant \citep{lakens2018equivalence}, and define $\Delta$ accordingly, prior to observing any data; see \cite{campbell2018make} for details.

The non-inferiority test put forward is specifically intended for the case of random regressors which is a common case in the social sciences and in observational research more broadly.  As such, this paper supplements the work of \cite{campbelllakens2019} who put forward a non-inferiority testing of the coefficient of determination in a linear regression with fixed regressors.  It would be worthwhile to investigate the extent to which the two tests differ.  It would also be worthwhile to expand upon the very limited simulation study from Section 3.  A larger simulation study to further our understanding of how the non-inferiority test operates in a variety of scenarios would be valuable.

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\pagebreak

 \section{Appendix: R-code}
 \noindent Note that one can calculate the confidence interval from equation (\ref{eq:CI}) and the $p$-value from equation (\ref{eq:pval}) in \verb|R| with the following R code.

\noindent An R function for calculating the confidence interval from equation (\ref{eq:CI}):

  \begin{verbatim}
UpperCI_random <- function(Rsq, n, k, alpha, tol = 1.0e-12){
    Psq <- Rsq; Psq_last <- 1;	 # initial value
    while(abs(Psq_last - Psq) > tol){
        Psq_last  <- Psq
        v 		  <- (((n-k-1)*Psq + k)^2)/(n-1-(n-k-1)*(1-Psq)^2)
        Fstat 	  <- qf(alpha/2, v, n-k-1)
        Psq_num   <- (n-k-1)*Rsq - (1-Rsq)*k*Fstat
        Psq_den   <- (n-k-1)*(Rsq + (1-Rsq)*Fstat)
        Psq 	  <- Psq_num/Psq_den}
    UpperCI <- ((n-k-1)*Rsq - (1-Rsq)*k*Fstat) / ((n-k-1)*( Rsq + (1-Rsq)*Fstat))
return(UpperCI)}

## Example: a 9
N <- 1250; K <- 6; Rsquared <- 0.085; Alpha <- 0.10;
UpperCI_random(Rsq = Rsquared, n = N, k = K, alpha = Alpha)
# 0.1069415
# we can compare this to the CI based on the scaled noncentral F approximation:
library("MBESS")
CI_compare <- ci.R2(R2=Rsquared, K, N-K-1, TRUE, conf.level=1-2*Alpha)
CI_compare$Upper.Conf.Limit.R2
# 0.1013726
  \end{verbatim}

\noindent An R function for calculating the $p$-value from equation (\ref{eq:pval}) :
  \begin{verbatim}
noninvR2_random <- function(Rsq, n, k, delta, tol = 1.0e-12){

    Psq      <- Rsq; Psq_last <- 1; # initial value
    F_num 	 <- (n-k-1)*Rsq*(delta-1)
    F_den 	 <- ((Rsq-1) * (delta*(n-k-1) + k))
    Fstat 	 <- F_num/F_den

    while(abs(Psq_last - Psq) > tol){
        Psq_last <- Psq
        v        <- (((n-k-1)*Psq + k)^2)/(n-1-(n-k-1)*(1-Psq)^2)
        Psq_num  <- (n-k-1)*Rsq - (1-Rsq)*k*Fstat
        Psq_den  <- (n-k-1)*(Rsq + (1-Rsq)*Fstat)
        Psq      <- Psq_num/Psq_den
}
pval <- pf(Fstat, v, n-k-1, lower.tail=TRUE)
return(pval)}

## Example: a non-inferiority test for P2 with N=1250, K=6, R2=0.085 and Delta=0.10:
N <- 1250; K <- 6; Rsquared <- 0.075; Delta <- 0.10
noninvR2_random(Rsq = Rsquared, n = N, k = K, delta = Delta)
# 0.02710537
  \end{verbatim}

  \pagebreak

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All-Round Success at Queen Mary's School
Queen Mary's GCSE results round off what has been a full year of success. Special congratulations must go to the girls who have attended Queen Mary's for over 14 years from the age of two, who have received exceptional results.
This year's excellent results highlight that over 1 in 4 entries were awarded the most outstanding Grades 8 – 9s. Queen Mary's also celebrates significant value-added scores that measure achievement against predicted grades throughout each girl's educational journey.
Ripon girl, Emilia Jaques is one of the pupils who has attended Queen Mary's since the age of two. Today she has achieved Grade 9 in 9 subjects. Along with her academic studies, Emilia has had an exciting year as the female BBC Radio 2 Young Chorister of the Year with many opportunities to perform on BBC Radio 2's 'Friday Night is Music Night' with Alfie Boe and her beautiful voice has also been heard on a recording with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Within school Emilia has taken on the role of Head Chorister, has achieved Distinction in three instruments in her ABRSM Music Grade 8 examinations and, as a keen and committed sportswoman, she attended the 'Girls Go Gold' national sports conference.
Ximena Burrows, from Thirsk, has also attended Queen Mary's for the last 14 years and achieved all 8-9s including 6 Grade 9s. As Deputy Head Girl and an Academic Scholar she has excelled in all areas. With a career in medicine as her goal, she has led the Charity Council and been a member of the Community Service Group. Having received two scholarships to attend St Mary's School, Cambridge, she will remain a 'Mary's' girl. The Mary Ward scholarship rewards spirituality, charity and community values and the Academic (STEM) scholarship promotes Science and Mathematics.
Many of this year's leavers with strengths in Academic studies, Art, Music and Riding have secured scholarships to attend prestigious sixth forms. These also include Ampleforth, The Mount, Sidcot, Stowe and Uppingham schools. Congratulations also go to the Queen Mary's old girls who having received amazing A Level results and are moving onto Russell Group universities including the University of Oxford.
Mrs Carole Cameron, Head of Queen Mary's School, is delighted: "My warmest congratulations go to all of our leavers. These excellent results are a reflection of the hard work and dedication of the girls and staff, as well as the support of the whole school community. It is clear that Queen Mary's has provided a quality, bespoke education with exceptional opportunities, encouraging self-esteem and self-belief."
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Dolby Atmos: True 3D surround sound (around, above, and below) finally comes of age	March 18, 2014 at 1:15 pm
The word 'Dolby' is intrinsically linked with the concept of high-fidelity sound. If you're old enough, you will remember when Dolby was synonymous with an awesome button on your car or home stereo that reduced the noisy hiss present on all audio cassettes. Today, while Dolby still does a lot of work in the area of noise reduction, consumer attention long ago shifted to Dolby Digital and Dolby Surround. And now, it's time to shift your focus once again to one of the most exciting audio technologies I've seen (heard) in recent years: Dolby Atmos.
Vector vengeance: British researchers claim they can kill the pixel within five years	December 12, 2012 at 12:21 pm
The humble pixel — the 2D picture element that has formed the foundation of just about every kind of digital media for the last 50 years — may soon meet its maker. Believe it or not, if a team of British researchers have their way, the pixel, within five short years, will be replaced with… vectors.
How digital technology is reinventing cinema	May 8, 2012 at 11:06 am
By 2015, it is expected that almost every cinema screen will be digital and that film projection will all but die out — but that's just the tip of the ice berg, when it comes to digital cinema.


Everyonce in a while I check in on the pancreatic whipple world. I do this just to sort of check in and see what's up. I don't do this often, because usually I just get freaked out more than it does any real good.
When I first started this journey, I couldn't read enough about it. But there weren't many (hardly any)positive stories. Mostly gloomy doomy. The kind that scare the crap out of you more than anything. So that's why I'm writing my story. I want there to be a least one more story that has some good news for all of you out there that are either getting ready to have a whipple or still very early into healing from one.
For me this all started with a kidney stone. At the time I thought it was really bad, but with hindsight now love that kidney stone more than just about anything. From that we found out my liver was enlarged, and from that I found out that I had a neuroendocrine tumour at the head of my pancreas. I was beyond lucky. Finding mine by total accident.
I am a 41 year old mother of five. Two of my own, three I am lucky enough to call mine after I re-married, and nana to six. I worked full time and considered myself pretty healthy. And now I'm being told I have cancer. It's a lot to take in in a short amount of time.
I had my whipple surgery on December 1st, 2015 at the OU Medical center in Oklahoma City. I spent three days in the ICU, and then five days in a regular room. When I first woke up from surgery I had a tube coming out of my nose, two coming out of my right side, and a catheter. Not exactly comfortable to say the least. But I had great nurses and a team of doctors that took really good care of me. After they took the tube out of my nose, I started throwing up, so we had to put it back in for a little longer.
Of course they want you up and moving and you have all this crap attached to you so it takes forever just to get out into the hall. But it did get better. And I started losing all of the attachments one at a time. I didn't have any complications. No infections or blood transfusions.
I did find out after the surgery that it had spread to two lymph nodes. This was a blow, because we were really hopeful that we got it all with the surgery. So I was told that I would be doing chemo.
I lost my mother earlier in the year to cancer. I had seen first hand the struggles she went through with chemo and radiation. I was really upset at first, but then I just remembered how brave my mom was. So I pulled myself up by my boot straps and decided ok, if this is what I've got to do, then by gosh, let's do it. By my last night my arms were pretty shot from the potassium in the IV's. But other than that, I was doing really good.
Once I got home, I did drop some weight, but got it back pretty quick. Then, on December 23rd (just in time for Christmas) I had a check up with my surgeon. Found out that I wasn't going to have to do chemo. I was off work for three months. And by the end of it, I was ready to go back. To get back to normal.
And so, here I am almost five months out from my surgery. About 95% back to normal. A few changes, but under the circumstances, they are tiny. No more alcohol of any kind...ever. But hey, that I can do. A little more gas than before. Some really nice new scars for my brag book. The other 5%?? Well, I don't think you can ever be 100% normal after something like this.
I have to get checked every six months. I know that there is a chance it will come back. I know that I may have to do chemo in the future. Life is a little bit more uncertain for us, but if were are honest it never really was before anyway. Even if we like to think it is.
My hope is that whoever reads this, whether it's for yourself or someone you love going through it, please stay positive and don't give up. There can be a happy ending.
I am living proof of it.
Thank you for sharing your life-affirming journey! It is truly a story filled with Grace and Hope for everyone walking this cancer road.
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Durant Injury: Game Over for Warriors?
Sarah Karlsson | 2019-05-10 |
The Golden State Warriors were dealt a blow this week as NBA superstar Kevin Durant went down with an injury in Game 5 of the Conference Semifinals. What does this mean for the defending NBA Champions?
Durant Injury
Late in the 3rd quarter of Game 5 vs the Rockets, Durant suffered what they are calling a non-contact lower leg injury when executed a simple pull up jumper and came down awkwardly. As he limped down the court, Golden State fans collectively prayed it wasn't his Achilles. An MRI confirmed it is a mild calf strain.
He finished the game with 22 points, five rebounds, and four assists. The Warriors ended up winning and are just one victory away from retiring the Houston Rockets. This won't be a done deal without Kevin Durant, however.
"He's not going to play Game 6," Coach Steve Kerr said, per The Athletic. "We can all pretend and just say he's doubtful. But he's not playing Game 6."
In fact, he might not be back until late into the Conference Finals, should they get past the Rockets. Dr. Alan Beyer, an orthopedic surgeon and the executive medical director at Hoag Orthopedic Institute told CBS Sports on Thursday that a mild strain means "somewhere between a Grade 1 and Grade 2 strain, which is going to likely keep him out for two weeks in a best-case scenario." If Durant comes back before it is healthy enough, he could tear the muscle seriously, so timing is key.
Betting Implications
When a star player goes down, it can shake up the team's odds on winning the series, as well as the NBA Championship title. How has Durant's injury impacted betting lines? Houston opened at -4 and closed at -3.5 in a crucial Game 3 on Saturday and for Monday's Game 4 they opened at -2 and closed at -1. For Game 6 they opened at -5.5 and are now at -7 and even -7.5 in some places. So it looks like Durant has a 3-4 point impact on the spread.
Over Kevin Durant's Golden State career, he's missed 40 games, so it's not impossible to play without him. With Durant on the floor, the Warriors are averaging 116.5 points per game, the highest in the NBA by almost 3 full points over Houston. Without him, however, that number dips down to 109.9, which would put them in the 21st spot for points per game. That's a big difference that could impact the over/under.
As for series bets, the Warriors' odds have fluctuated, but are still hovering around -250. Check out William Hill to watch Game 6 and the rest of the NBA Playoffs live with In-Play betting.
Who Will Step Up?
Obviously, Kevin Durant isn't the only talented player on the Warriors roster. They don't call them the Death Lineup for nothing! And this squad was playing well before Durant showed up. The Warriors still have Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Andre Iguodala, and Draymond Green. Thompson was a crucial force in the Game 5 win, pulling in 27 points and a game-sealing layup with just seconds to go.
With the 4th Horseman most likely out for Series…
Original Big 3 gonna have to get it done pic.twitter.com/TGyI7ZMHCE
— warriorsworld (@warriorsworld) May 9, 2019
Game 6 is a definite do or die game for the Rockets with or without KD, so they will be coming out with all guns blazing. If Houston, specifically James Harden, can stay fresh late into the game, the Rockets could get the W. Tipoff is scheduled for 8pm from the Toyota Center in Houston.
PGA Tour Championship Starts Today!
Sarah Karlsson | 2019-08-22
The PGA Tour Championship starts today with some major changes to the format. With $15 million to the winner, we take a look at the action.
Tiger Woods Out of Northern Trust
Tiger Woods is out of the Northern Trust after one round. Let's look at what this means for him, as well as the rest of the FedEx Cup field.
Egan Bernal: Tour de France Winner
Colombian Egan Bernal is the first Latin American Tour de France winner. It's is his first major win, but it certainly won't be his last.
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Mayors' Council supports City of Surrey's request to cancel LRT and build SkyTrain
Mayor Doug McCallum
Surrey: At its first meeting since the civic elections last month, the Mayors' Council on Regional Transportation has endorsed the City of Surrey's decision to cancel light rail and switch the technology to SkyTrain.
"Surrey has long been a full partner in building rapid transit transportation for the rest of the region and Surrey has been waiting a long time for its turn," said Mayor Doug McCallum. "I commend the members of the Mayors' Council who supported the resolutions for their foresight and recognition that the residents of Surrey have said unreservedly that the best rapid transit option for our city is SkyTrain. This is a golden opportunity to move forward and start building."
On November 5th, after taking the Oath of Office, Surrey City Council convened a Regular Council meeting where a motion was introduced and passed unanimously to cancel the Surrey Newton Guildford LRT project and to begin work on extending the existing SkyTrain network in Surrey from King George Station to Langley City. The City's Engineering and Transportation staff have already started work on the SkyTrain project in Surrey.
"Just as Surrey City Council has moved quickly on the wishes of our residents, I want to thank the members of Mayors' Council for dealing with this important issue in such a timely manner," said Mayor McCallum. "Today's decision at Mayors' Council fits well with the Mayors' Council's 10 Year Plan, which the City of Surrey fully supports, as SkyTrain is a known and proven technology and is the only rapid transit technology deployed in the entire Metro Vancouver region."
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Are people still buying smartphones?
It seems that the popularity of smartphones is showing little sign of slowing down, as shipments have continued to rise across the globe.
Figures from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker show 301.3 million smartphones were shipped globally in the second quarter of the year.
This marks a rise of 25.3 per cent compared to the same period of 2013, suggesting that people are still keen to compare phone plans and make sure they have the latest models.
Android and iOS lead the pack
Once again, smartphones operating on the Android and iOS systems proved the most popular across the globe.
These two operating systems alone accounted for 96.4 per cent of all sales during the three-month period, with their competitors being left in the shadows.
Android shipments were up 33.3 per cent year-on-year, with a total of 255.3 million handsets sent out to customers during the quarter.
On the other hand, iOS witnessed a fall in its market share even though its shipments were up 12.7 per cent compared to the same period of 2013.
Windows Phones haven't made much of an impression on consumers, the IDC found, as despite being around for about four years, they're still yet to achieve 5 per cent of the market.
Shipment volumes of Windows Phones were down slightly from the previous year but were nevertheless up slightly from the preceding quarter.
BlackBerry had experienced three quarters of decline, but volumes are now starting to rebound slightly. Shipment levels are still 78 per cent lower than they were 12 months ago.
Some headway is being made in key markets and especially in the Asia-Pacific region, so the brand could be in for a resurgence here in Australia.
Smartphone users are price-savvy
Price seems to be one of the biggest factors that smartphone users are taking into consideration, as the IDC has witnessed a rise in interest for low-cost handsets.
Android has seen its success rise in emerging markets where handsets valued at less than $200 have witnessed a particular surge in popularity.
Ramon Llamas, research manager with IDC's Mobile Phone team, said: "58.6 per cent of all Android smartphone shipments worldwide cost less than $200 off contract, making them very attractive compared to other devices.
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Do you still buy film, take it to the developer, and wait for the photos to be printed? If so, you're wasting valuable time and money....Considering the great advances in digital camera technology coupled with the convenience and relatively low costs of owning and using one, there is really no reason to ever buy another film camera.
Digital still cameras are now the best choice for almost all uses, both amateur and professional.
Digital cameras offer amazing convenience for everyday fun and advanced photography. One of the coolest benefits is the ability to view a picture an instant after you take it. If someone blinked or it's blurry, just press a button to delete it and save the expense of printing it. Photos can also be edited, stored on a computer, printed at home and emailed to friends and family. You know it's time to go digital, but how do you choose a camera? We can help.
The handwriting is on the wall for film. 16 megapixel sensors (10 for the X3 sensor, if they can produce it) have resolution challenging medium format film. Large users of film have already switched to digital. Film sales are rapidly dropping. Film production lines will shut down as sales drop. Variety will decrease and prices will increase. Traditionalists will complain, but the quality of digital images will carry the day.
Actually, could there be anything better for the photo fanatic than a digital camera? Think about it — with a digital camera, you'll have the power to keep your best shots. You'll be liberated from the limits of film. You'll never again have to wait for prints. And you'll find that sharing your shots is easier than ever before. That's why you've just gotta go digital.
Wanna go digital? The time is right. With camera prices down and features up, you'll wonder how you ever lived without one. It's time to throw away your 35mm camera and get a digital camera, it captures scenes better than your favorite 35mm camera and outweighs conventional cameras when it comes to saving on film and processing. In fact, the biggest problem (if you can call it that) when converting to digital is adjusting your mindset: Whether you shoot 10 shots or 10,000, the cost is still the same--zero.
Digital photography can also improve the overall quality of your photo collection because you can delete pictures you don't like, take pictures you never would have tried before, and use your computer to fix pictures that almost came out just right. With all these benefits, there's no reason not to go digital.
All of these statements rely on the assumption that nothing distinguishes film from digital cameras beside inconvenience, obsolescence, or resolution. However, as I've tried to show, this is a misleading assumption for serious photographers to make.


I could never have gone far in any science because on the path of every science the lion Mathematics lies in wait for you.
I'm hunger. I'm thirst. Where I bite, I hold till I die, and even after death they must cut out my mouthful from my enemy's body and bury it with me. I can fast a hundred years and not die. I can lie a hundred nights on the ice and not freeze. I can drink a river of blood and not burst. Show me your enemies.
Jewel,' he said, 'what lies before us? Horrible thoughts arise in my heart. If we had died before today we should have been happy.
This is my password," said the King as he drew his sword. "The light is dawning, the lie broken. Now guard thee, miscreant, for I am Tirian of Narnia.
There is no use saying you chose to lie down when it has become impossible to stand up.
I wish I were younger. What inclines me now to think you may be right in regarding [evolution] as the central and radical lie in the whole web of falsehood that now governs our lives is not so much your arguments against it as the fanatical and twisted attitudes of its defenders.
Really, a young Atheist cannot guard his faith too carefully. Dangers lie in wait for him on every side.
You find out the strength of a wind by trying to walk against it, not by lying down.
Sainthood lies in the habit of referring the smallest actions to God.
Now God, who has made us, knows what we are and that our happiness lies in Him.
and a charge of lying against someone whom you have always found truthful is a very serious thing; a very serious thing indeed.
But I will not tell you how long or short the way will be; only that it lies across a river. But do not fear that, for I am the great Bridge Builder.
It is not your business to succeed, but to do right. When you have done so the rest lies with god.
When you come to knowing God, the initiative lies on His side. If He does not show Himself, nothing you can do will enable you to find Him. And, in fact, He shows much more of Himself to some people than to others—not because He has favourites, but because it is impossible for Him to show Himself to a man whose whole mind and character are in the wrong condition. Just as sunlight, though it has no favourites, cannot be reflected in a dusty mirror as clearly as in a clean one.
A silly idea is current that good people do not know what temptation means. This is an obvious lie. Only those who try to resist temptation know how strong it is... A man who gives in to temptation after five minutes simply does not know what it would have been like an hour later. That is why bad people, in one sense, know very little about badness. They have lived a sheltered life by always giving in.
It doesn't really matter whether you grip the arms of the dentist's chair or let your hands lie in your lap. The drill drills on.
The value of the individual does not lie in him. He receives it by union with Christ.
We may be sure that the characteristic blindness of the twentieth century [...] lies where we have never suspected it [...] The only palliative is [...] by reading old books. [...] the books of the future would be just as good [...], but unfortunately we cannot get at them.
Is it easy to love God' asks an old author. 'It is easy,' he replies, 'to those who do it.' I have included two Graces under the word Charity. But God can give a third. He can awake in man, towards Himself, a supernatural Appreciative love. This is of all gifts the most to be desired. Here, not in our natural loves, nor even in ethics, lies the true centre of all human and angelic life. With this all things are possible.
To admire Satan [in Paradise Lost] is to give one's vote not only for a world of misery, but also for a world of lies and propaganda, of wishful thinking, of incessant autobiography.
A myth is a lie that conveys a truth.
When the author walks on the stage the play is over. God is going to invade, all right...something so beautiful to some of us and so terrible to others that none of us will have any choice left? For this time it will be God without disguise...it will be too late then to choose your side. There is no use saying you choose to lie down when it has become impossible to stand up.
A little lie is like a little pregnancy it doesn't take long before everyone knows.


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1.1. Highlights of Brazil
1.2. Brazilian Legal Estructure
2. Brazilian international trade
3. Sales representation, distribution and purchase and sale with reserve of ownership and/or other guarantees
4.1.	Trademark
4.2.	Patents
4.3. Technology
4.4. Technical Assistance
4.5.	Copyright Law
4.6 Domain Name
4.7. Genetic resources, traditional knowledge and biotechnology
4.8. Piracy, border measures and antiparicy judicial proceedings in Brazil
5. Corporate Governance
6. Bidding process and administrative contracts
7. Real Estate
8. Corporate
9. Brazilian Exchange Control
11. Taxation
11.1. a 11.21. Taxation in general (taxes, fees and contributions)
11.22. General aspects of double taxation treaties
13.	Social Security Law
12. Labor Law in Brazil – A Brief Overview
14. Consumer law in Brazilian law
16. E-commerce
17. Regulatory law
18. Sports Law in Brazil – relevant aspects
19. Pharmaceutical
20. Insurance and Reinsurance
21. Financial Institutions
22.	Arbitration in Brazil
23. Family Law
24.	Succession
25. Compliance and Corporate Excellence: Basic Agenda
26. Stimulated Activities in Brazil
27. Competition Law/Antitrust
28. Company Recovery and Bankruptcy
10. The Foreigner Work in Brazil
15. Environmental
29. Brazilian Code of Aeronautics
30. Capital Market
Brazilian Industrial Property Law was amended by Law 9.279/96 (which became effective on May 15, 1997), grants legal protection to all types of inventions, as it eliminated several prohibitions that were established in the former law.
Under the TRIPS (Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights) provisions, the inventions related to foods, chemical-pharmaceutical products, medicines, production processes based on biological material such as microorganisms, biological material and genetically modified microorganisms that were not formerly patentable were thenceforth susceptible of being patentable pursuant to the enactment of Law 9.279/96.
Law 9.279/96 still establishes the exclusion of certain matters that cannot be patented in Brazil, such as, for example, commercial principles or methods, in addition to operation or surgery techniques and methods, as well as therapeutic or diagnosis methods applied to the body of humans or animals.
4.2.1. Types of patents and patentability requirements
Brazilian law established two types of patents: Invention Patents and Utility Models.
In these two types of patents an examination on the merits conducted to assert the following patentability requirements:
(i) Novelty: when the invention does not fall within the state of the art.
(ii) Inventive activity and inventive act:
a. Inventive activity in the case of patents of invention: The invention features inventive activity whenever, when, for a person skilled in the art, it does not derive in an evident or obvious manner from the state of the art.
b. Inventive act in the case of utility model patents: The utility model features inventive act whenever, when, for a person skilled in the art, it does not derive in a common or usual manner from the state of the art.
(iii) Industrial application: The invention and the utility model are deemed susceptible of industrial application when they may be used or produced in any type of industry.
In further regard to the patentability requirements, Law 9.279/96 establishes the so-called "grace period" according to which the invention may be disclosed before the patent application is filed with the Brazilian Patent & Trademark Office (Instituto Nacional da Propriedade Industrial – INPI) without jeopardizing the novelty requirement.
Once filed with the INPI, the patent application will be kept on hold until its publication, which shall occur in 18 months as of the filing date or priority date, if any, and the applicant must request the examination of the application within 36 months as of the filing date, for the INPI to examine whether the patentability requirements are met and issue its opinion, official action to fulfill a requirement, allow or reject the application.
If the application is allowed, the applicant must pay an issuance fee for the issuance of the Letter-Patent. The Letter-Patent of an invention patent is valid for 20 years and 15 years for the utility model, always counted as of the filing date.
Law 9.279/96 further establishes that the applicant must pay annuities as of the 3rd year, counted as of the filing date, which will be due up to the expiration of the patent, if granted.
4.2.2. Protection conferred by the patent
Law 9.279/96 clearly defines the patent violations and confers to the patent owner the right to prevent an unauthorized third party from manufacturing, using, placing for sale, selling or even importing the subject matter protected by the patent, also being considered a crime the use of means that are equivalent to the patent's subject matter.
Furthermore, Law 9.279/96 introduced indirect violation to facilitate the inhibition of use of the patent's subject matter by a third party. Accordingly, the patent owner confers the right to prevent third parties from contributing to the practice, by other parties, of conducts that are defined as patent violations.
Moreover, in the cases of violation of patented process rights, the burden of proof is reversed and the accused party must prove that its product was obtained through a manufacturing process other than the process protected by the patent.
In addition to the provisions of the law, it should be mentioned that, despite of the low number of lawsuits involving patents, the Brazilian court rulings have been revealing a trend of decisions in favor of the patent owner, thus rendering a patent to be a valuable asset in trade activities in Brazil.
As concerns the steps to be taken by a patent owner against a potential offender, the first step usually consists in a warning letter. In regard to legal action, there are suitable lawsuits at the civil law level, aiming through injunction the immediate cease of the competitor's conduct of manufacturing, selling, imports or exports of matter that violates the patent owner's right, as well as to condemn the offender to indemnity the losses and damages that were suffered, in addition to the criminal suit to condemn the offenders for crime against intellectual property rights.
As aspect to be considered in regard to the patent violations in Brazil is that Law 9.279/96 establishes some exceptions to patent owners' rights, being allowed use on a private, non-commercial basis; use for experimental purposes, related to studies or scientific or technological research; the preparation of a medicine according to a physician's prescription, in individual cases; and in the cases related to living matter, the non-profit use of a patented product as an initial source of variation or propagation to obtain other products.
4.2.3. Compulsory license
Law 9.279/96 also establishes the possibility of obtaining a compulsory license of a patent in any of the following events:
(i) The owner exercises the rights conferred by the patent in an abusive way;
(ii) The owner commits abuse of the economical power;
(iii) The subject matter protected under the patent is not exploited in Brazil by way of manufacture or incomplete manufacture of the product or by lack of full use of the patented process, in which case the license must be claimed after a three year period has elapsed since the patent was granted;
(iv) Commercialization does not meet the needs of the market;
(v) Dependency of another patent;
(vi) National emergency;
(vii) Public interest.
In the events quoted in (i) and (ii), the party that claims the compulsory license has the burden to prove the abuse committed by the patent owner.
In the event quoted in (iii), Law 9.279/96 provides that, in the event of economical unfeasibility, the local manufacture may be replaced by import of the patented product, however opening the possibility of parallel import by third parties.
In further regard to the event quoted in (iii), it should be noted that, depending on its interpretation, Law 9.279/96 may or might not be fully in conformity with the TRIPS, as this treaty establishes that "patent rights shall be exercisable without discrimination as to the place of invention, technological field and the fact that the goods are imported or manufactured locally".
On the other hand, another way to interpret this issue is based on the Paris Convention, which establishes that "Each country of the Union shall be free to adopt legislative measures that determine compulsory licenses to prevent abuses that could result from the exercise of the exclusive right that is afforded by the patent, such as, for example, the lack of its exploitation". Thus, considering that the Paris Convention establishes the compulsory licensing for the lack of exploitation, and the fact that the TRIPS determines that the Paris Convention provision quoted above must be respected by the members of this treaty, it may be construed that there are no inconsistencies in Law 9.279/96 in this regard.
As regards item (iv), it establishes that even if the patent owner explores the object protected under the patent, it will be subject to a compulsory license if it does not fulfill the market's needs. Such license may be requested after a three-year period following the grant of the patent.
In the cases of dependence on the patent provided in item (v), the subject matter of the second patent must consist in a substantial technical progress in regard to the first patent, being foreseen the possibility of a cross-license in the event the compulsory license is granted to the owner of the second patent based on the dependence of patents.
In regard to the cases foreseen in items (vi) and (vii), having in view that Law 9.279/96 does not clearly define "national interest or emergency" this matter was regulated by Decree 3.201 of Oct. 6, 1999, supplemented by Decree 4.830 of Sept. 4, 2003.
According to this Decree, a patent may be compulsorily licensed in cases of national emergency or public interest, in the latter case only for non-profit public use, provided that declared as such by the Government, when it is asserted that the patent owner, directly or through its licensee, does not fulfill the related needs.
In further regard to this Decree, it should be mentioned that in the cases in which a compulsory license is granted, in the cases in which the unfeasibility to manufacture the object of the patent by a third party or by the Government is demonstrated, the Government may import the patented product, giving priority to the product that was placed in the market directly by the owner, or with the owner's consent. Considering that this measure entails the possibility of importing products manufactures by third parties (presumably from countries where there is no patent protection) and that this would go beyond the provisions of Law 9.279/96, this Decree could be challenged in court on the grounds of unconstitutionality.
Further, this Decree establishes the obligation of the patent owner to provide the required and sufficient information for reproducing the patented object and the other technical aspects applicable to the case under penalty of nullity of the patent. This measure, however, is not foreseen in Law 9.279/96 and, thus, such obligation could also be challenged in court.
The only case of effective compulsory license dates of May 5, 2007, when the Brazilian Government based on Decree 3.201, issued a new Decree No. 6.108, obtaining a compulsory license for Merck Sharp & Dohme patents, related to Efivarenz Aids treatment drug.
According to this Decree, two patents No. BR1100250-6 and BR9608839-7 (both already expired), were compulsorily licensed, on a non-exclusive basis and within the scope of the Nation Program for Sexually transmittable diseases/AIDS. The term of the license fixed in the Decree was five years and the royalty rate is 1.5% of the cost of manufacture of the drug by the Ministry of Health. The drug can, if necessary, could imported.
Further in the field of pharmaceutical patents, as established in article 229-C of the LPI, a patent grant for pharmaceutical products and processes depends on the authorization of the National Agency of Sanitary Surveillance (ANVISA).
In view of this, pharmaceutical patent applications are first be assessed by ANVISA and then, if approved, sent for further examination by INPI. If, however, ANVISA denies approval, they will be shelved without even being examined by INPI. In this regard, according to ANVISA's Resolution currently in force:
The prior consent for pharmaceutical patent applications related to subject matter that represents a risk to human health will be denied;
Pharmaceutical patent applications related to a substance or a therapeutic destination considered strategic for the Brazilian Universal Healthcare System (SUS), which are listed in Ordinance # 3089/2013 from the Brazilian Ministry of Health, will undergo a substantive patent analysis by ANVISA based on the provisions of our current IP Law (substantive examination of patentability requirements);
Any pharmaceutical patent application not related to a prohibited substance, and to a substance or a strategic therapeutic destination for SUS will not undergo substantive patentability examination by ANVISA.
Finally, according to Brazilian Law No. 13,123 / 2015, any research or technological development based on Brazilian Genetic Heritage and also on associated traditional knowledge is subject to governmental authorization that must be obtained before the access itself.
In this context, when filing patent applications, the applicant of the application must state whether the invention has made use of the Brazilian Genetic Heritage and / or associated traditional knowledge, provided that it has been made as of June 30, 2000, if it has not made on the occasion of the filing, the applicant must do so in response to an office action issued by the INPI, within a period of 60 days.
4.2.4. Registration of Industrial Designs
Law 9.279/96 grants to the author the right to a registration of an industrial design that affords ownership over the "ornamental plastic form of an object" that provides "a new visual result and unique in its external configuration and that may be used as a type of industrial manufacturing".
The registrations of industrial designs are issued without an examination on the merits therefore, in a few months (in average 6 to 12 months) as of the filing of the application and are valid for 25 years, at maximum.
Upon the issuance of the industrial design registration, the owner may immediately enforce its rights, inclusively to take court action against any violators. However, considering that the registration is granted without a formal analysis, it is advisable to, following the grant of the registration, to request the INPI to formally analyze it. After obtaining a favorable opinion issued after the formal analysis is completed (in approximately 1 to 2 months), the owner's position in regard to third parties is strengthened considerably.
In view of the celerity in the process of grant and analysis of the Industrial Design Registrations, the protection of products in Brazil in this category has been demonstrated to be an excellent competitive tool.
Author: Frank Fischer
Dannemann, Siemsen, Bigler & Ipanema Moreira
Rua Marquês de Olinda, 70 – Botafogo
22251-040 Rio de Janeiro- RJ
Av. Indianópolis, 739 – Indianópolis
04063-000 São Paulo – SP
Internet: www.dannemann.com.br
Patents, trademarks, designs, technology transfer, licensing, franchising, software, trade names, unfair competition.
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Rod Harris, Jr. & Musiq Soulchild Show Us 'How It Feels'
January 2, 2014 | 12:00 pm
The name Rod Harris, Jr. may not be familiar to you now, but if you're a frequent concertgoer then you've more than likely seen him playing with one of your favorites. The talented guitarist has previously worked with celebrated artists like Miki Howard, Regina Belle, Monica, Maysa, Jagged Edge and even Eightball and MJG. Currently, Harris is the resident guitarist for Musiq Soulchild. His new song "How It Feels (Parts 1&2)" takes full advantage of the ongoing collaboration between Harris and Musiq. The track sees both artists at their best. Harris' guitar work is strongly pronounced through his very complementary production that sees him playing all instruments, and Musiq's seductive lyrics work on every level. This track reminds me of The Isley Brothers' best work in the late 70's where songs like "Voyage to Atlantis" heavily relied on the guitar to convey passion and sex appeal. Fortunately for us "How It Feels (Parts 1&2)" is a sign of things to come in 2014, as Harris will be releasing his hip-hop jazz EP #CMONWorld in April.
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Sometimes, some duplicate data may be inserted in the SQL table. But it's harmful to you and your application too. So how do you remove the duplicate rows in your table?
Take a look at the following table content. It has duplicate rows.
Row 1 and 4 are duplicates. So we have to remove one row and keep one in the table. Now the question is how to do this?
To solve this problem, take a look at the following code. This will solve this problem.
After running, this code shows the table data, it will ensure that all unique rows are present.
Building your website and publishing it i Azure app service is simpler than publishing the site into a remote machine. There are several methods through which you can publish your site into Azure.
This is one of the easiest way t publish your site in Azure app service. First off all create a new app service or if you have an existing one, open the Overview section of that.
You will find several options on the top of the Overview sections like Browse, Stop, Swap etc. There will be another one named Get Publish Profile. By clicking on that link a new file will be downloaded with .PublishSettings extension.
If you open the file in any text editor, you will find that, it is nothing but a XML file having 2 tags. One for web deployment and another for FTP deployment with your app name. Within that your will also find all the credential for your deployment. Both for FTP and web deploy. But as usual all password will be decrypted so it is harmless.
<publishProfile profileName=" - Web Deploy"
Now open your Visual Studio IDE and create a new application. In case you have already created it go to the solution. Right click on the solution -> Click the publish option to open the publish dialog.
Now in the publish dialog you will find an option named "Import". Click on that option and a File dialog will be opened. Choose your file and click OK. After clicking OK it will automatically redirect to Connection tab in Publish web window.
Now you can choose either Web deploy or FTP from the drop down over there. For both all the fields will be pre populated with all the informations and credentials.
Click on the Validate connection and check our connections from Visual Studio.
Click Next to choose configuration parts. Choose either Debug or Release, whatever is suitable for your applications. You can also manage File publish options from here.
Again click on the Next to go to the Preview section. Click on the Start Preview button if you want to see the files are going to push into the server. Or click Publish (Keyboard: P) to publish the site into your app server.
After successful deployment site will be open automatically in your default browser.
There is another quick method to deploy your site into Azure app service through FTP. Go to the Overview section of your app service. In the first section right side you will find the details of FTP connections. Usernames, FTP hostname, FTPS hostname. Password for this deployment will your own account password.
Go to the Visual studio and right click on the solution. Click the publish option and create a new publisher profile. Choose FTP in the Connection tab from Publish method drop down list.
Click on the Validate button to validate your enter details and connection. Click on the publish button to publish your site. After successful publish, site will be open in your default browser automatically.
To create a new notification for user you have to follow three steps.
Is the browser supports the notification feature. If not show an appropriate message.
Ask user to allow the notification feature to show.
Create a new notification and a click event to fire.
And when the user has opened the site prompt user with an box, saying user to allow the site to show notification. For this use follow code block.
Now create a button in the body & by clicking on that button a notification will be shown.
Now in the script section add the Notify() method and write the following piece of code.
Here are the full code.
Host the file in any server like IIS or Apache to run it. Direct running the file in browser won't work out. Click on the Notify button to get the notification. Change the text and image according to your requirement.
In this first tutorial of TypeScript we will get to know how to install TypeScript in Visual Studio and use it in the same. Starting from the scratch Microsoft provides different extension for TypeScript for different versions of Visual Studio. So I have Visual Studio installed in my PC. So, I will go with VS 13 but for later versions it is almost same to install the TypeScript.
2. After installing the patch open Visual Studio and create a new web project. Right click on the solution and you can see there is a option in the menu to add TypeScript file.
3. Add the TypeScript file with extension .ts. At the time of adding this file if your project doesn't contain the TypeScript compiler DLL then it will prompt you and will redirect you to Nuget Package Manager to install that.
4. Install the Microsoft.TypeScript.Compiler using Nuget Package Manager or you can download it using Package Manager console.
It was a request of one of my client to send the mail as encrypted so that this kept secure while sending to customers. So after a search I found Jason Niver's code to be very handy to use. So I am sharing this will all so next time it becomes little bit easy to get.
Now its time to install the certificate, for this go with the bellow codes.