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Katie Price's pink Barbie car removed from eBay by dealership
Rebecca Chaplin
GLAMOUR model Katie Price's pink Barbie car has now been removed from eBay after the dealership selling it was overwhelmed by calls and messages.
The auction had reached more than £66,000 in bids in less than 48 hours listed on the website.
The 2001 Suzuki Vitara had been listed for sale online through car dealer CMW Suzuki in Haywards Heath, for the celebrity and had already attracted more than 200 bids from 69 bidders.
A source from the dealership told The Mirror: 'We had to remove it because of all the calls and messages we had been getting. It's still not sold.'
The TV star, pictured arriving at court above, started bidding on her customised Vitara at £500 on Tuesday after she was banned from driving for a second time last week.
The first bid on the car was for £14,100.
Soo now I'm banned from driving the cars are going this one is on eBay 254073076749 💕💕💕 when I get my license back new car fresh start
A post shared by Katie Price (@officialkatieprice) on Jan 16, 2019 at 1:33am PST
The listing on eBay's website described the car as a 'well known' Suzuki Vitara, which has 'undergone a extensive exterior re-wrap inc lowered suspension wheel arch kit and wide wheels and tyres'.
The description adds: 'The soft top requires replacement and the MOT has expired, the owner has requested to sell the car with no reserve….'
Price, 40, shared pictures of the car on Instagram, writing: 'Soo now I'm banned from driving the cars are going this one is on eBay 254073076749 when I get my license [sic] back new car fresh start.'
Don't forget I'm selling my pink jeep now I'm banned from driving on EBay 254073076749 also I'll meet you sign car and do picture too 💕💕💕so sad love my car
She also offered to sign the car and take photos with the buyer, adding: 'Don't forget I'm selling my pink jeep now I'm banned from driving on Ebay 254073076749 also I'll meet you sign car and do picture too. So sad love my car.'
Price was initially banned from driving for six months on February 9, 2018 for speeding but claimed she thought she was banned in January and that it had expired. However, she hadn't been in touch with the DVLA to get her licence back.
On July 25, 2018 she was spotted driving on the A24 in West Sussex. She phoned police, who confirmed she was banned after a newspaper informed her of the breach and she also posted about it on Instagram.
Price was subsequently disqualified from driving on January 9, 2019, for another three months and fined £1,100 for driving while disqualified and uninsured. She was also ordered to pay costs of £195 and given 14 days to pay. She told Crawley Magistrates' Court at the time that she was unable to pay the fine immediately.
Price is due back in court next month to stand trial after denying she was almost twice the legal alcohol limit while legally in charge of a pink Range Rover in Woolwich in October 2018.
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Rebecca has been a motoring and business journalist since 2014, previously writing and presenting for titles such as the Press Association, Auto Express and Car Buyer. She has worked in many roles for Car Dealer Magazine's publisher Blackball Media including head of editorial.


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Hurts announce full details of new album Surrender
Hurts have announced full details of their third studio album, which is to be titled Surrender.
The synth pop duo will release the album on October 9th, it includes single 'Some Kind Of Heaven' and nine other tracks on the standard edition, with 13 tracks in total on the deluxe edition. You can hear 'Some Kind Of Heaven' at the bottom of the page.
Surrender is the follow-up to the band's 2013 album Exile, which is available to preview and for purchase on the right-hand side of the page.
The band have recorded the album with Stuart Price, best known for producing the likes of Madonna and U2, and Ariel Rechtshaid, who has worked with the likes of HAIM and Rae Morris.
Hurts, who are not scheduled to appear at any of the summer's festivals, will preview the album at an intimate show at London's Scala tomorrow night (June 16th), but have yet to announce any further UK shows.
The tracklisting for Surrender is as follows:
'Surrender'
'Some Kind of Heaven'
'Why'
'Nothing Will Be Bigger Than Us'
'Rolling Stone'
'Lights'
'Slow'
'Kaleidoscope'
'Wings'
'Wish'
'Perfect Timing'*
'Weight of the World'*
'Policewoman'*
* = Deluxe Edition Only
Exile Hurts
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CON EDISON TO REPORT 2021 EARNINGS ON FEBRUARY 17
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NEW YORK, Jan. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Consolidated Edison, Inc. (Con Edison) (NYSE:ED) plans to report its 2021 earnings on February 17, 2022 after the market closes.
Consolidated Edison, Inc. is one of the nation's largest investor-owned energy-delivery companies, with approximately $12 billion in annual revenues and $63 billion in assets.
Con Edison Transmission manages, through joint ventures, both electric and gas assets while seeking to develop electric transmission projects that will bring clean, renewable electricity to customers, focusing on New York, New England, the Mid-Atlantic states and the Midwest.
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Vanderbilt, NES, TVA, and Silicon Ranch break ground on solar farm
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The 35-megawatt (MWAC) Vanderbilt I Solar Farm is expected to begin producing power before the end of 2022, bringing new renewable generation to the Tennessee Valley.
Silicon Ranch will also own, operate, and maintain the Vanderbilt I Solar Farm, a disciplined approach the company takes with every project it develops.
To facilitate the Vanderbilt I Solar Farm, Vanderbilt entered into an agreement with TVA and NES, the university's local power company.
Silicon Ranch pioneered utility-scale solar in the Tennessee Valley and remains a market leader, with more than 35 operating facilities across the region.
Work Underway to Upgrade The Illuminating Company's Electrical Power System in Parma
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The work includes installation of new, automated equipment and technology in substations and along neighborhood power lines serving nearly 15,000 residents and businesses in the area.
"The work underway in Parma will provide new technology and backup power lines for thousands of our customers and reduce many power interruptions to just a brief or momentary outage," said Ed Shuttleworth, president of FirstEnergy's Ohio operations.
Utility personnel are upgrading electrical equipment in two local substations as well as the power lines that deliver electric service to customers from those facilities.
The work underway in Parma kicked off in November and is expected to be completed in 2022.
Guidehouse Insights Estimates the Direct Current Distribution Network Market Will Grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate of 14% through 2030
Wednesday, January 19, 2022 - 10:15am
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The market for DC distribution networks encompasses several disparate opportunities that revolve around different market assumptions, dynamics, and drivers.
Exponential growth in EV charging infrastructure is just one factor driving wider acceptance of DC distribution and technologies.
Guidehouse Insights, the dedicated market intelligence arm of Guidehouse, provides research, data, and benchmarking services for today's rapidly changing and highly regulated industries.
Neither Guidehouse Insights nor Guidehouse undertakes any obligation to update any of the information contained in this press release or the report.
Nikola Corporation Announces Date for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021 Results and Webcast
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PHOENIX, Jan. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nikola Corporation (Nasdaq: NKLA), a global leader in zero-emissions transportation and infrastructure solutions, today announced it will report its fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2021 financial results on Thursday, February 24, 2022.
On that day, Nikola's management will hold a conference call and webcast at 9:30 a.m.
Nikola Corporation is globally transforming the transportation industry.
Founded in 2015, Nikola Corporation is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.
NIKOLA AND PROTERRA AGREE TO LONG-TERM BATTERY SUPPLY FOR ZERO-EMISSION CLASS 8 SEMI TRUCKS
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Proterra product is expected to be incorporated in the Nikola Tre battery-electric vehicle (BEV) and Tre fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV).
"Class 8 trucks play a vital role in the U.S. and global economy but today are some of transportation's worst polluters.
"With the growing demand for the Nikola Tre BEV and FCEV, we have actively pursued battery supply through a dual source strategy," said Mark Russell, Nikola CEO.
Forward-looking statements generally relate to Proterra's agreement to supply battery systems to Nikola Corporation and the expected benefits of such agreement.
Edison Investment Research Limited: Trackwise Designs (TWD): Connection under demanding conditions
Friday, January 14, 2022 - 8:02am
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Trackwise Designs has developed a proprietary, proven technology, IHT, for manufacturing extremely long, flexible circuits that can replace conventional wiring harnesses.
Since listing in July 2018, Trackwise has invested substantially in capacity, acquiring Stevenage Circuits in March 2020 and a new site in Stonehouse in April 2021.
The new site is scheduled to commence production in Q122 as Trackwise starts deliveries on an order worth up to 54m from a UK EV manufacturer.
About Edison: Edison is a leading research and investor relations consultancy, connecting listed companies to the widest pool of global investors.
PLP ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF MAXXWELD CONECTORES ELÉTRICOS LTDA
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CLEVELAND, Jan. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Preformed Line Products Company (NASDAQ: PLPC) announced today that it has acquired Maxxweld Conectores Eltricos Ltda.
Founded in 1991 and based out of Curitiba, Brazil, Maxxweld designs and manufactures substation connector systems and accessory hardware for high voltage AC systems and is a market leader in Brazil.
The acquisition of Maxxweld will greatly expand PLP's operational and technical capabilities in the region while supporting its overall global substation strategy.
"The addition of Maxxweld to our global substation group will significantly expand our ability to service our utility customers throughout the region and globally."
Wolverine Power Cooperative, Inc. Becomes ACES' Newest Member
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CARMEL, Ind., Jan. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Wolverine Power Cooperative (Wolverine) located in Cadillac, Michigan became a Member of ACES, effective January 1, 2022.
As a Member, Wolverine will expand the services it receives from ACES.
ACES Membership provides several key advantages for Wolverine, including broader market perspectives, enhanced portfolio modeling tools, and additional bench strength to support Wolverine and our members," stated Eric Baker, President and CEO of Wolverine.
Wolverine is committed to service excellence for its members and helping them provide reliable and affordable power.


We're getting set for this year's Calgary International Film Festival with the return of our film spoof competition. The Alberta filmmaker who wows us the most with a re-creation of a famous movie scene will win $2,000 and a VIP Calgary Film Festival experience.
We've even amped up the competition for 2018. This year, all of the shortlisted submissions (up to five) will have their creations screened at Calgary Film Festival screenings throughout the week. In addition to the winning prize, up to four finalists will each receive $500.
The contest is open to filmmakers of all skill levels. All you need is your smartphone and a little creativity.
Click the Add to a Playlist button. Type ATB Calgary Film Spoof Contest 2018 and hit enter.
Your title should read: ATB Financial Film Spoof. Add your personal title afterwards.
Step Three: Fill out and submit the following Form to complete your submission.
Please contact Sean Garritty at sgarritty@atb.com with any questions.
The winner of the 2017 competition is not eligible to compete.
Deadline for entries is 12:00 pm MST on September 3, 2018. The winning filmmaker(s) will be notified in advance of the Calgary International Film Festival, soon after the winner is selected.
b. Two (2) VIP tickets to the opening gala of the Calgary International Film Festival on the evening of September 19, 2018 (winner will only claim this prize if able to attend the event).
The remaining shortlist (up to four entries), will receive $500 each.
A panel of judges from ATB Financial and Calgary Film, in their sole discretion, will select a winner from the pool of eligible entries. Entries will be judged based on creativity, technique and accuracy in spoofing their respective films. The judges reserve the right to select a shortlist of one to five entries from which they will choose a winner.
Select entries will be posted to a contest-dedicated YouTube channel and ATB.com, in addition to ATB's social media channels. Entrants agree to this, without qualification. Select entrants may be used in future years to promote the contest. Otherwise, entrants will maintain full ownership of their submissions.
g. this contest is not sponsored, endorsed by or administered by YouTube. By entering this contest, all entrants and winners release YouTube from any liability in connection with this contest.


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LGBTI Inclusive Education Working Group: report to the Scottish Ministers
Learning Directorate
Education, Equality and rights
Group's recommendations to the Scottish Ministers.
2. Recommendations
Life Gets Better Together
3. Remit, Terms Of Reference Of The Working Group And Strategic Work Plan
4. Sub Groups
5. Acknowledgements
6. Glossary Of Terms
In taking forward these recommendations, it is paramount a joint approach be taken. This has been successful in the past to deliver a shared policy aim, for example more recently a joint approach has been taken forward on the setting of a national minimum level for school clothing grants and a new national funding package for Educational Psychologists. The Scottish Government and COSLA, as well as partners involved, have found this to be a beneficial way of achieving shared ambitions.
Following conclusion of the Working Group and submission of these recommendations to the Scottish Ministers, the Scottish Government and COSLA will begin to plan the practical delivery of the recommendations. Throughout this process, the LGBTI Inclusive Education Working Group will be asked to reconvene to act as an Implementation Group which will provide an oversight role.
Scottish Government, COSLA and partners will also develop a policy guidance document for local authorities and schools. This document will set out how the recommendations of the group will be implemented, with clear measures on how schools can take them forward at the practical level. The guidance would also be hosted on Education Scotland's National Improvement Hub, GLOW and will also be disseminated to partners for hosting on organisations' webpages.
Implementing Recommendations
1. That the Scottish Government and COSLA publish a timetable for planned implementation.
2. That the LGBTI Inclusive Education Working Group agree the membership for an Implementation Group tasked with necessary development of resources and oversight of implementation.
3. That the Scottish Government and COSLA promote effective delivery of these recommendations, maximising reach and impact of all actions relating to this suite of recommendations, in order to achieve effective delivery of LGBTI inclusive education in all schools in Scotland.
4. That an intermediate guidance notice is promptly issued by the Scottish Government, in partnership with COSLA, to education authorities making clear that education should be LGBTI inclusive and encouraging schools to work collegiately and in partnership with their learners to enhance LGBTI inclusivity.
5. That the Scottish Government and local authorities engage with relevant and appropriate parent and carer groups, such as the National Parent Forum for Scotland (NPFS), to take account of their views on how best to implement these recommendations.
6. That the Scottish Government and local authorities engage with LGBTI young people, learning from their views and experiences and working with them through a co‑production approach to take account of their views on how best to implement these recommendations.
7. That the Scottish Government develop National Guidance which clearly states expectations regarding LGBTI inclusive education and signposts teachers in any school in Scotland towards supporting resources. This links directly to this Working Group's recommendation regarding the update of Conduct of Relationships, Sexual Health, and Parenthood Education in Schools (RSHP) (2014) Guidance below.
8. That the existing 'Conduct of RSHP' Statutory Guidance (2014) is updated to use a 'thematic outcomes' based approach[2]. These outcomes will cover various themes relating to LGBTI equality and inclusion, including:
a. Understanding LGBTI terminology and identities;
b. Representations of LGBTI people and their relationships in ways which seek to deliver understanding and equality;
c. Recognising and understanding homophobia, biphobia, and transphobia within school and their impact on wider society;
d. Tackling homophobia, biphobia, and transphobia[3] within school and their impact on wider society;
e. Understanding prejudice in relation to the LGBTI community and an awareness of the history of LGBTI equalities movements; and,
f. An understanding of respect, privacy and consent.
9. That this updated guidance is prioritised by the Scottish Government and delivered in the shortest possible timeframe, and in a manner that does not delay the implementation of this Working Group's other recommendations.
10. That the outcomes included within this updated guidance apply to all public schools in Scotland. The guidance may be followed by independent schools.
11. That the Scottish Government and COSLA work in partnership with relevant organisations and agencies to support effective and consistent local implementation of this updated guidance.
12. That the impact of the updated Conduct of RSHP guidance is evaluated within five years of publication, and appropriate steps put in place to adapt, continue and develop this work. This should be evaluated against agreed success criteria[4] and the impact on LGBTI learners considered.
13. That Education Scotland review and further develop age and stage appropriate LGBTI specific curriculum benchmarks within targeted curricular areas, in collaboration with existing partners of the LGBTI Inclusive Education Working Group and including LGBTI organisations, schools, and teachers.
14. That, at the next review of Curriculum for Excellence (CfE), Education Scotland will lead on developing LGBTI specific Experiences and Outcomes.[5]
15. In recognising the centrality of national qualifications in shaping educational discourse, that SQA and Education Scotland work with the Implementation Group to ensure appropriate inclusion of LGBTI matters in the development of new or adapted course specifications, and relevant guidance, across the curriculum.
16. That should the Implementation Group not see sufficient progress in local delivery of LGBTI inclusive education by the end of the current Parliamentary term, then the Scottish Government should consult them on further measures, including legislative options.
The Teacher Training Sub Group proposes two series of recommendations concerning Initial Teacher Education (ITE) and Career Long Professional Learning (CLPL). These should be seen as complementary.
The Sub Group recognises and values the work presently undertaken by ITE providers throughout the country, in relation to LGBTI matters. It recommends:
17. That the Scottish Government builds on the current practice of ITE institutions, and works with relevant partners to ensure a long term, sustainable approach to LGBTI inclusive education within ITE provision.
18. In partnership with all ITE providers, the Scottish Government continue to encourage work focussing on LGBTI awareness inputs[6].
a. That these inputs should include existing[7] and future ITE providers;
b. That these inputs should enable and equip all ITE students with the skills and attributes to improve confidence to address LGBTI inclusive education within any educational setting;
c. That these inputs be designed to meet the needs of all ITE students embarking upon a career in any school in Scotland;
d. That within the individual context of each institution, and recognising their autonomy, all ITE providers maximise student teacher participation and engagement with these inputs; and,
e. That these inputs should be monitored and evaluated, and when necessary updated, to ensure that they continue to meet the needs of all students.
19. That the Scottish Government continues to fund relevant work to support achievement of the above actions.
CLPL
The Sub Group recognises the proposals of the LGBTI Inclusive Education Working Group will have implications for teachers, and as such recommends the development of suitable CLPL opportunities. It recommends:
20. That the Scottish Government fund sustainable CLPL provision on LGBTI inclusive education that is accessible to all teachers and school staff in Scotland.
21. That the Scottish Government lead and resource a new basic awareness LGBTI inclusion training course that will be suitable for all schools in Scotland. That this provision be developed in partnership with organisations currently represented on the LGBTI Inclusive Education Working Group.
22. That this CLPL provision be piloted in 2019 and an evaluation made of the impact. That, in light of evaluations and any necessary amendments, this new CLPL provision be available nationally during 2020; be free at the point of contact; and, where geographically possible, include face‑to‑face professional learning opportunities.
23. In taking these recommendations forward there should be engagement with SCEL and/or other appropriate representative leadership bodies.
We recognise this work is likely to lead to an increased demand for services provided by organisations already working in the field of LGBTI inclusion and equality, particularly more in-depth training courses or programmes[8], and we therefore recommend the Scottish Government ensures adequate funding is in place to enable these programmes to continue to meet demand.
Practice and Guidance
The Current Practice Sub Group recommends:
24. That the Scottish Government fund and work with relevant partners to review existing and support development of new teaching resources for LGBTI inclusive education in all Scottish public schools.
a. These resources should be developed in partnership with the Implementation Group;
b. These new learning resources should focus on LGBTI curricular inclusion and should include materials for all levels of the curriculum from early years to senior phase; and,
c. These new learning resources should include a variety of teaching materials (such as short films and displays) and address a range of thematic areas including: LGBTI terminology and identities; LGBTI history, addressing prejudice and homophobic, biphobic, and transphobic bullying; LGBTI literature and lives; as well as examples of LGBTI inclusion for the context of subject specific teaching.
25. That the Scottish Government fund and work with relevant partners to support a new toolkit to enhance LGBTI inclusive education at a whole school level.
a. This should include content on developing school policy, building staff confidence in addressing prejudice, dealing with incidents of bullying, engaging parents and carers, case studies and scenarios, and an overview of related policy and legislation[9].
b. This toolkit should be used in conjunction with the recommendations on CLPL provision to direct staff to the new CLPL opportunities relating to LGBTI Inclusive Education.
26. That the Scottish Government commit to maximising the reach and impact of the new resources outlined in Recommendations 24 and 25 - ensuring they are effectively hosted and distributed, and through supporting implementation across schools in Scotland.
a. That new and existing resources will be hosted on Education Scotland's National Improvement Hub.
27. That the Scottish Government seeks to identify and showcase existing emerging school‑based good practice regarding LGBTI inclusive education.
a. That identified good practice regarding LGBTI inclusive education is showcased on the National Improvement Hub and regularly refreshed[10].
b. Building on existing LGBTI resources, the Scottish Government will work with Education Scotland and partners to provide a suite of resources to inform staff and education authorities on best practice to support transgender young people.
28. That the Scottish Government commits to ongoing evaluation of new resources to improve LGBTI inclusive education in schools across Scotland.
29. That the Scottish Government resource and invest in initiatives dedicated to advancing LGBTI inclusive education.
Monitoring and School Inspections
30. Education Scotland train further all school inspectors at an appropriate level, ensuring school inspectors are able to engage in professional dialogue about LGBTI equality and inclusion and have an understanding of what LGBTI inclusive education looks like within different educational settings such as: early learning and childcare and schools.
31. That Education Scotland collaborate with members of the Implementation Group by 2021 to co‑develop specific LGBTI prompt questions for use during all standard school inspections.
32. The Implementation Group develop evaluative approaches concerning LGBTI inclusion to inform the review of these recommendations, such as thematic inspection.
Recording of Bullying
33. That the Scottish Government should review the impact of the new procedures for monitoring and recording bullying incidents[11].
Email: Stuart Downes


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August 18, 2018 By TechnologyConference.com
Hosted by BEworks, the inaugural Summit for Science in Financial Services takes place in Toronto on Monday, September 17. Students currently enrolled in behavioural science programs are invited to submit abstracts outlining their work related to financial decision-making. Special pricing is available for non-profit associations, academia, with early bird event pricing until August 24 and specialized sponsorship packages are available. Given our desire to facilitate rich dialogue in an informal setting, seats are extremely limited. The full agenda and speaker line-up can be found at: www.BEworksSummit.com
One month from today, the world's most influential behavioural scientists will convene in Toronto in September to advance scientific thinking and bridge the gap between academia and the business world at the inaugural Summit for Science in Financial Services. An elite group of scientists, including Dan Ariely, George Loewenstein, Kelly Peters, Hal Hershfield and Nina Mažar, will gather to collaborate with business leaders to apply scientific thinking to key business challenges to drive innovation and progress.
"We are all far less rational in our decision-making than standard economic theory assumes," said Dan Ariely, Ph.D, Chief Behavioural Scientist and co-founder of BEworks; James B. Duke Professor of Psychology and Behavioural Economics at Duke University; and New York Times best-selling author of Predictably Irrational and Dollars and Sense. "Our irrational behaviours are neither random nor senseless: they are systematic and predictable. As we look at the mounting challenges in the financial services sector — such as rising consumer debt, ongoing barriers that make it difficult for consumers to save, and increasingly complex information being disclosed to retail investors about their investments — the financial services sector needs to dramatically shift its approach to create real impact and change."
Drawing on research from thousands of academic studies and experiments, the summit will examine barriers to innovation in the financial services and insurance sectors and understand the cognitive biases and heuristics involved in financial decision-making, including time discounting, the status quo bias, and the implementation gap. More importantly, the sessions will equip attendees with research and actionable insights to advance scientific thinking in their organizations.
"If business leaders truly want to accelerate change, take risks and advance innovation, they must embed the rigor and discipline of scientific thinking into their organizations," said Kelly Peters, CEO and co-founder of BEworks. "Status quo is simply not an option anymore when there is so much to learn from science. By bringing leading academic experts and business leaders together in this unique forum, we aspire to help business leaders understand the role of science to drive change, encourage new approaches to innovation and ultimately help organizations understand how consumers think about money."
New academic research will be shared from some of the world's leading behavioural scientists shaping the application of behavioral economics in the world of finance, including:
Dan Ariely, Ph.D., Chief Behavioural Scientist and co-founder of BEworks; James B. Duke Professor of Psychology and Behavioural Economics at Duke University; and Chief Behavioural Officer at Lemonade. Named as one of the Top 50 Most Influential Thinkers by Bloomberg, Dr. Ariely's ground-breaking experimental research, TED Talks and prolific writing, including his New York Times best-seller Predictably Irrational, has made him one of the most prominent leaders in the field of behavioural economics. His most recent book, Dollars and Sense, explores a wide range of everyday topics—from credit card debt and household budgeting to holiday sales—to demonstrate how our ideas about dollars and cents are often wrong and cost us more than we know.
George Loewenstein, Ph.D., the Herbert A. Simon University Professor of Economics and Psychology at Carnegie Mellon University. Dr. Loewenstein helped found the field of behavioural economics, the field of neuroeconomics, and was one of the early proponents of a new approach to public policy called libertarian paternalism. He is one of the leading thinkers in the world examining the interface between economics and psychology.
Kelly Peters, MBA, CEO and Co-Founder of BEworks. Kelly co-founded BEworks, the first consulting firm dedicated to the practice of applying behavioural economics. She is a Faculty Lecturer of Applied Behavioural Science at the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management, and regularly lectures at universities including Cornell and Harvard.
Hal Hershfield. Ph.D., Associate Professor at Anderson School of Management at UCLA. Dr. Hershfield studies how thinking about time transforms the emotions and alters the judgments and decisions people make. He will be presenting research from one of his most well-known discoveries, that when people are confronted with their 'future selves' they experience an emotional sense of connection that can influence long-term financial and ethical decision-making.
Nina Mažar, Ph.D., Co-founder of BEworks, and Professor of Marketing at the Questrom School of Business at Boston University. Dr. Mažar's focus includes the investigation of how expectations, emotions, peers, and random cues in the environment affect how we think about products, money, investments, and morality, and their implications for welfare, development, and policy.
Behavioural Economics is the study of psychology related to the economic decision-making of individuals and institutions. Evidence-based insights from the fields of cognitive and social psychology, neuroscience, and marketing science allow behavioural economists to understand how people make decisions and why they behave the way they do, offering powerful new ways to create and measure change.
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Blogging is quickly becoming a more and more popular career choice, specifically among women and stay at home moms. It can be hard to make the transition from blogging for fun to trying to make money off of it. That's the dream, right? Making money doing and writing about what you love. When it comes time to make the transition into monetizing your blog, it can be hard to figure out how to do that while still doing what you love, and not selling out.


The Future for Blendz, seen though my eyes.
I've learned what my strengths are for a company. I have the ability of wanting things to be done as quickly as possible, but correctly as well. When it comes to cutting fruit or cleaning them, I'll try to do it as fast as possible, but never stopping until the end. Also, when I'm cutting strawberries or pineapples, I won't stop until I'm done, its in my nature. The reason behind why I don't like to spend too much time on something so simple, is because I feel that I can be doing something much more productive, and that cutting fruit, or even washing them should be a very easy job. Additionally, I've learned about myself that if I'm motivated to work on something that I like, I'll do it at my best.
Continuously, I learned about myself that brainstorming out loud with other people is extremely helpful for new ideas. In other words, it is called focus group. By doing this I am able to make up supporting ideas that lead to projects, and also, try to improve on ideas that people suggest. It simply fills the environment with good, to great ideas.
As a Company/Team: Working for a in-school company, for me, is something completely new - and probably for everyone as well. Handling stress and making sure everything is working is up to everyone; not only the CEO's. Sometimes coming during a Sunday night is a sacrifice we all have to take in order to improve our product. All our sacrifices pay off if we work hard enough.
At times, I've seen that some work harder than others. It happens all the time in companies, but, its not a habit to retain. Luckily, I've been working with the Marketing group with Barbara, Andrea and Stefan. Though we were not able to decide on a CMO, as a class we decided that both Andrea and Barbara can be CMO's of Blendz. Having rolls in a company is somewhat important because it is the person in charge of the whole section - instead of having hundreds of people being encharge, however; they are all vital for the team.
In different occasions, I've seen lack of corporations and communication between groups. It's clear that an individual does not want to make a decision because they believe someone else can decide for them. Were missing confidence to speak up and cooperation between groups. There are some people whom have done much more than others, making it unfair for that person whose working excessively hard.
I believe for the long run, we should have a number of smoothies sold per selling. By this, we will not have fruit left, yet customers will be aware to get there early in order to get their smoothie. In order to achieve this goal, I'd like to point out a famous quote which says, "Time will tell". Until now, we have done two trial runs. Both days had their ups and downs. Our first trial run was during ICC, which implies that people had the time to go buy a smoothie, yet also our price was three soles less. On our second trial run, our price was three soles more (s/. 8), yet we had more customers. We also had four times more amount of smoothie on our second trial run (300 in comparison to 75 on our first selling). The demand for smoothies will start to show everytime we sell smoothies.
I can not stress enough how inefficient we are being are getting the fruit divided into bags. I deeply enjoy the idea that we are dividing it, however, I feel we are taking to long to get the fruit ready - and missing out on learning through process. I feel we need to find a way to get all the fruit ready in a much smaller time. Squeezing oranges without an orange squeezer is possible the most painful fruit you can ever work with.
As a short-term strategy, I feel we need to buy the perfect material to work with our fruit. For example, buying an specific orange squeezer that is effective, cheap and made for squeezing hundreds of oranges. Additionally, buying a specific melon cutter, banana cutter, and pineapple as well. We have the money to buy all of these materials, and I believe we should spend it in order to make our learning experience much more valuable.


This is a topic born out of common conversations in our small groups. What is our purpose outside of "mother"? How does our role change once we're responsible for children and how do we define self worth? How do we juggle careers with the needs of our young families? What are ways we can cultivate our own interests and relationships when the demands of family change? This is a morning of questions, self evaluation, discussion of our own core beliefs and finding a path to self awareness.


It was a lucky escape for one driver – but police were left picking up the pieces.
Officers were called to Woodhead Road in Berry Brow on Sunday evening after a car smashed through the wall and rolled down the banking.
But by the time they arrived at the scene near the Robin Hood Hill junction, the silver Renault's occupants were nowhere to be found.
A spokesman for Kirklees Rural Neighbourhood Policing Team wrote on Facebook: "Officers have been down the banking as they had to check the car, and the immediate area for any casualties.
A witness wrote on the page to say she had seen four men earlier looking stressed, with one on his mobile phone, despite the accident not being reported by the driver.
A spokesman for West Yorkshire Police said: "We were called at 8.18pm to Woodhead Road following reports of a collision.
"The vehicle was on the embankment. It appeared it had been there for some time and no-one was inside.
"A search was made in the nearby area to check if there were any injured people.
Anyone with information should contact West Yorkshire Police on 101.


Black Friday Sale is a mega sale event in the USA. This pre-Christmas sale event is becoming popular down under. The idea is to grab consumer dollars when they want to spend it.
Are Black Friday Sales as good as they sound? Since the economic downturn, markets have never recovered. Retailers are capitalizing on every opportunity to declare a sale. Easter weekend sale, Anzac Day sale, Mothers' Day sale, Valentine's Day sale, EoFY sale, they have it all.
Before you flash your plastic fantastic, ensure the discounts are genuine. Many stores create a 'seconds' line for sales and factory outlets.
Organic eco sustainable, these words are repeated often. What do they mean? In a nutshell, sustainable is a product, practice or lifestyle choice that sustains natural resources and communities for future generations. The classical meaning of organic is anything that derives from plants or animals. Organic is now associated with environment-friendly or sustainable living.
Is it necessary for us to practise sustainable living? Or is it another fad that will fade out with time?
The spectre of global warming looming large. Major cities are becoming gas chambers. Taps are running dry. Tsunamis and earthquakes are wreaking havoc. The truth is, we do not have a choice anymore. Either we adopt sustainable living or we perish.
What do we do to become sustainable? We do not have to do a lot. If each one of us takes a few simple steps, we will make this world a much better place.
What are the racewear trends for Melbourne Cup 2018? How will you ace the racewear trends 2018?
The trick to getting it right is about adding a central focus to your outfit. Accessorise a flamboyant frock with muted accessories. A bejewelled clutch should be offset with minimal jewellery. A statement hat should be worn with an understated dress.
The inaugural event of Melbourne Spring Racing Festival, Derby Day is a traditionalist's delight. Derby Day is set in the classic mode, with strict etiquette and dress code to follow. Derby Day is about monochrome, tints and tones of black and white.
Black and white, in all its avatars, took over the city on Derby Day 2018. The sea of monochrome seemed to complement the grey skies. Men veered towards tints and tones of grey, ranging from silver to charcoal. Women wore lace dresses – white lace on white – black lace on white. Polka dots, big and small, were visible on swinging wrap dresses. Some women shimmered in head to toe silver. There were solid black dresses or white. Colour blocking on dresses, alternating between black and white, made bold statements. Clutch bags in black, white and silver completed the Derby Day outfits. Hats ranged from fascinators to the more versatile tiaras, boaters and sun hats. Some brave racegoers defied tradition and chose to dress as colourful as the Rosellas.
What are the racewear trends for Melbourne Cup Day 2018?
The wind has lost its bite, we are ditching the puffas in favour of lighter trenches. Is spring around the corner? Is it time for some Spring – Summer 2018 wardrobe mapping?
What are the defining looks of Spring – Summer 2018? How much can we re-vamp and what do we need to buy?
There was much anticipation. We waited with bated breath to see what the bride would wear on her wedding day. I am, of course, talking about the royal wedding of Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex to Meghan Markle. Come D- day and there she was, walking down the aisle, in a Givenchy gown, elegant in its simplicity.
Guilty as charged! My Mother's Day 2018 post is late. Thanks in advance to the loyal readers of deidaablog for your patience. Members of Deidaaratti (Deidaa Mail Club) have been particularly kind to us this Mother's Day. We are working overtime to meet the deadline. Deidaateam is busy wrapping the orders with handmade paper made out of fabric waste. Cards with handwritten messages are accompanying the gifts for mums across Australia. A few have left the shores for overseas destinations.
After all, Mother's Day gifts must have that personal touch.
Most mums do not look for expensive gifts or elaborate rituals. They look for thought and action that reflect how well you know them and care for them.
How well do you know your mum? Is she a traveller or a crafter? Does she have green fingers? Is she a domestic goddess? Does she belong to the pearls and twin set club or is she the '70s wild child? Here are a few tips that will help you ace Mother's Day gift buying in 2018.


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Are We In This Together? Choice-Making RPG In Production, Antonio d'Amore Helms UI/UX Art
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Higher Eclectic Ground affiliated multimedia designer, Antonio d'Amore, officially began work on Pointless Button Studios' upcoming post-apocalyptic adventure, Are We In This Together? (A.W.I.T.T), on the 31st of last month. In his capacity as a functioning UI/UX artist of the development team, the United Kingdom based Italian artist's role is currently that of crafting various aspects of the game's upcoming user experience and interface.
A 2D choice-driven adventure, A.W.I.T.T's dystopian view of 2059 sees the world ravaged by Nanites; volatile, untested mini machines that although created for the advancement of science and robotics, end up turning half of mankind into a murderous, savage breed.
This infectious outbreak culminates in the Nanite War of 2064, before all sense of society, government and order is lost. From the chaos of dormant, lifeless cities emerges a group of ragtag strangers — Exiles — that players will follow across multiple, unique play-throughs thanks to the game's structure of dynamic scenarios, strategically manage resources for and venture into uncharted territory with by means of an RPG-like, turn-based combat system.
'When A.W.I.T.T was being conceptualised, we wanted to create a game that didn't follow conventional rules.' explains PBS founder and Technical Director, Amina Khalique. 'We aimed to form a heavy RPG game structure that was dynamic enough for re-playability but at the same time able to be constrained in a controlled game design environment.'
With this emphasis on unique game-play experiences driving A.W.I.T.T's core mechanics, its narrative bases itself on multiple short story events rather than one extended backstory. Players will be able to dive into hundreds of short scenarios, the outcome of each of which will stand influenced by player choices; so much so, that this underlying story structure alone has been complex enough to warrant the development of a Story Content Creation Tool to provide for maximum flexibility in game and story design.
Supplementing each play-through will be a unique list of Exiles, whose various skills and abilities one must utilise across the game's Real-Time Turn Based Combat System in their defence against enemies, while also manipulating a Character Trust System to attain the highest probability of survival.
'Character design was also a very important component to us as game developers, as we wanted to portray diversity in our characters' ethnicities, genders, professions and really break some game character stereotypes,' continues Khalique. 'Our game dev team is a heavily diverse group with large skill sets and unique backgrounds too so we wanted A.W.I.T.T's character's to be a reflection of that diversity and really celebrate it.'
Pointless Button's core team is largely online based, comprised of three talented Artists situated in Britain, two Story Designers based in Canada and the United States respectively (the former of whom, Indigo Doyle, is also a freelance artist affiliated to the Higher Eclectic Network), followed by a Sound Designer, Game Designer and Programmer all housed in the Canadian city of Toronto.
The company's founding traces its roots back to real-life couple, business partners and current team members Amina Khalique and Bradley Widner in the year of 2015. Once students and now graduates of a Video Game Design Program offered by the Toronto Film School, the duo's first steps produced Prison Air for a local three-day game jam; a casual adventure infused with slapstick humour and rag-doll physics, Prison Air was quickly Greenlit, is pending release and can now be downloaded as a demo for PC.
'Production on A.W.I.T.T had already taken off with such an unexpected force with the new team, that time and resources prompted the decision to pause a full-release of Prison Air and focus on A.W.I.T.T instead.' the team states. 'We have been so enthusiastic to create a game with a much deeper concept — something thought-provoking in multiple arenas — and demonstrate that in A.W.I.T.T's art, story and music, aiming to create an iconic indie game experience.'
With all progress documented on the game's development blog, A.W.I.T.T is currently aiming for an October 2017 demo release with participation at the the next Independent Games Festival in mind. As one would imagine then, Antonio d'Amore's role will be that of fleshing out numerous screen layouts and associated effects for both the upcoming demo and eventual, as of yet unscheduled, final release.
The collaboration with Pointless Button Studios is the first of several Higher Eclectic Ground has helped effect for d'Amore, whose specialities lie in both, the 2D and 3D design of illustrations, characters, assets/props, environments, storyboards and animations, since his joining the Network in February, this year.
Originally a Flash animator and illustrator by trade, the artist brings to the table more than a decade's worth of experience in the creation of diverse visual content for a variety of e-learning applications, casual indie games, fables and animated cartoons, as both a freelancer and multimedia designer within the digital art industry.
'Antonio's upbeat attitude and excitement about A.W.I.T.T is awesome! He's a big fan of the project and we can already see that coming through in his work!' Pointless Button writes. While similar announcements of d'Amore's collaborations will follow, one may choose to learn more of his professional history, portfolio of work and modus operandi via the designer's Higher Eclectic Space.
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Creator, writer & sole employee, Braganza is practically a full-time resident of Higher Eclectic Ground.
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Lisbon (/ˈlɪzbən/ LIZ-bən; Portuguese: Lisboa, IPA: [liʒˈboɐ] or [liʒˈβoɐ]) is the largest city and capital of Portugal with a population of 547,631 within its administrative limits on a land area of 84.8 square kilometres (32.7 sq mi). The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of over 3 million on an area of 958 square kilometres (370 sq mi), making it the 11th most populous urban area in the European Union. About 3,035,000 people live in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area (which represents approximately 27% of the population of the country). Lisbon is the westernmost large city located in Europe, as well as its westernmost capital city and the only one along the Atlantic coast. It lies in the western Iberian Peninsula on the Atlantic Ocean and the River Tagus.
Lisbon is recognised as a global city because of its importance in finance, commerce, media, entertainment, arts, international trade, education and tourism. It is one of the major economic centres on the continent, with a growing financial sector and the largest/second largest container port on Europe's Atlantic coast. Lisbon Portela Airport serves over 15.3 million passengers annually (2012); the motorway network and the high-speed rail system of (Alfa Pendular) link the main cities of Portugal. The city is the seventh-most-visited city in Southern Europe, after Istanbul, Rome, Barcelona, Madrid, Athens and Milan, with 1,740,000 tourists in 2009. The Lisbon region is the wealthiest region in Portugal, GDP PPP per capita is 26,100 euros (4.7% higher than the average European Union's GDP PPP per capita). It is the tenth richest metropolitan area by GDP on the continent amounting to 110 billion euros and thus €39,375 per capita, 40% higher than the average European Union's GDP per capita. The city occupies 32nd place of highest gross earnings in the world. Most of the headquarters of multinationals in the country are located in the Lisbon area and it is the 9th city in the world in terms of quantity of international conferences. It is also the political centre of the country, as seat of Government and residence of the Head of State. The seat of the district of Lisbon and the centre of the Lisbon region.
Lisbon hosts two agencies of the European Union: the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) and the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA). Called the "Capital of the Lusophone world", the Community of Portuguese Language Countries has its headquarters in the city, in the Palace of the Counts of Penafiel.
Lisbon has two sites listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site: Belém Tower and Jerónimos Monastery. Furthermore, in 1994, Lisbon was the European Capital of Culture and in 1998 organised an Expo '98 (1998 Lisbon World Exposition).
Lisbon enjoys a Mediterranean climate. Among all the metropolises in Europe, it has the warmest winters, with average temperatures 15 °C (59 °F) during the day and 8 °C (46 °F) at night from December to February. The typical summer season lasts about six months, from May to October, although also in November, March and April temperatures sometimes reach around 20 °C (68.0 °F).
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Halloween safety for trick-or-treating is a source of hot debate, mostly between children and parents but also in more public safety discussions between parents, communities, and law enforcement. Trick-or-treating is a time-honored tradition, but how safe is it in 2017? Halloween parties might be safer, but most children love to trick-or-treat.
The Halloween tradition of trick-or-treating and safety are often juxtaposed in any discussion of Halloween. Safety is obviously a matter of opinion, with a consideration of the area in mind, but experts have Halloween safety advice.
Halloween safety is challenged by trick-or-treating. It is a tradition that most parents and grandparents remember fondly, but is it still safe? How old should a child be before being allowed to trick-or-treat alone or with same age friends on Halloween?
Halloween trick-or-treating safety experts say trick-or-treating children must be supervised by adults. It could be rationally argued that by the time a child is old enough to trick-or-treat without parental supervision, they would be too old for trick-or-treating. WNCT reports the New Bern, NC, Police Department recommends never sending children out to trick-or-treat alone. The Illinois State Police agree, according to Chicago's CBS Local.
Halloween safety always includes supervision by responsible adults, whether at a party, haunted house, or trick-or-treating. Someone must go out to make sure kids stay safe while having fun.
Safety supervision also includes the parent who stays home on Halloween night. Parents should always take a photo of their child in their trick-or-treating costume before sending them out with another adult. This not only commemorates the occasion if all goes well, but it helps police if children don't return home on time, according to the New Bern Police.
Staging a trick-or-treating photo shoot could be a fun activity before the main event. These safety photos don't have to be grim mug shots. These trick-or-treating photos would be a great way to share the moment and could be sent via cell phone to all the parents and grandparents involved.
A set curfew is important when trick-or-treating, even though children are accompanied by a trusted adult. Trick-or-treating fun is important but Halloween safety takes precedence. Exact routes should be planned and discussed so that if one child or the whole group including adults go missing, someone knows where to start looking.
Children require close supervision and should also be informed about set rules to reinforce safety before the event. Trick-or-treating on Halloween is dangerous due to traffic as well as other risks. It is important children know to look both ways before crossing the street.
Trick-or-treating children should only cross at marked crosswalks on Halloween night. Children should not cut through alleys, backyards or lawns, and always walk on sidewalks, not the street or road.
Halloween safety starts with safe flame-resistant costumes that do not obstruct the child's vision in any way. Halloween safety also includes making sure the costume won't cause the child to stumble or trip. Trick-or-treating kids should wear bright, reflective colors says the American Academy of Pediatrics, adding that reflective tape can be added to trick-or-treat bags and the backs of costumes.
Halloween costumes should not include any sort of guns, even fake ones. Yes, cowboys are cute, but no six shooters on Halloween. In the interest of safety, pirate swords should not be sharp at all. Use a wooden, plastic, or cardboard sword when trick or treating. Giving a child ninja stars, knives, crossbows, or any other sort of weapon is not safe, either.
Halloween safety also includes eye safety. Do not use mail order decorative contact lenses. These are completely unsafe, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.
While face painting is a great way to avoid those vision occluding masks, the products should be tested on a small patch of skin, days before Halloween, to ensure there is no allergic reaction.
A good meal before going trick-or-treating prevents nausea from too many sweet treats.
Take a photo of each child in full Halloween costume before going out.
Adult supervision of trick-or-treating children is a must for safety.
Bring cell phones and use check-in times to keep other parents informed if it takes longer than planned.
Bring several flashlights with good batteries.
Keep trick-or-treating children together in a group and on the sidewalk.
Check all treats carefully before allowing anyone to consume them.
For those who enjoy trick-or-treating kids and love to hand out candy, Halloween can be a great deal of fun, but at the same time, it is always safety first. Don't allow children inside if you don't know them well.
On Halloween, older people should also band together for their own safety, perhaps having a party and giving out treats together, suggests Fox 2 News. Consider inviting friends or relatives over that night to avoid mischief by trick-or-treating teens or robbers posing as trick-or-treating kids. These days, it isn't even considered safe to hand out candy alone.
Halloween safety need not prevent fun. October 31 is, after all, just like any other night, except for all the activity. Kids need to have fun whether trick-or-treating, going to a Halloween party, or attending a haunted house attraction.
Still, Halloween safety is important. Drivers should be extra cautious on Halloween since trick-or-treating kids will be out on the streets and roads. Kids and their adult supervisors need to be on high alert for traffic and any other potential dangers. Even those who stay home should be careful, especially the elderly.
Halloween parties might be a bit safer in 2017 than trick-or-treating. Churches and communities frequently have safe Halloween alternative parties, and most malls even offer trick-or-treating. Horror movies will be playing in the cinemas, and there is always Netflix. There are many options but wherever children are going, adults need to accompany them.
Halloween safety is a matter of choice, but in 2017, trick-or-treating should be approached with safety in mind.


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IN the General Elections held on December 12 in Britain, ruling Tory party has increased its vote share and secured a huge majority. Out of 650, the Tories under Boris Johnson have won 364 seats providing them with a 78 majority, compared to the Labour Party reduced to 203 MP's in the House of Commons (Lower House).
How or why it happened, after the opposition itself agreed to an early election? This is a question that will continue to be debated.
Surely, it was more than just Brexit (UK decision to leave the European Union) as decision by a 51 per cent to 49 per cent in a referendum during 2016. The referendum was called by David Cameron as PM to appease the Euro sceptics in his Party.
The timing, the first British General Elections in December since 1923, resulted in the same outcome, a defeat for the Labour Party.
The day and date, traditionally elections in Britain are held on a Thursday to cause minimum disruption to civil servants, overseeing the electoral process. Labour Party which had won a large number of seats in University towns with students support was opposed to the idea and wanted the elections three days earlier on Monday, December 9th. This would have allowed large sections of students to vote for Labour before they left for their semester breaks.
The leadership of the Labour Party had delayed the decision to call for an earlier election to remove the options of a 'no deal' (openly recommended by Donald Trump, President of USA) or the UK crashing out of the European Union under World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules and in an attempt to frustrate the previous Prime Minister, Theresa May and her deal to leave the EU.
The conflict of opinion within Labour's own leadership and membership to remain or leave the EU became deeply embedded. The Party led by Jeremy Corbyn, who opposed the EU project and the supporter of 'Leave' was diametrically opposed to those that wished to remain. As the election drew nearer Corbyn's position of projecting neutrality as a statesman on the single question that had divided communities and families became untenable.
The media, seized upon this weakness. Sky News, even branded it as 'The Brexit Election'; this was legally challenged by Labour with no success. Jeremy Corbyn was invited in head to head debates with the incumbent Manhattan USA born Boris Johnson on prime time TV.
Jeremy made himself available for interviews with ferociously biased journalists, critical of his progressive policies, his support to struggles for freedom and democracy. And most bizarrely the Jewish Board of deputies led by the Chief Rabbi, a close friend of the Tory Party intervened during the elections and accused Jeremy Corbyn of anti- Semitism. They conveniently ignored the consistent defence of the Jewish people in Britain by the Labour Party from the racists and fascists.
Not to be outdone, the Overseas Friends of the BJP (OFBJP) and its hard-core ideological organisation Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh, UK (RSS equivalent) also weighed in behind the Tories. What was their gripe? Jeremy Corbyn' non-attendance at the Modi visit to Wembley in London, not selecting enough Hindu's as prospective candidates, allowing an emergency resolution to be passed on Kashmir at the Labour Party Conference. The resolution was not accepted as policy or included in the election manifesto.
This was the first time, that there were direct interventions by religious or external political organisations in British politics. One wonders how people in India would have reacted to such acts.
Given the divisive communalisation of the election campaign, the Indian Workers' Association GB established over 80 years ago as a secular democratic organisation, entered the fray.
IWA welcomed the inclusion of three demands in the manifesto; a formal unequivocal apology for the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, teaching of British Colonial history and the investigation into Britain's role in Amritsar in 1984.
IWA challenged the promoters of divisive hindutva and their class ideology. For years these opportunists have benefited as members of the Labour Party, got elected as councillors of municipalities, drawing salaries of 15-30 lakh rupees per annum, with political influence and recognition.
The IWA which stands for the unity and integrity of India provided the true narrative on Kashmir based on the reports in People's Democracy of factual accounts of the ground reality and not just the Modi- Shah propaganda.
During the election campaign, it became obvious, that the Tory electoral machine was employing similar tactics to Trump in USA and Modi in India. The serial liar, Boris Johnson used the simple slogan of reciting three words over and over again "Get Brexit Done". It was reminiscent of "Make America Great Again" "Is baar Modhi Sarkar" or "Ache Din". In this age of twitter, limited to 160 characters, people are being cultured and tuned into decreasing shorter sound bites.
Labour Party leadership tried time and time again to bring the discussion back to policies effecting people's lives without any resonance. Even the detailed documents highlighting the sale of NHS services and products to US companies were denied as fake news. A documentary made by the legendary John Pilger which would have further exposed the secret negotiations was banned from being aired before the elections.
Labour Party's manifesto the star of the previous General Elections was check mated by the Tories. This time the Tories were prepared. Both Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell were subjected to media attacks as "Marxists", who in their view wanted to take Britain backwards. The social democratic policies placed in the manifesto were considered too radical and revolutionary by the ruling elite. A number of key policies on public spending were ripped from the manifesto and paraded as Tory commitments.
History teaches us many things, to learn from the past to understand the present and influence the future. The project by the labour movement stalled as it failed in its trust of the people. The Labour Party allowed itself to be influenced by the neo-liberal Tony Blair, former Labour PM, who constantly ill advised the Parliamentary Labour Party and the rank and file to seek a second referendum on Brexit. Blair totally ignored the fact that the British people had been asked to make a choice in 2016 and had provided their verdict.
This was how the Morning Star the daily newspaper of the Left described the Brexit impact:
"Labour was warned that this approach would be disastrous in the two-thirds of British constituencies that voted to leave the EU in 2016; tragically, some of those who sounded that warning are among MPs who lost their seats in Thursday's terrible rout, and include some of the most impressive socialists in the country.
Journalists determined to pin the blame on Corbyn (backed up by long-term enemies of the leader like Alastair Campbell, who was heavily involved in campaigns to drive Labour towards a 'Remain' position) ignore the fact that Labour's leader was the first to call for Article 50 to be triggered after the referendum result in 2016, and long resisted the efforts to trap his party in a Remain box. Had Labour paid more attention to its leader, it might not have suffered such devastating losses this week. Labour's collapse was overwhelmingly in Leave-voting areas.
The Brexit vote was above all a vote against the Establishment, against the status quo, and it was a simple, two-option question with a very clear answer.
The refusal of the political class to accept that answer was clearly the final straw, and engendered the bizarre illusion that an Eton-educated Tory offering more of the same policies we have seen for a decade was the "anti-Establishment" candidate.
There is a strong risk, with swathes of traditionally Labour constituencies going blue that England and Wales could move towards a "culture war" politics akin to that of the United States.
The eclipse of class politics by the identities of nationalism and unionism in Scotland is a step along that road, though the support for genuine social and economic change among many independence-backing Scots should not be underestimated even if it is not reflected in SNP policy.
Labour's vote share was higher than in 2010. This cannot mask how comprehensively it has been beaten, but it is important because it can inform strategies to resist the savage attacks on working-class people we know will be in the pipeline now Boris Johnson has a large parliamentary majority.
We head into the winter with soaring homelessness, rising child poverty, under funded public services threatened with further fragmentation and privatisation.
Britain is a country of hungry children and cold, isolated pensioners. It has a government which marginalises and abuses disabled people, scapegoats and mistreats refugees.
These people need solidarity and practical help. Community organising is our first responsibility, and may lay the groundwork for building a more resilient and stronger Left."
In the constituencies where the IWA had a good presence, Labour attained a measure of success. But it was not enough. However, it has restored people's faith and belief in the idea and the proposition that is the Indian Workers' Association, GB. For our struggles ahead the unity of the Indian diaspora in its many component parts and manifestations is indispensable.
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Q: Is there a way to make all windows from one application come to the foreground at once? Is there some way to foreground all open windows of a single application at once? For example, suppose I open a single Word document. Then suppose I open two separate File Explorer windows and arrange them how I like. Then I go back to Word, which is maximized. Is there a way to now make both of the File Explorer windows come to the foreground in one step? As if, in effect, I had Alt+Tabbed to one and then to the other.
Because the icons on the task bar group open windows from the same application, it feels like there should be some way to do this, but maybe there isn't.

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...On the grouped item in the taskbar.  Then select Restore All Windows.

It appears there is no strictly-keyboard shortcut capable of doing what you're looking for.
While the shown menu can be operated by letters ("R" will Restore all windows), the menu can only be accessed by using the mouse.  While the group can be highlighted (Windows + #, where # is 0-9, referencing the position of the icon on the taskbar), none of its related shortcuts will restore all of the windows for that program.

A: The closest I've gotten, so far, to what I want is that if I Control+click on the icon on taskbar, it will open each window from the group in turn with each successive click.

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By Amanda Towner| 2020-05-12T21:00:05+00:00 May 12th, 2020|
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy and Virtualware have collaborated on workforce training that is based on Virtual Reality Immersive Rooms. GE Hitachi will provide the OEM expertise, the training content, and the process know-how, and Virtualware will provide the Enterprise VR Solution VIROO Immersive Room, along with training simulators, in different locations around the world.
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VIROO enables any organisation to launch 1:1 scale and multi-user virtual reality content by means of a tracking technology and a software platform. This platform will allow GE Hitachi to operate and manage the rooms efficiently, as well as generate and include new content to provide not only standard training solutions, but just-in-time bespoke solutions associated to complex nonstandard works as well.
The first content simulator developed is aimed to train workers in fuel movement operations using a physical replica of the necessary equipment connected directly to the virtual environment. The fuel movement process is a complex and highly skilled activity that requires top-level expertise and training, as well as outstanding coordination between the different parties involved during the fuel movement process.
The fuel movement simulator is part of a new generation of simulators that GE Hitachi, in alliance with Virtualware, will release for operation during the coming years, not only for the BWR technology but PWR and D&D as well.
"For Virtualware, this announcement is a major milestone in our history. Not only does it position us at a global level, but it also reaffirms the commitment we made 3 years ago to develop a product like VIROO, which is the basis of this agreement," says Unai Extremo, VIrtualware CEO.
This initiative will improve the capabilities of professionals through intensive training and contribute to the reduction of both costs and risks. In addition, these systems will help Nuclear customers to have just-in-time bespoke training solutions on site that will contribute to the reduction of operational costs associated with training and quality issues.


The U.S. Department of Agriculture will spend $494,000 to study [to study? not fight?] the threat of Cogongrass (Imperata cylindrica), an aggressive Asian grass, on Alabama's timber industry. In the saddest of ironies, earth-moving machines that had been dispensed to assist in post-hurricane cleanup ended up transporting this invasive back to their home region and introducing it to new habitats to undermine. Read more here.


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Phillip Ensler brings focus on education, public safety as newly elected state rep
Public safety and education are issues residents in District 74 want addressed during the upcoming session, Ensler said.
Published on November 22, 2022 at 7:34 am CST
Updated on December 27 at 10:41 am
Then-candidate Phillip Ensler during his campaign for the Alabama state House.
Voters in state House District 74 did something on election day that hadn't been done in the district since before the new millennium: They selected a Democrat over an incumbent Republican.
Phillip Ensler, the recently elected Democratic state House Representative for Montgomery's District 74, was voted in by a wide margin against Republican incumbent Charlotte Meadows, gaining exactly 60 percent of the vote on election day.
"It's always a big relief when you get the results and see that our message, focusing on solutions and working together as a community, resonated," Ensler said in an interview with APR on Thursday.
Born in New York, Ensler originally came to Alabama as part of Teach for America, becoming a social studies teacher at Lee High School, now JAG High School, in Montgomery as part of the program. A member of the Alabama Bar, he has worked as a policy counsel for Alabama Appleseed and as Senior Policy Advisor for Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed. Most recently, he has served as executive director of the Jewish Federation of Central Alabama.
Ensler is the first Jewish man elected to the Alabama State Legislature since Democratic state Representative and later U.S. Congressmen Ben Erdreich over four decades before.
"My Jewish identity has shaped my worldview of trying to fight and advocate for a better community for everyone and a more equitable, just system for everyone," Ensler said. "I think that's the part that's most exciting, just bringing those values into the state house. A lot of residents in the district are really motivated by that and inspired that there will be someone in the seat that represents their values."
Residents in the district had been dissatisfied with Meadows, according to Ensler, with demographic shifts and a rare instance of a Democratic advantage after the redistricting process last year making it one of the few competitive districts for Democrats in the state.
"Hearing from residents that overall, [there was] just a general frustration and fatigue with politics and just people coming around when it's election time and asking for their vote," Ensler said. "Promising things and then kind of disappearing once they got in."
Public safety and education are issues residents in District 74 want addressed during the upcoming legislative session, according to Ensler.
While he does not plan to pre-file any bills ahead of next year's regular legislative session, Ensler said that he has "a lot of ideas" concerning public safety that he wants to take on, including incentives for police officers to live in low-income or high-crime areas, a legislative response to constitutional carry, and a pilot program to train and provide conflict resolution specialists to certain municipalities.
A "more rigorous kind of curriculum" on financial literacy in high schools and more practical instruction on economics to aid in the financial empowerment of youth in the state are priorities in educational policy that Ensler wants to address.
Ensler said that while he understands that there is common ground on issues "like pre-K and economic development and mental health" in the state house, he will not shy away from protecting marginalized groups in the state who continue to have their rights stripped from them.
"There have been attempts, efforts in the law few years that seek to demonize and attack marginalized groups in ways, restricting voting rights and really using different minority groups as scapegoats," Ensler said. "I'm not going to shy away from standing up and fighting for what's right for everyone, and fighting for everyone."
The Alabama State Legislature is expected to begin its regular legislative session in March of next year.
John is a reporter at the Alabama Political Reporter. You can contact him at [email protected] or via Twitter.
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Happy Wednesday! I feel like spring is finally settling in, after having a few snowy days in the middle of March. I'm so excited for warmer weather, since that means I can spend more time outside with baby Victor. Hopefully, spring is here to stay, cause I'm really looking forward to bringing out all my flowy blouses and dresses.
This outfit is sort of my attempt to wear this flowy blouse from Zara, which I wore A LOT last summer when I was pregnant. It's not a maternity top, but it fit perfectly for that purpose. I adore the embroidery on the front and the breezy fabric. It's one of my favourite clothing items from my wardrobe. On top of that I wore with this thick cardigan that I actually got from Lidl. My jeans are from New Yorker from a long time ago. The ankle boots are a burgundy shade and I got them from Stradivarius. Finally, I'm wearing a watch that I recently purchased from H&M.


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Robert E. Pollock
* Deceased
President's Medal for Excellence (2011)
Rededication and Renaming of the Integrated Science and Accelerator Technology Hall
Presenter: Michael A. McRobbie
About Robert E. Pollock
Professor Robert E. Pollock received a Ph.D. in 1962 from Princeton University. His research areas included non-neutral plasmas, storage ring and cyclotron design, and nuclear reactions at intermediate energies. He was an N.R.C. Postdoctoral Overseas Fellow at Atomic Energy Research Establishment (AERE) in Harwell, England (1963-64).
He joined the IU faculty in 1970 and was awarded Distinguished Professor in 1984. He also served as the director of the Indiana University Cyclotron Facility (1972-1979).
Pollock was a Fellow of the American Physical Society, received an Alexander von Humboldt Senior U.S. Scientist Award (1985), and was the co-recipient of American Physical Society Bonner Prize (1992).


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Q: How to check that all list elements have a minimum difference of x I'm currently trying to iterate through a small list of integers and update any values which fail to meet a condition of absolute difference. The aim is to use this over multiple small lists as part of a much larger for loop.
I have the following list:
y_list = [16, 29, 10]

This list needs to satisfy two conditions:

*

*No two numbers can be identical; and

*Each number should have a difference of at least 10

If either of these conditions are not satisfied then the number should be adjusted to have a difference of at least 10. For example:
y_list[0] is compared with y_list[1]: It meets both conditions and moves on.
y_list[0] is compared with y_list[2]: It fails to meet condition 2 and adds 10 minus the existing difference.
y_list[1] is compared with y_list[0]: This now fails to meet both conditions. But rather than adjusting y_list[0] it increases y_list[1] by 10 minus the difference.
So far I've written the following code, which doesn't account for the final element of the example above. The print statements aren't necessary, but I've just been using them to help me ensure that the different parts of the loop are being triggered or not:
for i in range(len(y_list)):
    print(f'Iteration {i}')
    print(f'Old y_list: {y_list}')
    for idx, value in enumerate(y_list):
        difference = abs(value - y_list[i])
        if value != y_list[i]:
            print(f'Comparing {y_list[idx]} with {y_list[i]}')
            print(f'Difference of {difference}')
            if difference < 10:
                print(f'Updating {y_list[idx]}\n')
                y_list[idx] += 10 - difference
        else:
            continue
        print()
    print(f'New list{y_list}\n')

This gives me an updated list, but obviously it only iterates over the entire list for three rounds.
Output:

Iteration 0
Old y_list: [16, 29, 10]
Comparing 29 with 16
Difference of 13

Comparing 10 with 16
Difference of 6
Updating 10

New list[16, 29, 14]

Iteration 1
Old y_list: [16, 29, 14]
Comparing 16 with 29
Difference of 13

Comparing 14 with 29
Difference of 15

New list[16, 29, 14]

Iteration 2
Old y_list: [16, 29, 14]
Comparing 16 with 14
Difference of 2
Updating 16

Comparing 29 with 14
Difference of 15

New list[24, 29, 14]

I've attempted to use a while True loop before the second for loop to continue the iteration haven't been successful.
I've seen examples of meeting conditions with the all() function and itertools.takewhile() but haven't been able get either to function with the while loop.
Any assistance very gratefully received!
EDIT
So just to come back on this and thanks for all your assistance. I found the @treuss solution to be the closest to what I was after, using pairwise for checking.
Where I differed in my solution was on the adjust function, opting to use permutations rather than pairwise. The reason for this was that I wanted to ensure that all possible combinations were assessed against each other, so that combinations could be tested after an update had been made, to ensure that it still met the necessary conditions. When using the pairwise function I experienced some overlaps that didn't work in my final application. I also added a space parameter rather than baking in the value, just to allow for some adjustment if necessary.
This has now allowed me to loop through the production of 52 plotly charts, with trace annotations appropriately spaced. It sets y values from the final y value of each trace and adjusts the final position of the label as necessary. The final asignment statement applies it to my annotations list of dictionaries which is read by plotly.
This is the final function that I used:
def adjust(l, space):
    for (idx1,num1), (idx2,num2) in itertools.permutations(enumerate(l), 2):
        difference = abs(l[idx1] - l[idx2])
        if difference < space:
            largest = max((idx1,num1), (idx2,num2), key=lambda x:x[1])
            largest_index = largest[0]
            l[largest_index] = l[largest_index] + (space - difference)
            annotations[largest_index]['y'] = l[largest_index]

A: The requirements for the solution are not all clear, so I am making some additional assumptions:

*

*The lowest number in the list shall not be adjusted

*No number shall be adjusted downwards

*For equal numbers, it does not matter which number is adjusted (or in which order the numbers are adjusted if multiple adjustments are required)

*With the exception of 3, the order of numbers shall be retained

*Taking into account all the above, adjustments should be minimal. Note that possibly a lower adjustment could be achieved with ignoring rules 1 and 2, but that will make the alogrithm a lot more comples.

Given the above, the best way is to work on sorted data, i.e. first compare the lowest to the second-lowest number, then the second-lowest to the third-lowest, etc. pairwise from itertools (available from Python 3.10 on) is great for doing such iterations, with older versions of python you can use zip to create something similar. Using pairwise a check would boil down to a simple:
def check(l):
    return all(x2-x1 >= 10 for x1,x2 in itertools.pairwise(sorted(l)))

For older python versions, use zip on the sorted items:
def check2(l):
    sl = sorted(l)
    return all(x2-x1 >= 10 for x1,x2 in zip(sl, sl[1:]))

For adjusting the list, you can also use pairwise, but as you are changing the list inflight, you need to use the indexes to do any changes, enumerate gives you those:
def adjust(l):
    for (idx1,num1), (idx2,num2) in itertools.pairwise(sorted(enumerate(l), key=lambda tup: tup[1])):
        if l[idx2] < l[idx1]+10: # Note: Don't be tempted to use num1 or num2 here
            l[idx2] = l[idx1]+10

A: The accumulate function from itertools can make this quite easy as it will progress through the list working the the last and current values:
from itertools import accumulate

def adjust(L,diff=10):
    return [*accumulate(L,lambda a,b:max(b,a+diff))]

print(adjust([16, 29, 10])) # [16, 29, 39]

print(adjust([16, 29, 10, 35, 60, 67])) # [16, 29, 39, 49, 60, 70]

If you're not allowed to use libraries, you can obtain a similar result with the extend method:
def adjust(L,diff=10):
    result = L[:1]
    result.extend(max(v,result[-1]+diff) for v in L[1:])
    return result

If you need to change the values "in-place" in the same list instance, enumerate() can help with traversal and indexing:
for i,v in enumerate(y_list[1:]):
    y_list[i+1] = max(v,y_list[i]+10)

Note that I didn't bother with condition #1 since it will never happen when condition #2 is met.  Also, this approach assumes that you're not trying to minimize the number of changes
[EDIT] Here's an example of a process that anchors on the smallest elements working forward and backward in a way that will keep that element the smallest (i.e. minimally adjusting others around it):
y_list = [16, 29, 16, 10, 35, 60, 67]

anchor = y_list.index(min(y_list)) # anchor on smallest
for i,v in enumerate(y_list[anchor+1:],anchor):                     # forward
    y_list[i+1] = y_list[i]+10 if abs(v-y_list[i])<10 else v
for i,v in enumerate(reversed(y_list[:anchor]),len(y_list)-anchor): # backward
    y_list[-i-1] = y_list[-i]+10 if abs(v-y_list[-i])<10 else v

print(y_list)
# [16, 30, 20, 10, 35, 60, 70]

A: Another take:
You can sort the input array (remembering the original indices), make sure the values have the difference at least 10 and put the values back in original order:
y_list = [16, 29, 10]

x = sorted((v, i) for i, v in enumerate(y_list))

out = [x[0]]
for v, i in x[1:]:
    how_much = v - out[-1][0]
    if how_much < 10:
        v += 10 - how_much
    out.append((v, i))

out = [v for v, _ in sorted(out, key=lambda v: v[1])]
print(out)

Prints:
[20, 30, 10]

A: If you don't care about preserving order, then I would do this:
y_list = [16, 29, 10, 50]
y_list.sort()
for i in range(1, len(y_list)):
    y_list[i] += max(0, 10 - (y_list[i] - y_list[i-1]))
print(y_list)

giving you:
[10, 20, 30, 50]

If you do care about sorting then the answer by @andrej-kesely looks like a winner to me.

A: Create a function that evaluates whether your list satisfies the condition and then use a while loop that runs until that function returns True. The trick then is to have more code-compact ways to check for uniqueness and do all comparisons. For uniqueness, we can just compare the set vs. the list and if the lengths match, all elements are unique. For comparisons, we use itertools.combinations to generate all index pairs. If we run into any failure condition, we immediately return False. If it survives the gauntlet of checks, we finally return True.
from itertools import combinations

y_list = [16, 29, 10]

def satisfies_conditions(ys):
    unique = len(set(ys)) == len(ys)

    if not unique:
        return False

    for i, j in combinations(range(len(ys)), 2):
        diff = abs(ys[i] - ys[j])
        if diff < 10:
            return False

    return True

while not satisfies_conditions(y_list):
    for i in range(len(y_list)):
        print(f'Iteration {i}')
        print(f'Old y_list: {y_list}')
        for idx, value in enumerate(y_list):
            difference = abs(value - y_list[i])
            if value != y_list[i]:
                print(f'Comparing {y_list[idx]} with {y_list[i]}')
                print(f'Difference of {difference}')
                if difference < 10:
                    print(f'Updating {y_list[idx]}\n')
                    y_list[idx] += 10 - difference
            else:
                continue
            print()
        print(f'New list{y_list}\n')


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World and Olympic champions dominate final day of action at FIG Individual Apparatus World Cup in Baku
By James Diamond
Former world and Olympic champions dominated the men's action as the International Gymnastics Federation Individual Apparatus World Cup in Baku came to an end today.
Former champions won in each of the men's vault, pommel horse and horizontal bar, starting with South Korea's Hakseon Yang in the vault.
The 26-year-old London Olympic and two-time world champion gained another victory with a score of 14.970 at Azerbaijan's National Gymnastics Arena, having tried the most difficult vault of the competition with his first effort.
Ukraine's former Olympic bronze medallist Igor Radivilov finished second with a score of 14.833, beating Russia's Denis Abliazin who scored 14.766 to finish third.
The pommel horse contest was taken by Japan's 2013 world champion Kohei Kameyama, before another London Olympic champion Epke Zonderland from The Netherlands won the horizontal bar event.
Kameyama won his competition by scoring 15.233, finishing ahead of France's Cyril Tommasone and China's Hao Weng, who scored 14.833 and 14.033 respectively.
Jade Carey gained her second win of the World Cup in the women's floor ©Getty Images
Zonderland, who is also a triple world champion, then won the horizontal bar contest with a score of 14.633.
Croatia's Tin Srbic was Zonderland's nearest challenger, finishing with 14.600 points ahead of Switzerland's Oliver Hegi.
In the women's events it was a strong day for the United States' Jade Carey, who gained her second win in two days in the floor.
Having won the vault yesterday, the triple Pan American Games champion claimed another win with a score of 14.600, beating two Italians Lara Mori and Vanessa Ferrari.
Prior to that Emma Nedov won the balance beam, scoring 14.100.
France's Marine Boyer came second and Japan's Mana Obuchi third.
Elsewhere today US gymnastics icon Simone Biles won a women's all-around World Cup in Stuttgart.
The four-time Olympic and 14-time world champion finished first after four events with a score of 58.800.
Canada's world balance beam silver medallist Ana Padurariu came second with a score of 55.132, ahead of Germany's own Elisabeth Seitz who scored 54.399.
March 2019: Commonwealth champion Tulloch wins men's rings at FIG Individual Apparatus World Cup in Baku
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Prior to joining insidethegames.biz in June 2018, James worked as a broadcast journalist at Celador Radio in Bristol, where he read the drivetime news across seven stations in the South West of England. He graduated from the University of Exeter in 2016 with a 2:1 in History, before completing a Masters in Broadcast Journalism at Salford University. James' passion lies in sport. He has a golf handicap of nine, is a qualified windsurfing instructor, regularly plays hockey and tennis and has previously competed in the long jump at a national level. His first trip with insidethegames.biz was to cover IOC Executive Board meetings in Lausanne, while he has since covered the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang.
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Q: Yii 2.0 Select Pre-selected values from Database I have been trying to fix an issue but to no avail but i am sure i will find a solution here. I am using Kartik 2.0 Select extension to do a multiple select. Fine, all working when inserting into the database but i am unable to retrieve the saved records to be displayed as selected back in the select field.
//I have included the kartik widgets already
use kartik\widgets\Select2;
<label>Desired Specialization(s)</label>
            <?= $form->field($spec, 'id')->label(false)->widget(Select2::classname(), [
                'data' => $model->getAllSpecializations(),
                'options' => ['placeholder' => 'You can choose more than one specialization ...'],
                'pluginOptions' => [
                    'allowClear' => true,
                    'multiple' => true
                ],
            ]);

            ?>
        </div>

Please, your reply will be appreciated. Thanks

A: I think you need to add the saved values as the initial data? Like so:
'value' => $savedDataArray, // initial value

http://demos.krajee.com/widget-details/select2#usage-tags

A: After much digging into the code, i found a way on how to display selected database values into a multi-select option using Yii Select2
My Model
public function getCandidateLanguage()
    {
        $langValues = (new \yii\db\Query())
                    ->select('c.language_id AS id, l.lang_name')
                    ->from('candidate_language c ')
                    ->innerJoin('languages l','c.language_id = l.id')
                    ->where('c.candidate_id='.$this->candidate_id)
                    ->orderBy('c.language_id')
                    ->all();

            return \yii\helpers\ArrayHelper::map($langValues,'id','lang_name');
    }

My View
use kartik\widgets\Select2;
<?php
         //the line below is to fetch the array key of $model->getCandidateLanguage() array
         $lang->id = array_keys($model->getCandidateLanguage());  // value to initialize
            echo Select2::widget([
               'model' => $lang,
               'attribute' => 'id',
               'data' => $model->getAllLanguages(),

               'options' => ['placeholder' => 'Choose multiple languages'],
                'pluginOptions' => [
                    'allowClear' => true,
                    'multiple' => true,
                    'tags' => true,
                ],

            ]);

         ?>

Hope it help someone who is facing the same issue.