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A Father Asked Karan Acharya To Edit His Daughter Photo Like 'Hindu Godess' And The Result Is Magical
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Karan Acharya is a graphic designer who belongs from the Kudlu village of Kerela. If you don't know this, Karan Acharya is the person behind a Hanuman vector graphic. It was born out of an immediate need and has gone viral across the nation. He came into the spotlight in 2017 so much so that even Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an election rally in Karnataka had mentioned it. It was meant to be put on a Saffron flag initially for the Ganesh Chaturthi. So, Acharya made the design and sent it to his friends on WhatsApp. However, his friends something other than Saffron color with "Om" printed on it.
Photo Credit: Kuchhv
In an interview, Acharya said, "I did the vector work of Lord Hanuman in 2015, but it got viral, all of a sudden, in 2017. I never expected that to happen. At the time, I was in Kasargod teaching Photoshop in a private institution. I was underpaid there, so I quit the job and was doing freelance works. After the Hanuman image went viral, I started receiving many projects."
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He further added, "I am currently working in BYJU'S as a concept artist. I work from 9:30 am till 7 pm and then I do these artworks. A few months ago, one person sent me a cloud image and said it looked like Lord Ganesha and asked me if I can transform that. I did some work on it and once I uploaded the image, I received a very good response." He continued, "After that, plenty of requests started pouring in, and I try to deliver them as soon as possible. I do these works in my free time, so I don't charge for them. But some people want their artwork to be done immediately. Those creations are done at a certain cost."
Since Acharya was always surrounded by Indian mythology, he takes inspiration from Raja Ravi Verma and it certainly influences his designs. Acharya has been editing photographs for quite some time now and he receives around 2,000 requests on a daily basis across all his social media pages. The requests are such as a person wanted a picture of Lord Krishna as a special child in a battle or a person who wanted his deceased brother in a BSF uniform, and many more.
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Acharya shared a photo newborn baby girl recently which was sent by his father. He wanted him to edit the photo as "hindu godess angel".
And what he did with the photo was purely magical. It shows that he is a true artist.
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Report: Orioles Interested In Samardzija
Let's be honest with ourselves. When you're a pitcher on the trading block, and you've got a 1.68 ERA, a 1.067 WHIP, a strikeout-to-walk ratio of over 3-to-1, and you're on pace to throw over 215 innings, there are going to be a lot of teams interested in you. Particularly when you're still under team control for another season and a half.
That's certainly the case with Jeff Samardzija, and while every team has probably called the Cubs to kick the tires on a Samardzija deal at some point, according to Bruce Levine, one of the latest with serious interest would be the Baltimore Orioles.
From CBS Chicago:
The Baltimore Orioles appear to be the leading team of interest in the sweepstakes for Cubs right-hander Jeff Samardzija, as sources confirmed the two teams are mutually interested.
With the American League East up for grabs, the Orioles could separate themselves from the pack with a pre-emptive move before the trading deadline on July 31.
The Orioles have premium young pitching that the Cubs will insist on if they are going to move their ace. Right-handed pitchers Dylan Bundy, Kevin Gausman, Hunter Harvey and left-handed pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez top the list of young arms the Cubs are scouting.
It seems the AL East being entirely up for grabs this season is a good thing for the Cubs. As I mentioned when talking about a proposed trade with the Blue Jays, Samardzija is having the kind of season that can decide a division race.
The difference between that proposed trade by Jim Bowden, and the rumored interest of the Orioles is that Levine makes it sound as though Baltimore would be willing to give up its top arms to land Samardzija.
Personally I'm not so sure how sound a strategy that is, though I guess with the rate that young arms are exploding these days — and Dylan Bundy already had Tommy John nearly a year ago — maybe the Orioles aren't as hesitant to say goodbye to top pitching prospects. And maybe they're also a little desperate to make a real postseason appearance, after getting nothing more than a wild card game despite winning 178 games the last two seasons.
Winning the division is the only way to ensure you get more than one game in the postseason, after all.
Now, as with all these kinds of reports and rumors, there's a huge difference between "interested" and "ready to make a deal." The only real takeaway here is that, as long as Samardzija keeps on keeping on, there's going to be plenty of interest in him, and the Cubs should be able to get a good package of players in return.
Or they could just sign him to an extension. That would work too.
This entry was posted in Chicago Cubs and tagged Jeff Samardzija, Trade Rumors by Tom Fornelli. Bookmark the permalink.

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package org.opensmartgridplatform.webdevicesimulator.application.services;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
import org.opensmartgridplatform.webdevicesimulator.domain.entities.Device;
import org.opensmartgridplatform.webdevicesimulator.domain.repositories.DeviceRepository;
import org.opensmartgridplatform.webdevicesimulator.domain.valueobjects.EventNotificationToBeSent;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
import org.springframework.data.domain.Page;
import org.springframework.data.domain.PageRequest;
import org.springframework.data.domain.Sort;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;

@Service
public class DeviceManagementService {

    private static final List<EventNotificationToBeSent> EVENT_NOTIFICATION_TO_BE_SENT = new ArrayList<>();

    @Autowired
    private DeviceRepository deviceRepository;

    @Autowired
    private Boolean checkboxDeviceRegistrationValue;

    @Autowired
    private Boolean checkboxDeviceRebootValue;

    @Autowired
    private Boolean checkboxLightSwitchingValue;

    @Autowired
    private Boolean checkboxTariffSwitchingValue;

    @Autowired
    private Boolean checkboxEventNotificationValue;

    public List<EventNotificationToBeSent> getEventNotificationToBeSent() {
        return EVENT_NOTIFICATION_TO_BE_SENT;
    }

    protected void setDeviceRepository(final DeviceRepository deviceRepository) {
        this.deviceRepository = deviceRepository;
    }

    public List<Device> findAllDevices() {
        return this.deviceRepository.findAllOrderById();
    }

    public Page<Device> findPageOfDevices(final String deviceIdentification, final int pageNumber, final int pageSize,
            final String sortDirection) {
        final PageRequest request = new PageRequest(pageNumber, pageSize,
                Sort.Direction.fromStringOrNull(sortDirection), "id");

        if (!StringUtils.isEmpty(deviceIdentification)) {
            return this.deviceRepository.findByDeviceIdentification(deviceIdentification, request);
        }

        return this.deviceRepository.findAll(request);
    }

    public Device findDevice(final Long id) {
        return this.deviceRepository.findOne(id);
    }

    public Device findDevice(final String deviceUid) {
        return this.deviceRepository.findByDeviceUid(deviceUid);
    }

    public Device addDevice(final Device device) {
        return this.deviceRepository.save(device);
    }

    public Device updateDevice(final Device device) {
        return this.deviceRepository.save(device);
    }

    public Boolean getDevRegistration() {
        return this.checkboxDeviceRegistrationValue;
    }

    public Boolean getTariffSwitching() {
        return this.checkboxTariffSwitchingValue;
    }

    public Boolean getLightSwitching() {
        return this.checkboxLightSwitchingValue;
    }

    public Boolean getDevReboot() {
        return this.checkboxDeviceRebootValue;
    }

    public Boolean getEventNotification() {
        return this.checkboxEventNotificationValue;
    }

    public void setdeviceRegistration(final Boolean deviceRegistration) {
        this.checkboxDeviceRegistrationValue = deviceRegistration;
    }

    public void setDeviceReboot(final Boolean deviceReboot) {
        this.checkboxDeviceRebootValue = deviceReboot;
    }

    public void setTariffSwitching(final Boolean tariffSwitching) {
        this.checkboxTariffSwitchingValue = tariffSwitching;
    }

    public void setLightSwitching(final Boolean lightSwitching) {
        this.checkboxLightSwitchingValue = lightSwitching;
    }

    public void setEventNotification(final Boolean eventNotification) {
        this.checkboxEventNotificationValue = eventNotification;
    }
}

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A Diagram Exhibiting the difference of time between the places shown & Washington.
A very attractive example of Johnson's 1862 diagram of the world's time zones. Consists of a circular engraving in which numerous clocks are drawn, each representing a major world city. At the center is clock representing the time in Washington, D.C. The time in Washington is set at 12 and the remaining clock are adjusted accordingly So, if it is 12 in Washington, it is 11:02 in Calcutta and 6:35 in Honolulu, etc. Published by A. J. Johnson and Ward as plate number 8 in the 1862 edition of Johnson's New Illustrated Family Atlas. This is the first edition of the Family Atlas to bear the Johnson and Ward imprint.
Very good condition. Light overall toning - stronger on left side.
Rumsey 2905.056 (1860 edition). Phillips (Atlases) 6140.


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Reviving our Sense of Gheerah
We live in societies in which most men and women have lost their sense of modesty, women are obsessed with their appearances and wear clothes to be seen by others and to attract the attention of other men even if they are married! They have lost their sense of shame.
Marriage is often looked upon as old-fashioned and short term affairs and frivolous relationships are the norm, everyone waiting to attract a better partner and feeling totally justified to dump one partner for another at the drop of a hat. Feminism too has reached its peak and men and women are told to suppress their natural emotions. Men are not even embarrassed when their wives are dressed up and attract the attention of other men, they don't mind if another man sees, chats, laughs and even dances with their womenfolk and if they do mind, they are told not to be so possessive!
In Islam we have a concept of Gheerah. Gheerah is an Arabic word which means protectiveness or jealousy. It is a good type of jealousy, like when a man feels jealous or protective over his wife or sisters and other-womenfolk and doesn't like other men to look at them. It is a natural inbuilt feeling Allah has given men and women. The Prophet (sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam) had the most Gheerah for his wives and all of the companions were known for their Gheerah. All Muslim men should have a collective sense of protectiveness for Muslim women as Allah says in the Qur'an: {The Men are the protectors and maintainers of women…} (Surah An-Nisaa, Ayah 34). Men who do not care about how their women behave and appear in front of other men and don't enforce hijaab upon their wives or women-folk are called Dayyooth. Being a Dayyooth is a major sin and a detailed description of this evil characteristic can be found in adh-Dhahabee's book of Major Sins (Kitaab ul-Kabaa'ir).
A story of Gheerah
To further understand the quality of Gheerah, we can look at an incident that Asmaa' (radhiallahu `anha) the daughter of Abu Bakr As-Siddeeq (radhiallahu `anhu) and sister of Aisha (radhiallahu `anha), relates about herself. Abu Bakr was a wealthy merchant and he married his daughter Asmaa' to the great companion Az-Zubayr ibn al-'Awwam (radhiallahu `anhu) who was a very poor man but a man of great piety and one of the companions who were promised Paradise. Asmaa' relates,
"When az-Zubayr married me, he had neither land nor wealth nor slave…"
Thus Asmaa' had to work very hard kneading dough, going far off to get water.
"And I used to carry on my head," she continues, "the date stones from the land of az-Zubair which Allah's Messenger (sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam) had endowed him and it was a distance of two miles from Madeenah. One day, as I was carrying the date-stones upon my head, I happened to meet Allah's Messenger (sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam), along with a group of his Companions. He called me and told the camel to sit down so that he could make me ride behind him. I felt shy to go with men and I remembered az-Zubair and his Gheerah. The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam) understood my shyness and left. I came to az-Zubair and said,
"The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam) met me as I was carrying date-stones upon my head and there was with him a group of his Companions. He told the camel to kneel so that I could mount it, but I felt shy and I remembered your Gheerah." So Asmaa' declined the offer made by the Prophet (sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam).
Upon this az-Zubair said,
"By Allah, the thought of you carrying date-stones upon your head is more severe a burden on me than you riding with him." (Related in Saheeh Bukhari)
Look at the sense of dignity and modesty of Asmaa'! See how she felt shy in front of men? See how careful she was about her husband's feelings? She knew that her husband had a lot of Gheerah so she didn't want to upset him by accepting the Prophet's (sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam) help even though the Prophet was the purest of men and even though it meant bringing hardship on herself! And look at az-Zubair (radhiallahu `anhu), even though he had a lot of Gheerah, he didn't want to inconvenience his wife. What a beautiful relationship they had!
Nurturing our sense of Gheerah
Sometimes Muslim women don't understand if their menfolk want them to cover their faces or if they ask them to change something about the way they dress or speak in public, thinking that the men are being over-protective. But my dear sisters! If your husband asks you not to wear a certain colour of khimaar (headscarf) because it brings out the beauty of your eyes, or if he wants you to cover your face - by Allah, be thankful! Be proud of the fact that your husband has a sense of Gheerah for you and that he values you and cares for your hereafter. He knows what men can be like more than you do and so never try and suppress his Gheerah in these types of matters. And his concern for you should incite your own sense of honour! Why should any man be able to see your beauty and think indecent thoughts about you? We must nurture our own and our menfolk's sense of Gheerah by behaving and dressing modestly ourselves and paying attention to their valid opinions. We expect certain behaviour from them and they expect it of us. And besides, if our husband asks us to do something that it not Haraam (impermissible), we must do it.
Subhaan Allah! Look at the difference between how Islam values and protects women and how cheaply women are treated outside of Islam! As Muslims we have to be careful that our Hayaa' (sense of modesty and shame) and Gheerah doesn't wear out in a society in which people have lost their Hayaa' and Gheerah.
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She really shouldn't run. It would divide and polarize the country; she's dreadful on the stump; she has very high negatives; most Democrats only like her; almost no-one loves her; and do we really want 20 years of two families in the White House? Besides: what do you do with Bill? Chuck Todd lays out why the primary season could be much rougher for her than expected. I think she'd make a great Supreme Court Justice or Senate Majority Leader. I had a chat recently with a senior Republican and former presidential candidate. We were discussing how deeply divided the Republicans are. I asked him: what could unite them again at this point? He answered in one word: Hillary. She's the last hope for the far right. Please, Senator Clinton. Don't do it.


Moreover, Microsoft announced today that it's now accepting submissions into the Microsoft Store for ARM64 applications. This is pretty big news, and hopefully we'll see more apps running natively on Windows on ARM devices.
Previously, the only apps running natively were 32-bit ARM apps, which came in UWP form, or even older Windows 8 apps. This is the first time we're seeing 64-bit support, and the first time that Win32 apps could easily be recompiled.


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using OngoingWarehouse.Sdk.Example.Webshop;
using OngoingWarehouse.Sdk.Example.Webshop.WebshopEntities;
using OngoingWarehouse.Sdk.Getters;
using OngoingWarehouse.Sdk.OngoingWarehouseAPI;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;

namespace OngoingWarehouse.Sdk.Example.ScheduledTasks.Webshop
{
   /**
    * Execute this task periodicaly. For example every 15 minutes the get the stock from the warehouse.
    * When task is done: save the the start time of the task in a database and use it as the query parameter next time.
    */
   public class GetStockFromOngoingTask : ScheduledTask
   {
      protected override bool Run()
      {
         var stockGetter = new StockGetter<Stock>(WebshopWmsCredentials.Credentials);
         var lastSuccesfulExecution = GetLastSuccessfulExecution();
         var inventoryLines = stockGetter.Get(lastSuccesfulExecution);
         var webshopType = inventoryLines.Select(MapToWebshopType);
         var success = UpdateStockInWebshop(webshopType);
         return success;
      }

      private Stock MapToWebshopType(InventoryLine inventoryLine)
      {
         var stockItem = new Stock()
         {
            ArticleNumber = inventoryLine.Article.ArticleNumber,
            SellableStock = inventoryLine.NumberOfItems - inventoryLine.NumberOfBookedItems
         };
         return stockItem;
      }

      private bool UpdateStockInWebshop(IEnumerable<Stock> stockItem)
      {
         throw new NotImplementedException("Insert code for updating stock into the webshop here.");
      }
   }
}


China remains the dominant supplier and producers of REE's – 95% on rare earth oxide equivalent basis. Other countries with production capability include India, Malaysia and Brazil. There is however significant exploration ongoing in Australia with mining activity expected shortly.
The US did have rare earth production at Mountain Pass mine in California until 2002. Recently reopened, owned by the Molycorp, Inc., it is expected to commence production in 2012. This decision was prompted not only by the dominance of China in REE production, but the decision by China in 2007 to restrict exports of REE's in order to give priority to Chinese manufacturers. There is also concern that should China remain the dominant producer, the US could become completely dependent on the Chinese for components destined for the defense supply chain.
What does this mean then for the supply chain, in general, and for the necessity to maintain a balance between supply and demand in respect of resource management? A recent article in Supply Chain Management Review points to some answers. It is the ability of the Supply Chain manager to better appreciate the "where", "why", "when" and "how".
Where – REE's are used in every conceivable product that consumers and industry require. In this writer's opinion, REE's should be considered as non-renewable resource. REEs are unlike timber or crops that when harvested can be re-grown in a relatively short period of time.
Why – In the case of REE's, it can be traced to the explosive demand in consumption from not only OECD countries, but India and China and a desire for more Western goods. And the degradation built into the products we buy – and an approach to date that has not allowed for complete recyclability in products – has exacerbated the shortages.
How – What mitigation techniques will be implemented by Supply Chain Managers to manage the risks of resource scarcity in their supply chains?
1) Identify: Scan the environment for resource scarcity risks that will move a specific resource from a state of availability to one of scarcity.
2) Recognize: Identify scarcity impacts on resources including where and in what quantities scarce resources appear in product supply chains.
3) Mitigate: Create strategies that avoid the use of scarce resources in product designs while increasing the focus on recovery and reclamation.
4) Collaborate: Work with suppliers and customers to locate resource scarcity threats that may be multiple layers forward or backwards in a supply chain.
5) Integrate: Design and build closed loop supply chains with partners that are based on increased levels of recovery and the wise use and allocation of scarce resources.
6) Control: Create internal policy to mandate when and how to use scarce resources in product and service supply chains.
7) Promote: Educate stakeholders and advocate with industry and government for policies that control and mitigate the impact of natural resource scarcity.
The question for all of us to answer is even with all of these mitigation measures whether the time is now upon on us to challenge the ways in which industry responds to the demands of consumers in the modern world. Scott Carpenter, Astronaut, maybe best expresses the absolute necessity to treat our plant with the utmost respect.
This planet is not terra firma. It is a delicate flower and it must be cared for. It's lonely. It's small. It's isolated, and there is no resupply. And we are mistreating it. Clearly, the highest loyalty we should have is not to our own country or our own religion or our hometown or even to ourselves. It should be to, number two, the family of man, and number one, the planet at large. This is our home, and this is all we've got. Scott Carpenter, Mercury 7 astronaut, speech at Millersville University, Pennsylvania. 15 October 1992.
Richard Buchanan, BK Advisory, is an advocate of integrating sustainability at all levels within an organization in order to change the genetic makeup permanently. He is particularly interested in the challenges of living on a finite planet and how a new global economy could be shaped. He may be reached at richardkbuchanan@gmail.com. His twitter id is@rk_buchanan.


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Q: Error: Qualified path resolution failed - none of the candidates can be found on the disk I am getting the following error when trying to run a typescript script:
Error: Qualified path resolution failed - none of the candidates can be found on the disk.

Source path: /Users/silaslenihan/Desktop/Chainlink/external-adapters-js/packages/core/bootstrap/dist/lib/external-adapter/util
Rejected candidate: /Users/silaslenihan/Desktop/Chainlink/external-adapters-js/packages/core/bootstrap/dist/lib/external-adapter/util
Rejected candidate: /Users/silaslenihan/Desktop/Chainlink/external-adapters-js/packages/core/bootstrap/dist/lib/external-adapter/util.js
Rejected candidate: /Users/silaslenihan/Desktop/Chainlink/external-adapters-js/packages/core/bootstrap/dist/lib/external-adapter/util.json
Rejected candidate: /Users/silaslenihan/Desktop/Chainlink/external-adapters-js/packages/core/bootstrap/dist/lib/external-adapter/util.node

Require stack:
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I think something is up with my yarn installation but I can't seem to figure it out. I've tried clearing the yarn cache manually as well as by running to following commands. Nothing seems to work. I've tried the following commands.
yarn add -D webpack-cli@3
yarn cache clean --all
yarn install

I've also confirmed I'm on the right node version, I really can't think of anything else to do.

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Source path: /Users/test-user/Documents/test_repo/my/project/school/authorizer.ts
Not found: /Users/test-user/Documents/test_repo/my/project/school/authorizer.ts

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*Seems like you're hitting those command that doesn't exist or you're hitting but the file path is not correct to the command

Example: In the package.json scripts section your command looks like this
"deploy:dev": "cdk deploy auth-stack-dev",

if this is the correct command and you're hitting the correct source it will not give you an error but if it's not correct then you will receive a PNP error same as above mentioned

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This is very interesting. My great-great grandfather served in Co. L of the 2nd Missouri Light Artillery. Apparently, the 2nd – unlike the 1st Missouri Light Artillery – missed such delightful locales as Wilson's Creek and Shiloh, which may be why I'm able to post this comment. Thanks for connecting to the post, Andy.
Neat. I think I had a collateral ancestor at Wilson's Creek, on the other side — the only branch of my family not in the South at the time of the war; they lived near Jeff City.
It's always a bit of an eye-opener to see how close one's ancestors came to being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Half of Bummer's kin lived near Wilson's Creek and either joined the local Union militia or fled the state, for what they thought was the duration, returning in 1864. Missouri was a strange mix of sentiment and the mere notion of the wrong politcal inclination could get one horse-whipped, shot or hung. Journals and diaries of the day relate the fear and apprehension of daily life in Southwest Missouri. Can't even imagine what Keckley's son experienced.
The branch of my family that lived around Jeff City relocated to Texas after the war (where one of the sons had ended his military service and married a local girl), saying (according to family tradition) that Missouri in that period was "no place to raise boys," what with the Youngers and Jameses and their sort running loose across the countryside. The family were Confederate sympathizers, but (as I gather) wanted no truck with the "partisan ranger" type guerrillas. I'm inclined to agree.
By the end of the War, S.W. Missouri was a wasteland, almost like something out of a Stephen King novel. After Quantrill and his force raided and burned Lawrence in August 1863, Union General Thos. Ewing issued General Order No. 11, which allowed U.S. troops to evacuate four western Missouri counties. The partisan violence continued to worsen however and by the time the war was over, southwest Missouri was almost a burned-out husk and outlaws still haunted the area. A popular term at the time was "Jennison's Tombstones", named after Union Colonel Doc Jennison for the charred remains of homes (with the upright chimneys still intact) his command left throughout the region, thought to belong to Rebel sympathizers. Contrary to popular history, the level of partisan violence and depredation was roughly equal, with the citizens of Missouri suffering the bulk of it.
Thanks for reposting this, Andy! I've been getting a steady stream of emails asking why Kirkland would join a Missouri unit when he was in Ohio at the outset of the war. My theory is that a lot of the Home Guard units that eventually came under the command of Blair and Lyon were radical anti-slavery ideologues and former Wide Awakes. So, rather than joining a white unit out of some sort of shame felt about his mixed heritage, perhaps Kirkland was joining up with like-minded individuals who were fighting specifically to strike a blow against slavery. If anyone here has any further thoughts or opinions, I'd love to hear them!


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Why Untitled
Sana on inclusion
Sana Sellami
Untitled Workers Club inclusion and diversity specialist. She's a mother of 4 and lives in Antwerp since 2005. Sana has guided multiple organisations in becoming more inclusive. Some of her references include: Royal Belgian Football Association, Deloitte, VDAB & ThinkPink.
Inclusive communication will help your brand and society moving forward. Find out why:
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You sound kind of Dutch?
Spot on. I was born and raised in the Netherlands. I have lived in Antwerp for 15 years and yet that Dutch accent lingers. I grew up in Huizen, a small village near Hilversum. I have two younger brothers and two wonderful parents. I really owe a lot to my parents.
Did your parents have a dream for you?
You often hear or read in the media that parents with a migrant background do not support their children enough, don't take enough responsibility and are not involved enough in their school career. Me and a large-scale survey by the VUB disagree (laughs). I am convinced that every parent wants the best for their child, but not all parents have the (right) resources — financial, network, skills or self-confidence — to fully support their child. Other research confirms that there is no difference in terms of parental involvement. The difference lies in the lower social economic status and poverty of opportunity. [1]
My parents have always been actively involved, even though they couldn't help me with my homework, for example. They knew you had to get good grades, do homework, work hard for what you wanted to achieve and pursue your dream. They taught me a lot, but what they gave me is determination. They told me to press on. Even though it was sometimes difficult, they always stood there with the words, 'You can do it. We believe in you.' This has largely put me where I am in my life. I wanted to prove to them that I could actually do it.
And then you fell in love with an Antwerp native?
When I was 18, I got married and moved to Antwerp. A big change, as a young girl moving to a big city I barely knew. One of my childhood dreams was to become a lawyer, so when I moved, I immediately enrolled in law school. I stopped after about five weeks. I just didn't understand the language that was spoken. I had one subject, sociology, that interested me enormously. So after those five weeks, I decided to enroll in sociology.
You even did your Ph.D.?
Sana: Right. I got my master's degree in Sociology and a PhD in economic sciences. And in the meantime, I was raising four more kids. Young, married, four children. People sometimes ask me, "How do you do that?" Quite frankly, there's no secret recipe. I am grateful to Allah every day for where I stand and what I have.
"Don't try to change someone else's mind. Instead, help them find their own motivation to change"– Adam Grant
Have you been faced with prejudice?
Yes, recently. I was ready for a new challenge and started conversations with some companies. During one of these conversations someone told me that despite my good resumé it would not be easy to find a job. I thought she was referring to fewer job opportunities due to corona. After all, we were in the middle of the lockdown. As it turned out, she was referring to the fact that I have four children.
How do you deal with prejudice?
At times, it made me feel insecure, humiliated, sad or angry. I understand, especially when you encounter such prejudice time and time again, you react with frustration. My response is to make people aware of their own biases. In the example I just gave, I calmly replied: 'You assume that certain functions are not for me because of my kids and not because of skills?'
Doesn't everyone come into contact with prejudice?
As people, we tend to form an image of someone very quickly. A series of experiments showed that humans need barely 100 milliseconds to form a first impression of someone (Janine Willis and Alexander Todorov). The problem is that the first impression is not completely correct. First impressions, prejudices, stereotypes; all these things have consequences on how we interact with each other. It is important to be aware of this so we do not act accordingly.
Unfortunately, certain groups in society are much more likely to be confronted with certain prejudices, which makes them less likely to be given the benefit of the doubt and more often to prove otherwise. Today, for example, ethnic minorities, women and LGBT people continue to be discriminated against during application procedures and in the workplace. For example, gender stereotypes are firmly entrenched in our behaviour patterns and in how we have set up society.
Do you feel like you've had to fight harder because you're a woman?
Some things certainly didn't necessarily make it any easier for me: wife, Muslim, foreign roots, mom of four children. But that's because of how some people look at it: they see this as an obstacle or not fitting within their organization/structures.
For me, these are really not things that have stopped me from pursuing goals. Quite the contrary. However, it is not because I 'made it', that it is feasible or easy for everyone.
And how do you feel about headscarves?
A headscarf is often still seen as a symbol of oppression (rolls her eyes).
I believe that the expectations within society today are an obstacle to being oneself for some women and girls. If we want to pursue inclusion, then being able to be oneself is one of the most important things we should strive for. For example, by banning a headscarf, you not only send a signal that certain aspects of their faith do not deserve a place or attention in society, it also limits a person's chances of education, work and therefore self-development. You can't do that, can you? Surely, no one should have to make the choice between studies, a job or (part of) their identity?
When did you decide to go all the way for inclusion?
Diversity has become a buzzword. With me, there has always been a (first a small and then larger) voice that wanted to work towards a society where everyone feels accepted and valued for who they are and where everyone has the opportunities to develop in their own and full way. I prefer to speak of inclusion rather than diversity. During my time at the Centrale Raad voor het Bedrijfsleven (Central Council for Business) I noticed that I missed out on really working on change. My subsequent jobs are therefore entirely devoted to diversity and inclusion in society. I also work as a lecturer at Thomas More. Last semester I taught social psychology there. Again, I couldn't put my inclusive glasses aside.
By not only teaching theory,but also giving examples, I try to make my students aware of (important) social/psychological mechanisms.
Is diversity more than ancestry?
I can really answer that with a resounding 'yes'. I think too many people too often approach diversity mostly from an ethnic or gender perspective. Diversity goes much further. It is about differences in terms of gender, culture, sexual orientation, religion, background, character, etc. As an organization, it is therefore important to pay attention not only to the visible differences (such as gender, ethnicity, age) but also to identify the invisible differences.
So what is the difference between diversity and inclusion?
Inclusion goes a step further than diversity. The term inclusion refers to how you deal with differences and similarities. By recognizing the uniqueness of each individual, by valuing each other, creating a place where each can be themselves and feel safe and respected. So inclusion means including everyone, both the majority groups and the so-called minority groups.
Diversity is a fact of life and working toward inclusion is an action to make it happen.
Are companies and institutions open to including inclusion in their communication strategy?
I think there is definitely an openness and awareness among companies and agencies. More and more companies are aware of the changing society and are considering how to respond to it. Whether they consider this a priority or not, that's another story. They are also often not yet aware of the approach needed to reach and authentically appeal to the various target groups. Does inclusion then mean reaching everyone?
No, that's where the mistake often arises. You have to see inclusive communication as a marketing approach in which you try to communicate within your target audience as inclusively (broadly) as possible. You don't and can never reach everyone. Some target audiences just aren't intended for a particular product or service. What is important, however, is not to exclude anyone who does belong to your target audience.
So with inclusive communication, as a brand you should try to also make room for voices that usually go unheard. This way, you can break through prejudice. By bringing thoughtful content, you as a brand can create positive social change.
Haven't we already taken a lot of steps in image building?
Authentically inclusive communication goes beyond image building. Yes, there needs to be more visibility of underrepresented target groups. But expressions in terms of language, for example, are also essential. We need to reflect on the use of images, words and concepts that are outdated or become less relevant in a super-diverse society.
And perhaps to conclude, what is your life goal?
My life goal? I don't have an absolute life goal. However, I will continue to work for impact and change. Impact for me has to be measurable and powerful. It is about both social and individual impact. Helping someone move forward, leading the way to a better future and hopefully helping to bring about structural positive changes.
[1] In the book "Schaarste" (Scarcity), Shafir and economist Sendhil Mullainathan outline how poverty affects our thinking and actions. Scarcity, says Shafir, takes hold of our brains. Whether it's time, money or calories, it seems as though we can only think about one thing. We develop tunnel vision and focus only on the urgent. Important but not top-of-mind issues disappear into the background.
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Asean Affairs 29 May 2012
Advancing the National Interests of the United States: Ratification of the Law of the Sea
By Ernest Z. Bower and Gregory Poling
The credibility of the United States in the Asia Pacific is at stake on a decision whether to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). While there are other compelling arguments for ratification, none is as urgent as the requirement for the United States to solidify its commitment to the rule of international law, including in the Asia Pacific. This is particularly true in regard to one of the world's most important foreign policy and security challenges: resolving disputes in the South China Sea.
This week, the Obama administration went all in on UNCLOS and sent Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, and the chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Martin Dempsey, to testify before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in support of ratification. The ball is now in the Senate's court.
A decision to anchor the United States in UNCLOS is one that cannot be delayed. The president has wisely refocused the country on Asia to advance U.S. interests, from economic recovery and growth to regional peace and security to developing new sources of innovation. Countries around the Asia Pacific are assessing whether the United States has the political will, the pocketbook, and the commitment to further institutionalize its presence in the region. UNCLOS ratification is necessary to answer those important questions in the affirmative.
The debate over ratifying of the treaty began in 1982 when President Ronald Reagan refused to send it to Congress even for a discussion. The argument grew more heated following the renegotiation of the treaty leading to its entering into force in 1994. Those renegotiations addressed most of Reagan's concerns and drew the active support of President Bill Clinton, though not of his opponents in the Congress.
More recently, the treaty was vigorously advanced by President George W. Bush and brought before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in 2007. That effort failed to reach the Senate floor and the bill was shelved again.
This month, a new effort is under way amid a substantially changed international context. Senator John Kerry, chair of the Foreign Relations Committee, has scheduled a series of hearings, led off by strong statements from both Hillary Clinton and Leon Panetta May 23. General Dempsey also testified, asking the Senate to act to support the national security interests of the United States. Among other reasons given, Dempsey noted that "joining the convention would provide us another way to stave off conflict with less risk of escalation." That message of support for ratification is consistent with the views of every chairman of the Joint Chiefs since 1994.
What sets the upcoming hearings apart from those that preceded them is that the United States is entering an era when leadership and credulity are earned by actions and influence sustained through consistency. A rising China will continue to test the limits of its power in the Asia Pacific.
History shows that nations, including our own, have consistently explored converting economic power to political might. We do not know what China wants or what it wants to be. So U.S. strategy involves convincing China and other nations in the Asia-Pacific region that China's interests will be most effectively and sustainably advanced by engaging in regional frameworks in which it makes the rules along with others, by abiding by international laws, and by promoting and investing in public goods. This process will take time, but it can be successful only if other countries believe the United States is willing to commit itself to these standards and norms.
The other factor that is different this time as the Senate considers ratification is the overwhelming support of U.S. business. Manufacturers along with oil, telecommunications, and shipping companies, and every other sector of the economy with a stake in access to sea lines of communication and undersea resources support ratification of the convention. Both the American Petroleum Institute and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce have voiced their support. Senator Kerry is taking advantage of this support from U.S. businesses by including their representatives in upcoming hearings.
In a rare show of solidarity, American labor and the environmental community have joined hands in supporting accession. The AFL-CIO and the Seafarers International Union of North America both sent letters to the administration in the last year expressing support. A group of nine environmental conservation groups, including the Environmental Defense Fund, the Natural Resources Defense Council, the Ocean Conservancy, and the World Wildlife Fund, sent a letter to Secretary Clinton in October voicing support for ratification.
The Law of the Sea has been ratified by 162 countries, including every other member of the UN Security Council and every other industrialized nation on the planet. It undergirds the modern international order in the maritime domain, an order built by the United States and its allies. It is the only comprehensive treaty recognized worldwide that lays out the rules for vessels on the high seas. The U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard, recognizing its value, operate under its guidelines even in the absence of ratification. So why has it repeatedly failed to receive Senate approval?
Opponents have presented four general arguments:
1. The Law of the Seas restrictions would interfere with U.S. military interests.
2. The International Seabed Authority (ISA), which determines rights to seabed mining, would block U.S. economic interests.
3. The Law of the Sea's taxation scheme for exploitation of resources within a nation's exclusive economic zone would redistribute revenues unfairly.
4. The treaty would limit U.S. sovereignty.
Fortunately for the law's proponents, each of these ideological battles has been fought and won, especially following the treaty's renegotiation. The first objection has largely been dropped in the face of more than two decades of overwhelming support from every branch of the U.S. military. The second is clearly not a concern to the U.S. industries actively pushing U.S. ratification. The ISA's 39 staff and narrow jurisdiction have little chance of bullying the United States or anyone else. U.S. mining interests meanwhile are sitting on the sidelines while the ocean's resources are claimed by others, and U.S. telecom companies lack the protections and dispute resolution mechanisms for undersea cables that all their international competitors enjoy.
Regarding the third concern, the taxation on resource extraction in exclusive economic zones amounts to just over 2 percent on average, a price that mining and hydrocarbon companies have signaled they are willing to pay as the world's energy markets hunger for new resources and prices of commodities climb. As for revenue redistribution, opponents too often overlook the fact that following renegotiation of the Law of the Sea, the United States is guaranteed the only permanent veto on how funds are distributed. It is also exempt from any future amendments to the treaty without Senate approval. In other words, the United States would enjoy a position of unequaled privilege, not unfair treatment, within UNCLOS.
The final, and currently most prominent, argument against ratification surrounds sovereignty. Opponents say that, by limiting itself to a 200 nautical mile exclusive economic zone and whatever extended continental shelf it can claim, the United States is restricting its jurisdictional sovereignty.
What this argument misses, however, is that the United States' continental shelf is the largest of any—up to 600 miles offshore in the Arctic alone. John Norton Moore of the University of Virginia School of Law has argued that ratification would "massively increase [U.S.] sovereign jurisdiction" by more than the size of the Louisiana Purchase and Alaska combined.
The arguments against ratification have been steadily weakened in the last three decades and were overwhelmingly addressed in 1994. The most important reason, however, for U.S. accession has remained unchanged for 30 years: a rules-based international order is in the United States' interests. The current global order and the U.S. preeminence within it are built upon legal norms and rules. Those rules do not unfairly constrain the United States. They constrain those that would overturn the system, and they prevent a return to an earlier era of great-power competition and might-makes-right diplomacy. General Dempsey said May 9 at a forum on the Law of the Sea, "Force of arms should not be our only national security instrument. [A] stable legal framework has never been more important to the United States."
Much attention surrounding the Law of the Sea debate has focused on the Arctic. But the waters that best illustrate the need for an agreed-upon system of rules for the world's oceans and a U.S. seat at the table are in the South China Sea, where a rising great power, China, decided to assert its maritime claims over smaller neighbors. It did so most aggressively when it submitted the infamous "9-dash line" claim to the United Nations in 2009. That claim has no basis in international law—a fact acknowledged by experts in China—and instead recalls an earlier era when the only rule of international relations was the prerogative of the mighty.
Beijing has walked back its assertive claims. But it did so not because of its ASEAN neighbors' opposition to the "9-dash line" in May 2009. It did so only when Washington made clear—first with Secretary of State Clinton's statements at the ASEAN Regional Forum in July 2010 and most recently with President Barack Obama's appearance at the East Asia Summit last November—that preserving international maritime law, embodied in the Law of the Sea, is a vital U.S. national interest .Without accession, however, the U.S. position is considerably weakened by charges of hypocrisy, a fact not lost on Beijing and of real concern to China's neighbors who rely on the United States.
The United States need not take a position on the claims of parties in the South China Sea dispute or in any other dispute. It need only ensure that whatever resolutions are reached are within the bounds of international law. If China or any other party is permitted to simply ignore the rules of one facet of the international system—in this case the Law of the Sea—then the entire system loses legitimacy. Commandant of the Coast Guard, Admiral Robert Papp said it best at the same May 9 forum: "Our legitimacy as a sovereign state and as a world leader…rests with the rule of law."
The Senate should act to assert the national interests of the United States and ratify UNCLOS as soon as possible. Asserting U.S. credibility in the Asia Pacific and globally by standing by the rule of law is in our economic and security interests. In fact, U.S. ratification of UNCLOS will determine whether the twenty-first century resembles the relatively stable order of the late-twentieth century or is more like the competitive free-for-all of the nineteenth. (This Commentary first appeared in the May 25, 2012, issue of Southeast Asia from the Corner of 18th and K Streets, http://csis.org/publication/southeast-asia-corner-18th-k-streets-ratification-law-sea.)
Ernest Z. Bower is senior adviser and director of the Southeast Asia Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C. Gregory Poling is a research assistant with the CSIS Southeast Asia Program.
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Home Business Economy & Politics Standard & Poor's cuts Spain's credit rating from BBB+ to BBB-, one...
Standard & Poor's cuts Spain's credit rating from BBB+ to BBB-, one level above junk status
Ratings agency Standard & Poor's has downgraded Spain's credit rating, highlighting a deepening recession and mounting pressure on Madrid's finances.
S&P cut Spanish debt from BBB+ to BBB-, one level above junk status, and warned of possible further downgrades.
Spain is struggling with high debt levels and the highest rate of unemployment in the eurozone.
Madrid has introduced drastic spending cuts and tax rises, but many think it will have no option but seek a bailout.
"The downgrade reflects our view of mounting risk to Spain's public finances, due to rising economic and political pressures," S&P said.
"The deepening economic recession is limiting the Spanish government's policy options."
Last month, the government unveiled its latest budget designed to make savings of around 13 billion euros ($16.7 billion) next year, by cutting public sector wages, education, health and social services.
The cuts were the latest in a series of austerity measures that have sparked angry protests across Spain.
Despite the cuts, tax rises, labor market and pension reforms, the Spanish government has said the country's overall debt levels will rise next year to more than 90% of total economic output.
The country's borrowing costs have remained high for months, leading many analysts to argue it is only a matter of time before Madrid is forced to ask its eurozone partners for financial assistance.
However, last week, Spanish Economy Minister Luis de Guindos denied his country would be asking for help.
"Spain does not need a bailout at all," he said.
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Q: Is there a way to make this run without a case statement? I'm relatively new to coding and SQL so please bear with me.
I'm currently working on a query and I have no idea how to get the infinite loop to stop without using a case statement. When I use the case statement I get each value on its own row rather than the values all together in the combination they're supposed to be in.
Case statement SQL
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    ACTION_DATE
    from Adobe_Analytics_Staging
    where ATTRIBUTE_ID in ('5024925','5024924','5024923')
    group by ATTRIBUTE_ID, ACTION_DATE, ATTRIBUTE_VALUE

Example:
Error with Case statement:

Column A
Column B
Column C

value1
NULL
NULL

NULL
value2
NULL

NULL
NULL
value3

When in the data it is value1, value2, value3 on the same row.
So I'm trying a new avenue. I suspect the loop is because I'm linking back to the table so many times but I have limited the amount of results to the best of my ability to reduce the amount of records being sent through. Each query works and works fast individually. It's collectively that it slows down a ton.
The reason for joining to the table so many times is because I have to distinguish different types of values within one column.
Note: Not sure if it's relevant but the different values in the table correlate to a specific id number within that that table. Attribute value and attribute ID are different columns
For example in Table A the column looks like this

Column

A

B

C

I have to make it look like this:

Column 1
Column 2
Column 3

A
B
C

select
a.ATTRIBUTE_VALUE,
b.ATTRIBUTE_VALUE,
c.ATTRIBUTE_VALUE,
count(distinct aas.MASTER_CONTACT_ID) known_contact_count,
count (distinct d.visitor_id) total_contact_Count,
aas.ACTION_DATE
from Adobe_Analytics_Staging aas
        left join (select ATTRIBUTE_VALUE, VISITOR_ID from Adobe_Analytics_Staging
        where Attribute_id = '5024923') a on a.VISITOR_ID = aas.VISITOR_ID

        left join (select ATTRIBUTE_VALUE, VISITOR_ID  from Adobe_Analytics_Staging
        where Attribute_id = '5024925') b on b.VISITOR_ID = aas.VISITOR_ID

        left join (select ATTRIBUTE_VALUE, VISITOR_ID  from Adobe_Analytics_Staging
        where Attribute_id = '5024924') c on c.VISITOR_ID = aas.VISITOR_ID

        inner join (select visitor_id from Adobe_Analytics_Staging
                    where ATTRIBUTE_ID in ('5024923','5024925','5024924')) d
                    on d.VISITOR_ID = aas.VISITOR_ID
--where aas.VISITOR_ID = '3438634761938550664_6795123974460253552'
group by a.ATTRIBUTE_VALUE, b.ATTRIBUTE_VALUE, c.ATTRIBUTE_VALUE, aas.ACTION_DATE

A: SELECT
    VISITOR_ID,
    MAX(CASE WHEN Attribute_id = '5024923' Then attribute_value END) Page_Name,
    MAX(CASE WHEN Attribute_id = '5024925' Then attribute_value END) Site_Name,
    MAX(CASE WHEN Attribute_id = '5024924' Then attribute_value END) Last_Touch_Channel,
    COUNT(distinct MASTER_CONTACT_ID) known_contact_count,
    COUNT(distinct visitor_id) total_contact_Count,
    ACTION_DATE
FROM ContactTargeting.dbo.Adobe_Analytics_Staging
GROUP BY VISITOR_ID, ACTION_DATE

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Friday morning news: December 6, 2019
December 6, 2019 Kent Covington	News
House speaker recommends articles of impeachment » One day after the Judiciary Committee took up the House impeachment inquiry, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday she's heard enough.
PELOSI: Today, I am asking our chairman to proceed with articles of impeachment.
Pelosi said she made the decision with a heavy heart, but added "our democracy is at stake."
PELOSI: The president leaves us no choice but to ask, because he is trying to corrupt, once again, the election for his own benefit.
But House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said Democrats have been looking for a hook to hang an impeachment case on from day one.
MCARTHY: Today with the speaker's announcement, she has weakened the nation. It was not new news. They have always had this prewritten timeline from the day they got sworn in.
The full House could vote on impeachment before Christmas. And McCarthy said despite the Democratic majority in the chamber, he doesn't think it's at all a slam dunk that the House will vote to impeach the president.
But if it does, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said his chamber will have to figure out how to handle it. He said there are three ways the Senate could approach impeachment procedures.
MCCONNELL: By bipartisan agreement on procedure, by 51 senators deciding what the procedure is going to be, or basically kind of a jump ball.
This is only the fourth time Congress has tried to remove a sitting president.
Trump admin announces big changes to food stamp program » The Department of Agriculture has announced big changes to the SNAP program—better known as food stamps—that could mean nearly 700,000 fewer people will receive assistance. WORLD Radio's Kristen Flavin reports.
KRISTEN FLAVIN, REPORTER: Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced the planned changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program—or SNAP for short.
Federal law limits the benefits to prevent them from becoming a way of life. Able-bodied adults under the age of 50 can only receive food stamps for three months.
But states are allowed to waive the federal limit in areas where unemployment is higher than the national average. And with the lowest U.S. unemployment rate in decades, about 3.6 percent, the Trump administration says it's time for a change.
Under new regulations, states could only waive limits on SNAP benefits where unemployment is above six percent, and only for one year.
The Agriculture Department estimates the change could save around $5.5 billion over five years. But critics say it will harm thousands who are working but still can't make ends meet.
Reporting for WORLD Radio, I'm Kristen Flavin.
Thousands protest retirement reforms in France » Tens of thousands of people marched through the streets of Paris on Thursday to protest the government's plan to overhaul the retirement system.
At times, the demonstrations turned ugly. Small groups of protesters smashed store windows, set fires, and hurled rocks at police, who fired tear gas to break up the crowds.
And with many government workers walking out in protest, France's high-speed trains stood still, leaving tourists stranded for hours.
AUDIO: I arrived at the airport this morning not knowing anything about the strikes happening. And we waited for almost two hours at the airport for the train to arrive, and it didn't arrive.
And many iconic attractions were closed to tourists as well.
AUDIO: We had one morning left and we wanted to come up the Eiffel Tower, but it was closed.
Paris authorities barricaded the presidential palace and police ordered all businesses, cafes and restaurants in the area to close.
French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to reveal the details of his retirement reform plan next week. The plan will encourage some people to work longer. And some fear it will raise the country's official retirement age.
Gunmen kill Japanese humanitarian, five others in Afghanistan » A Japanese physician and humanitarian who worked in Afghanistan for more than a decade, died this week after attackers opened fire on his vehicle. WORLD Radio's Anna Johansen has more.
ANNA JOHANSEN, REPORTER: Unknown gunmen ambushed Dr. Tetsu Nakamura's vehicle—killing him and five other people.
The 73-year-old Nakamura led the Japanese charity Peace Medical Service in Afghanistan since 2008. He worked in rural areas to help villagers in a drought-stricken region to build canals using old Japanese techniques.
Afghans credit him for the region's reforestation and fertile wheat farmlands. Villagers fondly called him "Uncle Murad." In April, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani awarded him honorary citizenship. Afghanistan's Foreign Ministry extended its condolences and lauded Nakamura for "bringing livelihood to the people of the region."
Reporting for WORLD Radio, I'm Anna Johansen.
Saudi state-owned oil company set for biggest ever IPO » Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil company is gearing up to sell shares in the biggest initial public offering ever. Aramco, which pumps and produces Saudi Arabia's crude oil to the world, set its share price on Thursday. It's valuing the company at $1.7 trillion. That's more than Apple or Microsoft.
It will sell shares at roughly $8.50 each, putting the overall value of the stake being sold at nearly $26 billion.
Aramco is expected to start trading on the Saudi Tadawul stock exchange within the next two weeks.
(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., meets with reporters at her weekly news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019.


National chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Victor Oye, has applauded the Independent National Electoral Commission, describing its performance in the conduct of the Anambra governorship election as commendable.
Oye, who spoke shortly after the incumbent governor, Dr. Willy Obiano, emerged winner of the poll in Awka, dismissed allegations of rigging, urging other contestants to accept the result in the spirit of sportsmanship.
"I already said it before that after listening to the INEC chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, during the stakeholders meeting, I was sure he would conduct a credible election," he enthused.
Obiano had defeated other contestants in the poll, who included arch-rivals like Dr. Tony Nwoye of the All Progressives Congress, and Mr. Oseloka Obaze of the Peoples Democratic Party.
At press time, losers in the poll were yet to pass comments but sources within the APC and the PDP told our correspondents that their candidates would contest the election results at the election petition tribunal due to be constituted.
Our correspondent observed that there was considerably large turnout, especially in the rural areas, despite threats by the Independent Peoples of Biafra group that it would disrupt the exercise.
Hours before the INEC declared Obiano winner, his camp had been jubilant as he had started leading in 13 out of the 21 local government areas. Results from the poling units were compiled and announced in the presence of the agents in most places.
Voting in the tension-soaked poll began early across the state and except for a minor incident recorded at Usugbe, the hometown of the APC governorship candidate, where a man disrupted voting and was arrested by the police.
It was also observed that there was heavy voter turnout in poling centers located in the rural areas and low turnout in the urban centres, apparently because most people travelled to the hinterland to cast their votes.
Governor Obiano voted at about 9.27am, while the candidate of APC, Nwoye, voted at about 1.pm. Obaze of the PDP voted around the same time. Addressing reporters after casting his vote, Obiano commended the INEC and security agencies for ensuring that the exercise went on smoothly.
PDP's Obaze, in his reaction after casting his vote, said although there were reports of apathy in many places, INEC should be commended for conducting a peaceful exercise.


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Q: Why does Nil increase one enum size but not another? How is memory allocated for Rust enums? If I define the following enums, Nil does not increase the size of the enum:
  use std::mem::size_of;

  enum Foo {
    Cons(~char)
  }

  enum Bar {
    Cons(~char),
    Nil
  }

  println!("{}", size_of::<Foo>());
  println!("{}", size_of::<Bar>());

  // -> 4
  // -> 4

On the other hand:
  enum Foo {
    Cons(char)
  }

  enum Foo {
    Cons(char),
    Nil
  }

Yields:
  // -> 4
  // -> 8

What is happening when I define an enum? How is memory being allocated for these structures?

A: A naive approach to enums is to allocate enough space for the contents of its largest variant, plus a descriminant. This is a standard tagged union.
Rust is a little cleverer than this. (It could be a lot cleverer, but it is not at present.) It knows that given a ~T, there is at least one value that that memory location cannot be: zero. And so in a case like your enum { Cons(~T), Nil }, it is able to optimise it down to one word, with any non-zero value in memory meaning Cons(~T) and a zero value in memory meaning Nil.
When you deal with char, that optimisation cannot occur: zero is a valid codepoint. As it happens, char is defined as being a Unicode code-point, so it would actually be possible to optimise the variant into that space, there being plenty of spare bits at the end (Unicode character only needs 21 bits, so in a 32-bit space we have eleven spare bits). This is a demonstration of the fact that Rust's enum discriminant optimisation is not especially clever at present.


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Q: Prove a contraction Suppose $f,g: \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb R$ are both contractions with contraction constant $\lambda , \mu \in (0,0.5)$. Suppose in addition that both $|f|$ and $|g|$ are bounded by $1$. Prove that $fg$ ($f$ times $g$) is a contraction with respect to the standard metric.
My attempt
Here is what I know
Since $f$ is a contraction
$$|f(x)-f(y)|\leq \lambda |x-y|$$
Since $g$ is a contraction
$$|g(x)-g(y)| \leq \mu |x-y|$$
Since $|f|$ and $|g|$ are bounded by $1$
$$|f|\leq 1 \\ |g| \leq 1$$
I think that in order to show that $f$ times $g$ is a contraction, we need to show that:
$$|f(x)g(x)-f(y)g(y)| \leq (\lambda)( \mu )(|x-y|)$$
Not sure how to proceed...
After hint(s)
$$|f(x)g(x)-f(y)g(y)|= |f(x)g(x)-f(x)g(y)+f(x)g(y)-f(y)g(y) \\
|f(x)(g(x)-g(y))+g(y)(f(x)+g(y))|$$
Triangle inequality says: $$|x+y| \leq |x|+|y|$$
so the above is
$$\leq |f(x)||g(x)-g(y)|+|g(y)||f(x)-f(y)|$$
Not sure how this helps

A: This is almost a standard argument:
$$|f(x)g(x)-f(y) g(y)| = |f(x)g(x) - f(x) g(y) + f(x)g(y)-f(y)g(y)| \le$$
$$\le |f(x)(g(x)-g(y))| + |g(y)(f(x)-f(y))| \le 1 \cdot \mu |x-y| + 1 \cdot \lambda |x-y| = (\lambda + \mu)|x-y|$$
and $\lambda + \mu \in (0,1)$ is a constant.