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You can't put a price on nature. Or can you?
It might sound sacrilegious, but placing a monetary value on nature might be the only way to protect scarce resources, a Dublin conference will hear next week
Thu, Apr 24, 2014, 01:00
Sylvia Thompson
'If we don't recognise wealth, we tend to lose it. For example, we might drain wetlands and lose the sponge effect, resulting in floods and huge compensation bills,' says journalist Paddy Woodworth. Above: wetlands in Connemara. Photograph: Getty Images
The idea of putting a monetary value on our bogs, woodlands, parklands and the habitats and species therein was first given widespread attention when American ecologist Robert Costanza and 12 co-authors published their financial calculations for the world's ecosystem services and natural capital.
That 1997 article in Nature estimated that the total value of 17 ecosystem services from more than 16 types of ecosystems or biomes was $33 trillion per year, a higher figure than the total of the world's gross national products.
The paper was widely criticised at the time, but it did place the concept of natural capital firmly on the world map for ecologists, economists, politicians and policymakers. In 2008, the Department of the Environment put a price of €2.6 billion on our biodiversity in its report, The Economic and Social Aspects of Biodiversity: Benefits and Costs of Biodiversity in Ireland .
Next week in Dublin, a conference, Natural Capital: Ireland's Hidden Wealth , will highlight national and international examples of the multiple types of ecosystem services provided by our planet.
Recognising nature's wealth
Author and journalist Paddy Woodworth is one of the conference organisers. He believes that placing a monetary value on nature might be the only way to protect scarce resources that provide us with enormous services we completely take for granted.
"If we don't recognise wealth, we tend to lose it. For example, we might drain wetlands and lose the sponge effect, resulting in floods and huge compensation bills for businesses and homeowners. Or, we might remove woodland from the edge of rivers to gain more land or access, and soil erosion [will] result in the loss of land instead," he says.
"In economics, there is a good principle that you don't spend your capital but live on the interest it provides. Our collective ecosystem is a complex piece of natural capital which is producing interest such as fertile soil, clean air and water, flood mitigation as well as aesthetic and spiritual pleasures.
"And there is hard scientific evidence now on how a healthy environment fosters healthy people," says Woodworth.
One ecosystem service in Ireland whose economic value has been calculated is pollination. "We have calculated that there is a 30 per cent reduction in the yield of oil-seed rape without pollinators, principally bees," says Dr Jane Stout, director of the Centre for Biodiversity Research at Trinity College Dublin. "The pollinators were valued at €4 million a year to the oil-seed rape crop." Her research has also examined the impact of human activity on biodiversity and ecosystem services.
A new Woodlands of Ireland study estimates our native forests to be worth €100-€140 million when you include services such as carbon sequestration, domestic and international tourism.
James Aronson, a research scientist from the Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionelle et Evolutive in Montpellier, France, will speak at next week's conference about restoring natural capital in places such as South Africa and Brazil. He argues that there are two types of natural capital.
"The first type is renewable natural capital – the living components of natural, near-natural and native biodiversity," says Aronson. "And the second type is cultivated natural capital, which includes agriculture, tree plantations and fish farms and the plants and animals used for production. We throw away the natural capital from cultivated sources by ignoring traditional farming knowledge and the genetic resources of seed banks."
'Economic benefits'
Micheál O'Briain, the deputy head of the nature unit of DG Environment in the European Commission, will also speak at next week's conference. "We now know that ecosystem services in the EU are worth €200-€300 billion per year, which is the total of all the economic benefits from the Natura 2000 networks across Europe," he says. "The concept of natural capital is embedded in overall policy in the EU."
O'Briain says that Ireland, like many other EU countries, has started to map and value its natural capital, but has a long way to go before it is fully evaluated. However, he is keen to point out how businesses are beginning to realise the value of incorporating natural capital into their accounting systems.
"The water companies in the UK realise that if you manage the catchment area around the water supply, there is a huge reduction in the chemicals required to purify the water. Unless other businesses realise that it makes economic sense to look after the ecological resources, it [natural capital] won't be taken into account."
Natural Capital: Ireland's Hidden Wealth is on Monday and Tuesday, April 28 and 29 in the National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, Dublin. naturalcapitalireland.com
STRATEGY: DE GROOT TO DELIVER KEY ADDRESS
With its eye firmly on the protection of resources and the creation of economic value – skills, jobs and business opportunities – the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020 commits member states to mapping and assessing the state of ecosystem services by 2014. It further commits member states to integrating natural capital value into accounting and reporting systems at EU and national level by 2020.
One of the speakers at Natural Capital: Ireland's Hidden Wealth next week is Rudolf de Groot, a Dutch ecologist who has worked for almost 30 years on the economic analysis of ecological services.
De Groot, co-author of the Costanza report (see main piece) and lead author of Millennium Ecosystem Assessment and The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity , is a key international figure in putting monetary value on nature and integrating these values into national and international accounting systems.
"Natural capital is calculated through a group of costs that are measured using shadow pricing, which is an indirect market value," explains Prof de Groot. These include regulatory services, the cost of functions such as carbon capture by forests, watershed protection, the prevention of soil erosion and pollination. Other, so-called avoidant costs, include the cost of clean-up following erosion if a forest is cut down . Hedonic pricing is the monetary equivalent of the aesthetic value we place on nature (consider how much higher a house price with a sea view is).
"The total value of shadow prices is two to three times higher than the market value, but some economists say there is a high margin of uncertainty. I argue that market values are uncertain too, and shadow pricing comes closer to the true benefit and is not influenced by market trends," says de Groot. "We now know the value of nature, the next step is to turn that value into real money."
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White finds what he's looking for in newest album
By Jason GilmerTimes-News Correspondent
May 2, 2019 at 10:26 AM May 2, 2019 at 10:26 AM
There's a simple reason for why John Paul White's newest record sounds the way it does.
"Mostly, I wanted to make a record that I had been looking for," he said. "It's funny, I saw a quote attributed to Beverly Cleary, who turned 103 the other (week) ... that says if you're looking for a book that you want to read and it isn't on the shelf, go write it. That's what I did. I was looking for something (like) those troubadour, 1960s, Chet Atkins, Fred Foster records that had more lush, more thought-about arranged records and I couldn't find those in the modern setting."
So, White recorded "The Hurting Kind," which was released in April. The sounds are reminiscent of 1960s country music and other types of music that White grew up listening to.
The music is now out, finally, and White, who will play at 8 p.m. Friday at Ambrose West in Asheville, is excited to play these tracks live.
"I swear, I was about to pull my hair our waiting for this record to come out. It seems like it has taken 10 years," said White, who lives in Florence, Alabama, and gained success as a member of The Civil Wars. "Just because I'm intensely proud of it and I want people to hear it and I'm also curious to see if people click with it and come along with me for the ride. It is a slight departure from what I normally do, but I think there's some common threads within it that will keep people. It's not going to give people whiplash.
"I will forever more make records that sound like what is going on in my head and not what was or what I want to be. It's just what is on the loop that's in my brain."
When played live, though, the songs won't sound exactly like they were recorded. White, who will tour with a five-piece band, said he won't try to recreate the album live as he believes the live performance is a "different organism."
To make the record White called on some of country music's songwriting luminaries. He ended up writing with Whisperin' Bill Anderson and Bobby Braddock, who are both members of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.
"I just assumed I'd get a bunch of 'ah, I'm pretty busy,'" he said of reaching out to these writers. "I thought they would be kind about it. To a man, they all enjoy writing with people who have fresh ideas. New blood, as it were. They are willing to take chances on things like that.
"Getting them to say 'yes' probably wasn't the hardest part of the equation. The hardest part was sitting down and writing with them and writing songs I and they felt like fit those sensibilities that they used when they wrote those classics back in the day. What I really wanted to do was see if I could get their thumbs-up and if what I was doing worked in the same vein they were doing worked."
For five years White was in a Southern Gothic folk duo called The Civil Wars that won four Grammy awards and released two studio albums, along with several EPs and live recordings. After that breakup and his hiatus from music, White returned in 2016 with a solo record called "Beulah."
One of the first places he played live after that album's release was in Asheville, a town that he and his wife love to visit for its mountain charm and great food. When he returns he will play much of the new record, he said, to what he considers a knowledgable listening audience.
"I so enjoy playing these songs and I'm chomping at the bit to play them. Other than Florence (Ala.), Asheville was the first show I did after coming off hiatus from The Civil Wars," he said. "There's a special thing about that city that made me choose it (then). I know how much people in Asheville love music and respect songwriters and artists and that it would be a good, welcoming, comfortable and safe place to play these songs. I expect the same kind of reception this time around."

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package org.apache.asterix.test.querygen;

import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.BufferedWriter;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;
import java.io.OutputStreamWriter;
import java.util.List;

import org.apache.asterix.lang.aql.parser.AQLParserFactory;
import org.apache.asterix.lang.aql.util.AQLFormatPrintUtil;
import org.apache.asterix.lang.common.base.IParser;
import org.apache.asterix.lang.common.base.IParserFactory;
import org.apache.asterix.lang.common.base.Statement;
import org.apache.asterix.lang.sqlpp.parser.SqlppParserFactory;
import org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils;

public class AQLToSQLPPConverter {

    private final static IParserFactory aqlParserFactory = new AQLParserFactory();
    private final static IParserFactory sqlppParserFactory = new SqlppParserFactory();

    public static void convert(String dirName) throws Exception {
        File dir = new File(dirName);
        File target = new File(dirName + "_sqlpp");
        FileUtils.deleteQuietly(target);
        FileUtils.forceMkdir(target);
        convert(dir, target);
    }

    private static void convert(File src, File dest) throws Exception {
        if (src.isFile()) {
            BufferedReader parserReader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(new FileInputStream(src)));
            BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(new FileInputStream(src)));
            BufferedWriter writer = new BufferedWriter(new OutputStreamWriter(new FileOutputStream(dest)));
            try {
                String line = null;
                while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null) {
                    if (line.startsWith("/*") || line.startsWith(" *") || line.startsWith("*") || line.startsWith("\t")
                            || line.startsWith(" \t")) {
                        writer.write(line + "\n");
                    } else {
                        break;
                    }
                }
                writer.write("\n");
                reader.close();

                IParser parser = aqlParserFactory.createParser(parserReader);
                List<Statement> statements = parser.parse();
                parserReader.close();

                String sqlString = AQLFormatPrintUtil.toSQLPPString(statements);
                writer.write(sqlString);
            } catch (Exception e) {
                System.out.println("AQL parser fails at: " + src.getAbsolutePath());
                //e.printStackTrace();
            } finally {
                parserReader.close();
                reader.close();
                writer.close();
            }

            BufferedReader sqlReader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(new FileInputStream(dest)));
            try {
                IParser sqlParser = sqlppParserFactory.createParser(sqlReader);
                sqlParser.parse();
            } catch (Exception e) {
                System.out.println("SQL++ parser cannot parse: ");
                System.out.println(dest.getAbsolutePath());
                e.printStackTrace();
            } finally {
                sqlReader.close();
            }
            return;
        }
        for (File child : src.listFiles()) {
            String lastName = child.getName();
            lastName = lastName.replaceAll("\\.aql", "\\.sqlpp");
            File targetChild = new File(dest, lastName);
            if (child.isDirectory()) {
                FileUtils.forceMkdir(targetChild);
            } else {
                targetChild.createNewFile();
            }
            convert(child, targetChild);
        }
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        convert("src/test/resources/runtimets/queries");
        convert("src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries");
    }

}

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In the 1970s Charles Schwab transformed the advice industry by undercutting traditional Wall Street brokerage firms with prices of $70 per trade. Schwab has since grown to more than $2 trillion in assets, including its RIA business. Today discount brokerages such as E*TRADE, Vanguard, and Fidelity continue to steal assets away from large, traditional Wall Street firms by attracting customers that want lower fees or want to feel more in control of their savings.
Today, we may be at another such turning point in the market. Following the financial crisis, there is a wave of new startups that are trying to redefine or refresh traditional models of wealth management. Their services are priced to sell, and traditional firms have not been able to deliver the quality of customer experience of these startups, in part because they are dragged down by the sheer weight of incumbency--unable to adapt their infrastructure quickly and drawing comfort from the slow pace of adoption of the new players and their offerings. Many of these emerging players appeal to so-called "mass affluent" investors, with $100,000 to $500,000 in investable assets, who the traditional private banks and retail brokerages have been unable to serve effectively.
It helps to classify these players and their services—see Exhibit 1.
While the offerings detailed above serve a variety of customer types and needs, over the last few years, we have noticed that there is a convergence in what these players offer. For example, SigFig started out as the Mint.com of investing, offering customers the ability to aggregate their investments, and helping customers to monitor their portfolios. SigFig has since expanded its offering to include an automated investment management product, presumably in an attempt to diversify its revenue stream. Covestor started out as a "peer platform", but has since mimicked features of a "holistic aide", with a needs analysis that helps customers narrow down which investment managers are most suited to their needs. Learnvest is evolving from a "holistic aide" that connects investors with advisors to a "neo-traditional" offering that is now launching an institutional business serving asset managers.
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These startups have grown at various rates, giving us an early indication of which business model is most likely to win. SigFig has more than $300 billion of advised assets on its platform. Robinhood, a commission-free trading company founded in 2013, now has a wait list of nearly 500,000 people. Certain firms have started to grow more quickly in the last year – Wealthfront and Betterment both doubled their assets under management over the last six months.
Venture capitalists have been enthusiastically backing these potential disruptors, with an estimated total of well over $600 million backing these startups. Wealthfront has attracted the most funding with almost $130 million in investments over five rounds.
However, while some startups have been able to grow to a modest level relatively quickly, the question is whether they will be able to sustain this rapid pace of growth, or whether the growth will taper off over time. See Exhibit 2. Not all of the startups in recent years have grown as quickly as Wealthfront or Betterment. LPL launched a mass affluent focused offering called NestWise in 2012 and then shut it down only a year later. Bloomberg Black, a low-cost advisory service, was mysteriously shut down before it opened its doors, likely due to pressure from the core client base of Bloomberg. Other innovative ideas, such as SimpliFi, which offered Sophie, a digital avatar that would serve as a financial adviser, were not able to weather the financial crisis.
How have traditional players reacted?
Wealth management firms have been adopting digital technologies and business models slowly and selectively. For example, Bank of America now allows customers to link all of their accounts so that they can see a full picture of their financial situation. Vanguard has launched a low-cost managed product offering, available to clients with more than $100,000 of assets. The offering includes a single financial adviser the clients can reach out to remotely through video chat, as well as financial planning, and regular portfolio re-balancing. Schwab has announced that it will launch its own free robo-advice product, "Schwab Intelligent Portfolios" in Q1 2015 – this has the potential to completely disrupt the industry. However, most traditional wealth managers are waiting to see which emerging model proves to be most successful. And others are weighed down by legacy organizational and IT complexity that makes it difficult to innovate. Some others are likely opportunistically looking to make an acquisition. And several players such as Fidelity have launched internal "innovation centers" to come up with the next big idea.
What more can traditional players do?
Nurture a culture of innovation—the largest wealth management firms today are dragged down by their organizational complexity. In order to drive innovation, and to compete with the emerging players, large firms need to find ways to develop cultural norms that forgo hierarchy and encourage business model disruption.
The rise of emerging players has served as a wake-up call for traditional wealth management firms, and we believe the best of the incumbent firms will figure out how to adapt their businesses in ways that acknowledge the power of digital technologies and business models, combined with the brand and reputation that continue to be critical in wealth management. In future articles, we will continue to track how the emerging players are doing, including our view of the underlying economic rationale and sustainability of these disruptive models.


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The winners will earn bragging rights, as well as gift hampers sponsored by loyal Milkwood Market stall holders.
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Are you looking for a change or to begin a new career? We would like to talk with you. At Blake Capital Corp. (BCC), we love to make opportunities for talented, dedicated people.
To join our team, applying for a specific job is the most effective way to contact us about employment. Please click on the job listing below for more details. If you would like to send your resume, please email it to employment@blakecapitalcorp.com or if you would prefer to fax your resume, please fax it to (414) 272-5410 - Attention Employment Department.
A position requiring a highly motivated, affable leader possessing strong decision-making, organizational, problem-solving and supervisory skills. As a Property Manager you will need the ability to handle multiple tasks and prioritize your workload. You will be responsible for the operational and financial aspects of a property and meeting company goals.
Duties will include but are not limited to develop, plan and implement the budget, handle all late notices and evictions, oversee customer service, resident relations, maintenance department practices, vendor relations, marketing and leasing. Additional responsibilities include personnel management, revenue enhancement, capital improvement, information reporting and compliance with applicable laws and company policies.
Previous property management experience is required as well as strong written and verbal communication skills and proficiency with Microsoft Office products.
The position requires a person who possesses strong self-motivational skills, is highly personable with the ability to close the sale. Alongside the property manager the assistant manager is required to maintain the administrative aspects of the property. Primary objectives for this position are increasing the net operating income of the community through strong leasing skills, while providing for a quality living environment for residents. Must be able to perform multiple tasks and work well in a team environment. Strong communication skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office products are also required.
The position requires an out-going, service oriented person who possesses strong leasing, customer service, sales and administrative skills. The leasing consultant interacts directly with prospective residents with a focus on converting leads into sales. You will also work with the current residents to ensure resident satisfaction to achive maximum occupancy. As a leasing consultant you need to handle administrative functions such as clerical and reception responsibilities. Affability, organization, multi-tasking and proficiency in Microsoft Office products are very important.
A Maintenance Technician is a person who is self-motivated, well organized and works well with others to perform routine maintenance and repair. This includes preventive maintenance in order to maintain the physical integrity of the community at all times. Basic skills to include carpentry, plumbing, mechanical and electrical. Duties include but are not limited to handling resident service requests, ensuring all make-ready repairs are completed, and inventory management of maintenance supplies. Previous experience in plumbing, electrical, HVAC, carpentry and general maintenance is required. Must possess strong customer service and communication skills, the ability to complete multiple tasks with strong attention to detail. Must be available on an as-needed basis for after hours and on-call emergency service.
A position for performing the general custodial functions required to maintain the appearance and cleanliness of the property. Duties to include but are not limited to cleaning, dusting, vacuuming, general debris removal and handling minor resident concerns. Making apartments lease-ready when vacant, maintaining hallway and general grounds appearance, as well as possible snow removal and / or lawn care. Reliability and self-management are required.
A position for a highly motivated person to oversee regional property operations. This person is responsible for the overall profitability, financial direction, coordination and evaluation of the communities under their supervision. Supervises, hires and trains several teams of managers, leasing consultants and maintenance personnel to ensure maximum occupancy, budget and profit standards and high renewal rate for the properties. Oversees completion of all necessary paperwork and ensures proper customer service. May also serve as a point of contact for the community. Should be familiar with a variety of the daily concepts, practices, and procedures as well as have several years experience as a property manager. Areas of knowledge include personnel management, leasing, collections, resident services, maintenance, revenue enhancement, capital improvements, information reporting and compliance with applicable laws. Must be able to perform a variety of tasks and lead and direct the work of others with an enthusiastic approach.


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// Author:  David Burken
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// Description: Class declaration for GpkgWriter. Wrapper for ossimGpkgWriter
// class.
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class ossimGpkgWriterInterface;

namespace oms
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   class ImageData;
   class Keywordlist;

   class OMSDLL GpkgWriter
   {
   public:

      /** @brief constructor */
      GpkgWriter();

      /** @brief destructor */
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      /**
       * @brief Error status method.
       *
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      /**
       * @brief Opens file for writing, appending, merging without an input
       * connection. I.e. opening, then calling writeTile directly.
       * @param options.  Keyword list containing all options.
       */
      bool openFile( const Keywordlist& options );

      /**
       * @brief Opens file from a std::map<std::string, std::string>.
       * @param options.  Keyword list containing all options.
       * @return true, indicating open was successful.
       */
      bool openFile( const std::map<std::string, std::string>& map);

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       * @brief Calls initial sqlite3_prepare_v2 statement.  Must be called
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                          ossim_int32 zoomLevel,
                          ossim_int64 row,
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Wonder Women Columnists
Blue Peter's Helen Skelton: 'It's not weird I'm getting into football'
Helen Skelton, the world-record breaking Blue Peter presenter talks to Kathryn Dobinson on her last day at the iconic children's show, about breaking free of her squeaky-clean image, how her passion for football led to a new role at BT Sport and why equal coverage of the women's game is not realistic.
Helen Skelton, the Blue Peter before her South Pole adventure.
Helen Skelton. Photo: Helen Skelton
By Kathryn Dobinson
9:49AM BST 26 Sep 2013
To deal in sticky back plastic, bring and buy sales and politically sensitive issues such as Fred, sorry Freda, the 'sex change tortoise', there is a requisite job description. 'Animal lover with a casual attitude to sky-dives' is not a bad précis for a Blue Peter presenter. But the job has never pigeon-holed its presenters for long, however wholesome and extracurricular they are required to be on screen.
The Beeb's recruitment loofah – the lesser known item in its Dalek laden props department - produces freshly scrubbed presenters but doesn't always lop off all the, shall we say, 'edges'. John Leslie, held hostage by 'here's one I made earlier' in the early '90s, secretly squirreled away stacks of the show's iconic white and Royal blue galleon-bearing badges in his car to bribe police officers with - such is their universal power. Then there was the cocaine snorter Richard Bacon, Zoe 'sexy snaps' Salmon, Konnie Huq's broil with a bouncer and a truly blue Peter, Peter Duncan, and his infamous '70s porn film.
Butter blonde Blue Peter presenter Helen Skelton, on the cusp of national treasure-dom at the age of 30, has a dark secret too. "I do things like go to the pub and buy bras", she says in a croaky Cumbrian accent. "I'm not a square bear just because I'm on the telly."
But Skelton's next comment, gleeful and breathless, that "yesterday, I uncovered a dinosaur bone, people would just kill to do a thing like that!" can't hide how refreshingly normal, unaffected, and exuberant she is.
"I'm totally what you see is what you get; I don't pretend to be someone else for the show", she says earnestly. As for the pub going, plenty of people want to sink a pint or two with pocket rocket Skelton, whose appetite for death defying stunts in five and a half years on Blue Peter have earned her the kind reputation any adventurer, athlete or girl who grew up on a dairy farm in tiny Kirkby Thore would be proud of.
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Skelton, known as a sort of Disney warrior princess to my seven year-old cousin Charlie, is the kind of person that doesn't let Sir Ranulph Fiennes, the internationally renowned explorer, tell her what to do. In 2011, she battled 500 miles through the worlds longest ever bike journey on snow – something her unofficial trainer Sir Ranulph said wouldn't work – but did.
This was a woman who had walked between the Battersea Power Station chimneys on a 200ft high wire in 2010 and would kayak 30 days through the crocodile infested swamp they call the Amazon. Skelton had barely kayaked before, the same way that she had never really run before becoming the second women ever to complete the 78-mile Namibian ultra-run in 2009. Typically, she has done a "panic-inducing" amount of training for her final Blue Peter challenge – a notorious Royal Marine endurance course - that will be aired on her very last Blue Peter show today.
"I probably go in to it more naively than I should but I don't over think it. There's no point in getting stressed about it I just get it done. Don't let anyone doubt you, just get your head down and give it a go. You've got to laugh at yourself. I'm no different to everyone else. The last five minutes are really painful but you never have to live those last five minutes again."
Skelton or 'Skelts' as she signs off her tweets, is elfin-pretty but entirely natural and unafraid of getting stuck into mucky, scary sports - a cool someone for young women to look up to. "I wouldn't call myself a role model; it's something that you inherit", she says, immediately deflecting the compliment.
She has learnt to be less self-conscious since her days as a journalism student and then as a radio presenter at BBC Radio Cumbria in 2005. "In fact when I first got asked to audition for Blue Peter I didn't really want to. I thought it was all about singing and dancing", she says. But while she had her eyeliner tattooed for the South Pole trip to "be more confident in my head", I'm less bothered about how I look now, she says cheerfully. "My whole attitude to food and diet has changed. I used to be very conscious of how my hair and makeup looked and what I wore. Now it's not so important to me."
It's easy to see how her happy chatter holds children, with their iPad thin attention spans, rapt. "The world record thing excites kids; it's a way of telling the story", she says. "But you can have a world record for attaching paperclips to your face. It's a way of getting a minority sport to a massive audience."
Sport, is Skelton's past and now, her future, as BT Sport presenter for FA women's super-league football. Will there be equal coverage of the women's game in future? "I would really like to say yes but I'm a realist and that's not going to happen at the moment. We have come a long way and we will continue to grow and be supported. Women have got to be there on merit and I'm sure they can be - I feel positive about women's sport in general."
With a sports mad family and brother Gavin playing in the Conference North for Workington Reds, reporting on football is a no-brainer but it was a curveball for some people, she says. "People say 'oh that's weird that you're getting into football but I got into children's television for sport and that's my background".
"When I'm a grandma I just want to be proud of what I've done in my life", she says, and has made no secret of the fact that leaving Blue Peter will give her the opportunity to "have about four kids" with fiancé and Warrington Wolves rugby player Richie Myler. In the meantime, planning a December wedding, mothering Barney the on screen dog and penning a children's book about "a feisty young girl who goes on mad adventures" will keep her busy, but leaving the show will be a wrench. "It's been 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. I haven't taken a holiday in five years because I was always worried that they'd do something cool without me. It makes me cry when I think about it. But it's time for a new adventure."
Kathryn Dobinson is a Telegraph Sport Content Editor and on the Board of Trustees for the Women's Sport Trust. She can be found tweeting @katedobinson and blogging at http://thesportal.wordpress.com/
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Socialdemokratiska kvinnor (finska: Sosialidemokraattiset naiset) är en socialdemokratisk kvinnoorganisation i Finland som bildades 1979 genom sammanslagning av två tidigare kvinnoförbund.

Det första socialdemokratiska kvinnoförbundet i Finland, Arbetarkvinnoförbundet (finska: Työläisnaisliitto), grundades 1900 av bland andra Miina Sillanpää och Iida Aalle-Teljo. Detta förbund, som från 1950 hette Sosialidemokraattinen naisliitto, kom att under socialdemokratins splittring från 1959 att stödja Arbetarnas och småbrukarnas socialdemokratiska förbund (ASSF). Kvinnorna inom det ursprungliga partiet bildade då Sosialidemokraattisten naisten keskusliitto. Inom den sistnämnda organisationen verkade 1966–1970 en kommitté som granskade kvinnans ställning i samhället, vilket ledde fram till bildandet av jämställdhetsdelegationen i Finland 1972. Vid återföreningen av förbunden 1979 bildades en organisation inom socialdemokratiska partiet. Den nya organisationen har samarbetat med andra politiska kvinnoorganisationer, bland annat inom ramen för Kvinnoorganisationernas centralförbund, och hade 2005 439 lokala föreningar totalt omkring 15 700 medlemmar.

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Kvinnoorganisationer i Finland
Politiska organisationer i Finland
Finlands Socialdemokratiska Parti

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There is good news for travelers who travel by PAI Travels who can now book tickets online on the website http://www.paibus.com.
All the payment types such net banking, credit card, Debit card are being accepted.
There is no need of any sign-up and one can just book the tickets as a guest and log off the site.
All those travelers can give a try at the online booking which will just make your travel a much easier.
I was waiting for it since long…!


Over this weekend on Saturday December 3rd and December 4th, FAX AND EMAIL your two US Senators demanding that they remove sections 3091, 3092, and 3093 from HR 34, the 21stCentury Cures Act. See sample letter below.
Please FORWARD this email to your contacts asking them to help this weekend and Monday.This alert is also posted on the National Vaccine Information Center Facebook page and can be shared on social media.
As a constituent of yours, I am writing to you for your assistance.
On Monday, December 5th, you will be asked to vote on HR 34, the 21st Century Cures Act. Please amend HR 34 to REMOVE Sections 3091, 3092, and 3093 from this bill prior to voting because they shield drug companies and vaccine administrators from liability for fetal injuries and deaths caused by vaccines marketed for and given to pregnant woman and they rush the regulatory approval process by fast tracking all new vaccines.


CrossFit is known for its strong, supportive community. The box is known as a haven for people who want to get fit and gain friends at the same time.
It's easy to take recovery for granted, especially when you feel you're at the top of your game. If you're a casual CrossFitter, an hour of working out is roughly 5% of your day and a dedicated athlete may train two or three times a day for an hour, which is 10–15% of the day.
An athlete's mentality is something that often gets overlooked when it comes to training. You can be a strong lifter or possess excellent aerobic capacity, but without the right mentality, you will never maximize your potential as an athlete.
Do Functional Fitness Athletes Need Meal Replacements?
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Economic News From The U.S. & Canada
In its first estimate for the quarter, the U.S. Commerce Department said the nation's economy expanded at a 2.6 percent annualized rate in the fourth quarter of 2014 after rising five percent in the third quarter. The fourth quarter growth estimate, which reflected higher personal consumption, exports and inventory investment, will be revised and re-released on Feb. 27.
Canada's economy contracted 0.2 percent from October to November. A 1.9 percent decline in manufacturing output (the largest drop in nearly six years) contributed to the negative reading, as did drops in mining and oil and gas production. According to The Wall Street Journal, November's growth rate indicates overall fourth quarter growth will "fall well short" of expectations.
In a reading that was higher than expectations, the U.S. Labor Department announced its employment cost index, which gauges workers' pay and benefits, increased 2.2 percent in 2014, its fastest pace of increase since 2008.
The U.S. Labor Department also announced last week that the number of Americans who filed for federal unemployment benefits for the first time fell from 308,000 for the week that ended Jan. 17 to 265,000 for the week that ended Jan. 24. The Jan. 24 figure was the reading's lowest since April 2000. The four-week average of first-time claims also fell, as did the number of Americans who continued to receive jobless benefits. That figure was down from 2.456 million for the week that ended Jan. 10 to 2.385 million for the week that ended Jan. 17.
Manufacturing surveys released last week for various U.S. regions were mixed. The Dallas Federal Reserve Bank announced its general business index fell from +3.5 in December to -4.4 in January as production, shipments and new orders plunged while the Richmond Federal Reserve Bank announced its manufacturing index fell from +7 in December to +6 in January. Shipments and new orders strengthened in the Central Atlantic, but employment was off.
Consumers in the U.S. felt more optimistic in January. The Conference Board last week announced its consumer confidence reading increased from 93.1 in December to 102.9 in January as more consumers said they felt more positively about future economic and job growth and the economic situation today. Meanwhile, the University of Michigan's consumer sentiment reading in January hit its highest level since January 2004.
In other economic news: PricewaterhouseCoopers' fourth quarter survey of U.S. manufacturing executives found more manufacturers are optimistic about the direction of the economy and plan to hire this year; 41 states added jobs in December while nine states lost jobs; and unemployment rates were down in 42 states, up in four and the same in the final four states in December.


Any time you use your phone in an area where your carrier's network isn't available, you'll likely see additional charges on your monthly bill. While many carriers allow you to use other voice networks without penalty, that's not always the case with data roaming. In both cases (voice and data), you are also likely to incur roaming charges if you travel outside of the United States.
So, how can you avoid these charges when you're traveling in an area that isn't covered by your home network? Here's everything you need to know about data roaming, and how to avoid any surprise charges on your next bill.
The term "data roaming" refers to any time your phone connects to the Internet on any network other than your home network. It's also one of the leading causes of bill shock — a lot of phones are set up to allow roaming by default, so many people don't realize they're racking up roaming charges until they're hit with a staggering bill after an out-of-town trip.
While roaming typically occurs while traveling, "home network" refers to your carrier's coverage and not to a geographical location. Regardless of where you are, you won't be roaming if your carrier has service in that area. Check your carrier's coverage map to see what places are (and aren't) in your home network.
The easiest way to ensure that you never get hit with unexpected data roaming charges is to disable the "data roaming" option using your device's "Settings" menu. Disabling this option keeps your phone from connecting to data networks outside of your home network. If you're ever outside your home network and need access to the Internet, you can always turn this option back on, but at least you'll be prepared for the charges you're incurring.
It's important to note the difference between mobile data versus roaming — mobile data is your phone's ability to connect to any data services, including your home network. Using WiFi doesn't count as data usage no matter where you are, so when you don't have access to your home network, log on via WiFi to avoid roaming charges.
Finally, the price details of data roaming (and the way it is measured) vary from plan to plan, so if you are planning a trip where you won't have coverage on your home network, check the roaming charges detailed in your contract to determine your best course of action. Carriers typically offer special packages for traveling abroad. Depending on your usage habits and WiFi access, these plans may be cheaper than paying the fee for international data roaming.
Data roaming can be convenient if you're outside of your home network and need to access the Internet, but the charges on your next bill can be an unpleasant surprise if you aren't prepared. Before your next trip, check your carrier's coverage and use these tips to avoid any unwanted fees.