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package com.google.javascript.jscomp;

/**
 * Tests for the interaction between multiple peephole passes.
 */
public class PeepholeIntegrationTest extends CompilerTestCase {

  // TODO(user): Remove this when we no longer need to do string comparison.
  private PeepholeIntegrationTest(boolean compareAsTree) {
    super("", compareAsTree);
  }

  public PeepholeIntegrationTest() {
    super("");
  }

  @Override
  public void setUp() throws Exception {
    super.setUp();

    enableLineNumberCheck(true);

    // TODO(nicksantos): Turn this on. There are some normalizations
    // that cause weirdness here.
    disableNormalize();
  }

  @Override
  public CompilerPass getProcessor(final Compiler compiler) {
    PeepholeOptimizationsPass peepholePass =
      new PeepholeOptimizationsPass(compiler,
        new PeepholeSubstituteAlternateSyntax(),
        new PeepholeRemoveDeadCode(),
        new PeepholeFoldConstants()
      );

    return peepholePass;
  }

  @Override
  protected int getNumRepetitions() {
    // Reduce this to 2 if we get better expression evaluators.
    return 2;
  }

  private void foldSame(String js) {
    testSame(js);
  }

  private void fold(String js, String expected) {
    test(js, expected);
  }

  // TODO(user): This is same as fold() except it uses string comparison. Any
  // test that needs tell us where a folding is constructing an invalid AST.
  private void assertResultString(String js, String expected) {
    PeepholeIntegrationTest scTest = new PeepholeIntegrationTest(false);

    scTest.disableNormalize();

    scTest.test(js, expected);
  }

  /** Check that removing blocks with 1 child works */
  public void testFoldOneChildBlocksIntegration() {
     fold("function(){switch(x){default:{break}}}",
          "function(){switch(x){default:break}}");

     fold("function(){switch(x){default:x;case 1:return 2}}",
          "function(){switch(x){default:case 1:return 2}}");

     // ensure that block folding does not break hook ifs
     fold("if(x){if(true){foo();foo()}else{bar();bar()}}",
          "if(x){foo();foo()}");

     fold("if(x){if(false){foo();foo()}else{bar();bar()}}",
          "if(x){bar();bar()}");

     // Cases where the then clause has no side effects.
     fold("if(x()){}", "x()");

     fold("if(x()){} else {x()}", "x()||x()");
     fold("if(x){}", ""); // Even the condition has no side effect.
     fold("if(a()){A()} else if (b()) {} else {C()}",
          "if(a())A();else b()||C()");

     fold("if(a()){} else if (b()) {} else {C()}",
          "a()||b()||C()");
     fold("if(a()){A()} else if (b()) {} else if (c()) {} else{D()}",
          "if(a())A();else b()||c()||D()");
     fold("if(a()){} else if (b()) {} else if (c()) {} else{D()}",
          "a()||b()||c()||D()");
     fold("if(a()){A()} else if (b()) {} else if (c()) {} else{}",
          "if(a())A();else b()||c()");

     // Verify that non-global scope works.
     fold("function foo(){if(x()){}}", "function foo(){x()}");

  }

  public void testFoldOneChildBlocksStringCompare() {
    // The expected parse tree has a BLOCK structure around the true branch.
    assertResultString("if(x){if(y){var x;}}else{var z;}",
        "if(x){if(y)var x}else var z");
  }

  /** Test a particularly hairy edge case. */
  public void testNecessaryDanglingElse() {
    // The extra block is added by CodeGenerator. The logic to avoid ambiguous
    // else clauses used to be in FoldConstants, so the test is here for
    // legacy reasons.
    assertResultString(
        "if(x)if(y){y();z()}else;else x()", "if(x){if(y){y();z()}}else x()");
  }

  /** Try to minimize returns */
  public void testFoldReturnsIntegration() {
    // if-then-else duplicate statement removal handles this case:
    fold("function(){if(x)return;else return}",
         "function(){return}");
  }

  public void testBug1059649() {
    // ensure that folding blocks with a single var node doesn't explode
    fold("if(x){var y=3;}var z=5", "if(x)var y=3;var z=5");

    // With normalization, we no longer have this case.
    foldSame("if(x){var y=3;}else{var y=4;}var z=5");
    fold("while(x){var y=3;}var z=5", "while(x)var y=3;var z=5");
    fold("for(var i=0;i<10;i++){var y=3;}var z=5",
         "for(var i=0;i<10;i++)var y=3;var z=5");
    fold("for(var i in x){var y=3;}var z=5",
         "for(var i in x)var y=3;var z=5");
    fold("do{var y=3;}while(x);var z=5", "do var y=3;while(x);var z=5");
  }

  public void testHookIfIntegration() {
    fold("if (false){ x = 1; } else if (cond) { x = 2; } else { x = 3; }",
         "x=cond?2:3");

    fold("x?void 0:y()", "x||y()");
    fold("!x?void 0:y()", "x&&y()");
    fold("x?y():void 0", "x&&y()");
  }

  public void testRemoveDuplicateStatementsIntegration() {
    fold("function z() {if (a) { return true }" +
         "else if (b) { return true }" +
         "else { return true }}",
         "function z() {return true;}");

    fold("function z() {if (a()) { return true }" +
         "else if (b()) { return true }" +
         "else { return true }}",
         "function z() {a()||b();return true;}");
  }

  public void testFoldLogicalOpIntegration() {
    test("if(x && true) z()", "x&&z()");
    test("if(x && false) z()", "");
    fold("if(x || 3) z()", "z()");
    fold("if(x || false) z()", "x&&z()");
    test("if(x==y && false) z()", "");

    // This would be foldable, but it isn't detected, because 'if' isn't
    // the parent of 'x || 3'. Cf. FoldConstants.tryFoldAndOr().
    fold("if(y() || x || 3) z()", "if(y()||x||1)z()");
  }

  public void testFoldBitwiseOpStringCompareIntegration() {
    assertResultString("-1 | 0", "1");
  }

  public void testVarLiftingIntegration() {
    fold("if(true);else var a;", "var a");
    fold("if(false) foo();else var a;", "var a");
    fold("if(true)var a;else;", "var a");
    fold("if(false)var a;else;", "var a");
    fold("if(false)var a,b;", "var b; var a");
    fold("if(false){var a;var a;}", "var a");
    fold("if(false)var a=function(){var b};", "var a");
    fold("if(a)if(false)var a;else var b;", "var a;if(a)var b");
  }

  public void testBug1438784() throws Exception {
    fold("for(var i=0;i<10;i++)if(x)x.y;", "for(var i=0;i<10;i++);");
  }

  public void testFoldUselessWhileIntegration() {
    fold("while(!true) { foo() }", "");
    fold("while(!false) foo() ", "while(1) foo()");
    fold("while(!void 0) foo()", "while(1) foo()");

    // Make sure proper empty nodes are inserted.
    fold("if(foo())while(false){foo()}else bar()", "foo()||bar()");
  }

  public void testFoldUselessForIntegration() {
    fold("for(;!true;) { foo() }", "");
    fold("for(;void 0;) { foo() }", "");
    fold("for(;undefined;) { foo() }", "");
    fold("for(;1;) foo()", "for(;;) foo()");
    fold("for(;!void 0;) foo()", "for(;;) foo()");

    // Make sure proper empty nodes are inserted.
    fold("if(foo())for(;false;){foo()}else bar()", "foo()||bar()");
  }

  public void testFoldUselessDoIntegration() {
    test("do { foo() } while(!true);", "foo()");
    fold("do { foo() } while(void 0);", "foo()");
    fold("do { foo() } while(undefined);", "foo()");
    fold("do { foo() } while(!void 0);", "do { foo() } while(1);");

    // Make sure proper empty nodes are inserted.
    test("if(foo())do {foo()} while(false) else bar()", "foo()?foo():bar()");
  }

  public void testMinimizeWhileConstantConditionIntegration() {
    fold("while(!false) foo()", "while(1) foo()");
    fold("while(202) foo()", "while(1) foo()");
    fold("while(Infinity) foo()", "while(1) foo()");
    fold("while('text') foo()", "while(1) foo()");
    fold("while([]) foo()", "while(1) foo()");
    fold("while({}) foo()", "while(1) foo()");
    fold("while(/./) foo()", "while(1) foo()");
  }

  public void testMinimizeExpr() {
    /* This test is surprising.
     *
     * What is happening is this:
     * First PeepholeFoldConstants.tryFoldUnaryOperator is folding
     * the inner "!true" to "false", so the whole expression  becomes
     * !false.
     * Then, on the next iteration, tryFoldUnaryOperator sees the parent of
     * !false is a Token.EXPR_RESULT and is therefore not used,
     * so it drops the NOT, leaving false, which is then converted to 0.
     */
    test("!!true", "0");

    fold("!!x", "x");
    test("!(!x&&!y)", "!x&&!y");
    fold("x||!!y", "x||y");

    /* This is similar to the !!true case */
    fold("!(!!x&&y)", "x&&y");
  }

  public void testBug1509085() {
    PeepholeIntegrationTest oneRepetitiontest = new PeepholeIntegrationTest() {
      @Override
      protected int getNumRepetitions() {
        return 1;
      }
    };

    oneRepetitiontest.test("x ? x() : void 0", "x&&x();");
    oneRepetitiontest.foldSame("y = x ? x() : void 0");
  }

  public void testBugIssue3() {
    foldSame("function foo() {" +
             "  if(sections.length != 1) children[i] = 0;" +
             "  else var selectedid = children[i]" +
             "}");
  }

  public void testBugIssue43() {
    foldSame("function foo() {" +
             "  if (a) { var b = 1; } else { a.b = 1; }" +
             "}");
  }

  public void testFoldNegativeBug() {
    fold("(-3);", "1;");
  }

  public void testNoNormalizeLabeledExpr() {
    enableNormalize(true);
    foldSame("var x; foo:{x = 3;}");
    foldSame("var x; foo:x = 3;");
  }
}


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Motorola Xoom: To buy or not to buy?
Should you spring for Motorola's Xoom tablet now or wait till more competitors arrive?
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To buy or not to buy? That's the question right now as the Motorola Xoom, Google's first Android Honeycomb tablet, gets ready to make its grand debut.
Computerworld: Which tablet should I buy? Motorola Xoom vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1v
The Xoom will launch this Thursday, February 24, Verizon and Motorola have officially confirmed. The 3G/4G tablet will be available for $800 at Best Buy and Verizon Wireless stores. You can also get the gadget for $600 through Verizon, if you're willing to sign a two-year contract for mobile data service (plans start at $20 a month).
The one thing missing from the equation: the Wi-Fi-only edition of the Xoom, which Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha has said will cost about $600 off-contract. What Jha hasn't said is when the Wi-Fi-only Xoom will launch in the U.S.; at the moment, we really just don't know.
All put together, then -- and considering the wave of Android tablets expected to launch later this year -- is it wise to buy the Xoom now? Or would you be better off taking a wait-and-see approach?
Here are some things to consider if you're still on the fence.
Motorola Xoom: If you're champing at the bit for a Honeycomb tablet...
...get the Xoom. As Google's inaugural Honeycomb tablet -- and the device the Android team actually used to develop the Honeycomb software -- the Xoom has a huge advantage in the timing department. Other Honeycomb tablets are still undergoing testing and development, with release dates limited to fairly vague terms; LG's T-Mobile G-Slate, for example, is "expected to be available this spring" (some rumors have pointed to late March, but that date has not been confirmed). The recently announced Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 also has no firm release date so far.
If you're excited about Honeycomb and want to get your hands on a high-quality Android tablet ASAP, the Xoom is the way to go.
Motorola Xoom: If pricing is a big concern...
...hold off. The Wi-Fi-only Xoom will be here sooner or later, and you'll be able to get it for $200 less than the current contract-free model. Verizon is also adding an annoying data-activation requirement onto the 3G/4G Xoom -- if you want to buy one, you'll have to activate data for at least one month, after which point you can cancel it -- so you'll end up saving $20 for that month plus $35 for the carrier's data activation fee if you sit tight till the Wi-Fi-only edition arrives.
Something else to consider as far as pricing: The Xoom is available only in a 32GB model; other still-under-development Android tablets will come in both 16GB and 32GB varieties, creating additional options for lower-priced alternatives.
The question comes down to whether you're willing to wait an unknown amount of time to save a couple (or perhaps a few) hundred bucks; it's really just a personal judgment call.
Motorola Xoom: If a 10.1-inch tablet seems about right for you...
...get the Xoom. The upcoming G-Slate is a slightly smaller device, at 8.9 inches. Other Honeycomb tablets, like the Galaxy Tab 10.1, will match the Xoom's size -- but (a) they aren't here and (2) we have no indications that they'll offer any significant advantages other than subtle design differences. The Tab, for example, lacks a memory card slot and USB port, both of which are present in the Xoom. It does, however, have a slightly slimmer profile -- by 0.07 inches -- and weighs about 0.3 pounds less.
Put it this way: If you're interested in the Xoom, head to a Verizon Wireless store on or after Thursday and check it out. If you like the way it feels, take the plunge; if you think one of the future tablets' designs might suit you better and you don't mind waiting, hang tight till you can properly compare.
Motorola Xoom: If you're sold on the idea of a smaller tablet...
...wait. As more and more Android tablets arrive on the market, we'll see plenty of options in terms of sizes. The Xoom is likely to remain on the larger end of the spectrum; if you prefer something with a smaller screen that's easier to lug around, it might not be the right tablet for you.
Motorola Xoom: If you value a 'pure' and regularly updated Android experience...
...go Xoom. While some other manufacturers are promising to keep their clunky proprietary UIs off of their Honeycomb tablets -- thank goodness -- the fact remains that the Xoom is the device Google's Android team is using to test and develop the Honeycomb OS. If any tablet is going to have an advantage when it comes to timely Android upgrades, the Xoom will be it.
As for the heavily modified tablets, like HTC's Flyer -- forget about it. The Flyer is launching with a version of Android Gingerbread that has HTC's Sense interface baked into the OS. If you like what it has to offer, that's great -- but if you want Honeycomb and you want Google's future updates to the platform, a "pure" Google device is the way to go.
Motorola Xoom: If you aren't sure whether you want Android or iPad...
...wait. Apple's iPad 2 could debut next week, according to a report published by All Things Digital on Tuesday. The iPad 2 is expected to be similar to the original iPad but with a thinner profile, an improved display, a front-facing camera, and a faster processor.
Provided that the iPad 2's hardware is in the same ballpark as the Xoom's, the biggest differentiator may ultimately come down to software: Any iPad is going to run Apple's iOS, which provides a drastically different experience than the Xoom's Android operating system. Which is better is largely a matter of personal preference: On the one hand, the iPad's OS is generally simpler than Android; on the other hand, that also means it's far less customizable. By their nature, too, Apple's mobile products are significantly more restrictive than their Android counterparts. Some people think that's a good thing; others can't stand it. If you aren't sure how you feel, head over to a Best Buy or Verizon store this week and spend some time playing around with an iPad and with a Xoom. Odds are, you'll figure out which platform you prefer pretty quickly.
Motorola Xoom: About that whole Flash thing...
While we're on the subject of iOS vs. Android, there's one final point worth mentioning: A minor uproar has spread around the Web this week over the fact that the Xoom will launch without Adobe Flash support -- one of the tablet's key selling points, particularly compared to Apple's famously Flash-free approach.
According to Adobe, a software update will enable Flash for the Xoom "within a few weeks" of the tablet's launch. Provided that this timing holds true, the delay -- while still mildly annoying -- is probably not a huge deal for most consumers. If the presence of Flash is a key part of what attracted you to the Xoom, you could always wait a few weeks to make sure the update arrives as promised. Otherwise, I wouldn't worry about it too much; the Flash support will certainly make its way to the tablet soon, even if it isn't there on day 1.
JR Raphael is a PCWorld contributing editor and the author of the Android Power blog. You can find him on both Facebook and Twitter.
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Q: AWS Amplify doesn't forward headers I did deploy a nextjs application on aws amplify, everything is working well.
Now I wanted to use the accept-language header in my application, which does work when I call the cloudfront distribution domain(d2a2qapzh.cloudfront.net), but when I call the main link in amplify(https://main.d2u3plsd0.amplifyapp.com/), the accept-language header doesn't get forwarded.
Any ideas?

A: Amplify uses Cloudfront in background. Cloudfront plays with your headers for few reasons related to caching.
You can refer that list of headers here
I had created an issue with Amplify for similar case with ACCEPT, CONTENT_TYPE, HTTP_ACCEPT. Its still in their feature requests.

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UK-EU trade talks down to the wire
The pressure is mounting on the UK and EU negotiating teams to finalize a post-Brexit trade deal, APA reports citing BBC.
Talks went on late into Wednesday evening at the business department in central London.
The two sides are urgently seeking compromises in key areas before current trading rules expire at the end of December.
Fishing rights, competition rules, and how an agreement should be enforced remain outstanding issues.
The two sides have been locked in talks since March to determine their future relations once the UK's Brexit transition period ends on 31 December.
Ireland's foreign affairs minister said there was a "good chance" a deal between the two sides could be agreed in the coming days.
Speaking to Ireland's Newstalk Radio, Simon Coveney said the EU needed to "hold our nerve" and trust its chief negotiator Michel Barnier.
"I believe if we do that, there's a good chance that we can get a deal across the line in the next few days," he added.
Boris Johnson has said the UK remains "absolutely committed" to "getting a deal if we can".
Speaking on Wednesday, the prime minister said the EU side "know what the UK bottom line is," as talks continued in what is seen as a crucial week.
Negotiators got back to work in London on Thursday morning - face-to-face talks have been ongoing since the weekend after a week-long pause.
Germany adds 7,141 virus cases, lowest since Oct 20


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L ate in the day of Lag B'omer, as the sky over the mountaintops of Meron begins to darken and the energy and commotion of the previous 24 hours start to wane, they arrive.
A flood of chassidim. Rays of setting sun and the reflection of the fire bathe them — in their golden beketshes — in a sea of light.
It's almost shkiah, as the Toldos Avraham Yitzchak Rebbe, having arrived from Jerusalem by helicopter, ascends the platform in the clearing far to the west of the packed tziyun, to ignite the holy hadlakah in honor of Rabi Shimon bar Yochai. The Rebbe looks out at his chassidim, seated among the thousands who've already claimed their space on the bleachers for what's become the highlight of the day's festivities. He rests his eyes on each of them, a community of melamdim and sofrim, shopkeepers and butchers and bookbinders, interspersed with other chassidim, litvishe bochurim, visitors from abroad, and Israelis who — at least outwardly — appear far from any chassidus.
The Rebbe's gaze reflects an all-encompassing love as he looks out over the massive crowd. But then, just before he extends the torch, he will look to another group, men whose faces are painted with intensity. Before the Rebbe connects with the Tanna Rabi Shimon, who opened the wellsprings of the hidden Torah so many centuries ago, he will concentrate on this group, a chaburah of lions who've pierced the veil and begun their ascent up the rungs of the ladder of pnimiyus haTorah.
They are the Rebbe's chosen yungeleit, a select brigade within the army he created alone, fusing the inspiration of his forbears with his own intense spiritual path.
It was just over 20 years ago, on Chanukah of 1996. Following months of illness, the Toldos Aharon Rebbe, Rav Avraham Yitzchak Kahan ztz"l, passed away — and his chassidim, so reliant on the Rebbe's leadership and support, felt like a flock of searching sheep with no shepherd to guide them.
The Rebbe's light, which had illuminated the path of a strict, demanding chassidus, was extinguished, and when the last hesped was concluded (as is proper for a talmid chacham, even on Chanukah), there was silence: The Toldos Aharon community was confronted by the harsh reality that they needed to find a new leader. When the Rebbe had been ill there was no clear consensus on the matter, so they pushed it out of their minds and davened for their rebbe's health.
Did the Zeide somehow know that this special grandson would one day be a guiding light for hundreds of staunch chassidim, transcending the entrapping limitations of the physical world?
Eventually, the chassidus of Toldos Aharon split into two, each chassid following the call of his soul. The official mantle of leadership (the name and the mosdos) was passed to the Rebbe's second son, Rav Dovid, who had been residing in Monsey and was summoned back to Meah Shearim — today's Toldos Aharon Rebbe. But a distinguished group of chassidim, among them the gaon Rav Meir Bransdorfer and the mekubal Rav Daniel Frisch, asked the eldest son of the late Rebbe, Rav Shmuel Yaakov Kahan, to be their new leader. Although he had carved out quite a different path, they wished to follow his guidance and emulate his unique conduct, which combined the traditions of Toldos Aharon with the customs and influences of other holy rebbes — especially the Imrei Chaim of Vizhnitz, whose derech he reflected.
The older chassidim of the Toldos Avraham Yitzchak Rebbe will always remember that first Shabbos of connection, of pride, and of confidence in a glorious future. There were many questions back then with this new rebbe and kehillah — temporarily housed in the Ksav Sofer ("Perushim") shul. Years later, Rav Meir Bransdorfer — who would become rav of the new kehillah until his passing in 2009 — once quipped that during those first days, he was afraid to look out from under his tallis and turn around, lest he'd see only 20 chassidim behind him.
Back then, very little was clear: Which family belonged to which half? How many chassidim in each group? But as the dust settled, it became apparent that Toldos Avraham Yitzchak was for real — elderly chassidim and vibrant young avreichim found their way to the shul, taking their place around the Rebbe.
During those bewildering days, the shul just kept filling up, hundreds of chassidim swaying and singing, an army trained by the founding Shomer Emunim Rebbe, Reb Arele Roth (who passed away in 1946), and his son-in-law, the departed Divrei Emunah of Toldos Aharon. Now, they were ready to be led once again by a third rebbe in the chain.
On that first Erev Shabbos, the chassidim waited for the Rebbe to arrive at the old, rundown Perushim shul, with its cracked floor tiles and peeling ceiling. The davening, which started with feelings of uncertainty and doubt, ended on a triumphant note. The Rebbe began Hodu l'Hashem ki tov in the Vizhnitzer nusach he so loved — and by the end of davening, the faces of the crowd that lined up to say gut Shabbos and then filed out into the Meah Shearim night were glowing, as if they all realized they'd just made chassidic history.
Later that night, they returned for the first tish. Hundreds of chassidim, locals and curious onlookers, filled the hall to see a Rebbe known for being immersed in the holiness of Shabbos.
The chassidim were drawn into this new world — Vizhnitz melodies woven together with the tunes of Shomrei Emunim — appreciating that a new chassidus was taking shape. The rigorous avodah of Toldos Aharon would blend with the warmth and joy of Vizhnitz, and was carved from the hanhagos of the Imrei Chaim of Vizhnitz (the new Rebbe's mentor from the time he was a bochur) and the Imrei Chaim's son-in-law, the tzaddik Rav Yehuda Horowitz of Djikov.
At the end of the tish, the Rebbe and the chassidim danced together while singing Nishmas Kol Chai, as was the custom of the Shomer Emunim — the holy Reb Arele. The chassidim assumed that the Rebbe would then turn to the crowd, wish them all a gut Shabbos, and go home. But that's not what happened.
"Az bayom hashvi'i nachta" — the sound burst forth, a Vizhnitz niggun. The Rebbe seemed to be shivering with emotion, perhaps exhaustion. In the coming months, it would be his hallmark — the intense concentration and passion, and a constant defiance of his physical limitations.
He started a botte, a more informal tish of song and niggun, continuing until the wee hours of the night — and then the dancing began. The Rebbe led the dancing, stopping only to sip water; the fire of Shabbos was tangible on that Shabbos in the old Perushim shul.
The Rebbe often quotes his father, the previous Toldos Aharon Rebbe, who used to say that the custom of a get-together on Friday night to sing the praises of Hashem is a tradition bequeathed by the Baal Shem Tov. And how can a person call himself a chassid if he doesn't leave his home on Friday night and devote his whole being to clinging to Hashem through the holy Shabbos melodies?


A few years ago—it must have been towards the end of 2010—a big crowd had gathered in a loft in the Centre of Contemporary Arts in Shenzhen to enjoy the music of blind folk singer Zhou Yunpeng, an artist famous for his socially committed songs on issues such as child abuse, unemployment, sky-rocketing housing costs, and much more. Halfway through the concert, Zhou announced: 'Contemporaneity is helpless, antiquity will now make its entrance.' Then time seemed to stop, while a flow of words from poets of different ages and places started chasing each other, softly accompanied by the music of Zhou's guitar. Voices from the Tang era engaged in a lively conversation with bards from the Song and Qing ages. People who lived centuries apart borrowed Zhou's voice to express exactly the same feeling: an acute longing for their families and their hometowns.
Zhou was performing songs from his then recently-released album, The Cow and the Goat Descend the Mountain (niuyang xiashan), a collection of ancient Chinese poetry set to music which appeals to a dimension of human life that transcends time and space. Listening to the lines of Du Fu (712–770) 'it is almost as hard for friends to meet as for the morning and evening stars' (ren sheng bu xiang jian, dong ru shen yu shang), or to Meng Jiao (751–814) lyrically describing how 'the thread in the hands of a fond-hearted mother makes clothes for the body of her wayward boy; carefully she sews and thoroughly she mends, dreading the delays that will keep him late from home' (ci mu shou zhong xian, you zi shen shang yi; lin xing mi mi feng, yi kong chi chi gui), it is easy to forget that such words were written centuries ago. The same happens with Li Bai (701–762) and his poem 'The Moon over the Fortified Pass' (guanshanyue), which recounts how soldiers marching through the Jade Gate under the moonlight 'turn round, looking toward the border, and think of home, with wistful eyes and of those tonight in the upper chambers who toss and sigh and cannot rest' (shu ke wang bian se, si gui duo ku yan; lou dang ci ye, tan xi wei ying xian), or with the soldier in a poem by Nalan Xingde's (1655–1685), who dreams of his peaceful home while encamped on a river bank during a snowstorm.
the vastness of China, the difficulties of communication that existed, the sharp contrast between the highly cultured life in the main cities and the harsh conditions in the remoter regions of the country, and the importance of the family in traditional Chinese society with the consequent deep attachment to the ancestral home. Moreover, being an agricultural people and a nation of landlubbers, the Chinese as a whole are noticeably lacking in Wanderlust.
But why sing these poems today, when distances in China, as elsewhere, have been dramatically shortened by improved communications? The simple answer is that this nostalgia is now more present than ever in the life of the Chinese people. Today's China is still a country of people on the move. Farmers leave the countryside to look for jobs in urban areas, students move to bigger cities to gain access to a better education, merchants travel from town to town to pursue their businesses. Families often have no other choice than to split up: rural mothers leave their children behind in the villages—husbands, wives and sons live and work in completely different places. Most of them meet no more than once a year, during the Spring Festival. Once they were soldiers and exiled poets, now they are migrant workers, students, and businessmen. Their existence may appear less poetic, but the underlying feelings do not seem to have changed.
Chinese language has two different words to express the concept of 'nostalgia': on the one hand, huaijiu, literally 'embracing the old'; on the other, sixiang, 'homesickness'. Yet, as Niuyang xiashan clearly demonstrates, these expressions are both sides of the same coin. Singing those ancient poems, Zhou Yunpeng recounts stories of a long lost bucolic idyll mixed with melancholic feelings of nostalgia for a distant hometown. The title of the album itself is an allusion that exudes sadness and nostalgia—'the cow and the goat descend the mountain' paraphrases a verse from 'The Gentleman Serves in the Army' (junzi yuyi), a poem in the Classic of Poetry (shijing) about the wailing wife of a soldier far away from home. In the evening, the family's chickens are back in the henhouse, a yellow dog is sitting on the doorstep, even the cow and goat have come down from the mountain where they were grazing, only the husband is nowhere to be seen.
The graves of the poets I'd been visiting were so different. Some were simple, some palatial, some had been plowed under by farmers, and others had been reduced to trash pits. Their poems, though, had survived. They were still fresh in the minds of cigar-smoking farmers who most likely never attended high school. The same couldn't be said for the pronouncements of the high and mighty. Poetry is transcendent. We carry it in our hearts and find it there when we have forgotten everything else.
Zhou Yunpeng, Beijing, 2009. Photo by Tommaso Bonaventura.
After many years of producing music that dealt critically with the plights of contemporaneity, one cannot but wonder whether Niuyang xiashan represent Zhou's escape from the many hardships of contemporary society. However, this does not seem to be the case. According to Zhou, this album is not just a return to the past, since those ancient poems bear extraordinary resemblances to today's social issues. As examples, during our interview he quoted two series of poems by Du Fu: 'Three Functionaries' (san li) and 'Three Separations' (san bie). In the first series, Du Fu writes about local cadres who press-gang all the able-bodied men into the army until only an old lady remains at home, and then also force this woman to join the army as a cook. According to Zhou, this story recalls today's forced relocations. 'Three Separations' instead tells the stories of elderly people without any kind of social security, and therefore with nothing to lose. From Zhou's point of view, the similarity to the situation of many old people today is obvious.
Neither 'Three Functionaries' nor 'Three Separations' are included in Niuyang xiashan, but contemporaneity still makes a few explicit appearances in this album. The first one is in the middle of 'A Song of Spring' (chunge), a composition that contains lines from three different poems by Wumen Shenshi (1183–1260) and Liu Yuxi (772–842). After sketching a series of bucolic images, Zhou starts telling the story of Li Bai, who reportedly one day saved his friend Wang Lun from drowning in a river. All of a sudden, in the middle of the song, Zhou Yunpeng directly addresses Li Bai: 'Comrade Li Bai, being an old Communist Party member from the Tang dynasty, what were you thinking when you dived into the water to save Wang Lun?' And Li Bai answers with nonchalance, mixing plain language with pompous lines from one of his most famous poems: 'Ah, purple mists rose from the Incense Peak in the sun, that day it was very hot; cascading from atop three thousand feet adown, I went to the river to bathe. While I was in the water I picked up Wang Lun.' With this joke, originally inspired by a child he once met, Zhou candidly mocks the Party propaganda about Lei Feng and other 'miraculous' model workers.
'Love Without Speaking' is not a kind of pastoral sadness; it is a story of urban anxiety, that kind of anxiety, struggle, and hate that prominently feature in the life of people today, in a world dominated by material desires. I think that a love without hate would be incomplete. This is not only a love song, it is more a song about life in general. For instance, you can, at the same time, love and hate Beijing: your relationship with a place, a person, a time always has this kind of mixture of love and hate.
The translations of the verses of Li Bai, Meng Jiao, and Du Fu quoted in the text are by Witter Bynner.
Photo Credits: Painting by Liu Jiuming 123RF. Zhou Yunpeng, Beijing, 2009; by Tommaso Bonaventura. This article was originally published on the fourth issue of Made in China.
Ivan Franceschini is a Marie Curie Fellow at Ca' Foscari University of Venice and at the Australian Centre on China in the World. He is working on a project on Chinese labour in a global perspective. In 2014, he translated Lu Xun's 'Old Tales Retold' into Italian.


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Six teenagers invited each other to the waterfall in Ia Grai district, Gia Lai province, playing the afternoon of August 18, during the shower, three people were lost in the water.
Cat Village Waterfall where three young people are missing. Photo: Tran Hoa.
A group of 17-22 year old friends play at the waterfall in Meo village, Ia Grang commune. Four people jumped into the water, and Nguyen Dinh Quang (19) was drowned, crying out for help.
Seeing you in distress, Bui Van Duc (19 years old), Phan Viet Linh (22 years old) swam to rescue but was swept away by the water. Those who are left on the shore run to chant.
By the evening of the same day, local authorities mobilized dozens of people to search for victims but still haven't seen them.
Meo village waterfall is about 8 m high, the water is flowing fast, more than 50 km from Pleiku City. Around the waterfall there are many vertical rock pools.
Location of waterfalls in Ia Grang commune. Photo: Google maps.
"The spring is not very deep but due to the big rainy season. Among the three missing people, there is a young man from Phu Yen, the other two are in Ia Grai district", said Nguyen Phi Hung, Vice Chairman of the commune. Ia Grang, said.
Tran Hoa


Join Mickey and the rest of the Clubhouse gang in this ghostly tale! With over 40 flaps to peek under, this oversized board book is full of all sorts of tricks and makes the perfect Halloween treat for your little one!
At nine o'clock The Cat Club will convene to celebrate this wondrous Halloween night in Jenny's Moonlight Adventure. All the cats, from twins Romulus and Remus through to the wise Solomon, have been looking forward to this evening. The high point of the party is to be the nose flute performance by the Persian cat Madame Butterfly, but she has hurt herself, cannot leave her house, and has lost her instrument. The flute is found in a pile of autumn leaves but there's still the problem of how to return the flute to its beautiful Persian owner. Jenny comes up with a very adventurous plan. After all, Halloween is "her" night. But will she pull it off?
Book and flashlight set includes: Play-a-Sound Book and 5 sound flashlight.
The Mean Girls are out for blood in this timely revenge fantasy that speaks to our deepest desires for awful, corrupt men to get what's coming to 'em! Filled with mayhem, misandry, and more danger than you can shake a stiletto at, get ready for a chaotic, bloody ride. The Mean Girls Club have been laying waste to the town for years, and Mayor Schlomo is hell-bent on their destruction. He has other plans for the town's young women... brainwashing and sexual servitude. And so the Mayor blackmails a young mechanic by the name of Roxy to infiltrate the Clubhouse - but Roxy's feisty attitude lands her an initiation into the Club instead! Torn between her obligations to her dying grandfather, the Mayor's dirty threats, and her unexpected friendships with the Mean Girls, will Roxy help the Girls to bring down the Mayor's cult once and for all?
Boo! Join the Sensational Six as they visit the Trick-or-Treat Tower for the big Halloween party. But they have to get there before the moon is full. Young readers will enjoy using Mouseketools to help Mickey and the gang find their way to the tower in time with this spook-tacular Halloween lift-the-flap adventure.MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE IS HUGE!: The premiere of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse delivered the highest ratings ever for a Playhouse Disney series premiere among Kids 2-5, Girls 2-5,Households, and Total Viewers. It also premiered at #1 among all basic cable networks in its time period for Kids 2-5. Mickey Mouse Clubhouse shows no signs of slowing down as it settles in to its first season. It is the number one show among preschoolers!
HORROR BOOKS I WANT TO READ & my book is haunted...RIP!


The restaurant generates an extraordinaryatmosphere.
This striking hotel is located in the centre of Copenhagen. The modern flair of the hotel is defined by an inspiring interior design which serves to emphasise some extraordinary features. In addition, as one of the largest conference centres in the city, a high degree of innovative technology and qualitative standards are prominent on all of the 18 floors.
the innovative technologies employed, the GROHE Euphoria shower provides a sensual water experience.


Filmed at Historic Playmaker's Theater at University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill.
The band include members Lost in the Trees, The Old Ceremony, Birds and Arrows, Mayflies USA, the Tomahawks and the NC Symphony.
Lead vocals by Brett Harris. Ari Picker from Lost In The Trees conducted the orchestra.


Five solar energy companies decided to liquidate their businesses in Egypt after they withdrew from projects planned to be implemented with investments amounting to $400m.
The companies took their decision on the basis of the Extraordinary General Assembly resolution of 2 February 2017, where El Serag 1, Bareq Capital, Gulf New Energy, Adenium Energy, and Smart Green Egypt were put to be liquefied. Rashad Hosny was appointed as liquidator.
Hosny, a Mazars Mostafa Shawki Law Firm partner, said that the five companies were owned by two businesspeople in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
He explained that, according to the law, the concerned bodies were notified with the decision, which was advertised in one of the newspapers two days ago, adding that another announcement will be made again.
He said that companies would not invest in any renewable energy projects in Egypt, as they planned to increase their capital and expand the establishment of several stations, but all plans were halted, and the headquarters in Egypt were closed.
The five companies were among the 23 companies that withdrew from the first phase of the feed-in tariff projects. All of the companies received the funds they paid before to the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) and the New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA), based on the directives of the Minister of Electricity.
Sources in Bareq Capital and Adenium Energy told Daily News Egypt in previous remarks that they withdrew in objection to the arbitration in Egypt and the shortage in hard currency.
Deputy head of the NREA, Abu Bakr Abdel Hamid, said that the NREA only qualifies companies and is not responsible for their withdrawal or liquidation in Egypt.
He noted that the EETC contracted with three companies to buy the energy they produce from solar power plants throughout 25 years, adding that the company also signed the power purchase agreement with six other companies in the second phase of the project.
The government has set up a plan to produce 4,300MW from new and renewable sources, according to the feed-in tariff scheme, with investments of up to $7bn.


Fox News contributor Mara Liasson smacked down Donald Trump's evidence-free attacks on the vote counting in Florida and Arizona.
"He's wrong," Liasson said. "It sounds like he doesn't want any of those military ballots counted, and this is Veterans Day. I think that's really just wrong because Florida is doing what it's supposed to do. It's counting the votes." She also noted that Republicans Ron DeSantis and Rick Scott would likely win their races.
"To undermine America's faith in the most basic democratic institution, the ballot box, I think is wrong," she underscored.
Baier acknowledged Liasson was right, though he took a swipe at the process anyway. "Sloppiness as opposed to what we don't know of fraud," he said.
Watch it below, from the November 12, 2018 Special Report.
Trump's slagging off of public officials and even government departments is like something out of a bizarre science fiction world. Calling people corrupt with zero evidence is slanderous and destructive to the fabric of America.
I've often wondered about the phrase 'bully pulpit' over the years. Now it makes perfect sense.


It is not news that progressive candidates are on a campaign (no pun intended) to soak the rich. Senator Elizabeth Warren proposed a 2 percent annual tax on assets over $50 million. Senator Bernie Sanders countered with new estate tax rates up to 77 percent. And Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez garnered media attention calling for a 70 percent tax rate on income over $10 million. But to the average reader, these proposals — and more — are a bewildering mix of estate taxes, inheritance taxes, wealth taxes, and income taxes. How should one think about all these?
The first thing to recognize is that, roughly speaking, the same policy goals can be achieved with each of these taxes. To make matters concrete, suppose that a hypothetical taxpayer — let's call him Doug — inherits $100 million. Over the course of his lifetime, Doug earns another $200 million (the ideas business is lucrative), spends $100 million (at PF Chang's), and earns a cumulative 50 percent return over a 50-year period. As a result, he ends up with total investment earnings of $100 million, which when added to the principal from his inheritance ($100 million) and labor earnings ($100 million) leads to $300 million as the value of his estate.
Now, as noted above, there are a number of ways to pluck this 1-percent goose. One could, for example, levy a 50 percent tax on inheritances. That would yield $50 million. Alternatively, a 25 percent estate tax would raise $75 million, which is the present-value equivalent of the inheritance tax (discounted at the lifetime rate of return). These are equivalent wealth taxes. Or, one could tax the return on investment at a 75 percent rate. This would also raise $75 million at the end of the 50-year window and be the equivalent of the inheritance tax. Finally, one could tax at roughly a 30 percent rate the annual investment earnings each year for the 50 years and raise exactly the same revenue.
So, how does one pick? As has been widely noted, there are all sorts of problems with wealth taxes in practice. Of the two options, however, it makes more sense to tax inheritances than estates. After all, if someone distributes $1 to 100 million people, that is very different than giving $100 million to one person. The estate tax treats them the same, while an inheritance tax would not. Interestingly, nobody is talking about an inheritance tax. Or, one could use a tax on capital earnings. But this would mean taxing dividends, interest and capital gains at equal rates — something at odds with legislative history — and would require a relatively low rate (30 percent) to impose a high lifetime tax (75 percent) on capital earnings. Nobody is talking about that either.
The soak-the-rich argument is in full swing. But it is just as interesting to ask how to tax the 1 percent.
Since January 1, the federal government has published $11.7 billion in net costs (with $8.8 billion in finalized costs) and 23.6 million hours of net paperwork burden increases (including roughly 24 million hours from final rules).


Pulmonary disease is the second leading cause of death in Canada. Smoking, exposure to second-hand smoke and pollution are the main cause.
Harmful to respiratory health when entering homes, radon is a naturally occurring gas that, at high concentrations, increases the risk of developing lung cancer.
The risk of death from a pneumococcal infection is greater for people with certain chronic lung diseases.
If you would like to get involved in an existing fundraising event or organize yours by pledging to raise $ 100 or more, we will be happy to assist you. Please contact your Provincial Office of the Lung Association.


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Macroeconomic Bulletin
12.12.2005 Business & Finance
UK provides 67 billion cedis as grant aid to Ghana
Accra, Dec. 12, GNA - The British High Commission announced on Monday that Britain had released 67 billion cedis (4.25 million pounds sterling) in aid grant to Ghana. A statement issued in Accra said the grant was disbursed based on the Government's satisfactory progress against the three outstanding performance triggers for 2005.
"(The grant) is part of the performance tranche for the 10-donor 2005 Multi-Donor Budget Support (MDBS) programme that provides direct support to Ghana's budget to implement the Ghana Poverty Reduction Strategy," it said. The statement said in August 2005, the British Government made available to Ghana 132 billion cedis (8.25 million pounds) on the basis of Ghana's completion of nine out of 12 performance triggers for 2005.
It said Britain also contributed 1.8 trillion cedis in June 2003 as direct budget support for three years. This brings to 91.7 million pounds sterling the contributions the British Government had made to Ghana Government since June 2003 under the MDBS framework.


You are about place an enquiry with Dave Cooper about purchasing Red Berries.
I studied illustration at Blackpool and Fylde College and have worked as an illustrator and graphic designer spending time in The Netherlands and many years in France before I returned to the UK in 2013.
I was heavily influenced by my late father who was a successful UK transport artist and I have been drawing and painting since a young age.
I work mainly in watercolour and gouache, but have produced a few pieces in oil colour.
I enjoy painting animals, architectural details and landscapes. I'm looking to develop my style in a more painterly direction moving away from my illustration background.


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DaBaby Drops Video For New Song, 'Giving What It's Supposed To Give' + References Current Homophobia Controversy: My Apologies For Being Me The Same Way You Want The Freedom To Be You
July 29, 2021	by Nick Fenley	in Music	with 0 Comments
DaBaby just released a new music video, and he's referencing his recent controversy in it.
Yesterday (Wednesday, July 28th), DaBaby dropped a new song and music video, "Giving What It's Supposed To Give." The video opens in the middle of a Black cop's funeral–one who allegedly wrongfully arrested DaBaby.
DaBaby then enters the scene and proceeds to walk up to the casket, violently throw a rose in the deceased officer's face, and then spit his gum on him.
The actual song begins to play immediately thereafter. The video is comprised of various back-and-forth scenes–some with DaBaby being incarcerated, some showing him out and about, and others showing him at trial.
Notably, there's a moment where DaBaby references AIDS in the song and video. He similarly spoke on the subject at Rolling Loud this past Sunday (July 25th), causing controversy. DaBaby raps:
"B***h we like AIDS, I'm on your a**, we on your a**, b***h we won't go away."
The video continues, showing DaBaby at trial shortly thereafter. At the trial, the rapper's jury is shown to be almost all Black, with only one white man. Noticeably, the white man on the jury is the only individual who finds DaBaby guilty of his alleged crime.
It is also worth noting that DaBaby shows himself receiving fellatio by various women throughout the video, such as from a female correctional officer while he's in jail.
The video ends shortly thereafter, and credits begin to roll. At the very end of the video, DaBaby appears to directly speak on the recent backlash he received for his comments on gay men and HIV/AIDS. With a mix of rainbow and white lettering, the message reads:
"Don't fight hate with hate. My apologies for being me the same way you want the freedom to be you."
You can see the full video down below:
DaBaby also addressed the controversy and video in a lengthy Instagram post. Yesterday (Wednesday, July 28th), he wrote:
"You ever wrote a video, you and 3 others produce it, you direct it while starring AND rapping in it, film the video for 16 HOURS straight wrap up at 4am, take a shower & jump on a jet to @rollingloud and with only 2 hours of rest give one of the BEST performances of the entire festival yet the most controversial and emotion provoking performance as well; due to things deemed 'insensitive' said during your performance even though you're an ENTERTAINER, try to apologize and explain that you meant no harm & that you were only entertaining as you are paid to do, & have no problem with anyone's sexual preference that is outside of yours, only to have a substantial amount of people refuse to understand your logic…"
DaBaby continued:
"[People] tag along with a trending topic & play with your character and do everything they can to take money out of your pockets and food out your kids mouth, and have everybody around you panicking only for you to apologize anyway stand on the fact that you were entertaining and truly didn't mean to offend anybody or start no commotion, although they're currently offending you, & COINCIDENTALLY the video you were shooting till 4am the DAY OF @rollingloud touches on EVERY controversial topic trending in the headlines, so you then go against the grain in the opposite direction of every scared person around you & stay true to yourself & DROP DAT B***H in the height of the commotion & show the world once again that you CANT BE F***ED WIT?
I have. I just did. God's Work."
What do you think about the situation? Comment down below to let us know!
Tags: DaBaby, music video, music videos, recommend
Authored by: Nick Fenley
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Former health secretary Preeti Sudan appointed UPSC member
By IANS On Nov 29, 2022 0
New Delhi: Former IAS officer, Preeti Sudan, took the oath of office and secrecy as a member of UPSC on Tuesday in the Central Hall, Main Building of UPSC.
The oath was administered to her by UPSC Chairman Dr Manoj Soni.
Preeti Sudan, a 1983 batch IAS officer from Andhra Pradesh cadre, retired as Union Health Secretary in July, 2020. She also served as Secretary, Department of Food & Public Distribution, and, in the Ministry of Women and Child Development and Defence.
Preeti Sudan is an M.Phil in Economics and MSc in Social Policy and Planning from LSE.
Amongst her notable contributions have been initiating two major flagship programmes of the country including Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao and Ayushman Bharat, apart from Legislation on National Medical Commission, Allied Health Professionals Commission and ban on E-cigarettes.
Sudan was also a consultant with the World Bank. She served as Chair of COP-8 of Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, Vice Chair of Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, Chair of Global Digital Health Partnership and as member of WHO's Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response.
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
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Torit State Minister of Information urges a priest in the catholic Diocese of Torit to continue serving God in the pastoral ministry despite challenges he undergoes.
Margret Idwa Okuye describes Father Peter Ben Louis as a great and hard working man in society during the 11th anniversary of St Theresa Isoke Parish on Sunday.
She says being a true servant of God is not an easy task, but needs much prayer.
"Peter Ben you are a great man especially on this day breaking the bread at the altar of the Lord and being the true servant of the Lord is not easy he thank you for your dedication and commitment and also he said he thank you very much for taking care of the community your parish and beyond and he went concluding by saying my son you have chosen to be a priest continue for your services thank you for your services", she appreciates.
Torit State Assembly Speaker Charles Odwar assures that peace will soon be restored in South Sudan because of good negotiations ongoing with the top authorities.
Security situation in the country will stabilize after the peace talks, he observes.
He says sustainable peace cannot be attained in the country without prayer.
The speakers where speaking during the eleven anniversary of Fr. Peter Ben Louis on Sunday.


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About the Davenport Institute
Maureen Tobin - Executive Director
As the Executive Director, Maureen infuses her passion for effective public engagement in guiding the work of the Institute. Tobin comes to Davenport after 14 years in local government where she served as the first Communications and Engagement Manager (subsequently Director) for the City of Morgan Hill. In her role, she developed, implemented and led several significant community engagement efforts including a complete street pilot project that received national attention and the most significant infrastructure project in the history of Morgan Hill. She also led and facilitated a year-long community conversation regarding funding, priorities and options for fiscal sustainability. Maureen brings a breadth of perspective to the table from past leadership roles in healthcare, medical transportation, education and consulting work in the private sector. She has a Bachelor's degree in Health Science from San Jose State University and certificates in public participation. She has been a guest lecturer, speaker and trainer on many topics including public engagement, work life balance, and municipal budgets.
Pooja Bachani Di Giovanna - Assistant Director for Professional Education
As the Assistant Director, Pooja works with our panel of trainers to help promote and coordinate training opportunities, develop certificate and training curriculum, and foster relationships with strategic partners. Bringing a breadth of communications experience to her role, she manages the promotion and marketing of all Davenport offerings including a growing writing portfolio for the Institute. She works closely with our Graduate Assistant team and serves as the Faculty Advisory for the student ICMA chapter. She also serves on the Board of Directors at the National Steinbeck Center and on the Steering and Teaching committee for the University Network of Collaborative Governance. Previously, she worked in Washington D.C. in communications, advocacy, and partner relations. She has a Masters degree in English Education from Long Island University, a Masters in English Literature and Literary Theory from the University of Freiburg, Germany, and Bachelors degrees in English and Philosophy from Boston University.
Pete Peterson - Senior Fellow, Civic Engagement Training
Ashley (Trim) Labosier - Senior Fellow
Ashley Labosier (MPP'09) is Senior Fellow to the Davenport Institute for Public Engagement and Civic Leadership at the Pepperdine School of Public Policy and Director of the Consortium of Public Service Organizations. She served as executive director of the Davenport Institute for 5 years, during which time she co-designed and launched the Professional Certificate in Advanced Public Engagement for Local Government. Ashley is a national writer and speaker on issues related to civil discourse, public engagement, and transparency, as well as an adjunct professor at the Pepperdine School of Public Policy. She has a BA in Government from Patrick Henry College and an MPP from the Pepperdine School of Public Policy.
Davenport Institute Advisory Council
The Davenport Institute Advisory Council is a key group of leaders with years of experience leading and practicing engagement in their communities. These decision makers help guide the strategic mission, vision and efforts of our organization.
Lynne Ashbeck, Councilmember - City of Clovis
Jamil Barnett, Deputy Probation Officer - County of Los Angeles; Adjunct Professor — Azusa Pacific University
Rick Bishop, Former Executive Director - Western Riverside Council of Governments
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Dennis Donohue, Director of Western Growers Center for Innovation and Innovation and Technology; Former Mayor - City of Salinas
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Bev Perry, Former Mayor - City of Brea; City of Mountain View
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Our public engagement champions are advocates for Pepperdine and the Davenport Institute across the state of California.
Anne Ambrose, Director of Administrative Services - City of Palmdale
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Tony Eulo, Program Administrator - City of Morgan Hill
Ingrid Hardy, Director of Cultural and Community Services - City of Oxnard
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Tim O'Donnell, City Manager - City of Brea
Kathleen Tiegs, Director - Cucamonga Valley Water District
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C-banded Somatic Chromosomes of Megalaima zeylanica caniceps (Franklin) (Capitonidae, Piciformes, Aves). A case of Pericentric Inversion
S. P. Bhunya, T. Sultana
1983 Volume 48 Issue 2 Pages 215-220
Released on J-STAGE: March 19, 2009
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1508/cytologia.48.215
The present paper pertains to the study of somatic chromosomes of an Indian bird, Megalaima zeylanica caniceps (Franklin) (Capitonidae, Piciformes). The diploid chromosome number has been determined to be 2n=90±, there are 17 pairs of macrochromosomes and 28 pairs of microchromosomes. The Z and W chromosomes have been identified to be the largest metacentric and metacentric chromosome of medium length respectively. In one individual a case of pericentric inversion (from st to m type) has been observed in one of the partners of an autosome pair. The C-banding analysis shows occurrence of centromeric, interstitial and terminal heterochromatin in macrochromosomes.
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Karyological Studies in Guizotia abyssinica Cass
O. P. Patel, C. B. Singh, R. K. Mishra, V. K. Gour
1. Detailed karyotypic analysis of ten varieties of different geographical regions have been carried out.
2. In the somatic counts all the varieties exhibited the similar chromosome number i. e. 2n=30.
3. Chromosome type B1 and B2 have consistent appearance in all the varieties analysed.
4. On the basis of chromosome types and genotypic variation in karyotypes it was concluded that these genotypes (varieties) share a common ancestor in origin and have gone under a series of structural alternations.
5. Karyotypic analysis revealed that species under study follow a progressive evolutionary path way.
6. According to the extent of karyotypic asymmetry 3 varieties out of ten can be grouped as primitive ones.
Cytological Investigations in Three Species of Oplismenus P. Beauv. (Gramineae)
J. D. Chaudhary
Cytological studies were made in Oplismenus burmannii (n=9, 8 and 2n=45), O. compositus (n=9, 27, 36) and O. undulatifolius (n=27, 27+2 B's). Pentaploid taxon (2n=45) in O. burmannii and diploid taxon (n=9) in O. compositus are new records. Pentaploid of O. burmannii was found to be an asynaptic taxon and has been discussed as a hybrid between O. burmannii (n=18) and O. compositus (n=27).
Comparative Morphology of the Somatic Karyotypes of Vegetable Amaranths and its Phylogenetic Significance
K. J. Madhusoodanan, M. A. Nazeer
Morphological and karyotypical analyses of five species of Amaranthus (sect. Blitopsis) have been undertaken. The species are found to be quite distinct, differing in height, mode of branching, shape as well as size of the leaf, structure of infloresence, nature of bract as well as utricle and mode of dehiscence of ripe utricle. Compared to the wild species, the cultivated ones show advanced characters due to selection. The karyotypes of all the species are very much asymmetric with variation in size as well as in form of chromosome sets. No two species are karyotypically alike. Evidently, the species differentiation in members of the section is caused by chromosome repatterning and in evolution of the species structural alterations of chromosomes are playing a key-role.
Genetic Regulation of Chromocentres in Radish, Raphanus sativus L.
N. Dayal, C. Prasad
The number and ditribution of chromocentres have been studied in nine varietal populations of radish (Raphanus sativus L.) and their six F1 and two F2 hybrids. The mean number and the distribution of chromocentres in the interphase nuclei were found to be characteristic for a population. The varietal populations differed significantly from each other in this heterochromatin phenotye, indicating different degree of heterochromatinization in them. In the F1 hybrids the number of chromocentres averaged midway between their parents. The population having a narrow range of the distribution of chromocentres showed dominance to those having a wide range of the same. F2 hybrid plants, raised from three F1 families, demonstrated a wider range of distribution for number of chromocentres per nucleus than F1's and parents, though they did not differ significantly from the former in the mean number of chromocentres. It has been concluded that the amount and the distribution of constitutive heterochromatin in radish, as inferred from the chromocentre counts, are under the control of genotypes and regulated polygenically.
Cytochemical Electron Microscopic Studies on the Kinetochore of Pollen Mother Cells in Tradescantia reflexa
Aiko Sakai-Wada
Cytochemical studies were made on the kinetochore of chromosomes in the first meiotic metaphase and anaphase of pollen mother cells of Tradescantia reflexa. The kinetochore of T. reflexa is ball- or cup-shaped and about 700 nm in diameter. It seems to contain DNA, RNA and basic proteins judging from the effect of uranyle-EDTA treatment, RNase digestion and PTA-staining. The location of these chemical components were also examined.
Chiasma Frequency and Nucleolar Behaviour in Four Species of Salvia L.
S. Haque
Chiasma frequency and nucleolar behaviour in four species of Salvia e. g. S. farinacea, S. glutinosa, S. coccinea and S. splendens were studied. Out of four species, S. glutinosa showed the highest chiasmata per bivalent (1.18). S. farinacea and S. glutinosa formed both ring and rod bivalents although the number of ring bivalents were less. S. coccinea and S. splendens formed only rod bivalents. Variation in nucleolar number and behaviour was noted in three species of Salvia, e. g. S. farinacea, S. glutinosa and S. splendens. The number of nucleoli varied from PMC to PMC and also the number of bivalents attached to the nucleolus varied. Various causes of low chiasma frequency as well as variation in the nucleolar number and behaviour were discussed in detail. Studies on chiasma frequency were correlated to recombination and evolution among the four species of Salvia.
Cytological Effects of Ionizing Radiations (Gamma rays and X-rays) on Two Species of Oedogonium (Oedogoniales)
S. B. Agrawal, Y. S. R. K. Sarma
In the present study the effects of gamma rays and X-rays were seen on the karyology of two species of Oedogonium, O. gunnii Wittr. and O. virceburgense Hirn. (Oedogoniales). Various types of chromosomal aberrations were assessed qualitatively and quantitatively. The percentages of chromosomal aberrations and percentages of nuclear degeneration were found to be directly related with the administered doses of gamma/X-rays. Gamma rays were found more effective than X-rays in bringing about a particular type of effect. O. virceburgense proved to be more resistant than O. gunnii for both the radiations.
Karyotype and B Chromosomes of Musa rubra Wall
P. K. Agarwal
Detailed karyotype studies in Musa rubra Wall. revealed the presence of 2n=22+B-chromosomes. Karyotype was found to be of symmetrical type and was placed in 3A category of the 12 categories recognized by Stebbins (1971). B-chromosomes were found to occur in roots and pollen mother cells. Possible origin of these chromosomes by breaking up of satellites at secondary constriction regions and further acquisition of centromeric activity by these broken satellites have been suggested.
Cytology of Desynaptic Sternbergia fischeriana (Herb.) Roem. (Amaryllidaceae)
J. L. Karihaloo, A. K. Koul
A desynaptic clone of Sternbergia fischeriana has been recorded from Kashmir. It has a diploid chromosome count of 22, 4 long and 18 medium. Of the 11 pairs 2 are heteromorphic. Male meiosis reveals desynapsis of medium strong type. Preponderance of univalents causes irregularities in chromosome segregation resulting in genetically unbalanced gametes, only a small fraction of which are viable. Desynapsis coupled with structural heterozygosity leads to highly aberrant meiosis and results in total sterility of the clone.
Chromosome Numbers and Karyotypes of Some Australian Grass Species
M. G. Jadhav, S. P. Birari, S. S. Mehetre
The diploid chromosome number in root tip cells in Iseilema vaginjorum, I. membranaceum and Pseudoiseilema australiansis was found to be 2n=18. The chromosome number in P. australiansis and I. membranaceum are new reports. While the karyotypes in these three species are also reported here for the first time.
The karyotypic studies in all the three species indicated that majority of the chromosomes had submedium and having very less difference in their total chromatin length. However, the three species are found to be distinct in regards to position of the sat chromosomes. The assymetrical karyotype in all these species indicated that they are in the advancing stage of evolution.
The idiograms of all the three species indicated that except, the minor differnces in the position of sat pairs, they are very allied to each other and seem to have been originated from common ancestor.
X-ray Sensitivity in Nigella sativa L.
Animesh K. Datta, Amal K. Biswas
Seeds of Nigella sativa L. were irradiated with 4 Kr, 6 Kr, 8 Kr, 10 Kr, 20 Kr and 30 Kr of X-rays. Frequency of germination and rate of seedling growth have shown dose dependent decreasing trend. LD50 was found to lie between 8 Kr and 10 Kr. Chromosomal abnormalities such as fragments, diplochromosomes, ring configuration, lagging fragments with or without bridges, aneuploid cells having fragment and unequal chromosome length, univalents, multivalents, non-orientation, non-synchronous condensation, multipolarity and stickiness of chromosome were noted in post-irradiated materials. Micronuclei were also studied in interphase cells. It appears that X-rays have induced localised breakage at subterminal regions of chromosomes. Total mitotic anomalies enhanced but the frequency of dividing cells decreased with increase in the radiation doses. It appears that mitotic disturbances have affected physiological processes, Pollen sterility and meiotic anomalies have shown dose dependent increasing tendencies, thus indicating that former is an outcome of the latter.
Karyologic Studies on Spanish Taxa of Trifolium subterraneum L.
M. D. Angulo, A. M. Sanchez de Rivera
Five taxa of Trifolium subterraneum (DV, STG, SA-1, FR and STO) from different Spanish regions have been karyologically studied, taking into account the evolutionary tendencies of the karyotype. Their diploid number 2n=16 and their karyotypical diversity have been evidenced.
A comparative study with previously studied Extremaduran ecotypes and Australian cultivars has also been conducted to determine the degree of evolution of the karyotype of the different taxa of T. subterraneum L.
The haploid number n=8 has been determined for each one of the five taxa studied in this paper.
Origin of the Multinucleate Decidual Cell of the Mouse
E. B. Ilgren, E. P. Evans, M. D. Burtenshaw
Cytological and cytophotometrical analyses have shown that multipolar mitotic figures and multinucleate cells are present within mouse decidua. These are, moreover, found exclusively within the antimesometrially-situated decidua and contain not only excessive amounts of nuclear DNA (>4c) but also numerous sets of chromosomes (>2n). Thus, during the growth of mouse decidua, multinucleation probably results from a multipolar nuclear division without concomitant cytokinesis; polyploidisation becomes consequential upon multinucleation; and regionalisation can influence the origin of the multinucleate, polyploid condition.
Studies on Nucleolus and Nucleolar Chromosomes in Angiosperms
VII. Nature of nucleolar chromosome polymorphism in Allium cepa var. viviparum (Metzg.) Alef
Anima Langer, A. K. Koul
Numerical polymorphism of nucleolar chromosomes has been recorded among various clones of Allium cepa var. viviparum. Loss of visibility of satellites in some plants is accompanied by proportionate reduction in nucleolar number. In some plants, however, nucleolar organization is not impaired by morphological reduction of satellites. Change in number of satellites and nucleoli is seen to tell upon plant fertility.
Light and Electron Microscopic Observations of the Midgut Sheath and Anterior Diverticulum of the Lantern Bug, Pyrops candelaria Linn. (Homoptera: Fulgoridae)
W. W. K. Cheung
Cytological Effects of Medicinal Plants in Qatar
III. Mitotic effect of water extract of Anastatica hierochuntica L. on Allium cepa
A. S. Shehab, Z. M. Adam
In this investigation the cytological effect of Anastatica hierochuntica L. extract on Allium cepa root meristems was followed. Mitotic index depression occurred after direct and recovery treatments. The total percentage of abnormalities increased with increase of time and concentrations. The abnormalities scored were despiralization, spindle disturbance, stickiness, lagging and bridges.
Effects of Energetic Shortage upon the Ultrastructure of Some Organelles, in Excised Roots of Lycopersicum esculentum Cultivated in vitro
I. Reversible structural modifications of the endoplasmic reticulum
Christiane Morisset
Impairments of the energetic metabolism affect the ultrastructures of the organelles in roots, during long term anaerobiosis (72h). They were fully reversible upon the return to an aerated medium (15h). Comparison was made after uncoupling oxidative phosphorylation by means of the 2-4 DNP, or after plasmolysis which reduces the oxygen uptake. Germ-free excised tomato roots, cultivated in vitro were used.
The endoplasmic reticulum saccules which were located in the peripheric cytoplasm of control cells, were reduced during the three experiments, possibly associated with a diminution of the chemical exchanges from one cell to another. Other saccules formed long parallel sheets, their ribosomes remaining numerous. A complex system of vesicles was formed in the perinuclear cytoplasm, specifically induced by anaerobiosis.
Chromosome Evolution and Affinity of Certain Genera of Orchidaceae
H. Sau, A. K. Sharma
The present paper deals with a detailed chromosome study of 35 species including cytotypes of the tribe Kerosphaereae of Orchidaceae. There are 17 new reports from Eastern Himalayas and the Khasia hills. On the basis of the chromosome behaviour and karyotype analysis it has been concluded that in the subtribe Coelogyneae, the genus Pholidota is allied to Coelogyne and those two represent homogeneous assemblages. In the subtribe Dendrobeae, the genus Dendrobium is quite homogeneous in which polyploidy and aneuploidy along with chromosome changes have played an important role in evolution. Intraspecific chromosome races are common and a clear case has been demonstrated in D. chrysanthum where such cytotypes are correlated with distinct environmental conditions. Dressler (1961) described the northern epiphytes of Mexico and also recorded the severe frost-damage in them excepting Epidendrum conopseum R. Br. (Dressler 1964). In the subtribe Sarcanthineae, the affinity of Aerides with Sarcachilus has been revealed and presence of supernumerary constriction indicates the extent to which structural changes of chromosomes are operating in evolution. The cytological affinity of Stauropsis with Vanda has been shown. The position of the species Hexisea reflexa, newly recorded here from India, has been assigned under Sarcanthineae. In Vanda, polyploidy and aneuploidy occurring at intra and interspecific level as well as cryptic structural alterations have been considered to be the factors which have contributed to the wide geographical distribution and adaptation of the genus. In general, genera cannot be categorised on the basis of their karyotypes. In broad features of the karyotype, the family as a whole represents a normal grouping, as karyotype alterations, though playing a role in evolution, are equally effective at an intra and interspecific level. An illustrated work was published on Orchid pollination and evolution (Dodson 1961).
Investigations on an Induced Green Seed Coat Colour Mutant of Trigonella foenum-graecum L.
V. Laxmi, M. N. Gupta, Subodh Kumar Datta
A green seed coat colour mutant induced by 0.06% MMS and its parental strain were studied during present investigation. The mutant differed from the control not only in seed coat colour but also in some cytomorphological, palynological and biochemical characters. The mutant was superior to the control in herbage, seed and crude oil yield. The induced mutant seems to be originated due to gene mutation.
Cytomorphological Behaviour and Origin of Aneuploids in Tetraploid Pearl Millet (Pennisetum americanum (L.) K. Schum)
R. Sai Kumar, U. P. Singh, R. B. Singh, R. M. Singh
Aneuploids with 27- to 30-chromosomes were isolated in the progenies of induced tetraploids of pearl millet in a lower frequency in C2 generation. These aneuploids were apparently recovered through female transmission, which varied for aneuploid gametes with different chromosome numbers. Aneuploids could be distinguished from eu-tetraploids on a morphological basis. Cytological study showed that 27-chromosomes variant was characterized by a high frequency of univalents and their precocious splitting at AI followed by the formation of bivalents in addition to rare presence of trivalents and quadrivalents/cell. But bivalents were highly frequent in both hypertetraploids. Thus, a frequency of bivalent is suggestive of "preferential pairing". Moreover, the induced bivalentization noted in both euand aneuploids of advanced generation tetraploids of pearl millet may be accounted to high selection pressure.
Histochemistry and Ultrastructure of Suspensor Cells in Alyssum maritimum
Kumkum Prabhakar, M. R. Vijayaraghavan
In Alyssum maritimum the zygote divides to form two cells namely the terminal cell and the basal cell. The basal cell, of the two-celled proembryo, stains less for proteins and RNA than the terminal cell. The derivatives of the basal cell form the suspensor cells of the proembryo and differ histochemically from the organogenetic part of the embryo derived from the terminal cell. The uppermost cell of the suspenson, towards the micropylar end, has been designated as `vesicular cell'. Electron microscopic investigations reveal the presence of wall ingrowths in the vesicular cell which acts as a transfer cell. All the suspensor cells of the embryo are interconnected through plasmodesmata. It is envisaged that the uppermost suspensor cell-vesicular cell-is responsible for the absorption and translocation of the metabolites in micropylar region of the embryo sac. The cell's position in the embryo sac and the peculiar morphology as revealed by EM studies are important adjuncts which enable this cell to mobilise the solutes towards the developing embryo.
Multi-stranded Chromosomes in the Differentiated Tissue of Hordeum vulgare
Y. K. Bansal, S. Sen
In the differentiated tissue of root cells of Hordeum vulgare 2, 4-d induces division. Multi-stranded nature of the chromosomes has been recorded in this zone. The endomitotic replication of chromoomes seems to play an important role in cell differentiation in H. vulgare.
Chromosome Study of Polyploid Indian Squill, Urginea indica Kunth
Sumita Jha, Sumitra Sen
The present investigation deals with chromosome study of ten polyploid populations of Urginea indica Kunth representing triploids, tetraploids and hitherto unrecorded hexaploid. Different cytotypes frequently occur in the same climatic zone, but the constancy of the karyotype within the populations indicates certain adaptability to the microenvironmental condition to which they are subjected. The karyotype is highly asymmetrical both in size and morphology. There is no reduction in chromosome size along with polyploidy. The populations, however, differ with respect to minute karyotypic details. The role of structural alteration of chromosomes in the evolution of races is evident. Occurrence of large number of cytotypes both numerically and structurally altered as well as extensive vegetative reproduction has resulted in wide distribution of U. indica.
Super-ultrastructure of the Envelope Membranes of Spinach Chloroplasts
Susumu Toyama
Super-fine structure of the envelope membranes of spinach chloroplasts was observed with ultrathin sections fixed in glutaraldehyde and osmic acid. Both inner and outer membranes are not composed of unit membranes, but of a number of fine grains which are 13 to 16Å in diameter and 14 to 16/100nm2 in density and of a matrix between them. The grains do not appear to be regular in distribution. The outer membrane of the envelope is different from the inner membrane in both electron density and thickness, that is, the former is less dense and 60 to 70 A thick, and latter is dense and 75 to 85Å thick, Both membranes are separated by a electron transparent zone of 40 to 60Å in width.
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Vizag, The city of destiny is going to have its India's tallest musical fountain. Already the train run is done and it is pleasure to watch. This is going to be inaugurated by Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu very soon.
This would be an another tourist attracting to vizag, as this is the tallest musical fountain in India. This is designed, developed and installed by Orient Fountains of China at a cost of Rs 4.5 crore.


The reason why I had a mirror light up is because I always love to look into the mirror. Every time I look into a mirror, it allows me a time to reflect on myself and the decisions I make for myself. This sculpture says about me that I always like to reflect on my actions and a mirror is my best ways of viewing those types of decisions that I think about during the day.
Now I used very little items for my sculpture so there isn't a lot of elements, but there were a small circular mirror that can stand on it's own, so it wouldn't have to be held up, 16 christmas lights and different colors to some some christmas spirit, and a 9V battery to light the bulbs that there's on the sculpture.
Nice project Dior. It is very creative.


Thr Moroccan citron is under the supervision of the Central Rabbinical Congress of the US and Canada.
Moroccan citron is highly sought-after from the jewish Moroccan immigrant community because of its traditional heritage.
The Moroccan citron is beautiful and has a unique shape.


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The retail pharmacy giant reported solid fourth quarter results and predicts another year of strong growth ahead.
Pharmacy retail giant CVS Health (NYSE:CVS) released its fourth-quarter financial results before the market opened on Tuesday morning. With a very busy 2015 behind it, CEO Larry Merlo had guided that the company was poised for "significant growth" during the period.
Did the actual results live up to management's rosy expectations?
Total revenue grew by a strong 11% when compared to the year ago period. The growth was driven by a combination of acquisitions and an uptick in pharmacy network claims.
Adjusted earnings per share of $1.53 were right in the middle of management's previous guidance, and up 26.5% versus the same time a year ago. That's a huge jump, especially for a $100 billion market cap giant.
1. Was the Target deal a bulls-eye?
Last year CVS Health spent $1.9 billion to take over Target's (NYSE:TGT) pharmacy and clinic business. The deal closed in December, and management expects to have the roughly 1,700 Target pharmacies rebranded to the CVS name by the end of the summer. Management has already successfully converted a handful of Target pharmacies over to the new "store within a store" format, and will ramp up its efforts significantly in the coming few months.
As the remodels are completed, CVS will then focus its attention on converting current Target customers that do not already use the store's pharmacy services.
Now as we complete each store conversion and its rebranded as CVS Pharmacy, at that point we launch our additional core offerings, core pharmacy offerings, to include Specialty Connect, Extra Care Pharmacy Rewards, along with our digital tolls and that's in addition to Maintenance Choice that was available upon the transaction close. We'll begin adding marketing elements as geographies convert, all with the goal of converting Target guests who currently don't use the pharmacy.
2. How are legacy stores performing?
CVS Health had a solid performance with its existing store base. Same store sales increased 3.5% over the prior year period, which compares favorably to the 1.7% growth that it showed last quarter.
That growth primarily came from the back of the store, as pharmacy same store sales grew 5% during the period, which included a 4.7% negative hit due to generic drug introductions. The front of the store didn't hold up as well. Sales were down 0.5%, mostly due to lower traffic. CVS estimates that its total retail market share grew to 21.8% during the quarter, which was a 65 basis point bump over the year ago period.
The company continues to grow out its clinic business as well -- it now operates 1,135 clinics in 33 states. During the quarter, it opened 36 new MinuteClinics and added another 79 as part of the Target acquisition.
I think with the acquisitions, we may not hit that number by 2017. Obviously, we're going to be focusing on the Target integration, which includes about 80 clinics this year, so we may be a year or two behind that original target of 2017, but we continue to be comfortable with the rollout.
3. How's the Pharmacy Benefit Management business performing?
Revenue from the PBM side of the business was up 11.1% versus the same quarter a year ago to $26.5 billion. That growth was driven primarily from its $12.9 billion acquisition of Omnicare, as well as from a 6.4% growth in claims. CVS Health added $1.2 billion in new net business during the quarter, which brings the total for 2014 to $12.7 billion. Importantly, CVS boasted a retention rate of 98% for the year.
PBM gross margins came in at 5.6%, up 45 basis points when compared to the same period last year.
CVS believes that its adjusted EPS will land between $1.14 and $1.17, which is roughly flat with the same period last year. However, the picture looks much brighter for the full year. Management believes it will be able to grow its top line by more than 17%. They are forecasting that adjusted earnings per share will land between $5.73 to $5.88, representing growth of at least 11% on the bottom line, which includes an estimated $4 billion in share repurchase activity.


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UK: Urban Transport Authorities Set out Vision for Future of Transport
Following on from the EU referendum, the formation of a new Government and with the start of the party conference season, the Urban Transport Group has set out a vision for how UK transport policy could unfold in a way that will enable the nation's largest urban areas to deliver inclusive growth in a smart and sustainable way.
Manchester Metrolink © Urban Transport Group
The report, 'Policy futures for urban transport', sets out how, with more focused governance in place, the city regions are delivering major investment programmes including on public transport, highways and active travel, and smart ticketing.
The report says that with the right national policy framework further progress can be made to:
Deliver modern, efficient and fully integrated urban transport networks accessible via smart and simple ticketing systems
Break down the barriers between different sectors to ensure that the benefits that transport can bring to achieving wider policy goals – in areas like health, employment and education – are fully realised and rewarded.
Dr Jon Lamonte, Chair of Urban Transport Group and CEO of Transport for Greater Manchester, said:
'From the major expansion of Manchester Metrolink to the total overhaul of the Tyne and Wear Metro and from cycle superhighways to the roll out of smart ticketing, our urban transport networks are being transformed through the significant investment programmes that we are delivering. At the same time more devolution of transport responsibilities and powers to more focussed governance in the city regions is paying off, including through better performing and more responsive local rail networks. We now want to build on these foundations – and this report shows how. It takes the detailed policy development work that the Urban Transport Group has undertaken in recent years and turns that into a route map for what an effective working relationship between Government and the city regions should look like on transport.'
'A key immediate priority is to ensure that the Bus Services Bill which is currently progressing through parliament is enacted and fully usable by Spring 2017 as promised and that it delivers on its aims of giving transport authorities powers to plan, oversee and procure local bus networks in the same way that our colleagues in London can. Given the urgent need for higher levels of investment in urban transport systems we also need to bring greater certainty to local transport funding in line with that which now applies to national road and rail. We also need to explore the scope for potential new funding streams such as the hypothecation of Vehicle Excise Duty.'
The report sets out fifteen ways in which national government and urban transport authorities can work together to give the country's largest conurbations the transport systems they need.
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