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U.S. Labor Force and Unemployment Statistical BS
Economics / Economic Statistics Feb 05, 2011 - 04:29 AM GMT
I had no idea what to expect in today's jobs report. ADP projected 187,000 jobs but has been wildly off numbers reported by the BLS. Economists expected +146,000 jobs. The actual establishment survey report shows +36,000.
I knew huge revisions and methodology changes were coming this month would make gaming the report a crap-shoot. However, the amazing thing in the jobs report was not the number of jobs, but the statistical sleight-of-hand in the unemployment rate.
Statistical BS
The unemployment rate (based on the household survey), unexpectedly fell from 9.4% to 9.0%. How did that happen?
Based on population growth, the labor force should have been expanding over the course of a year by about 125,000 workers a month, a total of 1.5 million workers. Instead, (for the entire year) the BLS reports that the civilian labor force fell by 167,000. Those not in the labor force rose by 2,094,000. In January alone, a whopping 319,000 people dropped out of the workforce.
To get the unemployment rate down from 9.8% to 9.0%, you simply do not count two million workers. Look on the bright side, at this rate we will be back to full employment in no time.
Huge Downward Revisions
One way to make recent numbers look better is to revise the historical data downward. Today we have a third massive backward revision since the beginning of the recession.
"The total nonfarm employment level for March 2010 was revised downward by 378,000 (411,000 on a seasonally adjusted basis). The previously published level for December 2010 was revised downward by 452,000 (483,000 on a seasonally adjusted basis)."
Decade of Revisions Next Year
"The population control adjustments introduced with household survey data for January 2011 were applied to the population base determined by Census 2000. The results from Census 2010 will not be incorporated into the household survey population controls until the release of data for January 2012."
Hallelujah, the recent census report will provide fertile ground to revise away anything the BLS wants.
January Jobs Report
Please consider the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) January 2010 Employment Report.
The unemployment rate fell by 0.4 percentage point to 9.0 percent in January, while nonfarm payroll employment changed little (+36,000), the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment rose in manufacturing and in retail trade but was down in construction and in transportation and warehousing. Employment in most other major industries changed little over the month.
Unemployment Rate - Seasonally Adjusted
Bear in mind, were it not for millions of people allegedly dropping out of the labor force over the last year, the unemployment rate would be over 11% right now.
Nonfarm Payroll Employment - Seasonally Adjusted
Establishment Data
Index of Aggregate Weekly Hours
The average workweek for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls fell by 0.1 hour to 34.2 hours in January. The manufacturing workweek for all employees rose by 0.1 hour to 40.5 hours, while factory overtime remained at 3.1 hours. The average workweek for production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls declined by 0.1 hour to 33.4 hours; the workweek fell by 1.0 hour in construction, likely reflecting severe winter weather.
In January, average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls increased by 8 cents, or 0.4 percent, to $22.86. Over the past 12 months, average hourly earnings have increased by 1.9 percent. In January, average hourly earnings of private-sector production and nonsupervisory employees rose by 10 cents, or 0.5 percent, to $19.34.
BLS Birth-Death Model Black Box
The big news in the BLS Birth/Death Model is the BLS is going to move to quarterly rather than annual adjustments.
Effective with the release of January 2011 data on February 4, 2011, the establishment survey will begin estimating net business birth/death adjustment factors on a quarterly basis, replacing the current practice of estimating the factors annually. This will allow the establishment survey to incorporate information from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages into the birth/death adjustment factors as soon as it becomes available and thereby improve the factors.
For more details please see Introduction of Quarterly Birth/Death Model Updates in the Establishment Survey
In recent years Birth/Death methodology has been so screwed up and there have been so many revisions that it has been painful to watch.
It is possible that the BLS model is now back in sync with the real world. Moreover, quarterly rather than annual adjustments can only help the process.
The Birth-Death numbers are not seasonally adjusted while the reported headline number is. In the black box the BLS combines the two coming out with a total.
The Birth Death number influences the overall totals, but the math is not as simple as it appears. Moreover, the effect is nowhere near as big as it might logically appear at first glance. Do not add or subtract the Birth-Death numbers from the reported headline totals. It does not work that way.
Birth/Death assumptions are supposedly made according to estimates of where the BLS thinks we are in the economic cycle. Theory is one thing. Practice is clearly another as noted by numerous recent revisions.
Birth-Death Number Revisions
Inquiring minds note enormous backward revisions in Birth-Death reporting. Here is the chart for 2010 that I showed last month.
Birth Death Model Revisions 2010 (as reported last month)
Birth Death Model Revisions 2010 (as reported this month)
Is this new model going to reflect reality going forward?
That's hard to say, but things were so screwed up before that it is unlikely to be any worse. One encouraging sign is several negative numbers in the recent chart. January would have been negative too, had they shown it. Historically there were only 2 negative number every year, January and July. That anomaly broke November of 2010.
Household Data
In the last year, the civilian population rose by 1,872,000. Yet the labor force dropped by 167,000. Those not in the labor force rose by 2,094,000. In January alone, a whopping 319,000 people dropped out of the workforce.
Households Stats
The number of unemployed persons decreased by about 600,000 in January to 13.9 million, while the labor force was unchanged. (Based on data adjusted for updated population controls)
The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) edged down to 6.2 million and accounted for 43.8 percent of the unemployed.
After accounting for the annual adjustment to the population controls, the employment-population ratio (58.4 percent) rose in January, and the labor force participation rate (64.2 percent) was unchanged.
The number of persons employed part time for economic reasons declined from 8.9 to 8.4 million in January. These individuals were working part time because their hours had been cut back or because they were unable to find a full-time job.
In January, 2.8 million persons were marginally attached to the labor force, up from 2.5 million a year earlier. (These data are not seasonally adjusted.) These individuals were not in the labor force, wanted and were available for work, and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months. They were not counted as unemployed because they had not searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey.
In January 2010 the number of people working part time for economic reason was 8.3 million. 12 months later the total has gone up by 631,000.
Table A-8 Part Time Status
There are now 8,407,000 workers whose hours may rise before those companies start hiring more workers.
Table A-15
Table A-15 is where one can find a better approximation of what the unemployment rate really is.
Grim Statistics
Given the total distortions of reality with respect to not counting people who allegedly dropped out of the work force, it is hard to discuss the numbers.
The official unemployment rate is 9.0%. However, if you start counting all the people that want a job but gave up, all the people with part-time jobs that want a full-time job, all the people who dropped off the unemployment rolls because their unemployment benefits ran out, etc., you get a closer picture of what the unemployment rate is. That number is in the last row labeled U-6.
While the "official" unemployment rate is an unacceptable 9.0%, U-6 is much higher at 16.1%. Moreover, both the official rate and U-6 would be much higher were it not for huge numbers of people dropping out of the workforce.
Things are much worse than the reported numbers would have you believe.
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Ok, so maybe I am completely just not right for being a bonsai owner, but I found an adorable Bonsai Ginseng Ficus from our local walmart in the summer and bought it. I love it. So here is my question... I would assume it's doing well because it hasn't died yet, but now the leaves are falling off. I am assuming again it's because it's fall/winter where I live (UT) and cold. Is it dying or is this a regular when it gets cold?
Also, how often should I be watering it and is there any special care instructions I should know of?
Where is the tree situated and what kind of temperatures is it experiencing. Ficus are tropical and don't like cold weather for any length of time. Are you providing adequate lighting? These things are important in order to provide reasonable advice.
Ficus, not being deciduous, do not routinely drop their leaves in the fall although many growers experience some leaf drop when the tree is moved to a new location such as from outside during summer to inside in the fall.


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I took some time off from blogging when I became pregnant with my daughter, but I already knew that when I started back writing, my mission would be different. I didn't want to just share my story. I wanted I Speak Mom to become a platform for mothers to share their own incredible motherhood journeys and moments, the painful ones and beautiful ones as well. There is power in sharing ... a therapeutic quality. But more importantly, when we share, we allow others to see themselves reflected in us, and know they are not alone.
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Is it possible to Celebrate Communion too Often?
The first thing I found was a very old writing by a Greek Orthodox priest named Macarius Notaras from the 18th century. He advocated that Communion should be taken as frequently as possible. He stated "To receive Communion the usual two or three times a year is good and helpful, but to receive Communion more frequently is far better." He even went so far as to point out an irony in that we feed our bodies two or three times a day, why do we restrict feeding our souls to so few time a year? This surprised me a little because I expected a priest from such a strictly liturgical would give a far more rigid answer, but that wasn't the case.
Are there differences in the frequency that congregations celebrate the Lord's Supper based on denomination?
The next item I found was a discussion posted on Chuck Warnock's blog "Confessions of a Small Church Pastor" - that basically just asked the open question "Communion: How often is too often?" Again, what I read there surprised me. The readers, almost all from non-liturgical churches, posted some really interesting comments. For example, one reader posted "I'm usually not a traditionalist, and find that I lose meaning by doing something so often it becomes commonplace; this is probably a function of my age. But communion is one of those rare exceptions. The more I've come to celebrate it, the more meaningful it has become." As a lifelong Episcopalian, I find it really interesting that non-liturgical churches are showing so much interest in celebrating Communion more often than quarterly or once a month.
Does the Bible say how often Christians should Celebrate Communion?
"I grew up in a church where communion was something you only did at "church" (unless you were dying!) but what can you tell me about what the Bible says about being able to take communion at home with my family.
Does the Bible say this is possible?"
How often do you celebrate Communion? Do you think it's often enough? Do you think it's too often? Do you think it's possible that it loses it's "specialness" if it's done too often?
Post a comment - I'd love to know what you think!
By example in Acts 20:7 (the same meaning of "breaking of bread"), communion was celebrated "on the first day of the week". That day comes ones every week. Therefore the frequency is weekly. You can compare other part of the first day of the week celebration in I Corinthians 16:1. In the light of what has been so steadfastly and faithfully immediately after the beginning of the church in Acts 2;42.


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Every fifth Dane wants...
Every fifth Dane wants to put immigrants with COVID-19 back in the hospital queue
According to a new survey, up to one in five Danes would prioritise hospital beds for COVID-19 patients with severe symptoms born in Denmark over recent immigrants. This is especially true for immigrants with Muslim names. These findings reflect welfare chauvinism and racist stereotypes, researchers say.
Rigshospitalet. Foto: News Øresund, Johan Wessman/Flickr
Should people born in Denmark be given higher priority than immigrants who have only lived in the country for a year if there would, at some point, be a shortage of hospital beds for severely ill Covid-19 patients?
Yes, say up to a fifth of 1,003 Danes who have responded to the scenario in a recently published study conducted by researchers at the Department of Sociology.
Both when it comes to immigrants with Danish/Nordic-sounding names and immigrants with typical Muslim names, a significant number of Danes would not give such immigrants the same access to emergency hospital treatment as people born in Denmark – even though a severe Covid-19 infection is a risk we all face irrespective of race, religion and origin.
The tendency towards discrimination is particularly strong towards immigrants with Muslim names. Almost every fifth would prioritise native born Danes over this group.
Figure: Prioritisation of hospital beds for patients with severe Covid-19 symptoms
The figure shows the proportion who believe that a person who is seriously ill with Covid-19 and are born in Denmark (grey dots) or had immigrated a year ago (green dots) should be prioritised a hospital bed if there is lack of capacity in the hospitals. The bars illustrate the statistical uncertainty. The difference between people born in Denmark with Danish and Muslim names respectively is not statistically significant.
Mikkel Haderup Larsen, PhD student and responsible for the study together with Associate Professor Merlin Schaeffer, sees a form of 'welfare chauvinism' behind the reluctance to share equal access to hospital treatment with recent immigrants.
"Access to hospital treatment is something made possible by collective contributions to the welfare state, so it is a question of reciprocity. What this finding basically shows is that some respondents say: 'If you have not contributed to our collective strong welfare state for very long, then you are less deserving of the benefits of it'."
This form of welfare chauvinism can also explain why there is no statistically significant difference in attitudes towards people with Danish and Muslim names if they were born in Denmark. Both have contributed to the welfare state for many years. According to the researchers, this finding is reassuring because it shows no blatant racism but reflects that the residents of Denmark regard native born Muslims as equal when it comes to healthcare services.
That said, it is difficult to use welfare chauvinism as an explanation for why some respondents believe that immigrants with Muslim names do not deserve the same hospital treatment as immigrants with Danish-Nordic names. Here, according to Merlin Schaeffer, the difference between the two immigrant groups rather covers stereotypical notions that Muslim immigrants may contribute less to society, are often seen as free riders of the welfare state, etc.
"It may not be racism in its blatant form. But at least in terms of an aversion to immigrants, there seems to be this kind of feeling that Muslim immigrants in particular try to come here to exploit the welfare state. And there is particularly strong aversion to that. This is of course highly problematic given the survey's scenario that people have acute Covid-19 and a medical doctor has said that the person needs hospital treatment."
Sheds light on welfare policy and racism
The study contributes to an ongoing scientific debate about people's reluctance to share the benefits of the welfare state. Does it primarily reflect an attitude that new citizens should 'earn' their welfare benefits, or does it represent a deeper resentment towards minorities and outright racism?
The question has become even more difficult to answer after there has been increased political focus in Denmark on restricting immigrants' access to welfare benefits as a way to incentivise fast integration and avoiding 'welfare tourism'. From this perspective, welfare chauvinism can be seen as having have a politically legitimate purpose.
This is where attitudes towards hospital treatment of Covid-19 patients become a particularly interesting litmus test, because the pandemic is an acute and atypical situation for which the individual cannot be held responsible. It is also hard to perceive the case of hospital treatment of an acute Covid-19 infection as a meaningful incentive to find employment and integrate.
That up to a fifth of Danes discriminates Muslim immigrants is a social problem and a warning, Schaffer believes:
"It is one thing to say that refugees should receive lower unemployment benefits because we think they need an incentive to integrate. It is another thing to say that they deserve less Covid-19 treatment. This is a scenario where there, morally speaking, shouldn't be any differences made between people. Healthcare is a basic human need," he says.
"So the fact that we do see these differences shows that Danish politicians may have to address these forms of xenophobia and racism in the population and that some their recent rhetoric against Muslims and refugees has potentially gone too far."
Merlin Schaeffer receives runner-up prize for best article
PhD Fellow Mikkel Haderup Larsen
Email: mhl@soc.ku.dk
Associate Professor Merlin Schaeffer
Email: mesc@soc.ku.dk
The study 'Healthcare chauvinism during the COVID-19 pandemic' has been published in the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies and was conducted by Mikkel Haderup Larsen and Merlin Schaeffer.
The study is accessible (open access) under the following link. Healthcare chauvinism during the COVID-19 pandemic
The study is based on a survey among 1,003 randomly selected people over the age of 18 who live in Denmark. They were asked to consider the extent to which (on a scale from 1-8) a named person aged 59 or 83 with severe Covid-19 symptoms and on the recommendation of the doctor should be prioritised a hospital bed in a situation of lack of capacity.
In the survey, the participants were randomly presented a patient with either a Danish-Nordic and Muslim sounding name, who was born in Denmark or had arrived a year ago.
Data was collected between 17 and 30 April 2020 during the first wave of the corona epidemic, where concerns about hospital capacity loomed large, as it has recently.
Our Globe
Søren Bang
sba@samf.ku.dk


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In no particular order, put all of the ingredients in a small saucepan, and heat over medium flame until the oats and liquid reach a smooth consistency--about 15 minutes. Constantly stir the mixture, scraping the bottom at least once a minute so you don't have lumps (and to prevent Tennis Elbow from the inevitable scrubbing).
This recipe might seem absurdly disproportionate; but have no fear! The result is a HUGE bowl of oatmeal, with the only extra calories coming from milk. Almond milk and soy milk make great alternatives to plain skim milk. Some of you might also be confused about the drop of oil. This addition will be a great help later when it comes to cleaning the pan—a little bit of fat goes a long way.
Of course, you can put in whatever toppings you like--fresh or dehydrated fruit, nuts, honey, or brown sugar, to name a few. You can even make it savory if you wish by skipping the sweet ingredients, bumping up the salt, and tossing in Herbs de Provence.
Here's a little bit of useful information about oats. There are tons of different types of oats: rolled oats, steel-cut oats, quick-cooking oats, and instant oats are all common varieties in the supermarket; if you go to a grain store, the list could double or triple! When coking oatmeal, you want something natural, which will give a nice texture to what you are eating, so in my opinion the best option is quick-cooking oats. The process of producing them is as follows: (1) you start with the whole oats (2) in a process to remove the tough outer hulk (kind of like the shell of the oat), you produce oat groats (3) you break the groats up into 2 or 3 smaller pieces, which are steel-cut oats (4) these steel-cut oats are steamed and rolled to flatten them, producing quick-cooking oats. These have been slightly processed, but still retain most of their nutrition, and will cook a bit faster than plain steel cut oats or rolled oats (which are made similarly to the quick-cooking oats, except that the steaming and rolling process is done to the oat groats instead of the steel-cut variety). Instant oats cook very fast, but tend to have a glue-y consistency, and are more processed (read: less "natural") than the aforementioned forms.
I hope you enjoyed this oatmeal tutorial, let me know how it works for you and share with us your favorite toppings.


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Q: What is "Nepomuk Backup" and why is it installed? I've noticed a new item under Applications -> System Tools: Nepomuk Backup.
I haven't installed it, and it just showed up recently.
Why is it there and why was it installed (possibly with some other KDE program) without my consent?
Is it safe to remove it?

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Have a look at the page project and the wiki entry for the framework.
You can check what packages depend on that one using apt-rdepends (install it if you don't have it):
Usage for checking is apt-rdepends -d <nameofpackage>, other options can be found on the man() page for rdepends.

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Q: Finding municipal-level administrative boundary data for India? Does anyone know how to find a shapefile with boundaries of Indian municipalities?
I have tehsil boundaries as for year 2001, but I would like boundaries of municipalities and, ideally, also historic ones.
I believe Census of India has the information but I couldn't find any maps or shapefiles...

A: Admin boundaries below the taluka level are available only in the District Census Handbooks (where a map is given for each taluka or CD block). These taluka/CD block maps contain village and town boundaries (not boundaries of wards inside towns). These maps are not very accurate (spatially): our attempt to digitize and georectify these maps produces layers with 500m RMS errors. But they are still the only source.
If Sheila can indicate which towns she wants boundaries for, I might be able to find them in our collection (created in the above manner).
Boundaries over time: that is expecting too much :-) In theory, as towns grow, they swallow neighbouring villages (or parts of them) and these changes are depicted in the successive District Census Handbooks. The latest handbooks available are for 2001. The 2011 sets will take another year or two to get published--even tabular data have not been fully released.

A: Shape files for India municipalities/village level won't be available as of now, But can be generated in QGIS or other such softwares by overlay digitization with background Web Map Services. India's Bhuvan is providing Web Map Service for 18 States at village or municipality level along with other numerous layers. To use WMS with QGIS this is a good tutorial. Hopefully provision of Web feature Service would change this redundancy in future. For a start, to get WMS layer of Tamil Nadu villages in QGIS, first create Bhuvan WMS in it.
To get the specific layer, connect created WMS and choose appropriate layer from the long list, in our case Tamil Nadu village boundary , then click add to get the WMS of Tamil Nadu village boundary.
The Bhuvan address is changed: present address for the data is
Bhuvan new Tamilnadu WMS address

A: You can find what you looking for in:
http://www.gadm.org/
Regards
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The GADM data is available here, you can choose the country and download format required.
Available File Formats are:
A "shapefile" consist of at least three actual files. This is a commonly used format that can be directly used in Arc-anything, DIVA-GIS, and many other programs. Unfortunately, many of the non standard latin (roman / english) characters are lost in the shapefile. Even if you use the shapefile for mapping, you can use the .csv file that comes with the shapefiles, or the attribute data in the geodatabase for the correct attributes (the geodatabase is a MS Access database that (on windows) can be accessed via ODBC).
An "ESRI personal geodatabase" is a MS Access file that can be opened in ArcGIS (version 10). One of its advantages, compared to a shapefile, is that it can store non-latin characters (e.g. Cyrillic and Chinese characters). You can also query the (attribute) data in Access or via ODBC.
An "ESRI file geodatabase" can be opened in ArcGIS (version 10). It can also store non-latin characters (e.g. Cyrillic and Chinese characters).
A "Google Earth .kmz" file can be opened in Google Earth.
A "RData" file can be used in R (with the sp package loaded). See the CRAN spatial task view


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The Equality Standard (A Framework for Sport) was launched by the UK Sports Councils in November 2004 to help address the inequalities that exist within the sports sector. It is a framework to guide sports organisations, including national governing bodies of sport, towards achieving equality. In 2010 Dorset FA achieved the Foundation Level of the Standard and we are currently in the process of reviewing the Standard to ensure we fulfil the criteria going forward. It is important that we comply with the Standard to ensure that we continue to be an inclusive organisation who offer football for all, no matter what age, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marital status or civil partnership, nationality, ethnic origin, colour, religion or belief, ability or disability, pregnancy and maternity to encourage and ensure equal opportunities.
The FA have a clear Equality & Inclusion Strategic Plan in place and The County Association are funded by The FA to deliver on National Game Strategy targets for male, female and disability players and female and BAME coaches and referees. As an organisation we must also ensure that any players, coaches, referees or volunteers wishing to access football in Dorset have the opportunity to do so, regardless of those protected characteristics described above. It is important that Dorset County FA, as a sustainable business bringing in revenue to grow the game are fully compliant with equality legislation.
This work will include a review of our Equality Policy and Equality Statement, an update for our staff and board members, consideration of how we communicate with our stakeholders and customers, and an analysis of our HR policies. This work will be led by the Board Champion for Equality, Andy Mercer and the Equality Lead, Justine Mosley, supported by the Chief Executive, Sue Hough.
By the end of the 2018/19 season our aim is to confirm the Foundation Level of the Standard so that we can achieve the Preliminary Level during the 2019/20 season.
We recently established an Inclusion Advisory Group (IAG) to help drive the opportunities for everyone to become involved in football.
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Q: Looking for smart ways to make this Bootstrap/jQuery code "DRY" I am looking to reduce this code a little. As usual with jQuery and Bootstrap it is fairly verbose. I would like learn how I can make it more DRY and through the use of what I think will be some combination of arguments and variables the art of re-useable code.
NOTE: These are effectively the same the only real difference is the "content". I will need to make the content and the "placement" unique per instance.

Instance A
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        trigger: 'manual',
        placement:'right',
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        content:'
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    }).click(function(e) {
        $(this).popover('show');
        $('.popover-content').prepend('×');
        $('.close').click(function(e){
            $('[data-toggle=popover]').popover('hide');
        });
    e.preventDefault();
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Instance B
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        html: true,
        trigger: 'manual',
        placement:'right',
        container:'body',
        content:'
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    }).click(function(e) {
        $(this).popover('show');
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        $('.close').click(function(e){
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A: You can use an object where you store all the common options, like so:
var commonOptions = {
    html: true,
    trigger: 'manual',
    placement:'right',
    container:'body'
}

and the click callback in a named function:
var myClickCallback = function(e) {
    $(this).popover('show');
    $('.popover-content').prepend('×');
    $('.close').click(function(e){
        $('[data-toggle=popover]').popover('hide');
    });

    e.preventDefault();
};

so your code will be:
var commonOptions = {
    html: true,
    trigger: 'manual',
    placement:'right',
    container:'body'
}

var myClickCallback = function(e) {
    $(this).popover('show');
    $('.popover-content').prepend('×');
    $('.close').click(function(e){
        $('[data-toggle=popover]').popover('hide');
    });

    e.preventDefault();
}

$('#popover-2').popover($.extend({}, commonOptions, {
    content:'
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})).click(myClickCallback);

$('#popover-3').popover($.extend({}, commonOptions, {
    content:'
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})).click(myClickCallback);

A: The first thing to do is to wrap the event handling in a function, passing in the elements and options you want. Since we only need content and placement, we can pass those in separately. If we wanted to let the caller define all of the properties we would want to pass in an object literal instead of having a function with 5+ parameters.
var attachHandlers = function(element, content_, placement_) {
    element.popover({
        html: true,
        trigger: 'manual',
        placement: placement_,
        container: element,
        content: content_
    }).click(function(e) {
        $(this).popover('show');
        $(this).find('.popover-content').prepend('×');
        $('.close').click((function(elem) {
            return function() { $(elem).popover('hide'); };
        })(this));
        e.preventDefault();
    });
};

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var content3 = '
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$(document).ready(function() {
    attachHandlers($('#popover-2'), content2, 'right');
    attachHandlers($('#popover-3'), content3, 'bottom');
});

There's a bug when the x is prepended to all elements with the popover-content class since you will end up prepending an x to all popover's not simply the new one.

A: function popoverHelper(id){
    var element = $('#' + id);

    element.popover({
            html: true,
            trigger: 'manual',
            placement:'right',
            container:'body',
            content:'
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        }).click(function(e) {
            $(this).popover('show');
            $('.popover-content').prepend('×');
            $('.close').click(function(e){
                $('[data-toggle=popover]').popover('hide');
            });
        e.preventDefault();
    });
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South Africa's developmental model: The significance of state-owned enterprises
Occasional paper 4/2021
Author: Isaac Matshego
BCom Hons, MCom
The development model pursued in South Africa is neither a laissez-faire approach nor a state-controlled and dominated economy. The United States Congressional Research Service (2020:12) characterises the South African government's development model as a fusion of pragmatic support for private sector-led growth with state-centric economic planning. The role of the state in economic development is encapsulated in the National Development Plan 2030 (NDP 2030) (RSA, 2012), which envisions the achievement of a 'capable and developmental state'. This model of development, which places public entities at the core of developmental initiatives, was conceptualised by Johnson (1982). Johnson contrasted the Japanese industrialisation model with the private sector-centred approach adopted by the United States and the United Kingdom. He described the Japanese model as the 'capitalist developmental state', or 'developmental state' for short. In this model, public entities assume the principal role in planning and executing industrialisation and overall development programmes. This development model was replicated, with considerable success, by most East Asian economies and was particularly successful in Singapore.
Historically, South Africa has pursued a developmental state model. Before the democratic transition in 1994, state-owned enterprises (SOEs) played a leading role in electricity provision, steel production, road network management, and even the development of technology to refine coal to fuel. The privatisation programme that started in the late 1990s under the Growth, Employment and Redistribution Programme led to the steelmaker being sold off entirely to private investors on the one extreme, and the partial privatisation of the telecommunications operator, while Eskom and Transnet remained wholly state-owned at the other end of the extreme. Therefore, SOEs still play the leading role in electricity and water provision, as well as operating the rail network, among other functions.
This article analyses the challenges encountered on the development front in South Africa, focusing on the shortcomings posed by poorly run SOEs in helping to achieve the goals of the NDP 2030. Firstly, a brief synopsis of the current state of the economy and shortfalls in infrastructure development are presented. A discussion of the weak state of local SOEs is then followed by proposed measures to stabilise and strengthen the management and governance of these entities.
The South African economy can be characterised as having failed to facilitate the achievement of short-term economic targets and longer-term development goals, that would in turn have raised incomes and uplifted the livelihoods of citizens. Job creation has hardly kept up with labour market growth. Moreover, per capita GDP, an aggregate measure of personal income trends, has contracted since 2015. Even before the onset of Covid-19, indicators of the state of the economy were significantly lagging behind the targets set in the NDP 2030. The economic growth rate was below 2% a year since 2014 and has furthermore declined through the years to a meagre 0.2% in 2019, averaging only 1.7% per year since 2010.
Among others, the critical objective in the NDP 2030 is to boost employment. The goal was to reduce the unemployment rate to 14% by 2020 and to 6% by 2030. This target required an average annual economic growth rate of between 5% and 6% throughout the entire period of almost two decades to 2030. However, the 2020 target for the unemployment rate has been missed, and it is looking increasingly unlikely that the rate will be cut by more than half over the next nine years. In fact, the unemployment rate breached 30% in 2020 after it hovered at around 29% over the course of 2018 and 2019. It is also worth noting that these figures are based on the official, narrow definition of unemployment that counts only workers who are actively seeking employment. Once discouraged workers are included, the rate of unemployment is actually close to 40%.
South Africa records a mixed performance in the assessment of the quality of infrastructure development. InfraCompass is an initiative of the Group of 20 that assesses the quality of infrastructure development among 81 countries that account for 93% of global economic activity. South Africa is the top performer in Africa in terms of infrastructure development but ranks poorly among the upper-middle-income countries in the survey. In terms of positive indicators, South Africa ranks in the top 10 among all countries in terms of the quality of financial markets' infrastructure, 12th in planning and 23rd in procurement. However, the country performs poorly in governance (35th), regulatory frameworks (46th), funding capacity (47th), permits (51st) and activity (61st). In the InfraCompass 2020 survey, it did poorly in the value of closed public-private partnerships (PPP) infrastructure deals (scoring just 5.5 points out of 100), which totalled only 0.03% of GDP, compared with the upper-middle-income country average of 0.3%, and in terms of value of closed infrastructure deals with foreign equity ownership, scoring only 7.1 out of 100. These low scores suggest a preference for traditional infrastructure models that are constrained by the capacity of the government and the SOEs to raise debt financing for infrastructure projects.
The state of South African SOEs
The significance of SOEs in infrastructure development and financing and mobilising private sector funds is elucidated in Amman et al (2016). The paper highlights the role of infrastructure investment in Brazil by reviewing hindrances to infrastructure development, highlighting regulatory constraints and the burden posed by poorly managed SOEs. These entities play a similarly significant role in South Africa. Ehlers (2014) analyses the challenges related to raising infrastructure finance across the world. Ehlers (2014) and Amman et al (2016) surmise that developing economies with poor records of economic development, limited domestic long-term capital markets and sub-investment grade credit ratings incur high capital costs. This situation ultimately limits their ability to build infrastructure at the lowest cost possible.
The difficulties engulfing local SOEs, which have resulted in their failure to be drivers of development in the country, are well documented. Most of the rot in the local SOEs appears to have set in over the past decade. Before then, the large SOEs paid dividends to the public treasury regularly. Eskom was a well-managed power utility that won global awards and had a better credit rating than the government in the early 2000s. Transnet secured concessions to operate rail ports in a few southern African countries. South African Airways (SAA) won several global awards, including for being the leading airline in Africa.
The extent of the current troubles in these entities has been laid bare at the Commission into Allegations of State Capture, commonly known as the Zondo Commission. Poor management, political interference in operational matters, high debt, weak balance sheets and a shortage of critical skills afflict the entities at the centre of the government's developmental agenda. These factors have led to poor investment outcomes by these SOEs. Eskom's generation capacity expansion programme, which started more than a decade ago, has bequeathed to the country poorly built power stations that cost much more than budgeted. In the meantime, power supply shortages remain a burden on the economy. The collapse of SAA is attributable to political and board interference in operational matters, while Transnet acquired rolling stock that is not suitable for the local railway network.
SOEs have been a significant burden on the fiscus. The National Treasury transferred a cumulative R232.3 billion to the large SOEs between 2008 and 2020, while another R42.2 billion has been budgeted for 2021 to 2024. The bailouts, most of which are for the power utility Eskom (Table 1), are contrary to the management guidelines set by the National Treasury. The policies dictate that SOEs should be well-managed entities with the capacity to raise developmental financing on the strength of their balance sheets (National Treasury, 2010:95).
Public sector corruption and the mismanagement of SOEs inhibit the development of economies, particularly those that have pursued a developmental state model. Mauro, Medas and Fournier (2019) elucidate how corruption diminishes public trust by encouraging tax avoidance and even evasion, which often results in spending on social functions (education, health and even security) being lower in countries with a high prevalence of corruption. Corruption in public contracts 'distorts the activities of the state and ultimately takes a toll on economic growth and the quality of people's lives', with the aggregate 'cost of corruption being greater than the sum of lost money' (Mauro, Medas and Fournier, 2019:26). Corruption and the mismanagement of SOEs are not confined to South Africa or developing economies. Japan's own 'arms deal' in the 1970s had government officials accepting bribes in return for approving contracts for the purchase of US military craft (Mauro, Medas and Fournier, 2019).
The positive news in the case of South African SOEs s is the excellent state of the development finance institutions (DFIs). The Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) plays a leading role in industrial financing in the country and facilitates the entry and expansion of previously disadvantaged industrialists. The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) has proven itself a world-class infrastructure financier in the domestic market and Southern African region. The Land Bank, despite its recent financial difficulties, also remains a significant partner for emerging farmers in particular. Other DFIs fill a critical financing void in ensuring funding for small businesses, an area of growth identified as crucial for job creation in the NDP 2030. The generally good state of the DFIs is additional proof that South Africa can have SOEs managed prudently and that they are facilitators of development in a capital-constrained economy.
The significance of SOEs in South Africa extends beyond their socioeconomic objectives of transforming the economy to a more inclusive one. They are at the centre of the government infrastructure build programme, with most of the government's infrastructure megaprojects being planned based on cooperation between national departments and SOEs. The National Treasury (2021:157) shows that the rollout of the government's R791.2 billion infrastructure development programme over the fiscal years ending in March 2024 will be driven by SOEs, accounting for 37% of the spending.
Stabilising and improving the management and governance of SOEs
Stabilising SOEs is, therefore, one of the critical components for improving the developmental objectives. Mauro, Medas and Fournier (2019:29) conclude that curbing corruption 'starts with domestic political will, continuous strengthening of institutions to promote integrity and accountability, and global cooperation'. Progress has been made in stabilising local SOEs in recent years. New boards and management have been appointed at Eskom and Transnet, among others. Leadership at the entities that have historically operated efficiently, such as the Airports Company of South Africa, has been strengthened. The restructuring of Eskom into three separate entities will help to make it more operationally efficient. The establishment of the Transnet National Ports Authority as an independent subsidiary of the Transnet Group has also been announced.
Other positive developments include the establishment of the Infrastructure Fund. The fund is housed in the DBSA and will coordinate PPPs between public entities and the private sector. Additionally, 'Operation Vulindlela' aims to ensure the efficacy and coordination of infrastructure spending across the public sector. Some progress has therefore been achieved, but more is still to be done.
Deloitte (2019) stresses critical tenets for the efficient and effective operation of SOEs:
Clarity of purpose. SOEs play a significant role in extending economic and social services that the private sector cannot provide at reasonably affordable costs to consumers. In this case, the mandate of SOEs and the justification for their participation in such activity must be elucidated to avoid conflict with the role of the private sector.
Management of SOEs. A clear separation of the roles of management, the board and the shareholder help to inhibit interference in operational matters by those appointed to fulfil fiduciary and oversight functions. The government, as the shareholder, must act boldly to address mismanagement where such measures are justifiable.
Importance of capital management. In pursuing their developmental mandate, SOEs commit to strategic projects that are predominantly funded through long-term debt. Therefore, capital management should be divorced from the whims of those in power, who are often influenced by short-term political and pecuniary goals.
Fiscal health. Prudent management of the SOEs that shields them from the influence of the executive arm of the government contributes to building well-run entities that become dividend payers to the fiscus instead of relying on bailouts. To this end, establishing an independent board to oversee policy implementation and enforce proper governance and management of SOEs is necessary. At the same time, the government department under which the SOE falls fulfils an additional governance role. Singapore established Temasek Holdings in 1974 as its SOE-holding company, and the company has been transformed into the country's sovereign wealth fund with stakes in various industries across the globe. China has successfully housed its SOEs in the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, which is accountable to the State Council (the Executive arm of government), since the 2000s.
Implementing these measures will set local SOEs on a path to better financial positions and improve their contribution towards achieving the country's developmental goals. Better managed SOEs with solid balance sheets will improve the credit ratings of these entities and enable them to raise capital in local and international markets under favourable terms.
South Africa continues to pursue a developmental state model. Consequently, SOEs are central to the government's developmental plan. South Africa's socioeconomic fabric is similar to Brazil's, and the country is similarly highly dependent on SOEs for the rollout of national economic and social infrastructure. Therefore, the need to strengthen local SOEs and improve their contribution to development objectives is of paramount importance. Well-functioning SOEs will facilitate the NDP 2030 objectives of strong economic growth and the significant reduction of unemployment and poverty.
Measures have already been implemented to improve the management and governance of key SOEs. The government has also put in place policies and entities to facilitate closer cooperation between the public and private entities involved in infrastructure development. The establishment of an overseeing authority of SOEs, in the form of a holding company made up of retired executives from both the public and the private sectors, will help to cushion them from political interference. The management of the SOEs must be aligned with the long-term objectives laid out in the NDP 2030.
These steps will help lift confidence, facilitate greater cooperation in fixed investment by the public and private sectors, boost economic growth, ultimately stimulate job creation, ensure reliable energy supply, and eradicate logistical bottlenecks that constrain the country's export capacity.
Table 1: Summary of recapitalisations and bailouts of state-owned companies
Source: National Treasury
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FORT WAYNE, Ind. (Sept. 17, 2018) — The community is invited to give blood in honor of Layla Wigmore at a special American Red Cross blood drive held in her name Saturday, Sept. 29, from noon to 6 p.m. at Sweetwater Sound Music Center in Fort Wayne.
Layla Wigmore is an 8-year-old third grader with a big smile and a big heart for helping others. In March 2018, she was diagnosed with severe aplastic anemia, a rare condition where her body attacks her blood and prevents her from making more. She received a stem cell transplant two months later from her brother Cooper. Layla has received more than 200 blood transfusions so far and may need more as treatment continues.
"Layla was in desperate need of blood due to her illness," said Tina Wigmore, Layla's mother. "She would like to give others a chance to receive lifesaving transfusions, whoever may need it. Layla made it a goal to inspire others while at the hospital and encourages others by bringing joy to their lives."
The blood drive is part of a larger event at Sweetwater in Layla's honor, featuring a bike run, classic car show, live bands, food trucks, raffles and more. Follow Layla's journey and information about this event on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/LovingLayla-1072894236185482/.
The Wigmore family anticipates collecting 35 lifesaving donations at this blood drive. The community is invited to join them in support of patients like Layla by giving blood.
"Hosting this blood drive in her name is a wonderful way to honor Layla and potentially help others in need of transfusions," said Erica Hines, donor recruitment manager for the Red Cross.
This blood drive comes as parts of the Southeast U.S. are being affected by Hurricane Florence, with more than 170 blood drives being cancelled, resulting in over 4,600 uncollected blood and platelet donations. The Red Cross encourages blood and platelet donations in parts of the country unaffected by the storm to help ensure a sufficient blood supply. Platelet and type O positive blood donations are critically needed right now.
Every two seconds in the United States blood is needed to respond to patient emergencies, including accident and burn victims, heart surgery and organ transplant patients, and those receiving treatment for leukemia, cancer or sickle cell disease. The Red Cross must collect more than 13,000 blood and platelet donations every day for the patients at about 2,600 hospitals nationwide, including 80 hospitals in Indiana.
Blood Drive in honor of Layla Wigmore
Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018
Noon to 6 p.m.
Sweetwater Sound Music Center
5501 US Highway 30 E., Fort Wayne, IN 46818
Those who come to give blood or platelets with the Red Cross Sept. 1-30 will receive a coupon for a free haircut via email several days after their donation. The coupon is valid through Nov. 11, 2018, at participating Sport Clips locations. Donors must have a valid email address on record to receive the coupon.


New Britain Youth Theater is hiring a teaching assistant for after-school programs in New Britain public elementary schools. The position will begin as a substitute position and will likely become regular.
Teaching Assistants assist with warm-ups, acting instruction, rehearsals, and other planned activities; support "share day" performances; and help to supervise program participants in grades 2 through 5. No experience is required, but a background or interest in either theater or education is helpful.
All applicants must be available Mondays and Wednesdays from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Programs will begin in November and run through May except for school holidays and vacations, half days, snow days, and early dismissal days. All applicants must be reliable team players and be responsible for their own transportation. Hourly salary is dependent upon experience. College students and high school students eligible to work are encouraged to apply.
Founded in 2010, New Britain Youth Theater is a professionally-run community and educational theater for children and teens in Connecticut. NBYT provides educational programming to schools in and around New Britain, produces a season of performances by and for children and young adults, and offers drama classes, individual coaching and lessons, and summer programs. The theater reaches children and their families in Greater New Britain, Greater Hartford, the Farmington Valley, and throughout Connecticut. NBYT programs include "Kids on Stage!" and "Little Kids on Stage!" productions, the NBYT Teen Company, Stage Performance classes, in-school and after-school arts-integrated and arts-enrichment programming, community outreach programs, and more. NBYT is dedicated to enriching the lives of children and young adults by encouraging creative thinking and collaborative teamwork, fostering self-confidence and self-esteem, and developing social and academic skills through involvement in high-quality, low-cost programs in the performing arts. NBYT is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
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Pazazz - So Hard To Find - 7" Vinyl
Kay-Dee
So Hard To Find
Miami, Florida disco-funk outfit Pazazz had their beginnings when guitarist/vocalist Tony Castellanos joined with bassist/vocalist Tim Boynton to form the Zanzibar band, which regularly gigged at the Bahia Cabana Hotel in Ft. Laderdale, as well as private parties and clubs around the immediate area. Later joined by drummer/vocalist Rick Gritz to make up the core of the band, the then Zanzibar band performed a hard-hitting blend of disco-funk, which also took cues from the elegant and soulful arrangements of Bill Withers and Steely Dan.
By the late 70s, Castellanos had bigger things in mind than merely performing around the coastal Florida area, when he changed the Zanzibar band's name to Pazazz, and began to pen original singles while working for the Norwegian Cruise Line. The result was the smooth, Commodores-esque track "So Hard To Find", with "The Right One" as its B-side, and would be pressed on two separate runs bearing differently colored labels, neither of which satisfied Castellanos, who considered both to be flawed. Copies of the single were gifted to fans during gigs, until Pazazz's disbanding in 1981.
Decades later, Kay-Dee Records is proud to present this reissue of Pazazz's rare single featuring extra funky, DJ friendly remixes of "So Hard To Find" and "The Right One", courtesy of Kenny Dope himself.
A So Hard To Find 6:29
B The Right One (Kenny Dope remix) 6:10
James Blake - Hard To Find - 2x LP Vinyl $29.99
Spellling - Hard To Please - 7" Vinyl $6.79
DJ Qbert - Limited Edition Rare Hard To Find - 7" Colored Vinyl $20.39
Pazazz - Kenny Dope Remixes - 12" Vinyl $11.89
Roy Panton - Seek And You'll Find - 7" Vinyl $10.19
9th Creation - A Step Ahead - LP Vinyl
Disco Space Funk Band - Journey Through The Night - LP Vinyl
Various Artists - Boogie - Freakdown - 12" Vinyl
George Benson - Give Me The Night - 12" Vinyl
Shake - Music Is The Only Way We Can Communicate - LP Vinyl


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Q: Rails Can't find route in Functional Test Rails version 3.0.4 and Ruby 1.9.2
I'm using the devise gem, and have my application set up so that a user must sign in to perform any action.  While writing my functional tests, I found that all of the test threw the same error.
`method_missing': undefined method `new_user_session_path'

This is strange as, if I rake routes I can see
new_user_session GET    /devise/login(.:format)       {:action=>"new", :controller=>"devise/sessions"}

I can also confirm that when I run the application, all of the link_tos work, when using that path.
Is there something special I have to do for a certain controller's test to see other routes?
routes.rb
Nge::Application.routes.draw do
  resources :companies
  resources :users
  devise_for :users, :path => "devise", :path_names => { :sign_in => 'login', :sign_out => 'logout', :password => 'secret', :confirmation => 'verification', :unlock => 'unblock', :registration => 'register', :sign_up => 'cmon_let_me_in' }
...
end

test/functional/companies_controller_test.rb
require 'test_helper'
class CompaniesControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase
  context "When a user is NOT signed in" do
    [:index, :new].each do |action|
      context "and GET ##{action.to_s}" do
        setup {get action}
        should set_the_flash.to(/must sign-up/)
        should redirect_to(new_user_session_path)
      end
    end
  ...
  end
end

A: You need to add
@request.env["devise.mapping"] = Devise.mappings[:user]

somewhere in your test, probably in the setup method.
See discussion here.

A: Can you try re-ordering the routes so that the devise routes are first?
So the routes.rb file would look something like this -

Nge::Application.routes.draw do
  resources :companies
  devise_for :users, :path => "devise", :path_names => { :sign_in => 'login', :sign_out => 'logout', :password => 'secret', :confirmation => 'verification', :unlock => 'unblock', :registration => 'register', :sign_up => 'cmon_let_me_in' }
  resources :users
...
end


The first day start with a visit to Theater Halland. The students from Haga School have met the artists who are working with the play Hedda Gabbler and found out the details of working in a theater.
Back to our classroom in Haga School we did som drama games.
Our imagination developed by drama games has created some stories.
Tank you Sabinne for the tasty waffles!
…But also a lot of filming….


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Give Reconstruction Commission a chance– Palace
MANILA, Oct. 16 — Malacañang appealed to critics on Friday to give the Special National Public-Private Reconstruction Commission a chance amid fears that funds maybe used for purposes other than rehabilitation.
"The Commission is in good hands," assured Press Secretary Cerge Remonde in a briefing at Malacanang this afternoon. "The integrity of those appointed to run it is beyond reproach."
Remonde was referring to business tycoon Manny V. Pangilinan and Cebu Archbishop Ricardo Cardinal Vidal who were named by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Tuesday as chairman and co-chairmen, respectively, of the Commission she created last Monday.
Finance Secretary Margarito Teves is the other co-chairman while certain members of the Cabinet, representatives from business groups, and non-governmental organizations here and abroad make up the board of directors.
The Commission is tasked to undertake a study on the causes of weather abnormalities, what actions to take to prepare the country and the cost such actions will entail. It will also undertake the rehabilitation of damaged infrastructure.
Pangilinan, according to Malacanang, has been chosen due to his experience in forging business deals abroad. His appointment, it said, is an indication that rehabilitation is not just a responsibility of government but of the private sector as well.
Remonde said the reconstruction body is non-partisan and will be transparent in the determination of priorities and in the implementation of projects.
In signing the order creating the Commission, the President noted that the typhoons came at a time when the country, like the rest of the world, was feeling the effect of the global financial crunch.
Damage of typhoons "Ondoy" and "Pepeng" to infrastructure has initially been estimated at P4.78 billion and to agriculture P12.86 billion.
The Commission will raise funds, especially grants, to fund reconstruction. It will also serve as a clearing house for international assistance implemented by donors themselves using the cluster approach.
Furthermore, the Commission has been tasked to request the United Nations and the World Bank to coordinate an international pledging session.
Remonde said Malacañang is ready to meet with urban master planner Architect Jun Palafox and discuss ways of possibly adapting part of the master plan he made in 1977 on flooding in Metro Manila.
The Palafox study warned that relaxing control of urban development would have adverse consequences. The devastation wrought by Ondoy proved him right.
Meanwhile, Cabinet Secretary Silvestre Bello said a relief caravan will be brought to areas hit hard by Ondoy and Pepeng starting Monday. The caravan will bring relief goods to victims of the two typhoons in Nueva Ecija, Cagayan, Isabela, Baguio, Benguet, Abra, La Union, Ilocos Norte and Sur and Pangasinan. It will be managed by the Department of Social Welfare in coordination with the National Disaster Coordinating Council. (PNA)
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Home › Outdoors › Photos: Humpback Whales Captured in Incredible Images Taken from Boat's Bathroom Window
Photos: Humpback Whales Captured in Incredible Images Taken from Boat's Bathroom Window
by Chris Haney October 2, 2020
written by Chris Haney October 2, 2020 12:04 pm
Photo credit should read MIGUEL MEDINA/AFP via Getty Images
On Wednesday, a California photographer shared some of his most impressive snapshots of humpback whales and let his followers in on an interesting secret – they were taken from a bathroom.
Doug Croft, who works for Blue Ocean Whale Watch in Monterey Bay, CA, made a strange confession over the photos. He said the images in his Facebook post were not taken from either of the vessel's two decks. Instead, oddly enough they were taken from its restroom.
"When I'm deck boss, I spend my time on the main deck (with passengers)," Croft posted. "When I'm on the boat for fun, I spend a lot of time below deck, in the head. The porthole in the bathroom severely restricts field-of-view, but the low-to-the-water perspective more than makes up for it."
https://www.instagram.com/p/BmV1x9vH9v3/
The photographer showed off multiple pictures of enormous humpback whales like the one above. In fact, that particular photo was good enough to win Croft the 2018 NOAA Get Into Your Sanctuary Photo Contest. The picture highlighted surface-feeding humpback whales close to the coast accompanied by seagulls hovering above.
Other images shared included an April 2019 photo of a 40-ton humpback whale. As a captain fished from the back of his small boat, the huge whale breached the surface only 15 yards away. Luckily, the massive cetacean fell backward and away from the fortunate angler. You can watch the full breach that included the moment Croft captured the whale in the video below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNF1WARt284
Video can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Whale Breach Close To Boat (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNF1WARt284)
Another of Croft's shared photographs showed a single breaching humpback whale in a perfect arch. The State Capitol in Sacramento displayed the photo inside its building. In addition, Outdoor California Magazine featured the amazing photo as well.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CFCoK8nAyTm/
Bathroom Photos Give Unique Perspective at Sea
Regulars aboard Blue Ocean's vessel, High Spirits, know to bring their cameras with them when they need to visit the restroom because of its one-of-a-kind perspective.
Captain and naturalist Kate Cummings says the narrow porthole gives a unique perspective since it's so low to the water.
"It's also more satisfying when you nail a shot from the head," Cummings explains. "Considering the added challenge of shooting through such a small area. You also can't beat the comical bragging rights."
Croft's Facebook post generated multiple comments. One follower even joked that, "If I were designing a whale-watch boat, it would have multiple bathroom windows."
High Spirits is a 60-foot twin-deck vessel that is temporarily running on a limited capacity. COVID-19 restrictions have forced the vessel to run on limited loads for social distancing purposes.
Visitors can regularly spot humpback whales and many other marine species in Monterey Bay.
[H/T For the Win Outdoors]


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L'alphabet romani standard est un système orthographique pour l'écriture du romani utilisant l'alphabet latin proposée dans les années 1980 et 1990 par Marcel Courthiade et adopté par l'Union romani internationale (URI) en 1990, au  mondiale romani de Varsovie. Cependant, cette orthographe est loin d'être adoptée par tous les écrivains en romani.

Cette orthographe dite « méta-phonologique » est censée « permettre aux variations dialectales d'être traitées au niveau phonologique et morpho-phonologique ».
Courthiade a obtenu le soutien de la Commission européenne, qui a financé un groupe d'action et de recherche sur la linguistique romani en 1992.
Cet orthographe est utilisé par l'URI, certains manuels linguistiques comme ceux de Gheorghe Sarău, des ouvrages pour enfants d' traduits en romani et quelques autres publications comme le journal polonais Informaciaqo lil.

Selon Ronald Lee, bien que cet orthographe soit utile d'un point de vue linguistique, l'adoption de cet orthographe est freinée par le manque d'agencement de clavier permettant d'obtenir les caractères spéciaux de taper ej  et thêta  et de la police d'écriture pour les correctement.

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 Pré-iotisation : ǎ ě ǐ ǒ ǔ
 Intonation (lorsqu'elle n'est pas sur la dernière syllabe) : à è ì ò ù
 Centralisation (dans certains dialectes) : ä ë ö ü

Certains auteurs utilisent aussi la lettre w pour représenter la consonne fricative labio-dentale voisée  ou la lettre ɵ pour distinguer la fin de verbe au présent ou au passé de la première personne du singulier, par exemple , « je suis » pour sim, sem, som, etc. ou  pour dikhlem, dikhlom, dikhlum, etc..

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Neallogaster annandalei is een echte libel uit de familie van de bronlibellen (Cordulegastridae).

De soort staat op de Rode Lijst van de IUCN als onzeker, beoordelingsjaar 2009.

De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort werd in 1923 als Anotogaster annandalei gepubliceerd door Frederick Charles Fraser.

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The STU International Students Association's multicultural fair has always been a great event.
It brings international students and community members together to share in their individual cultures, while food, clothing, displays and talents are discovered as many join in the fun.
This year's fair was especially important, as money raised went to Friends of Kofi, an organization formed to help former STU student Kofi Ampong, who uses a wheelchair after being assaulted in Moncton.
Myers said he was thrilled to hear the fair was donating the money.
When the St. Thomas community heard about what happened to Ampong, they rallied behind the former STU student.
"Students have been very supportive because they know that he was one of us," Myers said.
Sabrina Sotiriu led much of the fair's organization. She said that STUISA felt they needed to do something to help Ampong.
"We didn't and don't really have to donate anything to anyone but we wanted to because in Kofi's case, we are one of his few sources of support," Sotiriu said. "In addition to the STUSU, STUISA is the only student group on campus who is fully committed and part of Friends of Kofi.
"It seemed almost natural that we try to help an international alumnus, a student who was once one of us, and who dedicated his time to STUISA and one or more multicultural fairs," she said.
More events are coming up to show support.
A second STU Review for Kofi will be Feb. 17. The last one showcased talent from across the St. Thomas community, and garnered positive reviews.
The second is hoping to result in the same.


Both the NDP and Conservatives are slamming the Liberals for the corrupt cover-up in the SNC-Lavalin PMO Scandal.
Ahead of the federal budget, Question Period was contentious.
The Trudeau Liberals are doubling down on their hilariously pathetic talking points, claiming that the Opposition "doesn't want to talk about the economy," even though the economy isn't doing well at all and the Trudeau Liberal economic policy has failed miserably.
Earlier in the day, the Liberals shut down the Justice Committee investigation into the PMO Scandal, a deeply anti-democratic and authoritarian move.
And of course, it got brought up in Question Period.
Notwithstanding the prime minister's clear attempts at desperately trying to deviate away from the SNC Lavalin scandal, what's also astonishing is the bobble-headed Liberals sitting behind him, nodding away in blind support. They are all complicit in this scandal.
There's no sound on this feed!
The bobble-heads behind the B1g Bobble are all obediently on-board. This scandal among all other numerous scandals will not pass popular opinion come October 19. Bring on the election.
What a waste of time.Trudeau does the same he always does, answers a different question than what was asked. I couldn't watch the whole thing, this is theater of the absurd. Trudeau's deficit is alleged to be 15 billion this year and 20 billion next year,with no hope of a balanced budget,ever.
I'd bet the farm the figures are way too low and the actual deficit will exceed projections by 50% each year.


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We first heard that HTC was preparing to launch a mini version of this years flagship, the HTC One M8, from evleaks not too long ago, and we reported yesterday that a Swedish carrier Telia had the unreleased device listed on their website for phones that would support HD voice. Not only is evleaks continuing to support his statement that HTC has a new Mini in the works, but he is also letting us in on some information that they are apparently working on a device referred to as the HTC One Ace, which should be this years version of the HTC One Max from last year. This doesn't sound too far fetched and would round out HTC's lineup of a small, mid, and large sized devices that are part of the One series of smartphones.
According to the source, the HTC One Mini will have a 4.5-inch 720p HD display, compared to last years 4.3-inch display on the HTC One mini. It;s also said to come with a 13MP camera on the back, and a 5MP camera on the front for the self portrait/selfie/or whatever else you want to call it. Perhaps it'll be for those who have a Snapchat addiction? It's also said to be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 quad-core processor clocked at 1,4 GHz, and come with 16GB of internal storage space, and 1GB of RAM. We would expect that this new mini device will have a microSD card slot for expandable storage just like the HTC One M8, although there was no mention of that. There also hasn't been any mention on a price just yet, but we probably won't hear about that until we closer to when HTC themselves gets ready to announce the device.
So far when it comes to the rumored HTC One Ace, we know nothing other than the name, which could be the internal codename, or it could end up being the actual name of the device. There aren't any details just yet about what sort of specs or hardware it will have, or what it'll cost or what the release dates are expected to be. Once we know more about what HTC is said to have planned for the Ace, we'll be sure to post it here.
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Leads the engagement with the business to which they're aligned providing consultation on individual relocation, group moves and special engagements.
Reviews letters of assignment/transfers with employee, reviews balance sheet with employees and performs other numerous relocation tasks & processes, assess relocation related information, anticipate issues and outcomes.