If you're looking to cut your business's monthly outgoings, then your business gas bill is a good place to start. It's important to understand how your charges work, how you use gas, and what you can do to save energy. The best thing you can do to reduce your business gas bill is to make sure you're on the best deal - here's everything you need to know to make sure you're not paying over the odds.
If your business uses a lot of gas, you may be able to negotiate better rates to help keep your bills down. But on the other hand, when you take into account a high demand for gas, rising wholesale costs, plus taxes and environmental levies, business gas bills can quickly mount up. That's why it's important to make sure you're on the best deal possible for your business gas needs - otherwise your overheads could easily get out of hand.
How much should your business gas rates be?
Lots of things can affect the amount you pay for your business gas, such as your consumption habits and the geographical location of your premises. But, this table should give you a rough guide to the average amount you can expect to pay.
How can you get the best business gas rates?
When you're shopping around for a new business gas tariff, the two charges to pay attention to are the unit rate - the amount you pay for each unit of gas you use - and the standing charge - which contributes to the cost of transporting to gas to your premises, and maintaining the National Grid.
Whilst it may be tempting to go for the cheapest prices, there are other important factors to take into consideration. Even if you're on a cheap deal, if your supplier is unreliable or has poor customer service, it could end up costing you more in the long run.
That's why it's so important to understand your business's needs, so you can work out which deal is going to be the best for you. This is where we come in - we'll get a thorough understanding of what your business needs and help you find the best deal from the best supplier for you.
If your business operates from more than one premises, you might want to consider multi-site metering. This is when you have one supplier providing energy to all your business premises. It can make things simpler when it comes to billing, but there's a chance that not all of your premises will be on the best deal for their specific location.
Alternatively, you could have a separate tariff for each individual premises. Whilst this makes your billing more complicated, it means you can find the best deal with the best rates for each individual site.
Why use a business gas broker?
When it comes to shopping around for business gas, it's not possible to compare deals online. So, you can either contact each supplier directly to check their rates, or you can use a business gas broker to do the legwork for you.
Business gas brokers are specialists, who will get to know your business's energy needs and then compare rates from a range of suppliers to find the best deal for you. The broker can help you choose the best deal from the supplier best suited to meet your business's needs. Plus, there's no charge to you, as the broker will get paid by commission from the supplier you choose.
Are there any other way to lower your business gas bills?
Understanding how much gas your business uses, and how, is a good place to start. This can help you see where most of your gas is being used and identify areas where you may be wasting gas. An energy saving power meter can help smaller businesses to do this.
Turning down the thermostat by just one degree can help you to save on business gas bills – just make sure you keep temperatures to between 16°C - 19°C so everyone is comfortable. Using a timed thermostat can also help reduce heat wastage when the building is empty.
Do a walk around your building and check doors and windows for draughts. Plug any gaps with simple draught excluders to stop heat escaping.
It's important to make sure that radiators and heaters aren't blocked by desks or other equipment. This can stop heat from making its way around rooms, causing you to use more gas than you really need to. Keep doors closed to regulate heat in commonly used areas.
Boilers need regular servicing to ensure they're running as efficiently and safely as possible. Schedule a service for once a year to make sure everything is working as it should.
Taking these steps should help you reduce the amount of gas your business uses, and save you money. But they're no match for the savings you can make by switching to a more competitive business gas deal.
To start saving on your business gas bills, call Make It Cheaper today on 0800 970 0077. Or, if you'd prefer, leave your details in the form at the top of the page and we'll call you back.


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The 2ft. USB 2.0 cable is two feet long and manufactured with 28AWG/1P+24AWG/2C wiring supporting 80° 30V environments, this is a thick flexible cable able to handle many connect/disconnect cycles.


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Xiao Hui Wang "24 Hours in Liechtenstein"
Alpine Rhine
Philatelie Liechtenstein is pleased to have succeeded in winning one of the most popular Chinese artists, Xiao Hui Wang, for one of its own stamp issues. In her homeland, China, Xiao Hui Wang enjoys cult status by virtue of her formidable artistic performance record as a photographic artist, book author and filmmaker, and also because of her unusual life story.
Xiao Hui Wang was born in 1957 in the port of Tianjin in the north of China. After graduating at Tongji University in Shanghai in Architecture (1983) and in Interior Design and Communication Science (1986), in 1986 she obtained a grant to study in Munich, which has since been her second home alongside Shanghai. In her early days in Munich she was able to exhibit her photographic work for the first time and received various commissions for German-language photographic volumes. In 1990 she accepted a guest studentship at the Academy for Television and Film and worked for the Bavarian State Broadcasting Corporation among others. After a car accident in 1991, which she survived with severe injuries but in which her husband lost his life, she again concentrated after a long period of recuperation entirely on photography, achieving international mastery in it. Several prizewinning book publications round off her prolific artistic output.
The two stamps constituting the "24 Hours in Liechtenstein" issue are based on photographs taken by the artist during a stay in Liechtenstein in 2010. The "Alpine Rhine" stamp (face value CHF 1.30) depicts a mountain panorama typical of Liechtenstein's Alpine Region, with a snapshot of the surging torrents of the Rhine superimposed on it. "Water reflections" (face value CHF 3.70) shows Gutenberg Castle in Balzers, reflected in the surface of the nearby pond. The Castle is therefore standing on its head. On both sheets the stamps have been arranged so as to produce an aesthetically appealing pattern.
Xiao Hui Wang, Shanghai
13 ¼ x 13 ¾
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Royal Joh. Enschedé
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Beyond academic support, we recognize character-building is a crucial component of a child's development. Many children from low-income families lack the presence of positive role models as their parents are often working long hours. Hope of the City seeks to offer platforms for experiential learning centered around value-based teaching, peer-to-peer interactions and trust-building activities. All participants are recruited from the English courses sponsored by our organisation.
The presence of a consistent role model can have a significant impact on a child's spiritual and moral development. Volunteers can support children in a variety of ways ranging from interacting with children on a regular basis to offering educational guidance or career consultation.


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Paulina Kaczyńska (ur. 24 lipca 1991) – polska lekkoatletka specjalizująca się w biegach długodystansowych. Mistrzyni Polski w biegu na 10 000 metrów (Wieliczka 2015), trzykrotna halowa wicemistrzyni Polski w biegu na 3000 metrów (2014, 2015 i 2016). Czwarta zawodniczka Uniwersjady w biegu na 5000 metrów (2015). Drużynowa wicemistrzyni Europy, była w składzie reprezentacji Polski zajmując w biegu na 5000 m 5 miejsce podczas zawodów w Lille (2017), wicemistrzyni Polski w biegu na 10 000 metrów w Łomży (2018), mistrzyni Polski w biegu na 10 000 metrów w Białogardzie (2019).

Jest żołnierzem Wojska Polskiego.

Rekordy życiowe

Osiągnięcia medalowe

Sopot 2014

Toruń 2015

Wieliczka 2015

Żagań 2016

Toruń 2016

Lille 2017

Łomża 2018

Lublin 2018

Białogard 2019

Uwagi

Przypisy

Bibliografia
  [dostęp 11 sierpnia 2015].

Polscy długodystansowcy
Kobiety – żołnierze Wojska Polskiego
Szeregowi Sił Zbrojnych Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej
Urodzeni w 1991

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Socialist Workers Party (, Hebrew abbreviation , 'Mops', English abbreviation 'MPS') was a political party in the British Mandate of Palestine from 1919–1922. Its followers were known as Mopsim.

The party was a minor force in the political life of the Yishuv in Palestine, and was torn by internal divisions between the labour Zionism of Poale Zion and the proletarian internationalism of the Communist International. The party was the precursor of the Palestine Communist Party, and of the current Communist Party of Israel.

Foundation
On September 25, 1919, Poalei Zionists in Haifa, Jaffa and Jerusalem met and decided to relaunch a Poalei Zion party in Palestine (the rightist sections of the Palestine Poalei Zion had formed a separate party, Ahdut HaAvoda in March same year). The founding congress of the Socialist Workers Party was held on October 17–19, 1919 in Jaffa. In a few weeks, the new party had a membership of approximately 110–120 persons.

Mass work
Trade union work played a central role in the MPS. At the second conference of the zionist Railway Workers' Union, held in Jaffa March 6–7, 1920, MPS was the largest bloc with seven delegates. In order to counter the MPS influence in the union, Ahdut HaAvoda and Hapoel Hatzair joined forces. Together the two parties had eight delegates.

The party ran a 'Borochov Club', a social meeting place in Jaffa. At the Club, named after Ber Borochov, left-wing Poalei Zion publications like Avangard of Vienna and Jüdische-Sozialistische Monatschrift from New York City were available.

Shifts in the party
In the latter half of 1920, the party took a rightward turn ideologically. The main theoretician of the party, Yaakov Meiersohn, had left Palestine for Vienna and Soviet Russia. The second party congress was held October 2–4, 1920, in Haifa. At the congress, there were 18 delegates with voting rights, 4 delegates without voting rights and 1 representative of the World Union of Poalei Zion. The delegates represented approximately 300 party members, from local branches in Haifa, Jaffa, Jerusalem, Petach Tikva and amongst road construction workers in Tiberias and Alexandria.

On November 2, 1920, the name of the party was changed to Jewish Socialist Workers Party — Poalei Zion (, Hebrew abbreviation מפס"ע, 'Mopsi', English abbreviation 'MPSI').

1920 Histadrut congress
Ahead of the founding congress of Histadrut, held in December 1920, MPSI presented a list of 38 candidates. The list was led by Gershon Admoni, Avraham Revutkzy, Yaakov Sikador, Haim Katz, Mordechai Haldi, Y. Shapira and 'L. Elisha' (Moshe Levin). The election was marred by irregularities, and the MPSI protested the 'fraudulent behaviour' of the dominant parties. Official records gave the MPSI candidate list 303 votes out of 4,433, i.e. 6.8% of the total vote and six delegates. In Jaffa and Tel Aviv, MPSI got 152 out of 782 (19.5%), in Haifa the party got 43 out of 272 votes (16%), in Jerusalem 24 out of 426 votes (5.4%) and in the Galilee 54 out of 1279 votes (4.2%). The remaining 30 votes came from colonies on the West Bank.

At the congress, the MPS delegates argued that membership should be open to Arab workers and that Jewish and Arab proletarians should fight unitedly.

Third party congress
The third party congress was held April 22–25, 1921, in Jaffa. 26 delegates participated, representing local branches in Jaffa, Haifa, Jerusalem, Rehovot, Zikhron Ya'akov, Petach Tikva, Yavne, Sarafend, Tzemah and Kineret, the party branch at the Labour Battalion 'Migdal', the Central Committee and the youth and women's wings of the party. Present were both pro- and anti-Zionist tendencies amongst the delegates.

The third party congress decided to change to name of the party to Jewish Communist Party — Poalei Zion, section of the Palestine Communist Party (Yiddish abbreviation 'JKP-PKP'). In theory, this name denoted that the party was a Jewish national section in a bicommunal Palestinian party. In practice, there was no Arab national section and thus the name change was merely a symbolic gesture at this point.

1921 May Day riots
During May Day 1921, the party organized a small, unauthorized rally between Jaffa and Tel Aviv. At the rally, party had a banner in Yiddish, calling for the creation of a 'Soviet Palestine'.

Fistfights erupted as the JKP-PKP rally and the larger, authorized Histadrut rally clashed with each other. Police forces drove the communist rallyists out into the sand dunes between Tel Aviv and Jaffa. Later during the day, violence between Arab and Jews erupted in the city, partly as a consequence of the earlier JKP-PKP/Histadrut clash; the firing of rifles into the air by the police led to rumours that Arabs had been killed. Two party members were killed whilst defending a Jewish neighbourhood.

After these events, the party was weakened. The British authorities blamed the party for the riots. Also, the intention of the party of forming Jewish-Arab class unity became more difficult as communal tension heightened. The party found itself politically isolated, as polarization between Zionist and Arabic national aspirations aggravated. The party received harsh criticism from Zionists for its role in the May Day clash. The right-wing Zionist leader Ze'ev Jabotinsky accused the party of 'unforgivable treachery' a few days after the riots.

Moreover, the British authorities began deporting party cadres. Fifteen party activists had to leave Palestine. The 4th congress of the Communist International, held in 1922, condemned the deportations and the cooperation of Histadrut in facilitating them.

Split
In 1922, the party was divided into two: The pro-Zionist Palestinian Communist Party and the anti-Zionist Communist Party of Palestine.

See also
:Category:Socialist Workers Party (Mandatory Palestine) politicians

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Ross Library announces 2021 Haunted Tours schedules | News, Sports, Jobs – The Express – Lock Haven Express
LOCK HAVEN — October is traditionally the time for ghosts and haunted stories. This year, haunted tours are returning to the Ross Library by reservation only. Sponsored by the Lock Haven Paranormal Seekers, paranormal investigator Lou Bernard will give tours of Lock Haven, detailing some of the hauntings in the community. The tours will be $5 per person, and money will be donated to benefit the Ross Library.
Masks are required on these tours and all library programs. For safety reasons no walk-ins will be permitted; tours are available by pre-registration and pre-payment only. Please make a reservation by calling Lou at 570-748-3321 or ross13@rosslibrary.org.
"I have some new stories on the tours, as well as some old classics," said Bernard. "The tours are popular, and after the rough time the community has had lately, I wanted to make these fun and interesting. This year, I have a lot of new information to share, plus some fascinating history that ties it all together."
Tours are expected to fill up quickly, so reserve your spot as soon as possible. Available tours are:
— Monday, October 18, 7 p.m.
— Tuesday, October 19, 7 p.m.
— Wednesday, October 20, 7 p.m.
— Thursday, October 21, 7 p.m.
— Friday, October 22, 7 p.m.
— Saturday, October 23, 7 and 11 p.m.
Each tour begins at the Ross Library, and takes about an hour. Participants are encouraged to bring a flashlight for safety. Smoking on the tours is prohibited.
The Annie Halenbake Ross Library is a PA Forward Gold Star Library and is a Clinton County United Way partner agency.
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China claims to have deployed missiles "capable of targeting medium and large ships" days after the latest US Navy "freedom of navigation" operation near contested islands in the South China Sea, state media announced.
The deployment of the DF-26 ballistic missiles in China's remote northwest plateau, originally announced Tuesday on China Central Television, follows a mission from the US guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell, which steamed close to the Paracel Islands, the previous day.
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Capable of hitting targets 3,400 miles (5,471 kilometers) away with nuclear or conventional warheads, the DF-26 was dubbed the "Guam killer" by analysts at the time because it would allow China to bring unprecedented firepower to the US island territory -- home to Andersen Air Force Base and other key US military installations.
The 1.3 million-square-mile South China Sea has seen increasing tension in recent years, with China aggressively asserting its stake amid conflicting claims from several Southeast Asian nations.
"McCampbell sailed within 12 nautical miles of the Paracel Islands to challenge excessive maritime claims and preserve access to the waterways as governed by international law," US Pacific Fleet spokesperson Lt. j.g. Rachel McMarr said in a statement.
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"The US action violated the Chinese laws and international laws, infringed China's sovereignty, damaged regional peace, security, and order," Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang said on Monday. "China will take necessary actions to protect state sovereignty."
Citing an anonymous expert, the Global Times said the DF-26 missile mobilization "is a good reminder that China is capable of safeguarding its territory."
Beijing has built fortifications on contested islands, landed long-range bombers and last year President Xi Jinping, who claims the area has been Chinese territory since "ancient times," oversaw China's largest-ever naval parade there.
The DF-26 missile system originally entered active service in the People's Liberation Army Rocket Forces last April. It was unveiled during a military parade in 2015 in Beijing in 2015.
"Foremost among China's military assets capable of reaching Guam, the DF-26 IRBM represents the culmination of decades of advancements to China's conventional ballistic missile forces," a 2016 report from the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission said.
According to a report from the Missile Defense Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, China may have an anti-ship version of the DF-26 under development -- and may have even tested it in 2017.
However military analyst Carl Schuster, a former director of operations at the US Pacific Command's Joint Intelligence Center, cast doubt on whether the DF-26 was workable as an anti-ship weapon. Using one effectively would require practicing procedures and tactics that China had not yet shown, he said.
"Remember, the Soviet Union never successfully developed an ASBM (anti-ship ballistic missile) and no country in the West has one," Schuster said.
Reports of its deployment may be intended to show the domestic Chinese audience that Beijing has the will and ability to defends its South China Sea claims, he said.
Tuesday's Global Times report, citing an unnamed expert, said the DF-26 was deployed in China's northwest as it was protected from opposing anti-missile forces in that area.
Despite Chinese warnings, the US is unlikely to stop challenging Beijing's claims in the South China Sea.
Washington says China's construction and fortification of man-made islands puts trillions of dollars of trade, travel and communications under the thumb of Beijing.
"The Trump administration is not going to back off in the face of Chinese pressure," Malcolm Davis, a senior analyst in defense strategy and capability at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute in Canberra, told CNN in December.
Any US withdrawal would "severely undermine (US) credibility and encourage the Chinese to be more assertive and bold," he added.
The McCampbell's "freedom of navigation" operation on Monday was the US Navy's first of 2019. Analysts said the US performed one about every eight weeks last year.
One operation almost resulted in a collision between a US destroyer, the USS Decatur, and the Chinese one that challenged it, the Lanzhou, in September.
The two vessels came within 45 yards (41 meters) of each other near the contested Spratly Islands, with the US Navy saying at the time that the Chinese warship "conducted a series of increasingly aggressive maneuvers accompanied by warnings for Decatur to depart the area."
After the incident, some pro-Beijing commentators called for China's navy to go even further.
"If a US warship illegally enters into Chinese territorial waters again, two Chinese warships should be sent, one to stop it and the other to bump against and sink it," Dai Xu, president of China's Institute of Marine Safety and Cooperation, was quoted as saying in an article on the Chinese military's English-language website.
Meanwhile, President Xi reportedly started 2019 by ordering the country's military to enhance combat readiness.
Speaking at a meeting of the Central Military Commission in Beijing on January 4, Xi said the PLA should "upgrade commanding capability of joint operations, foster new combat forces, and improve military training under combat conditions," according to a state media report.
China on US Navy operation: We have missiles
China's stealth fighters show off missile payload
US challenged by China's navy in South China Sea
Chinese missile launchers reappear on disputed South China Sea island
US Navy plane warned over South China Sea
'Leave immediately': US Navy plane warned over South China Sea
US Navy proposing major show of force to warn China
Powerball winner's emotional reaction


A member of the House of Representatives representing Akinyele/Lagelu federal constituency of Oyo state, Hon Olatoye has been shot.
Mario Reporta gathered that the lawmaker was rushed to the University College Hospital, Ibadan.
Sources confirmed to Mario Reporta correspondent that, Sugar was shot in the eye.
He is currently in a critical condition.


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/*
 * Licensed under MIT (https://github.com/ligoj/ligoj/blob/master/LICENSE)
 */
package org.ligoj.bootstrap;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.TimeZone;

import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeAll;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
import org.ligoj.bootstrap.core.DateUtils;
import org.mockito.Mockito;
import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
import org.springframework.http.HttpMethod;

/**
 * Test of {@link AbstractDataGeneratorTest}
 */
class TestAbstractDataGeneratorTest extends AbstractDataGeneratorTest {

	@BeforeAll
    static void setApplicationTimeZone() {
		// Fix UTC time zone for this test
		DateUtils.setApplicationTimeZone(TimeZone.getTimeZone("UTC"));
	}

	@Test
	void testSetApplicationContext() {
		setApplicationContext(Mockito.mock(ApplicationContext.class));
	}

	@Test
	void testGetInt() {
		Assertions.assertSame(0, getInt(""));
	}

	@Test
	void testGetDate() {
		final var instance = DateUtils.newCalendar();
		instance.set(1970, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0);
		instance.set(Calendar.MILLISECOND, 0);
		Assertions.assertEquals(instance.getTime(), getDate(""));
	}

	@Test
	void testGetDate2() {
		final var instance = DateUtils.newCalendar();
		instance.set(1970, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0);
		instance.set(Calendar.MILLISECOND, 0);
		Assertions.assertEquals(instance.getTime(), getDate(1970, 1, 1));
	}

	@Test
	void testNow() {
		now(); // Dummy test for coverage
	}

	@Test
	void testGetDateInt() {
		Assertions.assertEquals(0, getDate(0).getTime());
	}

	@Test
	void testGetCharInt() {
		Assertions.assertSame('A', getChar(0));
	}

	@Test
	void testGetCharString() {
		Assertions.assertSame('A', getChar(""));
	}

	@Test
	void testGetDoubleRange() {
		Assertions.assertEquals(0.0, getDouble("", 0, 0), 0.0001);
	}

	@Test
	void testGetIntRange() {
		Assertions.assertSame(0, getInt("", 0, 0));
	}

	@Test
	void testGetItem() {
		final List<String> list = new ArrayList<>();
		list.add("test");
		Assertions.assertEquals("test", getItem("", list));
	}

	@Test
	void testGetItem2() {
		final List<String> list = new ArrayList<>();
		list.add("test");
		Assertions.assertEquals("test", getItem(0, list));
	}

	@Test
	void testGetItemArrray() {
		Assertions.assertEquals("test", getItem("", new String[] { "test" }));
	}

	@Test
	void testGetItemOrNull() {
		final List<String> list = new ArrayList<>();
		Assertions.assertNotSame(0, getItemOrNull("", list));
	}

	@Test
	void testGetItemOrNull2() {
		final List<String> list = new ArrayList<>();
		list.add("test");
		Assertions.assertEquals("test", getItemOrNull("1", list));
	}

	@Test
	void testGetItemOrNullInt() {
		final List<String> list = new ArrayList<>();
		Assertions.assertNull(getItemOrNull(0, list));
	}

	@Test
	void testGetItemOrNullInt2() {
		final List<String> list = new ArrayList<>();
		list.add("test");
		Assertions.assertEquals("test", getItemOrNull(1, list));
	}

	@Test
	void testGetItemOrNullArray() {
		Assertions.assertNull(getItemOrNull("", new String[0]));
	}

	@Test
	void testGetItemOrNullArray2() {
		Assertions.assertEquals("test", getItemOrNull("1", new String[] { "test" }));
	}

	@Test
	void testEnum() {
		Assertions.assertEquals(HttpMethod.GET, getEnum("", HttpMethod.class));
	}

	@Test
	void testGetItems() {
		Assertions.assertEquals(new ArrayList<String>(), getItems("", new ArrayList<String>(), 0, 0));
	}

	@Test
	void testGetItems2() {
		final List<String> list = new ArrayList<>();
		list.add("test");
		Assertions.assertEquals(list, getItems("", list, 1, 1));
	}

	@Test
	void testGetItems3() {
		final List<String> list = new ArrayList<>();
		list.add("test");
		list.add("test2");
		final List<String> result = new ArrayList<>();
		result.add("test2");
		result.add("test");
		Assertions.assertEquals(result, getItems("1", list, 1, 7));
	}

	@Test
	void testGetBoolean() {
		Assertions.assertTrue(getBoolean(1));
	}

	@Test
	void testGetBooleanString() {
		Assertions.assertFalse(getBoolean(""));
	}

	@Test
	void testNewUriInfo() {
		Assertions.assertEquals("search-1", newUriInfo("search-1").getQueryParameters().getFirst("search[value]"));
	}

	@Test
	void testCoverageSingleton() throws ReflectiveOperationException {
		coverageSingleton(Singleton.class);
	}

	static class Singleton {
		private Singleton() {
			// Utility class
		}
	}
}


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Q: Interpolation in block: a problem Consider the following data:
data = Table[{x, 1, x, x^2, x^3, x^4}, {x, 0., 1, 0.01}];

I would like to interpolate the 1-d function f[x] made of data[[All,{1,index}]], where index = 2,3,4,5,6. I find it convenient to use Block:
int[index_] := Block[{},
  inttemp[x_] =
   Interpolation[data[[All, {1, index}]], InterpolationOrder -> 1][x];
  If[x < 1, inttemp[x], x^(index - 2)]
  ]

Unfortunately, something goes wrong:
function1[x_] = int[2];
function2[x_] = int[3];
function2[x_] = int[4];

Namely, the value of any previous launch of int duplicates the last function:
function1[0.2]
function2[0.2]
function3[0.2]
0.2^2

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

Most likely, the problem is in If condition, which postpones the definition of the function and causes interference between different callings of int.
Could you please tell me how to modify the int function in order to perform the interpolation properly?

A: You do not need any Block or Module, you can simply write:
function1[x_] = Interpolation[data[[All, {1, 2}]]][x];
function2[x_] = Interpolation[data[[All, {1, 3}]]][x];
function3[x_] = Interpolation[data[[All, {1, 4}]]][x];
function4[x_] = Interpolation[data[[All, {1, 5}]]][x];

To test you can plot the functions:
Plot[{function1[x], function2[x], function3[x], function4[x]}, {x, 0,
  1}]

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1998 Retailer of the Year
Public Affairs Assistant
CAL STATE L.A. HONORS PROFESSOR BERNARD CODNER
AS RETAILER OF THE YEAR AT AWARD LUNCHEON
Retailing scholarships totaling $12,800 also to be awarded
Los Angeles, California - October 5, 1998 -- On Thursday, October 22, the Institute of Retail Management and the School of Business and Economics at California State University, Los Angeles will honor Bernard Codner, professor of retailing, at its 1998 Retailer of the Year Award Luncheon. Professor Codner is embarking on his 44th year as a faculty member at Cal State L.A. He is founder of the Institute of Retail Management which launched the first West Coast retailing major for business students, and has served as its director since 1980.
The gala affair, which is considered to be one of the retail industry's most significant annual events, will begin at 11 a.m. at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles. Proceeds from this luncheon will be used to support the educational activities of the Retail Institute and to provide student scholarships.
During the luncheon, 16 retailing scholarships of $800 each will also be awarded to Cal State L.A. students Rainiah Brown (Los Angeles), Veronica Castaneda (Los Angeles), Samuel Diaz (Los Angeles), Sonia Flores (Los Angeles), Carlos Galvan (Los Angeles), Monica Gonzales (Los Angeles), Maria Huerta (Los Angeles), Cam Hong Huynh (Los Angeles), Maria Moreno (Los Angeles), Jose Ruiz (Los Angeles), Leakhana Chhur (Los Angeles), Bruce Mendizabal (Los Angeles), James Lomas (Los Angeles), Abel Calderon (Rosemead), Ling Shun Fung (Temple City), and Nellie Hernandez (La Puente).
Professor Codner joined the Cal State L.A. faculty in 1955. He has been actively involved with the retail industry since 1963. He directed several important research studies for the National Retail Merchants Association, and has organized, served as chairman, or presented papers at numerous retail national, regional and local meetings. He is the author of the following books: Incoming Producing Services, published by the National Retail Merchants Association, and Marketing, published in Chinese by the Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China.
Since 1982 the Institute has recognized leading executives for dedicated and outstanding contributions to American retailing. The past honorees include William S. "Bill" Davila, The Vons Companies; Jack H. Brown, Stater Brothers Markets; Wilfred C. Stroud, Strouds; Edward L. Butterworth, Fedco, Inc.; John V. Shields, Trader Joe's Company; David I. Fuente, Office Depot; Alfred A. Plamann, Certified Grocers of California, Ltd., and Roger M. Laverty III, Smart & Final, Inc.
In 1991, the Institute created the College Incentive Program (CIP), designed to motivate Los Angeles inner-city high school students to finish high school, enroll in college and prepare for business and professional careers. Initially limited to Fremont High School, the CIP has been expanded to include six others. The program, funded by the federal government, is administered jointly by the Institute, the Los Angeles Unified School District, the Private Industry Council of Los Angeles and the Community Development Department, City of Los Angeles. It also receives strong support from the retail industry. The CIP is recognized as one of the nation's finest programs for inner-city youth.
The School of Business and Economics (SBE) at Cal State L.A. is the University's largest academic school with nearly 4,000 undergraduate and graduate majors. The SBE offers three baccalaureates and five master's degree programs and has been accredited by the prestigious American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) for more than 30 years. Twelve bureaus, centers and institutes, including the Institute of Retail Management, administered by the School provide vital services to local and national businesses, matching the expertise of talented faculty and students with diverse community needs.
For a photo of Professor Bernard Codner or more information about the luncheon, call the Cal State L.A. Institute of Retail Management at (323) 343-2970.


Mangled links typically occur when a link from a previously sent message is copied from an email client, pasted back into iContact in a new message, and resent. A mangled link is typically one that already has the tracking code appended to the link. The links won't work if they're sent out again, so they will need to be corrected before sending.
Open the Tools drop down, and click the View Plain-Text link.
At the bottom of the Plain Text message, there will be a References section that lists all links in the message. Search for any links that contain the following code: http://click.icptrack.com. This code is part of the tracking code that was previously appended to the link.
Take note of which links already have the tracking code appended, then close the Plain-Text window.
Edit the link(s) in question, and re-insert the correct URL(s).


Ok, recently you may have heard a couple of space-nuts chartered a B737 jet to chase the July 22nd eclipse from a height of 41000 feet. I guess considering the monsoon, it was a good idea that would guarantee that you atleast got to see the eclipse. Passengers paid approximately Rs 80,000 for "sun side" seats and Rs 29,000 for "earth side" seats. Personally I don't know why would I pay to see the sun's shadow on earth.
From that point of view it was a good idea, considering places like Taregna, Patna, Shanghai and most parts of India got clouded or washed out!
Look at this picture of totality taken from the eclipse flight, if you look carefully, there is a double reflection glaring at you at the bottom edge of the image. This was a specimen frame drawn from video taken by the BBC media crew on board the flight. We checked this with other videos taken by AAJ TAK etc, which also had the same issue.
There is also a second problem. As mentioned earlier, the windows are usually scratchy and not very clean. It is pretty easy to get rid of these scratches out of focus in the image. However with a eclipse, especially the diamond ring a big quality issue arrives.
The microscratches on the window scatter light in all directions completely ruining the photo. Both images above were taken aboard the eclipse flight.
So if you are serious about taking pictures of totality, you might want to keep these details in mind before swiping that credit card.


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Q: Uniform amenability at infinity Let's recall that a group $G$ is amenable if for any finite subset $E\subset G$ and any $\epsilon>0$
there is a finite subset $F\subset G$ such that
$$\max_{s\in E} |s F \mathbin{\triangle} F| \le \epsilon |F|.$$
The group $G$ is said to be uniformly amenable if one can find such $F$
with $|F|\le \alpha(|E|,\epsilon)$ for some $\alpha(m,t)$, i.e., the size of $F$ can be bound in terms of $|E|$ and $\epsilon$.
See Bozejko's paper and Wysoczanski's paper for details.
It is proved by Wysoczanski that a group $G$ is uniformly amenable if and only if
its ultrapower is amenable.
In particular solvable groups are uniformly amenable, while the locally finite group of finite permutations on a countable set is not.
Now, let's recall that a group $G$ is amenable at infinity (a.k.a. exact) if
for any finite subset $E\subset G$ and any $\epsilon>0$
there are a finite subset $F\subset G$ and a function $\eta\colon G\to\mathrm{Prob}(F)$ such that
$$\sup_{s\in E,\, x\in G} \|s\eta_x-\eta_{sx}\|_1 \le\epsilon.$$
Here $\mathrm{Prob}(F)$ is the space of probability measure on the finite set $F$,
viewed as a subset of $\ell_1(G)$.
For example, when $G$ is amenable, one can take $\eta_x=|F|^{-1}1_{F}$ for all $x\in G$.
As in the previous case, the group $G$ is said to be uniformly amenable at infinity (or uniformly exact) if one can find such $F$ and $\eta$ with $|F|\le \alpha(|E|,\epsilon)$.

Are there interesting examples of groups that are uniformly amenable at infinity?

In particular, are linear groups uniformly amenable at infinity?

It is proved by Guentner–Higson–Weinberger (MathSciNet link) that linear groups are amenable at infinity and so are their ultrapower. However, since the $\sup$ is the above definition is taken over an infinite set,
this doesn't imply (at least in a obvious way) that linear groups are uniformly amenable at infinity.
Still, I inclined to conjecture that linear groups are uniformly amenable at infinity.
Even the simplest case of the free groups looks very challenging.


Given the skill of spammers and scammers in manipulating search engines, don't be so quick to click on that first link in search results.
Several clients have recently clicked on what appeared to be the first search result for "microsoft tech support" or "dell tech support" and ended up at what can most charitably be described as unofficial technical support services.
Desperate, they call the number on the unofficial tech support web site, thinking they've reached the official tech support site of the manufacturer or developer.
They're then pitched an expensive solution that includes allowing remote access to their computer. A couple of clients, believing they were talking to official Microsoft or Dell support technicians, have allowed access to their computers with less than desirable results.
I Googled "microsoft tech support" this morning and the official Microsoft tech support site at http://support.microsoft.com was the fourth link (see screen shot), while two other sites above it looked official but were actually ads for microsoft.myphonesupport.com and microsoft.mytechhelp.com/support.
I got similar results for "official microsoft tech support" and for "dell tech support".
Typically, the first few Google search results are ads rather than results from Google's search engine. The ads at the top of the results allow the unofficial sites to appear higher than they would in the regular results and take advantage of our inclincation to click on the first link.
I've also noticed that on some LCD screens, and depending on the angle of the screen, the colored background that delineates the ads from the regular results sometimes washes out to white and creates even more confusion.
A good way to tell if you're clicking on an official site is if that organization's name appears just before the .com in the URL. For instance, for Microsoft tech support, you should see "microsoft.com" in the URL, as in the above http://support.microsoft.com.
Similarly, Dell tech support is at http://support.dell.com and http://www.dell.com/support.
Note the difference between that and the unofficial URLs above like "microsoft.mytechhelp.com", where "microsoft" is part of the URL but not directly followed by the .com part.


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Q: Enabling WooCommerce change my Website links I have a problem. I have a website they call for example
www.test.com

Now If I install WooCommerce, that changes my basic link to:
www.test.com/?v=19facac09d7d

I realy dont know why.
How can I change this in WooCommerce?

A: Thats comes from the geolocation setting. https://github.com/woothemes/woocommerce/issues/7939

A: I solved it.
You have to change the settings in the woocommerce -> general settings ->Default Customer Address.
To Shop base address.


Where to shop for sales nikon coolpix w300, the product is a popular item in 2019. this product is really a new item sold by Photozy Cameras store and shipped from Singapore. [Sales] Nikon Coolpix W300 comes at lazada.sg which has a very cheap expense of SGD549.00 (This price was taken on 31 May 2018, please check the latest price here). what are the features and specifications this [Sales] Nikon Coolpix W300, let's examine the details below.
For detailed product information, features, specifications, reviews, and guarantees or other question that is certainly more comprehensive than this [Sales] Nikon Coolpix W300 products, please go right to the vendor store that is in store Photozy Cameras @lazada.sg.
Photozy Cameras is often a trusted shop that already knowledge in selling Point & Shoot products, both offline (in conventional stores) and internet based. most of the clientele are very satisfied to purchase products from the Photozy Cameras store, that may seen together with the many upscale reviews distributed by their buyers who have bought products in the store. So there is no need to afraid and feel worried about your products or services not up to the destination or not according to precisely what is described if shopping inside the store, because has several other buyers who have proven it.
Furthermore Photozy Cameras also provide discounts and product warranty returns in the event the product you acquire won't match whatever you ordered, of course using the note they offer. Including the product that we are reviewing this, namely "[Sales] Nikon Coolpix W300", they dare to present discounts and product warranty returns if the products they offer don't match what is described.
So, if you need to buy or look for [Sales] Nikon Coolpix W300 i then strongly recommend you acquire it at Photozy Cameras store through marketplace lazada.sg.
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Obviously there are lots of advantages and benefits that exist while you shop at lazada.sg, because lazada.sg is a trusted marketplace and have a good reputation that can provide you with security from all of types of online fraud. Excess lazada.sg compared to other marketplace is lazada.sg often provide attractive promotions such as rebates, shopping vouchers, free freight, and quite often hold flash sale and support which is fast and which is certainly safe. as well as what I liked is simply because lazada.sg can pay on the spot, which was not there in every other marketplace.


Manchester has been awarded a four-year contract to host football business Soccerex's Global Convention, which it is estimated will inject around £23m into the city.
More than 4,000 delegates are expected to attend the event annually at Manchester Central from 2014 through to 2017.
Andrew Stokes, Marketing Manchester's chief executive, said: "The new four-year relationship announced during this week's European Forum is a major coup for the city and will generate £23m for the local economy during the life of the contract.
"The Global Convention commands significant international media attention and will further strengthen Manchester's position as the spiritual home of football in the UK."
Soccerex chief executive Duncan Revie said that factors including transport links, quality of service and football heritage contributed to Manchester's selection.
He added: "There was interest from many other cities but the potential here in Manchester was too big to ignore. We have extremely exciting plans to ensure that we will bring the world of football together in Manchester from 2014-2017."


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Private Wireless
AT&T to score $5.6B in sale of América Móvil stake to Carlos Slim
by Phil Goldstein |
Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim will buy AT&T's (NYSE: T) stake in América Móvil for $5.6 billion, further tightening his grip on the Mexican telecommunications giant. AT&T had been expected to sell its holding in América Móvil as a way to ease regulatory passage of its proposed $49 billion deal for DirecTV (NASDAQ: DTV).
Slim's holding company, Inmobiliaria Carso, informed America Movil's board late last week it would buy AT&T's 8.3 percent stake, which includes 24 percent of the company's voting shares, according to a filing made with the Mexican stock exchange.
As part of the deal, AT&T will get $4.57 billion when the deal closes and another $1 billion within 60 days of the closing. In June 2013, AT&T sold 7.5 percent of its stake in América Móvil, netting the company about $564 million and returning AT&T's total stake in the company to its historic level of around 9 percent.
America Movil owns TracFone Wireless, the largest U.S. MVNO with more than 25 million customers.
As the New York Times notes, the move means Slim will retain control of América Móvil without adding debt to its balance sheet, and will keep more of América Móvil's shares off the open market, which could reduce their value.
That AT&T sold the stake is not at all surprising. Indeed, when it announced its bid for DirecTV in May, AT&T said it would divest its interest in América Móvil "to facilitate the regulatory approval process in Latin America." AT&T's designees to América Móvil's board resigned in May to avoid even the appearance of any conflict of interest.
AT&T has noted that DirecTV's Latin American business is the leading pay TV provider in the region and has more than 18 million subscribers, including all Sky Mexico customers.
AT&T first invested in what became América Móvil nearly a quarter-century ago, one of its longest-standing investments. "Carlos and I have spoken and he is a very dear friend, but now he's going to be a competitor," AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson said on a conference call in May. "And we recognize that, and off we go."
América Móvil said in a statement it "recognizes the great value that the partnership with AT&T had for both companies for more than 20 years."
Meanwhile, in other financial news for AT&T, the company said it reached an agreement to sell as much as $2 billion in receivables to a group of banks led by Citigroup. Under the deal, AT&T sold $1.6 billion in future installment payments for devices in exchange for about $800 million in cash, and the additional balance will to be collected over time, according to a filing AT&T made. The transaction is part of how AT&T is handling the financial details of its Next handset upgrade plan, which allows users to pay off the cost of their smartphones in monthly payments.
"The move is a first for a US wireless carrier as both T-Mobile and Sprint previously implemented agreements to factor service receivables, not equipment," Jefferies analysts wrote in a research note. "The announcement should come as no surprise as management has stated their interest in such an arrangement, particularly given the receivable build-up from rising Next adoption and attractive rates offered by the banks."
- see this Bloomberg article
- see this Reuters article
- see this NYT article
América Móvil's offer for Telekom Austria shares becomes mandatory
TracFone notches weaker organic subscriber growth in Q1, absent Page Plus deal
AT&T, DirecTV officials make merger pitch in back-to-back congressional hearings
AT&T promises FCC cheaper cable, more rural broadband, net neutrality compliance
AT&T: DirecTV buy will save it 20% on programming costs
AT&T to purchase DirecTV in $49B deal
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What You Need to Know Before Adopting a Dog
Man playing fetch with dog Jaromir Chalabala / EyeEm / Getty Images
by C. Carmichael
Finding your new best friend can take some serious time and careful planning, especially when adopting. Luckily, there's no shortage of pooches to choose from. In 2014, the ASPCA adopted out 423 dogs, and PAWS Chicago found homes for 2,692 dogs. And according to the ASPCA, U.S. shelters receive about 3.9 million new dogs each year.
While adopting can feel like a daunting task, it doesn't have to be. To get started in the process, visit a shelter's website to see any dogs that might interest you and what you need to bring with you to adopt: Many shelters will need proof of address and a government-issued ID. If you're a renter, bring a copy of your lease to prove you're allowed to have pets. Knowing your city's dog ordinance is also important: Do you have a breed ban or restrictions? Is there a limit on how many pets you can have?
Once you have the logistics out of the way, you're almost ready to walk out the door with your four-legged buddy. Even better? You didn't just gain a new jogging and hiking partner — you have a new wingman. "Saying you have a rescue dog is really sexy right now," says Stephanie Filer, manager of special gifts and partnerships at the Animal Rescue League of Iowa, which cared for 7,290 dogs last year.
If you're serious about adopting a dog, here's everything you should know to make it as smooth as possible.
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Don't judge the dog too quickly.
Whether you're looking for a pure breed (yes, shelters have pure breeds), think certain breeds are more vicious than others (no, pit bulls or certain breeds aren't meaner than others), or are obsessed with Labrador Retrievers, don't overlook a dog just because of its breed. "At the end of the day, breed doesn't really matter, it's the personality of that specific dog," says Cassandra Johnson, pet behavior lead at ARL-IA. You can go into a shelter and think you want a Lab because you want a kid-friendly, playful dog, but if the Lab available at the shelter doesn't meet any of those characteristics, you're better off adopting a dog of a different breed that does check off every box for you.
Don't be afraid to go with your first instinct.
Go to a shelter looking for a pint-size mature mutt and fall in love with a Mastiff puppy instead? You wouldn't be the first person. It's OK to want a puppy, but be realistic. "People get totally bowled over by how cute puppies are," says Diane Wilkerson, adoption center director of PAWS. "But they need to be taken out every two to three hours, they need obedience training. Do you have the time for this? Because if you do, you're going to have a great dog, but if you don't, you're going to get a rowdy adolescent, a dog that's under-socialized, or you're going to have house-breaking problems." Just don't be the guy who pretends to come home over his lunch hour when you know your boss has a penchant for working lunches.
Do know what you want in a dog.
When you think you've found "the one," grab a staff member and let them know you're interested. They'll ask you personal questions such as:
1. What do you want in a dog — a playful pup or a couch potato?
2. How much time are you able to spend with the dog?
3. Are you an experienced dog owner?
"Our goal is to match you up with your perfect pet," Wilkerson says. "We're not going to set the people or the dog up to fail." So don't take it personally if the shelter doesn't think you and the dog are a good fit."I had one person that tried 10 different times and finally found one," Johnson says. "It's all about matching personalities."
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Don't go full frontal.
When it's time to interact with the dog one-on-one, it's a little bit like a first date. It can be awkward, but just a few changes in body language will ensure a positive interaction. "When we approach one another, we approach in a full-frontal posture," says Dr. Emily Weiss, PhD. and ASPCA vice president with research and development. "When dogs approach each other, they do so by turning their body or their head sideways, and that's a communication that means no fights."
So turn to your side, and let the dog come to you first. Don't do anything to rile up the dog; you want the dog to feel calm. Avoid petting him or her on the head right away; instead, pet their back or chest. And, although it might sound obvious, don't put the dog in a headlock.
Do let the dog meet everyone in the household.
Whether you have a roommate, girlfriend, or children, the new dog needs to meet everyone it will share a space with, including other resident dogs. Bring your dog to the shelter so they can meet on neutral ground. "Don't expect them to be best friends right off the bat," Johnson says. If you're having trouble finding a match for your current pup, you might try adopting a dog of the opposite sex. "There tends to be more flirtatious behavior between male and female dogs," Weiss says, "and that behavior can help solidify a bond."
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Do come back.
Adopt a dog, but it's not working out? Many shelters have policies allowing you to return the dog. "As much as we want the animals to get out of here as fast as possible, we have more coming in every day," Filer says. "So just because this one didn't work out, you can choose from the other ones we have."
The ASPCA and PAWS also have guilt-free return policies. "The goal here is for us to get these animals home and have this relationship be a good relationship for both the non-human and the human," Weiss says. But look into resources the shelter offers, such as training, to prevent you from having to return the dog.
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Greenspan the Great
How did we end up in this mess of an economic meltdown?
The answer is pretty simple: too much cheap credit, and no regulation of derivatives.
Probably more than any other individual, Alan Greenspan is to blame for both. He was Clinton's and then Bush's wizzard Fed Reserve Chairman, who waved the wand of reduced interest rates to keep the economic pump primed. Basically, Greenspan was the rich daddy who kept replacing junior's maxed out credit card with a new one, but never really paid off the old ones.
And hence we are where we are.
Today, a mea culpa. Reports the New York Times:
Facing a firing line of questions from Washington lawmakers, Alan Greenspan, the former Federal Reserve chairman once considered the infallible maestro of the financial system, admitted on Thursday that he "made a mistake" in trusting that free markets could regulate themselves without government oversight.
A fervent proponent of deregulation during his 18-year tenure at the Fed's helm, Mr. Greenspan has faced mounting criticism this year for having refused to consider cracking down on credit derivatives, an unchecked market whose excesses partly led to the current financial crisis.
Although he defended the use of derivatives in general, Mr. Greenspan, who left office in 2006, told members of the House Committee of Government Oversight and Reform that he was "partially" wrong in not having tried to regulate the market for credit-default swaps.
Mr. Waxman pressed the former Fed chair to clarify his words. "In other words, you found that your view of the world, your ideology, was not right, it was not working," Mr. Waxman said.
"Absolutely, precisely," Mr. Greenspan replied. "You know, that's precisely the reason I was shocked, because I have been going for 40 years or more with very considerable evidence that it was working exceptionally well."
It's easy to be popular when you keep handing out money. Not so easy to be popular once you've run out, when you have to admit you bankrupted yourself, and everyone's been expecting more.
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2 Responses to "Greenspan the Great"
Steven Mansour says:
It took him 40 years to realize that laissez-faire capitalism doesn't work?
Looks like someone should've been bitchslapped by the invisible hand of the market a long time ago.
"It's easy to be popular when you keep handing out money."


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Mayor's Order 2020-080: Wearing of Masks in the District of Columbia To Prevent the Spread of COVID-19
GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUANCE SYSTEM
Mayor's Order 2020-080
SUBJECT: Wearing of Masks in the District of Columbia To Prevent the Spread of COVID-19
ORIGINATING AGENCY: Office of the Mayor
By virtue of the authority vested in me as Mayor of the District of Columbia pursuant to section 422 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973, Pub. L. 93-198, 87 Stat. 790, D.C. Official Code § 1-204.22 (2016 Repl.); pursuant to the Coronavirus Support Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2020 (the "Act"), effective May 19, 2020, D.C. Act 23-328, and any substantially similar subsequent emergency or temporary legislation; section 5 of the District of Columbia Public Emergency Act of 1980, effective March 5, 1981, D.C. Law 3-149, D.C. Official Code § 7-2304 (2018 Repl.), section 5a of the District of Columbia Public Emergency Act of 1980, effective October 17, 2002, D.C. Law 14-194, D.C. Official Code § 7-2304.01 (2018 Repl.); section 1 of An Act To Authorize the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to make regulations to prevent and control the spread of communicable and preventable diseases ("Communicable and Preventable Diseases Act"), approved August 11, 1939, 53 Stat. 1408, D.C. Official Code §§ 7-131 et seq. (2012 Repl.); and in accordance with Mayor's Order 2020-045, dated March 11, 2020, Mayor's Order 2020-046, dated March 11, 2020, Mayor's Order 2020-050, dated March 20, 2020, Mayor's Order 2020-063, dated April 15, 2020, Mayor's Order 2020-066, May 13, 2020, and Mayor's Order 2020-067, dated May 27, 2020, and Mayor's Order 2020-079, dated July 22, 2020, it is hereby ORDERED that:
I. BACKGROUND
1. This Order incorporates the findings of prior Mayor's Orders relating to COVID-19.
2. Community transmission of COVID-19 remains throughout the District. Over 11,427 District residents have tested positive for COVID-19 and tragically 580 District residents have lost their lives already due to COVID-19. Further, transmission is widespread in the Maryland and Virginia areas near Washington, DC, and even more prevalent in numerous "hot zones" around the country. Transmission is facilitated by persons who are asymptomatic or pre-symptomatic.
3. Dr. Robert Redfield, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the World Health Organization, and the District of Columbia Department of Health are all agreed that wearing masks when social distancing is impossible to maintain can reduce the spread of the disease dramatically.
4. This Order consolidates, clarifies, and extends requirements related to wearing masks indoors and outdoors in the District of Columbia and provides enforcement mechanisms for these requirements.
II. INDOOR WEARING OF MASKS
Except as specified in Section IV of this Order:
1. Persons must wear a mask in the common areas of apartments, condominiums and cooperatives.
2. Businesses, office buildings, and other establishments open to members of the public shall post signage on their exterior doors stating that a person may not enter unless the person is wearing a mask. In addition, the business, office building, or other establishment shall exclude or attempt to eject persons who are not wearing masks or who remove their required masks.
3. Employers shall provide masks to their employees.
III. OUTDOOR AND TRANSIT-RELATED WEARING OF MASKS
1. Persons leaving their residences shall wear a mask when they are likely to come into contact with another person, such as being within six feet of another person for more than a fleeting time; and
2. Persons who are operating or a passenger in a taxi or a vehicle that is part of a Transportation Network Company, or who are a passenger on or operator of any form of public transit in the District, including a bus, subway, streetcar, shuttle bus or van, or school bus, must wear a mask at all such times.
IV. EXCEPTIONS
1. Wearing a mask is not required when:
a. A person is a resident or guest in a private home or apartment;
b. A person is actually eating, drinking, or legally smoking;
c. A person is engaged in vigorous outdoor exercise and is maintaining social distance of at least six (6) feet from each other person;
d. A person is in the water at a swimming pool;
e. A person is in an enclosed office that no one else is permitted to enter;
f. A person is aged two (2) years old or younger;
g. A person is unable to wear a mask due to a medical condition or disability, or is physically unable to remove a mask;
h. A person is giving a speech for broadcast or an audience, provided no one is within six feet of the speaker;
i. A deaf or hard of hearing person needs to read the lips of a speaker;
j. The equipment required for a job precludes the wearing of a mask and the person is wearing that equipment, or when wearing a mask would endanger public safety;
k. A person has been lawfully asked to remove the mask for facial recognition purposes.
2. The enforcement provisions of this Order shall not be applied to persons in the judicial or legislative branches of the District government while those persons are on duty; and shall not apply to any employees of the federal government while they are on duty.
V. MASKS DEFINED
For the purpose of this Order, masks include cloth face coverings, such as homemade cloth masks, store-bought fabric masks, bandanas or other cloth wrapped around the head that covers the mouth and nose, as well as medical or surgical masks.
VI. SUPERSESSION
This Order supersedes any prior Order or agency guidance issued during the COVID-19 public health emergency to the extent of any inconsistency.
VII. ENFORCEMENT
1. The Department of Health shall issue rules pursuant to the Communicable and Preventable Diseases Act, approved August 11, 1939, 53 Stat. 1408, D.C. Official Code §§ 7-131 et seq., to provide for the imposition of penalties upon any individual or entity that knowingly violates this Order, and the Metropolitan Police Department is authorized to enforce those rules, except no youth under eighteen (18) years of age shall be charged with a violation.
2. All District government agencies that issue licenses, permits, certificates, endorsements, or other authorizations including the Department of Consumer Regulatory Affairs (DCRA), the District Department of Transportation (DDOT), the Alcohol Beverage Regulatory Administration (ABRA), the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE), the Department of For Hire Vehicles (DFHV), and the Department of Health may issue rules consistent with or take enforcement action directly under this Order to provide for the revocation, suspension, or limitation of a license, permit, certificate, endorsement, or other authorization of a person or entity that violates this Order.
3. For the purpose of this section, a violation of a rule, order, or other issuance (including a guidance) issued under the authority of a prior Order addressing the COVID-19 public health emergency shall constitute a violation of this Order.
4. Charges of violations of this Order may be referred to the Office of the Attorney General for possible prosecution in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, in the name of the District of Columbia, and persons found to be in violation of this Order or other rules promulgated pursuant to the Order are subject to fines of up to one thousand dollars ($1,000) per violation.
VIII. EFFECTIVE DATE AND DURATION
This Order shall be effective immediately and shall continue to be in effect through October 9, 2020, or until the date to which the state of emergency is extended, whichever is later. Any regulations or guidance issued pursuant to this Order, or its COVID-19-related predecessors, including Mayor's Orders 2020-066, 2020-067 and 2020-075, shall continue to be in effect through October 9, 2020, or until the date to which the state of emergency is extended, whichever is later, unless otherwise specifically limited after the issuance of this Order.
MURIEL BOWSER


Meadowhead School - A Flying Start to Year 2!
Full STEAM Ahead – Year 2 of this exciting ERASMUS international project gets off to a flying start!
Having recruited and successfully completed a busy year of STEAM related trips, activities and work with our team of Y9 ambassadors last year, including our first exchange visit to our Spanish school partners, this autumn (September 2018) we embarked on the start of Year 2 of our 3 year, innovative international project.
Staff from all 3 schools met at the German partner school in Koblenz in late September to evaluate our work so far, and to plan the year ahead for our ambassadors. This involved lots of meetings, lesson observations, analysis of feedback from students, parents, staff, business partners and other stakeholders, to formulate a robust plan of action to ensure our ambassadors gain more knowledge and skills around STEAM subjects and careers to help inspire them, and to assist them as ambassadors to promote these subjects to younger peers in school.
Students have participated in a STEAM careers workshop to explore some careers that might suit their personalities linked to Science, Technology, engineering, Arts and Maths. We then used this data to pair them up for business visits to relevant local STEAM related industries. In small teams, the students assumed roles of videographer, photographer, sound engineer, journalist and interviewed people in their work place to gain more knowledge about their career pathways and their current roles.
In November and December small groups visited Sheffield Hallam University to explore careers related to Science and Arts, Sheffield Chiropractic Clinic to look at careers in the healthcare sector, Graves Leisure Centre to investigate careers in Sports and personal training/coaching, and Gripple Ltd to explore careers in engineering and manufacturing.


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Global Thermoset Rubber Market, By Type (Natural Rubber & Synthetic Rubber), End Use Industry, Region (Asia-Pacific, North America, Europe, Middle East & Africa and South America), Competition Forecast and Opportunities, 2013-2023
Global Thermoset Rubber market is expected to cross 35 million metric tons by the end of 2023. The boisterous production of light weight passenger vehicles and commercial vehicles would outpace the demand for thermoset rubber in multiple applications such as tires, air bags, tubes, etc. over the coming years. Numerous applications in consumer goods sector including footwear, sporting goods, toys and other household products would boost the market growth of thermoset rubbers globally. Furthermore, consistent demand for thermoset rubbers in the manufacturing of medical devices such as, rubber stoppers, closures, droppers, etc. is going to escalate the global thermoset rubber market significantly during the forecast period.
Historical Years: 2013-201
To outline, classify and estimate the Global Thermoset Rubbers market on the basis of type, end use industry, and regional distribution.
To study and forecast the Global market size of the thermoset rubber, in terms of value and volume.
To project the size of thermoset rubber market, in terms of value and volume, with respect to key end use industries such as Automotive, Consumer Goods, Medical and Others.
To understand the regional market structure of thermoset rubber market, the global thermoset rubber market is segmented in five regions, namely – Asia-Pacific, North America, Europe, Middle East & Africa and South America and forecast the market size, in terms of value and volume.
To identify the detailed information about the prime factors affecting the global thermoset rubber market.
To evaluate competitor pricing, average market selling prices and margins in the global Thermoset rubber market.
To examine competitive developments such as expansions, increasing production capacity, new entrants, government policy and investments, in the global thermoset rubber market.
To strategically profile the leading players in the market which are involved in the manufacturing and supply of thermoset rubber worldwide.
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Global Thermoset Rubber market is controlled by these major players, namely–Dow Chemical Company (US), Reliance Industries Limited (India), 3M (US), Lanxess AG (Germany), China National Petroleum Corporation (China), TSRC Corporation (Taiwan), Asahi Kasei Corporation (Japan), LG Chem (South Korea), ExxonMobil Corporation (US), Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. (Japan), Versalis S.p.A (Italy),Dyasol Elastomers (US), Kumho Petrochemical (South Korea), Evonik Corporation (Germany) and Zeon Chemicals (US) among others.
TechSci Research performed both primary as well as exhaustive secondary research for this study. Initially, TechSci Research sourced a list of leading Thermoset Rubber manufacturers across the globe. Subsequently, TechSci Research conducted primary research surveys with the identified companies. While interviewing, the company personnel were also enquired about their key products, manufacturing plant location, prices of products and competitors. Through this technique, TechSci Research was able to include the manufacturers which could not be identified due to the limitations of secondary research. TechSci Research analyzed the types, end use industries, distribution network, and regional presence of all major Thermoset rubber manufacturers across the globe.
TechSci Research calculated the market size for Global Thermoset Rubber using a bottom-up approach, where manufacturers' value sales data for standard types (Natural Rubber and Synthetic Rubber) were recorded and forecast for the future years. TechSci Research sourced these values from industry experts and company representatives and externally validated through analysing historical sales data of respective manufacturers to arrive at the overall market size. Various secondary sources, secondary sources directories, databases such as Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) articles, International Rubber Study Group (IRSG), company annual reports, white papers, investor presentations and financial reports were also used by the TechSci Research.
Thermoset Rubber Manufacturers and Suppliers
End use industries of Thermoset Rubber such as Automotive, Consumer Goods, Medical and others
Research organizations and consulting companies
Trade Associations, organizations, forums and alliances related to Thermoset Rubber
Market research and consulting firm
The study is useful in providing answers to several critical questions that are important for the industry stakeholders such as Thermoset Rubber manufacturers, distributors and dealers, customers and policy makers. which market segments should be targeted over the coming years (next two to five years) in order to strategize investments and capitalize on the growth of the market segment.
In this report, the Thermoset rubber has been segmented into the following categories in addition to the industry trends which have also been detailed below:
RSS Grade
Latex Concentrate
Solid Block
SBR (Styrene-butadiene)
IIR (Isobutylene isoprene butyl)
PBR (Polybutadiene Rubber)
NBR (Acrylonitrile butadiene)
ACM (Polyacrylate rubber)
EPM (Ethylene propylene monomer)
Market, by End Use Industry:
Rest of North America
Company Profiles: Detailed analysis of the major companies present in the Thermoset Rubber market.
List of customers along with their procurement data and the list of current suppliers of Thermoset Rubber
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4. Global Thermoset Rubber Market Outlook
4.1. Demand & Supply Analysis
4.2.1.By Value
4.2.2.By Volume
4.3.1.By Type (Natural Rubber and Synthetic Rubber)
4.3.2.By End Use Industry (Automotive, Consumer Goods, Medical and Others)
4.3.3.By Region (APAC, North America, Europe, MEA and South America)
5. Global Thermoset Rubber Market Segmental Analysis
5.1. Global Natural Rubber Market Outlook
5.1.1.Market Size & Forecast
5.1.1.1. By Value
5.1.1.2. By Volume
5.1.2.Market Share & Forecast
5.1.2.1. By Type (RSS Grade, Latex Concentrate and Solid Block)
5.1.2.2. By Application (Auto-Tire, Gloves, Footwear and Others)
5.1.2.3. By Region (APAC, North America, Europe, MEA and South America)
5.1.2.4. By Company (At least top 5 companies market shares)
5.2. Global Synthetic Rubber Market Outlook
5.2.2.1. By Type (SBR, IIR, PBR, NBR, ACM, EPM and Others)
5.2.2.2. By Application (Tires, Industrial Goods, Footwear and Others)
6. Global Thermoset Rubber Market Regional Analysis
6.1.1. Asia Pacific Thermoset Rubber Market Outlook
6.1.1.1. Market Size & Forecast
6.1.1.1.1. By Value
6.1.1.1.2. By Volume
6.1.1.2. Market Share & Forecast
6.1.1.2.1. By Type (Natural Rubber and Synthetic Rubber)
6.1.1.2.2. By End Use Industry (Automotive, Consumer Goods, Medical and Others)
6.1.1.2.3. By Country
6.1.1.2.3.1. China Thermoset Rubber Market Outlook
6.1.1.2.3.1.1. Market Size & Forecast
6.1.1.2.3.1.1.1. By Value
6.1.1.2.3.1.1.2. By Volume
6.1.1.2.3.1.2. Market Share & Forecast
6.1.1.2.3.1.2.1. By Type (Natural Rubber and Synthetic Rubber)
6.1.1.2.3.2. India Thermoset Rubber Market Outlook
6.1.1.2.3.3. Japan Thermoset Rubber Market Outlook
6.1.1.2.3.4. South Korea Thermoset Rubber Market Outlook
6.1.1.2.3.5. Indonesia Thermoset Rubber Market Outlook
6.1.2. North America Thermoset Rubber Market Outlook
6.1.2.2.3.1. United States Thermoset Rubber Market Outlook
6.1.2.2.3.2. Canada Thermoset Rubber Market Outlook
6.1.2.2.3.3. Mexico Thermoset Rubber Market Outlook
6.1.3. Europe Thermoset Rubber Market Outlook
6.1.3.2.3.1. Germany Thermoset Rubber Market Outlook
6.1.3.2.3.2. France Thermoset Rubber Market Outlook
6.1.3.2.3.3. Italy Thermoset Rubber Market Outlook
6.1.3.2.3.4. Spain Thermoset Rubber Market Outlook
6.1.3.2.3.5. UK Thermoset Rubber Market Outlook
6.1.4. Middle East & Africa Thermoset Rubber Market Outlook
6.1.4.2.3.1. Saudi Arabia Thermoset Rubber Market Outlook
6.1.4.2.3.2. UAE Thermoset Rubber Market Outlook
6.1.4.2.3.3. Iran Thermoset Rubber Market Outlook
6.1.4.2.3.4. South Africa Thermoset Rubber Market Outlook
6.1.5. South America Thermoset Rubber Market Outlook
6.1.5.2.3.1. Brazil Thermoset Rubber Market Outlook
6.1.5.2.3.2. Argentina Thermoset Rubber Market Outlook
6.1.5.2.3.3. Colombia Thermoset Rubber Market Outlook
7. Trade dynamics
9. Market Trends & Developments
10. Value Chain Analysis
11.2.1. Dynasol Elastomers
11.2.2. Dow Chemical Company
11.2.3. Reliance Industries Limited
11.2.4. 3M
11.2.5. Lanxess AG
11.2.6. China National Petroleum Corporation
11.2.7. TSRC Corporation
11.2.8. Asahi Kasei Corporation
11.2.9. ExxonMobil Corporation (ExxonMobil)
11.2.10. Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.
11.2.11. Versalis S.p.A.
11.2.12. Kumho Petrochemical
11.2.13. Evonik Corporation
11.2.14. Zeon Chemicals
11.2.15. LG Chem
11.2.16. Huntsman International LLC
11.2.17. LyondellBasell Industries N.V.
11.2.18. Bayer AG
11.2.19. Kraton Performance Polymers Inc.
11.2.20. Dexco polymers
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That moment at the end of the day when both children are fed, bathed, read to and then fall asleep, is gold. Ask any parent. It's freedom! No more nappies! No more negotiating with a 2.5 year old! And nine times out of 10, I fall asleep watching another repeat of The Big Bang Theory. What a waste of treasure time!
I stumbled on to a solution by accident. I made some Christmas gifts for the day care mums, with plans to bundle them up in some cheap hyacinth baskets from Kmart. Before I got far, a basket was hijacked to keep a little sewing job corralled (unpick the modesty stitches on a crossover top, add a press stud and BOOM! Breast feeding friendly shirt!).
So now, of an evening I can kick back on the sofa, get my stitch on (HAZZAH!), and tick a few jobs off the never ending list. I might even have an adult conversation with Brett.
Me: Alby has swimming tomorrow.
Brett: Do we have any swimming nappies?
Me: Yep. Don't know why we bother, every kid pees in the pool, they only catch poo. It's not like Alby does that.