f+ = max (0,f ),f − = max (0,− f) .
( ) f = Re f+ − Ref− + i Im f+ − Im f− .
For example Lebesgue measure is an example of such a measure. More generally these measures are often referred to as Radon measures. The following useful lemma is stated here for convenience. It is Theorem 21.0.3 on Page 1552.
Lemma 22.2.3 Let Ω be a metric space in which the closed balls are compact and let K be a compact subset of V , an open set. Then there exists a continuous function f : Ω → [0,1] such that f(x) = 1 for all x ∈ K and spt(f) is a compact subset of V . That is, K ≺ f ≺ V.
Theorem 22.2.4 Let (Ω,S,μ) be a regular measure space as in Definition 22.2.2 where the conclusion of Lemma 22.2.3 holds. Then Cc(Ω) is dense in Lp(Ω).
∫ ∫ |h − XE|pdμ ≤ XVp∖Kd μ = μ(V ∖K ) < ε.
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Amazon could take a play out of Apple's book.
Amazon is reportedly working on its own pair of wireless earbuds to complement its sizable roster of Echo smart speakers and lining up a product that will compete directly with Apple's Siri-enabled AirPods.
The audio device has not be officially announced, but Bloomberg reported this week that Amazon's answer to the AirPods could be here in time for the holidays.
Ben Arnold, the senior director of innovation and trends at the Consumer Technology Association, tells Inverse that the wireless headphone war isn't just the latest software/hardware race, it's part of a strategy to get company's voice assistants in the ears of more people than ever. That could be exactly what Alexa needs.
Amazon could be aiming to free Alexa from being primarily used on stationary smart speakers.
The global wireless headphones market is expected to be valued at $34 billion by 2024, according to market research released in January. Amazon could be trying to get on a ballooning market, but it's most likely attempting to free Alexa from being locked away in homes.
Two-thirds of the smart speaker market share is taken up by Amazon. But the fact that Alexa is primarily used on speakers means that companies that offer built-in digital assistants on smartphones, like Apple and Google, have an edge.
There is a stand-alone Alexa app for both Android and Apple iOS devices, but it's always going to be an interloper on your phone, as it faces the in-house Google Assistant for Pixel, Bixby for Samsung, or Siri for Apple. As there's no Amazon phone anymore, Alexa-powered earbuds will mark Amazon's renewed steps into mobile hardware with an Alexa brain.
Alexa is currently the third-most popular voice assistant in the United States, according to a 2018 VoiceBot.ai analysis of the industry. But releasing wireless earbuds with Alexa built-in could be the gateway device that gets tech consumers to adopt the voice assistant.
Amazon's previous venture into mobile hardware with the Fire phone was a deemed a monumental "failure." But an AirPods competitor could be the company's ticket into the mobile industry.
Amazon could be readying to jump in to the smartphone accessory market.
Amazon has not confirmed that this product even exists, so there are no signs of an official release date. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman spoke to people familiar with the matter who said they could be here as early as the second half of 2019.
A release date late in the year would allow the product to go up against the AirPods during the Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and the holidays that follow. Amazon famously offers deep price cuts during the season, which could be a shrewd move to one-up Apple that very rarely offers discounts.
Amazon typically prices its hardware under the competition, especially Apple. Apple's HomePod now retails for $299, while Amazon's priciest Echo Plus (2nd Generation) goes for $150.
Based on the company's past pricing strategies, it's very likely that Amazon's earbuds will cost less than Apple's $159 AirPods. Plus, if they do end up on the market Amazon will almost certainly include them in Prime deals and bundles for cheap.
Amazon's earbuds could be very similar to the AirPods.
Gurman's report states that Amazon's buds will "Mirror" the AirPods and will be designed to rest inside users' ears, without an ear hook or clip. This suggests the could end up looking strikingly similar to the AirPods, but it's unclear if Amazon will copy Apple's earbud silhouette verbatim.
The company could make them look like tiny Echo Dot that come in multiple colors and have the Alexa symbol printed somewhere on them.
The report also states that the buds will feature gesture controls that will let users tap the buds to answer calls, hang up, and pause or switch songs. These are all common features in many earbuds available today.
Specific specs about Amazon's buds have yet to be reveled, but it has been said that Amazon is aiming to provide better audio quality than the AirPods.
One of the biggest reported problems with AirPods is sound leakage, meaning that people around you can hear what you're listening to. It's possible that Amazon is designing earbuds that isolate sound allowing for better audio quality than what is currently available on the AirPods.


LB1119, sponsored by Ralston Sen. Merv Riepe, would create a pilot program for state employees eligible to participate in the Nebraska state insurance program. The two-year pilot program would begin in fiscal year 2019-20 and require that the state insurance program include at least two primary care options—one high-deductible and one low-deductible—for state employees.
Providers would receive a monthly payment of a per-member, per-month fee for each enrollee and would be required to continuously monitor care quality measurements. The state Department of Administrative Services would provide the Legislature with an annual report on the clinical and financial performance of the program.
Cliff Robertson testified in support of the bill on behalf of CHI Health and the Nebraska Hospital Association. CHI Health recently became one of the first health systems to offer direct primary care as a benefit to its employees, he said, and the result has been better care at a lower cost.
Robertson, a family physician and CEO of CHI Health, said the traditional "fee-for-service treadmill" results in providers seeing more patients in a shorter time in order to maintain economic viability. Because direct primary care patients pay a monthly fee, they can see a doctor at any time without additional charge, he said, and providers have the time to get to know patients.
"Based on our own experience with both our employees and our own providers, I believe you're on the right track with LB1119 and that you'll see positive benefits for state employees as well as seeing lower health care costs," Robertson said.
Todd Johnson also testified in support of the proposal, saying he was the first direct primary care provider in Nebraska. Direct primary care offers greater affordability, he said, in part because providers can offer wholesale pricing for prescription medication, medical imaging, medical equipment and laboratory services.
"I have a dozen businesses on board with me that are subscribing all their employees because they can finally offer health care to their employees, when before they were offering health insurance that they could not afford," Johnson said.


The best I've ever worked with.
Having observed the work of Unreal Films in New Zealand in 2011, the company was engaged to produce a similar visual training product. In Western Australia the concept was to make a short high level expose that was expanded to include a second longer production identifying all the critical operational elements of a polling place on polling day.
Tony Sutorius' work at all stages of production was first class; a series of management and expert group meetings led to production design, filming and editing. Tony's knowledge of the electoral process coupled with his understanding of how to 'engage' the audience proved very effective – he instinctively knew what would work and offered relevant and pointed advice.
I could not be happier with the final production from Unreal Films; it has exceeded my every expectation and will prove pivotal in the training of Returning Officers, Polling Place Managers and casual polling staff.
I first met Tony after New Zealand's 2002 general election when he pitched for the contract to make the Chief Electoral Office's first set of training DVDs for our field staff. New Zealand delivers around three hours of training to all of its 15,000 or so temporary election staff in the two and a half weeks before election day using a cascade training structure. We wanted the DVDs to provide the platform for training to be delivered to a prescribed national standard across the country.
We envisaged a carefully scripted, professionally acted, film to deliver our messages. Tony proposed a quite different approach instead; talking in-depth to us and field staff with a range of experiences about our problems and challenges to identify what the film needs to say and then using real people without scripts to deliver the content in scenarios that were as realistic as possible.
Not without some trepidation, we decided to give Tony a go. He was right. His method worked. Staff found the film real and engaging. Since then Tony, through his company Unreal Films, has produced training films for advance voting, polling place and headquarters staff for the 2008 and 2011 general elections. Each series of films has been an improvement on the previous election's (reflecting the Commission's and Tony's commitment to continuous improvement). We have also used Tony to produce information films for the deaf community, for persons with learning disabilities and their carers, and a film explaining the 2011 referendum on the voting system. These have been very well received by the public and I have been personally proud of the results.
The Electoral Commission has engaged Tony through his company to produce our training and outreach films for the 2014 election. Tony is passionate about democracy and promoting participation. He has worked closely and collaboratively with the staff of the commission. He has become quite expert in electoral processes and the operational and logistical challenges delivering elections presents. He is a genius for getting the best out of people and presenting them engagingly on screen. I have found him to be absolutely committed to delivering first class results. I recommend him without reservation.
The Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) first engaged Tony Sutorius of Unreal Films after observing the work he had done for the New Zealand Electoral Commission. Tony produced a training DVD for around 17,000 election officials appointed to assist on election day for the 2006 Victorian State election. The DVD supplemented other training materials and was designed to convey important messages about the VEC's expectations of each election official appointed to work at Victoria's 1,800 voting centres. The quality and effectiveness of the DVD exceeded expectations and gave the VEC a level of confidence that all election officials had received consistent messages regarding expected standards.
The DVD was used again for the 2010 Victorian State election with minor edits to reflect new legislation. Tony has produced further audio visual products for the VEC including: a short visual explanation of the proportional representation counting system; an inspirational video for people living with a disability, their families and carers, called Voting is for Everyone, designed to challenge the myths around voting and disability; a DVD for mobile election officials providing electoral services at nursing homes, other aged care facilities and hospitals; and is currently working on a short piece to assist aspiring senior election officials to understand the role of an Election Manager or Returning Officer at Victorian State and Local Government elections.
Tony has a great understanding of effective training techniques and puts considerable time into understanding the key messages to be conveyed, the target audience, and how he can move the audience from where they are to where the organisation wants them to be. His films are authentic and engaging.
I have no hesitation in recommending Tony's work to other organisations seeking to utilize quality films to effect behavioural change.


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Please stop throwing coins into volcanoes, say Hawai'ian National Park Rangers
By Cat Ellis
Visitors are tossing trash and change into steam vents at Volcanoes National Park
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Volcanoes National Park in Hawai'i has a serious problem: visitors keep throwing trash and coins into the park's volcanic steam vents, and Park Rangers are starting to lose their patience.
"We wish we didn't have to say this, but we do," said the park in a Facebook post (opens in new tab). "Please do not throw trash or money into the steam vents at Wahinekapu, or anywhere else in the park."
The post explains that throwing trash into the vents is also dangerous for the park's staff, who could be seriously injured retrieving it, and is disrespectful to native Hawai'ians, who bathe in steam from the vents as part of a cultural tradition.
Park visitors could also be burned if they are tempted to retrieve money thrown into the steam – and garbage just plain looks bag.
Rangers at Volcanoes National Park have some more ideas that are more respectful than throwing cash.
"Find some personal space, and engage with the landscape," they suggest. "Introduce yourself, offer an oli (chant) or mele (song). If you really want to leave money, a secure donation box is available inside Kīlauea Visitor Center."
What makes Volcanoes special
Volcanoes National Park is unique for both geological and cultural reasons. It contains two of the world's most active volcanoes, Kīlauea and Mauna Loa, and is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site and International Biosphere Reserve.
Visitors can witness frequent eruptions in person, but if you can't make it there in person, you can watch a livestream of the Kīlauea Summit Eruption (opens in new tab) captured by a webcam in the park. The image refreshes automatically after a few seconds.
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Our secondment program gives eligible employees the unique opportunity to work at different BDO offices, both in our national locations as well as in foreign countries. Our national placements offer the opportunity to gain experience in different practice lines at other offices. We also have temporary international assignments (usually 3-24 months), which offer the chance to develop your professional skills while deepening your understanding of international business, multinational companies, and the diverse cultures in which they operate.
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Q: What made you want to pursue a secondment opportunity?
A: Before my secondment, I had never traveled abroad – so I jumped at the chance. I wanted to really step out of my comfort zone, so when it came time to figure out my location preferences, New Zealand really stood out to me.
Q: What was the initial application process like?
A: The first thing I did was talk to my managing partner, to ask how I could make it happen. He's always been really supportive, so I wasn't nervous to ask. He was great – he helped me connect with the right people so I could get the ball rolling.
Q: How did BDO help throughout the visa and relocation process?
A: BDO was endlessly helpful. There's a dedicated team here to help people with the process, so I had support every step of the way. Of course, there were a few delays, mostly bureaucratic ones involving my visa, but I was never stressed.
Q: How long were you in New Zealand?
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Q: Did you get the chance to travel to other parts of the country?
A: Absolutely. New Zealand is one of the most beautiful places in the world, and I got the opportunity to see a lot of the country, from snow-capped glaciers to wonderful rivers and idyllic farms. I even went bungee jumping, which has been on my bucket list forever!
Q: How did this secondment help you grow as a professional?
A: In New Zealand, I got the chance to work with a bunch of farms and nonprofits, which I didn't have a lot of experience with before my trip. I also got the chance to really expand my professional network. I still talk weekly with one of my work buddies from Auckland, which is amazing!
Q: What would you tell someone who asked if they should pursue a secondment opportunity?
A: I would ask them why they wouldn't do it. If you have a family or obligations at home, a secondment might be difficult. But it really is a great experience. Being able to immerse yourself in another culture while making professional connections is an invaluable opportunity.
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Minneapolis, MN / Melbourne, Australia
A: I studied international business in college, and studied abroad as well, so I knew that I wanted to try working abroad as I started my career. I didn't have a particular country in mind, but when I learned about a secondment opportunity in Australia, I didn't think twice. I applied right away.
Q: What was the application process like?
A: It's pretty similar to applying to a job, and it can be a pretty competitive process. I spent a good chunk of time on my application, trying to properly communicate my skills and make sure I stood out. After that, I did a Skype interview with two of the senior managers in the Melbourne office – we talked about what they were looking for, how I would fit in, and what I was looking to get out of the experience.
A: BDO has people around the world dedicated to helping with all the visa requirements, so it was pretty straightforward. I also had someone who helped with some of the logistics, like my apartment and flight.
They were also really helpful with the small stuff. You don't really think about things like a new SIM card for your phone or a metro card for public transportation until someone mentions it. I'm glad I didn't end up in the middle of Melbourne, without a phone or a way to get around!
Q: How long were you in Australia?
A: About four months – I actually left on July 4th and came back on Halloween!
Q: What was Melbourne like?
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A: Yes, definitely – I took several weekend trips. I loved visiting the Apostle Islands, which are stunning, and seeing the Great Barrier Reef. I wasn't sure I would be able to really see the reef, because I have an irrational fear of drowning, so snorkeling isn't really my thing. But my instructor was patient and really encouraging, and I was able to do it! I'm so glad I did, because it was such an awesome experience.
Q: How did you apply what you learned in Australia to your work back home?
A: I worked in several different industries during my secondment – my clients included everything from software development to mining. Back at the office in Minnesota, we recently acquired a mining company, so I was a natural fit because I've had exposure to that particular industry.
In general, though, I feel like just having the international business experience – and extending my network – will come in handy throughout my career. More and more, we're working with international clients, and just having my secondment experience helps.
Q: What advice would you give to someone thinking about pursuing a secondment opportunity during their career?
A: Do it! It was truly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and you won't regret it. I would also suggest reaching out to somebody who has done a secondment to get their personal perspective, if you can – especially if they went to the office you're hoping to join. They can give you a deep level of insight, including what it's like to work and live in a new city and how to navigate being so far from your friends and family. Secondments can be challenging in that way, but for me, it was worth it.
Q: Last question. What was your favorite part of life in Melbourne?
A: I'm a huge sports fan, and the sports culture over there is phenomenal. The office had tickets to Australian Rules Football, which is like a mixture of soccer, football, and rugby – but with no pads. It's by far the most physical sport I've ever seen! I would go to a game nearly every weekend, and now I have the AFL cable package so I can keep up with my team, the North Melbourne Kangaroos!
Masimba Zengeni | Assurance Senior Associate
Zambia / New York, NY
Q: What was the process like, pursuing a secondment opportunity?
A: A few years ago, I told one of my partners that I was interested in working at another BDO firm. I was connected a woman from BDO U.K. was working in the BDO Zambia office, and told me she would reach out to see what the opportunities were like. A few months later, a professional from BDO U.S. contacted me to ask if I was interested in an opportunity in New York, and the official application and interview process began!
Q: What kind of support did BDO offer?
A: After I was accepted as a secondment participant, the New York partners reached out and set me up with local agents around here. I had to interview with the U.S. embassy in Zambia, but that was the only thing I really had to handle myself. My local firm paid for my flight coming here and BDO U.S. covered my accommodations when I arrived in January. For me, coming from Zambia was a huge culture shock. My country is very small. But living in Brooklyn, I was able to find a couple of Nigerian restaurants that served my favorite foods from back home. It was really nice to be able to have some familiar tastes when everything else was so different.
Q: You came in the middle of winter, too. What was that like?
A: So cold! Back home, there is no snow. I definitely wasn't prepared, because I didn't understand what people here meant when they said "winter." Almost immediately, I went out and bought a coat and some thermals. I didn't think I would like the winter, but I actually ended up enjoying it – once I got the right clothes.
Q: How do you feel pursuing this secondment opportunity has helped your career?
A: BDO Zambia is a very small office. I enjoyed what I was doing and the people I worked with, but I'm gaining exposure to a lot of different opportunities here. I get to apply my knowledge of IFRS standards in my engagements with both private and public companies here. I feel like just seeing how different countries handle processes has made me a better accountant.
Q: What's next for you?
A: My time here was supposed to last 23 months. Adjusting was a bit hard at first, but then I started making friends – and met my wife! Once I realized I wanted to make a life here, I talked with the partners and began the process of becoming a permanent BDO U.S. employee. I'm excited to put down roots here. My wife and I recently moved out of the city and into the suburbs, which I'm excited about – even though New York can be fun, it's also really loud!
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Dally M Team of the Year predictions
Dan Nicholls
WOLLONGONG, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 04: Roger Tuivasa-Sheck of the Warriors runs the ball during the round 21 NRL match between the St George Illawarra Dragons and the New Zealand Warriors at WIN Stadium on August 4, 2018 in Wollongong, Australia. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)
It will fly under the radar for a lot of fans but the Dally M awards will be presented this Wednesday night.
Earlier in the month I named the team (13) I would name at the team of the season. It was the team I judged the best across the NRL season prior to the finals.
The below are the players I expect to win based on Dally M votes.
The Dally M team of the year is judged on points. That isn't always a fair reflection but it is the process.
Although a player can poll well in horrible games while a far more consistent player doesn't poll in a game where there are four stand outs, this is based purely on how I think Wednesday's awards will go.
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Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
Although I named Valentine Holmes in my team of the season, I see the Warriors number one polling higher than Holmes and Kalyn Ponga.
Ponga missed too many games to be in the running despite his efforts. Holmes may have seen too many points taken off him by the likes of Andrew Fifita and Matt Moylan.
RTS had a stretch where he would have polled in possibly four or five games in a row. Big points too. He was a stand out for the Warriors even in losing efforts.
The winner of this positional award may have the top award draped around his neck by the end of the night such was the stand out performers in the number one.
RTS to edge Holmes and Ponga.
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND – MAY 12: Roger Tuivasa-Sheck of the Warriors in action during the round 10 NRL match between the New Zealand Warriors and the Sydney Roosters at Mt Smart Stadium on May 12, 2018 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Anthony Au-Yeung/Getty Images)
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Julius Randle's Summer League Return and Expectations for 2015-16
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Los Angeles Lakers second-year pro Julius Randle hit the floor in Las Vegas Summer League to kick off his attempt at a healthy 2015-16 season. The power forward spent most of last season on the bench after suffering a broken leg in his NBA debut. A year later, he stepped out as a healthy Laker to show his stuff in summer league.
What are Randle's expectations for the year ahead?
Bleacher Report NBA Senior Writer Kevin Ding sits down with Randle at Las Vegas Summer League to find out in the video above.
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In this sense, of course, 'she' is gender neutral. My father, sixth generation Miramichier, sidled up to my father-in-law one time (born and lives in Brazil and speaks a little English) and asked him "how's she goin'?". My father-in-law asked me later who 'she' was and why was she going anywhere?
Anyway, no matter how you say it things are going pretty well in the Miramichi these days at least measured by the increase in the number of people working and average income levels. According to Statistics Canada data – using CRA tax filer data – after steady decline in 2012 there was a big jump in the number of people declaring employment income and now there are over 1,800 more people working in 2015 than in 2011 (flat since 2012). Don't forget the number of employment income earners across the province has declined over the same period.
And these are not low paying jobs, the number of people in the 'Chi reporting at least $50,000 increased by 1,850 between 2011 and 2015 – more than double the growth rate across the province.
And, you might recall from the Census data, the Miramichi had the largest rise in average household income.
What's going on in the 'chi?
We will get much better data on this in November when the full Census data is finally released.
Is this the effect of the federal long-gun registry and Pheonix payroll jobs? Those would presumably good paying federal positions with a fine multiplier effect.


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ExxonMobil announced it will supply fuels that comply with the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) 0.5 percent sulfur cap in ports in Northwest Europe, the Mediterranean and Singapore, with additional locations to be announced throughout 2018. "Our new suite of compliant fuels will include residual and distillate grades. We are at a very advanced stage in the development of these fuels, therefore making us well positioned to help customers meet the reduced sulfur limit ahead of the IMO's 2020 implementation date," said Luca Volta, Marine Fuels Venture Manager, ExxonMobil.
ExxonMobil announced it will launch Mobil Serv Cylinder Condition Monitoring, its next generation cylinder condition monitoring service aiming to drive a new era of onboard lubricant analysis. Designed to deliver significant cost savings for operators, the service will help manage and improve engine protection and optimize performance. A detailed suite of reporting tools which charts the customer's realised and potential savings. By using Mobil Serv Cylinder Condition Monitoring, operators will receive recommendations on feed rate and cylinder oil to optimize engine lubricant consumption.
The route to compliance with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) 2020 0.5 percent global sulphur cap is unclear for many vessel operators, according to a marine industry survey conducted by ExxonMobil. Some 70 percent of respondents saying that they do not believe the industry is ready for the deadline, highlighting an ongoing sense of confusion and lack of preparedness. The makeup of the marine fuel mix in 2020 and beyond is an area of concern, with wide-ranging views from the industry on how the landscape will evolve.
Len Badal has joined the senior executive team of BioBlend Renewable Resources, LLC, as the company grows its management team to help meet growing demand for environmentally friendly lubricants. Badal is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, and holds an MBA with a concentration in Finance from Rice University in Houston. Throughout his career Badal has held a number of high-level positions with both Chevron and ExxonMobil and delivers a diverse range of experience that will aid BioBlend's future growth, the company said.
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Two-time Oscar winner Sean Penn can be a hit-or-miss type of actor, but he's scored a golden coup with his new movie's poster alone.
It's for This Must Be The Place, opening March 30, and it's described like so.
"Cheyenne is a former rock star.
At 50, he still dresses 'Goth' and lives in Dublin off his royalties.
"The death of his father, with whom he wasn't on speaking terms, brings him back to New York.
"He discovers his father had an obsession: to seek revenge for a humiliation he had suffered.
This film fits in perfectly with the burgeoning trend of movies about kids pursuing their late fathers' wishes.
But in this case, the kid happens to be 50 and is dressed like a Goth, so I dig it even more.
Truth be told, I love this poster.
And I'd better get a free screening for it or I will dress goth and scare people.


Text1 Name of the semiconductor.
Function Specify the name of the semiconductor for which the conduction and switching losses have to be calculated at Text1.
Define at the inputs the turn-on and turn-off times of the device.
The defined turn-on and turn-off times can be much smaller then the simulation step-size. Therefore the losses can be predicted independent from a small step-size.
Special Example:Suppose that the turn-on time equals 520ns, while the turn-off time equals 485ns. Using a conventional semiconductor model, a step-size of maximum about 50-100ns has to used during the on and off transitions requiring a lot of simulation time and producing a lot of data.
Using the LOSSES block you are able to predict the losses but using a much higher step-size, for example 10us for a simulation of a switching converter with a 10kHz switching frequency.
The simulation will run a 100 times faster compared to the 100ns step-size for a convention simulation model.


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Aid workers kidnapped in northern Somalia
Gunmen abduct Danish man, American woman and their Somali colleague in latest in string of kidnappings.
The recent spate of kidnappings have raised tensions on the Kenya-Somalia border [Reuters]
Somali gunmen have kidnapped three employees of the Danish Demining Group working in northern Somalia, according to officials, the latest in a series of abductions in the nation.
A 60-year-old Danish man, 32-year-old American woman and a male Somali colleague were abducted on Tuesday near the Puntland capital of Galkayo, where the demining group has been in operation since 2007. Local security officer Ali Mohamed told the AFP news agency the aid workers were kidnapped from near the airport at Galkayo.
Galkayo, which straddles the border between Puntland and the self-proclaimed separate region of Galmudug in central Somalia, saw heavy fighting last month between rival political or clan groups.
Al Jazeera's Peter Greste, reporting from Nairobi, said it was still too early to know who was behind the abductions, but added that the impact to humanitarian groups working in the area could be immense.
"The collective response of aid agencies will be to take a long, hard look at their security plans and the places and ways they are working. It is starting to look like a very dangerous place to work," said Greste.
Kenya kidnappings
The kidnapping come only weeks after the seizure of two Spanish women working for Medecins Sans Frontieres from a refugee camp in neighbouring Kenya, as well as the kidnappings of two European tourists from Kenya's coast. Somali gunmen were suspected in those attacks.
Greste said: "It is difficult to say if these [kidnappings] are related or not. They don't appear to be but we'll just have to wait and see if any ransom demands come with this."
One of the European tourists, a French woman named Marie Dedieu, who was suffering from cancer and heart disease, died while in the custody of the kidnappers.
Dedieu was captured from an island resort near the northern Kenyan town of Lamu on October 1. Kenya's government blamed the attack on Somali fighters from the al-Shabab group.
Criminal gangs
Kenya has sent an estimated 1,600 forces into southern Somalia in pursuit of al-Shabab fighters in response to those kidnappings, although al-Shabab has denied responsibility for the abductions.
The northern semi-autonomous province of Puntland is generally considered more stable than the rest of Somalia, which is a battleground between disparate armed groups and the weak UN-backed government in the capital.
Somalia is one of the world's most dangerous regions for aid workers. It is also home to a number of pirate gangs who earn a living by seizing boats, but who have recently been accused of capturing hostages on land as well.
A lack of effective central government since Somalia plunged into civil war two decades ago has allowed a flourishing of militias, Islamist insurgencies and criminal gangs.


BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian authorities said that a one-armed explosives expert belonging to the country's last remaining rebel group carried out a car bombing against a police academy that left 21 dead and more than 70 wounded.
Chief Prosecutor Nestor Martinez said at a press conference Friday that the man who carried out Thursday's brazen attack, the deadliest in 15 years, was a longtime member of the National Liberation Army, or ELN.
Thursday's attack recalled some of the bloodiest chapters of Colombia's recent past and has raised tough questions about lingering security threats in the wake of a 2016 peace deal with FARC rebels. It would also appear to torpedo any chance of stalled peace talks with the ELN resuming any time soon.
President Ivan Duque is expected to announce later Friday the government's stance on the future of the peace talks.
Overnight, the death toll from the bombing more than doubled to 21, the worst tragedy since a 2003 car bombing carried out by FARC rebels against an elite Bogota social club that killed 36. It proved especially unsettling because the target, the General Santander school, is one of the city's most protected installations.
Defense Minister Guillermo Botero said Rojas entered the heavily guarded facility via a side entrance used for deliveries, driving fast through a gate opened to allow the exit of a few motorcycles. He then drove into the heart of the school where the vehicle exploded in front of a red tile-roofed barrack used by female cadets after an honor ceremony had concluded.
"This was an operation being planned for more than 10 months," Defense Minister Guillermo Botero said.
Duque, visiting the academy in the aftermath of the blast, vowed to spare no effort in fighting the "miserable" terrorists who carried out the attack.
"The terrorists are looking to intimidate us as a society and attack the state," he said in a televised address in which he declared three days of mourning. "Colombia will demonstrate that it is a strong state, united and won't break in the face of the dementia of these aggressions."
The same volatile area is a stronghold of the ELN, the country's last remaining rebel group following a 2016 accord between the government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia that saw some 7,000 rebels disarm.
For decades, residents of Bogota lived in fear of being caught in a bombing by leftist rebels or Pablo Escobar's Medellin drug cartel.
But as Colombia's conflict has wound down, attacks have fallen to historically low levels and residents in turn have lowered their guard, something that magnified the shock at Thursday's carnage.
"This is the maximum impact any terrorist act could have," said Jorge Restrepo, director of the Conflict Analysis Resource Center.
Restrepo said he expects the attack to be a defining moment for Duque, who was elected last year on a law and order platform highly critical of his predecessor's peacemaking but since taking office has taken a more moderate stance.
"When I managed to get inside and see him," she said, "I felt instant peace."
One of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's guiding principles is: "There's no education in the second kick of a mule."


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Q: Parsing a string using argparse So I want the input of argparse to be a string instead of the command line.
for example:
python3 some_script.py arg1 arg2 arg3

I want to give the argparse the string "arg1 arg2 arg3"
import argparse
command = "arg1 arg2 arg3"
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
# add args here
args = parser.parse_args()
# process the command here and extract values

A: You can use list directly in parse_args()
args = parser.parse_args(["arg1", "arg2", "arg3"])

or you can use your line
command = "arg1 arg2 arg3"
args = parser.parse_args(command.split(" "))

You can always put it in sys.argv and parser should use it
import sys

sys.argv = ["script", "arg1", "arg2", "arg3"]

it can be useful if you want to append() some option to values which you get from command line
sys.argv.append("--debug")

If you have more complex command with quoted strings like
'arg1 "Hello World" arg3'

then you can use standard module shlex to split it correctly into three arguments
import shlex
shlex.split('arg1 "Hello world" arg3')

['arg1', 'Hello World', 'arg3'].

Normal command.split(" ") would incorrectly give four arguments
['arg1', '"Hello', 'World"', 'arg3']

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Forests are extremely important for the implementation of the bio-economy. Here, the precious raw material wood grows, which has its uses both from a material as well as an energy standpoint. Moreover, forests are indispensable as suppliers of oxygen and for storing CO2. The bio-economy therefore faces the challenge of protecting forests as a resource and minimising the conflict between nature conservation and resource use.
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óre
óre is a Quenya word meaning:
"heart (inner mind)"[1][note 1]
"to urge"[source?]
"rising" (noun)[2]
[edit] Other forms
(as noun) órenya "my heart"[3]
(as verb) Óre "(it) urges"[source?]
[edit] Examples
Óre nin "I am urged"[source?]
In the manuscript "Notes on Óre", óre ("heart (inner mind)") derives from the Common Eldarin root ƷOR. The word is also said to be associated with the root OR, although probably not "semantically connected".[3]
In the Etymologies, the word óre ("rising") derives from root ORO.[2]
[edit] Cognates
Telerin ōre
Sindarin gûr
[edit] Tengwa
Óre is also the name in Quenya of the twenty-first letter of the Tengwar alphabet.[1] It is the first letter of the sixth grade or Tyellë, which contains "semi-vocalic" consonants and it is the sixth letter in the dental or t-series of consonants, the Tincotéma. In most modes this letter represents weak or untrilled R (usually used medially or at the end of words).[4] However, in the Mode of Beleriand, as in the inscription on the West-gate of Moria, this letter represents N.[5] The Westron name for this letter is Ar.[6]
Quenya Corpus Wordlist edited by Helge Fauskanger
órëa
anarórë
Melkórë
Tyelkormo
rómen
↑ The term óre, despite being translated as "heart", does not have the same meaning as in English: it does not correspond to the physical organ, memory, reflection, emotion, feelings or positive impulses. The óre is a conscience or instinct that advises or warns the Incarnates to proper courses of action. (Cf. J.R.R. Tolkien, "Notes on Óre" (edited by Carl F. Hostetter), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 41, July 2000, p. 11-2)
↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix E, "Writing", "The Fëanorian Letters", Note, The names of the letters
↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, "Part Three: The Etymologies", p. 379
↑ 3.0 3.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, "Notes on Óre" (edited by Carl F. Hostetter), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 41, July 2000, p. 11
↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix E, "Writing", "The Fëanorian Letters"
↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix E, "Writing", "The Fëanorian Letters", footnote 2
↑ See Westron Tengwar
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When scrutinising the complex, convoluted and nebulous subject of "nationalist movements", one has to first understand the term "nationalism" so as to comprehend why these movements are being given birth to till today, in the current times, where the concept of the 'global village" has percolated right down to the lowest echelons of this international system that we thrive on, and where different nation-states are perceived to have lost their uniqueness and fused with the world at large to atrophy into being part of a colossal world order. State sovereignty has been diluted and obfuscated as globalization and regionalisation have become the watchwords of today and state-interdependence, the key to economic survival of nations, both weak and strong, alike. Yet, it would seem as though these are the very conditions which are conducive for nationalistic sentiments to run high and hold their own against such massive forces as globalisation. People seem to cling on fastidiously to their ethnic identities and racial lines of segregation than display a desire to merge with the peoples of this world and appear to eschew peace through renouncing their cultural differences. This has led to heavy casualty in terms of human lives and a gaping schism between nations which only results in regression of mankind as this chasm instigates man to touch base with his most primal of instincts and start wars, conflicts, riots, revolts and such like. This essay attempts to shed some light on why these nationalist upheavals occur from time to time despite the grave repercussions borne by mankind.
Nationalism is defined as a political movement constituted by two characteristics: a) individual members give their primary loyalty to their own ethnic or national community ; this loyalty supersedes their loyalty to other groups, e.g. , those based on common kinship or political ideology; and b) these ethnic or national communities desire their own independent state. There is an inevitable link between nationalism and war/conflict since nationalism hinges upon political ideologies and most wars/conflicts so far have taken their roots in them. Stephen Van Evera has identified four attributes of any nationalist movement which determine the sphere of influence it has on the potential of war. The four attributes are: a) the political status of the movement: if statehood is attained or not; b) the movement's stance towards its national diaspora; c) the movement's stance toward other nation: does it respect or deny other nations' right to national independence? d) the movement's treatment of its own minorities.
Nationalist movements which are in search of their own states and have not been granted their wish yet bear greater risk of causing war because their struggle for national freedom can spark off wars of secession and this might have a spill-over effect on the world and could possibly create an internal war. Secondly, the conflicts attributed to these movements could affect other interest groups adversely, thus causing hurt to other uninvolved parties and dragging them into the fray as well. It is quite evident from the contemporary examples that disruptions to peace has been made possible due to the stateless nature of the nationalist movements as this would mean that a great deal of change would have to be undergone by the international system to accommodate their emergence. There are two peace-zones in this arena: one is when statehood has already been granted and second, when the central government is able to contain the nationalist movement. The real danger arises when there is a pay-off in terms of power between the incumbent government and the nationalist movement. In such a circumstance, both sides are willing and able to fight this out and thus, the impact is a lot more deep and violent. An example of such a situation would be in the case of Sri Lanka and the Tamil Tigers where the LTTE's(Liberation of Tamil Tigers Ealem) forceful demand for a separate country for the significant minority of Tamil population in the country is being met by the central government's ability to oppose such a move. This has led to many a bloody and gory conflict within and without the country. Another example to enhance this point would be the East Timor crisis. The East Timorese stand firm in their bid to maintain their autonomy while their previous master, the Indonesian army, is retaliating violently to their decision to vote for independence. Thus, almost-equal might in the hands of both the nationalist movement and the central government creates greater intensity in conflicts.
The second aspect of the nationalist movement which poses a risk of a conflict eruption is in terms of its national diaspora. If a nation's ethnic community is in another country, even if in microscopic numbers, the nation might lay claim to it. The question here arises if the nation is willing to compromise on complete unity with its ethnic community or if it will try and claim those people who belong to its ethnic origins but live in another nation. If the nation decides to maintain its population the way it is and not try to integrate the members of their ethnicity outside it, chances of conflict are tremendously low. Yet another way of maintaining peace would be to try and gain those people from outside through the process of immigration. The third option is the one that is inherently dangerous. It is that of annexing the nation which contains the ethnic minority. This is illustrated in the case of Germany way back at the onset of World War II when Hitler invaded Poland and Czechoslovakia on the grounds that since there was a significantly large group of German-speaking of population in these two nations, Germany should be granted to take the two countries under its wing. Another example of diaspora annexation and which is happening till today is the case of Pakistan-Kasmir. Due to the large number of Muslims in the Indian state of Kashmir, Pakistanis are claiming ownership to it. Although no annexation has yet taken place, there is an on-going conflict between India and Pakistan over the Kashmir issue. This issue is closely intertwined with the one on heterogeneous society being more conflict-prone than a homogeneous one since the various ethnic groups may always clamour for separation if they grow big enough or strong enough to do so. Also, when including lot of such minority groups in a nation's population, the dangers of encountering hostility from these communities' original nations is high.
Thirdly, the question of how much does every nation value other nations' sovereignty comes into the picture. If a nation were to take a stand that does not recognise others' independence and territorial freedom and holds only its own as legitimate, a conflict is indeed just a matter of time. This is showcased in the case of the Iraqi invasion of Iran. The Gulf war in 1990 came about precisely because of this brazen disregard of Iran's territorial boundary.
There is an argument that international recognition of a nation's territorial boundaries prevents conflicts since there is hardly any murkiness over ownership of the land. But the third trait of a nationalist movement stands in defiance of this theory.
Lastly, if the nationalism respects and recognises the rights and privileges of its own minorities, places them on equal par with the dominant ethnic community and treats them fairly, conflicts will most probably not arise. It is when the nation begrudges the minorities in some way or other (albeit justified or not) that the fault lines of conflict appear. A classic case study for this purpose would be India. The Hindu Nationalist Movement led by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) was intent, and still is, on displacing the Muslims in India and shifting the secular stance of the nation to a Hindu nation. Religious intolerance resulted in mass murder which totally decimated the holy site of Babri Masjid along with thousands of Hindus and Muslims because the RSS claimed that the site was actually a holy one for the Hindus since a Ram temple had been built in the same place where the mosque now stood. In the case of Rwanda, the same problem took shape in the form of the clash between ethnic, but elitist minority, the Tutsies, and the neglected majority, the Hutus leading to a horrendous genocide. In this situation though, there was a slight role reversal since the Hutus rebelled first although they were the majority. But the fault rests equally on both the Tutsies and the Hutus when it is a question of murder and gore. Then there is also the subjugation and oppression of the Kurds by the Iraqis and Turks. Once again, the same problem of clashes with the interests of the minority group.It has to be mentioned here that the greater the oppression and intensity of subjugation of the minorities (or, in the exceptional case of Rwanda, the majority), the more the impetus for the backlash will be and the greater the scale of violence.
To sum up my essay, there is the crucial link between nationalism and war (or peace) and the intensity of the potential for conflict and the act of conflict itself is determined by four characteristics of the nationalist movements--the call for statehood, the view taken towards the national diaspora, respect for other nations' sovereignty and treatment of one's minorities. While the fist three define the scope of a nationalist movement's claims against others, the fourth helps determine the scope of others' claims against the movement.There are various subfactors that also determine the EXTENT to which conflicts are violent and on what intensity level and violence level these conflicts take place. These include the demographic constitution of the nation, the perception of the movement on attaining statehood (whether it can or not), the extent of unfair treatment of the minorities by the nation, internationally recognised demarcation of boundaries of the nations and so on and so forth. Thus, the nexus between nationalism and war/peace is very clear and concrete and has been tested through the various and diverse examples of nations and nationalist movements.


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Q: Why signed release APK does not allow user to sign in but built debug apk does? I had an app on Google Play that went live but when the 1st customer who installed it couldn't sign into the app, I was advised by another developer to generate a signed APK (filename: app-release.apk) and then drag it onto my emulator for testing.  I did this and I got an error when trying to sign in, so I unpublished the app until I fix this.
I then tried by building an APK which gave me a file: app-debug.apk.  I dragged this onto my emulator and was able to sign in with no issues.
What might I be doing wrong?
When I run the app from Android Studio onto the emulator, it runs fine, and signs me into my Firebase Database authenticated accounts.

A: You might have enabled obfuscation (R8) for release builds and not written the required -keep rules for it. Without a stack-trace this is quite a theoretical question, but likely it would show a ClassNotFoundException, because the name of some class or class member had been obfuscated, which shouldn't have been obfuscated.

A: Your project may be using specifying different servers for debug and release builds. This is a common practice when you don't want to corrupt the release database with debug/testing data. See this SO post for an example. I'd check your build gradle and see if I could spot something like this there.
So, the release server may be down, whereas the debug server may still be up and running.


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Q: Advantages of hosted search engines I've been looking into hosted search solutions such as Indextank and Google CSE. This is my first time to integrate one into my website. The only advantage I can think of in using one is decreased usage of my server's database.
What could possibly be other advantages?

A: In the case of IndexTank, you get the advantages of running your own search server while not having to worry about the operation. It's free up to 100k documents so if you're below that threshold the advantage is obvious.
If you're going to pay for the service, you should weigh the cost of your own time maintaining your service (which will probably more significant than your server costs) vs the cost of a hosted service.
Keep in mind that Google CSE is not hosted search, they crawl your site so you don't have real-time updates/deletes or custom sorting. You do get a very simple javascript that adds search for your html pages that Google can crawl.

A: Fewer queries hitting your database may not be insignificant, but there are additional advantages to using a search engine.
Most search engines offer superior search relevancy and often much improved speed over in database full text search. A search engine such as ElasticSearch will also give you access to many advanced features and superior ways of describing the information you or your users wishes to acquire.
You may host ElasticSearch yourself or use a hosted solution. Found Search is a great hosted ElasticSearch service.

A: Google Custom Search provides additional capabilities, such as:

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*autocomplete - when restricting search by site(s)

*synonym specification - if autocomplete discovery isn't robust enough

*categories - after you enter a search term you can filter queries by topic

*images - showing images in your search results

*promotions - specifying links based on queries, e.g., think integrating FAQs or products with queries

Some of these functions are enabled in the mobile app custom search engine at https://www.google.com/cse/publicurl?cx=partner-pub-3989641269425886:5048880850#gsc.tab=0
One of the important things you lose with Google Custom Search is the ability to return more than 100 results. For instance, if you run a large site with thousands of relevant results, Google CSE will return no more than 100 of these results. That can be good or bad depending on your objectives.


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Q: Solve : $p\vec x+\vec{x}(\vec{x}\cdot \vec{b})=\vec{a}\times \vec{b}+\vec{c}$. Prob: Solve : $p\vec x+\vec{x}(\vec{x}\cdot \vec{b})=\vec{a}\times \vec{b}+\vec{c}$.
I could not understand how to calculate it to solve the equation for $\vec x$.

A: First multiply by $b$ and notice that $(a\times b)\cdot b=0$.  You'll get a quadratic equation for $x\cdot b$. Plug the solution in the original equation and solve for $x$.


It's never a bad day when we can get a new EP from Young Jeezy, and today he drops "#ItsThaWorld".
Unlike his last mixtape (of the same title) this features some of his younger CTE signees like Doughboyz Cashout and YG. Regardless, we still get some brand new music from El Capitan heading into the summer, and you can't complain about that.


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Province of Brescia
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Large villa "Palomar". Above San Felice del Benaco 5 km from the centre of Salò, in a quiet position residential area (villas), area with little traffic, 2 km from the lake. Private: garden 1'400 m2
£ 2085 - 4113 / week
Feature: Property in a multi-family housing (max. 2 floor(s), 2 building(s) in total, 5 units in total). Situation: in the district Val di Sogno, lake-view. Access/parking: road, steep, narrow. E
£ 561 - 929 / week
Rustic, comfortable residence "Borgo", from the 16th century. 18 apartments in the residence. In the centre of Toscolano, excellent location: right in the centre but still quiet, 500 m from the lake
£ 428 - 1150 / week
Feature: Property in a holiday complex (max. 1 floor(s), 80 units in total). Situation: in the district Padenghe. Estate (shared use with holiday guests): approx. 4.5 ha, closed plot (fence), with
Feature: Property in a residence (max. 2 floor(s), 10 units in total). Situation: in the district Voltino, lake-view. Access/parking: parking on the estate. Estate (shared use): approx. 800 m², p
Province of Verona
Feature: Property in a residence (max. 1 floor(s), 5 building(s) in total, 5 units in total). Situation: suburbian area, panoramic view. Access/parking: gravel road, approx. 300 m. Estate (shared
Access/parking: 3 x parking on the estate. Estate (private use): approx. 1000 m², closed plot. Outdoor facilities(private use): terrace (roofed), balcony (roofed), furnishing provided. Pool (priv
Trentino-South Tyrol
Large single-family house "Stefy". In the hamlet Pieve, in a quiet position, 500 m from the lake, in a cul-de-sac. Private: garden 100 m2 (fenced). Barbecue. In the house: storage room for bicycles.
Feature: Property in a holiday complex (max. 2 floor(s), 5 building(s) in total, 86 units in total). Situation: suburbian area. Access/parking: 1 x parking on the estate. Estate (shared use with
Single-family house "Rosemarie". 1.5 km from the centre of Pieve di Ledro, 1.5 km from the centre of Molina di Ledro, on a slope, 200 m from the lake, road to cross. Stepped path (60 steps) to the h
Small apartment house "Garda Resort". 9 apartments in the property. 100 m from the centre of Toscolano, 1.5 km from the centre of Maderno, in a sunny position, 200 m from the lake, on a main road. F
Feature: Property in a residence (max. 3 floor(s), 2 building(s) in total). Situation: in the district Assenza. Estate (shared use with holiday guests): closed plot (wall), in a hillside, terraced,
Feature: Property in a holiday complex (4 building(s) in total, 24 units in total). Situation: lake-view. Estate (shared use with holiday guests): closed plot (fence, hedge, entrance gate), in a hi
Feature: Property in a residence (4 building(s) in total, 16 units in total). Situation: in the district Giare. Estate (shared use with holiday guests): closed plot (hedge, wall), trees, well-kept,
Feature: Property in a holiday complex (max. 2 floor(s), 10 building(s) in total, 43 units in total). Access/parking: garage (payment); parking on the estate. Estate (shared use with holiday guests
Feature: Property in a holiday complex (50 building(s) in total, 80 units in total). Please note: The owner does not accept any youth groups. Situation: suburbian area Polpenazze. Estate (shared us
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OPM Recognizes Charitable Giving of Federal Employees at White House Ceremony
Combined Federal Campaign Sets Record with Nearly $282.6 Million in Pledges
Washington, D.C. - Today, the United States Office of Personnel Management announced a record-setting level of charitable giving by Federal employees through the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC). At a White House awards ceremony this past week, OPM Director John Berry presented 25 awards to members of the Federal workforce whose work contributed to raising nearly $282.6 million in pledges to non-profit programs in 2009.
"Just as Federal employees work for the American public in communities throughout our country, they also give back to these same communities through programs like the Combined Federal Campaign," said OPM Director John Berry. "I am proud to recognize the volunteer efforts of Federal employees, whose donations through the CFC program represent the largest workplace charity program in the world."
Federal workers are demonstrating innovative ways to increase charitable donations, and the Office of Personnel Management is thrilled to recognize their work as it models how all Americans can contribute to our neighborhoods and our nation."
At the White House ceremony, Director Berry recognized nine regional CFC campaigns for recording the largest increase in CFC pledges in 2009 over pledges in 2008. Additionally, five campaigns were singled out for taking innovative steps to encourage employee contributions, while 10 Federal employees were awarded special recognition for their leadership on behalf of the program.
In a letter from President Obama to award recipients, he said "During difficult economic times, the struggles of families and individuals are often reflected in fewer and smaller contributions to charitable organizations. Yet, today, many Americans still selflessly offer all they are able to give and your donations through the Combined Federal Campaign demonstrate the true heart and spirit of Federal workers."
The Combined Federal Campaign is the world's largest and most successful annual workplace charity campaign, with more than 300 CFC campaigns throughout the country and internationally to help to raise millions of dollars each year. Pledges made by Federal civilian, postal and military donors during the campaign season (September 1st to December 15th) support eligible non-profit organizations that provide health and human service benefits throughout the world. Since its inception in 1961, the campaign has raised more than $6 billion in charitable donations.
Campaigns recognized on Friday included the Greater Olympic Peninsula CFC (WA), Heartland CFC (MO), Miami Valley CFC (OH), CFC of National Capital Area (DC), CFC Overseas, San Diego County CFC (CA), Heart of Alabama CFC (AL), Potomac CFC (VA), Greater Southwest Texas CFC (TX), CFC of Island County (WA), Fort Polk - Central Louisiana CFC (LA), CFC of the Northern Shenandoah Valley (VA), Yakima-Kittitas CFC (WA), and the North Country CFC (NY).
Individuals recognized at the White House ceremony included David Braadland (CFC of the Pikes Peak Region), Loren Heaton (San Diego & Imperial Counties CFC), Robert Jennings (Greater Olympic Peninsula CFC), Michael Miller (EscaRosa CFC), Ellwyn Parks (Greater Indiana CFC), Paul Pinaula (CFC Norcal), Carolyn Renge (Central California CFC), Robin Stripling (Central California CFC), Louis Torchia (CFC of the National Capital Area and CFC Overseas), and Jennifer Yahnian (Central California CFC).
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Discussion: "What to do about China? Taiwan and the Future of US-China Relations"
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the UNC Program for Public Discourse and Carolina Asia Center will present a Debating Public Policy Series event: "What To Do About China? Taiwan and the Future of US-China Relations." The discussion features the following contributors:
Klaus Larres, Richard M. Krasno Distinguished Professor of History and International Affairs at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
June Dreyer, Professor of Political Science at the University of Miami
Eric Yu-Chua Huang, Washington, D.C. representative for the Kuomintang (KMT)
Shelley Rigger, Brown Professor of Political Science at Davidson College
This discussion will be livestreamed via Zoom.
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Buying items from overseas looks set to become more expensive from October next year as GST is added to all online purchases.
Overseas retailers selling items of less than $400 to Kiwis online will be required to collect GST in the same way they are registered to collect GST on digital purchases such as Netflix and Spotify which came into force last year.
Currently GST is collected for items over $400 at border entry along with any import duty and customs fee. This will not change.
The GST charge will level the playing field for local retailers struggling to compete against foreign firms that have a 15% tax advantage. The Government's coffers will also swell with net worth forecast by revenue minister Stuart Nash to be about $90 million although most tax experts predict the real sum to be at least $200m.
As with digital sales, small foreign companies that sell less than $60,000 of goods to Kiwis each year won't have to charge you GST. But large foreign sites such as Amazon, Alibaba and e-Bay are expected to comply.
To make the new rules simpler and ease transactions at border entry the Government is planning to get rid of import duties and Customs and biosecurity fees for items less than $400 where they currently apply.
Goods in this category are typically shoes, clothes and jewellery which attract duty of either 5 or 10 percent.
This means albeit only in a few cases items could in fact be cheaper because only GST would be payable, levied by the seller at point of sale. Overall the measure is seen as fair; digital goods are already taxed and local retailers are optimistic it will bring back the foot traffic or boost their own on-line presence.


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Launch of 'India UK Achievers Honours' in British ...
Launch of 'India UK Achievers Honours' in British Parliament to honour 75 Indian students and alumni
TNN | Posted on Friday, October 14,2022 16:47
Prospective candidates can visit www.achieversshowcase.com to submit nominations
To commemorate 75 years of India's independence, the United Kingdom will honour 75 Indian students and alumni for excellence in education, professional achievement and contribution to society.
At an event in the UK Parliament, the nominations process for India's 75 Achievers – the Achievers Honours was declared open. The project has been initiated by the National Indian Students and Alumni Union UK (NISAU UK) in partnership with the British Council in India, aligned to their year-long cultural programme 'India/UK Together Season of Culture'. NISAU has been working for about a decade with Indian students and alumni, universities, sector bodies and the UK and India governments to offer support to Indian students and promote educational exchange between the two countries. The UK government's Department of International Trade is also one of the partners in this project. "The UK's higher education system has a proud reputation and is one of our most valuable exports. Our International Education Strategy commits to sustainably growing education exports to £35 billion by 2030, with India as one of the five priority markets. The launch of today's event is a strong reminder of the long history of international exchange between our two countries, building bridges with the power of education and creating the next generation of high achieving individuals" said minister for Exports Marcus Fysh.
Increasing horizons
The initiative also comes at a significant time as the UK and India negotiate a Free Trade Agreement, which is expected to bolster opportunities for Indian students to study in the UK and boost collaboration in fields such as pharmaceuticals and life sciences apart from innovative commercial ventures in fields such as emerging tech, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity.
India-UK ties
The launch of the Achievers Honours was hosted by Lord Karan Bilimoria, co-chair of the International Students All-Party Parliamentary Group and president of the UK Council of International Student Affairs; and Virendra Sharma, MP from Ealing Southall and chair of the Indo-British All-Party Parliamentary Group. "The bridges that are built are phenomenal. My 86-year-old mother in India to this day keeps in touch with her Birmingham university friends who have been her best friends for life," says Bilimoria. "The Indian Institute of Technology are now opening abroad and we at Birmingham are talking to one of them and there is a very good chance that we will have an IIT campus within Birmingham University. Can you imagine the research and exchange of students?" says Bilimoria.
Sharma feels that the ties between India and UK have strengthened over time and the Indian students and the diaspora in the UK form a "living bridge" between the two countries.
"International education is fundamental to the ties that bind UK and India together, to the interests we share in common and work alongside each other to pursue bigger global objectives," says Vivienne Stern, CEO, Universities UK and also a member of the eminent jury that finds the top 75 achievers. "The 75 individuals we choose will help us to illustrate to the people why international education is precious and matters and why we should fight to preserve it. I hope we will be able to use the brilliant stories that this initiative produces to help us illustrate the case using individual human beings and the contributions they make."
Current Indian students and alumni of British education institutions can nominate themselves under five categories: Business & Entrepreneurship; Government, Politics, Law & Society; Education, Science & Innovation; Media & Journalism; and Arts, Culture, Entertainment & Sports. The criteria are simple: Be under 49 years of age by August 2023 and hold an Indian passport during the year of study in the UK. Students and alumni can apply themselves and individuals can nominate their friends and family. The nomination will undergo a rigorous selection by an eminent jury drawn from several leading universities including the University of Oxford, London School of Economics, Kings College London, Imperial College London, SOAS and University of Reading. The results of the application process will be declared in a gala ceremony at the British High Commissioner's residence in New Delhi on 10 December 2022.
Applications for the Achievers Honours to be recognised as India's 75 at 75 are now live. Visit www.achieversshowcase.com to submit nominations.
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The Vice President, Projects, Kewalram Chanrai Group, Sanjeev Tondon, has said the rising middle class in Nigeria will help to boost local industries in terms of production and patronage.
According to him, most countries have been able to transform their economies as a result of the high purchasing power of the middle class.
Tondon, who also doubles as the president, Rotary Club of Lagos Island, District 9110, Nigeria, highlighted some of the achievements of the club over the last 18 months at a press conference.
He described the middle class as critical to achieving rapid economic growth.
Tondon said the vision of the club was to generate resources to support the needy in the society, adding that there were many Nigerians suffering as a result of being handicapped.
He said the club was offering free eye operations, donating blood to the Lagos State Blood Transfusion Unit and giving out artificial limbs to the needy.
He, however, charged Nigerians, along with other foreign nationals resident nationwide, to be very sacrificial in their respective callings to support the needy in the society.
According to him, prompt human contributions and donation will significantly complement government's efforts as government alone will not be able to shoulder all the expected responsibilities.


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