The skin around the eyes is very thin and is the most sensitive area. A lot of tiny blood vessels are located underneath the thin and sensitive skin and when something affects the skin, these blood vessels swell giving the look of puffy eyes. Lack of sleep, undue stress and anxiety, improper diet and nourishment and hormonal changes are some of the causes for puffy eyes. Certain health disorders like, eyelid dermatitis, tear gland dysfunction, Grave's disease and severe eye infections also cause puffy eyes.
Sometimes fluid gets retained in the skin around the eyes and this too gives the puffiness to the eyes. As one ages the skin loses its elasticity and the skin becomes more susceptible to swelling. Puffiness or bags under the eyes, give you a tired and old look. You do not feel fresh and alert and feel droopy all the time. Simple home remedies will solve this problem quickly and effectively and give you that fresh and perky look.
Take two eggs and separate the yolk. Drop the whites into a bowl and beat them stiffly till they form peaks. Add a drop of witch hazel to the beaten egg whites and mix it well. Apply the mixture under the eyes and keep for half an hour then wash off with water. Egg white will tighten the skin and reduce the swelling. Use this remedy twice daily to get rid of the annoying bags under the eyes.
Raw potato has valuable medicinal values and is very beneficial for puffy eyes. It is full of vitamin C, iron and potassium. Its starch content has anti-inflammatory properties which reduce the swelling instantly. Slice a raw potato and chill the slices in the refrigerator for fifteen minutes. Place the chilled slices on your eyes and flip them or change them every five minutes. Do this for fifteen minutes. Take a slice and rub it gently under the eyes so that the skin is soaked with the juice. Leave the juice to dry and after fifteen minutes wash your eyes with cold water. Repeat this procedure twice daily.
Peel an apple and remove its core. Mash the slices till they become mushy. Apply the mashed apple under the eyes and keep it there for fifteen minutes. Apple contains powerful antioxidant properties which help to reduce the swelling. It is also rich in glycolic acid which soothes the skin and gives it a sprightly look. If you want you can cover your whole face with the mashed apple to get a smooth and glowing look. Use this remedy three times daily.
Boil a cup of water and steep two black tea bags into it for five minutes. Cool the tea bags a little. Place the warm tea bags over each eye and keep it for ten minutes. Black tea is rich in tannins which reduce the swelling and remove the puffiness. The moist heat disperses the accumulated fluid and soothes the irritated tissues.
The simplest remedy is to wash your eyes frequently with cold water. Rub the area underneath the eyes gently. This will reduce the puffiness and the cold water will relax the eyes.


Confucius Family Mansion located to the east of the Confucius Temple is the resident of Confucius family. First built in Song Dynasty, it has been repaired and enlarged for many times. The mansion occupies over 200 acres. There are total more than 480 rooms.
The ancient government office and the resident built in the same place; this mansion is a classic manor. The government office was used to receive the imperial edicts or handle family affairs. There is an elegant garden behind the back courtyard of Confucius Family Mansion. This mansion houses large quantity of historical files, culture relics, costumes of different dynasties, etc.


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Vehicles will soon have the power to communicate with each other, and with other devices on the road. This will improve safety, lead to pre-payments on toll roads, grant access to additional services that can warn of upcoming dangers, or provide other information that is of interest for the drivers.
Another hot topic is self-driving vehicles. Although they are partially autonomous, information retrieved from other sources and vehicles will be needed; this requires enhanced radio connectivity, knowledge based management, and data analytics.
5G will fuel these innovations – particularly as it is based on existing LTE infrastructure, which is widely deployed and has a growing global footprint.
Buses and trucks with human drivers receive contextual information to improve efficiency. Real-time recommendations to drivers and passengers offer a compelling service at a lower operational cost with a reduced environmental impact.
Vehicles such as buses or trucks are autonomous, and supervised by off-board human operators or, in certain circumstances, remotely driven by human operators in remote operation centers.
Vehicles are autonomous and supervised by software, such as an automated off-board operator.
Vehicle platooning can be semi- or fully automated. It creates a convoy for vehicles to travel very close to each other, coordinating breaking and acceleration. This increases road capacity and can help address commuting demands at peak hours.
For instance, dynamically adding driverless buses into a route to meet passenger demand is an attractive and cost-efficient proposition for fleet operators. We are evaluating different radio technologies that could be used for vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications, which will eventually evolve the LTE standard and allow 5G to play an important role in V2X (vehicle-to-everything). Additionally, we aim to utilize complex systems and knowledge management to optimize the platooning concept and make greater fuel savings.
A major enabler of auto industry transformation will be 5G mobile networks, which will be key to providing connectivity services for both V2V and V2I (vehicle to-infrastructure) communications.
The next generation of intelligent transport systems (ITS) will combine both V2V and V2I, allowing vehicles to operate autonomously and be controlled and monitored from cloud-hosted software. Such systems may involve remote management of a fleet of vehicles, where a remote operator or an automated system is in control of all vehicles.
"Ericsson is helping us shape the future of connectivity and technology leadership in mobility, broadband and cloud. We have a shared vision of a connected network for transport, and our latest research project proves that the use of 5G networks creates new opportunities for transport."
A 5G network can reliably transfer mission-critical data over long distances; for example, to remote traffic or vehicle operation centers. To guarantee this, we apply the concept of network slicing, ensuring traffic to and from the vehicle is isolated from other types of traffic.
V2V communications enable new paths to efficiency, safety and sustainability.
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Up to this point in the series, I've asked you to simply pay attention to the present moment.
Today I'd like to invite you to try a technique called Pomodoro.
As I mentioned in the last post, once we get into a habit of task surfing, it becomes more difficult to shift our brains into focus.
Attention is not an on/off switch. It's more like a muscle and to keep it focused on one thing requires exercise. It also gets tired of concentrating and needs regular breaks.
Choose one task on your to-do list, or choose one activity.
Unless it is reading and answering email, close your email. Close all your windows on your computer that you don't need for the task. Turn off the TV and commercial or talk radio (though music that will help you do the task is okay). Let the phone go to voicemail. Disable any computer or phone notifications that will interrupt–these begin the shift of attention away from one task to another. Basically, turn off or disable any technology which would alert you to other tasks.
Set your phone, watch, or stove timer for 25 minutes.
Do the activity for 25 minutes without shifting to any other task.
At the end of the 25 minutes, stand up and stretch. Then decide if you will continue on that task for another 25 minutes, or shift to something else. Whatever you decide, do another 25 minute session on a task or activity.
Of course, certain jobs and responsibilities make removing all interruptions difficult, if not impossible.
If the present moment offers you an invitation to attend to something or someone else, then decide if you will shift attention.
Stop one task in order to fully pay attention to the next.
The key is to finding the balance between focusing and letting the present moment simply be what it is, with its unpredictability.
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The FBI is urging consumers and businesses in Australia and the USA, to turn off their routers in an effort to halt the spread of a dangerous Russian malware virus which targets specific routers.
Global network Company Cisco Systems said the hacking campaign targeted devices from Belkin International's Linksys, Netgear and TP-Link and QNAP, there is no mention of D Link routers.
The software that has already infected hundreds of thousands of devices takes over a router and starts collecting information by reading people's internet activity.
It can also close down a home or business network.
The FBI claim that by turning off a router and then switching them back on again helps to prevent the distribution of the malware.
Updating the devices could not only fix the problem but also allow authorities to track down where the problem has spread the FBI said.
Last week the FBI seized a website that the hackers planned to use to give instructions to the routers.
Though that cut off malicious communications, it still left the routers infected, and the weekend warning was aimed at cleaning up those machines.
Infections were detected in more than 50 countries including Australia.
In obtaining the court order, the Justice Department said the hackers involved were in a group called Sofacy that answered to the Russian government.
Sofacy, also known as APT28 and Fancy Bear, has been blamed for many of the most dramatic Russian hacks, including that of the Democratic National Committee during the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign.
An FBI official told Reuters that the kinds of devices known to be affected by the hack were purchased by users at retail stores or online.
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Q: How to display boxplot in front of violinplot in seaborn - seaborn zorder? To customize the styles of the boxplot displayed inside a violinplot, on could try to plot a boxplot in front of a violinplot. However this does not seem to work as it is always displayed behind the violinplot when using seaborn.
When using seaborn + matplotlib this works (but only for a single category):
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import seaborn as sns
import numpy as np

df=pd.DataFrame(np.random.rand(10,2)).melt(var_name='group')

fig, axes = plt.subplots()

# Seaborn violin plot
sns.violinplot(y=df[df['group']==0]['value'], color="#af52f4", inner=None, linewidth=0, saturation=0.5)

# Normal boxplot has full range, same in Seaborn boxplot
axes.boxplot(df[df['group']==0]['value'], whis='range', positions=np.array([0]),
            showcaps=False,widths=0.06, patch_artist=True,
            boxprops=dict(color="indigo", facecolor="indigo"),
            whiskerprops=dict(color="indigo", linewidth=2),
            medianprops=dict(color="w", linewidth=2 ))

axes.set_xlim(-1,1)

plt.show()

However when using only seaborn to be able to plot across multiple categories, ordering is always wrong:
sns.violinplot(data=df, x='group', y='value', color="#af52f4", inner=None, linewidth=0, saturation=0.5)
sns.boxplot(data=df, x='group', y='value', saturation=0.5)

plt.show()

Even when trying to fix this with zorder this does not work.

A: The zorder parameter of sns.boxplot only affects the lines of the boxplot, but not the rectangular box.
One possibility is to access these boxes afterwards; they form the list of artists in ax.artists. Setting their zorder=2 will put them in front of the violins while still being behind the other boxplot lines.
In the comments, @mwaskom, noted a better way. sns.boxplot delegates all parameters it doesn't recognize via **kwargs to ax.boxplot. One of these is boxprops with the properties of the box rectangle. So, boxprops={'zorder': 2} would change the zorder of only the box.
Here is an example:
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import seaborn as sns
import pandas as pd
import numpy as np

df = pd.DataFrame(np.random.rand(10, 2)).melt(var_name='group')
ax = sns.violinplot(data=df, x='group', y='value', color="#af52f4", inner=None, linewidth=0, saturation=0.5)
sns.boxplot(data=df, x='group', y='value', saturation=0.5, width=0.4,
            palette='rocket', boxprops={'zorder': 2}, ax=ax)
plt.show()

Here is another example, using the tips dataset:
tips = sns.load_dataset('tips')
ax = sns.violinplot(data=tips, x='day', y='total_bill', palette='turbo',
                    inner=None, linewidth=0, saturation=0.4)
sns.boxplot(x='day', y='total_bill', data=tips, palette='turbo', width=0.3,
            boxprops={'zorder': 2}, ax=ax)

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Animals in Iowa
By AZ Animals Staff
Animals by Location
Animals in United States
Iowa is a midwestern state famous for its corn and its yearly state fair. More than 85% of Iowa's land is dedicated to agriculture. It borders Minnesota to the north, Wisconsin, and Illinois to the east, Missouri to the south, and Nebraska to the west. Its major rivers are the Mississippi, Big Sioux, and Missouri.
Although much of Iowa is flat farmland, it has some gently rolling hills. Iowa's weather is continental, which means it gets harsh, cold winters and hot, humid summers. Thunderstorms and tornadoes are common events in Iowa.
Wild Animals in Iowa
Iowa has over 1,100 species of fish and wildlife. The state's forested areas are home to many common forest animals, including white-tail deer, gray foxes, red foxes, coyotes and bobcats. Its native small mammals include opossums, otters, muskrats and the strange but adorable eastern mole.
Iowa has many lakes, rivers and streams. It is the only U.S. state completely bordered by two major rivers. Its river shorelines and lakes contain walleye, catfish and crappies. You will find river otters, turtles, bullfrogs, ospreys and swans. Iowa is home to several species of waterfowl, including blue-winged teals, mallards and cranes.
One of Iowa's famous birds is the bobolink. This grassland prairie bird has striking black and white coloring. It is the only North American land bird with this plumage color, and it is one of the rarest birds in the country.
The state's chief predators are bobcats, foxes and coyotes. Although mountain lions and moose have been seen in many parts of Iowa, they are not resident species. Biologists say they cross over from neighboring states.
Iowa's native rodents include the eastern chipmunk, white-footed mouse, eastern squirrel and deer mouse. Its small mammals include the northern short-tailed shrew and the prairie vole. The state has nine bat species, including the little brown bat, which is one of the rarest bat species in the U.S.
The Official State Animal of Iowa
Iowa's state animal is the American goldfinch (Spinus tristis). This lovely, bright yellow bird lives in open woods, orchards, suburban areas and marshy areas. The goldfinch nests in the late summer. It eats seeds and insects.
The state flower is the wild rose, and the state tree is the burr oak.
Where To Find the Top Wild Animals in Iowa
Pike's Peak State Park: Iowa's first state park is a hiking and wildlife viewing area situated where the Mississippi and Wisconsin rivers meet. With spectacular river views, it is an ideal place to see fish, waterfowl and wildlife.
Manawa Lake State Park: This park protects one of Iowa's largest lakes. It is an excellent location to see pelicans, ducks and geese. The lake is also a favorite nesting site for bald eagles.
Goose Lake Wildlife Area: This public park is a 1,300-acre public park that is an ideal location for birders and wildlife watchers. Among the birds you'll see are sandhill cranes, wild turkeys and pheasants. You can also spot rodentss and small mammals, including muskrats, otters and opossums.
Wapsi Flats Wildlife Area: Like other midwestern states, Iowa has focused on turning unused cropland into tallgrass prairie ecosystems. These ecosystems once covered most of the midwestern states. Now, only a small percentage remains. Wapsi Flats is a protected tallgrass prairie that is home to pheasants, eastern meadowlarks, bobolinks, northern harriers, grasshopper sparrows, partridges and wild turkeys.
The Most Dangerous Animals in Iowa
Although it has several native predators, these animals rarely attack humans.
Iowa has four species of venomous snake. Like the predators, they almost never attack humans.
Timber rattlesnake: This large pit viper can reach 4 feet. The bite of the timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) can be fatal if it's left untreated. Timber rattlesnakes live in forests and marshy areas.
Copperhead: The most common snake in the U.S., the copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix) lives near streams and waterways. Its venom is not strong enough to kill an adult human, but it can cause intense pain.
Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake: This small, secretive snake has strong venom, but attacks are extremely rare. This snake is endangered.
Prairie Rattlesnake: This snake (Crotalus viridis) has the largest range of any rattlesnake species in the U.S. Like the eastern massasauga, it is threatened by habitat loss.
Iowa's most dangerous animals are ticks and mosquitoes, which are prevalent throughout the state. These insects cause more deaths and illnesses than venomous spiders and snakes combined.
Endangered Animals in Iowa
Trumpeter Swan: These swans (Cygnus buccinator) were once common on Iowa lakes, but hunting and wetlands drainage wiped them out in 1883. In 1993, a program to reintroduce these swans began with just one nesting pair. There are now more than 100 nesting pairs of trumpeter swans in Iowa, and conservation efforts continue.
Osprey: These water raptors (Pandion haliaetus) were once prevalent in Iowa, and they were of great cultural importance to the Omaha Nation. Ospreys were greatly harmed by pesticides in the 1950s. With the banning of certain pesticides, their numbers have improved. In recent years, conservation groups have reintroduced ospreys to Iowa's waterways.
Bald Eagle: Like ospreys, bald eagles suffered population losses from pesticides and illegal hunting. In 1995, the bald eagle was moved from endangered to threatened by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Today, the Mississippi River is home to the country's highest concentration of bald eagle nests. The giant birds spend the winters hunting on the river.
Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake: This small snake lives in wet prairies, grasslands and wetlands. This rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus) is considered an indicator species because its health depends on the health of its primary ecosystem. The eastern massasauga is threatened by hunting and habitat loss.
Wolves, bears, mountain lions and elk once roamed freely in Iowa, but these animals no longer have resident populations there.
Snakes in Iowa
Iowa is home to 28 different snake species. While the vast majority are non-venomous, four different snakes in Iowa have venom and deserve more attention. The venomous snakes in Iowa are copperheads and three species of rattlesnakes. The rattlesnakes include prairie rattlesnakes, massasauga rattlesnakes, and timber rattlesnakes. Non-venomous snakes that are common in Iowa include brown snakes, western fox snakes, and common garter snakes.
Native Plants in Iowa
Iowa is well known for its humid eastern and northern parts, with the western regions enjoying more of the sun and heat. This has led to Iowa's vast diversity of plant life. Popular examples of plants found in the state include the butterfly milkweed and the prairie lily.
The Coldest Place in Iowa
The coldest place in Iowa is Dubuque. It is located on the Mississippi River at the junction of Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin. Dubuque has an average annual temperature of 47.2°F.
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Iowan Animals
Don't eat raw eel! Their blood is poisonous to humans when consumed raw.
Armyworm
They are so named because they "march" in armies of worms from one crop to another in search of food
Blue Racer
Some blue racers have smooth scales that are solid electric blue while others are grayish or brownish.
In spring, the male bobolink is the only North American bird who is dark below and light colored above. This makes identification easy.
The Common Yellowthroat stays close to the ground and uses stealth to survive!
De Kay's Brown Snake
They have specialized jaws for removing snails from shells.
Eastern Hognose Snake
Eastern hognose snakes are venomous, but only to frogs and toads.
Adult fleas can jump up to 7 inches in the air
Fox Snakes
In some areas, fox snakes and gopher snakes have crossbred in the wild.
Fox Squirrel
Although it is a tree squirrel, it spends most of its time on the ground.
Groundhog (Woodchuck)
They whistle to each other to warn of approaching danger!
Kentucky Warbler
The Kentucky Warbler appears to wear bright yellow cat-eye glasses!
King Snake
King Snakes eat other types of snakes.
Massasauga
The name "Massasauga" comes from the Chippewa language, meaning "Great River Mouth".
Mealybug
They have a symbiotic relationship with ants.
Mockingbirds are incredible mimics that can learn hundreds of songs!
The Mourning Warbler was named for its gray head, which resembles a mourning veil!
Orb Weaver
Females are about four times the size of males
The owl can rotate its head some 270 degrees
The Polyphemus moth doesn't eat.
Queen snake
Queen snakes have armor-like scales on the top of their head
Rat Snakes
Rat snakes are constrictors from the Colubridae family of snakes.
Red-Bellied Woodpeckers will often steal the nests of other birds.
Will mate with the entire flock!
Short-Faced Bear
The modern Spectacled Bear, which lives in South America, is related to the Short-Faced Bear!
A fierce fighter!
Smokybrown Cockroach
Has up to 45 eggs per egg case
Smooth Earthsnake
Valeria Biddle Blaney (1828-1900) collected the first specimen in Maryland.
Southern Black Racer
These snakes live underground, beneath piles of leaf litter or in thickets, and they are expert swimmers.
Swallowtail Butterfly
Western Rat Snake
Western rat snakes have special scales on their belly that help them climb up trees.
During courtship, males put on exciting displays by fluffing their plumage, spreading their tails, and letting out a whining call.
Iowan Animals List
Animals in Iowa FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)
What animals are only found in Iowa?
The thirteen-lined ground squirrel (Ictidomys tridecemlineatus) is a strange but beautiful squirrel with a striped coat. It lives only in grasslands and prairies.
These unusual rodents are also known as striped gophers or leopard ground squirrels.
They are not the only rodents unique to Iowa. The state is also home to some of the rarest rodents in the U.S., including the plains pocket gopher, meadow jumping mouse and southern flying squirrel.
A strange insect native to Iowa is the common conehead. This member of the locust family is fond of eating crops like corn and wheat.
What animal is Iowa known for?
Iowa is known for the Butter Cow, a life-sized butter sculpture that is a yearly feature of its famous state fair. More than 1 million people visit the Iowa State Fair each year, and the Butter Cow has appeared there for over 70 years. It takes 600 pounds of butter to make the Butter Cow.
Does Iowa have dangerous animals?
Iowa does not have many animals that are dangerous to humans. It has large predators, including foxes and bobcats, but there are no reported attacks on humans from these animals. Its most dangerous animals are wood ticks and mosquitoes.
What animals live in lakes in Iowa?
Iowa's lakes and rivers are home to many fish, including popular game fish. They are also home to beavers, otters, muskrats, turtles, ducks, frogs and geese.
What spiders live in Iowa?
Some spiders you may find in Iowa include:
Tuft-legged orb weaver
Southern black widow
Barn funnel weaver
Dark fishing spider
Carolina wolf spider
Red-spotted ant mimic

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Amber Alert ends with South Bend police finding boy and mom
John D. Gyuriak was last seen wearing a red Chicago Bulls jersey with "Rose #1" on the back and black Under Armor athletic shorts with a white stripe.
Amber Alert ends with South Bend police finding boy and mom John D. Gyuriak was last seen wearing a red Chicago Bulls jersey with "Rose #1" on the back and black Under Armor athletic shorts with a white stripe. Check out this story on IndyStar.com: https://indy.st/2Llk6od
Fox59 Published 7:18 a.m. ET July 19, 2018 | Updated 9:42 a.m. ET July 19, 2018
Police use specific criteria to determine when, and when not, to issue an Amber Alert. Wochit
Areca Nicole Gyuriak(Photo: Indiana State Police)
SOUTH BEND – A 9-year-old boy at the center of a statewide Amber Alert was safely located Thursday morning, Fox59 reports.
The Amber Alert was declared around 6 a.m. after the boy was taken from his father's house in South Bend.
According to police, the child's noncustodial mother, 29-year-old Areca Nicole Gyuriak, took her son at some point over night.
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According to the South Bend Tribune, the pair was located at a gas station on Western Avenue when someone called police after seeing a vehicle matching the description.
Gyuriak has a lengthy criminal record dating back to 2009, including several conversion charges, resisting law enforcement, invasion of privacy, and violation of a protective order.
This story originally appeared at Fox59.com.
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IRS officials say the company has shifted income on paper to lower its tax bill.
In a decision that could affect billions of dollars in back taxes, a federal appeals court has tossed out a U.S. Tax Court ruling that found in favor of Medtronic, saying that the lower court failed to analyze several critical factors.
The court decision applies directly to more than $1 billion worth of tax deficiencies in 2005 and 2006, but a final resolution of the case is likely to impact billions more in disputed taxes that have accumulated from 2007 on.
The dispute involves the taxes owed on pacemakers, implantable defibrillators and leads manufactured at Medtronic factories in Puerto Rico in 2005 and 2006. Medtronic's internal accounting had placed most of the tax liability for those products on plants on the U.S. territory, but the Internal Revenue Service called that accounting a "classic case" of a multinational corporation shifting income on paper to avoid paying U.S. taxes.
The IRS eventually determined that Medtronic owed roughly $1.4 billion to the U.S. to settle the tax disputes related to those products. But following litigation, a judge in U.S. Tax Court sided with Medtronic, finding that the company owed $26 million for 2005, and had actually overpaid by $12 million in 2006.
On Thursday, a three-judge panel of the Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that the Tax Court failed to consider several important technical legal factors in its analysis of Medtronic's transfer tax situation. As a result, the panel vacated the ruling and sent the case back to the Tax Court.
A Medtronic spokesman noted that the federal appeals court remanded the case back to Tax Court for additional factual findings on several specific issues.
"It is important to note that this is a procedural decision and not a ruling on the merits," Medtronic spokesman Jeffrey Trauring said via e-mail. "The Eighth Circuit determined that it needed additional analysis from the Tax Court before it could rule on the merits of the appeal, which could now take years to finally determine. We still believe our initially filed tax returns were correct and will continue to defend our position."
The appeals court judges wrote that the Tax Court failed to consider: the complex circumstances surrounding another tax-accounting agreement known as the "Pacesetter agreement," which was used as a comparable example of an arms-length transaction; the value of "cross-licenses" and intangible items related to the Medtronic products made in Puerto Rico; and the specific amount of risk and liability that the Puerto Rico plants actually bore in return for their share of the profits on paper.
Medtronic had argued that its Puerto Rico subsidiary "bears the lion's share of potential liability" for any of its defectively made products, which meant that it was also entitled to a "commensurate rate of return" on its operations, the circuit judges wrote, summarizing the arguments in Tax Court.
Although it's not reflected in public securities filings, Medtronic attorneys showed during a seven-week trial in Tax Court that the company's Puerto Rico manufacturing operations did ultimately bear the financial liability when hundreds of thousands of Sprint Fidelis defibrillator leads were recalled over product defects in 2007.
The IRS has called Medtronic's tax accounting for Puerto Rico a "classic case of a U.S. multinational taxpayer shifting income from its highly profitable U.S. operations and intangibles to an offshore subsidiary operating in a tax haven, by charging an artificially low rate for the intangibles."
The dispute centers on a process known as "transfer pricing," which involves estimating the true value of intangible assets like trade secrets and regulatory approvals. Transfer pricing is an important issue at many multinational companies that hold valuable intellectual property, because it helps determine how much profit can be taxed in low-tax countries. Heart-device manufacturers Boston Scientific Corp. and St. Jude Medical have also had transfer-pricing disputes with the IRS over the years, for example.
In its original tax returns, Medtronic lowered its taxes owed on Puerto Rico-made heart devices in the U.S. by accounting for some of the profits in Puerto Rico, court filings show. The IRS says Medtronic's factories in Puerto Rico should have been paying more in royalties to the parent company, which then could have been taxed in the U.S.
The decision could have much broader implications beyond two tax years. The Eighth Circuit decision only involves Medtronic's 2005 and 2006 taxes, but securities filings show Medtronic has similar pending tax disputes from 2007 on.
In a concurring opinion with the 3-0 decision Thursday, U.S. Circuit Judge Bobby Shepherd noted that when such cases are litigated, federal guidelines require that specific factors like the value of intangibles, allocation of legal risk and truly comparable arms-length transactions be considered before the court can rule on a complex tax case like Medtronic's.
"Simply put, the Treasury Department and courts in [other types of] cases deem these factors significant," Shepherd wrote. "At the very least, the taxpayer deserves an explanation why they are insignificant in this case."


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Mathilde (* Anfang 955; † 7./8. Februar 999) war von 966 bis zu ihrem Tod die erste Äbtissin auf dem Stiftsberg in Quedlinburg. Sie trug schon als junges Mädchen die Verantwortung für eine der wichtigsten Städte des Reiches und trug zur großen Bedeutung Quedlinburgs bei. Die Äbtissin wird, besonders im Bistum Magdeburg, als Selige verehrt.

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Mathilde ging als einzige Tochter aus der Ehe von Kaiser Otto I. und der Kaiserin Adelheid, die die Tochter des burgundischen Königs Rudolf II. war, hervor.

Bereits mit elf Jahren übernahm sie das Amt ihrer Großmutter, der Heiligen Mathilde, und wurde 966 im Beisein ihres Vaters und aller Bischöfe und Erzbischöfe des Reiches zur Äbtissin geweiht. Durch diese Weihe hob sich Mathilde stark von dem gewöhnlichen Weihezeremoniell ab, das üblicherweise nur von einem Bischof vollzogen wurde. Papst Johannes XIII. bestätigte die Weihe im April 967. Vom Tod ihrer Großmutter am 14. März 968, die nicht nur zur Namensgebung, sondern auch zur Erziehung der jungen Mathilde beitrug, bis zur Rückkehr ihres Vaters aus Italien Ende 972 war sie für fast vier Jahre die einzige Repräsentantin des Kaiserhauses nördlich der Alpen. Nach dem Tod der Königin Mathilde kann die Äbtissin zum engsten Kreis der politischen Berater ihres Bruders Otto II. und ihres Neffen Otto III. gezählt werden. Mathilde übernahm damit schon als junges Mädchen die Führung des Damenstifts zu Quedlinburg und war für Frauen jeden Alters verantwortlich.

Zur Vorbereitung auf die damit verbundenen Aufgaben und als eine Art Handbuch zum Herrschen widmete Widukind von Corvey der dreizehnjährigen Mathilde seine Sachsengeschichte. In dieser lobt er die Weisheit der Äbtissin und nennt sie Gebieterin von ganz Europa.

Die politische Rolle der Äbtissin war vor allem zu den Zeiten ihres Bruders und ihres Neffen stark ausgeprägt. Die Begleitung ihres Bruders nach Rom im Jahre 981 zeigt, für wie bedeutend ihre Anwesenheit zur Repräsentation der Herrschaft des ottonischen Hauses gehalten wurde. Otto III. vertraute ihr während seines zweiten Italienzugs im Jahre 997 sogar die Stellvertretung im Reich an. Ebendieser hatte der Äbtissin zuvor im Jahr 994 das Markt-, Münz- und Zollprivileg für Quedlinburg zugesichert. Dadurch machte Mathilde nicht nur mehr Einnahmen, sondern es zog auch mehr Pilger zum Marktplatz unterhalb des Stiftbergs an, sodass Quedlinburg einen wirtschaftlichen Aufstieg erfuhr.

Im Jahre 998 kam die Äbtissin mit den einflussreichsten Männern des Reiches auf dem Hoftag in Derenburg zusammen, auf dem sie als Vertreterin des ottonischen Königs die Leitung der Versammlung übernahm, Ämter neu besetzte und Recht sprach. Im Hinblick auf diese Repräsentationsaufgaben, durch die Mathilde der Stadt Quedlinburg dazu verhalf, eine der bedeutendsten Städte des Reiches zu werden, wurde sie auch als domina imperialis bezeichnet. Otto III. gab seiner Tante – in Anlehnung an den Patricius-Titel – den Titel matricia, der auf ihrer Grabinschrift gefunden werden kann.

Mathilde verstarb im Februar 999 mit 44 Jahren auf dem Gipfel ihrer Macht. Nach ihrem Tod wurde sie an der Seite ihrer Großmutter in der Stiftskirche zu Quedlinburg beigesetzt.

Mathilde von Quedlinburg zeichnete sich nicht nur durch ihre Fähigkeiten als Herrscherin des Reiches aus, sondern ihr wird auch die Fürsorge für die Toten-Memoria der Ottonen nachgesagt.

Literatur
 Gerd Althoff: Gandersheim und Quedlinburg. Ottonische Frauenklöster als Herrschafts- und Überlieferungszentren. In: Frühmittelalterliche Studien, Jahrbuch des Instituts für Frühmittelalterforschung an der Universität Münster. Vol. 25, 1991, S. 123–144
 Gerd Althoff: Mathilde. In: Lexikon des Mittelalters. Band VI, Artemis & Winkler Verlag, München und Zürich, 1993, ISBN 3-7608-8906-9

 Gerlinde Schlenker: Äbtissin Mathilde : eine Quedlinburgerin als Reichverweserin vor 1000 Jahren. Stekovics, Halle an der Saale, 1999. ISBN 3-932863-14-3
 Christian Marlow: Augusta und "funkelnder Edelstein" – Äbtissin Mathilde von Quedlinburg zum 1020. Todesjahr (999 –2019) In: Sachsen-Anhalt Journal 29 (2019), H. 3, S. 14–16

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 Mathilde von Quedlinburg – Vom Mädchen zur Machtfrau. Buch und Regie: Gabriele Rose. Erstsendung am 18. August 2013 im MDR im Rahmen der Reihe "Geschichte Mitteldeutschlands".

Familienmitglied der Liudolfinger
Äbtissin (Quedlinburg)
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Gestorben 999
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Family of Palestinian Assailant Killed by Elor Azaria Disappointed With Verdict, Vows to Go to The Hague
'There's more than one Azaria in Israeli society and the others have been glorified, not convicted,' charges Arab lawmaker.
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From left to right, the father, uncle and grandfather of Abed Fattah al-Sharif, the Palestinian shot and killed by Azaria.Credit: Alex Levac
The conviction of Sgt. Elor Azaria on charges of manslaughter brought little satisfaction to relatives of the Palestinian shot by Azaria - or to Arab lawmakers in Israel. One, Joint List lawmaker Jamal Zahalka, called for Israel's leaders "to be judged in the Hague" for the killing of thousands of other Palestinians. Other Arab lawmakers bemoaned the widespread Israeli sympathy for Azaria, especially by members of the government.
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Azaria was convicted by an Israeli military court of the March 24 killing of a prone Palestinian assailant, Abed Fattah al-Sharif, who had already been shot after attacking an Israeli soldier with a knife.
Following Wednesday's verdict, Fathi al-Sharif, the uncle of the 21-year-old Palestinian shot by Azaria, expressed disappointment with the manslaughter conviction, and vowed to have the case brought before the International Criminal Court in The Hague. "We'll go after him in every international arena," he said.
"From the beginning, we stated that he [Azaria] had committed murder and needed to be convicted of murder. The fact that they changed the count of the indictment to manslaughter is a perversion of justice and of the court."
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Ayman Odeh, leader of Joint List party.Credit: Bloomberg
Sharif added: "The question that remains open is what sentence will be imposed on him, and we don't have many expectations. It's clear that he will receive a light sentence or be pardoned, because we understand the pressures being brought to bear on the system and the sympathy that the soldier has been winning in Israeli society."
'PM responsible for moral corruption'
MK Haneen Zoabi.Credit: Rami Shlush
Lawmaker Ayman Odeh, head of Joint List Knesset faction, said that the case revealed the moral corruption of the occupation.
A key part of the evidence in the case was a video of the shooting incident, filmed by a member of the Israeli human rights organization B'Tselem. "The difference between this case and hundreds of others is the presence of a B'Tselem camera that documented the cruel reality of the occupation," said Odeh.
"While it is clear that a soldier is responsible for his own actions, those really responsible are the governments of Israel, which for 50 years now have chosen to turn young men and women into soldiers whose job it is to maintain military rule over a civilian population devoid of rights," Odeh added. "The prime minister has chosen to place himself among the ranks of [Azaria's] supporters with their chants of 'death to the Arabs,' and in the process has shown that he himself is responsible for the moral corruption that these groups are leading in Israeli society."
Odeh's Joint List colleague Ahmad Tibi reacted with sarcasm, claiming that an "injustice" had been done to Azaria in that "dozens of other soldiers and commanders who have senselessly killed Palestinians should also have been convicted." The Israeli occupation, he added, "has relied on a lot more than one Azaria" and called the soldier's conviction "an indictment against Israeli society, which has come to the defense of a lot of Azarias and glorified and even promoted the murderers of Palestinians." The image of Azaria and his supporters, including senior politicians, is "the ugly reflection of Israel in 2017 after 50 years of occupation," he added.
'Take Israel to Hague'
Joint List MK Jamal Zahalka went further. "Azaria was convicted by an Israeli military court, but the leadership responsible for the killing of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza should be judged in The Hague," he said referring to the 2014 war in Gaza, which is being investigated by prosecutors from the International Criminal Court.
"Azaria is one of many murderers," charged Joint List parliamentarian Haneen Zoabi. "Every year, dozens of Palestinians, including minors, women and men, are murdered by IDF soldiers, settlers and privately [employed] checkpoint security guards and no one takes an interest in this."
On average, she claimed, a Palestinian is killed every 3.6 days, and punishment must be demanded of every Israeli soldier who has killed a Palestinian.
"The wide support that Azaria and his family have received is an indication of the moral state of Israeli society," said Zoabi.
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Vladimir Žerjavić (2 August 1912 – 5 September 2001) was a Croatian economist and demographer who published a series of historical articles and books during the 1980s and 1990s on demographic losses in Yugoslavia during World War II and of Axis forces and civilians in the Bleiburg repatriations shortly after the capitulation of Germany. From 1964 to 1982, he worked as an adviser for industrial development in the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa.

Early life
Žerjavić was born in Križ, Zagreb County and graduated at the Faculty of Economics at the University of Zagreb. He was one of four siblings, having two sisters, Viktorija (1908–1993) and Darinka (1921–2009) and a brother, Slavko. After 1934 he worked in the private sector, and after 1945 in various institutions of SFR Yugoslavia. Between 1958 and 1982 he worked abroad as an industrial consultant. In 1964 he joined the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and later consulted the governments of various nations.

Žerjavić's calculations regarding World War II in Yugoslavia
In the 1980s Žerjavić conducted a research on demographic losses in Yugoslavia during World War II, at about the same time as Bogoljub Kočović, a Serb statistician. Žerjavić's calculations of total victims in Yugoslavia are based on looking at pre- and post-war censuses. Zerjavić asserted that Yugoslavia lost a total 1,027,000 people in World War II.

Of those, the vast majority, 623,000 people, died in the Independent State of Croatia - 295,000 in Croatia itself, and 328,000 in Bosnia and Herzegovina (both part of the Independent State of Croatia and under the Ustaše regime at the time), and another 36,000 from those countries died abroad. According to ethnicity and/or religion as needed, Žerjavić provided the following estimates of victims in the Independent State of Croatia, for both the war and immediate post-war period:

322,000 Serbs
192,000 Croats
77,000 Muslims
26,000 Jews
16,000 Roma

His claims include 153,000 civilian victims in Croatia and 174,000 in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and of that, 85,000 people from Bosnia and Herzegovina and 48,000 from Croatia died in concentration camps. As for the total casualties in Jasenovac concentration camp, he estimated that 85,000 were killed, of which 45–52,000 were Serbs, 13,000 were Jews, 10,000 were Roma, 10,000 were Croats and 2,000 were Muslims.

With regard to Serbs, Žerjavić's calculation ended with a total of 197,000 Serbian civilian victims within the borders of the Independent State of Croatia: 50,000 at Jasenovac concentration camp, 25,000 of typhoid, 45,000 killed by the Germans, 15,000 killed by Italians, 34,000 civilians killed in battles between Ustaše, Chetniks and Partisans, 28,000 killed in prisons, pits and other camps, etc. Another 125,000 Serbs inside the Independent State of Croatia were killed as combatants, raising the total to 322,000.

Regarding the Yugoslav Partisan pursuit of Nazi collaborators, when soldiers and civilians associated with the NDH and other Axis forces were killed by the Yugoslav Partisans, Žerjavić estimated that around 45–55,000 Croats and Bosniaks, 8-10,000 Slovenes, and around 2,000 Serbs and Montenegrins were killed.

Žerjavić's opinions and statements

Žerjavić's investigations and statistical analyses, like others such as Kočović's examinations, aim to show that the original number of lives lost on all sides during World War II in Yugoslavia was considerably exaggerated, partly due to the war reparations claims by the Yugoslav government shortly after the war.

An excerpt from Žerjavić's book Manipulations with WW2 victims in Yugoslavia reads:

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Some international agencies and experts have accepted Žerjavić's (and almost equal data achieved by Serbian statistician Bogoljub Kočović) calculations as the most reliable data on war losses in Yugoslavia during World War II. A U.S. Census report from 1954 states: "Details of the (Yugoslav) 1948 census were kept secret but, in negotiations with Germany, it became apparent that the real figure of the dead was about one million. An American study in 1954 calculated 1,067,000."

Following Tito's death in 1980, the 1948 census results became available for comparison with those of 1931. Allowances had to be made for the birth rates of the different communities and for emigration. Research was pioneered by Professor Kočović, a Serb living in the West, whose findings were published in January 1985. He assessed the number of dead as 1,014,000. Later that year a Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts Conference heard that the figure was 1,100,000.

Žerjavić's and Kočović's calculations of war losses in Yugoslavia during World War II were accepted by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, together with other typically higher estimates:

Due to differing views and lack of documentation, estimates for the number of Serbian victims in Croatia range widely, from 25,000 to more than one million. The estimated number of Serbs killed in Jasenovac ranges from 25,000 to 700,000. The most reliable figures place the number of Serbs killed by the Ustaša between 330,000 and 390,000, with 45,000 to 52,000 Serbs murdered in Jasenovac.

Concerning Žerjavić's calculations on the number of casualties linked to the Bleiburg repatriations, historian Ivo Goldstein writes that it is "difficult to speak of the overall number" and that "the only option is to rely on the research by Vladimir Žerjavić, which has up to now shown itself to be the most reliable in overall estimates".

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Some Serb critics of Žerjavić consider his work to have been politically motivated, with the aim of downplaying Croatian nationalist atrocities during the war, such as at Jasenovac.

Critics point out that Serbs in Bosnia and Croatia lived in rural areas and therefore had a much higher growth rate than others. Žerjavić used growth rates for Serbs in Bosnia as 1.1% (as for all nations together), while actual growth rate was 2.4% (1921–31) and 3.5% (1949–53). They posit he intentionally underestimated growth rate of Serbs to decrease the Serb death count, according to critics. Some, like Đorđević, claimed that Serbian losses were in fact 1.6 million, a number which goes in other direction compared to the official estimates that Žerjavić denied. The higher numbers was opposed by Bogoljub Kočović's book, published in 1997, which tries to refute Đorđević's efforts to "reinstate" the "great numbers" victims figures dominant in Communist Yugoslavia.

The Simon Wiesenthal Center and Yad Vashem still use the old estimates given by the Yugoslav authorities. The Simon Wiesenthal Center cites the Yad Vashem document, the Encyclopedia of the Holocaust. In a separate entry on the Ustasha movement in general, however, Yad Vashem cites the extermination of "over 500,000" Serbs in the entire NDH.

Regarding Žerjavić's research on World War Two casualties, Croatian historian Vladimir Geiger notes that individual researchers who assert the inevitability of using identification of casualties and fatalities by individual names have raised serious objections to Žerjavić's calculations/estimates of human losses by using standard statistical methods and consolidation of data from various sources, pointing out that such an approach is insufficient and unreliable in determining the number and character of casualties and fatalities, as well as the affiliation of the perpetrators of the crimes.

Žerjavić's calculations regarding the Bosnian war
According to Žerjavić's calculations, there were 215,000 victims in Bosnia-Herzegovina  in the Bosnian war of 1992–95, of which 160,000 were Bosniaks, 30,000 Croats and 25,000 Serbs. However, according to newer research done by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), the number of people killed in the war in Bosnia-Herzegovina was around 102,000:  69.24% (70,625) Bosniaks, 25.35% (25,857) Serbs, and 5.33% (5,437) Croats.

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"Žrtve licitiranja "Sahrana jednog mita, Bogoljub Kočović", knjizara.com; accessed 10 November 2015.
Human Rights Watch: "Šansa za pravdu? Procesuiranje ratnih zločina u bosanskoj Republici Srpskoj: Kontekst" (March 2006); accessed 10 November 2015.

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The Azteca 19 packer custom built by Alajandro Pila. All fiberglass 65' full with large bait tank and bunks for up to 19 passengers. Local trips, Santo Tomas Reef, long Range trips. Also inquire on 2,3,5 & 7 day specials.
No Limitz One is the newest addition to Captain Charro's charter fleet. This Charter is a 38' Mediterranean powered by twin Cummins Six cylinder diesel engines.
No Limitz II is a Luhrs 32' that has been modified for the Ensenada Sport Fishermen. Featuring a 13' x 10 fishing deck which was done by cutting five feet off cabin, a large live bait tank, sleeping bunks for eight persons and a clean fiberglass bathroom. Captain Charro is well known for big fish counts and great service.
No Limitz Supreme has been modified for the Ensenada Sport Fishermen. Featuring a walk around fishing deck , a large live bait tank, sleeping bunks for ten persons and a clean fiberglass bathroom. Captain Charro is well known for big fish counts and great service.
JRed III is owned by Isaac Ptacnik who also owns and manages the renowned Gordo's Sport Fishing. This charter hosts six passengers with plenty of cabin space for comfort. Captain Gato and deckhand Chino have been running charters for many years in Ensenada and know the fishing grounds as good as anyone.
The El Dorado Also is owned and operated by Guillemo Gomez also know for his very popular panga the El Dorado. Guillemo (Memo) is very strict on keeping his boats exceptionally clean and in top running condition. For six seasons he has an excellent track record.
Wahoo Supreme is a 28' Luhrs that supports five passengers for sort or long range fishing.
Come fish on the Wahoo or Wahoo Too pangas. Both 26' and support 4 passengers.
Clicker panga in located in the Ensenada Harbor behind the fish market.
The El Dorado Panga is owned and captained by Guillero Gomez also known to most as "Memo." His Panga is 23' and supports four passengers for fishing local, mid range and long range tuna / albacore. In 2008 Memo added a second boat to his business called the El Dorado Also, a 30' Owens Concord for clients that need a little more than a Pange can offer.
Many Ensenada anglers know this charter by its previous name "Azteca", now under new ownership and operated by captain Lucas formerly of the Selena and No Limitz.
The Seal Charter is the second charter for owner and operated by Alex Gonzales also known as a long time captain for many years of the Azteca, Azteca Too & Selena charter.


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Princess Anne 'swore' in first Australia royal walkabout
Zoomer Buzz | November 4th, 2015
Britain's Princess Anne left the people of Australia stunned when she swore on her first ever royal walkabout in 1970.
A former private secretary of the Queen has claimed the 65-year-old royal – who was 19 at the time – angered the public in Sydney when she complained about the "bl**dy wind."
Writing in his book 'The Royals in Australia', Sir William Heseltine, the only Australian to serve as the Queen's private secretary, claimed: "Princess Anne was quoted as referring to 'this bloody wind,' shocking many old-fashion Australians who could not believe that any member of the royal family … would use such language."
He added: "She had been having difficulty with her hat in the wind, and there was, unfortunately, no doubt at all that she had used the word, by no means unusually for her."
Sir William has stated the incident took place around the same time her father Prince Philip had uttered a "rude word" in Greek to a man who had greeted him in the crowd.
However, the 94-year-old royal denied he had used a foul-mouth phrase and has stood by his innocence ever since.
Sir William, 85, said: "On leaving the Sydney show-ground the press alleged that Prince Philip, on being greeted in Greek by someone in the crowd, had replied with a rude word in the same language in 1970."
He added: "I had to try and sort out this idiotic drama."


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The Horizon Residences is a brand new serviced apartment development located along Jalan Tun Razak, right next to RHB Bank HQ. Its neighbours include The Forum and Villa Inai. It is a project by Hap Seng Land which was launched back then in 2012. The residence offers 6 types of layout to choose from, ranging from studio unit to penthouse. The smallest unit has a built-up of 549 sf while the biggest penthouse unit has a built-up size of 3,552 sf.
There are also plenty of facilities provided for the residents at The Horizon Residences such as a 50M pool, barbeque area, playground, artificial turf, stepping stones, feature trees, floating gymnasium, steam room, sauna, nursery and a multi-purpose hall. There are two choices of views to choose from which are KLCC view or Royal Selangor Golf Course.
Pasar Rakyat bus stop is just half km away while the nearest monorail station is 1.2 km from the residence. A number of schools are also within 1 km radium from the residence such as SMK Aminuddin Baku and SRK Taman Maluri, which would be convenient for the residents. Besides that, it is just a mere minutes' walk to Pavilion KL, Lot 10 and Sg Wang Plaza.


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Le métro léger de Sfax () est un projet de deux lignes de métro léger inclus dans un projet plus global de transports en site propre pour l'agglomération de la ville de Sfax en Tunisie.

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Projet
Dans le cadre d'un projet global de transports en site propre long de , le métro léger sera constitué de deux lignes : la ligne 1 (T1) prévue pour 2022 et la ligne 2 (T2) prévue pour 2024 : La ligne T1, d'une longueur de , relie la route de l'aéroport à la cité El Ons, en passant par le centre-ville et en empruntant l'avenue des Martyrs et la route de Teniour. La ligne T2, d'une longueur de , relie la route de Gremda au centre-ville. Ce métro léger sera géré par la Société du métro léger de Sfax, fondée en 2015.

Le , un comité de validation prend une série de décisions, dont notamment le doublement des voies, en remplacement de la voie unique prévue à l'origine, et l'ouverture du chantier à la fin de l'année 2020. La Société du métro léger de Sfax lance un appel d'offres, pour une extension d'environ  de la ligne T1 en septembre 2020.

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I installed Windows 8.1 on my MacBook Pro 13 (2011 late) using Bootcamp and everything seems ok except poor sound quality. It is just so impossible to listen to music. The quality is like a radio or telephone. On the other hand on the Mac OS X the sound is pretty good.
Is there any suggestions how to fix the sound on the Windows? I just really don't want to switch on Mac OS every time I want to listen to music.
The Windows 8.1 and the drivers of bootcamp may interfere with each other.
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Flooring is considered as a long term investment of your new home or if you are considering a renovation of your old ones. There are many options available for you to choose the best flooring. But, it is extremely important to see what flooring would fit in your home depending on the climate as well. Severe hot or cold weather may crack or warp your floors and high humidity will accomplish an incredible damage to floors and sub floors too. So, select a climate friendly floor that you would worry less from buckling, swelling or cracking due to extreme conditions which makes your floor unattractive. There are few flooring options where you can consider for your home, a few can withstand any climate if installed properly.
Concrete is really a long lasting kind of flooring. The reality of this is because concrete is used for highways, back links, structures and fundamentals where it can withstand even the toughest areas of climates. Concrete possesses a high compressive strength and is not subjected to corrosive and weather effects. Frequent repairs are not required for concrete structures where it gains strength with age. Concrete is a non- combustible material which makes it fire- safe and able to withstand high temperatures. High strength concrete must meet high performance standards consistently in order to be effective. Concrete flooring is economical in long run comparatively to other engineered materials.
Carpeting is a good choice which provides insulation in the climatic conditions of summer and winter. Carpets are excellent insulators in both during hot and cold spells. Carpeting provides a barrier that keeps chill drafts or outside heat from seeping through the floor. They act as a shield to prevent heat or cold from radiating up through the floor. Carpeted floors are more common in locations with colder climates. Carpet is one of the best flooring options for bedrooms, and low-traffic areas.
The lowdowns of Carpets are prone to mildew when used in a moist environment. Carpet flooring material may be a home for mildew in extremely humid climates.
Set up a sub floor along with a humidity buffer and adhesive your carpet to this particular.
Make use of dehumidifier to help in reducing the dampness.
Hardwood flooring is one of the most frequent flooring to choose, however can be tough to preserve in specific areas. Hardwood normally can be perfect in gentle climates together with moisture levels ranging in between 35-60%. Intense humidity can lead to further problems of hardwood flooring. The following are the few conditions that might cause difficulties with hard wood.
High dampness may cause real wood planks to expand.
Lowered strain might cause a section to shrink that creates spaces.
Pooling liquids such as inundating may result in increase of planks and make them to twist.
Direct sun might lead hardwood to fade and get rid of the beauty of the flooring.
Vinyl flooring is an additional good example of flooring that works well in weather conditions and can be installed in almost any situation above, below or on grade. The surface area of vinyl flooring is moisture resistant, durable and stands up well in high volume areas. However, the disadvantage of vinyl is direct exposure of sunlight may discolor the floor.
Linoleum is an effective type of flooring and can withstand any climate as long as it is primed and installed correctly. The added benefit of having linoleum, it resists from growing bacteria, fungi, mold, yeast and mildew. To long last your linoleum is installing a vapor barrier between the floor and sub- floor where it helps to not form mold, bacteria and mildew. Linoleum is an Eco-friendly flooring options available today which has minimal impact on the climatic conditions.
Ultimately, there are many things to consider while choosing the right flooring for your home. Make sure that you take into consideration your surroundings and climate before making renovations to the flooring of your home.
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Artificial intelligence and translation: will machines have the last word?
As one of the main areas of AI research, automatic natural language processing would seem to spell doom for human translators. But maybe not, writes associate professor Sylvie Vandaele.
Machine translation is a complicated affair. Back in the 1950s, it was already one of the strategic battles of the Cold War. In this century, deep learning entered the picture, with Google releasing a new, neural-network-based version of its online automatic translation tool in 2016. In 2017, Linguee, a German firm that has since been renamed DeepL, surprised everyone when it released an online system that was quickly hailed as the best in the world.
Université de Montréal recently achieved its own automatic translation milestone: Deep Learning, a textbook written by Professor Yoshua Bengio with Ian Goodfellow and Aaron Courville, was translated into French in record time thanks to a joint effort between DeepL and Quantmetry, a Paris-based company. This achievement prompted some media sources to conclude that human translators are becoming a thing of the past. According to Nicolas Bousquet, scientific director of Quantmetry, this is especially true for those who translate such everyday documents as vacuum-cleaner manuals.
But this reductive view doesn't consider the many different kinds of contexts and specialized fields that translators work in. It's based on a cliché that categorizes all writing as either literature or "the rest," as though nothing lay between manuals and literature, as though scientific and technical writing were not themselves products of the cultures from which they emerge.
Context matters a lot
All translations must still be checked by a human – and a skilled one at that. The corpus of texts used to "train" machines are the key to successful automatic translation. These texts must be extensive and of high quality. AI algorithms formulate translations based on the corpus. In real life, however, context has a huge impact on how the words in a text are interpreted, and translating loosely is often the only way to effectively convey the intended meaning. And for that, skilled human translators are needed.
This is precisely why employers and clients should think twice before concluding that the increasing potential of AI justifies cutting employee salaries or freelance rates. While machine translation can drive down costs by making the process faster, properly post-editing the translation remains an essential investment.
Following the French translation of their seminal work, Bengio and his colleagues put forth an interesting hypothesis that could be of particular interest to Quebecers. They noted that effective machine translation could lead to a resurgence of interest in using the world's various languages– including French – in science and technology. This, in turn, could weaken the dominance of English and result in a translation boom, giving the scientific community access to ideas drawn from a wide range of languages and cultures.
So instead of spelling the end of human translation, the trend towards automation could actually see professional translators, particularly those who specialize in specific fields, serving more clients interested in receiving top-quality translations.
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Heinrich Seesing (* 12. Juli 1932 in Warbeyen; † 3. November 2004) war ein deutscher Politiker der CDU.

Seesing war von Beruf Grund- und Hauptschullehrer. Er trat 1957 der CDU bei. Von 1983 bis 1994 war Seesing Mitglied des Deutschen Bundestages. Er wurde stets im Wahlkreis Kleve direkt gewählt.

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 Rudolf Vierhaus, Ludolf Herbst (Hrsg.), Bruno Jahn (Mitarb.): Biographisches Handbuch der Mitglieder des Deutschen Bundestages. 1949–2002. Bd. 2: N–Z. Anhang. K. G. Saur, München 2002, ISBN 3-598-23782-0, S. 810.

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Meet our student prefects!
#News and Events #Dulwich College Beijing
Being a Prefect is a long-time tradition in British schools and as such, somewhat plays an institutional role in the educational journey. It gives drive and pride to students who want to make a change in their school community, and eventually pave the way to success towards their own university goals.
As both representatives and leaders of the student body, prefects rely on strong interpersonal skills such as teamwork, organisation, communication, alongside a solid work ethic and sense of responsibility as they navigate the challenging waters of the two-year IB Diploma programme!
Meet our prefect leaders!
Dorothy A (Head Girl), Lauren Z (Deputy Head Girl)
Ethan Z (Head Boy), Isaac C (Deputy Head Boy
Tell us more about your role as prefect leaders?
We work as a team to lead and communicate with all the prefects on how we can improve all branches of DCB through specific projects such as cross-college collaborations or MUN conferences. We liaise with the Head of College, the respective Heads of Schools and teachers, and represent the DCB student body in events like Chinese New Year and Open Days.
How would you define leadership?
It is an opportunity to lead the student body towards a common goal. As Ethan Z puts it, "leadership is about motivating people and collaborating together so that a shared vision helps a team progress and make an impact."
From Dorothy A's perspective, "Leadership is to serve and uplift the community, placing others before yourself." Isaac C pushes the concept further by stating that leadership "is a mentality that students should develop to serve the community."
Lauren Z believes that encouraging communications and collective efforts are essential to good leaders: "It is important to pay attention to everyone's opinions and avoid establishing a commanding, authoritative leadership style."
What are your key goals for this year?
We want to reinforce student leadership opportunities and skills, especially among the younger students, and promote a healthy community through transparency and collectiveness.
Meet our House Prefects whose commitment to our House system makes it an integral part of the College's traditions and learning journey. While creating a sense of belonging, Houses give students opportunities to develop lifelong skills as they lead, organise or participate in the many House events that take place throughout the year in the form of friendly competitions.
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Meet our Communications prefects who are in charge of enhancing communication and connections within the Dulwich College Beijing community.
Meet our Community Prefects who are in charge of supporting the students and the wider community through various initiatives aiming to enhance global awareness of Sustainability, Diversity, Service and Wellbeing, and build a strong and supportive environment.
Meet our Academics Prefects who design and lead activities across Senior School in their chosen area of focus, from Performing Arts to STEAM. By doing so, they provide other students with opportunities to explore their interests or enhance their skills in a given discipline.
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How To Watch 'The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend A Broken Heart' Documentary On HBO Max
By Michael Haskoor Twitter @Tweetskoor Jan 3, 2021 at 2:05pm	 110 Shares
Last month, HBO Max were gifted with a brand new Bee Gees documentary titled The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend A Broken Heart. Chronicling the triumphs and hurdles of brothers Barry, Maurice, and Robin Gibb, otherwise known as the Bee Gees, the brand new feature was directed by acclaimed filmmaker Frank Marshall (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Seabiscuit) with award-winning producers Nigel Sinclair and Jeanne Elfant Festa.
The iconic trio, who rose to fame in the 1960s, went on to write over 1,000 songs and have 20 number one hits throughout their career. The film stars Barry Gibb, Eric Clapton, Noel Gallagher, Nick Jonas, Chris Martin and Justin Timberlake. It includes never-before-seen archival footage of recording sessions, concert performances, TV appearances, and home videos, as well as interviews with the above artists. Read our full review of The Bee Gees: How To Mend A Broken Heart right here.
Here's everything you need to know about how to watch The Bee Gees: How To Mend A Broken Heart on HBO Max.
HOW TO WATCH THE BEE GEES: HOW TO MEND A BROKEN HEART ON HBO MAX:
The Bee Gees: How To Mend A Broken Heart, directed by acclaimed filmmaker Frank Marshall, began streaming on HBO Max on Saturday, December 12. HBO Max is a premium streaming option offered by HBO, which launched in May 2020. HBO Max costs $14.99 a month, and if you're already an HBO Now subscriber, there's a good chance you already have access to it.
IS HBO MAX ON ROKU OR AMAZON FIRE YET?
Yes! The platform has finally reached agreements with both streaming devices. There are also a few workarounds you can try for getting HBO Max on your Roku or Amazon Fire Stick TV, including wireless screen-mirroring for Windows and Android, sideloading on Fire TV, using an HDMI cable to connect your computer to your TV, or AirPlay wireless streaming if your TV supports it.
HOW TO WATCH THE BEE GEES: HOW TO MEND A BROKEN HEART ONLINE FOR FREE:
HBO Max offers a 7-day free trial. If you want to get in, get your Bee Gees fix, and get out, you have that option, free of charge.
IS THE BEE GEES: HOW TO MEND A BROKEN HEART ON HBO NOW? HOW TO WATCH THE BEE GEES DOCUMENTARY WITHOUT HBO MAX:
The Bee Gees: How To Mend A Broken Heart is not on HBO Now. You need an HBO Max login to watch The Bee Gees: How To Mend A Broken Heart online. It will be broadcast on HBO on Sunday, January 3 at 2:25PM ET (that's today) for those who haven't yet cut the cord.
WILL THE BEE GEES: HOW TO MEND A BROKEN HEART BE ON NETFLIX, HULU, AMAZON, OR ON DEMAND?
No, sorry. The Bee Gees: How To Mend A Broken Heart is streaming exclusively an HBO Max original. Right now, the only way to watch The Bee Gees: How To Mend A Broken Heart online is with a subscription (or free trial) to HBO Max. It will also be on HBO On Demand (depending on your cable carrier) until Sunday, January 17.
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Reading Now: Congress Is About to Ban the Government From Offering Free Online Tax Filing. Thank TurboTax.
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in 2018? As constantly, there is the usual lineup of suspects like the exquisite use grey, freestanding bathtubs, extensive walk-in showers as well as water-saving fixtures, which are currently trending in 2017.
Yet today we look past these already popular suggestions and look at 4 design suggestions that are anticipated to earn a big dash in the year in advance. Proceeding the motif of high-end, relaxation as well as efficiency, they appear like a natural expansion of the concepts that have actually gotten importance in the last couple of years.
are becoming a lot more usual across the earth. Motivated by traditional Chinese as well as standard Japanese style components, these washrooms conveniently introduce that spa-inspired vibe. Filled with all-natural materials, water features as well as marginal appearances, they are certainly excellent for the contemporary house.


Granted you probably won't love your company's banks every minute of every day. But is your financial institution notorious for making its customers unhappy?
It just may be if it made LendEDU's new list of U.S. Banks with the Most CFPB Complaints in 2018.
There is probably only one person that could put President Donald Trump and newly-elected Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib on the same page after she infamously called him something profane and vowed to get him impeached.
Is All Growth "Good Growth"?
CEOs and their leadership teams strive for revenue growth and the momentum and headlines such performance creates. Investors too, seek "momentum plays" and favor the high-fliers in the segment. But does that pay off? Do competitors that deliver superior top-line growth consistently provide favorable returns for shareowners?
The tech giant reportedly used various tax breaks and credits to claim a $129 million rebate on $11 billion in profits last year.
Cryptocurrency exchanges that want to use Nasdaq's proprietary surveillance technology need to have more than money.
A team of about 20 people contribute to an elaborate due-diligence process aimed at ensuring that any exchange that wants to use the technology, which scans for fraudulent transaction patterns, is technically capable and morally inclined to use the powerful software wisely.
While the initial drama of the government shutdown is now past us (even though another is looming), there is still drama impacting many Americans - and it has to do with their tax refunds.
A few blocks down the street from the White House, two dated 1970s office buildings are being combined and renovated into a space that will cut energy use and emissions by more than half. Soon, around half of the existing buildings in the city will also need to make changes under a new law.
In today's unpredictable economic climate, many business owners are finding that the traditional means of funding a comfortable retirement may not be reliable enough. Even with a wise investment of the proceeds from the sale of your business, the ups and downs of the market can negatively affect its rate of return, causing a ripple effect through your other retirement income sources. This could limit your ability to generate a large enough annual income in retirement.