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Business case for a wind farm
Wind turbine at the Veladero mine site in the high Andes, San Juan Province, Argentina (not the subject of this case study). Photo credit: Dale Cooper
Broadleaf worked closely with the proponent of a wind farm development to assist in constructing a business case and an information memorandum for potential investors. Our work was particularly concerned with aspects of uncertainty in the business. This case study outlines some of the more interesting features of our work.
Wind turbines convert the energy of the wind into mechanical power. In wind turbine generators, this mechanical energy is converted into electricity, which for larger units is fed directly to the grid. Wind turbines are usually grouped into wind farms that share common infrastructure such as a common connection to the electricity grid.
The central issue surrounding wind power is supply reliability. While the turbines themselves are proven and reliable, wind itself fluctuates so it cannot be relied upon as a base load power source. However, in the proper locations, wind can be an excellent source of cost effective generation into the grid.
New technologies are:
Increasing the efficiency of harnessing wind power
Improving the cost effectiveness, efficiency, reliability and durability of wind turbines.
Broadleaf worked with a proponent of wind energy that wanted to become a significant player in the wind power sector by developing a portfolio of wind farms. Its objectives were to:
Generate green energy with high returns
Deliver generating capacity in a short period
Maximise long-term returns
Provide safe working conditions for employees and contractors.
We worked with the proponent to establish the foundation of a business case and the material to be used in approaching potential investors. Our focus was on the uncertainty involved in such a business. Table 1 shows some of the main questions that were addressed.
Table 1: Information for potential investors
Key question
Detailed topics
Why have these sites been chosen?
Weather factors
Selection criteria; relative weighting of each criterion; elimination process; wind data reliability; comparison of weather data to existing wind farms; variability
Physical site criteria
Location; access by road, rail or other; proximity to power grid; ability to secure the site; local planning; environmental features; differences from current 'accepted' practices; size of farm (expressed as a range of number of turbines)
How do we know this is the best value option?
Configuration of the farm
Number of turbines; location and layout; selection of turbines; regulatory approvals; connection to grid
Capital costs
Contractor; form of contract; project timeline; critical path; key elements of critical path; expenditure pattern; capital commitment compared with expenditure patterns; price risks; currency risks; independent experts and certifiers; performance and completion risks
Operating costs
Operations costs; maintenance costs; fixed and variable components; equipment reliability
Sustaining capital
Assessment of amount required (annual provision, basis, assumptions); control; custody; usage
What will be the operating capacity of the wind farm (in MW)?
Physical operations
When do the turbines operate; how much electricity is generated; is there a minimum required before transfer to the grid; how is the grid monitored and controlled; is there a need to store surplus power generated; what is the operating capacity of the turbines; at what level do they operate (% of capacity)?
Can we sell the power we generate?
Demand for green energy; political influences; pricing structure
Contract basis; term; revenue calculation; discount to spot market rate; 'green credits'
Spot market; market volatility; depth of spot market
Alternative markets
Industry; retail; vertically integrated 'green' supplier
Qualitative risk assessment
At an early stage of our involvement, we conducted an initial qualitative risk assessment. We developed initial lists of things that might be important from documents and web sites using a range of sources available at that time, including the Australian CSIRO, the Danish Wind Industry Association, the annual reports of IEA Wind and others. We grouped them in categories (Table 2), and used them as a starting point for more extensive brainstorming.
Table 2: Key elements
Site and wind resource
Location, wind resource, seasonal variability, daily variability, connection, selection process, information
Availability, wind rights, competition, accessibility, construction, local resources, geotechnology
Environmental, council, government, landowners
Turbine numbers and type, analysis and selection process
Technology considerations, performance, availability, suitability, selection
Connection, easement, power purchase agreement performance, grid suitability, selection
Local resources, contractors, services, engineering, consultants
Turbine suppliers
Fabrication, shipping, transport to site, site preparation, civils, erection, commissioning
Operation, control, maintenance, availability, spares, knowledge and support
Site security, safety operation and installation, accident events, response, sabotage
Project management resources, processes, procurement, tendering, contracting, change management
Owners' input and influence
Legal, environmental, community, council, safety, contractual, image, reputation
Natural perils
Wind, rain, lightning, earthquake, flood, erosion, landslips, fires, vermin
A selection of the high risks that we identified is shown in Table 3. The risk register that was generated formed just one of the inputs to the quantitative analysis of uncertainty that followed.
Table 3: Selected high risks
The monitored wind data shows a large difference from the modelled data; the difference could be positive or negative
Planning and environmental approval is not granted; for example, because of an unexpected problem like a sacred site
Supplier delays in delivery
Inexperience of the project management company in the specific nature of these projects results in poor project outcomes
Bad weather delays installation and results in major difficulties: for example, the crane or contractor has to be somewhere else
The wind farm as developed does not comply with planning requirements (e.g. due to excessive noise) leading to restricted operation of the site
Quantitative modelling of uncertainty
Quantitative risk analysis was used to model the uncertainty in the timing and cash flow forecasts through development and into operation across a portfolio of wind farms. The model took account of uncertainty in:
Capital and operating cost estimates
The timing of approvals, procurement and implementation activities for each farm
Wind energy availability at each site
Design efficiency in tapping the available energy
Tariffs and revenue.
Because all these sources of uncertainty would be of interest to potential investors, the modelling was used to highlight areas that would need clarification before the consortium approached the market for financing. These were valuable for guiding the early activity of the development team.
The cash flow uncertainty model was used to optimise the design and project implementation. The aim was to ensure, as far as possible, that the risk associated with the financial targets for the business was limited and the measures required to control that risk were well understood and implemented properly.
Planning and forecasting covered all aspects of each wind farm, including securing sites and connection agreements, power purchase agreements (PPAs), procurement, contract and site management and overall project management. The estimates of schedule were continually refined and analysed to identify and accelerate critical path activities. The aim was to minimise the time taken between project start up and commencement of power generation at the first site to be developed.
The project cost and time planning model was integrated with a financial model to generate:
Project rates of return
Pre-tax and post-tax returns
Accounting cash flows and financial statements
Financial ratio analyses.
The financial model could be tailored to generate the key parameters required by either equity investors or debt providers. It was capable of producing sensitivity analyses on key variables such as wind resource, capital and operating costs, gearing, debt term and rates of return.
Model structure
There were two kinds of components in the cash flow model:
Primary items that represented expenditure and revenue and provided the basis for estimating the financial performance of the business (Table 4)
Values derived from the primary items that were used to evaluate the business more broadly (Table 5).
Table 4: Model components – primary cash flow
Start up, site identification and development
Proponents' initial costs; prospecting for a site; securing the right to exploit it; obtaining necessary planning, environmental and other approvals; engineering design of the plant; construction and implementation planning
Sales contract and connection
Negotiating a sale agreement; obtaining permission to connect to the grid; designing, procuring the material for and implementing a connection
Project management; tendering; purchasing and delivery of equipment; installation; commissioning
Site leasing; plant operating costs; spares and maintenance; business management costs; revenue
Finance, interest and tax
Net cash flow and funding requirements derived from the preceding four sets of items; depreciation of the capital; tax on the net profit after depreciation; debt funding and interest; equity funding and dividends
Table 5: Model components – derived values
Source and application of funds
Debt; equity; proponents' contributions; capital costs; operating costs; revenue; interest and dividends; tax
Shareholder value analysis
Free operating cash flow; dividends; tax on dividends; discounted shareholder cash flow
Business valuation analysis
Free operating cash flow; interest and dividends; tax; terminal value of the investment; discounted free cash flow after interest, dividends and tax
Values for the main model components, and the assumptions underlying them, were documented carefully, so the model and its outcomes could be explained to potential investors. Table 6 shows examples of extracts from estimating worksheets. While these examples are very generic for reasons of commercial sensitivity, parts of the model contained significant technical and operational detail, quantitative estimates and ranges of uncertainty.
Table 6: Estimating worksheet examples
Basis for estimate
Straight line depreciation of all capital over an assumed twenty year life from the year of expenditure
Proponents' costs and all management costs associated with establishing the plant are capitalised, as well as all equipment and services purchased
30% on net cash flow after interest and depreciation
Constant tax rate over the asset life
Interest on debt
Percentage of outstanding debt on a monthly basis
Interest charged at xx%, assumed fixed for this model and subject to sensitivity testing
Historical data show aspects of the uncertainties involved, based on material from Steggel et al (2002). Figure 1 shows the divergence between the forecasts of mean annual wind speed from the WindScape regional wind model and the actual wind speeds observed at 21 sites using anemometers on towers. Bearing in mind the age of this example and the effort devoted to improving wind models since then, we can draw several conclusions from this graph:
Wind models can be remarkably accurate in terms of the range of deviations from observations. Although Figure 1 is based on mean annual wind speeds, other wind characteristics like wind direction, annual power output and wind speed through time are also predicted well. Such wind models are a valuable aid in wind prospecting, selecting potential sites for wind farms.
In the early stages of developing a wind farm, empirical data are unlikely to be available so forecasts from wind models must be used. The uncertainty in wind energy at a site, as represented by the divergence between model forecasts and observations, is large enough to be included in a quantitative risk analysis, in the absence of extended on-site observations.
The uniform, normal and triangular distributions shown are all plausible and demonstrate similar goodness-of-fit to observations.
Empirical data from observations on the proposed site of a wind farm are strongly recommended. The time taken to collect sufficient wind data to provide confidence and support for commercial decisions must be included in project schedules and hence in cash flow models.
Figure 1: Wind model forecasts
Developing and documenting a business case can be an extensive, time-consuming and expensive process. While aspects of an 'internal' business case can be assumed as known – related to matters of corporate policy and risk appetite for example – more rigorous and transparent exposition is required for external finance providers and their clients. In addition, simple economic models of cash flows that show net present values and rates of return must be extended to show a wider, enterprise view of the business that is proposed and its after-tax implications.
Realistic modelling of uncertainty is required in either case, but model outputs may need to be explained in a different way for a wider audience that might be less familiar with the concepts of probability and distributions.
Coppin, PA, Ayotte, KW, and Steggel, N (2003) Wind resource assessment in Australia – a planners guide. CSIRO Wind Energy Research Unit.
CSIRO Wind Energy Research Unit.
Danish Wind Industry Association.
IEA Wind, the International Energy Agency (IEA) Implementing Agreement for Co-operation in the Research, Development, and Deployment of Wind Energy Systems.
Steggel, N, Ayotte, KW, Davy, RJ, and Coppin, PA (2002). Wind prospecting with WindScape. CSIRO Wind Energy Research Unit.
Windlab, a global wind energy development company established to commercialise world leading atmospheric modelling and wind energy assessment technology developed by Australia's premier scientific research institute, the CSIRO.
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Australian energy consortium
Agriculture, biosecurity and the environment
Wind turbines for a residential building
Our client was the owner of a portfolio of high-rise residential buildings. It planned to install wind turbines on several of its buildings. The aim was to enhance its reputation for sustainability by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, offsetting energy use from other sources and striving for a 'zero carbon' outcome. The risk assessment we facilitated provided a comprehensive understanding of the challenges the project would face and how they were related to one another.
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For all funds established after the adoption of the new IPS, fundholders must designate in the fund agreement the pool or pools in which the assets will be invested.
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in the case of an individual fundholder, by the fund founder(s) or their successor advisor(s) or,
in the case of a nonprofit organization's fund, by resolution of the nonprofit's board of directors.
Fundholders may change the pool(s) in which funds are invested once every 12 months.
Changes will be made on the first business day of the month following receipt of the signed form, provided the DCF receives the request at least five business days prior the last business day of the month, from authorized individuals or boards.
The DCF reserves the right to change the investment pools offered. If the DCF changes the investment pools, affected fundholders will be contacted and instructed to select new pools. If the fundholder does not respond within 60 days, the DCF, acting in its sole discretion, will move the funds to the Flagship Pool or its equivalent.
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Established funds are eligible to be invested as long as they maintain a minimum balance of $10,000.
If the balance drops below $10,000, the fund may be transferred to the DCF Capital Preservation Pool.
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Who are Candace Cameron Bure's children? 'Full House' star claps back at haters for dissing family Christmas photo
'Wow - I post a family photo and you all find everything you don't like about it or can make fun of. Do better than that. Please,' she wrote
By Saumya Dixit
Published on : 17:14 PST, Jan 4, 2021
Candace Cameron Bure with family (Instagram)
'Full House' alum Candace Cameron Bure shared a family picture on Instagram and wished fans a prosperous 2021. In the picture, Candace donned a white sweater dress, black boots and her beautiful smile while standing next to her husband, Val Bure. The couple was accompanied by their three children in the picture.
"Happy New Year from the Bures!! Looking forward to what 2021 has in store. I'm praying for unity, grace, humility, compassion and love for mankind. With God, all things are possible. Sending virtual hugs and kisses! XO P.S. I think my social media break is now over," the post read.
As soon as Candace uploaded the picture, many of her fans adored it while some started posting hate comments. One person said, "Sorry I like you but your brother is no better than trump a super spreader of covid." Another one criticized her for a picture she posted in the past saying, "Is it your need to remain relevant? Stop putting yourself out there and then you won't have to keep clapping back. I was always a fan but since the boob grab shot your posted... I don't know what your intention is. You are always so holier than thou. I don't think quarantining has been good for you."
Another one wrote, "Fakest family ever! Who does this? Is it a catalog picture? And those dead looks on your kids' faces says it all." Calling it "weird" one said, "This is a very weird photo. Red snowflake sweater looks stoned, daughter looks like a Disney movie evil queen, and you're not in a group. I'd fire the photographer. Also, your Facebook rant about people criticizing this photo was pretty childish. If you put stuff out into social media people are going to voice opinions."
Soon, Candace replied to the negative comments and wrote, "Wow - I post a family photo and you all find everything you don't like about it or can make fun of. Do better than that. Please."
Who are Candace Cameron Bure's children?
Cameron Bure and her husband of more than 24 years, former NHL player Valeri Bure, have three children: 22-year-old Natasha, 20-year-old Lev and 18-year-old Maksim.
Natasha Bure
Candace Cameron Bure with daughter Natasha (Getty Images)
Born on August 15, 1998, Natasha Bure is often mistaken as her mom's twin (you see it, don't you?). Since Val is more private, Natasha often joins her mom at award shows and other red carpet events. The pair even hosted the MovieGuide Awards together earlier this year. When she's not glamming up for red carpets, she's busy modeling, singing and filming YouTube videos. Natasha has a growing YouTube channel where she shares a sneak peek of her family life in Malibu. The 22-year-old has already joined her mom in Hallmark movies such as 'The Heart of Christmas' and 'Switched for Christmas' and made her big screen debut in 'Faith, Hope & Love'. Natasha is expected to star in the TV movie 'The Farmer and the Belle: Saving Santaland' in 2020 and 'Home Sweet Home'.
Lev Valerievich Bure
Candace Cameron Bure with son Lev (Instagram)
Born on February 20, 2000, Lev is a 19-year-old who just started off his hockey career with the Odessa Jackalope, a junior hockey team based in Texas.
Maksim Valerievich Bure
Candace Cameron Bure with son Maksim (Instagram)
On January 20, 2002, the Bure family expanded as Candace and her husband welcomed their youngest child, Maksim. Just like his dad and brother, the 18-year-old also plays hockey.


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When I first heard Surge was coming back, I kinda lost it. Now, I'm still losing it -- but mostly because drinking Surge will induce hyperactivity. We recently got our hands on two cans of the resurrected beverage, and subsequently decided we wouldn't be able to live with ourselves without assessing whether or not it still possessed that elusive "it" factor (this is a '90s drink, remember?).
So, without further ado, here is your official Surge taste-test. Don't have a cow, man.
One thing that set Surge apart back in the day was its outrageous color, and I have to say that the beverage has aged well -- you can just make out the radioactive bluish-green glow, and draw some quick, easy comparisons to Nickelodeon's famous slime.
The purest marriage of citrus and syrup. Faint hints of regret. Broad, sweeping overtones of extremeness.
There's no disputing it: Surge is back, in a big way. It tastes like a citrus freeze-pop, except melted down and filled with an EXTREME! amount of bubbles. Now, I'm not sure if my 7-year-old self had quite as developed of a palate as present-day me does, but he was way into this stuff, and I can see why. Surge packs a whopping 56g of sugar per tallboy can. That's right. It comes in tallboys now. EXTREME!
For those of you looking for a silver lining of health in this, you're in luck: one of the ingredients of Surge is "orange juice concentrate" (granted, it's the sixth ingredient down on the list, after "natural flavors", "citric acid", and "maltodextrin"). But for those of you just seeking the quickest sugar rush imaginable, it's definitely your golden greenish ticket. Twenty minutes after drinking it, I'm having trouble writing this sentence. And it's awesome.
Mom and Dad -- I love you. Sorry for drinking all that Surge back in the day. If I make it, please send more Surge.
Adam Lapetina is a food/drink staff writer at Thrillist, and can't feel his legs. Read his musings on Twitter at @adamlapetina.


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Myrtle May Vanderford (5080)
Mother: Sarah "Sally" Alfred Holcombe
b. Aug. 12, 1892 in Holland, Texas [Coker]
d. April 19, 1987 in Canton, Zandt County, Texas [aa]
m. Oct. 7, 1909 in Rule, Haskell County, Texas, Elige "Bud" Bland [Coker], son of Hiram and Mollie Bland, b. Feb. 10,1888 in Talco, Ellis County, Texas [Vittles], d. Feb. 13, 1963 in Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas. [aa]
Issue: [census-Tex] & [Vittles]
Enone Oneta, b. Dec. 29, 1910 in Rule, Texas
m. Dec. 24, 1936, Dale Palmer, b. Jan. 25, 1910 in Lone Oak, Texas, d. June 7, 1969 in Texas [Vittles]
Jo Dalene, b. Aug. 23, 1949
Glenn Elige, b. Feb. 9, 1918 in Mabank, Kaufman County, Texas, d. April 6, 1925 or pneumonia, in Mabank, Kaufman County, Texas. [Vittles]
Bruce Lavelle, b. Aug. 3, 1925 in Mabank, Texas
m. Nov. 21, 1954, Hazel Rodgers, b. June 23, 1927 in Grand Prairie, Texas. [Vittles]
Ronald Bruce, b. April 25, 1956 in Dallas, Texas.
Myrtle's family moved to Rule, Haskell County, Texas when she was about 15. It was there that she met Bud. [Vittles]
Myrtule and Bud moved back to Bell County with other Vanderfords and then to Mabank in Kaufman County hoping for abundant cotton crops. There they farmed and raised catle. [Vittles]
Bud and Myrtle were farming in Kaufman County, Texas. [census-Tex]
Bud sought work in the new defense plant, North American Aviation, in Grand Prairie, Texas. [Vittles]
When the war ended Bud went to work at Gifford Hill-American and retired in 1955. [Vittles]
Myrtle moved to Canton, Texas. [Vittles]


Retreating a little from this place on the same side of the street there is a place where sometime the Jews, that, of old, for a long time together, were suffered to dwell amongst us in most of our chief Cities, kept their residence; being housed in this street and in the lane by it, from thence to this day called Jury-Lane, the same (I take it) which of old I find called Little-pet-lane. There was of their houses hereaway to the number of almost 20. All which, together with their Synagogue, or (as more frequently called) Schola Iudeorum, their School, upon their generall banishment out of this and all other parts of the kingdome in Ed. 2 daies (at what time their number amounted unto 16511) as confiscate, escheated to the King; and by himwere eftsoones, some of gift, some otherwise alienated, some to one, some to another, but he most (to the number viz. of at least 12. and a void piece of ground which was Communitatis Iudaorum Civitatis, ie. the Jewes in common) to the Monks of Christ-Church. Their Synagogue or School stood about where now some part of the Saracens head Taverne doth, as appeares by the Records of Christ-Church. Which have this bound to certain see of the late Monks hard by it, viz. Terra i parochia omnium Sanctorum inter magnum vicum qui est versus Aquilonem, & scholam Iudsorum qua est versus Austrum, juxta venellam quitur a pradicto magno vico versus sanctam Mildritham: being ground (I take it) whereon the forepart (to the street ward) of that which is now the Saracens head Taverne, being in show newer then the back-part, was afterward built. To which ground the very next house above (the Mitre) is bounded Westward, and called domus juxta scolam Indeorum, this explained in the Rentall, viz. Domus lapidea que est contra terram ubi scola Iudeorum sita est versus Occidentem. By all which I collect and verily conceive, that the now Stone Parlour of the Saracens head, mounted upon a Vault and ascended by many Stone-steps (as the Jewish Synagogues and Schooles were alwayes built aloft) is the Remaines of a good part of that which was our Canterbury Jewes Schoole or Synagogue.
Opinion sought whether toleration should be given for Jews to trade in City "Canterbury City Council Meetings 1818-1828"
In the ancient city of Canterbury, the Jews settled as early as 1730, and soon after that founded a synagogue. The names of the founders cannot be ascertained. The synagogue was built in St. Dunstan's and stood nearly a century. In the month of December, 1846*, the whole Jewish congregation assembled in it for the last time, as arrangements had been made to take down the building. An eye-witness thus describes the scene "A feeling of deep solemnity, mingled with profound regret, pervaded the assembly; many had within this fane lisped forth the first prayers of their infancy; had here given God thanks for the joys of their manhood; and prayed for the alleviation of the sorrows and cares of their old age; and when the service was concluded, and they were about to quit for ever the sacred precincts where they had so long adored the Most High, many a moist eye testified to their deep emotion, and many a longing, lingering look was cast behind."
The Jews of Canterbury, who are all rich and respectable, did not remain long without a synagogue. In the month of September, 1847, they invited Sir Moses Montefiore** to lay the foundation stone of a new synagogue. And what is most curious, the site of the new synagogue is a spot once occupied by the Knight Templars, the most virulent enemies of the Jews; and the Israelites are now rejoicing in the place, the sight of which filled their soul with horror."
Westgate and its bridge are the boundary of the city jurisdiction; in the broad street without is the prison for the east part of Kent; not far from it the Jews, who reside chiefly in this part of the suburbs, have a synagogue; and at the end is St. Dunstan's church, a larger and fairer building than most in the city.
"In St. Dunstan's Street, on the north side, is the Gaol for the Eastern Division of the County; and on the same side, somewhat nearer to West-Gate, is a Jews' Synagogue. The number of Jews is about 400, most of whom reside in this part of Canterbury."
"....Seven churches in Canterbury have been demolished at successive periods. There are likewise places of worship for Presbyterians, Methodists, Anabaptists, Quakers, and a Jewish Synagogue. The number of Jews in the city is computed at 100."
The power of purchasing their freedom was allowed to English born Jews in 1829.
"The Jews' Synagogue, now in course of erection, is situated at the north end of King Street. It will be a handsome building of the Egyptian order, measuring 27 feet by 40 feet and built of brick with a stuccoed front. The site of this edifice is interesting as having been formerly the property of the Knights Templars, who had a hospital here; afterwards there was a chantry founded here by the Black Prince; now thereon is being raised a Jewish Temple. Such are the mutations of time. The cost of the structure will be about £1,000."
*a specific type of bath designed for the purpose of ritual immersion. The word mikvah means collection (a collection of water). The existence of a mikvah is considered so important in Orthodox Judaism, that they are required to build the mikvah before the synagogue.
"A new Jewish synagogue has been erected in King Street, Canterbury, in substitution of the old synagogue in St. Dunstan's, razed for the approach of the railway terminus. It has been executed in something less than a year, the ceremony of laying the foundation stone having been performed towards the end of September last. The site must have been anything but encouraging; the architect, Mr. H. Marshall, has, however, managed to make a pleasing approach to it. The building is purely Egyptian. The front, built in imitation of granite, has a pyramidal form, about thirty feet high, with two columns, having elaborate capitals. The width of the building is twenty seven feet, by forty feet long. The doorway is in a deep recess. The ark, the main attraction, is very beautifully worked in imitation of veined marble, the columns on each side being enriched with the lotus leaf. Over the ark are portions of the Decalogue, and still higher some dazzling stained glass, with the works in Hebrew "Know before whom thou standest!" The reading desk is in the centre; and behind that, and immediately over the entrance door, the gallery for the females, which, as usual, is barred off. Carrying the same style throughout, the gallery is supported by obelisks. The windows, of which there are one on each side of the ark, and three in each of the sides of the building, being of a long, narrow description, impart a peculiar softened light to the interior. On one side of the ark is also a prayer for the royal family, handsomely executed, and which has been presented to the congregation by the nephew of the Rev. I. Cohen. The entrance, with the flooring of the reading desk, and the approach of the ark, are neatly covered with carpeting, and the body of the building with matting. The ceremony of consecrating this newly erected place of worship took place on Tuesday the 19th of September. Dr. Adler, the chief rabbi, officiating on the occasion, assisted by the Rev. Mr. Cohen, of Dover, and other members of the Jewish priesthood. Sir Moses Montefiore, Bart. was present, and took part in the ceremony by depositing the scrolls of the law in the ark. Dr. Adler preached a sermon in English."
"The Jews of Canterbury were never so numerous as those of London, York, Lincoln, Cambridge, and other cities, but they were evidently an influential section of the community during the greater part of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. The Jewry, or Jew's quarter, was situated near High Street and White Horse Lane, and a part of the old synagogue, or, perhaps, of the local school, existed until quite recent times in the stone parlour of the old Saracen's Head Inn. Nothing, however, now remains to distinguish the Canterbury Ghetto beyond the name of Jewry Lane. The early history of the Jews in Canterbury is fragmentary and obscure, but it is quite possible that the city itself is referred to in one of the most beautiful passages in mediaeval Jewish literature, written by Abraham Ibn Ezra, the "Rabbi Ben Ezra" of Robert Browning's poem, a celebrated Spanish Jew who visited England in the year 1158. The work in which it occurs was written in London, but it is clear that the passage refers not to London, but to some city in which he had sojourned on his way, and Canterbury is the one in which he would be likely to make his longest stay. It runs thus: "It was in the year 4919 (1158), at midnight, on Sabbath eve, the 14th of Tebeth (December 7th), that I, Abraham Ibn Ezra, a Spaniard, was in one of the cities of the island called the "corner of the earth" (Angle-land, or England), for that it is the last of the seven divisions of the inhabited earth. And I was sleeping, and my sleep was pleasant to me. And I looked in my dream, and behold, beside me stood one in the semblance of man. And he spake unto me and said: "Take this letter that the Sabbath sendeth unto thee." And I bowed down my head and worshipped the Lord and blessed the Lord....And I laid hold upon it with my two hands, and my hands dropped with myrrh. And I read it, and in the beginning it was as honey for sweetness....From the day that I knew the lord....."
At present the habitations of the Jews, who are very numerous in this city and it's suburbs, are mostly in the parish and street of St. Peter's, and in the suburb of Westgate; in which latter they have a synagogue, and a some distance farther westward, a burying ground, as has been already mentioned more at large in the History of the County."
*At the further end of this suburb, on the right hand, at the entrance of the road to Whitstaple, is a burial place for the Jews; and another, not far from it, for the Quakers.
Mr. Somner, p. 65, says, their synagogue or school stood about where then some part of the Saracen's Head, now the King's Head Inn, stands, as appeared by the record of Christchurch, in which it is this bound to certain see of the late monks hard by it. The land in the parish of All Saints between the great street, which is toward the south, nigh a lane which leads from the above street towards St. Mildred's, being that ground, as he took it, upon which the forepart to the streetward of that which when the Saracen's Head tavern, being in shew newer than the back part, was afterwards built, to which ground the very next house about (the Mitre) was bounded westward, and called the house nigh the school of the Jews. Thus explained in the rental; the stone house which is over against the land where the school of the Jews is situated towards the west.
......and immediately over the entrance door, the gallery for the females, which, as usual, is barred off.
1290 Edward I. expelled the Jews from England. There is a Royal Charter in the Cathedral Archives of 1291 granting the Jews lands in Canterbury to the priory and lists the names of the Jewish landowners.
The cemetery is beside the Friends Burial Ground.


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Die hydraulische Induktivität (englisch: hydraulic inductance) ist der Widerstand der Hydraulikflüssigkeit gegen deren Beschleunigung bei translatorischen Bewegungen in Hydraulikzylindern oder Rohrleitungen oder bei rotatorischen Bewegungen in Hydromotoren. Sie gibt an, welche Druckdifferenz  für eine Volumenstromänderung  erforderlich ist:

Der Name deutet auf die elektro-hydraulische Analogie, wo die Induktivität  den Zusammenhang  zwischen induzierter Spannung  und der zeitlichen Änderung des Stroms  beschreibt.

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Відеохостинг — сайт, що дозволяє завантажувати, конвертувати, зберігати, відтворювати та переглядати відео у браузері, наприклад через спеціальний програвач (при цьому більшість подібних сервісів не надають відео, дотримуючись принципу ). Часто це робиться за допомогою структурованої великої системи, яка може приносити дохід. Зазвичай користувачі завантажують відеовміст через вебсайт служби хостингу, мобільний чи настільний застосунок або інший інтерфейс (API). Тип завантаженого відеовмісту може бути будь-яким: від коротких роликів до повнометражних телевізійних шоу та фільмів. Відеохост зберігає відео на своєму сервері та пропонує користувачам можливість увімкнути різні типи вбудованих кодів або посилань, що дозволяють іншим його переглядати. Вебсайт, який переважно використовується для хостингу відео, зазвичай називають вебсайтом для обміну відео.

Відеохостинг став набирати популярність разом з розповсюдженням широкосмугового доступу до інтернету і розвитком (здешевленням) жорстких дисків.

Сервіс YouTube, що належить нині компанії Google, зробив революцію — новим захопленням активних користувачів інтернету став перегляд відеосюжетів онлайн.

Історія
Онлайн-хостинг відео та потокове його передавання стало можливим завдяки стисненню відео, викликаному непрактично високими вимогами до пропускної здатності мережі для нестисненого відео. Швидкість передачі даних нестиснутого цифрового відео становить 168 Мбіт/с для SD-відео та понад 1 Гбіт/с для відео Full HD. Найважливішим алгоритмом стиснення даних, який дозволив реалізувати відеохостинг та потокове передавання, є дискретне косинусне перетворення (DCT), техніка стиснення зі втратами, вперше запропонована Насіром Ахмедом 1972 року. Алгоритм DCT є основою для першого практичного формату кодування відео, H.261 (1988). Потім з'явились популярніші формати кодування відео на основі DCT, зокрема стандарти MPEG та H.26x для відео (від 1991 року).  (MDCT) також є основою для формату стиснення аудіо MP3, представленого в 1994 році, а пізніше — формату Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) у 1999 році.

Сайти для відеохостингу
Першим вебсайтом для хостингу відео став ShareYourWorld.com. Заснований 1997 року, він дозволив користувачам завантажувати кліпи або й довгі відео в різних форматах файлів. Однак пропускна здатність доступу до інтернету та технологія  відео були на той час обмеженими, тому сайт не підтримував потокового передавання відео, як це пізніше зробив YouTube. ShareYourWorld, який заснував Чейз Норлін, діяв до 2001 року, коли закрився через проблеми з бюджетом та пропускною здатністю.

Заснована в жовтні 2004 року  (Південна Корея) — це перший у світі вебсайт для обміну відео, який прикріплює рекламу до представлених користувачами відеокліпів та надає необмежений простір для зберігання даних для завантаження власних кліпів. Компанія розробила систему, яка автоматично вставляє рекламу в кліпи, розміщені на вебсайті. Сайт засновано в Каннамі, районі Сеула.

Платформи для потокового відео
YouTube заснували 2005 року Чад Герлі, Джавед Карім та Стів Чен. Він базувався на технології перекодування відео, яка дозволила передавати потокове відео, створене користувачем, з будь-якої точки Всесвітньої мережі. Це стало можливим завдяки впровадженню програвача Flash на основі відео MPEG-4 AVC із аудіо AAC. Це дозволило завантажити відео, закодоване в будь-якому форматі, а потім перекодувати його в сумісний з Flash формат AVC, який дозволяє безпосередню трансляцію з будь-якої точки інтернету. Першим відеокліпом на YouTube став «Я в зоопарку», завантажений Карімом у квітні 2005 року.

Згодом YouTube став найпопулярнішою онлайн-відеоплатформою і змінив спосіб розміщення відео в інтернеті. Успіх YouTube зумовив низку подібних онлайн-платформ для потокового відео від таких компаній, як Netflix, Hulu та Crunchyroll.

На платформах для потокового відео, таких як Netflix, Hulu та YouTube, виникають проблеми конфіденційності щодо того, як вебсайти використовують особисту інформацію споживачів та поведінку в мережі для реклами та відстеження витрат. Багато вебсайтів для потокового відео записують напівприватну інформацію про споживача, таку як дані потокового відео, частота покупок, жанр переглянутого відео тощо.

Переваги відеохостингів (для користувачів)
 Заощадження на пропускній здатності та витратах на хостинг, часто витрати виключаються повністю.
 Створення місця для обміну та спільного перегляду відеовмісту.
 Створення зручного для користувачів середовища, коли завантаження відео та потокове передавання або вбудовування відео не вимагає знань з програмування. Нині для цього зазвичай використовують веббраузер.

Спеціалізація
Велика кількість сайтів відеохостингу тематично не обмежує своє наповнення. Однак деякі відеохостинги займаються окремими напрямками, пропонуючи тематичні портали. Особливе місце займають послуги з публікації наукового, науково-популярного та навчального відеовмісту (наприклад, англомовний сервіс  та російськомовний — Інтернет Урок).

Підтримка безкоштовного формату відео
Деякі вебсайти надають перевагу форматам відео без оплати роялті, таким як Theora (з Ogg) та VP8 (з WebM). Зокрема, спільнота Вікіпедії виступає за формат Ogg, і деякі вебсайти зараз підтримують пошук спеціально для відеороликів WebM.

Правові аспекти
У той час, як на деяких сайтах проводиться контроль за завантаженими відеофайлами (як, наприклад, у Вікісховищі, де зберігається безліч вільних роликів), багато відеохостингів мають проблеми, пов'язані з тим, що користувачі завантажують відеокліпи, не бувши їх правовласниками. Так, проти YouTube час від часу порушуються судові розгляди, в яких виробники музичних відеокліпів, фільмів або телесеріалів вимагають від Google (власника сервісу) грошової компенсації.

На деяких вебсайтах користувачі діляться цілими фільмами, розбиваючи їх на сегменти, розмір яких приблизно дорівнює обмеженню довжини відео, встановленому сайтом (наприклад, 15 хвилин). Трапляється, що користувачі затуманюють назви повнометражних фільмів, якими вони діляться, додаючи заголовок, який може впізнати людина, але не звичайна пошукова система. Для користувача навіть не у всіх випадках очевидно, чи відео надано з порушенням авторських прав.

З міркувань конфіденційності, коментарі користувачів зазвичай нехтують вебсайти, що займаються , наприклад, Wayback Machine або в Archive.today.

Темпи зростання обсягу і трафіку
В кінці 2007 року трафік YouTube перевищив сумарний трафік інтернету на території США станом на 2000 рік. У кінці 2008 року YouTube і Hulu перевищили цей показник у два рази.

За повідомленнями компанії Cisco, обсяг відеотрафіку на території Північної Америки і Європи в жовтні 2008 року досяг рівня загального трафіку всього інтернету станом на жовтень 2001 року. За підрахунками компанії Comscore, в Північній Америці, Великій Британії, Франції і Німеччині споживається понад сто мільярдів хвилин онлайнового відео на місяць.

На першому місці за обсягом місячного трафіку перебуває YouTube з відміткою в 31 ПБ (31 млн ГБ) на місяць, на другому — Hulu з 17 ПБ. YouTube знадобилося більше року, щоб досягти позначки 15 ПБ, тоді як Hulu пройшов цей етап за 7 місяців, що підкреслює піонерську роль сервісу YouTube.

Оглядачі Cisco вважають, що відеохостинг дуже змінив роль вебкамери: з поширенням безлімітного широкосмугового доступу до інтернету, для багатьох вона ніби відкрила вікно в «іншу кімнату». Так, за два місяці 2008 року відвідувачі сайту ustream.tv подивилися більше 5 млн годин відеозаписів про щенят, відомих під назвою . Цей обсяг дорівнює кількості годин, проведених спортивними вболівальниками на відеосайтах ESPN.com за цей самий період, а використаний трафік (620 терабайт) у 15 разів перевищив трафік всього інтернету на території США за один місяць 1994 року.

Вплив
У 2010-х роках, із зростанням поширеності технологій та інтернету у повсякденному житті, послуги відеохостингу є порталом для різних видів розваг (комедій, шоу, ігор чи музики), новин, документальних фільмів та навчальних відео. Вміст може бути як створеним користувачами, аматорськими кліпами, так і комерційними продуктами. Індустрія розваг використовує цей носій для випуску музики та відео, фільмів та телевізійних шоу безпосередньо для публіки. Оскільки багато користувачів не мають необмеженого вебпростору, ні платного, ні через інтернет-провайдера, послуги з хостингу відео стають все популярнішими, особливо зі зростанням популярності блогів, інтернет-форумів та інших інтерактивних сторінок. Масовий ринок телефонів з камерою та смартфонів збільшив обсяг відео, створеного користувачами. Традиційні методи поширення персонального відео, такі як створення DVD для показу друзям вдома, не підходять для низької роздільної здатності та великої гучності кліпів телефонних камер. На відміну від них, нинішні широкосмугові з'єднання з інтернетом добре підходять для якості відео, знятого на мобільних телефонах. Більшість людей не володіють вебсерверами, і це створило попит на створений користувачами хостингу відеовміст.

Мобільний відеохостинг
Пізніше застосування послуг відеохостингу пов'язане з мобільною вебареною 2.0, де відео та інший мобільний вміст можуть бути доставлені на мобільні пристрої та легко доступні на них. Хоча деякі сервіси відеохостингу, такі як DaCast та Ustream, розробили засоби, за допомогою яких відео можна переглядати на мобільних пристроях, орієнтовані на мобільні пристрої вебінтерфейси для служб відеохостингу, які мають рівний доступ та можливості для вебслужб, орієнтованих на настільні комп'ютери, ще не були розвинені. Мобільне програмне забезпечення для прямої трансляції під назвою Qik дозволяє користувачам завантажувати відео з мобільних телефонів в інтернет. Далі відео зберігатимуться в інтернеті та можуть передаватися на різні сайти соціальних мереж, такі як Twitter, Facebook та YouTube. Відео зберігатимуться на серверах, і їх можна буде переглядати як з мобільних пристроїв, так і з вебсайту.

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Ferrari Purosangue Orders Stopped Because Of Two-Year Wait List
Suffering from its own success, Maranello can't keep up with strong customer demand.
Nov 29, 2022 at 4:07am ET
By: Adrian Padeanu
Raise your hand if you saw this coming – the Ferrari Purosangue is already a huge hit. The family-friendly Prancing Horse debuted in mid-September and it was only a couple of days later when commercial and marketing manager, Enrico Galliera, said the order books could be temporarily closed. Well, it has happened as the very same person told the Australian magazine Drive the company has stopped taking requests due to a large backlog of orders:
"It's no secret that we stopped taking orders. We had such an interest without delivering one single car. We made a decision that we thought was consistent with the positioning of Ferrari and the model."
While rival models such as the Lamborghini Urus don't have a production cap, Maranello said even before unveiling the Purosangue that it wants to keep it exclusive. The SUV will account for no more than 20 percent of the automaker's annual vehicle output. In the two and a half months that have passed since the reveal, the order books have gotten thick enough to keep Ferrari busy for a long time. Those who put their names on the dotted line right before the Italian company stopped taking requests will have to patiently wait for two years.
The Purosangue is more expensive than virtually all its rivals, with pricing in the UK starting at £313,120. That's almost double the asking price of a Lamborghini Urus. The same holds true in Australia where the four-door Ferrari retails from 728,000 AUD. Pricing for the US-spec model has yet to be disclosed, but it's estimated to kick off from $400,000.
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Production is programmed to commence before the end of the year with first deliveries slated for 2023. The Purosangue will initially be a V12-only affair, although we do know its platform has been engineered to accommodate a hybrid powertrain as well. With demand being this strong, Ferrari is in no hurry to diversify the lineup early in the life cycle.
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Republished: June 2017 by Karina Bliss
The last thing Joe Fraser needs is an opinionated young teacher telling him he needs to get his act together with his ten-year-old daughter. It's hard enough working all hours to meet his estranged father's medical bills. Who the hell does Philippa Browne think she is? Unfortunately he's desperate enough to take her advice. But when he attends a four-day school camp as parent helper his clashes with Miss Browne take an unexpected direction…
Pip hasn't resisted the advances of charming, easy-going Californians to fall for this taciturn tough guy so close to returning to New Zealand. But does any woman walk away from the temptation of a dangerous attraction? And they both have a safety net – she's leaving the States soon. Her unexpected pregnancy changes everything.
Pip's not ready for motherhood and while Joe's suggesting marriage, his heart's not in it. Unfortunately hers is.
As for Joe, he's been down this road before. But is he really repeating the past…or finally getting a chance to do things right?
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A version of this book was published as Like Father, Like Son (ISBN: 978 0373 71596) by Harlequin SuperRomance in 2009 with this cover. Part of the Diamond Legacy anthology with fellow SuperRomance authors Janice Kay Johnson, Tara Taylor Quinn and Kathleen O'Brien, the story arc of the four books covered three generations to celebrate the sixty year anniversary of Harlequin Books.
When World English Rights reverted to me, I simplified the plot because reader feedback suggested that keeping track of multiple branches of a family tree (even with a genealogy diagram!) was tricky. I also changed the names of Joe's maternal family to avoid confusion with other characters in the anthology.
Having said that, I loved the way the other authors wrote my hero Joe Fraser in their books. If you're interested you may still be able to track down the originals: Tara Taylor Quinn's A Daughter's Trust; Kathleen O'Brien's For the Love of Family; and Janice Kay Johnson's A Mother's Secret.
"Mr. Fraser, I'm your daughter's teacher, Philippa Browne. I'm calling because-"
"My ex wife deals with school matters, Miss Browne." A deep voice – impatience dragged over gravel. "I'm in a meeting."
Pip doodled a frowny face on the blotter on her desk with a blue pen. "Nadia and her fiancé are out of town for a couple of days, your daughter's staying with a friend." Why not with him, she wondered fleetingly. "And this isn't a social call. Kaitlin's just been involved in a fight with another student and we need you to come pick her up."
"Is she hurt?" Now he sounded like a concerned dad.
"No, though unfortunately the other girl will have a black eye."
"Good," said Joe Fraser.
Startled, Pip dropped the pen. Then she realized the man was laboring under a very natural misapprehension. "Perhaps I should clarify… Kaitlin started the fight."
There was a brief silence on the other end of the line. "We are talking about Kaitlin Josephine Fraser, aren't we?"
"This is a shock to us as well, Mr. Fraser. This makes three misdemeanors in the space of a fortnight."
Another silence. He didn't know.
"How about we talk when you get here," she suggested. "Can you come before lunch recess is over?"
"Hang on." There was the sound of a muffled conversation on what must be his landline. Pip had rung his cell. She caught the words, "…my father…best treatment…that's for me to worry about." Then started as his voice suddenly barked in her ear. "I'm on my way. What's the address?"
His daughter had been coming to this middle school for eighteen months and he'd never picked her up, dropped her off? Pip began to see the problem and it wasn't Kaitlin.
After giving him directions, she hung up and studied the girl through the window grid in the classroom's door. The ten-year-old waiting in the corridor, knuckling her red-rimmed eyes did not look like a playground scrapper. Or someone who carved her name into trees.
She looked like the A-grade student she was, with serious brown eyes, tidy dark braids and a pre-pubescent coltishness that would have sent Pip's farm-bred grandmother reaching for the worming tablets. Sensitive, quiet and conscientious – often lost amidst her boisterous classmates – Kaitlin Fraser had always aroused Pip's protective instincts.
Pip opened the door. "Come and sit down, Kaitlin. Your dad's on his way."
If anything the girl blanched paler but obediently she crossed to the chair indicated, next to Pip's desk. Outside, children raced past the open window in noisy, happy play.
Pulling her lunch sack out of her desk drawer, Pip unwrapped the ham and cheese sandwiches and offered half to Kaitlin who shook her head miserably. "I insist."
Kaitlin accepted the sandwich and they ate. Pip needed information but she waited until they'd finished eating – cutting up the chocolate cake and apple with her letter opener which made Kaitlin smile. Color came back into the girl's cheeks.
Balling the paper sack around the apple core, Pip lobbed it into the bin and sat back. "Did you really start it?"
She'd been on playground duty when she came upon the fight…more a flailing of hands with eyes shut than the roll-around-on-the-ground punching and biting that Pip had once inflicted on her older brothers. At her shout, Kaitlin had swung around and her elbow had accidentally connected with Sophia's cheekbone.
Possibly in shock that she was the victim for once, Sophia kicked up such a squawk that a remorseful Kaitlin had accepted all the blame. Which was a shame – Pip had been trying to nail Sophia for weeks.
"I did hit her first," Kaitlin said. "I mean she was calling me a geek and saying the giraffe wants its legs back, but she always does that." A wobble came into her voice. "I'm just sick of people acting like my feelings don't matter."
Pip was surprised. Kaitlin might be quiet but she was well liked. "Are there other kids that make you feel that way?"
"No…not kids." She hesitated. "You know you shouldn't have called my dad. His work's very important."
Now that was an interesting connection. "I'm sure you're important to him too."
Kaitlin began to straighten the pleats of her uniform over her bony knees.
Pip's counselor instincts kicked in. "While we're waiting for him, why don't you tell me about your dad."
Brown eyes met Pip's. "He's not someone you mess with." There was pride there and a warning.
Pip hid a smile. She could handle tough guys. "I'll keep that in mind…remind me how long your parents have been divorced?"
Kaitlin returned her attention to the pleats; her fingernails were chewed ragged. "Since I was eight. Mom loved Dad but he didn't love her," she added matter-of-factly. "He always loved someone else. That's why they split up. They only got married because of having me."
Pip blinked. "They told you that?"
"No." She hesitated. Remember that genealogy project we did last semester? My birthday was only six months after their wedding." A deep blush colored her cheeks; she'd realized she was making an indirect reference to S-E-X. "And when you're an only child you hear stuff…you know, if you're quiet enough."
Pip didn't know; she was the youngest of four and the sole female. "How much time do you spend with your Dad now?"
"We spend Sundays together…when he's not working. I don't sleepover because he only has a one-bedroom apartment." There was defensiveness in Kaitlin's voice, as though she was used to justifying it to her peers. She shot Pip a suspicious glance then relaxed a little when she received an encouraging smile. "And Dad doesn't have much furniture," she confided, "or stuff to cook with."
"Guys can be a bit hopeless like that," agreed Pip but she was puzzled. King's Elementary was a private school and Kaitlin lived in one of San Francisco's affluent neighborhoods. Nor did Kaitlin's mother, Nadia, seem the vindictive type in a divorce settlement. Through her daughter's recent troubles, they'd shared several heart-to-hearts and Pip liked the woman.
In character she was very like her daughter but in Nadia, Kaitlin's shyness had become composure. Pip always left her presence thinking ruefully, Next life I'm coming back impeccably groomed and dignified. The downside of being sporty and gregarious was a wardrobe of sweats and a distinct lack of mystique.
"Your Mom's getting married again soon, right?" Maybe this acting out stemmed from adjustment problems.
But Kaitlin brightened. "Yeah, and it's because of me they met. Mom made me do a team sport and Doug's my soccer coach. He's so cool he can even make that fun." This time Pip did smile. Kaitlin was notoriously hard to motivate with sport.
"So, who's acting like your feelings don't matter?"
Kaitlin started gnawing at her chewed nails. "I wasn't meant to be listening."
"Is it your Dad?"
The girl's eyes filled with tears. "I shouldn't have told Mom I wasn't enjoying my Sundays with him."
Pip removed Kaitlin's fingers from the girl's mouth and held them gently. "She repeated it to your Dad?"
"Yeah," Kaitlin gulped. "But that doesn't mean I don't want to see him which is what he thinks now. It's just…awkward because we run out of things to talk about. He likes sports and I don't. I love fun parks but he gets sick on the scary rides. We always eat somewhere expensive as a treat and I have to pretend to like the food. Sometimes we go to movies but he always falls asleep. Mostly we go to the mall – he gives me some money and I go spend it while he sits at Starbucks doing work."
Disapproval must have flickered across Pip's face because Kaitlin added loyally, "I mean I tell him to. He always offers to shop with me but I know he hates it and I don't want him to be bored. But now I've ruined everything because I heard him say to Mom…" Her voice trailed off, her hand tightened on Pip's.
"You can tell me, sweetie."
Kaitlin whispered, "He said maybe he should step aside for Doug since he makes me and Mom happier than Dad ever could."
With difficulty, Pip maintained her non-judgmental expression. What a whiner Joe Fraser was.
"I see the problem," she said. "You feel like you have to choose between your Dad and Doug."
Kaitlin nodded.
"When what you really want," continued Pip, "is to have them both."
"And to keep seeing Dad on weekends," Kaitlin said in a rush, "but…"
She looked pleadingly at Pip.
"But to have more fun doing it?"
Kaitlin nodded again.
Pip thought hard. "Why don't I ask your dad to join us at camp next week?" The four-day adventure retreat was the only activity where Dads out-volunteered Moms and places were so hotly contested, the school usually did a draw. But as camp organizer she could pull a few strings.
"He'll be working, he always is." The child's voice had a strained adult quality. "I mean he can't even make concerts and sports days and stuff like that."
Pip experienced a strong urge to give Joe Fraser a swift kick in the derriere. "Let me handle your Dad."
Kaitlin looked doubtful.
"Trust me," Pip assured her. "I'll have your father sorted out in two shakes of a lamb's tail." She used her native New Zealand colloquialism to make Kaitlin laugh.
As they beamed at each other a grim voice said, "I thought I was here to discuss my daughter's behavior."
She and Kaitlin jumped. Pip's immediate thought on facing the door was – who blocked the light? Her second, this guy isn't the whiner type. With close-cropped black hair, square jaw and crooked nose he looked like a linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers – despite the impeccably cut suit. Although his bearing and the laser focus of those deep-set navy eyes was more military.
And right now, decidedly hostile.
Joe remembered teachers as nosy and meddlesome and it appeared nothing had changed. He looked at his crestfallen daughter. "You okay?"
She gulped and nodded. His gaze swung back to Miss Browne who'd stood up behind her desk and was assessing him with equal candor. She barely looked old enough to have graduated teachers training college, with short, stylish blonde hair and a dewy-eyed prettiness that made her confident assertion laughable. No one managed Joe Fraser.
Unsmiling, he held out a hand. "Miss Browne."
"Mr. Fraser." She had a surprisingly firm handshake for someone barely taller than Kaitlin. Her assessment finished, she smiled suddenly, as though he'd passed some kind of test. For a moment the surprise of that open, friendly smile nearly disarmed him – then he frowned.
"I'd prefer to talk to the principal." He let his tone fill in the gaps. Someone with authority.
Miss Browne's eyes widened slightly, accentuating the ingenue effect. They were the color of the sky on a clear July day. "She's mollifying Sofia's parents right now but of course you're welcome to wait." Her accent suggested she was the Kiwi teacher Kaitlin raved about. "It could be some time."
Resigned, Joe sat down. "What happened?"
As Miss Browne outlined events, he watched Katie, who started to squirm. Didn't she know he was on her side? Only a few years ago she would have crawled into his lap for comfort, now he couldn't even bring himself to put a supportive hand on her shoulder for fear of doing the wrong thing.
On the cusp of young womanhood, his baby girl was guarded, sensitive and quick to tears and Joe felt like a testosterone-charged bull in a china shop of female sensibilities. Her cheeks were still damp and a stab of tenderness made him reach into his suit jacket for a handkerchief, a habit instilled by his grandmother. Tentatively he held it out.
Kaitlin shook her head and looked away. "I am trying not to be a crybaby," she muttered.
Wincing, he replaced it in his pocket and met Miss Browne's luminous gaze. Bambi with blue eyes wasn't a good look when Joe's protective instincts were looking for a target.
He interrupted her explanation. "So you're saying my daughter stood up for herself against a bully and she's the one being sent home? What kind of crackpot approach is that?"
"Exchanging slaps isn't a solution to problems, Mr. Fraser," she replied calmly, "and both girls are being sent home early to reflect on their behavior."
"Perhaps the school should be made to reflect on its behavior in allowing the problem to get to the stage where the victim has to defend herself."
Miss Browne didn't even blink at the threat of litigation. Or else she didn't recognize it. Frustrated, Joe leaned forward and planted his forearms on her desk. "Do you even have a procedure for handling bullies?"
"Dad," said Kaitlin in an agonized voice.
"It's okay, sweetie," said her teacher. "And yes, Mr. Fraser, I know exactly how to handle bullies." She leaned forward and planted her forearms on her desk until they were eye to eye. "Zero tolerance."
Bliss demonstrates a skill for snappy dialogue and clever plotting that will captivate readers." ~ 4 stars from Romantic Times
"Karina, if you read this review, you are so evil. I laughed so hard my sides hurt (especially when Kait told her fib to Sam… you know what I'm talking about). I cried so hard I couldn't see the page. The Thanksgiving scene was like a family dinner with the Munsters. There was just no way for me to enjoy this book any more than I did" ~ Wiccachick on eHarlequin.com


Antibiotic overuse is a big problem: it contributes to antibiotic resistance, changes the distribution of beneficial bacteria within our bodies, and, more generally, is an example of a wider problem, treatment that doesn't work which many people continue to expect anyway and thus ends up prescribed on a wide scale.
Some common circumstances in which antibiotics are given when they shouldn't be include upper respiratory infections. A fascinating piece of research in the latest issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine addresses a question relevant to those infections and antibiotic overuse: Does the context of a patient's illness, that is, the other illnesses that the doctor might have seen around the same time, affect the likelihood of prescribing antibiotics for febrile illness? The answer is a qualified yes: that is, as the number of cases of febrile illness that a doctor had seen during the previous week increased, their likelihood of prescribing antibiotics for the case seen decreased. In other words: if the doctor was exposed to more cases of what were likely flu, or flu-like, they were less likely to give antibiotics.
As interesting as the article itself was the accompanying editorial, which talked about the multiple factors contributing to antibiotic overuse. Sometimes patients want them even when the doctor thinks they don't work; sometimes the doctor thinks they would work when they wouldn't; and sometimes the doctor isn't sure what the true diagnosis is, and prescribes the antibiotic just in case the illness is bacterial.
The last paragraph of the editorial hits the nail on the head: How exactly [does] knowledge about the [flu] pandemic enter into interactions between patients and clinicians? This is a relevant question because antibiotic prescriptions for respiratory illnesses are usually the result of a verbal negotiation between a patient (or parent) and clinician, during which different perceptions of the illness and appropriate course of treatment may be at play. ... On-the-ground observations not only produce ... nuanced explanations of clinical priorities and practices, they can also disentangle the complex interplay of tacit knowledge, social norms, economic pressures, and broader cultural trends--all of which shape patients' perceptions, clinical reasoning, and prescribing decisions.
Even more relevant: antibiotic overuse is just one kind of overuse. As we become more attuned to the general problem of overuse of multiple diagnostic tests and therapeutic modalities, we should try to understand the culture of overuse underlying all of it.


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import TestUtils from 'react-addons-test-utils';
import DropDown from './DropDown';
import { FormControl, ControlLabel, FormGroup } from 'react-bootstrap';

function shallowRender(component) {
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  renderer.render(component);

  return renderer.getRenderOutput();
}

function shallowRenderWithProps(props = {}) {
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describe('[FormField] DropDown', function dropDownSpec() {
  beforeEach(() => {
    this.props = {
      label: 'a label',
      field: {},
      values: ['one', 'two', 'three', 'four'],
    };
    this.component = shallowRenderWithProps(this.props);
  });

  it('Should render as <FormGroup>', () => {
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'Paulared' is an apple cultivar that arose as a seedling next to an orchard of 'McIntosh' trees. It ripens late in the summer.
'Paulared' apples are bright red with some yellow and tan spots; the skin often has a dusty sheen. They have a sprightly taste, not too sweet and not too tart, vinous and slightly reminiscent of strawberries. It has a firm white flesh that becomes soft and mealy extremely quickly as its season declines. Paula Red apples are suitable for both eating fresh and cooking, although they become extremely soft when cooked, which suits them to some dishes (applesauce) and not others (pies).
The first 'Paulared' apple tree was discovered in 1960 by grower Lewis Arends near a McIntosh block in his orchard in Sparta Township, Kent County, Michigan. He named the apple after his wife, Pauline. Paulared apples appeared on the market in 1968.
The 'Paulared' apple is available from late August into October. It ripens with, and is often mistaken for, Tydeman's Early Worcester, another variety of McIntosh.
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You are given an undirected graph with weighted edges. The length of some path between two vertices is the bitwise xor of weights of all edges belonging to this path (if some edge is traversed more than once, then it is included in bitwise xor the same number of times). You have to find the minimum length of path between vertex 1 and vertex n.
Note that graph can contain multiple edges and loops. It is guaranteed that the graph is connected.
The first line contains two numbers n and m (1 ≤ n ≤ 100000, n - 1 ≤ m ≤ 100000) — the number of vertices and the number of edges, respectively.
Then m lines follow, each line containing three integer numbers x, y and w (1 ≤ x, y ≤ n, 0 ≤ w ≤ 108). These numbers denote an edge that connects vertices x and y and has weight w.
Print one number — the minimum length of path between vertices 1 and n.
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Description你需要维护一个序列,使得它支持以下m个操作。1:在序列末尾插入一个数,n++。2:询问在l~r区间中的一个位置p,使得ap^ap+1^..^an^x的值最大,输出这个最大值。n,... 博文 来自:	时光真疯狂, 我一路执迷于匆忙.


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For a change from the ordinary Marvel, DC, Image, Dark Horse artist and illustrator Nathan Fox, whose work has also appeared in the New York Times Magazine and New York Magazine, was asked to create a special gate fold cover for the January 2010 issue of "The Magazine Antiques" that interprets the venerable Winter Antiques Show. Fox's extraordinary illustration captures many familiar faces and sights from the show—from a Tiffany lampshade to a cigar store Indian, among st all of the detailed people drawn Art is quite large, drawn on one large 27 by 17.25 inch Bristol art board. Compare this nice cover art to the published colored magazine in the red link above! ALL art on our website (including this one) are able to be purchased with VERY fair time payments, and trades are always considered towards "ANY" art on our website! Just send us an email to mikeburkey@aol.com and we can try to work something out.


Pinched nerve or compressed nerve is a condition where pressure on one or more nerves causes pain in various parts of the body. This condition may be caused by sustained periods of repetitive motion or remaining static in one position for a long time. Pinched nerve may also be caused by spinal conditions such as herniated discs.
If left untreated, this condition may lead to pain, swelling, and scarring that may hamper the nerves usual functionality. There are many treatment methodologies for this condition, but physical therapy is considered to be one of the most effective.
A back pain doctor prescribes customized physical therapy routines depending on the nature and severity of his patients condition; his age, weight, and general health; and his specific needs. Physical therapy as a method of treating pinched nerve is more effective than other non-surgical methods like administering drugs and steroidal injections because the former brings about much more than just pain relief.
Physical therapy stretches and strengthens the muscles in the afflicted area and this in turn, helps a patient regain his earlier levels of flexibility and mobility. Stronger muscles help an individual prevent injuries in future and also improve his balance, posture, and coordination. A qualified and experienced therapist also creates a routine that is paced to meet the needs and physical capabilities of the person. This raises the efficacy of physical therapy as a method of treating a compressed nerve.
Medications to treat a compressed nerve, on the other hand, cannot achieve such multifarious and long-term benefits. What is more, being a non-invasive mode of treatment, physical therapy also involves no hospitalization and lesser recuperation times than orthopedic spine surgery. This makes physical therapy also one of the most cost-efficient methods of treating compressed nerve.
Physical therapy scores over some other methods of treating pinched nerve on the safety count as well. Not all patients suffering from compressed nerve are considered suitable candidates for surgery. The suitability criteria include age and general health of the patient. Sometimes patients afflicted with spinal conditions also cannot be administered certain medicines because of some underlying medical condition they may be suffering from or certain drugs they may be taking. Some patients may also develop unpleasant side effects after taking the prescribed medicines for a pinched nerve.
But physical therapy can be prescribed to almost all patients. A physical therapy regimen created by a qualified therapist after thoroughly analyzing the specific situation and needs of the patient is absolutely safe and brings on no side effects. A back pain doctor may prescribe physical therapy in conjunction with medications to treat a compressed nerve.
A back pain doctor should ideally arrange one-on-one consultation sessions with his patients to discuss the physical therapy method to pursue. Aspects like physical therapy routines, the duration, and how the sessions are spaced out vary for different patients. Insist on seeing a spine doctor who provides such personalized attention!


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Although all Bard Graduate Center buildings are closed, and public programs are canceled through June 30, we are excited to launch new online opportunities to stay connected until we can meet again in person.
As a companion to the Eileen Gray exhibition, Bard Graduate Center produced a new film—In Conversation with Eileen Gray—excerpts from which are included in the exhibition. In 1973, Andrew Hodgkinson conducted an interview with Eileen Gray in her Paris apartment. In this previously unknown recording, Hodgkinson and Gray discuss her work while looking at a portfolio she compiled that documents her long and distinguished career. French documentary filmmaker Michael Pitiot directed the film. Cloé Pitiot and Philippe Garner adapted the interview for the film using period images and images taken from Gray's portfolio.
We are excited to invite you to a special online watch party of In Conversation with Eileen Gray, this Thursday, April 2, 2020 at 1 pm, followed by a conversation with Andrew Hodgkinson and Michael Pitiot.
Institutional Updates
At Bard Graduate Center, we learn about human history through direct study of objects, from the luxurious to the quotidian. While we are sheltering in place, we have decided to turn our attention to objects close at hand in our new video series, One More Thing, in which one person discusses one object for one minute. Follow our Instagram @bardgradcenter for daily videos, starting April 6.
Iris Foundation Awards
The 2020 Annual Iris Awards will be rescheduled to October 21.
Stay Connected with Bard Graduate Center!


This garden was created in concert with an extensive remodel which enabled the owners to add outdoor dining and entertainment areas and provide added interior amenities. The landscape responded to the new opportunities with a dramatic new entry, rolling grassy landscape edged with perennial and ornamental plantings, groves of trees and accent lighting. Arbors, fences, and gates are installed at the perimeter and shrouded in plantings to provide privacy.


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Good Wood: Preserving Ships and Forests
You're listening to "Maritime Voices" from San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park. I'm ranger Mark Neuweld. In this episode, we'll consider the natural and cultural treasures that the National Park Service preserves.
On foggy, damp San Francisco mornings, I like to go down into the cargo hold of the C.A. Thayer, put my hands on wood that is centuries old, and think about its history. At the center of the C.A. Thayer are massive beams of Douglas-fir. This wood, like the many loads of Douglas-fir that Thayer carried to San Francisco, came from old-growth forests of the Pacific Northwest. This wood came from a tree reaching hundreds of feet to the sky that witnessed hundreds of years of foggy, damp mornings.
What is the value of a tree and a forest? In the Pacific Northwest, an old-growth forest is home for spotted owls and northern goshawks. A massive tree might be the only one in an area with branches wide enough to hold the egg of a marbled murrelet. A group of trees work together to anchor the soil. They filter the air, absorbing carbon dioxide and safely storing it in their woody tissue. Over a century ago, many old-growth trees were harvested to build the Victorian homes of San Francisco, providing shelter for families to gather around warm fireplaces through the cold, wet nights of winter. What is the value of a tree? In our choices and actions, we answer this question everyday.
The National Park Service now preserves old-growth forests of the Northwest, and it also preserves historic ships. Over the past half-century, the C.A Thayer has served as an overnight home for thousands of children involved in educational programs. Thayer has also witnessed monthly gatherings of music lovers coming together to sing traditional maritime songs. [Fade in with chanty as background.] More than a hundred voices would fill her cargo hold with chanties evoking the humor, sadness, and longing of the men and women who lived and worked on the sea. Today, the forest communities of the Northwest are alive with the songs of birds and mammals. On this day, the Thayer is also alive with musical echoes resounding with a love for ships and the sea. This love has kept the Thayer afloat for more than a century. Take a moment to listen to the music.
The natural and cultural treasures that the National Park Service preserves.
Mark Neuweld
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The Effect of Algorithmic Tools on Child Welfare Decision-Making and Outcomes
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Saints owner denies team had role in clergy sex abuse list
by: JIM MUSTIAN, Associated Press
FILE – In this Nov. 24, 2019, file photo, New Orleans Saints owner Gayle Benson, watches the team warm up, before an NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers in New Orleans. The Saints contend their behind-the-scenes public relations work on the area's Roman Catholic sexual abuse crisis was "minimal," but attorneys suing the church allege hundreds of confidential Saints emails show just the opposite, the team actively helping to shape a list of credibly accused clergy that appears to be an undercount. Benson, who is close friends with the local archbishop, have disputed as "outrageous" any suggestion that the team helped cover up crimes. (AP Photo/Butch Dill, File)
The owner of the New Orleans Saints said Monday that the NFL team played no role in determining which priests would be named in the list of "credibly accused" clergy published by the area's Roman Catholic Church.
Gayle Benson, a devout Catholic who has donated millions of dollars to church causes, also said in a lengthy statement that she has never "contributed nor will ever make payments" to pay for legal settlements to the victims of clergy abuse.
"To suggest that I would offer money to the Catholic Church to pay for anything related to the clergy-molestation issue sickens me," she added. It was not clear who had made that suggestion.
The statementmarked Benson's first remarks since The Associated Press reported last month about hundreds of confidential Saints emails that allegedly show team executives did behind-the-scenes public relations damage control amid the archdiocese's clergy abuse crisis — communications the Saints have gone to court to keep from being made public. A hearing is scheduled in New Orleans next week to determine whether they may be released.
Benson's statement acknowledged that Greg Bensel, the Saints' senior vice president of communications, helped the Archdiocese of New Orleans "prepare for the media" surrounding the November 2018 release of a list that named dozens of clergy members whom the church deemed "credibly accused" of sexually abusing children.
Benson, who inherited the Saints and New Orleans Pelicans following her husband's 2018 death, said Bensel urged the church to be "honest, complete and transparent."
"We are proud of the role we played and yes, in hindsight, we would help again to assist the Archdiocese in its ability to publish the list with the hope of taking this step to heal the community," Benson said.
Attorneys for about two dozen men suing the church have painted a different picture of the team's role, alleging in court filings that the confidential emails show executives joined in the church's "pattern and practice of concealing its crimes." The attorneys contend that included taking an active role in helping to shape the archdiocese's list of 57 credibly accused clergy, a roster an AP analysis found was undercounted by at least 20 names.
Plaintiffs attorneys John Denenea and Richard Trahant said in a statement Monday that "it is obvious that Gayle Marie Benson has not read the e-mails the Saints are hiding from the public, or even re-read her own e-mails. If she had read them, she could never have made some of the false claims asserted in her statement today."
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